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Bondi Tram
Peter Colquhoun and Sandra Colquhoun
Thu 16 Feb 2012 00:59
After a month in Opua Marina, we headed off south to our final destination, Gulf Harbour Marina
on the Whangaporao peninsular 30 km north of Auckland.  We spent 7 days on the trip, stopping
in a number of places in the Bay of Islands and down the coast.
 
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David got in a bit of fishing, with some success.
 
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This one turned out to be a ray...
 
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...which put up a helluva fight and was rewarded with it’s freedom.
 
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Sandra and David returning from a scallop hunting expedition...alas without success.  In the anchorage
a baby (1.5 metres) hammerhead shark spent some time swimming about the boat.
 
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Sandra relaxes, very happy she did not meet the hammerhead while in the water!
 
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Leaving the Bay we passed the famous hole in the rock near Cape Brett. Tour boats were
holidaymakers out and go through the hole.
 
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We sat our a blow in the isolated bay.  There was a very active whaling station here which
closed the 1930s leaving only the old boiler and some stone walls.
 
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Mansion House Bay on Kawau Island at the top of the Hauraki Gulf.
 
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In the marina at Gulf Harbour, about 15 NM across the gulf from Auckland.
 
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Bondi Tram remains in Gulf Harbour, up for sale, while we look to settle back in Sydney.  It has been
a fantastic 5 year adventure sailing around the world.  We saw some wonderful places and met
some great people.