At anchor Bon Accord Harbour, Kawau Island
Wind: NE F2 slight breeze
Sea state: ripples Swell: nil
Weather: mostly overcast, occasional light drizzle, mild

I have spent a quiet day at anchor following my usual routine of attending to ship’s chores in the forenoon then a bit of exercise and leisure activities in the afternoon.

The forenoon’s chores mostly revolved around progressing my application for a US visa. As I think I have mentioned, the process is much more involved than I have experienced previously. In particular, more documents are required, such as birth, divorce and police certificates, and record of military service; all of which take time (and money) to organise.

In the afternoon I rowed ashore to what I thought was a public jetty, but it turned out to be private and led up the hill to the back yards of two houses. There did not appear to be any pathway except through their yards, nor any sign of a road or pathway beyond the houses. So, not wishing to intrude on people’s private property, I returned to the dinghy and went for a row around the bay instead.

Back on board, in the way of a leisure activity, I started working on a do-it-yourself chart plotter. This involves a small Raspberry pi processor I purchased from Jaycar electronics; however, after a couple of hours of effectively zero progress I have come to the conclusion that DIY electronics is not my forte.  Indeed, all I seem to have achieved is somehow causing the SD drive in my laptop to become inoperable.

Given the lack of walking trails in the immediate vicinity, I reckon tomorrow I will seek another cove or bay to spend a night or two. (And I have stashed the Raspberry pi in a cupboard for another time, likely in the far distant future.)

All is well.