14/10/2014
Pouto Point – Auckland
What an
amazing day we've had. We woke up to blue skies and an amazing view
out to see from our idyllic spot. Originally the fishing boat was
going to pick us up at 10 but this was pushed back to after midday
and then three o'clock so we had a lazy day walking on the beach and
enjoying the sunshine. The fishing boat turned out to be a full on
working affair. It sailed off at great speed and we had to hang on
for fear of falling over board. Once we got into more sheltered water
the boat slowed down and the woman set to work weighing and gutting
their catch ( Including three sharks) so we had a good following of
seagulls. There was nothing very gentile about the whole operation.
It was all serious business. When the work was done we had some
interesting conversations with some of the anglers who all were
passionate about their fishing. When we got into harbour of Parakai
we helped carry everything on shore and waved goodbye before getting
our own stuff off the boat. We carefully checked that nothing was
left behind only to realise just after the boat left that our
rucksack with phone etc was missing. One of the woman had accidently
taken it. Once again the Kiwi spirit of generosity and helpfulness
came to the fore. We borrowed phones from total strangers, had offers
of places to sleep but most of all Rod ( the skipper ) and his wife
Cheryl pulled out all stops to help us out. They invited us into
their home managed to locate our bag by phoning all the woman and
then they drove some 90 odd km to retrieve our belongings and drive
us to Auckland to our hotel. They could not have been kinder. A late
finish to an exciting day.
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| Weighing one of the sharks |
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| Rod and Sheryl dropping us off in Auckland |
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