Entry Date: 02.06.2021, at 16:50:39 hrs (local)
Whangarei - Whangarei
Arrival at Great Barrier Island
PRID: | 12224 |
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LegID: | 331 |
LegNo: | 79 |
Latitude: | S036°12.27' |
Longitude: | E175°21.26' |
Day#: | 1078 |
Log (Day): | 38 nm |
Log (Leg): | 97 nm |
Log (Total): | 55207 nm |
This green island is the sixth biggest island of New Zealand, has an area of 285 square kilometers and a population of 930. During the warmer months it is a very popular holiday and cruising destination for the Aucklanders. Hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails provide enough opportunities to explore the hilly island on foot. Mt. Hobson is 621 meters high. Many bays provide good anchorages, some of them have little beaches.
Port Fitzroy is a big natural harbor, protected from the ocean swell by Kaikoura Island. There in Kiwiriki Bay, one of its side bays we drop anchor and want to stay until next week, when the forecast storm will be over.