Dolphin Unfriendly
Trip Start
Mar 14, 2006
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Trip End
Mar 15, 2007
Bay of Islands,
New Zealand
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Some of the marine life that can been seen in the area includes both common and bottlenosed dolphins, orcas, whale, seals and penguins although the chance to swim with the former is dependent on whether or not their are young among the group.
The medium sized boat was a busy craft with most heading for the front netted area as we cruised out of the harbour area with some helping to set the sails along the way while the rest of us picked out a good lounging spot.
There are 144 islands in the bay with some being pointed out along the way including some exclusive private beach properties to match some of the gleaming white super yachts anchored amongst the islands
Beach
.The first and only island we stopped at, was Pukapukawhatamatahakkahakasomethingorother island, one of the largest in the bay. A short walk up to the top of the island gave some good views over the surrounding islands with the bouncy castle like grass underfoot acting as a giant pillow for some.
A BBQ lunch on board the boat soon got people moving again as we continued to sail around the bay keeping an eye out for tell tale dorsal fins. We did spot a few blue penguins but as the sail came to an end there was not a porpoise in sight.
The relaxing trip was still a lazy day out, with the same theme continuing in the evening feeling like watching a movie so sitting down with a couple of French girls letting them choose. Bridget Jones Diary 2. Oh crap, really don't think I have enough alcohol to see me through this.
