Deep Water Cove - Mangonui (Day 2)
Weather better than first day but well short of Ideal! We refuelled at the jetty - with the help of an 0800 number! No Kaizen here! Instructions: 1). Select pump number (No number on pumps). Trial and error works! 2). Key in Fuel Limit ( doesn’t accept limit). 0800 says, “ just select an amount less than $400 and do it many times, but wait 10 minutes between each cycle because it takes that long to reset”. This was like this 2 years ago but no recommendations made on my last visit here have been implemented. You get the picture..........
We got to talk to a lovely couple who sailed across from Brisbane in a 40’ Cat (I was no longer feeling nervous about our next leg down the West Coast in my 70’ boat). They arrived in Tasman near Marlborough then sailed up around the cape and were heading down to Great Barrier. We shared information about Great Barrier and Tasman. They had a great trip and were enjoying NZ and looking forward to much more exploring before sailing home again. We headed out to anchor up for the night ready to a 7am departure for New Plymouth. We were hoping for better conditions tomorrow.