Its springtime here, the temperatures at night are still a bit chilly, especially up on the mountain lakes but the daytimes are lovely. We had great weather, the sailing ranged from drifting conditions to really gusty, and as often the case on a lake with high hills and mountains around, the wind can vary in strength and direction in seconds. Challenging but fun.
Lake Tarawera is a volcanic lake roughly in the middle of our North
Island, the result of a depression along a major geological fault line, has
many hot spots, streams that run anything from lukewarm to hot enough to cook
food in. Mt Doom, that’s mount Tarawera last erupted in 1886 which in vulcanology terms is very recent and
the area is rated as “active”. https://www.google.com/search?q=mt+tarawera+eruption+1886&oq=Mt+Tarawr&aqs=chrome.4.69i57j0l5.9812j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
for the most part by forest, the few
houses are along a short str
ip of coast on the north side, and there are a
number of well set up boat ramps and carparks which make launching and hauling
our boats out easy and convenient.
tenting ashore and some sleeping on board.
We soaked in hot pools, swam in the lake, walked the bush tracks and otherwise
just hung out with friends.
soon.
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mainsail setting nicely, it’s a little bigger than her old one, and that was a
mighty big sail, but Spook carries the new one well. Thanks Dennis Conway for
all the effort that went into designing and making it.
