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Cruising and Camping in the Hauraki Gulf


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Just had our first day here. What a cool place. After grabbing the boat from addem at sandspit (a very unfriendly marina imo) we shot over to martins bay to sort out the campground with the mrs. I managed to con a mate into coming with his grandson and had another young fulla join us. Its been great having all the kids and they have been getting on well.

 

With the boring stuff out of the way we decided to cruise over to beehive island for a nosy. The kids were dreaming up extreme survival island scenarios while we were just looking forward to getting them off the boat. They got scratched up as getting to the top but were stoked to have conquered the island. We have come back to the bay and are now playing cards and chilling out.

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You let them climb up The Beehive and none got bitten by katipo spiders? 

http://www.bayviewmanly.co.nz/jweb/index.php/bayview-packages-2/high-speed-discovery-tour

 

 The skipper will whisk you past Beehive Island (where the sting is more likely to come from the plentiful Katipo spiders residing there

 

 

I always thought it was false until I read this and Yes the spider is now protected.

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Ha. I had it from a friend that it was a great place to take kids and that his kids used to love it. No bites thankfully but looks like that will be a one off visit.

 

My wife's seasickness has been severly limiting but we have managed to get to motuketekete for a chillaxed swim and then yesterday went to mansion house bay for an explore.

 

We even managed to drop off the 3yo and wife and had a nice sail with the 3 older kids around motuora. For one of them it was their first time sailing which was a bit of a laugh. He mept asking if we were going to tip right over

 

With the winds forecast we have tucked into mahurangi harbour and will chill out here for a while. So far we have a not upset mrs and 4 kids who are having a great time. A success as far as im concerned.

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HT, my little trailer yacht is sitting on Murray's lawn, you're welcome to take it for a day or two, just BYO bedding 'cos she's bare inside. Not sure if trailer lights are there, she's not moved in a year.

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HT, my little trailer yacht is sitting on Murray's lawn, you're welcome to take it for a day or two, just BYO bedding 'cos she's bare inside. Not sure if trailer lights are there, she's not moved in a year.

Thanks for the offer,off to have a look at a d28 tuesday.

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I can confirm no rain but damp drizzle up in Broken hills ,Tairua side of Coro,excellent tent dry,cooking in slosh mud sliding 2 eels 1 trout,bloody good 2 days with wife and boys. next week off to tapakainga,actually enjoying this camping stuff,

 

KM remind you of the old scout days??At 55 still fun.

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