By Air: Rangiahua Island near Great Barrier, New Zealand

December 22, 2020

Look closely and you can see Legacy in the bay on the right. Click on image for larger version.

We were going to anchor on the northeast side of this island for protection from the light northerly but it wasn’t very pretty so Cyndi suggested this bay on the south side. Wow!!! For the most part, we had it to ourselves. With the aid of forward scan sonar, we were able to get way up into the bay and anchor in 15 feet of crystal clear water.

The water was clear enough to spot numerous bronze whaler sharks around our boat. From the drone, we saw five at one time. Some were very big – almost eight feet. Here’s a little video of them.

Here’s a map that shows where we were. -Rich

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