May 15, 2021
During this little New Zealand cruise we’re on, we had the chance to anchor at Poor Knights Islands. Here are some highlights in a short video set to music.
The video includes two flights through caves and arches. There’s a small cave that I was too afraid to fly through so we motored through in the dinghy while holding the drone. (“Cheater!” I know.)
It was hard to control the drone (DJI Mavic Air 2) in the caves as it kept wanting to dive into the water for a swim. We didn’t think this was a good idea. It has a tendency to lose altitude while flying low over the water but for some reason, in the caves, it was much worse. It got our heart rates up several times!
These islands are magical as well as difficult for boating. There aren’t a lot of good places to anchor – places that aren’t deep with rocky bottoms. Both times we’ve been there, we’ve waited for very calm conditions to go. This was the first time we felt comfortable spending the night.
There are a bunch of still pictures from our time there in this post: May Getaway.
-Rich
