You may have thought I was on holiday, but in reality I was gathering blog-relevant material while eating and drinking too much on a catamaran tootling round D’Urville Island. I took a look at DOC’s new bush regeneration for carbon offsets project in Greville Harbour (from the beach), assessed fish stocks (with a rod and line) marvelling at barracouta chewing blue cod before they could be hauled into the boat, saw a seal tossing an octopus snack, enjoyed the company of Dusky dolphins, and ate rather too much crayfish. I’m a bit late for Seaweek, but given I’ve been on the sea most of the week, it deserves a plug.
Readers may recall I posted about von Karman vortices in clouds last week, and as Jamarh navigated French Pass, I saw another fine example as the tide flowed past the channel marker in the middle of the strait. You can clearly see the vortices forming as whirlpools downstream of the pillar.
And now, after a week without radio, TV or cellphone contact, I have some catching up to do…
Wonderful country around there. Sailed there with friends a few years back. Cook’s Cove was particularly memorable…as were the plentiful and delicious cod…
Very beautiful indeed. I had a few Graham Sydney moments with dawn light on hills and glorious sunsets. I plan to invest in some large prints…