Day 3: Open sea from Preservation Inlet to Dusky Sound

Monday 15 August: Our day started with a medical emergency.  We sailed to Weka Island which has a helicopter pontoon landing pad.  One of our passengers, from Havelock North, was seriously ill from the campylobacter outbreak.  Hospital staff from Invercargill hospital were helicoptered to the pontoon and boarded our boat.  The ill passenger was taken off and flown to Invercargill hospital.  We did not sail off again until 11 am.

Helicopter pad at Weka Island

On the move again - looking at Cattle Cove, the first shore-based whaling station in New Zealand, 1829-1836.

GPS tracking of some of our exploration of Preservation Inlet before heading to the open sea.

We anchored for lunch in a sheltered spot before heading to the open sea.  We were warned to take sea sickness precautions.  I headed for the bridge (photo).  The open sea was rough, up to 5m waves.  Many of the passengers were seasick.  The open sea passage took over three hours.


Owen photographed this albatross out in the open sea...


... and this Cape Pigeon


Entering Dusky Sound, the sea is much calmer here.



We were taken for a ride in the tender boat to view the shores of Dusky sound from 5 to 6 pm.










We moored at Cascade Cove and were fortunate to see some bottle-nosed dolphins.



Owen took this evening photo from the tender boat





Blackboard notes from an evening talk "The Quest for Longitude"