Loading our bikes on the boat
The missing link between Pouto to Helensville is joined by the happiest and most cheerful man Imaginable. Rodney for six days a week would take novice and avid fishermen/woman out on the harbour to fish for kingfisher, snapper, shark and a variety of other finned animals. He also would take people like us, cycle tourists across the bay shaving off a considerable length of road around the bay.
I know yesterday I was fed up with the relentlessly awful road 23km from Pouto where it was terribly loose gravel but from the moment of meeting Rod the journey getting here was worth it.
Marlieke and I took the morning and and early afternoon off for some time to relax and recharge both ourselves and our belongings until Rod's boat showed up on the beach where our belongings were passed up aboard the ship.
The majority of the 18 people aboard the boat were taking a day from their service from the air force and were friendly people but as soon as we left and set off into the choppy harbour I started suffering from sea sickness - the main reason why I hate traveling over water.
Spending several hours whilst the air force personnel caught their fish and stored them away in their "chilly bins" aka "eskie" or "cooler" we finally entered a less rough area of the harbour where I eventually started feeling better.
Although being sick the experience of the boat trip was well worth it with the inclusion of Rod inviting both Marlieke and myself to his place in Helensville for both dinner and a place to sleep.
What a top bloke! And Shelley, his wife
The beach of Pouto
Marlieke looking pretty as always
A quick filleting session of a shark on the side of the boat
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