Today we sailed the R.Tucker.Thompson which is an old 2 mast wooden schooner "Tall Ship". It was a great experience. It was an all day sail with great weather. We started with pretty calm winds but in the afternoon we had at least 10 knots so we could take it totally under sail. We saw dolphins again today but for only a brief time. We also spotted another little blue penquin. We could take turns at the helm but what was most fun was climbing out on the bowspit and enjoying the sail from there. Randy also climbed the rigging to get a perspective from up there. Took us to a different island today for a swim and we found some great shells.
We returned to Russell where we had great fish and chips with a Scottish couple at the "Duke of Marlborough" which is the oldest pub in NZ. Russell is a quaint little historic town. There are ferries that cross between Paihai and Russell every half hour. Before we left a boat brought in a striped marlin that weighed 240 lbs, that was a nice looking fish.
It was another great day at the Bay Of Islands!!!