Time to leave the marina and take the girls out to Maggie. We departed at 8 am after porridge for breaky to avoid the wind getting any stronger and whipping up the ocean. I wasn’t sure if the girls might get seasick, I took a tablet in case. Megs assured me all would be good.

Riley’s friend Evie was sad to see us go and shed a few tears as its unusual for her to have a friend so close.

The wind was blowing us slightly sideways as we motored out of our berth pushing us close to the boat on our starboard side. Megs pushed off our neighbour to keep us off but, in the process, dislocated her shoulder, she popped it back in however the muscles were still sore for a few days. according to the specialist she needs to have an operation , otherwise it will happen more frequently.

We motored out to Maggie as the wind was in the wrong direction for a sail. The swell which had been building for days slapped against the starboard hull making an uncomfortable ride. Megs sat on the pushpit seat out in the fresh air then she was joined by Charli looking somewhat green. Too late , the porridge came back up into Megs hands and then into the bucket.

I washed out the bucket then it was Rileys turn to feel unwell. They all sat breathing in the fresh air until we turned the corner round to Horseshoe Bay and the waters smoothed out. I am glad I’d had my tablet so I was able to deal with the sick without being ill myself.

Arriving at Horseshoe Bay at 11.00 we anchored reasonably close to the shore as Deb and Wayne had sussed out a spot for us not far from them. Apparently,a cat had just left. There were 55 boats in the bay so not easy to get in close, handy to have someone on the inside, so to speak.

We took the girls ashore, bought buckets and spades from the corner store and they happily sat on the beach collecting shells and making sandcastles.

Megs was keen to find coconuts so with the help of Wayne we raided some coconut palms behind the ice cream shop, fortunately the tree was easy to scale next to a high fence. We had enough coconuts for a while now.

Back to the beach where Megs sat and hacked away at the husk with the machete we had bought in New Guinea,

 while the kids enjoyed more beach time and we sat on the tables overlooking the bay, downing a few beers. Actually only John , Wayne and Deb downed the beers.

Later in the afternoon we watched the sunset on Nyeki during happy hour.