Anchoring in a VERY DEEP cove in Bay of Islands in New Zealand: Worth it?

Episode 031 Deep Water Cove – we guess the clue is in the name! No kidding, it is deep and what does Adam do…well goes snorkeling of course! We are in awe of this place. We have sailed to this place a couple of times over summer and each time we’ve seen something special. The first time we had dolphins visit us for over 2 hours as they hunted for food and put on a display. The second time, we were visited by a manta ray who swam around for a few hours. Deep Water Cove is the last anchorage before Cape Brett on the Bay of Islands side and is open to the ocean so it’s no surprise the treasures of the ocean visit here. It’s also a place where you can do the walk to the Cape Brett lighthouse (which we attempted but alas it was too hard!). Alongside its natural beauty, what makes this place even more special is the rāhui (prohibition) that was placed in 2010 (and continues today) due to depleting fish stocks so you can’t fish or take any aquatic life or seaweed from this anchorage. The result of this rāhui speaks for itself as you will see during Adam’s snorkeling adventure and what can be achieved when we allow regeneration to occur, making Deep Water Cove a true little New Zealand paradise. We hope you enjoy it! As always, thanks for watching. Sincere thanks to Charlotte Rockstar Jones for composing and recording Te Tāiko's theme song. Please remember to subscribe, like, comment - it helps us out! If commenting, we ask that you be respectful. Any comments made that are intended to be hurtful, disrespectful, antagonistic, and inappropriate to us or our viewers will be deleted and you will be blocked from our channel. Ways to support us: Subscribe to YouTube (it's free) 👉https://www.youtube.com/@adamandvickistravels?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Patreon 👉patreon.com/adamandvickistravels FOLLOW US: Website 👉https://www.adamandvickistravels.co.nz/ Pinterest 👉 www.pinterest.com/adamandvickistravels Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/adamandvickistravels/ Instagram 👉https://www.instagram.com/adamandvickistravels/ Music from Epidemic Sound. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We’re Adam and Vicki. After a few years of studying and working hard we decided it was time to make a change. We needed a change that would allow us to spend more time together, give us a better work/life balance, and the freedom to travel. While we still had time on our side, we wanted to use it to live rather than use it to chase money. Learning to sail was the answer. In December 2021 we moved onboard Te Tāiko, a Chico40, and since then we have been so fortunate to explore many of New Zealand’s pest free islands and its beautiful anchorages. With our love of travel and adventure, this lifestyle has enabled us to experience so much more than we could ever have imagined. From new experiences to meeting incredible people along the way, our life has been enriched in so many ways and makes us ever so more appreciative of our environment and the footprint we leave behind. Tāiko is our floating home. She gives us the freedom to go anywhere the wind and weather allows. By living a more minimalistic and sustainable lifestyle, she has provided us with a better work/life balance and has taught us to live and be present more in the moment. Tāiko has also taught us to be more independent and less reliant on services. Some of these experiences have taken us out of our comfort zone many times but as the saying goes, ‘a comfort zone is a wonderful place but nothing grows there’. Our plan is to do blue water cruising. So, over the next year we will be completing some maintenance work on Tāiko and be getting her ready to meet New Zealand’s category 1 requirements to be able to go offshore. In the meantime, follow along with us as we navigate this new lifestyle whilst sharpening our skills exploring New Zealand waters. #boatlife #boat #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailing #travel