Trip To An Island

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23791, 19 October 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)

T rip To An Island

J)EAR ANNE SHIRLEY—I would like to tell you of a recent excursion on water I made. It was one of those- very rare, beautiful sunny days when some friends and 1 rowed over to Pakihi Island, which lies about a mile to the north-west of the mainland where I live.

The sea was as calm as a millpond, so it was not long before we landed on tho far side of the island. Wo anchored our boat and commenced to explore tho many strange caves in tho bank. If one

—Copied from a photo by Leslie Letford (15), M.B.G.

lets one's imagination run, one can seo pirates in the days of old, smuggling goods into these intricate hiding-places. We regretfully left tho caves and began to collect wood with which to boil the billy. After lunch we explored the many old barges and launches drawn up on the shore. Tliev had all seen better days, and arc now lying high and drv on the beach. We left the island and rowed over to the dredge used to collect metal from the bottom of the sea. The men were working on it, and while wo watched many yards of metal were drawn up. I was reminded of the day. many years ago, when, during a terrible storm, tho dredge capsized. Much consternation was caused on the mainland, where the onlookers rushed for boats; but. fortunately, no severe damage was done, and no one was injured. We moved over to the mussel rock, and after collecting some shellfish, we slowly rowed home happy after our adventurous day.—Your sincere penfriend, Eunice Deorv (16), Clevedon.