Aspens

Amidst the millions of acres of pines, an occasional stand of aspens adds a splash a lighter green. These trees lined the narrow fairway as we entered Alston Cove. We backtracked from Bay of Plenty further up Laredo Inlet when a williwaw struck and we decided more protection from weather would make for a better nights sleep. We would miss the plentiful crabbing in Bay of Plenty, but Alston Cove would show us that crabs abound up and down Laredo.