Author Archives: Peter Rossin
Nelson to Takaka (and back)
Heading on from Nelson (by land yacht), we traveled across a mountain range with spectacular views (and a gut churning roadway) to Takaka and Pupu Springs. First the gut wrenching part — a view across the fertile land. On the … Continue reading
Road Trip
Back to our New Zealand adventure. Once back in Picton after completing our circumnavigation of the South Island, Deb and I were both ready for some time off the boat. The last time we had been tied to a dock … Continue reading
Alaska – Part 2
Mostly pictures this time – Mother Nature really tells the best story with a bit of our stuff thrown in. First, a few shots from around Bristol Bay Lodge – And one later in the week with a storm approaching. … Continue reading
VPN’s Revisited
A few years back, I did a post on secure networks. The technology has changed and improved and Steve Dashew asked me to do a post on what I am using now. As boaters, we are frequently using public computers … Continue reading
Changes in Latitude
Last NZ summer took us deep in to the Southern Ocean to roughly 50 degrees south latitude. One of our sons, George, and I are just back from an Alaskan fishing trip to roughly 60 degrees north latitude. (None of … Continue reading
Tonga Revisited
Came across an interesting article this morning on the web about a sunken pirate ship reputed to be full of treasure. The wreck was discovered in Tonga in the Ha’apai group near Ha’ano. You can read the story in more … Continue reading
Milford to Queen Charlotte
Departing Milford late in the afternoon, it was roughly a 470 mule run up the Tasman Sea along the west coast of the South Island, around Farewell Spit, across Tasman Bay down the Cook Straight and then down Queen Charlotte … Continue reading
Raw Water System
Thought it would be interesting to go back to some boat system details (Now I know some of you are yawning, but I like this stuff!). So here goes with a look at the raw water system. First a few … Continue reading