Author Archives: Peter Rossin
Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Health – Part 2
I was up bright and early Monday just to be sure that Officialdom didn’t come by the boat and leave because they thought we were asleep. Needless to say, the missed sleep was all I got in the bargain. The … Continue reading
Tongan Easter
Last night, at the suggestion of some local people, Deb and I went to a candle light service at a nearby church. The beginning of the service was conducted outside by a bonfire and after singing hymns, candles were lit … Continue reading
Landfall
On Friday (Thursday US time) we made land fall at Nuka Alofa on Tongatapu Island in Tonga at 11 AM. Just shy of 5 days and just over 1200 nautical miles from our departure point in New Zealand. In that … Continue reading
Wahoo!
Overnight, the weather continued to settle and now we are down to a southeasterly swell and winds of around 15 knots. As we move north, the weather is getting more tropical and last evening, we crossed the international dateline. We … Continue reading
29 degrees 40 S, 178 degrees 50 E
We have been at sea now for just over two days. Left New Zealand on the back side of a low pressure system which has moved more slowly eastward then anticipated. As a consequence, we have had gale to storm … Continue reading
Departure
After a variety of small issues (the biggest of which was the freezer), we have finally checked off the last item on the bottom of the list. Last evening, we motored down to Marsden Cove where we will clear out. … Continue reading
Preparations
No pictures this time – we are working on our last minute preparations for our trip to Tonga. We are dealing with a few infant mortality failures. The biggest is one of our freezers that is malfunctioning. The good folks … Continue reading
Kowou Island
Kowou island was about a four hour run from Great Barrier and we anchored up in Bon Accord Harbor 11 AM. Kowou is home to the Governor Grey Mansion house who was govenor of New Zealand in the late 1800’s. … Continue reading