Category Archives: New Zealand 2012

Whangaroa is one of those “must go” places on the North Island and is also a convenient place to wait for a weather window for the leap around North Cape, Cape Reinga and down the Tasman to the Marlborough Sounds. … Continue reading →

While anchored across the bay, Deb and I went into the town of Paihia. Nice little town but the cruise ship Costa Miss Fortune (being facetious) was in and the crowds of tourists were a bit overwhelming. As an aside, … Continue reading →

As usual, I am way behind on my posts, but I am going to skip ahead for this one. We are currently enroute from Whangaroa to Queen Charlotte Sound on the South Island via the North Cape, Cape Reinga at … Continue reading →

Based on the weather so far, here is a review of recommended inner and outer ware in Kiwiland. Tech pants and shirt (long or short), fast drying, high SPF rating as we are under the hole in the ozone layer, … Continue reading →

Well, we made it back to Russell after all and this time, I didn’t delete the pictures. We anchored just around the corner in a small bay so we rode around in the dink in the morning to attend church. … Continue reading →

(Correction – there were lots of cows and related byproduct, but the correct name of the bay(as pointed out by John Henrics – FPB64 – 5 – Tiger) is Mimiwhangata – not MooMooWhangata:) ) Nice day and we slipped the … Continue reading →

We arrived in Great Barrier late Wednesday just before a forecast gale arrived with 35 knot winds and gusts over 40. All week, the Met Service has been calling for a Weather Bomb on Saturday. While the rain passed quickly, … Continue reading →

As mentioned in my last post, we had hoped to get to a few more islands before heading back north. Weather forced us to head from Whangamata to Great Barrier for two overnights and then across to Marsden Cove. First … Continue reading →