Category Archives: NZ 2011

Well, I had some nice pictures of Russell and somehow managed to delete them, so I will just have to tell the story without. Sorry. First, I have some pictures enroute from Miniwhangata to Opunga Bay in the Bay of … Continue reading →

Ship Despair? Not really, it is Ship Repair and a large working yard that it is close to Circa and is OK as a staging point – but hardly a resort marina. Hence our nickname. Anyway, across the way is … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 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 →