Author Archives: KC2RIY

NZ->Fiji: Day 1

Posted on May 2, 2012 by KC2RIY

Day 1 (the second day out) was a bit of a contrast to the first day. The sea was more choppy leading Sam to feel a little sick. Overnight it was slightly warmer and a lot less wet. We caught … Continue reading →

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NZ->Fiji: Day 0

Posted on May 1, 2012 by KC2RIY

A quick scan of the morning forecasts was not immediately encouraging. The forecast looked better for the afternoon and pretty light in the morning. Not what we wanted as we were eager to go. Another boat mention motoring up to … Continue reading →

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More Admin

Posted on April 19, 2012 by KC2RIY

I woke and felt the urge to finish off my UK taxes and put all that behind us. While connected to the internet I ran out of of bandwidth. For the last few days I’ve been trying to figure out … Continue reading →

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There are two

Posted on April 6, 2012 by KC2RIY

While breezy it was a nice day yesterday. We did a wash in the morning and the laundry went out on the lines. We went ashore late morning with the idea we’d walk to the bay to the north of … Continue reading →

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On the move

Posted on April 5, 2012 by KC2RIY

The big event of the day (relatively speaking) was moving the boat. We’d begun to get a little fed up of the chop that had built up within the bay where we were as well as the sudden slams from … Continue reading →

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