Category Archives: South Pacific

There and back again…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by ben

Back in the States now and it’s time to reflect.  It’s been an awesome experience but it’s hard to sum up 6 months of travel in a single post.  You can read the individual adventures I’ve gotten up to since … Continue reading →

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Last day on the boat (for a while)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by steve

We managed to do all the things we wanted to do.  Outboard is back on the dinghy.  The upholsterer visited.  We finished packing the car.  etc. The concern for the day was the deteriorating weather.  On Monday it had been … Continue reading →

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Getting ahead

Posted on January 17, 2011 by steve

We’re getting ahead with our project list, so much so that we should have a pretty light day today. Work done Monday : Called sailmaker over to collect sails and batons Spoke to local genset maintenance guy and researched prices … Continue reading →

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No rest on Sunday

Posted on January 16, 2011 by steve

We’re hoping to be out of here by Wednesday. Our ferry to the south island is the following Monday and we’d like to take our time getting down to Wellington. We’ve also had a gracious invitation from some NZers near … Continue reading →

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Back to the two of us

Posted on January 15, 2011 by steve

Our last day together with the boys was emotional. We had breakfast together at one of the marina restaurants before setting off in the car. It took nearly 3 hours to get to the airport but fortunately we had no … Continue reading →

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