Category Archives: South Pacific

Did we catch any lobsters?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by KC2RIY

No. Got that one out of the way pretty quick. Just some kelp. Not even any whelks this time. Ben and I replaced the manky beef fat with the deliciously stinky fish caught the night before. Hopes are up. That … Continue reading →

Posted in New Zealand | Leave a comment

Waiwhapuku Bay, Moturoa Island

Posted on December 7, 2010 by KC2RIY

Shortly after writing the last blog Ben and I dinghied over to our float to raise the lobster trap. While the decomposing bag of meat at the bottom had attracted a few whelks, no lobsters had made there way into … Continue reading →

Posted in Jackster, New Zealand | 1 Comment

Motuarohia Island (Roberton Island)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by KC2RIY

Given that Ben wanted to perform some additional testing on his website and that I was keen to download a few more topographic maps we remained near Russell for the morning during which time I changed the oil on the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Zealand | Leave a comment

Matauwhi Bay

Posted on December 5, 2010 by steve

As Ben still had some more work to do on his website and we’d heard the open internet connection was better around the corner we motored around the corner to get the better reception. We first anchored close in the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Zealand | Leave a comment

Russell

Posted on December 4, 2010 by steve

We’ve escaped Opua. It’s a hard place to leave as there’s always a reason to stay an extra day. But that thinking gets you stuck and sooner or later you have move on or miss out. Before leaving we did … Continue reading →

Posted in Larabeck, New Zealand | Leave a comment