Category Archives: New Zealand

Four years on

Posted on December 24, 2012 by helen

Once again I have been encouraged to write a retrospective on our year of travelling. Steve has been nudging and hinting for many weeks! Reading is one of my favourite past time however writing is one of my least so … 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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Departure Decisions

Posted on April 30, 2012 by steve

Sunday was our last full day in New Zealand. We brought the boat in early and fueled up. This took a few goes as the first time on the dock the fuel line wouldn’t reach either of our inlets. Second … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Tracks

Posted on April 29, 2012 by steve

Here are our tracks for this visit to New Zealand. View NZ2011_12 in a larger map

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Predeparture Passage

Posted on April 29, 2012 by steve

It couldn’t have gone much better. At 5:30am we left our slip and exited the marina beneath the raised footbridge. For the first hour the wind was light so we didn’t raise the sails until we were round North Head … Continue reading →

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