Category Archives: Division II

Amy, Dan, Paige, Oliver and Reilly

Last full day on the dock

I booked the airport pick up mentioned in our last blog. That will get us to the yard with fresh provisions. We’ve decided that regardless of the state of the boat, we’ll find some way to sleep aboard. After a … Continue reading

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A Fine Day

The weather here has been definitely improving. Day time temps are now usually above 20C and nice and warm. Mornings and evenings get chilly though so the blow heater bought earlier this year has proved handy here on the dock. … Continue reading

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Up The Hill

We kind of loaded around the morning, reading, playing computer games and that sort of thing. Feeling a bit guilty, we took a walk up Parahaki hill that looks down over Whangarei. This at least gave us our daily exercise. … Continue reading

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Whangarei Town Basin Marina

We’re back in town. Low tide was at noon so we waited until nearly 2pm before leaving our cold anchorage at the head of the river. This meant we had the advantage of the incoming tide to help us up … Continue reading

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Last day in Whangarei

What a day. We started the day with one last wash. The genset started ok but not with the zest we know it can with a good power supply. It’s battery was getting tired. A quick decision was made and … Continue reading

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