Monthly Archives: December 2010

A busy day

We got quite a lot done today and had a very pleasant surprise. The mornings started with a big clean up and some fixing. My first chore was to fix the toilet that Sam will be using. We’ve had a … Continue reading

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More Rain

There is hope. Perhaps by Christmas the rain will have stopped. It’s dominating our lives and pinning us in. Helen and I escaped for a bit yesterday and went shopping for some basics and a few Xmas gifts for our … Continue reading

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A somewhat moist day in Whangarei

Curry last night was delicious. We’d recommend the place – the Aroma on Vine Street. Not the best ever but the best we’ve had in a while. We also got pretty lucky in that we didn’t get rained on. But … Continue reading

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Whangarei

The weather continued to be miserable. We also got a call from Whangarei marina letting us know a slot on the dock was coming available Friday afternoon. We didn’t get off the boat on Thursday and waking up this morning … Continue reading

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Taurikura Bay

Keen to ensure all the crayfish we’d caught would not be mobbed by octopus I set out at 6:30am to retrieve the trap. I discovered that two of the fish frames we’d hung inside the trap had completely gone and … Continue reading

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