Monthly Archives: April 2012

Last Day with the Reydens

Posted on April 16, 2012 by steve

Waking early Carrie demonstrated some mental balance by declining to joining her parents for a morning swim. Jose claimed it was a great way to wake up. I found simply waking up a great way to wake up so again … Continue reading →

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Back to Waiheke with friends

Posted on April 15, 2012 by steve

Shortly after 9am John, Jose and Carrie arrived to join us for the weekend. They are the parents/sister of Lissa who crewed for us down from Fiji last year. Because the forecast had the wind dropping by midday we were … Continue reading →

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Shopping, movie and friends

Posted on April 14, 2012 by steve

In the morning we made a second run to Countdown to provision for the next week. We had a lot of stuff so we had to take a taxi back to the marina. Once this was all stored (freezer is … Continue reading →

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Auckland Errands

Posted on April 13, 2012 by steve

Paul, having spent the night with us, was very helpful in giving me a ride to the Icom service center here in Auckland. It turned out to be a lot further away than I expected so I was very glad … Continue reading →

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Auckland Celebration

Posted on April 12, 2012 by steve

We decided not to wait for the wind to pick up only to discover that the wind picked up just as we left. Perfect. We had a fantastic sail down to Auckland. There is something special about bringing your boat … Continue reading →

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