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April 19/11 More on the Weather
Oh Boy! The wind howled and then howled some more. Almost 36 knots in the anchorage and the waves built and broke and the water sprayed. Then… Bang! One of the ropes on the anchor bridle popped a strand and we have to make adjustments to keep the who…
Weather
Well even in Paradise (Oh sorry, we are still in Opito), you have to have a bit of bad weather and even as it is, it isn’t really that bad. Just a day of 35 knot winds and pouring rain. We’ve got a good anchorage and we needed a day to just “bum” aroun…
More Funny Names – Beautiful Places
So we are anchored in Paradise Bay (easy enough name) on Urupukapuka Island – Gottcha! Since it is a work day for Abbie, Glen and I head into shore on our own, there is a supposed to be a beautiful walk on this island. Well our fitness level has now sp…
Hanging on the Anchor
Tutukaka Harbor…. Funny name! But like most of the place names here in New Zealand, it’s origin is Maori. The anchorage is pretty well protected and the winds are blowing strong. We hold well over night and it is well into the morning the next day wh…
East Coast New Zealand
Well we are back in New Zealand. Our first week, which is the last week of March, is spent finalizing all of the provisioning of the boat for our extended cruise to Fiji, on or about May 1. Provisioning is best done here in Auckland as there is of cour…
World Affairs
Well a lot has occurred since my last up date. We were just finishing off our final few days driving up the west coast of the north island of New Zealand. Our points of interest included the town of Wanganui with their glass blowing studio…
South Island NZ Countdown
Day 16 – Everyone must be getting tired of this step by step holiday. We are just about ready to go home too. Yes there are lots of things that we haven’t seen; it’s just time to get back to normal again. Sorry for the inundation of blog updates, inter…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Day 13 – It poured rain all night, it is still pouring this morning and we are off with our little backpack of snacks to do a guided 1/2 day walk on Fox Glacier. Good old New Zealand is prepared for this type of weather even if we “flat land prairie pe…
Gorgeous Wilderness
Day 10 – We’re on the road again early following the scenic route to get from Manapouri to Queenstown. What a contrast! Where Manapouri is quiet and natural, sleeping against it’s beautiful lake, Queenstown is robust and packed with entertainment. It i…
