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I have never really done much long line fishing before, but Joe, John and I went out for a bit of the recreational version before dinner. I will try to explain the drill. First, there is a frame. The frame … Continue reading →

From the White Island volcano, it was off across the Bay of Plenty to Great Mercury Island off the Coromandel Peninsula. The island is part of a group of islands only one of which, Great Mercury, is inhabited. Great Mercury … Continue reading &#8…

Last time I threw in some pictures of our White Volcano adventure. More pictures this time. In the early 1900′s, there was a sulphur processing operation on White Island. Some 14 people lived and worked there to extract sulphur which … Cont…

Thought I would throw in another post on Iron Lady’s systems for all you boat geeky types. Iron Lady has four main fuel tanks – one large tank forward and one large tank aft. There are also two smaller wing … Continue reading →

We covered some of this ground in an earlier post about New Zealand weather (Weather or Not to Go), but I’ll throw some more pictures in here. The journey from Picton to White Island took us back out of Queen … Continue reading →

OK – I said I wasn’t going to do it – I lied – more winery stuff in Marlborough. If I look bad it is because I was (overly) happy. Easy to do in wine country. Anyway – more wine … Continue reading →

Heading on from Nelson (by land yacht), we traveled across a mountain range with spectacular views (and a gut churning roadway) to Takaka and Pupu Springs. First the gut wrenching part — a view across the fertile land. On the … Continue rea…

Back to our New Zealand adventure. Once back in Picton after completing our circumnavigation of the South Island, Deb and I were both ready for some time off the boat. The last time we had been tied to a dock … Continue reading →

Mostly pictures this time – Mother Nature really tells the best story with a bit of our stuff thrown in. First, a few shots from around Bristol Bay Lodge – And one later in the week with a storm approaching. … Continue reading →

A few years back, I did a post on secure networks. The technology has changed and improved and Steve Dashew asked me to do a post on what I am using now. As boaters, we are frequently using public computers … Continue reading →