Archives for November 2007
Opua, New Zealand - November 2007
We spent six months in New Zealand, and aside from working on the boat, managed to fit in three months of touring the country by jeep and caravan. After arriving in Opua, a very small and friendly place, we moved down to Whangarei where we had found a pile mooring for our boat at a […]
Fiji to New Zealand - November 2007
As our time in Fiji went on we organised a passport for George, and Elaine sewed up lee cloths and a modified carrycot so that George and Lisa would be safe at sea. We knew the journey of 1050 nautical miles to New Zealand could include gales and we needed to prepare for that, which […]
Suva, Fiji - August to November 2007
As time ticked on we left for Fiji, again we had good winds but there were many islands to negotiate during this 3-day leg. We arrived at our home for the next 11 weeks, Suva harbour. An extension to our home was Suva Yacht Club, a rather run down version of a once thriving club, […]