If you’ve been following our journey, you know that sailing life is a beautiful mix of tropical dreams, community connection, and... total mystery. Our latest week in Whangārei started on…
May day has arrived in New Zealand! We awoke this morning to the sound of drumming coming from the Canopy Bridge. Annually, the Whangarei Morris Dancers host a “dancing up…
We are officially back in the land of the Kiwis or Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud!! We had an amazing five months on our visit back to…
2025 was a BIG year for Sailing Meraviglia! When we started out the year in Panama, we knew we had some big adventures ahead and we were not sure whether…
We started our final exploration of the North Island after a couple of days in Whangarei getting Meraviglia fully prepared for our departure to the US for 4 or 5…
We began our second week of exploring with Hefty Hazel by heading down the New Zealand Wine Trail to Martinborough. The views were stunning, it felt like we were driving…
Our campervan adventures began on Saturday, 12/2. We took the bus from downtown Whangarei to Auckland city center. The bus was great- comfortable, convenient, on time, and with the added…