Chapter 186: She’s Dead, Jim.
First, Happy Mothers' Day! The title of this post refers not to that. The featured image is of our mothers out with us sailing on Lake Erie years ago. But,…
Chapter 185: Stay or go??? Wild Weather and Swirling Seas…
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…
Chapter 184: One With The List
We're back, baby! After 4 months off the boat, we are back on board Meraviglia and prepping to head out. In the time away, I learned a few things. First,…
Chapter 183: Back in Aotearoa, The Land of the Long White Cloud
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…
Chapter 182: We sailed 9,866 nautical miles in 2025, now what?!?!?
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…
Chapter 181: The Last Hurrah of Hefty Hazel
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…
Chapter 180: Adventures with “Hefty Hazel” Part Two
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…