Chapter 179: The Adventures of “Hefty Hazel” – Part One
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…
Northernmost point
Chapter 178: The One In Which Life Choices are Affirmed
So. RVs. Way back in the beginning, Kim and I were debating how to go about managing our massive mid-life crisis. We decided to either buy a boat and sail…
Chapter 177: The One With Poor Impulse Control
This is a brief update to fill you in because we aren't exactly sure when we'll be posting again... On the boat project front, we're in pretty good shape. In…
Chapter 176: Fiberglass, swearing, and more….
We have been in Whangarei for nine days now. My No Foreign Land app keeps messaging me that the boat hasn’t moved in 9 days like they are surprised too…
Chapter 175: Wild, Wooly, and Wet
We Made It! That's the headline. I'm writing this on Wednesday, October 22nd (otherwise known as Tuesday, October 21st for those in the Western Hemisphere). We pulled into Marsden Cove…
Chapter 174: The One Without the Glamour
We've tried, I think (I hope) to share the upsides and also the downsides of this whole adventure (debacle) on this blog. Part of the reason is to dissuade anyone…
Chapter 173: Weather windows and passage anxiety…
We started our week in windy Port Denerau! On Monday, we went ashore to do some provisioning, dispose of oil from our oil change, and of course, eat some more…