Chapter 189: The One With The Amusement Park
Everybody loves an amusement park, right? The rides, the noise. What an experience. Except when you're on passage. Then, not so much. We have, however, successfully left New Zealand behind!…
Chapter 187: Where There’s Smoke… (And the Art of Waiting for Fiji)
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…
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 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…
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…