I’ve been remiss at posting about what we’ve been up to so here are a few photos from the last month. Bay of Islands Before heading south, we spent some more time in the Bay of Islands. We spent a few days anchored off the historic town of Russell. It’s a bit touristy but weContinue reading “Cruising New Zealand: South to Whangarei”
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Stuff That Works: Charts
Stuff That Works is our look at tools, software and hardware that has worked well for us on our trip. Like in previous posts, we don’t claim to be experts. Nor have we tried a wide variety of tools, software or hardware. This is our sample size of one, one boat that has sailed fromContinue reading “Stuff That Works: Charts”
Stuff That Works: Cruising Guides Part 2
Welcome to another installment of Stuff That Works. We like Stuff That Works. As inspiration strikes, we will write about the stuff that has worked well for us on our trip. We will use the tags #stuffthatworks and #stuffwelike so search for those tags if you want to read more on the topic. Today’s postContinue reading “Stuff That Works: Cruising Guides Part 2”
Stuff That Works: Intro and Cruising Guides
We like Stuff That Works. In fact, the original title for this post was Stuff We Like but I changed the title just before publishing it. I usually write about things I like but this post is different. Stuff That Works is about stuff that has gotten us this far on our trip. Things thatContinue reading “Stuff That Works: Intro and Cruising Guides”
Old Mother Hubbard
Musings by Shar We have been very conscientious to make sure our stores of food are topped up all the time. From Mexico to New Zealand, every port of call had grocery shopping on the ‘To Do’ list. Our freezer was rarely below full. Since arriving in New Zealand, I have felt so confident weContinue reading “Old Mother Hubbard”
Weighing In
Musings by Shar I like weighing ingredients when I’m cooking or baking. It makes for less dishes to wash. I especially like using it when cooking or baking with butter. It is so hard to remove butter from a container when your water is either lukewarm or cold. However, on passage when the seas areContinue reading “Weighing In”
Passage to New Zealand: Fading Memories
No one likes passages. Okay, maybe some people do but most people don’t. Leading up to this trip, I didn’t realize this. We spent a lot of time preparing for this trip. We worked on the boat. We upped our sailing and navigation skills. We read many books and websites of those that have doneContinue reading “Passage to New Zealand: Fading Memories”
Slightly askew
Musings by Shar Our last passage wasn’t any rollier than other passages, maybe even less so. I guess our bed didn’t agree! As you can see from the pillow on the right, I took to sleeping 90 degrees from the top and it worked beautifully! (Yes, our bed is unmade. Like it or not, thatContinue reading “Slightly askew”
Whangaroa Harbour
We have returned to the town of Russell after some time exploring Kerikeri Inlet and further north to Whangaroa Harbour. Kerikeri Inlet is on the north side of the Bay of Islands. It’s a secure anchorage from which we dinghied a few nautical miles up the inlet to the town of Kerikeri. We spent twoContinue reading “Whangaroa Harbour”
Heroes and Legends
Culturally, we like heroes. The hero’s journey is a common storyline in movies and literature. An explanation of the hero’s journey can be found here or an explanation as it applies to The Hobbit, here. Heroes are not only found in movies or literature. Sports have their heroes–their legends–too. Hockey has Wayne Gretzky and BobbyContinue reading “Heroes and Legends”
Cormacks On Cambria 