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February 10, 2024 As we left Auckland Harbor this evening, we finally saw some sea life.  We spotted a pod of Orcas!  The last time we saw anything in the Ocean was way back at Catalina Island.  What a treat. We are off to the Island of Tauranga,...

Did you know that New Zealand has more sailboats per capita than any other counrty in the world? It's true!

February 8, 2024 Another day, another Island in New Zealand.    From where we anchored, we could see Auckland, so why did it take 13 hours for us to sail there?  Kim went exploring and I made sure no one drowned in the pool.   Today was...

February 7, 2024 I keep forgetting to tell you that two days ago we crossed the Antemeridian. It is longitude 180, it splits the world in half.  The Meridian goes thru England and is the 0 longitude.  We also noticed it is where we dropped off the world map...

February 6, 2024 We’re back to sailing on a lake.  Final sea day for a while.  Several of our new friends will be leaving in two days when we reach Aukland.  And we will gain some new cruisers.  We met a couple today that are getting off in Aukland...

Motion in the ocean.  February 5, 2024 Yep, we are rocking gently today.  I can’t believe how many people are complaining.  Really? It’s the Ocean, I love it.  I’m concerned that when we dock in Darwin, many of our guest may just disappear. ...