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We finally cut the marina cord…
and are living life at anchor in Matauwhi Bay, near to the town of Russell. This means that we take the kids across the channel in the morning with the dinghy. There are always less waves in the morning than the afternoon. The kids are all keen to take turns driving the dinghy, and trying… Read more
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Happy Halloween!
Well, here in New Zealand they don’t really celebrate Halloween, though there were a few parties at restaurants including costume contests (we didn’t go to any). Jade did some Halloween worksheets/coloring in school because she had a substitute teacher. Margeaux from S/V Lion’s Den organized all the boat kids in the marina to decorate trick… Read more
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Boat christening party
On Saturday evening we had friends over to christen our boat. There is a lot of superstition among sailors that it is bad luck to change a boat’s name, and there are lots of rules to be followed about proper re-naming. We had some appetizers and drinks in the cockpit, then everyone went out to… Read more
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First night at an anchorage
As we get to used to living on a boat and learning all the systems of this particular boat, there are a lot of firsts. Thursday a week ago we were going to go out for a docking lesson for me from Amanda, a Kiwi sailor who is quite famous. She was the rigger on… Read more
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Out with the old…in with the older?!?
If you’ve read my blog profile (as Han so endearingly penned) it accurately mentions “Riki is looking forward to not driving a car.” With mixed emotions, I inform you that we purchased a minivan! After a few days of daily driving a loaner wagon from our friend Ted, this beauty fell into our lap. We… Read more
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