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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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Public School for the Win!
On Monday, October 9th, Tomu, Jade and Luz started school at Paihia School! It was a big relief when the Principal agreed to let them attend school. I had been emailing with her back and forth since July about what type of visa they would need, and it wasn’t clear that I had ultimately procured… Read more
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Settling in
Well, we’ve been in New Zealand for two weeks today, and it feels like we are getting the hang of life here. The first week plus was a bit rough — so many bags to unpack, but first we had to clean the cupboards of mildew. The kids played a lot of War. The Bay… Read more
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30 hours of travel
We made it to SeaTac, managed to check our 7 bags of 66 lbs each all the way to Auckland (for free, thanks to Riki sweet-talking the agent Ricky!!) , made it through security, and breathed a sigh of relief at the gate. I figured I would need all my strength and patience to make… Read more
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