The wind turned southeast and the rain died down, so we left Opua and headed straight out of the bay.[…]
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In Which We Try to Visit Whangaroa, And Instead Visit Wineries
With Ben shipped off to the next stage of his adventure, the crew of Villa picked up provisions and headed[…]
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Boating with Ben in the Bay of Islands
After our last night in Auckland, we packed up and started to head north towards the Bay of Islands and[…]
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Adventures in Auckland
Our first adventure occurred earlier than we had planned, when we started hearing a thumping sound as we drove along[…]
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Road tripping to Rotorua for Christmas
We left Villa tied up at the Bay of Islands Marina, packed the car full of luggage and cat, and[…]
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Selling Villa Veritas
We’re not all caught up posting our stories so far, and we’re certainly not done having adventures. But our “two-year[…]
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Getting Villa and Captain Into New Zealand
Our check-in to New Zealand was smooth, at least to start. Biosecurity came to the boat, asked us what we[…]
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Passage Diaries, Fiji to New Zealand
On previous passage we’ve posted daily about our current status and state of mind. This passage was no different, we[…]
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Final Days in Fiji
We anchored outside Vuda Marina, and started thinking about leaving Fiji. We didn’t want to sail to New Zealand with[…]
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Kuata Island, Fiji
We set out for Waya Island, intending to take a break after the “yard time” on Vuda marina’s central ball.[…]
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