Half-Way Point
We’re 53 hours and 458 nautical miles into our return trip to New Zealand. We planned to leave Wednesday but at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after reviewing the weather reports, Rod said let’s go – battened Read More …
New Zealand
The Rainbow Warrior
We sailed north to the Bay of Islands as reported in my last big travelog post, and ended the journey at the Cavalli Islands where a wreck called the Rainbow Warrior has been relocated to Read More …
More Cruising
It took a few days to get our internet connection going…there always seems to be some catch everytime we come into a port and try to get online…however this stopover we have a wifi connection Read More …
Cruising the Hauraki Gulf
Between hikes our exercise consists of snorkeling – now that we have proper equipment it is all coming back quickly. Anouk is a certified dive instructor and keeps a sharp eye on us, so we Read More …
Port Fitzroy
A slow start this morning, with a dose of aspirin to get us going! After much hanging about on the boat, we went through the up-anchor routine and headed to the adjacent bay and Read More …
Climb to the Top
Our cruising adventures begin! We’ve had great weather and quite a variety of activities to keep us busy. We flew to New Zealand from Tucson via LAX) and arrived Saturday morning. From the airport Read More …
Season 1 Summary
2005 was to be our very first year cruising. Having completed the purchase of Raven on Christmas Eve, 2004, Mike and I were anxious to return to New Zealand and enjoy an introductory “shake-down” cruise Read More …
Raven Vet Check
We thought we’d be able to stay in communication by email with more success than has actually happened. The hotel assured us by phone that they had internet access, but it turned out not Read More …
The Price of Admission
For Mike and myself the price of admission to the cruising lifestyle was the cost of a pair of tickets to watch the U of A basketball team play a home game in Tucson. At Read More …