Jerri: We are happily settled in the Town Basin Marina, Whangarei, NZ. Last night was interesting with tsunami alarms going off (very loudly, but without that unsettling “wa wah, wa wah, wah wah wah” voice that accompanies alarms in the…
We are OK
No Tsunami risk up the river in Whangarei. http://www.nrc.govt.nz/civildefence/Northland-Civil-Defence-Update/ Thanks for your emails.
Opua
Jerri: We’ve done some fun things and some maintenance type things this past week in Opua. Driving around here is stunning and entertaining. I love the rolling green countryside dotted with sheep and cows, other miscellaneous livestock, and birds. We…
piece of cake
Jer: We are in Opua! I went to bed around 7:30 p.m. (stayed up late to keep Tim company – ha), Tim woke me up at 2:00 a.m.; we were all the way into the harbor and ready to figure…
almost there
Jerri: 76 miles to go! We should arrive to the marina around midnight and either anchor or tie to the customs dock. Not a particularly convenient time to dock especially with the essential crew member incapacitated. I don’t see leaping…
Tonight’s sunset – brought to you by Rally Software
Tonight’s sunset is dedicated to Lauren for picking the best Christmas present in my professional career. Thanks also to Rally for all the great sunsets. Tim
flat seas
Jerri: Flat seas and no wind feel really good right now. The sun is out, the air is cool, and it’s shaping up to be a lovely day. We are motoring along, Tim is asleep and I’m reading, reading, reading.…
day 4
Jer: We are nearly 96 hours into our passage with 3 days to go. Yesterday was still a bit rough, but we had good winds and made great progress. Plus we were able to sleep! The wind continued to be…
Oh joy
Jerri: Things went from calm to rough quickly last night resulting in a long 24 hours. Winds picked up to be consistently in the mid 20’s to low 30’s, seas built (maybe 2 M swells?) and we had a bumpy…
NZ bound
Jer: Agility left Fiji early this afternoon. We checked out of Vuda Point along with at least 10 other boats this morning. There can be severe weather along the top of NZ so people are diligent about checking forecasts and…