by GWTAdmin | Jan 25, 2016 | adventures ashore, cruising destinations, New Zealand BlueBridge ferry, road trip, Wellington to Picton
Wellington quickly recedes into the distance as the BlueBridge ferry heads from New Zealand’s North to South Island.Quiet room on BlueBridge Ferry from Wellington to Picton.The “long white cloud” aka New Zealand, is actually two long islands, one... by GWTAdmin | Jan 6, 2016 | Bay of Islands New Zealand, cruiser humor, cruising destinations, hiking, Otehei bay Urupukapuka, Paradise Bay Urupukapuka
New Zealand’s Bay of Islands Urupukupuka’s Otehei Bayas seen from our hike from Paradise Bay.While Paradise Bay, Urupukapuka makes a great anchorage for cruisers, too-shallow-to-anchor Otehei Bay is an easy hike from Paradise. There’s also a... by GWTAdmin | Jan 5, 2016 | Bay of Islands New Zealand, cruising destinations, hiking, Paradise Bay Urupukapuka
Urupukapuka’s Urupukapuka Bay. Paradise Bay looks similar,though didn’t get a good photo of it. New Zealand’s Bay of Islands.Urupukapuka’s Paradise Bay, between New Zealand’s Bay of Islands and Whangarei was another highly... by GWTAdmin | Dec 27, 2015 | adventures ashore, cruising destinations, hiking, misadventures, new zealand bay of islands, roberton motuarohia island
Wayne making way back to the anchorage on our first stop at Motuarohia (Roberton) island. It was far chiller and less crowded then.In the Eastern portion of New Zealand’s lovely Bay of Islands, a mere 7 miles from Opua, rests the purportedly “the... by GWTAdmin | Dec 12, 2015 | christmas worms, cruising destinations, minerva reef, sailing South Pacific, snorkeling
Bumble-bee colored Christmas worms appear to pollinatetheir pink coral hosts in Minerva Reef.Actually, they’re spirobranchus giganteus — Christmas worms, colorful coral borers. These conical pipe-cleaner like critters are sedentary once they anchor... by GWTAdmin | Nov 28, 2015 | cruising destinations, cruising life, sailing the South Pacific, Uoleva Tonga Ha'apai
Good dog! Guarding the beer for the Uoleva Yacht Club cruiser’spotluck. The dogs (there were more than one) were a bit too territorial – sometimes an “unwelcoming committee.” Uoleva, just 5 miles from Pangai, the “nerve center” of Tonga’s...