by GWTAdmin | Feb 25, 2016 | kiwi humor, lake tekapo collie dog statue, new zealand, road trip, tribute new zealand dogs
One seriously big dog in small town Tirau, New Zealand’sgeothermal highway, Southern part of North Island.It’s not often guidebooks direct you to a statue of a collie dog (click here to see the Tekapo New Zealandcollie dog statue and read about it). In New... by GWTAdmin | Feb 22, 2016 | boat maintenance and repair, Mt. Parahaka, new zealand, pearson 365 sailboat, Riverside Marina, Whangarei New Zealand, Whangarei Town Basin Marina
Wayne in Journey’s engine compartment,before the galley cupboards were hackedto make room for the fuel tank to come out.We bought our Pearson 365 ketch for her reputation for safety as a solid blue water boat – our primary selection criteria. Seems... by GWTAdmin | Jan 17, 2016 | camping, glow worms, new zealand, nikau caves, road trip
New Zealand’s kilometer long natural Nikau Cave. No photos allowed; this one was pilfered from the Nikau Cave website.Nikau Cave, not much of a sign but then not much along this stretchbesides lots of cows and few sheep.Finding unofficial... by GWTAdmin | Jan 17, 2016 | adventures ashore, new zealand, north island new zealand, road trip, whanganui whanganui
More soon! On the road, mostly without wifi. Getting enough wifi to post within the next 24 hours.Location LocationAt the moment, in the info center in Wanganui aka Whanganui (and the boat is still in Whangarei). by GWTAdmin | Jan 8, 2016 | cruiser humor, Maori culture, new zealand
What does a parrot have to do with Whangarei’s name?Read on for the wonderful and whacky world or Maori nomenclature.“Where you going to in New Zealand?” queried Greg, a Kiwi ex-pat running Neiafu Tonga’s Tropicana Café.“Opua, the rest of the Bay of Islands,...