by Dana | Jan 22, 2017 | Australian road trip, campervan life, downsizing, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, Toyota Hiace poptop campervan
Life on the road for several months in Australia (aka Oz) will be a bit different!Thanks, Rich Kallerud, for finding the perfect pix to show what we’ve got planned!This was our New Zealand budgetfor a road trip vehicle….This is what we ended up... by GWTAdmin | May 30, 2016 | cruising life, passage making, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, pearson 365 sailboat, South Pacific Cruising destinations, Suva FIJI
One of many spectacular sunsets on our New Zealand toFiji passage. We call these “bad religious postcard” orPower of God (POG) lighting.Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2016 5:15 pmWhew! Less than an hour before dark we dropped anchor in Suva,Fiji, 2 weeks plus... by GWTAdmin | Apr 25, 2016 | bow anchor roller replacement, negotiating boat repairs, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, Whangarei New Zealand
Hiva Oa, French Marquesas, after our bow anchor rollerwent bye-bye.Even before I unwittingly snapped off our bow anchor platform in the French Marquesas, Wayne planned to deploy New Zealand’s excellent maritime services to replace it. Given it was as old as our... by GWTAdmin | Mar 17, 2016 | Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, Riverside Marina, Whangarei New Zealand, Whangarei Town Basin Marina
Wayne gives Journey, our Pearson 365sailboat one last look before she splashesfrom Riverside Marina, Whangarei New Zealand.New Zealand’s Whangarei’s Riverside Marina…. We thought we’d be ready to get Journey in the slings, ready to... by GWTAdmin | Mar 15, 2016 | engine haul-out, fuel tank replacement, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, Whangarei New Zealand
“W”Before” Journey’s engine out forconvenience and maintenance.e should be out in two weeks,” Wayne predicted, optimistically, regarding our time “in the yard” for boat maintenance and repair. “Maybe... by GWTAdmin | Mar 7, 2016 | hole in keel, major fiberglass boat repair, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, Whangarei New Zealand
With no engine – our path to Riverside Marina’s lift was 100%people-powered. Whangarei, New Zealand.Ever so gently, the Riverside Marina hoist lowered our Pearson 365 sailboat into the stands and blocks to stabilize it for its temporary stay “on the...