New Zealand at Sea Again

We are finally at sea again. It is Saturday and we left this morning at 7 am for the Great Barrier Island about 45 miles out to sea. The wind is dead on and light so we are motoring Bla Bla. But the sun is out so all is OK. I put out the fishing pole with my new $40 lure, so we will see. You know how many fish we could buy for $40?

I think the last time I wrote you I was going to see Avatar 3D in the Auckland Imax theater. It was awesome. Now I know why I am a tree hugger and why things seem to go my way in life. Well it isn’t really my way it is just that my desires are in harmony with the energy or as it was called in star wars The Force. As a result I do ask myself why am I on this trip. I do not believe it is my own selfish desire to sail around the world, because to many other things had to happen to make it possible. I could not have made all those other things happen. So I have yet to see what it is all about.

The first night we spent in Katherine Bay – very pretty. On Sunday I took a hike just to get some exercise. It was up hill the first 1 ½ hrs and of course down hill on the way back. We then headed over to Kaiarara Bay. Mike and Marnie took the hike that I did 2 months ago when I stopped here by myself. The one to the dam, 2 ½ hrs. I am going to take a hike to the village of Fitzroy to see if the Super bowl is on anywhere. Remember it is Monday here and Sunday in the States. We are 18 hours ahead of Eastern standard time.

So we will probably just gunk hole around the Island for the next few days and then head off to another Island on our way down south.

The Adventure continues

Love Gary

Also I have some of my caving pictures on my face books account which I do not get to very often.