Mike and I left Wellington this morning (Thursday) @ 10 am after taking on fuel and water. It was a perfect day for sailing 15-20 knots of wind, sailing at 7 knots and no clouds in the sky. We even had dolphin swimming with us out of the bay, always a positive sign for a [...]

Okay….so you’ve heard me say it’s very windy in New Zealand right? Well it is so unbelievably windy I simply cannot begin to describe it appropriately. Gary has returned from his week of touring South Island. We are still in Wellington waiting for a weather window to clear so Mike and Gary can [...]

Wow how time flies. I am now 5 days into my road trip of the New Zealand South Island. First part of the journey was taking a Ferry from Wellington to Picton. As I mentioned I am staying in Backpacker Hostels. They are like youth hostels which I have never stayed in. They offer differant [...]

Mike and I have returned from our South Island adventure. What a fantastic trip! We rented a car, had a tent and two sleeping bags and made our way down the entire East Coast of South Island and then headed to the West Coast and back up to the top. We [...]

Well we are now nearly 2,000 kilometers ito our road trip and it just gets better each day. Everywhere you go here is different….from the sea to the Southern Alps. It is a very beautiful country! What an adventure we have had discovering NZ. We worked our way down the entire [...]

Wellington just gets better and better. There is so much to do here. I know you would rather hear about sailing adventures or new Islands but here I am in Wellington. I did not get a chance to kite sail again because you have to have the right weather and if there is one [...]

We are well on our way and have covered 800+km in only two days. We are now in Dunedin on the East Coast of South Island and it is fabulous. They have a very eclectic, cool city here too. This is considered the wild life capital of NZ and it shows. [...]

Well Mike and Gary arrived in Wellington last week safe and sound but not before they hit the gale force winds that are so popular and unpredictable here. They hit some 50 knot winds but made it through. When they arrived I met them at the Marina where they told the manager they hit 50 [...]

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Wellington is an awesome city. It is most definitely my favorite in North New Zealand. It is a very young city in relation to the people. I’d swear that 80% of the people I see walking or in restaurants are 20-35. It also has a very positive energy. People are alive and there [...]

Hi All. I made it to Wellington last night.
Wow…what a great city. Much bigger than
I imagined……but boy is it
windy here.   The locals all told us it would be and they did not disappoint.  It is also several degrees colder and all the locals are wearing jackets and hats.   I’ve been in contact with Mike and [...]