The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
[password] Outbound34
[position] 35 18.825s 174 07.311e
[status] we are currently at the marina in Opua, New Zealand waiting for a good weather window foe our passage to Tonga
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[password] waiknot
[position] 35 18.732S 174 07.461E
[status]
Enjoying the sunshine and holiday atmosphere of the Bay of Islands. Getting
a few more jobs ticked off the list as well :-)
[blog]
Settled calm conditions here in the Bay. Perfect time to recalibrate the
speedo, set up all the lines for the drogue on case we need it one day and
adjust the bearing on the Radar. All done! Off to Kerikeri tomorrow to
visit friends and get some more supplies.[END]
Settled calm conditions here in the Bay. Perfect time to recalibrate the speedo, set up lines for the drogue in case we need it one day and adjust the bearing on the Radar. All done! Off to Kerikeri tomorrow to visit friends and get some more supplies.
[password] westie
[status]
:date 23/04/2014
:position 08 07.5N 140 23.9E
Anchored at Sorol Atoll in Yap State, FSM, an uninhabited atoll
[status]
:date 22/04/2014
:position 07 58.2N 141 06.3E
underway from woleai to sorol atoll
[status]
:date 21/04/2014
:position 07 37.6N 142 59.3E
underway from woleai to sorol atoll[END]
[password] westie
[status]
:date 23/04/2014
:position 08 07.5N 140 23.9E
Anchored at Sorol Atoll in Yap State, FSM, an uninhabited atoll
[status]
:date 22/04/2014
:position 07 58.2N 141 06.3E
underway from woleai to sorol atoll
[status]
:date 21/04/2014
:position 07 37.6N 142 59.3E
underway from woleai to sorol atoll[END]
[password] waiknot
[position] 35 16.308S 174 09.971E
[status]
Arrived in Bay of Islands in time for lunch after motoring into the wind
all day (again). We are here at last! Will try again with right GPS info!
There were no more excuses, we had arrived in the Bay of Islands with time to spare. Now was the time to attack the navigation lights. We crawled on our hands and knees, pulling and pushing wires that were bundled up in the bilges, tracing which wire was what. Eventually we found the problem.
Somewhere under the motor, the wire to the nav lights had been cut - recently. Why, we don;t know. Next came the challenge of drawing new wire through to connect everything up again. With perseverance and great team work we got it sorted. All working now. By the time we put the boat back together again (3 hours after we started) it was time for a well-deserved gin! In peaceful Paroa Bay for the night, will head over the Opua to join the rest of the fleet tomorrow. Happy Easter!
