Tangaroa
FollowTangaroa is a French built 14m Meridien sloop rigged alloy centre boarder. We are a family of 5 on board. Our personal blog can be found at www.onelittleadventure.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/onelittleadventure
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At Whangaparapara for Christmas. We had a delicious meal at the Lodge for Christmas eve and then had a rainy and windy Christmas day on Tangaroa.
Smokehouse bay ... hot baths, rope swinging and eating freshly smoked butter fish and green and blue lipped mussels :)
Back at Barrier. Awesome hike through the forest and a relaxing soak in the hot river.
At Gulf Harbour marina for a few days, ready to pick up a guest from Oz. Caught a 1m long King fish trawling on the way here ... yum!
At Port Fitzroy for a few days. Just got back from an overnight hike along part of the Aotea track. Awesome hut at the top (Heale hut).
Smokehouse Bay, Barrier Island. Idyllic setting for anchoring, surrounded by densely forested slopes and rocky islands. Enjoying the wood heated, well water fed outdoor bath.
Anchored in the nice peaceful Tutukaka harbour last night. Now on our way to Marsden Cove to catch up with friends and sleep off the boat for the first time since April!!
Heading from the Bay of Islands to Whangerei. Anchored in the beautiful bay Whangamoomoo. Perfectly calm and flat around Cape Brett, very different to when we were last there!!
Threw on the mooring lines @ 0100hrs this morning. Sleeping off the crossing snug in Opua marina in New Zealand.
Motor sailing at 5.5kts.
Sailing at 6kts, Spinnaker all day yesterday.
Slow sailing at 3kts, hoping for a little more wind today.
motorsailing, Raised Norfolk up off the horizon before the sun set last night.
Motor sailing inn light winds on a bearing of 160. There is a story of the Mahimahi that got away..
Beautifully calm day yesterday, waves picked up overnight so not quite so smooth now. Wind 10-15knots S/SE. COG 185deg, SOG 7kt, distance to destination 700nm.