Escape from Coromandel
We loved the Coromandel Peninsula. It began with an attractive expectation of remote ruggedness that is often overlooked in the the company of Auckland its…
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Pinned Down in Coromandel
Remarkably, we had visitors while we were hunkered down at Motui. Mike was out on Daruma with his daughter Karla and her boyfriend Daniel, and…
Biding Our Time
We’re waiting out our last few days here on the Coromandel Peninsula as the wind whips around little Motui island and lashes at us in…
Coromandel Village
The weather has had us running up and down the Coromandel Peninsula as the wind swings around the clock to the tune of 20-35 kts…
The Evolution of Jocasta
We are always on the look out for signs of evolution among the more perplexing organisms in our world. The sweet little cutter Jocasta was…
The Wednesday Night Races of Waiheke
One measure of coastal civilization is whether their sailboats race every Wednesday night. New Zealand is very civilized by this measure and we had front…
The Ugandan Child Soldiers of Waiheke
There is a woman in Waiheke named Emily who, through a program called Watoto, is well acquainted with the child soldiers and victims of Uganda’s…
No Tsunami Here
Just a quick note to say we’ve had no Tsunami events here on Waiheke Island. There were reports of some unusual currents in the far…
Afloat in Auckland
We kind of lost track of TJ’s count down timer on svbintalkhamseen.org but be assured that we met all of our schedule goals for the…
America
We had fun in America. In summary, we spent every waking moment either working or eating with our awesome friends. You might never fully realize…