North from Dunedin
The Otago Peninsula encloses a large natural bay with the town of Dunedin at the head. The peninsula is a wild windswept place where…
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The Penguins of Katiki Point
After playing with the Moeraki beach mudballs, we took a hint from a posted tourist flier and headed to Katiki Point to look for penguins. …
The Beach Balls of Moeraki
We flew to Christchurch in the South Island and picked up a couple of rental mini-campervans. Thanks to Zak and Kim's trip planning, we scored…
The Coromandel Peninsula
We left the developed vacation communities of Waiheke Island and sailed a dozen or so miles across the Firth of Thames. We were heading to…
Man O’ War Bay, Waiheke Island
We left the genteel environs the west end of Waiheke to visit the remote east end where multi-dwelling estates dazzled us with their vineyards, private…
Waiheke Not?
We picked up some of our favorite intrepids in Auckland for a amphibious assault on the scenic waters and byways of the North and South…
Opua to Auckland
We left the protected inland waters of the Bay of Islands with its eclectic collection of yachts and headed south for Auckland. We didn’t see…
Opua, NZ
Wetnose was waiting for us in Opua, flying their Gibraltar homeport flag. They arrived the day before, and seemed remarkably refreshed by their outing from…
Minerva Reef to Opua, NZ
We weren’t alone at Minerva. A few days after we arrived we were fortunate to be joined by the three fine gentlemen, Jim, Steve, and…
Minerva Pit Stop
We came to Minerva for repairs but it has been a very cool place to visit. At low tide on a calm day it looks…