Blinkin' Nora it's a miracle

Well by some small miracle I seem to be on a stable and completely free internet connection, plugged into the mains, with unlimited time and power available to me, even Kieran is nowhere to be seen asking me if I've finished yet or not. This is a VERY unusual state of affairs and has renedered me virtually speechless. Luckily for you this means that I am unable to compose any witty commentary to go with all these photo's, but as you can see we had a pretty amazing passage from Opua, Bay of Islands, to Golden Bay, where everyone walks around barefoot with dreadlocks trying to outdo each other for how cosmic and alternative they can be. Six days of beautiful weather, whales, dolphins and albatross, with a 30knot blow on the last night that got us thoroughy wet and broke the jib was an amazing way to arrive at our new home.

First stop was Sprits Bay at the northern tip of the North Island by Cape Reinga, a truly piratical anchorage where the souls depart this land, and from then on we left the land behind.....