• Cruising NZ
    Route planning session heading to Hawke's bay
    Pretty cool tapsTasting paddle (give it a 6/10)Free pint... Looks dangerousNot sure what happened to these...Family dinner time!Cool pastel coloured sunset

    Visas & Family Day

    February 5, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 19 °C

    Early start today to get over to the Chinese embassy. We got all of our paperwork submitted and no issues were raised, so that was this week's big job ticked off.

    We headed back to Starling for lunch and a trip planning session. Nathan and Vela made the call to head out from Wellington on Thursday afternoon. Going north to Hawke's Bay to wait out the northerly winds that are forecast for Saturday before continuing on Sunday around East Cape into the bay of plenty, plan is to be in Tauranga Monday evening.

    After this, Nathan and Ross decided it was time to find a cold beer. They headed to Fork and Brewer for a tasting paddle. The beer was nothing exciting to write home about, but the taps were pretty cool. They then headed next door to the sports bar for a couple more cold ones while watching the cricket.

    We all reconvened at dinner (yummy dumplings and noodles) where Nathan and Ross got in trouble with the girls for having one too many (who blamed the bartender for pouring the wrong beer and giving them an extra pint for free...) We headed back for Starling and enjoyed a nice pastel coloured sunset and a game of Catan before bedtime.    Read more