Leaving home
4 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We are off!!! Thank you to all our lovely friends and family for all your loving support for our big adventure ahead. We hope that this is a good way to keep you up to date with all of explorations...Läs mer
Arrived in Sandy Bay
4 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Awwwww.... what a glorious day... the breeze on our backs and the sun warm on our faces. Stopping for the night in Sandy Bay...
Gorgeous day on the land and on the sea, what a nice start for your big adventure. Enjoy the summer ride! Sea temps are nice and warm even in Wellnitz Bay😊. Let's keep in touch and be safe! Lots of love from Micha and Bine [Micha and Bine]
Welcomed to Whitianga in warm sunshine
5 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We are being so blessed with glorious sunshine... and perfect sailing conditions. Our trip from Sandy Bay was glorious and it looks like the map showed s pretty accurate route 😊 We are staying inLäs mer
Boatwork!
8 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Someone said to us once that Cruising is doing boatwork in exotic locations! .... They might just be right! We're busy fixing and repairing the projects we didn't manage to get to before we leftLäs mer
We're Anchored in Mayor Island
9 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
It looks like we are in the middle of the ocean... but there is an island here! We just dropped our anchor and we're greeted by a Haka on the beach by a school group who are here camping! We'll atLäs mer
look who joined us today!!
11 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We left Mayor Island this morning to head to Tauranga.... and look who joined us 🤗 We are now tucked up under Mount Managanui. We have a few days of exploring, restocking food and supplies. TheLäs mer
ResenärYes the pohuts are really starting to go off up here on the coast now. Glorious NZ Christmas. I bet you see some amazing coastal sights from the water.
Rainy day in Tauranga
12 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Pouring with rain today as we fill up with diesel in Sulphur Point Marina... do some food shopping to stock up for the next part of our journey... catching up on a bit of sleep too 😊
Sailing our way to Napier
13 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
All packed up and Klepper is ready to sail South. we'll go past white Island (an active volcano) and to East Cape (the first place in Aotearoa) to see the sunrise) and then past Gisbourne to Napier.Läs mer
Still active Whakaari White Island
13 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
The name Whakaari means 'to make visible' or 'exposed to view'. The full name is Te Puia Whakaari which means 'The Dramatic Volcano'. It is still very active and last erupted in 2019 killing 22 peopleLäs mer
sunrise ... were we the first to see it
14 december 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A glorious day... and feeling grateful for incredible sailing, smooth seas and fair winds. East Cape is notorious for being challenging for sailors... just watching the sunset on another day and theLäs mer
Just gorgeous! Glad its all going well . 3 more full moons to go, enjoy every minute. Love being along with you 🥰❤️ [Legs]
Resenär...yes... and such a glorious full moon last night guiding us in to harbour 😊
ResenärLooks like you guys having the trip of a lifetime. Trust the leg to Napier is uneventful and you arrive safely, cheers, A&M
Yay....we made it! We're in Napier
15 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We'll add details when we've had a sleep :-)
TIRED BUT Very happy xx
Reflecting on our trip
16 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
What an incredible sail down the coast. with an active volcano, dolphins escorting us, full moons and sunrises... glorious sunshine and fair winds on our back. we arrived into Napier at midnight onLäs mer
ResenärHey Merry Mariners. Great to follow your progress. Was it you triggering that volcano mate? Honoured with a 21 gun salute as you sailed by :) Best wishes and will be thinking of you both at our MENZ lunch at Luke's Kitchen tomorrow. Love 2bears
ooops we have an engine problem
20 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
oh dear... we have found water in the oil of the cylinder heads. we will be here for a while whilst we fix our dear Volvo Penta (Penny penta)... THEN we will look for another weather window.. looksLäs mer
ResenärOh no, that’s definitely not good. Sorry to hear that. I haven’t even checked the forecast for Coro for Xmas yet!!! All the best with the repairs. ❤️❤️❤️
yay...we are running again :-)
24–28 dec. 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
well.... we have our Penny Penta back together again all greased and loved xxx now we can look at our next leg and look for a weather window to head further South xx
Wishing you all a lovely Christmas...
24 december 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
we are just leaving Napier and headed to Port Underwood on the top of the South Island xxx we will be sailing for Christmas!!! yay.... may not have signal so here's our little message to you all
Resenär
Thankyou you dear folk. Christmas greetings from us with loads of ❤️ ❤️❤️ Christmas on the sea for you. That was a very quick engine fix. Well done👍
Merry Christmas Everyone
25 december 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Sunrise on Christmas Day... we are sailing down the East coast of North Island and heading to Castle Point at the moment. we aim to sail to Port Underwood which is another 162 nautical miles from hereLäs mer
ResenärChristmas greetings to you both, may this adventure be the best so far. We are following you and thinking of you as I follow the Vendee Globe. A little different!!!!
Resenärawwww...thank you dear Romilly..wishing you a lovely lovely Christmas... yes.. we definately cant compete with vendee globe 😀
Happy Christmas Dear Cousins! Wishing you a safe 162 miles 😘❤️🎄 [Legs n Trev]
Arriving in Port Underwood
26 december 2024, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
All tucked up in Port Underwood sheltered from the stormy winds and big seas that are predicted for the Cooks Strait today and tomorrow. With winds up to 50knot gusts and 4metre seas... We are feelingLäs mer
ahhhhh... unwinding!
30 dec.–4 jan. 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
It's wonderful to be catching up with ourselves a bit whilst we wait for the weather window to keep heading South. The wind is gusting sometimes up to 50 knots out in the Cooks Strait, and you canLäs mer
leaving in the dark
2 januari 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
we are heading to Picton through the infamous Tory Channel. The timing is the challenge as you need to consider tide changes and currents that run at a different time. As well as swell in the CooksLäs mer
Hello Sarah and Simon it's really nice to see how you're traveling and how you're going I wish you Merry Christmas relatedly and I really nice new year I am looking forward to talking to you on the 20th if you can make it bye bye from Helga [Helga]
ResenärGreat to see you travelling on to new destinations. Makes sailing in Coromandel on Antira very tame.
ResenärAll very exciting here... but we have also had our exciting moments in Coromandel! expecting gusts of up to 45knots over next 48 hours !!! wouldn't mind the calm Coro right now 😄
Planning... plotting.. waiting!
6 januari 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We are in a flurry of planning and plotting as we consider taking the next weather window to head down the West Coast of South Island and heading to Milford Sound. We are excitedly dreaming overLäs mer
ResenärYes, anything northerly..... we are considering going over to golden bay area for some sunshine tucking in and maybe going down the west coast to fiords. The weather has been so against us coming up the East Coast of South Island, not even getting a long enough window to get to Akaroa.
ResenärYes, that’s what I thought! Well, Golden Bay is very lovely, my dear friend Manfred Raunigg lives there in Takaka with an amazing biodynamic garden.
Paradise!!
12 januari 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrived in Tasman Bay... it's beautiful! Our journey from Port Underwood took us to the edge of Pelorus Sound and to the northern tip of D'Urville Island to Port Hardy. Then across the Tasman Bay toLäs mer
A special time in Nelson
16–18 jan. 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We are in Nelson Marina... and it has been a lovely time... Our time was short but wonderful... our highlight was to meet our new family member from our cousins... seeing cousin Janie who made theLäs mer
ResenärGreat to see you in Nelson. A Cav 36 named Scorcher that was in Thames is now moored in Nelson harbour down there. I have been down and sailed on her out into the bay.
A Techy situation!
17 januari 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Well.... we have set up an Iridium GO! satellite phone for our trip as we head off to more remote places... it's very awesome as we can stay connected for weather updates and limited messages also SOSLäs mer
ResenärVery techy stuff. Looking forward to following you as we have fun with the grandchildren in Mellow Yellow ( Mirror dinghy) and kayaks and Barry’s lovely little kauri dinghy. ⛵️ wishing you safe adventures and loads of love👍
Resenär⛵️🌊 lovely to have you along with us ... thanks for your support and encouragement
Weather Watching
22 januari 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Enjoying the glorious sunshine and golden beaches whilst we watch the weather all around us. There are storms on all sides of us with Tasman Bay in the middle, calm and sunny! We are filling our timeLäs mer
More adventures....change of direction
31 januari 2025, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We're on the move again! Not quite in the direction we had originally planned!
We are heading north!!!! it's been a difficult decision... but we have been waiting for over a month for a safe weatherLäs mer
ResenärSo pleased to hear you’re safe. You’ll still have the best time exploring and make some more amazing memories. Enjoy every second and look forward to Stewart island next year 😀😘 xxx
Resenäryes... Stewart Island will be in another adventure :-) There's more to come ⛵️
ResenärGreat decision. It takes strength and wisdom to change plans. Maybe see you in the north. Much love xx
Resenäraww thank Chris n Jenny... ❤️ we were so sad... but we are feeling good about the decision now 😌
ResenärYay! you're on your way! Gorgeous weather. Happy adventuring dear ones.
Oooh so exciting Sarah & Simin, off on another adventure. Farewell you travellers and keep safe xxx [Sasha]
PS - I want to come with you on your next trip !! [Sasha]
ResenärYay....we are very very excited... and the first few days he been glorious xxx