Don't Try This At Home: 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011

At the speed of light or day

So here we are, New Zealand. The End. Well we will be heading to Auckland this weekend with a stop near Whangarei. We are in Opua and have been here for about a week at this point. The last passage was cold and very slow. It gave us some of our slowest days, about 38 nautical miles I think. Lisa and Leslie will drive down to Auckland while Andy and I take Aldebaran down the coast to her new slip in Auckland. Carl will be hitching a ride down with a friend on Monday. Between now and Christmas we will be posting everything that has been left out, including a couple hundred photos from Suwarrow, Niue, Tonga, and New Zealand. As well as some posts that were written along the way that never quite made it online and some photos from the early days of working on the boat.

So there you have it. We sailed to New Zealand.

Thanks to Graham and Annette for providing us with
the means to gorge ourselves on hot water and snacks.
And for snapping this pick on our arrival

Friday, November 4, 2011

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Monday, October 24, 2011

This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That

So it looks like this will be our last post before New Zealand. It's been a pretty incredible experience. When we first set out from Ventura our imaginations were the source of all of our fear and excitement. Now, as we prepare for this last leg, it's our experiences that fuel our mixed emotions. On this passage we still have one or two remote places to stop and the trip's potentially roughest leg makes up the final few days of sailing into Opua.

I'm writing this from the dock as we fill our water tanks for the last time. We're all provisioned up, tanks almost full, and anxious to to reach our destination. Hopefully you have enjoyed our photos and ramblings. We've enjoyed creating them.

If at any point over the next two to three weeks you are wondering what we are feeling just hold your breath and stare into the sun.

Thanks for following along.