After a pretty bad night sleep I got up just after 8am and looked at the mess I had created last night and pondered a bit....then decided...
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Your making it worse!
So this is going to be all three, or four days of weekend work rolled into one post because I just cant be bothered splitting it all up. I l...
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The homeward leg
Today we awoke to no rain which made for a change and it was nice not to have water dribbling in through leaking hatches. Today we had to...
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RAIN RAIN RAIN!
So today started out as an absolutely beautiful morning and Koda didn't seem too bothered about having slept outside under the sta...
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Canterbury Show Day
Hi all to those who read my blog, finally we are getting to the good end of the year when it warms up and this year I am trying to mak...
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Double Bay to Havelock
Well after last nights dramas of getting up to check we were not sitting in the rocks I was a bit tired and not liking the position we w...
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Stafford Bay to Double Bay
Well after a rough night and laying awake for a while thinking 'I hope there is a big block of concrete on the bottom of this mooring...
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Miro Bay to Stafford Bay
Another relaxing start to the day and another cracker of a morning. We got up had a dabble with the fishing rod but to no avail then I se...
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Paradise Bay to Miro Bay
After a good nights sleep we eventually all got out of bed to find the sun streaming in the hatches and a light breeze. Nothing starts the...
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Havelock to Paradise Bay
Apologies but I am going to tell you all about the events of the day that led to our final position in Paradise Bay. I had today off from wo...
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Labour Weekend here we come
Well I am counting the days to the long weekend, and even longer weekend as I am taking an extra couple of days off. I decided to take the...
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Last dash to complete
Despite dads great sleep last night I was quite the opposite, I woke at 5am to what I thought was a huge earthquake as the boat sh...
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Make up your mind!
So after a rough drive to Havelock last night we had a pretty good sleep although we both woke a few times to the boat rocking and wind howl...
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The next list
The list for this weekend is in full swing and although not as big as the last list it will still be a full on weekend as the tasks are pret...
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Another cracker!
Well today there was no strange waking up at 6 something in the morning but I did wake up before the alarm again and looked up through the ...
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Outside chores
Well for a weekend it wasn't much of a sleep in, I woke at the time my alarm normally goes off (6:50am), realized it was not really...
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Travel time
Not much to report for most of the day other than busy busy busy and people wanting things done now but not actually having time for a good ...
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The list begins....again
I was going to head up to the boat last weekend and get a few things done but the weather was supposed to be rain all weekend and either sid...
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Penguin Bay to Havelock - The Last Hurdle
Again another early morning and today was pretty cold and damp so made it hard to drag myself out of my warm sleeping bag. Eventually I ...
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Annie Bay to Penguin Bay
We were awoken this morning by an alarm, but I could have quite happily slept for another few hours but we had to make a move so it was...
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Cook Strait - Check
Again today started at midnight and all three of us were out on deck with the music cranking and resembling something close to a party bo...
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Let the bookings begin
So Emma had a good talk to someone (who at this stage will remain nameless) is wanting to come for a boat trip and put their hand up for a r...
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Are we there yet?
So today really started at midnight for me, I drew first watch until 1am before I headed to bed to try get some needed sleep, and after ro...
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Let the journey begin
So after running around all afternoon picking up the altered deck vests then getting plumbing parts from Burnsco, then heading home to gra...
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Let there be power
So today was a good day to sleep in, I was ready to get up and head to the boat but then the heavens opened up and its poured down so I figu...
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Let the cleaning begin
So after deciding to move the yacht to Havelock in under 2 weeks the urgency has gone on to get things fixed that have been in the to be fix...
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Times of Change
So after deliberation its time to leave Lyttelton after just 5 months. Its too stressful waking up in the middle of the night and hearing a ...
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Lazy Sunday
Well today I managed to get Emma to come out to the boat after What Now, we stopped in Lyttelton township for some chips, corn bites and jam...
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Southerly = Broken
So apologies to anyone who checks in on my blog, I have not posted anything in ages and that is slack of me! Well anyhow it seems to be a re...
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First Southerly Battering
Again I was awoken in the night by pouring rain and howling winds at home and lay awake for a while wondering how the yacht was doing over i...
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The BAD Smell
Pump and tanks new home and one of the buckets of filth! So since today is not the best, its not raining but its not the beautiful sunny ...
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Painting time
After being back on solid ground for a few days I thought I would spend my last week off work doing work on the boat since I am not going to...
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