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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Bought a Car and Open Invitation
On Friday we went to go shopping for a car or camper van to make our travels around the country. We figured starting in Christchurch would be a less costly place to make the purchase. Turns out we had a … Continue reading
Kite Photos of Tikehau Motu Now in Google Earth
Back in June of last year, we visited the more isolated atoll in the Tuamotus called Tikehau. This atoll is the westernmost of the main Tuamotus and is just west of the largest called Rangiroa (where we first dove with … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged aerial, FrenchPolynesia, googleearth, kite, photos, tahina, tikehau
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First Sightseeing in Christchurch
Yesterday our friends Mark and Dana from s/v Northfork returned from their hiking trip. They braved being exposed to our colds and came over with their car to take us to downtown Christchurch for lunch. Going into town there were … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged buskers, Christchurch, churches, NewZealand, sightseeing, tahina
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Now in Christchurch
We had smooth travels yesterday leaving from Whangarei, riding a bus to Auckland, catching a flight to Christchurch, and arriving at a hotel. There were no delays, and no long layovers between segments. We took a super shuttle instead of … Continue reading
Embarking on New Zealand Travels
Today we’re finally going to begin our travels of New Zealand. We will take a bus to Auckland again, and catch a flight to Christchurch – on the South Island. Our first order of business will be to acquire a … Continue reading
The Boating Life: Is it right for you?
What’s it like to buy a boat, sell your house, sell your cars, move onto the boat, and sail into unknown waters? What’s it like to leave your friends and family behind and sail to foreign countries? What’s it like … Continue reading
Posted in BoatingLife, News, Preparations
Tagged Boating, Cruising, Life, sailing, tahina
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Preparing for Land Travel
We returned to New Zealand and Tahina a week ago. Since then, we’ve spent most of our time working on Tahina projects so we can leave to explore New Zealand on land. It’s taken a bit longer than I expected … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Maintenance, News, Preparations
Tagged Boat, cleaning, fridge, Projects, tahina, Whangarei, winch
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GPS Track of Cross Island Hike in Rarotonga
One of the highlights of our visit to Rarotonga was a hike from the north to the south side across some quite rugged mountain terrain on muddy trails and through dense jungle-like vegetation. The highlight of this hike was reaching … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged CookIslands, GPS, Hike, Rarotonga, tahina, Tracks
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New Tahina Expedition Web Server
The Tahina Expedition web site and blog has been moved to new server software. If you’ve been using a RSS reader, you may see a flood of repeated posts – that’s because we switched over to the new server (also, … Continue reading
A Nice Beach in Tonga (video)
I’ve set this up to automatically loop so you can sit there with me on the beach with the sound of winds and waves as long as you like! Peaceful isn’t it? This video was taken when we visited the … Continue reading
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