We had
already downloaded Free Camping locations using WikiCamps and KiwiCamper &
Campermate. This gave us the outline of
a plan.
We headed
north to start our circumnavigation of the North Island. Our goal was to get from the top of the north
Island to the bottom of the south Island and see as many places in between as
time comfortably allowed.
After
spending a couple of days back in Auckland dealing with our return Australian
Visa Applications, we drove north to Whangarie. Located in the Bay of Islands, Whangarie is one of New Zealands premier boating communities and where many cruisers elect to be during cyclone season.
Our friends
Dave and Wendy Kall (Sv Elysium), whom we met years
ago in the Caribbean, were here doing a refit on their lovely Westerly 43. We enjoyed a couple of fun days hiking and sharing travel stories. We wish them luck as they continue their sailing adventures and look forward to when next our wakes may cross.
We continued
north to Opua to catch the ferry to the quaint picturesque village of Russell
now home to our friend, Greg Hoover. We
met Greg in Fiji whilst he was crewing for friends Bev (Sv Kokoh) and Allison
(Sv Cachalot)
Greg is now the proud co-owner, with his partner Pete, of a 5 Star
B & B in Russell called Arcadia Lodge.
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