After spending the holidays with Julie and Graham we leave Whangaroa Harbor. The weather is calm enough to sail in the Cavalli Islands before descending to the Bay of Islands and Whangarei.

Winter is well established depressions follow one another accompanied by torrential rains and temperatures around 14 ° or less during the day and 6 ° at night. So we organize our days according to the weather : Reunion with friends, Walks in the northwest of the island or sailing to the islands of the…

Here we are back on the water after having carried out the "annual" maintenance of the boat. We look forward to exploring New Zealand's North East Coast less crowded than the Bay of Islands.

We are in Spring ( End of September) The days are getting longer, Temperatures rise with beautiful sunny days, it's the right season to resume our daily hikes in the Bay of Islands.

New Zealand is not spared by the Covid epidemic 19. Borders close quickly, Confinement is immediately declared! Bay of Islands Paihia

–We leave the boat at the Norsand shipyard in Whangarei for a few months and resume our Van expedition through New Zealand.

We celebrate Christmas and New Year's Day in front of Paihia beach and are in the front row for the fireworks. Shortly after we leave by Van to explore the center of the North Island.