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S/V Freya
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To those who worried we wouldn't have a proper Christmas Dinner...the
proof is in the pudding, as they say. And yes, we did have pudding
(danish risengrod) too. |
Barb wonders where Santa is, and can he fit down our hatch. |
A lack of snow forced Santa to use this Steamboat to deliver
to his nautical customers. Thanks, Pippa, for the great Santa drawing! |
To those concerned we wouldn't have a proper Christmas Tree...nothing
a little scrap wood, cardboard, plaster of Paris and green paint didn't
solve. We hung seashells as decorations. |
Here's the real NZ Christmas Tree: the Pohutukawa blooms red
in December and January. Barb's hiding somewhere in there. |
Close-up, the Pohutukawa flower. We see them on many of the North
Island slopes, the trees tenaciously hanging onto cliffs in some spots. |
Barb & I spent New Year's anchored at Urupukapuka Bay, along
with a few dozen other boats, and a whole mess of tents. |
Bj counting the hours 'till 2005, whilst quaffing a cider. We
later met up with campers Geoff and Diane and had a fun time yakking and watching
fireworks. |
We sailed on to Waiiti Bay in the Cavalli Islands, and encountered
a small problem with this boat. Eagle-eyed folks will notice that it is
not Freya that is upside down, with the keel ripped off. |
Shortly after our arrival, salvage efforts on the upside-down
yatch commenced. We heard they hit a rock four days earlier while navigating
in thick fog. |
Any excuse for a party. The somewhat macabre procedings didn't
fail to bring out the on-lookers. Some dinghies seem rather overloaded... |
While the yacht was pulled from the water, a half dozen underwater
spectators showed up too. |
A bit farther north, in Whangaroa harbour, we exercised by climbing
'The Knob', seen in the distance. |
Top o' the Knob. |
360 degree view from the Knob. Thanks Valerie & Dennis for
taking us on the tour! Even though their boat 'Diva' is a power launch, they
used to have a sailboat and seem to be good folks :-) |
Also in Whangaroa harbour we have the hill Kairara, or "The Duke's
Nose". The start of the trail was fairly steep, but the last 20 feet or
so needed finger muscles as well as legs. |
Top o' the Nose. This whole area seemed like it would be a rock
climber's dream: lots of near vertical bumpy surfaces. |
We'd been cruising for several weeks now, and needed water. This
water buoy (well-named Viagra Falls) located in Pararako Bay was convenient.
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