Kawau Island is another island in the Hauraki Gulf. The island is named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird. Copper was mined on the island after discovery in the 1842, in the first years of European ownership. With importe…
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Skiing Whistler
Eric with his daughter, MargaretNo views were to be seen at Whistler/Blackcomb but that meant snow, snow, snow! We had three days of fresh powder skiing in the mountains where we rented a condo right on the slopes for easy access.The Whistler ski resor…
Family time in Canada
Oak, Margaret and ShirleyOak, Margaret, Shirley and EricFour generations of Bloomquists gathered in Vancouver this weekend for some good old fashion family time. Great-grandma “Boo” flew in from Minneapolis for the weekend where she didn’t let a little…
World Affairs
Well a lot has occurred since my last up date. We were just finishing off our final few days driving up the west coast of the north island of New Zealand. Our points of interest included the town of Wanganui with their glass blowing studio…
Dan Streech Responds to YachtForums and Nordhavn Litigation
A heated and contested discussion on YachtForums regarding the sinking of Nordhavn 75 EYF #2 in Cabo San Lucas has led to a statement from Dan Streech, President of Pacific Asian Enterprises, the manufacturer of Nordhavn brand trawlers.
Crazy for Hong Kong!
Greetings from aboard the good ship ‘Grey Pearl’!
First off – THANKS to many of you who have kindly written inquiring about us and the boat in view of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. We are fortunately well on our boat in Hong Kong har…
Crazy for Hong Kong!
Greetings from aboard the good ship ‘Grey Pearl’!
First off – THANKS to many of you who have kindly written inquiring about us and the boat in view of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. We are fortunately well on our boat in Hong Kong har…
Hong Kong – Preparing to Depart
Hello again from Hong Kong! It seems like forever since I last blogged on this website and it actually has been about six months. It was tough leaving Seabird all locked up for the winter but it was nice to get back home again to the US. We spent a few…
Pirating puts an end to circumnavigator’s dreams
Sadly, it seems the risk far outweighs the desire for adventure. Below is an email posted by the crew of Doramac:I guess its time I admitted to the list and to myself that our dreams of acircumnavigation will remain just that, a dream. Were still…
Auckland
We decided to splurge and spend some time at a marina since anchoring options were limited near this major city. We went into Westhaven Marina based on a local recommendation, but were disappointed at the 40 minute walk to downtown. The rain made the…
