Blog 21. March 25/26/27. Back to Picton and North Island.

Alcedo
David Batten
Sun 20 May 2018 09:18
With more beautiful views all the way to Picton and a lovely evening, it was goodbye to South Island.

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Looking down Kenepuru Sound...

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...and then Queen Charlotte Sound

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.....and on the way out of Queen Charlotte Sound, looking at the land of the long white cloud.

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....with the leading lines in transit

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Good bye South Island

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Quite a different landscape near Rotorua on the way home. Hot sulphur springs that we thought were an odd mist to start with.

After a late night stop on the shores of Lake Taupo, we met a potential 4th crew member, female, Polish, at Tirau before driving on tonWhakamarama to visit a long standing family friend. Then another meeting with another potential crew member, male, New Zealander, followed by supper with Kate and Lane in Aukland and a night it a car park which did not appear to prohibit free camping. Then it was back to Whangarei and the boat and a busy Easter with the boat in the travel hoist and the keel down so we could tackle the rust patches. All to no avail as we discovered later.

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