Opua
Salamander
Sun 9 Jan 2011 08:33
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A lovely visit to the crews of Mojo and Artemo,
though sadly Sven was already away working. On the way up we stopped to visit
the most famous arty toilets in NZ - designed by Hundertwasser and incorporating
a tree.
 Mojo managed to finish the crossing from Tonga with
no sails left and Artemo has now fixed their engine which broke on the same
passage.
The plan was to go to Russell to see a tall ships
race. However, we were tempted by our charming hostess Ondene to linger a
little long over the lunchtime wine and motored out to see the last of the tall
ships disappearing into the distance.
 Following a blue penguin in towards Russell, we
reverted to the default plan and went to a pub (actually the oldest licensed
premises in NZ). The afternoon was gently whiled away sitting on the terrace
with a pitcher of beer, listening to a live band - it can be hard work, this
cruising life.
Then back to Artemo for plenty of rum, good food
and great company.
As usual the girls provided and excellent water
taxi service
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