SV Jenny - Banks Peninsula, South Island

Banks Peninsula, South Island

SV Jenny

Alan Franklin/Lynne Gane

Fri 6 May 2016 08:05

Dear Family and Friends,

6th May 2016

Still catching up on last months travels, this time our final days with Josh on the Banks Peninsula near Christchurch.

Photo1 looking across one of the many bays on the peninsula

Photo 2 Barry's bay, near Akaroa, early morningacross the marshes

Photo 3 View of Akaroa from across bay, the town has a french feel and is charming.

Photo 4 Shag drying their wings in the sun

Photo 5 Spoonbills also in Barry's bay

Photo 6 Old Akaroa

Photo 7 Walk along a peninsula in Barry's bay

All our best,

Lynne and Alan

Blog Entries

2016

Jul 2016

Sun 3 Jul 06:18
- Coromandel coast

Jun 2016

Wed 29 Jun 09:00
- Hello from Havelock North

May 2016

Wed 18 May 08:55
- photo blog cycle wine tours and Hawk's Bay
Tue 17 May 10:51
- Hawks Bay 39:77° S: 176:74° E
Fri 13 May 10:11
- Rotorua photo blog
Wed 11 May 10:18
Mon 9 May 10:06
- Mt Taranaka, Forgotten Highway, Waitomo
Fri 6 May 08:05
- Banks Peninsula, South Island
Thu 5 May 06:58
Sun 1 May 09:43
- photo blog Milford Sound and Te Anau

Apr 2016

Sat 30 Apr 11:00
Fri 29 Apr 09:17
- Fwd: Frans Joesph and Fox Glaciers
- Fwd: photo blog Southern Alps South Island New Zealand
Wed 27 Apr 10:23
- Fwd: More Fox Glacier 43:46° S: 170:01° E
- Gold panning in near Hokitka and Ross, West Coast Highway
Thu 21 Apr 11:12
- Oamaru and Banks Peninsula 43:80° S: 172:96° E
Sun 17 Apr 09:41
- West Coast of South island, Fox glacier, another Alpine crossing to Lake Wanaka
Wed 13 Apr 09:58
- Photo blog Christchurch and Southern Alpine crossing
Tue 12 Apr 09:51
- Photo blog
- Kiakoura and Whale watching 42:40° S: 173:68° E
Mon 11 Apr 10:02
- Havelock, Blenhiem and marlborough vineyards
Sat 9 Apr 10:04
Thu 7 Apr 10:35
- Rotorua 38:13S:176:24E
Wed 6 Apr 10:25

Mar 2016

Sun 13 Mar 08:43
- Jenny is sold! Moving on to our land based travels in the north island

Feb 2016

Mon 29 Feb 05:51
- Port Whangarei New Zealand Latitud e:-35.752145° Longitude:174.345614°

2015

Nov 2015

Wed 25 Nov 18:17
- Bay of Islands pics at last
Tue 3 Nov 07:17
- In New Zealand 35.36S 174.32E

Oct 2015

Thu 29 Oct 20:28
Wed 21 Oct 21:41
- Nuku'alofa
Fri 9 Oct 18:28
- Vava'u 18:41.60S 174:01.60W and Nukualofa 21:08.00S 178:12.00W

Sep 2015

Sun 20 Sep 17:00
- Fwd: Neiafu Tonga 18.6508° S, 173.9831 ° W and Hunga 20.5700° S, 175.3800° W
- Fwd: Tonga Niuatoputapu 15.9500° S, 173.7500° W
Tue 1 Sep 07:36
- Fw: 18:41.6S 173:59.9W

Aug 2015

Mon 31 Aug 08:22
- Fw: Palmerstone Reef 18:02.6S 163:11.4W
Sun 30 Aug 08:57
- Auckland and Home
Sat 29 Aug 07:21
Fri 28 Aug 11:47
- Sail to Asau, Savai'i 13:37S 172:42W
- Samoa, Upulo and Robert Louis Stevenson
Wed 26 Aug 06:23
- Samoa: Upulo
Wed 12 Aug 04:16
- Photo blog of Bora Bora and Maupiti
- Photo blog of Palmerstone
Mon 10 Aug 06:17
- Arrived Apiua Samoa 13:49.8S 171:45.7W
Mon 3 Aug 18:57
- On Passage to Palmerstone

Jul 2015

Fri 31 Jul 22:02
- Fw: Bora Bora to Maupiti 16:26.7S 152:14.6W
- Maupiti and our passage to Palmerstone reef
Thu 30 Jul 04:09
- Maupiti and the tedious paperwork, 16:26.7S 152:14.6W
Sun 26 Jul 20:37
Fri 24 Jul 17:37
- Bora Bora 16:29.9S 151:45.4W
Tue 21 Jul 04:24
- Tahaa 16:36.3S 151:33.5W
Sat 18 Jul 23:53
- Raitea
Thu 16 Jul 01:15
Thu 9 Jul 04:21
- AHauhine 16:46S 151:04W
Mon 6 Jul 18:50
- Tahiti Photo blog
- Tahiti photo blog
Sat 4 Jul 00:16
- Still in Papeete Tahiti 17:32.3S 149:34.2W
Wed 1 Jul 09:59
- Photo blog of Tahiti

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 00:42
- 15:53.1S 148:26.8W Attempted passage to Tuamotus and return to Tahiti
Sun 28 Jun 19:50
Wed 24 Jun 23:23
- Tahiti and Moorea, S 17° 30' 0.00" W 149° 51' 0.00
Thu 18 Jun 21:47
- Back in Tahiti 28C and sunny!
Mon 1 Jun 20:36
- Last photo blog of Marquesas Ua Pou and a round up of the Pacific crossing

May 2015

Sat 30 May 06:21
- Arrived Papeete Tahiti 17:38S 149:34W
Thu 28 May 20:28
Mon 25 May 00:55
- on passage to Tahiti
Sun 24 May 02:49
- On way to Tahiti 13:13S 144:08W
- Fw: Under way to Tahiti 11:13.20S 141:44.8W
Fri 22 May 20:38
- Daniel's bay, a tour of the island by sea, Anaho Bay and Ua Pou 09:21S 140:06W
Tue 19 May 13:01
- Nuku Hiva
Sun 17 May 01:20
- Nuku Hiva
Sat 16 May 20:39
Mon 11 May 20:56
Sun 10 May 08:44
- Fatu Hiva, Tapas and back in Hiva Oa
- Fatu Hiva 10:30S 138:41W
Sat 9 May 02:36
- Fatu Hiva, tapas and back in Hiva Oa
- Omoa Fatuiva 10:30S 138:41W
Mon 4 May 19:52
- Tahuata 09:57S 139:07W
- Fw: Hiva Oa to Tahuata 09:54S 139:06w

Apr 2015

Wed 29 Apr 04:15
- Pacific Crossing 09:48S 139:01W We have arrived in Hiva Oa
Tue 28 Apr 02:40
- Pacific crossing last full day at sea 09:56S 137:56W
Mon 27 Apr 00:20
- Pacific Crossing 10:21S 135:41W 199.9 miles to go!
Sat 25 Apr 22:19
- Pacific Crossing 10:13S 133:41W Just over 300 miles to go!
Fri 24 Apr 19:28
- Pacific Crossing 009:16S 131:05W Banana Loaf recipe!
Thu 23 Apr 18:41
- Pacific crossing 08:44S 128:28W
- Pacific Crossing 09:10S 126:33W Are we there yet?
Tue 21 Apr 22:44
- Pacific Crossing 09:44.3S 123:49.4W
- Pacific Crossing 10:07S 121:48W
Sun 19 Apr 21:44
- Pacific Crossing 09:09.1S 119:05W Caught not one but two fish!
Sat 18 Apr 17:55
- Pacific Crossing 08:16S 116:27W All quiet on the Western front
Fri 17 Apr 17:43
- Fw: Pacific Crossing 06:53.8S 101:34.0W breaking news caught a Mahi Mahi today
- Fw: Pacific crossing 07:11.6S 106:20.9W is there anyone there?
- Pacific crossing 07:50.7S 113:56.5W
Thu 16 Apr 18:09
- Pacific Crossing 08:03.7S 111:40.6W
Wed 15 Apr 18:09
- Pacific Crossing 07:14.7S 109:16.8W
Mon 13 Apr 20:59
- Pacific Crossing 07:23.8S 104:13.4W
Sat 11 Apr 18:03
- Pacific Crossing 06:13.97S 98:57.87W
Fri 10 Apr 19:11
- Pacific Crossing to Marquesas 05:04.5N 096:52.8W
Thu 9 Apr 20:43
- Pacific crossing 03:40.6S 94:46.6W
Wed 8 Apr 16:52
- Pacific crossing 02:05.5S 92:27.4W
Sat 4 Apr 21:17
- Galapagos 00:44.5S 90:18.27W
Fri 3 Apr 00:20
- Galapagos Photo Blog
- Galapagos photo Blog
Thu 2 Apr 23:56
- Galapagos photoblog
- Photo blog Galapagos
- Photoblog Galapagos
- Les Perles Islands Panama
- Tabogo, Panama

Mar 2015

Tue 31 Mar 05:08
- Galapagos islands
Wed 25 Mar 20:39
- Arrived in Santa Cruz Galapagos 00:44.5S 90:18.26W
- Arrived in the Galapagos Islands not yet in port 00:43.2N 89:35.79W
Mon 23 Mar 21:26
- Galapagos passage 00.35.23 N 88:11.21W
Sun 22 Mar 01:33
- Galapagos passage 03:57.5N 84:35.W Engine on the blink and we caught a fish.
Sat 21 Mar 02:23
- Passage to Galapagos 04:52.73N 82:56.26W
Thu 19 Mar 22:28
- Passage to Galapagos 06:30.3N 81:10.7W
- Les Perles and passage to Galapagos 07:37.9N 79:32.6W
Tue 17 Mar 18:42
- Les Perles 08:29.43N 79:02.19W
Sun 15 Mar 23:45
Wed 11 Mar 04:59
- Panama Canal
- Portobello, Colon, Panama canal
Tue 10 Mar 13:39
- Panama City and Canal Passage 08:54.33N 79:31.31W
Mon 9 Mar 14:08
- Fw: Live webcam update 09:07.0N 79:45.5W
- Fwd: Webcam update for canal transit 09:06.8N 79:46.(W
Sun 8 Mar 18:51
- Webcam update for canal transit
- San Blas, Portobello, Shelter Bay Colon 09:22.0N 79:57.0W
Thu 5 Mar 20:20

Feb 2015

Wed 25 Feb 17:13
- Enroute to San Blas
Tue 24 Feb 13:24
- Enroute to San Blas Is possibly
Mon 23 Feb 13:34
- Enroute to San Blas Islands, Columbian Basin 12:37N 73:58W
Sun 22 Feb 14:33
- Enroute to San Blas Islands off Columbia 12:53.6N 71:33.3W
- Fw: Grenada to San Blas 12:57.3N 68:45.8W
Tue 17 Feb 20:50
Fri 13 Feb 15:33
Thu 12 Feb 15:05
- Martinique to Bequia 13:00.5N 61:14.3W
Fri 6 Feb 21:10
- Le Marin Martinique Photo blog
- Martinique Photo blog
Tue 3 Feb 15:21
- Martinique St Pierre 14:44.4N 61:10.6W
Sun 1 Feb 22:35

Jan 2015

Thu 29 Jan 15:31
- Montserrat to Dominica 15:34.8N 61:27.7W
Sun 25 Jan 14:19
- Leaving Antigua
Thu 22 Jan 15:31
- Light at the end of the tunnel???
Fri 16 Jan 18:54
- Antigua still!!!
Fri 9 Jan 01:30
- Antigua still!
Sat 3 Jan 20:53

2014

Dec 2014

Wed 31 Dec 14:26
- Photo blog Atlantic crossing
Sat 27 Dec 02:36
- Antigua
Thu 25 Dec 00:49
- Arrived Antigua 17:00.5N 61:45.8W
Tue 23 Dec 13:22
- Atlantic Crossing 17:15.4N 58:34.6W Happy Christmas from all on board Jenny
Sun 21 Dec 13:57
- Atlantic Crossing 17:45.9N 53:26.8W Wind at last, an amazing whale experience and a flying visit
Sat 20 Dec 20:08
- Atlantic Crossing 18:21.6N 51:52.9W Dirty fuel continues, call for Janet and John
Fri 19 Dec 13:28
- Atlantic Crossing 19:06.9N 48:51.5W
Thu 18 Dec 14:52
- Atlantic Crossing 19:42.6N 47:03.2W
Wed 17 Dec 17:07
- Atlantic crossing 19:45.9N 44:53.5W We caught a fish!!
Tue 16 Dec 20:12
- Atlantic Crossing 20:02.77N 42:35.73W
Sat 13 Dec 20:35
- Atlantic Crossing 20:15.3N 34:09.0W officially warm shorts at 1am, 3 minute showers, flying fish and bread mixes
- Fw: Atlantic Crossing 20:23.3N 31:32.3W
Wed 10 Dec 19:37
- Atlantic crossing 21:50.77N 27:29.64W
Tue 9 Dec 18:16
- Atlanticv Crossing 23:18.7N 25:56.52W
Mon 8 Dec 18:59
- Atlantic Crossing 23:51.29N 23:40.26W 8th December 2014
- Atlantic Crossing 23:51.29N 23:40.26W 8th December 2014
Sun 7 Dec 12:57
Thu 4 Dec 03:19
- Iridium not working therefore no blogs or texts until we reach Antigua
Wed 3 Dec 22:54
- Iridium not working therefore no blogs or texts until we reach Antigua
- 28:55.01N 13:42.02W Marina Puerto Calero Lanzarote

Nov 2014

Sat 15 Nov 21:55
- Lanzarote
Tue 11 Nov 17:51
Sat 8 Nov 17:03
- Arrived Arrecife Lanzarote 28:57.9N 013:32.32W
Thu 6 Nov 10:17
- Madeira
- Madeira
Wed 5 Nov 22:31
Tue 4 Nov 21:53
- Madeira

Oct 2014

Sun 26 Oct 23:03
- On passage to Madeira current position 35:20.705N 010:39.022W
- Photos for La Guadiana
Fri 24 Oct 10:54
- 33:03.45N 16:18.8W Porto Santo
- 33:03.45N 16:18.8W Porto Santo
Tue 21 Oct 12:09
- Change of plans, toothache and an extra passenger 33:24.91N 014:39.81W
Mon 20 Oct 10:40
- En route to Madeira, 34:29.62N 12.41.51W
Fri 17 Oct 16:25
- Alcoutim 37:16.75N 007:28.38W Cuttlefish, housecoats, low bridges and zip wires!
Sun 12 Oct 09:16
- Faro 36:57.81N 07:52.19W Gremlins in the works
Thu 9 Oct 21:49
- Vilamoura 37:04.1N 08:07.35W
Wed 8 Oct 14:55
- Lagos photos
- Photo blog
Tue 7 Oct 13:55
- Sines 37:57.04N 08:52.11W to Lagos 37:05.93N 08:39.94W Fireworks, fishing, grottos, dingy racing and uninvited guests.

Sep 2014

Sun 28 Sep 12:13
Fri 26 Sep 22:42
- Lisbon 38:43N 09:07W
Sat 20 Sep 22:51
Thu 18 Sep 10:51
- Cascais
Wed 17 Sep 12:58
- From Porto to Lisbon, Seixal 38:40N 09:06.7W
Tue 16 Sep 21:07
- Porto to Lisboa part 2
Sat 13 Sep 09:46
Thu 11 Sep 17:45
- Porto pictures
- Alfurada Porto
Mon 8 Sep 06:52
- Porto
Fri 5 Sep 10:23
- Povoa Do Varzim, Vila de Conde photos
Wed 3 Sep 19:00
- Trip up the Douro to Pinhao in Alto Douro
Mon 1 Sep 20:13
- Pictures for the trip from Bayona to Porto

Aug 2014

Fri 29 Aug 16:10
- Viano Do Castelo 41:41.68N, 08:49.21W to Povoa De Varzim, 41:22.2N, 08:46.0W
Mon 25 Aug 08:12
- Maintenance almost completed, heading for Portugal
Sat 23 Aug 13:47
- Back in Bayona
Tue 19 Aug 20:27
- Wandering around the Galician coast 42:13.95n 008:44.59W to 42:18.2N 008:39.1W
Sun 17 Aug 07:22
- Portosin and Santiago de Compostela
Thu 14 Aug 16:22
- More blog photos Muros
- Muros to Portosin 42:45.8N 08:56.6W
Tue 12 Aug 17:25
- More photos
- Some photos 42:30.04N 09:03.02W
Mon 11 Aug 11:00
- Caraminal 42:37' N 008:55.5W
Sat 9 Aug 08:50
- Aldan to Isla de Salvora 42:28.0 N 09:05.0W
- Start of the Bayona rally to Aldan via Isla de San Martin 42:16.5N 08:49.1W
Sun 3 Aug 20:40
- Bayona
Sat 2 Aug 21:34
- Arrived Bayona NW Spain 42:07.3N 008:50.7W
Fri 1 Aug 13:37
- La Coruna and on route to Ria Vigo 43:23.4N 008:46.7W

Jul 2014

Wed 30 Jul 16:08
- Arrived La Coruna wednesday 30th July
- Unexpected problems with leaping lettuce 44:06.35N 008:34.5W
Mon 28 Jul 13:25
- The Mad Hatter's dormouse and us have much in common! 46:59.69 N, 007:03.07W
Thu 24 Jul 08:20
- We can't quite believe the day has finally arrived!

May 2014

Mon 12 May 11:36
- Oh! all the Preparation