words from the wanderers

Whangarei Town Basin Marina, New Zealand Turns out our last post was very prophetic, since one week later we were alerted to the news that a Category 3 hurricane would make landfall on the north island of New Zealand as an extra-tropical cyclone. So back...

Otaio Bay, Urupukapuka Isl It is hard to believe that 23 years ago we were in the midst of preparing for our first offshore adventure on Manu Kai. Back then we devoured every book we could find that was written by those who had circumnavigated, those...

McCall, Idaho Greetings and Happy New Year! The dust has settled from our typically hectic holiday times and we finally have a moment to reflect on our peripatetic wanderings of 2025. Per the wisdom of J.R.R. Tolkien, “All who wander are not lost”. Perhaps...

Whangarei Town Basin Marina, New Zealand Our brief cruise here in New Zealand is wrapping up, eight weeks full of all sorts of nautical and cultural delights. Visiting Urupukapuka, Opunga, Whangamumu, Whangaruru, Tikorangi, Wainui, Okahu, Mokohinahu,...