Montague Harbour, Galiano Island

We left Vancouver very early this morning and took a car full of our boat stuff to Sidney. Ancient Murrelet is all ready for another summer, and the weather was accordingly hot (21 deg) and sunny. Sheila went back to Vancouver and will fly to the boat on Thursday. I left Sidney and are now in Montague Harbour for the night.

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Back in Vancouver

We came back yesterday. It is quite cool and there is fresh snow on the mountains. Well, the boat is going back into the water next week anyhow, let’s hope that triggers some sunshine.

In Germany

We are in Germany for a few days to visit my parents, the kids and grandchildren. On Saturday is another birthday party. All great fun! The weather is nice and warm.

Spring in Vancouver

We have returned to Vancouver and while the calendar says spring, it does not quite feel like it. The weather is cool, tomorrow it is supposed to rain heavily, though there are some blossoms on some of the trees.

Puerto Vallarta

We are in Mexico helping Bonnie celebrate her birthday. The weather is great, the villa very nice and the energetic ones started pilates already.

Ein schöner Tag

Gestern hat es geregnet, ich war zwei Stunden beim Zahnarzt und habe den Rest des Tages mit dem Sortieren meiner Unterlagen für meine Steuererklärungen verbracht. Nicht so toll.

Heute schien die Sonne und wir sind mit der Fähre auf die Vancouver Insel gefahren und haben einen neuen Tisch für Ancient Murrelet abgeholt. Danach haben wir einen Freund von einem anderen Boot zum Mittagessen getroffen. Sie wollen diesen Sommer nach Alaska fahren und wir konnten in Erinnerungen schwelgen sowie uns über unsere Erlebnisse im Winter austauschen. Ein schöner Tag!

Back in Vancouver

We flew back from Auckland today, left in the evening, flew 13 hours and arrived in the early afternoon of the same day. The wonders of the dateline. The weather here is nice, but much colder than New Zealand.

Auckland

We are spending the last two nights of our holiday in Auckland, enjoying the city life. We can see the harbour bridge from the hotel and already tried the famous Bluff oysters.

Waiheke Island

Our holiday is drawing to a close. The last few days, we are in the Auckland area, tonight on Waiheke Island. This is about 45 minutes by ferry, full of vineyards and good restaurants. We are staying in a Blacksmith cottage close to the beach, very peaceful.

Lake Kai Iwi

We have moved on from the Bay of Islands to the West Coast and are in a lodge close to Lake Kai Iwi tonight. This is close to Dargaville, where some time ago Dalmatian men worked as gum diggers. The lodge supplies kayaks and we already took a spin around the lake closest to us.