November 6, 2021
New Zealand has various levels of Covid-19 restrictions from the most severe Level 4 to the most free Level 1. Soon, they will change to a traffic light system with restrictive red to almost-normal green.
To further complicate things, there are also step-downs. In Level 3, step-down 3 we got permission to have picnics with two other people and at step-down 2, coming in a few days, retail stores get to open.
We’ve added another level: Level “Who Cares!” We did this by casting off our lines and heading out the Hauraki Gulf. It feels normal out here. (Well, as normal as it can be in a bay where you get woken up by donkeys!)
The donkeys here are very unique and rare. They are called Ponui Donkeys after this island. We’ve been here before posted lots of donkey pictures.
We came out here a couple of days ago and it feels so good, I’m thinking that maybe we’ll just live in the Hauraki Gulf until this silly pandemic thing is over. -Rich
Here are a couple of other shots taken while having coffee in the cockpit this morning…
Update: The next day
It seems like everyone in Auckland is ready for Level Who Cares. This is the bay this morning…
And here’s where we are…
Update: November 8, 2021
The next stop on the Who Cares tour: Hook’s Bay on Waiheke Island. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful…
