March 25, 2020
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I don’t know if being away from our home country, living on a sail boat with no where to go is any better or worse than any of you have it right now. It is NOT boring, that’s for sure.
We are in New Zealand where our visa runs out in a month. We have been granted entry into Australia, only to be denied the next day, and then given permission again. What looked like a great weather window to make the 9 day passage changed into what looks like a very challenging voyage (but window whiplash is the norm for cruising!).
So here’s the plan:
We’re leaving our berth in Nelson marina on the South Island this morning to go out to the Marlborough Sounds for the next three or four weeks, while NZ is on lock-down. From the satellite photo of the area (below) I think you’ll see that there are plenty of places to go and things to see while we self-isolate.
Internet is spotty out there so we probably won’t update our blog often. We’re going to use the Predict Wind tracker and you can find us here:
Tracking Site: http://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Legacy
We hope you’re all well, safe, kind and happy during these strange times. (And that you don’t run out of toilet paper!) 😉
More later… Love, Rich and Cyndi
