June 10, 2022
Some time ago, working on our New Zealand posts, I started writing about our road trip up the east side of the Coromandel Peninsula in March 2014. It was titled The Magnificent Coromandel Peninsula, Part 1: Hot Water Beach.
I stopped this timeline to write about then-current things: our Big Trip, our move to the Bay of Islands, and our passage to New Caledonia.
Now that we’ve gotten through our “first-30-minutes-at-Disneyland” excitement and slowed down our pace, we’re both going back to computer projects. Rich has started a series on weather planning, while I’m going to go back to 2014 and pick up where I left off in the Coromandel: headed to a beautiful place called Cathedral Cove.
I’m also planning to make improvements to the Fiji information pages, adding in more anchorages while finishing up the “segments under construction.” Hopefully this might be of help to some cruisers this season.
Meanwhile, Rich will be tricking in posts about our current lives in New Caledonia and his weather routing process as we wait for a suitable window to head to Australia.
As I write this, we’re anchored out at a reef anchorage, surrounded by clear blue water, enjoying the late-afternoon breeze as it wafts through our boat and the sound of water trickling by. Two or three days of nice weather have lured us out to the lagoon to visit some new places; drone photos will soon follow. (Actually Rich just posted some here.) I have to say it’s been some years since we’ve been at an anchorage like this, and it sure feels great to be back.
Now, I’m finishing this post back in the city of Noumea, waiting out a week or so of rainy weather. I’m looking forward to getting back to work on blog projects. –Cyndi
