North into the tropics! Upside down from our usual US-Centric point of view, but geo-correct from down under (in Enzed).

We drove north in convoy with help from Orcinius John and Lisa to Opua to sell our car back. It worked as advertised and we got a nice check for the original cost of the car less $2000. Not too bad for six months use! Said denizens of Orcinius then drove us back to Whangarei and we were home in time for Charismas aboard Charisma.

Our next step is to find two weather windows. One to get up the coast for a shakedown cruise to Opua to test all our boatwork and new sails. It’s also where we will check out of the country. The second window needed is to get north from New Zealand’s winter weather pattern and into the tropics on our 1100 odd mile trek to Fiji.

Stay tuned as we’re getting close. Step one will likely be in the next few days.