2017-04-30 Car Show
This blog is dedicated to my brothers! Whangarei had a big car show in the middle of town. It was quite an affair, with hundreds…
2017
2017-04-30 Snippets from Whangarei
Whangarei is big on “street art”: Older buildings on appropriately named Bank Street: One of the many unattractive streets with a variety of faded store…
2017-04-22 Farmers' Market
At the crack of dawn on Saturday mornings, we walked from the marina to the Whangarei Growers Market. Fish, meat and cheeses: Heaps of vegetables: For…
2017-04-06 Life Raft
Our life raft is probably approaching 10 years old and its certification had expired in February, 2017. Every 3 years, lift rafts are supposed to be “repacked”. Only 3…
2017-04-02 April in Whangarei
Over the past couple weeks, we have been busy with boat projects. Monty has been working non-stop, checking and charging batteries, cleaning, polishing, greasing, etc….
2017-03-23 Back in New Zealand
We had a break a 3 1/2 month break from the boat back in BC. We got in some socializing with our friends and family…
2017-03-16 Whistlerites in Winter
We enjoyed lots of snow during the winter. Here are some shots from around Christmas time. Scenes around Blackcomb Mountain: Family time: Margy’s January visit…