Saturday, March 10, 2012
Queen Charlotte Sound
Nelson was pretty much our last stop in South Island, so we made it a point to enjoy the last part of our trip to the ferry, with a lovely drive winding along Queen Charlotte Sound with a stop at the Mussel Pot for a fresh mussel lunch. That night we said goodbye to the South Island as the ferry slowly took us away from the island once again through the Marlborough Sound on its way back to Wellington.
Lake Taupo
We drove back to Marsden Cove Marina in two days with our last stop in North Island at Lake Taupo. Lake Taupo is NZ’s largest lake sitting in the caldera of a volcano that began erupting about 300,000 years ago.
Back at Marsden Cove Marina
Once back at Marsden Cove Marina, we were greeted by a group of sailboats that raced here from both Auckland and Opua. There’s hardly a boating event in New Zealand where there isn’t a Harkin (Jane Millard’s family). The young man, Jordan Harkin, is Jane’s cousin. He raced on “Bump N Grind” the boat in the slip next to us.
Town Basin Marina, Whangarie, New Zealand
Now it’s March and we must prepare for our next passage to Fiji about May 1. We decided to move the boat to Town, Basin Marina, Whangarie for the duration of our stay so that we can have close access to all the wonderful marine supply, hardware and grocery stores. The last week in April, we will sail up to Opua, NZ to join the ICA rally (Opua, NZ to Savusavu, Fiji).
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