Jordan our british-american crew stop working in Nelson on the south island n we must meet him in Auckland with Jim who start some school holiday:  a last cruise with Helena n a way to come back all to Whangarei to check if everything is ok on board of ALCYONE. From last year, Auckland is no more a entrance/departure port for yachties n we ll have to leave officialy from Marsden Cove, a few milles away from Whangarei.

Last cruise for Helena with 2 island stops near AUCKLAND

RANGITOTO offer the bucolic side with a few farms only...

Kiwis are expert to create responsable tourism : With such facilities, who can choice to get away from the main path?

WAIHEKE island offer opposite with sophistication, you can find french bread, wine n camembert here...at a price !

This is the season of Feijoa in north island

Welcome again for ALCYONE at the City of Sail with 30k+ gust,,,

...may be too much for this smiling crew...

...but not for this "national floating museum" with one reef only, full of happy tourists, driven by experts.

Back to our usual anchorage with skyline view

One of the best place in AUCKLAND , including for a crew appointment (Jordan) as the dinghy is a few meters away

Back to Whangarei with ALCYONE'S best crew: Helena Jim n Jordan

Fish cleaning lesson

New antiskid painting in he front

"Le repos du guerrier"

Storm jib 11m2 operationnal

All mast checked...ALCYONE is now ready to leave for the forties