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.
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| Last cruise for Helena with 2 island stops near AUCKLAND |
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| RANGITOTO offer the bucolic side with a few farms only... |
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| Kiwis are expert to create responsable tourism : With such facilities, who can choice to get away from the main path? |
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| WAIHEKE island offer opposite with sophistication, you can find french bread, wine n camembert here...at a price ! |
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| This is the season of Feijoa in north island |
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| Welcome again for ALCYONE at the City of Sail with 30k+ gust,,, |
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| ...may be too much for this smiling crew... |
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| ...but not for this "national floating museum" with one reef only, full of happy tourists, driven by experts. |
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| Back to our usual anchorage with skyline view |
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| One of the best place in AUCKLAND , including for a crew appointment (Jordan) as the dinghy is a few meters away |
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| Back to Whangarei with ALCYONE'S best crew: Helena Jim n Jordan |
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| Fish cleaning lesson |
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| New antiskid painting in he front |
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| "Le repos du guerrier" |
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| Storm jib 11m2 operationnal |
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| All mast checked...ALCYONE is now ready to leave for the forties |