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Great Barrier Island |
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Port Fitzroy & Port Abercrombie |
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Kauri Dam Great Barrier Island |
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Used by the early European inhabitants to move giant kauri trees down to the sea where they were shipped to Auckland. |
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Oneura Bay Great Barrier Island |
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Smokehouse Bay Great Barrier Island |
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Dirty yachties? I think not! We bathe once a week whether we need it or not. |
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Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier Island |
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Pretty damn nice place for a bath! |
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Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier Island |
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...and a pretty damn nice spot for a laundry. |
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Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier |
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And in answer to your constant questions of what I do all day... |
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Smokehouse Bay Laundry & Pohutukawas |
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... that is the red-flowering NZ Xmas tree for all you non-kiwis. |
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Westhaven from the outside! |
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The first time Daemon has seen that for 3 years. Goodbye tarpit harbour! |
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Mount Manaia, Whangarei Heads |
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This is where Bruce grew up. Pretty damned nice, huh? |
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Whangaruru Harbour |
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Very sheltered, and for the most part, unspoiled. We loved it. |
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Cape Brett & Cape Brett Lighthouse |
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The entrance to the Bay of Islands. |
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Hole in the Rock, Piercy Island Bay of Islands |
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Apparently there was a 9 metre whale shark around at the time the photo was taken, but we missed that... |
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Pipi Bay Hurricane Hole Bay of Islands |
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Bruce in the dinghy just off the back of the boat. Amazingly clear water! |
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Daemon in Pipi Bay |
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Just so you know the boat has really moved out of Westhaven. Had a worrying evening here when a gale blew up. |
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Hoisting the hippy flag |
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Jill hoists the Hundertwasser alternative NZ flag. |
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Anchoring in Rere Bay, Whangaparoa |
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Pekepeka Harbour Whangaroa |
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Lane's Cove, Whangaroa |
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Foggy sunrise at anchor in Lane's Cove. March 06 |
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Kayaking at Whangaroa Heads |
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Entrance to Whangaroa Harbour from The Duke's Nose |
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Damn, this is the life! |
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Jill's birthday lunch at Kingfish Lodge. |
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Bay of Islands from Roberton Island |
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Nearly killed me, but made it up to watch the sunset from the viewing platform. |
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Daemon anchored at Roberton Island, Bay of Islands |
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All that water and no other boats! Bliss! |
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