We arrived in Opua, New Zealand, after a five day sail from North Minerva Reef. Cruisers dread this passage to

Continue readingBay of Islands, New Zealand – visiting historic grounds

Minerva Reef consists of two sunken atolls, Minerva North and Minerva South. There is no other way to get here,

Continue readingMinerva Reef – anchored in the blue oow to New Zealand

I ended the last blog post about leaving Tonga with “off we go to New Zealand”. Well, there are a

Continue readingKelefesia, Ha’apai – uninhabited, beautiful and our last stop in Tonga