NZ Land Logs 63, Year 2: The Boat ‘Walk’
Weather Today: Yet Another Beautiful Day
Location: Whangarei, New Zealand
The nighttime temperatures are now down to about 50 degrees F, but the days have been glorious. It is now the equivalent of late October and the trees are beginning to turn. The ten day forecast is for more of the same, so if it is right, we could have a fantastic week. Tomorrow we will try to buy all of the items on that “Can’t Leave Without It” list and still be ready to leave here on Tuesday. I have an 8 AM date with Dianna on White Swan to meet a the phone booth and call the local travel doctor. If we can get an appointment with him tomorrow or Tuesday morning, then we will be on our way.
We had a great time this afternoon and early evening on the First Annual Riverside Drive Marina Boat ‘Walk.’ Eagles Wing’s, Windsong, White Swan, Wings and Strings, Windbird, and Ranger participated. We started by all visited Eagles Wing’s. This is Deerfoot and we are not sure of the length, but it is BIG. Next we visited Windsong, a Tashiba 40′. Bill and Yvonne are a delightful couple and they have a beautiful boat in pristine condition. The tour continued on White Swan. This is a Cape George 36′. By this time in our ‘walk’ we all realized that this was much more fun than looking at boats at a boat show. Here, the personality of the owners leaves a definite stamp on the look of the boat. On White Swan, Dianna has turned the keel-stepped mast into a palm tree using burlap, silk palm leaves, and birds that sing when turned on. Definitely Dianna. Wings and Strings was next on the list. This is a Tayana V-42′ aft cockpit. This is definitely Windbird’s sister boat except that we are a center cockpit and six years older. Many things about the two boats are similar, but the inside layout was surprisingly different. We then visited Windbird, and finally on to Ranger, an Island Packet 40′. We had allowed an hour and a half for our little tour, but it took almost two and a half hours. We were just a little late for the 5:30 barbecue, but since we were most of the people attending, that wasn’t a problem. The only problem was the temperature. By the time we got up to the barbecue area, the outside temperature had really dropped. It was definitely time for wool socks and jackets.
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