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Into the Big Blue!
It was bittersweet leaving India. This is the country that gave us some amazing travel experiences before holding us in its lockdown grasp. It’s almost like we’ve been Indian’s honoured…
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Preparing for Passage
One of the definitions of sailboat cruising is “fixing your boat in exotic locations”. It’s true, to enjoy the cruising lifestyle, you need to be adept at maintaining your floating…
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Flight Anxiety
Being only our third international trip in 18 months, I surprised myself with just how anxious I was at the thought of getting back on a plane. The ever-evolving Covid…
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On The Move Again
We’ve been here in the UK for almost three and a half months and the exciting time to move on (again!) has come! Tomorrow we head back to India to…
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Out of India
We arrived back in Auckland a few days ago and are currently holed up in one of the NZ government Managed Isolation facilities. Thankfully the NZ government provides quite a…
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Abandon Ship!
We’ve been ‘stuck’ in India now for almost eight months – four months longer than we intended. According to the “original plan” we should already have enjoyed May and June…
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Six Months In A Leaky Boat!
I grew up thinking “monsoon” had a mysterious and exotic ring to it. It’s true that in NZ we can experience a taste of “four seasons in one day”, but…
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Money Money Money!
I’ve been brought up to treat money as a personal matter and so it feels a bit strange writing this blog. But, since we get a lot of “I wish…
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Unlocking Tiny Living
On June 8th, 2020 India moved from Lockdown 4.0 to Unlock 1.0. To save you working it out, that’s a total of 77 days of movement restrictions. 77 days where…
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Getting Creative
I’ve never been too good at sitting around watching the world pass me by, so when lockdown came I decided to add “re-learn how to sketch” to my daily routine…
The next chapter in life
