Sunday and Monday just relaxing in Whangarei

Just mouching around and enjoying Whangarei, a very friendly place and I love the central location of the marina. Can thoroughly recommend it. Tried out our foldable bikes today, work well although as I had expected probably not very comfortable for somebody of Gavin’s height. 

I’m afraid that my taste in shops is not what it was; Hayley wouldn’t be too impressed. There are however some improvements that could be made to the boat, particularly to assist in sailing when things need to be done in a hurry, like dropping the mainsail for example. We would also like a bimini to provide better shade for the Summer.  Which reminds me that even at this time of the year I have developed a panda look because of my sunglasses.

Still quite an active fishing fleet here. Thought those ropes looked really impressive, might take me some time before I could handle them. 

So Whangarei seems like a good place to look at costs for some of these things, also possibly keeping the boat here over the months we are away and she isn’t being used. Certainly much cheaper than Auckland prices and not far away on the bus.