Wow we really haven't been too good at keeping up to date, and this is only going to be brief. From the Marlborough sounds we sailed to New Plymouth on the west coast of the north Island - a fairly ordinary harbour that copped a lot of swell from the Tasman. Found a rat on board who had obviously hitched a ride with us from Picton when we laid alongside the fuel dock for a while. A new friend lent us a car for a week or so which helped us do a bit of shopping & sight seeing, including a tour ...
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