31 March- 2 April Hi! This is Hall. Dalton and I started off our April Fools jokes by hiding all of the books and  electronics on the boat! At first, our parents didn’t notice, but after breakfast, they started to realize that we had hidden them.  We left Auckland yesterday (3/31) morning after refueling, doing…

Our final days in Auckland (this visit) were highlighted by windsurfing lessons for Dalton, Hall and Caroline & wind foiling lessons for John; final boat repairs, a quick trip to Albany for a refrigerator spare part, and one last grocery run and library visit. We quickly latched on to our windsurfing instructor, Pete, and shimmied…

Auckland, NZ We departed before sunrise on Wednesday to sail the 7.5 hours from Great Barrier to Auckland. Dalton was on the anchor in her bathrobe, and then soon back in bed with a book. We enjoyed a beautiful day with calm waters. While underway, John gave the boat a thorough scrubbing and reorganized lockers…

Hi! Yesterday (Sunday), we FINALLY sailed out of Marsden Cove Marina! We sailed 32 miles SE to Moko Hinau- a beautiful, clear day to be on the water! We saw a Thresher Shark along the way! After we arrived and dropped the anchor, we put on our wetsuits and went snorkeling. The water was blue…

This week, we’ve had several fun outings to beautiful surf beaches, roadside eats, and coastline drives. Dalton and Hall met a friend on the playground, and several other children have arrived at the marina. Yesterday, we had our first rain, which was conducive to a deep cleaning of the boat from bow to stern, including…

Hi! This is Dalton. We are now in New Zealand! I got onto a plane on Tuesday the 21st to Houston. We arrived in the Houston airport at 6:00 pm, Houston time (7:00 pm Charleston time). Then we got onto a 15 hour flight to Auckland at 9:00 pm Houston time, 10:00 pm Charleston time,…

Our reunion with Nogal was nothing less than a sense of fulfilled anticipation and relief! Our flights were uneventful and smooth. We were feeling somewhat human after having slept a bit on the journey, but exhaustion was masked by our excitement. We took a van from the Whangarei airport to Marsden Cove Marina, about 35…

The Warrens are hitting the seas! Stay tuned for details.