Andrea walking on the beach

Rod and Viviane talked very enthusiastically about the place where they live and we decided to give it a try. Bay of plenty enjoys one of the highest proportions of sunny days in NZ, has some superb beaches and is a major centre for a variety of water sports.And for all 12 days we've been here we had always sunny days (the nights got quite cold to 15 C). We enjoyed short strolls from the marina and loved Mt Maunganui beach. Whole atmosphere here is very relaxing, locals are keen sailors/fishermen and very friendly people too. We even attended a Kiwi's wedding of Scott and Ilona.

We're leaving tomorrow to go slowly back up north and get ready for our departure from NZ.

PS: 30 kg Manson Supreme is our primary anchor now with Delta on stand by.