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|  | Finally!! I can leave - seemed like forever waiting
for March 14 to arrive. I was scurrying around getting all last minute jobs done and
visiting friends and family before heading out to meet the Captain and
begin our adventure. Will and Shaman took me to the airport on March 14, 2004.
I flew into Christchurch, New Zealand & was greeted by my dear Kiwi Mom & Ernie. I spent about one week visiting & catching up old acquaintances.
| | On the 24th of March I flew from Timaru, New Zealand to Whangarei where I spent one week with the Captain & her husband before Will arrived. Will arrived finally in the afternoon of April 1, 2004 - tired after some 30 hours traveling with little sleep. The Captain's husband was to fly back to Victoria, British Columbia the following morning. That left only a couple of daylight hours for the Captain's husband to show Will some of the details he thought Will needed to know about the
boat. |  | | The time spent in Whangarei was short & labour intensive with all the work that needed to be one on the boat before departure. However, one Sunday afternoon I was able to take a walk back to the neighborhood where I had visited my sister & brother-in-law years before. Not much had changed since my last visit. Will did not have time to see any of the local sites.
MARILYN'S WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
My sister and her husband used to live in Whangarei & I had
the pleasure of visiting here a couple of times while they were still living here. I took a walk to visit the house where I spent several months altogether during my
visits. It was like another "coming home" for me. I
enquired at the house next door to where we lived to see if the lady was still living
there but found out she had moved a few years back & the new owners did not
know of her. However, on questioning these people I found out that the
same people still own the house where my sister lived & continue to rent it
out. The apartment that the Captain rented is in about the same
area where my sister used to live. I have been driving the
same roads to & from the city center & shopping in the same grocery
stores (Kensington & Kamo areas) as when I was here on my previous visits. Also, Monis, the painter lives on
the very same street as my sister used to live. What a small, strange
world!!!
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Walking up the lane to front of house where my sister lived | 
The back step where we spent time in the sun
chatting |
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Garden shed & old greenhouse beside orange & grapefruit trees
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The house on the right where a friend,
Marcella, used to live |  |  |
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We enjoyed a Welcome from
the Whangarei City & the Cruisers were treated to an official Maori Welcome
& Hangi. There were approximately 50 to 80 Cruisers enjoying the
festivities & learning a bit of the Maori Culture. |
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The Warrior is coming to check us out |
Are we friend or foe |
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The warrior has determined that the visitors come in peace |
Steaming food about to be uncovered
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Baskets of cooked food ready to be served |
Meat is on the bottom, vegetables are placed on top
in order of cooking times from longest at bottom to shortest cooking time
at the top
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The cruisers are hungry |
The hole where all the food was cooked |
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Poi demonstration |
Weapon demonstration |
Once Will arrived and the Captain's husband left we got down to some serious boat cleaning. There was no time for any kind of sightseeing or visiting other cruisers.
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