Since yesterday, Guppy and I have been moored at the Maritime Museum in Auckland. There is a little swell here in the harbor which is not to bad because it’s a great reminder that I am still living on a boat. Well, now a boat in the middle of a city 🙂 And I am really happy to be here. Bruno has a good job in Whangarei and has found a place to live there. So it’s just me and Guppy together again. Edwin and his 14-year-old sister joined me for the 80 mile journey to Auckland. There was not a lot of wind when we left Sunday morning. But we had a nice quiet spinnaker ride down the coast and stopped at Kawau, an island about halfway, so we could have a nice evening and a bit of sleep. We left again at 5am, but this time ran into rain, squalls, and periods of no wind, finally arriving in the museum harbor at 1pm. I’m still busy sorting out my life here in New Zealand but it’s coming together. I just became Youth Ambassador for Y for Youth, an organization that generates funding for youth organizations in New Zealand. It’s been great talking to them and seeing what I can do to help. And at the moment, I’m just sitting on Guppy looking at the museum, figuring out some stuff, and getting used to the feeling that I live here now.

Laura

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