A day after sighting land and making our way down the coast, we anchored at Opua to be processed by customs and then stay the night. Have to say, arriving in a new country via a Tall ship is probably the coolest way I've crossed a border. With a break in the watch system, voyage crew could let off some steam. For me highlights included driving the tender (I am determined to become a pro by the end of the season) and hopping on land to get an ice cream. After the rough seas of the Tasman, the bay of islands welcomed us with calm waters, finally we could make pancakes! Sounds trivial but breakie ideas in a rolling ship can get quite hard to come up with. ....
And the next day, we went to explore the bay of islands further...
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That is most definitely the coolest way to cross a border!
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