A life on the ocean waves

Eloise getting ready for a sea swim off the rocks Town Basin Marina, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand 35 43S   174 19E I didn’t mean to leave it so long before writing this blog – we have been back in New Zealand for six weeks already.   There is not much child-free time on the boat, so the only time to write is after the little munchkins have gone to bed, and as it’s light until 9pm here, and we are making the most of the lovely evenings, they are not going to bed particularly early.   The first week after we arrived in Opua, there were too many parties to attempt any evening admin.   The second and third week, Angus and I were both cobbling together our tax returns.   After that, I sort of got out of the habit of writing a blog. It became a bit like trying to make yourself go for a run when you haven’t been for ages – the longer you leave it, the harder it is to get going again.   For a while there was a vague cloud of intent which hung around me in the evenings,