I get a taste of NZ beer, accompanied by fried squid. We chat a while, then the conversation dies and it's time to get back to the marina. On MV D'urville where I'll be staying they're very curious about some italian guy that came all the way from Italy to get a boat here, so, offered with copious glasses of red wine which I can't resist, I stay some more, chatting away the evening. Richard and Charlotte are instant friends, might of the boating life wich brings us all together!The day after it rains, so I start making a first survey of the boat's interiors and systems...everything is reallly tidy, clean, not a scratch. Everything is really accessible and organized, there's a lovely engine powered freezer and a nice fridge working with 12V and propane. The head looks like a real bathroom (nearly), though everything is cluttered with boxes filled to capacity with the owner's belongings.
So IU take it easy for a couple days, walking around town, Quuen's street, Ponsonby road, checking shops out for what I'll eventually need.
A couple days go by with more checks on the engine, hydraulics etc. and it all lokks good. Very well done, mostly brand new. The engine is a mirror, not a drop of grease or oil staining it.
On the 11th we'll have a haul out and go out for a sea trial, that's going to be the decisive day.
So IU take it easy for a couple days, walking around town, Quuen's street, Ponsonby road, checking shops out for what I'll eventually need.
A couple days go by with more checks on the engine, hydraulics etc. and it all lokks good. Very well done, mostly brand new. The engine is a mirror, not a drop of grease or oil staining it.
On the 11th we'll have a haul out and go out for a sea trial, that's going to be the decisive day.
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