Alvei

Crikey! She's a beauty!

November 17th 2003
Alvei is a 40m long ship built in 1920s originally as a fishing boat and the captain rebuilt it into a sailing ship in the 80s adding three masts, the main being 30m tall. There are currently 12 crew members (room for 18) and our duties include steering, lookout, sail handling, anchor watch when we are in harbour, cooking, cleaning, and maintenance like painting, tarring. It's a bit like a c ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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Rachel Tannahill

Rachel of Oz

Fleeing the Canadian winter!!!!!!!! A year travelling in New Zealand/Australia... and insufficient contact with friends and family back home. I'm making up for that (hopefully) with this travel diary which I am composing more or less all at once. Yikes! What a task. Anyway, I started with a couple entries for the beginning of my trip (some are composed of bits of emails I've written) and some for my most recent adventures. As I have time, I will fill in the middle! If you don't feel like reading all my crap, at least click on the entries and check out the pics! Love you all, Rachel... full info

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