Spearfishing in Tairua and a Surprise Encounter with Orcas (video)

Oli’s 30th birthday scavenger hunt extravaganza ended with a spearfishing tour out of Tairua. At the end of a successful day of hunting for kingfish, we were gifted a close encounter with a pod of orcas. Claire and I had gotten out of the water for a bit of a warm up break when we…

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A Seaside Life for Me – Paihai, Russel, & Matauri Bay

Before we embarked on our 8 day sailing trip through the Bay of Islands, we spent a few weeks enjoying the Northlands, a truly magical place and probably my favorite in all of Aotearoa. Days were spent fishing, free diving, reading, living on the beach and off the sustenance that the ocean provided, and laughing…

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Day 3 Sailing in the Bay of Islands – Urepukapuka Bay to Deep Water Cove

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Joli Clan Blitz to the North – Queenstown to Wellington

After planning for months to make it to North Island and looping back to Queenstown three times, we decided it was finally time to head north with the full crew in tow. Joli Clan had made a plan and we blitzed it to the Marlborough region in a day, and spent a few days relaxing,…

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