It's been a bit quiet on the Blog front. I think my creative juices have dried out in the New Zealand summer heat. Either that or there's hee haw happening.

After eight weeks on the road, staying in motels, hotels but mostly in AirBnb's (probably keeping the black economy alive) when we saw quite a lot of New Zealand we are now back in the boatyard.

It's taking a while but we are slowly getting back into boat mode, confused and slowed a bit in our prep for the new season as we dabbled in selling and moving to two hulls, but that's a pipe dream now either extinguished or, perhaps smouldering.

There's loads of advantages to a cat. Speed. Patio as opposed to basement living. A cockpit you can walk around in and, perhaps best of all, the potential to have a hull each.

Recently we watched a TV programme about young couples living in "tiny" or even minuscule apartments, caravans and sheds.

Ee by gum. They 'av it cushy. Why, we live in't space no bigger than a budgie's feed box.

We had a possible buyer for Time Bandit but unfortunately they asked for an inventory. We then spent a couple of hours writing down all the stuff we had; wind vanes, heating, spare sails, new chainplates, anchors, chains and on it went. By the time we were through we thought actually, this board pretty well set up for what we want to do......and can I be bothered setting up a new boat, of whatever colour.

So, we're on Time Bandit for another season. A season that, Plan A, will take us to Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and on to Australia somewhere for cyclone period starting November ish.

So, if you want to hear about ABA's (another bloody atoll) stay tuned.