Welcome to our blog sight. We sailed on board Southern Star for almost 9 years and 20,000 miles of cruising. We were lucky to have lived an amazing lifestyle on this amazing boat. But, now we fully retired, we decided to move ashore, and moved to Christchurch. Here are latest thoughts as we journey back to land.
Transitioning to Terra Firm- Dec 2025
We are now officially Cantabrians. We have moved to Christchurch. Its been a whirlwind of activity for us since we accepted the offer from Roger and Colette to buy Southern Star. We spent over three hours with Roger and his mate who drove up to Marsden Cove from Te Puke (near Tauranga- about 5…
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Living in Christchurch: A journey from boat life- November 29, 2025
The journey from living aboard to living back on land began for Jenny and I almost 7 months ago. We have been ashore (CLODS) cruiser living on dirt, now residents off Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand, since we sold Southern Star, and packed up our modest possessions into a covered 4×8 trailer…
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