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Thank you 🙏. Definitely big highs and a big low in this episode. So pleased you enjoyed it and thank you for watching 😊⛵️

Ha that is so true 😊. Norla usually holds her own - not bad for an old girl 😊⛵️. Thank you for watching and so pleased you enjoyed this episode. Aren’t the fish just beautiful. Could watch them for hours 😊

Thank you so much for watching this episode. One of the best things about the cruising lifestyle is meeting wonderful people like Todd and Susan. We hope to see them again in Tasmania next year 😊⛵️

without the champagne ...;) You're most welcome!

Thank you. Yes, it was such a beautiful place to spend time 😊⛵️

Thank you 🙏. We love your thoughtful comments so much and we especially loved the places in this episode. Such beautiful kids with such sunny, optimistic outlooks. We have so much to learn from them 😊⛵️

Thank you for your advice 🙏. We actually do have one but strangely it didn’t blow it. Not sure why?? Maybe we got on to it in time. Always something on boats to keep you on your toes. So appreciate you looking out for us 😊⛵️

Thank you so much for your ongoing support and interest 🙏. We just loved the people and it was a privilege to spend time with such a beautiful community 😊⛵️

Thank you. Great Barrier Island is a magical place. Still one of our favourites: beautiful scenery and lovely people 😊⛵️

Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment. Norla is a 1960 Halvorsen, built in Sydney. She’s a wonderful boat and has been in Sam’s family for many years; she’s an heirloom 😊Despite her age, she’s very seaworthy and still performs well. She really is a gem 😘⛵️. Really appreciate your interest and support. All our best Sam & Emma ☀️⛵️

Thank you. We had so much fun here 😊⛵️

Thank you. This was a super fun episode to make. So pleased you enjoyed it 😊⛵️

Thank you for the birthday wishes, Dave. The bits are back in place but we had to get the water pump replaced in Vuda and the alternator is playing up again. We’re really hoping it lasts until we’re home in Tassie. Yep Norla certainly loves a beam reach - not bad for an old girl 😊. Thanks again for watching and for your very thoughtful comments, as always. Really appreciate it and love reading your feedback 🙏⛵️😊

Thanks Mim, yer a lovely spot truly! We got the water pump done again once it failed.....but alternator just started playing up a couple of weeks ago...so we can't run the DCDC, but it will charge the starter battery okay. We will wait till we're home to fix it. Yes, those guys are expert fish counters, they have some pretty developed methods and are super dedicated to the cause.

Thank you so much watching. Unfortunately, we’re still having issues with the alternator. Always something to fix on a boat 😊⛵️

Thanks for your comment, so true! Community is imperative, we feel blessed to be part of the sailing community. That's a fair question....ah grim....well let's just say it was a 16 year old realising that death will come to us all and as a reminder to live life to the fullest and not to fear the reaper, but to enjoy the gift of life, so I put him on my arm. The other arm represents birth and the sun in the spiral of life.

@@SailingNorla May god bless you, your music speaks to your soul, yes we must be outside doubt of our Lord, be like children in his light and outside ourselves with the ego, bias and sin we all battle! I work on an algorithmic math model that proves God is real. 14 years of work, bless that beautiful wife with a kiss. G

So pleased you enjoyed our episode. Thank you so much 🙏 for watching 😊⛵️

Thank you so much for your comment(s) and support. That's an older song from an old album (2004), chuffed you enjoying the tunes! Yes, it really is stunning, a shame we had to leave that area with engine difficulties but a good reason to return one day, if we could be so lucky....

Hey Claire sounds like it but no, they’re local musicians 😘

Thank you 🙏. We all had so much fun there. Pleased you enjoyed the episode x

Thank you, John. Yes we’ve just arrived back in Oz and are waiting to import our boat. It’s such a nuisance but hopefully we’ll be on our way to Tassie soon. Hope you had a good passage home to NZ 😊⛵️

It really would!! Thanks again for watching. Fiji is such a great place. The friendliest people 😊

Thanks Claire. Tilly’s still looking for her prince …. 😆

Thank you so much 😊 ⛵️

Glad you enjoyed this one Mim and that it brings back good memories for you all! Definitely worth another visit, we barely touch the surface really...so many islands and beautiful spots...and the people BULA :D!. We are seriously lucky to be able to do it by boat! xo

It was lovely meeting you too and thank you so much for watching our video 😘⛵️

Hope to see you both back in Savusavu soon❤️

@lizziecherry1 absolutely 👍. We love Savu Savu x

Thank you, David, lovely to have you back on board and we really hope you enjoy our Fijian adventures. It’s such a fantastic country with the friendliest people. Bula 😊. Emma, while she doesn’t love ocean passages, has certainly learnt how to appreciate them (as long as the swells aren’t too big 😳). Great to hear the America’s Cup sailing has been awesome - we haven’t had enough reception to keep up. Hope you enjoy the first few videos of our Fiji journey and thanks so much again for taking the time to comment. We really do appreciate it 😊🙏⛵️

Hey Rob lovely to hear from you. How are you guys getting on? Sam’s just editing the next Fiji video when we meet up with you guys again. We’re in Noumea now waiting for our window west. Great place to be stuck though. Yep - it was a really fun gathering at David’s beach 😊⛵️

Thank you so very much for your super kind words and encouragement. We love a joke. Keep them coming 😄. Appreciate you taking the time to write a comment. Your support means a lot to us 😊⛵️

Love your comments Mim and that you are enjoying the videos of our adventures..hope all is well in the valley. xoxo

So lovely to receive your encouraging comment upon our arrival to Noumea. Love that we touch the cockles of your heart ⛵️💕

Hello 😊. How exciting for you guys. Fiji is wonderful. So much beautiful scenery, clear water coral gardens, and the people are just gorgeous. Where are you leaving from? All the best preparing for your big trip, it takes a lot of work but it’s worth it. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our content and to comment. Happy sailing 😊⛵️

@@SailingNorla we lived in Fiji for 12 years before covid hit and forced us back to Oz. We are excited to get back and see the country via sail boat and enjoy its beauty instead of being so busy with work like our previous Fiji time. We will spend next season doing the Qld coast as we are not new to boating but very new to sailing. Then we will venture over. We aren’t sure where we will leave from yet.

@leezettb oh wow you lived in Fiji for 12 years. Can understand why you are so excited to go back 😊. Enjoying the country by yacht will be such a different experience. Wishing you guys all the best and please sing out if you are ever in the same bay as us 😊⛵️

@@SailingNorla will do :)

Lovely to hear from you and thank you so much for watching our Tonga videos. We loved it so much there. Like so many products in this part of the world, I don’t think the locals get nearly what their produce is worth but Inoki is a smart guy and he’ll be using his NZ connections to fetch a fair price. In Australia it’s super expensive too. Yes, the catamaran incident was very nerve-wrecking and the moment it actually happened isn’t on film. We weren’t so calm then 😆 The people on the cat were actually very nice and offered to pay for all damage but we are yet to send them an invoice as we’ll need to haul Norla out and make a proper fix it when we get home. Thank you again for your continued support. We love hearing from you. 😊⛵️

Thank you so very much for your enthusiastic and super encouraging comment. It’s wonderful to read that you’ve been inspired to step out of your comfort zone - this made us both very happy to hear. We love that you’ve found our channel and really hope you continue to enjoy our content. Welcome aboard ⛵️😊

Thank you so much for checking out our content and we’re thrilled that you have enjoyed our videos. Lovely to hear from you and thank you for taking the time to comment ⛵️😊

Thank you for watching 😊. Yes, we were very lucky that the cat swerved at the last minute. They were very nice people and it must have been scary for them too dragging anchor. Luckily Norla lived to sail another day 😊⛵️

Hello John and Fiona how are you? Thank you for watching 😊⛵️. It’s a shame our paths didn’t cross again after Tonga. You must be gearing up to head back to NZ shortly.

@@SailingNorla Yes we are. In Vuda picking up crew before leaving. Where are you and where next for you?

@johnwaugh6518 hope you have a great passage home. We’re in Vanuatu but planning to leave for New Cal on Monday. Hasn’t it been fun hanging out in the South Pacific 😊⛵️

@@SailingNorla It certainly has been. Good luck with your passage. We may go to New Cal next year

That’s so awesome. Thank you so much for your support and thank you for sharing your beautiful country with us ❤️⛵️

Aw we wish we were still there. We love Tonga ❤️❤️. But we’re now in Vanuatu. Thank you for watching. Ofa atu 🥰

Thank you so much for watching and for your comment. We LOVE Tonga. Beautiful place and beautiful people 😊⛵️

Thanks for watching Mim xxx

Thanks for watching Mim xxx

Thanks for watching Mim xxx

Thank you for sharing 😊

All to ourselves.......and the millions of tiny creatures we share with ;)

Thank you for such a thoughtful and beautifully written comment Mim! So pleased to be able to send you a little sunshine, sailing, warm crystal turquoise water and white sand from afar, so you can dream a little of those escapes, while you breath the cleanest air and drink the freshest water in the world...even if from under a flurry of fluffy feathers. :) Much love.. Norla crew :) xo