Good morning everyone!!!! Our mutiny was successful!! You are now listening to your new Spirit of Adventure Captain! But more on that shortly... Yesterday we saw the Europa, pretty cool to see the bigger version of us. We also learnt how to tack the ship by ourselves, even doing it in full silence. But back to our takeover!!
Yesterday morning after our swim, ex Captain Nick decided to make us all DEEP CLEAN. As you can imagine our team was NOT happy. So we overthrew the crew and we are now the ones in charge! We held an election for Captain, first and second mates, navigations, engineers, and cooks. Today we are setting sail and seeing where the wind takes us.

This morning we awoke to some BANGING music! Definitely got us out of bed quicker than usual. Although the water for our morning swim was still pretty cold. Then we made haste and set the sails, until someone spotted a ANOTHER sea mammal!!! We dropped everything IMMEDIATELY to watch it! Courageously we decided to jump into the 70m deep ocean! In attempt to swim with the sea mammals but alas they quickly swam away. But we had a epic pool party anyway. In the end we bravely conquered 40 nautical miles, anchoring at Kawau Bay. Whilst on anchor the festivities continued further into the evening, with a gnarly riff off, interrupting the Captains sleep. Before we drifted off into our own. Lots of love (love you mum) Breiona and Daiha

Good Morning! Woke up to a fresh morning swim in Port Fitzeroi. Bit of a quiet day hanging around the boat, doing some sailing in the luggers with minimal wind while the other half were climbing to the tip of the fore mast - what a thrilling experience! All of this followed by an amazing dinner on the beach around a bonfire. Around the campfire we had some marshmallows and sung camfire songs. There was a barrel attached to a tree, that we used as a swing. We paddled back in awe from the beach, as we saw bioluminescent trails coming from the paddels.
-Charlie & Joona

Morena koutou katoa. We have reached day six. The team are feeling the tiredness after a massive hikoi to the top of Te maunga Hirakimata. The forest delivered as nature always does with connection and some hearty yarns as the team wound their way up the path. Visited by Kaka, Kereru and Piwakawaka while wandering through a healthy regenerating Kauri forest. Today everyone was slow to move at 6:30 but were greeted by the kind of stillness that you can only find in a quiet harbour away from cities, schools and social media.

Day 5 on the Spirit of Adventure!! We’re loving it! We got to lie on the bow of the boat and watch the sea mammals ride the wake beneath us. We then paddled out to Mokohinau Island to go snorkelling in a cove and were pleasantly surprised by MORE sea mammals and their babies! We paddled back and soaked up some sunshine as we lay on the sun deck. In the evening, we played Play-Doh Pictionary with everyone, which was super fun! At night, everyone stargazed, and we even saw a shooting star. We ended our night with a bedtime story, ready for our next adventures - Grace and Maja xx

Day 4 on The Spirit of Adventure! We sailed 22 miles without the engine from Port Jackson to Great Barrier Island under a cloud of canvas. The weather was absolutely perfect and we were fortunate to be joined by a some more sea mamals for part of the journey. We finished off the day by bringing out the rope swing for some backflips (and flops). Looking forward to another day of fun with the voyage #949 family - Maddie and Mina

We had a pretty awesome day yesterday. After cleanup we set sail, headed North to Port Jackson, Te Tara-o-te-Ika-a-Maui. On arrival we were welcomed by some more sea mamals before heading ashore for some beach games in the shadow of Te Wharekaiatua pā.
It was a big day and our people are throwing themselves into the adventure!

Day 3 and the team are doing amazing. Yesterday we sailed North of Waiheke and down into the Tikapa Moana (Firth of Thames) anchoring in the lee of Motu Pōnui for the night. On the way we had some hands on experience getting the sails up and down, as well as having a go at climbing the rigging. These guys are jelling really well and are full of good vibes.
Ps we got visited by some sea mammals yesterday!

Morena whanau, our rangatahi have settled in and we're off to a great start. The 1st day or so of the voyage is about getting to know each other and learning how to keep ourselves safe while onboard. Last night we anchored off Motu Tapu to shelter from a chilly Sou'easter. At 0630 it was "Up on deck in your togs" and we had our first morning swim. It was a cold one. The team had a hearty breakfast and are getting stuck into cleanup before getting into today's adventures.