Occasionally Auckland Sketchbook escapes the city to somewhere interesting — and close. This time the sketchbook got a workout in The Bay of Islands . Only 3.5 hours by car and a world away from work. The sketch above was made in down-town Paihia, it doesn't look it, but it is literally behind the main street. The view is the back of an old homestead called Williams House . I was attracted by the orchard of very old fig trees on the left that had me imagining eating juicy ripe figs. Sadly they weren't in season but it must be a fun place at harvest time. Right over the other side of the bay you will find his falling down old house on Matauwhi Bay. For a while there the water had a turquoise glow until the sun went into hiding. This is Pompallier House and Clendon Cottage in Russell sketched with my back to the sea. I may have used a little too much artistic licence in moving them close enough together to fit on my page so don't look too closely. Anyway, I have sketched Po...
Today after all the years of planning, investment, training, designing, capsizing and court dramas we finally got to see if we have any chance of taking the cup out. After some exciting and ultra close racing - these enormous catamarans often 'foil' (they're basically airborne) at over 40 knots - it seems our boat might be just that little bit quicker taking out both of today's races. The adults in our household were pretty excited anyway as we watched the yachts zip up and down San Francisco Bay on TV with great views of Alcatraz and Golden Gate bridge. Clearly the racing isn't such a big deal to our children who kept themselves busy creating whole new lands in Minecraft.
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