Entry Date: 02.11.2021, at 19:45:00 hrs (local)

Whangarei - Stewart Island

Delta causes new Lockdowns

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PRID: 12292
LegID: 332
LegNo: 80
Latitude: S035°16.43'
Longitude: E174°10.29'
Day#: 1112
Log (Day): 7 nm
Log (Leg): 85 nm
Log (Total): 55635 nm
SuAn anchors in the Paroa Bay, a side bay in the big Bay of Islands. In the evening our  mobile phones are sending alarms: The far North of Northland will go into Lockdown, Level 3 this night.

Not good! Luckily we have decided to stay in the Bay of Islands. Our other destination, Whangaroa Harbour, is part of that Covid caused Level 3 area. There we would be ”stranded” again and would not be allowed to sail around.

Now we have still a question. Since we want to sail around the northern part of New Zealand, would it be permitted to do so without stops? Lutz sends that question to the Maritime Department of NZ´s government.