Skip to content

More News That’s Not Terrible

By Tim Henry | April 3, 2020 | Whangarei, New Zealand |

Despite the slow, grinding boredom, fear and uncertainty, the world is still beautiful. We offer you some eye candy for your day.

A spectacular sunset in Whangarei, New Zealand.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
Yet another spectacular headland in the Land of the Long White Cloud.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
To those of you from Northern California, New Zealand might look like a more mountainous and majestic Marin.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
There was a long drought this summer in Kiwiland, but you wouldn’t know it from the green landscape.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
More headlands, and more long, white clouds.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC /
This shot was taken shortly before the lockdown in New Zealand. The fate of cruisers and liveaboards here is unclear, and may be the subject of a future story.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
The light is as spectacular as the land.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
Not Ireland, but New Zealand.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC /
New Sea Land.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim
The land of layers.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC /
Did we mention headlands?
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / Tim

Stay safe out there, Latitude Nation. And, if at all possible, stay positive.

Leave a Comment




'Lectronic Latitude: Friday, Apr 3
A Quiet Time on the Coast
Checking in from Half Moon Bay
Harbor's quiet, crabbers are pulling and storing pots. Most are pulled. Everyone is safe distancing. The main bathrooms are closed.
Schedule Updates
Go or No Go?
The latest cancellation to drop into our inbox is the Master Mariners Regatta. "With so many competitive boats in the fleet, it is with heavy hearts the Board has decided to cancel the Regatta."
Adapting Race Prep
Pac Cup Prep in Times of Pandemic
The last hundred days leading up to the Pacific Cup are usually a hive of activity as competitors are busy preparing their boats, getting inspected, and training.
Tough Questions
Revisiting the Question: Should We Be Sailing?
Here's a tough question from a reader: "Could Latitude 38 help clarify the guidelines for the stay-at-home order? The City of Alameda and their police department have no guidelines to follow."
More 'Lectronics »