In our third episode of out NZ trilogy, and we're in the charming town of Wanaka. Heading up into the hills and Cardrona, we hit the gravel tracks with mountain karting, the 4x4 equivalent of go-karting, and it's a blast! We follow it up with mountain biking, where Aiden shows us that he's well on the way to surpassing us in any number of pursuits! And we wrap it up close to where it all began... 00:17 Cardona Mountain Karting 03:08 Mountain Biking 05:21 Where it All Began Music all by NZ artists: "Computer Games" by Mi-Sex "I see Red" by Split Enz "Weather With You" by Crowded House

Second episode of our NZ adventure trilogy, it's New Years Day and we're off to the mountain highlands of New Zealand, Mt Aspiring National Park, climbing up to the lonely Liverpool Hut above the treeline, ringed by glaciers and spectacular views of the iconic Mount Aspiring! Note we've been told by Aiden that we need to mention that we were not sponsored by the hiking food brand! 00:32 Hike to Mount Aspiring Hut 03:09 Hike up to Liverpool Hut 04:49 Liverpool Hut 06:15 The Return

With our yachting adventures over for now, we shift across to land based adventures that we'd been looking forward to do for years! That's why we've rebranded from Sailing Tranquilo to Expedition Tranquilo! It was high time to head back to New Zealand's South Island and get right into all the amazing adventures on offer. In this first episode we hit the high mountain magnificent trails of Aoraki-Mount Cook (Sealy Tarn and Hooker Track) and then head to what many think is the adventure capital of the world, Queenstown, where we go rafting the Shotover with its 4-5 grade rapids and try canyoning for the first time! And in all that we fit in a trip to the breathtaking Milford Sound, where all the rain just makes it all the more spectacular! 00:20 Aoraki-Mount Cook 00:50 Sealy Tarn Track 02:01 Hooker Track 03:24 Queenstown 03:50 Rafting Shotover River 05:33 Milford Sound 07:00 Canyoning ----- The Music is all either NZ artists or has some association with NZ: “Slice of Heaven” by Dave Dobbyn & Herbs , From the film Footrot Flats - NZ Film & Artists ???Many Meetings” by Howard Shore , From Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - Filmed in NZ “Six Months in a Leaky Boat” by Split Enz, From the album Time And Tide - NZ Artists (Split Enz was Tim and Neil Finn's first band before they went on to form Crowded House) “The Heart Asks Pleasure First” by Michael Nyman , From the film The Piano - Filmed in NZ “Punching in a Dream” by The Naked and Famous , From the album Passive Me, Aggressive You - NZ Artists

Sailing the World, we look at the highlights, the challenges and our learnings over our 22,000 nautical miles, two oceans, seven seas, three hurricanes and untold number of beautiful islands, rugged volcanoes and pristine beaches. 00:00 Introduction to Tranquilo 00:32 Our sailing path 00:54 The name Tranquilo 01:10 Amazing Anchorages 04:48 Best Beaches in the World 05:32 Waterfalls Galore 06:08 Underwater Caves to Explore 07:11 Live and not-so-live Volcanoes 08:13 Breathtaking Underwater Worlds 09:28 Wonderful Wildfife: Whales, Sharks, Rays, Dolphins + 13:36 Ocean Crossing Epiphanies 14:15 Classic Towns and Villages 16:46 Locals Friendly, Helpful and Cheeky 19:51 Wild Weather and Passage Planning 21:00 Learnings: Worst Weather 22:14 Learnings: Slow Down, Live in the Moment 23:16 Family and Friends 25:25 Community of Adventurous Sailors 28:28 Our son's sailing experiences 29:33 Do it: The Adventure of Your Life What's next for us? We have new adventures on the horizon - the adventure capital of the world New Zealand, a hot lap around Australia camping in a thoroughly inappropriate sportscar, and beyond that.... we'll see! --- Featured Music: Uplifting chill- Pavel Bekirov (Paul Carvine) Mais Que Nada - Classical Hits, Vozes Do Brasil Fashion Pop- Pavel Bekirov (Paul Carvine) Soulmaker - Pavlo Butorin #sailing #traveltheworld

Well this is it, our final days sailing the waters of the world, as we head into Sydney! And Sydney Harbour is as busy and as wonderful as we expected, with all yachts of all persuasions - racing yachts, sailing schools, and other pleasure craft large and small - it really is all quite emotional coming in! However things don't turn out the way we planned, and that's sailing. And as every sailor know, when the wind changes, a sailor adjusts the sails! #Sailing #SailingAustralia #yachtlife

We're heading down the east coast of Australia, trying to get ahead of a large front with strong southerlies that would hit us right on the nose. Along the way we encounter a frolicking baby whale, and a well-meaning pod of dolphins that try and veer us away from imminent danger! #Dolphins #SailingAustralia #yachtlife

This is it, our last open ocean sail! We're bound for the east coast of Australia, Southport on the Gold Coast. However heavy winds and waves don't make for a pleasant start as we leave Tanna and Vanuatu! But the bumpy ride and the reception we get from the cuddly (and not so cuddle) animals makes it all the more memorable! #sailing #yachtlife #australia

We're sailing for the mythical island of Tanna in Vanuatu, an island forged by volcanoes, where we get up and close with the island's mighty Yasur volcanoe and dive into the hot springs, joined by our viking sailing friends from Scandinavia! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #tanna #vanuatu #sailing #yachtlife

Leaving the beautiful but dangerous waters of Fiji's Yasawa Islands behind, we sail for Musket Cove, Fiji's yachties' paradise for some R&R, where the coral is lush and the surfing is world-class. But first we need to get past one last dangerous passage... _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailingfiji #sailing #yachtlife

We're sailing out to the poorly-charted waters of north-west Fiji, the Yasawa Islands group, waters strewn with coral reefs, shallows and narrow passes. But despite the potential dangers, we hear it's all worth it with manta rays, underwater caves, and a blue lagoon that happened to make Brooke Shields famous! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailingfiji #sailing #yachtlife

We're sailing for Fiji! But before we reach these renowned islands of paradise in the South Pacific, we need to navigate low winds (and accept that patience is a virtue when sailing) as well as waters strewn with coral atolls that pose a hazard to unwary sailors! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailing #fiji

An encounter of a lifetime, swimming with whales in Tonga! And not just any whales, a mother humpback and her calf and a humpback couple! Seriously one of the most incredible animal encounters we have ever experienced! Put it on your bucket list now! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailing #yachtlife #sailingtonga #swimmingwithwhales

We always wondered why Tonga was considered one of the finest sailing destinations in the South Pacific - and now we find out why and it all makes sense: an archipelago dotted with palm-fringed white sand islands, secluded bays all to yourself, rich coral reefs, whales frolicking in the distance and singing to themselves, and amazing underwater caves are just the start of it. And we finally get around to doing one of the top things on El's wish list! Quite fitting for out 100th episode! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailing #yachtlife #sailingtonga

In our latest How To sailing video, El looks at how to reef sails single-handed, a useful skill when you're alone on night watch. One key element of reefing is: as soon as we think we should reef-in, we do. As soon as we think it's time to reef-out, we make ourselves a cup of tea, take an hour to see what the weather is doing, and then if it's looking good we shake out the reef. _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailing #howtosail #reefingsails

Leaving Bora Bora and French Polynesia behind, we sail west for the far, far away islands of Tonga. And with no crew it's just the three of us sailing shorthanded across the Pacific! While strong squalls and rain test us and the yacht, it's when we become becalmed without a breath of wind that we find ourselves having the most fun and are awe-inspired, at the Republic of Tranquilo. _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me #sailing #yachtlife

Over the next few weeks we're highlighting the most spectacular scenery and moments so far in our sailing voyage, starting in the Mediterranean and the breathtaking Shipwreck Beach (Navagio Beach) in Zakynthos, Greece. #shorts #shipwreckbeach #zakynthos #sailing #yachtlife

Our last days in Bora Bora and our finals days in the fabulous French Polynesia. And there's one last thing to do, climb to the top of Bora Bora. And why did we climb that hill? Because it's there! We also need to get Tranquilo prepared and ship shape for the next big ocean crossing, the jump from Bora Bora to Nui and Tonga. _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me Instagram: @sailing_tranquilo (http://instagram.com/sailing_tranquilo) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tranquilo.me #sailing #borabora #islandlife

Bora Bora, the Pearl of the South Pacific! The name conjures up resorts stretching out into the crystal clear waters of the lagoon with the incredible backdrop of the peaks. Yet we find, after navigating through some heart-stopping reefs, our own little bit of paradise where few go, all to ourselves where we can be one with nature and with one of the most spectacular views you could imagine! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me Instagram: @sailing_tranquilo (http://instagram.com/sailing_tranquilo) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tranquilo.me #sailing #borabora #islandlife

Bidding farewell to Moorea and our sailing tribe, we're off to one of the most pristine coral reefs in the South Pacific, the Coral Garden of Taha'a! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me Instagram: @sailing_tranquilo (http://instagram.com/sailing_tranquilo) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tranquilo.me #sailing #CoralReef #FrenchPolynesia

Magical Moorea, the spectacular island of the South Pacific, famous for its crystal clear waters, coral reefs and mountainous ridgelines. And who better to spend time there with than our fellow sailing mates from all around the world as we congregate in the bay of Opanahu for fun, frivolities and adventure! And we can't get enough of the sting rays, and they can't get enough for us - which is always a bit disconcerting for us Aussies! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranquilo Patron at https://www.patreon.com/SailingTranquilo In appreciation of your support, Patrons receive - community-only videos - more frequent videos - extended videos - 360 videos Visit our website for more information about our trip and our yacht: http://www.tranquilo.me Instagram: @sailing_tranquilo (http://instagram.com/sailing_tranquilo) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tranquilo.me #sailing #Moorea #FrenchPolynesia