Engine FAILURE, TOWED in, EXPIRED visas, NO money and COLD ! Ep 197

Just as we were about to depart on a complicated passage from New Zealand to Tonga, we discover something is seriously wrong with our engine. Specifically the shaft does not seem to be turning the propellor around. Without the ability to drive the boat forward, we had to get towed into the marina and then faced the huge task of finding the spares and a way to repair this fault. We have commitments to be in Fiji for a wedding but weather windows and fellow sailors keep passing us by. The weather gets colder, our visa run out and the stress intensifies. However, we find solace in the beautiful walks around this beautiful place in the bay of Islands in New Zealand. Go To PATREON ...and .... Help towards video production / editing / data costs & get bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/mothershipadrift You prefer PAYPAL? .... Help towards the cost of travel to places further off the beaten track.. or ice cream! https://paypal.me/Mothershipadrift YOUTUBE MOTHERSHIP ADRIFT Share our channel with others - just copy and paste this link! https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipadrift AMAZON SHOP FRONT https://www.amazon.com/shop/mothershipadriftfamilytravelandsailingblogs?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_aipsfmothershipadriftfamilytravelandsailingblogs_6BYCP2BB5631MZQZJYJ4 INSTAGRAM Photos/videos of far off places, our Amel, crew, and other sailing images https://www.instagram.com/mothershipadrift FACEBOOK Updates, comments and news as it happens! https://www.facebook.com/mothershipadrift WEBSITE Our website with deeper insights and links to other resources https://www.mothershipadrift.com NOFOREIGNLAND Follow our boat.. https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5858761751134208 YOUTUBE MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Learn how we fix our boat https://www.youtube.com/c/Mothershipmaintenance SHOP Buy a sailing gift from our online store https://mother-ship-adrift-3.creator-spring.com/? Music Thanks to : Darroch Wood 'Inspiration Score' Yewan Wood ' Mum Choice 2' Silent waves Music by: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: V0PTJGSWTCLMATYZ Echo of Sadness Music by: Bensound License code: RZQQMRJUX0VLOQAH Unbreakable Resolve Music I Use: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: 7OPD6LYWCAJNLP0Y Endless Motion Music by Bensound.com License code: 0W3PMEDCMOZCKPF0