Wanderer

Named after one of my local ferries!

Wanderer was born the Runt of the litter but still remains the apple of her dad’s eye. She has her mother, a travelling dragon's, sense of wonder and adventure. Though she cannot get much bigger than she is, Wanderer doesn't let that stop her from achieving her dream of being 'Sornieth's Tiniest Peripatetic'. An avid reader, Wanderer has a refined understanding of Matilda's infamously difficult Dewey Deci-Smell filing system, and as such usually spends her days in the main library with the older Tundra. She likes adventure novels and non-fiction studies of the world, with particular emphasis on Geography and Archaeology. Since the introduction of Arlo, Wanderer has taken to digging up plots around the Lair, much to everyone's chagrin. She REALLY wants to meet him but she HAS to have something awesome to show him too!

Wanderer also has a flair for the dramatic and can talk the hind leg off an Imperial when discussing her favourite topic: Sorniethian Geography. She's an enthusiastic hanger-on of Indiana, the Archeologist (to the point where the Pearlcatcher kinda has to take her on adventures or else she'll irritate him incessantly/ put on the dramatics). He doesn't think much of her just yet, but she may prove useful in the future.

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Fullers Group Limited, trading as Fullers360, is a ferry and tourism company in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates in the Hauraki Gulf and Waitematā Harbour. Fullers Group is the latest in a long line of almost continuous harbour and gulf ferry operations based in Auckland since the 1870s. Wanderer is a catamaran ex–World Heritage Cruises Tasmania that was built in 1996.

George Hudson, and his son, Douglas, conceived an idea for an improved ferry operator to replace the neglected Auckland ferry services during a sailing trip on Waitematā Harbour in 1981. By the end of that year, the Hudson family acquired North Shore Ferries, another ferry company in Auckland and renaming it the Gulf Ferries Company . However, the difficulties and hardships of rejuvenating a failing fleet became apparent almost immediately, as within six weeks of the takeover, every vessel was out of service, except for the Glen Rosa, a small Launch (boat).

The transition to a modern operation began in 1987 with the arrival of the Quickcat, Gulf Ferries first catamaran. Creating a faster, more efficient ferry service to Waiheke Island and other destinations. This was continued with the Kea being introduced in 1988 to operate the Auckland City to Devonport service. For the tourism services, two new catamaran ferries, Adventurer and Wanderer, were purchased in 2006 and 2007 for NZ$3 million and NZ$2 million respectively. These vessels will also assist on the company's main ferry routes during peak hours.

In 1988, South Pacific Travel Holdings Ltd became shareholders before the publicly listed Fullers Corporation Ltd went into receivership. Recognising the value of the "Fullers" brand, the company amalgamated its operations and changed its name to Fullers Group Limited. Stagecoach New Zealand became the major shareholder of Fullers Group Limited but kept George Hudson as chairman until 2007 where his son, Douglas Hudson became the CEO until 2017 when Mike Horne took over the position. In 2009, Brian Souter acquired the company as well as another ferry company, 360 Discovery Limited. Both are now part of the InMotion Group.

In 2018 Fullers and 360 Discovery decided to merge brands to become a more cohesive and consumer friendly ferry operator creating Fullers360.