The 10am ferry from Auckland took Jeanne, Andy and I over to Waiheke Island today in about 45 minutes. At the quayside on Waiheke, Jeane spotted a work collegue who was just heading for her 'Bach'.....a local word for a holiday home......in a minibus and we were duly invited to Lorna's for a coffee and viewing of said bach, on a terrace with a magnificent view over the island. An hour on and Lorna drove us in her old vw golf...her 'island runaround'....to Jeanne and Andy's recently purchased island home at Rocky Bay. ....Wow!.....what a view, over the fern trees and Manouka trees to the bay just below. A lunch of alfalfa, sprouting seeds, avocado, courgette, pea shoots, hard boiled egg and cheese.....washed down with a good bottle of wine, sitting outside on their terrace, was
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