Tuesday was spent seeing the island and wine tasting with the very excellent Ananda Tours. We were picked up at the beach by the minibus right where we left out dinghy. Being high tide we hadn’t had far to haul the dinghy either.<\/p>\n

We spent about three hours visiting three different vineyards (Mudbrick, Kennedy Point and Obsidian) where we tasted some delicious wines and buying a couple of bottles we particularly likes which we’ll save for special occasions (like any old evening really). We were then dropped off at the Stonyridge Vineyard for a late lunch and some more complementary wine tasting. We both had a very delicious steak meal.<\/p>\n

We also got on pretty well with the other wine tasters on the minibus with us. There was a family from Long Island and a couple of post grad students from Singapore. <\/p>\n

Helen’s foot survived the day with the swelling kept under control with ibuprofen. We were dropped off, by our request, on Oneroa high street where Helen wanted to look at a shop. The things she wanted had been sold so no purchases there. We did pick up some delicious fudge from the store next door.<\/p>\n

We spent the evening watching a movie, eating light and drinking tea. All in all a very good day out.<\/p>\n

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Today we’re off to Auckland where we’ll stay at the viaduct marina for three nights. On Friday we’re meeting friends and on Saturday taking some others out on the boat. Very much looking forward to all that.<\/p>\n

Bit of a choice to make this morning. High tide is at 10:20am which would suggest an early start to get the benefit of the incoming current. However, wind is light right now but strength and direction will be improving throughout the morning so it’s more likely we’ll be be able to sail later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday was spent seeing the island and wine tasting with the very excellent Ananda Tours. We were picked up at the beach by the minibus right where we left out dinghy. Being high tide we hadn’t had far to haul the dinghy either.<\/p>\n

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