Ever since we moved into our place in April, we have been meaning to have Mike's Auckland colleagues over, but we kept putting it off. With less than a month to go, we could delay no further, so we invited the crowd over for an "Afternoon on Waiheke". It was a glorious day, sunny and warm. Many came over on the 11AM ferry, and most walked from the ferry to the house. We took a long-cut through a "reserve" (a public park) leading up a steep hill to views over the island. Even Alexander put his little legs to good use getting up the hill (wearing a Santa hat: he is back in Christmas mode). One group (the Masons, Andy Philpott, and Hamish Waterer) "sailed" from Auckland, though a lack of wind mainly meant motoring.
Once at the house, we had the grill going for sausages and chicken and veggies and so on. Ilona's potato salad was a huge hit, and Mike's caesar salad also went well.
Most of the people spent the afternoon at the beach. The best part for Mike and Alexander was messing around in the Masons' rowboat. The wind was up a bit, leading to some fun waves. It took Mike some time to get the rhythm, but he eventually made it out to sea, though, truth-be-told, Andrew Mason did most of the rowing with Alexander.
We ended up with about 30 guests for the day.
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