The Masons stayed overnight on their catamaran so we all went out sailing this morning. Karin (our former nanny who says she went off to Stewart Island but since she never updates her blog, we aren't sure) arrived last night for a one day stay, so she joined us on the outing. One highlight of picking Karin up at the ferry: we saw a four-foot wide stingray in the shallows (read: beach where kids often swim) by the ferry. Ever since Steve Irwin was killed by one, it is hard to look at stingrays as weird, but essentially harmless sea creatures. But they really are.
We began our sailing day with breakfast in Sandy Bay around the corner from us, where Mike and Alexander went for a quick row. It was great to see Oneroa and Waiheke from the water: it does look a lot different. We then sailed back around the island, to end up at Matiatia, where the ferry arrives, to let Karin go back to Auckland and the rest of us take the bus back home. Beautiful day, with enough wind to keep the boat going, but not enough to make it hard to sail. Alexander loved being on the boat, but was a bit disappointed that we all insisted on doing the sailing, when he obviously could have handled everything on his own. |
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