Waiheke Island

We returned to Auckland with a very long day of travel. We were up before 5a in Nelson to drive two hours to catch the 8a ferry from Picton to Wellington. After the three and a half hour ferry ride, all that was left was an eight-hour drive to Auckland.

We spent our last day in New Zealand taking a 40-minute ferry to Waiheke, an island with beaches and wineries east of Auckland. The view back to Auckland from the ferry.

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Alex tasted lots of wine. OK, maybe some of this spread includes glasses for me and Leena.

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The ride back to Auckland with a brilliant sunset sky.

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