J: Amazing breakfast choice, figs, fruit, yogurt, muesli, fresh juices, lovely breads to toast ourselves.Sat looking down at the beach and the beautiful sparkling bay in the sun. Taxi to the ferry for the 40 min trip across to Auckland. Two deck boat that charges through the waves - no respect for the sea! Met my SU colleague Andy Banks who is Schools Director here. Lovely to see him before he and is family head back to England for a month. It's almost the end ...

W: Yesterday we visited Alcatraz which was well worth the trip. The weather had cleared so good views of the whole Bay area and Golden Gate bridge. Got the 7pm Air NZ flight and arrived in Auckland at 5am. Gained a day which no matter how much you understand the theory is still really wiered. Met by driver at the airport and transferred to our ferry which took about 40 minutes to get over to Waiheke Island. The hotel is lovely 5 rooms with views high across ...