i just returned
from a trip
to waiheke island, new zealand.
great place, perhaps a little like cape cod?
but i like waiheke more, for a number of reasons.
anyhow, i recommend that u go there sometime, at least before a bridge is built to there from auckland and the island is overrun with european vehicles rather than rusting tractors & 1970s ford escorts ...
lots of boats, some not seaworthy; plenty of coves & bays, hills & ferns
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