Another late start to the day due to a somewhat sleepless night, and then a trip to onetangi beach - apparently the nicest on the island. Initially tried catching the bus, but eventually decided to hitch and got taken straight there. A quick coffee and cake in Charlie Farley's café (Welsh flags outside were a good omen), after a very blustery walk on the beach, then decided to wander through a nearby bird reserve to stay out of the wind. Turned out to be a very ...

Stef: "As I lay awake, unable to get back to sleep, at 2:00 am, I told myself that you can never presume that jetlag is over. Tossed and turned until breakfast at about 8am and ate as much as I could, which made me sleepy again. Managed to doze until about midday, when we set off to find the kayaks that the B&B had. We weren't sure which two were the ones we were supposed to take so grabbed two at random and paddled to Palm Beach bay, about 30 minutes away. ...

Arrived on Waiheke island yesterday evening after an epic journey. Like zombies on the ferry and got picked up by Tim from Moana Vista who drove us back to the B&B and delivered tea and shortbread to our room. I was ready to go straight to bed at about 8, but C insisted that we should have a jacuzzi first, which I'll admit, was worth the effort. Then passed out at about 10pm, only for both of us to wake up at 1:15 feeling wide awake. Fortunately, C had had th...