When city life gets too much, water loving Aucklanders head to the sunny and relaxing island of Waiheke. A pleasant 35 minute ferry ride landed us at the Western end of the island, near the seasidey town of Oneroa. It was a beautifully warm day, probably one of the hottest we’ve had whilst in New Zealand, so we settled into a wine bar overlooking the sandy bay and enjoyed a cold glass of local bubbly. Waiheke is famous for its boutique vineyards, you may have heard of one of it’s wineries, Cable Bay. Hearing they had great views, we went to visit and sure enough, were not dissapointed by the vistas looking back to the city. Dave declared the scenery, and their Merlot, one of his favourites ever, high praise indeed!