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They bring excellent teachers out from Europe and elsewhere , and the week 's highlight was a concert given by a talented young recorder virtuoso from Venezuela ( who was also one of the tutors ) . They hiked down a vertiginously steep and narrow winding staircase that provided strenuous exercise for the leg muscles , and returned on a cable car strung high across a valley with absolutely stupendous views . From the top are gorgeous views of the islands in the Hauraki Gulf , our home sailing waters , dotted around the sparkling azure water , with vibrant green vegetation and white-sand beaches . This hectic lifestyle has finally overtaken him . At first light ( well , second light maybe ) we breakfasted , broke camp , tried to squash everything in , no way , thinned out our gear to something less than the bare essentials , repacked , and ...