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We dodged the Staten Island ferry ( not as easy as it sounds , they go so fast , relentless and merciless ) and sailed out to the Statue of Liberty , then watched the sun setting behind the World Trade Center on the way back . She drove two close friends and a girl visiting from Scotland up north for a weekend of relaxation . Her friends are mostly male , and mostly people she was flatting with . A great weekend was spent with Ian 's publisher and her ex-publisher husband , both of Italian descent , who live north , across the Golden Gate bridge . When ex-pianist Craig was here in June , they played in the local JBC - - jazz blues concept - - jazz club , along with a singer , to a large audience consisting mostly of computer scientists . To us her courses sound enthralling : Philosophy of Religion , Ancient Mythologies ( mostly Hindu ) , Race and Ethnicity , and Culture , Power and Politics . On an adventurous day we left this haven and sailed north in blustery winds through dauntingly high seas , almost out of sight of land , alone in the vast Pacific seascape , to a tiny outcropping of islets called Mokohinau topped by a prominent lighthouse . Ian has taken Beulah as far as Coromandel harbour ( east , on the Coromandel peninsula ) , Kawau island ( north ) , and Auckland ( north and west ) , and has sailed with many different friends in various combinations . Cleverly painted figures on the walls have eyes ( and bodies , and even feet ) that follow you as you walk past . The organiser informed us that the only vacancy was in the " two-day option , " laconically remarking that this was only 15 to 18 km per day and therefore perfectly straightforward for anyone of moderate fitness .