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After 45 minutes of life-threatening work we all had half a cup of tea , the top half having spilled away immediately . In the evenings we huddled around the little electric fire , opened a bottle of wine , and read companionably . Israel carries out crimes against humanity that include the killing of thousands of Palestinians and the reduction of the Palestinian people to a state of near-starvation , with two-thirds of West Bank citizens living on less than one dollar a day . We've enjoyed , with friends and a bottle or two of wine , a magnificent marine firework display , based on three barges in Auckland Harbour , and , when it finished , joined a long , ghostly procession of other boats sailing out through the night to island anchorages . The rest of the weekend was spent consuming bottles of wine , and shopping , before heading back to Hamilton , the university , and work . Then Pam and Ian drove back while Anna and Dan flew to the South Island for a spot of snowboarding , followed by a visit to friends in Christchurch . A nice way to spend 24 hours is to arrive at the boat in the evening , head out , perhaps sailing a little in the dark ( we have full navigation lights and have wrestled a few times with the challenges and excitement of night sailing ) , anchor for the night in a secure bay and watch the moon over a meal and bottle of wine , then up in the morning for pancakes , coffee , a sail , and back home the next day .