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Sheep paddocks are turning into native bush , and all mammalian predators have been eradicated in the last twenty years . Having just seen the movie Titanic , Julia and Alex spent much of their time striking romantic poses ( not necessarily with each other ) at the very bow , making more room for us all . Sarah and Alex are university lecturers in English literature and philosophy , and between them they created a tongue-in-cheek eyewitness account of that eventful day which is so compelling that we have appended it to this letter . We decide it 's all because Alex 's hat got caught around Prada 's keel . Alex has the helm for a long reach between Waiheke and the inner islands , and loses his first hat of the day . 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 . Alex even had lunch in the dinghy . Pam and Ian had an epic land-based adventure on New Year 's Day . Off to Bari on the east coast of Italy for a conference . This involves leaving the shelter of the Hauraki Gulf for more exposed waters on the east side of New Zealand .