We had a wonderful time at Gerry & Jeanette's place. After travelling for about 40 hours with a 7 month old we arrived in a great Auckland neighborhood at the seaside with spectacular view, and most importantly received a warm welcome from our hosts. They helped us in so many ways that I can't all list here, but their wisdom helped us a lot for our forthcoming adventures. We did not feel like visitors, rather like being at home. We even got to kajak the Auckland bay with their boats... and who knows, if you are lucky you get to sail with the catamaran that Gerry is constructing by himself at the moment.