Auckland layover, take 2

I had another layover in Auckland on the way back to Manila from Apia, this one was 17 hours between flights and I took the ferry over to Waiheke Island, about 45 mins across the bay from Auckland where I rented a scooter.  Amazing views of the various bays and vineyards on the island and was nice to be cold for a change since its winter in NZ.

Reunited with some variable oystercatchers - my subject species from my study abroad project