Before she left Venice Maxine insisted that we get up at 5 am and take Tainui out for a photo shoot in front of the Doge’s Palace, before the waterway got too busy. It was a good idea of course, but like so many of them I would not have acted on it without her enthusiasm. The same goes for our dinghy trip through the canals and the Michelin meal at Venissa, which were also her doing.
Ah, the zeal of youth.