Auckland to Newcastle We checked out of our hotel at 11 o'clock and really didn't have time to do any proper sight seeing before getting the rental car back. We found a park nearby on the edge of a lake and enjoyed the sunshine for a while before hunting down some lunch. The food on the flights over had been really tasty so we didn't think we needed to eat a huge lunch. A mistake, as it turned out! Before we left the hotel we'd tried to check in online but ...

Rotorua to Auckland The day started off really sunny but, by the time we were ready to leave, it was overcast and quite cool. A good day for driving, though. We figured it would take about three hours or so to get up to Auckland, more if we stopped to see anything interesting. We stopped in Cambridge for an early lunch, mainly because we wanted to see what a New Zealand Cambridge would be like, and because it looked quite big on the map! Deep reasoning. ...