Kia Ora! Here we are in Kaikoura. Sunny and hot!! We finally arrived in Auckland after a 4hour delay and a plane change (fuel valve problem) at 9am NZT. We had 2 NY Eve's - one at GMT and one as we approached the international date line. Los Angeles is HUGE!!! Managed to stay awake in AUckland til 7pm and then crashed. Hotel lush and nice to get the travel smell off. City was amazing, though after 3 hours kip in 48 hours was taking its toll. Found and bo...