Our last blog from Auckland as we pick up our the juce box tomorrow our speedy Daihatsu and get on the road to explore the rest of New Zealand. Today we got up and got going early for the ferry to Waiheke Island. It promised and delivered in every way! They have a saying on the island, "if you're not bare foot, you're overdressed", and we could definately get on board with that. The island is completely beautiful, blue seas, dense forest and white san...

Kia Ora from Auckland! After a 13 and a half hour flight from LAX we arrived on the other side of the world. Quantas is our new fav airline. After getting through customs and getting our tent back form the Bio security lab (they said it was dirty) we checked in at our hostel on the outskirts of Auckland city centre, which is an old Tongan Royal house. Had a well needed nap and set off to explore, we strolled along the harbour which has the bluest water we've eve...