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Auckland, New Zealand
Vern: Our flight landed in Auckland just after 4am. New Zealand's customs officials confiscated our powdered milk - a key component of the trusty coffee kit which by hook or by crook we'd assembled and carried around South America with us to maximize our chances of a daily caffeine fix. We considered making a big scene, a performance worthy enough to get us onto "Border Patrol", (the reality show set in this very customs hall where the Kiwi Officials take stuff a...