

Auckland, New Zealand
Arriving in Wellington was like arriving in a different country! Big sky scrapers, traffic, people!!! It was cold, but much warmer than the South; we didn't have to wear gloves to bed.
The North Island isn't a patch on the South Island visually, but far more liveable. It actually reminded me of the UK in parts, very green and wet.
10 days in and still no plan, 'winging it' seemed to be working for us, so we continued as we had before, heading up.
We went sw...