in Auckland, New Zealand, all is well... for it being a day ahead, jetlagged, and trying to recover from a sudden cold. but feeling better now that we're here and getting acclimated and rested. we finally got into a hotel around 2pm, having arrived at 730am, because we weren't able to check in for a while. so we walked around downtown Auckland and had breakfast and such. so tired. looking to acclimate to the timezone change so probably stay up a bit longer today (it's 5:15pm Monday night now while it's 10:15pm on Sunday night in San Francisco). we really didn't like our hotel once we got into it so we're shortening our stay with it here in the city and planning another hotel, drives down through the north island, sightseeing, and other hotel stays around the country. i'll keep you posted as i can. for now, we're just resting and getting acclimated for a day or two.