On to New Zealand!

We left Sydney yesterday (at a ridiculously early hour!) and headed for Auckland, NZ. With the two-hour time difference, we landed around 11:30 a.m., so we had a good tour of the city before going to our hotel. Once settled there, many of us took the ferry across the harbor to Derrington and enjoyed seeing the views from there and checking out the shops. Great dinner in our hotel, with a view of the harbor from the top-floor restaurant. Today we've traveled on to Rotorua, where we've seen everything from farmlands to mountains to hot springs bubbling out of the ground. Many pictures to share when we get home!