We had a great visit to New Zealand, arriving on Dec 21st. We only had 9 days so we rented a car to check out the the North Island, and quickly discovered that 9 days was not nearly enough time to see even half of it. It is absolutely gorgeous there. It is strange, because it is very similar to California, yet very different at the same time. I almost felt as if I was back in time in the Jurassic period, halfway expecting a Taradactil to soar over my head as i hiked through large fern trees. We spent the first 2 days checking out Auckland. We did a free city tour, went to the Auckland Museum, and checked out Queen Street. Then we rented a car so we could go out and explore some
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