After a 6-hr layover and another 4-hr weather delay, we finally departed Sydney in route to Auckland. We arrived at about 4 am- fishing pole and all. I downsized my luggage by sending a suitcase home, but it is currently lost somewhere between Parnell, NZ and Ord, NE (that's quite a bit of ground to cover). This time IS NOT my fault that I've lost something, but it's still disappointing to be without my good-butt jeans or little black dress. We did a bit of sightseeing in Auckland for 2 days (that's about all we needed), then set off for Queenstown. It is a picture perfect mountain town nestled up against a large lake. The town itself is quite small, but it is very touristy and the hotels stay full during the peak travel seasons, as
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