Wednesday Feb 23rd, 2011 Tasman Sea- Latitude 38 degrees 02 minutes south- Longitude 149 degrees 34 minutes east Imagine a land where the minimum wage is twenty two dollars an hour, the streets are all clean, everyone is friendly, well dressed and have a healthy outdoor look. The harbors of Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia were both beautiful, clean and just such places. Their economies seem to be doing great and everyone we met went out of their way to make us feel welcome and wanted. We rented a car in New Zealand and went out into the countryside to visit quaint little vineyards and picture perfect small towns. It took Jane a while to get used to riding “shotgun” while sitting on the left side of the car, since the steering wheel is on
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