Arrived in Auckland at 6 am from Honolulu. The 8.5 hour flight was a red eye and was not so bad at all. Very much like a flight from Honolulu to Kodiak, only one would not have to get off in Anchorage and wait for the flight to Kodiak. Ruby was quite rested and refreshed after the flight, she slept well through the night on the chairs. As for myself, I slept - some, with a little help from the wine after the male flight attendant suggested a glass of Pinot Noir. "Its good sleeping wine", he said, and that's what convinced me!
We stayed the day in Auckland to settle with the fact that we are in a foreign country and went to a nearby animal park. Today our rental car was delivered to us and we left busy Auckland for Raglan. A small coastal town on the NorthWest side of the North Island.
It is absolutely beautiful and warm and sunny out. The drive was great. I posted "keep left" on the dash and it just takes some time to get used to.
It was a little hard to leave the land of "Aloha", but similarities abound between Hawaii and New Zealand, the land of "Aroha", which means "an open door" and "love" - like Aloha!
Ruby is loving the sheep and cows in the pastures along the road. I had a belly full of Green lip mussels, local,fresh and in a red curry sauce. The first backpackers place we came to is an old farm. With a beautiful view and a dog named Ruby, we set up our tent and feel at home, for the day, and tonight.
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