We're in New Zealand and it is gorgeous! After flying to Auckland from Fiji on March 23rd, we picked up our rental car and drove straight to the Wainui Lodge in the Bay of Islands. Ryan was pretty nervous about driving on the left side of the road, but he did an awesome job. Not only did 
he have to learn how to drive on the other side of the road, but the roads up north were treacherous! The roads were the curviest we've ever seen plus it was dark and
raining...and we had rented the "econo-car" AKA 229,000 km. It took about 5 hours to get to our hostel, and I honestly wasn't sure we'd ever get there. The hostel was really cute and the very sweet hostel owner answered the door for us at 11pm. Our room had a beautiful view of the bay,
and we explored the coastal town of Russell 
the next day. The food and wine in New Zealand is everything it's cracked up to be, and the scenery is just a
s great. We spent a few hours just taking in the scenery while walking on one of 
the many beaches in the Bay of Islands, then we split 1 Kilo of mussels for dinner. Now we're in Auckland, the City of Sails, and unfortunately it's raining. We've arrived in New Zealand at the very beginning of the rainy season, so now we have to cross our fingers and hope for good weather. Everyone here is incredibly friendly and helpful, and we're loving New Zealand so far!
