We're in Auckland ...

... looking for a new car.  Actually, some sort of minivan that will allow all five of us to travel with enough room.  This takes a lot of time but we've got a line on a couple possibilities.  We've been downtown, not much sight-seeing yet, mostly figuring out the buses, trains, and ferries.
     I probably won't be posting much until we get the car, but we're fine, Kiwi-land is a lot cooler and cloudier than Oz, more like Ohio in October before the leaves fall.  The people seem very friendly, the beer tastes better and costs less than in Australia (sorry, all our Aussie friends), although it's still pricier than at home, and the sports channels on the TV have never ending cricket or soccer.  Not much rugby, the national sport, must be the wrong time of year.
    Until later, TTFN.