Going a-Stray

On our last day in Auckland, we started to think “Hmm, maybe we should figure out where the heck we’re going from here and how we should get ourselves there.” We researched all the New Zealand-owned car rental companies, which are pretty damn cheap but use really old, high-mileage cars (one company said the Nissan we rented might be from 1998!). Having just finished months of being in logistics mode at home getting ready for a wedding and a year-long trip, we weren’t exactly excited about having to sort out mobile phone cards, booking lodging for ourselves every night, finding our way in a rental car, and deciding what to do and see everyday. Quite the intrepid travelers, no?

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Auck-bland

Just a quick update on the time we spent in Auckland, New Zealand. The weather was, as they say, changeable, which basically meant that we got rained on many, many times when we went out without umbrellas because it was bright and sunny at the time. We never got soaked, but it did teach us very quickly to have our teeny little mostly useless travel umbrellas with us at all times.

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Travel Technology

Just in case you’re wondering how we’re staying connected and documenting our trip, here’s a glimpse of what world travel is like in the modern age…

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