First Day in New Zealand

Hey guys. We are safely in Auckland. Today, we bought a car. Its a 1996 Subaru Legacy, a pretty nice car. It went of about 4,000 NZD, or 2600? Its perfect for what we need, 4wd, lots of space. As soon as we bought it, we drove up to Whangerei, a 2 hour drive from Auckland. The entire drive was amazing. The tree combinations are incredible. It looks like a mix between the rainforest in South America, the Serengeti in Africa, and the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. When we got to the ocean, this was what we saw. A completely pristine beach, nobody around. The weather is still a little chilly, so swimming was not an option, but hiking around and drinking some wine was good enough. Well thats it for today, we just got back and need some sleep, because tomorrow we are heading to Rotorua, the Volcanic Area, which is 2 or 3 hours to the south east. After that, we are going to hopefully push on all the way down to the South Island and possibly Snowboard before the season is over.