We're In Auckland!

This will be brief- we are in Auckland, New Zealand, safe and sound; I've eaten a burger with onion, tomato, lettuce, beetroot and egg and it was delicious.
Wait, this will extend! I am back writing after being here a few days and experiencing a few wonders, including but not limited to wondering why renting a car here is by most evaluations a dangerous undertaking. You must know that when you rent here, your vehicle will cost north of $50 a day, carry at least 10 years of use, carry at least 150 thousand kilometers, a jack soaking in water and rusty beyond use, a little screwdriver, pliers and a couple open end wrenches that don't fit anything. Some rust, some dents, in all.....better days were around 2003. Blow a tire in an unincorporated area 4 hours north of Auckland and find yourselves ass to traffic trying to lift the car with a dimestore implement wielded by a one armed balance challenged ALS suffering dad who falls down on the rough pavement, looses it, starts crying at his own ineptitude while his daughter picks up the task, rescued by a crocodile Dundee lookalike ten years dads senior and you get the gist of one of our adventures. Never underestimate the kindness of strangers. Ask yourselves, would you be so kind? Before this, probably not. Now? I would search out the unfortunates, but could do no more than say "If you were broken down in New Zealand, there was this guy, Greg.........."
I can't type so well on this net book, so posts will be shorter. This one included.