I spent a few days in an Air Bnb in Ponsonby, which is a hip neighborhood in Auckland. I did a lot of shopping for things I realized I needed after leaving home. I got a new backpack because the one I brought was a bit over-full (read: jam packed!) and I was having a really hard time getting it to zip, which was driving me crazy. I did a long walking tour of the city center. I learned that New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893. I also took a ferry boat over to a small town just across the water from Auckland. Mostly though I spent a lot of time using wifi in cafes and bars planning logistics and making reservations. I also spent some time studying the New Zealand road rules in preparation for renting a car. Driving on the other side of the road — yikes! I wasn’t terribly taken with Auckland, to be honest. But I got some useful things done while I was there anyway.