LA to Auckland

After an amazing few days in LA visiting with friends and adventuring with cousins, we took off for New Zealand. The flight was long and I think Nina and I spent most of the time either staring blankly into space or rearranging ourselves. By the time we were off the plane, we had skipped Wednesday completely, although I do not understand the date line logic completely. Then we headed straight for the coffee, but we were completely lost. Apparently there is completely different coffee lingo down under, and I am beginning to feel totally out of my element. Apparently a “long black” is a large cup of black coffee, a flat white is strong black coffee made with espresso beans and topped with steamed milk, and a short black is a small cup of espresso coffee. I think I'll stick to the flat white to be safe for now. Once in downtown Auckland we went off exploring and found that the people were as charming as their accents and the landscape was as hilly as it was breath taking.