Today we ventured south of Auckland and headed down to Rotorua! We opted not to take a bus but rather adventure in a rental car. Getting use to driving on the left-hand side is confusing! You look out the window and think the semi coming will hit you because you are in the wrong lane... But really you're in the correct lane. This was also our chance to get out of the city and see some of the country side. We talked to the rental car man and he helped us map (yes, map) out a path with lots of scenery. Getting out of Auckland was the most difficult aspect, remembering to merge the opposite way and use the opposite on- and off-ramps. We successfully navigated out way out of the heart of Auckland to the motorway following the country side-with the help of a gps and Jessie. Here are some of the signs and scenery that we saw: