We rented a car in Auckland today and John took on the task of driving in this left-hand driving country. He did a good job, though in the beginning he was frightfully close to the left side of the left lane.! We made a 4-hour drive fom Auckland up north to Paihia. Paihia is a small tourist town in the middle of the "Bay of Islands". Aptly named, there are lots of islands. We plan to rent a sea kayak and tour some of the nearer islands. Tomorrow we will probably take a boat cruise to some of the further islands.