Howdy folks,
There are some random things about New Zealand that are different than the states. First of all, we adore how blunt and to the point they are on their road signs. Some of these road signs are funny in a sick way and some are just serious. Here are a few examples: DRINK, DRIVE, DIE; The quick are the dead; The bigger the hurry, the bigger the mess; Are you tired? Then pull over; Why are you in such a hurry? Dead is a long, long, time; Click it! Get it on in the back seat.
Also, most of the sinks have separate hot and cold faucets...the hot is HOT! Like burn the hairs off your hands hot and kill all bacteria hot! Since there is an obsession with tea here, we figure it's that hot just in case you needed a spontaneous cup of tea while in the bathroom. We haven't figured out how to use this option without hurting ourselves, but we keep trying.
One thing we really enjoy is how much less red tape there is here when you travel. They are laid back here and don't like to cause you any stress. No worries! and Good on ya! are plentiful sayings we hear. People just take you at your word and that counts a lot, no credit card numbers to hold a place, no last names. You can call a place and make a reservation and they ask for your first name and say we'll see you when we see you.
Driving has been fun...wrong side of the road and all. Mike does most of the driving because for some reason I kept running our left side of the car off the road and he keeps yelping out about that...must stress him out or something. Mike has come up with a good rule of thumb to make sure you are in the correct lane going the right direction here: keep the driver's side in the middle of the road by the dashed lines that separate the lanes.
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