New day, New Zealand

Yep, the puns keep getting betterer… I’m now in rainy Auckland, just landed from Melbourne an enjoying the ‘delights’ of the Budget Inn on Beach road. These delights are made even more pleasent by there being a karaoke club on the floor above me! Not quite sure of the logic on that, but it explains why there are umpteen hundred young oriental lads and ladettes wondering through the lobby (at first I thought the place was just popular with Japanese backpackers).

Next stop is sorting out a new phone, as my Oz mobile won’t work over here… In theory should just be a case of getting a new sim card and slotting it in, but you never know.