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We arrived home last night after a whirlwind three week tour of New Zealand, truly at the end of the world.  It took a non-stop flight of 17 hours to get there and a lost day after crossing the international date line.  The country is magical, still largely rural and home to people from all over the world along with the indigenous Maori.  There were few black faces to be seen, but the people we met were friendly and open about their dependence on tourism and agriculture.  New Zealand is about the size of California but has a small population and a large percentage of them live in Auckland with more than a million citizens.  We were on both the North Island and South Island and from the far south to the extreme north.  The country is set up for the athletic -- the hiker, the biker and runner.  The road systems are largely two lane and following the topography.  Food is local and on the whole very good. Wines are plentiful.  To give even a brief description of where we went is more than this blog can handle, but we would do it again. Still, we're glad to be back.