Arrived in Auckland

We arrived in Auckland on Sunday, May 28 at around 7:00 a.m.  We proceeded off the aircraft, through customs (fairly easy) then straight to the car rental place where our first nightmare began!  After REPEATEDLY calling our credit card company, Capital One about our planned trip to New Zealand and our plan to make rather large transactions during our stay (hotels, airfares, car rentals, etc) our first credit card transaction was DECLINED!  Marge called Captial One irate that they had screwed this up after so much hassle (so much for the No Hassle Card) calling them before hand.  Ultimately American Express came to the rescue and we got our car.  It was then that the real challenge began: Sitting on the right side to drive on the left side of the road!  It is quite an experience!