Flying to Wellington is an all day event – we left on Friday night at 7pm, and arrived in Auckland at 5am Sunday morning. Saturday was passed over completely somewhere mid-Pacific Ocean, even though the flight was only about 12 hours.

Air New Zealand Flight 7 from SFO to Auckland.

We had a couple of hours at the Auckland airport to clear customs, check in for our domestic flight, and watch the sun rise.

Sunrise in Auckland - We flew the wicked looking all black plane, painted in honor of New Zealand's ALL BLACKS Rugby Team.

What? They have Dunkin’ Donuts in New Zealand but not in California!?

NZ is Dunkin'