Arrival at New Zealand/Llegada a Nueva Zelanda/Aankomst in Nieuw Zeeland

We have finally arrived in the land of the long white cloud and are steadily overcoming our huge jetlag. Little by little we are getting our natural rhythm back and the first impressions of the country and its people could not have been better. Everyone is very helpful, kind and extremely laidback, it seems everything and everyone goes in slow gear, at half the pace Europe is moving, and that is a good thing!! We were welcomed by our friends and Nick from Forest and Bird at the airport, which immediately made us feel very welcome and at home. We first settled down in what our home was going to be for the coming week in a beautiful suburb of Auckland...how lucky can you get?? It's pure luxury and hospitality we are experiencing, it's almost too good to be true. The day after our arrival we went to Forest and Bird's office in Auckland where we exchanged views and ideas for our trip. Firstly we agreed to make ourselves as visible as possible for other road users by putting up a Forest and Bird flag on one of the buggies, but also fit both buggies out with laminated Forest and Bird logos on A4. We also agreed to make an effort to organise visits to the different projects on our journey so as to report on them on this blog. It should be good.
One last detail on this message. Through pure coincidence we met a lawyer who found our event an amazing feat but highly recommended against a challenge such as running around naked through Christchurch. Displaying nudity on the streets will most likely be seen as a serious offence and might have severe legal consequences. Although some might think of it as a harmless funny trick, others might be offended and it is clear that it is not worth it getting into trouble or cause offence to anyone. Also, it does not seem appropiate to associate Forest and Bird with an activity that might cause more damage and bad publicity than it might actually help them. Thus, the proper penguin costume might be in order for this challenge!
Talk to you soon!