maybe more updates

We've settled, for now, in Wellington, New Zealand's capital, right at the southern tip of the North Island and one of the three major cities in the country along with Auckland and Christchurch.
Originally, we were split on whether to start by settling in Auckland or Wellington. Then everyone we met from Auckland kept telling us their city was shite, and they'd rather be in Wellington.
Based on my rather brief time in each city, the breakdown seems to be like this: Auckland is the big city. Wellington is the cool city.
The closest analogue in the states I can think of is L.A. and San Francisco - just think of Auckland as a 1:10 scale model of L.A., and Wellington as a 1/10 scale model of San Francisco. Wellington, at least, looks a little like San Francisco - nestled into the hills against a bay. Auckland is spread out, but still seemed better than L.A.
At any rate, now we're actually spending more than a day in a row in one spot, I'm more likely to have regular Internet access, and access with my laptop, so more regular updates could be at hand.
No promises.