Ah good luck and safe journey! We set off from the UK on September 30th and after spending a few exciting days in Hong Kong arrived here is Auckland safe and sound yesterday afternoon. Feeling exhasuted and quite shell shocked but very excited. Seeing what Auckland has to offer before heading up north to the Bay of Islands, then to Rotorua and Taupo before making our way down to Welly. After a few days down there we'll be heading off to explore the South Island for a few weeks before ending up back in Wellington to find somewhere to live.
It does indeed feel surreal but after all the sadness of saying goodbye, arriving here felt completely amazing and much less daunting than I'd expected.
Hope you feel the same when you get here - enjoy it! :-)