There's a sign in our van which says an adventure starts with a leaky tire and an broken fan belt. The elements of our particular 2500km adventure included a flat battery, a lockout (note: whatever my next career will be it won't be breaking into campervans), a kiwi cop describing our ride as 'a piece of crap', missing an earthquake in a carwash and accidently taking a short cut across the highest public road in New Zealand.
It served us well as a kitchen, a laundry, wardrobe and general talking point around the wood-stove in the hostels at night. Everybody waved at us on the road, (yes, we were driving on the correct side of the road). We enjoyed good camaraderie with the drivers of other rented campervans, which at this time of year makes up the majority of drivers on the road. Locals are busy keeping warm.
All in all we had a pretty wicked time in our Wicked van and will miss it but time for a new set of wheels in a new country.
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