And it was all going so well...
SPOILER ALERT: Anyone who's a bit fed up with reading about what an amazing time we've been having is going to like this post... The beast New Zealand was the top of the list for both Duncan and I in terms of destinations, so we were very excited to finally have 6 whole weeks to explore it. Unfortunately, that excitement quickly turned to despondency as things started to unravel pretty much as soon as we'd arrived. We got into Auckland very late last Tuesday, and on Wednesday lunchtime picked up our motorhome. We'd booked a motorhome for the entire 6 week period, with a romaticised dream of driving round magical landscapes and doing lots of hiking and exploring on foot. Unfortunately the first 4 days turned out to be anything but. The motorhome we picked up was huge, officially sleeping 6, it was definitely spacious enough for the 2 of us. We had our run through on how it worked, and off we set. Meanwhile, I was very aware that my throat...