I think we guessed our 3.5 months just about right. We managed to work a fifth of our time, and see more of New Zealand than even the locals get to see. Any less than this and we would have missed out key areas, and not have sampled such variety. Any more and we may have been in danger of feeling itchy, wanting the next adventure, knowing whats ahead, and not least, the need to escape the cool autumn (and the burn on our wallets!) After nearly 9000 kilometres on the road and camping, hostelling, 'woofing' on every corner of both islands I can well and truly say we have 'done' New Zealand. Highlights and memories are very hard to choose but the ones I suspect will stand out the strongest are as follows: The range
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