Last Days in New Zealand

Last days in New Zealand

We've done it! We sold the van today. We weren't really sure if we could, cos it needs some repairs and everyone sells their car in Christchurch. So lotta competition and not a very good van.
Two locals bought the van, to use for weekend trips.

The damage of New Zealand.

48 Days and Nights
1 Van (named Hommel)
1 Rental Car
Hommel 5439 Kilometers
Rental 1751 Kilometers
Total 7100 Kilometers (we don't understand how we drove exaclty that round number, but we did) - 4440 miles
804 Liter (223 US Gallons) of petrol
6 liters of motor oil
Average of 60 kph 118 hours of driving

31 nights of free overnights sleeping in van (no hostels or campsites)
5 hours of IPod playing per day, total 240 hours
total of 36 hours waiting on italian friend (taking pictures, taking shoes off, putting them back on, drinking coffee with snickers or getting cash from ATM)
(then again, he waiting 4 days on us, to arive in the south island)
8 tumbles in 30 seconds zorbing - what's that?
2 x 134 meters (2 x 440 feet) bungy jump
12 luge rides - what's a luge!?!?!?!*&#@
6 unexpected running-into-s of renate and roel on both islands

1194 foto's
4 hours of film

5.427.881.292 sandflies (little buggers)

New pictures in the image gallery!!!

South Island

Road Signs

A few more in the North Island

Update you later!
Ernesto