Happy campers (by Joe)

It would be disrespectful to my happy-camper parents to blog New Zealand without mentioning that this is campervan-central.

There is virtually no place you can go where a campervan is not every fourth or fifth vehicle you pass ... and in the wilder parts of South Island, they probably outnumber other vehicles.

We looked into hiring one ourselves, but eventually opted for the hire car, hostel and tent option. This worked out slightly cheaper, but if you had cash to splash, then hiring a top of the range van would definitely be the way to go.

There are masses of companies offfering rentals ... and some of their offerings can be rather funky (see right).

Joe