End of the Road

We are sitting here at our last helpx stay in Kaipara with 2 days left before we catch our plane to Vancouver.
We managed to sell our van, quicker than we thought, Champion is now in the hands of a British couple. They are doing the same thing we did. We're a little sad to see him go! I have a whole new appreciation for Nissan now, can't believe how well that 19 year-old van runs.

We've mostly just worked for the last couple months. We had a great time in Kerikeri, we did a house-sitting work stay up there in the far north. It was a good place to be for the winter, mild weather, great fishing, and we had lots of time to explore the Bay of Islands.

But, after 11 months living in a van, we are certainly looking forward to going back home. But we're still a little sad to leave, this country has been so good to us, and we've had so much fun.
We've had more than enough time to explore every little corner of the country, and seen some of the most unique and beautiful scenery & wildlife.
Final thoughts? New Zealand is definitely an outdoors kind of place! A land of incredible mountains, rivers, waterfalls, endless beaches of every description, and so, so much unique to only this country. Truly a one-of-a-kind place, and so accessible because its small, the distances are short.
Overall we've had an incredible, once in a lifetime trip that we won't forget. We will miss NZ.

Thanks for reading!

Lee & Jill