The road to New Zealand's Milford Sound
Cascade Creek You are a traveller. You arrive at Escape Rentals in Christchurch, New Zealand, to pick up a campervan graffitied with a viking ship. It looks like something you should set on fire during a riot. "Woah, you're in here for a long time," says the rental guy as he shows you the van, "I guess I should show you how to check the oil." He pulls the passenger seat back to reveal the engine underneath. Your companions are shocked. "Cool." Says the bearded one. "That's terrifying," says the curly haired one. You will be straddling a combustion engine for five weeks, sleeping, eating and driving in a Nissan Campervan around New Zealand. You realise that neither of your companions are paying any attention to what the rental guy is saying. This might come into play later. But you put it to the back of your mind for now. The more pressing concern is how you are going to maintain your sanity throughout the five weeks. Martin...