The Great Kiwi Campervan Adventure

Hello all, and welcome to my online travel journal (and for my sake, please don't call it a blog!).  I'll be traveling to New Zealand from November 26 to December 12.  Apparently free wi-fi access is somewhat scarce in Middle Earth, so I may not be able to post updates and pictures on a daily basis, but check back often.  I'd love to hear feedback, suggestions on things to do or see, travel tips, photography tips, or random expressions of jealousy and envy.  Oh, and sad as it is to admit, I haven't written much in the way of prose since I turned in my last term paper (over three years ago), so I apologize in advance if my writing is at times unclear, incoherent, or rambling (as is probably the case right now).