There are more road kill than light poles so get to your destination before dark
If a camper van trip is on your bucket list, try to do it when you are still "young"
Fill up your gas tank when it is half full...especially on the South Island
You will see more sheep than people on your trip...and the people you do see are tourist...not Kiwis.
Driving a high-top camper van in gusty wind conditions is freaky!
Dress for 6 to 26 degrees in one day!
Sheep are not white.