Originally Posted by
Thrift
I'm going to New Zealand April 4-May 31 with my sister. We're planning on hitting both islands and as many Lord of the Rings filming locations as possible. We'll be stealth camping, and probably WWOOFing for a week. Anyone have any route experience? Or advice in general?
That time of year is late autumn, and could be quite rainy and rather dark ... I'm just across the water in Australia (Victoria/Tasmania), and here, at the end of the first week of April, it's like someone flips a switch and the rain starts.
So ... bring rain gear and lights.