We traveled from Castlepoint to Wellington.

Here’s an interactive map of our route, with some of the stops marked:

Scenic sunrise; not a bad view out our side door:

We didn’t enjoy using the shower in the van, so used campground showers each day after that:

At the campgrounds in the North Island that we went to, the showers had timers, this one with a coin required:

Filling our water tank; the hose the rental company provided was rather short, so we usually had to move the van to reach:

Castlepoint homes:

We parked the van on the sand:

Beach and lighthouse:

Seals:

Looking back to our van:

Walking up to the lighthouse:

Fossilized shells:

Castlepoint:

The campground:

Masterton Golden Shears; proud of sheep shearing:

Entice Cafe for lunch:

Carterton:

Featherston classic hotel:

A glimpse of the Interislander ferry, that we’d be catching the following morning:

Wellington houses:

Wellington is a hilly city, with many tunnels:

Wellington selfie:

We met up with two sides of extended family, one at a cafe, the other at an uncle’s house, then spent the night stealth camping on the road in front of the house.