Colonel Terry Mustard

My first car - who'd have thought it would be a campervan?

Baptised as Colonel Terry Mustard, aka the Geordie Racer (cheers TomE), he joins us after a reliable 14 years of service to date with a sturdy looking 260,000 km on the clock. It's nice to know that such experience and commitment is joining the team. Brum-brum.

Check me out! Shortly after the photo was taken I realised I'd ran over 4 goats and a badger. And they don't even have badgers here. How that happened, no-one knows.

After a mechanical check, a few tweaks, an oil change and the aquisition of some camping gear, we hop in the Colonel and we hit the road. Our plan is to meet Caroline and Lisa - 2 of our friends from University - who are currently somewhere on the South Island. Off we go.

Isn't he lovely? The van, not Emma.