NZ Part 5 - The Ring Goes South
Driving in New Zealand is a little different than in the US and not just because you're on the other side of the road. Most highways are small, two lane roads that go right through each little town. The speed limit would drop from the usual 100km/h down to 80 or 50 as you enter the town and there would be a restaurant, a bathroom, and a gas station. I quickly found out that none of the pay at the pump gas stations worked with US credit cards and so would only stop at stations that had a person inside to take my card payment. What I didn't realize however is that everything in the smaller towns closes by 7 or 8pm including the attended gas stations. With several hours of driving left and our fuel supply dropping we searched for any pump that would take our money. I started to wonder what our new life would be like in the small town of Ohakune when we ran out of gas and got stuck there forever. Maybe I would open my own bakery or a gas station that accepts US credit cards, didn...