>>695963In all honesty I think things could have gone much worse.
This picture shows just how under-prepared I was for the weather.
The only waterproof item of clothing I had was that rainbird jacket. It got me through the rain in Vietnam, but it just was not enough for the cold sleet of New Zealand.
Luckily I had a good sleeping bag, so at night I managed to stay reasonably warm (despite sleeping on the ground with no insulation)
