For spontaneous park visits, pavlova pitstops, wine detours, and more.

For gas, campground costs, and other van-related necessities for our two weeks on the road.

Ferry to Kapiti Island, one of New Zealand's oldest nature reserves.

An adrenaline spike to counter all that R&R.

We'll travel far and wide for an oyster. We'll be stopping for many along the way on our road trip—including at Ortega, the site of Rob's single best oyster experience ever.

We'll spend one night at a bed-and-breakfast in Christchurch to kick off our adventure.

We're going to be eating the majority of our breakfasts and lunches picnic-style, at scenic locations along our route. We'll be stocking up on local fruit, cheeses, breads, and more, as we go!

For restaurant reservations and other local calls.

We'll visit a kiwi hatchery, where every tour benefits kiwi conservation.

We have a (growing) list of vineyards and tasting rooms we'll be visiting in Central Otago, including Pisa Range, Felton Road, Rippon, Two Paddocks, and Burn Cottage.

Dinner and drinks at a wine bar in Wellington.

For museum and art gallery stops along the way.

These cedar-lined hot tubs overlook Shotover River canyon in Queenstown. According to the website: "Onsen Hot Pools are hot and steamy on snowy days, warm and sheltered on rainy days, cool and shady on sunny days, and simply magical in the evenings!"

Before heading to Melbourne, we'll be spending three nights at the Sofitel hotel in Wellington.

We're going skydiving over New Zealand's highest mountains and largest glaciers—this place was named one of nine "most insane places in the world to go skydiving" (by Red Bull).

Shoko is too ticklish to participate, so somehow Rob will have to find the strength to go it alone.

We'll make a stop at a Melbourne cocktail bar called the Everleigh, a sister bar to NYC's former legend, Milk & Honey (where Rob and his friends spent much of their twenties).

We'll be spending two nights at this Melbourne hotel before heading home.

We're closing out our trip with a special dinner at Attica, a restaurant featured in one of our favorite episodes of Chef's Table.

Wine for Rob; juice pairing for Shoko.