After a pair of goof-ups, New Zealand has cleared me for driving on the World’s roads.

Somewhat proudly, the two stuff-ups both fell outside the driving test itself. Not-so-proudly, the first failure saw me arriving for the practical test 24 hours early, and the second not having my car’s road tax in check.

With my new bit of paper, it will be an easier time convincing legal officials across our journey that I can in fact drive. Convincing my team will be a different story and one that will have to wait until day one to be truly tested. Until then, I will leave them with the comforting thought that a practical test around Wellington suburbia sees me fit to drive some of Mongolia’s deserted roads.

~Carson