one other little thing VFR
Well that's the North Atlantic out for a start - Icelandic regulations require an aircraft flown in from an adjacent FIR to be flown by an IR holder.
From New Zealand would it be possible to Island hop or would it be better to go south to Antartica and refuel at the various bases then up to Argentina/ chile ?
Who do you propose will supply you with your fuel in Antarctica? Not that it matters as you wouldn't get there anyway - look at a map, then you realise that the distances south from Australia / New Zealand (or East From New Zealand) are vast. 8 hours at 150Kts is just going to find you a lot of ocean and not a lot else.
Beer ideas are always good - I had one with a mate, ended up doing Oshkosh from the UK and back in a single 9 months later. Going the other way - yes, you could do New Zealand (Gold Coast - Norfolk Island - Auckland would work) but once you're there you're in the wrong place for going anywhere else across the Pacific. And as for VFR, that just reduced your chances by 2/3rds I reckon.
Keep dreaming - dreams are good
