Meet the 'solo mum' who lives out of a van and travels around New Zealand with her toddler in tow - and even lets her son go climbing and hiking by himself. Shoshannah Shand, 24, set off on a road trip to visit her mum, Raawyn, 57, in New Zealand, with her then 18-month-old son, Gary, after the lockdown lifted in May 2020. She lived out of the back of the car at first but has since upgraded to a motorhome and is always on the road exploring with her budding traveller. The mum-of-one has always been a lover of the outdoors and lets her son Gary, now three, climb and hike with her. Shoshannah is raising Gary in a 'free range parenting' style - with limited parental supervision - and is happy to let him run around on the beach while she keeps a close eye. The pair have hiked the Hooker track, Cathedral Cove and Cape Reinga, and Shoshannah spends as little as £50 a week on her travels. Shoshannah, a photographer, from Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, said: “It’s just Gary and I travelling around New Zealand. “He’s my travelling buddy. “We have to go on at least one walk a day or Gary will go stir crazy. “It is challenging as a solo parent, but we have amazing adventures together and Gary is already very physically independent. "I related a lot to how I was brought up so it inspired me to raise Gary this way. "Wanted him to discover things for himself."