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It's a bloody good spot alright, I imagine it's pretty busy over summer, but the off season is so quiet n peaceful

Oh thanks so much... I don't think people realise how hard it was to walk away from our home, jobs, friends to do this, no regrets though

entitled kids are so draining... We appreciate our kids, showed them the way we wanted them to go while they were in Nappies, makes it easier when their older.

thats the one, living it like the rest of us would bro. kids are keen as on their bombs.

Oh we loved being in the area, thanks for watching, hope we did this spot some justice, it's beautiful.

we've had a bunch of new people jump on board our journeys which is great, enjoy our travels, tomorrow we're sailing to the South Island for a bunch of winter adventures, hoping to get in the snow and ice.

It's a lovely spot, to far from the main road to get most people there, I just loved the place.

it's a mixed bag in our family. Hokitikia bridges are pretty big and wide though.

Your so welcome, thanks for watching.

Awww thanks mate, yes some very intentional plans were laid, loving the life style

The roads mostly flat, easy driving

You can definitely ask. Pretty much in 4th gear 90kms an hr reeves are sitting just over 2,000rpm I'll go 5th gear on a 2lane expressway that's flat and straight but 4th feels much better

@@leopardsgowild Thanks heaps.

yea I think it's pretty underrated, although haven't been there in winter... Whats that like?

yip, good battered... Feels like it's time to get some fresh fish actually.

@@leopardsgowild about 40 years ago my dad and his mate worked at the piecart in gore which was towed by a tractor, still remember even as a kid, beautiful battered blue cod and big chips

@@vaughantutty2227 small towns don't go wrong aye, everyone knows everyone, can't afford a bad feed at the fish n chip shop, the whole town would know in a week... Growing up in napier we all knew the best spots to go for a good feed.

Well the West Coast is... typically, they do have their good spells of weather... east Coast has most sunshine.

Oh thats cool you'll be very familiar with the area then, what a spot to have close to home? or do you visit from afar?

You guys been rewatching a few episodes to get back up to date aye... I'm slipping behind in my editing again with a sick Toby and work i'm doing... Yikes.

Yes, we know that if your van can go somewhere, ours will 😅. Although obviously Rob's fitness means we can't manage to do alot of the amazing walks... So we get to go virtually with you Guys. 🥰

oh thats great guys, sound like you have a great adventure coming up, are you planning to come from somewhere else in the world?

Thanks mate I pick the music I like 😂

thanks mate, appreciate the feed back always. have a good weekend.

thanks mate, yea was such an impressive night sky, I so hope we get another big one like that while we are down south. Those colours were unreal.

thanks heaps mate, always love videoing nature in all her glory, flippin awesome display. See ya in the next one.

hmmm i'm not sure on your sounds here, but I've def been corrected with the wrong pronunciation before, I heard a lot of people refer to it as Ak-A-te -a or even Ack-a-tee, I might not have had it quite right, but I hadn't heard anyone say it properly to go off, #trying my best.

That is the English mis-pronunciation. Leopardsgowild’s version is much closer.

@@tutekohe1361 Kia Ora...

Yeah I'm from Dannevirke too and we always said it like ack e teo

@@offgridRockets most people say it that way, it's not Maori pronunciation though which I'm working on.

it's a great reef with plenty of life in it. Pity the sea was a bit rough when we were out here.

yea it's beautiful, some people prefer places with facilities, but we are pretty self sufficent, we loved being out here almost alone, was great.

It's fine, road feels a little bit narrow but I just stay in my lane and don't look at the mirrors to often because passing cars feel really close. Definitely harder stretches of road

@@leopardsgowild yeah we planning a trip to Auckland and we just wondering what to do it'll be our second trip with the caravan so might go round.thanks again guys .

Thanks heaps Neville we really enjoyed this area so out the way just driving out there is really cool... otakis been fun, with another family, the wind is pumping though

Been a few photos on our Facebook post of the falls in flood, super impressive.

maybe a little bit... I had a really helpful email from some people in the USA who gave some good examples and tips, which I've tried to do. Sometimes I don't quite have the right image or I don't want to make the title so click baity, trying to stay organic.

Oh good stuff, We plan to add many more spots for your list in the coming months.

I do find cooking quite therapeutic, and it's always a bit of an adventure seeing how it will turn out. that Aurora was a very cool display, did you guys see it?

@leopardsgowild I'm the same with cooking, freestyle all the way. Yes we took to the Port Hills to see the Aurora

its actually a really good spot to get snowed it because it's 800m above sea level, We were glad we were able to drive out later that day though, the snow turned to slush pretty quick

yea mate, I spend quite a bit of time on google maps looking for random places to go, or places that might be good for fishing.

so good to be going on an adventure. looking forward to the South island again in just over a week.

there are so many great spots to go and explore.

Napier is always a pretty busy time for us, cause it's home, so we have lots of visits to do. it's always great being there for Art deco weekend, although this year was so much busier than I have ever seen it, so much fun.

We always eat yum food lol... I need to go on a diet.

yes it's such a great spot, Loved exploring around the area, sea was pretty rough though, but how cool was the reef.

The octopus was such a cool find, go the kids, I'm glad the kids are brave enough to pick it up.

Thanks Cam, i'm glad we bring some joy to your life.... soph really is a comedian, she's never overly keen to be on the camera, but when we meet people who follow us, she's always having a long chat with fellow campers.

yea mate, it's on your back yard, but not... Close but a bit of a drive out to the coast... Hows' your guys travel plans looking? When do you finally hit the road?

@@leopardsgowild yeah big weekend moving everything into the shed so we will have to hit the road soon after that maybe this Wednesday! Just saw your Whakaipo bay clip looks cool that might be our first stop. 😁

Did you see the Aurora from Otaki, thats where we currently are.. Akitio is a pretty awesome spot, hope you enjoy it like we did.

@@leopardsgowild - I hope you have a nice day or two there. Shame we missed you. But I'm sure we will be star struck when we do meet your family on the road! I'll post a few pics on the Living on the Road Facebook page for you. I gather you have a booking for the ferry soon?

@MaureenKeene-ix3ic yes ferry booked for a week's time... don't be to Star struck, we're pretty ordinary lol... definitely enjoyed Otaki

Can't wait to see where you head to! Repeat visits and new places. Safe travels

Oh well done, it's a bucketlist opportunity really. The Aurora is so magical, I'm grateful for technology that alerts us to these things, otherwise I'd probably would have been in the caravan editing a video and would have missed the whole thing.

@@leopardsgowild same thats how i know. We have a westcoast one and then aurora australis one. I saw mine close to Kumara at Kapitea resevoir with reflection on the water. Magical. Had a photo printed in the locoal paper too. So feel famous!

ha ha so famous... We made it on to newshub on the 6pm news so I know how you feel lol.

@@leopardsgowild well done!

Oh we were talking about how those falls must pump in the rain, a clear water line on the river bed there of when it's running high. Akitio is a pretty awesome spot.

Oh it's such a lovely spot... I reckon I could easily live in the area... Peaceful and quiet... Hows the wind in the spring time there?

The wind is ‘REAL’!!! I lived in a 6x3 cabin the first spring I was here and survived.. it’s not for the faint hearted.. but like all things, is temporary and the mostly beautiful calm days more than make up for it

ha ha, she sure will...

Oh wow over 60 years ago, the place prob didn't have any holiday homes then... It's such a lovely place, would be worth while having a place out there.

yea the beach is covered in wood from cyclone gabriel, apparently the reef was covered in silt until mid summer when it finally cleared itself out after months of weather... I wonder if it's a good protection from erosion, letting it sit there and break the waves.

@@leopardsgowild I was thinking you and Toby could put down a hangi everything you need is there maybe not the rocks although you can use some iron from some where ....but this video is a couple of weeks old so you would be in a different location ....cheers anyway

@@spider-man910 that would be pretty fun.. Hangis are quite a lot of work though... I think we'll stick to the skillet.

@@leopardsgowild 😂😂👍👍

Yea the subs are a constant uphill grind, thanks youtube... top 10's we've never been to, they are so expensive, over $100 a night for us to park our caravan there, we like the little isolated camp sites, if we're paying we just like some power, and our main preference is unmetered showers lol... We love having nice long, hot showers.

@@leopardsgowild Yep, I know you don't stay there; I've been following you guys from Day 1. My point is there are loads of travellers going through those places who don't realise all of the other, better, more remote places to stay, so they'd really benefit from your videos. And there's no harm in you popping in and whacking a magnet on their fridges while you're passing through?

@@jezthomas4402 true 👍