Lord Of The Rings Putangirua Pinnacles, Fur Seals & Cape Palliser, WAIRARAPA | NZ Road Trip Vlog 2/3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2021
- In this second vlog of our 3 part NZ road trip, we continue further down the North Island of New Zealand and even made it to the southernmost tip of the North Island, Cape Palliser.
For our accommodation, we stayed in Carterton, a small town in the Wairarapa. Our charming cottage was private, spacious and had lots of great character. A really nice stay with a lovely host too.
Deidre's Airbnb
www.airbnb.co.nz/rooms/41512963
For breakfast we headed into town and ate at Wild Oats Cafe to make sure we were fueled up for our day ahead. With tasty blueberry pancakes and bacon and egg bagels in our bellies we were good to go.
Wild Oats Bakery-Deli-Cafe
Address: 127 High Street North, Carterton 5713
Hours: Mon-Sun 7am-3pm
After about an hour's drive from the cafe, we arrived at a place we had wanted to visit for some time, Putangirua Pinnacles. This was a filming location for Lord of the Rings, Return of the King (Paths of the Dead). The Putangirua Pinnacles are badlands and they're an incredible sight to behold. It's an enjoyable and easy-going hike too.
Our final destination was to get to the lowest point of the North Island of New Zealand which was Cape Palliser Lighthouse. It's only about a half hour drive away from Putangirua Pinnacles and it's an incredibly scenic ride. The best thing though is that the North Island's largest fur seal colony can be found along the way to Cape Palliser Lighthouse.
Next week will be our last vlog from this NZ road trip where we finally make it to Wellington! See you then :)
#wairarapa #pinnacles #capepalliser #lotr #newzealand #nz
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VLOG DATE: 30 Apr 2021
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Petes face when he eats food is the best lol. Thinking of getting that tattooed on my arm! Love the videos!!!!
😂😂 what a crack up guy. Glad you're enjoying the videos, please don't get the tattoo 😂
Those pinnacles had a otherworldly look to them. Perfect for the movie.
💯 love seeing nature's rare creations, made for such an awesome day
Peter, your facial reaction when tasting food should be made into a meme. The "delicious face" seal of approval 👍🥞
Seal 🦭 hahahaha I see what you did there 👋👍
What an epic hike and epic views!! That dron shot! 👍👍
The pinacles were awesome 👌
another one for the to-do list!
💯 this was a super memorable day out
Did not expect so many seals could be spotted in North Island. Thank you for sharing your experience. 👍
No worries we totally didn't expect that either it was such a cool find 😍
The Pinnacles are stunning! New Zealand doesn’t cease to amaze with the natural beauty
It's crazy right, we've seen so much on just the north island alone and then boom out pops some more amazing stuff 👏
Favourite day of the week
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Love the vidoes guys keep up the good work 😁
Yes, keep up the good work !
Thanks guys appreciate you both 🙏
Love your this video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Can’t wait to be back in Wellington to explore these places.
Thanks Lilian, really had an amazing time on this trip when you come back def recommend these places 👌
I think if you would include some map overview sometimes, would be awesome for people not so familiar with NZ and its places (like me). doesn't need to be some fancy animated thing just a quick shot where you are right now on a map. keep it up, 30k in sight!
Thanks for the suggestion 🤔 need to find a nice way to put them in. Yeah let's go 30k 😁
Great idea
We always look forward to your Airbnb tours. You guys have great taste. Yes, being warm is a must, especially at night. Those pancakes look criminal! yum.
Glad y'all enjoy the airbnb tours there are a lot of good ones in New Zealand glad we're able to show a few of them off 😁👍
Lol whoever that one person is that disliked this video, can you please comment below and let us know your reason for the dislike please?
So cool to see the southern island in the distance!
Yeah we weren't sure at first but then confirmed it later with a family that came by. Must be either really massive mountains ⛰ or we are actually super close 🤔
That airbnb looks so homey! The electric under blankets are such a luxury on a cold day 😃
😁 yeah they are a nice way to warm up quickly
Amazing views so cool!
Cheers bro you n the fam been good?
Yum those pancakes look good! They're so fluffy and the blueberries look like they would be just perfect 😋
Pancake 🥞 is such a good breakfast especially with fruits n cream 🤤
Great video again guys! Another place for my list....which thanks to you guys is getting longer every week! 😳
Hahahaha Stuart, this road trip was really a lot of fun. Thoroughly enjoyed each day. Might as well get a PR 😂
We love watching your videos. Yes those 253 steps are rewarded with a beautiful view from there.
Thank you glad you're enjoying our videos n too right the view from the lighthouse was spectacular 😍
NZ looks so stunning!
Agree 😁✌🇳🇿❤
Definitely an 11/10 🏞⛰! What an awesome day...I'm sure as always, the camera doesn't do justice to how incredible the scenery was (though you guys did a great job capturing the beauty!) Loved seeing the fur seals!!!! Glad you guys navigated the treacherous right turn/left turn moment successfully😁👍😁👍. It's interesting the lighthouse was made in England and shipped in parts... seems like something that can be built in NZ😁. Safe travels guys and looking forward to Wellington!
💯 the camera can never capture the true beauty of the day, but sometimes we like to re watch the old videos cause it brings back a lotta the great memories from that trip. The fur seals 🦭 were just the best, really one of the highlights of the whole trip. Hahaha yeah unlike summer it's quite bad if we get lost in winter cause that'll be the whole day gone 😅
Awww the seals are so adorable 😍😍😍
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like like wonderful!
Thank you 😁✌
Great video, and you had so much fun making it too.. love it, thanks
Thanks Gordon, glad you enjoyed it. This was a particularly fun day
Awesome Airbnb! Nice how they have electric blankets. It’s getting cold lately ay! Yum! I love anything with hollandaise sauce. Haha aw no jandals today lol! You guys keep adding stuff to my NZ bucket list. Hope I get to see them all. Wow amazing views of the pinnacles! Love how diverse the New Zealand landscape can be. Yeah was gonna say sort of similar to the clay cliffs. Great setting for Lord of the rings. Wow super old gravel. Haha Peter can do anything in jandals 😂 I’m with Yen on the boots 🥾 Aww seals! How cool!? Haha can hear the seals too! What an epic day! So many stairs 😂 You can do it Yen 🙌🏼 Incredible views! Oh it actually is the South Island! How cool! Looking forward to the Wellington video 😊
😁 it was definitely one of our highlights being able to see the seals 🦭 so cute those lil fellas. Yeah it's crazy cause the things we got to see were all so different yet it was just a few hours drive from each other. I think that's what makes New Zealand road trips so much fun 🇳🇿❤😁
@@PeterandYen Yes I loved all of it! You guys do a great job of showcasing New Zealand and all its beauty 🤩🙌🏼
😁 thanks Lana ✌❤
That pancake for breakfast looks epic!! Great way to start the day!!
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Hey Peter and Yen!! That's so awesome you're taking us to Putangirua Pinnacles! You have a really beautiful AirBnB for your stay, and glad they had some heaters! The price was fabulous! You had a nice breakfast stop, and love those pancakes with the fresh blueberries. The streambed walk was really nice, and so cool to see these smaller pinnacles on the way.
Hahaha yes we know how much you guys love your blueberries 🫐 too 😂 not in a smoothie but whole one's are delicious too. The pinacles are just amazing 👏
Looks amazing down there, adding that to our travel list. Great video guys.
😁👍 thanks, it's an awesome trip lots of cool places all along the coast
Another gem to check out is the ‘ Patuna Chasm ‘ in Martinborough 😍 Great vlog guys ❤️
😯👍 yes 💯 we'll have to go back in summer cause apparently it closes for winter. The place looks amazing
Love your drone shots in the canyon area. It really is magical to see there. That's crazy it took you guys so long to get back. That's cool to see you on the roads to Cape Palliser too, it looks so scenic! That's cool there are Fur Seal there, and the whole colony! They are all camouflaged!! The walk to the lighthouse looks like a haul, but the view from the top is really cool! Thanks for taking us with you and love you guys to the moon! 🥰💖💖
No worries thanks for watching and coming along on the journey with us 😁👍 was an awesome trip lots of highlights throughout this whole day in particular.
Hi guys nice place to stay the pancake looks nice wow those pinnacles are a sight to see the stairs up to the lighthouse are steep keep you fit
*full view always👍Au👍left a like*
Thanks Billy 😁✌ glad you enjoyed the video we had an awesome time on this trip
Spent 2hrs there today with my daughter. Incredible location. Lovely video!
Nice did you and you daughter enjoy your time there? Bit of a hidden gem 💎
Yay for the epic drone shots Peter 😎 !. Another epic exploring video showing how awesome NZ is and how professional you guys are at composing these cool videos. Nice work 😃.
Thanks bro! This road trip was really a lot of fun. Really enjoyed each location and even though it was a fair bit of effort getting to the spots I think that added to the specialness of it all. Hope you guys had a great weekend 😁🤙
We've been re-watching again all the films from.the lord of the rings and then I found this video. Omg I loved it! So great having found your channel! We also live here and we're always exploring the country. I love your style is informative (culturally and reg prices) and you guys seem pretty genuine, most of youtubers are just so loud and everything goes so fast. I can watch you and just feel relaxed (instead of stress) u have a new subscriber! :)
Hello Kristie thanks for watching our videos, re watching all the lord of the rings movies sounds like a great time 😁👍 glad you enjoyed our video too appreciate the support ✌
Love the Pinnacles. Great job team
Thanks Charles 😁👍
hi ,peter and yen . another gem of a video . those rock stacks reminded me of a place called cappadocia in turkey .but i enjoyed the wildness about the place . so much more still to see. have fun , take care ,
Oooo wow didn't know you've been to Cappadocia Barry. Always wanted to go there to do the hot air ballooning. You'll need to tell us about your adventures there!
Wanna see you both soon seems like you're both humble and kind amazing. More NZ vlogs to watch😄
😁✌ thank you for the kind words if you're living in New Zealand who knows maybe we will bump into each other one day
We took our boys here once. We walked the pinnacles and saw the seals. It was by far my favourite day out while we lived on the north island.
Would have to agree with you Jennifer, yen n I both think very fondly of this day. Absolutely amazing 😁✌
So beautiful!. Nice job guys.
Thank you Jorge! The wairarapa is a spectacular place 🤩
Aww the seals! So cute
🦭😍😁 soooo cute
No sandals?! That's a first. hahaha The pinnacles do look otherworldly. The views at 6:47! Whoa. Looks like Mars or something. Seals! They ARE adorable. Those stairs look darn intimidating though. Haha Great job!
Yeah it totally did feel like a different planet! That's what we said about the clay cliffs in Omarama too 😊
New Zealand never fails to amaze you.
Thanks Peter & Yen 🇳🇿💖😎
😁 no worries Nikki thanks for watching 🤙
Nice Airbnb! Toasted by electric covers is the best! I am #teamYen
How is it possible that we just had lunch and I am hungry now after seeing your breakfast??? 🤔🤔
New Zealand is a dream come true, nature is fascinating and everything we have learned from your videos has made us go even crazier about going to NZ.
Yes to the sexy drone shots! Wow, look at the sea hitting the rocks, love seals! We have two where we are currently.
WE LOVE ANIMALS TOO!!!
Seals are hiding from you hahahaha
Damn! You know Lieles would have a heart attack going up there, he will just send us and the drone hahaha
😂 would be great if you guys came one day we could totally show you guys around 👍 it's been a lot of fun traveling around lately cause of the pandemic flights are quite reasonably priced and same with accommodation plus it's so much quiter 😁👌
This is so cool!! Instant lotr vibes 😁
Cheers Felix 😁👍 glad you enjoyed the video 📹
Thank God Peter not wearing sandals in this video 😂
Big breakfast to start the day is always nice before a big hike. We love big pancakes too with maple syrup in the morning 😍
Omg the view at Putangirua Pinnacles is so breathtaking!! Definitely has the Lord of the Rings vibe👍
Yay! Finally found some seals, haha yeah they are quite loud, aren't they.
Yeah the seals 🦭 are super loud 😂 made it even more enjoyable cause they are such interesting lil animals. The pinacles were just amazing 👏
That’s crazy ..I’ve never been there but would visit next time ..amazing
💯 totally worth a trip 🤙
Hello from Brazil! Nice weekend for everyone.
Hello Lucelia 😁👋✨ Thanks for watching our videos every week!
@@PeterandYen thankyou
Amazing!😯
Thanks 😁 🤙
Awesome day guys. That coast line is stunning.
😁 too true absolutely beautiful. Speaking of coastlines we're currently in Christchurch about to go greymouth tmrw for some more west coast gems 💎👌
@@PeterandYen awesome! We love the west coast. All of it is amazing but north of greymouth is super stunning. Enjoy!
I was in Cape Palliser just over 10 years ago and I had no idea about Putangirua, damn!
We took a quad bike drive over Ocean Beach (slightly more to the west, on the other side of Lake Onoke), which has got a fun landmark: the local fishermen use really old bulldozers to pull their boats out of the sea. There is a long line of brightly coloured, rusty bulldozers there, along with some fishermen's cabins. And we saw some of NZ's giant eels in a little puddle - they are super scary!
I had to giggle at the contrast between Yen with her polyester sweater against the cold and the bare-torsoed Kiwi Viking in the background ;)
Hahahaha that was an Englishman and his partner we chatted to them for a bit to make sure neither of us were about to get lost 😂
O! Nice that you went to Cape Palliser for you enjoy your time there? Would have been so cool to see the giant eels! Never would have imagined finding them in a lil puddle seen them only in underground cave streams.
@@PeterandYen Not getting lost is important out in the wop-wops ;)
We didn't go to Cape Palliser, and from the looks of it we should have. But when you have only 2 weeks to travel through the whole of New-Zealand, you barely scratch the surface of what's to be seen.
The eels were super scary. It was somewhere in the grounds of the lodge we were staying and someone from the staff dangled a dead chicken from a stick. The violent snapping at the carcass from the eels with their giant bodies is the stuff of nightmares. You don't want those guys thinking your toes look tasteful...
😅 my the thought of getting my toes chewed off from giant eels is nightmare material 😂
You're totally right 2 weeks is no where near enough. But it will give you fond memories and a desire to go back which I think is a good thing. After 2 months in Vietnam I still have that hahaha
Another great video guys! Not sure what you guys have planned for the coming weeks/months but you should definitely make a trip out to East Cape.... Yen might struggle with the long windy drive but there's so much of raw untouched NZ out those ways 🙂🌅🌊
Thank you for the recommendation 😁👍 we've got a bunch of stuff planned for the next few months but will definitely add this on our to do list.
haha we did the streambed, and although it doesn't climb as much I would say it's just as brutal because of how unstable the footing is XD
🤔 True there are a lot of uneven rocks 🪨 on the stream bed the hiking boots def helped out
Outstanding! 😃
Cheers mate 😁🤙 ps going to castle hill in a few days near Christchurch, more castles 🏰
@@PeterandYen I definitely sense a theme 👌🙃🤣
i live in nz and one day i went on a road trip in the south island and we went to this one place where there were thousands of seals!
OMG, I love this pan cake.
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7:02 this is such an incredible place! No wonder they used it for filming LOTR!
😁👍 pinacles were awesome
Eyeing that sourdough bread at Wild Oats 👀
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Another awesome day trip guys, and more places to add to my list!
That's a *lot* of steps, but a good way to burn off the pancakes 🥞
Hahahaha yeah nothing like a good step jog on a cold day to warm up 😂 you'll def need to add these locations on your bucket list 👌
@@PeterandYen I'm going to need several years in NZ at this rate 😉
😂 sounds like a fun couple of years
Oh seeing this place brings back much memories. It was very very windy on the day i climbed up to the lighthouse with my granddaughter and we had to squat near the door to wait for the wind to die down before coming down. i cant wait to go back to NZ and go on another road trip.
The fish and chips near Cape Palliser at Ferry Lake are to die for. Yum...
Mmmmm fish n chips sounds great 👍 lucky it wasn't as windy when we were up there otherwise that would be so hard to film 😅 did you enjoy your time there?
@@PeterandYen Yes i did though it was a wee scary at that time. Btw i enjoyed your videos ( refreshing my memories ) of my past road trips. Hope the pandemic be over soon. Missing my daughter and her family in NZ
🤞 the numbers are getting less and less so it looks like the vaccines are working 💪
What an amazing day out! There are some spectacular scenes there. I hope Peter wasn't out of his comfort zone by having to wear shoes that day :)
Pahahaha I was! At least still got to wear shorts though... in Christchurch right now, have to wear pants and shoes... so sad
@PeterandYen How I missed NZ seeing all these videos..haize...last visit was 2016 😒 please COVID go away!
By the way just curious the seals up close n personal - will they come close to you ? I am quite scared of animals 😟
🤞 things go back to normal this year. The seals will leave you alone they are as scared of you as you are of them 😁
Another great video Peter and Yen. The Wairarapa is one of my favorite regions in NZ. Did you check out the small fishing village of Ngawi not far from Cape Palliser? I'm sure you would have seen all the bulldozers on the beach. White Rock is another stunning location that not many people go to. The tiny little church at Pirinoa that is featured in so many astro shoots on IG. Lake Ferry, Stonehenge Aotearoa. It's endless. Can't wait to see what you get up to in Wellington - my favorite NZ city.
Hey Steve feel like you've done all the planning for our next vlog in the region hahahaha. We did pass Ngawi and thought it looked interesting. Didn't know about the church though 🤔 too much cool stuff 😅
Amazing!! I lived in Hawaii for 3 yrs, but New Zealand tops Hawaii...
😯 Hawaii looks amazing though, we've always wanted to go. Life mission to try poke from the corner store 😂
I’ve just been there last month. There were quite a few people everywhere. 😅
O really? Hahaha guess we got lucky with a quiet day
I reckon you need to make a list of beautiful lighthouses to check out in NZ.
Make a compilation video or something 😃
Lol at the almost vertical stairs, that looks very vertical in the video, like a ladder. haha.
Hahahaha 2 years ago I would have thought that's silly but we've actually been to so many cool light houses now that actually is a solid idea 💡
As a kiwi i really enjoy seeing others enjoy our little country . Great quality video , but please if you go tramping in our nature be prepared with a good back pack with a few essentials to survive if things go wrong , even for a short day walk . all the best ..
wow that drone footage of the Putangirua Pinnacles! I remember that drive to Cape Paliser! Was there a part in the road where there was a small stream just casually running across the road? we came across it and were thinking, omg...can we go through this. It was small enough for us to cross of course. I remember walking up those stairs and was petrified!I had to look down the whole time.
Hahahaha yes! There was a stream and we wondered the same thing 😂 it was quite the dodgy looking road but in the end like you decided yeah... gotta get over it
Someday, I will leave my country for good and give NEW ZEALAND a try for sure. Maybe, live there for a few years and decide if i'll live there permanently. I have been watching a lot of videos about NZ.
Hi Koah Koah do hope you get the chance to visit and/or live in New Zealand 🇳🇿 all the best with your dream 👍
Ahahaha Yen is not alone there. I don't think I can make it to the top of the castle. She is actually active than I.
Have you guys done a video near the 90 mile neach area? Keep the awesome vids coming🔥
Hello 👋 we do you can check it out in the link below th-cam.com/video/xIrA8G-ZiAE/w-d-xo.html
@@PeterandYen Thank you!
What’s the mileage on that swift now!? It’s been through the country 😂
😂😂 good car 🚗 that old swift, 140,000 km and counting has a lot of stone chips 🍟😂
7:36 Coincidentally I just re-watched LOTR ROTK last night! Did you find the Dark Door and take the Paths of the Dead?
😂 I remember watching the scene where the dead join the cause thinking surely the dead army would be able to defeat Sauron alone since they're immortal...
@@PeterandYen Only the One Ring destroyed in the fires of Mt Doom could defeat Sauron but the Army of the the Dead could surely have been used to rid the Orc army of 10,000 that stood between Frodo and Mt Doom before the king released them of their oath? But then again the Great Eagles that flew Frodo to safety from Mt Doom could have flown him there in the first place from Rivendell. It would have condensed the 11 hour trilogy into 30 minutes. LOL.
😂😂😂 so true! Sauron really needed better defense inside the lava area itself 🤔
Oh man we haven’t eaten bagels since we left NYC
Mmmmm would love to try a NYC bagel 🥯one day 😋
Hi you should do the tangaroa crossing
Hello hello we did the crossing a few years back the video isn't great since we were just starting but here it is.. th-cam.com/video/qXGB_2qAOGo/w-d-xo.html
Dangling arms = struggling Yen 😂
😂 turned it into a math equation
Yen, can you please share what kind of hiking boots those are if you would recommend them?
Heya Esther! Can't remember the brand sorry and can't check either coz we're in Laos at the mo and boots are left back home in NZ 😅 but I thinkkk the brand was Iowa and I do like my pair. Comfy, not super heavy but still very durable. Bought them many years ago!
I have been watching you guys vids for a year now and just realised I have no subscribe. Just did. Love u guys.
Hahahaha thanks so much for joining the channel and watching every week appreciate it 👍
@@PeterandYen you welcome. I usually watched it on the TV hence why I comment n liked because I don't log on TH-cam from TV. love NZ, I'm from Sydney Australia so we're not far. Sad, my trip to NZ got cancelled twice 2021 n this year before the bubble happened 😭
Ooooo no that's such bad luck. But you know what they say third times a charm 🤞
@@PeterandYen I know lol. But unfortunately we opt to travel around Australia now so we won't be travelling to NZ perhaps til 2024. We have been to NZ 4th times already and everywhere but watching your vids, there are places we still have not cover. It would be a dream if we can travelling around NZ for at least 6 months but I don't see it happening anytime soon because my girls are young and one is currently in high school.
O high school 😁🤔 not long now until their adults and you'll be able to do the 6 month trip 😁
How long is the hike guys? Thank you
It's roughly 1.5 hours return if you go via the streambed track which was what we did in this vlog 🙂👍
Tsk tsk Peter ,what kind of Pancake connoisseur are you bro?, going in dry is not the way cuz,drizzle that maple all over it yo.😉
Bro can I tell you a secret I don't really like my pancake covered in maple syrup 😂 would any day prefer it covered in fresh cream and fruits instead like a pav 😂👍
@@PeterandYen 😄Okay then 😅😅
Hei guys, I was wandering what do you think about this: in your opinion what is more expensive traveling with a motor home or with a car and air bnb? we are a family of 4. hugs from romania!
Traveling by car and bnb is definitely more expensive than motor home for a family of 4. You would probably save $50 nzd or more by going with campervan. The big disadvantage however is you will be constricted in the areas you can go as the camper is very large. Both would be great choices but personally yen and I just enjoy the space of an airbnb as well as proper bathrooms. Hope that helps
@@PeterandYen of course! thank you, yes, that helps a lot!
I'll continue to avoid air bnb until they start paying tax. I imagine they don't pay any in NZ. individuals tend to pay tax but not the multi billion dollar companies.
That aside, great video, thanks.
Thanks Cee glad you enjoyed the video. The great thing about airbnbs are you do meet a lot of really nice locals 😁 plus they are more often than not cheaper and better value than hotels
Do you think people in New Zealand use more of their brain like talk faster and think faster