Yep she got the mental strength of a warrior that women!!! That wasn't a river we were walking through it was the flooded walking track... So wet aye. kids favourite walk ever.
Hokitika Gorge is very near the Cropp River, a little further in the back. It's where NZ highest rainfall is (over 19m in 1 yr record) so wet days to be expected. Keep it up guys, love you videos. When you get to Okarito take the kiwitour there, it's 10/10. Also the blue whale in christchurch museum washed up there and white herons breed there.
Hey mate, yep pity about the rain def expected it at some point. would love to head back to that area in the summer sun, such an awesome spot and do many more places to adventure around there... Videos are a but behind mate long gone from Okarito that's the next video though, we're currently in Haast. Saw a few white herons and did some exploring in the area, man it feels a long way from anywhere out there aye, Incredible place. Cheers for watching
A real test of your caravanning life, with all the rain, but the West Coast does have a pretty high rainfall. We went to the Hokitika Gorge walk in Oct 2020 and the water was just like you saw it after a lot of rain. We went again in March this year and it was beautiful. Pity you didn't do the Tree Top Walk, it's pretty cool, but expensive for a family I imagine. Did you find any gold while doing the Ross Walk? Looking forward to your next video. Hopefully the weather has improved for you. 😄😄
Yea mate, the North Island was just as bad late last year,,, Rain, wind, grey skies, doesn't make for pleasant exploring, if it's not broken up with some nice days, but Generally the weather isn't so bad aye... We haven't done to many tourist activities, they do cost a lot, plus we have done things like this in the past before we hit the road... Rotorua has it's own tree walk which we have done a couple of times.
Absolutley, the rain can't stop us lol... Although when we know we are in for rain, we do make the most of a big adventure and playing outside so we are happy for a quiet inside day if required... Burn the candle out while it's sunny, and sleep and chill with the rain.
Yea not sure how it got the name Cess pool, it was beautiful, maybe they just didn't want many people going to visit lol.. Yea I saw Aucklands woes, yikes raw sewerage.
A pretty interesting week, some awesome rides Sophie. One of the wettest parts of the country unfortunately living up to it's reputation. Glad you still managed to get out and explore at bit. We had 3 solid wet days our last trip up the coast.
We've had a great run on the west coast really mate, we expected a lot more rain and wet weather days... which we did get more of as you'll see in the next video, but I've heard of people have 2 good days and 12 days of rain, so I'm happy with what we got. Soph loved the riding, shes got her eyes set on some more trails to do in Otago, coming.
Another awesome adventure Leopards, pity the weather wasn’t better for you guys. Look forward to the next adventure oh congrats on cracking 4K subscribers too. 👍👍
Thanks Chris, yea 4k Subs, ticking along, nice to make another milestone. This was def our worst week of weather, we got some sunshine coming up in the next one for ya's. Hope you guys are well.
Hey guys. Looks like you got our North Island weather! Poor Sophe out cycling in that. Go her though! It seems strange the power was off at that camp site.
Yea I think the weather down here still wins, just made it back to Otago, hoping for sunnier days... I don't know why the power was off, I can understand power points, but not lights.. How are things with you mate?
Over 4000 subs. Good on ya. Hokitika is where the other NZ camper (Bronson, Harvey, Ruby, and her sister and their mom) channel went. You could meet up with them.
Hey mate, so they live in the North Island we would be a good 15 hours travel away from them currently, we have met them briefly at a caravan show once before though.
Great video. I know it's been an unusual week with the weather etc but it's good to follow your journey through the ups and downs and your honesty about how it actually is living this lifestyle is appreciated. What a lovely couple, Kevin & Chris are, giving you a place to stay and sending you off with treats! Well done to Soph for biking as far as she did in the rain and despite having to bike further than she thought, she still had a smile 🙂
yea this was def our worst week of weather, but I'm not into the glitz and glamour of travel, keep it real, I reckon the struggle and garbage days are just as interesting to watch and see what people get up to. So many great people out there offering support towards us, one of the best things about sharing our travel is all the love that comes back. Soph's an absolute beast at getting stuff done, She's so determined.
Brrr, I feel chilly watching this! Good on Soph getting out on the bike in all weather. That doc camp looked way better than the nzmca place. The water was certainly bluer when we visited but there were a lot more people too! What do you do with 5 sets of wet shoes after your hikes?
oh mate, wet gear is such a pain, so we got some good lite weight running shoes for everyone, so they literally just go back in the shoe cupboard, but they do dry fast, we'll often put them infront of the diesel heater to dry, we've got loads of hooks in the shower for wet clothing to hang... Soph is awesome, So amazing how she gets out there and gets it done.
Yes it can certainly rain on the West Coast. We had two weeks over there in February 2023 with only minimal rain. Stayed at Lake Mahinapua for 3 nights using it as a base. I’m guessing you didn’t do the tree top walk just south of Mahinapua, there’s free comping there.
Na we didn't do the tree walk, there is a pretty epic tree walk in rotorua where we are from that we have done a few times, thought we'd save our money. will try and get back to Mahinapua and lake Kaniere though, beautiful spot.
You just got to take the good with bad when it comes to nz spring so unpredictable pitty you couldn't do some panning for gold in that river you where walking through ,awesome
Yea panning for Gold was something we haven't done... Still lots of opportunities through Otago, hoping the sun will be shining when we cross over these mountains.
Another awesome adventure! Our kids love any bridges, especially swinging ones! And you can’t beat a good loop track. What a find with that DOC camp. Hoping the weather changes up soon. :)
Yea we've had some nicer days, but what do you know it's pouring down today... We'll be heading over to Otago next week, so hoping for some dry and sunny days.
Yes we did go into the museum and lots of the old buildings, very nice and so much history, especially the giant Gold nugget found. Didn't see the teapot fence though.
Rain sucks but so does wind, we just spent a week away and wind dominated, and we couldn't really do what we wanted, but this is life. I would imagine it's not until you get to Lake Hawea that the weather will settle.
yea mate, I always say Id rather be dodging activities between rain showers than the constant wind, that sucks you guys were in those super gales... Yip next week we'll be back into Otago, looking forward to it... This was def the worst of the weather we have had, had a cracker day at Jackson bay yesterday, beautiful but also buggy, bloody sandflies.
The blue like color you see in the water is the result of sediment being washed down from the surrounding mountains ...this is most prevalent in the central Otago region .....
How did you find it? Does the ranger have down hill assist, or did the engine get a few extra reeves to help with the braking? I don't think our gear would handle arthurs so well.
Tracking through the mud??? lol, we've actually not had it to bad over here, beautiful coast, but like most places always more fun when the suns out. Would have loved to spend more time at Lake Kaniere, that place is stunning.
DOC has to start closing tracks that are so degraded that there almost dangerous...ACC doesn't mean DOC aren't liable for putting trampers in danger..good to see Toby's still on his personal quest to throw a rock in every river and lake in NZ .. he's a legend!!.🤣❤️🇳🇿
some of the DOC tracks are an embarrasement... Yesterday arriving to the blue pools to discover that the bridges are closed and it's not accessible terrible, these things should be well prepared for, replacement or upgrades of bridges... I just walked through the river, which was bloody cold... Toby is a legend alright.
HA HA... I'm trying to accommodate these videos for another viewer who requests more scenery, and less toilets... Maybe I should start a 2nd channel???
Another amazing video, thanjs so much, Lisa Mitchell 😊
Thanks team, thanks for watching.
Another great video - go Soph that’s a great bike ride - walking thru the river oooh cold!,,
Yep she got the mental strength of a warrior that women!!! That wasn't a river we were walking through it was the flooded walking track... So wet aye. kids favourite walk ever.
Hokitika Gorge is very near the Cropp River, a little further in the back. It's where NZ highest rainfall is (over 19m in 1 yr record) so wet days to be expected. Keep it up guys, love you videos. When you get to Okarito take the kiwitour there, it's 10/10. Also the blue whale in christchurch museum washed up there and white herons breed there.
Hey mate, yep pity about the rain def expected it at some point. would love to head back to that area in the summer sun, such an awesome spot and do many more places to adventure around there... Videos are a but behind mate long gone from Okarito that's the next video though, we're currently in Haast. Saw a few white herons and did some exploring in the area, man it feels a long way from anywhere out there aye, Incredible place. Cheers for watching
A real test of your caravanning life, with all the rain, but the West Coast does have a pretty high rainfall. We went to the Hokitika Gorge walk in Oct 2020 and the water was just like you saw it after a lot of rain. We went again in March this year and it was beautiful. Pity you didn't do the Tree Top Walk, it's pretty cool, but expensive for a family I imagine. Did you find any gold while doing the Ross Walk? Looking forward to your next video. Hopefully the weather has improved for you. 😄😄
Yea mate, the North Island was just as bad late last year,,, Rain, wind, grey skies, doesn't make for pleasant exploring, if it's not broken up with some nice days, but Generally the weather isn't so bad aye... We haven't done to many tourist activities, they do cost a lot, plus we have done things like this in the past before we hit the road... Rotorua has it's own tree walk which we have done a couple of times.
Enjoyed your video again Mike, West Coast is often wet, good to see you guys getting out and enjoying the area regardless.
Absolutley, the rain can't stop us lol... Although when we know we are in for rain, we do make the most of a big adventure and playing outside so we are happy for a quiet inside day if required... Burn the candle out while it's sunny, and sleep and chill with the rain.
Thanks for another fantastic vid.
Your so welcome, thanks for watching.
Awesome vid as usual, shame about the weather, good looking spots tho, look forward to next video, happy trails.
Thanks team, yes was a rough 10 days or so of weather, some beautiful spots when the suns out, hard to enjoy it in the rain...
Awesome clip, even if a tiny bit wet.
Yea mate, I guess it can't always be sunshine and sunsets aye, keeping it real...
Love the swing bridges. Highlight of the tramps
it's a mixed bag in our family. Hokitikia bridges are pretty big and wide though.
Hokitika is completely different in the sun - good on Sophie for persevering with the bike ride. 🚵
Ha Cess Pool , You seen what they are dumping in Auckland harbour this week ? Great family trip , Nice music . Well done to you all .
Yea not sure how it got the name Cess pool, it was beautiful, maybe they just didn't want many people going to visit lol.. Yea I saw Aucklands woes, yikes raw sewerage.
A pretty interesting week, some awesome rides Sophie. One of the wettest parts of the country unfortunately living up to it's reputation. Glad you still managed to get out and explore at bit.
We had 3 solid wet days our last trip up the coast.
We've had a great run on the west coast really mate, we expected a lot more rain and wet weather days... which we did get more of as you'll see in the next video, but I've heard of people have 2 good days and 12 days of rain, so I'm happy with what we got. Soph loved the riding, shes got her eyes set on some more trails to do in Otago, coming.
Awesome ❤
Thanks Jennifer.
Nice one leopard fam.
Good ole west coaster helping out. love that part of the country, we went over to Hari Hari last year, was wet but nice.
I heard Harihari, use to be a pretty sizeable town back in the day, pretty quiet these days. Loved the rivers through that area though, so nice.
Another awesome adventure Leopards, pity the weather wasn’t better for you guys. Look forward to the next adventure oh congrats on cracking 4K subscribers too. 👍👍
Thanks Chris, yea 4k Subs, ticking along, nice to make another milestone. This was def our worst week of weather, we got some sunshine coming up in the next one for ya's. Hope you guys are well.
Hey guys. Looks like you got our North Island weather! Poor Sophe out cycling in that. Go her though! It seems strange the power was off at that camp site.
Yea I think the weather down here still wins, just made it back to Otago, hoping for sunnier days... I don't know why the power was off, I can understand power points, but not lights.. How are things with you mate?
Over 4000 subs. Good on ya. Hokitika is where the other NZ camper (Bronson, Harvey, Ruby, and her sister and their mom) channel went. You could meet up with them.
Hey mate, so they live in the North Island we would be a good 15 hours travel away from them currently, we have met them briefly at a caravan show once before though.
Great video. I know it's been an unusual week with the weather etc but it's good to follow your journey through the ups and downs and your honesty about how it actually is living this lifestyle is appreciated. What a lovely couple, Kevin & Chris are, giving you a place to stay and sending you off with treats!
Well done to Soph for biking as far as she did in the rain and despite having to bike further than she thought, she still had a smile 🙂
yea this was def our worst week of weather, but I'm not into the glitz and glamour of travel, keep it real, I reckon the struggle and garbage days are just as interesting to watch and see what people get up to. So many great people out there offering support towards us, one of the best things about sharing our travel is all the love that comes back. Soph's an absolute beast at getting stuff done, She's so determined.
Gary? 🤔 😂
Great vid guys 🙂
The guy who fixed Sophs bike
@@leopardsgowild oooooohhhh
Funny, my bad, I thought it was a nickname for u hahahaha
Brrr, I feel chilly watching this! Good on Soph getting out on the bike in all weather. That doc camp looked way better than the nzmca place. The water was certainly bluer when we visited but there were a lot more people too! What do you do with 5 sets of wet shoes after your hikes?
oh mate, wet gear is such a pain, so we got some good lite weight running shoes for everyone, so they literally just go back in the shoe cupboard, but they do dry fast, we'll often put them infront of the diesel heater to dry, we've got loads of hooks in the shower for wet clothing to hang... Soph is awesome, So amazing how she gets out there and gets it done.
Yes it can certainly rain on the West Coast. We had two weeks over there in February 2023 with only minimal rain. Stayed at Lake Mahinapua for 3 nights using it as a base. I’m guessing you didn’t do the tree top walk just south of Mahinapua, there’s free comping there.
Na we didn't do the tree walk, there is a pretty epic tree walk in rotorua where we are from that we have done a few times, thought we'd save our money. will try and get back to Mahinapua and lake Kaniere though, beautiful spot.
You just got to take the good with bad when it comes to nz spring so unpredictable pitty you couldn't do some panning for gold in that river you where walking through ,awesome
Yea panning for Gold was something we haven't done... Still lots of opportunities through Otago, hoping the sun will be shining when we cross over these mountains.
Another awesome adventure! Our kids love any bridges, especially swinging ones! And you can’t beat a good loop track. What a find with that DOC camp. Hoping the weather changes up soon. :)
Yea we've had some nicer days, but what do you know it's pouring down today... We'll be heading over to Otago next week, so hoping for some dry and sunny days.
Otago with its wind,rain and snow😅😅😅😅
There is a lovely little museum in Ross and did you see the Teapot fence?
Yes we did go into the museum and lots of the old buildings, very nice and so much history, especially the giant Gold nugget found. Didn't see the teapot fence though.
@@leopardsgowild it's just a few doors along from the shops heading south.
Rain sucks but so does wind, we just spent a week away and wind dominated, and we couldn't really do what we wanted, but this is life. I would imagine it's not until you get to Lake Hawea that the weather will settle.
yea mate, I always say Id rather be dodging activities between rain showers than the constant wind, that sucks you guys were in those super gales... Yip next week we'll be back into Otago, looking forward to it... This was def the worst of the weather we have had, had a cracker day at Jackson bay yesterday, beautiful but also buggy, bloody sandflies.
There's a reason some call it the 'Wet Coast'. Amazing area, but the weather can be extreme, for sure!
yep we def had planned for a lot of wet days, but it does get to you a bit, because it totally affects your plans to explore and enjoy an area.
Hiya Mike we will be on the road full time down south
Washington just wondering what make and where did you get your generator from
Hey Mate Generator us unbranded from trademe 800w inverter generator was $350
The blue like color you see in the water is the result of sediment being washed down from the surrounding mountains ...this is most prevalent in the central Otago region .....
It's very prevelalant in Canterbury also, with the hydro Dams, and lakes, Rakaia and waimakariri rivers...
@@leopardsgowild hmmm you know more than I do ....😂😂
I’ve taken our caravan over the pass.
How did you find it? Does the ranger have down hill assist, or did the engine get a few extra reeves to help with the braking? I don't think our gear would handle arthurs so well.
There is a reason why we got webbed feet over here on the coast.
Tracking through the mud??? lol, we've actually not had it to bad over here, beautiful coast, but like most places always more fun when the suns out. Would have loved to spend more time at Lake Kaniere, that place is stunning.
New Zealand is cold, wet and dark.
Well the West Coast is... typically, they do have their good spells of weather... east Coast has most sunshine.
DOC has to start closing tracks that are so degraded that there almost dangerous...ACC doesn't mean DOC aren't liable for putting trampers in danger..good to see Toby's still on his personal quest to throw a rock in every river and lake in NZ .. he's a legend!!.🤣❤️🇳🇿
some of the DOC tracks are an embarrasement... Yesterday arriving to the blue pools to discover that the bridges are closed and it's not accessible terrible, these things should be well prepared for, replacement or upgrades of bridges... I just walked through the river, which was bloody cold... Toby is a legend alright.
Less scenery, more eating shots please!
Also would be good to get a look at the toilets etc at the campsites you've been at...
HA HA... I'm trying to accommodate these videos for another viewer who requests more scenery, and less toilets... Maybe I should start a 2nd channel???