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Campo 57 Italy - WW2 Prisoner of War camp
This is a vlog on our journey to the other side of the world and to visit a prisoner of war camp that is very important to our family, at this camp our great grand father (Tupuna) was a prisoner under the Italians. He was later moved to P.O.W. Camps in Poland and then Germany. It is about a 2 hour drive from Venice where we were staying. We had to hire a car.
It was a very powerful experience to stand on the site where our Tupuna was over 75 years ago, and may be one day i will return with my kids...
Our Tupuna Arnold Hewitt was fighting with the New Zealand Army and captured at Sidi Rezegh in November 1941, he was a sapper, that is an engineer in the army. Sidi Rezegh is in North Africa, known as the Western Desert campaign or war. One of our other Great Grand Fathers was also fighting here as a soldier.
Visiting this site, the camp is now almost completely gone, what remains is the chapel built by the prisons, who were mostly New Zealanders and Australians - ANZAC's, the other buildings are what was probably the commandants house, where a lovely old Italian man and his dog 'Blanca' lives now, he is the custodian of the chapel key. To the north is a later abandoned 1950-60s prison.
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Lantern Festival
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The Auckland Lantern Festival
Europe trip - 2 Months in 7 minutes - 7 Countries.
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This is our trip to Europe, we traveled for 2 months, in 7 countries (Belgium and Switzerland just a day) and had the time of our life. We saw amazing places, meet amazing people, ate amazing food (They eat chocolate breakfast in Spain!!!) and well, I hope that this inspires you to plan a trip too. Countries we visited: Landed in Spain, flew to Italy, Flew to Malta, Flew to Italy, drove to Fran...
Wellington Bomber - Loch Ness Wellington Bomber - Brooklands Museum
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This is a video is a tribute to our Great-Grand Mothers first husband, Ted who was a pilot in the Second World War, he was killed while on a mission over Emden, Germany flying a Vickers Wellington Bomber. He was a New Zealander flying with 405 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, which was Canadian. When we were researching our holiday to Europe, we discovered that there are only two surviving Wellington Bombe...
Kids Four Wheeler Bike - Fails - Dirt Bike
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This is us trying out our dirt bike for the first time down at a dog park. We had awesome fun, we had some epic crashes.
LUGE - Rotorua skyline luge - Extreme fun
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This is the Luge at Rotorua - Skyline Luge, come along and see how awesome it is!! Guys, you wanted to crash your dad into a tree, well we did, and it was better then we thought it would feel!
EXTREME PAINTBALL IN THE GRAVEYARD - Lock n Load Auckland
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Crazy day with my mates at Lock-n-Load paintball out at the airport, we had four games, three of them here. Best birthday ever. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sand Boarding - Opononi Beach - Northland New Zealand
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We spent the day on the stunning Hokianga Habour at Opononi Beach Sand Dunes, with my cousins and had the best day sand boarding, hope you like the video, and i hope that it encourages you to go there and have an awesome, like we did!!!
Nixon Park - Skate park Auckland
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This is a short as video of Nixon Park, we were knackered by the time we got here after visiting three other parks, but Brad pulled off some moves. Hope you enjoy.
How to make Passion Fruit Ice Cream
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Hope you enjoy this video as much as we enjoyed the ice cream! Just need 8 Passion fruit and half a litre of vanilla ice cream to do this. We found a wild passion fruit vine (turns out its not a tree) while Nate was at Cricket practice for his team and had Ice Cream for dinner. Thanks for watching and tell us what your favorite natural ice cream flavor is?
My New Scooter - unboxing - Birthday present
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Hey Guys, thanks for watching, hope you enjoy this as much as me, got some vouchers for my birthday and that paid for this sick scooter.
Waterview Skatepark AUCKLAND - Scooter Park
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Hey Guys, we're two brothers - Nate & Joel - and we love all things fun and we have a couple of great mates with us today at this awesome skate park here in Auckland. check out Waterview skate park. We only called in here briefly, before the rain came through. Massive big park and bike track.
How to Catch Rock Pool Crabs & ID Male & Female Crabs
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Hey Guys, we're two brothers - Nate & Joel - and we kind of have an obsession on marine life, so come along with us to catch our favorite sport at the beach - CRAB CATCHIN BRO!!! How to catch Crabs and identify if they are Male or Female. Hope you get something out of this quick video at the beach, on the West Coast of Auckland NEW ZEALAND.
Stunning - KAREKARE FALLS - West Coast Auckland
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Hey Guys, we're two brothers - Nate & Joel - and we love all things out doors and having fun. This is a short Video of us at Karekare falls in west Auckland, we went looking for eels, but the recent rain meant we had no luck. Enjoy the beautiful water fall.
Valonia Skatepark AUCKLAND - Epic Tailwhips - Auckland Skate Park
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Hey Guys, we're two brothers - Nate & Joel - and well we love all things fun. We set out today to check out 2 skate parks we have not visited before here in Auckland. Our excellent mates Rohan & Brad came with us and we had the most epic day. Brad pulled off some sick moves, hope you like our video!
MANGERE BRIDGE SKATEPARK AUCKLAND - EPIC FAILS - AUCKLAND SKATEPARK
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MANGERE BRIDGE SKATEPARK AUCKLAND - EPIC FAILS - AUCKLAND SKATEPARK
5 Best Playgrounds Auckland (Inner City)
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5 Best Playgrounds Auckland (Inner City)
Catching Huge Fish - in a massive work up of Kahawai - Auckland fishing
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Catching Huge Fish - in a massive work up of Kahawai - Auckland fishing
How to catch Rock Pool crabs - Kids Rock pooling for Crabs
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How to catch Rock Pool crabs - Kids Rock pooling for Crabs
ENDANGERED Kokopu - Kids Fishing - Native NZ Fish
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ENDANGERED Kokopu - Kids Fishing - Native NZ Fish
WETA - New Zealand huge insect - How to find and catch
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WETA - New Zealand huge insect - How to find and catch
EASY KIDS FISHING - Catch & Cook
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EASY KIDS FISHING - Catch & Cook

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  • @72mossy
    @72mossy 2 роки тому

    My grandfather was a Tipperary man and went working to London in 1938, got married to a Kerry woman in 1940, he was in the Homeguard and worked on the production line of the Wellington bomber. Returned to Tipperary in 52

  • @skatespeed9644
    @skatespeed9644 2 роки тому

    It’s called a skatepark not a scooter park

  • @allanclark8631
    @allanclark8631 2 роки тому

    Great to see this, My father was a Wireless Air Gunner flying in a Wellington Bomber. He was 13th Sqd RAAF and flew with 104sqd RAF. He went to Canada Montreal and Halifax I believe for training and was stationed at Moreton in Marsh UK before active Ops from North Africa over Italy and was the only survivor from his group of trainees. I went to the Air Field in 2019 and the guard at the Air field let me in a short distance to have a look but is used for Fire Fighter Training now. There is a small Bomber Museum nearby but Murphy's Law it was shut the day I was there. Very emotional to be there and see where they did there flight training.

  • @victorkiam8612
    @victorkiam8612 3 роки тому

    Geodesic construction by Buckminster Fuller. Great plane until the German pilots figured out where the sweet spot was to shoot at was. I guessing if he went down in loch Ness he was probably training for hitting the fyords in Norway .

  • @benjieasther7751
    @benjieasther7751 3 роки тому

    Witch part of Auckland is it in

  • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
    @lazyhazeldaisy9596 4 роки тому

    I went to see this Wellington at Brooklands Museum on 28/10/20 absolutely brilliant and awe inspiring I went inside the fuselage and my immediate reaction was I would not have liked to have got out of that in a hurry it was incredibly narrow and not much room for manoeuvre. Thanks to all the airman that gave their lives you will always been remembered and just how brave they must have been.

    • @adventuremenz3192
      @adventuremenz3192 3 роки тому

      thanks Heaps, we were really amazed at the set up at this museum, and it really made us feel connected to our Great grandfather - to actually see the plane and enter the actual fuselage

  • @kalikellett
    @kalikellett 4 роки тому

    Great to find this video, thank you for sharing it with such a good full explanation. I found this as I'm working on a project that may interest you and your readers here and I'd like to ask if it's ok to include a link to this film. lochnesswellington2020.org/ Rachel Kellett (rachelkellett@gmail.com)

  • @donnrutherford7059
    @donnrutherford7059 4 роки тому

    Very moving, great job boys .

  • @TheGuitarmanrh
    @TheGuitarmanrh 4 роки тому

    God Bless your Grandpa, and a big big thank you to him for all he did to ensure our way of life!! I love the wellington thats why i clicked on this video! Such a privilege to hear from the family whos Grandparent flew these wonderful machines! God Bless your Grandpa and may He Rest In Peace! And God Bless all of you and thank you so much for this upload! Jesus Loves You All!!!

  • @paulkelcher824
    @paulkelcher824 4 роки тому

    Mr Grandfathers cousin is also buried at Sage War Cemetery , Sgt I J Shepherd, 75 Squadron RNZAF. He also flew Wellingtons.My other grandad's brother was also killed flying in a Wellington with 75 squadron (about 6 weeks after Jim Shepherd) . They never crossed paths that I know of. Keep up the interest in your family history :) I see on teh Auckland Museum Cenotaph site Ted was from Waimate. Both my relations had Waimate connections too.

    • @adventuremenz3192
      @adventuremenz3192 4 роки тому

      We probably only saw a 5th of the graves at Sage War Graves Cemetery. You wont believe this, but we actually saw Sgt I J Shepherds grave, Shepherd is a family name of ours and that what made us stop and hence I remember the grave. I think he was on the other side of the cemetery, as we found plot 7 and thought that the next plot would be 8 but it was like 12, thats the part in the video when we went to get the register to work out the lay out... small world.

  • @truckguy6.7
    @truckguy6.7 4 роки тому

    Thanks for posting this video. I really enjoyed the children's narration as well, it added a nice touch. I was here researching Wellington Bombers as my Grandfather was killed in one while on a night bombing training exercise close to Chipping Warden where he was part of 12 OTU (RCAF) on Feb 12,1944. The plane he was in was a Wellington III, serial number BK248. He was an air bomber and I always wanted to tour the aircraft to see where he would have been when the plane went down. We are from Canada and I plan to fly into London, visit the museum, visit Botley Cemetery where he is buried, Chipping Warden and finally up to Fosters Booth where his plane crashed. We probably won't be able to do that for awhile but until then i will enjoy the video of the tour of the plane. I'm always thoughtful of all the men who perished in the war from all around the world. Cheers

    • @adventuremenz3192
      @adventuremenz3192 4 роки тому

      thanks Truckguy truckguy, hope you get a chance to visit your grandfathers grave too. the museum here is well worth the visit

  • @wotever99ninynine
    @wotever99ninynine 4 роки тому

    this is why skateparks need lights. the only time i can skate without waiting an hour for my turn, then getting snaked by a scooter so have to wait again for my turn, then smashing into a scooter kid by accident.. we need lights so grown ups, or even teens. can actually use the parks. dont get me wrong im glad these kids are out and about, even if it is just on scooters. but these parks should be for everyone. the only place i can skate these days is orewa at night when its not so busy, since its the only park i know of with lights.

  • @bobthejo1
    @bobthejo1 5 років тому

    Good Afternoon, My name is Bobbie, based in the UK, and have stumbled upon your video of the Vickers Wellington how Ted was a pilot on these type of aircraft, is there anyway I can contact you by email or something, as I have a logbook to a Rear Gunner and he coincidentally flew with Ted on one occasion on circuits and landing duty's on the 18th December 1941, 10 days before his sad loss and would like to show you to add a piece to your story of Ted, the logbook I am in possession of belonged to Rear Gunner Sgt. Robert Peel 939838 and he also flew with another New Zealander Pilot Officer Thiele whilst with 405 (R.C.A.F)squadron, hope to here from you, Many thanks, Bobbie

    • @adventuremenz3192
      @adventuremenz3192 5 років тому

      Wow, you just blew our minds, that would be incredible to see, our email contact is as follows: nzadventureme all lowercase and one word (then at symbol) gmail dot com

    • @bobthejo1
      @bobthejo1 5 років тому

      @@adventuremenz3192 Good evening from the UK, I have sent 14 scans of the logbook I have in two separate emails of the whole logbook as some info may be relevant to yourselves maybe. Thank you for responding. I know its not much but its something you possibly haven't seen before.

  • @ffionjones662
    @ffionjones662 5 років тому

    Looks like fun

  • @dominicstowers7767
    @dominicstowers7767 5 років тому

    Thanks for the video! Keep it up

  • @smarterheadpace676
    @smarterheadpace676 6 років тому

    Beautiful

  • @reelFLgirl
    @reelFLgirl 6 років тому

    Wow that looks like fun!!

  • @abisemporium1427
    @abisemporium1427 7 років тому

    Big fish guys! How did they taste?