Born and raised in NZ, Auckland moved to Australia since 2017. What amazes me is that being there 29yrs I still haven't seen a lake as beautiful as that. How lucky are you to experience a backyard I grew up in. Watching this just makes me homesick, thank you for sharing x
@@AbbieandWiebe I know right. Moved cos jobs wages was stagnating but price of living rapidly increasing therefore could not afford to live in NZ. But nonetheless NZ will always be home an what a beauty she is. Love watching all your adventures xx
What a lovely couple you are.😊 So glad you enjoyed travelling around New Zealand. I hope in these Covid19 times that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and well and that you will be able to return to NZ one-day. Perhaps come to Wellington next time. Arohanui💖
That is so kind! Thank you for the comment! So far we have been safe and healthy for which we are thankful! I hope the same for you! We would love to visit Wellington some day! Hopefully soon!
you guys are awsome, Iv never seen my country, but taking this holiday with you has opened my mind to how beautiful my country is. Stay safe in the us thx again
U guys are awesome ...im a kiwi and have been to alot of places u have visited ...we qre heading to Milford sound for the first time in April...never been im.so looking forward to it ..veryucky we can travel domestically even in these... covid times ...if ever tge borders open again yes i agree Wellington is a must see, and even my little part of the World on the East Coast of the North Island and hour East of Rotorua...speaking of..you didnt do the tree walk in the redwoods...it is stunning and will be soon doing it at night on pur vacation in April...glad u loved ur stay...come back soon!
Oh my goodness! Have a wonderful time! Milford Sound is quite honestly magical. Oh I know, after we left the Rotorua we kept saying that we should have done the treewalk...I guess we'll just have to come back! Thank you so much for the love! ❤
@@AbbieandWiebe your welcome we have been to America ...just San Francisco and Alaska in 2009...we had plans and paid for a trip to Hawaii Canada Alaska and Houston...covid cancelled that once in a lifetime trip so gutted but hopefully one day we will go visit
One thing i can't get my head around being a Kiwi,is the bloody one lane bridges,why? did they run out of bridge when it came to those bits?, " Oh hey guys,we didn't pack enough bridge again" .
Yes, our travel dates were Jan 8th to Feb 6th so we made it back before all the lockdowns. It just took us awhile to go through and edit all our videos. We did! Thank you! 😊
The trip across the Southern Alps to the West Coast is stated to be one of the great journeys of the world, especially by rail. As a railway enthusiast, I have made many documentaries about steam train trips around New Zealand, including across the alps. If you're at all interested, here is the second such film I made; vimeo.com/ondemand/coasttocoast. I also like your choice of music in all your videos that I have watched so far.
Steam train! That looks fun! Yeah I think not taking that train across was one of the most disappointing things for Abbie, she really wanted to do that. I just wasn't sure how to make that work with our rental car except just taking the train there and back the same day. Thank you, there's so much music to chose from it's quite a challenge 😊
We used to have drums of eels one with babies one with adults they are meat eaters when we would feed the babies oval once they were grown we would release them back in to the lake they are actually quite harmless we protect them you are not allowed to be in the creeks if a grey eel is in the water they are known as ghost eels when you see them you must get out of the water they are old and are protected locals they are checking the rivers condition
They bite there teeth curve backwards like a lock jaw. Doesn't hurt gives you a bit of a shock tho, once they bite rust give it a tug and there small teeth lock on to your hand/arm, then its eels for lunch/tea
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Born and raised in NZ, Auckland moved to Australia since 2017. What amazes me is that being there 29yrs I still haven't seen a lake as beautiful as that. How lucky are you to experience a backyard I grew up in. Watching this just makes me homesick, thank you for sharing x
Thank you for the support! We agree! The colors of the water there is unreal! I can't imagine moving away lol!
@@AbbieandWiebe I know right. Moved cos jobs wages was stagnating but price of living rapidly increasing therefore could not afford to live in NZ. But nonetheless NZ will always be home an what a beauty she is. Love watching all your adventures xx
@@elizabethcook9199 Ah that's unfortunate but makes sense. Thank you! We were reminiscing last night about how great that entire trip was ❤
What a lovely couple you are.😊 So glad you enjoyed travelling around New Zealand. I hope in these Covid19 times that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and well and that you will be able to return to NZ one-day. Perhaps come to Wellington next time. Arohanui💖
That is so kind! Thank you for the comment! So far we have been safe and healthy for which we are thankful! I hope the same for you! We would love to visit Wellington some day! Hopefully soon!
Again a great trip guys, i`m getting homesick. We were there 4times but still wanna go back and do it all again
4 times! That sounds fantastic! We can’t wait to go back, probably won’t be for a few more years though 😢
yep our thoughts too😭😭😭😭
I live in Christchurch and have a holiday home in Aurthors Pass
Wow! That sounds amazing!
you guys are awsome, Iv never seen my country, but taking this holiday with you has opened my mind to how beautiful my country is. Stay safe in the us thx again
You need to go for a road trip! Thank you so much for the support! Thank you, we will. And you too!
U guys are awesome ...im a kiwi and have been to alot of places u have visited ...we qre heading to Milford sound for the first time in April...never been im.so looking forward to it ..veryucky we can travel domestically even in these... covid times ...if ever tge borders open again yes i agree Wellington is a must see, and even my little part of the World on the East Coast of the North Island and hour East of Rotorua...speaking of..you didnt do the tree walk in the redwoods...it is stunning and will be soon doing it at night on pur vacation in April...glad u loved ur stay...come back soon!
Oh my goodness! Have a wonderful time! Milford Sound is quite honestly magical. Oh I know, after we left the Rotorua we kept saying that we should have done the treewalk...I guess we'll just have to come back! Thank you so much for the love! ❤
@@AbbieandWiebe your welcome we have been to America ...just San Francisco and Alaska in 2009...we had plans and paid for a trip to Hawaii Canada Alaska and Houston...covid cancelled that once in a lifetime trip so gutted but hopefully one day we will go visit
@@robyndavies2762 All that is on our travel list...well not Houston lol 🤣, but yes one day with things more normal we can all travel again! ❤
The eels were hilarious!!! 😂
Haha! They were so weird!!
Why did that guy have eels in his backyard?
@@anhbarker They are in a canal that runs along the highway outside his property. I don't know how they got there. So strange!
That is strange!
They keep the waterways clean, the Maori name for eel is tuna. Smoked eel is tasty.
Just as well you didn't wade across the inlet, it's where the eels enter the stream. They like toes. 😋
Ekk!! Good thing we didn't haha!
One thing i can't get my head around being a Kiwi,is the bloody one lane bridges,why? did they run out of bridge when it came to those bits?, " Oh hey guys,we didn't pack enough bridge again" .
Yes! Haha! I agree! But we thought they were pretty cool!
Back in the day there was probably only 1 car a day on those roads.
Did you guys travel all before covid because this video was posted when we were in level 4 hope u had the best trip in NZ..
Yes, our travel dates were Jan 8th to Feb 6th so we made it back before all the lockdowns. It just took us awhile to go through and edit all our videos. We did! Thank you! 😊
Oh that explains
The trip across the Southern Alps to the West Coast is stated to be one of the great journeys of the world, especially by rail. As a railway enthusiast, I have made many documentaries about steam train trips around New Zealand, including across the alps. If you're at all interested, here is the second such film I made; vimeo.com/ondemand/coasttocoast. I also like your choice of music in all your videos that I have watched so far.
Steam train! That looks fun! Yeah I think not taking that train across was one of the most disappointing things for Abbie, she really wanted to do that. I just wasn't sure how to make that work with our rental car except just taking the train there and back the same day. Thank you, there's so much music to chose from it's quite a challenge 😊
The wild West Coast..The eels..😂😂
They may not be dangerous, not really sure, but still really strange to see them up close haha! 🤣
@@AbbieandWiebe You wouldn't be alone..Eels are not the most loved by many..😊
looks like you could of walked across...thigh high ? city folk! lol
Yes! 100% city folk! Hahahaha, but we are getting better!
Eels dont bite hilarious welcome
Haha yeah but did you see their teeth?!?! They looked like they would bite and that's all I needed to see haha!
We used to have drums of eels one with babies one with adults they are meat eaters when we would feed the babies oval once they were grown we would release them back in to the lake they are actually quite harmless we protect them you are not allowed to be in the creeks if a grey eel is in the water they are known as ghost eels when you see them you must get out of the water they are old and are protected locals they are checking the rivers condition
They bite there teeth curve backwards like a lock jaw. Doesn't hurt gives you a bit of a shock tho, once they bite rust give it a tug and there small teeth lock on to your hand/arm, then its eels for lunch/tea
Cmon what was the name of that overpriced eatery? Auckland
Haha, honestly don't remember off the top of my head. But I think someone guessed it on our rainy day in Auckland video comments lol!