Awesome video guys. This place is so close to me and will defenitly visit soon. The purpose of a Lighthouse is that they serve to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coasts, and they help guide vessels safely into and out of harbors.
Thanks for the info 👍 wonder if technology has gotten good enough so we don't need to rely on light houses as much. Really cool place to visit hope you enjoy 😊✌
It's great that you're still finding new places you haven't been to before in your home country. I've been in NZ seven years now and I'm slowly exploring as much as I can!
We're so lucky that New Zealand has a wealth of different interesting activities that we can do to keep making these vlogs even though it's quite a small country 😁 do you have any favorites during your travels Leah?
those rolls look very yummy and a nice milkshake wow beautiful lavender farm lot of it there too cool lighthouse and views there too *gave you a like👍Au👍we always fully view*
Another one to add to my list of places to visit when I can get back to NZ. I really appreciate the fact you're finding some of the more unusual places to visit 🙂
Glad you enjoyed this one Rob 😊🤙 we've been going to a few undiscovered gems lately a lot of them are thanks to people in the comments. Got a lil road trip planned next week too so excited 😁
15 minutes nap? I admire you! They say those are the best naps but I always need at least 30 minutes lol. Oh look at the lighthouse!! We love lighthouses, the East Coast, especially the north part has amazing lighthouses.
Sometimes our naps can turn into full on sleeps hahaha 💤😪😴 luckily Peter recovered after that 15 mins! 😂👍 Yes! Neat lighthouse ay? Can you go up those ones too?
Hey Peter and Yen!! Aww... Qiu Qiu!! What a beautiful dog. That's so awesome you're pet sitting/house sitting for the parents. We are looking forward to your adventure today. Love your food stop.. Those Paninis looked so delicious. There is some bulk to that super hearty meal. The price wasn't bad either!! Pretty inexpensive for 2 people to eat!
Bakeries in New Zealand are typically fairly priced compared to cafes or restaurants. Usually I would get a pie which are normally only $3 us and so filling. But gotta change it up from time to time hahaha.
CCT Lavender Estate... so cool this place just opened. The lookout point was really pretty, and that's awesome the "waves of purple". We heard Peter say it smells so good! HAHAHAHA. Peter can fall asleep anywhere!! The lighthouse looks like a really awesome place to see too. That's amazing that it's open and that there aren't many open to the public. But the view at the top is absolutely spectacular and worth it! Thank you for sharing a bit of history as well! Fabulous adventure and thanks for taking us with you!! Love you guys to the mother effin' moon!! :) 😘🤗😊🌛💖
Glad you enjoyed coming along with us on this lil trip 🥰 lighthouse are so cool and was so interesting to finally be able to go up one. Think these kind of random days out are just the best cause you don't really know what to expect then end up being pleasantly surprised by everything 😁🤙
So cool that they have a lavender farm in Auckland now! Nice photos you guys took :) The lighthouse is pretty awesome, I like how you can go in it too.
It's so awesome! Nice and near.. don't need to go all the way to Wanaka now hahah 💜 I hope they'll add more things to the place over time like photo props etc 😁 looking forward to them selling lavender products lol 👍💜💜
Oh gosh, the Lavender Farm is so beautiful! It also has a pretty cafe! :) love the bee slomo shot ! 🐝 And it's good that you can enter the light house! the wooden structure is so cool. beautiful sceneries from up there too. It would be cool to spend night there if it's possible. 😀 Probably can see lots of stars with sea breeze and wave sounds! Thanks for sharing guys! Can't wait for your next destination.
Dog sitting is awesome! Lieles loves dogs so much! We have a few places like that in NYC where you have convenience stores and you have sitting area, small sitting area. Greg and Jumi know some great crazy spots in Queens with super authentic food
Happy New Year, Peter and Yen. Thank you for showing us the lavender farm in South Auckland. Last time, we visited a lavender farm in Waikato. We really enjoyed that trip.
Happy new year Izzy 🎉🙂 Hope 2021 is a blessed and wonderful year for you! Lavender farms are awesome. Glad we finally got to see one here in full bloom 😁💜👍
Qiu qiu is sooooo cute! lol the girrafe milkshake cup. ours was just plain haha. beautiful bee shot with the lavender! Soooo many lavenders! Would have been so cool to fly the drone over top. We feel ya Peter, we get strong hay fever. Woooow what a view! The lighthouse is so well maintained!
Yeaaa we would've loved to have drone footage of that lavender farm but it was a strictly no drone zone unfortunately! Fair enough though.. I imagine if they allowed it there would be a bunch of collisions 😅😅
Happy new year guys !. Went to Lavender farm today and it was awesome !...half of Auckland was there so its not such a secret anymore !. Best view at the heads is to climb over the small wooden fence...there is a grass ledge you can sit on with awesome views down to the water Last time I went out there the lighthouse was locked due Covid so good to see it open again !. Looooong way out there....no wonder Peter needed a nap 😴 !.
Hey bro happy new years! Hahaha really? Didn't realise its so busy now. Everyone is out for something interesting to do over the summer holidays 🤔 😁 ooooo the view down to the water sounds mint 👌 those antihistamines plus the long drive definitely took a bit out of me 😅 did you have a good new years eve celebration?
Yeah ! Stayed up with wifey and brought in the new year with a few drinks. Fish and chips today at the famous Kaiaua fish n chip shop after Lavender stop.. Hey !.....one question. .how do you guys stay so slim !!!?. Guess you still have fast metabolisms ?...
Arrrr nice that sounds awesome way to spend new years eve. 😅 I exercise 10 to 20 min a day everyday with high intensity. Yen just has good genes but her new years resolution is to exercise more 😂 but other than that we're both pretty active and that generally helps a lot... we only do it so we can eat more 😅
Hey guys, happy new year’s and good to see you guys are doing good! That’s a nice spot in Karaka...Luv that you guys keep finding nice little gems in NZ.
Bees are all good as long as they don't feel threatened 🙂 those ones were just happily going about their business and enjoying the flowers too 😆🐝 Hahaha thanks Maria! Slow-mo makes anyone's walking look great hahaha 😂🙌💜
I think we have started this video like 4 times. Hahaha Once the work week starts, it's crazy! LOL It's so comforting traveling virtually with you guys. You do such a great job of transporting us to another place. That bakery!
We have a friend that has a lavendar tree 🌳 she normally gives me a bunch when they're in bloom cause I really love the smell of them. Will let you guess who it is that's writing this 😂
Yea really great! The business wanted to do something nice for locals during these covid times so decided not to charge for visits to their huge farm! 💜
Hello Peter & Yen We hope all is well. May we take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year and may it be will with many blessings and much happiness. Love and Light Sarah and Glenn
When Peter said the paniniwich (don’t wanna pick sides - you both were right😁) was going to give him a lot of energy, my first thought was “With that much substantial weight looks like it’s going give Peter mega food coma.” Sure enough...🥱😴😴😴😴🤤 Paniniwich: 1 Peter: 0 Views were awesome! Thanks for sharing two beautiful places! Happy New Year!
😂 I dunno maybe it's an age thing but I'm finding the need to take naps more and more these days. Those are battles I just can't seem to win 😅 painiwich it is 😂 happy new years dude what did you guys get up to?
@@PeterandYen I feel you... I find myself napping more and more...and looking forward to them as the highlight of my day😁😴 Speaking of naps... I joke with my wife she’s on a grandma sleep schedule.. for New Year’s Eve she was out by around 9pm.
Hahahaha well in the end of the day that beauty sleep is very important. Must be the secret of your 6 pack regardless of before and after eating junk food 😂
Hahaha I think even without our vlog the farm got super popular over the summer. Useful for all the things mentioned above plus I believe some species can be grown for medicinal purposes as they have anti bacterial properties once the oil is extracted.
We love Lavender farm! We will definitely spend hours there too if we visit haha You know.. taking insta photos can be time-consuming, no pain no gain :P Seems like every countryside has a general store. Love the one you visited here, especially the self-serve sandwiches, they look so delicious! Watching you guys exploring Lighthouse got me jealous because recently we also visited a lighthouse but regretted didn't take the opportunity to enter the inside. It was too many people entering so we skipped it haha. Love the 360 degree view from the upper side of the lighthouse. Classic and beautiful NZ view 😍
Hahaha we're just so bad at taking photos so takes us awhile to get some good ones 😆💜 hopefully you guys can go up a lighthouse next time but maybe good idea avoiding that one if it was super crowded 😅
Cool lighthouse, have added it in my road trip wish list. Lavender farm looks good, will check it as well. Last one I've visited is in Alphra farm in Te Awamutu. Awesome vids as always guys. Keep it up :)
Thanks Ricky! 😁💜 the lavenders might be harvested by now (not sure!) But it was great in bloom and hopefully they'll keep adding new things to their farm like lavender products and maybe interactive photo spots 😁 the lighthouse is so cool that you get to go up and walk all around it too! Hope you enjoy both when you eventually make it 😁👍👍
Eagerly await your vlogs and you never disappoint! 🤗🤗 loved this awesome journey! We should go to Manukau Heights and the lavender farm! 💕🌺 Thanks for the tour!
😁 glad you're enjoying the vlogs and always appreciate the kind words. The lavendar farm and lighthouse make for an awesome lil getaway perfect for a relaxed day out 😊✌
Amazing view from the lighthouse!! Would love to visit the inside of the lighthouse one day 😁 lighthouse is like a traffic light/control for ships isn't it? 🤔
Ooo nice range of pastries there! The lavender farm looks incredible 😍😍😍 omg the whole field to yourself!! Not a secret spot anymore after famous RUclipsr Peter and Yen features this place 😉
Oh wow! We have a lavender farm not too far from here but it's nowhere this nice. I do lavender aromatherapy and would go bananas there. Love the lighthouse and the views guys. And that's a good question Peter. Not sure what they do up there.
Oooo that's so cool! I can't wait for them to harvest all the lavender and start making and selling lavender products in their shop 😁💜 Funnily the next place we visited we learnt a bit more about lighthouses and watch towers!! 😆
Hi guys hope you both had enjoyed the holidays ☺️ love your NZ videos. We was ment to be in NZ now but covid has put that on hold so living it through your videos. ☺️
Hi Teri 👋🙂 Thank you! Glad you enjoy our videos 😊 ahh that's a shame but hopefully our borders will open again soon and you'll be able to visit NZ 🤞🍀🇳🇿
Thank you! I think I remember on their Facebook page reading a comment that it was around Feb/March so probably good to go now and while they're so nicely in bloom too! 🙂💜🌾 And then maybe return after to get some lavender products hahaha 😁👍 that's what I'm (Yen) am planning to do anyway lol 😆👍
@@PeterandYen Didn't need you to make me NZ envious. Until about 10 years ago, belgian summers would be a mixture of rain, some sunshine and temperatures of around 25 C with the occasional spike of 27-28 degrees - just like your summers. But since a few years, our summers have been getting increasingly dry and hot. Last year we didn't see a drop of rain for 6 weeks and we've had the longest heat spell in our history, with daytime temperatures soaring to 38 C on a regular basis. Our natural underground water reserves still haven't recovered from last summer's drought even though we're having a rather wet winter. That's global warming to Belgium...
Yikes that's a long dry and heat spell Bert! Climate change is so evident around the world huh. We're having a rainy summer's day here today but it's welcomed since we've had some scorching days lately plus with Auckland weather it'll probably be sunny again before we know it! Btw when is your big day? Must be coming up soon right? Best wishes from us both 🙂🎉🙌
@@PeterandYen 25/01, so 1,5 weeks from now. It'll be a very discreet thing (only 8 people allowed in the city hall and no drinks or get-togethers afterwards due to covid restrictions). Thanks for the wishes! x!
So Peter & Nick are the same, got hayfever 😅 We had to postpone some video before bcoz of his horrible hayfever so i guess I have to give him stronger meds next time haha
Awesome :) Just returned from Karangahake Gorge and Waihi. Thought of you guys as reckon it’d make excellent video content - full of rich gold mining history, well preserved long tunnels, glow worms, ginormous mining pits and beautiful countryside. Maybe one for the list! HNY!!
Ooooo yes! Thanks for thinking about us Tom. We're planning on doing that next week 🙌 so excited. Yen actually planned for a trip there for a group of us years back for my birthday but somehow we all went on the wrong track and ended up going no where for 5 hours in the rain hahahaha very memorable.
@@PeterandYen Awesome! Yep I came across it unexpectedly after a jaunt in Coromandel last week. All a bit Wild West, but very interesting (Martha’s mine in Waihi is crazy!). There is a nice restaurant opposite the waterfall in Karangahake called the Falls Retreat I think. Fingers crossed weather is nicer than Auckland today hey!!
@@PeterandYen I know Peter has a love of pies so if you happen to go near Tauranga while in Waihi next week check out Patrick's Pies at Bethlehem. Guy has won more gold medals than anyone else in the annual NZ pie competition. You won't be sorry 😋
Falls retreat and Martha's mine got it 😁👍 we were gonna do a bike ride around the area towards the falls but will check out access to the mine from that transportation method. Steve E thanks for the recommendation! Way back when we filmed the best eats Tauranga video I wanted to go to that pie shop but they were closed for that day 😥 need to go back sometime just for that pie shop. If memory serves me right they won quite a few gold awards and usually for the gourmet pie 🥧 mmmmmmm yeah... unfortunately not this trip but soon I hope!
@@PeterandYen stay at the falls retreat! It is a nice getaway for Aucklanders and the highlight is always the food. The head chef is the owner who runs the place & accomodations with his wife. I also recommend checking out Whatipu Coast walk in West Auckland. You’ll be looking at the Manukau lighthouse from the other side of the sea. Spectacular views from there.
😂 all the rolling farm lands and flowers always wreak havoc on my sinuses during December then magically it gets used to it by January 😅 hope you had an amazing new years and an even better 2021!
still finding so many little gems for me to salivate over. dont know when i will get back there the dreaded covid is still running riot here in the uk. this government cannot seem to control it . still lets hope it will decline soon yeah . and as always i so look forward to your happy and smiley videos ,, happy new year peter and yen , and happy new year new zealand
Barry! Happy new year to you 😁✌ hope you're taking care over there in the UK the infections numbers are getting out of control. Hope you do get to come and visit sometime in 2021. This lighthouse is such an awesome find made for an awesome day out 😁👍
For the benefit of those viewers who might find this interesting! Many of the victims of the Orpheus are buried in the small graveyard at the Anglican Church in Onehunga Mall
Awesome video guys. This place is so close to me and will defenitly visit soon. The purpose of a Lighthouse is that they serve to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coasts, and they help guide vessels safely into and out of harbors.
Thanks for the info 👍 wonder if technology has gotten good enough so we don't need to rely on light houses as much. Really cool place to visit hope you enjoy 😊✌
Wow, 133 years, and it looks great, a good thing they have a donation box for people to help upkeep it.
Yea long time! No longer in operation though but it's a neat place to visit for the awesome views 🤩
It's great that you're still finding new places you haven't been to before in your home country. I've been in NZ seven years now and I'm slowly exploring as much as I can!
We're so lucky that New Zealand has a wealth of different interesting activities that we can do to keep making these vlogs even though it's quite a small country 😁 do you have any favorites during your travels Leah?
those rolls look very yummy and a nice milkshake wow beautiful lavender farm lot of it there too cool lighthouse and views there too
*gave you a like👍Au👍we always fully view*
😁 it was an awesome day out visiting some lesser known places in South Auckland. Thanks for watching Billy 👍
Another one to add to my list of places to visit when I can get back to NZ.
I really appreciate the fact you're finding some of the more unusual places to visit 🙂
Glad you enjoyed this one Rob 😊🤙 we've been going to a few undiscovered gems lately a lot of them are thanks to people in the comments. Got a lil road trip planned next week too so excited 😁
15 minutes nap? I admire you! They say those are the best naps but I always need at least 30 minutes lol.
Oh look at the lighthouse!! We love lighthouses, the East Coast, especially the north part has amazing lighthouses.
Sometimes our naps can turn into full on sleeps hahaha 💤😪😴 luckily Peter recovered after that 15 mins! 😂👍 Yes! Neat lighthouse ay? Can you go up those ones too?
Hey Peter and Yen!! Aww... Qiu Qiu!! What a beautiful dog. That's so awesome you're pet sitting/house sitting for the parents. We are looking forward to your adventure today. Love your food stop.. Those Paninis looked so delicious. There is some bulk to that super hearty meal. The price wasn't bad either!! Pretty inexpensive for 2 people to eat!
Bakeries in New Zealand are typically fairly priced compared to cafes or restaurants. Usually I would get a pie which are normally only $3 us and so filling. But gotta change it up from time to time hahaha.
The road out to the lighthouse and Manukau heads is a fantastic ride on a motorcycle with loads of great twists and turns all the way along..
New Zealand roads must in general be pretty fun to ride cause if all the turns. Always wanted to but too chicken 🐔 😂
Honestly I love that you guys say manukau and not manacow 👏🏽👏🏽
😁🤙 do let us know if we ever do get our te reo wrong too. We'll always try our best to get it correct though 😊
CCT Lavender Estate... so cool this place just opened. The lookout point was really pretty, and that's awesome the "waves of purple". We heard Peter say it smells so good! HAHAHAHA. Peter can fall asleep anywhere!! The lighthouse looks like a really awesome place to see too. That's amazing that it's open and that there aren't many open to the public. But the view at the top is absolutely spectacular and worth it! Thank you for sharing a bit of history as well! Fabulous adventure and thanks for taking us with you!! Love you guys to the mother effin' moon!! :) 😘🤗😊🌛💖
Glad you enjoyed coming along with us on this lil trip 🥰 lighthouse are so cool and was so interesting to finally be able to go up one. Think these kind of random days out are just the best cause you don't really know what to expect then end up being pleasantly surprised by everything 😁🤙
Those lavender fields are beautiful and you have them all to yourselves! Nice shots of the bees too
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I think Peter's hay fever is just a lame excuse for taking a nap and sleeping on the job ?
Interesting video as usual guys, well done.
😁 when you needa nap you needa nap no fighting it. Definitely the pills 💊 😴
So cool that they have a lavender farm in Auckland now! Nice photos you guys took :) The lighthouse is pretty awesome, I like how you can go in it too.
It's so awesome! Nice and near.. don't need to go all the way to Wanaka now hahah 💜 I hope they'll add more things to the place over time like photo props etc 😁 looking forward to them selling lavender products lol 👍💜💜
@@PeterandYen Yes nice that there’s one up north now too! Would love to see it 😊
I love this video, I could feel the joy you were both feeling. Please do more of these videos. Thanks for sharing.
😁 Yen and I always enjoy random days like this. Always find them really enjoyable 🌿😊
I love the colours of this video... here it is all gray and dark.. Happy New Year guys ;)
Thanks dude hope you've been well! Happy 2021 stay safe out there!
Oh gosh, the Lavender Farm is so beautiful! It also has a pretty cafe! :) love the bee slomo shot ! 🐝 And it's good that you can enter the light house! the wooden structure is so cool. beautiful sceneries from up there too. It would be cool to spend night there if it's possible. 😀 Probably can see lots of stars with sea breeze and wave sounds! Thanks for sharing guys! Can't wait for your next destination.
Thanks guys! Yea I bet the night sky there would be really pretty 🤩🌌✨ the views were so scenic all around 👌
Dog sitting is awesome! Lieles loves dogs so much!
We have a few places like that in NYC where you have convenience stores and you have sitting area, small sitting area. Greg and Jumi know some great crazy spots in Queens with super authentic food
It's a pretty fun duty hahaha 🐶🐾 Aw nice! It's a great combo ay 👍 Everything you need in one easy stop 😉
Happy New Year, Peter and Yen. Thank you for showing us the lavender farm in South Auckland. Last time, we visited a lavender farm in Waikato. We really enjoyed that trip.
Happy new year Izzy 🎉🙂 Hope 2021 is a blessed and wonderful year for you! Lavender farms are awesome. Glad we finally got to see one here in full bloom 😁💜👍
I think after you guys visiting the lavender farm then they'll be full 😊 Many ppl will go for sure
Hahahaha it was already busy before this video was even out 😅
Lavender farm is so amazingly beautiful when in bloom n the Lighthouse is awesome with stunning views too. Thx for another great video....love it
Thanks mum maybe you can make a trip with BFF? 😂
Qiu qiu is sooooo cute! lol the girrafe milkshake cup. ours was just plain haha. beautiful bee shot with the lavender! Soooo many lavenders! Would have been so cool to fly the drone over top. We feel ya Peter, we get strong hay fever. Woooow what a view! The lighthouse is so well maintained!
Yeaaa we would've loved to have drone footage of that lavender farm but it was a strictly no drone zone unfortunately! Fair enough though.. I imagine if they allowed it there would be a bunch of collisions 😅😅
Happy new year guys !. Went to Lavender farm today and it was awesome !...half of Auckland was there so its not such a secret anymore !. Best view at the heads is to climb over the small wooden fence...there is a grass ledge you can sit on with awesome views down to the water Last time I went out there the lighthouse was locked due Covid so good to see it open again !. Looooong way out there....no wonder Peter needed a nap 😴 !.
Hey bro happy new years! Hahaha really? Didn't realise its so busy now. Everyone is out for something interesting to do over the summer holidays 🤔 😁 ooooo the view down to the water sounds mint 👌 those antihistamines plus the long drive definitely took a bit out of me 😅 did you have a good new years eve celebration?
Yeah ! Stayed up with wifey and brought in the new year with a few drinks. Fish and chips today at the famous Kaiaua fish n chip shop after Lavender stop.. Hey !.....one question.
.how do you guys stay so slim !!!?. Guess you still have fast metabolisms ?...
Arrrr nice that sounds awesome way to spend new years eve. 😅 I exercise 10 to 20 min a day everyday with high intensity. Yen just has good genes but her new years resolution is to exercise more 😂 but other than that we're both pretty active and that generally helps a lot... we only do it so we can eat more 😅
Hey guys, happy new year’s and good to see you guys are doing good! That’s a nice spot in Karaka...Luv that you guys keep finding nice little gems in NZ.
Hey guys! Happy new year to you all too 😁 hope you've had an awesome start to 2021 so far! Tons of gems all around ay which is awesome 👍🙂
15 minute power naps are clutch!
Hahahaha 😂 so needed felt fully recharged after that
u guys are so amazing . keep up the good work .
Thanks Brian appreciate the kind words 🙏❤
Love the lavenders but not the bees so much lol
The slow-mo is freaking awesome, yes Yen! Great walking style!
Bees are all good as long as they don't feel threatened 🙂 those ones were just happily going about their business and enjoying the flowers too 😆🐝 Hahaha thanks Maria! Slow-mo makes anyone's walking look great hahaha 😂🙌💜
Awww lavender farms are so pretty! I've always wanted to visit one that's properly in season 😍
This would be perfect for you guys with your pro photography skills 👌 a bit wasted on us amateurs 😂
Oh that lavender field looked amazing! Im glad you 2 got to experience that at the right time :)
Hahahaha finally got see some lavendars 😅 they were so pretty 😍
Substantial weight, really good sign word 😆 Ahhhh we missed Lavender farm 🥲
😂 Yen said it was a good word too 👍
I think we have started this video like 4 times. Hahaha Once the work week starts, it's crazy! LOL It's so comforting traveling virtually with you guys. You do such a great job of transporting us to another place. That bakery!
Aw thanks for always watching despite your busy schedule guys! We appreciate it! 💜🙂
Hello Peter and Yen I love a Lavender farm, so beautiful. Happy New Year/ Gosia
Yen and I both love a good lavendar farm too 😁 happy new year to you too hope you have an amazing 2021
I bet the scent of the Lavender was amazing !! Fantastic scenery
We have a friend that has a lavendar tree 🌳 she normally gives me a bunch when they're in bloom cause I really love the smell of them. Will let you guess who it is that's writing this 😂
Wait its not a tree shrub I mean
@@PeterandYen LOL
That's so cool that entry to the lavender farm was free.
Yea really great! The business wanted to do something nice for locals during these covid times so decided not to charge for visits to their huge farm! 💜
Happy New Year! I love to watch your videos. Looking forward to watching them this year too.
Happy new year Ryoto 🎉 😁🤙 thank you for the message appreciate the support. Have an awesome 2021 ✌
Hello Peter & Yen We hope all is well. May we take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year and may it be will with many blessings and much happiness. Love and Light Sarah and Glenn
Thank you Sarah and Glenn 🙂 Happy new year to you both too! Hope you have an amazing and blessed 2021 🎉😁
When Peter said the paniniwich (don’t wanna pick sides - you both were right😁) was going to give him a lot of energy, my first thought was “With that much substantial weight looks like it’s going give Peter mega food coma.” Sure enough...🥱😴😴😴😴🤤 Paniniwich: 1 Peter: 0 Views were awesome! Thanks for sharing two beautiful places! Happy New Year!
😂 I dunno maybe it's an age thing but I'm finding the need to take naps more and more these days. Those are battles I just can't seem to win 😅 painiwich it is 😂 happy new years dude what did you guys get up to?
@@PeterandYen I feel you... I find myself napping more and more...and looking forward to them as the highlight of my day😁😴 Speaking of naps... I joke with my wife she’s on a grandma sleep schedule.. for New Year’s Eve she was out by around 9pm.
Hahahaha well in the end of the day that beauty sleep is very important. Must be the secret of your 6 pack regardless of before and after eating junk food 😂
The Lavender field is no longer a “secret” after your vlog! 🤭 I am curious, what are some uses of Lavender? Soaps, candles and cosmetics?
Hahaha I think even without our vlog the farm got super popular over the summer. Useful for all the things mentioned above plus I believe some species can be grown for medicinal purposes as they have anti bacterial properties once the oil is extracted.
The view from the lighthouse is incredible 😃
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Digging that giraffe cup for the milkshake
Hahahaha been seeing that since I was a kid sitting in my parents takeaway shop
We love Lavender farm! We will definitely spend hours there too if we visit haha
You know.. taking insta photos can be time-consuming, no pain no gain :P
Seems like every countryside has a general store. Love the one you visited here, especially the self-serve sandwiches, they look so delicious!
Watching you guys exploring Lighthouse got me jealous because recently we also visited a lighthouse but regretted didn't take the opportunity to enter the inside. It was too many people entering so we skipped it haha.
Love the 360 degree view from the upper side of the lighthouse. Classic and beautiful NZ view 😍
Hahaha we're just so bad at taking photos so takes us awhile to get some good ones 😆💜 hopefully you guys can go up a lighthouse next time but maybe good idea avoiding that one if it was super crowded 😅
I'm going to the Lavender farm tomorrow!
Have an great time Lina! Hope you get some good photos 😉🌿💜
Cool lighthouse, have added it in my road trip wish list. Lavender farm looks good, will check it as well. Last one I've visited is in Alphra farm in Te Awamutu. Awesome vids as always guys. Keep it up :)
Thanks Ricky! 😁💜 the lavenders might be harvested by now (not sure!) But it was great in bloom and hopefully they'll keep adding new things to their farm like lavender products and maybe interactive photo spots 😁 the lighthouse is so cool that you get to go up and walk all around it too! Hope you enjoy both when you eventually make it 😁👍👍
Eagerly await your vlogs and you never disappoint! 🤗🤗 loved this awesome journey! We should go to Manukau Heights and the lavender farm! 💕🌺 Thanks for the tour!
😁 glad you're enjoying the vlogs and always appreciate the kind words. The lavendar farm and lighthouse make for an awesome lil getaway perfect for a relaxed day out 😊✌
Amazing view from the lighthouse!! Would love to visit the inside of the lighthouse one day 😁 lighthouse is like a traffic light/control for ships isn't it? 🤔
It was so cool being able to go inside one 🥰 lol yes they totally are traffic control for ships 😁
Ooo nice range of pastries there! The lavender farm looks incredible 😍😍😍 omg the whole field to yourself!! Not a secret spot anymore after famous RUclipsr Peter and Yen features this place 😉
😂😂😂 famous?
Oh wow! We have a lavender farm not too far from here but it's nowhere this nice. I do lavender aromatherapy and would go bananas there. Love the lighthouse and the views guys. And that's a good question Peter. Not sure what they do up there.
Oooo that's so cool! I can't wait for them to harvest all the lavender and start making and selling lavender products in their shop 😁💜 Funnily the next place we visited we learnt a bit more about lighthouses and watch towers!! 😆
Karaka looks like such a lovely place to live. Rural places in NZ looks so much better than in the UK
O really? Most rural areas we go to are pretty nice. Wonder what they look like in UK 🤔 curious now
Always wanted to go there...this will help 😊
Yo Yasir, its worth the trip especially if you live out south already 😁🤙
Great Video and plenty of information. Thanks a lot for sharing with us 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Nemith! 🙂🙌🇳🇿
Hi guys hope you both had enjoyed the holidays ☺️ love your NZ videos.
We was ment to be in NZ now but covid has put that on hold so living it through your videos. ☺️
Hi Teri 👋🙂 Thank you! Glad you enjoy our videos 😊 ahh that's a shame but hopefully our borders will open again soon and you'll be able to visit NZ 🤞🍀🇳🇿
I visited the lavender farm today. The farm so huge and worth to visit for sightseeing and take a pict 😂. Thanks for the recommendation guys. 👍👍👍
That's awesome you visited and enjoyed it too! If you have an Instagram account please tag us in your photos 😁👍🌿💜
Looks amazing!!!
It was a great day with awesome views! 😍👌
Whoooo hooooo!!! Sunddday!
😂🤙 cheeehooo
Was that a bird crossing the road? 7:31
Wow nice spotting Sue! Yeah that's a pheasant. Don't often see them in the wild but guess it was our lucky day. Very pretty lil things
Great content! Do you happen to know when they are going to harvest the lavender? Definitely want to go before that!! 😊
Thank you! I think I remember on their Facebook page reading a comment that it was around Feb/March so probably good to go now and while they're so nicely in bloom too! 🙂💜🌾 And then maybe return after to get some lavender products hahaha 😁👍 that's what I'm (Yen) am planning to do anyway lol 😆👍
@@PeterandYen Hahaha! I think I (Ami) would do the same! :D
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Aaah, summer vibes envy!!!
😁 ahhhhh to be honest it is hard to beat a kiwi summer its pretty awesome 🌿😍 sorry I'm sure that didn't help the envy 😅
@@PeterandYen Didn't need you to make me NZ envious.
Until about 10 years ago, belgian summers would be a mixture of rain, some sunshine and temperatures of around 25 C with the occasional spike of 27-28 degrees - just like your summers.
But since a few years, our summers have been getting increasingly dry and hot. Last year we didn't see a drop of rain for 6 weeks and we've had the longest heat spell in our history, with daytime temperatures soaring to 38 C on a regular basis. Our natural underground water reserves still haven't recovered from last summer's drought even though we're having a rather wet winter.
That's global warming to Belgium...
Yikes that's a long dry and heat spell Bert! Climate change is so evident around the world huh. We're having a rainy summer's day here today but it's welcomed since we've had some scorching days lately plus with Auckland weather it'll probably be sunny again before we know it!
Btw when is your big day? Must be coming up soon right? Best wishes from us both 🙂🎉🙌
@@PeterandYen 25/01, so 1,5 weeks from now. It'll be a very discreet thing (only 8 people allowed in the city hall and no drinks or get-togethers afterwards due to covid restrictions). Thanks for the wishes! x!
Awww man, those paninis looked dang good! Oh the hayfever has been wickid right?! might have to find yourself some ati drowsy antihistimes!
Hahaha yea that one tiny pill just knocked him out 🤣
So Peter & Nick are the same, got hayfever 😅 We had to postpone some video before bcoz of his horrible hayfever so i guess I have to give him stronger meds next time haha
O my gosh usually its really bad for a week or two but while we were in karaka it was unbearable. Totally out of control 😑
Like how you shot that intro!
Cheers guys 😁✌
Awesome :) Just returned from Karangahake Gorge and Waihi. Thought of you guys as reckon it’d make excellent video content - full of rich gold mining history, well preserved long tunnels, glow worms, ginormous mining pits and beautiful countryside. Maybe one for the list! HNY!!
Ooooo yes! Thanks for thinking about us Tom. We're planning on doing that next week 🙌 so excited. Yen actually planned for a trip there for a group of us years back for my birthday but somehow we all went on the wrong track and ended up going no where for 5 hours in the rain hahahaha very memorable.
@@PeterandYen Awesome! Yep I came across it unexpectedly after a jaunt in Coromandel last week. All a bit Wild West, but very interesting (Martha’s mine in Waihi is crazy!). There is a nice restaurant opposite the waterfall in Karangahake called the Falls Retreat I think. Fingers crossed weather is nicer than Auckland today hey!!
@@PeterandYen I know Peter has a love of pies so if you happen to go near Tauranga while in Waihi next week check out Patrick's Pies at Bethlehem. Guy has won more gold medals than anyone else in the annual NZ pie competition. You won't be sorry 😋
Falls retreat and Martha's mine got it 😁👍 we were gonna do a bike ride around the area towards the falls but will check out access to the mine from that transportation method.
Steve E thanks for the recommendation! Way back when we filmed the best eats Tauranga video I wanted to go to that pie shop but they were closed for that day 😥 need to go back sometime just for that pie shop. If memory serves me right they won quite a few gold awards and usually for the gourmet pie 🥧 mmmmmmm yeah... unfortunately not this trip but soon I hope!
@@PeterandYen stay at the falls retreat! It is a nice getaway for Aucklanders and the highlight is always the food. The head chef is the owner who runs the place & accomodations with his wife.
I also recommend checking out Whatipu Coast walk in West Auckland. You’ll be looking at the Manukau lighthouse from the other side of the sea. Spectacular views from there.
Happy New Year 2021 guys!! 😁
Happy 2021 🥂😁
Poor sleepy Peter! I’m sure the lavender farm didn’t help his drowsiness! 😆
😂 all the rolling farm lands and flowers always wreak havoc on my sinuses during December then magically it gets used to it by January 😅 hope you had an amazing new years and an even better 2021!
Seems like naps are making as frequent an appearance as food in your vlogs. 🤣
They really are hahaha 😂 just part of our days now that we're older lolol 😅
2021 let’s gooooo 👏🏻
Letsss goooooooo 😂🤙
you should get to Stewart island sometime.
Yo mark 👋 yes definitely on our bucket list. Really wanna see what's going on there maybe in the next few months 🤔😁
Sooo good.. NZ is so so pretty.
Yeah! This is such a cool lil hidden spot 😁🤙🌿
Have you guys done the Karangahake Windows Walk? Its Near waihi
We're just about to go next week 😁🤙 can't wait!
Thanks for the recommendation
@@PeterandYen Cool looking forward to that video :) cool place.
Mean I like yur vids bro ...your like yeah those are solid sandwhices haha kiwi az bro...and have use done a video on awhitu peninsula
Thanks Mr Cee glad you are enjoying the vids 😁🤙 only been to the lighthouse but not the peninsula might have to make a trip there sometime.
@@PeterandYen yea cool bro .check it out when u can ...port Waikato is another nice place to stay
We got a good friend who lives in Port Waikato awesome as place 👍
Chur. Kia ora Pete/Yan. Typical understandable kiwi accent. Too have Maori/Chinese cuzzies myself living the kiwi vinacular way of life. 😎😎😎
Kia Ora frank 🤙 nice Maori and Chinese cuzzies that's cool then you get food from both cultures hahahaha 🤤
God bless
It is very unusual place..awesome scenery
NZ is full of great scenery :) nice that there's more lavender farms popping up too!
still finding so many little gems for me to salivate over. dont know when i will get back there the dreaded covid is still running riot here in the uk. this government cannot seem to control it . still lets hope it will decline soon yeah . and as always i so look forward to your happy and smiley videos ,, happy new year peter and yen , and happy new year new zealand
Barry! Happy new year to you 😁✌ hope you're taking care over there in the UK the infections numbers are getting out of control. Hope you do get to come and visit sometime in 2021. This lighthouse is such an awesome find made for an awesome day out 😁👍
For the benefit of those viewers who might find this interesting! Many of the victims of the Orpheus are buried in the small graveyard at the Anglican Church in Onehunga Mall
Thanks for that info Orlando always interesting finding about history of New Zealand.
Hi friends
Hello 👋🙂
Lovely 😍💋 💝💖❤️
😁 thank you glad you enjoyed the video ✌
Wow the worst shipwreck in New Zealand history
So sad 😞