Hi Chris and Danya, Thanks for your amazing video and so glad you got to enjoy the walk, it's a beautiful place and good on ya Danya for giving the hut a clean up. Just an important note for anyone else looking to do the walk, it's best to do it when there hasn't been much rain for a couple of days at least. Then if you arrive at the first river crossing at low tide it should be possible to cross the river in a saloon car unless there's been heavy rain to wash out the river bed, this makes it possible to drive to the end of the road, Always check the depth of water first though. By starting the walk at low tide or a bit after, all the river crossings are made on the beach itself and you can walk on sand all the time and not the very dangerous slippery rocks. There will be very little flow of water in the rivers and you shouldn't even get your socks wet! When we did it there was a storm due later the next day, so I saved the route on my GPS so we could walk out at 3.30am, which was the next low tide and follow our exact route back in the dark Enjoy the back country of NZ and always carry a PLB for your own safety.
Wow guys, incredible landscape! Thanks for including the drive in. Just amazing. I've been to Westhaven Inlet once before and it's such a fascinating place. Thanks for sharing all your great hiking videos!
Adventurous start across the river!/due to the tides,,/A beautiful rainbow arched over her,as you can see even better with your own video.😊The row of curious cows beautifully decorated the meadow!😊The seagrasses waved like hair in that wind.😊The New Zealand landscape with flora and fauna is really gorgeous.😊You have overcome many obstacles together, I keep my fingers crossed for you! Enjoy traveling through nature in good health. Thank you,Chris and Danya.❤
I got to the first river and camped 2018 and wondered what was beyond, thank you. At Takaka Informtion centre there was a young maori women who's relations farm across the river. It would be a good place to do a tourist adventure once known about.
Spectacular...my Canadian cousin Normajean is walking south to north, South Island, escaping Canadian winter! Perhaps North Island next winter? Evelyn😊x
Your cousin has the right idea. We're stuck in the Canadian winter right now! 😅 We're booking all of our hikes for the Canadian hiking season and can't wait to get started 😊
Hi Chris and Danya, Thanks for your amazing video and so glad you got to enjoy the walk, it's a beautiful place and good on ya Danya for giving the hut a clean up. Just an important note for anyone else looking to do the walk, it's best to do it when there hasn't been much rain for a couple of days at least. Then if you arrive at the first river crossing at low tide it should be possible to cross the river in a saloon car unless there's been heavy rain to wash out the river bed, this makes it possible to drive to the end of the road, Always check the depth of water first though. By starting the walk at low tide or a bit after, all the river crossings are made on the beach itself and you can walk on sand all the time and not the very dangerous slippery rocks. There will be very little flow of water in the rivers and you shouldn't even get your socks wet! When we did it there was a storm due later the next day, so I saved the route on my GPS so we could walk out at 3.30am, which was the next low tide and follow our exact route back in the dark Enjoy the back country of NZ and always carry a PLB for your own safety.
Thank you so much for your input Marty, I have pinned this comment so more people can see it
Kia Ora
What a special intro very beautiful cinematic shots
Thank you Karlo! 🙏♥️
@ChrisandDanya I love your editing and music aswell so relaxing thanks
@KarloHiriwa-oz9id finding the right music is probably the hardest part of putting these videos together. It makes such a big difference!
That's true .. I usually choose the music first then add the best matching video edits
@KarloHiriwa-oz9id maybe I'll try that next time haha
Superb video as usual. Great camera work and such a special area.
Thank you Brian!
Wow guys, incredible landscape! Thanks for including the drive in. Just amazing. I've been to Westhaven Inlet once before and it's such a fascinating place. Thanks for sharing all your great hiking videos!
Thanks for watching Rachel! The drive in/out is too beautiful not to include, it feels like an important part of the journey 😊
Adventurous start across the river!/due to the tides,,/A beautiful rainbow arched over her,as you can see even better with your own video.😊The row of curious cows beautifully decorated the meadow!😊The seagrasses waved like hair in that wind.😊The New Zealand landscape with flora and fauna is really gorgeous.😊You have overcome many obstacles together, I keep my fingers crossed for you! Enjoy traveling through nature in good health. Thank you,Chris and Danya.❤
What beautiful commentary, it reads like poetry 😍 thank you for watching!
@@ChrisandDanyaThis is just a sign of watching your videos carefully!😁
Just awesome as usual. Love this area of Kahurangi.
Thank you Mike! It's an awesome area and we can't wait to explore more of it in the future
I got to the first river and camped 2018 and wondered what was beyond, thank you. At Takaka Informtion centre there was a young maori women who's relations farm across the river. It would be a good place to do a tourist adventure once known about.
The area is so beautiful! Even just the drive to the first river is worth it
Thanks Chris and Dayna. Always enjoy your videos. Will be doing some hiking in NZ in April. Looking forward to it.
Thank you as always Angelica. Have a wonderful time in NZ!
Stunning!! Thanks for the crossing tips, its on my list to do, i love kahurangi NP!
Thanks for watching, let's us know if you have any questions!
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Thnx for the inspiration, we ll be flying to nz coming week and the plan is to do hikes in the north of the South Island. This might be one of them!
Sounds like a great plan, enjoy!
Wil be a fantastic experience for you all.. the south island is perfect for that..not cold here yet either, enjoy
Spectacular...my Canadian cousin Normajean is walking south to north, South Island, escaping Canadian winter! Perhaps North Island next winter? Evelyn😊x
Your cousin has the right idea. We're stuck in the Canadian winter right now! 😅
We're booking all of our hikes for the Canadian hiking season and can't wait to get started 😊
Please let DOC know you found a jeweled gecko, these are an endangered species in NZ
Will do! Thanks for letting us know 😊
Should ban all vehicles on the dunes
They were really friendly tbh and gave us lots of space. I heard they can get pretty rowdy though 😅