....some of the most beautiful views and places in Aotearoa New Zealand are found at then end of gravel roads.... I absolutely loved your time in our country ❤
Guys you can make your car have 24hr 12v power so you can charge your devices while you sleep, should only take a auto sparky 10 mins to hook you up. I would do it for free if you were in Palmerston North. Just an idea, another great vlog, you guys are crushing it.
Hey guys as a Kiwi in Wellington, I'm absolutely loving the butchering of the pronunciation of towns and lakes, it's adorable (Including Te Reo). You are doing your best, as Kiwi's we really appreciate that! I was the same when I went to Ireland and tried to say the Celtic names correctly and sounded like I had a speech impediment. Keep going, thoroughly enjoying your journey 🙂
The Mackenzie country/region is spectacular and you guys really showcased the region so well. Just the heat looked like it was getting to Mado and thise pesky sandflies. Those hydro lakes are real gems even if the water temp is cold! Thanks guys and looking forward to see Timaru.
If you haven't already got some, you should buy a couple of those full-size reflective windscreen shades for the car, one for the front window and one for the back. They can noticeably reduce the internal heat, and will save the food in the back from getting too much sun. Plenty of shops have them, such as the Warehouse, and they're quite inexpensive.
I spent a lot of time at Ohau growing up. We used to ski in the winter and tramp up the twin forks area in the summer. Awesome part of the country no matter what season you head there.
I'm from around Lake Ohau and been loving your videos, it's one of my favorite spots and had the best Christmas times there with family. Enjoy the south guys
The houses at the Waitaki dam were for the bosses that built the dam. They were full of asbestos so most have been striped and left. The person that owns the big house at the back owners all the houses on site. Hope you got to Oamaru, particularly the old part of town
I will forever call it tweeeeezul! Much better pronunciation 😆 Thanks for another awesome episode 👌 I’m still to see the clay cliffs - really need to get down to see them
They're working on sealing the roads, but a lot of less-used back roads are still a work in progress. Focus tends to be on upgrading safety/maintaining the main highways.
Glad you have made it to timaru. Did you make it to Oamaru at all. The reason there are so many gravel roads here in NZ is because of the cost involved to seal them. It costs alot to seal them often there just isnt enough money in to do so without a major rise in tax and road user chargers etc... just be very careful when driving on gravel roads and take into account the dust kicked up to the vehicles behind you. If your still in Timaru check out the bay hill area and Caroline bay. The gardens are also pretty cool as is the south beach
for the clay cliffs maybe cos of farm? what you say is true except for 2nd gravel road it is like another recent video of theirs - its just resealing work done during the summer, stones settle after period of time then maybe final sealing of road or something like this:)
Central Otago is the hottest in summer - not most of the rest of the region, though! 😅 Hope you enjoyed Dunedin - disappointed I didn't get to catch up, but I'm sure you did fine without me! ❤
Hi Glen, hi Mado, we say it like this “twize el”. Oh-how for Ōhau. With the sand flies, mosquitoes, biting insects. I always use a repellent. aerogard odourless protection is good. You need to use it before they get the chance to bother you. You spray a little on arms, legs and neck. If you rub it round it will last longer. citronella is the main ingredient. Regards frm Lyndon.
Hi there you two, I've been watching your videos and you are my favourites, loving your accents. We will be in NZ from March 8th, will you guys still be there?
pro tip, you can ignore local council rules on camping in your vehicle etc in New Zealand. road rules says you can pull over somewhere safe to sleep if youre tired as its a driving hazard to continue and local councils cant override that.
This time of the year, roads are resealed with stone chips whilst it's hot so that they embed into the tar which will be soft under the stones. Be careful on them, drive slowly and keep distance from the car in front in case of stone chips flying into your window. Check your tyre wells in case you gotta dig them out... I had to recently. 😢
Hi Glen and Mado , I don't know if you are aware what the canals were constructed for ? In the 1960's a huge hydro scheme got under way in what is known as the Upper Waitaki , eight dams were built , Benmore , Clutha and Roxborough to name a few , the canals were built to link the lake systems in the area , if one lake has too much water and another lake does not have enough water , the gates are opened and water is transferred from one lake to another , this is done to ensure that the hydro electricity production is kept as high as possible . There is a electricity cable crossing Cook Strait , this enables electricity to be sent to the North Island , I think Huntly , a coal fired power station near Auckland , is the only electricity generated in the North Island and the cable allows electricity to go from South to North only , so the systems that you are seeing , generates almost all of NZ's electricity needs , quite ingenious . Temporary housing were constructed at these dams to house the workers and their families, from memory , they decided to leave all the housing at Twizel , a first I think , and after the work was completed on the canals , the houses were sold off as holiday homes etc , and the town has now become an established visitor destination .
There is a reasonable amount of power generation in the North island. Manawatu and wellington wind farms. Geothermal around Taupo. Hyrdo along the Waikato River are some examples.
I should have asked my wife if she would go travelling with you two . The sandflies love her and would have left you guys alone .I never get bitten when we are out and about together as long as she is close by.😅😅😅😅😅
If you’re going to Queenstown try going to skippers canyon. The road is mad crazy., but the views are to die for. A wee warning the roads classed as one of the worst roads in the world. They do 4WD tours up there, you might want to check it out. Also when you’re on the West Coast a trip up the Deniston Mines near Westports worth a look. The history up there’s interesting.
the "cafes" in more secluded and rural areas are breakfast/lunch cafes.. The locals get up early and the tourists come through for lunch and early afternoon. The locals have dinner at home and the tourists have moved on to towns for their accomodation and restaurants. These little cafes may see 1 customer after 3pm if they'e lucky.
Again with the illegal drone use. Clay Cliffs are on private land and according to the drone laws in NZ, you must get permission from the landowner to fly a drone on their property. I know that the landowner denies permission to fly a drone at Clay Cliffs because I myself was denied permission, and out of respect did not fly my drone there.
....some of the most beautiful views and places in Aotearoa New Zealand are found at then end of gravel roads....
I absolutely loved your time in our country ❤
Guys you can make your car have 24hr 12v power so you can charge your devices while you sleep, should only take a auto sparky 10 mins to hook you up. I would do it for free if you were in Palmerston North. Just an idea, another great vlog, you guys are crushing it.
Seriously! I don't know why you guys don't have more followers. Yiu guys are amazing.
Hey guys as a Kiwi in Wellington, I'm absolutely loving the butchering of the pronunciation of towns and lakes, it's adorable (Including Te Reo). You are doing your best, as Kiwi's we really appreciate that! I was the same when I went to Ireland and tried to say the Celtic names correctly and sounded like I had a speech impediment. Keep going, thoroughly enjoying your journey 🙂
The Mackenzie country/region is spectacular and you guys really showcased the region so well. Just the heat looked like it was getting to Mado and thise pesky sandflies. Those hydro lakes are real gems even if the water temp is cold! Thanks guys and looking forward to see Timaru.
Absolutely unreal adventure! Beautiful part of the world!
Another awesome video. So beautiful there ❤ Oamaru is even more beautiful. Good luck and enjoy!
Never a dull moment...great watch once again.
If you haven't already got some, you should buy a couple of those full-size reflective windscreen shades for the car, one for the front window and one for the back. They can noticeably reduce the internal heat, and will save the food in the back from getting too much sun. Plenty of shops have them, such as the Warehouse, and they're quite inexpensive.
don't miss the drive to Queenstown via crowne range, it's beautiful
I spent a lot of time at Ohau growing up. We used to ski in the winter and tramp up the twin forks area in the summer. Awesome part of the country no matter what season you head there.
Same
I'm from around Lake Ohau and been loving your videos, it's one of my favorite spots and had the best Christmas times there with family. Enjoy the south guys
its stifling hot, it reminds me of summertime growing up in the ountry , waikato
You have to stop in Oamaru then Moeraki then the gem which is Dunedin..
The houses at the Waitaki dam were for the bosses that built the dam. They were full of asbestos so most have been striped and left. The person that owns the big house at the back owners all the houses on site. Hope you got to Oamaru, particularly the old part of town
i used to live there in the 80's, my Dad worked at the dam, alot more houses were there back then
Beautiful views of the lakes, and your food looked delicious!!! Sandflies are a right pest!!
Thank you for your video. We are mainly familiar with Auckland city but really need to check out the rest of NZ. Cheers from Melbourne 🍷!
Great video thanks. Looking forward to seeing you guys come up the west coast 😊
Lupin is the beautiful wee flower Glenn
15.40 the long white cloud behind you is ka pai
I will forever call it tweeeeezul! Much better pronunciation 😆 Thanks for another awesome episode 👌 I’m still to see the clay cliffs - really need to get down to see them
Should have popped in to see Benmore!
They're working on sealing the roads, but a lot of less-used back roads are still a work in progress. Focus tends to be on upgrading safety/maintaining the main highways.
You guys rock + keep up the good work (mahi)
Hopefully you had a great trip to Dunedin :)
Glad you have made it to timaru. Did you make it to Oamaru at all. The reason there are so many gravel roads here in NZ is because of the cost involved to seal them. It costs alot to seal them often there just isnt enough money in to do so without a major rise in tax and road user chargers etc... just be very careful when driving on gravel roads and take into account the dust kicked up to the vehicles behind you. If your still in Timaru check out the bay hill area and Caroline bay. The gardens are also pretty cool as is the south beach
for the clay cliffs maybe cos of farm? what you say is true except for 2nd gravel road it is like another recent video of theirs - its just resealing work done during the summer, stones settle after period of time then maybe final sealing of road or something like this:)
The one they were referring to was a new seal. Aggregate over tar. Common in summer when a lot of roads are resealed.
@@gregoryhodge6352 yeah mate.
Central Otago is the hottest in summer - not most of the rest of the region, though! 😅 Hope you enjoyed Dunedin - disappointed I didn't get to catch up, but I'm sure you did fine without me! ❤
Hi Glen, hi Mado, we say it like this “twize el”. Oh-how for Ōhau. With the sand flies, mosquitoes, biting insects. I always use a repellent. aerogard odourless protection is good. You need to use it before they get the chance to bother you. You spray a little on arms, legs and neck.
If you rub it round it will last longer. citronella is the main ingredient. Regards frm Lyndon.
Not oh how. It's pronounced oar...hoe ...
Hi there you two, I've been watching your videos and you are my favourites, loving your accents. We will be in NZ from March 8th, will you guys still be there?
Beautiful
pro tip, you can ignore local council rules on camping in your vehicle etc in New Zealand. road rules says you can pull over somewhere safe to sleep if youre tired as its a driving hazard to continue and local councils cant override that.
Good tip! Unfortunately our trip is already over 😅
This time of the year, roads are resealed with stone chips whilst it's hot so that they embed into the tar which will be soft under the stones. Be careful on them, drive slowly and keep distance from the car in front in case of stone chips flying into your window. Check your tyre wells in case you gotta dig them out... I had to recently. 😢
Shot 😊
Hi Glen and Mado , I don't know if you are aware what the canals were constructed for ? In the 1960's a huge hydro scheme got under way in what is known as the Upper Waitaki , eight dams were built , Benmore , Clutha and Roxborough to name a few , the canals were built to link the lake systems in the area , if one lake has too much water and another lake does not have enough water , the gates are opened and water is transferred from one lake to another , this is done to ensure that the hydro electricity production is kept as high as possible . There is a electricity cable crossing Cook Strait , this enables electricity to be sent to the North Island , I think Huntly , a coal fired power station near Auckland , is the only electricity generated in the North Island and the cable allows electricity to go from South to North only , so the systems that you are seeing , generates almost all of NZ's electricity needs , quite ingenious . Temporary housing were constructed at these dams to house the workers and their families, from memory , they decided to leave all the housing at Twizel , a first I think , and after the work was completed on the canals , the houses were sold off as holiday homes etc , and the town has now become an established visitor destination .
There is a reasonable amount of power generation in the North island. Manawatu and wellington wind farms. Geothermal around Taupo. Hyrdo along the Waikato River are some examples.
So nice video 😊
I should have asked my wife if she would go travelling with you two . The sandflies love her and would have left you guys alone .I never get bitten when we are out and about together as long as she is close by.😅😅😅😅😅
Ooossshh Miss Mado i AM jealous lil tad bit 😂
Cool
If you’re going to Queenstown try going to skippers canyon. The road is mad crazy., but the views are to die for. A wee warning the roads classed as one of the worst roads in the world. They do 4WD tours up there, you might want to check it out. Also when you’re on the West Coast a trip up the Deniston Mines near Westports worth a look. The history up there’s interesting.
those flowers are called LOUPINS
Yup we got that after a few months lol, there beautiful!
it wasnt created by mother nature, twas God allmighty
I'm curious, what modelling agency did yous meet at? Mado your pronunciation of Maori is superb. 🎉
Twy - like 'Why'
Twy-Zel
😊
❤❤❤❤
Twizel .. sounds like 'eye'
Twizel is pronounced with the i sound
Tourists pay to feed the fish 🐟 fish they sell to tourists… genius 😂
Your pronounciation of Ohau hit the nail on the head. Twizzell could be pronounced Twyzel ;-)
Or Oww hoe
No its pronounced ' oor hoe'
@@gissyb1 opps... my mistake!
twizel - the i sounds like eye.. tw-eye-zel.. lol
Twizel pronounced like twilight
Hi👍🏾
how ya doing!
Mt Cook .. is actually called Aōrāki
In Māori you are correct, but for the other 90% of New Zealanders it’s mt cook😉
It's MT COOK,
Twy zil.lol. oh how😂
Couldn’t tell you! 😂😂
@@GlenAndMado lol
Twy (like why) zil. You guys need to wear hats
Is this before or after xmas?
After
Tw-eye-zil
Alexander in the south island get's very hot 🔥 🥵 in the summer ☀️
We’re here now
Twizel said twyzel
is it just my computer ?? or has any other viewers noticed the last 2 videos have been out of focus..??
Its u
@@marias8007 damn. Thanks
Might be the quality setting of your browser when viewing the vids? Try setting it higher?
@@BeachcomberNZ Tinkering with it now
Thanks
TWEYE ZEL TWIZEL YOU SHOULD OF WENT IN TO THE TOWN CENTER....... CHAIRS
Thanks guys for showing us that NZ is both beautiful and infuriating (cafes closing at 3 PM)
the "cafes" in more secluded and rural areas are breakfast/lunch cafes.. The locals get up early and the tourists come through for lunch and early afternoon. The locals have dinner at home and the tourists have moved on to towns for their accomodation and restaurants. These little cafes may see 1 customer after 3pm if they'e lucky.
You guys could be saving yourselves $2000 by brewing your own coffess.
think that gravel on the roads is for traction when its icy
To why zil ,say it quick lol
It's pronounced.TW..EYE-ZIL..as in eye
Lol NOT Tweezel
Why jazz up all of your posts for click bait, all of this is COMPLETE NORMAL to most kiwis.
Maybe to us Kiwis, but to the vast majority of their 120k subs it's new and exciting!
RUDE PEOPLE!!
Again with the illegal drone use. Clay Cliffs are on private land and according to the drone laws in NZ, you must get permission from the landowner to fly a drone on their property. I know that the landowner denies permission to fly a drone at Clay Cliffs because I myself was denied permission, and out of respect did not fly my drone there.
Cut it out will ya!!
you missed the benmore dam is worth a look and there is a wallaby park in waimate