Is This ROUGHEST COAST? Epic West Coast Roadtrip From Wanaka To Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand🇳🇿

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  • Опубликовано: 21 янв 2025

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  • @Char-Cal
    @Char-Cal 10 месяцев назад +2

    Me and my Fiance are moving to NZ in October and your videos are getting me more and more excited every day!

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  10 месяцев назад +1

      awesome guys love it! hope it helps out and makes your journey easier :)

  • @DomingoDeSantaClara
    @DomingoDeSantaClara 10 месяцев назад +9

    The West coast is my favourite place in NZ, yes it has enormous amounts of rain, but thats what makes it what it is.

  • @raymondellis2212
    @raymondellis2212 7 месяцев назад

    Mado has the most beautiful smile lights up her whole face

  • @johnotimi6813
    @johnotimi6813 10 месяцев назад

    I appreciate you showing us these beautiful little gems come rain or shine or rainbows!

  • @BoldRam
    @BoldRam 10 месяцев назад +4

    I lived in Haast for 7yrs in the 90's. Loved every minute of it, wet or dry,. It's one of the few untouched wilderness areas you can get up close to.

    • @TillyOrifice
      @TillyOrifice 7 месяцев назад

      I love Haast. There's absolutely nothing there except trees and it's always raining. Paradise.

  • @mybrother6273
    @mybrother6273 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great too see the South Island......I am k1w1 & have never explored the South Island so you guys have made me think...maybe I should. Always fun to watch your vids, I will be sad when you guys leave this beautiful country.

  • @johnmcnulty1129
    @johnmcnulty1129 10 месяцев назад +2

    "Arghhh they're after me !"
    - "It helps if you close the
    window Glen". 😁

  • @tigersharkzh
    @tigersharkzh 10 месяцев назад +3

    I remember when that road was an unsealed gravel road. One time I didn't close the boot properly and loads of dust got in. I can laugh over it today but didn't when it happened lol.

  • @gissyb1
    @gissyb1 10 месяцев назад +2

    Magnificent west coast ... it's autumn now so expect some rain :) gorgeous

  • @lesleyhughes3174
    @lesleyhughes3174 10 месяцев назад +4

    Such a gorgeous part of our NZ 👍🙌

  • @modfus
    @modfus 10 месяцев назад +4

    LOL, you guys look like you're having fun - even chatting with the (grumpy) Kiwi locals 😉

    • @lesleyhughes3174
      @lesleyhughes3174 10 месяцев назад

      Not grumpy. It's called experience. French and sorry Mado, German tourists, some, have given their countries a bad name with their disrespect, rule ignorance. We've lost many freedom camping spots because of them. Rubbish dumped. Toilet paper and waste everywhere. Disgusting.

  • @fritzwacker3771
    @fritzwacker3771 10 месяцев назад +1

    Mostly to wear at west coast are Shouthland Slippers(Gummies). Its my experience.

  • @richardjones-b1v
    @richardjones-b1v 9 месяцев назад

    That milk tanker and trailer unit is from Westland dairy Co. and picks up the milk daily from Dairy farms in the area and transports it to the factory at Hokitika

  • @wakaroawaata1586
    @wakaroawaata1586 10 месяцев назад +2

    I swam in the blue pools in my birthday suite.

  • @AliyaBeghum-t6w
    @AliyaBeghum-t6w 10 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful country Newziland 🇦🇺

  • @camhyde9701
    @camhyde9701 10 месяцев назад +2

    I recall that cafe in Haast very clearly... hopefully they are more friendly these days =)

  • @DavidSheldreck
    @DavidSheldreck 9 месяцев назад

    I always buy eggs onthe side of the street😂😂😂loveit

  • @madnatty
    @madnatty 10 месяцев назад +1

    Make sure you visit Hokitika, that’s where you might happen upon some gold in the river! Also where the novel, The Luminaries, is set. Further up the west coast, the old Denniston coal mine is a must see too.

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  10 месяцев назад

      that should be our next video actually but never looked for gold unfortunately!

  • @moniquegin8444
    @moniquegin8444 10 месяцев назад +1

    I call the West Coast - the last wild frontier. Its becoming more and more popular because of it

  • @chrisroger4416
    @chrisroger4416 9 месяцев назад

    should do roadtrip from milford sound up to Haast its beautiful drive nice blue rivers. also check out Lake Tekapo West Coast is beautiful and very secluded

  • @marias8007
    @marias8007 10 месяцев назад +8

    Im gonna miss your nz vids when u leave

  • @Storm4155
    @Storm4155 10 месяцев назад +3

    Dude you need to have some whitebait patties, it's a NZ classic dish.

  • @Roundy22
    @Roundy22 10 месяцев назад +1

    The main attraction at the blue pools is to jump off the bridge into the pools

  • @nikhilsasi.k8514
    @nikhilsasi.k8514 10 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful ❤

  • @waynefergusson9987
    @waynefergusson9987 10 месяцев назад

    make sure you trek the Hokitika gorge walk when you get there !

  • @warrenlancaster286
    @warrenlancaster286 10 месяцев назад +1

    Make sure you have a whitebait fritter while you are down there.

  • @Usernametouse
    @Usernametouse 10 месяцев назад

    Glen ya look like an old nana driving with ya seat that close to the steering wheel 😁
    Oh yes love the sea, knights point is a great spot for free diving, crayfish, paua & fishing 👌
    Cheers guys

  • @kwerk2011
    @kwerk2011 10 месяцев назад +3

    "Maybe something warm"? "- They have ice cream".

  • @terryadams4857
    @terryadams4857 10 месяцев назад

    Try the white bait it’s amazing 👍but sadly not cheap anymore
    U will find pictures of it washing up on the beaches there and people taking barrow loads home to use as fertiliser on there gardens

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 10 месяцев назад

    Hey guys, the video was Good as Gold. hehe

  • @johnstuart8511
    @johnstuart8511 10 месяцев назад +2

    GLEN, You need some Sun on the rest of your body. Just look at your arms.. so brown..
    Living the good life. The weather in New Zealand is very good around. Thank you for showing your videos. 1st class. Regards South Africa 🇿🇦.

  • @mohammedbinladen4619
    @mohammedbinladen4619 10 месяцев назад

    The weather is hard on homes on the west coast as you can see, plus I am not sure how much employment there is some small towns so people are poorer.

  • @trudimclaren4301
    @trudimclaren4301 10 месяцев назад +1

    We always stayed in Fox Glacier rather than Franz Joseph - I think Fox was the more spectacular glacier (the walk to the glacier is before you get to the village), but neither of them are that impressive anymore, sadly - they've retreated a long way up the valleys now.

  • @carolbisseker920
    @carolbisseker920 10 месяцев назад

    Been to that salmon farm, a complete rip off and food in the cafe is below par.

  • @myrmidonesantipodes6982
    @myrmidonesantipodes6982 10 месяцев назад +1

    Not Glen O'Brien is it? Keith's brother?

  • @lesleyhughes3174
    @lesleyhughes3174 10 месяцев назад +2

    Harst Glen 😊

    • @kwerk2011
      @kwerk2011 10 месяцев назад

      Doesn't really work with the Irish accent. Might be better to say it rhymes with "past".

    • @harrycurrie9664
      @harrycurrie9664 10 месяцев назад

      Maddo should know the word. Haast is German ...no ?

    • @lineardielectric
      @lineardielectric 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@harrycurrie9664 Julius Von Haast was from Bonn, so yes

  • @naseebsarwar4134
    @naseebsarwar4134 10 месяцев назад

    Hi mado

  • @amerkiwi
    @amerkiwi 10 месяцев назад +2

    Whataroa. Wh is pronounced as an F so it is Far-ta-roa

  • @KiwikimNZ
    @KiwikimNZ 9 месяцев назад

    Hahaha nothing better than being stuck in a sheep or cow traffic jam lol

  • @mohammedbinladen4619
    @mohammedbinladen4619 10 месяцев назад

    🤣 the sandflies are annoying as hell on the West Coast. The west coast is a beech forest and sandflies live in the beech I think. I hate them but it is best to ignore them and just accept you're going to get bitten.

  • @rozzy2443
    @rozzy2443 10 месяцев назад

    No-one else has done it, so I will. It's pronounced Haast (Har-st)

  • @chrisroger4416
    @chrisroger4416 9 месяцев назад

    what was wrong with your car? why did u rent a car if u own one appropriate for travelling? just curious

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  9 месяцев назад +1

      Only 2 seats in the car but 3 people 😅

    • @iamnotmental
      @iamnotmental 9 месяцев назад

      an early model toyota wish is not good for off-road, they were preparing for rough driving, as said at 2:25

  • @LongShadong
    @LongShadong 10 месяцев назад +11

    A Ukrainian a German and a Irish man walks into a west coast pub

    • @harrycurrie9664
      @harrycurrie9664 10 месяцев назад +9

      And the Irishman says "How ya doin', you well ?.

  • @florence2720
    @florence2720 10 месяцев назад

    earlyyyyyy

  • @RichardBradley-d4i
    @RichardBradley-d4i 10 месяцев назад

    Glen I dont know how you can be comfortable sitting so far forward close to the steering wheel ? I would find it so awkward not being able to straighten my arms while driving. Each to their own I guess.......love the videos though!!!!

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  10 месяцев назад

      Jesus I don’t know either 😂

  • @lesleyhughes3174
    @lesleyhughes3174 10 месяцев назад +3

    Sandflies hate baby oil so make sure you have some with you

    • @marias8007
      @marias8007 10 месяцев назад +1

      For real? This is a good tip

    • @warrenlancaster286
      @warrenlancaster286 10 месяцев назад +1

      I will pass that tip on to my wife .They love her!

    • @harrycurrie9664
      @harrycurrie9664 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah, they stick to it.

    • @petegibson863
      @petegibson863 10 месяцев назад

      Yes , I told them about equal measures of baby oil mixed with Dettol , keeps them away , but Glen thought it would be too toxic , probably more toxic that sandflie poison ! You can't tell some people ! Enjoy the bites .

    • @lesleyhughes3174
      @lesleyhughes3174 10 месяцев назад

      @@petegibson863 anything used on a baby nowadays is not toxic. Johnsons baby powder was pulled up yrs ago for toxicity, but now improved, but I still wouldn't use it. There are other pure ones to buy now. Even the baby lotion is good to use, if not the oil.