I watch so much on yt that gets me down, but whenever I watch your channel I find myself happy and with a smile on my face. Laughed at the pie-drop. The colours you capture and the views you share, along with your “it is what it is” happy personality shines through. Thank you Runa, from Geoff, in Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺 🦘
Thank you Geoff, for making me smile too, with your comment! 😊 It's such a pleasure sharing my trips with you guys, it's like you're always with me through the journey and all the moments I capture!
Runa's and Norden's, an unstoppable combination! Great to see some more dirt passing under your wheels on your way through all that amazing scenery!🙂😎⛰🏕
As always, thoroughly enjoyed another classic production from you, Runa. Always enjoy your meticulous selection of music. Very beautiful scenery, love how you coax yourself through tricky terrain even though you're very capable. And your rant is spot on, people all over the globe need to be considerate of fellow road users. Cheers
Thank you! 😊 It was nice to try some more difficult riding on my own, even though the action cam footage makes it look a bit flat and boring! Glad you like the music - so much to choose from!
Thank you! 😊 And yes, it could 😂 There is few things that gets my blood pumping as bad as slow cars, vans, riders or whatever, not letting people pass. It's so selfish and ignorant!
I loved this episode. Used to enjoy riding over the old Dunstan road . In winter used to go snow caving up above Middlemarch near the Otago tramping club hut. I like that you check the small stream. Last time I was over there about 50 years a go my mate rode into a deep crossing and stalled his bike. Took us about 1/2 hour to get started again.
Another beautifully put together video Runa. You are so right about the camper vans at the end. I mean do these selfish people never look in their mirror, and see the jam up behind them! Looking forward to the next video.👌
I appreciate all the hard work you put in to making it look so easy! You must spend hours editing to share with us. Come back to NZ, there is so much more to see. I gather you like the company of others, but prefer the solitude of dusty high mountain roads
Thank you! That is very kind of you. I do spend a considerable amount of time editing, but it's an enjoyable way for me to re-experience my whole trip too! 😊 Definitely gonna have to go back to NZ sometime, still so much more to see!
Wow, Runa!!! You now have over 91,000 followers!!! I think I was a follower when you had less than a thousand. CONGRATULATIONS!! I love your success!! Best wishes and Ride Safe!! 😀
Runa, I must say, you are a freakin' inspiration! I've ridden NZ a couple of times, but I usually tend to stick to the coast for the most part. You're showing me a beautiful new (to me) part of this spectacular country!
Rode the Hawksburn last year on my bicycle. Such an epic view as you come into Clyde but that downhill is something else. Cool videos to discover other roads thanks.
Some cool moments in here....like the pie and the 'i'm gunna make it, i'm gunna make it - bleep yeah" 😆 and so true about the rant at the end Runa 👍 Stunning scenery as always ....
Hi runa, great video! One view after another after another, my favourite was the devils staircase that took my breath away, They say the best things in life are free and they certainly are, you looked so chilled at the view points, and on the tyre swing 😊, was the pie nice with the added grass,,That sky in the evening at the campsite 👌 wow! You have just brightened my afternoon on a wet and misty day in Cornwall. Take care Runa, Best wishes Roy. 😊👍.
Good evening, Roy! 😊 You're so right. The best things in life are definitely free, in a way. These were a couple of great days like so many of my NZ days were! Great memories already 😊 Hope Cornwall is not so wet and misty this evening!
Your videos are relaxing, nice and real! Many tourists in campers are road hazards here, unfortunately, not very observant. 15:35 was heart in mouth stuff, courage and determination, very cool.
Hi Runa, your so right about slow traffic holding up queues of others. I live in Queenstown and deal with it every day, however on the motorbikes... plenty of power does the trick. Enjoy your ride and as we say here 'keep the rubber side down' 😉
Thanks for bringing us along on the beautiful trip. You are correct, drivers going slow makes other people mad and leads to dangerous passing and road rage. We have a lot of highway that is only one lane each way here in Alaska and every summer a lot of visitors in trailer, campers, and RV's who drive slow to enjoy the view and even stop in the road to take pictures. If I am behind a line of vehicles stuck behind a slow-poke, I pull off and take a break to let them get far ahead. Since I like to take breaks, take pictures, or just stop to enjoy the view it makes no sense to stay caught in a group of cars getting frustrated and mad at a bad driver and when I finally get ahead of the Pokey... to pull over to take a break then have them pass me. Stop, smell the roses, enjoy the view and let them get far ahead..
As a pie connoisseur,that pie looked as dry as a dead dingo’s donger. But you did pick my favorite pie mince and cheese,great choice. Not many people can make the F word sound sound so exciting,but you nailed it beautifully. Always a joy to watch you Runa,I’m sure you bring pleasure to more people than you realize with your wit and dry sense of humor. One of the many reasons you are cherished 🎊✨🧚♂️ PS, I noticed that you have a tattoo of a kite on your right right inner forearm,im sure I know what it means but can you translate the wording thanks.
mate I think you must see a food specialist. Mince and cheese in NZ is the worst. Butter chicken from the "Z", steak and kidney or pepper steak is THE ONE!!! LOL.
@@2631Fred I actually used to test the pies our local bakery would think of making to sell commercial 😂 Butter chicken is not far behind mince and cheese mind you 😋🤫
Hahaha, this discussion had me laugh 😂 The pie was quite dry I have to admit, but still tasty! Now I wish I tried the butter chicken pie too! Thank you guys 😃
Greetings Runa, from (yet another) Kiwi biker who's been riding continuously since the age of 20. First time viewing and now subscribed!😁 The look on your face at 11:40 was priceless! 😂 Jimmy's pies would've been made from NZ *grass-fed* beef and it wanted one last sniff & munch of the green stuff before you had it for lunch🤣 Now m'lady, I have to gently chide you for a 'small error of choice' in direction (had you but known) from where you took lunch at the end of the Lake Onslow Road. Where you stopped, at a merging intersection you would've come on to 'Linnburn Runs Road'. At 11:55, If you had turned right around, taken that road that veered off to the left, very close to where you'd just come from (Deep Creek Rd) , and travelled but 6km, you would've forded the Taieri River, come to a T-intersection, turned right onto Upper Taieri-Paerau Rd, gone maybe 100m along it, and you would've arrived at the Lammermoor *whisky and gin distillery* and farm-stay. Whatever their spirit, production and maturation terroir magic is, I can say from personal experience (of sampling a wee dram in the Naseby hotel), for an 'only' 4-5yo spirit, it front-foots it with the best of Scottish 12-15yo whiskies👏👍 I have deduced you only spent 28 days here in New Zealand (so maybe Lammermoor for all its temptation was a bridge too far). Your travel map route tells me you've barely scratched the surface of what's to be enjoyed here as a biker in 'Godzone' (God's Own Country). Runa, you need to spend 28 *months* here riding the roads both on & off the beaten tracks. And at the end of that time, you'll be saying "This place is motorcycling Heaven (Valhalla? It's literally Lord Of The Rings Central!). I may now travel elsewhere, but this place is now 'home'". Well that's how NZ feels to me. Do return soon to 'Godzone' for a truly deep-dive exploration! 😃 Ride safe, ride well John
Just come across your channel and loved it, I grew up in Dunedin and spent a lot of time in Central Otago, great film work and the editing and narration are awesome, now I have to go to the start and binge watch all your episodes 🤣, travel safe,,, cheers wilson
you look very comfortable on those dirt roads, i remember back when it would kind of give anxiety! lol you dropping the pie made me laugh out loud, i've done the same with food, i felt that! LOL and i agree with the passing!!!!
I like this way of life. I love touring on motorcycles, but I haven't had the chance to do it yet, and I think I'm clearing out all the unnecessary things to live the way I want. 😍
hello beautiful Runa, ❤🤗🌹 love this video as always, please keep on venturing, I know you love doing it and we just love what you get up to each episode 😀 Love and well wishes from kenny & michelle arrow 🌹🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗🌸🌸🌸🌸
Wonderful, relaxed vibe, with some awesome views. I agree with the rant! Sadly tourists in campervans are a nuisance on southern roads, but also, kiwis have been force-fed propaganda about "speed kills" bullshit for too long. Bad driving kills.
as an Aussie that lives in Darwin , thats been to NZ heaps of times ive never actually been warm lol , but the Country there is absolutely beautiful , and there pies are awesome lol
Oh Runa🥵... No other woman ever gave me soooo many bitter-sweet flashbacks like you !😁🌹 > 🥀 - I spent 2 months travelling across NZ in '94 and in each episode you beam me back to the golden years 🏆 Enjoy your trip (& live in general!) Rgds from frosty Kiruna 🤘
Greetings to Kiruna! 😊 It's so fun to hear how many of you have been to New Zealand, and recognize the places I travel through! I wonder if it has changed much over the last 30 years? Thank you for following along! 😊
Hi Runa, Views above Clyde and beyond Roxburgh were just epic, love the big wide open skies and the landscape in NZ is always so interesting. Had to chuckle at your pie drop ! 😂 You did well through that rocky downhill section, but I really thought you were going to drop it when you paused beside that rocky downhill rut, I could just feel your feet searching for a flat bit of ground. Lots of heavy breathing, a time for a little more "gas gas", a little momentum is your friend Runa 😄😄. I'm thinking you didn't make it to Larnach Castle, but I will see what happens next video 🤞 Yes NZ has so many many tourists, I was almost T-boned once at a cross road near Geraldine. Thanks for sharing your trip again Runa, love your travel videos. All the best from Australia. 🤩🤩🤩🦘🦘
I was pretty sure I was gonna go down at that part as well! 😂 The rut was deep and in a weird angle, I was worried my front wheel would fall into it and tip me over. Speed would probably have been better but I reeeaally did not want to tip over there 😂 Thank you for always following along! Have a great weekend, greetings to Australia 😃
Your videos are always inspiring and with very beautiful landscapes, it is a great contribution to motorcycling. Have you ever thought about traveling around Brazil?
Yes, I totally agree with you regard slower drivers not pulling aside where possible. I've been driving our roads since the mid 80's and Iv'e seen driving habits change over the years... I don't know what has happened there (well actually I have my theories) but it never use to be like that.
That is so strange... Perhaps parts of the world where many tourists come from, are not used to narrow and twisty roads, only highways? I don't know, it's strange, and a bit selfish to not consider all the cars piling up behind!
Use your gearbox and your power, pick the traffic queue off one at a time, it won't take that long. Quite fun, sometimes. Make sure you know where your power is in the rev band and use it. One at a time is doable. I've thousands of hours on sport/road bikes around the North Island, your vids are entertaining. I can see you getting toughened up a little through your journey...
*Kia ora (hello) Runa, A great rant at the end.... and yes I totally agree with you. Camper vans are usually tourists... and have no idea... or they start driving on the wrong side of the road, due to the fact that they come from a country that drives on the other side to NZ. Hire companies now put on a sticker on the dash to remind drivers to stay LEFT. Yep they have caused many an accident on the kiwi roads. Maybe they also have a lower speed limit in their country too or get confused between Miles per hour or KMs per hour. But either way in peak tourist season, it can be a shocker out on the roads. The NZ police are out there patrolling the open roads to educate... and NO the NZ Police do NOT carry guns just laser-guns if required.🙂.*
Yeah that could all be big factors! Those stickers are not a bad idea - I hear many bikers use to do the same. It's so easy to wind up on the wrong side of the wrong in a thoughtless moment!
You comment at the end about drivers. Most of the campers we see are tourists who are no doubt too busy staring out their windows in awe at the stunning landscape they travel through. Yes it’s a little frustrating they often seem oblivious to traffic buildup behind them, but please relax and take a moment to empathise with someone who’s just trying to take in the Magesty of the landscape the travel through
Awesome episode Runa. Your bonus rant is how so many people here feel. Love to see people wanting to enjoy our country but let people pass if you aren't happy travelling at the speed limit. Police have been known to give tickets out to people doing this as it does increase the road accidents due to people making bad decisions to get past slow vehicles.
Thank you, Glenn! 😊 And I'm glad to hear police take action. Riding too slow is in it's way just as dangerous as riding too fast. That stuff triggers some road rage in me as I'm sure you can relate to... 😂 It' so selfish
Thx Runa for showing me the parts of my country I will never be able to see. I am a roady. Happy to sit on a sports bike at 270km/h. I do not have any off road skills. None what so ever!!! OFF road, I am a star, a DISASTER. At my age I wish I had that skills. Never owned an off road bike. When I look at this, I have many regrets, respect and envy.!!! Thank you for sharing beautiful NZ with us. I live in a beautiful, peaceful country. Something we Kiwis take for granted. Driving in NZ is a learning curve. Lots of tourist and Kiwis with Island attitudes. It is different. You get use to it eventually. STAY HERE FOR 1 MORE YEAR and we will consider you to be a KIWI. How about that?? LOL. 🤣 OFF SHE GOES.
I'm glad we can use platforms like RUclips to share experiences and places with each other! It's great like that! 😊 Thank you for following along Fred, and have a great weekend over there 😃
I once ran out of fuel on a ride, my fuel gauge was showing 2 bars so I was sure my fuel was fine but while I was waiting for rescue I looked at my trip computer and it was showing 210 miles🤣My fuel gauge was faulty oops😂Those roads looked like a lot of fun Runa and with views to die for what's not to like?👌Well except for that scary rocky downhill and uphill😂That camping spot was just incredible👌
Oh wow 😂 Not a good feeling when the bike starts stuttering and you realize it's about to die! Riding was so much fun despite, or maybe because of those challenges!
Wow NZ's amazing!Some parts are like the black desert in Egypt with the rocks, if you pretend the straw is sand. I'd like to go to NZ, I was expecting more people or sheep or something but it seems truly desolate in parts.
@OffSheGoesADV I was an overland truck tour leader back in my younger days and all the other tour leaders said they wanted to do the "Stans"! One day I hope to have another proper camera and go down there at my own pace not working and just enjoy it properly.
damn girl your videos keep delivering what a adventure so beautiful there glad u enjoyed the trip have u been doing and recent videos since the New Zealand trip
Thank you, glad you like them 😃 It's fun re-experiencing it all through editing. I have been traveling more this summer and have lots of content lined up! Spending at least 10-15 hours editing one episode it takes time to get through it all. One episode a week is all I can do at the moment 😊
@OffSheGoesADV great thanks for asking! And I met Kinga the next day, what are the chances?! Hope you do come back some time, there's so much more to see
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Ohhh, I love you, Runa, and your wonderful use of colourful language, so natural. You make me smile so much. A breath of fresh air, you are.
Hahaha, thank you! That's very kind of you 🥰 Have a good evening, Martin!
I watch so much on yt that gets me down, but whenever I watch your channel I find myself happy and with a smile on my face. Laughed at the pie-drop. The colours you capture and the views you share, along with your “it is what it is” happy personality shines through. Thank you Runa, from Geoff, in Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺 🦘
Thank you Geoff, for making me smile too, with your comment! 😊 It's such a pleasure sharing my trips with you guys, it's like you're always with me through the journey and all the moments I capture!
Always blow on the pie !😂😊
Your bonus rant was totally correct and valid. (From a New Zealander)
Runa's and Norden's, an unstoppable combination! Great to see some more dirt passing under your wheels on your way through all that amazing scenery!🙂😎⛰🏕
Hahah 😎 It was so much fun! Gaining more experience slowly but surely 😃
Love to see your videos. Nice cinematography. You are living life many of us dream about. Anyways i enjoy watching 😊😊
As always, thoroughly enjoyed another classic production from you, Runa. Always enjoy your meticulous selection of music. Very beautiful scenery, love how you coax yourself through tricky terrain even though you're very capable. And your rant is spot on, people all over the globe need to be considerate of fellow road users. Cheers
Thank you! 😊 It was nice to try some more difficult riding on my own, even though the action cam footage makes it look a bit flat and boring! Glad you like the music - so much to choose from!
Great episode Runa👍, I agree with your rant, that could be a whole episode in itself haha 😂
Thank you! 😊 And yes, it could 😂 There is few things that gets my blood pumping as bad as slow cars, vans, riders or whatever, not letting people pass. It's so selfish and ignorant!
Awesome scenery, thank you for showing us all around
Thank you for following along! 😊
Giant bumblebee photobomb at 10,50 ! 😂 Thanks for the journey Runa
Hahah i had to include it, I was surprised to discover it's appearance! 😂
I loved this episode. Used to enjoy riding over the old Dunstan road . In winter used to go snow caving up above Middlemarch near the Otago tramping club hut. I like that you check the small stream. Last time I was over there about 50 years a go my mate rode into a deep crossing and stalled his bike. Took us about 1/2 hour to get started again.
Another beautifully put together video Runa. You are so right about the camper vans at the end. I mean do these selfish people never look in their mirror, and see the jam up behind them!
Looking forward to the next video.👌
Thank you Michael! Glad you liked it 😊 And that so many can relate to my rant, I was a bit hesitant about posting it in the first place!
Pie-drop and bonus rant for the win!! 😂😊😂 Excellent video
Hahaha I'm glad you like all the "imperfections" 😂 It is what it is!
Loved that open rolling landscape with the rocky crags, steep twisty bits, and almost steppeland quietude. Great filming!👌👍😊
Thank you, Jeremy! 😊 I loved it too. And again, just how much the landscape changed through the same day, very fascinating!
St Bathan's is a favourite! You're seeing places most Kiwis don't even know about, bravo!
We watch all of your videos and so enjoy them thank you for sharing can’t wait until the next
Thank you, really appreciate it! 😊
I appreciate all the hard work you put in to making it look so easy! You must spend hours editing to share with us. Come back to NZ, there is so much more to see. I gather you like the company of others, but prefer the solitude of dusty high mountain roads
Thank you! That is very kind of you. I do spend a considerable amount of time editing, but it's an enjoyable way for me to re-experience my whole trip too! 😊 Definitely gonna have to go back to NZ sometime, still so much more to see!
Never knew how beautiful New Zealand is. Thank you so much for sharing, I appreciate it a LOT 👍
🌹 from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, TW.
Thank you for following along, I appreciate that a lot as well 😃
Wow, Runa!!! You now have over 91,000 followers!!! I think I was a follower when you had less than a thousand. CONGRATULATIONS!! I love your success!! Best wishes and Ride Safe!! 😀
That is so cool! Thank you for being a part of this channel for all this time! 😃 It's been quite the journey, lot's more to come! 🥳
@@OffSheGoesADV ❤❤
Great views, great music and so chill...until the camper vans....so impressed with the performance of the bike....😊
Thank you, Raymond 😃 Glad you liked it, and didn't mind the rant too much!
Runa, I must say, you are a freakin' inspiration!
I've ridden NZ a couple of times, but I usually tend to stick to the coast for the most part. You're showing me a beautiful new (to me) part of this spectacular country!
Aah thank you, Eric! It's so nice to be able to share these places and experiences 😊
LOVE your rant at the end... I so understand a personal grrrrrr of mine.
Glad people can relate! 😅
Rode the Hawksburn last year on my bicycle. Such an epic view as you come into Clyde but that downhill is something else. Cool videos to discover other roads thanks.
Some cool moments in here....like the pie and the 'i'm gunna make it, i'm gunna make it - bleep yeah" 😆 and so true about the rant at the end Runa 👍 Stunning scenery as always ....
Hahah, glad you liked it 😁 Have a great weekend!
I am loving your riding and experiences.
Me too! 😃
Hi runa, great video! One view after another after another, my favourite was the devils staircase that took my breath away, They say the best things in life are free and they certainly are, you looked so chilled at the view points, and on the tyre swing 😊, was the pie nice with the added grass,,That sky in the evening at the campsite 👌 wow! You have just brightened my afternoon on a wet and misty day in Cornwall. Take care Runa, Best wishes Roy. 😊👍.
Good evening, Roy! 😊 You're so right. The best things in life are definitely free, in a way. These were a couple of great days like so many of my NZ days were! Great memories already 😊 Hope Cornwall is not so wet and misty this evening!
Your videos are relaxing, nice and real! Many tourists in campers are road hazards here, unfortunately, not very observant.
15:35 was heart in mouth stuff, courage and determination, very cool.
Thank you! Glad you liked it 😊 Have a great weekend!
Hi Runa, your so right about slow traffic holding up queues of others. I live in Queenstown and deal with it every day, however on the motorbikes... plenty of power does the trick.
Enjoy your ride and as we say here 'keep the rubber side down' 😉
I bet you get used to passing them! I need more practice in that - I'm too hesitant sometimes! And thank you, and same to you 😃 Have a good weekend!
Such a beautiful ride, relaxing scenery with a beautiful wholesome motorcycle rider.❤ thank you for a lovely video 😊👍
Thank you for following along! Glad you liked it 😄
Another awesome video, glad your liking NZ. The campervans holding up traffic and speeding up on the long straights drive us Kiwi’s wild as well!
Thanks for another fun adventure !! 😊
Thank you for following along! 😃
Thanks for bringing us along on the beautiful trip.
You are correct, drivers going slow makes other people mad and leads to dangerous passing and road rage.
We have a lot of highway that is only one lane each way here in Alaska and every summer a lot of visitors in trailer, campers, and RV's who drive slow to enjoy the view and even stop in the road to take pictures. If I am behind a line of vehicles stuck behind a slow-poke, I pull off and take a break to let them get far ahead. Since I like to take breaks, take pictures, or just stop to enjoy the view it makes no sense to stay caught in a group of cars getting frustrated and mad at a bad driver and when I finally get ahead of the Pokey... to pull over to take a break then have them pass me. Stop, smell the roses, enjoy the view and let them get far ahead..
Yes, that's a good way to go about it! 😊
Love your rant - so true.
First vlog I have seen, great show and well done, excellent content.
Keep it up.
Thank you, glad you liked it 😃 I know vlogs are not for everyone. Have a great weekend!
As a pie connoisseur,that pie looked as dry as a dead dingo’s donger.
But you did pick my favorite pie mince and cheese,great choice.
Not many people can make the F word sound sound so exciting,but you nailed it beautifully.
Always a joy to watch you Runa,I’m sure you bring pleasure to more people than you realize with your wit and dry sense of humor.
One of the many reasons you are cherished 🎊✨🧚♂️
PS, I noticed that you have a tattoo of a kite on your right right inner forearm,im sure I know what it means but can you translate the wording thanks.
mate I think you must see a food specialist. Mince and cheese in NZ is the worst. Butter chicken from the "Z", steak and kidney or pepper steak is THE ONE!!! LOL.
@@2631Fred I actually used to test the pies our local bakery would think of making to sell commercial 😂
Butter chicken is not far behind mince and cheese mind you 😋🤫
@@geoffroberts1608 mate again, get your taste buds tested. Butter chicken from the Z is the one.... LOL. 🤣
Hahaha, this discussion had me laugh 😂 The pie was quite dry I have to admit, but still tasty! Now I wish I tried the butter chicken pie too! Thank you guys 😃
Excellent. Thanks Runa. Great riding on the Dunstan road.
Thanks yourself, Craig! 😊 It was a fun road, and such unique surroundings!
Awesome video Runa!! Thanks for sharing such epic trip! 👍👍
A great episode Runa, nice off-road scenes and driving skills 👌🏼🤩
Thank you Eric 😃 I had so much fun those days!
Thanks for sharing the beautiful sunset 🌇
Thanks for following along and experiencing it with me! 😊
Beautiful views, and awesome film footage 😉
Thank you! It was a great ride 😃
@OffSheGoesADV how do you manage battery life in your various cameras/devices when you're off grid?
@ I charge things through usb outlets on my bike while rides, and also carry power banks😊 weighs a bit but it’s what it takes 😃
@@OffSheGoesADV thank you so much for taking the time to reply 😉
Greetings Runa, from (yet another) Kiwi biker who's been riding continuously since the age of 20. First time viewing and now subscribed!😁
The look on your face at 11:40 was priceless! 😂 Jimmy's pies would've been made from NZ *grass-fed* beef and it wanted one last sniff & munch of the green stuff before you had it for lunch🤣
Now m'lady, I have to gently chide you for a 'small error of choice' in direction (had you but known) from where you took lunch at the end of the Lake Onslow Road. Where you stopped, at a merging intersection you would've come on to 'Linnburn Runs Road'. At 11:55, If you had turned right around, taken that road that veered off to the left, very close to where you'd just come from (Deep Creek Rd) , and travelled but 6km, you would've forded the Taieri River, come to a T-intersection, turned right onto Upper Taieri-Paerau Rd, gone maybe 100m along it, and you would've arrived at the Lammermoor *whisky and gin distillery* and farm-stay. Whatever their spirit, production and maturation terroir magic is, I can say from personal experience (of sampling a wee dram in the Naseby hotel), for an 'only' 4-5yo spirit, it front-foots it with the best of Scottish 12-15yo whiskies👏👍
I have deduced you only spent 28 days here in New Zealand (so maybe Lammermoor for all its temptation was a bridge too far). Your travel map route tells me you've barely scratched the surface of what's to be enjoyed here as a biker in 'Godzone' (God's Own Country). Runa, you need to spend 28 *months* here riding the roads both on & off the beaten tracks. And at the end of that time, you'll be saying "This place is motorcycling Heaven (Valhalla? It's literally Lord Of The Rings Central!). I may now travel elsewhere, but this place is now 'home'". Well that's how NZ feels to me.
Do return soon to 'Godzone' for a truly deep-dive exploration! 😃
Ride safe, ride well
John
Just come across your channel and loved it, I grew up in Dunedin and spent a lot of time in Central Otago, great film work and the editing and narration are awesome, now I have to go to the start and binge watch all your episodes 🤣, travel safe,,, cheers wilson
Haha thank you Wilson, and welcome aboard! 😃
Beautiful places, and in a motorcycle, the best. Saludos desde Sonora Mexico
It sure was nice! Greetings to Mexico and have a great weekend 😄
Allo Runa, just found your channel an enjoyin the trip with you.
Thankyou for taking us along for the ride an the freedom ❤❤❤💎💎🙏🙏👍👍🎃🎃🇬🇧🇬🇧🏍️🏍️🎥🎥
Welcome aboard, Paul 😃 Thank you for following along, it's a pleasure sharing with you guys!
11:46 Runa sanitisation technic isn't discovered yet, but loved the way she ate that Food. ❤❤Runa
رونا اشتقنا اليك اين ذهبتي كم هو إحساس رائع جدا وان انطر إلى الطبيعة الخلابة وأصلي ابداعك❤
Glad you liked it! 😊 I had such a great travel!
Hi, amazing panoramas, nature is nice
Wau ! Sunset is beautiful !!!😍
It really was!
you look very comfortable on those dirt roads, i remember back when it would kind of give anxiety! lol you dropping the pie made me laugh out loud, i've done the same with food, i felt that! LOL and i agree with the passing!!!!
Jimmie Pies from Roxbourgh. Best pies. Love their Mutton pies.
I've been to NZ ,many times ,folks are often surprised ,tha NZ ,has desert regions.
It has its own beauty too.
It sure does! And the variation of it all is so cool!
I like this way of life. I love touring on motorcycles, but I haven't had the chance to do it yet, and I think I'm clearing out all the unnecessary things to live the way I want. 😍
It's amazing and I'm sure you will love it too!
I love your easygoing way to travel❤
Thank you, I'm glad! 😊
hello beautiful Runa, ❤🤗🌹 love this video as always, please keep on venturing, I know you love doing it and we just love what you get up to each episode 😀 Love and well wishes from kenny & michelle arrow 🌹🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗🌸🌸🌸🌸
Thank you very much Kenny & Michelle, it's such a pleasure sharing with you guys! 😊 Have a great evening over there!
@OffSheGoesADV thank you Runa, and you too 🤗
Wonderful, relaxed vibe, with some awesome views.
I agree with the rant! Sadly tourists in campervans are a nuisance on southern roads, but also, kiwis have been force-fed propaganda about "speed kills" bullshit for too long. Bad driving kills.
Exactly. And not being considerate to others on the road
as an Aussie that lives in Darwin , thats been to NZ heaps of times ive never actually been warm lol , but the Country there is absolutely beautiful , and there pies are awesome lol
Great video. I haven't done the old Dunstan road or Lake Onslow yet, so I better get to it. Love the 10 second rule with the pie.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it! Was a great ride 😊
Oh Runa🥵... No other woman ever gave me soooo many bitter-sweet flashbacks like you !😁🌹 > 🥀 - I spent 2 months travelling across NZ in '94 and in each episode you beam me back to the golden years 🏆 Enjoy your trip (& live in general!) Rgds from frosty Kiruna 🤘
Greetings to Kiruna! 😊 It's so fun to hear how many of you have been to New Zealand, and recognize the places I travel through! I wonder if it has changed much over the last 30 years? Thank you for following along! 😊
@OffSheGoesADV What has changed most is the pain in the knees and in the back 😉😁..🤘
Hi Runa, Views above Clyde and beyond Roxburgh were just epic, love the big wide open skies and the landscape in NZ is always so interesting. Had to chuckle at your pie drop ! 😂 You did well through that rocky downhill section, but I really thought you were going to drop it when you paused beside that rocky downhill rut, I could just feel your feet searching for a flat bit of ground. Lots of heavy breathing, a time for a little more "gas gas", a little momentum is your friend Runa 😄😄. I'm thinking you didn't make it to Larnach Castle, but I will see what happens next video 🤞
Yes NZ has so many many tourists, I was almost T-boned once at a cross road near Geraldine. Thanks for sharing your trip again Runa, love your travel videos. All the best from Australia. 🤩🤩🤩🦘🦘
I was pretty sure I was gonna go down at that part as well! 😂 The rut was deep and in a weird angle, I was worried my front wheel would fall into it and tip me over. Speed would probably have been better but I reeeaally did not want to tip over there 😂 Thank you for always following along! Have a great weekend, greetings to Australia 😃
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Your videos are always inspiring and with very beautiful landscapes, it is a great contribution to motorcycling. Have you ever thought about traveling around Brazil?
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it 😃 I would love to travel through South America sometime, definitely on my to-do list!
Woi joh..wat prachtig allemaal. Voorzichtig en geniet ervan. Groetjes!!
Haha well said, it's all stunning! Thank you and have a great weekend 😄
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Thank you for always watching 🥰
Nice trip again.
Yes, I totally agree with you regard slower drivers not pulling aside where possible. I've been driving our roads since the mid 80's and Iv'e seen driving habits change over the years... I don't know what has happened there (well actually I have my theories) but it never use to be like that.
That is so strange... Perhaps parts of the world where many tourists come from, are not used to narrow and twisty roads, only highways? I don't know, it's strange, and a bit selfish to not consider all the cars piling up behind!
Looks wonderful!
It was a stunning day!
Love to see your new zealand exploration. ❤❤ from malaysia
Glad to have you following along! 😊
Use your gearbox and your power, pick the traffic queue off one at a time, it won't take that long. Quite fun, sometimes. Make sure you know where your power is in the rev band and use it. One at a time is doable.
I've thousands of hours on sport/road bikes around the North Island, your vids are entertaining. I can see you getting toughened up a little through your journey...
Lovely video again Runa beautiful country to be travelling in
Thank you, glad you liked it! 😊 New Zealand was stunning from beginning to end!
Place looks spectacular
It really was!
*Kia ora (hello) Runa, A great rant at the end.... and yes I totally agree with you. Camper vans are usually tourists... and have no idea... or they start driving on the wrong side of the road, due to the fact that they come from a country that drives on the other side to NZ. Hire companies now put on a sticker on the dash to remind drivers to stay LEFT. Yep they have caused many an accident on the kiwi roads. Maybe they also have a lower speed limit in their country too or get confused between Miles per hour or KMs per hour. But either way in peak tourist season, it can be a shocker out on the roads. The NZ police are out there patrolling the open roads to educate... and NO the NZ Police do NOT carry guns just laser-guns if required.🙂.*
Yeah that could all be big factors! Those stickers are not a bad idea - I hear many bikers use to do the same. It's so easy to wind up on the wrong side of the wrong in a thoughtless moment!
A true Viking 😊 ...power woman !
Haha 😎 Thank you!
You comment at the end about drivers. Most of the campers we see are tourists who are no doubt too busy staring out their windows in awe at the stunning landscape they travel through. Yes it’s a little frustrating they often seem oblivious to traffic buildup behind them, but please relax and take a moment to empathise with someone who’s just trying to take in the Magesty of the landscape the travel through
Awesome episode Runa. Your bonus rant is how so many people here feel. Love to see people wanting to enjoy our country but let people pass if you aren't happy travelling at the speed limit. Police have been known to give tickets out to people doing this as it does increase the road accidents due to people making bad decisions to get past slow vehicles.
Thank you, Glenn! 😊 And I'm glad to hear police take action. Riding too slow is in it's way just as dangerous as riding too fast. That stuff triggers some road rage in me as I'm sure you can relate to... 😂 It' so selfish
Good work Runa..
Thank you! 😊
Thx Runa for showing me the parts of my country I will never be able to see. I am a roady. Happy to sit on a sports bike at 270km/h. I do not have any off road skills. None what so ever!!! OFF road, I am a star, a DISASTER. At my age I wish I had that skills. Never owned an off road bike. When I look at this, I have many regrets, respect and envy.!!! Thank you for sharing beautiful NZ with us. I live in a beautiful, peaceful country. Something we Kiwis take for granted. Driving in NZ is a learning curve. Lots of tourist and Kiwis with Island attitudes. It is different. You get use to it eventually. STAY HERE FOR 1 MORE YEAR and we will consider you to be a KIWI. How about that?? LOL. 🤣 OFF SHE GOES.
I'm glad we can use platforms like RUclips to share experiences and places with each other! It's great like that! 😊 Thank you for following along Fred, and have a great weekend over there 😃
Great scenery,
It sure was 😍
Awesome!!
It sure was! 😃
About the traffic you are so right, I deal with it daily
Oof, I feel bad for you!
Central Otago area is amazing
It sure was!
Så otroligt många rogivande platser ❤❤❤
Ja, virkelig 😍
Thank You
Thanks yourself 😃
Ok 👏🎉👍🌹 runa
Welcome to leh Ladakh peace full places
I once ran out of fuel on a ride, my fuel gauge was showing 2 bars so I was sure my fuel was fine but while I was waiting for rescue I looked at my trip computer and it was showing 210 miles🤣My fuel gauge was faulty oops😂Those roads looked like a lot of fun Runa and with views to die for what's not to like?👌Well except for that scary rocky downhill and uphill😂That camping spot was just incredible👌
Oh wow 😂 Not a good feeling when the bike starts stuttering and you realize it's about to die! Riding was so much fun despite, or maybe because of those challenges!
Off she goes there and here I start watching ❤
Hahah, hope you liked it 😃
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Very nice video 😍
You got a new subscriber💐
I see you missed the serpentine route 😊 it gets pretty knarley near the church from the onslow end 😊 great vid thanks ❤
This was gnarly enough for a while, I'll save the serpentine for a later time 😂 And thank you for following along 😃
Viking woman are tough, brave and stunning - ❤ from Tokyo
Haha thank you 😃
Awesome 🤩
It really was! 😎
Nice journey.
It really was! 😃
My love is the great 👍
I need this, but is time of rain here.
Aah I hope there will be sunny days to ride soon!
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Wow great content ❤
Thank you! 😊
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Wow NZ's amazing!Some parts are like the black desert in Egypt with the rocks, if you pretend the straw is sand. I'd like to go to NZ, I was expecting more people or sheep or something but it seems truly desolate in parts.
Aah that sounds awesome! Guess I'll have to visit Egypt as well some day 😃 So many beautiful places to visit!
@OffSheGoesADV I was an overland truck tour leader back in my younger days and all the other tour leaders said they wanted to do the "Stans"! One day I hope to have another proper camera and go down there at my own pace not working and just enjoy it properly.
@@lkn4jolly That sounds like a very good plan! So many beautiful places to see!
damn girl your videos keep delivering what a adventure so beautiful there glad u enjoyed the trip have u been doing and recent videos since the New Zealand trip
Thank you, glad you like them 😃 It's fun re-experiencing it all through editing. I have been traveling more this summer and have lots of content lined up! Spending at least 10-15 hours editing one episode it takes time to get through it all. One episode a week is all I can do at the moment 😊
Hey Runa it was nice to meet you at St Bathans and have a chat
Thank you and likewise! 😃 Hope you're doing good!
@OffSheGoesADV great thanks for asking!
And I met Kinga the next day, what are the chances?! Hope you do come back some time, there's so much more to see
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