We really enjoyed meeting you all & enabling you to have a Charleston base from which to explore. Over the 5 days here you impressively fitted so much in! Your vital Rn'R (rest & recovery) Mike, many focused school work sessions, Soph's work plus lots & lots of walks too! Such an adventurous, organised & happy family! Jade, Riley & Toby are so awesome (you knew that), a real credit to your parenting Soph & Mike & they are having such a terrific travelling life. We liked how you were all fascinated with the 1860s tunnels in the area, including the one at our place, which were mostly for relocating water for all of the Gold mining stampers. Well done venturing into three of them! We've both been very well entertained by all of your quality videos for a long time, Leopard family, & we continue to look forward to every upcoming installment. You inspire our own travels. Go Leopards! Ngā mihi nui. Shane & Sarah.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Sarah, we try and keep it real on the KZread, so there's no surprises when people actually meet us lol...... We have some pretty awesome helpful kids, who do love to explore along with their parents. It's been awesome meeting more and more people as our channel grows and people are interested in what we are doing. Thanks so much for sharing your town, your space, power and water with us so we could adventure around an area we would have otherwise missed. Charleston is a great town and we are all glad we didn't miss it. Thanks.

@sophleopard9162

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Sarah & Shane for hosting us 🙏❤

The scenery continues to amaze ! Great video --and family ..........

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom, I to and am impressed with the diversty of the trees, and lanscapes. This is my first time coming to the South islands West Coast so it's all new to me. Hope ya'll are doing well.

Good to see you and your family enjoying more of our beautiful country

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea it's amazing isn't it, everyone corner has something magical... it's just finding a spot to park sometimes lol...

What a fantastic area, glad you took the time to explore and had the local knowledge. I haven't spent a lot of time in the Charleston area but those visits I have had and areas I've explored are amazing and it sure has a lot to offer. THere's plenty of caves, caverns, tunnels and mines to push your limits Mike. I can show you a few in Marlborough as well....... That new bike trail should be brilliant for the region. Love the wee blowhole pumping away in the waves, those hidden away places can be pretty awesome. It wouldn't be the West Coast without a few days of wild weather and the challenges of rain showers blowing through. Those stunning sunny days in between though are so nice.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea what a great spot like most people we would have just cruised on through lookin for the next camp site, so we were very grateful for the offer from Shane and Sarah. Soph's been getting some kms in on the wilderness trail.

WOW-totally stunning

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

So many unique places aye, I'm just always surprised, thinking.... I didn't know we had places like this in New Zealand.

Always look forward to your videos, really interesting and so well put together.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Story is very important aye, and just being real. I like real life videos rather than an advertisement. It's nice exploring on our own agenda, we sure live in paradise and there is so many amazing places to explore.

Glad it'll be safer when I visit, now all the holes are filled in - thanks Toby! That cracked me up :-D I've now stopped writing down all the places you've gone to that I need to visit because, basically, it's all of them! Thanks as always for showing us all of the places we need to visit; I'm desperate to go on another adventure but have to wait for my new car to be delivered. In the mean time I'll just travel vicariously through you guys!

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

ha ha, there is so many good spaces, it's been good getting some local information. Some friendly people on the coast.

Enjoyed this video. Caves look amazing

@leopardsgowild

9 ай бұрын

Always nice to meet the friendly locals. the blow holes were so much fun.

HI Mike great to see the sun on the west coast - we seemed to get mainly wind and rain when we were there... Awesome to see Charleston too, never though to stop there, will do next time

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea we had so much sun while I've been working, but it's looking like we have a lot of rain in store, which we aren't looking forward to. Hopefully we'll get some Breaks in the rain so we can get out of the caravan and explore.

Love your Vids thanks!

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

your so welcome mate. thanks

Love the stars at the end of the video

@leopardsgowild

3 ай бұрын

I love watching the stars as well, hard to capture though.

Both tocal and atypical West Coast weather there. I've been impressed with how many fine days you've been getting. I've also been amazed by the nikau pains you've been seeing. I always thought they just grew under bush canopy. Great work from the Toby Cam.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea the weather has been pretty good, although the last week has been what I would have expected on the West Coast, although it's spring... This week is looking pretty bad for adventures as well... Those Nikau are amazing aye, so many, they actually can grow bananas down here even, it's mostly frost free, and when the sun comes out, it's roasting. Hope your doing well.

@owenpotter2459

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild the high humidity and rainfall would be helpful with growing. I'm still working. Though the season is winding down. If I'm lucky I'll have work through October. We're transitioning from nightshift to dayshift.

ALMOST AT 4K !!!! LETS GO!!! EPIC EPISODE AND WELL DESERVED , as always, you guys r the best. Glad to know yah ✌️❤️🤙 talk to u kiwis soon

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Hey Bro cheers for the comment as always... Channel Growth currently below average... Sigh... Hopefully it picks up again... Been working lately so my uploading has been sporadic... Work is done now though, so lets go!!!! Hope those lakes are still warm.

@CHillAdventures

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild ura legend!!!

Beautiful West Coast! I have seen the Putai blowhole blow to the top. It is spectacular, when it does that. We live in Greymouth. The coast road is a stunning drive on a good day. I am following you on your adventure. Love it. Showing the best of Nz!

@leopardsgowild

5 ай бұрын

Oh great to have you along in our adventures... the west coast is beautiful, especially when the sun is shining so many great places to explore

Looks good Mike. I think The pancakes they needed a little bit of Maple syrup.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

You and Toby can load those rocks with Maple Syrup, you might want to get some ice cream while your there.

Awesome place

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea makes me wonder how many gems ya miss along the road. 100% we would have driven straight through.

Check out Mitchell's Gully Gold Mine while you're there 👍 The West Coast has so much mining history and each mine and historical site is unique - unlike anything you have ever seen 🤩

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Ok great thanks for that we'll pop in in the morning 💩

Absolutely amazing,yet again. We love your choice of music. Can we ask where you found this music. Charleston is on our list now. Go the Leaperds

@leopardsgowild

6 ай бұрын

All music is off music bed 🛌 a paid subscription. Anyone can access the music from there... Charleston is a great spot

Great video Mike and the fam.. shame the lovely couple at Charleston don’t open up as a POP that would be great to explore the area from there, looks like the family had so much fun even though you don’t like caves, I’m the same with swingbridges somehow we just need to get over the fear 👍 So looking forward to the Kawateri trail being finished, the sections we did were awesome and I’m sure the new sections will be even better.. fingers crossed the great weather continues for you all with only short interludes of “normal” West Coast weather

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Hey mate awesome spot for a pop alright, I think they don't want to take business away from the only camp ground which is very close, which is thoughful. Yea I think we need to bring some sunshine into the west coast forecast it's like Bad...

@NZCaravanLife

10 ай бұрын

Not sure they’d take business away from the campsite more like encourage NZMCA members to stop and explore this area, those members don’t use commercial camps anyway… fingers crossed for you with the weather 🤞

Love your footage Mike, we are sitting here left wanting to get over there. That Charlston area is so beautiful! The Kawatiri Coastal Trail is awesome aye Soph, cannot wait to do it again when its all complete

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Soph is looking forward to the next section of riding from Grey Mouth to Hokitika. she'll start that tomorrow. We've had some great sunny days on the West Coast, but I think thats all about to change.

@RadRoadAdventures

10 ай бұрын

@leopardsgowild yeah the Westcoast Wilderness Trail is great, looking forward to some photos

@sophleopard9162

10 ай бұрын

Loved the Kawatiri Trail. Just did 64km on the Wilderness Trail yesterday with mixed feelings... mostly weather related lol! Definitely some beautiful sections. If the reservoirs were still the reflections would have been stunning, but I had squally wind & rain so there's not a lot of pics to share unfortunately 😔 oh well, I was due some terrible weather on a ride one day right?! 😎

Always amazing what one can find just getting off the trail just a little bit. Very cool find! Really appreciate seeing you spending such great quality time with your family! Wonderful stuff! Bruce and Otis

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yes getting out and exploring often can lead to the most amazing places. So glad we took the offer to stay, and opportunity to explore an area we would have otherwise just driven past.

Plenty to do and see around Charleston. One of my brother in laws and his partner owned the Charleston Motels up to about three years ago.

@leopardsgowild

5 ай бұрын

West Coast has some great spots alright.

So heartwarming seeing your adventures together in our beautiful country. Tobycam is the perfect height for filming your home on wheels, makes it look enormous!!

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

He's so fun that boy, he is much loved by his family let me tell you. Always on a mission and an adventure.

Thanks for great video. Will have to checkout cycletrail next time we are there. Can highly recommend the cave rafting its must do if you have money.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Oh man that would have been awesome alright. Pretty expensive to do for a family, I wonder how cold the water would be at that time of the year as well... I feel like me and caves and getting further and further a part as well... Love it when the glow worms are out though.

If you're ever in England we have a drive way you can stop on 😂. Went you said Pancake rocks I was expecting large flat rocks, not stacks of pancakes haha.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Can you send me pics of your drive way so I can see if we would fit.. :) Love some pancake rocks... We found a bunch of them way inland as well.

❤

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Hi Rae...

Good timing for the upload - was just looking for someone to watch (thinking i need to follow more youtube channels) Now i can eat dinner while i watch this weeks episode 😂 😊

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Sweet, I'm just about to make dinner, so enjoy

@GoneOutExploring

10 ай бұрын

Another awesome video Leopards, Awesome to hear people reaching out to let you stay, 🩶 it. Hope your feeling better now Mike.

Did you find the flecks of gold on the beach at Charleston Harbour?

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

We actually saw lots of sparkling things on the beach, quarts, glass, likely some gold in there? Beautiful spot.

Sorry i spelt your name wrong

@leopardsgowild

6 ай бұрын

No worries

Love seeing your adventures. Great description of Pancake rocks Toby. You could be the next David Attenborough 😄

@leopardsgowild

4 ай бұрын

ha ha, I love the way toby describes things, hes such a cool kid.