Free Beach front camp | New Zealand | Off-grid living | Whananaki South

Hey Team, welcome back to another Beautiful free camp in New Zealand Whananaki South beach.
A gravel road to get into here, and there's nothing out here but nature which is what we love. We explore the rocks at the end of the beach.
remember the lives lost on a sea ship tragedy in 1975 with e memorial plaque on the hill looking out of the bays.
The weather was a bit frustrating we had the full mix, sun, rain, wind, and cloud, but we still enjoyed exploring all over this place.
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  • @AboveandsoBelowmeldnz6815
    @AboveandsoBelowmeldnz68152 күн бұрын

    I remember being there with friends and being the only people on the beach. So beautiful

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    2 күн бұрын

    best time to be at a beach, when you don't have to share it, I'm always blown away when I'm the only person in site on a beach, def puts me in my happy place.

  • @d.Cog420
    @d.Cog420Ай бұрын

    Great filming. That sunset timelapse was epic.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    Ай бұрын

    thanks Northland is a Gem, such a great spot, so easy to video some beautiful scenes.

  • @angelamcdougall983
    @angelamcdougall9833 ай бұрын

    Thank you leopards go wild for sharing your journey this looks like an amazing place even if the weather wasn't playing ball ,we look forward to next week's episode

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much, weather plays such a massive part in camping and being in the outdoors as we all know... But we still really enjoyed this spot.

  • @garyguest1999
    @garyguest19993 ай бұрын

    You make some of the best videos on NZ that we have seen. We lived in NZ for a long time and never replies how many places we had missed. thank you. 🙏🙏🙏😊

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    awww, thanks so much for that, I do try and show how amazing New Zealand is. Where are you living now?

  • @Lisamitchell-jm4kc
    @Lisamitchell-jm4kc3 ай бұрын

    Curry/stirfri always great camp food. Spot looked amazing 👍

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea mate, and healthy... This is a pretty epic spot to camp alright, def would go back there next time we come North.

  • @richardkim475
    @richardkim4753 ай бұрын

    Welcome back to North Island. Great Whananaki! We stayed at Otamure Bay DOC camp site over Christmas and NY and it was a great place to stay and had lots fun! Amazing❤

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea it's a stunning area, we might try head into Whananaki or Otamure still, not sure what our plans for Autumn will be or where we will go but we do love that spot.

  • @chrisj8764
    @chrisj87643 ай бұрын

    I really like your showcasing all the beautiful parts of Aotearoa

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Cheers mate, we have so many great places to show case aye... What an epic place to live

  • @grahamwood9842
    @grahamwood98423 ай бұрын

    What an amazing spot. Exploring the shore and rock pools never gets old. Simple pleasures!!

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    yea mate kids had a ball just hanging out at the rock pools finding starfish and crabs, and looking at the water, the simple pleasures.

  • @craigwadey2122
    @craigwadey21223 ай бұрын

    As usual, loved the content, presentation and the scenery.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Cheers mate, was a great spot to free camp way better than I expected.. Well worth the effort to get there

  • @davidsemaine5385
    @davidsemaine53853 ай бұрын

    Another great vid. Such a beautiful part of the country

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea mate, Northland is so good, we love it up here, it's like Otago interms of low population but epic spots.

  • @CHillAdventures
    @CHillAdventures3 ай бұрын

    Great episode Leopards!!! Great sandcastle boys!!! great surfing Jade!!! Great commentary Riley!!!! epic spot!!! glad to see sophs knee doing well?!?!?!? awesome the grandparents could visit!!! mike youre a legend as always!!! best channel on youtube!!!!! bring on 6k subs!!! see yah in the next 1 !!!

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Cool kids are bro. Bring on those 6k Subs... Sophs folks are great fun, and pretty keen to get out and explore with the kids.

  • @CHillAdventures

    @CHillAdventures

    3 ай бұрын

    @@leopardsgowild keen mate keen!!!!!

  • @PentaxLife
    @PentaxLife3 ай бұрын

    Great video Mike that was just a beautiful place

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea mate, this was an epic and beautiful spot. It's nice getting to these spots we haven't been to before.

  • @brianna56ism
    @brianna56ism3 ай бұрын

    Once again an awesome adventure for the weekend and brilliant photography. Thanks Mike for a weekend fix. Team Kawerau

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks Team Kawerau, what a beautiful beach out there... So great for the kids. Hope Ya'll are doing well.

  • @waynefergusson9987
    @waynefergusson99873 ай бұрын

    Awesome as usual !

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @piyasantra990
    @piyasantra9903 ай бұрын

    amazing video keep up the great work.👍

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you, we really loved this spot, a kids and adults paradise.

  • @jaredford8440
    @jaredford84402 ай бұрын

    Flipping awesome 🐟🐟🐟😋

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    2 ай бұрын

    Yea mate awesome 👌🏻 up the wahs

  • @jaredford8440

    @jaredford8440

    2 ай бұрын

    @@leopardsgowild 👍👍😝go the Warriors 🌺

  • @RadRoadAdventures
    @RadRoadAdventures3 ай бұрын

    Such beautiful beaches. That boardwalk is awesome, and not closed 😂 Health and Safety has gone too far in NZ and with DOC closing those bridges. Awesome video once again

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Ha ha ya for open board walks. Health and safety has gone nuts aye feels like we're in another country sometimes when we see things closed for stupid reasons. Hows the rest of the family, the kids miss your kids.

  • @RadRoadAdventures

    @RadRoadAdventures

    3 ай бұрын

    @leopardsgowild looking forward to catching up again at some point, sounds like the kids keep in touch on kids messenger

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    yea the girls are best at the Comms with Chelsea aye. @@RadRoadAdventures

  • @millars4
    @millars43 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed this video. We came to WS today because of your posts on socials and we're not disappointed. A great free spot. We took the road in nice and slowly and it was fine. Looking forward to Maitai bay in a few weeks after the BOI. Cheers

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Nice so glad you made it out there even just over a week since we were there. It's a great spot Enjoy. How busy was it this weekend?

  • @millars4

    @millars4

    3 ай бұрын

    @@leopardsgowild about 5 when we arrived and a couple tents later on. Plenty of space. Beautiful sunrise this morning.

  • @allantaylor3288
    @allantaylor32883 ай бұрын

    Great to have another video from the Leopard family. Looks a beautiful spot. I’ve been compiling a list of all the places you’ve been to hoping to get to a number of them. Even though it’s been windy wet and cloudy it looks like it’s still warm up there. I’ve been cooking a number of green, red and yellow curries seeing you make it look so easy using chicken and fish and they are so yummy and so easy to make, one pan wonders😁. See you in the next video guys…safe travels👍

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea mate when the sun comes out it's like January, nice and hot, just have to be patient with the clouds I think, apparently it's something to do with the warm sea temps and that creates more clouds. Curries are so good and a great camping meal away from home.

  • @aPOPblops
    @aPOPblops3 ай бұрын

    I love this thumbnail!! You nailed it! -your friend

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Why thank you... Are you our friends from NC....

  • @aPOPblops

    @aPOPblops

    3 ай бұрын

    @@leopardsgowild 👍😄😉 that’s the one

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Boom Boom shake the room.@@aPOPblops

  • @dawndahlberg2487
    @dawndahlberg24873 ай бұрын

    Thanks for another great video. I have spent time at Whananaki on pony club camp where they swim their horses in the estuary beside that bridge and ride on the beaches. It is beautiful there.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    yea it's an awesome spot that hasn't been overwhelmed with development. Love it there.

  • @blessing001able
    @blessing001able3 ай бұрын

    What an amazing sunset! Beautiful place with an epic bridge. Would love to fish off there.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    yea this is a beautiful spot, awesome sunset alright, we did catch plenty of fish but mostly undersized so they got sent back. thanks for the comment.

  • @davekerr8133
    @davekerr81333 ай бұрын

    Thanks team. Another destination added to our Northland itinerary, which will be in May. Cheers

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Nice, I reckon you'd still be able to get in for a swim in May, we were swimming at the last spot in may 2 years ago when we left our home... As long as the wind stays away, the suns pretty warm up here.

  • @robinmills5827
    @robinmills58273 ай бұрын

    That certainly is a stunning location. It could become busier soon with the great publicity you've given it.😆 Gorgeous video, thanks. DOC became obsessed with possible bridge safety issues following the Cave Creek tragedy in 1995 when their viewing platform collapsed. It's so annoying finding a bridge closed when there looks to be nothing wrong with it but sadly funding isn't sufficient for the constant upgrade of some high use bridges.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    No where has ever gotten busy due to our publicity otherwise I think I'd keep some of these spots a secret... The amount of times we run into followers at camp sites even NZMCA sites are rare so far in 3 weeks in Northland we've meet 2 people who follow us. I reckon Cave creek was a real shake up, but some of the info we've heard and some of the situations we've witnessed regarding DOC seems like money is going in one direction, Bridges have a life span I understand and high priority areas should be well planned for... I feel sorry for the front of house DOC staff that likely wear any frustration from the public due to decisions from wellington which should have a well set out plan for infrastructure like bridges.

  • @Lisamitchell-jm4kc
    @Lisamitchell-jm4kc3 ай бұрын

    BRILLIANT sand castle Toby 🎉😊

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    ha ha, yea I think they spent about another 4 hours working on it after our walk, I love how much fun he has with no resources.

  • @ajjuney
    @ajjuney3 ай бұрын

    Great sandcastle Toby + cuzzie Noah. 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    ha ha, I'm pretty sure they were down there for about 5 hours working on that castle.

  • @dennismatthews6660
    @dennismatthews66603 ай бұрын

    Just beautiful!

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea it's an incredible spot so well worth the gravel road in.. It must be pretty busy here at Christmas, that field is pretty big but it probably gets pretty full.

  • @acerone10
    @acerone103 ай бұрын

    Who was that surfing?? Good job girl. What a fun time for the kids. Good job young man surfing. Love your videos. Great drone work. Great music. Good job all around.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks mate, Jades doing real good with the waves lately, she's getting better at standing up and riding them till the end, good to see. Hope Spring has sprung in your neck of the woods.

  • @endurohuntfish8865
    @endurohuntfish8865Ай бұрын

    The company I work for we take take truck and trailers out thst road also hailes road joins both north and south roads very narrow road next road that connects is jubilee road gravel road but much wider

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    Ай бұрын

    yea mate, pretty slow driving through those roads with trailers on, a beautiful spot to work though, I imagine you'll have a few good smokos out there.

  • @toxicvoid272
    @toxicvoid2723 ай бұрын

    Another great video Leopards. However your triggering me with the caravan not parked straight. Hahaha.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Triggered hard... You wait I'm gonna trigger you so much more with these Northland adventures... To much space up here.

  • @badchefi
    @badchefi14 күн бұрын

    At least stay in the designated area since it’s all free….

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    14 күн бұрын

    Yes 👍

  • @user-tp5zd9jt1v
    @user-tp5zd9jt1v3 ай бұрын

    Well it would be better if you didn't come in to whananaki south and park within 2 metres of another camper pushing them to move away from you then your friends come and take our spot Have some respect next time

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    3 ай бұрын

    Hey guys, sorry you felt we parked to close, was plenty of space still between us more than 2m for sure... No need to move away we are friendly neighbors, we probably could have had a great happy hour together yarning over stories and camping spots etc... Sorry the inlaws parked in the spot you moved from, but they decided that was the best spot for them and I was in the water with the kids when they arrived, i thought you might not have liked being parked next door to kids thats why you moved with no communications. Feel free to talk with your neighbours especially in free camp spaces, often we've found we've made some great mates in these kinds of spaces over our 18 months on the road... What a beautiful spot Whananaki South is aye, I'm assuming your local to the area and Ideally we would love to have parked well away from people, but we needed to consider solar, so under the trees wasn't an option for us, and in the middle of the paddock would have been awkward especially as we were planning 5ish days here. Thanks for watching.

  • @d.Cog420
    @d.Cog420Ай бұрын

    Might be good to put 'for self-contained vehicles' in the title or every man and his dog will be out there illegally.

  • @leopardsgowild

    @leopardsgowild

    Ай бұрын

    It shows in the video it's restricted to self contained vehicles only at 33 seconds. I contemplated putting in the video all the locals who bring their dogs down to run on the beach, despite no dogs are allowed... One guy had 7 dogs who pissed on tobys sand castle and chased all the birds off the beach, but I guess I'll pick n choose what to show, I think there are alot of illegal campers who are very responsible.