Your photography/cinematography is tops. What a great experience for the kids.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

cheers mate, I'm totally an armature. I tell everyone I just make the videos I like to watch. some story, some location, what to do in the area and the scenery.

We hope Toby had a great birthday 🎉

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Everyday is like a birthday for that boy, he's always the happiest kid ever and super appreciative of everything that comes his way...

Continue to be with all of you on the fantastic adventures ...

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom we are so glad we get to share with Ya'll our country.

The Big 8, Happy Birthday TOBY, 🎉🍰🎊 So sad that Tragedy , Loved the beaches, Cheers Bevan 🤠❤️🦘🦘🇦🇺

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yes it's a tragic location, hard to believe a government department was responsible. There are a few docos on youtube if you wanted to see more about this tragedy, it's actually shocking... Hope your not to hot over there...

@Romeo-kp8tc

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild Thanks, It's only 36c, Not 46c, yet, 😁

Well done Mike & Team Leopard - your videos wouldn't be have as interesting without the interplay of family life. We are planning to head that way later in the year, so your videos are really helpful. Thank you so much.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

thanks mate, glad they are offering some ideas for your travels... definiatley check out the forecast cause when it's wet over here, there isn't much to do. Spent the whole day in the caravan today, first time in a long long time...

Great video again Mike, such a wild, beautiful area! That walk is right up there for adventure. So good having the beach and walk right there.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

thanks for the inspiration mate... if you didn't say it was a great walk i prob wouldn't have bothered... Cheers

Happy Birthday Toby! Another great video guys!!!

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, he had a good day, rainy day, but that boy has fun no matter whats going on.

Belated birthday wishes Tobbster. We enjoy your rock throwing. Great job!

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

ha ha, he's a trooper with those rocks alright... Sometimes he finds a rock he carries for 10 minutes for an upcoming bridge or ledge to throw it off. makes me laugh.

Always such a fantastic adventure! Happy Birthday, Toby! Hope you had a wonderful day! Have to agree, I don't do so well in a cave...get rather jittery. These memories will be priceless!! Just so fantastic! Bruce and Otis

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

I think we've seen a few cave incidents in the past decade internationally aye... I got taken down a pretty extreme cave back in my Youth, some tight squeezes to get through and lots of water... Jade and Toby love it.

Another fantastic and inspiring video. Thank you.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Cheers team, thanks for watching. See ya in the next one.

Great episode team. We stayed at Fox river for three nights back in March. Its a beautiful area. Couldn't do too much tramping though because of my crook knee. But when we go back to South Island next year I'll have a new knee. We loved the Westcoast & want to explore much more of it. Thanks guys. 😊

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea it's incredible on this side, so different, such dense forest. We've had a bad run of weather laterly, so looking forward to some nice days to re-energise us.

Thanks Mike - another great video - looking forward to the next one too

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, the next one is a cracker took me 4 weeks to make... it's the 1 year on the road video...

*it amazes me that New Zealand is such a small country but there is so much to do. Happy Birthday Toby!!*

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

A landscape full of diversity mate, it amazes me as well

You play the best music on your blogs!@

@leopardsgowild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate I pick the music I like 😂

Don't know how I missed this video - stunning places 🤩 Gutted to hear that you are finishing up your travels soon 😢

@leopardsgowild

8 ай бұрын

someones got to pay the bills I guess...

Another great video Mike and Happy Birthday Toby🎉 The Cave Creek walk would have been very sobering.

@leopardsgowild

5 ай бұрын

Cave creek was real interesting more the fact that there isn't much to see there relating to the tragedy, there is a very small plague about 2km from the site, but when you walk in there isn't any acknowledgement. I remember it happening and being on the news for weeks.

@allantaylor3288

5 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild yes me too, was very tragic that so many young people out for a good time lost their lives😢

Brilliant 😊

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Such a cool spot.

Happy Birthday, Toby.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate... he had fun as always. Hope your well

Are you worried Toby is progressing from his throwing rocks phase to a fire lighting phase?! :-D Happy Birthday Toby!

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

ha ha, I would be worried about that, but he actually let Riley light the fire this time, although he was the one to tend to it once it was up and going... He's been throwing a lot of stones off bridges today...

awesome episode mike! toby shooting that rock off the stick with a bigger rock was so funny! pumped abt ur next vid,,, talk to yah soon.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Cheers as always bro.. Toby is his fathers son for sure... next episode is a big one bro... see ya there

@CHillAdventures

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild ✌️🤙❤️

What a fantastic beach and scenery along the river, great footage of the Fox River area, camera never does do the size justice.. Truman track is just an awesome short track aye? The caves you went in are pretty big once you get through the gap at the back, but I’m hearing you about being not so keen… what a huge tragedy cave creek was, so glad it changed how the infrastructure is managed and maintained..👍

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Cheers team... Cave creek is so sad... what a tragedy, incredible no one was ever fined, lost their job or held accountable... I'm assure there are some incredible spot to hit up along the coast in the next week or so.

Such a great video, we loved exploring that cave, looks like you had an awesome birthday Toby 🎉. I didn't know about that site at the end of the video (will have to adventure there next time we are down south) looking forward to that 1 year living on the road video. Kat

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

I'm liking caves less snd less these days... myst be getting old... Cave creek is beautiful not much out there other than a trails for long tramps... the ballroom over hang is awesome though. Lots of cool swimming holes

@GoneOutExploring

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild mine that i seem to be liking less and less is swing bridges (i managed the one on the gorge walk but couldn't do the one at Mt Cook) ill try again next time I'm down.

Great Vid guys

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Cheers bro... Look out for upcoming whales... lol

Rata view POP is a lovely spot, we stayed there in March while we were on a month trip of the top half of the South island. Hope u guys got to see one of the beautiful sun sets from there.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Such a good pop, The sunsets I imagine are incredible we were hoping we were going to be able to sit out there with a couple of drinks before dinner, but it never happened unfortunatly. We'll hold onto our cool night at the Fox river, and I'm sure we'll get another good one soon.

Its a good life.

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

So good, these kinds of places are awesome if the sun is shining. such a drastic change in bad weather

❤

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Is this the Rae from TMOP...

*what an horrendous accident that was, must have been really hard for the families*

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yea DOC is responsible for basically all public land and its infrastructure so it was bloody shocking... every outdoor walk, swing bridge is DOC so that stuff better be safe

Here’s hoping you guys are not caught up to horrible weather down south? Still love the drone shots. Team Kawerau

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

We are in the rain for sure, for the last couple of days. or weeks... Nothing to extreme where we are, looking at whats going on in other parts of the South Island.

@brianna56ism

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild good to hear. Keep enjoying the life

More stunning scenery and Nikau palms. Glad you found that "trickling inside cave water thing". Sounds like you were channeling your North carolina self with lots of "Y'alls".😂 Cave Creek sure was a sad trajedy. Howcis Toby's sudden onset spice allergy coming on? 😅

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

ha ha, so Toby seems no longer sensitive to spice???? is that cause it's not in the food or because of the allergy? I don't know... Ya'll is the best and most inclusive term I reckon... Cave creek is shocking unbelievable its actually a thing.

@owenpotter2459

10 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild I agree about "Y'all". I still come out with it nearly 30 years after being in North Carolina.

Have you thought about setting up a pump and filter so you can get water from streams and rivers?

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

Yes we've seen that set up looks good if you can seperate the tanks, which we haven't got... all our water has gone through a filter into our tanks and we can hold nearly 200l so generally we are ok on water, we can usually last about 5 days atleast.

Some great spots to check out. Out of interest how much water can you carry?

@leopardsgowild

7 ай бұрын

I'd love to go back to the FOX river, such a cool place to swim, play, explore and get mussells. Our caravan has 2x 95l tanks and a 25litre hot water cylinder.

@tinyhousehybrid5210

7 ай бұрын

@@leopardsgowild Cool thanks! We are building a semi off road caravan/ tiny house at the moment and have 350lts of fresh water capacity so hopefully we can get down the west coast without needing to many water stops. Might connect up the down pipes to😁 Merry Xmas I hope you are in a good spot eating plenty of kia.

How did Sophie's ride go?

@leopardsgowild

10 ай бұрын

She did awesome, she's continued to ride the wilderness trail, until her chain, broke... Upcoming episode...

@sophleopard9162

10 ай бұрын

I just did a short out & back on the Paparoa Trail. Beautiful bush and easy trail along the river valley. Apparently the grade 4 part of the track is further along & I wasn't gonna go there - I'd be totally out of my depth 😂