I'm on a mission to drive every single significant and less significant road in Aotearoa New Zealand. I've done most of them already, but now I have a GoPro sucked onto the top of the windscreen of our car so you can join me for the roads that are left and the roads I'll do again just because they are way too fun to do only once.
Yes, there are roads in Europe that arguably may be better, Stelvio Pass for example, but imagine Stelvio Pass on gravel with native Aotearoa bush right beside the road, with the left front wheel skipping over the water table and you knowing the beach is only 30 minutes down the road. NZ is the place!
The journey is way more important than the destination. And remember, happiness is not around the corner, happiness is the corner - especially if it's gravel.
hi hope you had a great Xmas and have a wonderful and safe new year, it is great to see your videos again, this was a super drive, loved watching these long drives in real time and speed, you get to see the countryside slowly change, even the sheep had a cameo appearance , looking forward to more drives, thanks again, Happy Aussie.
Hi thanks for sharing, loved the way you play it in real time so I can see the complete trip, have you driven the S.H.2 from Gisborne through Opotiki to Te teko then HW.30/34 on to Rotorua, hopefully one day I can get back there and finish driving that amazing country, keep safe, Happy Aussie.
Yes, we drove Gisborne to Opotiki through the Waioeka Gorge and on to Rotorua on this trip. Unfortunately it was raining the whole way back so couldn't video that drive. Which is a bit of a bugger as that particular road was the whole reason for our road trip. Thanks for watching.
@@spudooli Hi again thanks for getting back, it was a bit disappointing to read the road couldn't be videoed, not only for your keepsake but this part of the trip is the final piece of the puzzle (apart of the road from leaving the freeway near Christchurch through Oxford to Springfield) which is the way we went up through Arthur's Pass. We found the drive from Gisborne amazing, and it is thanks to all you people that take the time to put a lot of effort and skills to upload the videos of your drives that has made it possible for me to put together and redrive almost the whole 3,500ks that we did over both islands and it has been amazing to sit back bump it over to the big screen and pretend we are sitting in the passenger seat of the car and enjoy memories, thank you so much again for sharing and the other drives you have done is on the bucket list. Happy Aussie.
@@juttachaffey5717 I'm well pleased you enjoyed the trip. I can't wait to do the Forgotten World highway again real soon and then the road from Rotorua to Hawkes Bay over Te Urewera. Then we head to the South Island to do the Catlins.
@@raqaoce9796 I have a Go Pro 8 and I'm using the Go Pro suction cup mount sucked onto the top of the windscreen. I've also got a foam surround on the go pro to try and reduce some windnoise with some success up to about 50km/h.
The drive between Auckland and Tauranga isn't a great one really. Too much traffic these days. Although the Karangahake is pretty good. So don't have any plans to head back that way anytime soon. But if I do, I will strap the camera to the car and let you know.
