Camping in a postcard - Winter off grid camping | Ashburton Lakes 

Gorgeous , no words express this beauty enough, we are all connected to that which has been created for us by a loving God ..

Let me help you out Mike. The reasons you and the family are down south here,. 1. There is a bigger land mass than the other island. Tons of room to move. 2. More people living in Auckland alone, than the whole South Island. 3. Nth Islanders think with their brains. 4. We Mainlanders think with our hearts. 5. The Mainland provides the best rugby team in the World. 6. The Mainland has the best scenery. and best viewing platform for Aurora Australis. 7. Finally, and I'll leave it at 7 reasons to come south, "The Mainland" speaks as a unit... "We are the waka (canoe) and punga (anchor) for the rest of NZ. There you go mate, that's enough to go on with for now. But seriously Mike and family, thanks for coming down south. You are welcome. Thanks for showing us off to the rest of Nz. As you've shown, there's some pretty great sights. Safe travels. And all the very best.

Thank you for reminding me just how beautiful our country is.

We had a laugh when you said "Not a breath of air". 😂😂 Very very beautiful scenery.

Wonderful to see as I am going there over this weekend. Well done with the Video and the music😆.

What a wonderful ambassador for New Zealand you are, thankyou so much for sharing. Good luck

Lovely views. Fun video thanks.

What beautiful crisp scenery. We do need to stay there at some point, never have. I have seen the place in summer with motorbikes hooning around with bogans with their boxes of beers. Definitely more my thing when quiet too. Great video

Great place. I spent many happy teenage years waterskiing and fishing on Lake Camp before all the trees grew. In fact my father actually helped plant the early ones. Lake Heron was a great place for landlocked salmon.

You did NZ proud! What beauty. And a joy to see your family having it all to themselves. Thank you

Great videos , great editing so interesting..?thank you

Absolutely love your guys work some of the best footage I have seen my family watch every episode on our big screen. Thanks so much for sharing.

Got that spot on my bucket list for sure. Greetings from summery Germany where we visit friends and family. Have a good trip and good luck with that -10 :)

I live in Christchurch and have been to all those lakes before, but I could watch you drive those roads with beautiful views and soft music all day. Great video and thanks so much for sharing.

Just beautiful. Great photography. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

🤬. I thought I knew NZ pretty well, DOH! This is DEFINITELY going on my bucket list! Great secret gem. 👍

What an amazing place! I'll be adding it to my 'visit-one-day list'. 👍

Incredible backdrops as always-magic

Well done , again ! Thanks for sharing your beautiful country . Brutally hot here-so its refreshing to almost feel the cold where you are.....

Good to see you’ve had a good week of weather. Some stunning scenery and interesting to see the key holes. Have a great week. Cheers

Drone footage as always, epic!! Love seeing you guys out in our beautiful SI enjoying it all through the seasons. Winter is my fav down there too :)

We Love lake Camp ! great music, shots and transitions in this one Mike

Stunning!! Thank you

The flower in the Kettle Lake is a Snow Gentian. I'm surprised to see it flowering in winter as I've always seen it at higher altitudes in summer. Along with the Mount Cook Buttercup & (NZ) Edelweiss, it is one of my favourite alpine flowers. The Canterbury winters are much milder now than they used to be when I was a young lad on the farm; less frost, ice & snow. I love seeing your joy & passion for the beauty we are blessed with here. I've never taken for granted the simple pleasure of watching the mountains turn pink during a winter sunrise & the calm day that surrounded me. It's wonderful that you brought your children out to see & experience the incredible world you're exploring as a family. May you all have plenty more fun adventures in Nature's classroom.

Love the mountain reflections! Not a bad coffee montague as well, haha. Look forward to your videos, great job. Russell and Amanda

I love the views from Lake Heron!🎉 it’s beyond description 😮 and the other lakes in the Ashburton area are so beautiful also, thankyou te whānau Leopard for showing that neck of our tiny country off🎉 arohanui nā Teresa, one day I will get to see this part of Te Waipounamu❤🎉and I love Sophie’s Jandals and socks combo, she rocks my socks❤🎉

I love watching your whanau videos. I have missed not seeing one for a bit. I too live in Dunedin. I was born here. Spent 20 years up in Tamaki Makaurau and Whangarei. Finally moved back here with my kids. So much better. Keep up the awesome videos.

OMG Stunning

I thought of you when I heard that the pond at the Teetotal campsite had frozen enough for ice skating. I haven't yet explored the Ashburton Lakes. That's on the must do list for my autumn camper van holiday next year, but not wearing socks and jandals! Sophie must have great circulation in her feet. Thanks for a beautiful video.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ stunning location

Spellbounding scenery 😮❤ that tray of roasted vegetables looked dang good too😋

You're definitely selling the Ashburton lakes area well. We need to get away and chill somewhere like that for a bit. So awesome you got the amazing snow and then frosts not too long after this and the great winter experiences have continued into the Mackenzie country

Nice guys we are looking forward to getting down that way soon!

You chose the perfect name for this video ... "Camping in a Postcard".

Hi guys nice spot we heading south in a couple months weather should be warmer but have you rapped you water pipes under your van

Oh, wish I had known you were there - would have told you how to find a local LOTR site. Great little hike, kids would have loved it ☺️

Well done Mike, beautiful scenery. Was the road ok out to the lakes? Keep it up love your videos.

great job on another vid!!! you got some great panoramic shots of youre spot and the mountains !!! pretty awesome spot for sure! hope youre not too deep in editing to enjoy the time! talk to yah soon!!!

Another great video Mike showing off the awesome South Island scenery! Out of interest what is the brand / model of the inside / outside temperature display you have ?

Another goodie vid ! I wrote a song "living the dream" a year or two back and I think of that when I watch your videos

Another awesome video guys, what a stunning place. Just wondered where you got your weather station from?

Hi Mike. Where did you get your temperature read out guage from? Another great video showing off New Zealand and the mainland.

A couple more places added for my next trip. We are so lucky to live in a paradise on our doorstep.

Lake Heron is a nice place to stay in the summer and gets fairly busy considering it’s a wee way of the beaten track. Is this footage from before you headed south Mike. Great scenery a. Great video mate

Wow. That is beautiful. You've probably mentioned it before, but what sort of heating to you have in your caravan?

Don't forget to get some Fairlie pies😂

Can we have titles of the music you use. Love the folk music. Also interested in your home schooling

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The education your kids are getting can't be taught in a classroom. Love how your living life.

All the lakes are so low . Bit of a worry.

are you guys headding to 4x4 expo chch?