We’ve been exploring New Zealand for the past few months and should know what to expect but as we drive to the top of the Coromandel Peninsula we get a lot of surprises ! It’s definitely one of the most memorable so far !!
👉 We use Surfshark VPN to stay secure online & access our apps anywhere in the world. If you ever use public wifi (airports, cafes, hotels etc) a VPN is essential & costs less than the cost of a cup of coffee a month. It’s a no brainer. If you sign up with our link and get an extra 4 months for FREE: https://surfshark.com/treadtheglobe
Support our travels: https://www.treadtheglobe.com/support-us
Check out our new merchandise: https://www.treadtheglobe.com/shop
Watch more adventures :
Playlist of current expedition in order: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDFQvGT7bR9J1Pwtn691rn-S6chqrEbi&si=gEHHsl_QlJrewr-B
Difficult first night Wild Camping in New Zealand
Will New Zealand 🇳🇿 End Our Around the World Drive Before It Starts?
We Didn’t Expect This in New Zealand’s Capital Wellington 🇳🇿
We Collect our Malaysian built Truck Camper BUT there’s Issues
We Moved Into Our Malaysian Camper BUT It Was a DISASTER
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@TREADtheglobe?sub_confirmation=1
Get our FREE Weekly Newsletter: https://www.treadtheglobe.com/newsletter
Become a Member for exclusive content, track our route and many more perks. https://treadtheglobe.com/memberships/
Special Discounts from our friends:
Surf Shark
Extra 4 months free: https://tinyurl.com/28pcy2nm
Roamer:
We use their Lithium batteries and Victron set up
use code TTG5 for 5% discount. https://roamer.com/ttg
Craghopper Outdoor and Adventure Gear
I (Chris) have been living in Craghopper clothes ever since we hit the road. Particularly love the zipped trousers so they turn into shorts and means we have to carry less. Also the bags you see us carrying on planes are also from Craghoppers and are perfect size to fly with.
Use code: TREAD10 for a 10% discount https://www.craghoppers.com/
Autoterm:
We used their diesel heater in Trudy. We’ve fitted their diesel heater and water boiler in Trevor.
Use code tread5 for 5% discount https://autoterm.store/
Lifesaver
We’ve used this for past 6 years to make all water safe to drink on the road
https://iconlifesaver.com/
Use discount code. TREAD10 for 10% off
Water to Go
Fabulous lightweight waterbottles that make all tapwater safe – a must when you travel
Use code: TREAD15 for 15% discount on everything
UK – https://watertogo.eu/
Europe – https://watertogo.net/en/
USA – https://watertogousa.com/
Canada – https://watertogocanada.com/
Australia and New Zealand – https://watertogo.co.nz/
Follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/treadtheglobe
#treadtheglobe #adventure #toyotahilux
34 Comments
Will you be coming to the far north 😊would be great to see you guys up here before you head back
Your gratitude for even the most common finds just overwhelms me. So many of us might just fly on by, in pursuit of the next big thing. Thank you for appreciating natural beauty. ❤ 🌳🏡
The yellow flower is the Kowhai tree. The bush with yellow flowers is Kumara hou. Abundant up here in the North, native bush
Sounds like undertray or exhaust dragging? Worst case the welds have dmgone on the cabin conversion??
Thanks guys for another getaway video for us stuck in the city life and its attachments.
As always it's lovely to follow you as you tread the unbeaten tracks.
The trees really reminded me of the ones from The Lord Of The Rings…
Loving your travels. Leaky Trevor is turning into Creaky Trevor. Bless him, what a character ❤😂 xx
Cant just imagine chris now with the fords " Go sow Marion, we dont want flood the engine" lol😂😂
❤daffodils my favorite, then Illinois usa lilacs, lily of the valley, peonies, poinsettia
The trees are Pohutakawa. It's just a shame it's to early for them to be flowering. Really does make it even more scenic.
That coastal route was beautiful. I can’t believe the colour of the sea! And those huge sprawling trees definitely give Lord of the Rings vibes. Fantastic driving as always Marianne, on the type of roads Trevor was made for ❤. You definitely deserve wine and cake for navigating those narrow stretches! Excellent filming and editing Chris. You must never change the music you use as backing. I love hearing it whilst watching your videos. 😊
Hi,how would you rate our country out of 10 1 being bad 10 top
Gnarly trees are Pohutukawa trees known for their flamboyant shapes. They grow around the North Island coasts and have beautiful bright flame red flowers in December (Summertime) and are called New Zealand's Christmas Trees. Very tough timber.
Wild boar skull, a lot of pig hunting done in the Coromandel.
Thankyou for visiting the Coromandel area I've never been there.
I don't know if it's been mentioned to you in past comments- When driving over and around curved narrow roads, having the vehicle lights on is handy. The first thing opposing vehicles will see coming round a corner will be your lights.
You may be past Coromandel by the time you read this 🙂 Driving Creek Railway. .$57 NZ per adult Narrow gauge
ride on, up through
the bush- be quicker to Google it…
Cheers, Murray from the Upper Hutt
I think you are seeing the lovely Kawhai flower that blooms in spring in NZ.
The Meremere Power Station was designed in the UK in the mid 1950s and commissioned in 1958. The story goes that the unsightly chimney stacks were deliberately placed on the northern side of the station so that the admin building would take all of the nice warm sun on the southern side. Thus it was built. So to this day the admin building sits on the cold shaded side, while the chimney stacks enjoy the lovely warm sun on the northern side of the power station. Unfortunately someone forgot (or didn’t know) that in the Southern Hemisphere, one drives north toward the warmer weather south toward the colder. And to your right is the eastern horizon (Sun rise) and to your left is the western horizon (Sun set). And just out of interest, the Earth is rotating clockwise beneath you in the southern hemisphere, where we look up into the centre of our galaxy. So basically the Northern Hemisphere is actually in the down-under and rotating anticlockwise.
Wow Marianne ! You are soooo courageous in your driving! I have followed you guys for years, I admire that during all your trips. 🇨🇷👌🇨🇷
Pen test … I will remember that for wriggly roads!
I'm English but have lived in NZ since 1989, when I was 39 yrs old. I now live in Lower Hutt. I love it here and have watched your travels with interest. Somehow you seem to miss all the best beauty spots. I know others have shown them, but you, yourselves, are missing out on many of the best spots. I find it frustrating to watch your videos sometimes. Stay well.
Looking forwards to the next time!
Thank you for showing me part of my own country that I will never ever get to. We take it for granted, but it is a beautiful place to be.
It is remote; you guys passed Waikawau Bay, my uncle's farm, which was converted to a DOC reserve in the 1980s. Shame that it is so cloudy; you would love it in summer. We used to get groceries delivered weekly from Coville. The Pohutukawas are amazing at Christmas in full bloom with red flowers.
Miriam is a great driver, and I hear you, Chris, about being a passenger with those steep drop offs!
Thanks for the video!❤❤
That wasn't the biggest waterfall, but you're right; I think it's the prettiest waterfall I've ever seen. What a place it would be for a wedding (or at least engagement pictures.)
Have a feeling your noise isn't suspension it's the movement of the body addition creaking against the body
I notice a few native nikau fern trees in the bush. The gnarled trees will be pohutukawas which are covered in red blooms during summer and fondly known as the New Zealand Christmas tree.
Dogs are banned as a threat to all types of animals. On the loose they can also leave a bloodbath during the lambing season
Me to every one is leaving
❤terrific travel motto "adventure is never clean "
What a drive. So glad Marianne was driving and not me. The music you played near the end was much more suitable than then other also was getting tired the first music. However I think this was one of the nicest places I have seen so far in New Zealand. Please continue to show us these out of the way places. So enjoyable.
Love you guys!❤
The tree is NZ Christmas Tree, they flower November/ December. Pohutukawa. They are beautiful. As a Brit living here for 20 years they are something else in summer against the water.
So beautiful, just to be by the sea, but watch out that you don't get eaten by a Nga Pui (nar-poo-ee), nothing like a bit if good old colonial British steak !!!!
What a shame you didn't stop at any of the beautiful beaches on the eastern side of the peninsula. You missed some of the best beaches in NZ.