Bottoming out on the Ferry | water wars | Sailing South

[@barryHannah-me7fr]

from memory... it's about an hour "out", an hour and half "across" and what was surprising was that it was another hour "in" through the Marlborough sounds. Just beautiful. Thanks for the memories Mike and Soph

[@leopardsgowild]

Yep that would be about bang on Barry. Beautiful sailing across the strait and into the sounds... going to feel weird when we return to the North Island.

[@kukichik2553]

Fantastic- what a great time to venture south 👍🏼Wishing you lots of sun, safe travels and fun filled memories

[@leopardsgowild]

Thanks team... Cold and windy today but dry... feeling for the North island worst summer ever

[@KiwiWanderers]

Great Vid Mike as per, your gunna love the south island. cheers Greg and Sandy

[@leopardsgowild]

Oh it's so good down here... Marlborough is stunning... I need to catch me some fish though...

[@KiwiWanderers]

@@leopardsgowild would love to help ya out but our boat is out of action (again)

[@leopardsgowild]

@@KiwiWanderers oh that wasn't a request we've actually already heading South, we've been here for 9 days now and out on the East Coast.... One of our followers took me out at Robinhood bay to go diving... but I am yet to catch a fish... 🐟 bummer about the boat. My fishing Drone is not working also, so I've got to go old school. Hope ya'll are well.

[@KiwiWanderers]

@@leopardsgowild yea we are in Great shape Mike loving summer we should catch up when your up this way again

[@owenpotter2459]

Transmission Gully is a great road to travel on, but I did miss the sea views from the old road. I was seriously impressed you were able to turn your truck and caravan right round on the ferry. I did wonder how you got out. The Sounds look as stunning as ever. Mmmmmmm........cheese scone!!

[@leopardsgowild]

Lol... Yea the Cheese scone was really good. We all loved travelling through the sounds so scenic... Transmission Gully I heard was good, but very steep, you could see the inclince from Soph's parents place, which tells it's a big climb up, and likely down...

[@owenpotter2459]

@@leopardsgowild yes, the first climb up Transmission Gully is steep. I did it in a Ford Transit Campervan.

[@GoneOutExploring]

Oh great thanks Mike now i feel like cheese scones - at least i know what brunch is going to be 😂 So jealous, I miss exploring the South Island so much.

[@leopardsgowild]

It's great down here aye, that's why we were so excited to get back down here... I'm dreaming of a clear river camp site... I'm not sure where a good one is without driving for hours

[@GoneOutExploring]

@@leopardsgowild cant help with rivers around the top but we had a few good ones for on the west coast that we loved and in Arthurs pass. Do you guys have a rough idea of where you going or just totally winging what directions?

[@leopardsgowild]

@@GoneOutExploring we are making it up as we go lol... we were talking about some plans yesterday we don't want to run out of summer before getting to some cool places

[@hfamilytravels]

We have a motorhome and were told to go down the ramp on an angle - surprised they didn't warn you too about the dip. Hope you didn't get any damage!

[@leopardsgowild]

Hey, no damage, luckily we got lots of steel... I took the getting on with an angle but forget getting off, whoops

[@catherinecarr3506]

Looking forward to coming along for the ride… great vid as always 😊

[@leopardsgowild]

Awww thanks. It was a pretty exciting day for us to finally make it to the South Island... Spirits were high for sure.

[@RadRoadAdventures]

The part of the South Island you could probably see Toby was where you are now, Marfells Beach. There was talk about moving the ferry Terminal to Seddon once. If you look across the sea at night from Marfells you should see the lights of Wellington.

[@leopardsgowild]

Yea I think We could see the lights of Blenheim and Wellington last night... Can see the North Island pretty easy from here... I think the ferry through the sounds is pretty unique, I wonder what would happen to picton if it ever was moved?

[@RadRoadAdventures]

@@leopardsgowild thats why it didn't get past a "stupid idea" phase. Just because you could move the terminal doesn't mean you should.

[@craignelson-swiftyenzed7578]

Ah yes bottoming out on the Straitsman ramp... we bent our jockey wheel coming off at Picton. I feel your pain.

[@leopardsgowild]

Oh yikes, I'm glad our Jockey wheel comes off then... It would have def bent on that drop...

[@craignelson-swiftyenzed7578]

@@leopardsgowild I take mine off now.

[@mattbreingan7247]

Thanks for great video the whole ferry thing has made me so nervous of looking like an arse I’ve been to scared to do it. Didn’t look to bad. Cheers Matt from Hamilton

[@leopardsgowild]

It's a piece of cake mate, I think even if you couldn't tow, they would still get you on some how... It was easier than I expected... Worst part for me was driving down the hill into wellington...

[@craignelson-swiftyenzed7578]

@@leopardsgowild You and ya hills... 😜

[@gallichantrucklifenz]

Great trip across Leopards. Classic water fight at the end haha 🙂

[@leopardsgowild]

Oh yea revenge is sweet aye... I was thinking of your guys video crossing going wide with beast, I did that getting on but forgot getting off.

[@gallichantrucklifenz]

@@leopardsgowild oh no! Haha, you’ll remember next time 🙂

[@ajjuney]

I’m about 4 weeks behind you guys. Hope to catch up somewhere in the SI 🚐

[@leopardsgowild]

Awesome, yip, just come find us... Feel free to follow on Insta and Facebook for more upto date info.

[@gettingoutwiththekids]

*I always just assumed it was a bridge or tunnel 😅, ive now realised how big the gap is between the islands.*

[@leopardsgowild]

Yea they are pretty massive gaps... We are to Earth Quake prone for long tunnels like that... A bridge would be nice... The weather between the Islands can get seriously bad.

[@TomRigginsAandO]

Enjoying the adventure---just curious..price to ferry across is ?

[@leopardsgowild]

Hey Tom and Linda hooe Ya'll are well... With the discount I think we paid about $560nzd roughly $300usd...

[@TomRigginsAandO]

Yes -doing well ! Linda is in Efland running the twins around while Allen and Rhonda are skiing in Colorado...Enjoy Gods' beautiful creation...

[@jessthomas833]

U guys are already in the South Island?! 🎉 that’s so coooooolllll❤

[@leopardsgowild]

Yip been here for 8 days already, time goes fast... best part is, it hasn’t rained once

[@garth2876]

Great video, and a wee cameo appearance at the end 🙂 The Straitsman is a great ship for the crossing, we've used the cabins a few times for the night sailing. I've done a couple of dives in the entrance to Tory channel, gotta be careful of the current and its noisy as when the ferry goes past. Good call getting water in Picton, not a lot of options until Blenheim

[@leopardsgowild]

Thanks Garth, We'll make sure you are in the next video don't you worry. I'm so keen on another dive... No taking of any shellfish from Marfells past Kaikoura currently... Dang...

[@garth2876]

@@leopardsgowild some good scenery in the next stop if it is calm, and maybe a cray

[@scallywags12]

Nice ferry trip but short for our standards on British Columbia Canada coast. 17 hours on ferry from the north tip of Vancouver island to Prince Rupert mainland we did this past summer.

[@leopardsgowild]

Oh we'll never compete with a continent on travel We are skinny couple of islands... 2hrs drive is a long drive for us kiwis, 4hrs on a boat, thats the whole day lol...

[@CHillAdventures]

great episode as always mike!!! thats a massive ferry ... south island looks more rugged than the east coast.. excited to see whats next!! cheers brother!!

[@leopardsgowild]

Thanks Bro... It's a gnarly spot alright... Working on the next one already, some amazing scenary out here... The Ferry is pretty impressive aye, the fact I can drive on and turn around without reversing is impressive...

[@katz5434]

Would be great if there was a service between NZ and Oz could you imagine how busy that line would be both sides!

[@leopardsgowild]

shipping costs are so expensive... I don't even know how many hours the sail is across the Tasman... Would be an awesome Journey though, and likely some very rough seas at times.

[@enelikosagato]

What camera do you use please ? Welcome to the South Island 😊

[@leopardsgowild]

Thanks... I only use gopro.. everything is done off the hero 9

[@harrycurrie9664]

That cheese scone was a fail ...where was the Marmite ? 😋

[@leopardsgowild]

Ferry bro, can't have it all... I was impressed with their prices though, these types of things they normally take advantage but $4.50 for a big scone not bad...

[@harrycurrie9664]

@@leopardsgowild Have you tried a hot cheese and marmite scone? ...and that was a man size scone too.

[@leopardsgowild]

@@harrycurrie9664 yes from a bakery I forget where, pretty tasty though... our kids love marmite and cheese on toast