New Zealand Road Trip 2019 - Mount Cook, Tasman Glacier, Lake Pukaki, Waitaki Dam & Duntroon - 4K

This episode starts out from the foot of Mount Cook in light rain, Tasman Glacier, the source of the Tasman River is our first stop. Glacial deposits, at one time the end of the glacier form a natural dam trapping the milky waters of Tasman Lake. The translucent blue glacial ice melts into the lake giving up debris scoured from the valley sides a hundred or more years ago. This is the stunningly beautiful glacial landscape of Central South Island in the making, just as described by my favourite geography teacher, his description of mother nature in action was actually happening right in front of my eyes. We jumped back into our camper-van to head back along Mount Cook Road, the wide rocky valley bottom is flat, with tumbling rivers flowing from the steep side valleys into the braided Tasman River before it widens into the vivid Turquoise waters of Lake Pukaki . The views from the road over the lake have to be seen to be believed. The lake drains into the man made Pukaki Ohau Canal, once again the sight of bright turquoise water against an otherwise arid landscape, under a dramatic sky creates a vision that perfectly captures the essence of Central South Island. Along the way to Duntroon we pass a series man-made lakes, used to drive the hydro-electric power stations that power most of South Island. Jump in and join us for a
virtual ride through a breath taking landscape.
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[@MoreLocations]

Amazing view 👍🏻. New Zealand is so beautiful. Thanks for the great video.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.

[@aliaksandranikovich6300]

New Zealand is my favorite country. Admired the driving through New Zealand area.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, it is a stunningly beautiful place, I can't wait for the virus to be bought under control so that I can return for more Kiwi adventures.

[@hunterhobbs4374]

Love the video. Very relaxing. Thank you for sharing.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.🙂

[@jyotichugani2996]

Enchanting, thanks for sharing

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@Pjs75]

Tim, thank you for the opportunity to glimpse those sights. Somewhere I have not visited. Your low-key, gentle style is much appreciated. Peter

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Peter, the turquoise lakes of Central South Island are unreal, its hard to believe the water is naturally the colour it is, due to the way the sunlight catches the glacial rock flour suspended in the water. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.

[@Pjs75]

Tim, Years ago, I remember paddling a canoe across Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. The water was full of suspended silica and a constantly changing kaleidoscope of hues that danced and swirled. The world is a beautiful and awe inspiring place. Keep safe. Peter

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@Pjs75 Hi Peter, Lake Louise was frozen when I visited one January a few years ago, there was a sculpture of the hotel in ice on the lake, its a beautiful place, I'd love to see it summer when the colors are as you describe. The world is full of wonders, I'm glad to have seen a few of them.

[@Pjs75]

Timsvideochannel1 indeed it is. Keep safe all P

[@chankarathilmathewshaji5906]

Driving is pleasure especially like this route

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Easy roads, not much traffic and awesome scenery, it doesn't get much better :-)

[@chankarathilmathewshaji5906]

@@Timsvideochannel1 really

[@BlanCamCZ]

Nice video, that colour of the lakes and beauty of nature... Btw, it must be interesting to travel half a world and find signs that you can understand and drive on the side of the road you are used to :D Thumbs-up!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Blanka, I hope you are keeping safe and well. New Zealand is amazing, so many natural wonders, from whale watching, to live volcanoes, pretty villages, amazing landscapes and most dangerous of all, they drive on the wrong side of the road 🤦‍♀️😉. For Brits, visiting Australia and New Zealand is a breeze, they speak English and drive on the same side of the road. Have you been able to get out and about yet, or are you still restricted? I've given up on the idea of a foreign holiday this year, the chances of getting stranded are simply too high. Take care and stay safe. Tim.

[@johannperaus6890]

Hello Tim! A very nice trip. New Zealand is a beautiful land. Best regards from Hans. Cheers 🍺

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Hans, I love visiting New Zealand. I'm going to sit with my feet in the paddling pool again, it's very hot again today.

[@annawitter5161]

Hello from Christchurch! Thanks for a beautiful tour.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Anna, I hope you are well, you are probably familiar with many of the views shown in this video. Sadly I can't visit this year due to the virus, maybe things will be back to normal next year. Take care. Tim.

[@annawitter5161]

Yes this covid hasnt done us any favours. Would love to meet you when you do come over.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@annawitter5161 Hi Anna, I had intended to travel with Dunedin Railways on a holiday/tour train they were running from Dunedin to Picton this year. That has been cancelled and I believe they have returned the Silver Fern diesel multiple unit to KiwiRail. My future travel plans are on hold for now, but if I'm in Christchurch again, I'll let you know, it would be nice to meet for a coffee and cake somewhere. Take care. Tim.

[@cesarblumenau]

Like my friend, which integrated camera do you use (dashcam) ?, greetings from Brazil.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I was using a GoPro Hero 7 Black Edition camera, Best wishes from England.

[@cesarblumenau]

Thanks my friend, also use a Gopro 7 Black in some filming, congratulations on the channel, greetings from Brazil.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@cesarblumenau Hi, the GoPro 6 and 7 cameras are a massive improvement on earlier models, no more jello effect when filming from vibrating diesel locomotives. I have the 8, but I haven't had much chance to use it, the virus has stopped me from travelling to film. I enjoy watching your channel, it's nice to get an insight into the rail-scene in Brazil, it looks fascinating, I'd love to visit one day. Best wishes. Tim.

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

Lake Pukaki is mesmerizing.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

"Yes" it is, the blue is amazing, almost unreal.

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

@@Timsvideochannel1 it feels like the water is radiating light. Thanks for replying.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@vivekraychowdhury4348 "Luminescent", that's a perfect description, "Yes" it does look to be radiating light.

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

@@Timsvideochannel1 thanks for the correction.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Thanks tim ,it's been cold & wet,2 days ago was the coldest day in 7 years 8c take care cheer's bob.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

From the sound of it, we are both experiencing extreme weather conditions, it's in the mid 30's here today, hottest weather I've known since the summer of 1976.

[@razibshahrier3355]

Wow!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.

[@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody]

Hello super video 👌

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed it :-)

[@Thomas1980]

Nice Video! Kind regards

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you.

[@yousafhaque6485]

Road quality v good but there are no sign boards for directions where road parts

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the road was good, easy to drive. There aren't many roads on New Zealand's South Island, I always have a SatNav with me, without one it is easy to get lost.

[@yousafhaque6485]

@@Timsvideochannel1 So,this is why you do not need road signs to change directions to go your way.Here we call it GPS to find the right way to our destination

[@joselitopereira7596]

Boa noite Pernambuco Brasil

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Obrigado, tome cuidado. Tim.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Hi tim,Wonderful scenic road trip,Nz really has a lot to offer,For us in oz where still not allowed to cross the ditch for a visit,Take care cheer's bob.ps Are you having nice weather in the old country.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Robert, we are enjoying a heat wave here, I'm melting in my workshop, I cool down every now and again by sitting with my feet in a paddling pool in the garden, Lock-down has come at a good time in the UK, hows the weather in Oz? New Zealand has been successful in beating the virus, but at some point its economy will need tourists again, it will be interesting to see how quick they are to let the Chinese in again. A vaccine can't come quick enough, its the only real way that the world will be able to open up again. Take care. Tim.

[@neilforbes416]

Nice one! I guess you were "driven" to make this trip! LOL

[@Timsvideochannel1]

No trains this time, I had to drive. Most of this video was taken with a GoPro camera stuck to the inside of the camper-van windshield.

[@neilforbes416]

@@Timsvideochannel1 You need to watch that sort of arrangement that you don't get too much vertical shake. If you can attach the camera with some sort of shock absorbtion, you can get some fairly good video content.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@neilforbes416 Hi Niel, I was using a GoPro 7 Black Edition for the shots from the windshield, it has anti shake built into the software. Unlike early anti shake software, this really does work, the road was not really as smooth as it appears, the software ironed out the bumps.

[@neilforbes416]

@@Timsvideochannel1 That seems to be a feature of a lot of video cameras but I have a set of home-made "tripod shoes" which do the trick for me.

[@saltyjones5350]

Same photo with one doctored up with the glacier with all white top. Yet video shows current glacier with a lot of ash on top. me thinks the ground is warming the ice as well as the ash attracting heat from the sun. Recent world shut down of planes and cars and people indoors yet no change to temperature. The planet has been warming ever since the last big ice age moderated by the mini ice ages. last one in 1645 when people were ice skating down the Thames. Better warming than cooling I think.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

All the glaciers in New Zealand are shrinking at the moment, although between the eighties and the early 2000's the Fox Glacier was advancing from 1985 to 2009. In 2006, the average rate of advance was about a metre a week. I keep an open mind about climate change, there is plenty of evidence to say it is a natural phenomenon, although I'm very aware of the thin ozone layer above New Zealand, it doesn't take long to get severe sunburn. The worst pollution I've seen was in Shanghai, that level of pollution must affect the temperature, so weird not to be able to see the sky.

[@JPRSociety]

I want to in common but do not have money

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I couldn't afford to travel when I was younger, now I can, if I work hard. Maybe things will work out for you too.

[@JPRSociety]

@@Timsvideochannel1 thx bro