🐧 Penguin Tour in New Zealand: Releasing Penguins into the Wild - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year

[@NZPocketGuide]

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[@pohatupenguinsplungenzltd7088]

Hi guys, Thank you so very much for this video, really shows the area well. A quick note regarding the spoil penguins, we did send him back to sea a few days after you came. He wasn't ready on this particular night but the call of the wild was here and same as the other one he went straight out ^-^ Thanks again from Pohatu's Little penguins.

[@NZPocketGuide]

Haha, happy to hear that he left the nest. Teenagers can hang around for WAY TOO LONG. Glad you liked the video and thanks again for some awesome evenings :)

[@chasingadeline]

Another awesome video about New Zealand!!! Love the drone flying

[@NZPocketGuide]

Thanks again, guys!

[@Y2J]

Okay legit question: When in Akaroa, you drive up the road, up the hill, to get to the Akaroa heads. THEN.... halfway there... The road changes to a dirt road and there is a warning sign saying 4WD vehicles only (visible in this vid at 2:34). The road also becomes narrow, looks like single lane. I went there a few months ago with the intent of flying the drone around the akaroa heads only to discover the sign. Since my car is not 4WD and I got my previous car stuck on a 4WD road I did not go up. Do you think it is wise not to take the chance on this road with a 2wd? also, this single lane road to the akaroa heads, are there many places to turn around or overtake other vehicles? I want to go there and fly the drone but I'm just afraid to drive up that road.

[@NZPocketGuide]

we're a bit iffy driving on this kind of road too so we were pretty happy that the guide drove us there. Their van is 4WD so I could not tell you how a 2WD would handle that road. Maybe rent a 4WD for the day just to be safe?

[@rickstar6276]

Not surprised that a hand fed penguin will not go to the wild

[@NZPocketGuide]

He left only a few minutes later :)

[@rickstar6276]

@@NZPocketGuide so after they put him in the green bucket he fell out than wet to the ocean

[@NZPocketGuide]

@@rickstar6276 Haha no! He was released a day or two after without a hitch :)

[@rickstar6276]

@@NZPocketGuide I see