Top of the South
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:56 pm
A few months ago, my old 1990 Toyota Camry reached the end of life. So I have replaced it with a high top, long wheel base 1988 Granroad Nissan Safari.
I have placed a bed in the back of it, and spent a few days, over the last week, traveling around the top of the South Island. One of the roads I went over, is an historic old stage coach road, that is still maintained as a public road. Actually I used to be one of the people maintaining it, about a decade ago. I believe that Dusty once took his house bus over it. It has some of my favorite NZ scenery, and for your viewing pleasure, I took the liberty of videoing it.
It is about half an hour long, traveling from Frog Flat, just off the main highway, to the top of the Matakitaki Valley, at the other end.
So get your self, your beverage of choice, and settle yourself in for a journey across the Maruia Saddle, available in up to full 1080 HD if you have the band width available. Click on the youtube logo to watch it on full screen.
I have placed a bed in the back of it, and spent a few days, over the last week, traveling around the top of the South Island. One of the roads I went over, is an historic old stage coach road, that is still maintained as a public road. Actually I used to be one of the people maintaining it, about a decade ago. I believe that Dusty once took his house bus over it. It has some of my favorite NZ scenery, and for your viewing pleasure, I took the liberty of videoing it.
It is about half an hour long, traveling from Frog Flat, just off the main highway, to the top of the Matakitaki Valley, at the other end.
So get your self, your beverage of choice, and settle yourself in for a journey across the Maruia Saddle, available in up to full 1080 HD if you have the band width available. Click on the youtube logo to watch it on full screen.