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Umm… Before we start, I would like to inform you that
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we shoot this video for fun only
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because we're there really for holiday and we're not really shooting
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Hold on, what is it with you?
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We haven't started, yet you are already apologizing
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You can't be like that, Ward. You have to be confident.
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It's good!
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But a lot of the footages are shaking
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Then the color is all wrong
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Quiet! People don't see that.
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People would not understand.
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It's very good. I've seen it countless times.
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But a lot of things get in the frame
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Then there's people passing in front of the camera
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Then there's the backlit and...
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Shhh…
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Guys, I'm really sorry
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Edward is known to be very perfectionist
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So he's a bit of a pain in the back
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But really, the video is cool
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Enjoy!
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You yourself just apologized.
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Tsk!
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My name is Edward
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Me and my wife Francy
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got the chance to travel across New Zealand
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on August 2010
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What's unique about our experience at the time
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is that we're travelling with a campervan,
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A vehicle that's equipped with a kitchen
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a bathroom, a bed and also other facilities
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just like a home
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We drove,
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cooked,
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barbequed,
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showered,
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and slept inside it,
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moving across New Zealand South Island,
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while enjoying one of the best view
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the earh has to offer
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This is our story.
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I would say that everything I heard about New Zealand is true
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That it is the most beautiful land on earth
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That the mountains are majestic,
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the sky is so blue,
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the lakes are so clear,
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and of course, the lambs perfectly adorn the green fields.
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Getting the first chance to circle the youngest nation on the planet
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just me and my dearest wife with a campervan,
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is one of dream adventure that came to be for me
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We plan to leave from Christchurch,
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then go all the way down until Milford Sound,
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while passing Mount Cook and Queenstown,
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before getting back to Christchurh through the north coast.
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But first thing's fist.
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Let's get some food!
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After shopping our supplies in the local supermarket,
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we leave Christchurch for Lake Tekapo
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where we plan to have our first night.
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Because this really is my first time visiting New Zealand,
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I acted like some village people,
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commenting about almost everything.
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Also if we saw a road where we could pullover, we'll stop
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and started to take pictures.
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The day is almost gone when we arrive at Lake Tekapo,
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and also unfortunately, thick clouds is rolling above our heads.
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So after taking a quick look at the Church of The Good Sheperd,
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we already look for a place to spend the night.
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Our first camping ground is quite remote,
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it's on the north shore of Lake Tekapo
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Besides our car, there's only one other car that spend the night.
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The atmosphere is quite gloomy and horrid
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To be honest, for the first night we were a bit worried,
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A lot of things came to our minds
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what if we got mugged?
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what if the engine won't start tommorrow?
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what if we saw some sightings?
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But in the end,
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after locking the doors and closing the curtains,
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we try not to think about the outside world
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and just soak in the comftyness of our little bedroom
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Thank goodness nothing happened that nite
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we even woke up, find a better spot,
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and had our breakfast with this great view.
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Everyday we could choose our view and menu differently
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but more or less, this is what happened on every morning.
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Based on Robbie's tip, the guy at the campervan rental,
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on the way to Mount Cook, there's this Mount Cook Salmon Farm
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the highest of its kind in the world.
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They're situated in canals with water streaming
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down from the mountains
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You need to wear those just to get in the farm eh?
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We could get in and feed the salmons.
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The water is just so clear and fresh.
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You can be sure they have some beautiful harvest here.
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When we found out that they sold the sashimi
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from the salmons they had there
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we immidiately ordered a large plate
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Ward, this is so fresh
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How is it, Cy?
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This salmon, just from over there,
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real fresh, they don't put anything, just this sauce,
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it's crazy, nothing can beat this
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Never in our whole lives we tasted that good of a salmon
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it was heaven!
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Where would we had lunch eh?
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Decisions, decisions.
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What?
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Where would we had lunch eh?
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Sometimes we're undecided where we would have our lunch
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today: Mount Cook or Lake Tekapo?
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Besides lunch,
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we also spend the night at the shores of Lake Pukaki
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fortunately, this area is known as for it's darkest sky
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across New Zealand
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So the view would be amazing later that nite
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and truly, we never saw the sky like that nite.
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We must say that the route to Mount Cook is
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the prettiest of them all
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Just like what we saw in the LOTR Trilogy
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spanning fields bordered with mountains at the distance
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with the blue sky as the perfect backdrop.
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Mount Cook itself with the height of 3754 metres
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is the highest peak of New Zealand
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When we saw her, her blanket of snow was glowing
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from the evening sun
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It was so beautiful and glorious
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This is what we came here for.
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We're filling up the fresh water
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Grey water is water from the bathroom, the sink
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Oh, this is heavy...
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Oh, my Lord!
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We're gonna use that thing...
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Queenstown is the second largest town after Christchurch
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The town is situated on the hills right beside Lake Wakatipu
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and is walled with mountains on almost every side.
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Just like those little beautiful towns you see in postcards
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Queenstown is also the centre for adventure tourism
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for the adrenaline junkies
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like shotover jet,
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and skiing, which is 15-30 minutes from the town center.
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We climbed up to one of the mountains
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through a steep and unfenced road
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to get to Remarkables
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one of the ski park there
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If we're not careful
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we could really fall off the cliff
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But after we get to the top
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the view is stunningly beautiful
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It was worth the ride
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While Queenstown is pretty on her every corner
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but because we're soaked in this sensation
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of free outdoor adventure
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walking through shops and restaurants
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is not what we're looking for
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probably next time
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After the day move to a close,
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we decided to go to Milford Sound.
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In the 300km journey to Milford Sound,
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we're passing through an area of high trees
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that we never experienced for this whole trip
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We stopped for a moment and walked slowly
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while enjoying the forest sounds.
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Another surprise that we get is that
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one of the valley that we passed still got some snow left
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while we started to enter the valley
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it's like a curtain has opened
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and there's this majestic view presented before our eyes
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there's only white as far as eyes can see
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It was so majestic we had lost words to describe it
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My first snowfall.
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see?
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I know it's a bit too much, but...
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glad to have it here.
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It hurts Ward!
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Aragorn!
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Aragorn!
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Where are you mate?
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How can it be Aragorn? It's Legolas!
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I want Aragorn.
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Oh you want Aragorn?
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Legolas is too… sweet.
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I'll look for Arwen then...
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Arwen!
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Arwen, where are you Arwen!
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I like Frodo better y'know?
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He's cute eh?
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Arwen?
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*speaking elf*
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After spending the night in a motel's parking lot
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very early we walked around the ferry terminal
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while waiting to board one of the cruise
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Milford Sound itself is a lake with a channel to the sea
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formed by the glacier tens of thousand years ago
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After the ice melted, sea water poured in and formed a lake
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with steep mountains on its sides
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While cruising slowly with our ferry
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we could feel the majesty of this place
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Yes, that word again
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It seems that everything is majestic in Milford Sound
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Your heart is thumping eh?
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You look like an astronout
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How does it feel?
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Like you're going to die?
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It was when I was up there
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like my heart is going to stop
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Like you're going to die?
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Yes.
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Cool.
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Too bad for you Ward.
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Lose some weight.
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So that's about it guys!
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After Wanaka we drove through the north coast,
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all the way to Christchurch
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We stopped at some other towns,
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but we've showed you guys our best times!
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We hope this video has inspired you guys
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to start travelling with new ways
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Our tips:
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especially for the couples
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take risks,
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be the first,
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have fun,
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enjoy the view,
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don't let the little things get in the way,
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and we promised you a journey full of adventure,
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just like we had with our campervan.
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We leave you with footages from the rest of our journey,
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we thank you for watching,
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and see you in the next adventure of
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Edward and Francy!