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Off the Grid with Colin and Manu (2025) Season 2 Episode 2
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00:09watch out new zealand nearly there man you're doing well manu and i are back
00:15having more kiwi experiences i'll wear that with quite at some stunning locations
00:22cooking some amazing kiwi kai this is one of the best ways to cook what more can this amazing
00:29country offers and what could possibly go wrong are we good we're not great what else could go wrong
00:40actually relax they are the throne of the effing boat
00:55look where we are in this vast landscape we're basically a human off the top of it that's right
01:03stunning there's no better way to travel we're heading to dusky sand and we're gonna land on the
01:10road cure salt we do conservation work in fjordland we're landing on the boat on the road
01:22oh wow
01:26it's gonna do a week detour over here and i'll fly that the florence lakes there's three lakes and
01:30they're all different heights real pretty
01:34look at that like a mirror they're basically swimming there how cold would i be
01:44there's very few good surprises i get from you but this is up there thank you very much
01:52wow oh there's our first view of dusky sounds this is all ocean salt water all the way back and
02:00we're
02:01going right up to the end there's over 150 islands in dusky sound alone look at that you're welcome
02:10this is the akron passage coming up on the right hand side and that's where captain cook sailed through
02:18there's the boat there she is wow that's amazing is this the first time you've landed on a boat
02:27first time so we'll see how we go oh good deal we're in the shit if it's yours
02:38whoa
02:42this is crazy wow
02:52well it's awesome to have you guys and i mean flying in you would have seen just how fast this
02:57place is and there's no one to be seen for ages incredible paradise it is isn't it yeah we're in
03:03the southwest corner of new zealand yep fuel and national park and we're in tamatia dusky sound we kind
03:09of function like a social enterprise right where we are here is many islands that's pukanui anchor
03:14island and that's actually home to kakapo that's been predator free since the 2000s right so we're
03:20surrounded by what the vision is for the whole place conservation work whole ecosystem restoration
03:24above and below the water and the boat is 27 meters kind of imagine like a floating batch
03:29yep only 12 people at a time just come for a week and enjoy the place and you can charge
03:33the whole
03:33boat or just join individually like you guys are joining us and it's basically you switch off from
03:38the world and you just get back to nature really reconnect that's what it's about beautiful and how
03:43long you've been doing this oh it'll be nine years pure salt's been operating now not long enough yet
03:49this is home this isn't home yeah yes this is a business and yes it makes us money but it
03:54allows us
03:54to look after the place so by you guys being here you're helping us do some of that stuff oh
03:59brilliant
03:59yeah yeah well there's no itineraries no schedules yep but i'm pretty keen on you guys cooking some
04:04dinner actually so we've got to cut it cook it and then feed you that sounds like a great plan
04:08to me
04:09since you've offered i think we can do that well you know we've got to repay them a little bit
04:12don't
04:12we yes of course yeah well i just noticed some seals having sex over there where we are in nature
04:20absolutely you've got a good vision mate i notice a lot mate yeah go strong buddy
04:29that ecosystem restoration at work right there
04:33all right let's go shall we yeah we'll go and play with them hey okay see if they're like you
04:47it's very relaxing isn't it i love it it's like being on avatar the scenery yeah oh there's a sea
04:54there look at that that's who i heard how was it for you darling oh there's two yeah so cute
05:07bonjour i reckon i could be a sail get up on the rock have a bit of the sex
05:12don't back in catch a fish have some more sex ah new zealand i needed that
05:25we've moved a little bit where are we now we're on the southern side of mamakou indiana
05:29we'll see if we can find a spot to go and actually get an idea of how fjordland bush works
05:34yes cool go
05:35for a walk the walks around here aren't hiking walks they're all there for trapping and conservation
05:40work yeah a bit of an idea of what the volunteers do when they come to work oh cool walk
05:45walk and
05:45talk we can do that yeah you can talk i can walk yeah okay
06:02we've made land i named this colinville yeah i think it's been taking already mate a lot of flies
06:12yeah i think they might have followed us from the shore funny fact though that top speed is about two
06:17kilometers an hour which is walking street fun fact not seeing the fun right the way sweet
06:25i'll be in charge of the fun facts let me tell you you should have told me where trousers
06:29it wasn't in the booklet
06:34all the tracks we're walking here they're all just here because of tracking but the boxes there's over
06:40400 of them across this island the idea is that you get rid of your rats and stoats and the
06:45native
06:45thrive it's just that simple yeah so we've been doing this here for about eight years and we even
06:50found kiwi doc didn't even know that existed here still and now we're seeing kiwi across the entire
06:54island that's brilliant yeah and that's just the above water stuff then you start looking at underwater
07:00conservation as well so it just keeps going you know you can serve them flies it's here keep them
07:05going it's probably part of the reason we haven't seen many people you know only the harder ones survive
07:10yeah so just to get a sense of place just listen
07:23right i'm tranquilled out let's go
07:29are you good to go for a free dive now
07:38so cry is the thing we're looking for today i think so but what else is on the net and
07:43the cracks
07:43and crevices around here we're going to find greenlit mussels that about 100 to 150 millimeters long
07:48so that's what we're after big fat ones yeah
07:51irish
07:55just stay at work
07:57fair call fair call
08:21wow yeah that was like each of our thoughts look at that so good
08:32first ever
08:37wow
08:49On this one, they're going to go ahead two other ways.
08:55Okay.
09:26Green mussels, well, she's here to catch.
09:30They're huge, aren't they?
09:32Huge.
09:37Oh, you're huge.
09:39You're about to.
09:41Oh.
09:44Oh.
09:45Oh.
09:45Oh, it's tall.
09:46She's so frustrating.
09:47Do you know what?
09:49I've got some muscles.
09:50Not easier.
09:52Whoo!
10:12Kieran.
10:14Come on.
10:16Come on.
10:16You caught something.
10:18You caught something.
10:20You caught an Irishman.
10:22All right, let's start cleaning and cooking.
10:27Whoo-hoo-hoo!
10:29The lobster's a big porch, and then we've got a stock over there to do a risotto with the
10:33muscles in it.
10:34It's like French making love, low and slow.
10:37We are Queenstown bound.
10:41Welcome to the real country lads.
10:43Colin.
10:44I know you're a bit nervous right now.
10:48Competition time.
10:51Bullseye!
10:59Have you ever cooked on a boat before?
11:01No.
11:01Yeah, but not like this.
11:03Cooking the cries that we just caught in the elements, in the sun, in the wind.
11:10Right away, we have to dispatch the lobster.
11:13Loosen the tail.
11:17There's a little bit of roe in there we're going to use to flavour the risotto we're going
11:21to make.
11:22And then with all the shells, we're going to roast them to make a stock.
11:26Yes, Chef.
11:28Really high heat.
11:32Whoo-hoo-hoo!
11:34Okay, that's fine.
11:41Last one.
11:47All right.
11:48Ready for vegetable, Chef.
11:51Couple of tills of tomatoes.
11:55The veg adds a little bit of sweetness to the stock, a little bit of body.
12:09We're going to steam the tails very gently, put it in the seawater.
12:13So this is seawater.
12:16Michelle?
12:17Oui, Chef.
12:18I'm putting the crab's tails in the steamer.
12:21Three minutes.
12:25And we just need to work out the mussels, really.
12:27All right.
12:28I'll teach you how to do it.
12:37We'll chop the mussel, chop it and throw it into the risotto at the end so you get the freshness.
12:43Oh, wow.
12:46Look at the size of that.
12:50I think we got it.
12:57Three minutes.
12:58I think it's plenty.
13:01Look at that.
13:02Whoo!
13:04So lobsters have been poached.
13:06We took them off the shelf, slice them, put them back in.
13:08And then we've got a stock over there to do a risotto with the mussels in it.
13:12So everything basically came from there, prepped there, to here, to the oven, to the table.
13:19Off the grid.
13:20Off the grid, my friend.
13:27Off the grid.
13:28Eggs for the hollandaise.
13:29To put over those beautiful tails of crayfish.
13:34All right, the risotto.
13:37It's about sweating the rice down long enough before adding the stock.
13:41Yeah, it's like French making love, low and slow.
13:48We're doing some really risky recipes tonight.
13:51Our risotto needs to be al dente and perfect.
13:53Yep.
13:53And all on the sauce that can split at any time.
13:58Yep.
13:58If you succeed, we'll be kings of New Zealand.
14:02All right, I'm going in.
14:04Try for butter.
14:08So the mussels cook in the residual heat.
14:11Oh, yeah.
14:24That's hot.
14:26All right.
14:26Just give it a little.
14:28Char.
14:31It's like a sushi restaurant.
14:36I think we've done it again, brother.
14:38Well done.
14:40Ha-ha!
14:44Service, please.
14:50Guests, Sean, Maria, thank you for having us on this beautiful ship.
14:54It's been an amazing adventure.
14:56And we could only thank you by cooking for you guys tonight.
15:00Bon appetit, everyone.
15:01Bon appetit.
15:02Bon appetit.
15:04Yeah.
15:05All right.
15:08All right.
15:17To our new friends?
15:18Cheers!
15:20Cheers!
15:23Cheers!
15:31Cheers!
15:31Cheers,olphus.
15:36Cheers!
15:37Incredible views.
15:38Diving for cry and green berry muscles, I just loved it all.
15:42And Maria and Sean, they're just very good people on there.
15:45It really looked after us and thank you. They really care about what to do and how you regard the
15:50area
15:50The nature relaxed. Yeah, I'm relaxed now with me
15:55With you. I mean, I wish she was someone else like my wife, but no, it's you
16:01What was the highlight of your day the highlight of my day believe it or not was?
16:07Cooking with you. Oh, yeah, that makes a change. What was your best part of I think when I caught
16:13all those grace
16:15Well done to that and years ago I would have said sitting in a jacuzzi with you would have been
16:19the worst part of my day
16:20But it's actually quite nice
16:22Yeah, I think we'll be in bed early tonight. Oh, actually the day's not over because we're sleeping together in
16:28the same cabin
16:31So let's chat in the morning at the worst part of the day, okay
16:51Oh
17:02What a way to wake up, hey
17:06It's a refreshing nonetheless
17:10What my friend there's a lot more great we need to get off all right call the chopper
17:30It's good drawing weather it has to be done
17:35Hang on
17:36I've got one of those on the petrol station you ready
17:41We were there
17:43It's time to move on and get some more stickers. Let's go on the road
17:51Well, my friend the adventure's not over have you ever
17:55Cracked a whip in your life. Well in the kitchen I cracked the whip. Yeah when the team's not doing
18:00well
18:00Actually when I was in a circus school when I was a kid they used to crack the whip and
18:04they used to hold a cigar in your mouth
18:05And they used to crack it. Well in that case
18:08I'm gonna take you down memory lane. We're heading to real a country just outside Kingston
18:16I'm not doing that trick you cracking the whip though
18:21Just keep driving just keep driving
18:24How did you end up in the circus for many years my mom used to take us for my birthday
18:29I just love the circus funnily enough. There was a little circus school in town. I did a lot of
18:35juggling
18:35uni cycling I
18:38Tried to get into the single so late school in Canada
18:41Yeah, and unfortunately I didn't get the spot
18:43And that's where they said to go to the kitchen with my dad instead things happen for a reason exactly
18:49you met me a clown
18:52Another clown
18:53Here we go my friend. We're pulling into a real country. Oh look at the horse nice
19:12All right
19:13All right easy easy. Welcome to real country lads. All right Manu how you going? Nice to meet you mother.
19:19Howdy? Howdy love your hat
19:21You like that? Yeah, just need some cowboy boots and you'll be well up.
19:25Tell us a little bit about real country
19:28In 2016 I decided to set up a company teaching people how to crack whips, shoot shit is what I
19:33say
19:33Shoot shit
19:34And showing them just what the real rural New Zealand is like
19:37Yeah
19:37Because I was so fortunate growing up on a farm in Mossburn
19:40I had a lot of advantages that many townie kids don't and I wanted to share that with as many
19:44people as possible
19:45You cracked the whip in the kitchen so now we'll teach you how to do it in real life
19:49We might, I don't know, throw some knives, axes
19:51Oh yeah, keep doing
19:53Channel you in a Robin Hood on the bows and arrows
19:55Yeah
19:56And I've got a 700 kilo horse I might get you to work with at the end
20:00Nah
20:01Into it?
20:02What do you mean nah?
20:03Horses man, kicking and hooves
20:05They don't like you?
20:06Well I've already had a few accidents so
20:08Let's have a bet on whoever wins the knife throwing of the archery
20:13Whoever wins does what, does nothing, you get the horse because you're going to lose
20:19I love a little bit of friendly competition
20:26Radio team, cracking the whip, I'm actually going to hand you over to Maggie
20:29I taught her two years ago and now she's better than me
20:32So whatever hand you prefer, you're going to put your opposite foot out in front so you're nice and stable
20:38Throw it up behind you and once it's up behind you, you're throwing it back forward
20:42Don't worry about a little bit of force, it's kind of like rhythmic gymnastics with the ribbon
20:47Right
20:49There you go
20:50Now pretend you're cracking his butt
20:52It's not hard to pretend
20:55Right we got it
20:58Okay so competition time
21:00You get five attempts at a crack
21:03And you get a point for every crack, okay
21:07One
21:09Two
21:12Three
21:14Four
21:17Five
21:17We'll count it
21:18We'll count it
21:19We'll count it
21:19See you later
21:20I mean that
21:21Show us what you've got, show us what you've learned
21:28No
21:31No
21:31No
21:33Think Elvis Presley hips, move those hips
21:36Okay, last attempt
21:40One
21:42It's only going to go one way this is, isn't it?
21:44And it's downhill for fast nature, I tell you
21:47Righto, bit of archery
21:57He's smiling
21:59Oh
22:02Bullseye
22:06You're meant to be in Paris or here
22:08Can I concentrate here?
22:10Okay
22:15Okay
22:16Have you done this before?
22:21Nope
22:26Oh, it counts
22:27That's out, that's out
22:28One hour to go
22:31Oh nice
22:34That's very well done
22:35You're a great student
22:36Upside down
22:37Shut up
22:40Sorry
22:41I believe in you, Colin
22:43I do
22:46Yes
22:46Solid
22:47Out the gate
22:56Good
22:56You need two in the yellow and you're fine
23:00Oh
23:01Sorry
23:02I didn't mean that
23:03Oh
23:06Okay
23:09Don't remember this happening with the crayfish, but anyway
23:16Okay, Colin
23:17At the moment, you're walking under the horse
23:19Well done
23:24I want to channel your inner Viking now
23:27We're going to throw some throwing axes
23:28Top is five points every time you hit it
23:32Bottom is one
23:33Right
23:34Five throws
23:34Yes
23:35Colin, you're first
23:40One
23:43Okay, release that pie
23:47Not quite
23:54Yes
23:54One throw to go
23:59Yes
24:00Yes
24:01Twelve
24:02Twelve
24:03Twelve's a score to beat
24:16Oh
24:16Let the axe fly
24:19Don't try and force it
24:21Yes
24:22There we go
24:22Two more throws
24:25Yes
24:25Yes
24:26Yes
24:26Yes
24:26Oh
24:27He didn't stick
24:32Solid
24:33Ten
24:35Righty-o, on to the knife throwing
24:36Same rules as the axe
24:39Give it a hone
24:41That was very close
24:44Yes
24:45Yes
24:46Yes
24:47Yes
24:47Yes
24:49Yes
24:54That was good
24:55Okay, ten is a score to beat
25:01Too hard
25:02Lob it
25:08Oh
25:09Oh
25:09Fuck
25:09I need to get two
25:12I can see him behind me already
25:20Yes
25:20Yes
25:21There was still five
25:23That was good
25:23Okay, okay
25:25Colin, you lost
25:27But we know how much you love horses
25:30Oh
25:30Oh, come here
25:32Yeah
25:33You'll be alright
25:34Alright
25:36Relax
25:37Good girl
25:38This is Colin
25:39I know you're a bit nervous right now
25:41I'm good
25:42You're going to have to fake it
25:43Smile
25:43Shoulders back
25:44Come on in like you hang out with horses all day
25:47Yeah, that's it
25:48Wrap your arms around her neck
25:50Oh yeah mate
25:57Thanks for coming
25:58See you later
25:58I'm gone
25:59You're going to have to relax
26:00I think she knows you're scared
26:01She knows you're scared
26:03This is not going to end well
26:04This is going to end fine
26:05Come a bit closer, she won't get you
26:07Crouch down
26:08Yeah
26:08Yeah cool
26:09And just give her a wee rub
26:11And you're going to scoot underneath her like this
26:19Good horse
26:21Well done
26:21Alright mate
26:23See you later
26:27You alright buddy
26:28Yeah
26:29I'm so proud of you
26:30Thank you
26:30Thank you
26:31You guys are so good
26:37We are Queenstown bound
26:39That's right
26:41The weather now is proper bucketing down
26:44With salt to the bone
26:45Yeah
26:46And I'm covered in horse
26:48That business that she has
26:50It's a great little business, huh?
26:52Yeah
26:52And she's a great teacher
26:53Obviously I didn't win
26:54But I guarantee you
26:55We had a couple of days there
26:57You're such a sore loser, you know
26:59I'm not a sore loser
27:00You are
27:00I'm just explaining
27:01It was a rather large animal
27:03And with my look
27:05I want to go kicked
27:06A great teacher is a great thing
27:09Yeah
27:09But you've got to be a great student
27:11And you know
27:12You don't listen half of the sentences
27:14What?
27:15Yeah
27:16Exactly
27:21Wow
27:22Words don't really do this justice, do they?
27:24I'm taking you to Minaret Station
27:28Woohoo
27:29My type of biking
27:30Heli biking
27:35Queenstown's picture perfect
27:36I know you're a little bit tight
27:38A little bit of relaxation
27:40Yeah
27:41Fabulous
27:42Yeah, you learn that?
27:43Wow
27:51Wow
27:54Yeah, another day, another chopper
27:56So how we roll
27:56Where are we going this time?
27:58So today I'm taking you to Minaret Station
28:01It's in a remote glacial valley
28:04Which is only accessible by chopper
28:08We are truly off the grid
28:10Nice
28:12So beautiful, isn't it?
28:14And when we get there
28:15We're going to do a little bit of heli biking
28:17Hence the bikes on the side of the helicopter
28:19Then we're going to have a gourmet picnic
28:22And Minaret Station is also a working high country farm
28:26When was the last time you went on the bike?
28:28Actually last week
28:30Was that the gym?
28:32Didn't build
28:34How beautiful
28:36Look at that
28:38How cold would that be?
28:40Bloody cold
28:40You get a few polar plunges happening in the summer
28:43They brave the water
28:45And they don't stay in for long
28:52Wow
28:53Words don't really do this justice, do they?
28:57I feel like I'm in a bubble
28:58Just floating
28:59Between those beautiful mountains
29:01In the middle of the clouds
29:05What do you got to remember?
29:06It's not CGI
29:07It's real
29:11This is the amount of sparring up here to our left
29:14We're coming into the Robroy Glacium
29:16You?
29:18Wow
29:18Land of the giants
29:19Wow
29:21Alright
29:25So many mountains
29:26It's just crazy
29:30This is one of my favourite places in the whole world
29:32It's just stunning in here
29:38Wow
29:40I mean come on
29:42Incredible
29:43Incredible
29:50Wouldn't typically be ice in here like this
29:52But there's obviously been a massive avalanche off the Kichinoo Glacier above us
29:56And it's filled the lake with ice
29:59Incredible
30:00Incredible
30:06Well my friend
30:07If you look out to the right
30:08That's Binarat Station
30:10This is the only way in
30:11And the only way out
30:12You can't get any more off the grid than that
30:15I can see that my friend
30:17There's no walking back there for sure
30:23Wow
30:23What a place
30:24Hi mate
30:26Hey I'm Doug
30:27Manu how are you?
30:28Hi Colin
30:28Hey Colin
30:29Nice to meet you
30:30Welcome
30:30To the Binarat Station
30:31What an office you got
30:33Yeah yeah
30:33We're right up in the high country here
30:35And we're going to set ourselves up
30:36And do some biking down the valley
30:38You ready?
30:39Yeah
30:39Have you stretched?
30:40Have you stretched?
30:41Your little quads
30:43Is it hard?
30:44It's a mix
30:45We've got some technical downhill
30:46And then we've got a really nice trail down through here
30:49In this open area
30:50It's going to be epic
30:51We've got these great e-bikes
30:53Oh
30:53Electric
30:54Electric
30:54Yeah
30:55It's like riding a bike mate
30:57It's easy
31:01Let's go
31:06Look at this backdrop
31:08That is brilliant
31:10Yahoo
31:11Yahoo
31:12How cool is this?
31:16We're going to go right up here
31:19It's really cool
31:20It's really cool
31:27I think more electric is working
31:31Change the gear!
31:32Change the gear!
31:34Change the gear!
31:48And then you've got your main central lodge here
31:51Where they come and dine and socialise and hang out
31:53Take it all in
31:54Okay cool
31:552010 was when it first opened
31:57No road access
31:58So the whole thing was built by helicopters flying in the supplies and then built on site
32:03How does it work?
32:04How do you get electricity and water?
32:06Yeah
32:07It's pretty unique
32:08The location here
32:09You can see up in the mountains we've got that waterfall coming out there
32:12Yeah
32:12That actually feeds down into a pipe that produces the hydro electricity
32:16Oh
32:17Okay
32:17So it's got its own little turbine
32:18And then we've got our water source that comes down, gets filtered and feeds the lodge
32:23That's amazing
32:24Yeah
32:25And that was part of the location was about those aspects being able to help with the running of it
32:30It is of the great
32:31100%
32:32It's open all year round and it changes throughout the different seasons
32:36We have the winter season, people can heli ski out of here
32:39Yeah
32:40And then roll into spring and summer and you've got the hiking, biking, fly fishing
32:45Just enjoying the valley
32:47Any partying?
32:48A little bit, yeah
32:49Yeah
32:50Cause we like partying
32:51Yeah it's a good place for a party
32:53We could do a weekend here
32:54Yeah we could do a 60th
32:55Yeah
32:56Together
32:57You won't be cycling then
33:00Why don't we get back on our bikes and start exploring this valley even more
33:04We've got some cool waterfalls
33:05Great idea
33:06Eh?
33:07Yeah?
33:07No?
33:08No, great
33:09Can you put the bike trail?
33:10Yeah
33:17Yee-hoo-hoo
33:19Oh look straight ahead bro
33:21Yeah
33:22Nice
33:23Wow
33:24We need to get a cascade of water
33:26Yee-hoo
33:27Oh look at that
33:28Yes
33:32It's really
33:33Yes
33:35Yes
33:36Yes
33:40Yes
33:45I know
33:47Yeah
33:50Nice
33:51Yes
33:52Yes
33:53I have to go
33:54Oh
33:55Yes
33:55Look how good is this?
33:56Yes
33:57Yes
33:57Yes
33:57Woo-hoo!
33:58Wow.
33:59Waterfall!
34:00Here we go!
34:01Go, go, go, go, go!
34:04Wah!
34:07Get off there!
34:12Woo-hoo!
34:24Welcome to Paika, this classic historic hut here that's from the early settlers.
34:30When they were mustering the sheep up the valleys, they would overnight here.
34:34I'm exhausted.
34:35This is too much for me.
34:37Are you feeling hungry then?
34:38Because part of this heli biking day, we have this gourmet lunch.
34:41Lead the way.
34:42Lead the way.
34:44Please.
34:44I'm using mussels I've never used before.
34:47Which is what your abs...
34:49My brain.
34:53Compliments to the chef.
34:54Yes, indeed.
34:56Blue cod, lamb from the station, and then also the venison's grown down here.
35:02I love that fish too, blue cod.
35:04Very good.
35:04Does it?
35:04Yeah, very good.
35:05At Minaret, it's all about getting this great produce.
35:08Yeah.
35:09Not messing with it too much and showcasing what we can get within the region.
35:13Great produce, great scenery, river in the back.
35:16I love the green trees and then the snow on the tip over there.
35:20And that little hut is like 200 years old.
35:22Yeah, yeah.
35:23Best restaurant in the world.
35:24Yeah.
35:25Exactly, yeah.
35:26It's all about the environment.
35:27And the company.
35:30Mmm.
35:31Mmm.
35:32So after we get through this delicious lunch, we're gonna go meet that helicopter.
35:36So it's gonna head down right by Lake Wanaka.
35:39Beautiful.
35:40We better fuel up.
35:42Yeah, sure.
35:42Gonna burn some calories.
35:43Mmm.
35:44Mmm.
36:05Started up in those snowy mountains, now we're down here.
36:09Beautiful.
36:10Beautiful.
36:10There's one of the big ones.
36:10Oh, you're favourite spirit animal, mate.
36:15Hello.
36:16Hello, how are you?
36:17Good, thank you.
36:18My second horse of the week.
36:19This is Willow.
36:20Willow Willow.
36:21She's one of our station horses.
36:23You seem to be more comfortable with the horse.
36:25I've lowered my heartbeat and I'm just expressing.
36:27Fair enough.
36:28I just don't stand around the back anymore, that's all.
36:31Gorgeous.
36:32Hey, hey, don't need the back.
36:34Beautiful.
36:34So the lad's now connected into the actual working station.
36:37This is where the venison lamb came from.
36:40Oh, right.
36:40We also have these lovely horses down here that you can go for horse treks on.
36:45I'm a bit of a horse whisperer.
36:46See that?
36:47That was a much nicer horse experience.
36:50See?
36:51Lovely horse, beautiful animal.
36:52That's what you do.
36:53Come, come, come.
36:54Alright, we'll see you later.
36:55See ya.
36:56Enjoy the rest of your ride.
36:57Never stand at the back of a horse.
37:04How about that for a day, Les?
37:05That was amazing.
37:08Wow.
37:09Epic, eh?
37:10What a day.
37:11What a great guide.
37:12I feel like I've got fresh lungs again, you know?
37:15Clean air, great food, great company.
37:18Yeah, thanks very much, man.
37:20That was outstanding.
37:21Alright, our pleasure.
37:22The only thing is we messed up our whole cycling career now
37:25because we won't be able to just cycle without a chopper.
37:28Well, you have to come back.
37:30It was an epic day.
37:31Thanks for having us.
37:32Yeah.
37:32Thanks for being here.
37:33Thanks, buddy.
37:34Burned off a little bit.
37:35A little bit.
37:45A little bit.
37:47Alright, mate.
37:48Look at this.
37:49It's the best setting ever.
37:51Queenstown's picture perfect.
37:53How good is Banneret?
37:54It's my type of biking.
37:56Heli biking.
37:57I'm actually exhausted today.
37:59Well, if you drive straight ahead,
38:02there's a new spa town.
38:06I happen to know some people there.
38:09I know you're a little bit tight.
38:11Yeah, you know, I've done something to my neck.
38:13I don't know if it was last night.
38:14If I didn't sleep well last night.
38:15Maybe it was on the boat.
38:15And on top of biking today, a little bit of relaxation would be fabulous, right?
38:21Well, I've organized that for you, so all you've got to do is turn up and shut up.
38:25I can turn up and I can also shut up.
38:27I can do both.
38:29You go.
38:32Do you want to go or not?
38:33Yes, please.
38:34Okay.
38:39Oh, fast.
38:40By a low.
38:44It's a cool little spot, isn't it?
38:46Yeah.
38:46Right in the hill.
38:48Anyway.
38:48Oh!
38:49Oh, oh, oh.
38:51Togs?
38:51I got mine.
38:54Someone stole yours, I'm sure.
38:56Some fans.
38:58Skinny-dipping that.
39:01Here we go.
39:02Here we go.
39:03Ready to go?
39:04Let's go.
39:05All right.
39:06Hello, hello.
39:08Bonjour.
39:09How are you?
39:09How are you?
39:10How are you doing?
39:11How are you doing?
39:12How are you doing?
39:12Table for two, please.
39:14What a great place.
39:15What's on offer?
39:16What's on the menu?
39:17Aluma's a brand where we're just looking for a modern take on wellness.
39:20So we've got some beautiful hot pools.
39:21We've got a floating sauna.
39:23Proper little place to just chill out, kick back.
39:25All design-led.
39:26Really beautiful spot.
39:27It is very calming here already.
39:29Yeah.
39:29You're in the middle of craziness.
39:31And then you've got this little calm oasis.
39:33This is it.
39:33That's what's amazing about these spaces.
39:35Everywhere you look, it's just beautiful.
39:37Picture-esque.
39:38This is it.
39:38What sort of pools and how many have you got?
39:40So we've got one communal pool at the front of the property.
39:43And then as we go up through the property, we've got five more privates.
39:46So that's in stage one.
39:47And then stage two coming next year is going to add a further five.
39:50So we'll have 11 in total.
39:51Wow.
39:51And what's the temperature of the bath?
39:53So we're going between about 38 and 39 degrees.
39:56Oh, my God.
39:56We'd be cooked in an hour.
39:58More importantly, if someone was quite annoying and a bit tense, would it calm down?
40:03You'd hope so.
40:04You'd hope so.
40:04I'm just talking out of like, if someone came in tense and calm.
40:08Are we talking about yourself?
40:09No, no.
40:10I'm calm.
40:12All right.
40:12Oh, I haven't got any togs.
40:14Well, we've got you guys.
40:15So a little care package, but you've both got to pay for some togs.
40:18Oh, so cool.
40:21I needed a beanie.
40:23Are these the togs?
40:24Yeah, sure are.
40:25Oh, they're a bit more respectable anyway.
40:28You don't like that?
40:29Oh, yeah.
40:30Well, thank you.
40:31Thank you very much.
40:32All good.
40:33All right.
40:34Where do we go?
40:34Let's go this way.
40:36Lead the way to calmness.
40:37Thanks.
40:38Calmness.
40:39You go.
40:39You need to be calm.
40:41So we've got two here, which kind of have that treetop, like, skyline view.
40:46And then three down here with the mountain views.
40:51I like all the trees built in.
40:53Pretty good, isn't it?
40:54Yeah.
40:54Yeah.
40:54It's a pretty beautiful spot.
40:56They were all here, so we tried to keep as many as we could.
40:59Harbour.
40:59What's harbour mean?
41:01It's like safe harbour.
41:02Safe harbour?
41:03Yeah, like a nice enclosure.
41:04Harbour.
41:05Come on through, guys.
41:06Ooh.
41:08Ooh.
41:17Little pool for two.
41:18It's like a stockpot where we're going to cook two large chickens.
41:22Ooh.
41:23Ah.
41:24Oh, that's hot.
41:25Oh, that's quite warm, huh?
41:34Look at the view.
41:36Absolutely gorgeous.
41:39I love what he's done with the wood and the metal and the copper and keeping the trees
41:42in it.
41:43It's quite nice, huh?
41:43One of the elements of the world, the planet.
41:50Yeah, whatever me.
41:52I need a little message.
41:54Can you give me a little message?
41:55Just let me try.
41:56Nice.
41:58Oh.
41:59How's that?
42:00Yeah, it's good.
42:02Quite tense.
42:03I know.
42:04It's like when you go to the hairdressers.
42:06How's the kids at school?
42:07Good?
42:08Good.
42:09You go slightly gray there.
42:10I can fix that later.
42:13That was the Botox I gave you last year.
42:15Good?
42:16Good.
42:17Needs a little bit more.
42:18A lot of frowning going on there for Fidel.
42:20Yeah.
42:21This is a spa.
42:23It's a fast treatment.
42:25Fast or fast?
42:26Fast.
42:27I can go fast if you want.
42:29Fast.
42:34How's your calves?
42:35Good?
42:35Yeah, really good.
42:36Like little pork hooks.
42:39Do you want a deep tissue?
42:41You like that?
42:43Yeah, you like that?
42:44You like that?
42:44You like that?
42:46Stop it.
42:48This was not on the menu.
42:56You're welcome.
42:57You're welcome.
42:59So what are we doing tomorrow?
43:01Get nice and relaxed now.
43:02We have a little bit of a drive.
43:04Richard, who's stocked up the caravan with beers.
43:07He runs and owns Emerson's.
43:09And I have a little question when we get there.
43:12You ready?
43:13You'll like it.
43:14Can we make our own beer?
43:17Eh?
43:18That would be awesome.
43:19A little bit less job.
43:20We should call Becky.
43:22Betty's beer.
43:23Betty's beer.
43:24What kind of beer do you want to make?
43:26Let's not go too far ahead of ourselves.
43:28Just relax.
43:28Just relax.
43:40It's forced to die away.
43:45I don't move.
43:50You bastard.
43:52Um.
43:56Oh!
43:58I need to go for bed.
44:00Big day tomorrow.
44:03Goodnight.
44:10What a beautiful little spot.
44:11The lunch, hey?
44:12I reckon that's one of our best.
44:14We love to make our own beer.
44:15Why don't you come to the not?
44:17And then that gives a...
44:19You haven't had a taste of my mother yet?
44:21No.
44:23Oh, you're such a pig.
44:25You said try and I broke in my mouth.
44:27We're about to meet the infamous floor.
44:30Hello, hello.
44:31I've been expecting you.
44:33Every signature is someone who's eaten here.
44:35In the present company, we don't want to trick it up too much.
44:38I'm sitting under the pressure.
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