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to you by Squarespace. Hi, we're Stephen and Jess
and little baby, Hunter. And for the last few months
we've been converting a cargo van into our dream
tiny house on wheels. And just as last week we've
finally finished building Cooper The Van, packed him up and we're ready to hit the road. - And now you're probably all looking at the title of this video and thinking, "Wait, you're just about
to abandon your home, "Something that we've all been working on "for the last four months "to head on a plane and fly
somewhere internationally?" Well, uh, yes and no. Let us explain. - So, just got back from
the licensing center. So we bought this van as a cargo van, converted it into a motor home. So what you have to do is, you need to take it through the pits. They need to get someone to come through and give us an engineering certificate. Take off that we've
don't the build correctly and then it can get licensed from a cargo empty van into a motor home. So that's all good. However, it seems like
every Australian out there has the exact same idea as we do. And at the moment it is a three week wait until this van is
licensed as a motor home, which means technically right now it's probably illegal
to be driving this van. Three weeks. What a way to deflate the celebration. Jess is going to be so sad. So it's been a couple of days
since we've come to terms that we had this massive lead up and we can't leave for three weeks. So tell them your plan, Jess. - All right. So we haven't been able to
travel internationally now for over a year. And it's actually been
a couple of months ago where we were allowed to
travel between the states here in Australia. But, only a week ago New Zealand
announced a travel bubble with Australia. - I can confirm that
quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and
Australia will commence in just under two weeks' time from 11:59 pm, Sunday, April 18th. - I know, I still cannot believe it. Which means that we can travel
to New Zealand right now, quarantine free. Like, New Zealand is
doing better right now than Australia with COVID. This is going to be amazing. And yes, I may have just
booked some flights. - What's today, Wednesday? We're hoping to go tomorrow. - [Jess] We always do this. - Totally forgot that I
need to renew my passport. - [Jess] You can see us in the-- You can see I'm eating a donut. (giggling) Yay, new passport. - Oh yes! - [Jess] Yay! - Shall we plan a little trip? All right you guys,
we're abandoning Cooper, just for a few weeks. And decided to fly to another country. (soft instrumental music) - So car is all packed and it still feels so weird to say that we are currently driving to the international airport terminal. - I know, I don't think it's hit me yet. - I didn't expect Hunter to be able to go to her first ever country before one. And I'm feeling so grateful that we get to call Australia home. And how New Zealand opened up to us, which is so awesome. So, we're heading off to the airport and, uh, let's go to New Zealand. (laughing) - I don't think it's actually hit me that we're about to step foot
in the international terminal. I don't think it's gonna hit me until we actually get into New Zealand. You look like a mom
ready for an adventure. - I am. I'm ready for an adventure. Are you ready, Hunter? Yay! (laughing) - [Stephan] Are you gonna be a good girl? - All right, we are all checked in. We have 20 minutes until we board. So we're always cutting it late. But we decided to do a night flight, 'cause we're hoping little
Hunter will sleep on the flight because this is gonna be
the longest travel day we've ever done with her. It's a 10 hour travel day. Six hours to Auckland. And then it's two hours to Christ Church. And we're going to be changing, what is it, four or five
hours of a time zone change. So we're gonna have a little
jet lagged baby on our hands. - And honestly, the
process was super simple because with the travel bubble, they pretty much see New
Zealand as another state of Australia, so we didn't need to do any COVID tests, we pretty much just had to
apply on the New Zealand website for a declaration, which came through instantly anyways. So, I'm pretty sure if
you forget to do it, you can do it when you arrive there. All right, see you later Australia. - It's like this one giant bird. Yeah, that's our plane. Can you see it? (babbling) (laughing) All right, let the long flight begin with this little crazy girl. (light instrumental music) - We definitely think
booking the night flight worked in our favor with little Hunter. With the departure of 7:45 pm, way past her bedtime, she may have gotten a
little bit delusional. Chatting to the passengers walking past, making friends with babies, making friends with safety cards. - [Jess] Where's Hunter? Where is she? There she is. - [Stephan] And with Air New
Zealand for an extra 29 bucks, you can book in for a seat with a basinet. And that day this was the
best 29 dollars we ever spent. Hunter slept the entire six hours. Waking up just before landing
for some cuddles with mom. So after arriving in Auckland and a very slow check in,
we caught our final flight for the day for some
extended cuddles with mom. (blowing raspberries) (laughing) (laughing) (laughing) (laughing) (laughing) - I think we may have a
delusional baby on our hands. (laughing) We survived the flight, everyone. I definitely recommend if you'd be flying from Australia to New Zealand and you have a little one, firstly, do the night flight. And for an extra 30 dollars
you can get that basinet area, which means that little Hunter slept in a basinet for the first flight. It was amazing. - I'm exhausted. She slept, doesn't mean we slept. - You slept. Oh dear. All right, is it time for sleep? We're gonna sleep all night. Bye. - Good night, everybody. - See you in the morning. (slow instrumental music) (laughing) (laughing) - [Stephan] Where's Hunter? (laughing) (babbling) Late night snack. Oh. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yeah, that looks pretty good. (laughing) - [Jess] Hello. (laughing) Hello. (laughing) - Good morning, everybody. Welcome to our first official
day here in New Zealand. - We're currently in Christ Church and we're here for the next two days. And look how beautiful
the colors are right now. When we were in Perth, it was autumn there as well, but we don't get the autumn colors like they do here in New Zealand. And I totally forgot that they do. So we got here and I was
like, oh my goodness. The leaves here are so beautiful. We're staying at an Airbnb
just across the road. And this area is called Hagley Park. And there's this beautiful
river that runs through. So this morning we're
gonna go for a little walk along the river. ♪ Put your hand in my hand darling ♪ ♪ Say go ♪ ♪ Keep your eyes on the horizon ♪ ♪ Stay bold ♪ ♪ All I need are your eyes ♪ ♪ You're my arrow ♪ ♪ Now we're running into the wild ♪ Look at the birds. Where are the birds? Hunter is currently obsessed with birds. And this is her first time seeing ducks. They go quack, quack, quack. Can you say hi? - We just wanted to
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over to Riverside Market and I think we are looking
for something sweet. (light music) Hi, can I see have of the Whittaker's-- Awesome, thank you. Found a fresh Whittaker's
chocolate chip cookie. (indistinct talking) You have to have a bite. - I'm a sucker for Whittaker's. (light instrumental music) ♪ Do you drink tea ♪ ♪ Can you stay a while ♪ ♪ Someone tell me that
you're kinda sweet ♪ How do you find these places? This is so cool. - Look at this ramen. Hunter. Hunter's first ramen. (laughing) Do you see the ramen, baby? I feel like to get over this jet lag, we have just been going out and eating. And Hunter is a big fan of it. I feel like here in Christ Church there's so many amazing places to eat. And we've come to a place
called The Little High Eatery. And it's really cool. It's like a really fancy food court. With eight or nine
places, like local places, you can eat at. And you can basically just walk around and choose what you wanna eat. And then eat, which is awesome. So if you're looking for a place to eat with a bunch of friends, and you all like different
foods, it's great. Because one of you can
get wood fired pizza, one of you can get the ramen. But I think it's time for Hunter to be initiated. Are you gonna try some ramen? (babbling) Hunter, that's a chopstick. Oh, dumplings are ready. (babbling) Okay, this is the
fanciest food court ever. Look how this is presented, Steph. Spicy. This is so good. (laughing) Try it! (laughing) You have to open up. Hunter, like this. Yes! (laughing) Initiated into the ramen club. Yum. (laughing) I'm gonna have to cut these up a bit. - So, in the heart of the city they have the most epic
playground for Hunter. They built it in the post
2011 earthquake recovery. And we think it's probably a good place to get out some energy. (laughing) You don't know what playground means yet, so we're gonna introduce this to you. This is a good way to get some energy out. But what do you think about
going down the big, big slide? All right, we've got two options. The underground slide, or, let's test this out. What do you think of this slide, baba? And wee! (light instrumental music) (laughing) - Look at her face. Was it fun? (laughing) I feel like she got G-Force. (laughing) All right, a bunch of you told us, when you saw that we're in Christ Church, that we need to go and grab
ice cream from this place, Rollickin. Rollickin ice cream. And I've decided to go for the Hokey Pokey because I know that's a
New Zealand ice cream, I'm pretty sure. But Hunter's never tried ice cream. And I just feel bad not letting her-- (crying) Okay, I'll let you have a taste. Hang on, quick taste. - [Stephan] Mom's first taste. (laughing) Okay, one more lick. (laughing) I think we might have an ice
cream lover in the house. - [Stephan] She got that from her mom. (upbeat music) ♪ Someone take a chance on me ♪ ♪ Come and lay your hand on me ♪ - Good morning, guys. Today we've decided to leave the big city and head an hour and a half east to a place called Akaroa. For one thing. Here is one of the most
rarest dolphins in the world. It's called the Hector's Dolphin. And you can only find them here
in this part of New Zealand. You can't find them
anywhere else in the world. And I've heard that they
are the smallest dolphins. There's something a little bit unique about the tour we're about to do, is that they use something
quite interesting to find the dolphins. Hi Buster. (laughing) It's a puppy. (laughing) - [Stephan] Meet Buster,
the dolphin spotting puppy and Hunter's new best friend. To be honest, I was a little bit skeptical about Buster's skills. As we sat around, taking in the views, but boy, oh, boy was I wrong. And Buster certainly delivered. He found the dolphins for us and let them know to put
on a good show for us. (light instrumental music) - [Jess] So cute. (cheering) (indistinct talking) - [Stephan] And honestly,
after such an incredible day, Buster totally deserved all the pats. - [Jess] I think Hunter has
just made a new best friend, little Buster. - That was seriously the funnest afternoon and those dolphins were so unique. They were so small, they almost
didn't look like dolphins, but it was the best day ever. We are all so unbelievably pooped. - So guess what we've ordered. Hunter, don't eat that
because that is our ticket to collect our fish and chips. We saw it when we got off the harbor. There was a place for fish and chips. And it's like, how have
we been in New Zealand now for three days and we still haven't had any fish and chips. Little Hunter needs to
try a local delicacy here. And, luckily we are only
staying five minutes away from the harbor, because this one is also due for a nap. So we've just arrived in Woodlands, is it? And Hunter is now fallen asleep. We've only driven five
minutes and she fell asleep. How can she have one minute's sleep and suddenly be like, "Yep, I'm refreshed, I'm
ready for an adventure." Where are we going, Hunter? (laughing) We really are in the forest now. - So this hut that we're on the hunt for, is like five minutes outside of town, up on this incredible hill. I can't wait to show you the view. - [Jess] Oh my gosh, it's beautiful here. - It is. (inaudible talking) - Oh my gosh, look at those views. Wow. And this here, this is what
we're gonna be enjoying tonight while looking at those views. An outdoor bathtub. How cool's that, baba? - [Stephan] That's wicked. - Wow. Oh, look at it, Steph. Oh, the bathroom's outside. This is so cool. So we're staying at a little hut. Right up in the mountains. An we got an outside barbecue. I'll tell you why there's no key, it was left open. (laughing) This is so cool, look at this. - [Stephan] This is gonna
be a cool little night. - Bouncy bounce. Bounce, bounce. (light instrumental music) All right, Steph, you
doing the honors or me? - [Stephan] You could do the honors. - No one's been to New Zealand before and you have no idea what this is. So this is, I guess, I would say the New Zealand version of Bundaburg Ginger Beer. Because Bundaburg Ginger
Beer comes from Australia, everyone loves it. L&P comes from new Zealand and
it's kind of like a lemonade. And I don't think I've
ever seen it anywhere else besides New Zealand. - [Stephan] I didn't
even see it back home. - All right, cheers, Steph. Back in New Zealand. Oh, just as good as I remember, Steph. - This view is just so amazing. It always makes-- Like, you feel emotional. We are so thankful that we are able to be traveling. I've missed this. This has been so amazing. Just look at that view, guys. - New Zeeland is so beautiful. The little one is absolutely
down for the couch. She was exhausted. She's gonna miss out on
our first fish and chips here in NZ. - [Stephan] Might have
to save her a piece, if we're not that hungry. (laughing) - Guess who woke up just in time to watch the sunset. Good morning, little one. It's a pretty nice view. - Yeah, she's got a snack. - [Jess] Hey. Sorry we didn't save
you any fish and chips. - It's okay, peanut butter
sandwich is pretty good. Yeah. - It looked like she cuddled you but I'm pretty sure
she just wiped of her-- (laughing) Food onto you. - I just had a shower. Mom, we need refills. (water running) (light instrumental music) - Right, so we've had some requests for scrambled eggs for breaky. And I think this is a
really cool kitchen setup. What a way to start our morning. Splash, splash, splash. - [Stephan] Good morning, everybody from the most epic bathtub in the world. - This is like Hunter's first time she's having a bubble
bath and she is amazed. Look at the bubbles. Splash, splash, splash. (light instrumental music) (laughing) - That was adorable. All right you guys, I hope you enjoyed our
first little vlog here in New Zealand. Totally surprised, wasn't expecting to be
making any vlogs over here. But hey, make the best out
of our current situation. So if you are new around here, make sure you hit subscribe. And we've got some fun New
Zealand vlogs coming your way. See you guys next time. - Bye!
