You make absolutely wonderful videos. But for me my favourite thing is your kindness patience and love and respect for each other . It comes out from your channel without you trying. Thank you I really enjoy tour efforts
Still bingeing your videos. Loved the drone shots over the lighthouse in this one, and you can't beat fish finger butties. So annoying for you to pay extra because you are a campervan. Doesn't seem right, the little redvan didn't take up any extra space than a car 🚗 !!
That was a slurry tanker, liquid effluent sprayer, Silage is fermented hay in solid form. No flies on that car park attendant, “it’s the top that gives it away” !! I just love a fish finger butty. That looked a good park up for £10. What do they charge for a 7 seater SUV ? Great vlog. Regards from a hot Solent Coast. AJ
views , scenery, fantastic even more when the drone went up. so beautiful the places you stay so peaceful, I luv the music playing in the background. enjoy the rest of your day.
Enjoying this series of videos and the lovely places to explore. Apart from one or two obvious places Anglesey was always on the way from Holyhead to somewhere else for us. Lots of parking restrictions being introduced here in Ireland in recent weeks particularly on the West Coast. As a group we are becoming 'persona non grata' :-(
As someone who is born and raised on anglesey (Llanfairpwllgwyngyll….) I can only thank you for making our island look amazing! Please do not hesitate if you need any island advice!
I’m always happy if the locals are happy with the end result of the film. Anglesey is an amazing place. We have left the island now but thank you very much for your kind offer of advice. I’m sure we will be visiting again
Really relaxing guys!!I enjoy every minute of your videos. Amazing music,so many informations of the places you visit,spectacular views,ooh...you are so lucky you can live the van life the way i see..im a little bit jealous lol.Thank you for sharing your trips with us.Greetings from Greece, take care and stay safe please!!
The hill didn't even look steep so just shows how the camera doesn't always pick things up. The most we've done is 25% and coming down is even worse! Beautiful scenery. You captured it well.
@@LifeistooshortCK don't blame you, especially being single track too. Really tight single track roads are always a bit scary, especially when the hedges are high as you just can't see what's coming and any other traffic can't either!
Hello Ken and Carol great video some beautiful spots love Beaumaris castle you will be getting used to the narrow lanes now and the steep hills there were lots where I grew up they always had the sign that said 1in 5 on with a black triangle on its side :) what you were smelling was slurry growing up on a farm you do get used to it hahahaha silage smells quite nice I used to love that time of year cutting and hauling the silage with the old tractors you never forget those farm smells :) Have a great weekend as always take care . Shaun
I wouldn’t of been laughing if the bugger had hit me 😁👍. Spend plenty of time just practising flying the drone and then your shots will improve hugely and also if things start to go wrong you will have no trouble bringing it back.
Yes you arrived at Penmon Point, I hope and think you will have a peaceful night there, lovely waking up to the sounds of the sea laping onto the rocks, could you not find your lobster in Beaumaris, never mind what you had looked really nice, I wonder where next, it is exciting, stay safe U 2, Colin.
Five pounds for the night is a bargain, compaired to camp sites. the area still has to be maintained and someone has to pay for it. Good blogs I look forward to them.
Mrs yDysgwrAraf always makes a point of complaining that our van (a converted people carrier) has a smaller footprint than very many (most?) family tents, yet the majority of campsites will charge us more because, well, motorhomes.
A lovely and quality production. I could say that about every video you post though. Weather has been kind to us all for a while now. Enjoy your travels Ken & Carol. Peter
Lovely vlog as usual. Drone shots were really good ( though it did look like you were going to take Carol’s head off at one point when you were practicing Ken 😬). Liked your last park up very much. Will try to take Merlin there at some point Cheeky if they charge you another fiver though! Have a good week. All the best Graham and Ellie 🧙♂️
Good audio pick up on that seagull splat lol. We have been at Anglesey a few times and you show us much we haven’t seen which just shows you need to spend a lot of time in one place to see it all …. There is a lesson there. Never understand the charge for a campervan - I get it if it takes more than a single space for a car - they just put labels on rules. Great video shots as ever guys showing your life …. Loved the end edit and music
That was a lucky escape from the seagull bombing. We realised on our Ireland trip that there is always much more to see in an area than you expect 🙂 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Thanks Carol and Ken,you may have inspired us to visit on Friday, the weather is looking very good.maybe give the bike a run this time. Keep them coming, Andy.
Good vlog once again, I do love the drone shots, so beautiful👍 i think you are a good team and get along well, which is important in a smaller van and spending time 24/7👍🙏 . Looking forward to seeing more. Take care😊
Views great, musice love, drone getting better all the time love the shots you are getting with it. Yep parking fees dont mind paying for maintanance be more than others?. Great series keep them coming. PS. please make them longer Thanks Al
another great video by you two. The filming as always is great, and the music too. I have a Berlingo with a camping pod from Amdro its good but its more work to make up your bed at the end of the day. The diesel Berlingo is a 1600 peugeot engine and very impressive. I get the feeling from you guys that the Nissan engine is perhaps a little under powered. I believe its only 1400cc is that right.
It’s a 1.5 diesel. A couple of times on very steep hills I have felt it could only just cope. Having said that the wheels can often spin if you put your foot down to pull out quickly.
Talking about lighthouses, went to see the very old 1674 private lighthouse at flamborough head yesterday, near the modern Trinity House one. Never used though, because passing shipping wouldn't pay the expected fees for this commercial venture. Before these early private lighthouses and the formation of Trinity House, there were only ecclesiastical warning lights but they were abruptly halted by Henry 8th after the dissolution, only put right by the foundation of Trinity House by the same rotund fellow in 1514 by Royal charter.
Hi guys that was a very interesting blog you drone shots are great ,£5 a night that’s cheap as chips lol you little camper van looks real homely ,bit hot this weather though I see you have two fans ,really enjoyed this blog have subscribed to your channel so till next time take care keep safe, John 🥵🥵🇬🇧👀🥂🌹🌈🌈
I don’t mind the £5 to stay the night but I object paying more to park than a car does just because my roof can be raised. Those fans are essential in my view. Thanks for the sub John 👍
I feel as relaxed as you did at Penmon Point now. Ken I’ve got my own cleaning round so if you’re ever back up this way again...! It’s all your fault as we’re just heading back up to the Longmynd again. We’ve started something there! X
Love your vids. Think there very well filmed. Have you two ever thought of getting a bigger van . Maybe one with a toilet/shower and a permanent bed. It would make life a lot easier.
That all depends on what you’re actually trying to do with the van. Our aim is to go to any place we want and park even in the tiniest of spaces. We don’t want to have to use any campsites or make any bookings. So whilst a big van would of course be very comfortable it wouldn’t give us the freedom we have with this tiny little red camper.
I really enjoy watching your lives in your little red van. When will a big red van arrive although with the width of those roads it could be a better sticking with what you have.
I seriously doubt there will be a big red van any time soon as the more we use the little red camper the deeper we fall in love with it. The challenges of living in such a small space is all part of the fun.
what a lovely place not bad prices i guess for a park up but motorhomes bring a lot off revenue to an area we should be looked after just as much as cars and day trippers all the best donny
That lighthouse was stunning, what a gorgeous place Wales is(and I'm scottish), Looks like camper Vans are a money making racket for car park owners,some cars are bigger 🔥🌄🏴
Ahoy Pirates! :D I laughed my head off at the 'bomb alley'! XD Always fun to watch your videos! Very nice of you to do the subtitles, yet it's a little distracting for me but I manage to focus on the scenery and you two! Great adventures! Thank you for the tremendous effort you both put in uploading this for us, needy bastards! XD Aye! Captain of the good old Blackthorne
Thanks for the feedback, it always helps. The captions are experimental. We will probably keep them for locations, rely on TH-cam‘s captions system for deaf/hard of hearing with the odd one onscreen when we cant be heard
Thanks both. You've made the perfect end to the best day I've had in probably about five years. That was such a beautiful and relaxing run through a very picturesque corner of Anglesey. I have been out all evening for the first time in nearly eighteen months with old work colleagues that basically I hadn't seen for nigh on forty years. So I've just watched your latest blog at midnight instead of my usual book at bedtime. I think Carol is extremely tolerant not to chase you round the van after showering her with dust from the mats. If you haven't worked it out already, she's definitely a keeper. When you were a member of the Constabulary, would I be right in assuming you were T division? I know that anyone who was in the job continues to drive the way they were instructed at Hendon or wherever but I know also that those who spent most of their time in traffic manage that with more precision than the rest of us. Your voiceovers often seem to reflect the advanced training instructors methods. And yes as a grade 6 in the HO I had to do the ruddy lot before I was able to take my own pool car out without a chauffeur. Good to get an insight into what using a drone for the vidz entails too.
Good to hear you have been out enjoying yourself. Excellent. Never worked on T but did lots of different roles over the years. From the beat, response, CID, then up the greasy pole. I enjoyed my driving course and enjoy using the system of driving still. It keeps me relaxed. A viewer asked me to give driving tips so I am trying it. If everyone drove to the system traffic would flow much easier. I will just pass on the odd bit now and then if the opportunity arises. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK agreed. I enjoyed the courses immensely back in the day. Especially pursuit and capture avoidance and the skid pan stuff. I think it simulated these days though, not quite so much fun if you know you can't really come a cropper. Civilian driving instruction and test still leaves a lot to be desired though ( says the man who now routinely drives an automatic). 🙂
We will have to see how easy world travel is post covid. We plan to head over to mainland Europe sometime next year if the infections are more under control.
You do find sone beautiful places. I fell in love with Anglesey. As you drove up to Penmon Point , the lay-by on the right is where I spent a night. I met a couple who had been staying there for years!! I turned around at the entrance to PP and they thought I was driving in, I was only asked to pay £1! I don’t think they thought my NV was a camper, possibly as the roof is the same colour as the body? Totally unfair to charge you £5, what if that was your only vehicle? I would have debated this.
I could’ve debated it with him but then that would probably have just ended up making both of us angry and I can just do without that hassle. and I always get to tell you good people what the experience was like
I have the same issue jumping from our Nissan camper into my transit one day i moved the Nissan then the transit thinking i was in 1st which is the same a reverse in the camper but instead it was reverse in the transit and i hit my digger the repair cost me over £450 a mistake i will not make again.
Great video Ken x Carol Pen Mon x He wanted to charge me £10 in and £10 out ?? Maybe its because I'm a Brummie 👍😂😂 Grand spot though But NOT £20 a night ATB hugs to Carol .😘👍🚐🚐 Stephen .....
Enjoyed your trip around Anglesey. We live in Cornwall so we are no strangers to narrow and winding roads. We have contimplated getting some sort of camper van but we have a problem finding a 4 seat camper van with 4 compliant seat belts ( no company will fit additional seat belts where none were not previously fitted, they are not considered compliant). Grandchildren may be using a tent but must have effective seat belts. Any ideas?
Sussex Campervans have larger models that have 4 seated belts. Our van has 4 as well but I wouldn’t want to be a back seat passenger on a long trip. Our rear seat is too upright for comfort 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Many thanks for your help. I feel a trip to your neck of the woods coming on. Any camper van, caravan or specialist vehicle attracts a heavy premium arround here. It's just the way it is! Thanks again!
Excellent video here guys. Some of my old stomping grounds here. Llandonna beach is a one way system down and then around and up till you get to the junction near the church. At the start of the video, did you stay in the same place as Stephen did when he started his odyssey? Love Beaumaris and always used to take the kids crabbing when they were young. We had hours of fun. The Fish n Chip shop under the archway serves the most exquisite fare if a bit on the dear side. Looking forwards to the next video in the series. All the best from Mal, Fave and Sally the Lab aka The SilvertopMotorhomers x What can I say about Penmon. Beautiful, windswept but expensive to park.
Yes I think they charge £10 for a motorhome going in and another £10 coming out apparently. A lot of people on Park4Night say you are not allowed to camp there. I would imagine the council would charge a lot for a proper campsite.
That car park bloke I’m sure could have charged you car rate Ken especially with him commenting on its small size. I wouldn’t have been amused with him either… We live in Cheshire (near Chester) so not far for us to get into Wales but we never ever go there …we much prefer the Lake District. Loving all your videos 👍🏼
Crackdown. Those evil lawless camper-van owners who come and spend their money in villages, hamlets and towns. We must remove them. Line them up and shoot them.
Sadly that seems the trend in lots of places around England and Wales. The increase in popularity of motorhomes and campervans because of not being able to travel freely abroad has just made the situation worse 🙁
As with anything, regulations and restrictions are brought in to reflect the behaviour of the worst, not the best. Sadly that's the way it has to be. For every respectful leave-no-tracer like Ken and Carol, there is at least one and possibly more someone-else-will-clear-it-upper, and we all have to pay for their freeloading.
Hi Carol & ken .,new subscriber to your channel and what a lovely couple you are 😀 .we have hopefully 5 years untill we can retire at the age of 61 for me and well best not say the other halves age lol .our hope is to buy our first motor home and travel upto Scotland to tour the coast and stay on some camp sites and even one night stays on car parks or laybys maybe ! Although not to sure of how safe a layby would be ....ken the sat nav on your phone looked as if it was in real time maps unlike the TomTom layout . Just like when you look on Google earth is this a new kind of map for sat nav ? ..look forward to watching more of your videos take both of you 😀 best wishes neil & rose ..( nidge is just my Nick name lol )
Hi Nidge. That was probably us using Google Maps to navigate in satellite view. It works quite well and is useful for spotting places nearby that you might not know about, parks etc. Takes more mobile data though. Enjoy that motorhome when you get it 👍
It's a good job they can't charge for the air we breathe, how much would it cost if they could? You need to remove the £ sign that's stuck on the top of the van, I'm with you Ken total discrimination. 👍😁😎🌞
I think that’s a good tip. Yeah definitely beginning to bug me the way it’s one price for a van for using the same space as a car. I wonder if that could be challenged in law.
Good show Carol and Ken - I especially likes the tour through Beaumaris and Penmon Point. Odd to hear you comment about "coming out" of the lockdown. In the states, I thought we were as well but now I am not so sure. With a delta variant, those folks not with a shot are catching it and the numbers are up in many, many states. I usually take a mask with me whenever I go out and use it at indoor situations.
it’s the same here in the UK however vast swathes of the population have had one jab and a large number have had two. The way our government keep flip-flopping though is embarrassing.
@@LifeistooshortCK we always enjoy your videos, as we live in Gods Country and you are now visiting Anglesey it makes them even more interesting to us.
Ken it is not jus campervans they are discriminating against now if you drive a diesel some councils want to charge double for the parking fee yet your vehicle uses the same size space as a petrol. Off road trick to try when going up a step hill use second gear instead of first if you can turn off the traction control try that
Charging campervans more for parking seems to be a trend in Wales. We came across it for the first time this year when we stayed near New Quay. Our VW T6 is only the size of a large estate car, but the charges, when we were graciously allowed to park, were often double. Needless to say that we moved on. So the traders, shopkeepers, restaurant owners etc weren't able to benefit from our custom. We gave Cardigan and New Quay a miss. We did manage to park in Aberystwyth however and made use of the National Trust car parks to visit the coast and beauty spots. I don't object to parking charges but I do object to the blatant discrimination and profiteering. What I wonder do locals do if their only vehicle is a campervan? I must say it took a bit of the shine off the holiday. We'd been to Tewkesbury earlier in the year and not found the same issue.
We just arrived here today and we was charge £10.00 to park and if we stayed the night another £10.00 when we leave in the morning. That’s a 100 percent increase. Not a bad earner for them. There was no dog waste bins or anywhere to put your rubbish in. Spent 2 hours picking up litter and the amount of dog bags just left lying around. Found a dirty babies nappy also.Come on people just leave footprints
I love dogs as you will see in the next video, my comment was directed at the owners. The smell of Muck is okay but holding your breath whilst flying a drone is a challenge.
I had the same reaction to the Penmon Point toll troll too... he seems to have something against people with camper vans; he might do well to be a little more gracious when some-one is handing money over. I won't go there again, there are better places that are free.
Trwyn Du = Troin Dee - It literally means black nose, but it's obviously being used figuratively here. Du / Dee is where the family name comes from. Trace the ancestors of the entertainer Jack Dee, for example, and you'll almost certainly eventually come across a dark-haired Welshman.
I love your videos but I do worry when I see you park up somewhere quiet and remote, stupid I know as; 1) you have long left and 2) you obviously know what you are doing. 🧶🌈🍓
Thank you for taking me with you ! I loved it !🙂🙂
Some of the car parks in the South-Hams, Devon, have changed the rules recently & some of them now allow overnight camping.
That’s good to hear. Would love to explore more of Devon in the little red camper 🙂
Another lovely video. Very relaxing. Thank you. We loved it at the lighthouse too.
You make absolutely wonderful videos. But for me my favourite thing is your kindness patience and love and respect for each other . It comes out from your channel without you trying. Thank you I really enjoy tour efforts
Thank you so much Willie, that’s a great compliment ❤️
I really enjoyed this video so much. Very lovely spot to rest and relax. Hope that you both have a wonderful evening.
Thanks Susan, you too 🙂
Still bingeing your videos. Loved the drone shots over the lighthouse in this one, and you can't beat fish finger butties.
So annoying for you to pay extra because you are a campervan. Doesn't seem right, the little redvan didn't take up any extra space than a car 🚗 !!
@@Jackie-hb9hr thanks for watching ❤️
We were at penmon on Sunday to watch the sunset. Magical place and the little cafe there is terrific.
Totally agree Mark. Glad you were able to enjoy it.
Lovely looking baguette and chips, very tasty! Good to see the scissors sorted sachet situation.
We did enjoy that lunch, Richard. The little Swiss Army knife will definitely come in handy on our travels.
Great video as always. The horses with the beautiful view! Enjoy and keep safe always
Thanks for watching. We love that shot of the horses with the beach view as well 😀
That was a slurry tanker, liquid effluent sprayer, Silage is fermented hay in solid form. No flies on that car park attendant, “it’s the top that gives it away” !! I just love a fish finger butty. That looked a good park up for £10. What do they charge for a 7 seater SUV ? Great vlog. Regards from a hot Solent Coast. AJ
That is what I love about having a TH-cam channel, you get to learn things from the collective experience of your audience. Thanks for the info Alan 👍
ahhhhh pomping on those corners, i'm there now. You cant see anything coming, that's a good idea, I'm using that, thanks.
Have fun 🙂👍
views , scenery, fantastic even more when the drone went up. so beautiful the places you stay so peaceful, I luv the music playing in the background.
enjoy the rest of your day.
Glad you enjoyed it, Moira. Take care 😀
Love the variety of food you’re managing.
Enjoying this series of videos and the lovely places to explore. Apart from one or two obvious places Anglesey was always on the way from Holyhead to somewhere else for us. Lots of parking restrictions being introduced here in Ireland in recent weeks particularly on the West Coast. As a group we are becoming 'persona non grata' :-(
It’s bugging me being charged a different price to a car driver for the exact same product. Our van is smaller than many cars.
The music, the boats bobbing on the sea and then, that splendid sunset, made me feel ready for an afternoon snooze! ☺ -Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
It’s a good feeling to get back to normal again, isn’t it. We’ve been doing some traveling and find it so refreshing. The best to you both. Mary
We are enjoying it while we can. Just hope we don’t get another lockdown in the winter. Take care ❤️
As someone who is born and raised on anglesey (Llanfairpwllgwyngyll….) I can only thank you for making our island look amazing! Please do not hesitate if you need any island advice!
I’m always happy if the locals are happy with the end result of the film. Anglesey is an amazing place. We have left the island now but thank you very much for your kind offer of advice. I’m sure we will be visiting again
Really relaxing guys!!I enjoy every minute of your videos. Amazing music,so many informations of the places you visit,spectacular views,ooh...you are so lucky you can live the van life the way i see..im a little bit jealous lol.Thank you for sharing your trips with us.Greetings from Greece, take care and stay safe please!!
Hi Niki, thanks for watching and greetings from the UK ❤️
Looks like a great place to live, nice and peaceful.
It was lovely to escape the crowds and traffic for a few weeks 😀
would you let someone stay on your driveway overnight for free, when it is your sorce of incombe?
The hill didn't even look steep so just shows how the camera doesn't always pick things up. The most we've done is 25% and coming down is even worse! Beautiful scenery. You captured it well.
Thanks. We are just thankful we didn’t meet another vehicle head on going up that steep part 😄
@@LifeistooshortCK don't blame you, especially being single track too. Really tight single track roads are always a bit scary, especially when the hedges are high as you just can't see what's coming and any other traffic can't either!
Hello Ken and Carol great video some beautiful spots love Beaumaris castle you will be getting used to the narrow lanes now and the steep hills there were lots where I grew up they always had the sign that said 1in 5 on with a black triangle on its side :) what you were smelling was slurry growing up on a farm you do get used to it hahahaha silage smells quite nice I used to love that time of year cutting and hauling the silage with the old tractors you never forget those farm smells :) Have a great weekend as always take care . Shaun
I need to sniff some silage to learn the difference 😁👍. Thanks for the info.
Lovely video. I’m sure more and more people are enjoying this beautiful country we all live in for the first this year.
They certainly are. 👍
Muck for luck as they say re. the bird, haha. I think some drone practise days are a great idea *noted*. Absolutely beautifully filmed video 👌
I wouldn’t of been laughing if the bugger had hit me 😁👍. Spend plenty of time just practising flying the drone and then your shots will improve hugely and also if things start to go wrong you will have no trouble bringing it back.
Yes you arrived at Penmon Point, I hope and think you will have a peaceful night there, lovely waking up to the sounds of the sea laping onto the rocks, could you not find your lobster in Beaumaris, never mind what you had looked really nice, I wonder where next, it is exciting, stay safe U 2, Colin.
A lot of the restaurants are operating on restricted menus and what we did notice is they all seem to be struggling to get staff.
Five pounds for the night is a bargain, compaired to camp sites. the area still has to be maintained and someone has to pay for it. Good blogs I look forward to them.
We didn’t mind paying the overnight charge but why is the entry charge more for a small van than a car? Thanks for watching 🙂
Mrs yDysgwrAraf always makes a point of complaining that our van (a converted people carrier) has a smaller footprint than very many (most?) family tents, yet the majority of campsites will charge us more because, well, motorhomes.
A lovely and quality production. I could say that about every video you post though. Weather has been kind to us all for a while now. Enjoy your travels Ken & Carol. Peter
Thanks Peter. Yes, we are enjoying the lovely summer weather ☀️ Take care 😀
A very good evening Carol n Ken thank you fir a great journey if this way allays a welcome here
Thanks Mattb1 👍
Lovely all round folks.(hope you got up early to avoid overnight fee of £5- which I thought was unfair)
All will be revealed in the next episode 😁👍
Lovely vlog as usual. Drone shots were really good ( though it did look like you were going to take Carol’s head off at one point when you were practicing Ken 😬). Liked your last park up very much. Will try to take Merlin there at some point Cheeky if they charge you another fiver though! Have a good week. All the best Graham and Ellie 🧙♂️
Love the videos. Enjoying them all. I think Bulkeley is “Bewkly” as in the beginning of “nuclear” as it’s the same family in Cheshire.
Thanks for that Helen, we did wonder about the pronunciation 🙂
good taste in flooring. Ive got that in my bathroom . Lovely video as always.. Beautiful scenery
Well in the van we have it in our bathroom, bedroom and lounge 😁👍. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful place.
Thanks 😊
Lovely video Ken 🏴
Thanks Dave 🙂
Another great vid, and top tip for overnighting at Penmon Point.
Thanks David 🙂
Good audio pick up on that seagull splat lol. We have been at Anglesey a few times and you show us much we haven’t seen which just shows you need to spend a lot of time in one place to see it all …. There is a lesson there. Never understand the charge for a campervan - I get it if it takes more than a single space for a car - they just put labels on rules. Great video shots as ever guys showing your life …. Loved the end edit and music
That was a lucky escape from the seagull bombing. We realised on our Ireland trip that there is always much more to see in an area than you expect 🙂 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Thanks Carol and Ken,you may have inspired us to visit on Friday, the weather is looking very good.maybe give the bike a run this time. Keep them coming, Andy.
I hope the weather stays great for you
Very beautiful and relaxing video. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Germany. David
greetings David and thank you very much for your comment
Good vlog once again, I do love the drone shots, so beautiful👍 i think you are a good team and get along well, which is important in a smaller van and spending time 24/7👍🙏 . Looking forward to seeing more. Take care😊
Thanks Anita. It certainly helps to have known each other for over forty years 😊
Thanks for the info' Carol on the memorial! ☺
You’re welcome 😀
Another outstanding video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks 😁👍
Always brilliantly informative and honest review
Thank you 🙏 🙂
The bird is a merganser duck
Thanks for the info Christopher 🙂👍
@@LifeistooshortCK thanks for sharing
Evening Carol and Ken 😁
Great video ,nice to see a bit of spring cleaning 😁👍
Carol tells me and the world how I make a nice little housewife 😏😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK 😂😁👍
Views great, musice love, drone getting better all the time love the shots you are getting with it. Yep parking fees dont mind paying for maintanance be more than others?. Great series keep them coming. PS. please make them longer Thanks Al
Thanks Alan, we’re working on it 😄👍
Beautiful end shot 🌅
Thanks. Sometimes everything comes together at the right time 👍
Love these videos.
Thanks Bruno 👍🙂
another great video by you two. The filming as always is great, and the music too. I have a Berlingo with a camping pod from Amdro its good but its more work to make up your bed at the end of the day. The diesel Berlingo is a 1600 peugeot engine and very impressive. I get the feeling from you guys that the Nissan engine is perhaps a little under powered. I believe its only 1400cc is that right.
It’s a 1.5 diesel. A couple of times on very steep hills I have felt it could only just cope. Having said that the wheels can often spin if you put your foot down to pull out quickly.
Great video again, love watching them and making future plans
Thanks Bernard, glad you find them enjoyable and useful 🙂👍
Talking about lighthouses, went to see the very old 1674 private lighthouse at flamborough head yesterday, near the modern Trinity House one. Never used though, because passing shipping wouldn't pay the expected fees for this commercial venture. Before these early private lighthouses and the formation of Trinity House, there were only ecclesiastical warning lights but they were abruptly halted by Henry 8th after the dissolution, only put right by the foundation of Trinity House by the same rotund fellow in 1514 by Royal charter.
never knew any of that Steve thanks very much for the information. 👍
Lovely video guys. You did well with the campervan hater i think i would have told him. to go away haha.
We did cut out some of that conversation 😖😜🙂
Hi guys that was a very interesting blog you drone shots are great ,£5 a night that’s cheap as chips lol you little camper van looks real homely ,bit hot this weather though I see you have two fans ,really enjoyed this blog have subscribed to your channel so till next time take care keep safe, John 🥵🥵🇬🇧👀🥂🌹🌈🌈
I don’t mind the £5 to stay the night but I object paying more to park than a car does just because my roof can be raised. Those fans are essential in my view. Thanks for the sub John 👍
I feel as relaxed as you did at Penmon Point now. Ken I’ve got my own cleaning round so if you’re ever back up this way again...! It’s all your fault as we’re just heading back up to the Longmynd again. We’ve started something there! X
Enjoy yourselves and may the weather be kind 👍
Love your vids. Think there very well filmed. Have you two ever thought of getting a bigger van . Maybe one with a toilet/shower and a permanent bed. It would make life a lot easier.
That all depends on what you’re actually trying to do with the van. Our aim is to go to any place we want and park even in the tiniest of spaces. We don’t want to have to use any campsites or make any bookings. So whilst a big van would of course be very comfortable it wouldn’t give us the freedom we have with this tiny little red camper.
I really enjoy watching your lives in your little red van. When will a big red van arrive although with the width of those roads it could be a better sticking with what you have.
I seriously doubt there will be a big red van any time soon as the more we use the little red camper the deeper we fall in love with it. The challenges of living in such a small space is all part of the fun.
what a lovely place not bad prices i guess for a park up but motorhomes bring a lot off revenue to an area we should be looked after just as much as cars and day trippers all the best donny
I think there is a perception that motorhomes don’t bring revenue but TH-cam videos often show that they do. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK yes very true free advertising for them too
Fantastic video, as always!
Thanks 😁👍
Well done on 10k subs guys
thanks very much Silvertop that’s very kind of you
amazing as ever
Thanks Chad 🙂
Cool
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That lighthouse was stunning, what a gorgeous place Wales is(and I'm scottish),
Looks like camper Vans are a money making racket for car park owners,some cars are bigger 🔥🌄🏴
I think some councils are taking advantage. You should only have to pay for the space you are using in the car park depending on your size.
It was the same £5 per day, for our car.
Ahoy Pirates! :D I laughed my head off at the 'bomb alley'! XD Always fun to watch your videos! Very nice of you to do the subtitles, yet it's a little distracting for me but I manage to focus on the scenery and you two! Great adventures! Thank you for the tremendous effort you both put in uploading this for us, needy bastards! XD Aye! Captain of the good old Blackthorne
Thanks for the feedback, it always helps. The captions are experimental. We will probably keep them for locations, rely on TH-cam‘s captions system for deaf/hard of hearing with the odd one onscreen when we cant be heard
@@LifeistooshortCK Roger that, chief!
You was parked very near sir Bobby Charlton X house.
can you let us know the timing where we were parked near to him will be interested to know thanks for the information.
Thanks both. You've made the perfect end to the best day I've had in probably about five years. That was such a beautiful and relaxing run through a very picturesque corner of Anglesey. I have been out all evening for the first time in nearly eighteen months with old work colleagues that basically I hadn't seen for nigh on forty years. So I've just watched your latest blog at midnight instead of my usual book at bedtime. I think Carol is extremely tolerant not to chase you round the van after showering her with dust from the mats. If you haven't worked it out already, she's definitely a keeper. When you were a member of the Constabulary, would I be right in assuming you were T division? I know that anyone who was in the job continues to drive the way they were instructed at Hendon or wherever but I know also that those who spent most of their time in traffic manage that with more precision than the rest of us. Your voiceovers often seem to reflect the advanced training instructors methods. And yes as a grade 6 in the HO I had to do the ruddy lot before I was able to take my own pool car out without a chauffeur. Good to get an insight into what using a drone for the vidz entails too.
Good to hear you have been out enjoying yourself. Excellent. Never worked on T but did lots of different roles over the years. From the beat, response, CID, then up the greasy pole. I enjoyed my driving course and enjoy using the system of driving still. It keeps me relaxed. A viewer asked me to give driving tips so I am trying it. If everyone drove to the system traffic would flow much easier. I will just pass on the odd bit now and then if the opportunity arises. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK agreed. I enjoyed the courses immensely back in the day. Especially pursuit and capture avoidance and the skid pan stuff. I think it simulated these days though, not quite so much fun if you know you can't really come a cropper. Civilian driving instruction and test still leaves a lot to be desired though ( says the man who now routinely drives an automatic). 🙂
my car is an automatic and to be honest it’s nice at times to let the car do all the hard work on getting the gear changes right. 👍
Beautiful video! Can’t wait till you come to the US/CA and do some videos in my part of woods!! Any plans for that?
We will have to see how easy world travel is post covid. We plan to head over to mainland Europe sometime next year if the infections are more under control.
You do find sone beautiful places. I fell in love with Anglesey. As you drove up to Penmon Point , the lay-by on the right is where I spent a night. I met a couple who had been staying there for years!! I turned around at the entrance to PP and they thought I was driving in, I was only asked to pay £1! I don’t think they thought my NV was a camper, possibly as the roof is the same colour as the body? Totally unfair to charge you £5, what if that was your only vehicle? I would have debated this.
I could’ve debated it with him but then that would probably have just ended up making both of us angry and I can just do without that hassle. and I always get to tell you good people what the experience was like
I have the same issue jumping from our Nissan camper into my transit one day i moved the Nissan then the transit thinking i was in 1st which is the same a reverse in the camper but instead it was reverse in the transit and i hit my digger the repair cost me over £450 a mistake i will not make again.
Ouch. You certainly won’t want to do that again.
Great video Ken x Carol Pen Mon x He wanted to charge me £10 in and £10 out ?? Maybe its because I'm a Brummie 👍😂😂 Grand spot though But NOT £20 a night ATB hugs to Carol .😘👍🚐🚐 Stephen .....
Hi Stephen. It is a good spot. It just the going in and out thats a bit poor.
Always oozing with great shots. Nice. What are they fishing for?
i’m not really sure what they were going for I think some of them were just using feathers so probably Mackerel
Enjoyed your trip around Anglesey. We live in Cornwall so we are no strangers to narrow and winding roads. We have contimplated getting some sort of camper van but we have a problem finding a 4 seat camper van with 4 compliant seat belts ( no company will fit additional seat belts where none were not previously fitted, they are not considered compliant). Grandchildren may be using a tent but must have effective seat belts. Any ideas?
Sussex Campervans have larger models that have 4 seated belts. Our van has 4 as well but I wouldn’t want to be a back seat passenger on a long trip. Our rear seat is too upright for comfort 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Many thanks for your help. I feel a trip to your neck of the woods coming on. Any camper van, caravan or specialist vehicle attracts a heavy premium arround here. It's just the way it is! Thanks again!
good vid keep up the travel vids stay safe lee
Cheers Lee, you too mate and keep on building that layout 😁👍
Excellent video here guys. Some of my old stomping grounds here. Llandonna beach is a one way system down and then around and up till you get to the junction near the church. At the start of the video, did you stay in the same place as Stephen did when he started his odyssey?
Love Beaumaris and always used to take the kids crabbing when they were young. We had hours of fun. The Fish n Chip shop under the archway serves the most exquisite fare if a bit on the dear side.
Looking forwards to the next video in the series. All the best from Mal, Fave and Sally the Lab aka The SilvertopMotorhomers x
What can I say about Penmon. Beautiful, windswept but expensive to park.
Yes I think they charge £10 for a motorhome going in and another £10 coming out apparently. A lot of people on Park4Night say you are not allowed to camp there. I would imagine the council would charge a lot for a proper campsite.
I was giving you a virtual push up that hill. Ridiculous that you had to pay more in the car park, they can't justify that.
Cheers Mike. It would be great if my little van had rear wheel drive it would get up much deeper inclines.
I thought the roads in Ireland were narrow but these were ridiculous. Lol.
Just as narrow as some we encountered in Ireland, Larry 🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK lol. I didn’t dare rent a car when I was in Ireland between the narrow roads and driving on the left. I’d be dangerous.
Look after the places you visit, and you will be welcome. Far too many others who don't at the moment, sadly.
Very true John
That car park bloke I’m sure could have charged you car rate Ken especially with him commenting on its small size. I wouldn’t have been amused with him either…
We live in Cheshire (near Chester) so not far for us to get into Wales but we never ever go there …we much prefer the Lake District.
Loving all your videos 👍🏼
Yes I had a humour failure there 😁👍
There is a real crackdown on campervans in West Wales over the last few years particularly in Ceredigion :(
Crackdown. Those evil lawless camper-van owners who come and spend their money in villages, hamlets and towns. We must remove them. Line them up and shoot them.
@@adelarsen9776 it is really sad, but honestly it is only 1 thing in a long list of reasons why this council needs to be voted out!
@@VectorTracker Write letters, protest and make sure your voice is heard.
Hope things get better for you, cheers :-)
Sadly that seems the trend in lots of places around England and Wales. The increase in popularity of motorhomes and campervans because of not being able to travel freely abroad has just made the situation worse 🙁
As with anything, regulations and restrictions are brought in to reflect the behaviour of the worst, not the best. Sadly that's the way it has to be. For every respectful leave-no-tracer like Ken and Carol, there is at least one and possibly more someone-else-will-clear-it-upper, and we all have to pay for their freeloading.
Brilliant video again. What drone have you got really like the aerial views ?👍
Details in the link in the description 👍
Hi Carol & ken .,new subscriber to your channel and what a lovely couple you are 😀 .we have hopefully 5 years untill we can retire at the age of 61 for me and well best not say the other halves age lol .our hope is to buy our first motor home and travel upto Scotland to tour the coast and stay on some camp sites and even one night stays on car parks or laybys maybe ! Although not to sure of how safe a layby would be ....ken the sat nav on your phone looked as if it was in real time maps unlike the TomTom layout . Just like when you look on Google earth is this a new kind of map for sat nav ? ..look forward to watching more of your videos take both of you 😀 best wishes neil & rose ..( nidge is just my Nick name lol )
Hi Nidge. That was probably us using Google Maps to navigate in satellite view. It works quite well and is useful for spotting places nearby that you might not know about, parks etc. Takes more mobile data though. Enjoy that motorhome when you get it 👍
It's a good job they can't charge for the air we breathe, how much would it cost if they could? You need to remove the £ sign that's stuck on the top of the van, I'm with you Ken total discrimination. 👍😁😎🌞
I think that’s a good tip. Yeah definitely beginning to bug me the way it’s one price for a van for using the same space as a car. I wonder if that could be challenged in law.
Good show Carol and Ken - I especially likes the tour through Beaumaris and Penmon Point. Odd to hear you comment about "coming out" of the lockdown. In the states, I thought we were as well but now I am not so sure. With a delta variant, those folks not with a shot are catching it and the numbers are up in many, many states. I usually take a mask with me whenever I go out and use it at indoor situations.
it’s the same here in the UK however vast swathes of the population have had one jab and a large number have had two. The way our government keep flip-flopping though is embarrassing.
What engine does the Little Red Camper have in it?
It’s a 1.5 dCi 6 speed manual 110hp
Did you get any comments from the people that lived in the bungalow where you overnighted at the start of the video?
No but we arrived very late and went very early.
@@LifeistooshortCK we always enjoy your videos, as we live in Gods Country and you are now visiting Anglesey it makes them even more interesting to us.
@@johnburson5695 hope you enjoy your trip to Anglesey as much as we did 😀
Get that sewing machine out Carol. 😜
Haha 😛
What brand are your trousers Ken?
those ones were Craghoppers
Ken it is not jus campervans they are discriminating against now if you drive a diesel some councils want to charge double for the parking fee yet your vehicle uses the same size space as a petrol.
Off road trick to try when going up a step hill use second gear instead of first if you can turn off the traction control try that
Makes my blood boil how they are dividing the community with these schemes. Never heard of that tip re steep hills will give it a go 👍
Ahh to have no kids! the freedom ha
Charging campervans more for parking seems to be a trend in Wales. We came across it for the first time this year when we stayed near New Quay. Our VW T6 is only the size of a large estate car, but the charges, when we were graciously allowed to park, were often double. Needless to say that we moved on. So the traders, shopkeepers, restaurant owners etc weren't able to benefit from our custom. We gave Cardigan and New Quay a miss. We did manage to park in Aberystwyth however and made use of the National Trust car parks to visit the coast and beauty spots. I don't object to parking charges but I do object to the blatant discrimination and profiteering. What I wonder do locals do if their only vehicle is a campervan? I must say it took a bit of the shine off the holiday. We'd been to Tewkesbury earlier in the year and not found the same issue.
I agree I don’t object to a charge but I do object to one different to what everybody else has to pay for the same service
And did you get away with it?Or did you get moved on?
You’ll have to wait and see in the next episode Helen 😉😀👍
We just arrived here today and we was charge £10.00 to park and if we stayed the night another £10.00 when we leave in the morning. That’s a 100 percent increase. Not a bad earner for them. There was no dog waste bins or anywhere to put your rubbish in. Spent 2 hours picking up litter and the amount of dog bags just left lying around. Found a dirty babies nappy also.Come on people just leave footprints
It’s almost like they are running a campsite without providing any services to support it.
Don't blame the dogs for the blockade, twas the humans that stopped 😒 Nowt wrong with the smell of good auld muck spreading, helps your veggies grow 😁
I love dogs as you will see in the next video, my comment was directed at the owners. The smell of Muck is okay but holding your breath whilst flying a drone is a challenge.
@@LifeistooshortCK lol, yes it can be over powering but I grew up on farms so used to it. Look forwards to your next vlog, thank you 😃
I had the same reaction to the Penmon Point toll troll too... he seems to have something against people with camper vans; he might do well to be a little more gracious when some-one is handing money over. I won't go there again, there are better places that are free.
I can’t disagree 👍
We paid the same for the car & if staying over the night, it works out at £10 which is for nothing, given the views & location.
It's a limit not a target.
Trwyn Du = Troin Dee - It literally means black nose, but it's obviously being used figuratively here. Du / Dee is where the family name comes from. Trace the ancestors of the entertainer Jack Dee, for example, and you'll almost certainly eventually come across a dark-haired Welshman.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Very interesting info 🙂👍
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Your little 95bhp engine can't handle that 35% grade lol.
It needs a run up and ours is the 110bhp version 😱
How did your red camper cope with steep road down to Llanddona beach. I've drove down and ba do up that hill once. NEVER again!!!
We encountered two awful hills on this trip. This video has one and there is another to come. 😁👍
I love your videos but I do worry when I see you park up somewhere quiet and remote, stupid I know as; 1) you have long left and 2) you obviously know what you are doing. 🧶🌈🍓
Thanks for your concern Jenny. We are always very careful in choosing a spot to spend the night and if it doesn’t feel right we move on 🙂