The grass did seem to be unusual! It’s fascinating how the coastline can change. I hope you get to visit the area again

You are very welcome and I’m glad it’s been useful. Have a great trip 😊

Glad it was helpful! 😊

Thank you!

Hahah we were very impressed with your weather updates and insight 🤓 Don’t flatter him, it wasn’t that tight 🤣🤣 He was a bit selfish with the cakes. He wasn’t sharing the Biscoff with anyone 😆 My hair is a lot if not controlled in high winds 💨 🌪️🤡 I had ear muffs on under the hat! But with the muffs, the hair and the wind it was all a bit too much! 🤣 We really enjoyed a chilled couple of days and must do it again soon xx

Thank you and I hope you’ve had safe travels? If you do get a chance to visit Norfolk during the seal pup season then we would definitely recommend it. There are so many places to see aren’t there? It’s hard to chose where next. Riki has a real weak spot for Biscoff!! 😂

Yes those poor little ones who couldn’t make it out of the high tides 😢 But overall the population is still growing ❤️ My cake was tip top!! ❤️‍🔥 brownie base with dark and white chocolate chips, then a caramel enrobed cornflake topping 🤤 We will be dancing on the runway 🛫again before you know it! Can’t wait 😜 xxx

He is addicted to anything Biscoff flavour! 🤣 They were blooming delicious after they thawed out a bit 😄 We do love a pub stop as it’s a great reason for a meal out. I don’t care how old you are. The 2p slots are such fun! 🤩

Thank you for the lovely comment. Amazing as it was to see so many seals, the baby seals that hadn’t made it did break my heart and I wanted to run down and move the ones in danger away from the water! There were so many volunteers out in all weathers keeping the humans a safe distance away. More importantly they were also really generous with sharing information and educating people too.

Glad it was helpful!

Hi! Oh no I think there are a lot of bugs going around. Sorry to hear you were a bit poorly too 😟 Amazingly we did manage to drive off first time with only a little skid! I thought for sure we would need a tow. Did you manage ok? Hope to see you at the next one 😊

We really did wonder if we should just go home 😂 With the outtakes… you can lead a horse to water, but making it drink is a different story 😂😂

Thank you. I have a tiny little scar still! It could have been so much worse. Who knew slippers could be classed as safety wear!? 😅

It was packed full of music I just wish I’d not been out of action for the best day!!! It was lovely to see you as always ❤️x

What a start eh? The poor motorhome 😟 but these things happen!! Especially to me 🤣🤪 We still need a permanent fix to the water issue 🙄 Can’t wait to be dancing on that runway with you again very soon!! Xxx 😘

Thank you for your comment. It was £728 in total. Less than we spent on the car! Well worth the peace of mind and Riki loves a trip to see the Oaktree team 😊

We’d like to think that although it is becoming slightly harder to find LPG the demand surely must still be really high? It’s hard not to feel glum when the one garage that sold LPG in Swindon stopped selling it followed a few months later by the Cirencester garage stopping it too. We just have to plan ahead 👍🏻 Hope all goes well with your hab check and service. That’s very similar to our total cost for both. I think it’s money well spent and certainly gives us peace of mind. 😊

@@TheHillsExplore totally agree with you about the hab check my wife doesn’t like me put the gas on for anything so it’s always a piece of mind when it’s done. I’d love to know what I’m paying £500 for the vehicle service. I used to a HGV technician in a workshop things have progressed a lot since supposedly making it better with the technology but they just think of a number and add a zero on the end.

That’s good to know thank you 😊

Thank you! It’s always good to have local knowledge on LPG stations. The Find Me LPG app is good, but isn’t always up to date 😊

😅 Mark will have to wait until the summer to see the shelf in all its glory!! No chance in this weather of cooking outside! 🤣 💨 I believe for the engine and habitation service it was £728. It seems a lot but then the vehicle is a lot! 🤣🤣 And I then looked up what we paid to have the car serviced and it was more!! £748 last time 😅😘 xx

@@TheHillsExplore ha ha I will tell him 🤣 can’t wait to see it though 😃 I suppose for a service and a hab check that’s ok 👍🏻 like you say it’s a big vehicle ! Well worth it to know everything’s been checked properly - we need ours done but I don’t think there is anyone qualified enough on the Island to do it properly 🤨 we will wait till we come to the mainland 😃 it was good to see what it involves great idea for a video 😍 xxx

No way!!! I bet that was a moment of sheer panic when you realised!!

We didn’t. We are always on a tight timeline and opted to use the rest of the afternoon to take the cable car up the mountain instead! Darn annual leave just isn’t enough for all the adventures we’d like to have

😊 thank you

Well the truth is - According to the V5 it’s a ‘Motor Caravan’ and taxed as a Light HGV. So I think we have some flexibility to call it whatever we fancy 👍🏻😂 I might call it a little lorry now 🤭

@@TheHillsExplore I like that much better lol

Ah hello neighbour - Well weekend neighbour 😄 My heart sank (along with the van) when I realised Riki’s great value site booking was a grass pitch! But we couldn’t fault the staff. The whole team were friendly and they were very well prepared for the inevitable towing 😅 Do you need some assistance too?

Nope - we booked the last hard standing a while back, for which I’m eternally grateful. Everybody needed towing off the grass - it was very, very wet. They’d pricked the whole lot over, as well, to try to drain it, but, as you say, the site team was well prepared and nothing was too much bother. When we left on Monday it was a bit better, but Jez and Bev still needed towed off… Thank goodness for the pub!!

All their hard handing pitches were full. As we said in the video, we wouldn’t go on a grass pitch unless we know the site can tow us out. 😊 In the UK this is standard procedure and the campsite are very well equipped for all the British weather can throw at them 😊 The wardens were lovely ☺️

We thought the same to start with when we became part of the convoy. We thought is good be a protest. But when we spoke to the Marshalls they were really lovely and I think we were lucky not to have been stuck for long at all in the traffic. We always find something we aren’t keen on even in the really expensive motorhomes. (Like our old table!) My next project (after the coffee machine) is seat coverings. I would love to have them properly covered in a nice faux leather (not shiny though!) 😊 xx

@@TheHillsExplore It was very shiny on the seat areas to say it had only done 7000 miles You can use normal little coffee machines in them from the high street Xx

😂 nothing wrong with a local park up for a change of scenery! We rarely stay anywhere near where we live either 😄 We found it in on Park4night or we’d not have thought of it. It was a great nights sleep 😊 It was good to catch up and hear all about your winter travel ❤️

Wow!! £26k raised that’s amazing! The air ambulances really are great charities. It was a really impressive turn out. We were lucky that we didn’t get stuck for long in the traffic 😊

Thank you - we will have to do some research. The sooner we get one the better and it will be worth the cost 😅 Thank you for your kind comment and we will maybe see you at another show this year x

I know you are pretty handy too, but if you want a similar table making we can’t recommend @affordablevanconversions highly enough 😊

Isn’t it a thing of beauty!! I love the way it looks in the van as well as the size 😍 xxx

We couldn’t be happier thank you so much 🫶🏼 It was lovely to see you all again 😊

I know he’s so rude!!! Although having my own space has appeal 🤔 The Cathargo was even longer than our current van 🚐 😳 I still love the drawers. Drawers are the future! 😍 I cannot tell you how long Riki spent cleaning the van. Even though the ceramic coating makes it easy to wash off the mud, he loves nothing more than detail cleaning his first love 🚐 🧼 🙄 Xxx

Right back at you ❤ We love it! Not only is it a much better size, it’s beautifully made and gives the van a lovely homely feel 😊 xx

The warden did a cracking job! 😆

Wow! Time really flies 😊 The table makes things so much easier to move about. We use the table too much not to have one, but the OG one was too cumbersome 😄 x

We wish we’d known about the hog roast! It was a really impressive turnout 🚜 Yes us too. We’d lost the hair trap for the shower and I knew I’d find a replacement one at the show

You are right about the walking boots. We really enjoyed it and would love to do more so we will add the Pic de Midi to the wish list. It looks stunning especially at night - enjoy your adventure. I’ve just seen there is a cable car! 😊 that might be more suited for me 😅