A FEW LOCAL DIFFICULTIES - next trip Preview

[@shanwarajapan2320]

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[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏. You’re very kind 🙏🙏🙏

[@AlanMETALMAN]

Love a good festival, not loving the 2 foot crack mind - sounds expensive! Shame to hear is unwell, hopefully an overnight bedrest will cure her and good to see you entertaining yourself under the van😳. Looks like you got some amazing weather and some great aerial footage too, cheers Alan

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Cheers Alan mate. Yes, Sue a lot better the next day. We think it was dehydration after the long walk in the heat. We forgot to take any water with us! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Awesome share

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Dave mate 👍👍👍

[@NaturesFairy]

Its a good thing you know how to fix your Van. Saves a lot of money! Gorgeous sunsets! I did that once went on a long hike without water! OH boy I got so dehydrated and disoriented! Was scary! Beautiful fields! I could spend hours exploring them for wildflowers and insects! Happy Trails

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks so much Brenda. 🙏🙏 Yes, Sue is always advising all of us as a family to drink plenty of water but that day she hadn’t and I forgot to take any on the hike! She was quite poorly till the next morning but all fine now. We’re having such a fun trip otherwise to these little campsites all very close to home!

[@SundaysInTheGarden]

Can’t wait to see the full video! Enjoyed sharing some of the adventure today 😃🚐

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Sah. It’s been fun and really looking forward to today!!!

[@helenandmartinsTreks]

Hear those Merlin engines , what joy . A nice four minutes chill time thanks very much. Looking forward to the next one . Helen and Martin

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thank you H and M 🙏. We have a lot of family history with this particular Spitfire. ML407 “Grace” is based near us. My Dad was a plane spotter for his school in the war and loved Spitfires and so I caught the bug from him. And our daughter saved up for years to buy her now husband a flight in it (it’s a Two seater) - he is a massive plane addict. And then they said for the price of the flight, they would also include a display over their wedding - it was unbelievable! 😃 And then just as we left my Dad’s funeral a year later, by sheer coincidence, this plane was flying over. The plane has a bit of a tragic history too, which makes seeing it very poignant. So we feel we really have a connection - and it was brilliant to be staying on a site near the end of the runway! This motorhome life just gets better! Hope you guys are doing well.

[@GoWithGustav]

Nice vlog, looking forward to next week, we've been guessing what you're up to... great teaser!

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Chris. We went out for four nights and we’ve ended up staying for nine!! It’s amazing what you can find in terms of little CL’s so close to home. 👍

[@OthmarsVlog]

well done and thumbs up 👍🙏👏

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Cheers Othmar. Hope you’re doing well mate. 👍🙏👍🙏

[@gallivantinggalantes]

Hello Dave and Sue, lovely preview video of what you have to come, take care x Julie and Tony x

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks guys. Lovely five day trip turned into nine days!! 😃

[@DonnaTaibossigai]

Sounds like an awesome trip even with some difficulties. The Spitfire flyover was an amazing catch! I look forward to seeing it.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

We’re having another great trip thanks Donna. That Spitfire has a family connection and we love it. Just got back from a Springsteen gig in London. Getting too old for all this Donna 😃

[@WildlifeTrailcamUK]

Great video! I’m sorry to hear about these difficulties but I hope they can be resolved soon! This is a lovely preview and I’m looking forward to seeing more when you are able to! Thanks for sharing

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks so much. We’re fine now. Just a few issues, but over them now and we’re really enjoying our little trip to local campsites!

[@gatersontour]

Nasty. crack on the wo=ins=dscreen hope you get it sorted. Hope Sue recovered and is better. Looking forward to your European tour as you always take us to beautiful places.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Cheers Anna. It’s been a lot of fun. Staying local. Sue is ok now. We think it was de hydration. We walked about three miles in the heat and we forgot to take any water with us. She was pretty ill for a bit but all fine The windscreen was weird. No idea how it happened! Nothing hit the screen as far as we know Have a good rest of the week you two. 👍👍

[@PhilipOlsen11]

Great video Dave. Look forward to seeing what you have in store 😁 Loved that photo at 3:53? I think 🤔 the sunset 👌❤️ Hope Sue’s feeling a like better 👍

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks mate. Yes Sue fine now but was a bit worried about her for a while. We think it was de hydration and heat exhaustion. We had been walking a lot and we did about three and a half miles in the heat that afternoon to go to a little festival. On the way Sue started to feel ill - I had forgot to bring any water so as soon as we arrived our daughter gave us a lift back. So now we always drink a lot of water each day and less coffee! That Sunset was a stunner!!

[@DesmondsDonders]

Nice trailer for the next video.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Dave. We’re having a lot of fun on this local trip. Love these little CL’s.

[@Wizardinthewild]

Hard if you forget water in the heat. Some interesting stuff coming up. Hope you get the glass sorted ok🤞 😊👍

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks guys. Yes, we won’t forget the water again! The windscreen glass has been a bit of a nightmare. Wild goose chase today as they ordered the wrong windscreen despite us checking twice on the phone. So back again next week 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@1961Duane314]

Nice sneak peak Dave. Will be sure to catch it.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Cheers Duane. Lots of travelling about close to home 😃

[@SergePavkinMusic]

Let this be your biggest challenge, Dave. By the way, I saw a video somewhere of a guy filling a crack in the glass with some kind of glue and the crack disappeared. I'm pretty sure that in real life it... doesn't work🙂 The sunset was beautiful and of course the Spitfire is a legend.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Ah yes Serge. I think they’re able to repair small dents and cracks but something like this is a replacement. We’re booked in for a weeks time - it’s a bit weird driving and seeing this crack. Luckily it’s not growing and the windscreen place says unless we throw a breeze block through, it will be fine! 😃😃

[@o.bsoutdoors3871]

Looks like another epic trip guys! Sue you look festival ready 🤩👌. Sorry to hear you didn't feel too well, hope it was nothing too bad. Wow! The spitfire flyover was incredible! Always make us think of petes late dad Eric, he absolutely adored spitfires!❤🙏. We will look forward to the full video next week 😊👌 Have a fabulous weekend guys, Shell and Pete 😊👊👍

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thank you guys. 🙏🙏🙏. Yes we had a classic case of dehydration. Took a longish hike in the heat and forgot to take any water. I was fine but just before arrived at the little festival, Sue felt really bad. But by next afternoon she was ok. Amazing how water is so important isn’t it! The Spitfire was a massive bonus on this trip. My Dad loved all old war planes, he was a spotter for his school during the war - so I grew up knowing a lot about them. and then this particular plane has a real family history for us, which we will go into on the next one. It was so wonderful to get the fly past! Have a lovely weekend you guys - stay well and enjoy 👍👍

[@o.bsoutdoors3871]

​@@NBNatureTrailvanah Pete will love to hear all that history about the spitfire Dave, will resonate with him as it does with you 💮. We have done that so many times, amazing how the lack of water has such a big effect in such a short period of time, out on the annandale way we definitely had to remind ourselves to stop and drink water 🚰. Glad to hear sue had recovered quickly anyway. Just a shame you guys missed out on the festival

[@DineshGohil]

I just love to see you both going places and brings beautiful place and amazing videos for is to watch and its always enjoying to it,oh no how did that crack came up on window? I hope nothing more damage 😢, please be careful, walking through the nature that trail was good, some of views and pictures are so beautiful, cheers 🥂 have a Great Week dear ❤️🙏😊

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Dinesh. It’s been a great few days away. We’ve got no idea how that crack happened!! We didn’t see anything hit the windscreen at all Crazy isn’t it. Anyway, hopefully we’re getting it sorted next week. We’ve stayed very local to home this week and we’re loving the sites we’re staying on! Thanks for watching Dinesh 👍👍

[@DineshGohil]

@@NBNatureTrailvan I'm looking forward for your next week trip adventure and do film and do keep sharing with us,stay warm and safe, 🙏😊

[@openmindedwonderer]

great preview :-)

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Cara. We’re having a brilliant little trip even though we’re very close to home!

[@hoavlog70]

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[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@lindsaybenison813]

We always used the cl's rather than the sites as they were a lot cheaper and a lot quieter as they can only take 5 units. Take care and stay safe

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Thanks Lindsay. We’re now on our third one this trip. They’re all so different but we just the vibe on them. Had the first one to ourselves for on night and this latest one we’re in our own for the weekend apparently. Just so relaxing!! Hope you’re having a good week. 👍

[@k3uvn]

Nice preview Dave.. you wasnt that far from us at Long Buckby..we could have dropped by for a cuppa...shhh Wondering how the crack in screen got there.. ouch.. atb

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Never thought of that Kev. For some reason I had you up in Birmingham in my head - mind you I’m getting old 😨 Just have no idea how that windscreen cracked 🤷🏻‍♂️. Flippin huge mate.

[@k3uvn]

@@NBNatureTrailvan i had a new screen in our last van and they never sealed correctly, luckily i had photos, video, cctv...started to rain while install as well..he had to remove all black stuff.. made a right mess.. had to claim..they wouldnt pay.. i went through ombudsman and returned 5k to me..dash, was soaked..alarm was going off in night ect and had to be disabled..airbags played up..they paid up in end..atb

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

@@k3uvn omg what an absolute nightmare Kev. . We’re going to take it to Autoglass centre - we’ve booked it in. They couldn’t do it mobile repair as it’s so nee fangled it has rain sensitivity it’s heated and there’s apparently crash avoidance camera too 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@wendingourway]

Oh my, that crack may be a little too big to repair...but could be worth a try as not sure what a new one would cost out your way. Check with your insurance as you may have a free repair included or a couple hundred dollar deductible. Keeping secrets from us, your loyal viewers, now are you!? lol Whine, I mean, wine and dine! LOL Take good care and always enjoy!!

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Ha no secrets Bruce. Just me being silly as usual. Yeo that crack is huge! We have the screen on insurance so a £100 deductible Social Security much rubbish in screens nowadays Bruce. When we phoned they asked Does it have a heated screen? Is it rain sensitive? Does it have a crash avoidance camera? And apparently this Ford one does all that! So we couldn’t get a mobile repair but hey ho wee I’ll just have to take it to a repair centre as they have so many varieties of screen for the same model 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway, hope you and Otis are doing well Bruce - hoping to see a new vid soon mate.

[@wendingourway]

@@NBNatureTrailvan I had forgot about all these fancy doodads they have in the windshields these days. Indeed, best to take it to the shop, pay the deductible and be good to go. Hopefully in Aug will see some new stuff from Otis and I.

[@ArcticNatureExperiences]

Cheers Dave and Sue - there are ups and down when having a van life, but it looks like there are more ups than downs at the end of the day. So looking forward to seeing the full story from these days and hope you have lots of fun at the moment. The Spitfire at the end was brilliant. It looks like a late version with the Griffin engine and those planes were fast for the time, so seeing one in the air is definitely a dream I have! All the best, Ant

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Cheers Ant. Yes we’re having a great trip touring around local sites. A few issues but we’re ok again now. That Spitfire is special for us Ant. It’s the Grace Spitfire ML407, a Mark IX with a Merlin engine. Based at Sywell in Northants we see it high in the sky quite a lot around home. But we’ve never seen it up close and personal like that!! I’ve linked it down below. Our Son in Law is an absolute lover of old planes and always had a dream to fly in a Spitfire. So our daughter saved up for years to buy him a flight (it’s a two seater). As they were getting married that year, Carolyn Grace who owns it said that her son Richard would fly it over their wedding for the same price as the flight! It was just so awesome. The plane has a tragic backstory. Richard Grace bought it from a museum in 1979, to try and convert it back to flying. He then flew it many times but was killed in a car crash in 1988😨 So Carolyn, his wife, knew she had to keep it going, and trained as a pilot. Their son, Richard now flies it and that could well have been him flying over head. Again tragically, Carolyn was killed in a car crash 18 months ago. 😨. But Grace still flies!! Anyway, sorry for the rambling reply mate and hope you’re having a good week in the North. www.warbirdflights.co.uk/spitfireflights-1

[@ArcticNatureExperiences]

@NBNatureTrailvan What a story of triumph, sadness and memory that plane has! I see it flew with the Norwegian 332 Squadron for a short time as well. Having it above the wedding must have been stunning and I can imagine the sight of the plane makes memories come alive! Thanks for taking the time to write this and I learned a few things (also that I need to brush up my recognition skill - I was sure it was a Griffin:-) Have a great day travelling about😊

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

@@ArcticNatureExperiences thanks mate. I love the sound of the Griffin but my Dad always taught what a Merlin sounds like - he was a plane spotter for his school during the war. He knew old planes before he saw them! 😃

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

@@ArcticNatureExperiences Forgot to mention Ant. As we walked from the Church after my Dad’s funeral, the Grace Spitfire was flying over. A coincidence but an amazing one!

[@ArcticNatureExperiences]

@NBNatureTrailvan That makes the sight of Grace even more special and emotional ❤️