Breakfast on the South Downs at Sunrise

[@kezzaba1]

We used to do that every May. Get up before the Dawn, drive to our favourite woodland, walk to a large tree in the middle of the wood and sit and listen to the Dawn chorus. That is how memories are made. We’d get home about 9am and I would say what’s for lunch? 😂😂😂. I think maybe we should do it again this year! Because we can!

[@michaelwhite8031]

That sounds so good !

[@andyjarman4958]

I miss the dawn chorus so much since moving to Australia that I've been known to listen to it on You Tube. The song of blackbirds echoing off into infinity in the predawn.

[@janecox4173]

That did make me smile all the way through!

[@heathwagaman5566]

Hi Richard , I have to say this was one of my favorites. Nice to see you and Julia having such a great time braving the elements. And you're right Richard , that van is a tremendous asset , gives you so much flexibility in making these videos.

[@vishengro]

What a daft idea! ....must do it myself sometime soon! 😃

[@nannybluebelle8643]

I need a Richard in my life ..... good on you both for getting out there and enjoying the sun rise and your Life ☀️

[@shirleylynch7529]

Think I smiled all the way through . Fabulous. What a way to start your morning. Thank you for taking us with you. I savoured every moment.

[@Areworth]

Lovely video and fun to watch. Liked Julia’s idea of wearing the blanket. Glad you managed to see the sunrise and get some great shots despite the cloud patches. Breakfast al Fresco at Dawn sounds magical. Very stoic of you both given the low outside temperature. Must be the glow of camaraderie kept you both going. Maybe you could do some star-jumps exercises to get yourselves warmed up like Walter Wilkinson said he did if it was a cold morning when he woke up. Great video though, you are both lovely to watch.

[@richm2835]

It's much easier and more exciting to get out before sunrise to do something you enjoy , than it is to get up for work .

[@WidescreenJohn]

Oh, Julia..... "What has he got me into. I must be nuts." Hey, YOU agreed to it, and you know very well that these are the kinds of silly things he would do! Regardless, the video was great as usual. Some of those scenery shots were absolutely gorgeous!

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Julia looks great first thing in the morning. Yes doing these types of activities. Great content.

[@andrewnorris1]

I share your pleasures of waking up in the cold opening, for me, the tent flap and enjoying a new view each morning over breakfast. Your van is going to be a real asset.

[@andyjarman4958]

I was given a Labrador puppy 18months ago. To walk him before work, I get up before dawn each day and walk him along the beach as the sun is rising. It's no way near as cold (12 degrees min) and there is a cappuccino at the café at the halfway point where I watch videos like this, and George the lab has his bone. It's become the highlight of my day.

[@juneprince-iles8390]

Echoes of the misty mountains and mount Doom...🌋.....so atmospheric ! Loved it....Thank you two for being so beautifully BONKERS!

[@jym225]

It’s great to see you both enjoying nature. It makes me realise how lucky I am living in the South Downs National Park with Woolbeding Common on my doorstep and all sorts of wild creatures, including pheasants, in the garden.

[@davidclinch1358]

That was great fun, we thoroughly enjoyed your breakfast with our breakfast. Julia, once again great in front of the camera. Thank you !

[@teatimefordawn3699]

What beautiful scenery! A great view to sit and enjoy breakfast, despite the cold. The cold weather made the view even more magical with the fog and frosty fields. I would edit out the bits about being too early or too cold and play up the adventure! Love your idea to putting the kettle on while watching the day arrive. Spontaneous adventures are the best!

[@iandance8591]

This was great. Thanks guys. I think Richard should get himself a onesie when he does overnighters, it would be fun to see him leap out of the van in it 😂 👍

[@stephenlord2541]

Onesies are ok till you fart in em

[@iandance8591]

@@stephenlord2541 Interesting point 😂

[@timk6167]

Maybe Richard 👓 could present the video in a onsie ! - Possibly took that idea a bit far eh ?

[@dornierdo2172]

If he wore a onesie he would look like George Doors from Shooting Stars.

[@timk6167]

I would think now, that Richard 👓 is deservedly getting known for his great video's or ' cocoa chats ' , that Richard looking like Harry Hill should be re - thought of as - Harry Hill looks like Richard Vobes !! 😄

[@NarrowboatPreciousJet]

You can’t beat watching a good sunrise 😊😊😊👍

[@walleye364]

My step sister and her husband bought a van and converted it to travel around the U.S. Bed, cupboards, kitchen sink etc. If you get to cold in the morning. setting up a little portable propane heater works well to sit outside. They make the attachment heater to screw on to the propane tanks. Here in Wisconsin many people use them to ice fish. I really like the idea of traveling to a location and setting up a table and eating/watching the scenery.

[@tallpojjy]

This was great! So different but what a lovely experience as wella s being fun. Thanks for posting it and I look forward to more like this!

[@leighlawson4854]

Fantastic! What a great idea and worth your chilly, early start to share the fun and the dawn with us.

[@justinejones4527]

Love the quality of that early morning light, so rosy and pink

[@jeanblemings5352]

The downs looked stunning early morning. That is one of the joys of camping or staying out in the countryside - seeing the changing light and hearing the dawn chorus. Shame the road was slightly intrusive. I guess the sun perhaps rose slightly behind the hills as well as the cloud bank. Still on the whole a good start to those van days / nights to come in the future!

[@juliepowell1853]

Nice to come along with you and Julia and see the sun rise!

[@michaelthornley]

What great fun...cold yes...but fun!!

[@adrianburn7178]

I enjoyed your breakfast!

[@steamsearcher]

So lovely to be able to play this video during your own Breakfast. Up late due to over cuddling Lily. (Easy to do on COLD mornings) We did get to sleep in our Car at places Like The Bluebell Railway in the Past. David and Lily dreaming of the Summer.

[@annwright7552]

Fabulous views and the sound of Skylarks is lovely, very enjoyable video 👍😊

[@tonidaverodgers9721]

what a wonderful and memorable thing to do! Very adventuresome even though you 2 looked bitterly cold. Loved it.

[@sisyphus9252]

Great idea. A little bit nippy, but a good breakfast with a great view. It will be one of those times when you all will look back and say "Do you remember when"

[@rogersimmons8788]

Hi Richard, Utterly brilliant, thank you. You're right, that's what having the van is all about, waking up with a different view. Long may your adventures continue. All the best.

[@RichardVobes]

Absolutely - thank you

[@bullettube9863]

There is something magical about traveling or walking about just as dawn breaks and you and Julia seemed to have caught it just right!

[@ceeceety2320]

Sitting at a warm desk watching from our laptop, this was fun and the scenery was beautiful! Tim and Tammie

[@geoffreyboyling615]

Great Stuff! I used to do that sort of thing, but in an ordinary hatchback car; take a camping stove, a pan and a few odds & ends; drive overnight; park and make a brew; watch the world wake up I haven't done it for a couple of years, I must start doing it again Cereal bars are easier than a bowl of muesli in a car

[@ramibu239]

"Its silly o'clock & we got up at stupid o'clock!"🤣🤣🤣 Really beautiful views though & the colors that this hour of the day provided just made it mesmerizing! I loved hearing the pheasants in the background (brought back lots of childhood memories!). Btw....you should've brought your Ramibu hat & scarf along for the occasion Richard! Brrrr!!!🧣

[@wattck]

It was a good idea, a lovely Start to the day and Sunrise, just happens that we've frost several nights recently and it's a bit nippy. Well Done. You had all that to yourselves, thanks for sharing it with us so we can all enjoy it.

[@tonidaverodgers9721]

Maybe not the morning you were expecting but you still can't beat that view! Awhhhhh.....England!!

[@jonathanfox1355]

Fab. Definitely, DEFINITELY best time of day to be up on the downs. I must also say that Julia did look very sweet in her bobble hat.

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Breakfast south downs nice views from top hills Julia had great time and Richard got his sun rise nice place

[@doodlesparklecleaning]

This was great! Love the spontaneous crazy nature of this, I got my Berlingo for days like this but maybe not at that hour lol ! well done Julia for getting up so early and still looking amazing. Making a coffee outside in nature is one of the best treats in life.

[@marilynpease8782]

Brilliant! I’m a morning person and would have loved to be with you both.

[@carolross6583]

I could almost smell the lovely fresh air too. Such a pity the sun wouldn't play ball although you took some beautiful shots of the scenery. So looking forward to your travels and with a bit of luck we may have some of that lovely weather we had last spring.

[@JenniferLions]

Great early morning sunrise scenery shots !

[@denniskavanagh3075]

Great Video Richard and Julia, early morning in my opinion is the best part of the day. I did check and Sun rise was at 6.04 am, so I think it had just risen when you was filming but was obscured by the clouds.

[@raymondsavage9204]

Brilliant, full marks to both of you

[@annebolton6299]

I see Silly o clock, as I start work at 3am. Anyway loved this, lovely to see you both having a great time out in the great outdoors with lots of smiles. Really hope this is the start of things to come. Felt like I was there with you both, spontaneous is great

[@raybeverton9969]

Thanks, Richard and Julia - an amazing video. The “Good ol’ Voby brain” (to quote Julia’s words) with another good idea.

[@SwingWestBand]

Lovely to see Miss Julia out again. She briefly mentioned a childhood in the Middle East. That would make an interesting video - some background on Julia’s childhood. Your countryside is so different to here in Australia. It is wonderful to see.

[@RichardVobes]

Very true - I will ask her.

[@clarajackson7079]

I’d love to do this - even though I’m not a morning person. In Japan on the 1st of January, it is tradition for the people to appreciate the first dawn of the year. Thank you for sharing your adventure.

[@timjw5704]

Brilliant Richard and Julia. Big fry up would have been better!

[@LynnB_Ky]

I wish I was a morning person. That said, I must get up and out and do this soon 👌 such a lovely sight, and the birds singing was delightful. Making memories. That’s what it’s all about

[@frankquevedo6001]

I guess you two madness is catching. And passed on too! The requirement of my job. I was awake and working, quite often, @ 0 dark-30! So the noise of nature was my reward for being up and at em. Thanks for reawakening fond memories.

[@SalopianBivvyman]

It looked very fresh! When you get the van how you want it, have a look into putting a diesel/warm air heater in your van!

[@johnbyrne2756]

Seeing that pink glowing sliver in the darkish dawn sky, I was reminded of the Bowie line --'A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me'. Just think, there could be Marc Bolan fans out there who never discovered David Bowie, talk about living a life in the shade! Whoops, sorry for digressing LOVELY VIDEO ALL ROUND......

[@lindagates9150]

🤩 wow the most beautiful skyline shots. I too have enjoyed your breakfast adventure. My only criticism is that you need more blankets! May I suggest one of those emergency silver ones as a layer under the pretty blanket , they won’t take up a lot of space in the glove box! 🙀It is an oops morning for me 🤷🏼‍♀️🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖👍👍👍👍👍🙋🏼‍♀️

[@SimonBrown]

Well done. Great to be up to see the sunrise. I thought you might’ve had the drone up for this.

[@norfolkskies5243]

Brilliant :]]]

[@lourdesangulo413]

💜💜💜💜💜🤗✨👌💥 LOVE the different things, creative life, creative people like you two. 💎💎😉

[@paulaastridge3329]

Love the song of the skylark s in the background.

[@KT189]

Looked like fun. I was out that way trig point bagging on Saturday.

[@WormsEyeView]

A nice fluffy onesie is what I sleep in when I'm in my van. But I now have a deisel heater which makes a huge difference!

[@1967dragonaxe]

Good on you! Getting up to see the Dawn is one of those things which whenever you do it, you wonder why you don’t do it more often. ....and then you don’t do it again for ages, lol.

[@michaelmiller641]

Great fun, madcap!

[@MrNas42]

Ah, Bless! That was lovely! It was like being with you guys... Two legs locked on the table... getting better...

[@timk6167]

Watching you two sat outside made me cold and I'm inside !

[@turbostream7925]

Its mad but these are the days you remember long into the future. Memories are made up of stuff like this. I wild camped in my van on the west coast of Scotland in 2018, still look back and remember the view from the side door looking out over the Loch.

[@andrewbradbury8527]

Good idea, Richard, much better than the treadmill of work, nice van and nice woman with you, excellent 👌

[@MrGreatplum]

Great fun - maybe I’m a morning person but I don’t see anything unusual about what you did - sunrise breakfast? Count me in!

[@daveevad]

Armed with a steaming mug of English Breakfast, I proceeded to watch a wonderful pair of eccentrics have "their" English breakfast. I am inspired! By the way, in the circumstances, Julia wearing a blanket was so right, but also it was sarong... ;-)

[@laviniagray5637]

Very nice and very cold, glad that you stuck it out good job you to crazies :)

[@toopoos]

Great video, made me feel cold when you were just having cereal for breakfast. A steaming bowl of porridge would have been a great idea. Cheers, Tony

[@michaelwhite8031]

You need some of those charcoal hand warmers. What a glorious view, wish you had lingered on it a bit longer. The beauty of creation !

[@lindakane4717]

Good one. Ready made porridge in a wide necked vase would be a good idea?? and a set of woolly hat /scarf kept in the van for such an eventually. Great views with the mist. Another thought - park up in or near a woodland for the dawn chorus

[@RichardVobes]

Hi Linda - brilliant ideas.

[@loisbanks3614]

Superb!

[@FredWilbury]

Stupendous Richard 👌😎 regards fred

[@paulsouthgate8506]

Great video Richard. I slept under the stars near Chanctonbury Ring a few years ago on the summer solstice but then cheated by driving into Worthing for a cooked breakfast 😀

[@andyjarman4958]

Mix powdered milk in with your muesli and add water the next day. Tastes just as good as fresh.

[@cogidubnus1953]

God Richard, you really know how to treat a girl to a good time! Now I know where I've been going wrong all these years... :-) Dave

[@gramps6718]

Enjoyable as always and with good company but at my tender age i would wait for warmer climes

[@toff358]

Thankyou both for sharing your breakfast with us, you devil may care, let the cards fall where they may, merry madcaps.... What a shame the sun didn`t fully emerge, and dear God, that looks so cold - much more so than here in our NZ autumn which I find quite cold enough! I too enjoyed the sound of pheasants while walking my dogs this morning but was able to return swiftly home to a breakfast of coffee and toast and a warm house. Lovely Julia, I do think you should maintain the innovative wearing of the blanket - I sense a new high street fashion trend in the making... (^_^) Rodger

[@indranildey5596]

Fantastic

[@Crepello100]

I live abroad now but back in my past life my (ex)wife and I often walked up to Chanctonbury Ring to watch the sunset. We'd be the last people up there - that magnificent scenery all to ourselves. There are so many nice spots along the Downs but one I particularly remember is Devil's Dyke on one cold and foggy winter's evening when all you could see was the ridge itself. Everything below us was shrouded in fog. It was like walking on a cloud. We walked till nightfall then warmed up in the pub which was virtually empty so rather cosy.

[@RichardVobes]

How lovely!

[@MrDbremner]

From stuff like this are memories made.

[@davidkeel]

Good video. Julia looked more candid and open compared to the shows. (in my opinion) It must have been so cold that you can't get ready for the shock of that cold morning haha.

[@cathybonner9437]

Thank you Richard and Julia, I'm not a morning person either but love to see the sun rising. Where did you park?

[@davidanderson8407]

Best time of the day Richard. What a great way to christen the van!!! I do admire your hardiness not wearing a woollie hat.

[@stevesmith3990]

Apart from the lack of the actual sun it was brilliant ;)

[@stevegee7593]

I love spending other people’s money. Here are 3 things I have seen on other channels. The first two are a Deep Cycle Leisure Battery with a Split Charge Relay kit. These will stop you Wakering up one morning, because you a flat vehicle battery. I have done that after falling asleep and leaving my lights on. The last one is sheer luxury maXpeedingrods 5KW Air Diesel Heater. All can be got from the well known online shop. I must admit the only one I have is the Leisure Battery.

[@gazzertrn]

thats a great idea , i think i might do this some time soon . take my camping stove with me , and hey presto full English at dawn . Brilliant .

[@CharlieCooper3101]

Blimey, how do you do it Richard, I'm not a morning person either Julia, never have been just always seem to be tired and grumpy untill about 12 1 o colck. But once I'm out and smelling the early morning fresh air it does make me want to go out Earlish and go for a walk, lovely sunrise. And sounds of the birds waking up, how fast was that car going at the end ? Like a flash past the camera haha.

[@RichardVobes]

It's the best time of the day!

[@johnbyrne2756]

Sorry for previous subject matter wander Richard -- it was early! You mentioned the sun rising from an unexpectedly slightly different position than usual. I don't know your height above sea level in this video but the rising position will vary from when viewed at sea level...

[@tittums]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - I don't know how you do it!

[@chrisf4049]

Very pleasant for the Pheasants ,and Julia was suitably attired you should take some lessons Richard but it looked fun eating your bowls of sawdust welldone you brave hearts nice vid !!

[@mikesaunders4775]

An interesting variation Richard. I have to admit that I am with Julia on early mornings, and caught up with this film after mid day . Have you any plans for a late-night feast for a follow-up?

[@alansandell804]

Sunrise along the south coast might be a good one to try. Birling Gap way? Not too far for you. :)

[@henryharesdene4164]

Gosh! This is a bit like the BeeB's waiting for broadcasting to start logo to disappear (if anyone cam remember ...) If you can do you you recognise "2LO calling - Writtletalk"....

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Poor Julia. She looked absolutely frozen. Next time. Richard, wait until it’s a lot warmer, like July, before dragging Julia out of bed at some unearthly hour

[@andybbeck2043]

Super

[@williamburgess4732]

Crazy, Crazy, Crazy but beautiful.

[@janerobertson8950]

I thought you’d be making a full English cooked breakfast!