Campervan Roadtrip- Part 2: the Northern Spanish beaches, Bilbao & San Sebastián

[@janetbowen7854]

Stunning, so relaxing to watch you both 💖. The campsites look wonderful. I loved the flowered dog statue 😄🐶🚐❤️xx

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thank you for watching our vlogs - we enjoy making them particularly when we are travelling as there are so many lovely places to see. We get inspired to visit places from watching KZbin and hope we do the same. Bilbao was a revalation around the museum and definitely worth a visit x

[@julian-1955]

Hi Richard and Jackie. I've just finished watching this video and I'm "hooked'! 🤗 In April and May we toured for the first time ever in our caravan in Western and Northern Spain for 2 weeks, 3 weeks in Portugal and 1 week in France en route back to the UK. We were so pleasantly surprised by northern Spain. Just gorgeous and not so well known. Can't wait to return but we're now considering a van or motorhome. Friends joined us for 4 weeksin their motorhome which seems a much easier way to travel. I immediately subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch all the other videos. You have such an easy style. I love the music, the mix of stills and videos as well as your photography. Congratulations. Bon voyage. Best wishes, Julian.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thankyou for your kind words, it was lovely to read😊 we loved northern Spain especially the mountains. The countryside was so much more lush and green than we had anticipated and the coast so much more rugged. We can’t wait to return with maybe a diversion into Portugal and definitely trying to get into the Pyrenees this time. The caravan v motorhome debate is a tough one! We noticed the bigger motorhome we recently rented slightly limited where we could go due to parking and road quality. Our vw is ace and can go anywhere but space inside is very limited and caravans are less flexible when planning a trip but you get the space and freedom of a car! Tricky one 🤣 I know Richard wouldn’t relish towing a caravan around Europe especially in the mountains so it would always be a motorhome or camper for us 🚐

[@michelleclarke6949]

Enjoyed the video and the naming of the campsites.we will try some of them this September

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Camping la Paz was a great location

[@howarddavis2281]

Brings back memories! Hitched along that coast a couple of times in the early 80's. It was hectic when I arrived in San Sebastian too - into the midst of a fully fledged riot! Fantastic place though.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Oh wow! We loved the atmosphere at San Sebastián and it was just such a lovely coast - not what we expected 🚐

[@motorroamingaround]

Another great video guys. Stunning beaches and fab cities also. Loved your editing style. Keep safe. Irvine & Karen.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

San Sebastián was a really lovely surprise to us. Again somewhere we want to spend more time exploring 🚐

[@ScottishVanTrips]

Love the North of Spain! Great video!

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

So do we now 🚐

[@MrSham61]

Great video!

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thank you ☺️

[@FrugalMrB]

The La Paz campsite looks great. You look to be having a fantastic time - good coastal walks and bike rides (I've been following Jackie on Strava) and great weather - it's raining here in the Yorkshire Dales so you are definitely in the right place! I know what you mean about borders - last week I was in Germany in a town on the Polish border, and it was odd just walking over into a different country without any checks - I also had my passport ready just in case! Looking forward to your next video, thanks, Andrew.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

We were surprised how much like the uk the northern Spanish coast was we even had some rain to make us feel at home! We’ve loved the cycling in France and have done over 280km so far!

[@alliefitzsimmons4835]

Really enjoying this channel. Have purchased my first wild guide following your video 👍 so planning some of my own trips. Watching yours have been very informative so thank you and keep the content coming x

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thankyou! Which wild guide have you gone for? Our favourite is definitely the Scottish one

[@alliefitzsimmons4835]

I live in the Lakes but for just over a year, so I’ve started with the Lake District first to find those hidden gems. I’m sure you probably have this on list for videos but if possible and willing to share, could you do a cost breakdown of this trip as planning to do similar next year (also on a budget) so that would be really helpful. Enjoy your travels and looking forward to the next video x

[@sylviapage8572]

Lovely photography. That looks like an amazing holiday. Thanks for sharing.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thankyou, we love photography and it not hard in a place like that!!

[@MrCJ750]

50 this year, sold the house, T6:1 coming soon, off we go for 12 months 🎉 if we see as much as you have we will be blessed.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Ah thank you - wow lots of changes for you! We have loved the freedom that the VW has given us to travel cheaply. Good luck with all your plans - Where are you heading off to first?

[@MrCJ750]

@@earlyretirementwanderlust thank you ! A couple of loose plans really, one is depart the the UK to Amsterdam, then follow the North coast through Belgium, maybe Luxembourg, France, Portugal, then drop down to the South coast back through Spain, France possibly Switzerland then into Italy and possibly Croatia