Day in the Life Camping in my Ford Transit Connect- vanlife vlog

[@brucedixon5185]

Love this video! Simple joys of life. Looking for rocks, small town festival, fall colors, a nap, and spending time with family.

[@erin_elyse]

Aww yay! I'm glad you liked it. I was worried it was going to be a little too slow and chill of a day but I'm glad people are resonating with it!

[@francesw.6774]

As someone from a big maple syrup state, the pancakes without syrup was very sad. Almost as bad as putting that fake syrup stuff on them. On the other hand, the Mickey pancake was perfect! Thanks for sharing your mellow meanderings. Beachcombing is always fun. I think the pleasure of it has some link to our ancient hunter/gatherer roots. Thanks for sharing, Erin.

[@erin_elyse]

Haha I have a couple friends that tap their own trees and have definitely given me bottles before and are just shaking their heads right now! I agree on your beach combing theory, humans just love searching for interesting and beautiful trinkets in nature!

[@deminmax]

2:34 sit lower to the ground. You need to be parallel to the water. Whait for the wave to pass and throw so that the stone just slightly touches the water. Angles matter. Same as in the filmaking.

[@stephenrau1255]

Note to self... next trip - bring a can opener and some syrup!!! Love the fall lake views!!!

[@erin_elyse]

Yep! Next time for sure!!

[@jamesdavis5701]

I heard Odesza :)

[@KatsaGrace1]

That looks like a Petoskey stone. Look it up ^^ I need pancakes in my life!

[@rootedremembrance]

Those fall colors 😍😍😍

[@erin_elyse]

Right?? The perfect time to gooo!

[@_Shivani_Rajput]

That was a cute lil trip .love it❤ Thank You for Sharing ❤❤😊

[@erin_elyse]

Thank you for watching!!

[@inevitablekaitastrophe]

The fossilized coral 🪸 so neat !

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

I think my original comment said something like: I'm so early, for once 😅 hi, Erin 👋 And now I'm about to go do some research on fossilised coral and the geological history of the great lakes. Also why are there so many claws? A defence mechanism? Nailed the Mickey pancake! Some beautiful shots of nature in this one 🌲🌍 I'm not a 'taker of nature' either. I prefer to leave the beautiful and cool natural things where I find them so that others also enjoy the privilege of appreciating it too. And it's not good for the ecosystem. Leave no trace, and all that. That definitely looked like a magical stick, the type of stick that the owner will want to come back for when they realise they've misplaced it. I wouldn't want to bring bad juju into my life by taking it, so I think it was the right idea to leave it. It actually looks like a stick from the subreddit r / sticks on reddit. Also, the top post from the last month on there is the cutest dog with a HUGE stick in his mouth 😂😁 Hope you had a good time with your mom at the spa.

[@erin_elyse]

Aww thank you for taking the time to type it all out again!! I know KZbin will automatically take down comments sometimes but usually I can still see them and "unflag" them. The Great Lakes are so fascinating!! and I just love the vibrant colors of the claws so they are always fun to spot. Yeah it's definitely super normal for people in Michigan to have big buckets of these rocks at home, and I have a lot of friends that are into polishing them and making them into jewelry which is cool! I just don't care for the clutter! and you're right, if someone else can see the stone again too, that would be sweet! I'm glad I left the stick too. My grandpa taught me how to do those carvings on it once, and its a lot of hard work so I hope someone comes back for it!! I will have to check out this reddit!!!

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

​@@erin_elyse super fascinating! I've spent the past day nerding out over the great lakes history and environmental science. Newly gained appreciation of the Midwest for me, having not learned much about it during school or university. Happy Halloween 🎃

[@roninx2885]

Loved the chill morning vibes!

[@erin_elyse]

Oh good!!

[@jeanniekartis5916]

Great vlog... ❤Very calming which was great since im recouping from heart surgery...🥴

[@erin_elyse]

Oh my goodness!! I wish you luck with your healing! 💗💗💗

[@Tristan_de_Kermadec]

I did a lot of fossil hunting where I grew up in the Jura region (a chain of mountain between France and Switzerland that gave its name to the Jurassic geologic period). Ammonites, ferns, 150 million years old fish, that was fun. I could not help laughing when you said that you did not see the point of collecting rocks. My brother's house is full of rocks and fossils plus some meteorites. But for a good reason: he is a paleontologist and geologist.

[@erin_elyse]

That sounds so cool!!! Wow I would love to do some real fossil hunting like that!! Hahaha your brother sounds awesome, and not unlike one of my geologist friends too! If you love your rocks, by all means surround yourself with what you love! I guess rock collecting isn't conducive to living in a van lol

[@jo100]

Also Erin, You Look Like Your Mom For Real, And, You Have Your Mom’s Beautiful Personality To Erin🥰🥰🥰

[@erin_elyse]

Thanks so much!! she's the best

[@jo100]

@@erin_elyseYou Are Welcome Erin 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@jo100]

Very Very Very Cool 😎 Thumbnail Picture Erin.

[@erin_elyse]

Thank you! 😁

[@jo100]

@@erin_elyseYou Are Welcome Erin 😊

[@fredricjulien8738]

As long as I lived in Michigan, I always referred to those fossilized coral stones as "Petosky Stones." I never heard them called "Charlevoix Stones" but I guess that's still geographically correct. 😉 I like Meijers chicken noodle soup too, but I buy the cans with pull tabs on the lid. No need for a can opener. You need superhuman strength sometimes to pull them off though. 💪 Pretty cool hotel you stayed at with your mom. I've never stayed in a 2 - level hotel room either. Nice to see you travelling through our beautiful state again.

[@erin_elyse]

Yes the Petoskey stone is very similar to a Charlevoix stone! Both are fossilized coral and look pretty similar. Growing up I always called them that too until I moved to the area and learned the difference. I LOVE when the cans have the pull tab lol because I always seem to forget my can opener haha! It was super nice to stay at a fancy hotel after a camping trip, quite the switch up!! I will have to do more Michigan trips. I find them very relaxing because I know a bunch of great spots without the hassel of being in a new place. Very homey!!

[@RuebenNomura]

Morning from Hawaii have fun camping be safe

[@erin_elyse]

Thank you!!

[@JoeBeech]

Cool stones and fossils. At work last week had a van looked just like janeway first time I’d seen one by where I live for ages. Also just wanted to say its great you take the time to respond to comments it sounds dorky but it sort of like having a pen pal 🙂

[@erin_elyse]

I love all the fun stones!! and nice! I always get excited seeing other Janeways out on the road. I have seen lots of interesting ones over the years. I definitely try my best to respond! I like to hear what everyone has to say!

[@ramblinvanman6250]

You passed up all that magic!

[@michaelketteringham9417]

Nice video Erin were you at one of the great lakes.

[@erin_elyse]

Yes! Lake Michigan

[@goober9983]

That came probably had a curse on it😂😂

[@erin_elyse]

Such a good point. Very glad I left it LOL

[@JonnoDoesStuff]

I think the staff was actually a cursed staff. Glad to see you left it well alone

[@erin_elyse]

Good point!! Okay yeah i didn't even touch it so we should be good

[@gillant3]

are Charlevoix stones different from Petoskey stones or does every town on the lake just name these things after itself

[@ryanthomas2472]

I was wondering too. I have a house in Charlevoix and I've never heard that term. Always Petoskey even in Port Huron. But maybe it is a different stone and I just don't know the difference. Either way, I love the Michigan videos!

[@erin_elyse]

Yes it actually is a different stone! Both are fossilized coral, but from a different genus of coral. Charlevoix stones have a much tighter packed pattern as well, where Petoskey is more spaced out. I was hoping to find some Petoskey stones and talk about the difference but I could barely find any, just super small and hard to see the pattern! I used to live in Petoskey, where you can find them all over the place!! but yeah they can be found all over too!

[@gillant3]

@@erin_elyse Very cool! My grandparents live in Harbor Springs so I spent plenty of summers up north, Petoskey stones are for sure harder to find now than when I was a kid

[@zekeurrabazo]

Did you buy a larger new van yet?

[@erin_elyse]

Not yet!! It's going to be awhile for sure

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

What's the best van trip you ever went on.

[@erin_elyse]

That's such a tough question!! Honestly my last trip to Florida was awesome, but I also had a really good time on my last trip home from CA! I took a more southern route than normal, stopping in Carlsbad and the White Sand Dunes and it was incredible!!!

[@miteshraja4823]

Sleepy head 😂

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

Oh no. I was early to one of your videos for a change, and my comment was removed 😢

[@erin_elyse]

Hmm weird I don't see it on my side of things?? 🥺 Just this one!

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

​@@erin_elyse sorry, it wasn't my intention to imply that you removed it, if that's how it came across. I was just stating the fact that it was removed. After some research I think it might have been auto removed by KZbin because I had a link (well, not even a link.. just the name) to a subreddit on reddit 🤷🏻‍♂️ so I think it was my fault it was removed haha

[@ValidescopeWest]

Try sleeping with your hair in a satin bonnet under your hat while you are sleeping.

[@erin_elyse]

Good idea!!

[@aratakiitto3107]

but where do you poooop! ik you shower at planet fitness but you seem far from a city idk

[@erin_elyse]

Haha well this is a campground so there were pit toilets there!