Escaping the UK by the scariest ferry crossing EVER | European Van Life Begins!

[@OnlyVans]

Have you ever been in your camper to Europe? Have you ever VanLife’d?

[@roncozens]

Try crossing from Dover to Ostend in a force 8 gusting 9 as I did on board the Belgian ferry Prins Baudouin in the 1960"s.

[@OnlyVans]

Not for me, not a great sailor!

[@Oakleaf700]

Those ferries were tiny as well...modern ferries are huge in comparison. We did a school trip in 1970's on a tiny ferry Dover to Ostende - can't remember the names of the ferries, but we explored the ferry and they had a horrendous large cabin with bunks in it and small aluminium saucepans everywhere to be sick into!

[@OnlyVans]

@Oakleaf700 sounds terrifying!!

[@roncozens]

@@Oakleaf700 I travelled on all the passenger ferries on the Ostend-Dover route from the mid 1950's until the 1980's. In the earlier years there were 2 vessels built in the late 1930's and indeed small compared to those on the Dover-Calais route nowadays. I've seen old footage on KZbin of a number of those ships bringing back fond memories.

[@Oakleaf700]

Transderm Scōp really works {one of the most effective meds for motion sickness out there. {Prescription only} The worst rough ferry crossing I had was as a child on the 'Falaise' {really small} from Dieppe Newhaven. I had a headachey feeling and they closed the decks because it was too rough. I asked Dad how many more hours, and he looked at his watch and said ''we have been at sea for one and a half hours, so a few more to go...I remember the ''urghh'' feeling and just wanting to get off. The carpets were stained badly from people's past pukings - it was horrid. plus people were allowed to smoke inside then...so all in all a nightmare crossing. My poor mum felt dreadful, and baby brother was sick. Dad was fine. He said ''This isn't rough! Calm as a millpond''

[@OnlyVans]

I know the feeling!

[@stenanormandy5984]

Looks like a very smooth crossing.

[@OnlyVans]

It was very choppy, since this video we did the Portsmouth Santander crossing which made this look like a pond

[@T44YPE]

We want to do it this year in our sprinter. fingers crossed

[@OnlyVans]

Which countries will you go to?

[@T44YPE]

@@OnlyVans just France & Spain to get started

[@OnlyVans]

Spain and France are so well equipped, we are in Portugal currently and they have quite a few free stop overs that give free electric!! It’s so so good!

[@T44YPE]

@@OnlyVans wow thats amazing