Van Life Vlog - 5 Days on Islay

Just what did we get up to in 5 days on the Isle of Islay?
- 2 hour ferry crossings
- Cooking in the van
- Grabbing showers on the road
- Running out of water (noooooo)
- And Theo turns lamb whisperer for the evening.
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Filmed on: GoPro Hero 4

[@BondSongsMaster]

Feel lucky to live in Islay permanently! Beautiful island 👍🏻

[@taylorgrant4447]

Another lovely video. So enjoying following along!

[@theindieprojects]

Cheers Taylor! Thanks for watching :)

[@wendywilson5181]

I'm sure that sheep was glad you guys decided not to take that super expensive ferry and stayed on Islay! Love watching your adventures!

[@theindieprojects]

Definitely!! Thanks for watching :)

[@bryantford3054]

Beautiful video. Love seeing Scotland, where my great grandfather was born. Now I know why he was so comfortable living in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Both are lush, green & wet. Hope you get enough followers & sponsors so you can come tour the states. Keep on putting out great videos.

[@theindieprojects]

Thank you so much lovely to hear :) we'd love to make our way over someday... Cheers for watching!

[@bornfreefreedom4900]

Good stuff. Caring to help the baby sheep. 😊💜

[@extrastops]

A hero and a gentleman. Thumbs up!

[@theindieprojects]

Cheers, couldn't leave the little guy trapped there!

[@xlbigfoot1]

Great vid. Well done ref the sheep and now I'm starving due to the fish and chip scene. Keep up the good work.

[@theindieprojects]

Thanks! Fish & chips really are the best 👍

[@theclayman8255]

Cool tune too. 😎👍🏼

[@sundialsoft]

Most interesting. Islay and Jura are on my list because I'm descended from people from these islands. A man from Jura and a woman from Islay so I'm told.

[@neverbesilentever5179]

Well done for saving that little sheep! #RealMenAreKindToAnimals #Hero Thank you!

[@Vantouristcom]

Very cool video with lots of interesting events thanks!

[@theindieprojects]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback :) glad to know our videos are being enjoyed!

[@rvpandamonium]

Great Video ....thanks for sharing.

[@theindieprojects]

Cheers and thanks for watching!

[@NealeGray]

Islay and Jura, on my bucket list. I hope you sampled the whiskies.

[@rileyw9969]

Great adventure.

[@theindieprojects]

cheers!

[@AwayToMeBus]

Good on you for freeing the lamb!

[@AprilleShepherd]

Theo... why did I cry when you helped free the little lamb? Thank you for sharing that, it was so sweet ;-) We spend our childhood singing songs and hearing bible stories about lost little lambs and we never think that one day, we might actually help that scared little lamb. Thank You Theo.

[@theindieprojects]

Aprille Shepherd Thank you Aprille, glad you enjoyed the video. I just couldn't leave the poor lamb trapped there!

[@AprilleShepherd]

...and the little terrified squeaks it was making... poor thing. But glad Theo the Shepherd was on point !

[@johndgn]

Funny, just watched this, we were 3 nights in Islay with van about 3 weeks ago and decided not to pay Jura ferry either and did the Bunnahabhain distillery tour instead, parked where you did. We'll go back to Jura though as want to do all the Paps on a clear day if possible (5 hours away from us luckily). Our first night we ate from the Nippy Chippy van, superb, she's been there 15 years she said, and parked up near the beach at Port Ellen, you'll be back too as you need to see Loch Gruinart as well, loads camera opps.

[@theindieprojects]

+johndgn that's great! Will definitely return as we want to see Jura and the Paps too :)

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Well done on saving the lamb.

[@rippy4freedom499]

Theo is a Hero!

[@theindieprojects]

:)

[@hadriansmith6400]

Looks like you guys are having fun! I will be doing this next year. I mentioned this to my wife and I'm sure I saw fear in her eyes.

[@theindieprojects]

Get her to watch some of our videos I'm sure the fear in her eyes will change to excitement once she sees how great it is to travel in a van! Where will you be going?

[@hadriansmith6400]

Thanks will do, I have always taken all the back roads.

[@sipapito]

What lens did you have in that canon?

[@gkuk10]

Well done that man. The grass isn't always greener on the other side 🐑

[@leoselwyn-davis1002]

Who's the artist playing whilst your on the ferry? Do Islay summer 2018 :)

[@izzytilburn9261]

Did you get the finlagan??

[@Careful3890]

Why pick the peas out of the pod? They are so yummy.

[@thecrazymanfromireland]

Cool great video :)

[@theindieprojects]

Great to hear, glad you enjoyed it!

[@MartinAhlman]

Nicely done with the lamb! But ketchup with your fish'n chips? All in all, it's great to see you doing stuff :-)

[@theindieprojects]

Ketchup is essential for fish & chips! Or mayonnaise...or curry sauce...or mushy peas...the list goes on!

[@MartinAhlman]

VDubVanLife Mmmmmmm... Mushy peas

[@amafid]

Greetings from texas.

[@theindieprojects]

Thanks for watching all the way from Texas!

[@whiteeaglewarrior]

I enjoy your vids very muchly :) Just nice chilled and peaceful but exciting too! Can tell youre nice peeps...wishing you very many happy years ahead I have converted my estate car into a cosy car camper to live in whilst I either do my nurse training in scotland and get sent out on placements to these places, orrrr if I dot get in this year, I am gunna find a job up there and travel around when not working. Why wait for retirement? :)

[@theindieprojects]

that's great! Good to follow your dreams :)

[@victorestrada178]

i love watching your adventures, great karma saving that sheep

[@theindieprojects]

thanks!

[@seranieri]

You both eat better in a van than I do in an apartment ... But then I'm not an Ace chef like Bee.

[@mixn44]

You Bought Water ? Why ? I have to be honest, I've been to all the Islands you visited here, on a bike, and compared to this method of travel, it's chalk and cheese. The American monument you visited on the Oa, deserved more coverage than the charging points on the ferry, and where's the wildlife ?

[@theindieprojects]

+mixn44 we bought water as we needed to drink and couldn't find any taps. The charging points on the ferry are important to us, as you should have gathered from the vlog, because we need to recharge our phones, cameras, and other electronic devices whilst travelling 24/7 in the van. We thought it would be useful to others who are doing the same. The wildlife was there, as I'm sure you remember when you went, but our GoPro doesn't have a zoom lens so it's impossible to really get a decent close-up of the deer, hare, seals, goats, birds etc... milling around. This isn't a promo video for Islay, it's a personal documentation of our travels. As you can appreciate these videos take a huge amount of time and effort to produce.

[@mixn44]

"Effort" ? Last time i was at the Oa,it involved three ferries and 60 miles pedalling,in a day. In the west coast you can drink from the rivers, these can double up as your washing/bathing areas, you can get a 5L container from poundland,you could have got a Battery from Hugh Mundel (haulage comp.).near Kenacraig. Up here just ask a local for any help you need It's called Highland hospitality,every good deed etc. BTW,you got unlucky as that was the worst Summer up here I remember. Slainte

[@ArminGrewe]

I'm guessing you must have a long wheel base model, longer than 5m? Otherwise £45 for Jura sounds a bit too high.

[@theindieprojects]

Yeah our van is a LWB which makes it longer than 5m. A return would have cost £37.80 for the van then return for us as passengers was an extra £6.60. We'll definitely go one day :)

[@ArminGrewe]

Yeah, that sounds right. Bit annoying as I believe you're only just over 5m? Definitely worth going to Jura for longer than a day or two. Climb the Paps, walk past Barnhill to the Corryvreckan and watch lots of deer, Eagles and more.

[@theindieprojects]

Armin Grewe yep just over 5m! It gives us somewhere to visit in the future :) thanks for the info