We joined WALK THE WIGHT to the Isle of Wight’s iconic Needles - VAN LIFE ISLE OF WIGHT

[@Growyourowninacourtyard]

You are our absolute favourites to watch. Your camera control, not too fast as I get “sea sick” watching some. Your dialogue, your choice in music and the way you are with each other. Such a beautiful couple. X

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Wow, thank you!

[@MuddyDuck...]

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this episode - and say that your videography, editing and story telling are going from strength to strength 👍

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it! and thanks 👍

[@lindsaygedling4979]

Oh wow lovely views❤

[@aysheanaif2927]

Needles is a beautiful place ❤

[@susenjarvis8281]

Looks like you both had a wonderful day. So exciting. Enjoy your lunch. Ha e a good day.

[@lindaangove9010]

Those lovely little purple flowers are thrift. So pretty all along the coast.

[@deborahroberts1300]

What a lovely day thankyou both.

[@asaprocky8195]

Excellent. Chilly and damp outside, but your personal presentation adds so much warmth. A winning Combo!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PaulGatfotd-sx8pb]

Beautiful views I’m so glad that you both had good weather for filming

[@csbridgemountain7972]

You two really make me happy💚

[@karenchapman2561]

Hello Carol & Ken great vid its lovely at the Needles 😁

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

What a fantastic vlog. Your right about parking charges, they can get away with it unfortunately tho, supply n demand. Stunning views on the walk, great to see so many out for charity. ❤

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thank you 🙂

[@Agrajak]

We often park at Milford on Sea and I spend ages looking at the birds and the IoW in the binoculars to where you where in this video. Interesting to see it from the other side! Confident drone flying over cliffs and the sea, braver man than me!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

I remember the first time I did it. Then I realised the drone has no idea where its over and could fail over land just as easily. Gone for good though over water. 😁👍

[@johnhiney2297]

That takes me back a few decades! Lovely vlog, thank you for that 👍

[@LifeistooshortCK]

My pleasure 😊

[@euansemple5598]

Lovely. And a nice contrast to the beautiful, but hot and dry park-up near Marbella that I am watching it in!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Have a good trip 😎👍

[@venusadventures66]

Another great video thank you

[@Ponkelina]

Precarious walk. Lovely views

[@Wizardinthewild]

Pleased Ken got his breakfast. Looked tasty. Will we see the “little red Yacht” anytime soon? Love visiting the Needles. Great views. Interesting hearing the history of the place. Agree with you that they shouldn’t charge more for campers. Could see us on the chair lift with 3 dogs🤣 well done being good with your dinner Ken 😉 you’ve found some great places we didn’t know about. Makes us feel we could happily go off grid on the IOW with Merlin now. 👍

[@LifeistooshortCK]

We have often thought about buying a boat but think we prefer a campervan ☺️ Just imagining you on the chairlift with your 3 doggies. Thank goodness they have a path down to the beach 😅 Yes, we can recommend the Isle of Wight for a trip in Merlin 🙂👍

[@CamperVanya]

Enjoyed seeing all those places again. Especially great to see The Hut restaurant - we splashed out & treated ourselves to an evening there overlooking the bay, watching all the rich folk arriving on their boats! Thanks for sharing, this one brought back some particularly lovely memories 😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

We have said we must go back and have a meal at The Hut one day 😊

[@dwaviation]

I'm trying to play Bach's 'Prelude' on my Cello... I hope to master it by 2038! Great Video as ever...

[@LifeistooshortCK]

You can do it!

[@bessie2275]

Been there, done that, great view

[@junerobinson8169]

Lovely video again guys, really enjoyed it. The scenary was brill, thanks for taking us with you..see you next time

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks June. Glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@maobfh]

Very enjoyable! Thank you!

[@stellaswancounselling]

Love ❤️ it 👍🙏

[@ladyrose358]

Awesome video😃👍🙏🌹

[@christopherbutler7588]

Lovely video thank you 😊 I always think the pace of life is slower on the island. Have a great weekend.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Yes, we found it lovely and relaxing 🙂

[@mrssue9137]

😂 Ken this is a lesson for the future to be a dear thoughtful loving husband which I'm sure you are anyway, , give your layers to Carol if she's cold. ❤😂

[@ChrisyC567]

You guys are the Greatest, I love your content..!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Cheers 👍

[@justlivingmylife]

I cannot even express my love for this video it was amazing l am from the US and love history so much!! This was a beautiful place to visit ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@leenewcome85]

Great video Beautiful scenery thanks for sharing 😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for viewing our back catalog. We appreciate that ❤️👍

[@michaelteale6386]

Hi Ken and Carol we were on the island at the end of June to the middle of July. We have been going to the island for the last 30 years . We could not believe how quiet it was. Like you we believe parking should be free . We were shocked to see so many shops closed down. The parking charges are ridiculous. We tend to park out a bit and walk in. We love the IOW but the council need to wake up and not be so greedy. Just love your videos keep up the good work guys.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

It’s not rocket science. The easier and cheaper it is to park the better local businesses do and everyone benefits. We will be going back for sure 👍

[@jimmclam]

This was one of your better ones! Thanks!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you liked it!

[@peterdnreynolds777]

Great music!! Hope you are both well and having a great weekend

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Cheers.👍

[@vanessagardiner7663]

That was a wonderfully packed episode with some beautiful views of the Needles, thank you.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Kermit-Si]

Some great drone footage Ken 👍 I think you looked a bit nervous on the chair lift Carol 🫣

[@getawaygeese]

100% agree about car parks we completely over charge and like you seeing other countries allow you to parkup up for encourages you to be there ( two grumpy old man rant lol ) All the times as a kid we went to the needles I never knew any of that history - to busy running around Thanks for producing

[@LifeistooshortCK]

You haven’t stopped running around yet Billy Whiz 😁👍

[@MelG-ut3hs]

Another wonderful video with beautiful scenery and music. Very relaxing.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Many thanks!

[@CJ-bs7zl]

Can highly recommend the cafe you had breakfast as we visited there too! Lovely staff. You visited lots of places we recognised from our recent trip. There was a lovely farm shop/cafe from the footpath (where the ornaments were in the garden off the National Trust path at the Needles). A really nice coffee after a long walk (it is signposted). Hard to believe we were there ourselves a few weeks ago! Lovely vlog as always xx

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Will have to check out that farm shop/cafe next time we visit the Needles. Glad you enjoyed your trip 😀

[@nigeldavey1043]

Hi both, you know I've been to the Isle of Wight several times when the grandkids of were young and they always loved it but there were two or three places you went to that I've not seen before. Particularly the place you stayed the night at the end of this vlog. Is somewhere near the needles or by Freshwater. Anyway, as often happens when I am viewing one of your sojourns you brought back some happy memories of when Katie and Lucy were young enough to want to go on holiday with Grampy. The gnomes made me laugh. I thought they would like that but it turn out that " Gomes" as Kate called them were scary in her eyes and she stomped off in the other direction going " I hate flipping Gomes, I hate 'em" . Can't always get it right. Anyway you packed a lot into this weeks offering that's for sure. Hope you get your replacement camper dilemma sorted soon. Bruin out. 🐻

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Always glad to hear our video brought back happy memories. The new van will get sorted 👍

[@janetbowen7854]

Another fantastic video from you both. We walked Tennyson Down and visited the Battery at The Needles when we camped on the Isle of Wight in Septmber 2019. We loved it. Well done for your really long walk. Ours was too, and we were exhausted after the circular walk of about 10 miles back to our campsite at Heathfield Farm. When I went down the spiral staircase at the Battery I had the place to myself, which was fantastic. Chris looked after Bateman, our GSP, and we then swapped. I noticed on your film, someone had taken their Parsons Jack Russel down the staircase, I was sure when we were there that it said "no dogs"!! The chair lift looks great fun, we would need to walk down as we couldn't take Bateman on that. We thoroughly enjoyed our close up view of The Needles from Waverley on 15th September this year, we had fantastic warm weather too, no mist, bright blue sky. Looking forward to Yarmouth next week, our favourite place on the island. Thanks Carol and Ken, good luck with your search for your next "home on wheels". 😀 xxxx

[@LifeistooshortCK]

We did wonder how they had got the dog down that spiral staircase as it was so narrow. That must have been amazing sailing to the Needles on the Waverley. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

[@testpilotian3188]

I agree with you on the car park issue Ken, shame so many councils seem not to understand the correlation between charging for car parking and struggling businesses. Those two kids were like wtf a boomer blogging what is this black magic…. LOL

[@LifeistooshortCK]

😂😂😂

[@yaminthegrey]

Hari OM Based on some of the stuff I saw down south (and starting to creep north), parking seems to be run by some kind of mafia now... Anyway, that aside, this was a fab episode and again sparked memories from my trip there half a century ago... at that time, we were able to purchase empty vials and fill them with the coloured sands ourselves. YAM xx

[@LifeistooshortCK]

I remember the vials 👍

[@Sushi2735]

Simply magical place! Looks like you had a lovely time! I could stay a week just to explore 💕 Can’t get enough of noodles! Like the veggie kind!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Plenty of good places to explore on the Isle of Wight for sure 🙂

[@ruthanndelaney5305]

I love your videos!

[@welshieonwheels]

Well done both did you use a different camera, the quality was excellent really enjoyed, thanks for taking us along good luck 👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks guys. It was shot with an iPhone 14 Pro Max 🙂

[@tinasavage674]

You are brave going down those steps to clostrofobic for me 😊lovely video thankyou😊

[@xhogun8578]

You've made me want to go back to the isle of wight. It's been a long time since I've visited and ir wasn't in my radar to return until now. Thank you, iow is a really enjoyable series.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@kevinfriend6521]

I'm sure I heard that cow say "Hello Ken" 🐄

[@LifeistooshortCK]

She did look very friendly 😁

[@lcook0825]

That scenery must be gorgeous on a clear day. It is quite nice anyway. Beautiful garden of gnomes. Very nice video.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Those gnomes have been there for years 👍

[@lcook0825]

Hi Carol and Ken.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hi Larry 👍

[@Guccit865]

I thought you had a Cromer crab in your hand but it was a drone 😂 only joking, good video 😊.

[@dennispike9869]

We used to live at Milton Abbas in Dorset on a. Clear day we could see the needles from our bedroom

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Lovely 🥰

[@davidcowley1823]

Great video, thankyou for sharing

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@tonicaron7585]

Fantastic video!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks ❤️

[@steveharding9365]

That car park is a bit of a con. After about 2pm each day , the man in the box goes home. Love your vidshope we bump into you one day.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Good tip 😁👍 Say hello if you see us

[@bethlowell7336]

This video was so enjoyable. You really got a lot into this one, plus the walk to and from the van. Thanks for sharing as I will probably never get to the Isle of Wight, since I live in the USA. I liked your choice of music as well. Enjoy your weekend, cheers

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@candacemeifert-polk7383]

Such a beautiful country. Love the water view. Great video as usual.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thank you 😀

[@Anita-rq9ev]

Beautiful. A perfect start to my vacation watching a relaxing video. The IOW seems so peaceful. Those drone shots are always my favourite. Looking forward to seeing the next one. Stay safe 🙏

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

My week on the IoW was brilliant, after watching one of your videos. I had two overnights at Fort Victoria, one at a Gulf Garage, and the rest I parked in quiet streets at the side of the road. Parking charges are a rip off. Can park from 6pm to 8am for £2 in council car parks, but sleeping in vehicles not allowed.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you had a great time. We loved it at Fort Victoria 🙂

[@judithbogner3222]

Divine music, wonderful drone shots, beautiful everything! What an adventure! Thank you.❤ ps, I think that Ken may sing in the shower because he sang in the tunnel! 😂

[@LifeistooshortCK]

I sing quite a bit 😁👍

[@mkeizer8134]

Hello you two, quite a busy day indeed, lovely to join you as ever.

[@rorymax8233]

👍

[@grapesodatravels]

Another great video full of places I'd not heard of! Remarkable how quickly the fog came down! Nice to see you enjoying Those Happy Days. Another of our faves!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Yes great channel and we were lucky to meet them the other day 👍

[@maryg.249]

There’s so much history and so much to see on the isle. Carol, I might have uttered a few muted screams on that tram ride. I don’t like heights, but it seemed worth the terror in the end to be able to see the needles by boat. Thank you for sharing, and , oh, the chow mien looked like a bowl of worms to me. Ugh. Mind you I just got over a stomach bug so food still is a bit repulsive! 😂 Mary

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Chinese never looks good in the container. It tasted good 😁👍

[@moonmother.]

❤❤

[@XavierRadić_NZL]

Wow, what in interesting if not bracing day you both have enjoyed. We have had mixed weather for a few days, no point in even cutting lawns... temp about 6C (says feels more like -1C). Best stay in and share your Needles trip. Do you even take your own flask & cake for an afternoon tea, or just use cafes? Take care & stay safe. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜 PS: Agree about parking, here in Invercargill they have put in new digital meters everywhere, now have to walk about 5km from nearest free parking!!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Shocking news on those parking metres. It will kill off business in the towns shops and restaurants. We like to have tea and cake in cafes when we are travelling ☺️

[@XavierRadić_NZL]

@@LifeistooshortCK 💜💜

[@KatelynsAdventures707]

Loved this vlog and seeing the Isle of Wight in this way. Great history telling. Thx 🙏

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@gold4leaf]

great video, as all was, ... when we recently travelled to UK we hired a car for a week, travelled London to York/Scarborough then down to Brighton region and where ever we went there was always a fee to park, even in the smallest of villages , something you don't see here in Australia outside the major cities

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Uk seem to be the odd one out again in car park charges. 👍

[@gold4leaf]

@@LifeistooshortCK and sometimes there where no meters or pay machines and you have to use an app which did not like our Aussie debit cards, It felt like some times just didn't want tourists ... Cheers, Garry

[@LifeistooshortCK]

@@gold4leaf we hate those parking apps. They never seem to work for us either 😏

[@JCisJD]

Number 5* "makes quite a difference, this heavy pan lid, doesn't it"

[@the-other-windsors]

Another relaxing vlog again, enjoyed by all three of us. Us tucked up in bed and Blue stretched out viewing too. Mind you, really not sure about that chair lift!😬🐕🚙 Ps. Do you have a link for your new boots. Im needing some, as mine got accidentally left somewhere in Scotland!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Can’t post links anymore. They are called Freet barefoot shoes. Read about them before ordering as they are very different

[@the-other-windsors]

@@LifeistooshortCK thanks Ken. Didn't realise about links in the description, knew about them being removed from the banner, but must have missed that bit. Thanks again, I'll check them out. They looked so soft, but concerned about softish soles, with our cobble beach 🙂🐕🚙

[@Guccit865]

I like the Chinese veg dishes plus hot and sour soup I don’t bother with meat dishes.

[@jamesshearer9616]

Here's a silly touristy but sincere question: I noticed the divided walkway on the pier to the boat (17:24). In america we would use the right hand side to walk or line up. Would y'all use the left hand side as you do on the roads?

[@LifeistooshortCK]

The left side was for boarding the slow boat and the right side was for the faster rib 🙂

[@jennyturner6399]

Hello Carol and Ken, I’m so glad you enjoyed your breakfast at The Captain’s Cabin, we’ve always had good food and good service there and in the Summer you get the added entertainment of watching people trying to moor their boats 😂. The Hut is very overpriced and along with the tender they provide a taxi service to and from the ferry at Yarmouth, they will collect you from the private airfield and for royalty and celebs they have a van with blacked out windows! The car park at Colwell does get full in the Summer months but many people park on the Common to avoid the charges. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to the next video. 🍓🧶🌈💙

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for the recommendation. The hut looked pricey. 😁👍

[@KsMeMoTn]

What kind of cake did Carol have at the Needles? I tried listening 3-4 times and couldn’t understand and the closed captioning was no help. Thanks!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

It was coffee and walnut ☺️

[@denisepeters8551]

Never walk by cows if they have their young with them. They are very protective.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Good tip

[@diannahaas7171]

What did u call ur shoes? That don't hurt ur feet

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Freet barefoot shoes

[@diannahaas7171]

@@LifeistooshortCK Thank U Sooo much

[@dublinjohn1101]

Call me slow, but I've just noticed that you always seem to park nose in, is there a reason from that or is it just preference, I always prefer to park bum in, so that I can get out easier, if other people start parking around me.

[@roysimpson9711]

😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

We prefer to park nose out for sleeping so we can drive off quickly if we need to. Sometimes, if the ground is sloping the wrong way this isn’t possible.

[@ingonowack3839]

Ach! A colony of german „Gartenzwerge“ on the Isle of Wight 😳! That‘s interesting! I wonder if they were seeking asylum in the first place 🤔🙄😬🤪?

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Had to look up that translation 😆

[@garychard3894]

Concorde or satellites, British government made the wrong choice again.

[@jeremyfielding2333]

4 quid for a single chairlift ride, must be having a laugh. If ski resorts did this, it would cost hundreds of pounds a day for a pass.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

People are prepared to pay when they are only there once. The costs do mount up though especially if you have children to entertain as well.

[@jwilson2042]

I would never have got Steve on that chair lift! 🫣 Thank you for doing the white walk for me! 🥵 Did you know you sang the opening of Verdi's Nabucco's Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, Pensiero - known in English as Speed Your Journey)? 🥰

[@LifeistooshortCK]

No I didn’t 😁👍