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That’s a wonderful itinerary Katherine. Isn’t it just brilliant to make these plans and the beauty of this life is that you can change your mind even when you’re out there on the road. Sounds like you have so much going on! We would love to go to Norway as some point - we’re thinking 2026, but then the Outer Hebrides are calling - East Germany and Poland - so many places so little time!! Enjoy the Peak Distict - somewhere we haven’t been to in the van yet. Such a gorgeous area. We would love to get to Europe more next year it’s just trying to fit it all in! If we don’t bump into you guys before, then we will look forward to catching up at the Rally. Have a great trip and travel safe. 👍👍

Thanks Arnstein. You too mate 👍👍👍

Yep we’ve booked tickets 🎉🎉. Really looking forward to it 👍 Can’t believe we will back in Europe in three weeks. Where does the time go?? You two take care

Hi Ian. I just love watching murmurations - one of the best wildlife spectacles!! Hope Matilda is operating well 👍👍 Garlieston was wonderful - we will have to get back soon Leighton Moss is somewhere I’ve never visited. Three weeks to Spain - where does the time go mate??

@@NBNatureTrailvan We are planning Garlieston in May at the moment. Need to get some stuff booked and there are a couple of other sites you visited that are on our list :). Ian

Thanks Dave. You too mate 👍👍👍

Well not surprised mate. Hope you can get something for 25. We can’t wait for our trip - can’t believe where the time goes - it’s crazy that we only have three weeks and a bit to go. Sorry for late reply - been decorating (hate it) 😨😃

Hi Jen. Sorry for late reply. We have booked some campsites in Spain - quite nice ones and they get booked up very early. But the journey down and back we haven’t booked. We will just see how far we get each day and then decide on where to stop. In Europe there are so many places to park up (not in England unfortunately) that we should be fine Can’t wait to get going!!

H thanks!! 😃. Yes, we’re so looking forward to our trips. The Spain journey is getting very close!! Have a lovely week ahead 👍👍

It really is and we’re really looking forward to it! So much to look forward to and the Spanish journey is getting very close!! We haven’t decided on where in Scotland we’re travelling yet, but would love to go back to Ardnamurchan - a special place. Remote and peaceful and we loved it there. Have a good week ahead you two👍👍

Thank you 🙏. Yes we’re so excited to get going - especially as the Spanish journey is getting very close now! We’ve had an amazing year in the Motorhome and visited so many wonderful areas. So 2025 is going to be great. Have a lovely week ahead and thanks again 👍👍👍

It’s beautiful there Donna. We loved South West Scotland!! Can’t wait for our trips next year!!

Cheers Graeme - very excited to be going to Spain. 🇪🇸. Hope you guys are doing well. Have a great Christmas 👍👍🎅

Cheers Dave - we're really looking forward to 2025 👍👍

Yes - hopefully we can get a lot of trips away with you guys next year!! xx

Hi Robin Yes not having a dog seems advantage when going to Europe - we did have dogs, and we miss them every day, but a bit glad that we don’t have to go through the rigmarole of the health certificates. Ooh, now then, Sussex is such a beautiful county, (where I’m from so I’m biased) 😃 Brighton is a very cool city and the CAMC site is great for that Really looking forward to our Scotland trip. We are being torn a bit towards Arran from Mull but haven’t finally decided yet. I definitely would love to go back to Ardnamurchan! Have a lovely Sunday guys, we should hopefully be uploading a couple more vids before Spain. 👍

Hi Anna. Hope you’re both ok after the storms. Been crazy hasn’t it! Yes, Spain in just over three weeks. Can’t believe how quickly it has come around. Christmas will be brilliant but then we will be off. We have planned the bigger trips and then the local smaller ones just sort of happen really 😃😃. We’re now discussing whether we do Mull again or Arran. We met a couple of people who live on Arran and they really sold it to us!! So now not sure exactly where we will be going in the Spring. But it’s exciting planning it all anyway 😃 Have a lovely Sunday you two. 👍👍

Cheers Anna and Steve. We can’t wait to get off to Spain! And looking forward to Scotland and all the other places too. We have tried to plan the big trips and then all the smaller ones just sort of happen 😃 Lovin this life

Thanks both. Just can’t believe how fast our first year in the van has passed by. Not getting any younger so we’re trying to get as much in as we can. We need to try and fit a Scandinavian trip in somehow in the next eighteen months! 😃 But we can honestly say that we’ve loved every minute out there! Thanks for the inspiration Helen and Martin 🙏

Thanks so much Z and S. where are you heading? Being out in the van has been just so good for us!

Thanks so much. And thank you for watching our vlogs. It’s so kind of you 🙏🙏🙏. We can’t wait to get going again! Hope you’re having a great weekend

Thank you 🙏. Very kind of you.

Hiya Ant. Norway is on the list. It’s just that 2025 doesn’t really give us enough time all at once to be able to do it. We so nearly booked a cruise for 25! Our youngest daughter did one last year and our middle daughter and husband are going on the same one in 25. They invited us too but we just couldn’t fit it all in! Spain is a concern but it seems that the campsites are still welcoming tourists and the routes around and through Valencia are open. So we are very much looking forward to the trip. Hopefully, another year of adventure and good health for us and then we will be planning a longer trip (Scandinavia hopefully), in 26 Have a lovely Sunday Ant.

​@NBNatureTrailvan 2026 will be here before you know it, so no harm in having thought out things in advance! If you do some research on migrating birds you might find some areas in Scandinavia that are really scenic and suitable for bird watching as you pass through! So have that in mind when planning! Have a nice Sunday down in the south!

@@ArcticNatureExperiences Thanks Ant - you too mate

I know. It was so bad wasn’t it. But by the looks of it - most if not all campsites are operating normally and the routes are pretty clear. Can’t wait to get going!!

It would be brilliant to maybe meet up somewhere. Will keep in touch 👍👍

😬. Oh no. Hope all is ok mate. 🤞🤞🤞

​@@NBNatureTrailvan Yes just the change of date for retirement.

Ha that’s right, Spain can’t come around quickly enough! 😃. The Poncho cheered the warden up that morning at least 😃😃 We probably should have stayed out Jane, but the forecast was for rain not Snow. And there were green fields around Keswick so we decided to go. But not a lot of fun driving in that! Our third big storm this year and probably the worst. Stay safe today Jane. Big one incoming! 😨

It was a bit nerve wracking. We probably should have stayed put. Hopefully Spain will be a bit better! 🤞🤞 Cheers John and Zoe 🙏🙏🙏🙏

You too guys yes, it wasn't a fun drive - we probably should have stayed put in hindsight! And the Minnie Pit was really mind blowing and so dreadfully sad! That was a lovely little site and we will use that again as a stop off when we're travelling North. Off to Spain in January and can't wait!

Hi Steven. I know. It’s unbelievable isn’t it. We now have a Motorhome so not sure if we will be able to do it again 😨 The Southern section which we filmed on another vid is as good if not better (I was told that that section is the real wee mad road)! Just love Assynt!!

Oh gosh, yes we probably should have stayed put but the forecast was for improvement and rain not Snow! The temps rose 5 degrees by the time we got to Lancaster so maybe we should have left later. But alls well that ends well and we got safely to that little CL. The poncho was great. 😃😃. And it cheered the warden up too 🤣🤣 Hope you two are doing well. 👍👍👍

@ yes we aren’t too bad had the Covid vaccine this week and we were ill for 2 days🤷 okish now. Been busy with our granddaughter lots of Christmas events happening. Take care xx

oh no. 😨. I had both vaccines and it wasn’t too bad. I wasn’t sure about the Covid one but went for it in the end. Sue won’t have it as it made her really ill too years back! We’ve all been Ill for two weeks with a rubbish lurgy. So much going around isn’t there! Stay safe and well and enjoy all the Christmas preparations 👍👍🎅

We absolutely love Keswick. And that CCC Derwentwater site is so close to the town and the shops plus it’s five minutes walk to that view down the lake. We haven’t been back kind of to the South Lakes for years - it always seems so crowded - but although Keswick is busy, it’s easy to wander out into the fields and hills from there. And you really do feel like you’re in the middle of the mountains!

Thanks guys. Yes it was a heck of a trip. Ha yes I’m prone to exaggerating!! 😃

Hi David. We probably should she stayed out but the forecast was for a big improvement - it just didn’t happen fast enough! We’re really looking forward to getting back across into Europe. Planning near enough done now - just the wait! Hope you’re having a good week 👍👍

Cheers Dave. Hope you’re having a good week mate 👍👍

It was a great trip Steve. Galloway is somewhere we haven’t been for forty years! And we forgot just how beautiful it is! We went South to the Lake District. - our go to place in Winter. And back home again now for Christmas after getting caught in a big storm But all safe and sound now!! Hope you guys are having a good week 👍👍

Thank you. 🙏

Hi Alex. Sue messaged but not sure if it got through. Just email her on nbnaturetrailvan@gmail.com and she will send 👍

Thank you that's very kind of you Arild.

Yep we probably should have stayed put in hindsight Kev. But the forecast was for rain and there were green fields around Keswick. Temps rose by six degrees by Lancaster! But it really wasn’t fun and wouldn’t want to do it again! The Minnie Pit was incredible. Standing there in the rain was just very strange - very evocative mate 😨

Keswick is great Kev. Don’t bother with Ambleside or Bowness. They’re Just touristy. But Keswick feels like a mountain town. 👍👍

Thanks Jen. No it wasn’t much fun. But in the end I didn’t last two long. Weird weather. The temperature rose about six degrees in 45 minutes. I suppose that’s the impact of the front moving fast!! The second day seemed worse with the winds even stronger so we did get buffeted about but all safe in the end. 👍

It wasn’t a lot of fun Steve! With hindsight, we should have stayed put - but the forecast was for rain not Snow and it was green fields when we left Keswick. But lesson learned! In a way, day two was the worst - the wind was brutal and the van really got buffeted - even with our semi air suspension. I think that was definitely our worst journey yet though - in January we had Storm Isha gales, in September it was Storm Boris Snow but then this one was Snow and Gales!! 🤦🏻‍♂️ Days like that you question why you’re out in Winter 😃😃 Have a lovely week mate.

Hi mate. With hindsight we should have stayed put! It wasn’t fun. The second days journey was even worse as the winds were stronger. But in the end home safe. Hope you’re doing well Duane - missing your vlogs.