Hello Dave and Sue, nice to see your journey, lovely walk around the village, wow that weather was horrendous, the rain sounds so heavy. Take care and stay safe x Julie and Tony x
Hi Julie and Tony. Hope you guys are doing well. The weather was crazy! The wind was the worst in the night. Woke us up - we thought that the van was going over! Sorry we haven’t watched the latest vids. We’re really struggling with data and wifi connections here. It’s very frustrating as we’ve just arrived at a big site and we still can’t get on the internet. 🤦🏻♂️. So will catch up asap 👍👍👍
Hi Graham. Thanks very much. We’ve had an incredible trip so far. We just wondered if we up up to it and it’s been tiring but ok. Ha. Those steps were crazy. You wouldn’t get them in the UK like that Each step was slanting down and so if they were icy they would be lethal! But such a beautiful little town! Thanks again hope you’re having a good weekend.
It was crazy but it was the wind that was really scary. Honestly thought that the van was going over!! Congrats on the new van you two. So exciting. We are trying to get on to wifi currently. Been a bit of a nightmare since we’ve been over here. So we will watch asap when we get some connection and data.
Hi guys that weather was so bad but think we got it worse here !! Not pleasant in the van when it’s stormy though - at least your in Spain now lovely and warm 😍 safe travels - Deb’s and Mark xxx
Thank you guys. It was a crazy night but we’re so lucky to be on this trip and the kids have said how bad it is back home! We are both a bit shattered but at least we made it. Next time I think we will probably try to get here quicker and stopover less You stay safe both
🤣🤣. I thought I had sorted it Dave mate. It doesn’t work (I can’t get it to work) 🤣. The Orange help desk is a bot speaking French very very fast. Far too fast for Google translate And now we’re on a site where we’ve paid 10 euros for their wifi and we still can’t get it to work. Might just give up!! 🤣
Hey Dale. Hope you guys are well. This was a crazy night. Far worse than we’ve experienced anywhere! We were pretty worried at 2am that the van was going over. But all fine and we’ve made it down to Spain. Another amazing adventure. Wish we had done this years ago!!
@NBNatureTrailvan we're both doing better today than we were earlier this week when we were both under the weather. Glad to hear you made it to Spain. Hope your 2025 is going great so far. Take care! We'll be watching!
Happy Friday Dave and Sue. Today you are in a place with better weather (hopefully) and are ready for a grand weekend in the south! I must say that I have never seen you so tired as you were in the morning Dave, so I think it must have been a really rough night for you with the rain and wind. The Ardeche is a place with a lot of beauty, but being up in the mountains means that you can get strong wind and you had it! I just wonder how big the waves on the river was that night? I have never seen really big waves on a river, so that was a first for me:) And also congratulations on the speed you are gaining new subscribers at the moment. You are speeding up and soon you will be the guest speakers at a convention:) So have a nice weekend and do enjoy life! All the best, Ant
Well you’re right Ant. I’ve been especially tired through a lot of this trip. I think that maybe next time we will stop less and travel for longer. So have less set up and prep time (maybe) We’ve done 1408 miles as of today and finally landed near Alicante. And it’s very beautiful. And warm! The River Rhone is famous for the Mistral - I had learned about as a kid but here we were experiencing it in person. It was wild and the waves were maybe five to six feet high. It was crazy!! The van was being blown around on the road - worst we’ve experienced! The subs thing is weird isn’t it. I just don’t understand how it works and it seems nor does anyone else So we just keep enjoying life until til we can’t! Have a wonderful weekend Arild my friend.
@NBNatureTrailvan You have done a long journey towards the south, but hopefully you can have some relaxed days now with better weather! I can imagine how tiring it is to drive and travel in rough, windy weather. Up here there are a number of accidents each winter when RVs literally are blown off the road by strong winds while driving on slippery roads (so chains are a good idea and not driving in a snow gale an even better idea:) Incidentally my old parents arrived in Alicante just a few days ago, but they flew in😂 Have a good weekend and live the good life!
Hi there I’ve not been down that road to Lyon for about 10 years but on the green zone app it says something about eco lanes on the a7 to the north and a6 to the south. Regards nick
Hi Nick. They do have a Green zone - it activates at certain times when the air quality is low. The city sits in the hills which means a smog develops sometimes. At those times many vehicle types are restricted. We do though have the Crit air certificate which you need in a lot of places in France now - Lyon being one of them. Have a great weekend 👍👍
@hi there. Thanks for response, I’ve been through Lyon loads of times in a truck and I know the green zone but it says something about a red zone in the left hand lanes that only certain vehicles can drive, that’s the bit I don’t understand. You see going down that route to Spain was expensive and as soon as the viaduct was built I started going down the centre of France to Barcelona. Basically I always went to Rouen then Chartres, then orleans or down the n10 to Bordeaux depending which part of Spain I was going. Regards nick
@ ah ok. We’ve been through Lyon a couple of times before but not in the van and many years ago now. I’m going to go back over the footage I took - I don’t remember specific lane info on the road - just the usual no overtaking in certain parts If we do this next year, I think we will do the route you suggest. We’ve already planned to go back that way. 👍 Lyon is beautiful but a bit manic isn’ it. And the winds on the road South were brutal! Cheers for watching and the info Nick 👍
Wow that sounds scary! I’m glad you are both safe and got through the night! Another lovely video, thanks for sharing
Hello Dave and Sue, nice to see your journey, lovely walk around the village, wow that weather was horrendous, the rain sounds so heavy. Take care and stay safe x Julie and Tony x
Hi Julie and Tony. Hope you guys are doing well.
The weather was crazy! The wind was the worst in the night. Woke us up - we thought that the van was going over!
Sorry we haven’t watched the latest vids. We’re really struggling with data and wifi connections here. It’s very frustrating as we’ve just arrived at a big site and we still can’t get on the internet. 🤦🏻♂️. So will catch up asap 👍👍👍
@@NBNatureTrailvan dont you worry, just take care and enjoy your travels xx
@@gallivantinggalantes thanks Julie.
Loved the video my god those steps were steep,have a lovely trip really enjoying it😊😊👏👏
Hi Graham. Thanks very much.
We’ve had an incredible trip so far. We just wondered if we up up to it and it’s been tiring but ok.
Ha. Those steps were crazy. You wouldn’t get them in the UK like that Each step was slanting down and so if they were icy they would be lethal!
But such a beautiful little town!
Thanks again hope you’re having a good weekend.
Yikes! That's proper rain! Looking forward to seeing a bit of better weather! N&Nx
It was crazy but it was the wind that was really scary. Honestly thought that the van was going over!!
Congrats on the new van you two. So exciting. We are trying to get on to wifi currently. Been a bit of a nightmare since we’ve been over here. So we will watch asap when we get some connection and data.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend 😊
Thanks Arnstein you too mate.
Thank you for sharing. Stay safe!
Cheers Dennis. What a crazy night it was. We managed to get South after that and everything became easier!
Hi guys that weather was so bad but think we got it worse here !! Not pleasant in the van when it’s stormy though - at least your in Spain now lovely and warm 😍 safe travels - Deb’s and Mark xxx
Thank you guys. It was a crazy night but we’re so lucky to be on this trip and the kids have said how bad it is back home! We are both a bit shattered but at least we made it.
Next time I think we will probably try to get here quicker and stopover less
You stay safe both
Yikes! You will certainly have some memories of this trip!
Oh wow we really will Ian. An amazing trip.
Totally shattered now though!!
Safe travels
Thanks Dave. We will. 🙏👍
Almost looks like a Scottish summer without the midges. Glad you have sorted a sim.
🤣🤣.
I thought I had sorted it Dave mate. It doesn’t work (I can’t get it to work) 🤣. The Orange help desk is a bot speaking French very very fast. Far too fast for Google translate
And now we’re on a site where we’ve paid 10 euros for their wifi and we still can’t get it to work.
Might just give up!! 🤣
Crazy night, eh? Looks like a wet one, too. Following along and hoping your weather improves for your sake.
Hey Dale. Hope you guys are well.
This was a crazy night. Far worse than we’ve experienced anywhere!
We were pretty worried at 2am that the van was going over.
But all fine and we’ve made it down to Spain.
Another amazing adventure. Wish we had done this years ago!!
@NBNatureTrailvan we're both doing better today than we were earlier this week when we were both under the weather. Glad to hear you made it to Spain. Hope your 2025 is going great so far. Take care! We'll be watching!
Stay safe guys
Thank you. We will. 🙏👍🙏👍
Happy Friday Dave and Sue. Today you are in a place with better weather (hopefully) and are ready for a grand weekend in the south! I must say that I have never seen you so tired as you were in the morning Dave, so I think it must have been a really rough night for you with the rain and wind. The Ardeche is a place with a lot of beauty, but being up in the mountains means that you can get strong wind and you had it! I just wonder how big the waves on the river was that night? I have never seen really big waves on a river, so that was a first for me:) And also congratulations on the speed you are gaining new subscribers at the moment. You are speeding up and soon you will be the guest speakers at a convention:) So have a nice weekend and do enjoy life! All the best, Ant
Well you’re right Ant. I’ve been especially tired through a lot of this trip. I think that maybe next time we will stop less and travel for longer. So have less set up and prep time (maybe)
We’ve done 1408 miles as of today and finally landed near Alicante. And it’s very beautiful.
And warm!
The River Rhone is famous for the Mistral - I had learned about as a kid but here we were experiencing it in person.
It was wild and the waves were maybe five to six feet high. It was crazy!! The van was being blown around on the road - worst we’ve experienced!
The subs thing is weird isn’t it. I just don’t understand how it works and it seems nor does anyone else
So we just keep enjoying life until til we can’t!
Have a wonderful weekend Arild my friend.
@NBNatureTrailvan You have done a long journey towards the south, but hopefully you can have some relaxed days now with better weather! I can imagine how tiring it is to drive and travel in rough, windy weather. Up here there are a number of accidents each winter when RVs literally are blown off the road by strong winds while driving on slippery roads (so chains are a good idea and not driving in a snow gale an even better idea:) Incidentally my old parents arrived in Alicante just a few days ago, but they flew in😂 Have a good weekend and live the good life!
@ oh that’s very cool Ant. We’re hoping to go into Alicante on the bus this week. Although knowing us we will get lost 😃
@@NBNatureTrailvan Good luck exploring and have fun - my parents report nice weather today, but that is compared to a winter in the far nortj😅
@ 😃😃. Yes a good forecast today Ant. 👍
Hi there I’ve not been down that road to Lyon for about 10 years but on the green zone app it says something about eco lanes on the a7 to the north and a6 to the south. Regards nick
Hi Nick. They do have a Green zone - it activates at certain times when the air quality is low. The city sits in the hills which means a smog develops sometimes. At those times many vehicle types are restricted.
We do though have the Crit air certificate which you need in a lot of places in France now - Lyon being one of them.
Have a great weekend 👍👍
@hi there. Thanks for response, I’ve been through Lyon loads of times in a truck and I know the green zone but it says something about a red zone in the left hand lanes that only certain vehicles can drive, that’s the bit I don’t understand. You see going down that route to Spain was expensive and as soon as the viaduct was built I started going down the centre of France to Barcelona. Basically I always went to Rouen then Chartres, then orleans or down the n10 to Bordeaux depending which part of Spain I was going. Regards nick
@ ah ok. We’ve been through Lyon a couple of times before but not in the van and many years ago now. I’m going to go back over the footage I took - I don’t remember specific lane info on the road - just the usual no overtaking in certain parts
If we do this next year, I think we will do the route you suggest. We’ve already planned to go back that way. 👍
Lyon is beautiful but a bit manic isn’ it.
And the winds on the road South were brutal!
Cheers for watching and the info Nick 👍
10° il take that over the -5 here lol The winds were pretty hairy over here too. Glad you survived 😊
You stay safe Maria. Feel for everyone back home. Our kids have e told us how bad it is. We’re so lucky to be travelling!!
@NBNatureTrailvan you too, the weather is so unpredictable.
Have you got the green zones app. it’s in there but I don’t understand the red zones bit. Regards nick
I did have that in Germany. I’ll upload it Nick. Cheers mate.