👀👀 Oh my.... Well, when bad things happened, it was good you met the right kind of boss... 👍👍 up for excellent service - trust me, it's not a given, so you've been lucky, very...🙏🙏
There probably was a problem with the wheel bearing as well. The garage makes little on a customer that isn't happy. Bodø isn't a big town and scamming people isnt great for getting work. I grew up in Lofoten and I love seeing you explore my old stumping grounds 😍 Keep on exploring!
Indeed … we kept telling ourselves there were two issues .. anyways all done and back on the road . Lofoten you say ? Stay tuned for Sundays vlog then :)
Devastating about the van issues, can totally understand Nicola having it play on mind, I'd have wanted the ball baring they supposedly took off to see if it had worn. Anyway its a closed chapter, and move onward. Another fantastic hike and happy to see the humour coming back after a bad situation 😉
Just found you guys and really enjoyed watching your vlog. Happy the van is fixed, fingers crossed 🤞 it's a good job. Brilliant views, may do this area next year when we get back from the States. Travel safe guys 💕
Hi Guys What a tale of woe! In the circs you have done very well to remain calm. The garage would appear to have tried to resolve the unfortunate damage.Easy to say but you have to put it down to life's rich treasures. I thought it was only us who had issues with flooded homes, garages builders, workmen et all! All the very best from a very wet West Sussex coast this afternoon. Kind regards Crawford
Thanks .. I think the ownership of the issue from the garage owner helped keep us calm .. they were fantastic and made what was a pretty stressful situation somewhat better Builders ?? Oh don’t get us started ;)
My heart sunk a bit on the start here. It really sux you were involved in such unfortunate chain of events. I was very happy to see the turn around and the fact that they tried correcting the problem in the tricky vacation times. Here in the south we usually joke about "anything being impossible up there, because its only like 100 people in the region"
Worst nightmare that could have been a whole lot worse I guess. At least you got sorted and are back on the road. Difficult to challenge the bearing after the work had been done so you just need to draw a line. Easy to say I know. Looking forward to your Lofoten episodes.
Yeah .. thankfully we were able to get goign again after not too much of a delay and thankful for the manager stepping up and helping the situation be less stressful ...
You should have insisted on keeping the extracted bearing…for detective work…id look out for uneven tyre wear now..in case it starts crabbing…id keep on top of the tyre pressures daily..to avoid putting the blame on that..
Glad they stepped up for you, but to be honest the young guy should have said something when it happened. Enjoy your stay as much as you can it looks beautiful
Each day at a time, One day you will see this as just one of life's events, The wife and I broke down in Spain last year for 10 days, Luckily we could stay in the van, but after 7 days the wife was going crazy/upset, but I was able to fix it myself (the 10 days was waiting for parts) Such a great feeling to be on the move again. Remember it could have been worse, you are fit and healthy and safe and help is there.
Yes indeed and we were so thankful to be the help with the manager ... I know I couldn't have done anything for this particular issue but I do wish sometimes I knew more about the van :)
@@TheTravellersCookeBook Always worth learning about the van, lots of information on RUclips, The more you can do for yourself these days the better I think. My van has never been to a garage in 21 years. 🙂
Aw so sorry it was something like that and not a speeding ticket as some of us thought. Glad it worked out in the end, but I would definitely ask for money back if they changed a bearing that didn't make the sound! That was after all what you asked for, even if it needed changing. "Sure penger" or sour money, as we say here. Not sure how to translate it to English, but it means something like paying for something that wasn't planned and it feels annoying. Looking forward to seeing your Lofoten chapter. Hope this didn't put a too big of a damper on your travels.
1st time viewing ur channel, but i know that feeling when ur van comes back from the garage and its damage , i had a van 6 months old 1st service and they smashed the door seals in on both side with there left, had to fight with the dealer to get it fixed. but u got it sorted out , good luck with the rest of ur journey.
9:47 Don't worry, they will be. It's still a good idea to put bike locks on though, just to be safe. You won't have any real danger of theft till you get to the big cities as long as you got locks on. (Without locks kids might do stupid stuff on impulse) 18:55 Perhaps mention the name of the good garage? No need to mention the other. But the good one deserves that reputation boost. 21:50 You guys keep calling stuff I'd say is perfectly safe for "dodgy" :-P
a damaged/broken bearing makes this distinct humming noise, a tyre issue could sound similar but the running surface of a tyre is very easily checked visually and by feel... missing chunks of rubber on (in most cases) all weather or winter tyres are usually the culprit with noises which are in tune with the rotation of the wheels...
@@TheTravellersCookeBook Like checking fluid levels in the engine bay it is good practise to check the contact surface with the road regularly... I recently was able to get my motorcycle license and in this real of locomotion, checking all important things like oil-, coolant-, brake fluid- and tyre condition is common to be a daily occurance... Maybe a good idea to run your hand over the running surface of your tyres just to check if any irregularities are present:a nail, a missing chunks of rubber, a bulge possibly or the like... If you do so, do it slowly and prevent running your hand into a potentially sharp object like said nailor possibly exposed tyre reinforcing wire... You don need to do it every day (unless you are in the alps doing 600 switchbacks every day) but every week or if a noise is heard coming from the tyres or bearings...
Sorry to hear this.. you did find a good man at the shop. If i was there(mechanic) i had help you for free and my sister lives in Bodø.. so something good had come of it. I help all people i meet for free.. it is my hobby. :) Hei å hå... God tur!
That's so nice to hear and hopefully your good karma is passed down towards yourself as well ... yes we were thankful that the manager was able to help us ...
No point in going through our insurance … garage covered us and the bearing costs .. well I guess we keep telling ourselves there was another issue that too is now fixed .. Back on the road :)
When in Bodo, do as the Bodoïans do and that would be bodoing some fun things... You still have your health, witt and good looks so enjoy bodo and please start enjoying the experience...
She suffer with anxiety she said.. and trubble like this is making her weep. Easy to understand for me. Take care of people in this mess is a good thing, glad she has this good man of her to lean on. ugh...
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Oh my....
Well, when bad things happened, it was good you met the right kind of boss...
👍👍 up for excellent service - trust me, it's not a given, so you've been lucky, very...🙏🙏
Yes … he 100% made a very stressful situation better for sure
There probably was a problem with the wheel bearing as well. The garage makes little on a customer that isn't happy. Bodø isn't a big town and scamming people isnt great for getting work.
I grew up in Lofoten and I love seeing you explore my old stumping grounds 😍
Keep on exploring!
Indeed … we kept telling ourselves there were two issues .. anyways all done and back on the road .
Lofoten you say ? Stay tuned for Sundays vlog then :)
Some good luck in the bad luck but still pretty stressful all round. Glad it got fixed.
Thanks .. yes indeed ... and thankful to be back on the road again ..
Devastating about the van issues, can totally understand Nicola having it play on mind, I'd have wanted the ball baring they supposedly took off to see if it had worn. Anyway its a closed chapter, and move onward. Another fantastic hike and happy to see the humour coming back after a bad situation 😉
Yes perhaps we could have .. but as you say .. time to move on and get back to enjoying Norway ... thanks for following along :)
Just found you guys and really enjoyed watching your vlog. Happy the van is fixed, fingers crossed 🤞 it's a good job. Brilliant views, may do this area next year when we get back from the States. Travel safe guys 💕
Thanks guys …. Ooo touring the US ? We might just have LOTS of questions for you :)
@@TheTravellersCookeBook ask away guys, been here since March and will head home to UK just before Christmas 💕
Hi Guys What a tale of woe! In the circs you have done very well to remain calm. The garage would appear to have tried to resolve the unfortunate damage.Easy to say but you have to put it down to life's rich treasures. I thought it was only us who had issues with flooded homes, garages builders, workmen et all! All the very best from a very wet West Sussex coast this afternoon. Kind regards Crawford
Thanks .. I think the ownership of the issue from the garage owner helped keep us calm .. they were fantastic and made what was a pretty stressful situation somewhat better
Builders ?? Oh don’t get us started ;)
So sorry to hear about your troubles ❤️🩹
Hopefully the rest of your journey will be smooth sailings 🤞🏻
Thanks so much ..
My heart sunk a bit on the start here.
It really sux you were involved in such unfortunate chain of events.
I was very happy to see the turn around and the fact that they tried correcting the problem in the tricky vacation times.
Here in the south we usually joke about "anything being impossible up there, because its only like 100 people in the region"
Thanks .. yes we were so thankful he stepped up and made our stay less stressful than it could have been ..
Should’ve dropped a pin on your map..it looks a bit like Pembrokeshire…with a chill factor.
Worst nightmare that could have been a whole lot worse I guess. At least you got sorted and are back on the road. Difficult to challenge the bearing after the work had been done so you just need to draw a line. Easy to say I know. Looking forward to your Lofoten episodes.
Yeah .. thankfully we were able to get goign again after not too much of a delay and thankful for the manager stepping up and helping the situation be less stressful ...
You should have insisted on keeping the extracted bearing…for detective work…id look out for uneven tyre wear now..in case it starts crabbing…id keep on top of the tyre pressures daily..to avoid putting the blame on that..
Thanks for the information ..
look on the bright side FATE prompted you to get those items fixed rather than them failing while you are driving at 70 miles an hour on a motorway
Yes indeed ...
Sorry to hear about your van issues. Hope you get your mojo back soon
Thanks mate .... hope you guys are well ..
Glad they stepped up for you, but to be honest the young guy should have said something when it happened. Enjoy your stay as much as you can it looks beautiful
Thanks .. we felt quite sorry for him .. I guess accidents happen and we are now glad we are back on the road …
Sounds like the owner is a sound fellow, but still a good job you hadn't paid before discovering the problem.
He was amazing .. and it made the whole situation better than it could have been .. so thankful ..
Each day at a time, One day you will see this as just one of life's events, The wife and I broke down in Spain last year for 10 days, Luckily we could stay in the van, but after 7 days the wife was going crazy/upset, but I was able to fix it myself (the 10 days was waiting for parts) Such a great feeling to be on the move again. Remember it could have been worse, you are fit and healthy and safe and help is there.
Yes indeed and we were so thankful to be the help with the manager ... I know I couldn't have done anything for this particular issue but I do wish sometimes I knew more about the van :)
@@TheTravellersCookeBook Always worth learning about the van, lots of information on RUclips, The more you can do for yourself these days the better I think. My van has never been to a garage in 21 years. 🙂
Aw so sorry it was something like that and not a speeding ticket as some of us thought. Glad it worked out in the end, but I would definitely ask for money back if they changed a bearing that didn't make the sound! That was after all what you asked for, even if it needed changing. "Sure penger" or sour money, as we say here. Not sure how to translate it to English, but it means something like paying for something that wasn't planned and it feels annoying. Looking forward to seeing your Lofoten chapter. Hope this didn't put a too big of a damper on your travels.
Thanks.. it's a good translation ... and something I think I'll keep me my back pocket for next time :)
1st time viewing ur channel, but i know that feeling when ur van comes back from the garage and its damage , i had a van 6 months old 1st service and they smashed the door seals in on both side with there left, had to fight with the dealer to get it fixed. but u got it sorted out , good luck with the rest of ur journey.
Ouch ... so glad we had the manager of the garage in our corner .... made things less stressful than they would have been for sure .. thanks
9:47
Don't worry, they will be.
It's still a good idea to put bike locks on though, just to be safe.
You won't have any real danger of theft till you get to the big cities as long as you got locks on.
(Without locks kids might do stupid stuff on impulse)
18:55
Perhaps mention the name of the good garage?
No need to mention the other.
But the good one deserves that reputation boost.
21:50
You guys keep calling stuff I'd say is perfectly safe for "dodgy" :-P
Yes bike locks remind us as we leave the safe harbours of Norway and enter into perhaps sone less safe places later in the year
Unfortunate but a brilliant garage
Could have been so much work
Look forward to seeing how things go
Best wishes
Thanks 👍 Yes, fingers crossed for the future and thanks for following along
a damaged/broken bearing makes this distinct humming noise, a tyre issue could sound similar but the running surface of a tyre is very easily checked visually and by feel... missing chunks of rubber on (in most cases) all weather or winter tyres are usually the culprit with noises which are in tune with the rotation of the wheels...
Thanks for the info ... yes we now know what to listen out for going forward ..
@@TheTravellersCookeBook Like checking fluid levels in the engine bay it is good practise to check the contact surface with the road regularly... I recently was able to get my motorcycle license and in this real of locomotion, checking all important things like oil-, coolant-, brake fluid- and tyre condition is common to be a daily occurance...
Maybe a good idea to run your hand over the running surface of your tyres just to check if any irregularities are present:a nail, a missing chunks of rubber, a bulge possibly or the like... If you do so, do it slowly and prevent running your hand into a potentially sharp object like said nailor possibly exposed tyre reinforcing wire...
You don need to do it every day (unless you are in the alps doing 600 switchbacks every day) but every week or if a noise is heard coming from the tyres or bearings...
Everything for a reason, look at all the positives... If you had dodgy tires maybe this was a saviour.
100% and we remind ourselves of this .. thanks for watching
I think when one of a couple is down the other is up…its natures way of shoring up tragedies…
That’s a good way at looking at it :)
Sorry to hear this.. you did find a good man at the shop. If i was there(mechanic) i had help you for free and my sister lives in Bodø.. so something good had come of it. I help all people i meet for free.. it is my hobby. :) Hei å hå... God tur!
That's so nice to hear and hopefully your good karma is passed down towards yourself as well ... yes we were thankful that the manager was able to help us ...
The garage will be insured…wont they ? Which should cover every problem..did you report it to your insurance company ?
No point in going through our insurance … garage covered us and the bearing costs .. well I guess we keep telling ourselves there was another issue that too is now fixed ..
Back on the road :)
When in Bodo, do as the Bodoïans do and that would be bodoing some fun things... You still have your health, witt and good looks so enjoy bodo and please start enjoying the experience...
That indeed we did ... there were a few bits we were able to explore ..
@@TheTravellersCookeBook I am glad you were able to make lemonade when presented with copious amounts of lemons...
Why the weeping? They're repairing your van and paying for your hotel stay. Man I couldn't travel with somebody like that.
This is their home, that's why
She suffer with anxiety she said.. and trubble like this is making her weep. Easy to understand for me. Take care of people in this mess is a good thing, glad she has this good man of her to lean on. ugh...
Some folks wear their emotions on their sleeves that's all and folks are different.