Cant beat a bit of nostalgia. Im 62 now but have fond memories of my childhood. Visited many places as a kid with mum n dad ,we usually went on holidays with another family .mum n dads friends with their son , which was company for me ,and sometimes 3 families.We used to go to Butlins and we absolutely loved it as kids , visited most of the camps too . Happy days 😁👍
Am 62 but still have a very vivid memory of the contrasting feel of mum's hand one side and dad's the other. Her tiny soft hand his big work worn hands. Thanks for sharing ❤
The tidal pool is still there, you got it on video. It sadly was left to nature and visitors over the years have thrown so many stones that it is almost gone now. I have photos from the early 90s when it was more like a pool.
Seems timely to wish you two a happy new year, which I'm pretty sure you will have. Yep I can remember sitting outside pubs on holiday with a shandy and a bag of crisps. Not in Lynmouth though. In fact it was a regular thing to be sat outside the pub on a Friday night after my dad had finished his collection round for Dupont's club. Every half hour mother would pop out and take our order. Do you remember Arrow root Biscuits from the pub? They were at least two to three times bigger than if you can find them in packets in the supermarket today. In the Beach Hotel on the front at Littlehampton we were actually allowed in to the residents bar with mum &dad after coming up from the beach in the days when Guiness was on the counter in a Barrel. It was sweeter then like a German Dunkel Bier even without any lemonade in it. 😋🙂 I was fortunate to be one of those lads who by the age of fourteen looked old enough not to be suspected of being underage so never had the inclination to get roaring drunk on reaching the age of eighteen. Still don't really care if I take a drink or not. 🐻 But I'm having a Rumm at 12 o'clock .
Happy New Year. Thats another one done and dusted. My first job was in the pub and restaurant trade so I served a lot of booze but never drank much at all. Looking forward to the New Year. Have a good one 👍
I love your child like sense of wonder at all these places. You can see how excited you both are. It makes these videos much more interesting when you can hear it in your voices I also love your photos , they add to your experience and expertise of the area. Thanks again for posting, it’s like research for me, hoping to travel there in 24
Hi kids from Spain. I remember the Lynmouth tragedy back in 1952. I hope that they have now prevented a recurrence. Hope you have a Happy New Year. We have our grapes lined up ready to do the countdown at midnight.
We've enjoyed following you on your travels throughout 2023, looking forward to next year.... All the best to you both in health and happiness for 2024, Steve & Ang 🎉🥳🍻👍
Watching on what is Monday morning but it's like ANOTHER Sunday 😂with my 1st cuppa tea 🍵 of the day &dunking biscuits 😋 enjoying your latest vlog 👍hope ya had a quiet New years eve as i did with my chocolate 🍫 😂😂😂😂😂😂HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU BOTH 🎉❤😊
Happy New Year, Carol and Ken, thanks for all of your amazing videos in 2023, here's to adventures in 2024, you might manage a camping trip in the Little Red Camper before your new Consort campervan collection day ❤️🚐xx
Great short venture guys. Felicitations for 2024. I hosted a young couple from Bristol with dog in their campervan, last night (New Years Eve), who now live in Christchurch. Apparently driven out of UK by Brexit troubles!! They have not had a good earthquake yet!! Take care & stay safe. Today is cool and overcast, currently 10C. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜
Hi Xavier. I don’t think Brexit has much to do with our troubles to be honest. It’s leadership we are crying out for over here. Leadership, common sense and bravery that’s what we need. I bet those earthquakes can make you sit up. We remember our visit to Christchurch. Still a lot of damage several years after the quake. Still stormy here with heavy rain at times. Happy New Year ❤️
Happy New Year to you and yours Sandy. Looking forward to whatever new torture you dream up next to endure. Be safe, stay happy and never let the B*******s grind you down 😁👍
That was a lovely tranquil place ! Seeing the train layout was most interesting because I am in USA and we don't get to see foreign model trains unless we really are into model railroads and then I am sure finding one like this one would be quite rare. Thanks for sharing and have a Happy New Year. Am so looking forward to the new van !
Hope you are well?? Happy new ear nose and throat 🤣😆 yes iv a weird sense of humour sorry in advance .Enjoyed your vlog , was Carol thinking of Weston-super-Mare they had a salt water pool years ago . Good luck both 👍👍👍🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢
wow .... a rare water powered funicular railway and a model railway in the same video ... I love it ... cheers, Garry from DownUnder (BTW Happy New Year)
Happy New Year Andy and Claire. Thanks for the laughs. You both have a great sense of humour. Wishing you well for 2024. Our paths will cross at some point 😁👍
Still one of my favourite places to visit in the UK. We don’t need to go abroad with the wonderful British weather 😂 I would like to see more of these types of videos from you. Brilliant and well done.
Well, with the amount of time we spent around here, mostly in the eighties, and another isolated visit in 2006, my guess is that the model railway is fairly new. Otherwise I’d have had a hard time prising my husband away from it! Ann-with-Ludgate-Circus-in-her-Kitchen!
Watching this today, I'm wondering what it looks like this week after all the rain we've had recently. I love North Devon and I'm keen to share it with Mr GST sometime
Ken, I will be quick to admit that I am completely gobsmacked! I truly believed that you were at least a decade or two younger than I but I only knew one person who claimed to be alive during the Napoleanic Wars, however, I question that after looking up the dates when you said many travelled to Lynmouth during the Napoleonic Wars and that you made yourself sick over cream teas. I jumped online to double check the dates and am amazed at how good you look for being over 200 years of age. I am also disappointed in myself for believing my great grandfather when he insisted that he was alive during that time. My radar was pretty good for detecting a leg pulling but at 5 or 6 years, my grasp of time and history was very limited so I will try not to feel too foolish. Except I misjudged your age by well over a century! How do you do it? And how have you managed this long without replacing that knee? I have developed a real appreciation for your skill in self preservation. Though retired, I was known for my abilities in successful event organization and if you were to dedicate to weeks each year for this endeavor, I could make you a very rich man if you were willing to present your findings for 4 days each year. This could be done mid vacation each year to break up your vacation and stay in a luxury resort during that time. Alternatively, I could arrange these workshops near your home so that you could stay home and simply wander across your town or village (or city) to present your findings and be back home before dinner (or after if you choose). Carol would have corroborating evidence that she could provide, lessening your workload during that time. Exciting stuff and I truly hope you consider this offer. As an aside, this was a very enjoyable video, even though I watched it with my mouth hanging open. You two are truly amazing!!!
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Cant beat a bit of nostalgia.
Im 62 now but have fond memories of my childhood.
Visited many places as a kid with mum n dad ,we usually went on holidays with another family .mum n dads friends with their son , which was company for me ,and sometimes 3 families.We used to go to Butlins and we absolutely loved it as kids , visited most of the camps too .
Happy days 😁👍
We often went on holiday with other families or relatives too. Great to have other kids to play with (Carol) 🙂
I Love Lynmouth
Happy New year
Am 62 but still have a very vivid memory of the contrasting feel of mum's hand one side and dad's the other. Her tiny soft hand his big work worn hands. Thanks for sharing ❤
Me too. It was great 👍
Thanks for sharing your special memories.
That flood was devastating. We love the little railway shop. Hello Phil and Lee! Nice 👍😊
Spent my childhood there
from the 60s every year until the 2010 and again this year , still has wonderful .Kate
Enjoyed thanks, glad you included the train shop, wow. Love model trains. ❤🎉
It was a hidden gem 😄
The tidal pool is still there, you got it on video. It sadly was left to nature and visitors over the years have thrown so many stones that it is almost gone now. I have photos from the early 90s when it was more like a pool.
Carol found a photo of it tonight in her dads photos. Shame I didn’t have it for the video 👍
Happy New year 🎊
Happy New year Carol and Ken and to all who view this channel.
Looking forward to seeing the new van and watching your travels in 2024
Thanks Padraig 👍
Just a short one, but completely perfect.
Just the right size video for me today as we had such a busy weekend. Your childhood memories are sweet. Mary
Beautiful and charming video. Love your reflection on times past.
Seems timely to wish you two a happy new year, which I'm pretty sure you will have. Yep I can remember sitting outside pubs on holiday with a shandy and a bag of crisps. Not in Lynmouth though. In fact it was a regular thing to be sat outside the pub on a Friday night after my dad had finished his collection round for Dupont's club. Every half hour mother would pop out and take our order. Do you remember Arrow root Biscuits from the pub? They were at least two to three times bigger than if you can find them in packets in the supermarket today. In the Beach Hotel on the front at Littlehampton we were actually allowed in to the residents bar with mum &dad after coming up from the beach in the days when Guiness was on the counter in a Barrel. It was sweeter then like a German Dunkel Bier even without any lemonade in it. 😋🙂 I was fortunate to be one of those lads who by the age of fourteen looked old enough not to be suspected of being underage so never had the inclination to get roaring drunk on reaching the age of eighteen. Still don't really care if I take a drink or not. 🐻 But I'm having a Rumm at 12 o'clock .
Happy New Year. Thats another one done and dusted. My first job was in the pub and restaurant trade so I served a lot of booze but never drank much at all. Looking forward to the New Year. Have a good one 👍
I remember a shandy when i was a kid as you say such memories it did make you feel grown up.
The train 🚂 museum was wonderful, what a labour of love. Wishing you both good health & happiness for 2024 🎉 Em 💜
Same to you both ❤️👍
I love your child like sense of wonder at all these places. You can see how excited you both are. It makes these videos much more interesting when you can hear it in your voices
I also love your photos , they add to your experience and expertise of the area.
Thanks again for posting, it’s like research for me, hoping to travel there in 24
Cheers Paul 👍
This was a lovely last vlog of the year. Thank you for all the entertainment. See you in 2024🎉.
See you tomorrow 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK 😄
Thanks for that and I’m looking forward to many new adventures in the new year.
Happy new year!
Very nice trip thanks for sharing 😊
great video, thank you. Many many years since i was in Lynmouth, such a quaint little place. I really must take the motorhome there. Thank you 🙏
Very nice video. Thanks. Wishing you both a Happy New Year. Thanks for a great year of videos and looking forward to the new ones in 2024.
Happy new year! Larry 👍
Hi kids from Spain. I remember the Lynmouth tragedy back in 1952. I hope that they have now prevented a recurrence. Hope you have a Happy New Year. We have our grapes lined up ready to do the countdown at midnight.
I bet people still wonder whenever there is a heavy storm. Happy New Year. Cheers. 👍
Wishing you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2024.
Happy New Year
We've enjoyed following you on your travels throughout 2023, looking forward to next year....
All the best to you both in health and happiness for 2024,
Steve & Ang 🎉🥳🍻👍
Carol and Ken wishing you a very happy new year from us, can’t wait to see your adventures in your new van. Best wishes Lindsay & Mike🎉🎉🎉🎉
Cheers. Happy New Year 👍
Great fun traveling down
Memory lane. Thanks. Richard
I went to Lynmouth as a child, with my Dad. It was one of his favourite places in the UK.Thanks for the Happy memories❤😊Happy New Year!
Glad you enjoyed it. Happy New Year 🥳
Wishing you both a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. We really enjoy your vlogs and are looking forward to many more in 2024
Happy New Year ❤️
Watching on what is Monday morning but it's like ANOTHER Sunday 😂with my 1st cuppa tea 🍵 of the day &dunking biscuits 😋 enjoying your latest vlog 👍hope ya had a quiet New years eve as i did with my chocolate 🍫 😂😂😂😂😂😂HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU BOTH 🎉❤😊
Oh no, New Year’s Resolutions start today and we haven’t scoffed all the mountain of chocolates 😱😂
@@LifeistooshortCK Oh Crikey!,😱 do you need help finishing them.off 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@davidmarshall5596 you may need to send in a big truck 😂
@@LifeistooshortCK excellent answer 🤣👍
You cannot beat a model railway, Happy New Year
Happy New Year, Carol and Ken, thanks for all of your amazing videos in 2023, here's to adventures in 2024, you might manage a camping trip in the Little Red Camper before your new Consort campervan collection day ❤️🚐xx
We are hoping for a farewell trip in little red 🤞🙂
Great short venture guys. Felicitations for 2024. I hosted a young couple from Bristol with dog in their campervan, last night (New Years Eve), who now live in Christchurch. Apparently driven out of UK by Brexit troubles!! They have not had a good earthquake yet!! Take care & stay safe. Today is cool and overcast, currently 10C. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜
Hi Xavier. I don’t think Brexit has much to do with our troubles to be honest. It’s leadership we are crying out for over here. Leadership, common sense and bravery that’s what we need. I bet those earthquakes can make you sit up. We remember our visit to Christchurch. Still a lot of damage several years after the quake. Still stormy here with heavy rain at times. Happy New Year ❤️
@@LifeistooshortCK I agree about Brexit, the couple are just too young to fully comprehend. 💜💜
Absolutely love your channel. I remember Lynton and Lynmouth. Went there as a child. So many lovely holidays with my now deceased parents.
Happy Hogmanay to you both from Aberdeen, best wishes for a happy 2024 and looking forward to you bringing us along on your adventures. Cheers 🥃
Happy New Year ❤️
Lynmouth is lovely. Happy new year guys. Let us know if you're Minehead bound this year!
Happy New Year 🥳. Would love to see you two so I hope our paths cross 👍
Happy new year 🎉 all the best guys for 2024 🎉🎉
Happy New Year
Great vid Carol & Ken 😁
Happy New Year Ken and Carol, looking forward to seeing your new camper in 2024 :)
Happy New Year to you and yours Sandy. Looking forward to whatever new torture you dream up next to endure. Be safe, stay happy and never let the B*******s grind you down 😁👍
nil carborundum illegitimi@@LifeistooshortCK
Hi, lovely video. ❤
That was a lovely tranquil place ! Seeing the train layout was most interesting because I am in USA and we don't get to see foreign model trains unless we really are into model railroads and then I am sure finding one like this one would be quite rare. Thanks for sharing and have a Happy New Year. Am so looking forward to the new van !
Glad you enjoyed it. Happy New Year ❤️
Hope you are well?? Happy new ear nose and throat 🤣😆 yes iv a weird sense of humour sorry in advance .Enjoyed your vlog , was Carol thinking of Weston-super-Mare they had a salt water pool years ago . Good luck both 👍👍👍🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢
We finally dug out an old photo of the sea pool at Lynmouth from the 1970’s but too late to go in the video! Like a good sense of humour 😂👍
Happy New Year 🎉🎈🎊🍾🌞
Happy new year!!
Happy new year!!
wow .... a rare water powered funicular railway and a model railway in the same video ... I love it ... cheers, Garry from DownUnder (BTW Happy New Year)
Thanks Garry and Happy New Year to you 🎉
Happy new year Carol and Ken. We love your channel. Hope you have a fantastic 2024 from Arnie and Lisa.
Well, that was a little gem of a video. Thanks Ken and Carol. All the best in the New Year and thank you for the past year of great videos!
Happy new year!
The question is was it lager shandy or bitter shandy😂. Happy new year to you both🎉. I look forward to watching all your adventures in 2024.
Bitter shandy 👍
@@LifeistooshortCKme too
Happy new year 🚐👍🏿
Happy New Year ❤️👍
Thank you for your videos this year, we love the photos you’ve been putting into your edits. Happy New Year Ken and Carol, all the very best for 2024.
Happy New Year Andy and Claire. Thanks for the laughs. You both have a great sense of humour. Wishing you well for 2024. Our paths will cross at some point 😁👍
Still one of my favourite places to visit in the UK. We don’t need to go abroad with the wonderful British weather 😂
I would like to see more of these types of videos from you. Brilliant and well done.
Cheers Christian 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK I would you to do videos of places like Clovelly, Boscastle, Tintagel, Polperro, Looe, Penzance, St Ives etc etc.
@@christianlewisphotography6910 we will if we visit Cornwall 🙂👍
@@LifeistooshortCKHopefully you can get down there.
Clovelly is in Devon which is a lovely area.
Is a shandy still a drink people order today ? Looked a nice visit down memory lane
Need a current Publican to answer that one. When I worked behind the bar it was very popular.
Well, with the amount of time we spent around here, mostly in the eighties, and another isolated visit in 2006, my guess is that the model railway is fairly new. Otherwise I’d have had a hard time prising my husband away from it!
Ann-with-Ludgate-Circus-in-her-Kitchen!
Never seen it before. Looking at the outside I think its been there a while. Location out of the way though.
Watching this today, I'm wondering what it looks like this week after all the rain we've had recently.
I love North Devon and I'm keen to share it with Mr GST sometime
I wonder 👍. Lots of flooding where we live but everyone safe.
That model railway could use a good dusting.
Quite a job 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK But it would be quite satisfying.
Was it the tidal pool at Woody Bay that Carol remembers?
No we have just found a photo of it at Lynmouth from her dads photos. Shame as I would have included it
Ken, I will be quick to admit that I am completely gobsmacked! I truly believed that you were at least a decade or two younger than I but I only knew one person who claimed to be alive during the Napoleanic Wars, however, I question that after looking up the dates when you said many travelled to Lynmouth during the Napoleonic Wars and that you made yourself sick over cream teas. I jumped online to double check the dates and am amazed at how good you look for being over 200 years of age. I am also disappointed in myself for believing my great grandfather when he insisted that he was alive during that time. My radar was pretty good for detecting a leg pulling but at 5 or 6 years, my grasp of time and history was very limited so I will try not to feel too foolish. Except I misjudged your age by well over a century! How do you do it? And how have you managed this long without replacing that knee? I have developed a real appreciation for your skill in self preservation. Though retired, I was known for my abilities in successful event organization and if you were to dedicate to weeks each year for this endeavor, I could make you a very rich man if you were willing to present your findings for 4 days each year. This could be done mid vacation each year to break up your vacation and stay in a luxury resort during that time. Alternatively, I could arrange these workshops near your home so that you could stay home and simply wander across your town or village (or city) to present your findings and be back home before dinner (or after if you choose). Carol would have corroborating evidence that she could provide, lessening your workload during that time. Exciting stuff and I truly hope you consider this offer.
As an aside, this was a very enjoyable video, even though I watched it with my mouth hanging open. You two are truly amazing!!!
That secret came out a while ago. They made a film about me called Highlander 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK - I need to sit down. This is more than I can take in
❤🎉
Bigger van = plenty of room for your very on dog😅
Maybe one day 🐶😄
Happy New Year