Loving this Motorhome Life - Vanlife Newbies. Part 1- Episode 201 - Vanlife UK
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Percy the MOTORHOME - Our FIRST Motorhome Vlog Part 1- Episode 201 - Vanlife UK
Tag along with us on our first vlog onboard Percy the motorhome. We drive down to south Gloucestershire and take in some Welsh delights as we head over the border. This is part one with part two planned for release in a few days.
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We are Fran and Rich and along with our furry companions, Archie and Jess, we explore the UK's canals and rivers aboard our 58ft Narrowboat named 'Laura Maisie'. Now we have 'Percy' the motorhome so we can extend our adventures to where the canals don't go.
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Here are two reasons you are my favorite RUclips channel: you’re both adorable & the scenery is beautiful!! Who could ask for more? ❤
Wow !
You guys have opened up a whole new world with your motor home, more adventures coming your way, thanks for the beautiful video.
I love being privey to the history you explain to us. Thank you so much.
Absolutely loving and enjoying touring around with you!! ❤
Maybe 'QUIET campsites' like the quiet train carriages. I think I'm on to something 😁
I think you now have the perfect lifestyle with the ability to explore on land and water. I would certainly enjoy the option to do both.
Way to go. I can feel your enjoyment. Great vlog.
Thank You and Bless You for taking us on your journey. Love from New Zealand.
I love it! You do the walking, I do the watching! Marvelous!
That was absolutely fabulous.
Thank you for taking us with you. 😊
I am loving your new adventures with Percy. Rich you’re doing an amazing job videoing the sites along the way, and also the music you’ve attached to it. So perfectly done. Enjoy your journey you two!🤗
Beautiful video guys! Looks like an ideal lifestyle! Cheers!
I'm loving this Percy life!
Oh, The places you"ll go!!!! Loving the duel travels - I'm enjoying it all, thanks much!!!
Hello lovely humans (and dogs!)
What a beautiful video. Loved your view of sheep from Percy, and Rich, wow! Your cow story! You were lucky by the sound of it!
Take care, and thank you for this lovely experience x Nell.
Absolutely beautiful. Lo.
Ved the sacred tree. I'm sitting here sipping my coffee daydreaming about. Being on those paths Enjoying the birds and greenery.Thank you for posting.
Never disappointing !! Day dreamer from California, bless you both and your two furbabies too ! ❤️❤️💙💚
Yeah you two. This was FABULOS !!!! I could live in your Percy easy peasy.
That looks so relaxing. Almost makes me think of getting a motor home! Thank you for sharing.
It’s amazing seeing all the areas that you go to . Rich and Fran enjoy and till next Video 🙌🏻🙌🏻
"Go and be curious with your horn somewhere else".....lol.
How many times have you been told that our kid...hahaha
So good. Thank you. It was peaceful, playful, informative and your banter was a delight.
Well, Percy looks as though he’s going to be a damn good idea as you said you can now get to places you couldn’t get before just on the boat so well done
Fran the Sacred Tree is amazing. I would want to spend sometime there as well. Thank you for this fantastic video. Cheers.
After a pretty nasty week out came two rays of sunshine to brighten up my day. Really nice video and very well done. Loved the trip to get Percy and also following you along to some of England's hidden gems. Thank you.
Seeing you two at a picnic table reminded me of your video from the Constanza days - Rich's birthday and Jess jumping out of the side-hatch. So happy that you're enjoying life this way!
I love seeing you look so relaxed and happy. The scenery is beautiful, I am having wanderlust. I love your tours of the various villages, and the history that you share. I know I would prefer not being in a campsite also., although the one with the sheep and no one else was appealing. Thank you for sharing.
😊🤗❤️ Kathy
I absolutely love "tagging along" on your adventures. Thanks!
Great to be out and about with you, in a different way. Check your dog's for 'ticks ' when in the countryside. 'Rich' you were so very lucky with the cow, and its long horns. Cows and dog's don't mix,that will never change.Looking forward to seeing you again next week😍xx
I for one, love your channel for you two guys - whether it be on the NB or 'van - I think Percy just adds another dimension to your lives and enables you to travel further afield and explore more of the beautiful countryside, especially that awesome Yew tree. I truly believe you now have the very BEST of both worlds 💙🦋
Lovely, just lovely. Looking forward to what comes next!
Great and a very different view of Wordworth's 'Tinturn Abbey', thank you Fran and Rich!!
That was lovely. Thank you for taking us with you.
I'm 72 years old (young) by now, so it does not happen so often anymore, but I have also always wondered off the beaten track and had seen some lovely places not mentioned in any touristbrochure. I just love to do the things that way. That's one of (many) things that makes your wlog so interesting!
Love from Denmark
Different and delightful episode! Beautiful locales, interesting musical interludes, and fun, engaging storytelling … as usual. Your experiences in this episode are difficult to obtain in 🇺🇸. You enjoy right-of-way footpaths across farm fields,, private gardens, and alongside waterways. In America, so many fences … just barbed wire and no gates or ladders. No Trespassing signs about. Even access to waterways can be closed off for “safety” reasons. The park up style camp areas are largely absent from the USA. With the great weather you enjoyed on this trip, I was quite envious. Cheers!
Love your music sound great. Thanks for the video 😀
That does it!! Now I definitely want a camper van. We agree. We would prefer quieter camp sites where they don't pack you in with a bunch of others. We covet our peace and quiet too. What a great first trip. Telling us a bit of history along the way makes it all the more interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Another enthralling vid. The woods are just magical, and it was lovely to see little Jess looking healthy snd enjoying herself. l hope she is over her bad times. Archie of course is a typical spaniel - full of beans and his tail signalling madly! lt is great to see how lucky you are to be able to embrace the life you love. lt is a privilege that y ou let us enjoy it with you. Thankyou, and long may you continue! ❤
The Yew tree is incredible. As always, loved seeing you both on your little trips.❤❤
I have always been a fan of your videos, but this just takes it over the top! I really want to visit England someday!
So excited to have you back, can not wait till next week!
What lovely sights. Thanks for documenting and sharing them. Both the natural and developed environs are beautiful. This has been a wonderful vicarious vacation. All the best.
Another terrific vlog. That tree is marvelous. Call me a tree hugging fool. I love stumbling on such as this yew. Move over, Fran. I'll sit quietly with you.
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures
Omg. You passed our house. You could see it from your van as we live next to the tunnels on the m4. If we’d have known you could have popped in for a cuppa. Xx
You should do the seven estuary while you're on the Gloucester/sharpness, pick the right conditions and use a pilot, we had a great time visiting Bristol river avon and onto Kennet and avon canal
Hi Fran and Rich, wonderful to see you out and about in Percy you looked like you were really enjoying yourselves, it must make such a lovely change! You certainly had good weather that's for sure. Archie, at the stile, made me laugh bless him. ❤️
Good on you Fran, for driving Percy, I'm not very confident at driving so a car is my limit! 😅
Take care both of you.
A fabulous video. You had such great weather as well.
Back in the day (when still working) we always had a goal for our motorhome vacations. The driving was to get there and then have vacation. I think just driving and checking out various places on the way would be a lot more fun. I saw places I wanted to check out but we were on a schedule and couldn't take the time. You're doing it a much better way.
Great adventure with Percy'.,it looks fun experiencing new things..I've had yr channel on for the rest of the day after watching this one,I thought I'd seen all of them,but I'd missed some..😂 ..
Love all your videos, if you join caravan and motorhome club they have thousands of certified locations, these are for members only and are usually on farms or people's land - only 5 vans allowed. If you pick ones without electricity you'll often be on your own. Have to pay but your motorhome will be a lot safer when you leave it.
Some of these places are spectacular.
Hello you two lucky ones. It's nice to see that you are following in Richard Fobe's footsteps and that we can now see the River Wye from the land side. I only know the river and the old Tintern Abbey from the water side through the Wye Invader films. Thank you for taking us along on your discoveries.
Loved seeing you travel in Percy 🚐 ……. Love the walks , hope you are ok now Rich after the cow 🐂 ….. 🍁🧡🍂
Thank you for that guys, so peaceful, loved it!😊
Lovely video thanks for sharing 😄
Sunshine and nature, What more could we possibly want!
That was a lovely video I live in the ogmore valley the views from the bulwch mountain is outstanding you can travel on top to various viewing points for the ogmore Rhondda afan vallies and from the top afan valley you can look towards port talbot and Swansea you have the best of both worlds with perci and your narrowboat well done 😊😊
Loved this Percy journey...more please
Seems to be an amazing number of overhead powerlines wherever you’re walking . 😮😮
I hardly comment on any videos good or bad but I have to say I really enjoyed your tour around Ross on Wye and Monmouthshire. Absolutely fantastic.
Living life to the fullest, Fran you looked so chilled next to the beautiful yew tree. Rich you look so happy explaining your journey to collect Percy before your adventure. Thank you as always for sharing. ❤
Greetings from Australia. Look forward to your continuing travels. Really enjoying the landscapes. Thank you.
I am also glad you two got Percy. So enjoying this gorgeous side trips, hikes, history, history, history. Wow. Those ancient trees. Did you try to hold your cell phone to it and google ID the trees? It's good for lots of things. Would be neat to see if it could even identify them. Take care. Travel safe and looking forward to your next "pit stop" (parking).
Hi guys!
I knew you'd love your new mobility.
I have not so fond memories of hiking Offa's Dyke from Welshpool to Abergavenny, on a school field trip in the mid 70s. In the Easter holidays. We pitched our tents on snow a couple of nights, and my feet were destroyed by the end of the week. 😥 It looks a lot easier sitting down in a comfy camper van.
All the best.
So nice to see and hear your views on motor homing. I swear you will park in some odd places, your angles in bed won’t always be so good, but I wouldn’t swop this life for anything else. Just one thing, even if you have to swop over heads and feet direction. Make sure your head is elevated. It can cause horrible stomach acid issues over time. Enjoy nomading! 😁that Severn estuary, my younger brother surfed it many times, coming in.
Thanks for that. Cheers.
Thank you!! I really did enjoy going along with you!!😊😊😊
Thank you a lovely trip around!
Lovely, thank you x
brilliant as always, thanks for sharing. Of course I posted this before watching the whole thing, even I can do that math 5 mins ago it was posted and it is 30 mins or so long. . quite confident in my opinion. (UPDATE: I was correct it was brilliant)
Boondocking we call the free/no power/water . Plan on doing it out west in Arizona and Utah in a couple of years. That Roman site looks wonderful, wonder if they do digs there still. We call the getting distracted... a "thataway" day. I think you might need to avoid the cooos.
Loved the journey with you and the dogs look to be having the best adventures too with all the lanes, footpaths and fields. There are just so many hidden jewels to be found in our country and it’s such a pleasure to get to see them with you.
There are so many narrowboat channels but this is the first time I have seen vanlife combined with boatlife. Has the potential to be a unique and rather wonderful combination. Look forward to what the future brings.
So lovely!
Very much enjoyed your video. Honestly, really is the best of it all, boating and camping. Thanks for sharing with us!
Lovely, lovely vlog! Enjoyed watching while drinking my morning coffee! Thank you for sharing.
Jess is looking quiet well.
Love this! Thanks you two! I’d love to learn more about how one caravan’s around the UK (I’m American but have dual citizenship and want to do exactly what you’re doing! Narrowboat and caravan) - apps you use to find both free and paid sites, costs, and anything else! Looking forward to more Persius (😂) adventures!
Great journey in little Perseus the Van. Love the combination of wide open skies and woods and trees. You've chosen a beautiful part of the country for your first trip. Long may it continue
Good to see you out and about
You’ll need to visit Scotland where the Land Reform Act (Scotland) 2003 means you can walk (cycle or ride a horse) more or less anywhere as long as you do no harm. Exclusions are private gardens and driveways.
Lovely video, enjoyed watching you both 🥰🥰
Nice vid and easy looking tv..😎...keep it coming....happy life..🎉feelgood...
That was such a relaxing video, a perfect start to my Saturday morning.
Hi Fran and Rich. I imagine seeing Wales in a camper van is an ideal way of seeing part of the British Isles we don't know too much about. Something the Welsh people keep to themselves. Fortunately, there are people like you who can unravel their mysteries. But please be careful parking up. You don't want to be part of a dogging site, or do you. HaHa. Stay well xx
Great video folks. I have concerns this is leading to a land home existence and that your boating excursions will end. Good luck with whatever you decide.
highland cattle they are lovely animals
A great life to behold, enjoy.
I'm not sure this is going to work ,but wish you lots of luck . I'll be watching the pair of you on your new adventure.
Great video, whilst you are at Sharpness you should consider the trip to Bristol it is an amazing experience and well worth doing, but do pay for a pilot, they have all the knowledge of the sand bars etc.
All of that was wonderful. In 1966 (as a 10yo), I was living in Gloucestershire, and attended the opening of the first bridge over the Severn River 😻!
Got a chuckle from you m&m purchase as that is our go-to snack as well. Cheers!
A change is as good as a rest so the new found extended freedom that Percy brings you must be exciting. How are the dogs enjoying themselves?
Have a great week.
I've not missed a video...I think this one is my favorite! Top notch production this!
Brilliant. What beautiful places you visited. Scenery amazing. Thank you for taking us on your adventure with Percy. All the colours of the countryside were delightful. These cows would make me nervous . Take care
Did you watch “Game of Thrones “ ? The amazing trees reminded me of the Gods Wood trees in the stories.
Lovely video as usual and nice to see your new adventures. Those definitely look like the mushrooms we used to pick in the pasture with the horses at grandparents farm.
Have fun 🥰🙋🏼♀️
Great vlog thanks for sharing your van life. What a great idea having the van and the boat to keep life interesting ❤
Such beautiful countryside, we are so lucky to have all this on our doorstep or van step
Fabulous as ever xx
Honeymooned with husband number 2 at Ross-on-Wye in the 1970s; at a hotel appropriately called The Chase - we had a four-poster bed! Crossed the border into Wales and tried to figure out where we were; the signpost said 'Ynysgynwraidd' which had us scratching our heads 😂 until a local came by and we asked how we said what we were seeing. The old man laughed and replied (phonetically) "Inisginroid" 🙄!!! Lovely to see you out and about in Percy. Stay safe and keep enjoying.
I don't mean this in a negative way, but it can become a little tedious fetching the van and taking it back. We have narrowboat/Campervan... (in storage too).... life too and find it more beneficial to go out in the van for 2 - 4 weeks at a time, sometimes returning to move the boat to another mooring after the 14 days are up, then continuing van travels. Moving all your personal stuff from boat to van takes effort too! Anyhow, enjoy your new exciting adventures.
You are absolutely right. We are gradually getting everything we need on the van to leave it there ready for the next trip and plan to do some longertrips away when we are better organised.
Greta Vlog, have you guys ever visited Malvern (one of my favourite places), if not do consider it if and when you move back North with the Boat. I hope your enjoying your time in Gloucestershire.
What a lovely trip so far and good weather too!