IF YOU SEE THIS just DRIVE ON - VANLIFE SUSSEX
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- This episode was filmed 1st & 2nd July 2022.
After Stanmer Park we relocate to a quiet spot for a RIDGEMONKEY lunch of cheese on toast.
WE try out our new IPAD HOLDER to watch RUclips while relaxing on the bed.
As the evening draws In we head off in search of food and fancy a walk along the seafront and Brighton Pier. Unfortunately our plans have to change as Ken spots a problem.
We head up to Devil’s Dyke to catch the sunset Instead.
The following morning after a successful test of our NEW VAN BEDDING we visit Brighton City Airport, Shoreham. We are too early for lunch but breakfast in the Hummingbird Restaurant does very nicely while we watch the planes.
Next, another of our favourite haunts, Shoreham Old Fort where we set up our chairs against the wind to watch the sailboats and swimmers.
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Chapters:
00:00 Coming up
00:08 Intro
00:31 What is our new bedding?
02:20 Cheese on toast
03:49 Time to get cosy
05:04 In search of food
07:09 Brighton - is it safe to park?
11:08 Devil’s Dyke
12:39 How was the new bedding?
14:26 Feeding the geese
15:19 Shoreham Airport
19:08 Shoreham Old Fort
Music:
Cheers by Rex Banner 0m 8s
To Be Continued by Skygaze 9m 26s
Somewhere Inbetween by Kyle Cox 16m 5s
Hard Times by Catrina Stone 21m 23s
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Next episode we start the Norway series 👍
You have so many affectionate and wonderfully humble nicknames for your wife. I think you are both such an amazing couple and I hope some day, I experience the love you both do! For now, I shall continue in my camper van and watch your sensational and inspirational videos. Thank you to you both. xx
We wish you well in finding someone to love. There is nothing better ❤️
As a Aussie my immediate instinctual reaction on seeing the dog and people swimming in that inlet was "sharks!". In Oz that sort of inlet is often the haunt of dangerous bull sharks. Then a nanosecond later I relaxed and was jealous of the ability to safely swim in that sort of area.
Not many animal threats in the UK. Wasps an adders about as bad as we get😁👍.
Great observation and appreciate you highlighting as you’re right ref crime. It’s little observations which can save you a load of hassle and reduce risk isn’t it.
Beautiful sunset. Fascinating bugs. Pleased you got sorted and imagine the bed is super comfy!
All the best, David & Rachel 👍
Cheers 👍
It appears your awareness of your surroundings and your experience as a policeman paid off. Good observations! As always the food looked delicious and the scenery abounds in beauty. Mary
Great to see Shoreham airport again, which became my regular evenings at the bar during the late 70s. Very beautiful building and it had such a relaxed atmosphere. Looks like it still has from your visit. I miss Sussex, so thanks for your travels which reminds me of good times. 👍
It has real class that Airport. The Shoreham airshow always used to be great until that awful crash ended it for good. Always enjoy a visit there.
Excellent choice. I have Woolroom mattress protector, topper and duvets. Love them. Warm in winter and cool in summer.
What a lovely life for that doggy going in the water after the ball 😊
Good to see and nice music.
Thank you.
Yes blow torch 🔥 for cheese on toast...or creme brule 😃
Handy tip about the glass on the side of the road, I always avoid such places.
Lovely as always!
Hello 🖐 .. Thanks for the great tip .... didn't see the glass until you pointed it out but thanks to you I won't miss it next time!
Hugs Valerie ❤
🍁👵🇨🇦
If you see that glass it’s 99% certain it’s from a break in. 👍
Lovely video. Thank you so much
Very nice drive and video. It so nice that you can take a drive and every so often find a castle near by. I'd love that. Cheers 😙🥂😘
Great video 👍 love the music at the end 😁
It got quite lively in the bay . Brrr. Hearty adventurers. Thanks for the ride along.
Thanks for joining us Eleanor 🙂
Thank you very much, I did enjoy this little trip!!!! all the people in the water as well as the different little boats were great... Keep safe...
love your deadpan narration if that's okay to say. thanks, i do enjoy the peace in the uploads.
It’s ok to say and very common amongst police officers 😁👍
Lovely video guys ,glad you got comfy bed topper !!
Lovely to see all the people having fun on the lake .
Cheers 👍
I like you made a planespotting break, best ever!!! 😊
Nice to see the old folk enjoying themselves
Nice to see the sprogs watching.
Really enjoyable watch loved the song at the end as you were watching the world go by 😊 thank you for your efforts
Cheers Sue. I love that track also 👍
Another lovely video👍🏼
Nice vlog Ken and Carol. Thanks for sharing
Cheers Grumpy 👍
Hi Ken and Carol. Nice video and great soundtrack as usual. Looking forward to the Norway series.
Hi Larry, Norway starts this Friday 👍
Appreciate the security tips 👍
I loved the video and the music was so good!
Another most enjoyable vlog.
Thanks you guys, wee jimmy
Cheers Jimmy 👍
Great video ....🙂👍
Very enjoyable vlog.
Great video with lovely surroundings, looking forward to Norway 🇳🇴......
Love the music on this vlog Ken, you always play great tracks. You have introduced us to some great artists, 👍
Cheers Tommy 👍
Lovely episode Ken and Carol, excellent job. I’m looking forward to Norway and am very happy to hear that you plan on returning to France soon.
Oh yes we need another portion of France for sure 👍
BEAUTIFUL video and MUSIC! Re' broken glass etc. I'd have done the same as you! Bon voyage en Norvège! 🇫🇷 🇳🇴 🇫🇷 🇳🇴
Thanks for the video. How dry the countryside looks. Everything around our way in Australia is so green after the recent rains. Look forward to Norway in the near future. Interesting places you visit, along with the food experiences. Loved the Shoreham airport with its art deco buildings. Keep up the excellent work. Reminds me somewhat of Napier NZ with its profusion of art deco buildings, the town had to be almost totally rebuilt after a devastating earthquake. Innisfail Queensland is similar, that town had to be rebuilt after a massive cyclone struck.
New Zealand have it tough with those quakes as we saw in Christchurch. We had a bit of a drought over here this year. Some were screaming the end of the world but the rains came and boy has it rained since.
Great vlog 😁
lovely...from snowy, cold Canada.
Sending you a bit of sun to keep you going 😁👍
This bought back memories, we used to wild camp on Madiera Drive back in the 70's in my dads campervan (a converted JU250 bakers van with a pop top). We never had any problems then it felt so safe I guess things change.
Kris Harbour is a genius. Very clever Mn.
That is a good tip. Only a "copper" would notice that, normally. 😉 The last bit with the video of the people playing in the water was nice.
Glad you already know about the blow torch 🤗
Enjoyed your first segment with cheese on toast,look forward to your next episode.🧀😄😄🧀
It was good but we need to get a blow torch to do it right 👍
Hari Om
Oh Look, there's the Shetland Trader all the way south... I sometimes spot her coursing the Clyde and she's often over in the Forth. Yes, I guessed it - a new bed layer and it does indeed look comfy. Now, let me tell you about my experience with the Citroen 2CV (of 45 years back)... the one for which it was necessary to carry a hammer at one's side in order to tap the solenoid everytime one wished to start the engine...and a spare pair of tights for the fanbelt shredding it tended to do... and its tendency to have the control pedals detach themselves from the levers they were intended to control. I suspect any of the original chassis still on the road will have had a complete engine replacement and reworking of the pedals! Just going to the shops was an epic adventure. YAM xx
They sound like a car for the adventurer to be sure 😁👍
2cv,...wobbly, slow, bonkers, gear change comes out the dash and is good for tennis elbow, remarkably smooth ride, but above all they are great fun!
Sounds perfect for a sunny drive through the countryside 😁👍
Another enjoyable video.. Cheese on toast is a favourite of mine, with a touch of brown sauce on the cheese. Everybody was busy doing their own thing on the water. Enjoyed the song at the end. XX ❤️💙
Cheese on toast so simple but so good. 😁👍
I'm a van driving tradesman and my van has been broken into 5 times and i've had 2 cats cut off, each costing £1100 to replace. I have become totally paranoid where i park my van but the reality is, the people who commit these crimes really don't give a jot where a vehicle is parked, what time of day it is and even the amount of people around. Vehicle break in's used to be a night-time thing, one of my cats got cut off in the middle of the day on a residential side street with lots of people around. It's very depressing.
You hit the nail on the head. Crime has become so brazen that time of day and witnesses are irrelevant to them. I used to work burglary and vehicle crime in plain clothes in Brighton. 6 of us on a dedicated team who would just cruise around spotting them in action. We reduced those crimes to almost nothing over the course of one year but that was before more weird things became the priority. I feel for you having suffered all that. It’s a disgrace.
I loved the camera shot from behind the chair's, I thought I was about to see a TV comedy show. Brilliant Ken 👍
Thanks Simon 😂
Well spotted, re. the glass. Sadly Brighton hates cars and parking is either very hard to find and then, very expensive. Should have driven the extra 10 miles to Worthing - much nicer pier and no problems with parking and a very nice walk along Marine Parade.
I agree about Brighton hating cars. Worthing is very nice 👍
Nice Art Deco airport.
I remember Brighton..used to be some great disco places back in the 70s..showing my age now,lol.thanks for a great video Ken n carol.p.s. Great editing too 👍
I remember those clubs. Used to enjoy being in the response van and going in to sort out the fights. They were heaving. We used to hold onto the belt of the copper in front otherwise it was easy to get swallowed up by the crowd. Had a great time walking the beat there 👍
I was born and breed in Brighton and left in 1980. I used to go back from time to time and I hate the place. Stay safe guys.
I had a great time working there on response but it is a love it or hate it destination. One of the few seaside resorts still kicking though 👍
Oh wow, loved the way you put this vid together. You can tell you enjoy and experiment making these vids and they get better every time. Love your vids ( yous are like my RUclips auntie and uncle ha ha) and I always look forward to you next one x
Happy to have you as our RUclips nephew Michael 😁👍. Yes I do like to try different things.
I keep my bedding in the back too but it's held in by a cargo net attached to the ceiling and under the rear 'seat'. The folded/rolled bedding goes back with the R&R bed and the netting stops it falling out of the rear door. Sorted.
Netting would certainly be an improvement. If the bedding ever landed in the mud it would be a right mess 👍
Looking forward to it 👍
Love your channel guy’s, as a couple in our 50’s you’re an inspiration to hit the road👍🚐 All the best!
Get out there and do it Will because its easy and a lot of fun. It keeps me occupied and I like having less time to notice what is happening in the world 👍
Thank’s guy’s, a perfect distraction from the time’s we live in! Hopefully catch up on the road someday👌
Wow you were at Shoreham airport I use to work there and Shoreham lifeboat station cool If I knew you were there I'd of come and said Hello. Nice Vid x
Keep an eye out then as we are down there every now and then 👍
What a Lovely video Ken & Carol, Oh how we miss living near the sea and having those little cheeky dips and a splash about also evening strolls along the waters edge. Living up here in North Yorkshire is Lovely but it does get colder sooner and the Winters seem long, So its lovely and relaxing to watch you RUclips Chanel 😊
Each area has it’s strengths and weaknesses. You live in a beautiful part of the country but it does get cold 😁👍
Nice Lamborghini hurrican and even a better vlog!
Thanks for the video 😊. We call the bugs you recorded “May bugs”, however some people call them “June bugs”. They are actually flying beetles!!
Thanks for letting us know Jane. They are amazing creatures 🙂👍
We know Brighton quite well- we often stay in the Caravan Club Site. Sadly, it has a LOT of ‘undesirables’ and a serious drug problem - with all that attracts. Hove is better but, sadly, the problem is creeping along the coast.
Enjoying your channel well rounded no edges 👍🏴 I had a Citroen Diane slightly up market from a 2CV but not much . Lots of fun 602 CC engine very bouncy suspension was like 2 big bicycle pumps joining front and back wheel, I frightened many a passenger trying to over take something. I’m in the process of renovating my own van , and hopefully I will be able to use it next year . Good luck both from the Gower 👍🏴🇬🇧🍟
You can’t beat scaring your passenger every now and then, Carol has shrieked a few times over the years 😁👍. The Diane sounds fun 👍
When I do my toasted sandwiches in the ridge monkey I butter the outside of the bread first then make up the sandwich you can flip it over comes out good,great videos as usual 👍
We will have to do it that way next time ☺️👍
Those flying bugs are Cockchafer beetles! We stayed at a site in Cornwall in the summer in our camper and got absolutely bombarded by them, there was hundreds. They come out at dusk. It sound dramatic but it completely ruined our experience at the site! Great video as always!
Blimey don’t think I would like that many buzzing about. They are huge 😁👍
Love the music you choose.
Thanks Ann 🙂
I love my Voited pillow blankets - made from recycled bottles - beautiful designs. I got a bit addicted - they’re very addictive - got six now and I risk being ridiculous!!!!! Must stop!!
Didn’t know about Voited. Thanks for the tip 👍
Lovely trip around. The airport restaurant and building is pretty cool. Brighton waterfront is lovely looking, pity Carol you couldn’t get your walk. I know Ken you said you used to be a policeman, keeping your eye on the ball doesn’t leave you does it. Handy at times. Thanks for sharing the pretty place. Looking forward to the Norway trip. I’ve been up to the Arctic circle in middle of winter in 2011, picture postcard beauty. Take care Kate 🌸💜🙋♀️
If we hit snow in our little van we could be in some trouble but we should just miss it this time of the year. Policing never leaves you once you have done it. In one sense it’s a blessing as I can spot trouble before it affects us but sometimes I wish I couldn’t see it if that makes sense. 👍
Lovely vlog Ken & Carol
That is a lovely parkup you found. Shoream Airport and harbour are lovely. That young lady seemed to be having a hard time keeping her boat upright! ⛵⛵. I like looking at @Kris Harbour Natural Building sometimes as well. He is very handy with his hands.
Kris is a very hard working guy with great skills. The girl was deliberately capsizing to practice getting back in and doing very well. 😁👍
We take it for granted here DownUnder the spaces we have & places to go but you’ve got some beautiful road trips ahead of you so fair we’ll on your journey
Yes you have plenty space. So do we but most of it is private. Always somewhere worth a camp though 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Keep on enjoying your travels 👍
Hopefully we can all do it till we drop. 👍
Made me sad me and brother would go there for breakfast he never made it rip bro x
Great show thanks lot of my favourite places.✌
RIP bro indeed. It’s good to remember things even if some are bitter sweet. ❤️
❤️🚐 Love the vlogs. In my 50s and looking at Campers to live a life like this. You’ve got a new sub and will be going through the rest of your vlogs to get some tips. Thank you for posting your van life 👍
Thanks for subscribing. Good luck with your search for a campervan 🙂👍
Ahhhhh.... May bugs! One minute they're here, next theyre gone (and they're horrible!). You're camping spot is a lovely little hideaway, I know it very well. Used to take "zero four" parked by the pond ☺
Love the local to me places as well as further afield. Uncle Sams brought back memories of late night munchies after a night out in Brighton 😂
Uncle Sams are still a quality burger in comparison to McDonalds and Burger King. Used to love them sitting in the police van waiting for the clubs to turn out 😁👍
See small vans can still do the job
Oh I’d love to have a PPL and just turn up and fly, have flown a light aircraft with a pilot at the side of me and it’s such an amazing feeling especially flying some aerobatics. Another lovely video, looking forward to your Norway adventures.
I took a flying lesson there years back. My instructor was paranoid about being unable to spot an aircraft doing aerobatics near to us. Put me right off 😁👍
Loved your choice of music.Also,don’t know where you were,but your people certainly took advantage of the good weather & the water.Even just sitting on the rocks,or chairs like you were was very enjoyable. Bye for now Elaine from Queensland, Australia.
You cant beat people watching 😁👍
You need a cargo net to stop your pillows falling out when you open that boot! We use a simple £10 one from Amazon which we attach to the headrests using small carabiners and a screwed on clip either side at the base of the rear seat. Works a treat and keeps our bedding contained and tidy. Very tempted by that wool mattress topper!
We no longer carry those bulky sunscreens so its more compact now. We might fit a net as well one day 👍
Double mattress toppers should be nice and comfy, its amazing how much bedding you can fit into your little red camper. Had to laugh (even though it isn't funny) you reminded me of Bri who would always spot glass like that on road sides and in car parks, "We're not parking here!" 😊👍
Bri clearly knew what was what bless him. I hope he can see your videos as he would be very proud of you ❤️
@@LifeistooshortCK ❤️
Interesting to hear about crime increasing in the run up to Christmas. My first thought was crime in relation to Brighton's high drug use.
Without a doubt drugs drive up petty crime in order to fund their use. At the moment though many people just can’t make ends meet and desperate times leads to desperate measures.
Lamborgini of some description me thinks..🤔
Seems to be the main suggestion so far 👍
Great video - good to see the double bedding works out and still has the space.
I guess you can’t stop the police thought process even if retired
Really Appreciate the video showing if our channel
Stew n Jane ( watching in Ireland )
Thirty years of looking at life through the eyes of a policeman, it becomes second nature ☺️ Thanks for watching. Hope the weather is better for you in Ireland than the rainstorms we are getting here in Sussex 🌧
@@LifeistooshortCK it is at the moment but i think we have had our share in the last week lol
‘Poor old bugger’ I couldn’t find that in ‘what3words!!!! Haha. Regards to you both.
I did wonder if the place existed. 😁👍
There is something decadent about Art Deco - hope they never change the airport ❤
I imagine its listed now so it should survive. We fancy trying the flight to Alderney one day 👍
That's an American staple. Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Especially with a Hot bowl of soup or Stew. Really good on a cold night.😊
Enjoyed this. (Though not the broken glass!) we are from Surrey, so it was good to see Brighton and the Devil’s Dyke. ( the food is very nice in there) They used to be some of our local places to visit. Wool Room stuff is great. We have the topper and duvet on our bed at home. Love it. Unusual to see timid geese. Nice look at Shoreham Airfield . Not been there. That little bird❤️ lovely shot of the back of you both. It’s tough when bits stop working and start dropping off🤣 enjoyed the boat/water sequence. Loads of lovely ideas
Cheers 👍
Looks good to me you are a very good cook
Thanks Eamonn ☺️
Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Hi Ken and Carol 🤗, Nice calming one this one Ken , Loved the people watching beside the sea , I always do that when I'm at our caravan 😂🤣, Love it !😂😂🤣Take Care You Two 🤗👍xx
Thanks Lynn. Hope you get your phone fixed soon 😉😀👍
Well spotted Ken about the glass. You haven't lost your policing ways. Seems to be rife lately in regards to car break-in's and theft. Like you said it's the sign of the times we are in. Good vlog as always. The insects were probably Moths as i noticed there wings were flapping fast, could be wrong. May have been dragon flies. If i was in a Camper and a big Furry Moth got in, i would be in hysterics and the Camper would look like a crime scene. 🤣🤣🤣❤️
Yes crime is certainly on the up. I those things had got in the van we would have embarrassed ourselves with the screams 😁👍
flip the bread once and then add the cheese to the warm already toasted side. It's the same trick I use to make my regular pan-fried grilled cheese SUPER crunchy and yummy (plus pimento cheese/Paprikakäse or a tsp of cream cheese right in the middle, before I put the two toasted sides together. :-) Enjoying your travels!
Thanks for those tips. Will have to try that next time 🙂👍
Looking forward to the Norwegian series
I live in Hove and park at that car park all the time. I had idea there was a car break in problem.
When you couldn't find a place to park in Brighton I just knew you were going to head for the Dyke. So beautiful up there, but not lately with all this rain. And yes, I do know where you parked up for the night but I won't tell anyone. My lips are sealed.
You have to visit the Dyke when in Brighton 😁👍
I think the “bugs” were Cockchafers - good old Brighton whilst you were copering I was AA ing on a bike in and around the city good days
Yes I enjoyed Brighton very much 👍
Takes me back 50 years to dinghy racing round the buoys. Seems like yesterday.
Glad to bring back some happy memories for you ☺️
I hadn't seen Sussex in the title, and when you were driving on the left before the Maserati passed I had a mini panic attack lol. Thought it was still footage from France.
Sorry about that Will. Be warned we will be back in Europe in the next episode so back to driving on the right 😅
Hi Carol and Ken,
We have only recently found your channel and me and the missus are binge watching 5 episodes per night and thoroughly enjoying them, we have a love affair with France also.
As we saw in a previous episode you love Corned Beef Hash, I thought you might like to try our version that was taught to us by an old Jamaican chap.
I know you said you like spice in a previous episode so I’ll leave to quantity of chilli 🌶️ up to you:
1 onion
1 large clove of garlic
1 tin of sweetcorn
1 sweet pepper
1 large potato (cubed and par boiled)
1 large handful of pea’s
1 small bunch of spring onions
1 scotch bonnet chilli 🌶️ (start with half and see how you go)
1 tin of corned beef
Salt
Black pepper
Cook more or less the way you cook your version, give it a shot guys!
Keep up the great work.
Kind regards
Tony
That sounds bloody lovely 😁👍
Hi guys. Thanks for sharing that. We had a similar experience in Liverpool in the summer. I was about to park up and Claud spotted a load of broken glass on the road and suggested we avoid the spot. Very good advice. Cheese on toast is THE best comfort food there is, no argument! That looked soooo good! Looking forward to Norway 🙂
Hello. We think you are the King & Queen of van food. We envy that outside barbecue that you can carry. 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK ah...now I don't think we can claim that title until we've cooked something in the toilet 😉
@@adogaday that is indeed a special skill 😵😂
@@LifeistooshortCK 🤣🤣🤣
Armed robberies at Christmas are understandable; have you seen the price of Lego!? 😀
Lego has gone all posh and are targeting adults more than kids these days 😁👍
I have not tied this with cheese on toast but I have used a cook’s blow lamp regularly. I think it will work on cheese on toast. Cook as you did then finish with blow lamp. I use a small blow lamp and will try to remember to take it in the van and try cheese on toast, must get a ridge monkey first.
We bought one yesterday 😁👍
Could those flying bugs be Hummingbird Hawk Moths? We have Hummingbird Moths here in upstate New York. They look and behave very much like small hummingbirds, dipping in and out of wildflowers, with their wings buzzing audibly. The only way I could convince myself that they were not birds was they had long, black antennae. They are amazing to watch.
Great video! I loved watching everyone enjoying themselves around and in the water. ❤
I think the consensus so far is they were Cockchafer bugs but they were similar to the type you suggest. 👍
I think you are right.
We enjoyed your vlog. My husband is retired from the police and, like yourself, would consider broken glass an indication of not being a safe place to park.
Give him my regards and keep drawing that pension 😁👍
Here in East Kent, those are known as "July bugs", for obvious reasons. Used to see them a lot on the North Downs, and Folkestone Warren.
Thanks for the info 🙂👍
Interestingly, in Gloucestershire they are May bugs, Sussex call them June bugs and East Kent, July bugs. Must move Eastwards