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Mike & Tricia, Oot 'n' Aboot
United Kingdom
Приєднався 25 чер 2019
Follow us on our campervan adventures to see how we use the van and all the cool places we're going to.
Staffa - Scotland's Alien Isle
We're still on the isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland, but today we are off on an excursion to Staffa which is 7 miles to the west of Mull and looks to us like a set from Star Trek. There we are astonished at the incredible Fingal's cave before going up to the cliffs to see the puffins. What a fantastic day!
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A Tight Squeeze To The Beautiful Scottish Island of Mull
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We leave from Oban and have a really tight squeeze on the ferry over to Mull but it was worth it as we visit the beautiful town of Tobermory with all of the colourful houses along the sea front.
Back in Scotland & Van Modifications
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We're off on our adventures again and we'll be heading for the isle of Mull on the west coast of Scotland, but on the way we stop over at Cobleland campsite by Aberfoyle and it's a good chance for us to show you some modifications that we've made to the van.
SWIFT Carrera 144 : Our Ten-Week Review
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We've been touring France in our SWIFT Carrera 144 for ten weeks, and this was partly to give the new van a good shakedown, and to find out if there's anything that we would change. Also we wanted to learn a bit more about ourselves - it's the longest we have ever been away holidaying in a van so how exactly do we feel about it?
We Got Here Just In Time
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We start off in Sainte Suzanne where Mike goes off to explore the amazing fortress nearby, then later, we are taken aback when we find out that there's an exciting race going on right past our park-up.
Woken by a Wood Chipper at the Campsite (Would You Stay or Go?)
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It's morning and we are expecting to awaken to the sound of birds chirping but no. Instead, it's the loud noise of a wood chipper, so Mike goes out to investigate. It looks like they will be here for a while, so do we stay or do we go now?
Facing My Fear on Oleron Island
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We have moved on again and this time we're on Oleron Island, where we seek out the very best view of Fort Boyard, and Mike faces his fear of heights by going up a 46m high lighthouse. All this and much more in this episode.
The Curious Case of the Lost Cheese
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We are spending a few days in Roquefort, it's a village that Mike wanted to go to so that he could visit the cheese making factory or maybe the caves where the famous cheese is matured. While there, we have a bit much to eat at lunch time and visit the historic village centre,
Moving to the next Campervan site - the full rigmarole of what we do.
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We're now at Grenade-sur-l'Adour in south west France and have a great time exploring the village before deciding it's time to move on. We show you our full procedure, or as Mike says, rigmarole that we go through every time that we move on.
Is This The Most Polluted Beach in France? (Mimizan Plage)
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We are in Mimizan on the south west coast of France, and looking forward to visiting the beach after reading great reviews online, but we are shocked when we get there to find huge amounts of plastic waste all along the beach. Later back at the van, we have some of our own rubbish to deal with.
We Show You More of Our Campervan - The SWIFT Carrera 144
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We have moved on to a Camping Car Park site at Pontenx-lesForges and it's a perfect spot and weather to show you a bit more of our campervan.
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
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We open the window blind and are really surprised to see a thick layer of snow has fallen, but what to do? We decide to leave it for a day before we move on into new adventures.
Our French Market Haul
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We're in the beautiful French village of Saint-Ambroix, and there's so much history here to see but there's a market on and we're distracted, and come back to the van with quite a haul!
We are in real DANGER here at La Roque-Sur-Ceze!
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It may be one of the most beautiful villages in France but as we set off to find 13 tourist attractions, we find it fraught with danger on the bridge and at the infamous cascades.
That Van is WAY Too Close! (Would You Say Something?)
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We're staying at a Camping Car Park at Remoulins in the south of France. A motorhome squeezes in beside us but we don't let that get to us and instead set out to explore the old town and the historic bridges, but then we come to one that may be a bit much for Tricia to get to the top.
Sleeping in our SWIFT Carrera Campervan
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Sleeping in our SWIFT Carrera Campervan
If We Could Change One Thing In The Van
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If We Could Change One Thing In The Van
Oor New Campervan | SWIFT Carrera 144 | FULL VAN TOUR
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Oor New Campervan | SWIFT Carrera 144 | FULL VAN TOUR
Double Drama in Cairns (Australia Ep.7)
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Double Drama in Cairns (Australia Ep.7)
Eating Kangaroo and Crocodile in Kuranda (Australia Ep.6)
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Eating Kangaroo and Crocodile in Kuranda (Australia Ep.6)
Travel Beans Over Stepped The Mark
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Travel Beans Over Stepped The Mark
A Walk To Dread at Noosa Head (Australia Ep.4)
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A Walk To Dread at Noosa Head (Australia Ep.4)
Sensational Sydney (Australia Episode 3)
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Sensational Sydney (Australia Episode 3)
Nelson's Bay & Bum Blasters (Australia Ep.2)
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Nelson's Bay & Bum Blasters (Australia Ep.2)
We're in Australia, and head to the Blue Mountains!
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We're in Australia, and head to the Blue Mountains!
I noticed you mention diswashing liquid in your windscreen washing. I have been told to avoid dishwashing liquid when washing a car and or windscreen. Apparently, dishwashing liquids can have salt as one of their ingredients because salt is a good cleaner. Now, you don't want salt residue building up in chassis rails and nooks and crannies. 😮
Wow, what a lovely video, a really awesome island!!! the puffins were beautiful as was the cave and the roof was amazing... thank you so much for sharing all the adventure!!!
Could I ask where you store your topper and bedding please. How did you fit your extra shelving
@@douglasrobinson8264 We just roll up the topper and it lies on one of the rear seats. Stick on shelves: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092268H6Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Where did you store all your quilts and pillows. As the lockers don't seem to have the space.
@@douglasrobinson8264 Topper and bedding just went on one of theback seats. But now bedding goes in gas locker, see our recent Mods and Rockers video. Shelving I just measured length and cut a board to the right size, I have a band saw but you could use a jigsaw and then used these plastic shelf hangers, I have given you the link to these. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much. It clears up a few points before we take the plunge
One of your best productions so far.
@@billwilliams5889 Thanks Bill, appreciate the feedback 👍
Wouldn’t want to do that walk if it was raining or if it had just rained. I wonder if the hike is cancelled when that happens ?
@@billwilliams5889 Sometimes you are not allowed to get onto the island if the weather is bad. We were lucky to get a good day.
Thanks id like to visit Mull one day. Rain is part and parcel nowadays in Scotland as BC said wear the right clothes wise words. Good driving Tricia.
@@janettegardner7144 We would definitely recommend a visit to Mull, we have loved it. Thanks, I enjoy the driving but getting on the ferry was a bit tricky 👍🐾💕
Morning great review. Just wondering about your toilet does it not swivel around so you can get more leg space? I'm not sure what toilet you have but just worth a mention.
@@joannewalker9282 It does swivel yes but the lid will not go upright when it swivels round. Of course they only show you it swivelling with the lid down when they give you a demo in the showroom.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot what a pity. Thank you for replying. Safe happy travels.
Very great video. I'm about to do the trail end of August/Beginning of September. Wish u all the best and happy trail! 🙂In your video that trail looks kind of crouded. Is it just partly that are that many ppl are on the trail? £135 for a cabin is just a rip off. I was at the lofoten couple of month ago and there was a small cabin NOK 1000 whats is about £75 and I felt that was a rip off already. But £135 holy shit...
@@EldestPuck Good luck on the trail, hope you get good weather. You will find that there are others on the hike but you will also get plenty of isolated periods, it's good to have both. That sure was a rip off, we felt like we had no other option in the circumstances but never again. All the best👍🥃
That's a place my girl and I would love to see. It's definitely in our Scottish bucket list. One of nature's incredible natural formations. By the way,,,,,, a great way to get a better view by calling for Huey and Ralph ! Works most times in any confined space 🤢🤮😄😄
@@bobbyedal2737 Huey and Ralph were not in unfortunately, must give them a call soon down the big white telephone 🤣
Oh what a fantastic place - it's now on my bucket list ! Thank you so much for doing that precarious walk for us so we could share with you. Awesomagical place 🦋
@@didevilliers1238 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we did that walk clinging to the side while filming. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
you are both amazing people. thanks for showing me places i’ve never visited. love it xx
@@stephenswanton2748 Thanks so much for your encouragement and kind words 💕👍🐾
Wow that cave was fabulous. Great video guys.
@@keithweybury5212 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Fabulous! We're on Mull in a matter of days and getting very excited. We already have our tickets booked for a trip with Staffa Tours but doing the longer trip that includes Lunga too. Puffin central!
@@grapesodatravels Hope our video gave you a wee taster of what's to come. I will keep my fingers crossed that you get the weather and there are lots of gorgeous birds 😉
Thanks for sharing your trip to Staffa. Would love to do that one day. You got some great shots of the puffins too 🙂👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Thanks, we were pleased with the puffin shots but would have been so much easier if we had brought the tripod 👍🐾💕
That was a great video and seeing the cave was brilliant thank you for taking us along with you 👋👋👋
@@susangreenwell1431 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
WOW. I've seen pictures of these rocks but they did not do it justice like your first hand view. I didn't realize it was so extensive and do not know about the caves. I'll have to go on line and check out more info on them. Amazing. Thanks for taking us along. Take care .
@@sandihandi7831 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went, maye you should try and get yourself there one day. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
RSPB Bempton Cliffs is another great place to see puffins. Though these were on the Cliffs with gannets, guillemots, razobills, kittiwakes and fulmars
@@42tabu Thanks, didn't know about that, hopefully we will get there one day 👍🐾💕
Wow what a fantastic thing to do. The cave looked amazing and the puffins looked adorable. Take care Gill
@@Wheres_wanda_wandering We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went and yes puffins were little cuties. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
What a fascinating place. Thanks for taking us along!
@@janaylsworth4375 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Amazing tour , especially the rock formations. Just WOW ! I would love to see that in person. Thanks for the tour ❤️
@@janwaller3585 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked the rock formations and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
How lucky you were to have such fantastic weather - thank you for sharing this amazing place.
@@denholmlass We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went on a day the weather was good. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Wow 😅 That looked treacherous but other worldly too! Well done Tricia on negotiating those steps, with a dog & a back pack! The ladies faces in the boat when Mike was pretending to throw up 🤣🤣🙈🙈 If looks could kill 🤭 I’m so glad you ticked it off the bucket list! What was the yellow marking on the stone as you got there? I hope it wasn’t grafiti 😮 Thanks for taking us along. Em & G 💜
@@vansforthememories don't know what the yellow markings were, maybe where I threw up but didn't pretend 🤣
Wow! just brilliant. Thank you for taking us along with you both.
@@dafadowndilly8919 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave Overture: ua-cam.com/video/zyZ5cHUaiBI/v-deo.html
Thanks guys that was a brilliant video 👍
@@jamessmith6402 Cheers James, we were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Great video, we are hoping to explore Mull before the end of September.🙂
@@elizabethmcilwraith9768 It's well worth it, hopefully our videos will give you some ideas, just wish we had more time there👍🐾💕
Wow thank you for taking us along that cave was amazing
@@annettewornin7683 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Great video, it looks fantastic there but not sure my wife could take the journey on the boat ! Puffins are great, we saw some in Yorkshire and were surprised how small they are. Well done for crossing something off your list !
@@shaunpark7978 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Maybe your wife would be ok on the boat rather than faking being sick like me. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
nice to see, but too too busy for me.thanks for sharing ATB
@@johnarmstrong4015 It actually wasn't as bad as it looked with the "ants" in a queue. By the time we got up the hill there was just a couple of people in front of us 👍
Another great video from you both. I remarked to my wife that the cave was like a cathedral, then Mike said that just after me! LOL You really put across to the viewer how precarious the steps were down to the cave, then up to see the Puffins. Not sure I would have wanted to walk in those tight spots. So thanks for doing that for us and glad to see you got back to the van safely. Bon week-end à tous les 3, from France.
@@MegaBreadvan We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went, even though as you say, it was pretty precarious at times. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot No problem. We always enjoy catching up with your adventures. Bonne route, John & Isa. 👍🏻
Awesome!
@@TimmysFavs It sure was. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
That was some cave. Very nice turly amazing. Hard climb I feel for a Tirsha , I have had two full knees replaced under stand bad knees at steps.
@@ohioclassCcamper We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went and I think Tricia did so well with her bad knee. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
That was absolutely incredible!! So worth the effort. What a marvel of nature at its most unique.
@@jericho1961 bang on, it's a marvel alright, and pretty unique at that. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
SO JEALOUS! Both occasions we have tried the sea was too rough, blowing a gale. So was great to see you had blue skies. My two daughters got there. Earlier this year, April, and werre blown away with the beauty. I keep telling them,"you cantankerous the boy out of Scotland, but you can't take Scotland out of the boy". My heart will always be there, as much as I love Australia. Bring on the next episode.
@@georgesmart5673 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. No luck with your previous attempts, it a bit of a lottery and like your daughters we were lucky. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching p.s. a wee Australian connection in the next one 👍🐾💕
Busy old tour but great to see the rock formations having just been to Giants causeway and I’d definitely say what you showed are more impressive. Great you could get close
@@getawaygeese Thanks guys, we still definitely want to see Giants Causeway one day 👍🐾💕
When you get to Mull check out Calgary Bay , I live in Calgary , Alberta Canada and our city was named after this bay
I'd always wanted to go there to see the Black Basalt rock formations. So I really am much obliged because I don't think I could get along that walkway these days. If you've not heard it listen to Mendlesohns Hebridean suite, the first movement is Fingals Cave and the whole suite is evocative of the islands, the sea and the stormy weather that is often visited upon the Hebrides. Nice shots of the Puffins too. ❤🐻
@@nigeldavey1043 Thanks Nigel, I must give that a listen, I can understand why he was so inspired after visiting the caves👍🐾💕
Brilliant, amazing views at the caves. Not sure I’ll ever be able to visit so thanks for the video. X
@@000caro555 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it, and if you can never visit, at least we've shown you. Thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Fantastic 👍
@@davidtoynton7702 Cheers David, glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Fabulous video, thank you - such extraordinary coastal scenery …and puffins!
@@vanessagardiner7663 We were so amazed by the rock formations and the puffins, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Brilliant video x
@@marysutherland6189 Thanks so much for your feedback 💕. We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Fabulous video. Really enjoyed the trip to Staffa. A definite must do next time we go to Mull. Which caravan site did you stay on, it looks really nice.
@@davidlindley485 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Glad you liked it, we stayed at Salen Bay campsite which was great. Thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
That was AWESOME! I've seen the Giant's Causeway and now need to add Fingal's Cave to my bucket list!
@@robingherasim55 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Not been to Giant's Causeway so that's got to happen. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Fabulous video, Mike. Took me right back to a last minute trip about 12 years ago when I booked myself into an old caravan in the corner of a croft just outside Bunessan for a week on my own with my (stills) cameras. I took a trip out to Staffa from the Iona side but on the day there was a 2 metre swell running so instead of landing the boatman took us all round the island (the waves were breaking over the rock that Trish was taking photos from, outside the cave!). I went back the next day for a second trip and we got onto the island and into the cave ... or should that be 'cathedral'. Its a wonderful part of the world. I also spent 3 days walking on Iona in lovely blue-sky warm weather. I must look out my old hard drives and see if I might make a video of my still images with a voiceover from the journal I kept of my adventures. Thanks to You, Trish and Kiera for the memory.
@@lostinlivi Hi Donald glad that brought back these memories and thanks for sharing them. Seeing Staffa at first hand is not something that is easily forgotten. We didn't get to Iona, really wanted to go but it was food or ferry and food won 🤣👍🐾💕
Last time we went, husband went to the cave where he was lucky enough to hear one of the passengers sing. The acoustics were amazing but then they are famous after Mendelssohns The Hebrides. I decided to go to see the puffins which was a fabulous experience. I just sat on the ground with puffins at my feet. What joy! Thank goodness that day the sun shone for you. I loved the glimpses of the road down to Fionnphort. We usually stay near Bunessan which you drove through. There are some fantastic beaches down that end of Mull. Looking forward to your next episode. Happy travels
@@janeconnors1807 We were so amazed by Staffa, and are so pleased that we went. Your experience with the puffins must be an unforgettable memory. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
I felt for you Mike walking to the cave but it was worth it.
@@yvonnethorpe5224 Thanks, I was holding on for dear life while Tricia was just taking it in her stride👍🐾💕
Finials cave and giant’s causeway are linked in the mythical tale between the Irish Giant Finn(Fingal) McCool and Scottish Giant Beandonner who was bigger than Finn. They didn’t like each other and although they never met, they liked to throw insults at each other across the ocean . They challenged each other to a fight to the death and a bridge was built between Staffa and the Giant’s Causeway. Fingal being smaller knew he had to outwit his Scottish opponent. His wife wrapped him in a huge sheet like a newborn baby. When Beandonner finally arrived and demanded to battle his opponent there and then, he was told Fingal was out hunting could he not see it was just his wife and the baby in the homestead? When Benandnner looked into the crib, he was shocked at how big Finn’S newborn was and thought the father must be ginormous.he wasn’t going to wait around to find out, so he raced back to Staffa destroying the bridge as he went until he reached the safety of his cave. It seems that as well as winning the cued, Fingal’s prize included the title of the incredible cave on Staffa.
@@yvonnethorpe5224 Thanks for sharing that, I knew there was a tale but didn't know it all. They are pretty smart these Irish giants eh? 👍🐾💕
Great video. Takes me back a few years.
@@CampervanEcosse Thanks, glad it brought back some good memories 👍🐾💕
I went there 30 years ago and this took me back. Like you we went right inside the cave. It was interesting to realise that Felix Mendelssohn composed the Hebrides Overture after visiting Staffa and Fingal's cave and to stand in the cave
@@CampervanEcosse I can fully understand why it inspired him, it's just awesome. Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🐾💕
Fantastic, the sweet option in the van I mean 😂
@@andyblake1849 Especially when I am in charge of them 😉
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot 😂👍