So far so good for our campervan adventure on the Isle of Wight 

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I lived on the island for 57 years and moved to the mainland in 2022 (I can see the island where I now live) and it's always nice to see these "feelgood" video's. Unfortunately, the cost of the ferries and the poor infrastructure and general facilities made it impossible to live )or exist) over there. Such a shame that apart from the natural beauty, the island is no longer the place it once was.

Very lovely video. Glad that you both are having a wonderful day. Your lunch looked so delicious. Have a wonderful day.

Ken and Carol. I just love your videos.

Watching o another quiet Sunday morning & enjoying the IOW vlog some really nice places there ❤😊 nice n relaxing viewing with tales from the little Red camper 🎉

Such a nice balance of sight seeing and van life,,I feel like I've been on a little trip. Thanks

Thank you for introducing me to the 'Isle of Wight. Liz from Ontario.

Watching you and Carol travel in the “Little Red Camper Van” is such a delight. I feel like I’m with old friends. 😊

great island and perfect in winter as they dont suffer snow ,a rare occurrence, im from the peak district and i call the iow the peak district with seaside as the coast is never far away and nice rolling countryside and lots to see and do a great place to visit

Hullo, what lovely views, and I love the thatch houses.

Isle of Wight has always been a place I would have loved to have visited, unfortunately that will never be, thank you so much for bringing the views and places you have been too it’s the next best thing 👍👍👍

We stayed at Shanklin it’s a beautiful place ❤

Having a snooze during the day with the bed down in an NV200 is just the best thing!

I have to laugh seeing Carol handing the finances. I too was in charge of all the finances for our home. And carried the Credit Cards and cash. Money management was not something my husband enjoyed. My way younger brother’s wife handles all their accounts for their home, travels and children. I think it’s great!

I have no words, i think you live in the most beautiful country in the world.

Everytime I watch you I realise I am smiling . Lovely gentle videos . Thank you x

Great video once again x

Looks like a really nice place..

Interesting Roman villa ….. Shanklin brings back memories of walking around the chine - we also visited. Black gang chine so not sure if that is a different place Great video guys

Great video thanks for sharing 😊

Great video love the Isle of Wight 🤩🙏

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Quote of the episode..."i found those toilet facilities confusing "

The isle of wight is turning out to be quite a spectacular place. Now I want to go there!!! Shanklin Chine is a lovely area. Thanks for taking us along. Mary

I'd never heard of Brading before. What an amazing place. Yet another reason to put IoW on the bucket list!!

Beautiful Chine. A totally new word for us. Held our breath when that lorry was backing out! Thats our biggest fear, that our Buddy will be written off by someone else. Its good to swap roles occasionally too. Nice to see Carol at the helm 🙂🐕🚙

Hi Guys,you should go to Niton and go to the Buddle inn,and also to secret garden the big stone boot thxs Brian Crowley Boston 🇺🇸

Lovely video used to live in Shanklin many many moons ago. Lovely to see it all again Thankyou for taking me with you.

Thank you for showing Shanklin Chine and the tribute to 40 Commando. Steve and I went last year he is an ex-marine so it meant so much to him. A shame we didn’t know about the Roman museum as we love Roman history. A good excuse to go back. We had a brilliant holiday when we went and know there is so much more to see. Take care Gill

Looks beautiful

Love the Isle of Wight been on holiday last two years and going back again next year , stayed just outside Bembridge and loved going to Yaverland beach everyday with our dog Einstein , great vlog as usual , keep up the great work

Hari OM Oooh more memory triggers... though I don't recall the Roman bit, so that was particularly interesting. Another fine glimpse you brought us! YAM xx

I enjoyed revisiting Shanklin & Ventnor again. Wonderful memories, and they haven’t changed at all 😊

Thanks for sharing such an interesting vlog, the views were perfect as were the bright white clouds...before the dark ones... all the history details were most interesting, specially to me living at he bottom of the hemisphere !!!!

Lovely relaxing video. Beautiful sunset, and closing with you two snug as a bug in a rug.

Haven’t heard anything recently about your new van. Soon? Enjoying your vlogs from Canada.

Lovely, thank you.I enjoy your channel more than you can know.x

Love your videos. Thx for taking us along 👍

I haven't been on the isle of white for fifty plus years great video showing the scenery Carol I can feel for you when trying to fill out forms online some are great you just type it in and away you go others scroll through to find this gets harder with each year have you come across the ones where you have to scroll back everything at once just using the month. Stay safe

It was totally the other driver's fault, you're supposed to reverse into spaces like that so you can see out when you want to leave!

You are visiting all the places I did on my 1981 school trip. Shanklin chine was less touristy back then and the Roman villa I think just had a corrugated roof over it. The body in the well was on display, i remember that.

Yet another enjoyable and informative video. Looks fantastic..

So lovely touring with you both! Ken must be an antique car fan. There was a noticeable pause on that vehicle! 🛻 💕

Brilliant video as always. Great music too. Hope all is well and hope you have a great weekend, take care

I live on the Island and I'm sure I saw you today at Fort Victoria.

I lived in a house in West Yorkshire, there was a fig tree in the garden and I used to pick the fruit when ripe, they were sweet and delicious. The Isle of Wight is where my gran and grandad had their honeymoon, I can see why now!

Isle of Wight looks fab, Defoe putting that on my "to do list"

Hello you two, lots of info and history, it is a dreamy Isle, such a lovely place. Thanks as always.

Thank guys that was a lovely video 👍

Liked shanklin chine, thanks for the walk along. Will you miss your little red camper do you think? You've got your routine down pat.👍💛

Figs do ripen to the green stage in autumn in the UK. In spain they reach the green stage in May/June time but in autumn they reach the soft tasty brown stage. Delicious. Good video

I enjoy seeing the history of places you visit. I didn't know there was a chine in Shanklin. I know of Blackgang Chine which is an amusement park. Went there a couple of times in my teenage years. First with my parents and then a couple of years later with my school.

Love the Isle of Wight. I’ll be there this weekend for the Mini adventure at Sandown airport!

We love eating on the sea front at shanklin lovely selection of pubs, great video guys 😊

Lovely park up at the end. Thanks for sharing and have a great journey.

Beautiful sunset❤

The Fig variety " Brown Turkey " does well in cooler climates .

Another great video. We were there last year and really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.

What a pretty village. Love a dinosaur themed exhibit. That looked pretty cool. Beautiful sunset. Happy travels x

Your videos and specially you two is always nice! Greetings from Sweden. 😀🌞

My wife and I checked into that hotel on the bend in old Shanklin and they put us in a room over the bar. What they forgot to mention was the disco in the bar until way past midnight. We’d also eaten dinner there and my wife must have had a piece of chicken that was off. Not a good night to say the least. Jeff

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Interesting tour and very timely, I’m off there myself next week👍

Thanks for the video Carol and Ken. Lots of memories of my childhood, you didn’t have to pay for the chine when I was young but I suppose they have to make money to pay for the dinosaurs 😂. I remember having to get out of Dads Reliant and push to get it up into Ventnor Down to see the old radar station.

Another lovely easy to watch video guys thanka for taking us with you . We are roasted over here in Ireland with the heat ,im loving it

Hi Carol and Ken. This series of videos is wonderful. I have enjoyed the scenery and the little towns with the thatched cottages. And I see you are still enjoying the “little red camper” a bit longer. When will you take delivery of the new camper? Is a Q & A in your future? Safe travels, cheers

I know the weekend starts when you upload your weekly vlogs on Friday evenings. The Isle of Wight is lovely. How long did you stay in total? Looks relaxing and makes me grateful that I'm going on vacation in a few weeks to relax too😅. Thank you as always for sharing 🙏

Never been. Looks great. 😊❤

Looks beautiful, very tempted to visit next summer xx

Really enjoyed this, must go to IOW again soon.

I reckon these days figs will ripen on Isle of Wight and probably S England. Here in Brittany we had a friend with amazing figs. Climate change and all that!

Hi great video thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you for more amazing content to watch. Can I ask what projector you have in your van please.

Lovely video as per usual ❤

Hope you enjoyed yourselves i’m thinking you enjoyed the Isle of Man more? It seems some areas of the IOW are a bit run down since we last went about 18 yrs ago..shame really x

Hi Ken and Carol.

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Another enjoyable vlog, did you stay overnight above Ventnor? (My home town years ago). Looking forward to the next episode 😊

I truly enjoy your videos and actually jumped in to see your video about the same time that you started to uploaded. Or, before you finished, anyway. The artistry keeps getting better, and I enjoy them more and more. Whether it was the subject matter, the music, the conversation or my mood, I believe this is my favorite RU-vid video of all time. Thank you for a truly enjoyable break! I have now added The Isle of Wight to my bucket list, knocking Lands End off the list altogether. It may be that taking a little red camper or a similar type of mobile dwelling is the best way to visit. While the seaside inns looked lovely, one would need a car to visit everything. And so, if we are still traveling easily around early May of 24, it will be time I stop thinking and start doing. 3 questions, if I may? What was up with the car and caravan stopped on the bridge? Surely it was not an intentional stop(?). When the Marines moved into Chine for training, where did the residents go. I have always wondered where the dwellers go when a property is borrowed or taken for such purposes. Maybe Their Majesties provide alternative accommodations, maybe they stay on as staff, maybe many a family has been left destitute after being ejected and maybe I have no idea what I am talking about. Finally, regarding the tile mosaic found by the farmer - I will guess (the number of beans in a jar?) that the bird man was an early rendition of the plague masks that the healers wore and the settlement went nowhere but the inhabitants perished of some ailment brought in by ship that was previously unknown to the villagers. Not unlike smallpox to the Mohicans but not an intentional assault (lacking a better word).

Hello Carol & Ken great vid 😁

Do you guys have a three word list of all the places you use to stopover? Also love the directions you have stuck to top left hand side of windscreen, did you buy or make yourselves.

Oooh , and another..."do figs ripen in the uk?"

That happened to me with the auto hand wash machines. Lovely history. Must get back to the Isle of Wight soon. Lovely video. Thank guys. 🙏🚐🧙‍♂️ Why didn’t you go in the Steamer It’s one of our favourites. 😍

Do you have extra jumpers in your cushions rather than actual cushions? I get loads of extra stuff in using mine.

Any news on the new van yet?waiting with bated breath

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Guys can you get your van in a multi storey car park? Wondering how restricted by car park height barriers a NV 200 is please.