Crossing the Sea in Style: A MOTORHOME ADVENTURE to SPAIN In 2 Nights
hello and welcome back to the channel hello everyone welcome back we're excited today aren't we yeah just getting ready to go now yeah so it doesn't leave till um 9:45 we can get there about half past 7 8:00 so we're just about to head off now it's about an hour away from us it is yeah to the port a bit longer actually hour and a half something like that so we're yeah just about to head off on the ferry this is the first time we've been on a ferry this for this amount of time uh it's about 32 and 1/2 hours in total but we'll tell you more about it when we get there and what our rough plans are for the trip yeah Lee's is doing a quick top up of LPG 99.9 pence here not bad yes you probably get cheaper in Europe but I'm not sure how much is in there to be honest so I want to make sure I got some yeah to make sure we got some for when we get there so we don't have to worry about looking around for it straight away but that should do us the whole trip really these are full that'll do us. Yeah [Music] So looks like we're going in through check-in a few motorbikes going across it's quite a busy port you're all right yeah you're fine right we're just going to get checked in cuz I've got to do it my side so I won't be able to film at the same time I didn't plan that at all so yeah we'll get checked in and we'll pick you up at the other side woohoo the first bit's pretty straightforward we just got given a ticket to stick on the windscreen and then the Marshalls direct you to the right lane depending on what you've got on your ticket yeah we've got our cabin key and uh there's our passports back yeah so we've got one each of these brilliant so uh that's it now I think we're just waiting to board we are um well we don't pull off until about another hour two hours and two and a half hours should we say so but it's rammed it already it's queued to the max so I don't know what time people got here but pretty early looking at it yeah well I'm sure there's going to be some more checks somewhere because obviously we've not been asked anything about whether the Gas is turned off or anything yet so although it is already turned off but I'm sure they'll check it no doubt so it is our first time so I'm sure some of you will already know what happens we have been on a ferry to the Isle of White but not as big as this this is obviously a lot bigger. With the motorhome that's only time we've been on a ferry with the motorhome but um this is a bigger scow now cuz we're well traveling for two nights yes so it's a little bit the unknown we're used to the LeShuttle yeah across and you drive off yeah which seems a bit simpler but obviously we don't want to go through France this time so yeah see how we go the security search area I think all right okay is this what you think this bit is a security search area ah yes what the sign says up there uh maritime security search area better put the camera down then we didn't have to get searched this time just luck of the draw I think yeah I think we're going straight on board yeah and just waiting around in another queue pretty tight isn't it yeah it does get pretty tight cuz um are we meant to be in that lane? that's not going to happen yeah you are right so while we're waiting to board we're just thought we would give you an update on what our plans are yes what are our plans you don't know you're just the driver I'm just the driver so we've been looking well we've been talking to our family and some of our family want to come out and visit us you know when we some of the kids and things like that when we're away so we're looking for a campsite that we can get them to fly across for a week while we're there and come and visit us that would mean like them having Bungalows or apartments or something on the campsite so we found a couple of campsites that we're going to go to but we'll show you where as we go along um and in in between we're going to be trying to do some free stopovers all sorts really yeah but um yeah so we're reccying them campsites and yes it's nice to do a trip where you're going straight into Spain if that's the area you want to explore um saves the traveling through France don't get me wrong France is great as well and if you want to travel through France that's good but on this trip yeah we decided we're going straight to Spain yeah cuz earlier in the year we did a long journey to Portugal and it took it out of us both cuz I was working we were doing two videos at a time which we're only going to be putting up our normal videos on a Thursday this time cuz of all the driving and me work working you editing it became quite a lot didn't it it did the driving and everything so we've decided this time we're going to have two seven-night breaks on these campsites and then sort of dot around in between that yeah um and the other exciting thing about this is that I'm not working on this holiday so this is actually a proper holiday for me uh not complaining about working from the motorhome just that this time I don't have to yeah so it frees up a lot more time for us it does it does yeah ideal so really excited um and because we're going on a ferry and not in the tunnel it's all different for us so we don't know what to expect really once we've uh so I must admit my stomach's churning a bit now we're just waiting literally Behind the ferry I think um and yeah just silly little things that go off in my mind and one of them is you see some of the little ramps and the stuff I just don't want to grind this motorhome out before we started before I've even started yeah so um but at the moment fingers crossed touch wood it's looking good we'll let you know if we can't film it we'll let you know um I have been told that this one's okay yes it's reasonbly flat to get on apparently yeah but we'll we will try and film it or we'll inform you anyway so and some of you will already know cuz you will have already done this so we're like newbies to this yeah to the ferry bit we are I'm not sure if there's normally this many motorhomes um but I have a feeling it's cuz it's the end of the summer holidays and uh that's when everybody likes to get away the ones behind us are going up the ramp now we have to go where we are we have to go all the way around past that man stood over there under the ramp round do a turn and then go up there so let's see how that goes and I was wrong we're not going around onto the top ramp looks like we're going on the bottom which we originally thought anyway oh here we go look at that it's huge it's a beast crossing the water oh good we're down there with the trucks loads of room look at the headspace we got 4.7 M we're all right [Music] looks like that's us it does it looks like we have made it onto the ship anyway so that's good and we didn't have to go out that big ramp yeah that was a bit of a blessing right so we're going to go get our stuff and find our cabin put up the windows got everything I think yeah that was too bad at all was it feel the anxiety level slowing down a bit I'm looking forward to seeing what this cabin looks like deck three purple we're on eight we are just down here this is us fantastic it's sunny already happy with that right my bed's already made oh that's a good effect isn't it yeah that's going to confuse me yeah so my bed's already made so how's that work you got to work out and I'll do your bested you just pull it down just pull it down keep it up no I want to pull it down right that's the excitement of getting in our cabin it is an inboard cabin hence the uh the the fake window but you do get a TV a little chair some plug sockets ideal thank God for that you're going to do some editing you can sit there I won't even get the laptop on that um big mirror, so that's Jodie Happy, is that a wardrobe then oh is it behind it, yes and then that is where you hang your coat look on these hooks all right there you go you can hang your coat these are two extra beds yes it is a four berth and then through this here hang on a minute is that got heating looks like it's got heating put the light on in there I was that the light for that I was just about to show you in the bathroom but the tannoy went off once again but yeah you get your own little En Suite which is great even got toilet roll like that even got towels I did take the risk actually and then bring towels on board well within off the motorhome anyway and a shower that's a wet room that's ideal really um I think it was about £150 but because we're on it for two nights I thought it was well worth getting wasn't it it was well worth getting the um cabin yes definitely you know if we were just doing one night and then and getting off maybe we wouldn't off but yeah we've got recliners on the way back haven't we one keep the cost down a bit but Lee made an error a bit of the Boo Boo have I yeah why what have I done you forgot your jumper and if you want to go outside yeah I know I'm just going to go like this I bet there shops on here I'll just buy a new one any excuse I'd like to see that it's probably got Britney Ferries written on the back I don't know yeah me supporting Britney Ferries jumper um but I think that's us for tonight and we're going to come back in the morning and show you around the ship but it's getting on late now uh we need to go and get some food for tonight oh a drink or something just something so we're going to go have a little look around what we can now like you said grab something come back and then tomorrow we'll take you with us we've got the whole day and the whole night tomorrow still on this ship so we can find plenty of stuff to film Lee said there's a gym on board so get him in there. We will see about that anyway we'll see you in the morning [Music] so it's Monday afternoon we had a good sleep last night it's that dark in here when the lights are out um it's daytime now so if I turn the lights out, oooooh um it doesn't normally make that noise um but yeah it's so dark in here that when we went to sleep I didn't even realize it was morning it was like half past 8 before I looked at my watch yeah it's like having a good set of blackout blinds it yeah yeah so we got up about about half past 8 9:00ish um went and had some breakfast didn't we yeah um and we a little around the ship and we thought we'll take you around with us cuz we're going back out again now yeah so we've had a little bit of a chill-out this afternoon um we just found out that this ship actually is on the UK timing isn't it yes I believe so on their website but our watches have changed um our phones have changed to an hour ahead yeah an hour ahead now um we've booked in for dinner tonight so we make sure that we got the right timing yeah well if we go up half 6 on my watch we're either going to be an hour early or on time well if we are an hour early at least we won't be an hour late exactly yeah exactly so right let's uh go and have a look about so this is the big corridors anyway there different levels we're on the eighth level um I think they're going to be ones with Windows and then we the box in the middle you have got like a sun deck up there which is quite cool we'll take you up there we're going to do the sun deck and work our way down let's go just here through this window so that's like the bar lounge area down there it's probably a better view for you um it's got like glass roof up the top so you can see out um the stairs in the middle there takes you down to level seven and that's where the duty-free shop is the restaurant, information center let's go to the top let's go again in as you can see all the cabins through there we do have the information on what's on deck on here so our Van's actually parked on level three which is further down yeah yeah but the main stuff i' say is level seven and level eight and level eight yeah oh keep climbing gets a bit wobbly out there but it's quite calm actually so it's not too bad it was more wobbly earlier yeah oh hang on nearly went then ready for the breeze they're quite heavy doors aren't they it's not as bad as it was earlier oh someone's had everything out the vending machine yeah that was me so we walk around this way this is what they call the Sun deck say it's a bit windy I've got me uh me fluffy thing on the mic so that'll be all right you shouldn't hear too much of the wind a dead cat yeah it's quite nice up here not so sunny at the moment but there a bit of sun and This Is us walking to the rear now so this is the back end of the ship I think this is the highest we can go let's take you up here then hang on a minute they got a bit of sun down there oh actually lovely and Sunny up here few people out on the Sun deck you got different levels and I believe that that's not the way we came on I don't think is it the rear of the ship we came on the front we come through the mouth of the ship so we might be going off of the rear of the ship don't know unless we have to turn around in there I can actually feel the heat now it's it's actually warming up the nearer we get so we have got we have got um few more hours yet get another sleep sh it's Monday afternoon now um and we don't arrive till tomorrow morning but yeah see it's 7 or 8:00 we well it says 8:00 it it basically docks some people said seven yeah some people are saying 07:00 because of the time difference not sure um however we're not really sure what time to get up either cuz we're not sure what time we have to be down to the motorhome ready to disembark I suppose but let's go we'll find out in due course won't we you got your own gym here yeah you been on it yet no I'm not going on it either and you can see how we're moving by the way that one's rocking yeah I think that's the wind blowing it though don't lose the camera over the side luckily now though thanks to Craig and Julie we have got a spare camera if needed so if he did lose it not that you'll get this footage if you lost it would you no it be in the camera no exactly woo windy we are on if we haven't said it already the Salamanca which I think is one of the newer ships uh with Britney Ferries, it's quite a nice ship it's um laid out quite well actually but look how smooth it is today really lovely quite scary actually going to go over the edge we going down One More Level this is level 9 so we might as well keep going just trying to see what doors you can actually go through we end up in the cabins I think yeah that woman said on the level eight you could get out the end of the thing yeah you can go that go through the cabins do we want to going back down cabin after cabin after cabin no no quite a few so they're not short of cabins, if doing two nights is definitely worth getting in because I wouldn't like to have been in a reclining seat for two nights i' have been knackered before I got there it's alright on the way back I reckon even though with the reserve seats they are in like a quiet room but even still you can just imagine 10 people snoring next to you and I ain't got me earplugs I left them in the van right so we go through now into the public area so public area this is another Lounge in in there and this is the bar we did have a couple of wines last night didn't we got to be done when you are on holiday yes definitely, they even sell like tapas and stuff like that so just see in through this window I think they've got a deal so three tapas a glass of wine white or red not really my sort of thing though no but we are going to grab a pint in a bit I think so we're going to go downstairs in a minute you got the information main restaurant um shop kids play area and even a kennel yeah cuz one side of the when you go on the step seven and you go out one side this where you take your pets out and they clean oh yes we've seen them closing it down all the time the other side it is not so let's go get on there just through there is the restaurant um we got different menus here actually we got we can see what um have to excuse the flashing yeah okay so we're probably looking around 20 25 I think yeah I'm not sure how good this is coming out on camera cuz it's flashing um but yeah that's through there the restaurant so we had to book in there for tonight it looks good actually so hang on main call dessert Buffet 25 euros so you got starter Main and dessert 30 euros which for being on a ferry ain't too bad is it that's what we going to do tonight then starter main and dessert the buffet style that one I think here next to all the life jacket information you've got the spa I think that's closed at the moment I'm not sure but that's got a little bit of a be quiet on the outside you can walk out here can't you you can walk out there yeah that the side of was on next to the other side yeah going have a look anyway yeah let going to have a look anyway the life boats there and I believe it's the other side that you take your pets on yeah they do have pet cabins yeah that's right back through the heavy doors we go through here is your information center and stuff like that so you got your information desk just there another chill out area and the duty free shop just here we got a fair bit in prices are all right um they're a bit cheaper than if you was at home and that's just all through there little bit of information of what's on board so you have got some entertainment it looks like even karaoke there for the kids and different timings so you got different talks and stuff like that on different decks so not bad really keep you entertained on your travels anyway but if you want your bubbly plenty of that perfumes pretty much the normal dutyfree stuff isn't it really I think you got an entertainment bit here so what I see here there's a different um maybe for kids I think performers so the next show is at four yeah children's entertainer so you got potty the Pirate Looks like a hand puppet and that's uh pretty much behind the bar isn't it yeah I think there's a cinema on here as well um that you have to pay separately on oh look it's got Spinnaker Tower from Portsmouth oh yeah oh yeah Portsmouth City full of history and there's the tower yeah we once spent the top of this didn't we yeah well I even put a little clip in of a picture I took last night we went to the top of this at a party you get a lift all the way up the back all the way to the top there's two floors and then you can go even one Higher and like from a viewing point and then at the bottom there's another bar yeah quite interesting I never made it to the view point just going to the uh the actual restaurant bit was enough for me just through here is like the a la carte stuff I think so you got all that there that's open pretty much all day yeah it's a bit cheaper main course of the day 13 and half but it was okay breakfast was all right wasn't it yeah yes yeah Continental so you can have your pain au chocolate your croissants and or your French bacon definitely French bacon weren't English it's getting a bit busy in here so I think we'll pick you a bit later on yes so what did you for same as you um that's the pork is it yeah it looks really nice it is really well tried it yet but does look really nice what you got there then well I took a bit of a risk apparently this is the light of the chef or dessert the light of the chef is called Chef's Delight no not how they say it I don't I don't know what it is um I don't know chocolate Rasberry or something strong is it got like raspberry in it or something some really strong chocolate so I've gone for apple tart and double cream which is nice but look at that Sun out there we have got a good seat here, Taste a bit I will do in a bit [Music] good morning so I've just been to the vending machine get a coffee it's 20 past 5 UK time now um so 20 past 6 Spanish time we are due to dock in about an hour and a half morning we are nearly here it's a bit blowy out here but we seem to be the only ones up on top deck um and yeah so just over there see all the mountains now um within the next hour we're going to be arriving so exciting it's it's warmish but it is only early it's 7:00 UK time no 6:00 UK time yes so 7 :00 Spanish time right now yeah so the sunrises in about a half hour the proper Sunrise anyway um it's lovely there's a few people Milling around now and they've been playing a tune to get everyone up and into your cabin into cabins and stuff I didn't know they did that but that's luckily it's only like harp kind of music and not like drum and base or anything in other words get up we're nearly there did you sleep all right then last night I slept okay yeah woke up now again think I woke you up with my phone yeah big bright light in the room no I woke up about half past 3 and it took me ages to get back to see but I think I went back to sleep an hour before my alarm went off which is probably standard for me when that happen I'm okay I'm excited I just waiting for that Sunshine now yeah so we're going to go and sort our stuff out and then get ready to get back to the motor home I suppose yeah and disembark so let's go do that one wish it did look like that out there today well it's a bit early maybe when the sun's up it might right we've just been asked to get a move on so grab me bag they want us to wait in different room don't they yeah yeah up near um the information room right so let's go just put in there you ready I'm ready yeah let's do it got passports yeah [Music] so we've arrived at our next destination we got off the ferry fine it was a bit of hustle and bustle getting off there with all the vehicles so we didn't get chance to film it through the security or anything not really not really it's quite bumpy the ramp getting off actually rattled the van a bit but um it was quite flat so that was right yeah you'll definitely hear your cutlery rattling getting off um but no it was fine um we just put in a park up about an hour and a half away from the port um we're going to stay here for one night it's just a car park we'll show you properly on the next Vlog yeah um there is a place we can visit near it um but it is a one night stop only uh we'll have a look at what we can do for moving forward from here yes definitely yeah and um well thank you to everyone that's um subscribed and been supporting the channel and we will catch two on the next one [ __ ] see you [Music]
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