We’ve been dreading Helga’s MOT coming up as I’m sure everyone does with their vehicles, but this was the first one since we’ve owned her. For anyone who’s not familiar with an MOT it’s basically a safety check on a vehicle in the UK and it’s a legal requirement. We always get nervous around mechanics,…
Tag: Roadtrip
Hiking Pen Y Fan and driving the wildest roads in the Welsh Valley’s
Either we started our hike up Pen Y Fan early or we took a very remote route as we didn’t see a soul for the first hour or two. Eventually we reached the uphill slogs where the path goes up and down peaks like a rollercoaster ride. The mountains weren’t typical rocky mountains that we’re…
The start of our Great British Roadtrip
In early March we finally moved into Helga, our campervan full time. It wasn’t the smoothest moving in day as our boiler leaked water everywhere and our indicator stopped working so we had to wave our arm out the window which was highly embarrassing. But, she’s been a cozy home for us during lockdown in…
Roadtrip to the New Forest and a wild storm | England
“Let’s play a game Lauren…guess how many cars are behind Helga?” I roared with laughter, it was our first roadtrip in our 30 year old campervan and I peered in my mirror to see a queue of cars. Moments later a couple of pensioners squeezed into what could only be described as a drivable bobsleigh…
From dirt roads to civilisation |Our final days in Canada before selling our campervan
We peered through our wing-mirrors hoping to see one last grizzly bear before leaving the Bella Coola Valley, but as our van rumbled onto gravel we had to focus on the road ahead. It was the start of a 60km stretch of gravel that climbs from the bottom of the valley up to Heckman Pass…
Roadtrip to the Pacific Rim National Park and Tofino
Everyone we’ve spoken to about visiting Vancouver Island has raved about Tofino. It’s a 300km round trip to reach so it’s a hell of a long detour but we couldn’t come to the island and not see what all the fuss was about. There were two forest trails on the way around Cathedral Grove which…
Beach walks, rainforest and bears | Our first few days on Vancouver Island
I stuck my middle finger up at the stressful traffic of Vancouver city as we zoomed onto a ferry bound for Vancouver Island. We were heading to the port near Victoria, the islands capital but we took a wide berth around it, not interested in cities we wanted to head straight for the natural spots….
Turquoise lakes, Icebergs and Lynx in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park receives way more visitors than it can cope with. It’s tucked away at the most northern section of Montana, bordering Canada and should really be a pain in the butt to visit, yet the dramatic peaks have people driving cross country to get there. We arrived in the late afternoon and popped…
The ultimate hot spring roadtrip | Idaho
Idaho is home to more natural hot springs than any other state so we set out on one hell of a relaxing roadtrip to visit as many as possible. After soaking in our favourite ones around Stanley for the previous week, we reluctantly left the high mountains and followed river carved valleys west. The first…
Starting our roadtrip through the snowy mountains of Washington
It was a rainy day but we didn’t care as we were about to start our big roadtrip and cross the border into the USA. Ruby the van looked incredible (even if we say so ourselves) and she was going to be the coziest of homes for our 6 month trip. We drove up to…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 