Anglesey 2021 Vlog 13 - Bryn Aber, Cemaes Bay, Llyn Alaw Reservoir
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Following our argument with a rock the previous day we realise the importance of taking time to relax when travelling. Going slow lets you see more, recharging your own batteries and not just the van’s.
We start the day admiring the bird life at Bryn Aber before heading to Cemaes Bay to see one of the Time and Tide Bell installations and enjoy a tasty beef pasty.
The afternoon was spent relaxing by Llyn Alaw Reservoir followed by the search for a good internet signal that ended up at Parys Mountain.
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What3words:
Cemlyn Bay - salmon.speedy.pretty
Bryn Aber - lectures.formally.foresight
Cemaes Bay - letters.passports.trample
Llyn Alaw - flattered.ramp.dinosaur
Parys Mountain - devoured.policy.villager
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Carol is such a good sport to be filmed just waking up. Very much enjoy your comfortable and companionable relationship.
We never fake anything in our videos and luckily for me Carol is confident enough to just go with the flow. It makes for a better movie 👍
I was thinking exactly the same thing!! I dont think i would be so even tempered if my husband woke me from a nap with a camera in my face😯
You always Doctor Up the best meals. I love that you take a package dish, add fresh veg and some chicken, and “POOF’, like magic, you have a lovely dinner! My favorites are anything Curried! Yum…….
Looks yummy, hope that you both are having a wonderful time. That a really neet bell.
You both make such a lovely couple… a pleasure to watch. ❤❤
Thank you ☺️
Aaah you do make me laugh ... you are both so open about your experiences ❤
Covering them up is far too much work 😁👍
Carol is a genius with the meals she rustles up! Ken, you running and your comments made me laugh out loud. Really entertaining guys🙂
Thanks Ruth, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I agree Ruth my wife is taking notes of carols cooking tips.
The "fat lad being chased" comment i laughed out loud and caused a scene in public🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 new favorite channel
Love your channel 😍 really informative 👍 and the humour is brilliant 🤣😂🤣👍 ... ❤️👵🏼🐾🐾🤠
Thanks Woolleycod. 😁👍
You two love your sprouts … I bet you can’t open that little window wide enough! 😂😂😂 Another great video once again !
We do love sprouts 😍
I have never seen a bell like that. Just amazing ! And the sheer bliss of an afternoon snooze 💤, ahhhhhhh. I just love a nap, when it’s peaceful and quiet 💕
You know I just realized tonight……as soon as I know one of your videos is up I crawl into bed to watch it. I can literally feel my muscles relaxing and my mind slowing down to enjoy the wonderful scenery and stories. I do find myself wishing they would go on forever ❤️. And Carol, no need to worry, you always look good!
That’s a huge compliment, thank you so much Lorri 😀
Recharging one's own batteries, resting and self care is so important😄 lovely to see how much you enjoy your food🥪. By the way Carol: you look fine in the morning👍 good vlog
Much more important than we realised at first 👍
I enjoyed watching you run for it, Ken. Your comments whilst running were very funny. Carol, I’m glad you took a nap, you’re a hard but quiet worker. Loved this video. Thanks for uploading. Mary
Thanks Mary, we are happy you enjoyed it 🙂👍
I love the way you always support and recommend small businesses on your travels, like the butchers. I travel miles for the best scones. We rate an area according to their quality of scones.
We know what you mean, good scones are hard to find. Glad to recommend any local businesses providing good services 🙂👍
We have a tidal bell at Bosta Beach , on the island of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides
Oh no we missed that. We could have stopped to see it on our trip there in 2019. Thanks for letting us know 🙂👍
Appriciate your wonderful videos. Thank you both :)
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching 🙂
Thankyou both for such nice videos! I have been watching avidly to escape the dark times we are in and travel vicariously with your superb drone footage, interesting facts and reviews, well placed music and the very calming voice overs. We have just converted our Japanese import which will be travel home to 3 of us and a labrador when work/college commitments allow us to escape. I hope we see you at a spectacular view in the not too distant future!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. Bet you can’t wait to get out in your van and enjoy the freedom it brings. It would be great to say hi if our paths do cross one day 👋😀🚗
The unidentified bird was a Red breasted Merganser .
A very good sighting!
Thanks for that Bette 🙂👍
I laughed a lot watching this one. Great video as always, and good humour 😂. Oh, and Carol always looks good so needn’t worry. ATB, Sue.
Thanks Sue, Carol is blushing 😊 Take care x
Carol’s bin........genius 👌!
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Awesome vlog Ken x Carol Something about nature and the outdoors, makes those afternoon cat naps lovely x I still to this day Dream or Drool over the daily hand made and baked fresh pies from the Butcher at Cemaes Bay x There “probably the best in the world” LOL ATB Travel Safe 😘👍🚐🚐 Stephen….
Thanks Stephen. Carol wishes she had taken the camera to film them making those pies in the butcher’s. Hope you are keeping well 😀👍
Hi Ken and Carol, great video, thanks for sharing. Interesting to see St Patrick's Bell in Cemaes Bay. The water was very calm! Going down the High Street was very uplifting with all the colourful houses and planted up pots of flowers.
Thanks Martin and Marie. I expect on some days the sea is a lot rougher judging by the wind we had had previously 🙂 We love those colourful houses too 👍
I luv the place you went to
and the colourful houses ,
views , scenery is always beautiful.
you could of always said no to the cake, naughty but nice, yummy 😋
enjoy the rest of your evening.
its not nice today, its dull cloudy and has been raining.
Life is too short to refuse cake 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK
True
The story behind the bell was very interesting. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Larry 🙂
Nice one both ….. after the rush around the day before a chill out day …. Fat Lad made us howl as you got caught … great tip re chip board - out measuring Harry
Thanks Stew and Jane. That was just a table mat we used to use in the caravan, we were lucky it just fitted perfectly ☺️
Minni board of many uses and Pringle box bin.. edit.. in your shoe... 😊 ingenious
another wonderful video!! just real life occurring in a van-haha! what's to eat, where to park, any wifi here, oops rain!! along with lovely music and fabulous drone shots of beautiful scenery! thanks! my favorite channel!
That’s what people considering an expensive purchase need to see in my book. This simple non glamorous life has brought more happiness to us than any far more expensive trips that we have done. Cheers 👍
Lovely video guys. Made me laugh ken you running in the rain. Been there myself mate not a great look for blokes of our age lol.Take care both of you.
Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it and had a laugh 😁👍
I know I am a bit behind but have viewed most of your travels already but missed this one till today. The bird is a great crested grebe. I am sure you now know that a million times over.
Happy travels x
bird is a red-breasted merganser!
@@katereed4764 You obviously didn’t read the further three 3 comments underneath on that very subject !!
I don't normally comment of people's videos " but I must say" you two are absolutely fantastic!! Best channel on CZcams.
Good luck for the future
God bess...
Kind regards ❤️
Very kind of you to say so ☺️
Lovely tripping away with you both.Very enjoyable.Thankyou.
Thanks Gloria 👍
Great video as always, when I travel to Scotland I always send home those cakes called tonnachs? My grandsons favorite. Thanks for sharing
Ahh yes, Tunnocks teacakes, love them 😍👍
I eat a whole packet in one go!
if you arrived round about -7.30 am at the cemaes bay car park and parked next to the white suv that may well have been a chap with his elderly dog who goes there virtually every day to walk- ive seen him many times on the webcam and have actually met him whilst we were on holiday there last year
Carol you are a brilliant mini camper cook and Ken , great photography 😊
Thank you Carolyn, very kind of you to say so ☺️
Great to catch up with you both again. We have free wifi for a bit. Glad you're back on the road. Long may it continue!
Glad you managed to get some free WiFi. Just watched your latest on getting a SIM card. Thanks for watching 🙂 Safe Travels 👍
Another great vid shame about the weather loved the bell all the best donny
Thanks Donny. We try not to let the weather affect our plans. It can be very changeable at this time of year 🙂
You have probably already tried this, and I just haven’t seen, but maybe putting a small rug outside the door would help on dirt and debris getting inside the van. I look so forward to each video posted! I Enjoy them so much here in the state of Kentucky, U.S.😀
A mat outside would certainly help with wiping our feet but often because of the places we camp the ground is quite dirty and you would need to clean the mat a lot. 👍
Great video, thankyou. Just a note on pronunciation - Wylfa is pronounced Wylva (one F is a V sound in Welsh, double FF is an F sound). The Cs are hard in Cemaes and Cemlym (like Cat or Cap). Love your quiet, laid back style of videos, too!
Thanks for this it’s very helpful for future trips 🙂👍
I never knew that! THANK YOU !! - Diolch! Dwi'n ei werthfawrogi. ☺
Ahoy Pirates! :D Always enjoying your adventures and the funny-bunny talks you folks fire away! XD That bell must have sounded badass later on but thanks for the tremendous effort you put in making us hear it ring! Hats off. Keep going, dear ones! Aye! Captain of the good old Blackthorne (uploaded my 'ship' introduction) .)
Thanks Kata. That was as far as the tide was coming in that day, just needed some bigger waves 😀 Good luck with your channel and adventures with the good old Blackthorne 👍🏴☠️
I love your vlogs. I am here in the States and would love to do what you are doing! Enjoy your travel time together!
Thanks Lisa and greetings to you in the States 🙂
Why not rent something or borrow one and give it a little go! I did and I loved the adventures!! ☺
Norwegian cod is the best. Dinner looked a treat. Nice :-)
You can’t beat a nice bit of cod. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK So many people over do Cod for some reason.
Simiply fry with butter and serve with salt and pepper. Even better when you catch it yourself.
That church was designed by an Italian chap the theory is it’s a boat upside down. Useless info we’ve only lived on Anglesey since December 2023 but slowly finding our way around. Still enjoying catchu 👍👍🖐️🖐️🏴
@@stephenbowker824 thanks for the info 🙂👍
Love the toe nail fungus ad before your vlog, gruesome !! Talking about nuclear power, I live 11/2 miles from the Lee on the Solent where cables are coming ashore to a huge inverter complex bringing electricity from an EDF nuclear reactor on the Biscay coast of France.
Toe nail fungus 😱That must have been a good watch. One day the French might turn that power off. 😏👍
Good video, I had a few chuckles at this one. 😁👍
Cheers, it’s good to laugh 😁👍
Another great video, well done 👍👍👍
Thank you 🙂👍
That house with the wall around it would be great when the Zombie Apocalyse happens - which I believe, has been renamed Covid.
Haha, very true 👍
Very good..ha ha
Yep, WW3 has begun, and WE are the enemy this time, but the powers that shouldn’t be are using Orwell’s 1984, Huxley’s Brave New World and some Bradbury as their playbooks! You might spot some of Booker’s Black Mirror too.
Peace
Wonderful, as always.
Cheers 🙂👍
Weather sure didn’t cooperate for this video. You still made the best of it.
There’s always a cream tea for when the weather’s not so good ☺️
@@LifeistooshortCK lol.
I worked on the Dam, we drilled it to strengthen the structure. That is the light coloured squares you can see on the walkway on the Dam. The Scottish lads doing the drilling said they never wanted to see the place again the weather was horrendous, who would have thought the Scots were not used to bad weather bless them 😁👍
Great work on the dam. Must have been tough work in that bad weather 👍🙂
Another lovely video, thank you. I think it may be a Merganser. I haven’t seen one before. X
I think you are right 😁👍
Liked the bell but shame it wasn't a storm. I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of Carol if she had that brush in her hand. I also have a warehouse manager 🤣. Great video again you two 👍
We go all that way to hear a bell and the sea is like an ironing board. I should have given it a ding whilst the tide is out but I bizarrely felt that might be bad luck 😁👍
Lov u 2 brill keep them comeing 👍
Thank you Willie, will do 🙂👍
Thank you both for entertaining vlog.
Enjoying Anglesey! 😊❤️
That’s great, thanks Jacqueline 👍🙂
The way you both enjoy life is really lovely😊👌 don't think I could cope with that small space..bet it took some getting used to?👍
It did take a while. It is a lot smaller than our caravan was. The hardest part is working out the best place to store everything and realising that only one of you can move at a time 😁
Carol probably needed that nap as the poor girl had to get up at silly o clock ⏰
You’re not wrong there Carolyn 👍😁
The bird is a common Merganser 👍
Thanks David. 👍
Breakfast of champions there Carol 🍰 ☕️
It was indeed and very tasty too 👍😋😀
Corrections
I think it’s actually £15 to stay overnight where I say it was free 👍
Nice video as always .
Thanks Robert 🙂
Good morning Carol and Ken that was a nice video always great to be up early morning it was so quiet there very pretty all around there , the walled garden would be a very interesting place to have seem inside is it open to the public ? Enjoy the rest of the weekend happy travels .
Not sure if you can go inside the house to be honest. As it was so early we didn’t check. 👍
I simply love your channel, so pleased I found it. I'm binge watching all your videos and visiting all these great places without having to move 😁, so thank you. Carols meal looked delicious. Sadly I don't have a campervan but you have introduced me to the Ridge Monkey pan. May I ask if you use it at home? Also what size is your pan please? With the sky high utility bills I thought the Ridge monkey might save me some money on my gas. Cheers again for your great channel. Stay safe & Healthy.
Hello Frankie. Thanks for watching. Our Ridge is the XL version. We don’t use it at home because we use an induction cooker and it won’t work with that. It would save on gas for sure 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Many thanks for your swift response, I shall invest. Cheers
Crested Grebe on the water 👍
Thanks Steve 👍🙂
Sprouts are not just for Christmas 🤣🏴
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Carol you always look nice.. x
I agree. 😁👍
Great Crested Grebe.
You are outvoted on this one Steve 😁👍
Great vlog. Thanks for sharing. Ken what happend to the diet cream tea and all.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching. Having a break from the diet for now ☺️
I don't get the impression there's a food shortage on Anglesey those pasties looked delicious and plenty big enough for anyone.
There is a food shortage now because I ate everything 😏👍
I saw a video that relates the shortages due to lack of truck drivers. The farmers are growing food
@@whiskeycook3323 we didn’t notice any shortage of food 🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK video was by ice age farmer
@@LifeistooshortCK 😁
18:06 that alone was worth the video ha ha
Thanks Moses. Glad you enjoyed it 😁
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Thanks Michele 🙂
Hi guys, hope you are well. Yvonne and I are realy enjoying your new series, we are now binging on IRELAND and just finished the last one this morning, so much content we love it. Could i ask you what size are the ramps you use and could you recomend them. Thanks Al
Thanks to you both for watching. The ramps are a Kampa set we bought ages ago for the caravan. I would like them to be higher but then we wouldn’t be able to store them so easily.
@@LifeistooshortCK Thank you Ken
I'd like a beef pasty too please! ☺
😋👍🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK Ha ha ha!!! ☺ Things are looking good & I maybe coming home soon?! ☺
Black Headed Gull and Shelduck ! 🤓
To help you identify birds and other flora and fauna, try the app iNaturalist.
Got the app now thanks Margaret 👍
Nice video again here guys.
Ken; You put up absolutely no resistance with that cream tea that Carol forced you to eat! 😉😂😂
Haven’t been to Cemaes for years although always pronounced it with a hard ‘c’
As an expoliceman (?) don’t the ‘no overnight’ signs have to be official ones to be enforced or is that just an old wives tale?
Anyways, all the best from us and take care from The SilvertopMotorhomers
In my opinion (not legal advice) any home made sign is worthless legally in respect of enforcement but it is of course an indication that you may get grief from somebody local, probably the person who was driven to put them there. That is why we left very early. Avoid anywhere that uses cameras for enforcement as they will click away 24/7. Official signs should be considered carefully as then it all comes down to is there anybody actually likely to be enforcing them. Obviously in some places like National Parks wardens may well be prepared to give you a knock at 2am during the summer months just to deter campers rather than prosecute them.
@@LifeistooshortCK Very fair comments there Ken. All the best
Mmnn will try that fish from Aldi
It was good 👍
Ken, I would like to know what video editor you use, you vids look very Professional
I use Final Cut Pro on a MacBook Air. To be honest any editor can do what I do 👍
Hi Ken/Carol the company where I work have a 2015 NV200 electric van, which I drive occasionally, but I can't imagine, fitting your camper layout into it. Is your nv200 a long wheel base?? Love watching your videos and always look forward to the next one
Tommy & Mary Ireland
Its the same size as the electric. With a swivel seat in the front there is plenty of room for us and I know that can be hard to believe. Its one of its strengths as people don’t believe anyone could be sleeping in it. 👍
Nice vids
Thanks Donald 🙂
I think a Roof Box abouf your Nv would expent your capacity enorm.
It would certainly allow us to carry more toys - fire pit, paddle board etc but it would reduce our ability to get under some of the really low barriers now being fitted. Now a tow bar on the back with a box might be the way to get more room 👍. Not sure how that might affect the grip of the front wheel drive though. 👍
Fat lad.... So funny. I would say relaxed muscle. I subscribed on that comment.
A very good way of describing it 😁👍
Another interesting vlog. Heading through Snowdon to Anglesey tomorrow, you still there? After watching your tips, wild camping on a car park tonight 🥴 hopefully be ok as two other campers here also.
Thanks Michelle. Would have been great to meet you but we are back home now. Hope your wild camp went well. Enjoy the rest of your trip 😀
@@LifeistooshortCK Hi, spent on night on a car park next to the Aqueduct with two others and one night next to the ‘station with the long name’ (cant spell it!) loved Beaumaris and the Puffin island trip, also the old court & jail. Hopefully catch up with you both at some point.
Good for you. I hope you enjoyed the experience. It gets easier the more you do it. If our paths ever cross make sure you say hello 😁👍
Do they stock the lakes there for sport fishing? Cod looked great.
Looks like you can buy day tickets for fishing in some of the lakes in Anglesey. www.fish-uk.com/fishing_in_wales_anglesey.htm
I love that bell, do you know how long they have been there?
The one at Cemaes was installed in April 2014.
I think Brussel sprouts will be banned in our van!
Noooo. Never ban the good old Brussels sprout 😁
I'm not going to comment on your grebeous lack of ornithological knowledge and seeing the other comments, I thought a Merganser was a type of sausage. Sorry not sorry 🙄🤣. Would have loved to have seen inside that church. When I saw it I thought of the huts I once saw other shore in Northumberland I think. They were upturned disused large fishing sciffs. I see somebody has commented that it's supposed to represent a boat. Now I honestly have no designs on Carol at all but allow me to say that when you have shown footage of her waking up/freshly risen she needs no embellishment. You are obviously so right together. One of the reasons I follow your channel has nothing to do with your "adventures" but that your voices and mode of speech are reminders of my younger years in Sussex and Surrey. I love the West Country accents but as the years have gone by I have often missed the little things we say that don't translate to my home here in the West. Like we say sin it and not seen it. The things that I didn't notice until I had moved away but now are dear to my heart. Keep 'em coming and keep your batteries topped up. 👍
Yes we should have tried to go in that church as it was unique. Votes on the bird is favouring a female red breasted Merganza, sausage indeed 🙄 that’s something I would have said. 😁👍
The church represents an overturned boat.
Now we see that. Thanks for the info Mark 👍
Wylfa = OIL-va
Cemaes = KEM-ice
Llyn Alaw = Hlyn AL-ow
Not criticising - just an FYI.
Never taken as criticism and always grateful for the help people give 🙂👍
Cemaes Bay, the c as in cake, not s .
Thanks for the correction Patricia 🙂👍
Why do people hate overnight campers so much at carparks? ...it’s not like you’re staying there for a month and dropping loads of rubbish there.
We can’t understand it. Especially the times we live in, you would think they would welcome tourists and their money.
Red-breasted Merganser 😊
Thanks for the info 🙂👍
Common Merganser
Thanks for the info 👍🙂
The bird is a merganser
Thanks Marie 👍
My daughter is called Alaw. Is that how every english person is going to read/ think her name is? Think AL in the same way as you would say ALex. And AW in the same way as what you would say if you got hurt. Welsh is simpler than you think. And Llyn is not Lyn. Cemaes does not have an (s) sounding C, nothing in Welsh does , C is like "Car' or "cat" every time.
Appreciate the tips. 👍
I know I am a bit behind but have viewed most of your travels already but missed this one till today. The bird is a great crested grebe. I am sure you now know that a million times over.
Happy travels x
Thanks for letting us know Pamela 👍🙂
It’s actually a Merg’ … Red-breasted Merganser (female or immature male) which is a species of sea duck. Not a grebe.
@@kvppvk I stand corrected. I showed my husband the film and he said it was a merganser and what on earth was I doing putting a grebe 🤔 Next time I shall stick to crows or pigeons 😂 but hey ho would probably get them muddled to !!!