VAN LIFE WALES - Climbing Snowdon, wild swimming and white water rafting - the ultimate adventure!
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PUSHED TO HER LIMIT!! The ultimate VAN LIFE adventure in WALES! (vanlife UK)
This week we've travelled in our self converted campervan to North Wales to meet some friends. Now, we have done van life in Wales several times so already know its a beautiful country with some great wild camping spots to spend a night enjoying that green, green countryside that exists in a country so familiar with rain!
This trip though was less about the camping, and more about the adventure! We take on Canadian canoeing ok Lake Bala, white water rafting at the www.nationalwhitewatercentre....
and attempt to conquer the highest mountain in the whole of England and Wales, Snowdon, in Snowdonia national park.
If you're looking to follow in our footsteps on any of our van life UK trips, then this would be the one we'd reccomend the most, its adrenaline filled and really did push me to my limits bu,t left me with a sense of achievement and memories I'll never forget!
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10:05 excellent content and I would love to watch more of your videos but please could you stop😢 swearing! At least bleep it out. Have young ears listening to what I watch sometimes 😂
is y foods any where in the USA?
Even though there are no added sugars, there's between 5 and 6 teaspoons of natural sugar in one bottle of the mango flavour. I can't have that 😮💨
Amazing experiences for you all. Makes me wish for my 30 something year old body back... So glad you love Wales as much as we do
Me to lol 😂
Good for you, Emily. My body literally shuts down on edges like that. I shake, I involuntarily cry and I can’t move. So I’m extremely proud of you for doing it!
Thank you 😊
You took me away and plunked me right into a Wales wonderland. I must say I am impressed by all of Emily’s “looks” in this video, from the joy of white watering, the playfulness on the cold water, the terror of the trail, the release of overcoming fear, her wide life affirming smile in the village over the bridge to loving on Summer the super van cat and flopping on the bed with Lou. Louise, as usual, added her wry dimension to events. Good old AJ at that wolf grave was epic. “We’ll believe it.” Why not? Thanks so much for a “whales” of a ride.
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it 😀😀
You go girls!!!! What a wow trip. My sister took my mum white water rafting in Colorado when she was in her late 70s. We five sisters on shore prepared ourselves for calling in the rescue folks. Mum loved it. Louise, you were right when you said Wales is a bit Norway -ish...it has the same stunning landscape and lots of water. Thanks for another great video. xo Suzi
I bet that was fun, I want to do other ones for sure
Thank you for taking us on your hiking / boating journey..what fun!! Wales is so incredibly beautiful ❤
Emily, you are a real trooper, you must have the heart of a lioness. As always Lou is the backbone of the adventure. You two are STUNNIING.
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“Emily’s not lying, she’s trying”…best zinger from Lou! You guys had a GREAT trip - loved seeing all of this!!!
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Hope Emily didn’t take it to heart?
Imagine not knowing there was a train... Magnificent views and Fun Fact wasn't fun at all, kinda sad. Again, Wales is really beautiful. Way to go Emily, if you fall downhill at least not going alone is a good option. Lou, you know we know how talented you are. ¡¡PURA VIDA!!
Oh I know you would be gutted if you got up there and saw it pull up 😂
Emily’s white water faces ….. PRICELESS!! However I had already ‘liked’ the video.. always do as I start watching as I know they are gonna be great. Living my adventure brain through you both… thanks.. Scaredy-Geordie xx
OH....that story! breaks my heart 💔 such stunning views all around, congrats on your accomplishments this trip ladies. Loved this video, thanks for sharing. PS, your cat is beautiful, and pup is precious!
Thank you 😀
@@campervibe so glad your channel popped up in my feed one day!
So proud of you Emily!! Takes a lot of courage to face your fears. Much love to you & Louise from across the pond!!💕❤️
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Hope Emily got some cake at least after walking that scary ridge line! Looked amazing! Actually Louise also deserves cake for such a fab video and powering up there too 🎉🎉. such a big effort you both!
Emily you should be proud of yourself, you face your fear head on and you conquered it. DOUBLE SNACKS, as a reward. 🤣 The drone shots are amazing Louise.
P.S. The whitewater rafting looked awesome, now I want to try it.
Don’t worry I definitely had double the snacks 😂🙌
Wales is so special. Have to applaud your effort Emily of walking up those narrow, insanely high paths - fear of heights is genetic. I'm the same. I can't believe how beautiful Wales is. Imagine moving there!! Thanks both, that was a top adventure and great to see some of your travelling friends.
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We live in South Wales but have travelled this route up through North Wales often. Love it 😍
It is pronounced Beth(dd)Gelert 😂
Thank you 😂🙈😀
THAT ridge!!! I never thought I'd see that ridge again! We hiked Snowdon for the second time last year, thick fog and rain fell over whilst going over THAT ridge! Well done for completing, what an amazing achievement, my tummy was in knots watching!
We watched this video on our 55 inch (139cm) screen tv so we got the full effect of Emily’s face during the white water rafting 🤣 Wales is gorgeous!
It's a good thing to push your limits, as long as you know what your limits are. It's just like pain, it let's you know that you're still alive. Great video!! Beautiful scenery!! The topography was beautiful too 😉
Oh I knew I was alive alright 😂
Well done. Sunday teatime wouldn't be the same without your brilliant tales 👏
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The grave is a victorian fiction but the legend is a a genuine Welsh legend.
Thanks 😀
Well done. Been there twice back in the 90s with the RAF. Part of the Three Peaks Challenge operating a radio for the event safety. First year walked up the Pig Trail and back down over the scree. Second year I took the train up but went over my ankles twice on the way down. Landed up taking baby steps down the rail line and being overtaken by the “injured”, whom I had arranged to spend the night in the cafe!
Oh no 🙈
Shock someone quicker than the snack bandit 😂, great scenery well done Emily for doing the climb.
I know 😂🐕🦺
That’s lovely. Took me back 50 years when my wife to be and I being cocky Kinder Scout veterans sneered at Snowdon and stupidly ascended the ridge route in shorts and tee shirts. Got to the cafe, downed 2 pints of cider each and skittled merrily back down the mountain. The following week someone was blown off the ridge in a snow storm and died. Never underestimate the mighty Snowdon.
Oh god no, never underestimate any mountain, it changes so quickly for sure
Matt clearly knows his stuff, put you in a ‘stopper’ wave. However! Be cautious everyone and never paddle alone, avoid stopper waves in ‘high water’ if you fall out of your boat the wave will push you to the bottom and churn you over and over - breaking free is extremely difficult in that situation and you likely will need assistance in said situation.
Someone I knew, lifeguard trainer assessor and kayak instructor, died rescuing a young teen one winter. The water was high, river burst it’s banks, said teen was alone and trapped in a stopper.
He was rescued by our friend and he managed to get the young boy to safety on an island that had formed in the middle of the river. He then proceeded to break one of his own rules. He removed his wet suit to cover the boy.
They were both air lifted to hospital. The young lad survived, our friend perished through hypothermia.
Enjoy the rivers guys, challenge yourself, but stay safe.
Safety is always paramount and if you are not experienced always go with a instructor, thank you for sharing a sad humbling story
Wow! That ridge was awesome. Proud of you Emily. I have trouble with heights, too. Not scared, vertigo kicks in and that's scary to lose your balance just standing still. Glad you made it. What an experience. Stunning views. Loved the beauty shots on white water. 😂 As always, a great vid. Stay safe, ladies, and enjoy the journey. Thank you!
Yeah I bet, not being able to trust yourself is the hardest for heights
Ooo not just me then with the vertigo!
Nope. I was 30 feet from the edge of the Grand Canyon and nearly fell down just standing there. 🤣
@jaynetabb208 oh noooo lol yep, it's awful isn't it lol
You Guys hit it out the park. Every time. ❤
Thanks 😀😀
Wow! Well done. I remember how amazingly beautiful the Welsh hills/mountains are. Went on a five day riding trip in the Brecon Beacon national park back in 2012.
Wow that looked like so much fun. I laughed so hard with the water hitting both of you , that I woke my husband up. Lol 😂😂😂
Thank you for bringing back happy memories, I took my dad on that very river white water rafting for his 65th birthday. Both mum n dad passed a few years later in 2015 and this bought a happy smile to my face.. Much love thank you ❤
I’m glad 🙂🙂🙂
lovely to see Beddgelert again, havent been for years, nice to see it hasnt changed at all, so pretty
Bar none Wales was our favorite exploration spot - loved Conway, and walked final 1/2 up (train first) then walked all back. Funny one of the British walkers yelled out at the end that she was shattered. We all laughed at that expression and then you say it! It’s a no joke walk and we didn’t do what you did! People, the country all glorious.
Well girls you have outdone yourselves this week. The views were just stunning I don't know how you did the hike Em up Snowdon I hate heights as well. Louise you did a great job with the camera at the white water rapids it was all just stunning can't say it enough. Can't wait to see what you are all up to next week take care and stay safe xxPat
Thanks Pat. I was so glad I did it
You two are absolutely amazing, well done conquering that mountain...an inspiration for many, love it ❤
Thank you 😀😀
Living on The Wirral, I used to go to Wales as a kid for my summer holidays. I have spent many a summer in a tent whilst the rain battered down. My parents once pitched the tent, late at night, in a farmers field on Anglesea, only to be woken up by a jet from RAF Valley 30 feet above the tent. That’s what I call a rude awakening. I have still never been to the top of Snowdon (at least I dont remember doing so). Great video - loved it.
Well done Emily amazing ... And OMG that little dog bless it .. Walking ALL that way what a trooper .. X
I know so cute ain’t she
I'm heading to Wales next weekend with my son - thanks for the tip, I've now booked the white water rafting for Saturday!
Have a great time 😀😀
Well done you Emily 👏 for making the effort to climb snowdonia mountain ⛰️ 👏
Great vid! I have to live vicariously through videos like this these days, as thanks to a youth of skateboarding, BMX, surfing and going to the gym four times a week for 25 years, my back, knees and feet are basically fuc*ed! Now i have to just chill in the van drinking Jack Daniels ! Medicinal purposes only, of course!
What fun ladies!! Emily you are so, so brave!! AJ you and your little legs! 💝🐾💜😻💕🌈💝
I don’t how you two are able to do it, but you have produced another EPIC video! You have packed more adventures in this video then some people can do in a lifetime.
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What a fantastic adventure! Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. This world is such a beautiful place and I'm so glad y'all document it as well as making us laugh along the way. I look forward to your adventures every week. Thank you for taking us along once again.
The girls who went up a hill but came down a mountain.
Funny that, I'm sure they made a film in Wales starring Hugh Grant with a similar name ......
By the way, nothing on this earth would have got me on that path, I'd be over the edge & gone because of balance problems. Well done Em.
The story of Gelert is a legend, but we all love legends.
Glad you love Wales, we love our country too 🏴
The Huw grant film was based on a true story regarding Garth Hill in South Wales, in the film they make the hill over 1000 feet to become mountain, but these days they'd have their work cut out as nowadays a mountain has to be 2000 feet. There was actually a very similar story in real life in Snowdonia a few years back, Tal y Fan above the village of Rowen is considered the most northerly 2000 foot mountain in Snowdonia, but it's only 2001 feet, a group of men with state of the art gps surveying equipment were checking the height of several summits in the park, including Tal y Fan, and all the locals were worried it would be measured short of 2000 feet demoting it to a hill, but it wasn't, it was measured at 2001 feet again to everyone's relief, they also measured Snowdon which also worried a lot of tourist shops full of merchandise with 1085m printed on it, but again the summit was measured as being exactly the same height as before.
@@markjones127 Thank you for the info, I didn't know any of that. 🏴❤🏴
Thoroughly enjoyed the H Grant film, time to watch it again maybe.
The views around snowdonia natural park and on top are magnificent and beautiful 😊
Well Done Emily to overcome your fear of heights, I fully appreciate how you must have felt, after I said I'd paint the rear of our house... little did I know that it meant I'd be up a ladder for the top most parts, near on 22 feet above ground standing on a VERY bouncy set of steps on a windy day ... Well done Girl, You deserve a medal for that.
Lou's ariel shots were superb as usual and I really appreciated the Welsh hills. Another brilliant vlog. Keep them coming.. they makes my Sundays.
Oh yeah that’s bad enough
I have been halfway around the world and of all the places the one that tugs at my heart is Wales and it's people
I shouldnt have watched this at 1:30am 😭 the story one the hound had me in tears 😢
Fell in love with wales a couple of years ago. Had the choice of Croatia or Wales for September chosen Wales! Beach to mountains spectacular and even the white rafting place as a spectator sport was fun! Keep being brave Emily and Lou your cinematic style❤
It is a beautiful place
Absolutely fantastic, great job both of you getting up snowden , also that little dog made it to.
White water rafting look amazing love Wales great job girls.👍❤️
Well done Emma! That ridge was very scary, and I'm not even scared of heights. The path was very uneven too, so you would have to be careful with every step. But you did it 💪
Action packed trip! Amazing filming as usual. Well done Emily for conquering the ridge 🎉❤🏴
Love the "Lord of the Rings" adventure feeling to the music!
What an awesome video! Thank you for sharing your travels ... Congratulations Emily! Super job ... such a difficult climb - only the pro's would make it easy!() Always love the videos the two of you put together. Professional / relatable / second to none! Happy travels, and thank you for sharing and including all of us out here.😊
Thank you
Bala’s lake is more accurately called Llyn Tegid. Bala is not pronounced “Bah-lah” but the “a”s are short and hard and pronounced the northern way as in “pan”. I used to sail there and the water is always cold, always needing a wetsuit! The lake is home to a rare fish called “gwyniad” that dwells in the deep. So deep that it is rarely caught. It is related to the Arctic char and there used to be some preserved in a large jar in one of Bala’s pubs when I was a lad.
Well done ladies you did so well , no wonder your both knackered.
The filming was amazing.
That part of Snowdon was where some of the filming for the 1995 Prince Valiant took place, I was a (very young) extra.
I know exactly how you felt walking up snowdon, i did that when i was 13/ 14 years old , i ended up going up on my hands and knees , i was convinced i was going to be blown off , great memories of caravan holidays when i was young , my dad use to train kids for their duke of Edinburgh awards so was use to doing all of that .
That is exactly how I felt 😂🫣
I know it's terrifying 😅
Great video Ladies, thank you for taking us along, beautiful place
Another interesting video, the jets were F15 Strike Eagles based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, another beautiful part of the lovely Island we all live on.
Good to see you both up in my neck of the woods this week.
Bedge Gelert ! priceless.
Reminds me of a ridge on Everest. If you fall to the left, it's Nepal and a 10000 foot drop. If you fall to the right, it's Tibet and only 8000 feet. So, slways fall to the right...
I did white water rafting in Colorado on the Colorado river, it was amazing! well done Emily on executing that huge mountain and to you also Louise. Great scenery. So glad you had fun, Lovely to watch also. Cheers.
A well travelled cat and dog I may add well done ladies plus love your mobile home
Gorgeous Wales! I was over where you all were two weeks ago doing my very first sleep out in my micro (Hightop Doblo) camper, then all the way over to Pembroke - all thanks to you two and your inspirational vlogs. Thanks! 😃❤
Hi Colin, Lou here! Normally Emily gets to the comments before me but luckily she’s stuffing her face right now! I just wanted to say I’m so pleased to hear you’re out and about in your camper! I know what you’ve been through and I know you’ve been supporting this channel now for such a long time so it’s lovely to know you’re on the road! I really hope you enjoy it and that the first sleep out went well! Micro campers are cool cos you can pretty much park them anywhere. Don’t tell Emily I said that tho or she’ll have me building her one quicker than you can say kitkat! 🤣
@@campervibe oh thanks Lou! I'm sat here feeling a little bit weepy lol! It's a pleasure watching you all over the last couple of years and yes, it has helped me in ways I think you understand. Cxx
@@ColinOBear 😃❤️
What fantastic fun. Love white water rafting. Can't believe the views you got at the top of Snowdon, it is not always like that, you were lucky to get those views. ❤
Another brilliant vlog, love you guys, keep it up x
Another Amazing video. Such fantastic Scenic shots. Thanks for taking us along on your travels. Loved the Snowden clips. Well done ladies!
Amazing experience and beautiful time in wales😊 north wales is stunning ❤❤
great video, thanks.❤
Omg that whole video was awesome. We’ll done Em I would have bottled it- not that I’m fit enough to get half way up 😂 Wales is stunning but Lou’s filming/editing skills are amazing. Best yet ladies.
Love the cold water dance 😅
Well done to you both for achieving the top of Snowdon. 😀You where lucky to experience the beautiful views on a clear day,yay!!And yes it is bloody hard but so worth it. 😅 Wales is truly outstanding for adventures and beauty. A brilliant video.. ❤
I know the weather was on outside to be fair 🙌
Another stellar video Louise. Was incredible. What a fun time😂 had by all😊
This is wonderful! Thanks for posting!!
Cheers.....super vlog, loved it!
I‘ve only watched half so far and I had to come and re-watch with my husband. I am from Wows and can confirm, you got the best Summer weather 🤣! You made me and then us roar with laughter!
When I first took my then bf (German) to Wows, as we crossed the severn bridge, I pointed and said so proudly: that is Wales! And I swear to you, it started raining 🤣
You white water rafting was glorious ❤
Going to watch the rest now.
Back again: omg Emily, you were so brave to keep going. So inspiring, both of you in different ways ❤❤
Thank you and we do love this place 😀😀
Congrats Em! That was just epic!
Loved the rafting, joy writ large upon your faces...
Thank you :-)
It's a shame the weather turned as you entered N. Wales, its been far too hot for weeks, we were desperate for Rain as we don't have mains Water only Springs. (Love Burbons & Marsh Mallows, never tried them together). We used to sail my brothers Mirror Dingy on Bala. We have VW Campervan Meets there each year. You are very brave walking up Snowdon, we used to go up practicing for Duke of Edinburgh Awards, I last walked it in my mid 20's, with a gang of Red Cross Kids, so I had to pretend to be brave. It's much
Easier going up by train, which is very expensive but most enjoyable. The Orme in Llandudno is an easier Climb. Or Moel Famae, part of the Clwydian Range. Nr. our home. Proud of you.
That looked great fun😅 x
Looked awesome ❤
Looks fantastic xx
U gals are awesome! Love ur videos!!
wows=southern for Wales. OMG I laughed and laughed!!!!!
Absolutely brilliant xx
Another brilliant video guys ❤️❤️🚐🚐 xx
Well done Emily xx love wales thank you for showing different parts of it xx
Great stuff..loooove walks with the scenery
That was defo action packed 😘💜
good vid thanks lee
Absolute magic......
Thanks for sharing 🤙👍
I absolutely love your videos recently got our van snd will definitely do the whitewater rafting on our way up to stay with family on Anglesey later in August
Wow that trip was great, Thanks
This wonderful vlog brought back so many happy memories of my various trips to beautiful Wales over the years… oh to be young again! Lou & Em, thank you so much for sharing your adventures! xx🐾
P.S. I had to giggle at your wonderful dialect… Wows indeed! 😂
Wow! Awesome vid you 2 !!!! Thank you for transporting me out of my apt.!
Cracking video once again. Thank you.
Wow fantastic time you 2 had thank you for sharing want to go now 😊xxx
This was great! So glad you enjoyed yourselves. Happy exhaustion ! Enjoy your adventures! Thx for sharing them!👏🏻❤️✌️
Well done on the climb. I did it about a week after you but no view on the summit because it was stuck in cloud. We love Wales too.
Amazing! Well done! What lovely views
Love your channel, some of the most spectacular scenery in a long time