I love your videos Carol and Ken. Soothing to the spirit in these troubled times. The music is the best I've heard of all the Vlogs I've watched so far, so thank you
With France being so green,clean,no litter, graffiti &pot hloes everywhere,why would you want to come back to the UK,France looks awesome to live ..Ozzy.
Very often during late spring/summer/early autumn, I set off out to take my dog a walk before sunrise and sometimes it's around 4 a.m. when I leave the house. I'm only a few minutes walk from the canal, river and fab countryside, so it's lovely at that time of day watching the sunrise and listening to the birds wake up etc., whilst it's lovely and quiet. The ducks and geese though are quite noisy at that time of day, so I can sympathise with you Ken.........they are definitely not good for anyone that's a light sleeper etc. By the way, my dog has learning difficulties (diagnosed by the vet) and can at times be like that dog in the video......it's not a lack of training on my part, so sometimes it's not the owner's fault.
It’s a very special time of the day and not many people get to experience it. In my day every police constable started their career walking the beat alone. After 2am the world got very quiet and it was just me and the cats walking around. If it was raining I used to just stand in the shadows and watch. I would see all sorts of wildlife wandering around. I used to love the faint glow of the sun as then I didn’t have long left till the end of the shift. You can do your very best thinking at that time of the day 👍
Bonjour, In all the France, every first wenesday of the month there is a try of the siren, nothing happened, it was just to be sure it is working in case ... Vous êtes adorables tous les deux😊
I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now, and so enjoy you sharing your adventures with us. When you do the meal prep it is interesting to see how you make a tasty meal with a few ingredients and maybe one pot and the ridge monkey. (A device I had never heard of before watching your channel). Long story longer😂.. we just went through Hurricane Ian and we’re lucky to have only minor inconveniences…no water, no electricity, no cell service for 4 days. But, (finally getting to the point), I have a little camping hot plate stove, and thanks to having watched your food preps, we had some hot meals with a bit of this and a bit of that. So, thanks for the inspiration. (All our services are restored, unfortunately too many people will be having hardships for a while😢).
That was a huge storm. Pleased to hear you came through it ok. It’s very rare for us to get hit like that in the UK. Having alternative means of cooking is a must for these times. We hope everyone affected gets back up and running soonest 👍
Hi Ken and Carol, you could complain to the ducks but you Canard-ly expect them to listen. We know you had Chicken for your supper but perhaps they thought you might want them tomorrow. I once stayed near Southwell for a night, backed up to a bank where there were obviously Rabbit holes. About four in the morning they all started thumping about. I never knew Rabbits could be so noisy and disruptive. Sill it's as you say, it's their turf and not ours. So I suppose we should like it or lump it. 🤔😬Oh I meant to say I really like the fly catching idea but the possibility of flicking yourself in the eye bothers me a it. Maybe we could have a technical demo in the next one. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK to be fair to the Rabbits it was a hot night and we had the windows open and only the fly sceens down. 😬 but I still reckon they were wearing hobnail boots
The French ducks seem to speak the same language as the one's over here:) Sounds like they drove you almost Quackers Haahaa.....Probably alarm calls for marauding fox's or other carnivores. Looks nice a flat over there. Nice for cycling of which I've been doing a bit recently:)
The drone shows just how beautiful the place is. Carol you should make a book on 1 pot meals and illustrations,I'd definitely buy it😋. I'm not sure which is more annoying a rooster crowing or duck's quacking. Cheers for the vlog. XX ❤️💙 🐓🦆
Very enjoyable video. Music and Ken’s voice are so restful and the scenery and filming are perfect. I’m with Carol on the mussels as I’m allergic too. First time I tried them I was violently I’ll but then stupidly tried them a second time - same result - no more needs to be said 😳 other than I avoid them like the plague now. Laughed out loud at the sight of your fly killing outfit 😂. As for the ducks I can recommend silicone ear plugs full tested (by me) on a campsite with the biggest roost of jackdaws in the universe. 👍🏻
Phew. Thank goodness there are more of your French vlogs! As a lot of your friends have commented, it’s so nice to see the different parts we don’t normally see. Thanks Carol and Ken!
The beach looked lovely . What a nice spot . Shame about the dogs barking but they could of been young dogs and spooked by vehicles? Mine still does it at 8 months old. Some times for no reason. But she is a lovely dog . They also sometimes do it because they are scared or startled. So they bark. Thank you for your vlogs Yes definitely have the bread dip in the pate is a good idea. Enjoy your journey. 😃
Love it, shame you did have a challenge to sleep through that sentinel ,actually there is normally 1 on nightwatch like a guard. I just read about it not long ago. Where I park in a harbout
Hi Ken, I have been researching the different sounds ducks make on the internet. The last call of the night alerts all ducks to return to the fold for safety and can go on and on if some of the ducks are refusing to return. Stubborn ducks. The internet lists all the different sounds ducks make and their meanings. 😊
Thanks for another lovely episode. I actually LOL-ed at the duck rude awakening. Lovely park up after that though. Thanks for the fly-blind-whack tip! Gorgeous drone footage over the lush countryside. Safe onward travels 😊
The dreaded ducks and geese chorus 😅 ……. Lovely one pot cooking Carol Liked the music on this one don’t know why but it stood out Never had crab pate and I love crab…. Carol got me to on the tsunami 😅 The alarm is a good idea if it was tidal warning …. But you need to know I guess Jeez Ken the old pepper industry will be safe 😂 I am with you on meat it needs fat and Jane hates it but to me it’s essential otherwise it’s dry that’s why I prefer chicken thigh to breast. You need my 4000 volt tennis zapper it even has a light for hunting lol
We camped one time near Seattle next to a pond that had frogs. They croaked all night long, then just at dawn they went to sleep..and the ducks started up. 😩
Really been enjoying looking back at your Little Red Camper adventures. Please could you let me know what support you used to hold your laptop to the dash. Been looking for a solution for my own Campercar
BUT the issue of Dog Aggression, a dog acting like that toward other dogs (sometimes motorcycles, skateboards, etc.) is the single most difficult dog behavior to fix and it is inaccurate that a stigma be associated with it. Thanks so much for the videos! You both and they are a bright spot in my life!
Seeing the hills and dales while you were describing the battle made the hair on my arms to stand up. Haunting to think of all the lives lost and in such horrible fashion. 😞 🍁👵🇨🇦
We had the noisy duck problem on a lovely campsite in Cornwall with a pond, years ago. Each morning about 4.00 am there was a lot of quacking/squawking 🦆 X
British food has a bad reputation generally here in scandinavia. I do not agree, you need to dive in and do your research. For me a new discovery was pie & mash. As always the english full breakfast is a winner. And for me the english tea, as we cant do tea like that in Norway. They do a pretty descent breakfast at the "spoons", also beer at a good price there. Not to forget, the haggis with neeps and tatties is a highlight. I do not eat intestine food since 40 years ago. I had the haggis dish at the caledonian sleeper and I must say it was the most tasty dish I had for years.
UK food is not to everyones tastes for sure. Many dishes have fallen off the menu as the kids won’t eat them now. Liver and onions is beautiful and Carol can make a mean mash potato 😁👍
Loving this series. Don't really know this area. On the burgers, for reference your next French trip, the 100% pur boeuf only means beef only, not a mixture of beef and other meat. The fat percentage was 5%, the lowest here in France. You can also find 15% or even 25% fat, but that just means more fat not more flavour really. You can sometimes get them with added salt, or a sort of mix for bolognaise, but they don't add other seasonings. So it's best to mash up the meat with your own seasonings then reshape into burgers. Same thing for "hachis parmentier" which looks like cottage pie. If you ever order it, be aware that it will be much less tasty than British cottage pie.
Your drone shots of the areas where you park for the night really show how beautiful the landscape is. Don't worry Ken like you I really hate people who turn up at a beauty spot and force others to listen too their choice of music, your comment about the dog not being under control is true I was brought up with big dogs and never had any problems when my late father was in the police force a dog handler showed me the correct way to hold a lead so that if the dog pulled you could stop it before the situation got out of control that guy was only using one hand so the dog new it was in control two hands you had double pull back. I am totally against chock chains as collars a well trained and brought up dog does not need such barbaric things, sadly whilst out today I came across a guy with an Alsatian with a muzzle fitted to stop it biting so another person who doesn't know how to control their animal.
Only four weeks ago I went for a walk along the canal from your duck parking, but fortunately for me I was using the campsite three miles up the road and I therefore got a good night's sleep. It cost me €16 and included water and drainage on the pitch, 16A electricity, vide chimique, access to heated sanitary block, and bread delivered in the morning if I wanted it. Each to their own, but I think it is a good idea to put a bit of money back in to the communities I am visiting.
Next time you come to France a visit to the glass factory at d arques is well worth the journey. Check out thru internet the opening times. In France the mark is known as Cristal d arques. May be you have done this trip before.
The dog is spoiled and is now or will be a problem for them. I imagine he gets away with everything. Some couples have issues with their relationships because of disagreements concerning his training...or lack of.
Maybe there was a fox or something prowling round the ducks? I've parked next to ducks a few times before, and hardly a peep all night. Beautiful drone footage, great park up. Safe journey home. 🙂
The music and drone video at the end was beautifull. I love watching your off the beaten path footage, but I'm always hungry by the end your filming story!
Beautiful poppy fields. And seals. And ducks😂. Those ducks were SO loud! Perhaps they didn’t like the little red camper 🤣 that bread looked good. Ah Rambo! Graham is still chuckling😂 lovely Parkup 👍
We too enjoy steak hashe (beef burgers) but we find that the 5% fat that you had are to dry and tasteless, go for 15% for better flavour next time you are in France 🇫🇷, loving the videos
Maybe there was a fox or something prowling round the ducks? I've parked next to ducks a few times before, and hardly a peep all night. Beautiful drone footage, great park up. Safe journey home. 🙂
Very nice vlog, let's come back to that alarm that is probably testing the air raid alarm. That is also the case with us in the Netherlands. Keep up the good work, Greetings Gerhard from the Netherlands. 🇳🇱👍
You must be Quakers. lol, we love watching your videos, have you noticed how clean the roads and towns etc are, no rubbish, thrown papers or McD bags .
Love your French series and we loved watching your videos whilst on holiday there. Even managed to get Other Half to watch as well. Now he wants a drone 😱😱😱.
a most enjoyable video. It reminded me of our family trip to France just before covid when we visited the war cemtetaries to pay our respects to the fallen.
I was really enjoying your video Ken and Carol (never long enough, but I suppose you can have too much of a good thing) when at the end I was surprised to see at least two beach front properties not rebuilt upon. How long do you think it would take developers here, to have at least four properties on them!!
@@LifeistooshortCK I have a young Border Collie, who does react to cars yes. It’s not ideal and in time with training and maturity she’ll react less, but it’s a trait in certain dogs, especially young nervous dogs. Give them a break Ken
Hi. Sorry but I couldn’t help laughing at the noisy ducks. Impressed with your cooking. Amazing what you can do under such constraints. I don’t think we’ve managed anything more sophisticated than burgers when we’ve been confined to the van. That last park up looked spot on. Thanks for sharing and happy travels x
I totally agree on your comment about the yapping dogs. In fact just as i said out loud 'train your dogs' you said it. The dog should never be the boss.
Hi and Welcome to our channel Stewart. That is just one of the many nicknames Ken has for me, I think it came from Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons many years ago 😁
Very nice Vlog Carol & Ken. Gee you would need to be heeding that siren, That tide comes in there quite rapid. That duck would have driven me mad! What is the "What 3 Words" thing about Ken?
There is an app called What3Words that gives every 3m square on the earth a unique three word reference. It is a good way of giving your exact location 🙂
What a wonderful video! I discovered this morning, after checking the map to see how far down the coast one might find Saigneville, that the coastline is actually a riverbank and Saigneville is actually just a couple of hours from Paris. Did you entertain the notion at any point to pull into the train station and spend a delightful afternoon in the City of Lights? I had no idea that ducks spend an all night vigil on the watch for any number of predators! Stands to reason, actually, but my exposure to and knowledge of ducks has been remarkably minimal. I did wander if you would wake to an unplanned pre-dawn alarm system. As it turns out, you did a fair amount of your own predawn hours protecting your digs from an aquatic ornithological invasion. What a life! But as I am shopping for my own version of your little red camper, I learned a good lesson on where NOT to park in this video. Thank you, then, for more than just your usual cinematographic genius but also for a good lesson on things to avoid when parking up for a nights rest. You have my thanks! And this IS a video of some excellent filming. I sincerely LOVE the genius that is your occasional shot of the map, truly!!!
Lovely mix of in and out. Those poppy fields were beautiful. Thanks for the advice about parking for the night near ducks and as for the pepper..thought I was bad (Tina) except I smoother all and I mean all my food with black pepper...love those wee seeds! 😁🐕🚙
Oh, that duck alarm! It makes me wonder if they do that on purpose so people won't park there again. To keep your bread from turning rock hard, store it in a plastic grocery bag. This works even if it is already hard, it'll soften up overnight. Cheers. Jon in rural BC, Canada
Another great video! Sorry about the noisy ducks. We once stayed at a B&B (Vancouver, Ca Worlds Fair in 1986) whose neighbors had a chicken coop. No problem until about 4:30 AM when the rooster(s) decided it was time for the whole neighborhood to wake up! Now we try to avoid staying near any kind of birds, too much noise and filth.
Oh you do make me long for a campervan. Hopefully one day I'll be able to get back on the road again. In the meantime I am enjoying traveling vicariously with and your adventures. The dogs reacting is not always the owners fault. You never know the history of the dog, they maybe rescue or have had a bad experience. Reactivity is often due to anxiety, it can be poor handling, but is often more complex than that.
Hi Carol and Ken ,Lynn her on Hubby's phone 😏, The French Stick we had in France was lovely and light beautiful 😋, didn't understand a word them ducks said , them being French 😂😂🤣, is this your second trip recently to France ?, Have a nice rest of trip 🤗, Thanks for taking us with you xx
Hari Om I love pepper, too, so go for it Rambo!!! 🤣 Really enjoyed this rather more laid back wander near the coast with you... and Carol, just for a split second, you had me too!!! YAM xx
I just love carol's one pot meals, maybe next time she could use duck 🦆🤣
Haha, yes we were sorely tempted 😅
I have loved your France journeys. The French places seem so quiet and the scenery is so beautiful.
I love your videos Carol and Ken. Soothing to the spirit in these troubled times. The music is the best I've heard of all the Vlogs I've watched so far, so thank you
Thanks Christi, that is very kind of you 🙂
I agree 👍
With France being so green,clean,no litter, graffiti &pot hloes everywhere,why would you want to come back to the UK,France looks awesome to live ..Ozzy.
Very often during late spring/summer/early autumn, I set off out to take my dog a walk before sunrise and sometimes it's around 4 a.m. when I leave the house. I'm only a few minutes walk from the canal, river and fab countryside, so it's lovely at that time of day watching the sunrise and listening to the birds wake up etc., whilst it's lovely and quiet. The ducks and geese though are quite noisy at that time of day, so I can sympathise with you Ken.........they are definitely not good for anyone that's a light sleeper etc. By the way, my dog has learning difficulties (diagnosed by the vet) and can at times be like that dog in the video......it's not a lack of training on my part, so sometimes it's not the owner's fault.
It’s a very special time of the day and not many people get to experience it.
In my day every police constable started their career walking the beat alone. After 2am the world got very quiet and it was just me and the cats walking around. If it was raining I used to just stand in the shadows and watch. I would see all sorts of wildlife wandering around. I used to love the faint glow of the sun as then I didn’t have long left till the end of the shift. You can do your very best thinking at that time of the day 👍
Bonjour,
In all the France, every first wenesday of the month there is a try of the siren,
nothing happened, it was just to be sure it is working in case ...
Vous êtes adorables tous les deux😊
Merci Laurence pour l’information. Vous êtes adorable aussi 🤗
9:20. I think your duck won’t start. Their gonna kill the battery just cranking it over that long. 😂
A lovely video showing a part of France that we so often miss. Thank you both.
Glad you enjoyed it John 🙂
Lovely drone shots of the poppies in the fields 👍 thanks Carol and Ken
Thanks James 🙂
I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now, and so enjoy you sharing your adventures with us. When you do the meal prep it is interesting to see how you make a tasty meal with a few ingredients and maybe one pot and the ridge monkey. (A device I had never heard of before watching your channel). Long story longer😂.. we just went through Hurricane Ian and we’re lucky to have only minor inconveniences…no water, no electricity, no cell service for 4 days. But, (finally getting to the point), I have a little camping hot plate stove, and thanks to having watched your food preps, we had some hot meals with a bit of this and a bit of that. So, thanks for the inspiration. (All our services are restored, unfortunately too many people will be having hardships for a while😢).
That was a huge storm. Pleased to hear you came through it ok. It’s very rare for us to get hit like that in the UK. Having alternative means of cooking is a must for these times. We hope everyone affected gets back up and running soonest 👍
Hi Ken and Carol, you could complain to the ducks but you Canard-ly expect them to listen. We know you had Chicken for your supper but perhaps they thought you might want them tomorrow. I once stayed near Southwell for a night, backed up to a bank where there were obviously Rabbit holes. About four in the morning they all started thumping about. I never knew Rabbits could be so noisy and disruptive. Sill it's as you say, it's their turf and not ours. So I suppose we should like it or lump it. 🤔😬Oh I meant to say I really like the fly catching idea but the possibility of flicking yourself in the eye bothers me a it. Maybe we could have a technical demo in the next one. 👍
“…Canard-ly expect them to listen…”. GROAN!!!!!!! 😀
😁😁. Never knew rabbits could be noisy. Forewarned forearmed 😁. The fly flicking has advanced to the next stage now. No danger to the eye 😁😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK to be fair to the Rabbits it was a hot night and we had the windows open and only the fly sceens down. 😬 but I still reckon they were wearing hobnail boots
The French ducks seem to speak the same language as the one's over here:) Sounds like they drove you almost Quackers Haahaa.....Probably alarm calls for marauding fox's or other carnivores.
Looks nice a flat over there. Nice for cycling of which I've been doing a bit recently:)
Cycling is well catered for over here. If you go further north it just keeps getting better and better. I would have a bike if I lived here 😁👍
Not sure how many times I’ve chuckled in this one,well done chaps,regards from south coast
The drone shows just how beautiful the place is. Carol you should make a book on 1 pot meals and illustrations,I'd definitely buy it😋. I'm not sure which is more annoying a rooster crowing or duck's quacking. Cheers for the vlog. XX ❤️💙 🐓🦆
Thanks Margaret ❤️
Very enjoyable video. Music and Ken’s voice are so restful and the scenery and filming are perfect.
I’m with Carol on the mussels as I’m allergic too. First time I tried them I was violently I’ll but then stupidly tried them a second time - same result - no more needs to be said 😳 other than I avoid them like the plague now.
Laughed out loud at the sight of your fly killing outfit 😂.
As for the ducks I can recommend silicone ear plugs full tested (by me) on a campsite with the biggest roost of jackdaws in the universe. 👍🏻
Carol was the same with eating mussels. It took three episodes over the years before we finally realised she must be allergic to them 😅
Phew. Thank goodness there are more of your French vlogs! As a lot of your friends have commented, it’s so nice to see the different parts we don’t normally see. Thanks Carol and Ken!
Still a few more to come Linda 🙂👍
The beach looked lovely . What a nice spot . Shame about the dogs barking but they could of been young dogs and spooked by vehicles?
Mine still does it at 8 months old.
Some times for no reason.
But she is a lovely dog . They also sometimes do it because they are scared or startled.
So they bark.
Thank you for your vlogs
Yes definitely have the bread dip in the pate is a good idea.
Enjoy your journey. 😃
Love it, shame you did have a challenge to sleep through that sentinel ,actually there is normally 1 on nightwatch like a guard. I just read about it not long ago. Where I park in a harbout
Dammit, harbour, there used to be a lot of ducks with an eager beaver just like that one. Thankfully they have moved.
Hi Ken, I have been researching the different sounds ducks make on the internet. The last call of the night alerts all ducks to return to the fold for safety and can go on and on if some of the ducks are refusing to return. Stubborn ducks. The internet lists all the different sounds ducks make and their meanings. 😊
Thanks for letting us know Denise. That sounds really interesting 🙂👍
This was a very enjoyable episode!
Thanks for the fly-killing tip, another great video
Thanks for another lovely episode. I actually LOL-ed at the duck rude awakening. Lovely park up after that though. Thanks for the fly-blind-whack tip! Gorgeous drone footage over the lush countryside. Safe onward travels 😊
We can laugh about the ducks now too. It wasn’t so funny at 4am! 😂
The name on the mug was that the name of the beer you had?
Yes, I think so ☺️
The dreaded ducks and geese chorus 😅 …….
Lovely one pot cooking Carol
Liked the music on this one don’t know why but it stood out
Never had crab pate and I love crab….
Carol got me to on the tsunami 😅
The alarm is a good idea if it was tidal warning …. But you need to know I guess
Jeez Ken the old pepper industry will be safe 😂
I am with you on meat it needs fat and Jane hates it but to me it’s essential otherwise it’s dry that’s why I prefer chicken thigh to breast.
You need my 4000 volt tennis zapper it even has a light for hunting lol
We have a zapper but its broken. My latest strategy is to slowly bring the torch closer and squish them. 👍
Ah Pelforth Brune, my favourite!
We camped one time near Seattle next to a pond that had frogs. They croaked all night long, then just at dawn they went to sleep..and the ducks started up. 😩
Bet you won’t be camping there again 😂
Lol a number of devastating kills
Super
Oh my. That duck sounds distressed. Charms worn off.
Really been enjoying looking back at your Little Red Camper adventures. Please could you let me know what support you used to hold your laptop to the dash. Been looking for a solution for my own Campercar
There are 2 videos dedicated to that if you go back through the videos. It was a plastic mount that someone made for us. 👍
Great Trip 😁
BUT the issue of Dog Aggression, a dog acting like that toward other dogs (sometimes motorcycles, skateboards, etc.) is the single most difficult dog behavior to fix and it is inaccurate that a stigma be associated with it. Thanks so much for the videos! You both and they are a bright spot in my life!
You are welcome.
Seeing the hills and dales while you were describing the battle made the hair on my arms to stand up. Haunting to think of all the lives lost and in such horrible fashion. 😞
🍁👵🇨🇦
Cheers my friends. Hope all is well.
We had the noisy duck problem on a lovely campsite in Cornwall with a pond, years ago. Each morning about 4.00 am there was a lot of quacking/squawking 🦆 X
That must have been a pain to wake up to every morning 🦆🦆🦆😅
What a racket! That was not a happy ducky.
British food has a bad reputation generally here in scandinavia. I do not agree, you need to dive in and do your research. For me a new discovery was pie & mash. As always the english full breakfast is a winner. And for me the english tea, as we cant do tea like that in Norway. They do a pretty descent breakfast at the "spoons", also beer at a good price there. Not to forget, the haggis with neeps and tatties is a highlight. I do not eat intestine food since 40 years ago. I had the haggis dish at the caledonian sleeper and I must say it was the most tasty dish I had for years.
UK food is not to everyones tastes for sure. Many dishes have fallen off the menu as the kids won’t eat them now. Liver and onions is beautiful and Carol can make a mean mash potato 😁👍
Loving this series. Don't really know this area. On the burgers, for reference your next French trip, the 100% pur boeuf only means beef only, not a mixture of beef and other meat. The fat percentage was 5%, the lowest here in France. You can also find 15% or even 25% fat, but that just means more fat not more flavour really. You can sometimes get them with added salt, or a sort of mix for bolognaise, but they don't add other seasonings. So it's best to mash up the meat with your own seasonings then reshape into burgers. Same thing for "hachis parmentier" which looks like cottage pie. If you ever order it, be aware that it will be much less tasty than British cottage pie.
Thanks for the tips Pam ❤️👍
Another good way to kill fly's is to clap above them, That's because fly's avoid a downward slap by taking off sideways.
Didn’t know that 🙂👍
Thanks for a great video ☺️
I would definitely be having Duck à l'orange the following day for supper.
Haha. Very tempting 🦆😋
Your drone shots of the areas where you park for the night really show how beautiful the landscape is.
Don't worry Ken like you I really hate people who turn up at a beauty spot and force others to listen too their choice of music, your comment about the dog not being under control is true I was brought up with big dogs and never had any problems when my late father was in the police force a dog handler showed me the correct way to hold a lead so that if the dog pulled you could stop it before the situation got out of control that guy was only using one hand so the dog new it was in control two hands you had double pull back.
I am totally against chock chains as collars a well trained and brought up dog does not need such barbaric things, sadly whilst out today I came across a guy with an Alsatian with a muzzle fitted to stop it biting so another person who doesn't know how to control their animal.
A dog that knows its place in the human pack is a happy dog. 😁👍
Love the rock beaches! So lovely 🥰
I’ve truly enjoyed your time in France. What a beautiful country. I hope I get to visit one day.
Thanks, try horse burgers' haché au cheval.' Much better than you'd think and healthy too.
I love your tip for fly swatting
Happy to give them a try, thanks for the tip and your kind Super Thanks, much appreciated 🙂👍
You will find the local town hall runs the sirene once & month.
Only four weeks ago I went for a walk along the canal from your duck parking, but fortunately for me I was using the campsite three miles up the road and I therefore got a good night's sleep. It cost me €16 and included water and drainage on the pitch, 16A electricity, vide chimique, access to heated sanitary block, and bread delivered in the morning if I wanted it.
Each to their own, but I think it is a good idea to put a bit of money back in to the communities I am visiting.
We put money back in many ways. Our videos also bring lots of new visitors.
Next time you come to France a visit to the glass factory at d arques is well worth the journey. Check out thru internet the opening times. In France the mark is known as Cristal d arques.
May be you have done this trip before.
Thanks for the tip John. We hadn’t realised that glass factory was so nearby. We have a lot of Cristal d’Arques glasses at home 🙂👍
😂😂😂 I used to sleep in a tent when I used to go carp fishing.
The ducks were a nightmare!
Lord I cant imagine that noise in a tent😁
The dog is spoiled and is now or will be a problem for them. I imagine he gets away with everything. Some couples have issues with their relationships because of disagreements concerning his training...or lack of.
Yep that was not a happy dog.
I really enjoyed this video love the places that you visit and find you both so relaxing.Keep up the good work 😊
Cheers Erica 🙂
Maybe there was a fox or something prowling round the ducks? I've parked next to ducks a few times before, and hardly a peep all night. Beautiful drone footage, great park up. Safe journey home. 🙂
I suspect there must have been predators out there during the night. The ducks looked a lot calmer in daylight 🙂
Help me out please. You leave in a few days, in june? How come, are you that far behind with uploading?
We are not and never will be a real time channel. We have loads of stuff to edit but we do this for fun and we dont edit whilst on the road.
Wow, Ken is turning into a grumpy "You kids get off my lawn" kinda guy in this video 😆 🤣 😂
This is mild. I can go from happy to super grump very quickly if needed. All part of my training to walk the beat 😁👍
The music and drone video at the end was beautifull. I love watching your off the beaten path footage, but I'm always hungry by the end your filming story!
Beautiful poppy fields. And seals. And ducks😂. Those ducks were SO loud! Perhaps they didn’t like the little red camper 🤣 that bread looked good. Ah Rambo! Graham is still chuckling😂 lovely Parkup 👍
Thanks for watching. We will certainly be wary of spending the night near ducks next time 😅🦆
We too enjoy steak hashe (beef burgers) but we find that the 5% fat that you had are to dry and tasteless, go for 15% for better flavour next time you are in France 🇫🇷, loving the videos
Definitely. 🍻👍
I enjoy your videos very much❤. Have you got an app that shows you where you can park away from the main roads?
Park 4 Night, Pocket Earth and Google maps is all you need. 👍
Not many hedgerows for wilflife
Not many hedgerows for wildlife😢
Maybe there was a fox or something prowling round the ducks? I've parked next to ducks a few times before, and hardly a peep all night. Beautiful drone footage, great park up. Safe journey home. 🙂
Love your use of music and drone footage. And the ducklings were just wee balls of fluffy cuteness.
Thanks Suzanne 😀
Beautiful poppy fields. Good suggestion for fly getting, Rambo. 😊
Lovely thanks
Very nice vlog, let's come back to that alarm that is probably testing the air raid alarm. That is also the case with us in the Netherlands. Keep up the good work, Greetings Gerhard from the Netherlands. 🇳🇱👍
Thanks Gerhard. It seems that they test the alarm on the first Wednesday of every month 🙂
You must be Quakers. lol, we love watching your videos, have you noticed how clean the roads and towns etc are, no rubbish, thrown papers or McD bags .
Haha, thanks 😂 Yes, so nice not to see rubbish everywhere 🙂
Love your French series and we loved watching your videos whilst on holiday there. Even managed to get Other Half to watch as well. Now he wants a drone 😱😱😱.
He will be saying yummy soon so look out😁👍
Hi. If the siren was a wednesday at noon, it's a test of the siren, made every first wednesday in the month, at noon.
Thanks for the info, Sophie. It was Wednesday 1st June so that’s what it must have been 🙂👍
Oh my goodness that duck😂. Love the music choice. The poppy fields were beautiful!
Question: How high is your drone when doing arial shots, say at 7:20 on timeline. Thank you? ...I am really enjoying your French trip.
The maximum height is set at 400ft above the take off point.
@@LifeistooshortCK Thank you
Another beautiful video guys
Thank you 🙏
a most enjoyable video. It reminded me of our family trip to France just before covid when we visited the war cemtetaries to pay our respects to the fallen.
Looks amazing and so relaxing
Very nice,thanks for sharing, greetings from Germany 👋
Silke☘
I was really enjoying your video Ken and Carol (never long enough, but I suppose you can have too much of a good thing) when at the end I was surprised to see at least two beach front properties not rebuilt upon. How long do you think it would take developers here, to have at least four properties on them!!
That should have been a duck in the pot. We enjoyed that, thanks you two 👍💕🐾
It was very tempting 🦆😋
Quack
A dog that's the boss can be dangerous.
Nice
Those ducks! Cute but a nuisance! Some terrific drone footage today. I love soaring over the rivers! Thanks for sharing. Mary
Thanks Mary ❤️
Enjoyable video 👌 and I have to agree with Ken on the burgers, definitely needs some fat for taste and texture 😋👍 thanks again 🤗❤️
Thanks Liliana 🙂
Another excellent video. Do you get all your park-ups from Park4Night?
Quite a lot but some we find ourselves using Google Maps 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Thank you
‘I would be embarrassed if I had a dog like that?’
Clearly never had a dog Ken, or only an absolutely compliant perfect one 😂
Does your dog act like that 🤔
@@LifeistooshortCK I have a young Border Collie, who does react to cars yes. It’s not ideal and in time with training and maturity she’ll react less, but it’s a trait in certain dogs, especially young nervous dogs. Give them a break Ken
Hi. Sorry but I couldn’t help laughing at the noisy ducks. Impressed with your cooking. Amazing what you can do under such constraints. I don’t think we’ve managed anything more sophisticated than burgers when we’ve been confined to the van. That last park up looked spot on. Thanks for sharing and happy travels x
Another great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching 🙂
I love the title music :) its my friday evening tradition now .
Those early birds made we laugh out loud. What a racket.
I totally agree on your comment about the yapping dogs. In fact just as i said out loud 'train your dogs' you said it. The dog should never be the boss.
Hi Ken and Carol , I am new to your viogs and you will be watching more , just wondered why you call Carol (Charlie) Cheers
Hi and Welcome to our channel Stewart. That is just one of the many nicknames Ken has for me, I think it came from Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons many years ago 😁
cheers for the reply Carol, my wife got a few nicknames for me, but I can't disclose them on here 😂😂😂
Very nice Vlog Carol & Ken. Gee you would need to be heeding that siren, That tide comes in there quite rapid. That duck would have driven me mad! What is the "What 3 Words" thing about Ken?
There is an app called What3Words that gives every 3m square on the earth a unique three word reference. It is a good way of giving your exact location 🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK Oh! Thank you for that info. Ken/Carol
If you shine a torch at a duck does that work too?
Never tried that. If it ever happens again I will let you know. 👍
What a wonderful video! I discovered this morning, after checking the map to see how far down the coast one might find Saigneville, that the coastline is actually a riverbank and Saigneville is actually just a couple of hours from Paris. Did you entertain the notion at any point to pull into the train station and spend a delightful afternoon in the City of Lights?
I had no idea that ducks spend an all night vigil on the watch for any number of predators! Stands to reason, actually, but my exposure to and knowledge of ducks has been remarkably minimal. I did wander if you would wake to an unplanned pre-dawn alarm system. As it turns out, you did a fair amount of your own predawn hours protecting your digs from an aquatic ornithological invasion. What a life! But as I am shopping for my own version of your little red camper, I learned a good lesson on where NOT to park in this video. Thank you, then, for more than just your usual cinematographic genius but also for a good lesson on things to avoid when parking up for a nights rest. You have my thanks! And this IS a video of some excellent filming. I sincerely LOVE the genius that is your occasional shot of the map, truly!!!
I think Carol would like to go back to Paris and the train would be a good option. I am not that keen on cities and prefer being in remote locations 👍
Lovely mix of in and out. Those poppy fields were beautiful. Thanks for the advice about parking for the night near ducks and as for the pepper..thought I was bad (Tina) except I smoother all and I mean all my food with black pepper...love those wee seeds! 😁🐕🚙
Black pepper is ok but white pepper is lovely. Especially in a Cornish pasty. ❤️
Oh, that duck alarm! It makes me wonder if they do that on purpose so people won't park there again.
To keep your bread from turning rock hard, store it in a plastic grocery bag. This works even if it is already hard, it'll soften up overnight.
Cheers.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Thanks for the tip Jon, we will have to try that 🙂👍
Another great video! Sorry about the noisy ducks. We once stayed at a B&B (Vancouver, Ca Worlds Fair in 1986) whose neighbors had a chicken coop. No problem until about 4:30 AM when the rooster(s) decided it was time for the whole neighborhood to wake up! Now we try to avoid staying near any kind of birds, too much noise and filth.
Totally agree with you. We stayed on a small caravan site once that kept chickens. The flies were so bad we left after one night!
Oh you do make me long for a campervan. Hopefully one day I'll be able to get back on the road again.
In the meantime I am enjoying traveling vicariously with and your adventures.
The dogs reacting is not always the owners fault. You never know the history of the dog, they maybe rescue or have had a bad experience. Reactivity is often due to anxiety, it can be poor handling, but is often more complex than that.
Agreed but then again youtube is full of videos showing ferocious dogs being tamed very quickly once you embrace the psychology of the dog.
Hi Carol and Ken ,Lynn her on Hubby's phone 😏, The French Stick we had in France was lovely and light beautiful 😋, didn't understand a word them ducks said , them being French 😂😂🤣, is this your second trip recently to France ?, Have a nice rest of trip 🤗, Thanks for taking us with you xx
This was our first trip to France since we had to rush back home in Feb 2020 when Covid struck.
Hari Om
I love pepper, too, so go for it Rambo!!! 🤣 Really enjoyed this rather more laid back wander near the coast with you... and Carol, just for a split second, you had me too!!! YAM xx
Thanks for watching YAM. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Hi guys I’ve been enjoying this French series some great places you’ve been to how long were you over there thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Ray. We were there for a total of 29 nights.
there was me worrying about you over staying, fact your both home and have been since June, as always great video hope you both enjoyed it
Thanks Danny 🙂