That's great, Dave. I'm watching your video before the presentation of the new orchestral library begins. It seems like there are so many orchestral libraries out there. But then I thought that filling my hard drive with new sounds is like filling your motorhome with new things. It never ends.🙂 So I wish you a good journey. It seems that distributors have already started their Christmas vacation and new tracks will be released only after the New Year holidays. Once again, happy holidays and have a good trip.🙏
Thanks Serge 🙏🙏 Ha yes we have so much stuff now in the Motorhome. We did have a bit of a clear out last month but still we do take a lot away. Good luck with the new library. I can’t wait to hear how you use them. Hope you can all get a good respite over the holiday period and that 2025 brings some justice for your beautiful country 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇦
Hello Dave and Sue, it all sounds very exciting for you both, you are very well organised, wishing you both a safe and exciting adventure, take care care, Julie and Tony x
Thanks 👍. We’re really hoping to get a bit of warmth plus to experience Spain for the first time We have been worried about visiting Valencia and will decide when we’re there Murcia looks a beautiful city so there and Alicante plus a relaxing few weeks (avoiding “Beni” 😅
@@NBNatureTrailvanMurcia is beautiful- check out Villajoyosa , on the tram/train line. You can base yourself there and go one way to Calpe , Denia and Altea and Alicante the other way. With you having limited time it might be worth a consideration
Exciting adventure! I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time in Spain, and a fun time getting there and back! I’ve been to Madrid one time, loved it. Looking forward to seeing videos of you travels! 😄🙌🙌 Cheers, Jen
Great video! It’ll be nice to get some warmth in the winter! It’s interesting this is your first winter sun trip and I’m looking forward to seeing it! Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Yes it’s our longest trip so far, so we will learn a lot - and hopefully will have a few weeks in the warmer weather. We can’t wait to get going!
👍 #41 Hi Dave and Sue.... "Winterisation" ? You may just have invented a new word there, lol. I am *super impressed* with the level of planning you have done for this exciting trip to the Winter sunshine of Spain. Blimey guys, I sure hope you won't be needing 'snow chains'!!! Each time I have been to Spain in the winter it has still been 'scorchio' and tea-shirt weather, even on a colder day, lol. (Tenerife and Los Christianos and even Majorca) I hope the final few weeks of planning and late booking etc, all go well and you have few if any problems, my dear friends. If I don't 'see you' beforehand, I wish you both a Fabulous Christmas and the best New Year ever! 👍◕‿◕
Thanks so much Jane and the same to you 👍👍🎉🎉🎅🎅. Yes Winterisation is a vanners word 😃😃. We just try and ensure that the Motorhome has the best chance of getting through the Winter in the storage yard We will have to see whether we need to use the Snow Chains. The temperatures down through France and around the border are pretty cold at this time of year. We won’t experience warmer weather until we get South of Barcelona but hopefully around Valencia it will be fine Anyway have a wonderful break Jane 👍👍
@@NBNatureTrailvan I'm sure Florrie will be fine... hats off to you both for just *going for it* and literally learning as you went along. You must be pretty good at sorting any problem now and i suppose the bonus is that if all else fails, you have at least got a place to stay. :)
it will be an exciting trip. I love ferrys , and once , we get one from Brittany to Plymouth , and, then, staying on board , direction Santander. 😉 Then, I wish you a great travel and a lovely christmas time 😊🎄🎄🎄
Hi Sue and Dave Sooooo envious and looking forward to seeing your exploits, especially the journey down. My sister did the ferry to Santander and said it was one if the most terrifying and awful experiences of her life, so I think it's a wise move to do the drive and anyway so much more enjoyable to see the scenery and visit some French towns. Hope you enjoy guys and safe journey ❤
Hi Steve. Yep isn’t it funny about the ferry. A lot of stories about how bad it is but also some people saying they’ve been many times and never had a problem. Luck of the draw I suppose - but I’m glad we’re not doing it 😅. The drive down will be interesting - could be very cold and or wet so hopefully we will get some decent weather along the way. Learning a lot already. North of Valencia is normally about 3 degrees cooler than South of the city so it’s going to be fascinating to see how it turns out. Thanks for your support mate and hopefully we will be able to get a data sim early on so we can get vids up as near live as possible. 👍 If we don’t speak before, have a wonderful Christmas. 🎅 🎉
Happy Wednesday Dave and Sue. Spain is getting ever closer, but I think you are making the right call in driving there through France. The ferry ride can be unpredictable and if the weather is aweful it will not be a nice start to your vacation. When it comes to snow chains they are a healthy insurance for those days where the conditions are bad. on 364 days of the year you do not need them, but suddenly, you need them to move to a better location on treacherous roads. And then they will be a great help while others spin out in the ditch. The only thing is that you should practice a few times to put them on the wheels. That experience is handy when you stand there in a snowstorm...As for the other things it looks like you will be ready to roll and it is quite exciting. You will start before you know it:) Have a good week, Ant
Cheers Ant. I think you’re right about the chains. I’ve seen a couple of vids but they do look a bit complicated to put on. We’re out in the van tomorrow so that will be a task for me 👍👍 Can’t wait to get going. Looking forward to Christmas but as soon S New Year is done we will be off!! Have a good rest of the week in the North Ant.
Cheers Graham. We just can’t wait to get going. Yes using Revolut saved us about £60 on our last trip. But wouldn’t want to risk adding too much in one go. We just topped it up as and when we needed to. Really looking forward to getting going! Have a great holiday break 👍👍
Guys. My data sim solution. I have my home internet with EE, on top of the broadband payment I pay £10/monthly per sim for 2 mobile phones both with unlimited data usage in the UK and the same unlimited usage for roaming in the EU. For the Moho I requested an additional sim for the Moho costing £10/month again with unlimited data/roaming for my travels in France/Spain. I have to admit the monthly broadband cost is a bit more than some other suppliers, but the cost for the mobiles and the Moho sim well make this affordable for me. Worth looking at I hope ( I have no connection with EE other than as a customer). Looking forward to watching your upcoming trip👍
Wow. Now that is an amazing deal particularly on the European data. Will definitely look into that. I’ve literally just decided to go with a six month deal on EE for UK data for the Moho which is £60 cheaper than the current one with Vodafone (and it’s better coverage) I might just give them a call to see what they can do as our broadband deal is up for renewal too. That’s brilliant thanks for the tip. Can’t wait to get going to Spain!! Thanks for your help and thanks for watching our vlogs!! And hope you get to have a brilliant holiday period and a wonderful 2025 Dave and Sue.
Bet you can't wait to be in the warmth guys.!! The channel ferries were really easy when we came out and half the cost of the tunnel..even booked our crossings the day before as we weren't sure what was happening after the embassy visit.. I hope you get sorted with your SIM..it's one of the biggest bugbears especially seeing as we all upload videos..the data soon goes.. We've used WISE cards during our travels, by the way..another alternative to Revolut that Karen found.. Anyway, can't wait to follow your journey.. Take care and have a brilliant Christmas in the meantime.. Love from Bulgaria.!! 🙏💜
Cheers Phil and Karen. Yes we were frustrated by the ferries - we really wanted to use them this time as there were big delays on the tunnel last time - and it’s so much cheaper. But it seems that everyone has the same idea in the first week of January and everything was booked up!! We have a data sim for the UK which I’m just about to change - but you only get 25GB in Europe. So as soon as we get to a supermarket in France I’m going to get as much data as we can which will hopefully be cost effective! Ah that’s interesting on WISE. We found that Revolut wasn’t accepted in some places in France We just can’t wait to get going - every day counts for us these days - looking forward to Christmas but also looking forward to a bit of warmth too! You both stay well and have a brilliant Christmas and New Year.
My son did the Long Ferry and said to me, `Dad, you wouldnt want to do it`as so rough..so i never will, i dont do boats.. The Aires will be fab for you as thats what we do and no issues.. All sounds fabulous and i am very gealous.. shhh.. i would be sorting my data out b4 i go i reckon..lol.. it sounds great and so pleased for you both getting out and about..Drive safe and enjoy yourselves.. atb K n S & Rubes
Very glad we’re not doing the long ferry Kev mate. Couldn’t get a space on the short crossings by the time we decided so we have to do the tunnel again!! 🤦🏻♂️ The data thing is so frustrating - you can’t sort it until you get there because the UK suppliers won’t give you more than 25GB So we just have to get something as soon as we get over there. Hope you’re having g a decent week Kev
Yes Dave, the small ferry always served us ok as cheaper than tunnel and me being tight and all that..But with our Dog Ruby i would put her through that as pets had to stay down below at one time and that noise below is unreal, i do know now P&O they have Pet lounges and more friendly for pets, I guess its how quick you wanna get over there and how safe you feel, when i am on a boat i dont look out as get sick..lol.. atb
@@DesmondsDonders from my experience they take ages to sort it but in the end they sort themselves out! Usually the pension fund that messes it up! Great news though for you guys. 🎉
Some journey that! I will look forward to your adventure. We are heading to Dumfries and Galloway in the spring and stopping at 3 sites you know well, as well as some additional places. We are also in the highlands in September so we have plenty to look forward to in new Matilda :). Can you remind me of the company you got the bunting flags from above your cab please? Ian
You’re going to have a good year too Ian. We were blown away by D&G. First time and we loved it. Looking forward to The Spain trip and fascinated to see what’s it like to travel through France in mid Winter! We bought the Bunting from thehappycaravanner.co.uk Got ours at the October Show but they do online orders 👍👍. Sue wasn’t sure but loves ours now Have a great Christmas 👍🎅🎉
@@NBNatureTrailvan Thanks both and a very Merry Christmas to you. We know D&G well (living in Morecambe, it's not that far) but have never really explored, certainly not in the motorhome. We intend to spend 2-3 weeks up there. Here;s to a fabulous 2025's motorhoming to us all :). Ian
Hi can’t wait for your next venture in Spain really enjoyed your last one. Getting data sim is always an experience but I would avoid getting one in France it may not work in Spain, if you can manage with your uk data for the journey down and look to get one in Spain Digi mobile seems to have good offers, that’s what we intend to do when we go end of February for our 3 month trip. Merry Christmas and safe travels
Hi Paul. Great tip thank you. Never thought of trying that. I think that our usage for the first few days will be higher than our roaming limit so I might just get a France sim and then one in Spain. We will see what’s available at the first supermarket we stop at. Definitely look to buy the Spanish one so thanks for that. Data is just such a faff isn’t it!! Thanks for your kind comment - we loved our last trip and just can’t wait to get going on this one Hope you have a brilliant three months down there too 👍👍. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉🎅🎉
That's great, Dave. I'm watching your video before the presentation of the new orchestral library begins. It seems like there are so many orchestral libraries out there. But then I thought that filling my hard drive with new sounds is like filling your motorhome with new things. It never ends.🙂 So I wish you a good journey. It seems that distributors have already started their Christmas vacation and new tracks will be released only after the New Year holidays. Once again, happy holidays and have a good trip.🙏
Thanks Serge 🙏🙏
Ha yes we have so much stuff now in the Motorhome. We did have a bit of a clear out last month but still we do take a lot away.
Good luck with the new library. I can’t wait to hear how you use them.
Hope you can all get a good respite over the holiday period and that 2025 brings some justice for your beautiful country 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇦
Hello Dave and Sue, it all sounds very exciting for you both, you are very well organised, wishing you both a safe and exciting adventure, take care care, Julie and Tony x
Thanks guys. We can’t wait to get going!
Spain sound like a great place to visit at this time of year. Wish you a wonderful trip 😊
Thanks Soren.
Yep hopefully we will get a bit of weather like our Spring is here. 👍👍
Fantastic planning and a sensational presentation 👍
Thanks so much. That’s very kind of you 🙏🙏
Enjoy Spain guys , have a wonderful time best wishes Helen and Martin
Thanks 👍. We’re really hoping to get a bit of warmth plus to experience Spain for the first time
We have been worried about visiting Valencia and will decide when we’re there
Murcia looks a beautiful city so there and Alicante plus a relaxing few weeks (avoiding “Beni” 😅
@@NBNatureTrailvanMurcia is beautiful- check out Villajoyosa , on the tram/train line. You can base yourself there and go one way to Calpe , Denia and Altea and Alicante the other way. With you having limited time it might be worth a consideration
A nice video Dave and Sue. Have a wonderful evening. Good luck traveling to Spain.
Thanks Arnstein - we just can’t wait to get going!!
Exciting adventure! I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time in Spain, and a fun time getting there and back! I’ve been to Madrid one time, loved it. Looking forward to seeing videos of you travels! 😄🙌🙌 Cheers, Jen
Oh wow. Would love to go to Madrid sometime Jen. We’re just going down the coast this time. Very cold inland at this time of year! 🥶😃
Great video! It’ll be nice to get some warmth in the winter! It’s interesting this is your first winter sun trip and I’m looking forward to seeing it! Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Yes it’s our longest trip so far, so we will learn a lot - and hopefully will have a few weeks in the warmer weather.
We can’t wait to get going!
👍 #41 Hi Dave and Sue.... "Winterisation" ? You may just have invented a new word there, lol. I am *super impressed* with the level of planning you have done for this exciting trip to the Winter sunshine of Spain. Blimey guys, I sure hope you won't be needing 'snow chains'!!! Each time I have been to Spain in the winter it has still been 'scorchio' and tea-shirt weather, even on a colder day, lol. (Tenerife and Los Christianos and even Majorca) I hope the final few weeks of planning and late booking etc, all go well and you have few if any problems, my dear friends. If I don't 'see you' beforehand, I wish you both a Fabulous Christmas and the best New Year ever! 👍◕‿◕
Thanks so much Jane and the same to you 👍👍🎉🎉🎅🎅. Yes Winterisation is a vanners word 😃😃. We just try and ensure that the Motorhome has the best chance of getting through the Winter in the storage yard
We will have to see whether we need to use the Snow Chains. The temperatures down through France and around the border are pretty cold at this time of year. We won’t experience warmer weather until we get South of Barcelona but hopefully around Valencia it will be fine
Anyway have a wonderful break Jane 👍👍
@@NBNatureTrailvan I'm sure Florrie will be fine... hats off to you both for just *going for it* and literally learning as you went along. You must be pretty good at sorting any problem now and i suppose the bonus is that if all else fails, you have at least got a place to stay. :)
Awesome plan! thanks for sharing this as it will give us some insights too for our future trips😍
Thanks Dee. Yes, we just can’t wait to get going. We will hopefully upload regularly as we go 👍👍
You will have a great time in Spain 🇪🇸 great info on this vlog . ❤
Cheers guys. Can’t wait to get going!!
Ooooh winter warmth! How exciting!
If we don't 'see' you, have a very merry Christmas! N&Nx
You too guys. Hope today is as exciting as it sounds!! 🎉
Enjoy your road trip guys.keep safe
Thank you. We will. 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍. Can’t wait to get going.
it will be an exciting trip. I love ferrys , and once , we get one from Brittany to Plymouth , and, then, staying on board , direction Santander. 😉 Then, I wish you a great travel and a lovely christmas time 😊🎄🎄🎄
Oh wow that’s crazy!! 😃😃. Have a wonderful Christmas Gaddielle 👍🎅🎉
Hi Sue and Dave
Sooooo envious and looking forward to seeing your exploits, especially the journey down.
My sister did the ferry to Santander and said it was one if the most terrifying and awful experiences of her life, so I think it's a wise move to do the drive and anyway so much more enjoyable to see the scenery and visit some French towns.
Hope you enjoy guys and safe journey ❤
Hi Steve.
Yep isn’t it funny about the ferry. A lot of stories about how bad it is but also some people saying they’ve been many times and never had a problem.
Luck of the draw I suppose - but I’m glad we’re not doing it 😅.
The drive down will be interesting - could be very cold and or wet so hopefully we will get some decent weather along the way. Learning a lot already.
North of Valencia is normally about 3 degrees cooler than South of the city so it’s going to be fascinating to see how it turns out.
Thanks for your support mate and hopefully we will be able to get a data sim early on so we can get vids up as near live as possible. 👍
If we don’t speak before, have a wonderful Christmas. 🎅 🎉
Happy Wednesday Dave and Sue. Spain is getting ever closer, but I think you are making the right call in driving there through France. The ferry ride can be unpredictable and if the weather is aweful it will not be a nice start to your vacation. When it comes to snow chains they are a healthy insurance for those days where the conditions are bad. on 364 days of the year you do not need them, but suddenly, you need them to move to a better location on treacherous roads. And then they will be a great help while others spin out in the ditch. The only thing is that you should practice a few times to put them on the wheels. That experience is handy when you stand there in a snowstorm...As for the other things it looks like you will be ready to roll and it is quite exciting. You will start before you know it:) Have a good week, Ant
Cheers Ant.
I think you’re right about the chains. I’ve seen a couple of vids but they do look a bit complicated to put on. We’re out in the van tomorrow so that will be a task for me 👍👍
Can’t wait to get going. Looking forward to Christmas but as soon S New Year is done we will be off!!
Have a good rest of the week in the North Ant.
Great video, interesting info about Revolut card etc good luck with your trip planning.
Cheers Graham. We just can’t wait to get going. Yes using Revolut saved us about £60 on our last trip. But wouldn’t want to risk adding too much in one go. We just topped it up as and when we needed to.
Really looking forward to getting going!
Have a great holiday break 👍👍
Guys. My data sim solution. I have my home internet with EE, on top of the broadband payment I pay £10/monthly per sim for 2 mobile phones both with unlimited data usage in the UK and the same unlimited usage for roaming in the EU. For the Moho I requested an additional sim for the Moho costing £10/month again with unlimited data/roaming for my travels in France/Spain. I have to admit the monthly broadband cost is a bit more than some other suppliers, but the cost for the mobiles and the Moho sim well make this affordable for me. Worth looking at I hope ( I have no connection with EE other than as a customer). Looking forward to watching your upcoming trip👍
Wow. Now that is an amazing deal particularly on the European data.
Will definitely look into that.
I’ve literally just decided to go with a six month deal on EE for UK data for the Moho which is £60 cheaper than the current one with Vodafone (and it’s better coverage)
I might just give them a call to see what they can do as our broadband deal is up for renewal too.
That’s brilliant thanks for the tip.
Can’t wait to get going to Spain!!
Thanks for your help and thanks for watching our vlogs!!
And hope you get to have a brilliant holiday period and a wonderful 2025
Dave and Sue.
Bet you can't wait to be in the warmth guys.!! The channel ferries were really easy when we came out and half the cost of the tunnel..even booked our crossings the day before as we weren't sure what was happening after the embassy visit..
I hope you get sorted with your SIM..it's one of the biggest bugbears especially seeing as we all upload videos..the data soon goes..
We've used WISE cards during our travels, by the way..another alternative to Revolut that Karen found..
Anyway, can't wait to follow your journey.. Take care and have a brilliant Christmas in the meantime.. Love from Bulgaria.!! 🙏💜
Cheers Phil and Karen.
Yes we were frustrated by the ferries - we really wanted to use them this time as there were big delays on the tunnel last time - and it’s so much cheaper. But it seems that everyone has the same idea in the first week of January and everything was booked up!!
We have a data sim for the UK which I’m just about to change - but you only get 25GB in Europe. So as soon as we get to a supermarket in France I’m going to get as much data as we can which will hopefully be cost effective!
Ah that’s interesting on WISE. We found that Revolut wasn’t accepted in some places in France
We just can’t wait to get going - every day counts for us these days - looking forward to Christmas but also looking forward to a bit of warmth too!
You both stay well and have a brilliant Christmas and New Year.
My son did the Long Ferry and said to me, `Dad, you wouldnt want to do it`as so rough..so i never will, i dont do boats..
The Aires will be fab for you as thats what we do and no issues.. All sounds fabulous and i am very gealous.. shhh..
i would be sorting my data out b4 i go i reckon..lol.. it sounds great and so pleased for you both getting out and about..Drive safe and enjoy yourselves.. atb K n S & Rubes
Very glad we’re not doing the long ferry Kev mate. Couldn’t get a space on the short crossings by the time we decided so we have to do the tunnel again!! 🤦🏻♂️
The data thing is so frustrating - you can’t sort it until you get there because the UK suppliers won’t give you more than 25GB
So we just have to get something as soon as we get over there.
Hope you’re having g a decent week Kev
Yes Dave, the small ferry always served us ok as cheaper than tunnel and me being tight and all that..But with our Dog Ruby i would put her through that as pets had to stay down below at one time and that noise below is unreal, i do know now P&O they have Pet lounges and more friendly for pets, I guess its how quick you wanna get over there and how safe you feel, when i am on a boat i dont look out as get sick..lol.. atb
You guys are never home these days. Happy Christmas and Hogmanay. We hit the road tomorrow.
Cheers Dave.
So cool that Lindsay is off now.
You both (actually all three) travel safe and have a brilliant break!
@@NBNatureTrailvan The pension folk and HMRC have caused some stress. Long story but good to have her to myself LOL
@@DesmondsDonders from my experience they take ages to sort it but in the end they sort themselves out!
Usually the pension fund that messes it up!
Great news though for you guys. 🎉
Some journey that! I will look forward to your adventure. We are heading to Dumfries and Galloway in the spring and stopping at 3 sites you know well, as well as some additional places. We are also in the highlands in September so we have plenty to look forward to in new Matilda :). Can you remind me of the company you got the bunting flags from above your cab please? Ian
You’re going to have a good year too Ian. We were blown away by D&G. First time and we loved it.
Looking forward to The Spain trip and fascinated to see what’s it like to travel through France in mid Winter!
We bought the Bunting from
thehappycaravanner.co.uk
Got ours at the October Show but they do online orders 👍👍. Sue wasn’t sure but loves ours now
Have a great Christmas 👍🎅🎉
@@NBNatureTrailvan Thanks both and a very Merry Christmas to you. We know D&G well (living in Morecambe, it's not that far) but have never really explored, certainly not in the motorhome. We intend to spend 2-3 weeks up there. Here;s to a fabulous 2025's motorhoming to us all :). Ian
Hi can’t wait for your next venture in Spain really enjoyed your last one. Getting data sim is always an experience but I would avoid getting one in France it may not work in Spain, if you can manage with your uk data for the journey down and look to get one in Spain Digi mobile seems to have good offers, that’s what we intend to do when we go end of February for our 3 month trip. Merry Christmas and safe travels
Hi Paul. Great tip thank you. Never thought of trying that. I think that our usage for the first few days will be higher than our roaming limit so I might just get a France sim and then one in Spain. We will see what’s available at the first supermarket we stop at. Definitely look to buy the Spanish one so thanks for that. Data is just such a faff isn’t it!!
Thanks for your kind comment - we loved our last trip and just can’t wait to get going on this one
Hope you have a brilliant three months down there too 👍👍.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉🎅🎉