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29. Winter Brake

Added 2023-02-25 17:03:22 +0000 UTC

Hello and welcome to the first video of 2023!
Took it's time...

We're still in the UK and biding our time, getting jobs we can done on the vans and prepping for the year ahead. It's been tough at times in the cold, this winter is a doozy! We've had water tanks freeze, pipes burst, heaters/burners on almost non-stop, meaning wood runs into forests for fallen branches, although that has actually been a lovely staple part of the day with Emma and nearby van friends.
Both vans have been slowly turning orange with rust from all the salt which is mildly sole destroying, and with MOT looming, all the lovely mechanical work has been just that little bit harder with ice blocks for hands.
On that note, in this video I have subbed out some of that work to my good friend Joey of @Road__viking who came to sort my rear brakes.
Joe can also testify to winter Vanlife being a little bit shit, as within 10 minutes of his arrival, a frozen door lock spelled the end for his van key.

All part of the fun I guess, you got to have the times of adversity to appreciate the good stuff.

Something I've been repeating to myself a lot lately, often in the fetal position, because the hard times have been a'plenty this winter!

When it rains it pours as the saying goes. 😅