Watching this series, has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster. When we lived in Hong Kong, my husband and I, he used to fly back to Head Office in London, and then on to a destination for meetings. I believe there were 2 visits to The Isle of Wight. He said he would love to take us there one day. We never made it. I have loved this tour, thank you so much. Hope you are both over the lurgy, and feeling a lot more settled after your decision to take a break from van hunting. I am settled for a year in a caravan park, right now in the middle of a storm, it's COLD.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed what we could show you of the Isle of Wight. We are both much better now and ready to continue the new van hunt. Stay warm and safe ❤️

@marionjohansson4235

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK thank you, and good hunting.

The opening scene of the animation pointing to the ferry via google earth is fabulous with BGM, 007 style.

A satisfying end to a very satisfying trip to the Isle of Wight. On to the next adventure with Carol and Ken in the little red camper! Mary

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming with us Mary, we love reading your comments ❤️

Just to let you know we love BRANSTON PICKLE . 🥰. THANKS FOR SHARING .

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

🙂👍

Hi Carol and Ken, yet another great adventure, brings back memories of siting in that car park in 1973 as a 12 year old with my mum and dad, waiting to catch the ferry. I could be wrong but if my memory serves me correctly, in those days you turned up and took your chance on getting on, I think we had to wait for the second ferry of the morning as there was no bookings. 1973 was my first time on a plane and overseas to UK and Europe, cheers, Garry from DownUnder

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Great memories ❤️

As a Caulkhead im very impressed! Brilliant video! Nice relaxing journey across our Island Thankyou!👍

@LifeistooshortCK

2 ай бұрын

You are welcome Roger. We loved the island 👍

I loved my 2 week house-swap on the Isle of Wight back in 2015. So much to see and do. Glad you also had a terrific time.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We loved the place

We thoroughly enjoyed watching this series of your travels. Thank-you. ⛴️ 🏖️ 🦀 🚘👍

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

The end of another wonderful series. It quite took me back to my childhood and our family holidays on the Isle of White in the fifties. A request please, can you give the name of the free wheeling music you use at the start and end of the episodes, so fitting for your videos. Thank you Ken and Carol.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad to bring back some happy memories for you. That track is A Thousand Love by Lux Inspira.

Im glad you like where i live 👍

& just yo add yes i remember The FlowerPot men & Woodentops etc...ahhhh nostalgia ❤❤❤❤

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Those were the days ❤️

@davidmarshall5596

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK weren't they just! 🙂

Thankyou both, i have enjoyed this series of video's i have put a few comments on as the videos have gone out..happy memories along the way...sorry it has come to an end..thankyou for taking me with you..

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks June. Glad you enjoyed it 😀

We've enjoyed the trip. Mind you as for that chair lift! Thanks for taking us along with you. Looking firward to your next adventure in The Little Red Camper 🙂🐕🚙

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Cheers. You never know our paths may cross 😁👍

I absolutely loved this trip. Thank you so much. If you guys decided to read the phone book to us, I'd be interested x

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Joanna, that’s a great compliment 😁

Ken Carol what can i say great videos great trip, certainly opened my eyes to how nice the isle of White is, thanks for sharing 😊

@LifeistooshortCK

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad to see you visited Steephill Cove. Back in the 60s and 70s it used to be owned and run by one family whose name I can`t remember. Also the lovely botanical gardens was originally the site of a very large TB hospital where patients were sent to benefit from the sea air. The original Fighting Cocks was just a cottage where an old lady served beer from a trestle table in the living room. How times have changed but the Island remains a lovely place to visit.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. Very interesting how things have changed over the years 🙂👍

This was really nice to watch! I grew up on the island and left as a young man in the late 90s. I've lived all over the world and I'm in Budapest right now as I write this but I miss the island so much. I go back to visit my mum and every time it pains me to leave more every year but as you pointed out in this video, half a million for a home on the island is crazy. There are some cheaper places but I certainly couldn't justify the cost of a place anywhere near my mum to look after her in her old age. The weekend home and retirement property market does some good to resurrect a dead (once thriving) tourist destination but unfortunately it also does other damage socially with young local people leaving and unable to ever return. The derelict hotels you showed on Sandown seafront, soon to be replaced by shiny new expensive retirement apartments and weekend homes for the rich is some improvement of sorts but there has to be a better way. Anyway, thanks again for the video, you captured the island perfectly 😊

@LifeistooshortCK

8 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more with your thoughts. I would far rather the homes were full of locals with a thriving town centre and amenities. Of course the rich want their sea view but it’s killing so many holiday destinations which become ghost towns in the winter.

Love you videos and i love the isle of wight I've been going to the island almost every year of my life. Besafe and can't wait to watch all your other exciting things you both get upto.

@LifeistooshortCK

Ай бұрын

We love the Isle of Wight too. Thanks for watching ❤️

Absolutely loved seeing this vlog. It was so relaxing, watching all the beautiful sites and things you did . Take care stay safe .

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Brilliant, thank you, Carol and Ken, lots of ideas for our next trip to the Isle of Wight. We're just back from an autumn road trip to Gloucestershire and Somerset. Take both of you, looking forward to news on your choice of new campervan. Cheers, Janet xx

@LifeistooshortCK

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

Really enjoyed revisiting IOW through you and your lovely videos. Ive a record of all our trips in book form from an online blog I used to keep, to have had them in video form now would’ve been wonderful. The memories you’re making and recording are so precious ❤️

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We just hope we’re allowed to watch them in the old people’s home 😂

I’m have enjoyed this visit, as I did two stints on the Island 75 and 85, and it has a unique attraction to it, I now live outside Pompey , and still see it every day, thanks for the vlogs

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

Thoroughly loved this trip/series, so pleased you managed to get to Steephill Cove, its a relatively hidden gem. Shocked at the price to get into the botanical gardens, it was free for many years, as been mentioned, it falls on the site of an old hospital, my father had to spend many visits/stays due to asthma but many years ago. I must try the Masala indian, have walked past it on my visits to the town, but didnt realise how good it was. A big thankyou to you both.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. We had never been to Steephill Cove before so we’re very grateful for the recommendation 🙂👍

Beautiful garden! Love your descriptions of your adventures :-)

@LifeistooshortCK

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Cheryl 😀

Great little chain ferry. Nice drone shot of it. Beautiful weather you had. Very shy lizards. You did very well to capture them. Did you like the hot crab ? 🦀 😂. Lovely Isle of Wight trip. Great series. Thanks

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

The hot crab was surprisingly tasty in a pasty 😋 Thanks for watching ❤️

Another brilliant series, sad its over now. 🎉🎉

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Waiting with bated breath for your next adventure.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Larry 🙂

Another enjoyable adventure. Hope you are both well now. Looking forward to the next adventure :)

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Both on the mend and looking forward to getting away in the van again 🙂

lovely

Thank you for this. You filled in some of the gaps of places I missed, and reminded me of those I really enjoyed. I found the Wightlink ferry really easy to use. The Isle of Wight is well worth another visit. ilona

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I’m sure we will be visiting the Isle of Wight again in the future 🙂👍

Nice vlog Ken and Carol. Thanks for sharing

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

FanTAStic! I really enjoyed this trip. The weather, the different sites and the relaxed but steady itinerary. Thank you for having us along!

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🙂

Glad you liked our island, we have lived here for over 40 years on and off but we won`t be moving off again. Your visits to the local attractions actually spurred me on to take my wife to visit some of them as we`ve never been to a lot of them 😂.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

It’s often the case that you don’t visit the tourist attractions in your local area. There are lots of places in Sussex we have never been to in the 38 years we’ve lived here ☺️

Harry Potter with his massive baguette, Carol never misses an opportunity to use the double entendre, will miss you guys until the next adventure

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

😁👍

Enjoyed your videos from the Isle of White. Sad this is the last day

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 🙂

Hello Carol & Ken great series 😁

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

Fabulous series.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Can't wait to see your next adventure 😊

Carol says it’s 31° centigrade. I still call it Centigrade (most call it Celsius). I’m glad I’m not the only one 👍

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Must have been how I (Carol) was taught at school ☺️

@TudorSmith

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK I wonder if we still call that brit heroine Boadicea instead of Boudicca 🤣

Thanks guys that was a super enjoyable series of videos 👍 and the flower pot men comment was priceless

Great video as always thank you

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Great series. Thanks.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

That was a very quaint little town.

Yes, I remember the flower pot men but my favourite was The Woodentops. Thanks for another wonderful series…..I boysit a very active 7 year old every Friday and once he’s settled in bed I watch your vlogs. They’re my treat!

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks for watching 🙂

good vid on travels thanks lee

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Cheers Lee 🙂👍

A beautiful series, truly enjoyed it, thank you

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

Can't wait for the next one, it was beautiful especially the gardens. Thanks for taking us along!

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

I’ve loved this whole series. Thank you for hours of pleasure.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching 🙂

Really enjoyed the series, thank you. Such a lovely destination.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks for taking us along on this trip. It's been really great.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

❤Thank you for sharing your experiences glad you had lovely weather 😊

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

Loved your IOW series 👍🏻

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

We love the botanical gardens it's a magical place , lovely video carol and ken thanks .😊

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Tina 🙂

Great guys,loved that, what beautiful gardens. Hope you two are feeling better. Thanks again for all your hard work and helping us chill 😊.😎🕊️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 🙂

I've loved this series, thank you so much for sharing. Looking forward to the next one. Hope you're both in good health now

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. We are both well on the mend now ☺️

I started watching you when you visited Norway, where we live. Loved your holiday there. Now I enjoyed your trip to the Isle of Wight! We fell in love with the island 20 years ago and have been coming there ever since. Thanks for taking us along on your holiday again🌻

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining us. Hope you come along with us wherever we go next ☺️

Great video and lovely seeing a red squirrel. Thanks for sharing your travels.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Extremely enjoyable series - brilliantly filmed and narrated and a destination I didn’t think would be as easy as you found Thanks both

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! We would happily go again. An easy destination for campervans. Let’s hope it stays that way 🤞😀

Every time we have visited the island we've always had. A really nice time seems to be a slower pace of life.. Have a great weekend.😊

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Yes, we found it very relaxing 🤗

Thank you for sharing this trip. It brought back happy memories from our holiday last year and has given us ideas for our next visit. Take care Gill

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad to bring back some happy memories. Thanks for watching 🙂

This has been another great series of videos 👍. Many thanks for taking us along on your tour around the IOW

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍

Hi guys. Sad to see it end. Was a very nice series.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Hi Larry 👍

So glad you both enjoyed the beautiful Isle of Wight, can’t wait for you to return in your new campervan thanks for sharing everything with us take care both of you 👍

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We had a lovely time and look forward to exploring more of the island one day. Thanks for watching 🙂

As usual a relaxing and enjoyable jaunt. Just a pleasant morning wakeup visual prior to trip into town (Gore, today) for shopping. This weekend is a national holiday weekend (labour weekend), usually bad weather, but seems we might have some Isle of Wight weather for a change, unfortunately means gardening & lawns. Looking at the various buses in this current venture, I wonder where tourism is regarding post COVID times in the UK? Here in NZ, we are about 50% recovered tourism levels from pre COVID, fuel costs are currently preventing lots of internal travels. Kia Ora, take care & stay safe guys. 💜💜

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

I think tourism in the UK is pretty much back to normal now. Hope you do get some good weather. It’s pretty dire over here at the moment.

@XavierRadic

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK 💜💜This morning Sunday, dull and looks like we will get showers. Typical Labours Day Weekend. 💜💜

Really loved this series, never been to the isle of wight before so maybe on the cards now, i hope you both are feeling better , take care xx

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We are feeling a lot better now, thanks ☺️

Beautiful to watch after the rotten weather we’ve been having. Hope you are both recovered now.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We are both recovering well, thanks 🙏

Hi about to watch this but before I di and before I forget have you seen the channel ..Alsace goes travel ….full of information

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Not heard of that channel.

@chattybatty7726

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK I came up as a suggested channel so I gave it a go and I’m glad I did

Thanks for sharing such an enjoyable series of videos. We had no idea that there was so much to see and do - so have now added the IoW to our ‘places to visit’ list 👍

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and hope you get a chance to visit the island 🙂

I have absolutely loved these vlogs of the Isle of White, my good lady wants to go and hopefully we will be getting a van soon so could be a road trip.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

How exciting. We wish you lots of fun and safe travels in your van 🙂👍

Been worried about you two! Glad to hear you’re on the mend and looking forward to when you well enough for the next big adventure. Be well! All the very best from Georgia ❤

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We are both feeling a lot better and looking forward to getting away again soon in the little red camper 🙂🚗👍

Very much enjoy the IOW series, and so pleased to read you’re both feeling much better. This visit to Cowes reminded me of a favourite childhood joke.. “Herd of Cows”. yes, it’s on the Isle of Wight. (don’t all laugh at once!) 😳thanks Carole and Ken looking forward to the next video as always

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

😁👍

Fantastic vid as always. Isle of Wight looks lovely! Had to chortle a bit at Ken "chasing after Carol like a greyhound".....LIKE A GREYHOUND! 😲😁😁😁😜

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Thank you for taking us along with the Isle of Wight tour. We went on a coach holiday to Isle of Wight stayed at Shanklin, coach trips to Cowes, Ventnor and really enjoyed it all. We said we would go back but still haven't that was 10 years ago, perhaps one day!!

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Well worth a return visit one day 😊👍

This series has been a great experience to follow you both. Looking forward to your next adventures. Have never been to Isle of Wight.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed what we could show of the Isle of Wight. Thanks for watching 🙂

We have loved watching you both on the Island. My Father was born in Shanklin so we went there for holidays to visit family at least twice a year as children. 🙂💙🙂 We love watching all of your videos but these have been some of the best in our opinion along with your Sussex ones. 🙂💙🙂 Glad you are both feeling better 🙂💙🙂

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Faith. Hope we bought back some happy memories of your childhood 🙂

I enjoyed this series (as all of your other series). The IOW is really a place worth visiting. The botanical garden was also lovely. The last time I had crab meat was I think in the US, which was so good, but a crab pasty is surely delicious 😁

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Anita. The crab pasty was great 😋👍

Thanks another lovely series. How are you both doing?

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Doing much better now thanks 🙂

Watching as usual on a quiet Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 and dunking biscuits 😋 Cowes looks a bice place & the pasties look pretty good 👍 The IOW vligs have been very interesting & very relaxing to watch❤ hope yor both keeping ok🤔now have you narrowed down the choices of your bezt campervan 🤔🤔🤔

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the Isle of Wight series. News coming soon about the new van search ☺️👍

@davidmarshall5596

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK great 👍

Well, you certainly saved the best till last. Those lizards were stunning and well worth the wait. They were definitely wall lizards though (Podarcis muralis) rather than our native common lizards (Zootoca vivipara). Yet to see any myself but they’re on the list. Enjoyed the series. Thanks for sharing your adventures x

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We learn something every day. Never knew there were wall lizards 🦎 😊 We feel privileged to have seen them. Thanks for watching ❤️

Hello. Both of u. Hope u are getting better from covid, thinking of u. Loved your isle of wight videos. Very calming. We have just bought a Mercedes sprinter ex sainsburys box mwb freezer van, well insulated. To convert into a camper. What do u think. Autobox 2.1d. Have u thought what u may buy next yet. Looking forward to seeing your next video. How do u go on for washing and toilet situations with your little van. Best wishes David and Beverley Norfolk

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

I watched someone converting one of those Sainsbury vans on youtube. Looked great. We have our eye on a van from Consort Motorhomes. We have managed to survive in our little camper for several years now 👍

Another very relaxing and lovely video Carol and Ken , thank you. Not sure if you told us before ,but what drone do you use , I'm guessing a Maverick maybe? I'm looking at drones at the moment ,it's a mine field haha,but thinking mini pro 3or 4 . Have a great rest of weekend guys .

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. The drone is a DJI Mini 2.

@davypeugeot

9 ай бұрын

@@LifeistooshortCK Thank you Ken, it gives great clear footage.

I've really enjoyed your time on the Isle of Wight, it was a real eye opener. Thank you. Have you been to the NEC this week? I went today. All these vans on display, but how long would you have to wait for one 🤔

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We gave it a miss as we have our eye on a van and they were not there. 👍

Bedankt

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Anje. We appreciate your continued support 🙏❤️

We really enjoyed the Isle of Wight as well when we went it’s a lovely place. Did you avoid getting a speeding ticket as Bob Earnshaw didn’t he got done for speeding when he was there for doing 37mph in a 30mph much to Jenny’s disgust 😮

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We haven’t had a ticket yet so 🤞☺️

Hari OM Fabulous!!! YAM xx

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Hello you two, I fully understand why you would recommend the IOW, it's gorgeous, and probably the weather is also fine. I am curious where you will be going for in your new camper next year. I believe you mentioned Spain. Or was it Scandinavia? What ever you'll do , I'll be watching you. Rest well in the meantime.

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

No definite plans yet for next year. It all depends when we get the new van. Thanks for watching 🙂

Why aren’t you having a normal tea Ken?

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Cutting out milk to see if it improves health and diet.

Lucky the chain ferry was working. It’s useless!

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

We must have caught it on a good day ☺️

@ThebeardofCrunt

8 ай бұрын

True that it's not working, more times than it is

😼👌👍

8:33 Salamanders??

@LifeistooshortCK

9 ай бұрын

Wall lizards