VAN LIFE Scotland vlog - road tripping the BEAUTIFUL highlands!

This video is sponsored by Squarespace. We welcome in this year's Halloween. The Scottish Highlands are where we set our scene. We're raging storms at midnight howl and distant rolls of thunder growl. Black bubbling pots filled with hot mustard. We shiver and pray we'll be safe here in Custard. Through the rain spattered windows we vaguely see. Black shapes that move fantastically. Listen to my words and stay under the cover. Tell all of your friends, your sisters and brother. Stay in bed and keep on the light. Little demons and ghouls are out there tonight. We're only joking, calm down. What is happening guys? We are Craig and Amy and you are watching Kingin' It. And this week we will be experiencing the magic side of Scotland. For the past three weeks we have been in a cute little town called Aviemore. We lived on a mountain, rode a boat. Button down the hatches Craig, there's a storm a-comin'. Did a few walks, took in the sights and basically just slowed life right down. We were so excited to climb back into Custard and get back on the road. Especially in October. If you ever plan on visiting Scotland this is such an awesome time of year to come and see it. The colours are insane mate. The beautiful thing about having your own home on wheels is that you can choose where home is. But after being in the same place for such a long time we decided it was time to hit the road. As soon as we left Aviemore our socks were blasted clean off our feet. Autumn was in full effect. The locks were swirling, dark and black. The trees golden and deep green. The rivers were silver and winding. It was just perfect. This next spot had been on our bucket list for forever. And when we woke up there was a strange aura in the bus. We're late, you've got one shoe on. The bus is a mess. Harry Potter's waiting. There he is. You feeling alright today? Yeah, yeah. I've woken up feeling, you know, a bit magical. Do you think? I think so. Well, yeah I do feel a bit odd. Yeah. Yeah I just feel like, I don't know, I just feel like I'm coming down with something. Bit of a magic area, isn't it? Yeah. I can't believe that. That's amazing, isn't it? Holly Bright Art. Portrait of Captain B. How sick is that? She's drawn me. That is incredible. Do you reckon I could buy it off her? That's so cool. I'd buy that. Yeah, me too. Messenger. That's so awesome. Morning guys. Don't even say good morning. How rude are we? So, if you haven't figured it out yet. We are off somewhere really magical. It's called, what's it called? You know what it's called? Glenfinnan Viaduct. That's right. So, this is a famous spot where a hazza potter once flew his car, isn't it? I think it was Ron's car. Oh, was it Ron's car? But yeah, they managed it. So we're going to go and see the train go over the viaduct now. It's such an incredible spot, isn't it? All around here. I was going to say, such an incredible day for it. Like, the sun is out. Oh, beautiful. Apparently, it takes a mere 10 minutes, says Katie on her blog post. So, we'll soon see love, yeah? I think she's lying. When you approach the viaduct, there's signs everywhere saying no drones. And when you get down the bottom, there's another spot. And it's got two dead drones like nailed to a wall. Yeah. And then there's a number and it says for permission called Alistair. I called him earlier and he said, are you a competent drone flyer? He said, all I ask is for a £10 donation in the box down the bottom. So if you do want to fly a drone, you can, but you have to give Alistair a bell. Yeah, he also asked you, because you've done the licence before, he asked you a... He asked me a question. I'm not going to tell you what it is. On the what? The drone code. On the drone code. Is that a thing? I've got my licence, so I'm not going to tell you what the question is, because you should know it if you're flying a drone. Oh, sneaky. You're such a bad friend, Craig. And he also said, don't film my house. So, there's that. There was another guy who was flying a drone. I was like, did you call Alistair? He was like, absolutely no need to. So I was like, all right, I had. All right, I had. Bloody hell. Drop on it, it's insane. So stellar. So a massive Harry Potter fan here gutted that I'd forgotten my scar. I was going to do a little thunderbolt scar. You did say you wouldn't walk with me though, didn't you? I need a new boyfriend. The actual train is called the Jacobite and you can ride it from Fort William. I think it costs 46 quid. 43 pound per adult. That's too much for us, unfortunately. Where does it go? I'm not sure. It's like two hours return. But I want to go on there because I want to... If a woman comes round, I want to say, I hold up a pound and go... We'll take the lot. She was absolutely dying to get that line out then. I got a pound, get my pound out. I'm very excited, okay? Can you see me? It's a bit longer than 10 minutes, love. It's not a trail though. So we were too busy chatting, thinking the train was going to come from that way. Turns out it came from that way. So we're just kind of whizzed past us and this is what we got. I'm like, can you hear something, Craig? Literally, that's where the viaduct comes in. We thought it was going to come through the mountains and come up this way. Oh no, it just came in from there last minute. So we were like, oh, I'm absolutely gutted. Don't worry, babes. I've got a better idea. Press the button. Yeah. Kirsten, you did it! That train is beautiful! Pretty far, love. How was your ride through the sky, love? Oh, absolutely incredible. Like nothing I've ever experienced, Craig. Only the best in Custon, isn't it? I felt like it was my birthday. Bloody brilliant ride. You should charge people for that. I know, I probably should. I think it would be really popular. Yeah. What's for dinner then? I don't know. Is it gruel o'clock? I bloody knew you were going to say that. Well, how about you cook tonight? So in fact, what's for dinner tonight? Death row dinners. What are you going to make? Death row records. What are you going to make? A sug night stew. Well, Craig, don't mind that, don't mind that. What is that? Leftover gruel. The other day we went to Lidl's and we found like a nut roast. Should we do a roast tonight? Should we do that roast that you were supposed to do last night that you didn't do? Yeah, because I drove all day. Is it? We also found two vegan Christmas puddings. So maybe we just have a Christmas night. Sounds good to me. Pop the projector down. Watch Home Alone. Home Alone? I mean, it's not even Christmas yet. Home Alone? The Christmas one. Harry Potter, mate. What's wrong with you? Yeah, there's a Christmas Harry Potter. Let's do that. Found a perfect little park up about a mile away from the main car park for the viaduct. So we've pulled up and we're about to cook dinner. But first things first, we need to put our screens up so no one can see us in our pants. We got new screens from the post office the other day, didn't we, Craig? Big shout out to Fuel Lagoon who sorted us out with these. They're so good. If you're going to build a camper, get some of these. They're badass. The only problem is you sleep in like way too long because it's so dark. Hey, Presto. Tell us what your favourite film is in the comments below. And if you've liked today, give us a like. Because everything helps with our channel. Mine's Forrest Gump, by the way. Best film ever made. Right then, fellas. Welcome to Holmesy's kitchen. First up, we've got some steamed veg. I've got some hot water going for some gravy. And in here, I've got stuffing, nut roast and roast potatoes. Come on. It smells like a family home on a Sunday afternoon. Nice, isn't it? But we got no family. You're my family, babe. My family. You're my best friend. Stop calling me Bicky Boy then because that's not my name. You love biscuit. I wouldn't normally have fruit within a dinner. But I'll give these a go. I'll let you know how it goes. You've got no choice. You'll have what you're given, love. Smells like Christmas. What's that? This man does it all. Get a man who can. That's what they say, isn't it? Oh, well, you can Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday then, Craig. No more gruel for you. Got a seat right next to you. I'm so ready for this. I'm dribbling over here. Craig, hurry up. Which Harry Potter do you want to watch? All of them. They say vegans can't eat. Oh, yes. Cruelty free Sunday roast. Are we going to have the Christmas pudding as well? You're damn right we are. Sorry for the blasphemy on Sunday. I know it's Tuesday. Jesus. Harry Potter in the mix for the Sunday roast. So we just want to take a minute out to thank our pals over at Squarespace for sponsoring this week's video. 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It's not like other boring newsletters, which are the equivalent of this. We can't stress enough how easy it is to use. We do love Squarespace. So I've spoken to the boys back in the department. Yeah, so if you fancy like dipping your toe in, you want to give it a little go, head to squarespace.com for your free trial. Or if you're ready to go all in, go to squarespace.com forward slash kinginit for 10% off your first website or domain. You're welcome lads. The next morning we tried to start the bus and Custard decided she would have a lie-in instead. I called my mate Mark, who's a mechanical wizard, and he helped me find out what was going wrong. The lights come on. Yeah, the lights are on. You can just put something on it and just give it a spray. Wicked. It's not going, no? All right, the bus won't start, but I think I know what the problem is, is like a wire underneath. And Mark reckons it's come loose. So I'm gonna have to climb underneath. But the worst part is we're parked in a proper muddy place. So I'm about to get stinking. So we've got nothing to put down for Craig to like slide under the bottom of the bus. Oh, so he's using a wetsuit, he is. But the best thing is, it's my bloody wetsuit. Is my phone there for a torch? When I climbed underneath, I hit my first hurdle. Hi mate, I cannot find it underneath. Is it that one there? I undid the bolts, cleaned off the dirt and reattached the wires. Turn the isolator switch on. Yeah, the lights are on. Okay, let me just tighten this and then you can try and start it. Reckon you did it, hon? I think we're on. Let me get out before you squash me. Hey, the man's done it. He's done it. No RAC, no RAC, no RAC, no RAC. Clever mechanic, chef, get a man who does it all. Congratulations Tom, well done. Shortly after the bus hiccup, we had another problem. Oh Craig, there's a moose, a moose who's... He's back. Son of a b****. He's either back or he's got his mates and said, Kester's coming up to Scotland, help yourself. He's watched his cousins and been like, lads, they've got some bear cheese in that bowl. Bear cheese. He's pissed on your plate, Craig. How do you feel about that? I can't believe you pissed on my bowl. Oh, I can't believe we've got him back. We've set the mouse trap, got a good bit of cheese in there. That's like chive and garlic or something, proper honking stuff. So I reckon we'll get him tonight. We're just about to enjoy our leftover Sunday roast sandwiches. Yeah. We found piss on the plates. Piss on the plates, absolutely fuming. Better do the washing up now, love. We finished our sarnies, got dressed and me and this rebel checked out the town and I bought myself a little drop of whiskey. Backdrop's amazing. There's a town which is just one street over. Oh, easy fella. And then you come out here and then you're just greeted with mountains and a lock. It looks like New Zealand. It's crazy. I do wonder if people that live here, I wonder if they take it for granted because it is just so stunning. Absolutely amazing. I think this is where you get the boats. So if you want to go to certain islands, which we will, you get the ferry from here. I'm not going. I'm not going, Craig. Travel sick, Tracy. No, no. The reason why Fort William is so popular is because it's the base of Ben Nevis. Yeah. Which is actually the highest mountain in the UK, if you didn't know that. Yeah. I would love to climb it, but this kid won't even get out of bed in the morning, so we've got no chance. We bumped into Van Like a Friend the other day because we got a few of them now and one of them was like, they Instagram messaged and they were like, if Craig wants to do Ben Nevis with us tomorrow, tell him he's welcome. I was like, do you want to do it? They didn't invite me because they know better, see? No, I'm not very good at that, walking. You can check this nail salon. You little... So about 1am last night, Braveheart's cousin, greedy... showed up in the mousetrap. He's left quite a few plops in there, so that's all the granola that is. Nanny Nick. Too much fibre in your diet. Cheeky sod, get out. You all know what happens to intruders in this bus. Oh, we're only joking, lads. We would never do that. We're going to release him into the wilds and it's a lovely spot around here. There's a little river, you can have a drink, you know. So, nice to meet you, greedy. Bye, greedy. Be free, greedy. He's got his hand on his cheese. Do you think he's going to take it with him? Cheeky bugger. He's eaten too much, that's the problem. Go on, fella. We started making tracks towards the Isle of Skye. En route, we found an amazing park up, so we decided to get an early night ready for the next day's drive. We woke up to an incredible sunrise, gorgeous views of the loch and a rainbow to enjoy with our morning coffee. After gluing our new mascot to the dashboard, we got back on the road to another breathtaking drive. We had unfinished business in Skye, so our first mission was to conquer a hike we've been dreaming about for months. Not me, though. We're going to attempt a climb, aren't we? Thinking, you should really go to sleep right now. Time's nearly up on the car park, we've got to go, love. A couple of things, one, it's freezing, two, it's blowing a gale, three, it looks like there's a thunderstorm coming. We love timing our activities with thunderstorms, don't we? Yeah, why not? You might as well wear a pair of dungarees if it's going to rain. We haven't even left the car park yet. I'm not just this prepared for a scrape, I'm this prepared. We got our shnecks, shnecks for me and you. You're a good lad. Punch your wankers, let's go. Just what I thought, the hard bit was done. Do you reckon we could just take that? Wow, look at that. How is that not falling over? It's pretty incredible, isn't it? It's mad, such a mad rock formation, isn't it? Yeah. You just wouldn't want to take a photo in front of it in case it just decides to go. Is there any chance I could catch you a dog? Hello, I don't worry about it. I thought I saw a paw print, I was like, I've got to find that dog. That's why I kept on going. It's like someone just plopped it on top. Getting closer. No casualties yet. Okay, you told me not to look. Sorry if I do a little Blair Witch and it's not all over the land. Rather small head. Catch out. There she is. Okay, don't look yet. Not yet. Okay, go. How mad is that? That's what it's telling me. As you're getting up, it's like, blows a little bit, but as soon as you get to the top, it's like a hurricane wind tunnel, it just blows so hard. Thought I was going to get blown down the mountain. Do I look like a Dementor? Expecto Patronum! And on that note, that is the end of this week's video. Oh, it's such a long walk back, Craig. 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