FULL TIME van-life in Wales UK!

This video is sponsored by Surfshark. What is happening guys? We are Craig and Amy and you are watching Kingin' It. At the moment we are traveling around our stunning home country of Wales in our bus called Custard. Last week saw us off to a flying start, diving in waterfalls, hanging out with our other van life pals and taking in some stunning Welsh scenery. We are also traveling with our friends Tanya and Adam from Jits Into The Sunset and they're slowly learning that things don't always run smoothly when they're with Kingin' It. Last week we had an explosion in the van and Amy dropped everyone's dinner on the floor. In this week's video you will see us go on the search for a special animal. Clue number one. The new wig for you. Walk a donkey. Just walking a donkey in Wales. Cuddle a sheep. Oh my goodness me. So strap yourselves in for a van life adventure in Wales. Starting the week off right with a Mexican night in Jits. So we had this idea, we were like we'll get a bottle of tequila, you guys cook the food. So we've got tequila, Cointreau, limes and some ice in the freezer for margaritas. We might be posh, we might take our Nutribullet and do frozen margaritas like proper van life wankers. Yeah I think it'll be great. They're so good as well. Craig makes the best margaritas and if you didn't see our story from a few weeks back when you ate us some, we just smashed the whole place up didn't we? Ayo DJ, drop beat. Oh my god, she literally smashed her glass. Smashed my mum's margarit glasses. We smashed up the attic because we were that drunk, we were twerking and everything was smashed. Hopefully tonight we have a repeat of that. No, no. We're going in jits so we need to be on our best behaviour. You can't be lobbing stuff around the van. You listening? Me? Wrong entrance actually guys, it's the wrong entrance. Wrong entrance, oh okay. We'll take the back door quick. Oh wow, it smells amazing. Let me take the drink off you. Yes please. Yes lad. So this is the spread, Tan is making the food, we've got the playlist on and this apparently has become Craig's seat. Don't touch my seat. Craig's jit has thrown. It's the only one he'll sit on when he's in jits. But this is wonderful, looking cosy. Now they look cute but I have no idea what that is. Okay, estos son tamarindos. What? Tamarindos, tamarins. Tamarindos. You crack this open. Right. Leaves go on a tree. What's it taste like? It's right, it's really nice and the seeds, like the stones inside them are really smooth and quite satisfying but just remember there's a stone that you're not supposed to eat. Oh, they're really sweet. It's sweet, yeah. Do you like it? I like it, I tasted the jits for the first time and this week it's a tamarindo. I'm getting so much culture in my own country of another country. No, I'll tell you what I thought it was. I thought it was a kiwi on a diet. A tiny weird shaped kiwi. Oh my god, that's so good. The problem is though, I could absolutely hammer this. If it wasn't for the salt putting me off at the beginning. Yeah, yeah. I'd just sear them away. But get the salt in with it, it's so good. Give me a demo, give me a demo. So look, here you just open, close. You'll see that, I mean I don't know if you'll want to. Open, close. And then you push the icing. So the next section is to be paid for. So if you are a OnlyFans subscriber, the link is in the description. The guy said though, when we say it back to them, like if you don't use our toilet we'll be offended. So I'm going to use the guy's toilet for the first time. Great success. Tanya, how'd I get out? Hi. Hello, welcome back. How was your Jits toilet experience? It was wonderful, thank you so much. Let's play some dominoes, lads. Let's play some f***ing dominoes. Dominoes, dominoes. Where's that bottle of tequila gone? Oh yeah, it's gone. 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Just go to surfshark.deals forward slash ryow for 83% off and three months for free. Don't be a muppet like Julia. Cut show! No, no more. Morning, coach. Morning, lads. You ready for the playoffs today? You're like a safari coach. If it was an antelope team of footballers, you would be the coach. Well, I thought we'd do a little bit of exploring today. We're going to find something very special. I've only got my fingers and toes crossed that we find them, but I thought... Safari tour guide kind of thing? Yeah. Yeah? Love it. Who plays football on the weekends? You wouldn't be able to tell that we were up last night getting smashed. We drank the whole bottle of tequila. The whole bottle! It's gone, mate. Gone. I came home at nine minutes past one. Um, got a taxi from just there. And Craig said you rocked up about two, was it? About two o'clock, yeah. Clock in the morning. Who do we think we are? We're like 30 plus, Craig. I know. Sunshine! It actually came out as soon as you said that. I am God. I will be here all week. We're going to find something special. It's going to be great. Seeing as how you're not ill, not for me. Right, I found some evidence of possible life. It's a new wig for you. What could it be? That's little toupee. Is Trump here? Who is Donald? So the weather's taken a turn. We're yet to find the secret animal. But we're not quitters, are we, Craig? No, we found their pubes and we'll find the rest of them. Clue number two. After around 40 minutes of searching, we finally spotted them. Cool! Are they lost, Craig? I think so. Wrong postcode. Should we speak in a Scottish accent so they know what we're saying? Yeah. Come on, Ratsy. Much higher than you. Oh, I'm so happy. I'm so chuffed we found them, Craig. In Wales, Highland Cows. It was such a reward after all the walking through the forest and up and over a mountain to see these hairy monsters. Some of them were super chilled, but others liked a bit of head-banging. You all right there, mate? Yeah. What a find. Who'd have thunk we'd find Highland Cows in Wales? I know. I do wonder what accent they have got, though, and if they were here from birth or... What's happening, Beth? What's happening, Betty Bar, how are you? So when we were walking up here, we saw a sign that said that the cows are here to help with the bracken, which is kind of just like the... Overgrowth. Yeah, of the plants and things. So they've just got a big buffet on the hill, basically. Yeah, they just clean up the place and keep it tidy. But it's unbelievable because we're parked in a lay-by. And you come to the top, there's like a path you walk up, and then this is where you end up. It's unbelievable. The views are outrageous. So, yeah, if anyone's interested, we'll pin where this is in the description and do the walk. Bloody brilliant, mate. What a find. We didn't even know about this, we just stumbled upon it. What do you think of that there, lads? Woo, it's great. Absolutely amazing. Hang on. The ground's not right. So we may or may not have a little surprise for Tanya and Adam later. It's a good one. And I'm so excited. I am so excited. I have absolutely no idea what it is. I just know it's not food. It's not food. Not food. Is it animal related? No more questions. Don't guess it because it would be a shame. Home sweet home, babes. That's right. How long did that take, Craig? We were out for like three hours. I think so, yeah. What's for din-dins then? I'm starving. Everyone is Hank Marvin, aka hungry. So we've got Richmond sausages. We're going to have beans. We'll maybe have some fried bread. Whatever's in the fridge, really, because we need to do another shop today. Everything's sort of running out. Full vegan fry up, is it? Yeah. Get in. Next stop, we're going to walk a donkey. We were off to see our friend, Julia, from Good Day Out, who was about to introduce us to her big hairy pets. They're literally dinky donkeys. Look at these. What do you mean? Oh, they're spidey. We can 100% get one in our bed, Craig. Look at you. Oh my goodness. Didn't know that they were dinky. They're tiny. I don't know who to touch first. You're having the best day of your life, mate. This is the best day of my life. Oh, you want a hug? Oh, you want a kiss? With tongue. Calm down, Tan. Look at this guy. He's the cuddle station, Craig. You're the best boy. So Julia's just told us that the donkeys could live until mid-50s. That is really cool. Kisses. Look at his little ears going up. You look lovely. Here we go, lads. All geared up with their little miniature backpack. Let's go. These little munchkins get a walk around the block on the reg to keep their joints loose. They love it and they look so blooming cute with their little backpacks. I just want one for Craig. Well, it's my birthday this month, see, so. Come on, look. It's stingy now. Come on. Attaboy. I'm telling, mate. Go on. Well done. Just walking a donkey in Wales. Once we let him off the leads, they were loving the freedom and kicking about in the field like free little lambs. So it's time to attempt to catch him. So they've been running around like mad heads. Now we're going to try and get him back on the leads to go. I'm looking at him, he's just going, actually not. So this is Maverick. He is four years old. It's his birthday in two weeks. My birthday in three weeks. So we are both Gemini's, very strong headed and just real cute, you know. Donkey walking was amazing. So good. I've got one more animal related stop today. We're going to go and see our mate, El. So this is a surprise for Tanya and Adam. They both really want to do this and they don't know what it is yet. They're trying to guess, but I'm like, no more questions. So for the next surprise. I got mud on my, I didn't bring any wellies up. I just got my mugs and they're gross. I should probably change my shoes. Yeah, you probably should. This is Ellie. She makes incredible cakes. You might remember the ones that she made us when we were building out our bus. We're just joking, guys. They're just forming a party. Oh, no. She looks so extra. So this is Tanya and Adam's surprise. Oh my goodness, me. Baby Neil. He's called Neil. He's new to our friend El's family. He was rejected, bless him and they've taken him in. And he's ready for a bottle feed. All right, hold the bottle, just tip your head back. Come on. And then just keep it up as much as you can. Oh my God. So cute. Do you love your surprise? This is the best surprise ever. Oh, you're so sweet. He's just drunk on it. Oh my goodness, me. Hello, baby Neil. Looking a milk coma now. Yeah, he's had enough. Oh, bless him. Ellie's mum, Sian, owns this beautiful B&B in the Brecon Beacons. We'll leave the link below if you fancy staying. You'll be surrounded by animals with the sound of the river. Pure bliss. All right, we didn't plan on this day being so massive on a hangover. We've done so much. So everybody is now starving hungry and dehydrated. So we're like teas, as much food as possible. And then we're just going to have a night, I think. Everything in the fridge is out of date. So we're just hoping for the best. For Adam's face. Yeah, news to you, mate. Good. So we're just risking it, are we? Yeah, roll the dice. Roll the dice. So we've got like a little Mexican thing here going on. It's Mexican night again. Oh, there's pasta. Keith's putting in the shift. It's basically everything we've got left in the cupboards. I think tomorrow we're going to have to do a shop. Yeah, I think so. Yeah, I mean, we are so tired tonight. So we'll see you in the morning. Morning, lads. So we're up bright and early. The rain's actually stopped. So we're going to go for a run. We're going to attempt to get to the top of Pen Y Fan. Which is the highest mountain in the south of Wales. Yeah, easy. No problem. See how it goes, shall we? Be up there in a few minutes, I reckon. Back in time for coffee. Here's the local purveller. Alright, lads. What are you doing, walking? That's weird. We've been running the whole way and then you push the cord and so on. We've definitely ran the whole way. Now, I forgot how steep it is. So we basically, it's like a power hike. And then when it's flat, we're like, oh, we'll run by here. So we look hard. But as you can see, like most of mine and Adam's runs, you can't see anything. We made it! Whale! What are you making us do now, then? Going in! Time to finish the run with a swim in the waterfall. It's all good, though, isn't it? Yeah. Craig was like, we've got to do it. I was like, yeah, we should. Then I got down here and I was like, no, we shouldn't. He was like, is this a bad idea? And I was like, no, come on, let's just do it. And then now we feel absolutely great. It's always the way with cold water swimming, isn't it? You always question yourself. Yeah. And then when you're in, it's like, yes, so happy with myself. So good. Just you for it. Yeah. If you're watching this, get out in some cold water. You won't regret it. Nice of me. Yeah, mate. Didn't make me do it. Don't worry, man. Also, we're in our pants. Yeah. We're both just saying like, it's hard to get yourself like in the moment sometimes. And like, we're always like talking about other things we've done. And so I was like, mate, we need a cold water dip. And then I saw the waterfall. I was like, we've got to go in. And as soon as you do it, it just brings you back to where you are. You can't be anywhere else, can you? Yeah, that is it. It's really grounding and meditative. Yeah, for sure. Power feel like so good. Yeah. A run and a dip in the water. We were up and down in an hour as well. Yeah. The whole thing was an hour and it's supposed to take between two and three hours. We went to the top of the mountain. Yay. Do it. Morning, lads. Quick dip and a run. And now we've got to do some van life chores. I won't lie. I had a jam donut for breakfast. Or a Craig Vanner for mountain. I need to get out more. I need to get into it. I need to get into, you know, the outdoors and loving moving my body and everything. Which I do when we get to do it. Do you know what you need? You need some cold water therapy. Yeah, I do. Fancy a swim? I do fancy a swim. Go on, babes. All right. I know a great spot. Well, actually, Amy found it. But first, we need to do our van life duties, don't we? Yeah. We need some water and we need to empty our grey tank and we need to empty our toilet. Fun. We're just waiting for Tanya because she's just filming a bug in her window. She's been doing it for about 20 minutes. It's usually us that we're waiting for. So no qualms, guys. You take your time. You take your time, lads. All right, we found a lovely little campsite. Got a dodgy setup because we got the wrong kit. That is a great representation of kinging it. It's like, just sort of... Botched together. It works, but there's a few gaps, you know. We've got a lot of water. Kester's thirsty. Look who we found at the campsite. I love finding dogs, Craig. So I've been doing a lot of wild camping in Wales. There are quite a few spots un-parked for night. But the campsites are really nice around here. In the Bracken Beacons, everyone's been really friendly and they've let us use their facilities for a couple of quid. In a drive. Oh, look what you've got on there. I thought you were gonna go, oh my god, you smell so bad. And I know I do. Like a little flannel wash this morning. But yeah, I've put some new clothes on. Show us your merchandise. I've got my Kingin' It jumper on. Aw, can people buy that? Will it take me through the day? Yes, you can. You can actually get one of these yourself on the Kingin' It website. www.kingin-it.com Should we do a flash sale? Forward slash shop. Yes! How much? Let's do a sale. 10% off? 10% off. If you use the code AmyLooksSick. There we go. 24 hours only. All right, just before I do this, I just want to say, can we just take a moment to appreciate Dani Simpson art? She made us this incredible drawing of whales. And she even put a little Welsh love spoon with Kingin' It on it as well. So flipping good. We love it. It's brilliant. But I want to get a proper frame for it because it's literally just the paper stuck to the wall. Yeah. But our mate John made us this crown to go over my head when I drive. So we're going to put this on the bathroom door, Dani. So don't despair if you're watching this. Don't think we're downgrading you. So we're going to move the map. We're going to put the crown up. So it looks like you're driving with a crown. So I look like a king when I'm driving. So not wonky would be great. And don't break anything while you're doing it yet. I was thinking a bit of an angle. No, don't be silly. Is there wires behind there? Hopefully not. Underground reveal. Ta-da! Kingin' It, baby! Yeah, looks so good. How good is that? Although if people don't know who we are, they'll be like, who does that guy think he is? If anybody thinks about nicking my little plastic thing by ear. Your what? My little plastic thing. Oh, yeah. One of them. Let's go get some ice cream. We've come into a little Welsh town and as soon as we came in, we were like, custard's not going to fit here. But we've managed to find a spot for her just on the street. She fits in lovely. Massive. Who owns that? Not me. This is the reason why if we were ever going to do another van build, we'd get a smaller van. Just so you can fit in a normal car park, Craig. Do you know what I mean? But I mean, it's pros and cons, isn't it? Yeah. We could do cartwheels in custard, so it's worth it. It is worth it. It looks like the heavens are going to open now. It does have Biscoff. Vegan Ferrero Rocher. Oh, baby. Jackpot. Got a little bit of something on your moustache. I don't even care. Vegan Ferrero Rocher ice cream and underneath I've got Biscoff. Oh, no. Levels. Oh, watch yourself. You can slap them. Good call. We waited for the rain to pass. It passed for about two minutes and now it's raining again. But we're going up anyway. We're going round and round, Will, Craig. Because life is for living and that's what we're going to do right now. Lucky you've got your brolly and your little summer hat then, babes. It is May after all. And if I didn't mention it, it's my birthday soon. Remember before when you said, oh, we can't hang around with Tanya and Adam because they always hike and we can't have friends like that? Yeah, I did, yeah. Now look at us, hiking. Look at that. Hiking in the rain. Sheep. River. Because nobody on their vlog said how long it takes to get here. What was that? 40 minutes? We nearly just left, Sam. No, half hour. Half hour, 40 minutes to get to the lake. Apparently, it's one of the top you can come and see. Are you reading that? In the world. Are you reading that? Um, on a list compiled. Is it? Yeah, I mean, look at the state of it. It was way too windy and cold at the top, but we found a little pool and we're going to go in for a swim. Second one of the day. We'd like some snacks first. Should we have some snacks after? Little daggy bees. You are a psychopath. Who brings biscuits in a little tub like that? This is where we're going in. It's still raining, but it's great to be out, you know. You ready? Yeah. I think my bits might come off in a minute. Throw your own worm in it. That was great. Without meaning to, our channel is slowly turning into like the wild swimming channel. But it's so good. Every time we go in, like, you just... The anxiety before really builds up because it's like, oh my god, it's so cold. But then when you get in, it's like such a rush, isn't it? I mean, Adam was saying this morning, like, it just like brings you back to the moment and makes you feel alive. It's great, isn't it? It's wonderful, yeah. Even though I look like a lobster. Little walking lobster with red legs. She looks like a dad on tour. Yeah, back to the vans now. Cup of tea. Cup of biscuit tea. Biscuit tea for the lads. Yeah, heat is going on. I hope we've got some friendly neighbours as well, scratching their bums on our bus. I bet you were talking about us. Don't worry, we will. The fluffy kind. All right, lads, that is it for this week's video. It's been a mad one. We've done so much, haven't we? So much, Dad. It's been full on. Loads of animals and adventures. But as always, thank you all so much for watching and supporting. You're a bunch of legends. Yeah, we've just finished our sixth podcast of this season. So this week we've talked about indigenous tribes and uncontactable people, which is so interesting. It is. So if you're not subscribed to our podcast already, make sure you do that, or you can just download them wherever you get your podcasts. So join us next week for a little bit of this. And a little bit of that. Wow, my goodness. And maybe a little bit of this. And remember, if you want to get yourself some Kinginit merch, use the code AmyLookSick to get 10% off. Also, just to mention, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. So we hope you're all taking care of your mental health, getting out in nature, being kind to your body, eating some great food. Taking time off work if that's what you feel like you need to. Just grounding yourself and getting back to a good mental state, you know? Yeah. And what should they do, babes? And you should always, always take control of your life. It's your life. Do what you want to do with it. Make sure you rule in your own world. One, two, three, fight!