We survived a WINTER STORM in Our VAN (HEAVY SNOW!)

Last week, there was a storm ripping through the Lofoten Islands and we got caught right in the middle. It really is such a beautiful day for it. Bend down the hatches, lads. We found our air con unit halfway across the mountain. The wind is arriving. Over the next few days, the wind's going to be even stronger and this time with a massive dumping of snow. Our trailer board is ripping off. I'm getting snowed on inside the bus. Despite the storms, this is one of the most epic places we've ever been in our van and we continue to seek out shots of adrenaline to keep us on our toes on these short winter days. She's in, lads. Look at me, I'm like a pink salmon now. That was so good. But even though the daylight is minimal, the lights of the night have been unforgettable. The sky is kicking off with the aurora. It's so clear, it looks incredible. And we find out that we made a monumental mistake. We need to leave the country right now. Morning. Morning, Trev. What a brutal night that was. I think that wind's done some damage outside. Oh, not again. We've been in Norway now for about, what, five days? There's just been hurricane force winds coming through, so we're just knackered. Also, our pee is like about to overflow, so we need to find somewhere to empty that. Because it's January, no campsites are open, so we're really struggling with all of our amenities. We're on the bright side. It looks lovely out there. It's nice and snowy. Go on then, Trev, I'll have a coffee. Okay. Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, no one's listening. It's too early for that, Trev, calm down. The wind was ripping through last night. Luckily, that wire's on there. Polly would have blown away otherwise. They get back on their tools, lads. I also had to put a weight on top of the air conditioner last night to try and stop it from flapping about. It kind of worked. It was still loud, though. Better take that off before we drive. Basically, this snow, when we had the bike cover on, was just blasting up. If you need a bit of TLC, I think. Everything's just rusty. Rusty bike rack, rusty chain, rusty bus. Hopefully, these line up now, because if they don't... I'm off for about two meters. She's as good as new, apart from the smashed light. Oh, there's a blizzard coming. According to the weather tonight, there's going to be a massive storm coming in. What's new, Norway? That's all we've had since we've been here. I guess we're not going to get much sleep again tonight. Snowing! Despite the weather, we really wanted to explore Lofoten, as it was the end goal for this trip. So over the next few days, we planned a road trip, driving from Rhein all the way to Henningsvar, stopping at some hidden gems along the way. I don't know if you can see it, but I think this might be the most beautiful toilet disposal we've ever been. I think there was a dog. We have to find him. Come on, Norway. It may be beautiful, but it's locked. Oh, we've been to like three. Guys, it said open all year round. No water, but we can get rid of our pee. Well then, Clive, you do the honours. Never get any more glamour. Here comes the storm again. So we need to find a park up ASAP before it gets dark and hunker down for the night. This is 100% the worst night's sleep we've had in the bus. It's so loud. It sounds like one of our windows might be put through. Either that or this wind is just gonna swoop us up and take us to Iceland. But because it's so scary, Craig's awake as well and he told me that tomorrow we can go bowling and he'll take me to Pizza Hut. So I'm looking forward to that. We found ourselves stopping every five minutes to take pictures as this place was just so pretty. Of course, we had to stop at the famous red houses in Hamnoy. The cool thing about all of these islands is that they're all connected by epic bridges with the most jaw-dropping backdrops. Fred Vang being one of the coolest. We then made our way back to the beach that we had a lovely swim at last week for a little photography trip. I don't want any of your cheek. Nothing. Go on then, give it to me. Like a progressive pickle. A progressive pickle. I love it. That's fine. Okay, to the beach. I'd honestly hate to be the weatherman here because you'd just be live on TV changing your mind all the time. Let's everybody cross our fingers. I think the sun is coming out. This beach is insane. Just the colours are so gorgeous. What's that? Oh, it's just my camera. Two people asking about it. A little Japanese number. So this is actually a medium format film camera. Hopefully, I've shot them all right because this is my first time using it. This is so cool. Three, two, one. So even though the sun's come out now and it looks magic on this beach, we've had friends and family ringing from home and we know a few people in their vans up here. They've been calling as well just to say, hunker down tonight because there is a storm coming which I just can't see how it would. Let's enjoy it while we can. A lot of people have been saying like they're worried about how cold we've been. You've got the right clothing and the right layers. It's fine. If you bring a pickle outfit, you'll be fine in the winter. We came knowing that we were coming in the cold and so we were ready for it. It's cold but it's been lush. Like we've loved the cold. Every minute of it. So now we need to get back on the road because we've got a few more wicked little stop-offs. Don't wipe your nose with my fins, bro. Just instinct. You're just so lucky. I've got you such a fashionable girlfriend. Kirsten, the bus. I can't believe I live in a van with a pickle. I put my back out there and Craig jumped through that. Last one to the bus is a rotten pickle. I hurt my back, right? I think I pinched him. Why are you laughing? It's not funny. Maybe he said don't scare me because I'm going to put my back out. Oh, it is like hanging around with a pensioner hanging around with Amy. I need a little sweet and sour treat. Oh, goodness. It's so warm in the bus. It's so nice. All right, what's next drive? I don't know, you tell me. Just when you think you've seen everything here, you just climb a little mountain and then this massive... Is that a glacier? It's just a mountain. Just a mountain. Just comes out of nowhere and just smacks your chops off. The weather does turn on a dime here. Like just now it was sunny and stunning and now we're in the middle of a blizzard. Weird atmosphere now. It's like green outside. Because we don't have tight rubber around the front door, it's actually snowing on me whenever we're driving. It's freezing. The plan is to go to a waterfall next. Blizzard or no blizzard, I'm ready for a swim. All right, we found the spot, but we don't know how deep the snow is. It's a park, so Trev's just checking it out now. Maybe a little bit too deep. Well, see, I'm not that heavy, see. All right, let's find another spot. So this area of Lofoten is quite untouched. I think the waterfall might be quite hidden. But yeah, there's no parking for it or anything. It's off the side of the road. If you don't know it's there, you'd never find it. But we found a spot. Brilliant. This video is sponsored by Huel. You may recognise me from previous Huel adverts where I was high strung, stressed and all over the place. And if I'm being honest, really unhealthy. But then I was introduced to Huel and their hot and savoury range and I was hooked. Over the last six months, I've needed something healthy and convenient for my busy lifestyle. And because it's so quick and nutritious, I've managed to achieve a black belt in jujitsu. I'm now a world renowned yoga master. A million hours, mate. 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There it is! We can have a shower, like when you get in here and all. Pits down. Back sack and crack. Give you a good wash. They look like polar bear prints. Remember that polar bear we saw the other day? Hi, buddy. Amazing. Making my way downtown. About to get hypothermia. The bus is so far away. Amy's nicked my wetsuit boots and I asked her to grab the towel and she didn't bring it. So I'm going to get out with freezing cold feet. Oh, wow. Wow! Is that iced over? It's iced over now. She's in that! That really scared me. Just make like a little thing there we can go in. Go on then, Matthew. What's it called? Honestly, I can't actually feel it. It's probably those boots I gave you. Can you just jump off that instead? Let's literally grab both legs and just bomb straight in. Do a bomb! I'm absolutely terrified and I've got the world's biggest wedgie but I've got these on now so I can't get it out. Oh, this is amazing! Oh, it's really spiky. Look at me. I'm like a pink salmon now. That was so good. I've always wanted to like push myself to like go in ice water where you have to like dig through the ice to get a hole for yourself and you come out and you don't even need a towel because you're so like frozen and numb. It's got to be up there with one of my best things I've ever done. Yeah? I really think so. Like, look at it. Look at that, like. I think because Amy's got the boots on, not taking anything away from Amy. Yeah, I could. But like as soon as your feet go in, they just get so cold so quick so I think if I had boots, it would be more like enjoyable. Well done, babes. This is a brave pickle, isn't it? You are one brave pickle. Look at this kid's leg. What are those sweets called that you get pink and white ones? Cup of tea? That's me. I'll warm you up, Trev. You little ice swimming champion. I usually have a nap in the afternoons because that bed is just... But not today, fella. I could do the Marathon de Sable. Now that we've warmed up a little bit after our cup of tea, we need to find a parker. Who's gonna do this? I can't get warm. Oh no, I think we might be stuck. Sike. You can't say don't get stuck. Oh, jeepers. I'm not sure if we'll get out of this one. This parker. What a day, babes. I'm gonna make a massive curry tonight. All that swimming, I'm starving. So a few days ago, we had a lovely message off a lovely lady saying, oh, my dad's got a campsite up in Lofoten. We thought it was too high for where we were going but this is her dad's campsite. Bless them. They've brought us two lovely hot chocolates and they've got a dog. Winning. Oh, sorry. I'll just crack that open. Can't even see, can't see. Too hot, it's fire, absolute fire. I've got an Aurora forecast app and it's coming straight towards us and it's so intense that there's like a red dot in the middle. Amazing. And it's all drifting this way so we're gonna have a belter tonight. It's so clear as well. She's done it again, lads. She's pressed go on the rice cooker. I always like test the waters. I always give Craig way more than I think he'll eat and he always eats it, always. Groot do not finish food. Especially when you're a growing boy. Do you have like specific bowls and cups that you can only have? I can't eat out of one of those. You bought them. But the vibe's off. Come on, Trevor. Nothing worse than when you're hungry and the food arrives and it's the wrong temperature. It's too hot and you can't eat it. I'm starving and it's way too hot. Lovely chef, lovely waitress but it's just not met my expectations to be honest. You're gonna be single real soon. After we'd smashed our curry we went outside to a spectacular Northern Lights show. No way, I'm just Scandinavia. Top dollar, mate. Top dollar. This is just off my phone. Look how mad that is. Wow. Oh my gosh. How was that, babes? So good. It's such an extraordinary phenomenon. I've had the best day, Craig. I feel like it's my birthday. I haven't stopped smiling. I was up there and we were taking photos. I was like, why does my face hurt so much? When we were in Sweden and we got up to the Sky Station we didn't mention it in the video but I got really, really sick. Our seat moved just ever so slightly and that's all it takes for me to be like I didn't really get to experience them like Craig did with the amazing, amazing show that she gave that night. So to see them now makes me, makes me whole. Makes my heart whole. Waking up to a doggy. Nothing better than waking up to a dog in the morning. I know. If I could get her in the bed, I would. You want to come for a snuggle? You guys are so beautiful. This place needs a tidying. I think that's good enough. Sometimes it rains inside when we don't do that. Welcome back to The King and It Show. Day two on the little road trip up to Henningsvar. So today we've got absolutely corker of a day. We've got the sunshine. Just get all the snow from the inside out, shall we? You're doing a great job there, Claire. It's a cold one today. Ready. So nice. We kind of cleaned up really quickly this morning to get on the road while the sun was still out. And I'm absolutely starving. We haven't had any breakfast. So stop the bus. We need to eat. If I could get like a rose on top. That's brilliant. There's a stem. Look at that. Oh, absolutely gorgeous. Hold my arm. Go. Craig's just found a hill just across the road. It goes on to the road, but we'll be very careful. Promise, mum. We're not grown adults sledding on the side of the road. My bum. It's going slow. You have to twerk to get it off. Can't take you anywhere, love. Henningsvar. If you're wondering what that smell is, let me show you. Apparently, there's a tradition here where they hang up all these fish and dry them out and it's like a local delicacy. Gross. Tell you what, Trev. It's amazing, isn't it? That's the coolest football pitch I've ever seen. If I was going to play for any team, it would be Henningsvar FC. But just the backdrop of the mountains and the little canals that run through. Again, don't take our word for it. Come yourself. Come and see this. But just bring a peg for your nose. For this bit, yeah. Shoe pongy. Oh my God, it's a T-Rex. Haha, I dare you, Trev. Wow, look how clear it is. You can see to the bottom. How do you feel about boat life? I'd love to do it. I know you'd be sick as a dog though, but being out on the sea is like the dream. Might have to find a new girlfriend. Oh, I was just going to say, well, I wouldn't mind if you went off for six months on your own. Peace and quiet for me, innit? In fact, I'll buy you a boat. How about that? So we're wondering if you could actually sleep like on this, on the set of islands, and there is a car park that you can pay to sleep on. 175 kroner, however much that is. So the other day, we went out for dinner. Big mistake. So we're going to do it again and hope for something better this time and cheaper. See what we can find. Got a shop named after you down there, eh? Have they? Yeah. Actually? Yeah, called Joker. I just never get these European times. Like nothing's open, it's three o'clock. Are you all sleeping? We're hungry. So do you want to wake up? Open cafe. Does that mean open? It means open cafe. No. We were just trying to go in the back door where it is actually open. Sorry we lost you there, guys. We bumped into some friends and decided that you did need to see the food that we ate because we were talking too much. So we had some carrot and ginger soup, which was probably the best I've had in my whole entire life. It was super good. Probably about a thousand pounds. I'll get the recipe for that. Unbeknownst to us, the next day we wake up to some bad news. So we've got some bad news. We basically need to leave the country right now. Otherwise, we're going to be in big trouble. Yeah, we're going to have to leave the bus. We're just the stupidest people on planet Earth.