Rescuing our ABANDONED Van in Norway! (Van Life Europe)

At the start of February we abandoned our van in Norway. The reason being we ran out of days in the Schengen zone for us to legally be in Europe. So we left her in a big tent right in the north of Norway and hoped that she would survive the winter. As we had no days left we had to stay out of Europe for quite a few months so we decided to head for Japan and we came away engaged. So now that we've accrued some more days in the Schengen zone we're heading back to Norway to pick up the bus and attempt to drive it all the way back to Wales which is over 2,000 miles in three weeks. All we know is the tent that Kirsten was kept in has caved in numerous times and she took a beating when we were there in the height of winter. I'm going in. Our pipes froze. Our air conditioning cover tore off in a storm. Our water heater exploded. We had a little fun. I definitely did not drive into a stack of wooden pallets. Yeah, she is one hell of a shape. So for this mission we're bringing a secret weapon. They call him the human Swiss army knife. The comedy cowboy. The devilish daredevil. But we call him Gary from Barry. Hello. Together we're hoping that we can fix the bus and get her started. Something else leaking. So we can get her out of the country. Back on the road. Before we get deported. Wish us luck. Where am I going to sit? I'll sit next to Lego. Have we got a present for you? Am I there yet? Cheek from these two, I swear. Let's go south. Just know it's two against one, Craig. You will never win. Not too late to turn back now, Ga. Probably is a bit late because Bob's just gone. Let's have a look at your passport photo. 21.3. Told you, 90. We've lost Gary already. We're in the airport. We don't know where he is. His wife told him to let me know whenever he sneaks off. Wherever he's going to go, I must know. Where's he gone? Here he is. He's coming out now. I actually said I'd go for a quick wee. She told me. I did, mum. Scared me. I told you, mum. Are we there yet? Like one of ten. Are we there yet? Flight one done. Everyone all right? Yeah. Bloody marvellous. A two-hour wait now and then on to Bodo. Every flight, we're getting closer to Custard. Nice day. I need a widow, Craig. Gary's going for his first Norwegian beer. He can't wait. We're trying to figure out how much it'll be. He comes back crying. We know it was a lot. Gary might just get back on the other plane we were on and go home. Didn't find out. No, I reckon it's going to be at least a tenner. He's going just to tap water, actually. How many have we done, wife? How many? 135. No, bloody spinach, man. They'll buy three of my logo for that. Yeah. And I've changed. Cheers. I won't ask for a bit. We just found out the place that we're flying to is not actually called Bodo. Bodo. What? What did you say it was? Bodo. He's had a beer. He thinks he's nuts. Actually, Bodo. Not Bodo. Bodo. Sorry, Norwegians. The hottest plane I've ever been on in my life. Nice and cool out here, though. Not yet. Go on. Get in. Go on, then. Even though I've had a bit of a rough day, a bit of a rough start, you know, diarrhoea and all that, it's just a standard travel day for Amy B. You know when you land in a place and you just get really excited? I just know what we're in for. You've gone the wrong way. This is not the way. Because it's May and the sun is shining and I've just seen pictures and videos and I've saved a bunch of spots to go to. And it sets at 22 minutes past 10. I think that's what you call summer, lads. How is it, Gar? Fresh. That's right. Oh, yeah. And I know I'm a state. We've got new jumpers and it left it all black underneath and then I dropped watermelon. I actually dropped my AG1. Don't really care when I feel a little bit anxious. I just picture that bed that I'm going to get to tonight and I can't wait for it. You got it? Heavy, that one. Smile. How much is this? £60. Decent size. You may have noticed us rocking some brand new Kinginit merch. 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Loving the weather. I can't wait to see her. I hope she's all right. And I hope we don't have mice again. You said it's too cold for that didn't you? Hopefully yeah. You might be wondering how did we store suitcases and custard and get all of our stuff back when we left Norway. Luckily I've got a friend called Rod who's one of my oldest friends who's from Bari where we're from. And he now lives here with his girlfriend Ingrid and their little baby Tor. So they've stored some stuff for us and he was the one who had a friend with a tent. So we're waiting for Rod to pick us up now and take us to custard. Hopefully she starts first time. I know she will. We made it girl. We're here. Fingers crossed she starts. Fingers crossed. Well I know everything's broken so that's about it. There she is! Parker's right underneath the hole in the roof. Oh oh brilliant yeah. It broke didn't it? Did we leave the roof open? I hope not. Yay custard! Looks relatively clean. Oh it's straight on. All right. 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So go to athleticgreens.com forward slash kinginit and get five free travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D3 plus K2 with your first purchase. We got power and we got diesel. Obviously, I don't know if you remember but we broke up a very rusty bottom and a bit of a hole at the back that lights out on the trailer board. We'll just bin that straight away. That's the only thing we left which is good. Home sweet home. How do you feel about being back? I'm buzzing to be back. It is our house, do you know what I mean? It's where we live. Van life is just... It's a gift, mate. Just amazing. All aboard the custard bus. We made it! Yeah! Yeah, where am I gonna sit? Well, wherever you want. You choose. Oh, I feel so mad to be back. First stop, Mattroken. We told Gary you can pay for this one because it's quite a small supermarket. It's probably gonna be really expensive. He told me he left his credit card at home though. He got it taken off him by his wife because he didn't know what he'd spend. We got a few bits and bobs from the little supermarket. Going to Rod's house now because we actually left bike jones, wetsuits, a surfboard and a coffee machine at his house. So we're gonna go pick those up. Do we feel weird to give them back to us? I know, I feel bad taking them back. And then, yeah, we'll have some lunch with Rod and then find a nice park up for this evening. Apparently, this weather is supposed to stick around this week so we got our fingers and toes crossed. Okay, whilst everyone's inside making some lunch I'm gonna try and put my stuff away. Okay, let's go. Actually, I had no idea how much stuff we left here so we brought... Well, I brought way too much. I'm sure Trevor has as well. Gary said he tried the diesel heater and it didn't work so fingers crossed. Bike Jones after winter in Norway. Pretty battered. We didn't even rock, paper, scissors and you just went for that. Come on, diesel heater. I'm just gonna fill it up for you. Yeah, I got some fresh coconut cola to go in. Means we can drop some, Gar. Drop some bombs. Speaking of which, I'm trying to shut up. That's it. Look at that. Someone's got a brain. Oh, you're doing a really good job there with the twig. You're doing it, bro. Next question is... Oh, I can hear something. What is that coming out of? Oh no. All right, we're in good shape. We got a filled up toilet ready to be plopped in. Bike Jones is back with a new chain. Got a surfboard back and we've been fed by Roderick. Thanks, Rod. Pop a Pringles. How are we doing, team? We're ready to find a lush park up for the evening. Looking forward to it. Do you know where you're going? No idea. Let's go then. Massive. Like the view, wow. Big window. Stressful. You're on your holidays and you're stressed out. These two have been cheeky me since we started this trip. So there's a bit of grass over there. Two versus one. Oh, we got a present for you. We got a present for you. Just know it's two against one, Craig. You will never win. And we haven't put the kettle on yet. Yeah, bro. We're waiting for that. Come on then. Hang on. Cheek from these two, I swear. You can't come out when this fire's lit. You can stay in there and watch it from the window. All right, we're gonna close it. It's smoky, smoky. All right, ta-ra then. Gonna make the whole bus smell. Fire for one. Living the dream. All right, lads. What's the sleeping arrangements? Well, we did offer Gary the bed. We did. Gary's gonna go on the sofa. Happy about that, Gary? Always happy. H-A-P-P-Y. No singing now. All right, what pillow do you want, Gar? When you come to Hotel Custard, do you get a choice of pillow? I don't care. Watch your eyeballs. That's mine. Yeah, I'm gonna pull this out first. Gonna fold it out first. Leave it to me. Yes, leave him to it. He has built that for this, so he should know how. You better do it. That was quick. You're on the right track. That's supposed to come out, that is. It's just a bit tight. Oopsie-daisy. Pull that out, it'll fit the cushion more, in case you roll over and fall off. How big do you think I am? How much? What's that? That's it, well done. Go on, that one. Take that one. So I just want to say, while we're all here, I understand that farts happen. They come from me mainly. So I don't mind if you have to fart. I would rather it out than in, okay? Don't force it. It's just a pass for me, really. Don't get up before quarter past eight. I'll be up. I'll be out. Let's go for a walk. Go for a walk. Oh, it's like it was built for you, Gar. Don't kick him in the head now. I'll try not to. Okay. Morning from first of the bus. We didn't film a coffee scene. We didn't film anything, really. But Gary's been up since six o'clock. You sleep okay? Oh yeah, bloody no, you slept okay. You walrus. He hasn't stopped farting all night. I gave everyone permission. Don't call him out. I was too. The bus would explode if you let a match in here. What do you reckon, Gar? What do you want to do today? We've got a water leak there, so we've got to sort it. All work and no play with this guy. All right, we've got tents. We've got fuel. We've got tools to fix the water heater. And we've got excitement. Haven't we, team? We do. Come on. Let's go south-west. South-west. It's only north-west. North-west. Cool. So we've left kind of Svalbard area. We're heading all the way towards Reiner. So tonight, we're going to go to a beach camp spot, which is one of the most beautiful in Norway. First of all, Kev's going to make us some lunch. On his holidays, every time he phones someone from his family, he gives them a tour of where he is. Look at this. Look at this squirrel. Your mother's not answering her bloody phone again. She's not talking to me. We parked up here. We're going to show Gary the red houses and then find a park up for the night. The rain's come in, which is a bit of a shame, but we're making the most of it. So we go up on this bridge now and look down. Like, Nat Geo stuff on it. You've probably seen it online before because it's quite famous. It's a view. You pick all the nice weather for us. I know. We've been in the van all day and it's been boiling hot. And then when we get to where we finally want... It pisses down. I thought this would be an activity that we can enjoy as a family, but he's all the way up there for some reason. Viewpoints by ear. Hashtag moodygrams. We wanted to do this last time we were here, but we've got a guy meeting us in 10 minutes. We're going to do a bungee off this bridge. We don't really want to get out this time, lads, do we? We're soaked right through to our floral pants. Found camp for the night. These two are still cheeking me, so I might offer them out on the green again. I'll show them the view after I beat you to it. It's time to fix this bloody water heater. We've been talking about it for two days. So for those of you who missed it, the reason our hot water heater broke was that it got really cold in Norway. It was like minus 20 at one point. One of our pipes just burst. It's a copper pipe and it just couldn't handle the cold. So we're having to cut a massive hole in the back of the heater and then we're going to try and solder the pipe so hopefully we have instant hot water again. That's the plan anyway. Have you got any sandpaper? Is this any good gas? Oh, hang on. The gas is still on. Shall I turn it off? It might be a good idea, yeah. I think it's holding gas. I think we've done it, lads. Now we need to fill up the water to see if we fix the problem. Just gurgling to make the funny noises. That's good about it. Come on hot water heater. Wheyyy! Still full of air I think in a minute. The human Swiss army knife has worked his magic again. The skill we needed was one Gary. I tried. Put the cover back on. I knew I had to do it, but I just wanted Gary to go on holiday. That's the truth. The next job is to empty the grey waste. It was actually a frozen block of ice when we left Norway and now it's all thawed out so we can actually empty it, so God knows what's in there. A couple of Weetabix, an oatmeal, a couple of carrots. Trev's cooking up curry, she doesn't want me to show you because she's taking her wig off. She's not in drag, she's de-dragged. So as van life goes, we had two problems, which was a broken water heater and a broken water pump. We fixed one of the two problems and then we gained another problem. Trev broke the rice cooker, so now we're back to the same number of problems. It was a mistake. Tomorrow is a new day. But we got curry and we got hot water. And friendship, Craig. And friendship. I don't think Gary's our friend anymore. He's never going to come on a trip with us again. It all depends what the curry's like, mate. Well, I'll have you know, this is a top curry. All right, so I was hoping that the weather would be a little bit better for when Gary came because he's only got like three days. But it's fine, it's not raining yet. So we're going to head to the supermarket now, make a little few sandwiches to take with us because today we're going on a hike. Yep, she said it. We're going on a hike. I found the shortest one possible, but to a really, really, really beautiful spot. So it's just an hour each way, but it should be amazing. And we'll get a donut that you can keep until the end as motivation. About time she did some, uh, sitting around the house. Gary's a sensible one. He said he's going to take a full backpack. What are you going to take in the backpack, Gary? First aid kit, whistle, compass, map, waterproofs, a flask of tea. Oh yeah, good shout. I'm going to take a sandwich and some lipstick. A phone charger, tent, emergency sleeping bag and a bit of change. And three donuts. Come on, three donuts. Don't think there's three donuts because there's three people, because that is not the case. Up and over, is it? You know you've planned this, right? Upwards and onwards. Just remember we're a team, yeah? You have to wait for me. Custard, it's only supposed to take an hour, but we'll see you in about six, I reckon. And there's the rain, just on time. Nice one, Philip. 12k prepared as always. We're in all cream. I've got Merrells on though, these are. I think these are hiking trainers, as crazy as they do look. They've got that grip for the terrain, you know? After all the craziness of being in Japan, although we did get a bit of nature whilst we were there, it's really nice to be back in the mountains. Almost there, lads. Final ascent. Come on, you tarts. Oh, baby. What a view. I can see you, yeah. Geoff's like, I've had my walk, I'm going back to the van. Wow, this is incredible. I left Amy and Gary up there, they didn't want to walk any further, but I thought, we've come this far, we have to go all the way so I can show it to you. It's probably the most stunning beach I've ever seen, and there's nobody on it either. Actually, that's a lie. There's loads of people camping in tents. Tell you what, no ways up there, lads. You have to come, and if you don't, I'll beat you. On Bill and Ben, and the Korean bandits being attacked. Slip the knife. They got that grip for the terrain. Oh, that's a shame. Look at the state of it. Proper hiker with proper hiking gear. You ain't coming in the house with them. Fashion show banister. Come on a hike, get a cold. Wash your little feet then, Trev. Did you enjoy your hike? Did I enjoy it? I'm not sure if that's the word that I would use, to be honest. Do you know what you've earned, though? A donut. Half a donut. What do you mean, half? We didn't get quite all the way there, did you? I did celebrate when I got to the top. She said she wants to fight us for all three. Home sweet home. Gun joke! Do you know what's good for bad legs after a hike? Jumping off a pier into the water. We made it to Hawkland Beach. Falklands? That's out of the way. Not the Falklands, guys. We didn't have a nap after our trek, just to put it out there. You both did, because I could hear you. So somehow, Gary snores, we know this. But Craig's taken inspiration from Gary, and now snores also. He's my number one inspiration, so what can I say? Should have crossed the bridge, but Gary reckons we can jump the river. Gary on his old knees. Lovely picture of that guy, lovely. Oh, he's going for a panoramic. Look at the stance. Hey, that's good. It's not too bad. Go on then, after you. Do that in the morning, after breakfast. Three more. Amazing. This beach is immaculate. White sand, crystal clear waters, surrounded by mountains. So we're going to park for the night. Apparently, it's 15 quid for the night, and we need to pay on our phones. Drone lessons, is it, lads? Yeah, you need them. No, I don't. You need them. So we've got the projector out. Stop it. We're going to watch a film. I said to Gary, what's your favorite types of films? And he says, action. Obviously, you could be on Netflix for 45 days trying to find an action film. So I was like, have you seen Ocean's Eleven? And he's like, no. Because he's led a very sheltered life, this man. So we're going to watch Ocean's Eleven. Great film. Any recommendations for any action films? Drop them in the comments. Morning, team. Made our way back to Svolvær. This morning, we're doing a little boat tour. It'll be two hours on a rib boat. Claire's a bit rough this morning, bless her. She's feeling really ill. Gary's just Gary. Dropped the coffee machine this morning. Water went everywhere. He had to change his trousers. Go shut up. Yeah, this is our last full day. So I'm excited for this one. Oh, the corgi's here. Yo, what are you doing? Good boy. That's it, lift your leg up. Swing it up. Swing it. I would be that amazed by this. I cried at the first. I don't know if it's because I'm ill or what, but I'm super emotional. It's amazing. You know, you can see the yellow of their nose and everything. Whoa. This is her territory and she don't like it when other birds come in here. Next activity of the day. It's a bit more relaxing. We got our own hot tub with a cold water plunge. I think I'm the only one who's going to be doing it. I won't be doing it. We just met the guy who works here. He happens to follow our videos and he's got Mercedes Mario. Class. Look at this. Enjoy the bubble, slow down and take a breath. Oh, what a legend. Look at these two on their holidays. I'll be well done now. Gary's like, get the spuds. Put them in next to us. When are you ready, Holmes? I'm not. Three, two, one. Oh my gosh. Breathe, breathe. Oh God. You get sad off. Well done, babe. Here you are, sir. Never enough for him, is it? All right. This is our gaff for this evening. Gary's in the bunk bedroom. There's a little living room area. There's Trev. She's a bit porny still. I am porny. We got a little kitchenette. This is our room and the best bit. Oh, wow. Look at the colours. I know we say it every time we pass one, but it never gets any better, does it? I mean, it never gets old. Never gets old, does it? We lost Gary. He's in the bar, I think. Morning, flower. Morning. How are you doing? When I wake up in the morning, I'm really boiling. So I'd like to come outside and drink a cup of tea. There's magic out here. There's just like little birds, little sounds in the mist around the mountains. I was thinking of doing a 15 seconds to breathe and then Gary came and burped really loud. Got his little kitchenette jumper on, just to go home and rep it while he's on the plane. He's a good lad. Any last words, Gary? Am I there yet? You're nearly there and gone. I got the t-shirt. Excellent. Excellent couple of days. Thank you very much. You say it was a quiet break for us, but I don't need to do it all the time. Me neither. No, I know. Thanks for coming, Gar. And then there were two. Great couple of days with our mate Gary. Just waved him off. He was a little bit nervous, but I'm sure he'll make it. Apart from you snoring like an absolute moose, Gar, we had the best time. It really was a great couple of days spent with our national treasure. Also, I just would never get over how much air can be contained and expelled from one human. So the bus is in absolute state now. We didn't want to clean it when Gary was here because he only had three days with us. So we sort of got on the road as soon as we could, but it's a mess. It's absolutely stinking. So we've got to do a full on job on that. Stock up on some groceries and hit the road. Some groceries, huh? What would you call it? Shopping? Yeah. We have got one hell of a mission. So we've got to drive from here where we are now all the way to Wales and we've got to get two boats and a Eurotunnel and we've only got three weeks to do it. But it's going to be one hell of a road trip. So thanks to everybody who bought the new merch. Hope you all love it and we'll see you next week for a killer road trip.