We're running out of gas for the fridge.
They won't fill our propane!
No service today.
Do you guys sell propane? nobody?
We're Marianne and Chris in 2018 we quit the 9-5 and bought Trudy our campervan.
We are currently on an adventure to drive the circumference of the World
So life on the road can be quite complicated sometimes, we've come down to a petrol station
here on the Vancouver Island - huskies and we're trying to fill up with propane and apparently
you need some kind of safety certificate or you should have a sticker on your van.
I'm not sure they've seen an English vehicle
before but we're running out of gas for the fridge so fingers crossed.
We'll see whether we can get it filled up.
There is a gas and go up on road, so if you keep going this way - okay.
Well the joys of traveling!
so it seems like we can't they won't fill our propane
um I don't know she's told us somewhere else to go but that is a propane tank,
and apparently it's a safety inspection thing?
Okay so we're going to try another one we're going to head she told us another one gas and go just down the road,
so we will attempt to fill it up there and if not maybe we'll have to go back to America?!
thank you very much it's okay
Okay we've arrived at gas and go there is propane here
Oh no service today
What does that mean?
It's not going well, let's see what they say.
So yeah they don't have uh they don't have enough staff on today,
there's only one poor guy on his own!
Yeah he's on his own he's running around he's in a really bad way,
so I actually asked all the people in the shop if they could give me a recommendation,
and they all said the same place - okay!
so if you go out of there and then turn left and go back that way across the lights.
Okay - third attempt! Xtend rentals!
Where do we go?
there we go, let's see if they got propane?
oh there is a propane tank! there is a propane tank!
Is there anyone here who can do propane?
nobody? oh what about tomorrow?
Not until Monday or Tuesday
I think they've got a bit of a staffing problem?
I don't know but they don't have any qualified people and then they closed over the weekend.
so not until Monday, we need to get certified and then we can do it ourselves !
So we're going to head back towards Ladysmith,
and just try some more petrol stations!
and see what we can find!
Okay attempt number four Esso garage.
Let's see if they've got any propane.
what's silly is we're actually going to have to find diesel as well, we will do we keep driving like this!
Yeah we're heading the other way, but yeah yeah okay
there's the Oyster Bay Esso, oh we went there they don't, Huskies no ...
won't do it, okay your next bet is Lady Smith They'll have a shell and a 7-Eleven they'll
have gas along the Highway.
okay okay hello do you guys sell propane
No but they do across the street
They won't fill us - are there any in Ladysmith ? okay don't worry thanks for your help
okay Esso don't have it,
okay 7-Eleven doesn't look like it's got Propane, only propane bottles so that's no good!
okay that's attempt number five this is becoming a bit of a ball ache!
Okay so we're going to the co-op attempt number six
Okay so the guys at the co-op super helpful they actually page and June thank you
yeah co-op near Nanaimo, so unfortunately this spot they recommended was 25 minutes each
way which is an hour back the direction we just come and in the wrong way.
So there is another one it says it's closed now but we're just going to do a drive-by check and then maybe they are open in the morning,
um they'll be open at least we will know if it looks like they've got propane.
We can have it as a plan B - this is attempt number seven
okay so this is Viper fuels, there is propane tanks around but we're not sure whether they
just do the gas cylinders or whether they actually fill up?
Marianne can see somebody over there so she's just asking and then if we can we can come back tomorrow but what a pain in the backside.
You wouldn't think that getting propane would be so hard ....
and I can't believe so many places had no staff to serve it?
Yeah 8 30 tomorrow morning, okay They normally open at 7.30 but on Saturdays it's 8.30 and I said you enjoy the lie in!
yeah it's good okay first job of the morning tomorrow.
Okay it's half eight the next morning we're trying to get propane again final attempt for the local local garage that we went to yesterday.
so watch this space it's funny isn't it how things like this can just make your day
or ruin your day !
Okay we're back to Viper fuels!
It is quarter to nine.
okay someone's running late today then someone's enjoying a lie in!
Am I too close to the gate?
oh perfect
don't you just love it when a plane comes together ?
All good!
So there you go all filled up it was CA$38.62 and perfect so if you're on Vancouver Island just
near Chemainus just off the highway - Viper fuels, perfect, and it was simple really easy
super friendly just no questions just done I wish I'd known that was there yesterday!
Okay so today van life on the island we are parked next to a cell tower which is just
there for a better signal so we can upload our video here.
I think it's working we just putting the cupboard up!
oh I think it's working I don't want to let go yet I think it's hang on
we've re-screwed it and everything so, it's worked !
I actually think it's worked!
I lined it up there .... why are you so surprised?
well because you know what I'm like with DIY!
I've actually in the past I think it was in our first house when we got married,
I put a nail in the wall and hammered it and when we did an extension the Builder came in the electrician said,
I can't believe you haven't burnt this house down!
and I'd actually put a nail straight through the middle of a twin wire electric,
and that nail apparently was live, and he said how you haven't burnt this house down?!
So I don't really trust myself doing this kind of stuff!
So over the past few days we've been hanging out here on Vancouver Island outside Marianne Aunt Julia's house,
and today we've been invited down into Chemainus to a hot rod meetup!
I know we've met a lovely girl called Jodie who's one of my auntie Julias friends,
and she's adopted us and she organises a hot rod meetup and she said I think Trudy should come because she's like a celebrity van!
so we're off Trudy's going to be cool!
and she's going to be a hot rod! And we're going to go and see some cool cars!
Hey Jodie - This is Jodie the best smile and the sweetness girl, I think I've ever met !
oh you guys!
That's a nice car Marianne but it has no bed or kitchen!
How many cars are we expecting
I don't know we could have extra tonight,
you do these meet-ups regularly at Chemainus indoor market?
at the market there you go at the public market so we'll go through September,
oh amazing yeah well we've got a nice sunny night tonight!
Trudy is not that clean so I'm hoping that someone will come over say - you are clearly not looking after her, let me just go and give her a clean for you!
Yeah what we need is one of these guys to say we can do some body work and make her look like this - that would be great!
And we have got Aunt Julia ! Look at the back of your scooter !
Tread the globe manager - there you go!
You can see where Marianne gets it from right? I can!
You are where Marianne gets it from it's your fault !
oh it's all my fault, it's always my fault I've just been told that in the market !
okay they're fighting over the table - you are our guest !
Ok - I will hold one leg you can hold the rest .... they're out of control
so Marianne's doing an impromptu speech to the hot rod Club here in Chemainus!
so yeah in 2020 we decided to set up to try and drive around the world
This gentleman has a very cool truck - so it's called mistress two!
Actually you've got a nice VW in the back there - it's a cooler, it's a cooler?
Oh my goodness I'm loving that!
So if your truck is called mistress 2,
is the wife mistress one? No!
the bicycles is mistress one! the bicycle oh this one? there's over 50,000 kms on that bike.
really? yes and where's the furthest place you went from Quenell to Vancouver through Revelstoke,
was which is 1500 kms oh my goodness! and I'm loving this truck built in 54.
it's very cool I'm jealous about how shiny it is,
is that a lot of work? Have you got any tips for our van on keeping it that clean?
it's clear-coated that's why it's shiny oh and don't drive the Dempster Highway
No don't do that!
I wouldn't go that far with it !
Jodie - where's your hot rod
Here is my hot rod !
you got a golf truck - it's very cool!
it is and this was my pit car,
your pit car is very cool it's fiery red it's more shiny than Trudy
Oh just a little bit !
What is what is coming.... okay look at this thing here!
oh it's gone all right
That is a very cool vehicle sir
how amazing is that?
I love it after a decade and a half I was trundling across the country with it,
it doesn't hold amazement for me !
not if you see that every day, but it's Unique for us.
there you go amazing!
So you may recognise this car park and these people,
this is Naick and Kim we met them in Whitehorse in a car park randomly we managed to park next to each other,
they've also got a YouTube channel they are heading down to Argentina,
but you may recognise this car park because we've just finished tubing,
which we did a few weeks ago it was amazing thank you guys for taking us the river was so nice,
and the forest is just beautiful out here, 10 our of 10 recommend.
and uh we're about to hit the road, we're gonna do a little road trip
around Vancouver Island we're heading up to Campbell River
Campbell River we're gonna go find some salmon and bears!
come in Naick and Kim
you got to push the button on the left, as you as you're talking
perfect are you guys ready to hit the road I'm ready
Okay so we found a spot on park for night it's a little bit late now it's nearly
nine o'clock, turn left here, and then it's almost immediately on the right.
Yeah are we going to get in there? it's full of vans!
there's quite a few other Vans and stuff here so we're just going to see if there's any parking spots.
No we're going to have to squeeze in at the end yeah that's all right how does that feel okay
okay Chef we're coming in something smells good uh
Welcome to the Jungle, this is where the magic happens! chef naick tonight!
You got some good steak here oh wow thank you yeah hey we should come around for dinner more often!
You should! We got cheese appetizers there you go we got some nice drinks,
we're just hanging out it's Smoky smoked cheese and it's delicious,
all right here you go oh my goodness my dear sir, what have we got ?
we got a steak he made a homemade sauce
aubergines and salad ,
I think it's pepper sauce right pepper sauce I feel very spoiled guys.
some tahini dressing for salads,
oh my goodness we we need to hang out more often!
and if you don't like that try this, we don't eat like this every night,
are you sure?
maybe if you come by more often we do?
Okay it is a date - tomorrow night!
cheers guys Cheers Cheers thank you for having us