The Van • Motorhome Drama

03/08/2026

Back home to check on the tribe.

30/07/2026

What's the Biggest Waste of Money Your Partner Ever Called a "Bargain"?

🚐 EVERY GOOD COUPLE TALKS ABOUT... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. 😂Today's d...

30/07/2026

What's the Biggest Waste of Money Your Partner Ever Called a "Bargain"?

🚐 EVERY GOOD COUPLE TALKS ABOUT... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. 😂

Today's deep conversation covered:
✅ Useless gadgets we definitely didn't need...
✅ Questionable purchases...
✅ Whether keeping old diesel cars on the road is actually saving the planet... 🤔🌍
✅ ...and about 27 other random topics that solved absolutely nothing.

Somehow we managed to chat for hours and still never run out of nonsense.

Turns out you don't need a topic to have a great day together. ❤️

💬 What's the most random conversation you've ever had with your partner?

📺 Watch the full video on The Van Motorhome Drama and join our wonderfully pointless conversations! 🚐😂

29/07/2026

How Do We Talk About Nothing... For So Long?

Does every couple do this... or is it just us? 😂We spent hours thi...

29/07/2026

Good Morning... According to the Sheep.

28/07/2026

🎥 The full conversation is on 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 (The Van Motorhome Drama)... and it only gets more ridiculous! 😂

Sometimes our conversations make absolutely no sense... but they certainly make the miles disappear.

🚐 Island life got us thinking... Today we discovered the idea of ...

27/07/2026

I Married a Cake Criminal

🚢 The Great CalMac Bakewell Incident 🍰

While sailing with Caledonian MacBrayne I discovered what might just be the best Bakewell slice I've ever eaten.

Earlier Tim had treated himself to a Guinness. As he was driving later, I felt it was only fair that I made the sacrifice and treated myself instead. So I bought two Bakewell slices, a cup of tea for Tim... and a tiny bottle of dry prosecco for me. Priorities. 😂

Tim declared it was one of the best cakes he'd ever tasted. Then he started accusing my Bakewell slice of "not being as good" as his.

Naturally... he went back and bought another two.

He spent the next hour eyeing up my final mouthful like a seagull at a chip shop, while insisting he definitely didn't want any more.

So I kindly bought one last slice... and shared it with him.

A few minutes later I looked over.

The cake had vanished.

When I demanded an explanation, Tim simply replied:

"I had to go and see a man about a dog." 🤷‍♂️🐶

I'm still waiting for the dog to produce the missing evidence. 🍰😂

26/07/2026

I Came to Harris for the Beaches... Then This Hairy Legend Stole the Show.

🐮 I Finally Met the Hairiest Celebrities on Harris... ❤️

I'd been hoping to see Highland cows...

Not behind a fence.

Not from the car.

Properly.

And Harris delivered.

Standing above one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen, this magnificent hairy beast looked at me as if to say...

"Yes, I'm gorgeous. I know." 😂
A few fun facts about these Scottish icons:

🐮 Their long fringe isn't just for Instagram—it helps protect their eyes from rain, wind and biting insects.

🐮 Those impressive horns? Both males and females have them, and they use them to dig through snow in winter to find grass.

🐮 They have a double coat of hair, so they don't need a thick layer of body fat to stay warm. That's why they're so well suited to Scotland's wild weather.

🐮 They're one of the oldest registered cattle breeds in the world, with a history stretching back hundreds of years.

🐮 Despite looking like grumpy giants, they're generally calm, curious and incredibly gentle—just remember they're still large animals, so always give them plenty of space.
I think they might just be Scotland's best ambassadors...

Although I suspect they know it. 😄❤️

26/07/2026

Jess now runs on what we call the "Motorhome Schedule."
Wake up. Inspect the beach. Demand breakfast. Supervise paddleboarding. Nap. Repeat.
She's living her best life.

19/04/2026

Spontaneity level: chaotic excellence 🚐💨
So… Pip came over “just for the weekend” so naturally we panic-packed the motorhome and legged it to the Lake District 🚐💨
Highlights included: 🍺 A stout so good it made us emotional
🥂 Prosecco because we’re classy like that
☕ And a 100% arabica espresso to “balance it out” (it did not balance anything)

Back at the motorhome, I served up slow-cooked Chinese belly pork like I’d been planning this trip for months (I had not). Honestly, Michelin inspectors missed a trick.

But fear not — Tim, ever the innovator, opened it with an electric drill. Because when life gives you problems, Ryobi gives you solutions.

Sunday = 10k Latrigg walk powered by regret and caffeine.
Now heading home for a roast and back to feeding lambs like nothing happened.
10/10 chaos. Would recommend.