Vanlife Midlife Rocks

01/26/2022

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No video this week folks, but we’ve made some decisions for our next big Vanlife adventure. Thanks for your suggestions - stay tuned to learn where we’re hea...

01/19/2022

The travellers load up the campervan and head out on a Vancouver Island road trip for nature hike at a local gem — Englishman River Falls. Legend has it an Indigenous hunting party discovered the bones of an Englishman on the river’s bank. The unfortunate fellow drowned while attempting to cross the river. I guess it seemed a good enough reason to name the river after a skeleton, though I’m not sure how they knew he was English. 🤷‍♂️

Anyway… this is one of Vancouver Island’s premier waterfall attractions, and definitely one of the top "Things to Do on Vancouver Island". In fact, we'd add it to your Canada Road Trip "Best Things to Do in British Columbia!" It is about a 30-minute drive from Parksville to the falls located in the community of Errington, also known as Area F in the Nanaimo Regional District. Fun Fact: locals here like to refer to themselves as ‘Area F’ers.’

Denise leads you on a quick tour of the Upper and Lower Falls, while Steve is busy trying to create a cinematic masterpiece chronicling the journey of how a single drop of water joins others just like it to create a force of nature. Masterpiece it is not, but please… humour him and take a look.

Wandering Near Waterfalls, Vancouver Island, BC - Englishman River Falls, a Must See!Season One — Episode 36The travellers load up the campervan and head out...

01/12/2022

Way back in 2021, Steve & Denise loaded up campervan NirVANa and explored Half Moon Bay in Pacific Rim National Park on Vancouver Island. A flat trail with some slippery boardwalk leads to a heart-rate raising set of stairs. But the reward is huge. Half Moon Bay left at the junction or Florencia Bay, right at the junction. Do one or do both. You will not be disappointed, this is a definitely one of the things to do in Tofino, BC or when visiting Ucluelet on the Island's West Coast! What a beauty spot! This is an inside scoop on how to travel Vancouver Island. Seriously, stop reading and hit play. 😊

Things to do near TOFINO, BC - Explore with us as we find a Secluded Beach - HALFMOON BAY TrailSeason One — Episode 35Way back in 2021, Steve & Denise loaded...

01/05/2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It’s another new year and the snowbound Vanlife couple is laying low, waiting for the big melt. There is plenty of whining as the couple lament the cold-snap and white-stuff blanketing Vancouver Island — most bothersome!! Judging by the way they are at each other’s throats; one wouldn’t be wrong to conclude that the travellers are getting a little stir-crazy and maybe even suffering from cabin fever! They long to take campervan NirVANa on a roadtrip adventure, racking up the credit card with endless tanks of gas while they travel south. How far south you ask?
Where no-one knows what anti-freeze is.

All kidding aside, they would love your input on a few destinations they have in mind. So gosh-darn it, watch the video and give them your thoughts. They’d be most obliged. In the meantime, at least there’s van life coffee, and Steve gets all fancy about it, complete with 49th Parallel coffee, a bright red Melitta pour-over cone, and coffee shop music. Coffee jazz even! And is that a Peugeot RV Coffee grinder? Wow! What the heck — nothin else to do. Does he think he's a barista, and will they continue to camp with coffee shop ambience? Who knows.

Making Coffee in our Van - Happy New Year 2022!Vanlife Vloggers Steve & Denise… that’s us. Follow our RV Travel Vlog as we escape our home in Lantzville for ...

12/22/2021

With Santa Claus coming to town, 🎅 Denise and Steve read aloud, and put an RV spin on the old Clement Clarke Moore classic 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'. This is fireside storytelling at it's silliest! We hope you enjoy our funny little Christmas poem! When we're not winter camping, we're dreaming about past adventures and planning new ones! Until next year, from our van to yours ... and from our home to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. 🎄

Thank you for your support in 2021 and we wish you and yours a healthy, happy 2022.
Cheers,
Steve & Denise 😊

2021 Night Before Christmas - Vanlife and RV PoemVanlife Vloggers - Follow our RV Travel Vlog as we escape our home in Lantzville for days and weeks at a tim...

12/15/2021

It’s a might bit wet out there! What better time to jump in campervan NirVANa and travel to Ucluelet and Tofino. This is RV Life in Winter on the West Coast!

Vanroad Trippin - Pacific Rim to Ucluelet - Vancouver Island, CanadaVanlife Vloggers - Follow our RV Travel Vlog as we escape our home in Lantzville for days...

12/08/2021

Is there anything more satisfying than pizza? Quite frankly, it deserves to be its own food group. DENISE decides to drag out the Coleman Camp Oven from the back of NirVANa to create a camping adventure RV meal that is flat-out delicious. Yes, you guessed it, we're making pizza in our Van! Pre-made shells, wholesome fresh veggies and plant-based sausage are piled high and topped with non-dairy cheese for Denise's vegan pizza. Steve, however, modifies, making his vegetarian with the addition of mozzarella. Watch as Denise takes simple ingredients and creates something, delicious, healthy and quick. For these guys, living the van life wouldn't be complete without pizza. This is a great "RV Life for beginners" video where you will learn how pizza can become camping food for you too! 🍕😋

Denise and Steve love their Coleman oven. It is compact and collapses for easy storage, and it really opens the door for endless camping food ideas. It truly is the perfect addition to their arsenal of Roadtrek campervan gear and helps transform NirVANa into their tiny house on wheels off grid. They even included it in their top ten RV’er Christmas gift list 🎅https://youtu.be/Qx7Q8E5n0fY

Cooking PIZZA in Our Van! - Vanlife Midlife RocksVanlife Vloggers - Steve & Denise… that’s us. We live, work and play on Vancouver Island. Follow our RV Trav...

12/01/2021

DENISE AND STEVE don their comfy Christmas PJ’s and sip an exotic beverage as they show some of their top picks for RV campervan Christmas gifts. This Top Ten RV gift ideas list has some inexpensive, as well as big ticket items and RV gadgets, that will make any RV’er excited. There is even a camp chair review! From sizzling to electrifying, these ideas for camping gifts will help you decide what your fellow campers might like. Find the links to all the RV gift ideas following this little blurb. And oh.... whether you've been naughty or nice, Vanlife Midlife Rocks wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our Facebook and YouTube friends. Thanks for watching and being part of our journey. Steve & Denise thank you! 🎄🎁🎅

Top Ten RV-Themed Gift Ideas for Christmas 2021 from Vanlife Midlife RocksVanlife Vloggers - Steve & Denise… that’s us. We live, work and play on Vancouver I...

11/24/2021

DENISE AND STEVE discuss the devastating floods and natural disaster encountered through much of the province of British Columbia. You may have heard of the floods in BC, Canada. Learn more, as they share their thoughts and some widely shared images. Their hearts and thoughts are with fellow British Columbians as they clean up from the destructive floods. Climate change or not, this is weather news for the record books, and disasters 2021 we will never forget. Thank you for caring, this is all part of van life Canada.

We know it's not just British Columbians who have big hearts and want to help. Anyone can support the crews and volunteers working around the clock to protect lives, properties, and provide support by donating to organizations like:

• Canadian Red Cross: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/94172...
• United Way: https://uwbc.ca/flood
• Food Banks BC: https://www.foodbanksbc.com/donate-fund
• Salvation Army: https://fundraise.salvationarmy.ca/si...

Thank you for doing your part to help BC get through this tough time. Learn more: Gov.bc.ca/FloodResponse

Vanlife Vloggers discuss the Natural Disaster in British ColumbiaVanlife Vloggers - Steve & Denise… that’s us. We live, work and play on Vancouver Island. Fo...

11/17/2021

Still on scenic Malcolm Island, Steve & Denise roadtrip overland from Sointula (check out their previous adventure) for another camper van life quest in NirVANa, their Roadtrek RV van. They drive to Bere Point campground. Toques and fleece are the garments of choice for this Canada RV travel adventure, as temperatures drop at this chilly and windy BC island paradise. Okay, it’s not like its winter or anything, but that damp west-coast sea air gets right into the 'ole bones. Plus Denise gets a chance to show off her new Patagonia head gear. It truly feels like camper van life in winter.
Steve is anxious to see the killer whales rub along the shore. Wait. What? Yup it’s a thing and Denise explains it over and over again, rubbing Steve’s nose in the fact that last year she saw them do this while she was whale watching … and he didn’t. “Well la-di-da,” says Steve, “big deal.” But secretly he is green with envy and desperately wants to see the spectacle with his own eyes. Will he??? The odds are good when you are camping Vancouver Island!
The adaptable van life couple move like nomadic gypsies in their class b RV, relocating from site to site, but feel lucky that they were able to patch together three nights at this busy campground. The good news is that the fierce storm chased some less intrepid campers away, allowing the couple to slip into a primo site. How sweet it is at Vanlife Midlife Rocks!

Campervan Travel to Northern BC Gulf IslandSteve & Denise… that’s us. We live, work and play on Vancouver Island. Follow our RV Travel Vlog as we escape our ...

11/10/2021

Steve & Denise decide to have an RV travel day, or is it a roadtrip dream? Will they give everything to charity and join a utopian colony? They travel for another roadtrip adventure in NirVANa, their Roadtrek RV van. They escape Vancouver Island via an electric ferry from Port McNeil, BC to arrive at a ‘place of harmony’ located on a northern Gulf Island.
The couple arrive in Sointula on Malcolm Island, shed their garments and wander naked through the streets, only to discover it is NOT a utopian nudist colony. And frankly, they are relieved, as it is a chilly day. Properly attired, they continue their RV lifestyle channel exploration, discovering some amazing history about this quaint community. Hit play and join their van life journey. You will love this island adventure!

RV VAN Roadtrip to a Northern BC Gulf IslandSteve & Denise… that’s us. We live, work and play on Vancouver Island. Follow our RV Travel Vlog as we escape our...

11/10/2021

New video loading tomorrow - a gem of a spot on Northern Vancouver Island! Stay tuned …