After 2 years of van life in both Europe and North America, our self built camper van is in need of some TLC. We're in the middle of a road trip from Alaska to Argentina, so we don't have time to stop at a garage for a couple of weeks. Instead, we're trying to find the perfect park up to work on the van, in one of the hardest places to do van life that we've been to. Welcome to North California and our mission to fix Sophia!

Sesame Ginger Beef recipe! We used Beyond Beef and it was delicious - https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/ging...

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📍 Redwood NP, Ladybird Johnson Grove (https://maps.app.goo.gl/TYDj1tFv9kNvk...)

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↠ IN THIS VIDEO
0:00 - 02:35 - Crazy west coast fog!
02:35 - 05:35 - Feels like the old van build days
05:36 - 09:07 - California here we come! Inside nature's cathedrals 🌲
09:08 - 11:09 - We found a hidden pirate cove, or did we?
11:10 - 14:57 - Van Life struggles on the Californian coast
14:58 - 17:43 - We're on a Mission
17:44 - 21:17 - My first DIY Sprinter van oil change
21:18 - 23:30 - Essential maintenance
23:31 - 28:27 - She's falling apart... what needs fixing?
28:28 - Job done

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»    • VAN LIFE FRANCE - SICILY 2020  
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↠ A BIT ABOUT US
We're Chesca and Ben, and with our two pups River & Scout (🐶 🐶 ) we live and travel full-time in our self converted sprinter van, Sophia. We spent the past 2 years road tripping as much of Europe as we could, from the wild coasts of Portugal to the Syrian border in Turkey, tackling lockdowns and a van re-build along the way. But now, we're feeling like a new challenge. In the summer of 2022, we'll be shipping our van from the UK to Canada, on a mission to drive her all the way to Argentina!