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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 How Did I Not Know About This Place?! Vanlife Wales

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Lifestyle

Van-life + Repairs (North Wales)

Ashley travels to North Wales because her van is booked into the 4th garage.

Background issues with previous garages

  • Garage 1 (local): couldn’t find the problem and didn’t have time to investigate.
  • Garage 2 (Wales):
    • charged £400 for a £40 sensor
    • made the van run worse (no power in 1st/2nd when pressing the accelerator)
    • she put the old sensor back.
  • Garage 3:
    • claimed they couldn’t fit a new actuator; the van returned worse than before
    • later, when she returned for the actuator to be fitted, it still didn’t fix the issue

Expectations for the 4th garage

She expects the 4th garage to be more thorough:

  • they’ll diagnose first
  • then discuss next steps before starting work

She also describes hostile treatment from a previous garage (shouting, slamming doors). She sought a refund; the owner later offered one, but she’s nervous about collecting it.

Channel milestone + viewer call-to-action

  • She’s approaching her 50th vlog.
  • She notes that only 33% of viewers are subscribed and asks viewers to:
    • subscribe
    • ring the bell so they don’t miss weekly vlogs

Woodland walk: caves, hidden waterfalls, and autumn scenery

Ashley takes her dog Apollo on a woodland walk featuring:

  • a colorful autumn path
  • a “world’s best gate”
  • a maze-like trail that was confusing to navigate (she previously mapped the route)

Pet moment

  • She loses one of Apollo’s treats (likely dropped) and spends time searching for it along the trail.

Stops and highlights

  • Two hidden waterfalls she found that aren’t mapped
  • Caves along a low river area where water flows into cave openings
  • a bigger waterfall after the smaller/secret ones
  • additional cave entrances (possibly old mines) with a long tunnel

Cave safety note (not going inside)

Even though the caves are “huge” and impressive, she decides not to go in again because:

  • the path to the caves is dangerous/difficult (she avoids filming while descending stairs)
  • there’s broken glass and lots of rubbish inside
  • she previously saw “demonic symbols,” making it feel unsafe and unpleasant

Lifestyle routine on the road

After the walk, Apollo is very dirty, so Ashley:

  • hoses him down using a 12-V shower
  • lets Apollo nap, then wakes him to head to the next spot

Sunset/park-up plans

She checks out a new “park up” location with a plan to:

  • take a walk on a nearby path (heather in bloom)
  • watch the sunset later

It gets windy, so she briefly goes out to walk Apollo before it becomes too cold.

Update on van problem (mechanic diagnosis + costs)

After further testing at the newer garage:

  • the turbo has stopped working and needs replacement
  • estimated cost: over £1,000 for turbo replacement
  • there’s also an ABS issue still to sort

Total costs so far

  • van repairs have cost about £2,500 in the last month

Next steps

  • the van returns to the garage next week for turbo fitting

Financial impact

  • repair costs reduce her winter adventure savings, so she’ll need to plan carefully.

Food + filming wrap-up

  • She says she hasn’t eaten much and plans to cook something before another short walk.
  • Standard creator wrap-up prompts:
    • like/subscribe
    • comments
    • where to find her elsewhere
  • Support options mentioned:
    • buy me a coffee
    • Patreon

Notable locations, products, or people

Locations

  • North Wales
  • Woodland cave/waterfall trail near a park-up (specific names not provided)

Products/tech

  • 12-V shower
  • van “turbo” replacement
  • ABS issue

People/animals

  • Ashley
  • Apollo (her dog)

Garages

  • multiple garages, including the “4th garage” (no names provided), expected to diagnose first

Social links

  • Instagram: Ashley_Azarro
  • Patreon and “buy me a coffee”

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