Trading a traditional house for open-air life, British couple found a unique research way Canada After transforming a modest van in a mobile home.
The couple were accompanied in their journeys in their adventurous cat, Marishka, who are trained to walk on the occasion.
Rhys Toye, 32, and Eloise Gebbie, 29, native to the United Kingdom, made a divided-other decision to fly Canada Just as Pandemic in Pandemia began to close international borders in March 2020. years.
They managed to spare in Canada with an hour, not knowing that the move would lead to an adventure that changes to life.
For CAD $ 4,000 (2,170 pounds), the couple bought the van, who gently called “Vaniel Craig”.
Mr. Toye, a professional carpenter, used his skills and rejected the materials for the reconstruction of the van, installation of the kitchen and bed and creating a pleasant home on wheels.
At first they were investigated by Vancouver on weekends and holidays, but their love for the nomadic lifestyle grew.
Now the permanent Canadian residents, they fully accepted life, staying in the apartment only during the sharpest winter months.
To the rest of the year, they and Marishka cross the Canadian landscape.
“If you have lucky enough to save money to buy a van, and you are thinking about doing this, do it. This is probably one of the best choices I’ve ever made,” says Mr. Toye.
He built the outer interior of the van using savable pallets, job locality and home cooking cabinet, paying only for ceiling plywood, insulation, curtains and background.
It made additional changes, including installing an electronic roof opening for $ 200, fan that is powered by $ 150 and a $ 500 power supply.
The vegetarian couple holds food in the refrigerator and cooks on the transmission oven.
For Mrs. Gebbie’s birthday in November 2020. years, they took the weekend of excursions to Sunshine Coastfollowed by her first nightly valdery camp on the lake of paragraph – where the coyotes were drawn to Marishiev’s scent.
“I woke up in the middle of the night and I could hear the package of the coyote however, and they were wrong in the van to try to enter,” Mr. Toye says.
“It was a little tense, because you’re obviously in Canada very exposed to dangerous wildlife.”
The couple, however, be sure to provide a van and avoid walking Mariška late at night.
Ms. Gebbie added: “Especially when we camp in the tent, you have to be really careful that you will sometimes cook, you need to change your clothes, so don’t feed your tent, but the bears can attack you.”
They loved Canada so much that they applied for a permanent stay in June 2021. years, which was finally approved in November 2023. years.
They recently prepared to separate two months, giving up on his apartment and driving from Vancouver to Toronto through British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitobe and Ontario from September until 2024. September.
At their travel trip, they saved money to a wild camping, instead of paying official camps, while the fuel tank in $ 100 lasts up to 900km.
Their monthly feedback proposal dropped from $ 600 in Vancouver at 400 USD on the road, including a cat food.
The trio remained in the Toronto apartment this winter as temperatures invested below the minus 10c, but will hit the road again in late March.
They plan to travel to Halifax via Quebec and New Brunswick while documenting their journey on YouTube and the corresponding Instagram site @Rhysontheroad I @ ELOISE_G._.