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00:01Psst, do you want to know a secret?
00:03Us Brits love the costas.
00:05We are fun!
00:07We are sun worshipers. Loads of fun.
00:11Cat's out of the bag now, Linda. But it really is.
00:14And with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:18it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:21Ah, this is a lie.
00:23Living that dream can be blooming hard graft.
00:26Misty!
00:27Mila, you alright?
00:28Stress level?
00:30Through the roof.
00:31But at the end of the working day...
00:33Girl power!
00:34Girl power! Come on, Sam!
00:36Forward!
00:36Booyah!
00:37..the quality of life on the costas...
00:42..is priceless.
00:44Cheers!
00:45Peace and love. Cheers.
00:47That's why there will always be...
00:50Hold your horses.
00:51Easy go on.
00:52She flies in the weather.
00:53Sun sees sand. What more could you ask for?
00:56Bargain-loving Brits in the sun.
00:58Yeah!
01:00Today on the costas...
01:02Oh, hi!
01:03Hiya!
01:04Hiya!
01:04You alright?
01:05Mike and Yvonne roll out the welcome mat.
01:07We'd like to invite you back to us for a nice, authentic Spanish chicken stew.
01:13Rocking Johnny...
01:15Now, we are here to raise some funds for the people of Valencia.
01:19...faces his biggest musical challenge to date.
01:21I'm frightened to death.
01:23And Lorna and Steve...
01:24Hello, Manuel.
01:26...are still ticking off their Spanish wander list.
01:28It's more nerve-wracking than I thought it was going to be.
01:41Right, Yvonne.
01:43Right.
01:43Have you put the, erm...
01:46..the notification on Facebook?
01:47No, I haven't. I'm just going to do it now.
01:50Something's trending in Torre Vieca.
01:52I want people to see your video.
01:54Or it's about to.
01:55Authentic Spanish pork stew.
01:58Yeah.
01:59Piggy neck.
02:00Yvonne's only gone and added cookery to the couple's YouTube channel.
02:03Hola.
02:04Hola.
02:04Where they share their Spanish adventures with fans online.
02:08It would appear we're on the pier.
02:10It would indeed.
02:11Exploring the Costa Blanca on their electric bikes.
02:14See how much you can get for a tenner.
02:16For a tenner.
02:16And embracing a bargain life in Spain.
02:19We are going to the beach.
02:21We love the beach, don't we?
02:23Yeah.
02:23But today is a bit different.
02:25Definitely the best way I get around.
02:28Yeah, I'm rolling.
02:29Oh!
02:31Oh, power's going to have to go on.
02:33Why?
02:33Oh, it's on now.
02:34Oh.
02:35Mike and Yvonne are hands-on,
02:37helping a couple of newcomers dive into Spanish life.
02:41We'll go round this way because there's somebody approaching.
02:46Not before a quick constitutional.
02:48You can't do this in Leeds.
02:50I'm going to take this camera down, just in case,
02:52and we'll keep our eye on it.
02:54Did you film us all the way down?
02:55Yeah, all the way down.
02:57Our subscribers love to see us travelling down on the bikes, don't they?
03:01Yeah.
03:01What did the beach say to the sea?
03:03OK, what did the beach say to the sea?
03:05Give us a wave.
03:06Ah-ha!
03:09Oi, I do the gags.
03:11Mike's a retired cameraman, but he can't quite give it up.
03:14I do have this urge to create and film and photography as well.
03:19So it was the obvious thing to do to carry on doing the, you know, the videos.
03:25There was a fellow paddleboard in there, look.
03:27Yeah, we get a lot of thanks, don't we?
03:29Yeah, we do.
03:29People thanking us for the information.
03:31And we started, it was in 2020, it was like during Covid, and a lot of people couldn't
03:36get out here.
03:36Yeah.
03:37So they really appreciated seeing the areas, maybe that they had property in already.
03:42It just made them feel as though they were here.
03:45And they were really appreciative of that.
03:47Yeah.
03:47And I think that's why it took off so good at the beginning.
03:50Oh, holding hands.
03:51How romantic.
03:52Well, it's a romantic setting with on the seat.
03:54It is a romantic setting, eh?
03:56It is a lovely car park.
03:57We'll be having a romantic meal next.
03:59No time for that, I'm afraid, you two.
04:01Put me hat on.
04:02You're off to mentor some fellow Brits in expat life.
04:06We'll film our little trip back.
04:09It's always useful to have that footage, because we can use it anywhere, can't we?
04:14Yeah.
04:14Amanda and Darren are two subscribers of ours.
04:17They were asking us to do a vlog where we interviewed them so they could explain to
04:21people what you've got to do to bring your dog to Spain.
04:25And we are now rolling.
04:27Put me power on.
04:29Is that because you're going uphill?
04:30Yeah, I'm going uphill now, look.
04:32Off we go.
04:33I'll see you there.
04:42Welcome to my house.
04:44Thanks, Johnny.
04:46Mi casa es tu casa.
04:47Musician Johnny's casa is a two-bedroom apartment in de Kesa, which he shares with his family.
04:53So here we have the two boys when they were a bit younger, myself and my wife.
04:59My wife looking quite glamorous.
05:01Well, she is married to a rock star.
05:03Not very well hidden away is my electric guitar, my Fender Telecaster.
05:10Originally from the Wirral, Johnny's lived in Spain for 20 years.
05:13We come out to the balcony and we have the nice view to inspire me when I'm writing songs.
05:21And we have the music corner with the piano and the guitar.
05:25In the 1970s, I was a guitarist in a group called the Mersey Beats.
05:31And when I left there, I went solo.
05:33And I've sang all around the world, all around Europe, the USA, and ended up in Spain.
05:39And rocking Johnny, as he's known in the costas, is tuning up for a high stakes gig this evening.
05:47We came up with the idea that we would do a charity gig in aid of Valencia.
05:52Of course, we've been watching the news and some of the film footage of cars being washed away
06:01and the stories of two young children being wrenched from their father's arms
06:07and disappearing into the floods.
06:10It's just unbelievable and we really needed to try to send some help there.
06:17Tonight's gig is all about raising money for Valencia.
06:21But Johnny and his family were affected by a flood much closer to home a few years ago.
06:26We've had extreme floods here, where the water was up to six feet, eight feet maybe, in my garage.
06:36The water, when we had the flood in 2016, was up to here.
06:41And the photographs that I've taken were from outside on the Paseo through these vents here,
06:47looking down at my car, which was totally submerged.
06:51We lost two cars, I lost all my music equipment, and it was devastating.
06:57It's something we'll never forget.
06:59But it's nowhere near as devastating as how Valencia is.
07:04Good morning, Johnny.
07:05Good morning, Vinnie. Are you ready for our recording session today?
07:08I am now setting up the microphones and everything, so yes.
07:12A friend and fan has challenged me to write a song, record it in the recording studio,
07:21and then perform it at the fundraising event in the evening.
07:25And if I fulfil that challenge, he will donate €10,000.
07:31Wowza.
07:32Johnny's written the song, but he still needs to record it before he performs it at tonight's gig.
07:37We should be with you in another ten minutes.
07:41OK, great.
07:42And then we'll start recording the track.
07:45You're like a Costa del Bob Geldof.
07:47We won't finish it until late this afternoon, and then the fundraiser starts at five o'clock.
07:54So I am nervous about performing it live, and how it will be received by the crowd.
08:00I'll see you in about ten, fifteen minutes.
08:03That's great. Thanks, Vinnie.
08:05Take care, Johnny. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
08:08Johnny's got just one shot for that €10,000 donation.
08:12OK, we're going to record the song Pina Colada Bay that I've written,
08:16and hopefully it's going to turn out good.
08:20But will it be a hit or a flop when he performs it for the first time?
08:28Coming up.
08:29Extremely looking forward to my day off for good behaviour.
08:31Lorna and Steve are soaking up their Spanish dreams.
08:34Come on, then.
08:35Ready again?
08:35Yes.
08:36Oh, look at us like that.
08:38And...
08:38Can you hear me, Johnny?
08:40I can hear you loud and clear, Vinnie.
08:42Rocking Johnny's all shook up.
08:44But as the rum punch flow, you can limber low.
08:49Agh!
08:49Yeah.
08:50Yeah.
09:05Yeah.
09:06It's a bit in the sunshine and skin in the rain.
09:09And we've headed to the med for an expat life less ordinary.
09:13It's all fun in the sun.
09:15Here's to living the dream in Spain.
09:17We're all planning on trading the tedium of the nine-to-five in the cold and wet.
09:22I think you have to know and again, shake it up, even if you're shaking inside.
09:27And swapping it for the full-time toil in the baking temperatures of the costas.
09:32You wake up every day with the sunshine then, but you have to work twice as hard to make
09:36your money.
09:36A few work harder on the cost of El Sol than Lorna.
09:40Nice and spacious.
09:41You get a much better idea than you do on the photos, don't you?
09:45She's been busy selling plots on a brand new site for mobile homes.
09:49I like that Lorna.
09:51That's really nice.
09:52That grey.
09:53And Alan, you like it as well?
09:54Yes.
09:55Of course.
09:56Just nod.
09:57Progress.
09:58And husband Steve's time is taken up by managing the community nearby.
10:04Flooring.
10:04Yeah.
10:05That one.
10:06They're all grey, aren't they?
10:07Not quite fifty shades of, but all along.
10:10That's the new dreams.
10:12But they didn't move to Spain just to work, work, work.
10:15I am extremely looking forward to my day off for good behaviour.
10:19And we're going back to 2022, when the pair left their day jobs behind to visit a zoo
10:25and animal rescue centre.
10:27It's one of those days it's just going to stay with you forever, isn't it?
10:29Oh, yeah.
10:31Talk about off the beaten track, but we're here.
10:33We made it.
10:34Oh, Gideon.
10:35They've also got plans to party at a Spanish festival.
10:38But first, on the bucket list...
10:40I just can't wait to go cuddle a baby lion.
10:43To each their own.
10:45It's been a dream of yours ever since we found Eddie was there.
10:47Yeah.
10:47We've just, for some reason, in the last six, seven years, just never got round to do it.
10:51Well, all he's done since we arrived in Spain is work.
10:53I'm going to take a very big handbag.
10:55They won't miss one cup if it goes missing.
10:57Er, what was that you were saying about good behaviour?
11:00Come on, then.
11:00There you go.
11:01Yes.
11:02Oh, look at it.
11:10So, what do you fancy?
11:11You fancy tostada?
11:13Toastada, yeah.
11:15It's snack time in Torrevieca.
11:17Hello.
11:18Good morning.
11:19How are you?
11:20Hello.
11:20Hello.
11:20Bye.
11:22With dos tostadas.
11:24Aton.
11:25Aton.
11:25No tomato.
11:27Aton.
11:27And dos coffee con leche.
11:28And two white coffees.
11:29Okay.
11:30But first, I will make you a magic trick.
11:33Do you want?
11:33Oh, yes.
11:34Come on.
11:35What's your lucky number between one and ten?
11:39You.
11:39Seven.
11:40Seven?
11:41Stop.
11:42Stop.
11:43Again.
11:44Stop.
11:45Good.
11:48Seven.
11:49Seven.
11:50Seven.
11:51And seven.
11:52No way.
11:53Coffee with free magic?
11:55Well, you've got to love Spain.
11:56Looking forward to seeing Darren and Amanda.
11:59Yes, obviously.
12:00And today, Mike and Yvonne are helping a couple of new friends settle into Spanish culture.
12:05Oh, hi.
12:06Hello.
12:06Are you all right?
12:07How are you doing?
12:08All right.
12:08How are you?
12:09Nice to see you again.
12:11So, what did you think to the video?
12:14I thought it was really good.
12:15People thought it was really interesting.
12:17Yes.
12:17Amanda and Darren recently did some filming with Mike and Yvonne about travelling to Spain
12:22with their dog, Charlie.
12:23We're here with Amanda and Darren and Charlie.
12:26Don't forget Charlie.
12:27And the quartet, well, the quintet with Charlie, hit it off.
12:31And the video was a hit, too.
12:32So, we're just thinking, because of those comments, maybe we could do a follow-up.
12:37All right.
12:38Yeah.
12:39Along the lines of the Charlie, of the dog, Charlie.
12:42Yes.
12:43Yes.
12:43And how you brought him down, where you put him in the car.
12:46Stuff like that, you know.
12:47OK.
12:48And how much it cost to bring him down.
12:50What the payments were on the ferry.
12:52And the fact that the car comes as a foot passenger, can they?
12:55No, you can't go as a foot passenger with a dog on a ferry.
12:59No, he always looks happy, doesn't he?
13:00He does look happy, yeah.
13:01He knows where he's coming, doesn't he?
13:03Like Mike and Yvonne, Amanda and Darren aren't residents.
13:06So, live between the UK and the Costa Blanca.
13:09We bought our property in January this year.
13:12Yeah.
13:13So, it's still new to us.
13:14And we've got loads of friends that are the same as us.
13:17They come for 90 days.
13:18Yeah, well, with us being sort of only doing it this year, and we're only having the two trips out.
13:22We really, you know, we haven't actually met that many people.
13:25We're still sort of, still fanging our feet.
13:27But I'm sure.
13:28You will do.
13:28I'm sure we will, yes.
13:30Yeah.
13:30A long year here, you know.
13:31It's like us, isn't it?
13:32We've met loads, haven't we?
13:34Yeah.
13:34Each time we come, we'll meet somebody new.
13:36Yeah, we do.
13:37Like yourselves.
13:38You know, you end up as friends.
13:39Not living in Spain full-time can make it harder to settle in.
13:43How do you fancy pretend then?
13:44Yeah, that sounds good, yeah.
13:46So, Mike and Yvonne have a plan to welcome them all.
13:49Is he any good at pretend?
13:51Oh, you might be better than us, because we've never done it before.
13:55I can imagine we're going to throw the balls.
13:57How do you go, Jason?
13:58Yeah, maybe.
14:00Charlie, fetch.
14:02Come on then.
14:02All right, OK.
14:03Come on then, Charlie.
14:18This is what I think is a perfect bargain, and it's for Sue.
14:21It's perfect for Sue, because she likes meerkats.
14:26It's also a solar-powered light, a mummy meerkat and a baby there,
14:31and it just stands over there in the corner,
14:33and in the night time when it lights up, it looks pretty nice.
14:37Yeah.
14:37So, and...
14:38Very nice.
14:39I'm not telling you how much it cost, because Sue will know,
14:41but it was a bargain.
14:42Nice little present for me.
14:44Yeah.
14:49Oh, I loved it, because I wasn't expecting it.
14:51He just, he goes, there you go, present for you.
14:54I opened up, and I got my little meerkat.
14:56And a light as well, added bonus.
14:59And usually she talks to herself on the balcony.
15:01I can hear her, so there's something for her to talk to now.
15:03I've got some friends to talk to now.
15:11Hours of fun with that.
15:17How are you, mate? Good to see you.
15:19In Dickessa, the Precious On performer rocking Johnny.
15:23Right, Johnny, well, I spent the morning setting everything up.
15:26Great.
15:27So we're all ready to record.
15:29He'll get a whopping ten grand donation for Valencia.
15:32Can you hear me, Johnny?
15:33I can hear you loud and clear, Vinnie.
15:36Left my glasses at home, by the way.
15:38If he records a new song today and performs it flawlessly at tonight's fundraiser.
15:43Well, the moon shines bright every night when the stars up in the sky.
15:48When the sky.
15:49I've paid for the studio time myself as a small contribution towards the fund.
15:56But if it generates 10,000 or more euros for the Valencia fund, then I'm very happy to do that.
16:05Johnny has just four hours to record the song.
16:07A job that would normally take at least a day and a half.
16:11Well, the moon shines bright every night when the stars up in the sky.
16:18When the sun sets slow, there's to go.
16:21I've got my words.
16:23But Johnny's lyrics are letting him down.
16:25Unfortunately, I would like to have my glasses, my reading glasses with me, but I've left them at home.
16:31So I'm going to be squinting.
16:34Never mind, Johnny.
16:35I heard Liam Gallagher's always forgetting his very vocals.
16:38When the sun sets low, you can hear them go.
16:42And I've got it wrong again.
16:44Oh dear, Johnny.
16:46When in a sun...
16:48Sorry, I have to go again.
16:50If you fluff the words tonight, it could cost you 10 grand.
16:54Why don't we listen to the whole song all the way through?
16:57Yeah.
16:57So you can get familiar with it.
16:59Okay.
16:59Deep breaths.
17:00And he's chilling in the shade.
17:03Keep calm and learn your lyrics.
17:05A little bit of reverb on your vocal as well.
17:06Okay.
17:07Valencia might be 400 miles away, but Johnny was motivated to fundraise knowing how hard life is after he experienced
17:14flooding in 2016.
17:16When we got up in the morning, that's when we noticed the garden was quite flooded.
17:22So for six weeks, we had no water, we had no lifts.
17:27So we had to walk up and down four flights of stairs with buckets of water and young children.
17:35We'll remember how difficult it was, but we're aware that Valencia have it 500 times worse than we had it.
17:45So tonight's gig is all about raising much needed funds.
17:48But as the rum punch flow, you can limber low.
17:53Agh!
17:54And time is ticking to get that smash hit in the can.
17:57But as the sun punch flow, turning low.
18:01Limber low to the calypso.
18:03Can you pass that one more time, please?
18:04Order here.
18:05Help.
18:06Yeah, if I could remember the words, it would be better.
18:08Yeah, you're not wrong, Johnny.
18:12That's great, Johnny.
18:13Do you want to come in and we'll have a listen to the takes?
18:15There's just three hours till showtime.
18:17What I'm going to send you this afternoon is just the backing track for the event.
18:20So I'm going to get this ready now.
18:23What's the deadline?
18:24What time do you need it by?
18:27Between five and six, I suppose.
18:29No pressure then, Vinny.
18:30Once Vinny has done his magic, we'll hope to collect that 10,000 euro donation.
18:38Well, you best get learning them lyrics, Johnny.
18:43Oh, there's a...
18:45Ostrich.
18:46Ostrich.
18:50Living life on the wild side are Lorna and Steve.
18:54You can get my fingers anywhere near that beak.
18:57They're spectacular, but they're kind of scary.
19:00They got bored. It's going away, do you?
19:02It's a rare day off for the pair.
19:04Oh, heck. You wanted your crocodiles.
19:07And they're visiting one of the few zoos in Spain
19:10where you can get up close and personal with the residents.
19:13Yeah, these are big ones.
19:14Oh, my God. This is huge.
19:15Well, you can tell that one, isn't it?
19:16The last person that crossed and fell.
19:18He's got a big belly.
19:20We don't often get a chance to let our hair down.
19:22Oh, my goodness.
19:25Hello.
19:26If you come over here to retire, then it's a whole different ballgame,
19:28but if you come over here to work, then you really, really have to work.
19:32Oh, there's a baby one.
19:33There's loads of baby ones.
19:34Oh, my goodness, there's hundreds of baby ones.
19:35Oh, we can take them all now.
19:37Lorna and Steve like to support animals in need.
19:40This is a lima.
19:41It's a baby lima.
19:42It's one year old.
19:43His name is Mango.
19:45Hello. Hello, Mango.
19:46OK, Mango.
19:49Ta-da.
19:50Having adopted two themselves.
19:53Roxy and Marnie were our kittens that we rescued from a stable in Tenerife.
19:58They were literally this big, weren't they?
20:01Absolutely tiny.
20:02Our two girls.
20:04We had them.
20:06We've got Marnie for 14, 15 years.
20:08And we miss them.
20:09We do.
20:10Well, perhaps today's close encounter with a rescued big cat will ease that a little
20:15and fulfil a lifelong dream.
20:18Bigger babies than we thought.
20:19Yeah, we've seen them.
20:20Outside.
20:21Yeah.
20:21And they are much bigger.
20:24I think we could well end up on the menu, couldn't we?
20:26I'm hoping not.
20:27No.
20:28I have to say, I'm more nervous than I thought.
20:30You've wanted to do this for years, haven't you?
20:32Ever.
20:32Ever since we moved back to the mainland.
20:34Yeah.
20:37Lorna, it's time for that once-in-a-lifetime experience.
20:42It's old.
20:43Oh, my goodness.
20:45It's more nerve-wracking than I thought it was going to be.
20:48Just be grateful you've met after a feed.
20:51That's a bit bigger than our girls were.
20:52It's just like a kitten.
20:53Yeah.
20:54Just wants to play.
20:55Oh, my goodness.
20:59It's old.
21:00Is that lovely?
21:01It's old.
21:02Is that lovely?
21:06Look at the size of his paws.
21:08Oh, my goodness.
21:12I'm close and personal.
21:13They've got huge paws, loads of teeth.
21:15Yeah, that was an awful lot more scary
21:18than I thought it was going to be.
21:19But it is still a lifelong dream achieved
21:22and ticks off the list.
21:24The fact I've actually touched a lion several times,
21:27tickled a lion,
21:28and spoken to a lion face-to-face.
21:30Yeah.
21:31Made up.
21:32Absolutely made up.
21:33I did not expect to put two fingers into a lion's mouth
21:36and it just sucked on me hand.
21:40Amazing.
21:40Absolutely.
21:41The best.
21:42I loved it.
21:42Absolutely loved it.
21:43Booking list, definitely tick.
21:45More tick than a really tick thing.
21:47Yeah.
21:47Definitely.
21:47Do that then.
21:49You look like the cat that's got the cream, Lorna.
21:53Steady.
21:55Keep the experiences coming.
21:57How about a full-on Spanish fiesta to follow the feline?
22:00I know just the spot.
22:04Coming up.
22:05Rocking Johnny needs to keep his cool.
22:08I'm frightened to death.
22:10And Mike and Yvonne take one for the team.
22:12Oh, that's a bit winter bars of drinks, isn't it?
22:13Oh, the winter, yeah, did they say winter bars?
22:15Thanks for changing the rules again.
22:29Money, tickets, passports.
22:31Back in Mahina, it's three weeks since Lorna and Steve
22:35ticked petting a lion off their bucket list
22:37and they're still on a mission to work less and play more.
22:41Hello.
22:41Hello, how are you?
22:43Fine, thank you.
22:43Are you doing anything later?
22:45She's rallying a gang to join her and Steve at a local festival.
22:49Bit of a party.
22:51Excellent.
22:52She's even got two minibuses booked,
22:54but she's left the invite to the last minute.
22:56OK, that's one in the bag, yay.
22:58So it's a rush to get bums on seats.
23:01What are you doing tonight?
23:02Not a lot.
23:03Do you fancy coming?
23:04I've got a couple of minibuses organised
23:05to go down to the ferrier tonight.
23:07It's all the big float parade
23:08and there's a bunch of us going.
23:10We can go down, we can have a drink,
23:11we can just see everything going on.
23:12Should be a bit of a giggle.
23:13Are you up for it?
23:14Today is the second day of a week-long festival
23:18that happens in every region, every village,
23:21everywhere right across Spain,
23:23all around this time.
23:24And it's a whole celebration of Spain, really.
23:26What time?
23:27We'll meet at five.
23:29All right.
23:30Kate's in.
23:31But not long until the carriages depart, Lorna has a fair few seats to fill.
23:36No table dancing tonight, because I know what you're like.
23:39You've got to be a good boy.
23:40Well, it depends what music.
23:41If they're playing the music, there's nothing to me.
23:43Are you perchance free tonight?
23:46No.
23:47I am.
23:47I was asking you.
23:48No Manalina, I was asking you.
23:50She doesn't want me.
23:52Oh, I do want you though, all the time.
23:53Oh, that sounds brilliant.
23:55Fabulous.
23:56I'll see you later.
23:58Brilliant.
23:58Thanks very much.
23:59Take care.
24:00Cheers.
24:01Take care.
24:02Cheers.
24:02Bye-bye.
24:04Community canvassed.
24:05Quick, down to the rendezvous point.
24:07Hang on.
24:07Where is everyone?
24:08And the bus?
24:10We have one slight drama, in so much there's only one minibus here,
24:14so that's going to involve logistics of Don Fernando driving everybody,
24:18dumping them, then coming back and getting the rest of it.
24:20But it's fine.
24:21It wouldn't be Spain if there wasn't a drama of some description,
24:23and it adds a bit of excitement to the day.
24:28Fernando is the Spanish owner of the campsite community.
24:31But where is he?
24:32We've actually lost Don Fernando now,
24:34who's supposed to be doing all the driving, but it's fine.
24:37Drama too.
24:37There will be three, because everything happens in threes, so...
24:41Oh dear.
24:42Hopefully he's not strayed too far.
24:44Any more for any more, Lorna?
24:46But we haven't actually got the bus here either,
24:48so it's kind of getting messier by the minute.
24:51But it'll be fine.
24:52I'm sure it'll be fine.
24:54This is so...
24:55This is just what happens, isn't it?
24:57Looks like it.
24:58With the clock ticking and the group gathering,
25:01Lorna's grand plans for the fiesta could be a big flat flop.
25:05No minibus, no Fernando, nothing.
25:08Where's he gone?
25:09Mmm!
25:11The house is on a postcard.
25:12I have no idea.
25:20Right, here we are then, Darren, this is it.
25:22Look at it, what do you think?
25:23Oh, it's lovely, isn't it?
25:24Things are about to get competitive.
25:27So we'll have this one, eh?
25:28In Torrevieja.
25:29Just feel the weight of them.
25:31They've gone now on them lads, haven't they?
25:32Oh.
25:33Look at that, have they?
25:35They're living, are they?
25:36YouTubers Mike and Yvonne are welcoming Amanda, Darren and their dog Charlie
25:40to Spanish life with a game of, er, French bowls.
25:44Very continental.
25:45Heads or tails?
25:46Heads.
25:48Heads it is.
25:50No, first.
25:50Mike and Yvonne have been splitting their time between the UK and Spain for seven years.
25:56That's where we're both from.
25:57We get the best of both worlds because we've got a family.
26:00We've got our kids and six grandkids at home.
26:03So we like to go home and see them.
26:07The expert.
26:08Is that your chicken dance?
26:09And they've learnt to embrace the limited amount of time they can spend here.
26:15Darren's got three points.
26:17Yeah.
26:17Yay!
26:19It's great actually, isn't it?
26:20Yeah.
26:20We look forward to both events coming and going.
26:23Here it goes.
26:25We don't look at it now as a holiday home, we look at it as a second home.
26:28Because, you know, it just feels like home, doesn't it, now?
26:32Since Brexit, Brits are only allowed to stay in the EU for 90 days out of 180.
26:38Unless they have a visa, that is.
26:41Off with a jack.
26:42Come here.
26:42Oops!
26:43Yeah, it's great to make friends with other 90 days.
26:46Because you learn the pitfalls and the advantages of doing it.
26:50It has been really helpful, really.
26:52Yeah.
26:52You feel like you've got a bond because you've got something in common.
26:54Yeah.
26:55Oh.
26:57Oh, dearie me.
26:59Oh.
27:00Oh, that's a good one as well.
27:02Oh, yeah.
27:03Oh.
27:06I think they've got three points now.
27:09Three points?
27:10There's one thing though, Mike.
27:11They have to buy the drinks.
27:13Winner buys the drinks, innit?
27:14Oh, the winner, did they say winner buys the drinks?
27:16You're changing the rules again.
27:17Changing the rules again.
27:18I'm thinking like we're lost, and I said I get the drinks in.
27:21Oh, yes.
27:21Oh, right, yeah.
27:22So, because I'm so tight, by way of thanks, we'd like to invite you back to ours for a
27:27nice, authentic Spanish chicken stew.
27:31Ooh.
27:31Yeah.
27:31That sounds lovely.
27:33Yeah, it does sound lovely.
27:34Aw, thank you.
27:34I'm going to make it.
27:35You can help me if you want.
27:37So shall we crack on and get a bath then?
27:40Yeah.
27:41Ooh, sounds great.
27:42Can we come?
27:51Hello, Karen.
27:52Lovely to see you.
27:53Andrew.
27:54In Dekesa Marina.
27:55I thought I might pop in and we might have a chat about the running order for tonight
27:59and check that everything's okay.
28:02Rocking Johnny's fundraising gig is due to start in an hour.
28:06How are you feeling?
28:07Okay.
28:09And bar owner Karen is the host.
28:11How is your raffle organisation going?
28:14The raffle.
28:14People have been so generous.
28:16I mean, we've got over 30 raffle prizes.
28:18Wow.
28:19Within a week, it's like it's happening.
28:21So it was so quick.
28:22We didn't have a lot of time to sit down, discuss, think about it.
28:27We just got on with it and done it.
28:29And today's the day that we're actually going to hopefully get the benefit of it for Valencia.
28:35And how many people are we expecting?
28:38I think probably about 200.
28:40Wow!
28:41I've got every member of staff working tonight.
28:44These four people.
28:45Yeah.
28:46Oh, it's absolutely devastating.
28:48So sad.
28:49We'll raise as much money as we can.
28:51Make their lives a bit more comfortable.
28:53Yeah.
28:53Or as comfortable as we can.
28:55Yeah.
28:56Are you ready to...
28:57Am I ready to rock and roll?
28:59Yeah.
29:00Yeah, I'm excited.
29:01Yeah.
29:02Of course.
29:02I always love to perform.
29:03Maybe so, but your performance needs to be flawless for that 10 grand.
29:07You know where you're going to be performing?
29:09We're going to be performing here?
29:11Yeah.
29:11Okay.
29:12We normally put the rifle up.
29:13So we'll be here and looking out to the crowd.
29:18Dance floor and everyone will be dancing.
29:20That's what we want.
29:21Only if you remember your words, Jonny.
29:23It's just been full on for a week, so you've got to do it.
29:27We'll sleep well tomorrow.
29:28Yeah.
29:29Come tomorrow.
29:30Yeah.
29:31Day off.
29:32Yeah.
29:33But today the pressure is on Jonny.
29:35It's amazing.
29:36Well done.
29:38You've done a great job.
29:39The event is gaining momentum.
29:42I'm absolutely astonished and gobsmacked at just how generous people have been in the area.
29:48I think we've got about 400 euros so far and the event's not even started yet.
29:54So it just sort of, it seems to have got bigger and bigger as the week's gone on.
30:01Jonny's on stage in half an hour and he's got to remember his lyrics.
30:05What?
30:06What?
30:06Yeah.
30:07I'll get more than this.
30:08Me too.
30:10I'm frightened to death.
30:12No wonder, Jonny.
30:13There's ten grand riding on this performance.
30:16Testing, testing, one, two.
30:18It's getting busy.
30:20It's getting very warm.
30:21Even just setting up the equipment, I'm starting to perspire.
30:26And to add to the pressure, his backing track for the new song still hasn't arrived from Vinny at the
30:31studio.
30:31OK, we're all good to go.
30:33Don't stop believing, Rockin' Jonny.
30:42There's plenty to keep pretty much anyone entertained on the costas.
30:45And it's not just all sun, sand and sangria.
30:49For the kids would probably be the water park theme parks.
30:52I've heard that there's a safari, so we might go to the zoo.
30:54We normally do the boat to Calpe, from Calpe to Benidorm, that's always beautiful.
30:58We're going Puffin Island.
30:59I mean, that is going to be a major day trip.
31:02I can't wait for that.
31:03I would love to go to Benidorm Palace.
31:05Never been.
31:06You should enjoy yourself.
31:08You've got the sunshine, you've got the sea, you've got the beach.
31:10There's just an amazing amount of things to do in Spain.
31:14Oh, it's just wonderful.
31:15Why would you want to go anywhere else?
31:18It's a good point, and you make it well.
31:21Back in Mahina...
31:25Who says we've been on a jolly?
31:26Where's the beer?
31:27Yeah, we've actually got no minibus and no Fernando at the moment, but it will be fine.
31:33Lorna's plan to work less and enjoy life more is flailing.
31:37Her group trip to the village festival is falling apart.
31:40We've got a small trauma.
31:42We can't find a minibus and we can't find Fernando.
31:45Oh, that's all right.
31:46We'll just get a drink.
31:47That's what I said.
31:48We'll just get a drink.
31:48And we'll prepare.
31:50We'll just get a drink.
31:50We'll have our own.
31:51We'll have our own it.
31:52Meanwhile, Lorna's husband Steve is trying to locate Fernando, who's agreed to drive them
31:57over.
31:59Hopefully he's not asleep.
32:01I've sent him a message.
32:04It's the end of siesta, so maybe he's had a siesta.
32:07But he needs to be here like...
32:10Well, now would be really rather handy, because we need to get going 15 minutes ago.
32:17Julie's going to have to walk.
32:18She can't walk in those hills.
32:20I've suggested walking, but they're really not keen.
32:22But then it's 41 degrees, so yeah, I get that.
32:26But just as tempers are about to boil over...
32:29Fernando!
32:31Salvation!
32:31Fernando!
32:32Just pull up here, mate.
32:35Hello, Fernando!
32:36How are you, my friend?
32:37Welcome!
32:39Welcome!
32:40Welcome!
32:40Welcome!
32:43He's certainly perky after his kip.
32:45Right, let's get this party started.
32:49You're in?
32:50Great!
32:50Okay, let's go!
32:51Here we go!
32:54Oh, he could have walked into town by now.
32:57Oh, where's the party?
33:03It's a little weird because nobody's here, which is a little disconcerting.
33:08Drama!
33:09But we're not quite sure.
33:11It just starts at 6.30, but it could be Spanish 6.30, so we're not entirely sure what time
33:15it's going to start.
33:16And, yeah, it's fine.
33:18Because everyone's just in a bar drinking.
33:21And we might do our own parade if they don't hurry up, then we'll just have to do something on
33:26our own.
33:26But, yeah.
33:26It's a huge disappointment for Lorna, who just wants to show her friends a good time and make the most
33:32of her day off.
33:33In ten minutes' time, you won't be able to move in this place, because it'll be full of residents.
33:38Just not right now.
33:39It's just a bit...
33:40I don't think I've ever seen the squares that empty.
33:43Are you sure you're in the right square?
33:47That sounds like the star chef's button.
33:50Ready?
33:50Steady?
33:51Party!
33:52Are they on the move?
33:55I can see a tractor!
33:57I can see a tractor!
34:00And nothing says Fiesta like a tractor.
34:03Oh, it's flashing.
34:05It's not flashing.
34:07It's just wheel, wheel.
34:12It's a parade, I told you!
34:15Finally, the gods are shining down on you, Lorna.
34:18Oh, I spoke too soon.
34:21It's raining!
34:23You couldn't make this up.
34:25Come to Spain, they said.
34:27Lovely, they said.
34:29I'd say don't let it rain on your parade, but it is.
34:34Although your mates look like they're having fun, come rain or shine.
34:39It was really good.
34:40It was really cute.
34:40Lots of little trains with loads of little kids on.
34:43I think everyone had a really good time.
34:44It's a nice atmosphere.
34:45It was good.
34:46And it's all thanks to you going the extra mile for your mates.
34:51Yay, I need a drink now.
34:55Never mind, Lorna.
34:56Back to work tomorrow, eh?
35:03Coming up...
35:04Everybody okay?
35:05Ready to party?
35:07All eyes are on Rocking Johnny for that ten grand.
35:10We've got into a very difficult part of the evening for me.
35:13And Mike and Yvonne get creative.
35:14We're going to film Yvonne's episode number three.
35:30Hi, Vinnie.
35:31Just to let you know, I've received the backing track.
35:34Phew.
35:36Back in Dekesa.
35:37Thanks again for your hard work.
35:39Bye.
35:39Bye-bye.
35:40Now Rocking Johnny needs to remember the words for his new song.
35:44And hopefully the crowd will enjoy it.
35:46No pressure.
35:47200 fans have turned out to hear it at Johnny's Valenthian Flood fundraiser.
35:52Ladies and gentlemen.
35:55There's ten grand riding on this.
35:56An anonymous fan will donate the money if Johnny delivers on his new song.
36:01Thanks very much for coming along and supporting such a great cause.
36:05Everybody okay?
36:06Ready to party?
36:08But Johnny's had no time to rehearse.
36:10Everything could go wrong.
36:12I could forget the words.
36:14Now we are here to raise some funds for the people of Valencia.
36:17We know what it's like to be hit with floods because it happened here in 2016.
36:23It's not unknown for us to have power cuts during this sort of weather.
36:27So lots of things can go wrong.
36:29They've lost lives, they've had tragedies and they've got some cleaning up to do so we're hoping to raise some
36:36funds.
36:37It's time Johnny.
36:39Okay.
36:41We're coming to a very difficult part of the evening for me because I was challenged to write a song,
36:49record the song in the studio and perform it tonight.
36:53And in return, if I managed that, he would pay to the charity 10,000 euros.
37:08So I'm going to try and remember the words.
37:11Come on Johnny.
37:12We're trying to write every night.
37:17As the stars up in the sky.
37:20And the turquoise sea for you and me.
37:23Hiding in the sky.
37:26As the horses see you and me.
37:29Holding hands as we watch the shore.
37:32And the first she's gone, they could put some gold
37:36As the breakers fly
37:38Oh, hey, Peter Dina Kalade
37:43Oh, hey, in Peter Kalade
37:51Okay, that's a little song there
37:54Thank you so very much
38:00First time live and we've been in the studio today and recorded it
38:04So watch out for the €10,000 contribution
38:09Go, Johnny, go! What a legend
38:11It's exceeded my expectations
38:14Everyone has just come out for the cause and just smashed it
38:19It's been fantastic
38:22The Kessa has come out in force
38:25Everybody seems to be enjoying themselves
38:26When people enjoy themselves, they get a bit freer with the donations
38:30So that's all to the good
38:32It's a wonderful event, a wonderful cause
38:34And it couldn't be better represented than by a guy like Rockin' Johnny
38:39Well, I'm impressed you remembered the words
38:41I'm proud of my community who have really pulled together
38:45They've really been so generous with their offers for the raffle
38:51And the generous money that they've donated
38:56And for turning up and supporting the event
39:00So I'm proud of my community more than me
39:03And so you should be
39:04Keep rockin', Johnny
39:25Welcome to our little house
39:27Our little Casa Valentina
39:30It's tea time
39:31You've probably seen it on camera, haven't you?
39:33Yes, definitely have, yes
39:34Some faces on our videos
39:37In Torrevieca
39:37I'm going to do some cooking now
39:39So if you want to come through
39:40You can go upstairs and make yourselves at home
39:42And Yorkshire couple Mike and Yvonne are entertaining
39:45Right, this is our solarium
39:47Oh, it's spacious, isn't it?
39:49Quite big, still got a bit of sun
39:50Yes
39:51Going down a bit now
39:52But you can make yourselves at home
39:54Well, I don't mind if I do
39:55The YouTubers are helping new friends
39:57Amanda and Darren settle into expat life
40:00We're going to film Yvonne's episode number three
40:04And cooking tea for their new mate
40:06Is an opportunity to create content
40:08So I've got my word angle lens on
40:10So we can get it all in
40:12We do give a lot of good advice about saving money
40:15We do have one or two tips, don't we?
40:18The rest of the thing is just Yvonne doing her stuff
40:22You've chopped her head off there, Mike
40:24We've just had a new thing
40:26A new series of videos about Yvonne's kitchen
40:30Making Spanish dishes
40:32Yeah, the idea is to create interest in Spanish cuisine
40:35I've just put the chicken in
40:38We started following them because we wanted
40:40Some information, really, about the area
40:43And Mike and Yvonne's channel did do that
40:46And tonight they're getting a free meal out of it as well
40:49Yvonne's Spanish chicken strip
40:51I've got some sweet paprika and some smoked paprika
40:54This is one of the key ingredients, I think, that I've found
40:58That goes into Spanish dishes
41:00How are you up, you too? Are you all right?
41:02Yeah, we're fine, thanks, yeah
41:03I've just been admiring the lovely sunset over there
41:05Yeah, it's fantastic, isn't it? Look at that
41:06It is, it's beautiful
41:07Can you smell it?
41:08It smells beautiful as well, yes
41:11It's wafting up, isn't it?
41:12It is, it's lovely, yes
41:13So, do you want to come down?
41:14Yeah, sure
41:15And we will prepare ourselves for Yvonne's feast
41:18Yeah
41:19It's amazing how it's brought us together, actually
41:21The YouTube channel
41:22And we've got a lot in common, haven't we?
41:23Yes
41:23You know, we're both 90 days
41:25We've both got properties in Spain
41:27We've got very similar interests
41:31This is the money shop coming up now
41:33A big reveal
41:34Charlie's nose is going
41:36Oh, look at that
41:37Oh, it smells, it smells lovely
41:40You can't go on until we've finished it all
41:43There's a challenge, hmm
41:44Hopefully this will be the first of many meals together for the new friends
41:48So what makes this stew Spanish?
41:52A lot of the Spanish recipes have olives in them
41:56All right
41:57And paprika is a key ingredient
42:00Lots of paprika
42:01Well, it's been great to see you both today
42:03And thanks a lot for helping us out
42:05Thanks for helping us with the video
42:07And this is a way of saying thank you for doing that
42:11We'll forgive you for being us at Patent
42:14But, yeah, we should do it more often
42:16Cheers
42:16Cheers
42:17Thanks for your help
42:18Thank you
42:20Mmm, very nice
42:23It is, it's lovely
42:25Compliments to the chef
42:29Next time on The Costas
42:32Should have stayed at home
42:33Can Andy stand the heat in his kitchen?
42:35There's a lot of doing
42:36It's always a sort of last minute
42:38Susanna's flamenco is threatened
42:39When storm clouds gather
42:41It takes a lot of time to make costumes
42:42And I don't want them ruined
42:44And donkey whisperer come drag queen Colin
42:46Puts on a hair-raising show
42:57We'll see you next time on it
42:57Thanks for telling you
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