A Bike-Rafting Estuary and Coastal Adventure. Bikepacking/Packrafting. Beach Camp. River Blyth.
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2023
- In this video, I am out on a Bikerafting mini adventure with my good friend Martin from Vildmark.co.uk. Bikerafting is the combination of Bikepacking (carrying everything you need for a multi day adventure by bicycle) and Packrafting (using a lightweight, packable inflatable boat to carry you and your gear across water during backpacking trips).
Our journey starts as we set off from the Suffolk town of Halesworth and ride along to Blyford bridge where we inflate our rafts. Strapping our bikes onto our boats, we set off downstream towards the river Blyth estuary - a stunning open water haven for wildlife, and then on to the pretty Suffolk seaside town and fishing port of Southwold.
A hearty seafood lunch and a sneaky pint of Adnams and we are on our way again, back on the bikes. The afternoons ride takes us along the sandy beach heading north away from the bustling crowds to a beautiful secluded beach where we make camp for the night. A relaxing evening enjoying good company, a couple of rums and the sound of the waves crashing onto the shore, the distant searching beam of the lighthouse in Southwold, our only reminder of the human world beyond our quiet stretch of seashore.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
Link to Martin’s video of the trip
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Watching your videos is like having a small vacation Simon. Top notch 👍. Thank you for taking me along, your work is highly appreciated😊
Thank you!
Whole-heartedly agree! We're lucky to have him.
@@scottselliers1672 indeed😊
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I forgot the other person you went with, but it's not often that I see someone using kayak paddles as Tent poles.
I couldn't see if he had to make a ridge line or not though.
@simonablokeinthewoods which pump are you using for your packet and sleeping mat in this video and where did you buy it? Many thanks.
So nice to see Simon, a bloke floating! And how wonderful to have a fellow bloke to share the adventure! Loved the curious cows! Thanks for bringing us along...looks like fun! ATB
Really amazed to see that you both managed to transport your bikes on a packraft and not have any ‘pokey-bits’ causing a puncture! Great video! 👍🏻
Yes! What they said! This is so inspiring, Simon! Looks so fun!
Really enjoyed this adventure Simon. You did it all! Biking, rafting, beaching.. amazing seafood! Beautiful!! Thanks for taking us along! 😃👍
Thanks Simon, of all the outdoor channels, I find yours, original, honest,and simply entertaining. Keep up the hard work filming
Thank you!
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For someone who doesn't leave the house much, this is a godsend.
Beautifully idyllic and some great camera work to boot. !!
Thank You..
The way you stripped those bikes down would make James Bond and "Q" proud and the way you stowed your gear in the sides of the hull is magic. Yet again another great video well done.
Simon you’re the best man
Angels be with you always
Waking up on the beach, you cannot beat it.
Fantastic trip Simon. Really peaceful adventure. Very nice to watch. 🥳👍
Definitely an endurance adventure ! Loved it ❤️
Absolutely riveting! You couldn't take your eye off for a second. Simon, you are a true film-maker. An eye for a beautiful shot and a wonderful storyteller. Thank you so much.
This is my 3rd time watching this one...absolutely beautiful trip...thanks Simon xo from Canada
Your mate is so lovely ! It was a blessing watching you both enjoy the time . The platter was a lovely gift too . God bless you all
I am so stressed today (at work)! I needed this ! Thank you Simon! Always a pleasure to watch you and you have some of the very best friends to hang out with. I always feel like I am just going along with you all! The scenery was just so gorgeous! That lunch looked absolutely amazing! And spending the night on the beach, with those waves and rum, too! Just sounds heavenly to me! Thank you for sharing with us. You always take us on such great adventures. Take care and be safe! Looking forward to your next adventure! 👍👍😊😊🧡🧡
Splendid, chaps. Thanks for taking us along.
I've got limited mobility and I use your videos as inspiration. In the last few years I've managed to get away quite often. I haven't gone the whole hog yet. I tend to book myself nights in caravans, but I'm getting better and better at it. I treat it like a camp, Trangia stoves et al. Next year if I can find a truly easy assemble tent I will try to be more adventurous. Its good for the soul and I deeply thank you for all that you do
Excellent video!! Love Bikerafting & Bikepacking on the beach!! 🇺🇸🌎🚴🇺🇸
You an inspirational young man. Your family must be so proud of you ingenuity and your sense of purpose. I hope …I know other young people see what you are doing, and you are
Motivating them to get up to take action.
Watching as 54 year old father
Lapskaus is traditionally the go-to stew here, in Norway either light or brown, broth or brown sauce. Fun to see both of you with Norwegian rations!
The best backpacking meals! 😁 🇳🇴
@@simonablokeinthewoods Labskaus in the north of Germany ❤ traditional seafarer food 😉
@@anneli1735 Possibly related to Lobscouse here, associated with another seafaring city, Liverpool. Fascinating
All the different angle of view are exceptional. Thank You
Having just finished building my MTB, this video couldn't have come at a better time. What an adventure! Fantastic video Simon, please don't underestimate the positive impact you and your videos have :)
It's a pleasure everytime I watch a video by Simon. Love watching, thank you.❤❤
One of me fav episodes
Makes England 🏴 look lovely man’s the dynamic with you both is top notch
Easy breezy
Thanks lads
Love ya all
Great stuff! Beach, river rafting, bikes, everything.. fun to watch.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful journal. Watching from New York State in the U.S. Have enjoyed watching your channel for the past six years!
👍👍Bloody fantastic Simon, what an epic trip. Don’t think you’ll convince me to get in one of those pack raft thingies but the trip looked awesome, partial to a camp on a beach something really special about it.
This is great. Thanks for sharing your awesome adventures with us.👍💕🤗
Cruising on the beach looks like such good fun.
Brilliant, thank you. All the best. 👍🐾🐾😎
Outstanding Simon, Love the biking and what a great raft. Super lunch and lovely camp my friend .Thank You for sharing.
Gosh that was beautiful watching him ride off his way
As he did I prayed an thanked him for the episode
God bless all
Started watching your videos during lockdown as a way to still get out in nature cause I couldn't. After the lockdown, going back to work, I continue watching your videos as a way to still get out in nature cause I can't...🥴
Southwold has got to be my favourite UK costal town. What a great trip.
Simon, your adventures take us to so many beautiful and interesting places !!
This is the kind of stuff I pulled off in my youth, on a shoestring.
My dad would take us there - wherever 'there' was - and he would pick us up at the end.
He's not 'there' any more.
I'm making my own way 'there', now.
I can still do it because my dad showed me the way.
I’m writing this while watching the video. Stuffing no things inside the raft then inflating it. Next level ! That’s as outside the box as one can get!
I always look forward to living vicariously through your adventures. Thanks for sharing!
Another fantastic adventure. Lovely scenery, and beautiful camp site. Thanks Simon.😃
Thanks for sharing your latest adventure, Simon. Its impressive how you manage the filming on top of the riding/paddling, yet make it all seem relaxed and involving. Fantastic!
Awesome to see my hometown on one of your films, love your work Simon! We are blessed with some lovely scenery :)
We certainly are aren’t we! 😁
How awesome!!!! 👍😎🇨🇦🚲🛶⛺🌊🌕💫
Great variety in a single journey video Simon. You Rock🤟🏻
You and Kent never cease,to amaze me good job, 👍 this one was a first I have never seen a tuber do .Amazing .🎉.
A great film Simon, my wife and I really enjoyed this!
Thank you for another wonderful video Simon!!!! You are very inspiring mate!!!!
Simon, when I read the title then saw you packing your bike I thought you were mad. Watching you paddle on the river, tend alight and reassemble your bike, repack your kit and pedal up the shore was inspiring! I salute you Simon.
We’ve been waiting for this vid.....exceptional as always .....it’s a pleasure watching
You live well Sir . I just love you . Your videos I mean . Excellent!!
Looks so peaceful. Beautiful!👍🙂
Awesome SetUP gear-wise, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤, you nailed it.
Simon, you are like Lewis and Clark and Crocodile Dundee all rolled into one.
😂😂👍
Hi Simon yet another great video. . really loved the cigarette packet in the rear wheel sound affect. took me back 60+ years. . keep them coming please mate. . Al.
I'll be thinking of that seafood platter for days to come! 😋
4th! (Woops, I'm actually 5th. Another great trip! This channel is where I get most of my inspiration, for sure. After watching this trip, I wondered back to the shed and pulled my long-neglected bike out.
You're 5th
Happy biking! 😁
This is the life . In inverted commas and all that . Yeah. Too right ♡♡♡
Delightful! Such a treat to see/learn about areas I've never been, watching you fellows on your adventure!
Very entertaining Simon !! Thanks for the Journey! I love bicycle packing myself!!! 😁👍
You make it look so easy! Great vid.
What a fantastic combination of different adventures. Amazing footage! The video left me, as if I had been a member of the trip. It is so inspirational, I would like to pack and go instantly...
Thank you so much for sharing.
What a wonderful trip! Humor, warmth and camaraderie in a place where you want to be is the best there is! As a Scandinavian and a Swede, I know very well what "Lapskojs" is (good) and at the fish restaurant there was a sign with "Gravlax", the Swedish name. (sugar-salted salmon is eaten with a special cold mustard sauce, delicious!) I really wanted a kayak like that.😉
Awesome! I love the natural soundtrack.
Great video Simon. Superb videography as always. Always amazed you find all these great places in crowded old England.
You never cease to amaze me Simon 👌. Thanks again for such great entertainment 👍🌟
Well that was certainly different! Whoever heard of taking a bike on an inflatable raft?? Great video as always
Oh my this was glorious to take in. Thank you SO MUCH for your content. Your camera and editing skills are exceptional. It was like taking a mini break from my life for 42 minutes. Cheers 🍻
Thanks Simon for sharing this awesome adventure video it's like been there with you on your adventures thanks Simon 👍
Oh this is an amazing journey this time Simon, the things that you can take out on a bike packing weekend now is incredible. The way you can flatten the kayak down and take away with you is amazing. I'm just at the part were you're both camping on the beach. Great video thanks for sharing.
Yeah , the rum's all gone and it looks like the moon is pretty full . Easy tigers . Seriously!! Brilliant as ever .
Thank you kind sir for sharing this and taking us with you. Down the creek to the river to the sea. A brilliant journey.
Great stuff as usual - thanks for sharing Simon. I have fond memories of childhood holidays in Southwold & Walberswick...
Absolutely incredible fella! Epic! Thanks for showing what can be done. A bike on a boat, a boat on a bike, on a train! Mind blown!
😂👍
Another nice adventure Simon. Watching you two sitting on the beach made me wonder how your neolithic ancestors may have sat on that beach when they first arrived in the British Isles...a virgin land ready for exploration and discovery...
Thank you Simon for taking me along with youI said it before and retired garbageman from Northern California love your videos thank you Simon
Those little air blowers are certainly a boon to all things inflatable!!!
You sure do find some cool places to go on an adventure and your campsites are top shelf. Thanks for taking us along.
Great as always! I love that you always give a little history as you ride(or paddle) along. Thanks for another awesome video!!!
Excellent video as usual. Thank you Gents
Whoop whoop. This is my evenings entertainment sorted. Thanks Simon.
Another great adventure to and to your portfolio. Long may they continue.
Great trip with some go and escape to nature vibes all the way to the end, I like the bikepacking bike and kit, upped the game there with a load of kit that is not out of most peoples reach, brilliant 🤙
Excellent video Simon!! What a great trip for two friends to share!
What a lovely couple of days you had....The video showed it off a treat.... as did the footage of the Seafood platter I was salivating just looking at it....Thanks as always for showcasing and showing us some really wild places .....😊
Well done, Simon, good to see you again. Quite the adventure. Thanks for speaking to your gear. Thanks for sharing the adventure. From Kentucky
Greetings from Russia, great trip, well done 👍
Im sure Simon, You both know Cows with Calfs can be quite dangerous . Glad there were no Calfs about . That aside, What a fantastic trip that was. Rowing and biking your way through lovely sites and sounds . That Seafood platter 😋. Kinda sad watching the pair of you split up on the journey home . Hope you get together and do more trips like this .Awesome stuff.
Great video my friend. Watching from Arkansas 👍🏻💛🙏🏻
Those packrafts are durable no doubt. Nice trip with your buddy!
A blow-up PFD? Mae West would be so proud!!! Good video. Thank you.
Super trip. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve made that trip, not the same destination but similar trip. Pulled trailer with a bike and kayaked with trailer on inflatable boat. Awesome trip. One I will never be able to tip.
Very nice adventure captured on video.
Great trip well filmed. Keep adventuring.
Just comeback from a 150 trip by powered inflatable boat from taynult around Iona with two night stop in loch buie great trip as is this one Simon love the boat bike combination 👍
Looks fab Simon. If I wasn't obsessed with canoeing would need a pack raft. Maybe I need another toy!
wow its really interesting thanks for sharing your video lovely
Great Bike Camping Adventure Simon !! So Much Fun And Relaxing .
Wow! I feel like I’ve personally been on the perfect day and night out. Top notch.
From bike to inflatable raft to bike again? Looks like the latest film in the Transformers film series. 🙂 What a very interesting video and relaxing one (to watch) too. Thanks again for taking me on another of your amazing journeys.
Sweat little adventure! Well done!