Cycling Scotland: The Lowlands | Bicycle Touring UK
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2022
- After our wonderful stay in the 'Green Bothy' wilderness hut, we find another one on the map that peaks our interest. We find ourselves on an increasingly difficult path leading to the next hut and are not sure if we are going to make it… This part of Scotland, called 'The Lowlands', is pretty hilly if you ask us and we ride through open valleys and dense forests. Our tour in the UK is sadly coming to an end. But from here we fly to our next adventure destination. A mystical island we have long been dreaming about ⛰
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I think the bird is a Enkelbeckasin in Swedish, in English Common snipe. Thank you guys for you`r lovely videos 🥰
We think so too :-) Thanks!!
I think the bird is a curlew, similar to snipe, larger cousin...love your adventures....ta
Definitely not curlew....snipe!right
Nice one again guys! It’s one part of Scotland I’ve not spent much time in! I always film in the highlands or the west coast but it’s on my bucket list. Keep up the great videos! ✌️
We can imagine why! The highlands are just spectacular... and arguably more interesting then the part we visited, but still worth a visit!
I am sending a message from Iran, you make beautiful videos and choose beautiful routes, good luck😍🤗🌺
Your videos make me feel that there is wonderful community of walkers and riders on CZcams and I won't have to feel lonely when I am on your channel. Thank you. : )
Thanks 😊 We're glad to be a part of this community...
I work for a Class 1 Railroad in Texas, USA. Seeing Whitrope Siding made me feel at home. 😅 All of the scenery in your video is beautiful.
I spent my first 71 years in Northumberland, walking ,cycling and camping everywhere. Nowhere like it.mi moved to The Cotswolds last year for family reasons.
Cotswolds is also a beautiful area 👍.
Wauw, that's a long time! You must know the area like the back of your hand... It's a special area, empty and lots of forestry... we liked it!
@@WheelstoWander sometimes I feel it is a bit barren: too much land for grouse shooting and too many sheep.
2:13 is the call of a Snipe . I really enjoy your videos and used to live and work in the borders so nice to see some glimpses of the trails there on your journey.
The bird is a snipe. I had a similar night whilst bikepacking.
The bird making the noise was a Snipe. The noise is called Drumming. I haven't heard it very often, you were lucky...apart from the ruined sleep!
Haha, well.. the first it creeped me out a little... but we heard it quite a few times during our tour in the UK! We're two lucky birds ;-)
I MUST comment. I've recently discovered these two beautiful intelligent poised adventurers. Oh, how I wish I could join them, and not just for their adventures. They impress me so much; I wish they were in my 80 yo world. BTW, how envious am I that I never found such a beautiful soulmate and partner in adventure. Such a calm loving relationship between these wonderful souls. I wish you both, and likeminded adventurers, the fulfillment of all your quests. Do NOT put it off. DO IT, as soon as you can. In later years, it's never about your $$$$. It's only about the people in your lives and the adventures you can share. Best Wishes to all...Live your lives with ideals and spiritual journeys/accomplishments. GET ON YOUR BIKES>
Snipe! The sound is made with the feathers, and is called "drumming".
Such an interesting thing to know, thanks!
weer genoten. hier kan ik alleen van dromen
Die vogel is een watersnip!
Geweldig, bedankt!! 👌
Beautiful green area.
Geweldige video weer. Reuze bedankt voor de mooie momenten.
Dank 😊
Your strange bird was a snipe. They like sheltering in rough, damp grasses.
Interesting, that's indeed the type of vegetation we encountered a lot in the UK!
Awesomeness, we love your movies so much. Thanks for this beautiful impressions about this fantastic landscape. See you soon. Kindly regards from cypress 🇨🇾 Carmen and Phillipp
Thanks Carmen & Phillipp! 💚
I enjoy viewing your videos as you cycle as a couple, just as I enjoy watching other videos of couples cycling together as a team. Alas it is so sad to watch them going their separate ways midway in their trip. Please keep up the great teamwork that you both are forging and I pray that you will always remain together. Blessings from Malaysia.
Oooooh looking forward to your next adventure! Cheers from N. California.
Thank you both for another enjoyable video. The strange sound was air vibrating through the spread outer tail feathers of a Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) diving during its display flight - given mostly at dusk.
Thanks Patrick, we still try to figure out why he (appeared to) fly circles around our tent... Do you have any idea?
@@WheelstoWander Mmm...not sure. Maybe the tent just happened to be in the middle of the usual display area? Or reacting to another Snipe nearby but only guesses really.
Nice Bicycle tour with great views👌
wow beautiful place, must be nice for cycling there, new friend biglike
Keep going...
I'm from Syria.. and I like u guys
U guys are amazing ,I always enjoy ur videos. This is beautiful but back groud music is fantastic.
Brilliant post, so interesting following your journey. Keep it up God bless you both.
Thank you for the adventure. Watching as i have covid and the flu.
Love and safe travels
Scotland is beautiful. Come to Aberdeenshire!
Another beautiful episode. So glad you have enjoyed riding through the UK, it’s been wonderful to see our country through the eyes of visitors and you have captured the beauty so wonderfully on you travels 👏👏
I'm glad we've done it justice which it very much deserves, beautiful landscapes and lovely people! 💛
Hey Eric & Maudi ✌🏻🙂 Awesome timing to capture the Slug in that Motion,thanks a lot for sharing it.
I‘m lookin‘ forward to check the Icelandic Experiences you‘re up to.Stay warm over there and have a great Time on the Road.😁✌🏻
Yeah, we love that shot too 😋 We actually told him how to act... turned out well!
@@WheelstoWander 😄 Pretty cool Slug tho and great directing as well.
I really like your attitude,as far as i can tell by what i could see in your Videos.
Such cool Dudes 😁🤙🏼Thank you for reacting on my Comments
Well done video and some beautiful country. That bothy was top notch. You may have to go back one day. Thank you for another great video and take care, Al
We certainly will... many people told us we missed the best part! :-)
The video I was looking forward to because it was pretty awesome
Thanks Kurma Channel Travel 😊 All the Best, E&M
In 1982 I rode my bike from Frankfurt to Durness. However along the coast. Your way shows a completely different landscape. I would like to thank you for the many efforts you take through these remote paths to be able to take such fantastically special shots. It is a pleasure for me to watch your videos. They inspire me to think about the essentials, yes, your videos are something special, away from the main stream. And it doesn't matter when they were recorded. Could also be 5 years ago. They are timeless to see.
Best regards
Bernard
Allways good film..i like it...
Beautiful experience as always! The night bird was a Common snipe giving its “winnowing” call that’s actually coming from its feathers! Sorry to dispel the UFO theory!
Yeah.. kind of disappointed 👽
excellent , as always
My local bothy. Good video folks 🧘
Ha, nice! We really liked staying there!! Thanks 😊 All the Best, E&M
Its a shame you didn't get to explore my beautiful country a bit more, you missed so much but maybe in the future you can come back and enjoy it👍As you saw the weather is a bit unpredictable of course🤣At least you got some sun so you did get lucky😉
You two are truly written in the stars...
Great video. I enjoy following your adventures. Your UFO is a Snipe a little bird which beats its wings together. A sure sign you are in a wild place..
Well it was just farmland but quite sparsely populated :-) A beautiful sound...especially now that we know that it's just a bird 😁
Yours is perhaps the best photography in the bicycle touring genre.
That's sweet, thanks John!
thx guys , great video
hard to go but enjoy !
Just seen this clip as you end your UK trip.
Again and again you produce the most ( and best) video clips. All BBC so natural and amusing. Informative too. A pity they are not longer but never having filmed on a tour I can only imagine it is very time consuming and hard work. But we’ll worth it to watch
Haha, that's quite a compliment. Though we don't feel we're even close to 'Planet Earth' type of shots... But we try 😋
We agree it would be better if they were a bit longer (especially this last one, we didn't have footage left), though we don't want to compromise on quality. We like to give a feeling / experience more so then a raw, less edited vlog... Frankly we don't enjoy ourselves talking about the same things (the weather, landscape, food etc) again and again so we try to keep that short and sweet.
Maybe you have some suggestions, we're open to suggestions and feedback!
Brilliant take care👌👍
Thanks so much Matt 😊 Best wishes, E&M
Those strange birds are probably shearwaters, ze vliegen s’nachts terug naar hun burrows to avoid being catched by seagulls
Thanks Astrid, most people think it's a Snipe though... :)
I really appreciate the effort you go to put together your wonderful videos. You give a great insight into the conditions and countryside your are travelling through. Wonderful
Thanks Peter! 🙏
I really enjoyed the historical commentary on the place you bike through! I hope you do more of that!
I also appreciate Eric's comments about the inner dialogue on route choice. I generally find that the road less traveled is a more rewarding, but maybe more challenging way when you've the time, energy and the weather is good. Other times you just want to get your destination as quickly and easily as possible.
Safe and happy travels! =)
The strange bird was a snipe😉
Thanks for letting us know Robert 🙏🏼
@@WheelstoWander glad to help. I hope you double checked my answer 😊
live your life in the way that makes you happy
I would love to do this ride
One of the best shots at minute 11:13. Yeah you guys really could have used some Lieferando while waiting out the UFO bird in the tent.
You mean the pic of Iceland or the black frame 😅
@@WheelstoWander sorry I meant at 3:09. I mistakenly took the time for the entire film. Great travels, RheinKing aus Bonn
That bird might be the curlew which spends the summer months in the moorland areas.
Also a beautiful bird but we think it's a Snipe :-)
@@WheelstoWander Yes, you could well be right.
You guys are truly blessed to be able to travel by bicycle be safe and enjoy your journey.
Great video!
That was hard going. It was hilly because you were in the Southern Uplands for most of this video - the Lowlands are not all low! The bird was a snipe. I love hearing that sound at dusk or at night. It's not made with their voice, but by the air passing through their feathers as they descend through the air, and for some reason the sound is usually called 'drumming' in English. Doesn't sound like a drum to me! I saw this video after seeing a couple of others by you from Iceland. All power to your pedals!
Thanks for the insights Mark :) A lovely place to cycle and the noise, now we know, is beautiful. Wishing you all the best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander Thank you. A couple of days ago I disturbed a snipe as I was about to open my gate and cycle out onto the road.
Super nice video again. Pity you didn't go through the Highlands to North East Coast and Forres in particular (my birth place). However, Iceland wow, Iceland can't wait for the views. Take care.
We'll have to go back to Scotland... we absolutely love the highlands... but there's just a short window to cycle Iceland relatively comfortably.
So disappointed I didn't realise you guys were coming , you could have stayed with me ,great video but the best of Scotland is in the west coast cycle ways and the scenery on the west coast, Saor Alba .
We should come back then!! 😊 Luckily we're close...
@@WheelstoWander where you at nl .
Just discovered your channel due to noticing you were in my old stomping ground the Scottish Borders. It’s great to see someone doing lesser known trails and kudos for doing it with all your touring gear.
Thank you for the video and inspiration. Nice landscapes in scotland. 👏👌
you are making me lament that i never learned to ride a bike ! haha. keep it up !
Never to old to learn 😊
Amazing and hard ride over Scottish grassy landscape. I like this.
Yeah, we definitely developed some muscles there... :-)
Great terrain,very dreamy,safe travels!!🤗👋
Ah as my winter arrives yours leaves and your travels begin....happy adventures my friends
Thanks Mike, actually our video's are a few months behind. But we're almost on the road again :-)
really well made , you two are a great team.. great balance between good shots, and history/facts.
Thanks Andrew! We hope we did your homeland proud. All the best with it mate, E&M
Hey there you two! As always, GREAT video! We have some downtime at the moment and are trying to catch up with some of our favorite travelers, as well as get caught up with our own videos! Cycle touring Scotland is/was one of our favorite places. Love the remoteness and ability to pretty much camp any where. The midges there are horrible! We're not so sure about that Marmite you're carrying, we never got the taste for it. Enjoy Iceland, that is a rough and hard place, but so so so beautiful! It's like no other place we've ever traveled too. Cheers and happy cycling! ~Ron & Petra
Haha, maybe it's because we don't eat meat but we do like the flavor of it and Marmite can help with that! We notice that we always have a new addiction in every country we travel... in the UK it was mostly Marmite and Cider (we could contain ourselves with the fudge this time)... ;-)
Yes Iceland was rough... mainly because of the weather. But as always, it adds to the atmosphere & experience. What was your route through Iceland?
Enjoy your downtime guys 💚
Are you the couple from CGOAB? I loved that journey.
You guyz are very under rated in youtube.. I dont know why... All the best guys for your wonderful journey .. Really appreciate your hard work...
Thank you too for your uplifting words! Best wishes and we hope you will enjoy the coming vids :)
Thank you. I really enjoyed the commentary on the natural history of the area you travelled through.
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A piece of trivia - Caledonia which is the old way to call Scotland literally means big forest, so you can imagine how much it was cut down! :)
Interesting fact! 🙏
Thanks for your time and effort making this video!!
Another absolute delight best bike adventure videos out there. Keep it up guys love watching your travels.
Prachtige beelden weer! Enjoy the ride
big big hi from cotswold .. tempted to visit you .. when you leaving for iceland ?
Amazing journey. Thanks for sharing with us. 🙂👍🚴♀️🚴♂️
Excuse the typos in the the above comment
I look forward to watching the next batch.
Take care and safe pedalling
Anthony
thanks guys, love your vids, well shot and informative, Iceland will be EPIC!
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Thanks again, another really good one. Looking forward to watching how it goes in Iceland.
Thanks Edison!
Incredible video. You are intrepid travelers! Looking forward to your Icelandic adventures. Be well.
Always great videos looking forward to Iceland thanks guys
As always, beautiful and inspiring. I especially love your cinematography. The slug was a nice touch.
Thanks 🐌
I enjoy your cycling adventures. Shame you didn't have longer to properly explore Scotland's wilder areas. Pretty sure the bird you heard was a snipe - a small stripey wading bird that has a long bill (nose) to probe wet ground. The noise is made by wind passing through stiff tail feathers which vibrate.
It's a Snipe indeed :-) And we'll be discovering more of Scotland without a doubt... luckily it's 'around the corner' from where we live!
Happy to see the area that is looking like my recent tour in Emmetten, Switzerland 😇
Great video. The image of the old railway carriages were very evocative of the places history, as were the bothys and their story. Nice to see the close-ups of nature like the slug and mushroom which are well observed in their own right, but also provide a contrast to a bike, rider and road. A really diverse collection of shots. Ethereal floating above by drone, on board in motion on the bike and up close and personal with the smaller things. Keep it up.
Hi, see you again! You always have wonderful journey, meet beautiful place. Awesome. Keep healthy you two!
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Another wonderful episode in your adventures. Thank you for taking us along on your journey through the UK. I particularly liked to bothy scenes. You are wonderful story-tellers. Looking forward to your next episodes. Safe travels.
Thanks! These bothies are such a treasure... we would love to come back and do a bothie-hopping tour :-)
Nice to see u again
I think the bird is a Common Snipe.
We often look on Bikepacking.com and take their routes as our backbone, but we take it day by day really. Our setup is not suitable for all types of terrain, mostly we don't do single track although we would love to. So we'll scout the map in the tent at night to have a rough idea what the next day is going to look like... And we try to avoid as many busy roads as possible.
Mystical island. That sound so exciting. I am thinking of somewhere in Greece or Italy?
Hmm.. I think you misunderstood us a little, it's Iceland, not Island, although that's still an Island of course.. kind of confusing, and not as tropical 🥶
@@WheelstoWander Stay warm!
Great video as usual! Loved the UK series! Looking forward to the Island ones, cheers.
Welcome to Scotland again. You guys do have a unique touring and filming style all of our own and together they make for lovely videos. All the best to you for the future.
Thanks as always Norman! 🙏
That was one hell of a hell route from Plymouth to Edinburgh!!! Do you thoroughly research the route or simply take a day at a time? I suspect you did not meet many other touring cyclists on your selected route.
Iceland in the winter? Wow.
We're some months behind with the video's, we were there in summer luckily! But it must be beautiful in winter...
Voor veel fietsers een onbekend maar prachtig gebied 🚴😍enjoy
Dank je Co 😊 Mooie fietsen daar inderdaad! Groet van ons
I googled midge stew but found no recipes 🤭 But I did find out they’re an important part of the food chain in nature. Long live the midge 🫶🏻 Really look forward to your episodes. Cu in Iceland episode. My son lived there for a few years. Fantastic place. ✨
Haha, that doesn't sound very appetizing... Good to know that they are of some sort of use in nature, that makes it a little more bearable.
That's an interesting place to live, we would be curious to know why? Is it for study, work... or just for the experience of living in such a wild place...
@@WheelstoWander He’s done quite a bit of travelling but only to hot countries. I think he wanted to see what it was like living in a cold country. He was much younger and I think he also liked the nature (and no doubt the looks) of the Icelandic ladies 🙄 He was also interested in doing some voluntary work on an organic farm there. I think he wondered how they produced food there, the landscape being what it is. It was all poly-tunnels. Other things were the social life there, the fresh air, open spaces, the contrast of fire and ice and… the beer. Well, he was young and 😎 back then. He loved it. But he loves hot countries better so he’s living in the Philippines now with his soon to be wife.
Wonderful. I get to see what I cannot do, even as a cyclist. Strict roadie. I now know all about a "bothy" thanks to you guys and Wikipedia.
Everybody has their own preference, we also really enjoy asfalt from time to time! But we try to stay away from busy roads... 😊
Did you end up eating the snails...seeing you were out of groceries?
Beautiful video, as usual! May we kindly ask you how do you animate your GPX track so well? Do you use some service or ...? Thanks!
Hi W T W i hope you are doing well wow what you are doing is really huge and great adventure yes you both are phenomenal bravo your vids are wonderul and it is always a pleasure to see you wish you the best honestly you are really my inspiration live your lie in the way that makes you happy you are both so talented greetings your fan from north africa be happy don t worry
Thanks for the compliments 💚😊
Just love your videos guys. hey when are you coming out to Australia. It's a cycle touring heaven out here? Anyway take good care K😊✌️
Aargh... to many places... we can't decide!!