Making it to John o'Groats on the NC500 route
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- The Journey Ends Here! Welcome to the grand finale of my exhilarating motorcycle journey around Scotland’s North Coast 500, also known as Scotland's Route 66. Buckle up for the concluding chapter of my unforgettable adventure.
In this episode, I make it to the iconic John O'Groats, the north-eastern tip of Scotland. It marks the end of my journey but not the end of our stories. From the last mile of my trip to the jubilant celebration at the finish line, I share it all. 🏁
The ride to John O'Groats is filled with some of the most stunning landscapes I've encountered, reinforcing the magic and beauty of the Scottish Highlands. So, gear up, press play, and ride with me one last time on the scenic routes of the NC500. Always remember the joy of the journey is in the ride itself, not just the destination.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:36 The Midges are in swarms
04:51 Traveling onwards
08:54 Making it to John o'Groats
10:44 Standing by the Ocean
11:39 Setting up my tent
12:56 Making Food
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Blowing a Gale when I was at John O’Groats on the bike back in April. Nice to see someone got a good night there 👍👍
Oh wow, I must have got lucky!
Well done Saffy. You’re simply amazing and your laughter and positivity is uplifting.
I set off on Tuesday from Suffolk to attempt to circumnavigate Great Britain on my 50cc moped, top speed 31mph 😂.
😂 they say 41 days later, he's still making his way out of the village, that's some serious effort that!
@@SaffySprocket 😆😆😆 I reckon I will be paralysed in my backside 😳😳
@@CarrotCrunchingWabbit I bet it was a fantastic experience.
They're actually 49cc, vet. Just thought i'd lob it in for the crack. Good luck with it, our kid.
@@blackbob3358 😆 yep your right. Well the 49cc made it 2356 miles around Britain in 11 days.
Wow go you girl ❤
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Fabulous enthusiasm. Great dialogue. Infectious laugh. All credit to you on your Highland exploration..
From a western isles biker..
Really enjoyed your 4 part 500 series, so much so that im planning my own now
Really liked the poetic descriptions of the landscapes .
Thank you so much 😊
You are truly amazing lady love your videos you have so much strength mentally and physically you go girl could watch you forever ride safe love Scotland done nc 500 in motorhome amazing place
Thank you so much for your support 🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You're beautiful, sweet, the scenery is breath-taking, and you're on a bike, pretty much perfect ❤
Thank you! 😊
October is the best month to go to Scotland. Autumnal colours are in full swing, the midgies are all gone, the roads dont have as many camper vans and its usually dry.
Four more days and I will be loading up for a 5 day trip, cant wait.
October is my favourite month :D no bugs, warm enough to camp (with a thick sleeping bag) and did I mention the no bugs 😂☠️
The way you ended this video was outstanding, the camera angles, the flame, the looming night, the voice over 👏👏👏
Super star from Cheshire. Miss sprocket you are amazing.
😊 thank you
A great episode to conclude an another amazing series. Thank you Saffy, keep giggling, keep inspiring, keep sharing, you're awesome and doing great! 👍👍
Thank you! Will do!
An amazing set of videos on the NC500 Saffy. Amazing scenery, lovely images from the bike and your voice overs are so appreciated.Your drone views are just stunning. Look forward to your next Sprocket Adventure.
Awesome video ... great "Land's End !!!" Your Honda sounds awesome ...
Excellent video Saffy, thank you 😊👍
Glad you liked it!
That was a great video. Thank you!
Brilliant video and such a lovely ending with such a teaser for the future, your voice overs are getting so poetic, the time taken to edit must be almost as long as it takes to ride the trip. Looking forward to the next adventure.
Thank you so much 😊
I do know the joy to have done a journey like that. I did a two week trip through France in 2018 and when I arrived at the furthest point, in the Provence after three days and two couchsurfing, I was so happy I was hugging the bike it was amazing.
That's awesome! I use to live couchsurfing too!!!
Nordkapp is the goal of goals, the highest road in the world. It took me and a friend 29 days from Ireland along the west coast of Norway to Nordkapp and back through Sweden. You will be a salty adventure rider after that and that giggle is infectious.
I guess you could say it's the real end of the road 😂
@@SaffySprocket I can see the first 12 part adventure series in your future 🐯
Hi saffy am james from Central Scotland I came across your channel excellent videos of North Coast i have still to do it just finished building my bandit next year definitely doing it beautiful views and well done saffy its a truly amazing place 👌👍
Welcome aboard!
Have binged the 4 parts, high n lows, yet given the Highlands and beyond what can one expect..!
Yet to see the last of Charlies RDR's trip along much the same route. Think the spot you stopped! was just before a point round the corner at which she'd launched her drone! What an incredible area.
I've not kept my eyes on the road..!
I'd so like to ride that route with the Himalaya.. I'd not driven that far in the past with just going to the West Highlands.
Thank you for sharing, stay safe. Cheers.
Ok 👏🎉 Saffiy
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Well done!
Thank you so much 😊
Oh my word! how do you do it? such determination! 💪Very enjoyable video, you captured the mood perfectly, I could have cried for you in the pouring rain with everything soaked!! I toured Scotland in July and it was midge free!!!! 🙌
I could feel every cheer you did while riding in pain. It´s the moment when all together becomes the experience you strive for.
Looking forward to your next journey! Thank you very much for telling your story! All the best, G
Good job.👍
Thanks 👍
Scotland's northern and north-western coasts are stunning, wild and beautiful. Especially when it not rains. Those midges are...well, they make you feel popular and desirable.
Fab videos Saffy.
Thank you so much 😊
Nice video Saffy. Lovely roads to ride and even better when you buy a bottle from 8 doors distillery. I intend to do the NC500 again in April 24, roads are quieter and I am out of Seven Sons whisky - what an excuse!
Great trip Saffy really enjoyed it , while in the services we used to go in really hot sweaty midge infected places like Borneo , and we used a midge repellent which was brilliant, even your friends wouldn’t come near you 🤪😂😂. You can get it civvy street , Jungle formula extra strong ( other makes not available as it’s made in a little place called aldermaston , ps it. Stinks but it don’t half work 😊😊👍
Great to see glad your doing ok xx
Thank you!
@@SaffySprocket pleasure xx ❤️
You’ve done well , everyone thinks doing the nc500 is easy by motorbike and camping and those that have know it’s not as easy as everyone thinks it is ! I’ve been doing the nc500 long before it was called that , you can do it clockwise anti-clockwise and even do the roads down the middle of the highlands as they are all just as stunning
Norway is a must do country, it's Scotland turned up to 11. Many would say ride to the top but there's loads to see in the southwest. It's just a shame there's no direct ferry to Oslo anymore. Great video Saffy 😊
Norway is stunning 😊😊😊😊
Beautiful descriptions as always, thanks for sharing your experience 😊
Thanks for watching!
Wow, what a trip and this episode seems to have gone much better…
Lookin forward to ur next adventure, whatever it may be. Stay safe young lady 👍
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks for sharing your journey Saffy, I really enjoyed seeing your trip.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Saffy for sharing your adventure, and putting the effort into the footage and commentry.
Looking forward to the next one.
More to come!
Best midge repellent Avon Skin so Soft. as recommended by the SAS and Royal Marines
It's a big achievement young lady you should be proud
Was lovely to meet you on your return journey in a garage near Inverness. I stumbled apon one of your videos on u tube and I've been following your journeys around Britain since, especially this journey through Scotland. Your an inspiration to me and I am now planning my own Highland solo trip for next summer. Thanks Saffy ❤.
If i laughed and giggled as much as you, it would get rid of my beer belly😂. All the best ..great video.👌
Glad you enjoyed it
Saffy. You're getting better and better. After each ride you do 👏 you're an inspiration to all new riders and older riders who won't go a bit further and see new things 😂
Wow Saffron, as always a fabulous video, with your beautiful voice overs, and the reminder that we have something even bigger to look forward to, as always, Saffron ride safe and take care.
"Saffron"...? Someone's got a crush....
Your laugh is way too cute. The midges are the only downside to the highlands though but the views are worth it
They were awfullllll
I’m going in may and taking a midgey net with me but midges normally out June so hopefully I miss them this time
Saffy lass ❤ you did it safe and sound X well done that lady 🎉😊
Thanks 🥰
Hi saffy, glad it's not just my old bum what hurts on long trips, you definitely should make Scotland a annual trip just like i do, its just so stunning, and if on the odd chance i bumped into you i would love to buy you a coffee and have a good chat about bikes, great video and love your commentary. Ride safe. Best wishes Roy.
If you do go back into Scotland try and get into the Tay valley. Pop into Aberfeldy and take a walk up the Birks, one of my favourite places on the planet, the sound and smell of them is just wonderful. Plenty of good riding roads around there too.
Thanks
Thank you so much 😊😊😊
Love the video keeping it real as always ❤
Thank you so much 😊
Mmm still need to do that NC500
It's worth it!!!!
Saffy, another great video, the midge is a nightmare here as someone has already commented buy “skin so soft” / citronella cream and sticks for campfire, also the garlic also works ( also keeps vampires away 😂). Keep safe, love your enthusiasm.
Great video well done saffron get a good night sleep love regards Dave.
Thanks, you too!
What a enjoyable and moving vlog saffy ❤❤❤
Thank you so much 😊😊😊😊
Hi saffy you not giving up on you tube are you because if you do Sunday nights won't be the same
It's a good feeling to get to that sign post but didn't you think it was a little underwhelming.
I think maybe if I wasn't so sleep deprived perhaps 🤣 but by this point I had been riding and sleeping on the ground for a few days
Scotland is a fantastic place to visit and thanks for your vids. Rather than touring round I prefer to have a base for a week or 10 days and do day rides. Stayed in Airdrie this year and did the Glasgow area up to Loch Lomond, Kelpies, Glen Coe, Doune Castle, Falkirk etc. Plenty to see, do, (and eat). 😁
Wow Saffy, you're like a female John Keats,love it😊
Thank you so much 😊😊😊
You are some kid you did it lass in style none of that pompous shit❤️
Beautiful journey Saffy love ur poetry awesome show !!!
Quick tip… eBay…. Speedo Angels…. They do a matt finish dash screen protector and it not only stops you scratching it but it really makes it easy to read in the daylight when the suns out it plus it stops the glare.
I've been looking at polarised ones lately!
@@SaffySprocket they make quite a difference, I fitted one on my X when I first bought it plus one onto my satnav.
Would love to see you do Spain or the Pyrenees Saffy….no midges🤭
On my to do list 😜
I do hope at the end your dinner and tent were bug free.
You're trip should be one of the best for the NC500 with a Saffron point of view.
Another great video, thanks Saffy. Ride safe 😊
Once ya get south or north of those "cleggies", extasy comes naturally. Worst times we ever had, in a jam jar.
I have no idea what you just said 😂😂😂
funny, I was thinking about where I was going to go next year on vacation😂...... I see you driving and I think.... Why not take the motorbike to England. Always been there with a truck. Nice video again Saffy 👌
There's a ferry to Newcastle from Amsterdam, you could then just ride up and around and back over to the port!
@@SaffySprocket oh that ferry, i know what you mean...yeah i can do that. thanks for the tip
Next up: Sprocket goes rogue and does a tour of UK 'Turd Towns'.....on her new badass Monkey-Bike.....
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Not sure if I'm just very lucky but I tour Scotland most years and other than on the shore of loch lomond I've never had an issue with midges. Or been soaked through due to heavy rain. I always tour in June 🤔
Nice one Staffy...
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Another trip to consider is Spain , I did Sierra Nevada on my Kawasaki ksr110 about 4 years ago , that was bucket list stuff 11-500 ft on a bike that’s not even a 125 lol
Awesome sprocket well done 👍🏻
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Such lovely poetic commentary ❤
Thank you so much 😊
Saffy sprocket was coming home after a great day car came that close to me on a straight road average camera 50 mph hits my right shoulder with mirror he was that close I'm ok though and bike was good just leather jacket wear gear saves lives and injuries ☺️ love your videos ride safe
This has been a great series to watch and it seems..different not sure how, I'm sensing a "Disturbance in the Force". Thank you Saffron
👀 perhaps you sense right
I really want to get on my bike and go up there right now 😂
Hei Sa nice tour video🎉
nice view . stickers . huhhh...
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I hope you got a photo of your bike under the sign with the sun setting in the background?
I did!!
You are braver than me Saffy, I would not even consider Scotland between Jun / September with those savage midges ! When did you visit ?
AUGUST 😂😭😂😭😂😭 never again
Scotland = April (no midges) !!!
They are vicious ☠️☠️☠️😅
Saffy, would you please consider removing those annoying stickers from your windscreen. I, and some other viewers, would appreciate it. Godspeed ma'am.
They've been removed 😂
@@SaffySprocket Thank you. I will now subscribe.
I was thinking the same thing 😂 they would drive me nuts.
Have you taken a creative writing course? Outstanding voiceover!! Really enjoyed it. Making the world a better (spoken) place 👍🏻
@@SaffySprocketlove you frm UAE
Enjoyed the video as usual, but please cover your speedometer if it's mph and not kph so that you're not providing evidence of speeding . Keep up the good work and stay safe.
I dont speed
Yep, need to get rid of those two blind spots from your screen. Good watching though.
They're gone now 🤣😅
How are you enjoying the CB500X? I'm looking at it for my first 'big' bike. Stay crazy Saffy!
I love it! Handles really nicely around corners
You young lady are a complete nutter but an enjoyable one keep going looking forward to your next one and could you set up a by me a coffee thing where we can get you some thing hot or even a meal instead of just red bull you keep drinking 😂😂😂
I am a little mad 😂😂😂😂😂
Saffy, I was in Whitby last Thursday, and when we passed the Railway Station there were loads of bikers all lined up in the car park. Must have been about 50 odd. Anyone know what that was all about? I was on my coach home and couldn't ask them!
Just somewhere to go and get a coffee at the station cafe and a walk around Whitby
What month did you go? Just asking as I need to avoid it when I go in 2024 🤣. Can I also ask, how did you eat whilst ‘wild’ camping ?
Greeeet 😍😍😍 which motorcycle do you ride in this video?
CB500X
Saffy, Sounds like you need to upgrade your seat.
Amazing woman
Thank you so much 😊
Carved out by the elephants, I didn't see one😂
Elephants, GS riders*
😂😂😂😂
Beautiful views and great ride, but can you please remove the stickers from your windshield and put them on the lower part of your windshield. thank you
I've done that now 🤣
Another awesome video 👍
Do you prefer the adv tent to the Moto tent?
last episode Scotland unleashed her full fkk off Get a raincoat mode. But then just like a woman Scotland went all super love mode and said SORRY :)))
I did indeed purchase a raincoat 😂
@@SaffySprocket the big yin explains Scottish weather
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@4.55 poetically put.
Place your camera on top of helmet.❤
Nooooo wind drag ☠️☠️☠️☠️
@@SaffySprocket for few mins and ride slowly. 🥰😘😘😘
You should write poetry.
Aha I do sometimes, but not often these days!
I wandered lonely as a bike 🤣👍
Hey bean babe, i always go in feb or march to avoid them pesky midges
i prefer the old style of videos, not with the studio overlay.