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Hi Josephine, I make my films both as a memento and as a creative outlet. I make films for me, not an audience, you understand. I don't ask for likes or subs and don't feel I have to create for an audience or followers. Cycling is, by it's nature, zipping through somewhere, if it isn't, it's probably hiking. I have footage of the alpine flowers that I saw in the Burren limestone, I stopped and recorded in a lane in Donegal that was redolent with the antiseptic smell of meadowsweet. I washed my wands with the flowers of soapwort in Mayo. All of which you're unlikely to find in a supermarket car park - Marks and Spencer's notwithstanding. I can still smell the overpriced coffee I bought in Castlebar, the blackberries I picked to stave off pangs of hunger and the mouthwatering pizza I virtually inhaled in Buncrana. Your comment has given me the opportunity to relive my trip while having my morning coffee. For that, can I sincerely thank you. Have a wonderful day, and remember get off RUclips and get out there and smell the roses.

@ Q.E.D.😉

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

You're a cheeky wee skitter

Merci 🎩

Agreed. Finland's increasing hawkish foreign policy is a concern. Their latest territorial claim for Liechtenstein must be resisted. I suspect Biden will see it for the sabre-rattling it is, but Trump has been strangely silent on the matter. Vaduz is a powder keg at the moment and it will take cool heads and steady hands to navigate these treacherous diplomatic waters. Worrying times, for sure.

No idea, it wasn't on the route I had planned but it is on the to do list (it looks like a lovely spot) - it just didn't suit for this trip though. 👍

@@thereluctantfanatic it’s on the Badger route about 35-40 miles south of the Blackburn Bothy.

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On the deck/handle. You need to be confident to do this and the weather needs to be calm, but that position is very comfortable.

@@thereluctantfanatic I 'll never try it! (May be at a very hot summer day - to fall into the water.) Greetings Tino

It was almost too white for me.

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Rannoch Moor really is in the middle of nowhere.

Cheers buddy

Thanks 👌

Hi Paddy. In the saddle the whole time. There were some steep climbs in the Sperrins (Moydamlaght Road was fun). But most of the circuit was on country lanes, some loanins/boreen and twin track. I'm a walker, too, and know the Antrim hills and Sperrins are just too boggy to follow the official Ulster Way. I followed when I could and left it when it suited.

@@thereluctantfanaticThat’s great info. Thanks for letting me know 🙂

Here you go: Strangford - Killough - Newcastle - Tollymore - Rostrevor - Newry - Portadown 👍

Hi Stevie, glad you liked it. I had a route uploaded onto my Wahoo but ditched it halfway through the first day. I often change my mind and kinda just blow with the wind. I can tell you that Google Maps never failed to direct me onto the quietest, most remote road available, and I often just used that. Hope you enjoy your trip and stay safe. 👌

Sure I faded away to nothin. 😁 Recommend around Beleek and the Sperrins for the off-road stuff. 👍

Hi, glad you like the film. I travelled to Hossa after reading a newspaper article about the area. I rented the canoe @ info@hossanlumo.fl and I didn't really plan it, if I'm honest. I tend to not plan more than I have to. When I'm leading a group, everything is planned. When I'm alone, I just follow my nose. 👍

@@thereluctantfanatic Ok thank you!

Thank you. Yes, you can wild camp in Ireland. There are exceptions to every rule but like everywhere: be considerate, discreet and leave the place as you find it. Stick with that, and you'll be grand.

Glad you liked it, Caroline. Time was the only real factor. I needed to get it done in 7 days and did it in five, but I had to spend a day and a half getting to Mizen and another half day cycling from Malin Head to Derry before getting the bus home. Another factor is actually the time spent filming. Making films not only takes time but it disrupts your rhythm on the bike. But I like making films, so for me it's worth the hassle and added time.

Glad you enjoyed. It's a wonderful trip. Much of the joy of going solo is having the freedom to do and go where you like, so while I had a route I didn't stick to it all that much. Stick as much as you can to the beautiful coastline and you'll not go too far wrong.

Road bike, hybrid/gravel bike would be fine.

Sounds like a top trip, Ryan. Sleeping set up was pretty much what's in the film. Lightweight solo tent, down bag, bivvy and mat. Sleeping bag and mat go in the bivvy bag.

It's Rostrevor Forest. It's about 7KM of forest trail that's all downhill - and there's even a coffee shop (with killer jam and coconut tray bakes) at the end of the trail. ☺

Thanks bud. You either get it, or you don't... and lots of folks don't. 🤷

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. 👌

That's very kind of you to say that. Thanks.

Haha Mark! Great to hear from you. Bizarrely, I was thinking about you the other day. Hope you're doing well.

@@thereluctantfanatic All good man!. I do a bit of cycling myself. So if you're up for a wee spin sometime, give me a shout. Be good to catch up 👍

Thanks. Slower is better. I would like to have spent more time in Killarney, the Burren and Galway. Safe journey, you'll have a ball.

Ah, thank you very much.

Thanks Darren.

A semi-roll? Is that a sandwich without the filling? Is it a roll if you don't have a beach to paddle towards? Is "stickler" a euphemism? All important philosophical questions that I'll give due care and consideration.

@@thereluctantfanatic ….and while you ponder these really important questions, practice rolling up the other side. I see no reason why someone with your skill shouldn’t be able to quickly switch side under water. To top it off, ugh empty it, pump out all the water….just to show that it’s possible. It may even be the solution to these important questions.

Es ist nur zum Spass, verstehe?

@@thereluctantfanatic ok..

Yep, I would swim too.

Thanks for pointing me here Robbie love this. Well done ciaran class video

Ah, too kind and thanks for the encouragement.

Kind of you to say so. Thanks.

Thanks Dan. No, I can't remember seeing any dogs. I'm assuming you're asking did I get chased or bitten.

@@thereluctantfanatic thanks for that quick reply - yes that´s what I would like to know - but very good news that you can`t remember seeing any of them...I´m planning to do a long trip next year and grotesquely that´s my only concern.

Thank you for your kind words 🙏

Cheers bud.

Thank you. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Thanks Gerard. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Let me slip into my orthopaedic shoes, so I can stand corrected.

@@thereluctantfanatic Touche! Very good lol!

Thanks Caleb, that's the first smart-arse comment I've ever had on my channel. Fair play, it made me laugh.

@@thereluctantfanatic the thing is, I was only half joking, I've tried to do this like 20 times unsuccessfully. Serious respect to you and your skills.

@@calebfoster604 Don't give up... You'll suss it out.

But it's for what? 😂🤣

It doesn't sink because of the floatation blocks inside the canoe at both ends and because the plastic has also a little buoyancy built into the design. You are then able to paddle to the bank to empty the boat. All that being said, the video is really just a demonstration of how you can roll a canoe without being strapped into it - which is how it is normally done.

@@thereluctantfanatic good luck paddling it to the bank in rough waters

@@T.M.... Thank you for your comment. Not everyone watching this will understand, so let me explain. This is is not a rescue technique. It's a bit of fun. It's unlikely a paddler would capsize like this, regardless of the conditions. If you want to learn how to self rescue in rough conditions, get in touch and book a coaching session. I'll even give you a mate's rate.

Drink it quickly.

Thanks and if you get a chance to do it you'll love it.

Did you hire that canoe over there it’s a beauty?

The best, Jim. Thanks again and the pleasure, Sir, was mine. Hope you're home safe and sound. Don't forget to post your pictures.