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@@PetegNZ Thank you so much! It’s lovely to hear that you are enjoying following along and looking forward to the next one. It’s a really interesting place, as you said a bit off the beaten track, but great to explore. Hope you have a good week!

Indeed, it was very toasty! Ah Alistair will sympathise with you entirely. Those horseflies are a true nemesis, I swear they hunt you with intent.

Doesn't it just! They even offered us accommodation, but sadly Alistair politely declined as he was on a mission to get us up and over the next climb. And he ate both the apples...

Absolutely! The climb up to it had me questioning my life choices, but one look at that view and all was forgotten. As for breakfast, well I wouldn't want to spoil it, but I wouldn't set your expectations too high!

@@vs123 Thank you ☺️

@@Rochellecyclinglife Thank you 😊 Great to have you along for the ride!

It is such a wonderful country, we had an incredible time exploring, and everyone was so kind and friendly. Thank you for watching, really glad you enjoyed it 😊

I did't want to either! I wished I had suspension many many times on this trip 😂 Thanks Seth

Thanks 😊 Really glad you enjoyed it!

@@probolinggobike Thank you 😊

Thank you 😊

Thank you 🧡

@@grahamricketts-bq1ft Ah nice! How did you find it? Can recommend the Outer Hebrides, I know we got quite fortunate with the weather. Isle of Harris was definitely a highlight!

@@TheGirlGoneNomad It was a great 7 days although we were so lucky with the weather, beautiful sunshine and only one day of rain. We took advice and didn't go to John O'Groats and drop down the east coast, the road is busy apparently, we headed south at Melvich (sp ?) for a wonderful quiet ride through the central Highlands

@ Only one day of rain! You must have a lucky charm, almost unheard of on a Scottish tour. Sounds like you had a brilliant time, always rewarded I think for taking the quieter back roads. Have you heard of/ ridden The Badger Divide in Scotland? A few of my biking friends have done it and raved about it.

Hi Chris, that's a great question trying to rack my brain to remember, I think it was early summer? Would have definitely been a weekend, otherwise I'd have been at work. I remember it being early in the morning. The Lakes are lovely, but you are right that in the peak season it can get busy. Are you planning a paddle boarding trip to Buttermere?

@@TheGirlGoneNomad yes I’d love to… but I need to learn to paddleboard first! There’s a place near me that does beginner SUP lessons, I’m going to do that and then get my own board 🙂 I think Buttermere will be my first solo trip!

@@chrismantonuk Oh nice! I hope the lessons go well, I'm sure you'll have a great time. Here's to your first solo trip on Buttermere! 😊

@@TheGirlGoneNomad thank you 🙏

Hi there, sorry for the late reply! Thank you for your kind comments, being outside is defiantly the place I'd rather be ☺️ We do have a lack of trees, mainly due to farming, at least that's what's happened here in the Lakes. Most of the fell side is used for sheep grazing which has dramatically changed the landscape. There are some local campaigns to replant areas with native woodland, which will be fantastic if plans go ahead. We do have some woodland left, but it is mainly in the valleys. Do you live in North America? I've never been but would love to visit.

@@TheGirlGoneNomad ...lived in BC and PNW for years. Now on North East coast. But Vancouver BC, which is probably a bit south of England, has massive cedar trees everywhere and looks so awesome. Let's start a "100 million tree plant UK" program and seed it with Cedars.. would be a perfect tree for the UK since it rains about the same as BC and has similar weather conditions. Enough of the sheep eating all the vegetation! We can send you some bears too! I bet that thousands of Americans and Canadian would volunteer their summers to seed that place properly. The Bill Gates foundation would likely fund the seed trees if we asked nicely. Of course, judging from the news we keep getting out of your island nation, the biggest hurdle will be your nightmare of a government (sorry, they sound awful tbh). Please fix the UK from root to branch as we need it back to being awesome!

@@Coleen-Love Love this idea! Yes please, send us the Cedar seeds. I’d happily advocate for it and volunteer with the planting. The bears might have a slightly less friendly welcome, but if they promise to only eat sheep, I’m sure people can be won round. Just last week there was a group in the local paper buying back a part of the fell-side to do just this (minus the bears) replant it entirely in native forest. Rewild and rebuild the UK root to branch, is a great tag line. I hope our new government generates positivity and helps rebuild, only time will tell I guess.

@@TheGirlGoneNomad ....I am on it! Looking into the issue reagrding your native trees. From what I see, there used be massive forrest in UK but they were removed due to the desire to have sheep - it was some big industry at some time in the past. Replant that place!

Hi Pulpo, sorry for the slow response! Have you been and done the trail since you commented? I did bring all of the above myself, the refuges did not provide anything for the bathrooms when I was there. Pretty good huts though all along the way, highly recommend as a route!

Thank you Mary 🧡

@@kalodner666 It is such a beautiful place, I completely understand why you would want to live there. It truly lives up to its nickname ‘Scotland in miniature’, doesn’t it. And to have ancestry from the area must make it all the more special for you.

@@kalodner666 Thank you, that is very kind, it is lovely to hear it brings back memories. Did you visit when in collage? Or did you go to collage in Scotland? Thank you for the recommendations on where to visit, something to aim for if I go back. The walk you mention sounds beautiful, and the Drumadoon still something else! I certainly wish I had had more time to stay longer, but maybe it’s a good excuse to go back!

@@marybullock5146 Thank you Mary ❤️

Ah doesn't it just! Do you have a favourite route?

@@TheGirlGoneNomad yes

Hi Helen, thank you 😊Really glad it was useful for you with your own planning. It's a great trail, I'm sure you will have a fanatic time. It was toasty! I certainly didn't need the sleeping bag I packed and slept mostly in my thin downs blanket or sleeping bag liner. I would still take a jacket though for evenings and you will need shoes for the huts. Have a brilliant time! Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

@@TheGirlGoneNomad thank you so much, really appreciate the answers!

Hi Fiona, thank you 😊 Ah that is great, you will have a brilliant time I'm sure. English is spoken in all the huts on the trail, hope this helps!

Ah nice one! Have you had it out for its maiden voyage? Thank you for the kind comments, encouraged to get back out on my own board 😊

Hi James, great to hear from you, really glad you are enjoying the videos! Haha well food is a very important part of cycling whether it’s a Bourbon or Scotch egg! Are you a keen cyclist yourself?

Yes I am, well Rich might say I’ve never been one! I have been slack the last few years, however I’ve just finished building up my new Camino Ti, so time to get back exploring the trails around the Midlands and beyond. Have you been out getting the miles in this weekend?

@@UnderTheRadars Ah nice! A new set of wheels, best incentive to get back out there. Have you got any trips planned? Been trying to get out for some local miles, don't find it as easy to find good gravel in the North Lakes but good to explore. Hope you have a good week!

This is very exciting! I’m sure you will have a fantastic time. On the whole the route was quite easy to follow, signs posts at points and only one diversion which was marked. We always came across other people to chat too, which was helpful to ask directions when needed 😊 Hope you have a brilliant time!

Thank you! Really lovely to hear you enjoyed the video. Ah absolutely Scotland is a treasure trove of places to explore 😊 Have you got a favourite spot in Scotland to visit? Hope you have a great week 😊

@@TheGirlGoneNomad love Fort William and we're hoping to do the NC500 route next year if we can fit it in, fingers crossed !👍

@@HotubHobos Fort William is a brilliant spot to explore the Highlands from 😊 Ah that sounds fantastic I hope you get the change to travel the NC500!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, the plan is to take it out on the river and see how it handles in its natural habitat! Hopefully, as you said, we’ll notice the difference 😊

Hi Dan, appreciate the kind comments thank you! Sure thing, I’ll just need to go back and check the GPX files, I will get back to you. Ah awesome, sure you’re going to have a great ride!

Thank you for the vote of confidence! Certainly need more practice, but I’m trying my best to convince Grace it’s worth sticking at. It does seem like a pretty reliable craft, scrubbed up well! Have a great week

It is a beautiful area 😊

Thanks for the tips, I’ll get Grace to give them go when she’s next on the water 😊

Thanks Seth! Yes absolutely it’s now got a new lease of life and I’m not giving up on getting Grace back in the boat 😊

Haha she went for the stuff the airbags in somewhere and hope for the best!

Grace would totally agree with you there 😂

Thank you Craig! Glad you enjoyed it. Something a bit different, yer it actually looks in reasonable shape now. Just got to convince Grace to keep paddling 😊 Yes absolutely, reckon we all have something in the back of the cupboard we could give a new lease of life 😊

Thank you 😊

That's very kind of you to say! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it 😊

Hi there, I can completely understand, that’s certainly a worry I’ve had. We were staying at a campsite in the Dolomites so we left them chained up by the tent on our pitch. But I know some sites have bike stores where you could leave them. If you are wild camping it could be a little trickier, sometimes bus and train stops have a secure place you can store them. Hope this has been some help? If you needed any campsite recommendations just let me know, I’d be happy to share the ones I’ve used 😊

I agree most people are really good with their rubbish, great to hear you are also part of the litter pick squad! Dad’s a trooper 😊 Thanks for watching, lovely to hear you enjoyed it! Haha yer he seems to have little concern for my safety 😂 Hope you are having a great week!

Oh no! What broke? Was the bike still semi rideable? I know the feeling, I just kept praying it wasn’t going to rain again and thinking I should have brought my own tent!

How fantastic! What a beautiful place to now live, you will really enjoy the trail I’m sure. I was surprised by how well kitted out the huts were, definitely over packed. Really glad you enjoyed the video, hope you have a great time hiking!