Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way Part 2 Motorcycle Tour by BMW 1250 GSA and Triumph Tiger 900 - Ep 6

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024
  • This episode sees us leave Bushmills and head for Carrickfergus via several harbours ( I have a thing about boats and harbours!) Our plan was to follow the beautiful Antrim coast all the way but we changed our plan to meet up with Loz, one of our subscribers who'd asked us to meet him for a coffee if we were going anywhere near the little town of Broughshane. We were fairly close so we couldn't pass up the chance for a coffee and chat. It turns out that Loz had an amazing back story as an international one man band busking all over the world! Added to the fact that he didn't even start riding bikes until he was 64! We had a great time chatting over a coffee and he gave us a great route back to the coast - thanks Loz it was great to meet up with you.
    We then followed the coast road to Larne and then on to Carrickfergus which was a delightful little town with a beautiful harbour and impressive castle. More great food and Guinness followed.
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    Accommodation: Walter's Place £145 (Booking.com)
    The Route: Bushmills - Ballintoy Harbour - Ballycastle Harbour - Cushendun Harbour - Broughshane - Larne - Carrickfergus
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Комментарии • 77

  • @bikeroffthebeatentrack
    @bikeroffthebeatentrack 11 месяцев назад +2

    I grew up in Carrickfergus. The harbour used to be really busy with coal boats and cranes. The area opposite the castle was a coal yard, but is now apartments and restaurants. There also used to be a restaurant called The Smugglers that jutted out over the harbour wall. It was quirky and full of driftwood, lobster pots etc. unfortunately the wooden structure was badly rotten and was closed due to health and safety, then it burnt down anyway.
    Bit of trivia…. The name Carrickfergus originated from Krag Fergus, which means Rock of Fergus. This is the rock the castle was built on.
    Loving the videos ❤

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks very much 🙏 we really loved Carrickfergus, had a great feel to it - glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the background information! 👍😀

  • @stanbembridge1751
    @stanbembridge1751 11 месяцев назад +1

    Brian and Sue, I am absolutely loving all of your feature films😁😁👌🏽👏🏽👏🏽💛

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks very much Stan 🙏 we appreciate you following our adventures! 😀👍

  • @MotoTourIreland
    @MotoTourIreland 11 месяцев назад +2

    Love to see Ireland being enjoyed and explored. I'm sat here in front of the fire planning next years longer journeys.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you 🙏 we loved exploring Ireland - one of our favourite places - hope you have some great adventures planned! 😀👍

  • @tonyknowler3055
    @tonyknowler3055 Год назад +1

    Thanks Sue&Brian great video 📹 always appreciated hope you are both well
    Regards

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +1

      Thanks very much Tony we’re glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! 😀👍

  • @tjs201971
    @tjs201971 11 месяцев назад +2

    Greetings from the US🇺🇸!! i have been going g back and watch each episode. They have help me plan so trips I am thinking about doing in UK! Going back to watch this one especially!! Y’all are amazing couple!! Bless you both!! Ride safe always!!

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks very much Thomas 🙏 glad you enjoyed it and we’re pleased it gave you some more ideas for future tours! 😀👍

  • @GaryJackson-q7i
    @GaryJackson-q7i Год назад +1

    My viewing tonight ❤

  • @lew3057
    @lew3057 Год назад +1

    Got to love those narrow winding roads. Beautiful scenery. great video. Ride Safely.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks very much Lew - it looks even better in the sunshine ☀️😀!

  • @The_Mindful_Mototorcyclist
    @The_Mindful_Mototorcyclist 11 месяцев назад +1

    Ive been binge watching...looking forward to the next installment of the WAW. Great production and music choices.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks very much 🙏 we appreciate your support and comments - glad you’re enjoying our adventures! 😀👍

  • @brianfarrelly7151
    @brianfarrelly7151 Год назад +1

    Looking forward to your France video (s). Regards.

  • @theboomerangbiker1966
    @theboomerangbiker1966 Год назад +1

    Great video team. Brian's looks are enhanced by my channel Buff, a great model! 😉 Cheers, Nick

  • @marcoluoma3770
    @marcoluoma3770 Год назад +1

    Thanks for another scenic episode. While you didn't need the sunscreen, at least you stayed mostly dry. Your nightly quaffing has made me look for a place to get a proper pint of Guinness (not always easy here in the US of A). Thanks again.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +1

      Thank you Marco 🙏 I really don’t think you can get great Guinness anywhere else but Ireland! 😀👍

  • @jimweagant8920
    @jimweagant8920 Год назад +1

    Thanks for another great video and ride 👍👍

  • @klauswolf180
    @klauswolf180 11 месяцев назад +1

    A beautyful vid again and the soundtrack fits perfekt !!! Thx for it !!! greats from Wörrstadt !!

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks very much Klaus - always appreciate your comments as ever! 😀👍

  • @erwinballings9155
    @erwinballings9155 Год назад +1

    Another great video, thanks 😃👍❤

  • @IainOConnorMotorcycles
    @IainOConnorMotorcycles 11 месяцев назад +1

    Enjoyed music as well as coverage. Did similar trip last year. Did South this year. Lovely.

  • @jetrex1986
    @jetrex1986 Год назад +2

    Glad you enjoyed the Antrim coast and Carrickfergus ----more bikers need to come;-).

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +1

      Thank you 🙏 you’re absolutely right, more bikers need to come - they’d love it! 😀👍

  • @martindavey8742
    @martindavey8742 11 месяцев назад +1

    Wonderful series you put together there and inspirational and useful to us for a planned future trip!

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks very much Martin, we’re glad you enjoyed the tour! You’ll have a brilliant time when you go - fingers crossed for the weather! 🤞😀👍

  • @nigelprice6469
    @nigelprice6469 Год назад +1

    Another good vid and a mainly dry ride great scenery thanks

  • @trevorthorn5011
    @trevorthorn5011 Год назад +2

    Always a pleasure to watch your adventures and comments on where you stay look forward to your adventure 🍺🥂and the seafood chowder

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Thank you Trevor 🙏 we appreciate your comments and thanks for following our adventures! 😀👍

  • @YoopaMan_Mad-Dave
    @YoopaMan_Mad-Dave Год назад +2

    Another good one Brian and Sue. One of my favourite day trips is to catch the 07.00 ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast. Then hug the coast (and what a coast when the sun is shining) round to Londonderry and back across country to Carrickfergus for dinner, before hopping on the 19.30 ferry and back home to Ayrshire. There's been some great StenaLine deals over the years, but none to beat the £9.00 return for my bike and myself, including breakfast!

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Thanks very much Dave! That sounds like a great deal - how brilliant to be able to hop across on the ferry and do that ride! 😀👍

    • @YoopaMan_Mad-Dave
      @YoopaMan_Mad-Dave Год назад +1

      @@midlifemotorcyclediaries Indeed. It's a real treat. 🙂

  • @suebt8794
    @suebt8794 Год назад +2

    Love the music you pick X it tells the story! So much love for both life and each other in your vlogs. Keep being happy and stay shiny side up xxx

  • @norriemasson4080
    @norriemasson4080 Год назад +1

    I would have been disappointed if there had been any complaints re the food in Ownies, we’ve never had a bad meal there,the coast road is as I’m sure you know a bikers road. Nice series of videos,Stay Safe out there.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +1

      Thank you Norrie - we loved Ownies and really enjoyed our visit to Carrickfergus! 😀👍

  • @michael1061
    @michael1061 Год назад +1

    Hi Sue ,Hi Brian. My biking pick me up on Friday morning what could be better .

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Thank you Michael 🙏 glad you started your day watching our adventures! 😀👍

  • @GSHants
    @GSHants 11 месяцев назад +1

    Such a shame you only saw ‘good’ Irish weather and not the really good! That looked like a good ride, have heard the Antrim coast is very scenic, we live down in SW (Kerry) and have never made it up there! look forward to your 2024 travels, sure you have something planned for us🤞🏻😉

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you - to be honest we can’t complain, the weather we had on part 1 of WAW last year was stunning! ☀️ it’s definitely worth a trip up North. Got plenty planned for 2024! 😀👍

  • @briantate692
    @briantate692 11 месяцев назад +1

    We've stayed at cushendun a couple of times, even had a few lock ins at Mary McBrides pub, cushendun in Gaelic, apparently means brown river

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  11 месяцев назад +1

      We enjoyed our brief visit - in retrospect we’d have liked to have visited the caves - maybe next time! 😀👍

  • @jvl4832
    @jvl4832 Год назад +1

    Wonderful video, and fitting soundtrack that makes the journey all the more more pleasurable ! I do admit , I gave the video thumbs up even before I watched it. The quality of your videos is a certainty. Thank you Brian and Sue. As for the weather, the clouds fit the wild Atlantic way, just as a Guinness to Beer o’clock. Cheers, from Berlin, Jim

  • @allanmason7544
    @allanmason7544 Год назад +1

    brill vid again both

  • @KnightRider1157
    @KnightRider1157 Год назад +1

    I helped organise two Guzzi club rallies in Ballintoy, but that was a long time before Game of Thrones. Some wonderful people there so hopefully they're getting the benefits now. Great tour 👌

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Thank you 🙏 we loved our brief visit to Ballintoy - beautiful place. Thanks for watching! 😀👍

  • @mandywalker5873
    @mandywalker5873 Год назад +2

    How can you make me crave seafood chowder at 7:30am!!! 😅

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      We know what you mean Mandy! 😂 Awful isn’t it! 😀👍

    • @suegibbons2508
      @suegibbons2508 Год назад +1

      I've never eaten so much seafood in my life, Mandy! 😂

    • @mandywalker5873
      @mandywalker5873 Год назад

      @@suegibbons2508 I had the Strangford loch oysters years back and OMG!!! Almost as good as the lobster in Hawkshead!!! Thanks for the great content, should be on TV!!!

  • @leeandjancruise
    @leeandjancruise Год назад +2

    An unexpected treat this morning watching your latest vlog, good to see the weather improved and always enjoy a harbour visit.
    I see Belfast in the distance towards the end, we were there via cruise ship along with Cork and Dublin earlier this year, all three were buzzzin. Ride safe.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Thank you Lee and Jan 🙏 who doesn’t love a harbour 😀! Glad it brought back some memories! 😀👍

  • @stepheneldridge6998
    @stepheneldridge6998 Год назад +1

    Excellent video guys, so many great roads in Northern Ireland. Don't be shocked...but i have never had seafood chowder!! 😂. Something i will try soon. Look forward to seeing more adventures! Cheers, Steve

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +1

      Thanks very much Steve - there are some great roads in NI and some great chowder too! 😂😀👍

  • @twowheelstouring482
    @twowheelstouring482 Год назад +2

    I went to several of those places back in early 90's as a soldier and always wanted to return. I couldn't think of a better way than on my bike!!
    Are you going to the motorcycle live show this year, would be great to say hello? 🙏

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +3

      Absolutely! Best way to see anything is on two wheels 👍 - sadly, not doing Motorcycle Live this year 🙁 weren’t too impressed last year - maybe next time! 😀👍

  • @brianfarrelly7151
    @brianfarrelly7151 Год назад +1

    Good morning Brian and Sue. I love your optimism regarding weather but it was more like October with dark skies and no sun. As always, I enjoyed your latest video and the enthusiastic manner in which you describe our countryside. Love your music too. What are you planing for your next adventure. Thanks again.

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +1

      Thanks Brian 🙏 yes it certainly wasn’t like summer 😳 ☔️ but you can’t control the weather so you have to get on with it! 😀 we’ve just got back from Spain but our next big tour will be France! 😀👍

  • @johnnys5419
    @johnnys5419 Год назад +1

    Hello again. Another nice trip/episode😊 l am considering bying a Tiger 900 GT Pro. What is your experience so far?

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Hi Jonny, I’ve loved all three big bikes I’ve had - GS700, Tiger 800 and Tiger 900 but I can honestly say the 900 GT pro was one of my best decisions ever. I’ve now done nearly 14,000 miles on it and love it more every time I ride it. A few people have asked my opinion and I always say the same thing - don’t hesitate! Wishing you many miles of smiles 🐯👍😄

  • @emmakimble8946
    @emmakimble8946 Год назад +2

    Hi last 🕰️ comment I got my first bike Honda 50cc well on Wednesday October 31st 2023 I passed my 🏍️ test I’ve now got my cat ‘A’ so I’m 👀 4 a bigger 🏍️ 🙏 4 inspector u in yr vid log hope a lot a young girls go in to 🏍️ 🙏🙏🙏 🥰🥰

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +2

      Whoop! Well done Emma! Now the fun begins 🏍️ It’s great fun trying all the bikes when you’re looking for a new one. Let us know what you go for. Wishing you many miles of smiles 😄👍

  • @johnstonstewart9683
    @johnstonstewart9683 Год назад +2

    But but but you didn't do torr head!! ?

    • @midlifemotorcyclediaries
      @midlifemotorcyclediaries  Год назад +3

      Sorry ! 🙁 so focused on a route to seeing our subscriber Loz we completely overlooked it - have to come back and do everything we missed! 😀👍

    • @jetrex1986
      @jetrex1986 Год назад +1

      @@midlifemotorcyclediaries Its the best road in good weather looking out to Scotland.