Absolutely inspirational, wind, rain, hail, cold and some serious, serious hills, and still you remained cheerful. Thank you for taking us with you, be well, god bless.
Hi Keith! aw it's nice of you to say, but this is the fun part!!! cancer is hard! I dont mind rain or anything. I'll take snow! wind. everything. I love life. Just so great to be out there again
I too had cancer, 6 weeks radiotherapy, 3 courses of chemo, and touch wood, it's gone.So to see these great adventures is inspirational, I have never been a big cyclist, and used to find a 13 mile commute hard, but I enjoy watching your adventures 👍
@@keithgarland3404 oh god poor you Keith so sorry, there too many of us... Glad you enjoy the films. More coming! best wishes from me, hope it's a good day so far there with you! x
That was epic, Susannah - more so for the personal health journey you've experienced. You have such an ability to make cosy in the most inclement conditions, and find joy in the most modest of things - a gift we could all learn from I suspect! Thank you for taking the time to film it all. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks Lou! such a sweet thing you wrote, finding joy in modest things, yes. Small things are not small at all, I'm just so thankful that I can get out and do things and enjoy it all xx
"It's terrible weather!" she says in a sing song voice smiling. Yeah, that's the Susanna I've come to know virtually. Nobody embraces this crazy good hellacious life quite like you do, and I feel better for it. Another super brilliant ride! Thanks so much for sharing it. ATB, Brad.
I just looked up hellacious cos I felt like I wanted to know what it reallly meant aw such a lovely comment thank you Brad, glad you enjoyed the film! x
Have been watching your adventures over the past couple of days from your trek from Hong Kong to your travels with your dad and more. So enjoyable. Thank you.
Hi Louise! aw thanks for watching! makes me think I must organise my channel page a bit so it is easier to navigate around and see what is there. keep meaning to do it and dont get roudn to it! Glad you enjoy the films anyway! best wishes!
OMG Susanna!!!! As a recovering breast cancer patient myself I ride my Brompton around where I live (Miami-Fort Lauderdale area in South Florida the US) but YOU have blown me away with this journey!! Your 'snippets' of exercise would make most very healthy people pass out! I have downloaded this video to watch again and again, and to show to friends and family! You are AMAZING!!!! I am trying to get my head around the fact that you rode all the way from Stafford to Wales before even beginning your tour of Wales!! You did have me going for a minute at the very start of the video when it said you were riding in London and I thought, "Is she riding to Wales from London?!?!?" But after watching this I have no doubt you could have ridden from London to Wales, because I just had a peek at your other videos and Ooohhhh... I am so impressed I have goose bumps on my arms just typing this. Cycling through Holland? Sweden? Hong Kong??? 😲 I have subscribed, and as it's raining out I am going to spend the evening on my stationary bike in front of the TV watching your other videos. I'm sure l will download a lot of those too, so I will have a library of inspiration at my fingertips even if our Internet goes down (we do get hurricanes here, but I have generator power so even without Internet I can still watch downloaded videos on my TV because the computer is connected to it)! OK... getting on my exercise bike now to spend the evening with you... 😊 🚴 🏰⛩⛲🌁🏙🌇🌉❤❤❤❤❤ !!!!!
Hi Donna! aw thanks for the lovely comment, glad you liked the film! Hope you enjoy the rest of them haha! I love making them, choosing music and stuff, nice. Yeh on this Wales ride I had thought of riding from London like you say, cos I thought that would be nice, riding door to door is always kind of satisfying. But it was really snowy with Met Office warnings and everything, so I shortened the trip, and booked a train ticket, cos I saw that the snow was going to melt so the roads would be clear, but still be snowy on the hills and look fantastic. I really wanted to see that. And as you saw it was a bit wet and cold and windy! But it all worked out great. Aw sorry to hear about your cancer. Hope your recovery going well and hope you're having lots of good bits this weekend. Sounds great that you are out there on your bike too! Thank you for watching and for the lovely comment! Keep going!! Happy cycling!
Just wanted to say thankyou again for sharing your travels. You show us all what’s possible with grit and determination. The weather looked brutal but you actually made it look fun!
Hi Berenice! Thank you for writing!! it was fun. yeh a bit brutal too haha hey ho. actually I think the weather meant that noone else was there so I had it all to myself which was amazing
Wow only came across your videos yesterday and i am hooked already, your dad at 87 is an absolute inspiration and legend, wow what an amazing guy, and you are also an inspiration, look forward to watching all your videos on here, lovely narrative and superb scenery.
Wow! Not sure I'd have the guts and determination to battle through that ghastly weather. And all the extra footage must take considerable effort. Thank you Susanna. I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. I've been looking forward to this and I loved it!
I was delighted to see that your new video had popped up on my RUclips selection. Delighted because your videos are always so good, and always inspiring to me and, I suspect, to many others too. Delighted, too, because it means that you are getting your strength back.... Thank you for a lovely, lovely video. Wishing you many more adventures in 2023 and beyond.
Susanna!! This trip was totally liberating. The route, the music, the landscapes, the rivers and snow-covered meadows, made me feel like I was traveling right next to you. This is an excellent video, thanks for sharing it, you are admirable!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻May you be well and a warm hug from the tropics👋🏼
I'm so very happy to see you keep challenging yourself. That you push forward. With real modesty. Susanna, you are a force, an inspiration, to me, as I'm sure to others. I look forward to seeing more of your epic travels. Thank you for sharing.
Just completed my first multi day tour from Newport to Tenby with my wife in tow, all thanks to you and your inspirational videos, thank you so much for sharing your experience. We had lots of hills, hail and wind but loved every minute of it.....Thank you x
Good on you Sussanha you have certainly captured my interest. Being a road cyclist for the last thirty years I understand your love of cycling. As we say in Australia " good on you mate" . All the best Steve.
Hi Steve! thanks for writing! ah nice, a road cyclist! Actually when I was young, here in England, there wasn't much crossover between touring and racing. Very few people did what I did, which was come to cycle racing from touring. Two kind of separate worlds, for some reason. Wonder if it was the same there in Australia. I love both. Anyway! Thank you for watching!
Always excited to see a notification of a new Susanna film! What a trip, I don’t know how you ride that loaded bike up those hills, you must be so fit despite the treatments you’ve endured. I loved this film Susanna, you show what joy can be found with a bike and a tent and the open road. Thank you for the film 🥰
Aw thank you for the lovely comment! Just going through things and realised I had missed yours! I love what you said - joy, bike, tent, open road... ahhhh yes! Thanks for writing! Best wishes! xxx
Oooooohhhhh!!!!!!!!! Susana, simply wonderful, I have loved this beautiful trip with all its landscapes. I got home late after dinner with my wife, she fell asleep and I saw your publication and I couldn't resist despite the hour and the sleep that I also had to see the whole trip, simply beautiful, thank you and until the next trip 😊 ✨💫☘️
Well done very brave getting out in that......Your fitness looks like its coming back nicely,he says from his Computer chair ( i must get my bike out) Thanks for the video. Keep them coming.
What an adventure through such magnificent wild landscapes! Crossing the mountain on a Brompton in rainy and windy weather in freezing temperatures...and with a smile: it's a real feat. Big thanks for sharing!
Thankyou Susanna! What an absolute inspiration you are. I bought the bike. Now I just need to work up the courage to get out there. Watching people like you really helps. I know one day soon I will pack my Ortlieb bags for real and go get my own helping of joy ✨🙏✨
Hello! oh that's great that you got the bike! And the bags too sounds like. Maybe one day just pack your stove etc, and do a day ride and cook a nice lunch.... You prob do that already! But if not then doing a "cooking ride" like that will mean you got one big part of doing an adventure nicely under your belt, so when you do head out on an overnight trip, you know you can easily rustle up a lovely meal... Kind of get experience chunk by chunk. So it all feels doable... If you know what I mean. Anyway! bla bla! my two pence worth! Thanks for watching and for writing! Happy cycling!
@@susannathornton funny you should say that about doing a “cooking a meal” trip because that was my thought exactly. I repacked a simple bag yesterday and will do just as you suggested very soon ✨🙏✨
That was Fantastic Susanna. I've never cycled in Wales but done plenty on my motorbike. You get to see so much more on a bicycle though and you experience more too. I'm sat in my tent in a wood with a candle lantern for company. They do give a nice ambiance 😊
Fancy you popping up here - you are another of my favourite RUclipsrs and I’ve only just enjoyed your Scottish motorbike lads’ trip and garden update videos!
Soooo glad you are well enough to do such an epic trip. only 35 miles each day she says. ,!! I was relieved when you stopped and got a warm bed for the night when the weather was at its worst. Bravo, bravo! I loved seeing Wales from a warm 20C degrees here in Australia, as I recover from covid. Just the medicine I needed. Thank you for the beautiful voyeuristic travel log. You are truly inspirational.
Wow! Susanna what a great video! And how much I enjoy your happiness about the smallest things like the nice views that you enjoy the most! So thanks! 🎉
Wahooooo! A great adventure and journey Susanna 🤗 Your confidence must have been soaring on reaching your sister in law!! Such a challenging journey on little wheels, a few gears and with Wales throwing it’s wintery looking showers at you 😎🎉 I can imagine those hills being uplifting and deadening at the same time 🫣 The difficulty and pleasure of your trip was clear!! Where to next? 🤩❤️
Hi Miriam!! aw yes already getting over the Berwyns day 2 was such a good feeling, like yay, I can! the next day the wind was just terrible and that was quite scary actually, but then day four when I was riding past that gorgeous lake on the way to the last pass, I felt soooo good, and so chuffed that - four days in - I felt so strong... Cos then I knew it was all gonna be OK, and I just loved it all, the climbing and everything. Love the feeling of being strong enough to deal with whatever comes, what a joy. Doing this ride has encouraged me a lot. Feels like all the little bits of going up the stairs and never taking the lift and the walking and running etc etc is working!!!! I am so grateful that I am able to do it all. You write such lovely things, thank you!! Best wishes from here in London where I am being quite lazy today better get up and go to the shops actually
I admire your bravery continuing on that journey with everything the Welsh weather threw at you. I would have given up! Thank you for taking us on your journey. The Welsh countryside is beautiful.
You did it, Susanna, you dit it ! 🤗The landscapes are beautiful. I love your video shots and comments. It's like being accompanied by you. You pass through Snowdon; here in Montreal, a tube station is also called Snowdon. Thanks for sharing. I wish you good health.
Susanna, you are such an inspiration ! I was cheering you up all those steep passes - and I talk to myself too ! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Take care
Wowsers. Incredible ride, especially with all your gear. I live in North Wales and know how tough riding a Brompton can be here. Very very impressed. An inspiration as always. Thank you.
Lovely film Susannah. Well done on completing it and battling the elements. You are really very hardy and resilient to contemplate camping in March in UK. Impressive!
Thank you for sharing your adventure, especially putting in the effort of filming yourself and then going back for your camera, i know those moment 😄. Fantastic film ❤ you made it!
I'm always impressed by your positivity in the face of adversity, Susanna but I'm amazed at how you manage to produce incredible meals whilst bike packing. On my trips I mostly subsist on a diet of flapjack and dodgy sausage rolls...
Loved loved loved! What an adventure. Nothing cozy about this one. Seeing you all alone on your Brompton slicing your way through cold and wet mountain passes was epic! I could not be happier for you to be out riding again. I hope you share a few of your travels with us.
Absolute total respect for this trip 👏 I live in Ruthin, North Wales and last August cycled from there to Cornwall and back to visit my family and friends. That was on a gravel bike with a bivvy. I did camp but needed to stay in the odd hotel / B&B. No cooking equipment taken. What you have done, camping, cooking and with such challenging weather, simply amazing. Lovely filming sequences as well. 😊
Hun,😊you have one heart like a lion to do this after your chemotherapy etc♥️♥️🇬🇧i take my hat off to you,, big style, ♥️♥️💕💕😊👍stay strong and positive and you will get there. Music and self conversation is so therapeutic and warm... 😉👌
Wow well done! Looks like a hard enough cycle in good weather, but hail and strong winds! So glad you are feeling well enough now to tackle something like this. I was in Snowdonia and Anglesey last June, so it was good to see that beautiful scenery again. Thanks so much for sharing your travels, your videos are really enjoyable.
Hi Lynne F! thanks for writing. Oh that sounds nice your trip last year. I hadn't been in Snowdonia since I was a little girl when we used to go to the Lleyn for summer hols (same as half of Manchester). I loved it then. I think I was really lucky that it was quiet when I was there doing this ride, so little traffic, just gorgeous. Glad you liked the film! Thanks for watching!
Hi Susanna, wow! I stumbled across your channel on my feed, I am a pretty experienced bikepacker and my feed has lots of bikepacking stuff I watch, so no surprise. The Bikepacking on a Brompton caught my eye and intrigued me. I loved this video and have now subscribed and will be going back through your catalogue Sweden, Hong Kong and the shorter stuff, mind blown, love your philosophy and hardcore attitude. The weather looked miserable in lots of this video but you kept on going and smiled. It exemplifies the quote I have tattoed on my forearm "Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure", something I try to live by. Plus the videos give me a taste of home being English but living in Australia. Thanks for some inspirational content. - Matt
Hi Matt! thanks for the lovely comment! aw yeh the weather was a bit mixed on this ride but I dont mind, just glad and grateful to be able to get out there again. Sounds like a good motto you have on your arm. Thanks for watching! hope you enjoy some of the other films too!
You should be proud completing that ride, it was an achievement by anyones' standards and a lesson in what the right attitude and determination can achieve. Well done you! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely inspiring. Next time I’m reluctant to get on my Brompton and go for a ride because the weather is a bit rubbish I’ll remind myself of this and everything else you’ve done ❤
aw thanks Tim I am just so glad, I dont take it for granted now, every day is a good day, every ride is another one squeezed in, another lovely thing I got the chance to do
You are an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your love for the ride. With a dreadful weather but always with a smile on your face. You are a truly warrior! Thanks from Portugal!
OMG!!! “Resourceful” springs to mind, but doesn’t really describe your resilience and courage in atrocious conditions at times. Brilliant video, as ever, Susanna. You are inspiring a whole cohort of Brompton riders to be a bit more adventurous. Thank you. 🙏
I am planning cycling the rhine cycle route 1300km from source to sea over 2 weeks. I was going on my my dawes galaxy tourer but watching you has made me think that it would be easier to use a brompton( the initialand end train journeys would be easier logistically ) and i am staying B&B"s so less luggage. Mmmmm🤔
Found your channel by accident the other week when I put in brompton bikepacking after getting my first ever brompton! Amd you totally amaze me and im in awe of your courage,honesty and determination! Thanks for sharijg and I think I need to find a little bit of coursge and get out there!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love that familiar ear to ear smile. You are back ;) so glad to see your updates. I’ve been looking out for your vid and praying for you. 💪💪💪💪💪
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Absolutely inspirational, wind, rain, hail, cold and some serious, serious hills, and still you remained cheerful. Thank you for taking us with you, be well, god bless.
Hi Keith! aw it's nice of you to say, but this is the fun part!!! cancer is hard! I dont mind rain or anything. I'll take snow! wind. everything. I love life. Just so great to be out there again
I too had cancer, 6 weeks radiotherapy, 3 courses of chemo, and touch wood, it's gone.So to see these great adventures is inspirational, I have never been a big cyclist, and used to find a 13 mile commute hard, but I enjoy watching your adventures 👍
@@keithgarland3404 oh god poor you Keith so sorry, there too many of us... Glad you enjoy the films. More coming! best wishes from me, hope it's a good day so far there with you! x
That was epic, Susannah - more so for the personal health journey you've experienced. You have such an ability to make cosy in the most inclement conditions, and find joy in the most modest of things - a gift we could all learn from I suspect! Thank you for taking the time to film it all. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks Lou! such a sweet thing you wrote, finding joy in modest things, yes. Small things are not small at all, I'm just so thankful that I can get out and do things and enjoy it all xx
"It's terrible weather!" she says in a sing song voice smiling. Yeah, that's the Susanna I've come to know virtually. Nobody embraces this crazy good hellacious life quite like you do, and I feel better for it. Another super brilliant ride! Thanks so much for sharing it. ATB, Brad.
I just looked up hellacious cos I felt like I wanted to know what it reallly meant aw such a lovely comment thank you Brad, glad you enjoyed the film! x
Well done that was quite a journey I love your positive attitude just shows what can be done with the right mindset
Taking on Snowdonia on a Brompton! That’s strength and very admirable. Well done. If you can beat Wales on a Brompton, you can beat anything.
Have been watching your adventures over the past couple of days from your trek from Hong Kong to your travels with your dad and more. So enjoyable. Thank you.
Hi Louise! aw thanks for watching! makes me think I must organise my channel page a bit so it is easier to navigate around and see what is there. keep meaning to do it and dont get roudn to it! Glad you enjoy the films anyway! best wishes!
OMG Susanna!!!! As a recovering breast cancer patient myself I ride my Brompton around where I live (Miami-Fort Lauderdale area in South Florida the US) but YOU have blown me away with this journey!! Your 'snippets' of exercise would make most very healthy people pass out! I have downloaded this video to watch again and again, and to show to friends and family! You are AMAZING!!!! I am trying to get my head around the fact that you rode all the way from Stafford to Wales before even beginning your tour of Wales!! You did have me going for a minute at the very start of the video when it said you were riding in London and I thought, "Is she riding to Wales from London?!?!?" But after watching this I have no doubt you could have ridden from London to Wales, because I just had a peek at your other videos and Ooohhhh... I am so impressed I have goose bumps on my arms just typing this. Cycling through Holland? Sweden? Hong Kong??? 😲 I have subscribed, and as it's raining out I am going to spend the evening on my stationary bike in front of the TV watching your other videos. I'm sure l will download a lot of those too, so I will have a library of inspiration at my fingertips even if our Internet goes down (we do get hurricanes here, but I have generator power so even without Internet I can still watch downloaded videos on my TV because the computer is connected to it)! OK... getting on my exercise bike now to spend the evening with you... 😊 🚴 🏰⛩⛲🌁🏙🌇🌉❤❤❤❤❤ !!!!!
Hi Donna! aw thanks for the lovely comment, glad you liked the film! Hope you enjoy the rest of them haha! I love making them, choosing music and stuff, nice. Yeh on this Wales ride I had thought of riding from London like you say, cos I thought that would be nice, riding door to door is always kind of satisfying. But it was really snowy with Met Office warnings and everything, so I shortened the trip, and booked a train ticket, cos I saw that the snow was going to melt so the roads would be clear, but still be snowy on the hills and look fantastic. I really wanted to see that. And as you saw it was a bit wet and cold and windy! But it all worked out great. Aw sorry to hear about your cancer. Hope your recovery going well and hope you're having lots of good bits this weekend. Sounds great that you are out there on your bike too! Thank you for watching and for the lovely comment! Keep going!! Happy cycling!
Just wanted to say thankyou again for sharing your travels. You show us all what’s possible with grit and determination. The weather looked brutal but you actually made it look fun!
Hi Berenice! Thank you for writing!! it was fun. yeh a bit brutal too haha hey ho. actually I think the weather meant that noone else was there so I had it all to myself which was amazing
Thank you loved it and you lass are as hard as nails ❤
Wow only came across your videos yesterday and i am hooked already, your dad at 87 is an absolute inspiration and legend, wow what an amazing guy, and you are also an inspiration, look forward to watching all your videos on here, lovely narrative and superb scenery.
Hello Michael thank you for watching, glad you enjoy the films. More on the way! best wishes!
Wow! Not sure I'd have the guts and determination to battle through that ghastly weather. And all the extra footage must take considerable effort. Thank you Susanna. I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. I've been looking forward to this and I loved it!
Beautiful! Best show on YT. Thanks as always.
I am so great full you are sharing your journeys. ❤
I was delighted to see that your new video had popped up on my RUclips selection.
Delighted because your videos are always so good, and always inspiring to me and, I suspect, to many others too.
Delighted, too, because it means that you are getting your strength back....
Thank you for a lovely, lovely video. Wishing you many more adventures in 2023 and beyond.
Yay another video from you❤❤❤
So inspirational! Living life to the fullest. Beautiful…
Pen-y-pass by Brompton, in that weather ! You are one very resilient lady Susannah. Great video, thank you for sharing with us.
Everything is beautiful..no dull moment...epic ride congrats!!! more to com...pls,keepsafe! from the philippines...
That was wonderful! How inspirational and what a fantastic adventure! Chapeau!
What terrible conditions to ride a bike. You are a force of nature to keep pushing with a weather like that. All the best!
Susanna!!
This trip was totally liberating. The route, the music, the landscapes, the rivers and snow-covered meadows, made me feel like I was traveling right next to you. This is an excellent video, thanks for sharing it, you are admirable!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻May you be well and a warm hug from the tropics👋🏼
Hi Susanna,11 out of 10 for grit & determination,you bring the scenery to life whatever the conditions,atb & take care,Colin P,❤👍☔️
So happy you were able to enjoy your adventure and share it, you are inspirational.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it too!
I'm so very happy to see you keep challenging yourself. That you push forward. With real modesty. Susanna, you are a force, an inspiration, to me, as I'm sure to others. I look forward to seeing more of your epic travels. Thank you for sharing.
Just completed my first multi day tour from Newport to Tenby with my wife in tow, all thanks to you and your inspirational videos, thank you so much for sharing your experience. We had lots of hills, hail and wind but loved every minute of it.....Thank you x
Hi Martin and hi to Martin's wife! Woo that sounds brilliant, bravo to you both! 🚲🚲
Good on you Sussanha you have certainly captured my interest. Being a road cyclist for the last thirty years I understand your love of cycling. As we say in Australia " good on you mate" . All the best Steve.
Hi Steve! thanks for writing! ah nice, a road cyclist! Actually when I was young, here in England, there wasn't much crossover between touring and racing. Very few people did what I did, which was come to cycle racing from touring. Two kind of separate worlds, for some reason. Wonder if it was the same there in Australia. I love both. Anyway! Thank you for watching!
Always excited to see a notification of a new Susanna film! What a trip, I don’t know how you ride that loaded bike up those hills, you must be so fit despite the treatments you’ve endured. I loved this film Susanna, you show what joy can be found with a bike and a tent and the open road. Thank you for the film 🥰
Aw thank you for the lovely comment! Just going through things and realised I had missed yours! I love what you said - joy, bike, tent, open road... ahhhh yes! Thanks for writing! Best wishes! xxx
This is one of the most inspiring pieces of content I’ve ever consumed. Incredible journey - literally and metaphorically.
aw thank you Charles, your comment made me just rewatch it myself haha!! happy days! glad you enjoyed it too, thank you for writing!
Top ⭐️ achievement You did it and managed to make a beautiful vid at the same time. Highly enjoyable!
Oooooohhhhh!!!!!!!!! Susana, simply wonderful, I have loved this beautiful trip with all its landscapes. I got home late after dinner with my wife, she fell asleep and I saw your publication and I couldn't resist despite the hour and the sleep that I also had to see the whole trip, simply beautiful, thank you and until the next trip 😊 ✨💫☘️
Hi Mithu! aw thanks for watching, glad you liked it!
Well done very brave getting out in that......Your fitness looks like its coming back nicely,he says from his Computer chair ( i must get my bike out) Thanks for the video. Keep them coming.
haha thanks for writing, made me laugh 😁
What an adventure through such magnificent wild landscapes! Crossing the mountain on a Brompton in rainy and windy weather in freezing temperatures...and with a smile: it's a real feat. Big thanks for sharing!
Thankyou Susanna! What an absolute inspiration you are. I bought the bike. Now I just need to work up the courage to get out there. Watching people like you really helps. I know one day soon I will pack my Ortlieb bags for real and go get my own helping of joy ✨🙏✨
Hello! oh that's great that you got the bike! And the bags too sounds like. Maybe one day just pack your stove etc, and do a day ride and cook a nice lunch.... You prob do that already! But if not then doing a "cooking ride" like that will mean you got one big part of doing an adventure nicely under your belt, so when you do head out on an overnight trip, you know you can easily rustle up a lovely meal... Kind of get experience chunk by chunk. So it all feels doable... If you know what I mean. Anyway! bla bla! my two pence worth! Thanks for watching and for writing! Happy cycling!
@@susannathornton funny you should say that about doing a “cooking a meal” trip because that was my thought exactly. I repacked a simple bag yesterday and will do just as you suggested very soon ✨🙏✨
That was Fantastic Susanna. I've never cycled in Wales but done plenty on my motorbike. You get to see so much more on a bicycle though and you experience more too.
I'm sat in my tent in a wood with a candle lantern for company. They do give a nice ambiance 😊
Nice to see you on here Sandy. Ade Nicholson
Fancy you popping up here - you are another of my favourite RUclipsrs and I’ve only just enjoyed your Scottish motorbike lads’ trip and garden update videos!
Aw Sandy! thank you for the lovely comment! haha so nice that you were out there in your tent with a candle lantern too 🕯😁⛺
Soooo glad you are well enough to do such an epic trip. only 35 miles each day she says. ,!!
I was relieved when you stopped and got a warm bed for the night when the weather was at its worst. Bravo, bravo! I loved seeing Wales from a warm 20C degrees here in Australia, as I recover from covid. Just the medicine I needed. Thank you for the beautiful voyeuristic travel log. You are truly inspirational.
Aw sorry to hear you are battling covid Carolyn, hope you are feeling better soon. Thanks for the lovely comment! x
your content is art. your art gives me hope. thank you!
Wow! Susanna what a great video! And how much I enjoy your happiness about the smallest things like the nice views that you enjoy the most! So thanks! 🎉
Thanks Alex, what a lovely comment 🥰
What a great end to today to see your video of your journey to Anglesey you are truly inspirational. Glad to see you looking so much better.
You are amazing!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Have day dreamed about cycling that route and you ….just did it 😮. Total heroine 😊 👏
Wahooooo! A great adventure and journey Susanna 🤗 Your confidence must have been soaring on reaching your sister in law!! Such a challenging journey on little wheels, a few gears and with Wales throwing it’s wintery looking showers at you 😎🎉 I can imagine those hills being uplifting and deadening at the same time 🫣 The difficulty and pleasure of your trip was clear!! Where to next? 🤩❤️
Hi Miriam!! aw yes already getting over the Berwyns day 2 was such a good feeling, like yay, I can! the next day the wind was just terrible and that was quite scary actually, but then day four when I was riding past that gorgeous lake on the way to the last pass, I felt soooo good, and so chuffed that - four days in - I felt so strong... Cos then I knew it was all gonna be OK, and I just loved it all, the climbing and everything. Love the feeling of being strong enough to deal with whatever comes, what a joy. Doing this ride has encouraged me a lot. Feels like all the little bits of going up the stairs and never taking the lift and the walking and running etc etc is working!!!! I am so grateful that I am able to do it all. You write such lovely things, thank you!! Best wishes from here in London where I am being quite lazy today better get up and go to the shops actually
@@susannathornton a lazy Friday sounds great Susanna 🤗 Take good care xx
You really are an inspiration to so many people who watch your videos ❤
aw thanks Nora, I am just so grateful that I can do it, I know how lucky I am
Wow, VERY IMPRESSIVE! All that you went through, weather, mountains, cold, and camping in inclement weather! Glad you made it!!!!
Susannah you are hard as nails fab strength and determination , take care , big bloke from Ireland
I admire your bravery continuing on that journey with everything the Welsh weather threw at you. I would have given up! Thank you for taking us on your journey. The Welsh countryside is beautiful.
Good to see you. Your brave to battle that wind. Well done on those hills 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 rain and cold 🥶 you managed it… bravo…! ❤ champion.
What a wonderful journey. Thanks for sharing with us.
We do very much enjoy your videos but even more appreciate your upbeat attitude towards all that comes your way
well done even with the cold wet weather. defiantly a beautiful part of the world.
You did it, Susanna, you dit it ! 🤗The landscapes are beautiful. I love your video shots and comments. It's like being accompanied by you. You pass through Snowdon; here in Montreal, a tube station is also called Snowdon. Thanks for sharing. I wish you good health.
Great video, and great background music. Many thanks, much appreciated. 🙂
Hello! thank you! Hope you're doing OK! Yeh I liked those tracks, esp the one about being in the fast lane haha
Susanna, you are such an inspiration ! I was cheering you up all those steep passes - and I talk to myself too ! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Take care
Aw thanks for writing Lynn! Glad you liked it! I love this film too actually, makes me happy to watch it every time I watch it haha
Awesome video, as per usual😊 Inspiring us all yet again, thanks Susanna 😁
Wowsers. Incredible ride, especially with all your gear. I live in North Wales and know how tough riding a Brompton can be here. Very very impressed. An inspiration as always. Thank you.
What an amazing ride through some tough weather conditions! Thank you so much for taking the time to film this and being such an inspiration.
Lovely film Susannah. Well done on completing it and battling the elements. You are really very hardy and resilient to contemplate camping in March in UK. Impressive!
Thank you for sharing your adventure, especially putting in the effort of filming yourself and then going back for your camera, i know those moment 😄. Fantastic film ❤ you made it!
Well done Suaanna, inspiring.
Good to see you once again out on an adventure, thanks for sharing and I hope all is well with you.
Well done you.. A joy to watch and listen to you.
Wish you all the best with health and travels 👍🏴
Amazingly wonderful to watch ! Thank you 😊
I'm always impressed by your positivity in the face of adversity, Susanna but I'm amazed at how you manage to produce incredible meals whilst bike packing. On my trips I mostly subsist on a diet of flapjack and dodgy sausage rolls...
haha oh I think that sounds pretty good, love flapjacks and sausage rolls too haha. And a flask of tea to wash them down, just the ticket!
Chapeau, Susanna!
Loved loved loved!
What an adventure. Nothing cozy about this one. Seeing you all alone on your Brompton slicing your way through cold and wet mountain passes was epic! I could not be happier for you to be out riding again. I hope you share a few of your travels with us.
Another wonderful and inspiring video. Many thanks
What a nice surprise tonight! And all the best from Hamburg! :)
You're an inspiration 🚵♂
Wonder Woman 😍💐🎊
Fantastic video as always. It always inspires me to plan a trip out when I see one of your videos!
Excellent video.. thank you..
Absolute total respect for this trip 👏
I live in Ruthin, North Wales and last August cycled from there to Cornwall and back to visit my family and friends.
That was on a gravel bike with a bivvy. I did camp but needed to stay in the odd hotel / B&B. No cooking equipment taken.
What you have done, camping, cooking and with such challenging weather, simply amazing. Lovely filming sequences as well. 😊
I loooove your video's Susanna! You really are an amazing woman! Greatings from belgium from a fellow brompton rider.
Hun,😊you have one heart like a lion to do this after your chemotherapy etc♥️♥️🇬🇧i take my hat off to you,, big style, ♥️♥️💕💕😊👍stay strong and positive and you will get there. Music and self conversation is so therapeutic and warm... 😉👌
Awesome journey through many trial’s and you persevered and we’re successful and had fun!
Great filming as well,congratulations.🧙🏻♂️🙏🏻🚴🍀
A nice route with the wonderful Brompton. Greetings friend !!!
Hi and greetings to you too! thank you for watching!
You are quite simply a very inspirational person❤
Beautiful, inspiring video. You have great energy. Enjoyed watching!
Wow well done! Looks like a hard enough cycle in good weather, but hail and strong winds! So glad you are feeling well enough now to tackle something like this. I was in Snowdonia and Anglesey last June, so it was good to see that beautiful scenery again. Thanks so much for sharing your travels, your videos are really enjoyable.
Hi Lynne F! thanks for writing. Oh that sounds nice your trip last year. I hadn't been in Snowdonia since I was a little girl when we used to go to the Lleyn for summer hols (same as half of Manchester). I loved it then. I think I was really lucky that it was quiet when I was there doing this ride, so little traffic, just gorgeous. Glad you liked the film! Thanks for watching!
Marvellous courageous woman.much to admire.😊
aw thanks Mick. I loved that ride, and I love watching the film too and remembering it
Hi Susanna, wow! I stumbled across your channel on my feed, I am a pretty experienced bikepacker and my feed has lots of bikepacking stuff I watch, so no surprise. The Bikepacking on a Brompton caught my eye and intrigued me. I loved this video and have now subscribed and will be going back through your catalogue Sweden, Hong Kong and the shorter stuff, mind blown, love your philosophy and hardcore attitude. The weather looked miserable in lots of this video but you kept on going and smiled. It exemplifies the quote I have tattoed on my forearm "Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure", something I try to live by. Plus the videos give me a taste of home being English but living in Australia. Thanks for some inspirational content. - Matt
Hi Matt! thanks for the lovely comment! aw yeh the weather was a bit mixed on this ride but I dont mind, just glad and grateful to be able to get out there again. Sounds like a good motto you have on your arm. Thanks for watching! hope you enjoy some of the other films too!
Another lovely and inspiring film Great music choices. So glad to see you are getting your strength back.
Another great adventure was cold watching it lol ….have binge watched most of your films over the past few days …brill channel 👍🏻❤️🚴
Yes, it looked really cold! It was a tough ride, Especially in late winter. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for sharing. Lots of smiles and tough miles that could not be easy on a Brompton but you made it look easy. Happy travelling.
You should be proud completing that ride, it was an achievement by anyones' standards and a lesson in what the right attitude and determination can achieve. Well done you! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Chapeau your one bad ass great video. Chapeau
Absolutely inspiring. Next time I’m reluctant to get on my Brompton and go for a ride because the weather is a bit rubbish I’ll remind myself of this and everything else you’ve done ❤
aw thanks Tim I am just so glad, I dont take it for granted now, every day is a good day, every ride is another one squeezed in, another lovely thing I got the chance to do
Hello susanna i so enjoyed watching your ride to Anglesey you really do inspire me to keep going thank you so much 😊
Brilliant stuff. Loved this adventure. You're braver than me, with all that wet and cold. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
I am so in awe of your resilience and ebulliece, thank you for taking away any excuses I have to get out on my Brompton
Well done Susanna! Looked like a lot of hard work and tremendous effort - but you made it! Thanks for sharing another journey 🙏🏽
Simply inspirational ❤
You are an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your love for the ride. With a dreadful weather but always with a smile on your face. You are a truly warrior! Thanks from Portugal!
OMG!!! “Resourceful” springs to mind, but doesn’t really describe your resilience and courage in atrocious conditions at times. Brilliant video, as ever, Susanna. You are inspiring a whole cohort of Brompton riders to be a bit more adventurous. Thank you. 🙏
I am planning cycling the rhine cycle route 1300km from source to sea over 2 weeks. I was going on my my dawes galaxy tourer but watching you has made me think that it would be easier to use a brompton( the initialand end train journeys would be easier logistically ) and i am staying B&B"s so less luggage. Mmmmm🤔
I love this channel. I wish I had your determination and grit! You're an inspiration.
Hello!! thank you for watching!!
Enjoying your uploads especially this Welsh one, your pronuciation of Welsh made me smile. Take care.
oh I know it was all wrong - I should have asked my niece and nephew to coach me
big respect for what you've done 👍
Found your channel by accident the other week when I put in brompton bikepacking after getting my first ever brompton! Amd you totally amaze me and im in awe of your courage,honesty and determination! Thanks for sharijg and I think I need to find a little bit of coursge and get out there!
Hello, it was really incredible to achieve the difficult, to turn it into beauty. You proved this to us, goodbye,
Hello! aw thank you for watching! and for writing such a lovely comment x
Brilliant and well done ,you are a champion on so many levels.
I’m not a biker, much less a Brompton biker, so I am quite impressed with your riding and camping across Wales! 😅
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love that familiar ear to ear smile. You are back ;) so glad to see your updates. I’ve been looking out for your vid and praying for you. 💪💪💪💪💪
Thank you for all hearts!! Here's one for you back! 💖 keep smiling you too!