WILD SWIMMING ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY (The Wild Atlantic Way || Mayo & Galway)
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2021
- This week we return to the rugged west coast of Ireland, continuing our journey south along the Wild Atlantic Way.
We start the episode my taking on Ireland's most holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, led by Kevin a nice man (and now friend) we met in the pub on Achill. After summiting the misty peaks, from whence St Patrick expelled the snakes from the Emerald Isle, we drove to Westport where we joined the locals in their daily sea dips at high tide.
We left Westport following the WAW squiggles that signify our onward route. We stay at Old Head and wake to a day of stunning weather. We slowly wake with a stroll and coffees on the beach looking over the mountain we had climbed in the rain.
Leaving Old Head southward along the coast we we spectacular mountains and stop at beautiful beaches. The wild swim in Westport obviously gave us the swimming bug because again we decide to brave the seas, only this time we go skinny-dipping on one of the most beautiful beaches we have yet been to.
Refreshed we head back to the van and head inland to pass through the Doolough Valley cutting between the beautiful mountains of southern Mayo.
We then visit Aasleagh waterfall on the banks of Killary Fjord. This incredible fjord is the border between Mayo and Galway, and so we finds ourselves passing into the Connemara region of Galway.
With the short days drawing in we find ourselves in a perpetual sunset as we skit around the bottom of mountains and through deep valleys, arriving at Anchor beach in time to enjoy the moon rise.
Realising it is still early we make the short drive to Clifden to do laundry but return to Anchor Beach to spend the night.
The next day we wake and enjoy a leisurely morning, enjoying a coffee and fresh croissants on a pristine beach. We decide to backtrack in order to hike up Diamond Hill. Unfortunately, the weather decides to roll and and we do not get the views we were hoping for, but enjoy the hike none the less.
After our hike we drive to Omey Island, this island can be reached at low tide by driving along the exposed sea bed. In a mad dash we drive headfirst into what Google maps tells us is the Atlantic Ocean and over onto Omey Island. After a short time on the island we realise that with Isabel's work schedule that if the tide comes in we would not be able to leave the island for three days, so we turn tail and make another dash across the sands.
With Isabel working the next two days we decide it is time to find a spot where we can make camp for this time, so we head on to the Sky Road where we find Eyrephort beach. Here Isabel works and I edit the video, but in our free time we escape the van to jump into the Atlantic yet again.
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If you would like to share tips, thoughts or just generally have a chat, leave us a comment and we will try and get back to you.
All the best, and we hope you enjoy
Tom & Isabel
xx
W3W:
Lecanvey- ///Proms.Strands.Flow
Westport- ///Term.Preload.Yeilds
Old Head- ///Beings.Otters.Drive
Carrownisky- ///Soppy.Post.Numerical
Silver Strand- ///Orchid.Unfed.Robes
Doolough Valley- ///Pumas.Readings.Calls
Killary Fjord- ///Juices.Starlight.Fume
Aasleagh Falls- /// Erratic.Breathing.Fuse
Anchor Beach- ///Prop.Bristled.Bugged
Diamond Hill- ///Verily.Deserters.Corals
Omey Island- ///Mule.Pottery.Parole
Eyrephort Beach- ///Rubble.Grungy.Hazel
What beautiful adventures ❤
Its great to see our English neighbours enjoying and appreciating the beautiful landscape in the West of Ireland. I'm glad to hear that everyone is welcoming and friendly. Its quite normal here for complete strangers to strike up conversation. Love the video and commentary.
Hey Ronan! I do love how friendly everybody is here! Weve been so grateful for all the wonderful Irish hospitality we've received here! Thanks for watching :)
" One of the best days of your life." That's a lovely thing to be able to say. I'm catching up with your videos.😃👍😊
Hey Don aww thanks for watching the older stuff, that was a special moment!!
I think Mayo is honestly my fav country in Ireland. I dunno what it is but it's just such a beautiful and underrated area
Hey Mayo is def one of my favourite spots.. i know what you mean it seems so untouched and just sooo beautiful!!
Izzy's sandwich fix was just hilarious. She was like a sambo junkie for a moment or two.
Haha, getting some serious sarnie withdrawals
Waters fecking freezing there !!
I live in Westport and visit all the places you were today …..you are both positive beautiful people…..Love it…❤️🥂🍻👍
We love Westport, will have to come back one day!
Thanks guys, Mayo native here, loved seeing the footage, glad you enjoyed my old stomping grounds.
We loved Mayo! What an amazing place. Will be sure to return one day.
Hi Isabel and Tom! I'm glad to see ye back on the road again. It was great meeting ye at the Quay in Westport. Ye were mostly very lucky with the weather, especially along the Doolough Drive from Louisburgh to Leeanne. You are doing wonderful promotion of the WAW ! I look forward to the next installment of your WAW Adventure By the way let me know if ye want me to climb the Reek with ye next time, on the longest Wedding Aisle in the world 🌎 😉 Stay safe and keep well 🙏
Hello Father John,
It is good to speak again, even if it is only through the RUclips comments. You will have to thank St Anthony for us, straight after meeting you our GoPro batteries showed their heads. The weather has been glorious, summer days in winter! We love the WAW, beautiful landscapes, beautiful people and the rugged wild Atlantic by our side, what more could we ask for. Thank you for your help while we were in Westport and your support online. I have told Isabel about your wedding aisle offer and she said she is already planning our return visit to Westport, haha
@@LostInTransit Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas 🎄 I hope you are having a happy time. Yer since of adventure is great, no wonder people respond so positively. I am also glad to hear St Anthony came to the rescue and that ye are continuing to enjoy the WAW and all it has to offer. I think we generally try to live up to the title of the land of the 'cead mile fáilte' 'the one hundred thousand welcomes' Safe journeys Tom and Isabel. 🖖
Driving across that beach has taken years off your van life.
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Doh! To be honest I'm kind of excited about doing another van build one day. Wales is high on our list of places we will be visiting soon, need to visit all the Celtic nations in the van
Just stumbled across both of you on your travels,you're enthusiasm and positivity is addictive,I'm subscribed! enjoy our country,sounds like low blood sugars Isobelle,take sweets with you next time hiking!
Don't encourage her, haha. Yeah its actually a good idea, we will be sure to bring some sweets. Glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for subscribing
Hi guys, great video, just as it was the first time i watched it
That's my home spot lived in London for 50 years u guys have made my year thanks
I'm glad we could show you your homeland 😊 it is a truly beautiful part of the world. This is such a heart warming comment, thank you
Fantastic guys, swimming every day, skinny dipping too in the cold Atlantic, you are just like a pair of locals and very natural,a lovely honest-to-goodness couple.No need to say enjoy, we can see you are. I love that you are doing the whole coast, not just the popular spots. Welcome ,I hope you have a great time.
Thanks Mike. We certainly are enjoying, thanks for the nice message
Guys you are really showcasing the Wild Atlantic Way better than anyone I've seen. I love the natural beauty of my country. Thank you so much. Hope you are having a good Christmas even if yesterday was a wet one. Looking forward to the next vlog.
We managed to get a bit of sunshine briefly yesterday, and made the most of it. You will need to wait for next week to see that though. Glad we are doing the west justice, it is truly amazing!
I hope you had a good Christmas, and a happy new year to come
I Have so much respect For Yee Both,A beautiful couple that have been even gone above and beyond For Absolute Fantastic Video's,, and further than most of the Local's have been,,😉 I've been watching an seeing landmarks and have had The Pleasure of traveling the same route many times with many stop's,, Just as was ending, ,I really hope that Yee traveled out to Ballyconneley and as Far as the Pier,, and nothing more than If YEE Said YES,, and It was Open,,,well my mouth is actually watering,and I thinking of that taste of Freshly Smoking Salmon,Fresh Smoked Tuna,,, first Xmas that forgot to order,,,, So I'm hoping to see the next installment,, Thanks Guy's,,😉
Its amazing how few English people have ever been to Ireland. Thanks for showing such a beautiful country.
Thank you for all of the Co Mayo videos. I'm away living in Australia and have been feeling so homesick, what with the pandemic its been years since I was last there. Bring on February, I finally have a trip home and 3 months off work! Making me so excited to get home.
This makes me so happy. I'm glad we could show you a glimps of home. I hope that 2022 sees things open up and we can all travel more and see the places and people we love again. Bring on February!
Ahh loved this video guys i have been to most of the stops you made myself so it was very watchable . Ireland and its people are amazing. Stay safe looking forward to the next one
Hey Mick! thank youu like you said the people really are making this experience for us! just so amazingly hospitable and kind!!
you really got Doo lough valley on a great day, its one my favourite drives and spots
Yeah I can see why, what a picturesque spot. It's really amazing
@@LostInTransit watching back your vids and so jealous of your travels
Just found your channel, it's great. Thanks guys.
Glad you're enjoying it John
Ye are both breath of fresh air literally.... Thoroughly compelling viewing . ... Keep safe and continue to inspire .. 👍
What a lovely comment, thanks so much for watching
I've lived in Mayo and Galway most of my life and I've never visited some of those beaches. Didn't know they were there! Well done, great video. S
Hi Simon, so glad we managed to find some secret spots (well they were before we shared them). You live in such a beautiful area, we absolutely loved this week driving through Mayo and Galway
Just stumbled across you two whilst pushing my Sunday dinner in my face .. LOOKS INCREDIBLE!! I think I need to take my van west!
Bring your van, it is such a lovely experience. The west is mind-blowing!
Just discovered your channel this evening, glad you're enjoying our beautiful country, you make it look even more special than it is. Enjoy the rest of your trip guys, I'll be sure to follow the videos.
Ireland is brilliant, we have enjoyed it so much. I'm glad we came in winter though, had the place to ourselves.
Brilliant guys, please come again and relax in Ireland
Amazing, I watched on TV at 5 minutes past 5 to get full effect of the great scenery. love Grandpa
Thank you so much for watching Nick, glad you liked it. The scenery is otherworldly isn't it! Hope you had a Merry Christmas in Cornwall, I'm sure we will be back to eat some of your famous rolls before too long
You are just great
Beautiful scenery & so nice to your great work on covering everything
God bless
Hi guys! Great to see my part of the world! We live half way between old head and carrowniskey. Truly God's country! You were blessed with the weather! Enjoy your travels....
We were indeed, the weather was more like a summer's day than winter. It really did feel like God's country, I have to admit
Good stuff Westport and Castlevarr are great spots!
ooh yes do love westport!! such a cool community of wild swimmers there too!
Gods back garden. Wouldn’t swap my homeland for anywhere in the world.
I can see why, 10/10
@@LostInTransit are you heading back across the border into the north? Around the mourne mountains is beautiful
Only just found this channel looking forward to more. Have fun!
Thanks Steve glad you're enjoying the videos. All the best
Amazing stuff as I’m heading to Mayo on the 5th. Ye missed Kylemore Abbey!!! 😀 Mayo is my favourite county. From County Cork myself.
We miss loads, we find so many places after we leave in the comments section of the videos. We will have to come back one day and do it all again
wow I never really thought much about the natural beauty of Ireland but its very impressive
It is amazing! We didn't expect it to be this beautiful to be honest
@@LostInTransit must visit one day
Really enjoying this series - you are doing a great job showing how beautiful Ireland is! Thank you ❤️
You guys are livin enjoy every minute
Stumbled across your channel I spotted my local beach! Interesting note we call it Eyrefridge even though its called Eyrephort, not sure why! Blessed to live in such a beautiful place if I don't say so myself 😉 Delighted ye got to enjoy it, New subscriber can't wait to watch your videos 😄
That's odd I wonder why. What a spot that is, a really nice beach. Thanks for subscribing, glad you're enjoying the videos
I love your “Joie de vivre”. Fantastic vlog. Really enjoying the sights of my country. Love the way you make friends along the way. God bless you both and keep you safe. Look forward to future episodes.
We love that we are making friends as well, it's extra easy in Ireland where everyone is so friendly and always looking to laugh and share in an adventure. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, it really is a special place
Beautiful scenery, beaches. Looks like fun, whoo hoo!
So professional, gifted really nice relaxing fot me to watch and the music 🎶
Thank you so much, this is going to straight to my head, haha
Lovely. Thanks.
Thank you for watching, the pleasure is all ours
Glad you went by Doo Lough, lovely area around Westport. Sheeffrey pass off that road is a nice scenic drive too. Great adventure you're having.
They say Ireland is like a saucer in that most of the mountain ranges rise around the coast, and it is much flatter in the middle. Coastal mountains is an epic mix. Enjoy thd rest if your Ireland trip
That's interesting we hadn't heard the saucer analogy. We are loving the coastal mountains though, such a sticking visual!
Loving the pronunciations hahaha keep it up loving the vlogs.....Happy New Year to you both from Ballycastle
Great absolutely awesome videos thanks, your doing more to show this beautiful country than the irish tourist board, your a gorgeous funny couple. 😄
Haha, thanks, Ireland does all the hard work, we just turn the cameras on and let the country shine!
Great stuff as usual! Beautiful views, beautiful people, pure joy to watch!
Thanks for watching again, so nice to know we have your support
so many beautiful spots and a lot of notes for us when we plan to travel along the wild atlantic way !
You will love it! Thanks for watching guys, appreciate the support
Looking forward to seeing the co Clare episode. That’s my county and we got married in hotel doolin, check that place out as the pub there does great food
Brilliant video as always. Thank you.
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed
Really enjoying your videos of our west coast. You're striking a nice balance between the scenery and what life is like on the road.
Glad to hear you're enjoying them. The west coast is brilliant, it really is our kind of place, rugged and wild, but so beautiful. Glad you're enjoying the balance. Isabel would make it all about the life on the road and I would make it all scenery, so together we get that balance.
Awesome vlog as always guys. Loved it. Can see why the Atlantic Rd is probably the best coast Rd in the world. Absolutely amazing. Keep having an amazing time both 👌
The Wild Atlantic Way as far surpassed our expectations, it is amazing. Thank you so much for the nice comment, means a lot
Love watching you too.
A very Merry 🎄
Thank you, glad you enjoy the videos. Merry Christmas to you as well, and a happy new year to come
Another great video guys, inspirational !
Glad you enjoyed it Kieran
Just found your channel tonight and we've watched 5 or 6 videos back to back. Loving it so far! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for watching, glad you are enjoying the videos.
Great video guys. Reminds me of our trip there in 2017 - especially seeing some of the same places! Just discovered you two and are now binge watching!! Keep up the good work ☺️
We travel these roads every august for two weeks. We start in Enniscrone in Sligo then on to achill and we work our way down to letterfrack/clifden area. Some if the hidden beaches are stunning. Very clean and safe. Brilliant video. Such a great way to clear the head and recharge the batteries.
What a fantastic stretch, I can see why you keep coming back to it. The beaches in Connemara are incredible, and there is one around every little corner. I have never seen the sea so clear, it was like bottled water so beautiful
The Connemara trail is probably the most hauntingly beautiful road I’ve ever driven on and it’s tragic history makes it all the more humbling
I totally agree, the history of the whole area is so sad. I feel like I don't know it well enough to be teaching it in the videos to be honest, I did read all about it on the WAW signs and a bit on Google. Even Omey island housed multiple family's and a driving community. Reminds me a lot of the abandoned villages of the Highland clearances in Scotland
Thank u both for your fantastic video of mayo/galway. You are both amazing. Keep well, keep safe & enjoy your trips. Its what we all want to do but dont have the courage. Well done guys for making lifetime memories xx
Thanks for the kind message Christina. ☺️
Really enjoying your videos thank you.
Thank you for watching. I'm really pleased you are enjoying them
I never would have guessed that Ireland had such nice beaches. Very good video. Thanks guys.
It has SO many beautiful beaches, the entire length of the country. I wouldn't have guessed they could be this amazing either! Thank you for watching
Spectacular!
Thank you for binging the videos Ado, really appreciate the support
Another great episode, looking forward to seeing the next one!
Thanks for watching, will have to get editing again!
Great vlog!! 👍
Thanks Gav, glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant video 👍👍
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Hope you guys had a great Christmas!
The cinematography here is excellent, yet again!
Keep on living the dream!
We had a lovely Christmas, thank you. Will show you in next week's vlog. Glad you enjoyed the video, & thanks so much for watching
Thank you for taking the time out to make this vlog really enjoyable 😉 x
Glad you liked it
What a refreshing video to watch after all the madness of the Christmas weekend. Spectacular scenery and the beaches are amazing. I love just to sit and look at the sea, and try to think. Wishing you a happy new year.
And breath....
Glad you could find a bit of peace in the video. Hope Christmas was good for you, if not a little crazy. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, and happy new year to you to!
Amazing footage of the west guys..keep up the great work🙂👍
Thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying it 😊
High qual vlog as usual, amazing tolerance of the frigid ocean waters, this is life.
We have actually suprised ourselves with the cold water, it certainly gets easier the more you do it. Back on Achill I though I might die, haha.
Thanks so much for watching
Loving life....stay cool....😎
You to Angus, thanks for watching
Amazing stuff guys great to see you enjoying the beautiful west of Ireland... also the inland counties are great too!! :)
One day we will visit them! Might just have to be a separate trip. we have been looking at ruins for sale all over Ireland, who knows, one day....
Fantastic videos showing off Ireland as we who live here see it. Best wishes from Antrim on your journeys into the New Year.
Glad you are enjoying them, happy new year to you guys to
great vlogs enjoy your time in Ireland.
Glad you enjoyed it, we have loved it so much so far!
Hi, I stumbled across your channel a couple of days ago and have been binge watching since. The Scottish vids brought back so many memories of travelling the Highlands and Islands with my wife. You both seem so content with life and it makes for great viewing.. I could listen and watch you both all day.
All the best for the future and happy new year to you. X
Awww this is so nice to hear, glad you're enjoying them
My favourite youtube channel back again. Woohoo. Great video guys. Helped me through my isolation
Aww this is so sweet, thanks so much. Haha, we are someone's favourite channel ☺️
I could get lost for hours watching your trip around Ireland.....I have travelled through Ireland many times but you guys have been in places I never even knew about....stay safe and happy New Year.
There are so many places to discover! I think we will have to come back one day and visit some of the spots we missed. I'm glad we could show you some new ones
Great to see these videos, we are heading to Ireland soon,so lots of info ahead of our first fulltime adventure, keep up the great work.
Cheers, I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
My wife & I were in Clifden and the Connemara in September 2021. Thank you for exploring all the coastal spaces that we didn't make it to due to not having a car. Love that place. Keep exploring guys! Enjoy your travels!
Glad you got to see some spots you were not able to get to, we would love to come back and explore more inland. Such a beautiful region.
Brilliant to see how you enjoy and appreciate Ireland it’s stunning and your content is a lot of fun. Like the Irish.
We love Ireland and the Irish, we do very little to show Ireland off, we just point the camera and she does all the leg work. A beautiful country and peoples, thanks for watching Roddy
Great video. Keep it up.
Thank you Curt, we will do our best 😊
Hiya guys. Been to that area a few times. Absolutely stunning place. Hope you have a great new year.
It is incredible isn't it. Happy new year to your to
My mum & dad lived in mayo and I've travelled around there alot some years ago. some really stunning places. making me feel like doing it again. thanks guys 🤷🤷♀️was a lovely watch to bring back memories 😊
Glad we could jog some memories for you. Thanks for watching really glad you enjoyed it
great stuff lads, the Atlantic coast is beautiful anytime of year.. best wishes on your journey.. set your faces to stun when you see the Skelligs for the first time..
it has been stuck on stun since arriving to Ireland :o
Great videos
Thank you 😊
Hey guys. Appeared in my feed today and I have pretty much spent the day watching your videos. You two are inspiring. Like how you compliment each other. Greetings from Sidmouth Devon. Im in.
Aww, thanks so much Paul. So glad you're enjoying them. Have a good new year!!!
that looked VERY steep at the start .. 😬
Doolough Valley/Killary Fjord look amazing .. 😲
blackout/sandwich part .. 😅🥪
It was SO steep, haha. I was living in fear.of what was to come. That road was genuinely one of the nicest drives of my life.
And haha, Isabel will say anything if she can get a sandwich out of it.
Thanks so much for watching again xp
Fantastic super . You can't beat it
thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying it
Just stumbled on your guys page and I'm loving it. I'm living in the west and I've seen and been in the beautiful countryside you guys are travelling through, many many times, yet you are showing it in a lovely new way. Great vlog guys, keep safe and happy travelling 😊
Cheers andrew thats super kind. We have opened up a "buy me a coffee" page but of course there is absolutely no expectation for our viewers to do this. thank you for the lovely comment!
Get vid, very nice footage and editing, and love the amazement you're getting from the West. I knew you'd enjoy the drive to Leenaun. Shame the sun didn't shine for you on your climb up the Reek, all the same you're getting lucky with the weather. Enjoy the county of the Tribes.
Every corner we round we are blown away by the landscape. That road to Leenaun is really special. The weather has been great, even the rainy days, have sunny spells and we have been making the most of them. The misty mountains are a shame but we can't complain really, just happy we have had any sun at all.
Oh yes Merry Christmas. Hope you guys have had a great time and are safe and well. Really looking forward to watching this. Stay safe.
Yep, thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you. Brilliant filming, editing and music selection. Your vlogs have more production value than any other youtubers I follow. Great stuff guys. Outstanding. Happy and safe New Year to you both.
Hello again,
Thanks you so much for watching. I'm so glad you enjoy them, I'm flattered by your compliments on the filming and editing, we are doing our best and still learning so it is very flattering hear this. We have had a brilliant Christmas (we will show you next week) I hope you did to, and happy new year to you!
Proud of my home county Galway with this video!
rightly so
Great advertisement for the west, love the vlog!
Thanks Tom. Glad you enjoyed it. We love the west, our kind of place
Guys!! Best video yet! We loved it.
Stunning views. Amazing footage and editing.
The sandwich excuses were craccccking me up.
Well done La Bamba off-roading!💪🏻 Xxxx
Thanks Gabbs, glad you enjoyed it. La Bamba can go anywhere land or sea!
Gosh! you guys are brave. That water looks really chilly. Had no idea Co. Mayo was so pretty. Keep well.
Neither did we, we were really caught off guard by Mayo. The sea dips are really cold, but they are getting easier each time we do one! And you feel amazing after
Another great video guys... Its so useful to have the locations in the W3W's... This makes me want to visit this area.... Cheers
Thanks John, I have never actually used W3W but with some of the obscure park ups I can see how it would be so useful. We couldn't recommend a visit enough, such a stunning part of the world
Great footage. Very well presented. You seem to have a knack of discovering places so I'm looking forward to seeing where you go when in Kerry.
We have just crossed into Kerry. We are excited to, let's see what we find!
West coast is best coast. It almost doesn’t matter where you are in the world, this is almost universally true.
Our travels in the van have barely left the Atlantic, there is something special about our little western fringe. I also drove a road trip through Western Australia when I was younger, and that was incredible. One day I would love to see the sequoias of the Pacific Northwest.
New to the channel and a love it!
Hiya! woo so pleased you enjoy the channel !
You visit the most amazing places
I’m loving watching your videos 2nd time around I’m 54 and you’re inspiring me to do my own van life
Hey Charlie wow that's so sweet of you love that you're on your 2nd time round woo! I hope you get to do van life - its a super fun way to explore! :)
Makes me laugh so much watching you two ‘cold’ swimming! Keep up the good work.. I’m hooked now so keep going 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
haha love it maybe we can actually do a few more strokes in the sea when it gets a bit warmer! thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello we appreciate this!!
Thanks for sharing folks - a brave trip but fortune favours the bold 🤞
Thanks Thomas, we have been having a brilliant time, a trip that we will never forget for sure