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Thank you 😊 your support is much appreciated 👍🏼 I also can’t wait for my next thru-hike.

Glad you enjoyed our hike 😊 We love coastal hiking and the Otter Trail did not disappoint, it was incredible.

Thanks Ervin 👍🏼😊

Cheers mate, got to love watching waves on a hike 😎

Yip, watching crashing waves is definitely a happy space❤

It was an awesome 5 day adventure, the Otter Trail was incredible. I’m happy to be able to share it all here on my channel 😊

Your support is much appreciated 👍🏼 glad you enjoyed the incredible views on the Otter Trail 😊

Thank you, glad you enjoyed out adventure 😊 hiking in the heat is tough, hope you can get back out on trail soon.

I'm so glad you followed along and enjoyed it! Sorry that it's a bit uninspiring where you are, I just got back to outer London suburbia yesterday and it feels very uninspiring!😢hope we can all get onto the trails soon!

Sorry to hear that, Covid sucks. I attempted a summit 2 days prior to the video and I only made it 1 mile up, just didn’t have the energy. I was determined in this video to summit and happy I made it, but it was a tough one. All the best if you attempt the summit, it is an awesome mountain to climb.

Thank you 😊 glad you enjoyed our Isreal adventure.

Glad I could bring back some happy memories for you 😊 happy you enjoyed it.

Thank you Neil, glad you enjoyed our video 😊

Awww, thanks for the support and glad the adventurous spirit came across! To be honest, I was also waiting for it all day (week) as I hadn't seen it either! Some groups after us did swim the 6 or 7 metres in the deeper channel where Ryan turned around but that was because he didn't have his bag in a survival bag and we could cross relatively easily that little but up the river!

Glad you enjoyed our Bloukrans River crossing, it was a lot of fun and it added to the adventure of this hike 😊

Janette, you make me laugh for associating that coffee with the INT: Actually, I was more awake than most and our pot and gas were accessible, so I boiled the water but the two people who feature with us are a couple from Haifa and it was their coffee and cups so yes, 100% INT style😂😍 I'll admit it was far from the sugar and Cremora (South African coffee creamer) coffee we normally use😜 Re shoes: I'm trying to recall if they were completely dry or just mostly in the morning🤔 I definitely don't recall the cold, wet shoe feeling in the morning and I think the 4km after the crossing pretty much dried them already. But, after the river crossing, I used a face cloth/flannel and soaked up the moisture and squeezed out the innersoles. I used the face cloth probably 4 times rubbing it into my shoes inside everywhere and squeezing it out each time until it wasn't absorbing more water. Then, because they are trail shoes (breathable and light), and we had a sunny, dry afternoon, they get pretty dry ...and I nearly forgot: We all dried out clothes and shoes on that lovely fire at the end of the video😂 Ryan and I slept in a pretty much in tact tent that night left over from COVID when they couldn't put 6 strangers in a hut😂 so it was indeed a wonderful sleep facing the sea and hearing the waves 😍

Thank you for explaining all! All made complete sense. Glad you used the tent, much more private and the way you like to hike. Thx for all the tips Di❤

I see Di has replied with an essay 😂 she covered everything nicely. My soaks and shoes were still wet when I got to camp, I put my socks and shoes next to the camp fire that evening which dried them nicely. Then shook all the sand out of the them and they were perfect for the morning hike to the end of the Otter Trail 😊

Great stuff Ryan​@@RyansNextAdventure

It is incredible hikibg at night when it’s a full moon, I’ve done it quite a few times now and it is an amazing experience every time. That rope bit was the main trail, there were a few technical bits all along this trail. Definitely need to be careful with your footing as it’s very easy to injured on this type of hike. It’s great that the way this trail is set up you get to hike as a group of 12 people, very cool 😎

Thank you 😊

Di, I didn't know South Africa had anything like this. Figured it was all Tarzan and safaris and jungles and lions and elephants and such just like in the movies. Want you to know I stand with Israel.

@@november151956 Thanks soo much 🙏 haha, SA has ocean and rivers coming into it on 2 sides but yes, it's uncommon to wade river mouths on hikes here🤩! The coastal forests (jungle like) that we hike through are actually very rare! SA isn't a small country and the only forest we have is in this area and a little near the north east coast. Also the fynbos (sandy path with green, fine-leaved plants is endemic and only occurs in this province (Western cape) and no where else in the world 😍 So you're right, the scenery is amazing and rare which is why the Otter Trail is so iconic and difficult to book!

😂 I’m always asking her if she wants my help and she keeps responding “No I’m an independent women” 😅 she wouldn’t let me help her even if I tried 😂

They are indeed Hyraxes, they call them Dassies or rock rabbits in South Africa. That’s funny they are related to elephants, they couldn’t be more different. They are very cute little animals.

It is an incredible trail, good to hear you have hiked it before👍🏼

Much appreciated my friend 👍🏼

Thank you 👍🏼

Noooo!! That's hilarious!! I'm scared of the statistical improbability of a negative bear encounter, but the dream to do the AT was our inspiration to start thru hiking😍. From your tale and what we have heard, the hiker family and spirit on the big American hikes is out of this world! Oooo, forgot to mention that we have Genet's on the Otter trail: basically looks like house cats in a way but they hang around camp and sneak to steal food if you aren't very careful...but its also a treat to catch their glowing eyes in your head torch beam and watch the cute wild cats!

@@LifeofDi-alternative Wow, that's fantastic that you and Ryan are considering doing the AT! I don't know how much you've researched it, but may I suggest watching a hiker's UA-cam channel called Homemade Wanderlust? Her trail name is Dixie and she has probably the best documentation of an AT thru-hike I've seen.

I’ll check out the channel 👍🏼 I follow a UA-camr called ‘Derek Cullen Outdoors’ and he is currently hiking the AT. His videos are a good insight to the trail also. But I do like keeping some of it a mystery and will hopefully explore the AT at some point in the not to distant future.

They really were 😊 and thank you for watching 👍🏼

Your comments are always much appreciated 😊 it would be awesome to take a rest day at these cabins but because 12 different people hike this trail everyday there’s a different group in the cabins each night, so you have to keep moving along the trail. The brown water is from tannins which is a breakdown in vegetation and goes into the water, it is perfectly ok to drink and tastes good, although it doesn’t look very appetising. We were also in awe whilst hiking along this trail a lot, especially when we went up high on the cliffs.

That nature how the big rock can standing up? Really news views from this hut. When I saw the rubbish I knew that Di couldn't leave it there. Baboons are like seagulls in the UK.

@@luismartin8208 yeah that rock was crazy, didn’t look natural just standing up like that. Really cool though. Yeah those baboons made a right mess, but cleaned it all up and reported the poor latch on the bin to the main office. This hut was amazing, the hits were just getting better and better on this trail. Thanks for watching mate 👍🏼

I think it took 15 minutes to clean! Loads of tiny pieces of rubbish from good hikers had been put in the bin... Was interesting getting a proper look at what other hikers eat: loads of tuna/tinned sardines, loads of zip lock bags (I don't use any) and lots of instant oats😅

You're amazing!! We love your insightful comments! When we tasted municipal, clear water at the end, it was a really bad taste compared to the brown tanin water😅

Thanks Janette, your feedback is much appreciated 👍🏼 we are trying to capture what the trail is like, and hopefully it will help people in the future to plan their own Otter Trail adventures 😊

It was amazing Nathan, we were either on the cliffs looking at the incredible coastal views or in the forests which were like green tunnels, and we could hear the sea. An incredible trail for nature 🌳😊

Thank you 👍🏼 the views on the Otter Trail were incredible. We would just stand there in awe at them a lot 😊

Always enjoy the mountains, even in the winter 🥶

Got to love masses amount of ice cream on trail 😊

I was an awesome day for diversions, always hard to vlog everything on a hike. But tried to capture the trail and out experience on trail 😊

The Te Araroa is on the list but I’m focusing on shorter trails this year. It will probably be my next long distance hike but not sure when I’ll be hiking it yet.

There is drinking water and toilets at all the overnight cabins which is awesome. So far I love the Atom Pack, very comfortable. But I haven’t used it for a proper thru-hike yet, carrying my tent and mat etc. but planning to take it for a proper test on a trail very soon 😊 and will be doing a video at some point giving my opinion on the Atom Pack. The ocean views on this trail are breathtaking, glad you’re enjoying them 😎

Aw Wilz, your comments always make me smile! Good to have you following along! 😊

Cheers Wil 👍🏼 your support is always much appreciated 😊

Cheers mate 👍🏼 the cabins were very comfortable and in very nice places by the sea 😊

I always have in my mind it costs about £1 a mile and the Hexatrek worked out to be about £1.50 a mile. Overall I’m really happy how much the Hexatrek cost me, thru-hiking can cost a lot more of you let it.

This was a nice day on the Israel Trail heading up the coast 😊

Thank you

Hi Janette, glad you enjoyed our day 1. 4 more episodes to come 😊 I tried to put some helpful info in so people can get a feel for how this trail is. And how beautiful it is. Your support is always much appreciated and I’m happy my video made you smile 😊

Thanks Jeanette!! We thought of you so much when we did Kruger but had car issues so didn't explore the road!

Aww Di, so happy you enjoyed the Kruger and would have loved to have met you in person. Wishing you lots of love ❤️

😂 I can confirm Di completed the trail safely and without a major accident, I call her Di for short but her name is Diane. Thanks for watching 👍🏼

@@RyansNextAdventure Diane did well and passed the test, so you can promote her from girlfriend to wife. 😆

Hi Nathan, glad you enjoyed and there’s 4 more episodes to come 😊 even though I was surprised by the medical I do believe it’s a good idea. And the fees and permits are definitely a good idea as a lot of work goes into keeping this trail the way it is, especially with the cabins.

Glad you enjoyed and thank you for the sun 👍🏼 much appreciated 😊

😂 your message made me smile 😃. The medical was news to me, we have nothing like that in the Uk. We don’t even need permits for our hikes. I do think it’s good to control these beautiful trails some what, a lot of nature along this trail and it should stay like that. Thanks for watching 👍🏼 much appreciated.