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Thank you so much for a very lovely and encouraging message!!! Much needed right now too. Thank you 🙏

Bit harsh, but I understand the sentiment 🙈

I live there and I cant agree with you more 😂

Thanks so much Stephen. Lots of room for improvement, but I really appreciate the encouragement. Many thanks 🙏

Thank you. Just remembered it was the first time properly talking freely to the camera and it was a similar time of year too, at the end of summer...kind of nostalgic looking back...milestones 🙏

Absolutely. Good to know there’s another long distance walk to add to the list.

The practical difficulties were almost a nice distraction from the mental and emotional difficulties...which are still ongoing...think the practical things are less complex 🙄

@@SaunterOn absolutely.

Wow, thank you so much for that thoughtful comment...I was close to not publishing this one at all 😂

That means a lot coming from you!!! Hope you are having lots of epic and beautiful adventures 🙏

I will have to check out your video. I knew the tide could be an issue and had checked the times, but just forgot the lay of the land and was in a bit of a mental crisis at the time, so not thinking very clearly 🙈

Thank you so much for that amazing compliment. I was hoping for something along those lines, but I wasn't sure if I was anywhere near hitting that mark. Much appreciated 🤓

Awesome!!! I am thinking about doing it again 😊

@@SaunterOn I'll probably be doing it next weekend lol. Never say never and weather here is what it is.

Yes 💯, pretty steep going from the get go. I have to admit I have still never been to the summit...that's for next time 🤓

Hope you get a clear day.

Thank you! 🙏 Yes, it was a shame in some ways, but I feel more proud about what we did, and the decision that we made together. Glad you have been enjoying the videos...and thank you for your message 🙏🤓🙏

Ha ha...well, I watched my girlfriend eat her very delicious looking pizza...I was on the pints, and eating is cheating 😂

Thank you! Actually, I ended up loving cous cous with the soy chunks, and that is basically all I ate, well, once I did the chunks with rice, and I did add some gravy granules to a few things to add flavour, and the dried onions too. Wish I had got to experiment with the other things...but the soy chunks are for the win 💪😂

@@SaunterOn A pleasure. Hey, great to hear of the experiment - it's a confidence boost for next time when things work out. Have a great weekend.

Exactly, it was so good being out on the trail and figuring out what works...such a valuable experience 🤓 thanks again...enjoy your adventures 🙏

@@SaunterOn Hey, good to hear bro. A pleasure.

Indeed. This was my first encounter with them and they were ruthless 😳

No, just plastic sheeting. Builders plastic or decorators plastic. As far as I am aware, Tyvek is not fully waterproof

Honestly loved this tent, and seemed to hold up decently. I would feel pretty confident in it holding up to pretty crappy conditions, I would trust it in all but the worst conditions...I think it is well made. It is very lightweight, but it comes with a footprint to protect the floor. Unbelievably light for a tent this size. I ended up selling mine on though in favour of the 1.5kg Fjern Gökotta 🤓

@@SaunterOn Thank you for the feedback.

We were so lucky, and it happened again a few days after, when we got to shelter and the heavens opened. Next video is the day that was full of rain though 😂

Yes, thank you for that comment. It is such an important decision to make. I think I continually adjust what I bring in my kit. I remember pouring boiling water over my hand once and that started me bringing burn gel with me on every trip, but then, I stopped bringing it because it just seemed too bulky 🙈

Thank you!

Still lots more to edit...another three of four days worth 🙈

Sounds like I should have kept my machete for this 😂

Next time I am up I will have a look at the spots you mentioned. Thank you 🙏

@@SaunterOn Brilliant, please keep me updated. Are you a member of the Belfast Hills Partnership? If so, hopefully you could look into having Robin's Well re-opened again. Kind regards.

@@SaunterOn 🤭Lol.

Thank you for your lovely comment. I am reading it whilst sitting in a tent in the rain beside the Glencree River after day one walking the Wicklow Way. Will check out your channel when I get back 🤓🙏

@@SaunterOn A real pleasure. In see your prep videos for the hike. I too will be exploring more of your channel. Have a great week ahead.

I had actually thought about creating a cooking Instagram/UA-cam about six years ago, and that is what I was going to call the channel, hence the apron 😂

Awesome...thank you for your comment and your sub...hope you enjoy....next up...Wicklow Way, heading to Dublin tomorrow and starting the hike on Sunday 🤓

@@SaunterOn nice 👍 hope the weathers agreeable.

Thanks James. Not entirely my idea...just my own spin on it 🤓

Ha ha, thanks Mick. It would cost about £40 per zip, and then the price of the zip on top of that...not an option. I did actually make a groundsheet for this set up, from builders plastic sheeting. And wee elastics to clip into the s-biners..weighs in at 160g which is more than I would like 😂

Oh, and no, I didn't keep the 1p. Sold it on. Especially in wet weather having that extra space and for only an extra 400g is much appreciated 🤓

💯 yes, that is the plan. I have done it a few times from the other direction, but am super keen to do it from this end 🤓

I did visit Northern India many years ago, but didn't get to do any trekking. It was beautiful though 😊

@@SaunterOn yap moses route round about 4 night and 5 days. Me and himalayan sounds always welcome you guys🥰🥰

Sounds amazing 🤓

Actually, the vents stay open on their own, then there is velcro to hold them closed. It works really well 🙏

The goats were a surprise indeed 🤓 and, yes, I was very lucky with that mic muffler 😂

Ha ha, I have been quite lucky so far this year...they haven't been too bad thankfully. Hope you are keeping well Den 🙏

Wow, amazing...thanks so much for that comment. I cannot place a concrete bridge though...I will have to have a hoke in my memory banks 😂

@@SaunterOn Thanks for your reply. Chances are, the concrete bridge (more of a small footbridge) is no longer there. I recognised the path from near the start of your video and I think it might be further along, or further up into the hills. The old manmade waterfall should be still there, with the river to to right, so that should help as a landmark. If you go right to the top of the Old Glencairn Road and reach the now concreted over Robin's Well, there is another good walk ahead. If you take the road to the right, ignore the fence and road leading to the army base and keep walking until the road comes to a halt (back then, there was an old abandoned farmhouse to your right), you will come into fields and the river is to your right. Keep following the river right up the mountains and there is a tiny waterfall, with a natural pool. Talking of Robin's Well. I looked it up recently on Google maps and it is completely overgrown with grass and weeds. This is a total waste of a natural asset. Can Belfast Hills Partnership do anything to have it re-opened? The natural spring will still be there and it would not cost very much to remove the concrete and reach the water again. This would be great for locals and tourists alike. To the left of the old Robin's Well, was an old cottage (no signs of it anymore). That would be a great location for a cafe/coffee shop. On the opposite end of the mountains, to the left, above west Belfast, I believe someone has opened up a coffee shop on top of the mountain? We need to exploit the beauty of the Belfast Hills more and have the likes of this. There is a very good book called, Way Up Thonder, that is about the areas beneath the mountains, before the housing estates were built (Glencairn being the main one). My dad used to tell me about an old cottage halfway up the old Glencairn Road, that sold bottles of lemonade and it is featured in that book. You have definitely planted a seed though. Where we live in Finaghy, has a great view of the Belfast Hills and a few months ago, my eldest girl asked me if I would take her for a ramble on the mountains, your video Ligoniel to Glencairn has now spurred me on to do this now and both my girls are looking forward to it and hopefully we will find the old concrete bridge that crosses the river.

Like your style...chocolate and cognac 🤓

Yes, I don't believe in most sprays etc for deterring midges...although there was the whole Avon moisturiser thing, which I think started with the Royal Marines...but it did seem to legitimately work. I rely on covering up, using a bug net, and I suppose smoke from the fire. Asian Hornets...well, they would freak me out tbh if I encountered one. Is that in the south of Ireland or England?? Thanks for your comment 🙏

@@SaunterOn South of England. I use citronella t-lights that certainly worked in the spring... Thanks for the Avon tip!

Thanks so much Mick! No, I keep either forgetting to bring, or forgetting to use mics, but I doubled the volumes in the editing app I use if that makes any difference. Helps not having wind to deal with...weather wind I mean 😜 thanks again so much for the encouragement Mick 🙏

Ha ha, Bivvy is a good back up for sure, or get one of those tree tents...the ones that are pretty much a platform with ratchet straps n'all 😂

Thank you 🙏 In the full length video I talk about all the anxiety I was feeling that nearly made me not go out, and I had to process that throughout my time in the woods, but, despite that, yes, it was a great adventure 🤓

Just subscribed to your channel...looks great...look forward to watching your videos. Thanks again for your comment...much appreciated 🙏

Thank you so much. I think these short videos might be a winner...a bit less fluff 😂 I still love following your epic adventures 🙏

@@SaunterOn I enjoy long videos, I only use shorts as parts of my long videos.