5 days Bike Packing in Argyll, Scotland

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2022
  • I spent 5 days exploring the Argyll area of Scotland, using some of the Wild About Argyll Bike Packing Trail, a 655km route that puts you right amongst the beauty of Argyll.
    Argyll's an area I've wanted to explore more of since paddle boarding some of it last year during my Scottish Adventure Triathlon. It was really cool to see it from the land this time - and bike packing was an ace way to do it!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 236

  • @WildAboutArgyll
    @WildAboutArgyll Рік тому +26

    WOW! We love how much you loved exploring Argyll - you really have shown exactly why it's called Scotland's Adventure Coast! You are an inspiration! Love it!

  • @craig3401
    @craig3401 Рік тому +27

    Stunning scenery mixed with a sprinkling of bonkers lol 😂🤣 loved it

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +8

      Love this comment - I’ll send you a signed copy of Dancing in the Midge Shite as a thanks 😅

  • @dan-zo4eb
    @dan-zo4eb Рік тому +11

    A new fit for adventure film always makes the day better, Cheers

  • @Nate1975
    @Nate1975 Рік тому +6

    Sarah you are such a joy

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +1

      🥰🥹 glad you enjoyed the video, makes the blood sweat and tears of editing worthwhile 😅

  • @matt193
    @matt193 Рік тому +8

    Never a dull moment 😂 Thanks Sarah. Waffle on!

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +4

      55 mins of your life you’ll never get back 😂

  • @r13gbs
    @r13gbs Рік тому +7

    The Mental cow is back 👍❤

  • @orraman5427
    @orraman5427 Рік тому +1

    I'm glad you enjoyed your trip round my back garden.

  • @gooner8david
    @gooner8david Рік тому +4

    Absolutely gorgeous... Scenery quite nice too. Thanks Sarah great video as always and you look great in HD on the big screen. Shine on x

  • @andrewcox6820
    @andrewcox6820 Рік тому +5

    well that's brightened up my day, another film from Sarah, always worth the wait.

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +1

      Thanks butt, hope it didn’t disappoint 🙌🏻

  • @gerardtohill9597
    @gerardtohill9597 Рік тому +4

    Cracking video and superb photography - great work!

  • @davidtaylor9198
    @davidtaylor9198 Рік тому +6

    Great video! You're quickly becoming one of my favourites on UA-cam alongside Murray's Scotland's Mountains (that would be an awesome colab)
    Keep doing what you're doing and don't change a thing, just brilliant!

  • @simonp75381
    @simonp75381 Рік тому +5

    Absolutely brilliantly presented, so nice to someone genuinely so enthusiastic! Well done

  • @yvonnebailey9973
    @yvonnebailey9973 Рік тому +3

    Great video. Beautiful sunset when out on your paddle board. Thank you for sharing. Take care.

  • @SevenStanesMBT
    @SevenStanesMBT Рік тому +1

    Thanks for these Sarah! Really love your mad, fun filled adventures :)

  • @paulinefebruary7816
    @paulinefebruary7816 Рік тому +3

    Hey Sarah! Nice to see you again! Loved this adventure it really made me want to explore some of those beautiful islands! The sea and the sights and the sounds and the food look amazing!! Thank you for cheering my day!!

  • @276tracey
    @276tracey Рік тому +4

    Cracking vid.... I love the scenery and crystal clear waters... Everything was just brilliant...you just keep getting better and better x

  • @ScotlandsMountains
    @ScotlandsMountains Рік тому +5

    Absolutely brilliant - loved it 👌 shame about the weather though 😂 ☀️

  • @sparkysystem
    @sparkysystem Рік тому

    A really great inspiring video. Yet again. So many thanks for sharing.

  • @Rob-zv1oz
    @Rob-zv1oz Рік тому +2

    So nice to see and hear you again Sarah. With everything that’s going on in this crazy ass world just now, you are much needed medication and meditation. Peace, love, and respect to you young lady 🙏

  • @gavingrimsey8602
    @gavingrimsey8602 Рік тому +4

    Wonderful Sarah love it as always your still nuts what makes it so good. Take care and keep them coming

  • @stevesdaysoff2759
    @stevesdaysoff2759 Рік тому +4

    Great video. I have just spent three weeks on holiday in that area as I do most years. I really enjoyed watching your bike tour in Argyll as its my favourite area the the UK. I spent a lot of my time visiting the small islands around Oban including Lismore in my small inflatable boat. Its great seeing Oban and Lismore on a bike tour. Thank you. really enjoyed watching your channel, well done. Atb Steve 👍

  • @white_rose_alex
    @white_rose_alex Рік тому +6

    Yay, you're back! I followed your journey on Instagram but it's been great to see this video version too. Scotland stole my heart years ago, it's one of my favourite places ever. This video has made me want to go back again very soon. Thanks for sharing. x

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +2

      Yessss, thank you for watching, hope you get back up there for a fix soon! (I’m assuming it’s ‘up’ for you too, Scotland’s ‘up’ for everyone unless you live in Iceland though right? 😅)

  • @howardmcknight9773
    @howardmcknight9773 Рік тому +4

    The scenery and sunsets were stunning Sarah and you showed it off brilliantly.

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому

      Weren’t they!!! Possibly the longest run of sun in Scotland ever, how lucky was I 😍 Thank you for watching 🙌🏻

  • @hawthornewipe
    @hawthornewipe Рік тому +1

    OMG amazing! Thanks for the ideas for summer !!

  • @kimberlym4289
    @kimberlym4289 Рік тому +2

    Such incredible sunrise and sunsets you've caught on this trip!

  • @UlfarArnarson
    @UlfarArnarson Рік тому

    Great video and thanks for showing so clearly the route on a map. Incredible how lucky you were with the weather.

  • @jaygib7650
    @jaygib7650 Рік тому +2

    It’s nice watching someone upbeat and fun enjoying the uk, keep up the great work! 🚴‍♀️

  • @mikew6840
    @mikew6840 Рік тому +1

    The weather looked freakishly good! Gorgeous!! 🤩

  • @markscott5142
    @markscott5142 Рік тому +5

    Being semi local, it’s good to see places I know.
    Scotland west coast best place !

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +1

      What a place to live!! 😍 Need a lodger? 😅

    • @markscott5142
      @markscott5142 Рік тому

      @@FitforAdventure hahah you bring that banter stay for free anytime 👌🏻

  • @Mike-zm5bf
    @Mike-zm5bf Рік тому

    Another fantastic video and adventure Sarah, thank you

  • @kristinarasmussen7326
    @kristinarasmussen7326 Рік тому +5

    Thank you so much for this beautiful video it was just what I need I been feeling so down the last couple of days so that made me so happy 🙏🏼❤️

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому

      So sorry that you’ve been down, and very happy that this helped a bit! Scotland’s beauty is a healer 😊 Take care x

  • @grahamgreen7800
    @grahamgreen7800 Рік тому

    It’s been a pleasure watching your video, like all the ones you make entertaining as well as bing informative .

  • @aomame3634
    @aomame3634 Рік тому

    Made my morning. Thanks so much for doing these videos and never not waffle please. Loved every minute of it! 🤗

  • @JoshMainka
    @JoshMainka Рік тому +5

    I've been waiting for this to drop. Inspired by my favourite mad Welsh woman I'm starting a five day trek from Oban to the Cairngorms on Friday. If I get bitten by midges I know who to blame 😱

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +2

      I’ve instructed them to be extra ferocious and itchy to give you the full experience - you’re welcome 😅 Have a mint time mate!! I’d love to see your route for this and to hear how it goes 🙌🏻

    • @JoshMainka
      @JoshMainka Рік тому

      @@FitforAdventure I was midge lunch in County Kerry this weekend hiking up Carrauntoohil so I'm hoping I've built up some immunity😊

    • @Tubroos_Bz
      @Tubroos_Bz Рік тому

      I always intended to do that the other way around when I lived in Braemar but somehow it never happened... It looked like an excellent walk... One day maybe!

  • @KOTDM1988
    @KOTDM1988 Рік тому +7

    Currently stuck inside my hotel room in Skopje, North Macedonia - thanks to a gigantic thunderstorm. This'll do nicely, thanks.

  • @thewilksourlife631
    @thewilksourlife631 Рік тому

    Wow.... what's views. Fabulous trip and loved those castles.

  • @mattsmyname77
    @mattsmyname77 Рік тому +4

    Wey Hey, cheers Sarah 🥰

  • @TheAlexcutting
    @TheAlexcutting Рік тому

    beautiful video! love your adventures!

  • @garyvigor
    @garyvigor Рік тому +3

    Hi Sarah great to c you again and great zany video as usual

  • @astrogypsy
    @astrogypsy Рік тому +5

    I was due for a dose of your good vibes.

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +2

      Hope it lives up to the good vibes expectations 😬🙌🏻

    • @astrogypsy
      @astrogypsy Рік тому +1

      @@FitforAdventure So far so good- thx!

  • @nxmrjake
    @nxmrjake Рік тому +1

    I did adult swimming lessons just before covid - never really did it as a kid… one session with the teacher and I was SO BUZZING ABOUT SWIMMING 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 amazing the difference a good teacher makes, it’s such a buzz!

  • @clairebratcher6374
    @clairebratcher6374 Рік тому

    Falling in love with your videos, very inspiring thank you

  • @kenmason9354
    @kenmason9354 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for laughs and the amazing journey you took us on👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @krisatkins840
    @krisatkins840 10 місяців тому

    so true what you say regarding swim coaching and what you learn. I learnt to swim as a child but also got additional coaching as an adult and realised what I was doing before was just moving in the water.

  • @markpeterson5067
    @markpeterson5067 Рік тому

    Always interesting and fun to watch. A spirit that inspires without being too serious. Comical comments that make you smile 😊.

  • @kevwright2002
    @kevwright2002 Рік тому +2

    Thanks Sarah, the effort you put into these videos is mind blowing. What a great place Scotland is.

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому

      Thank you Kev! That’s why I’m such a rogue and sporadic uploader 😂 Very pleased when people enjoy them though. Thanks dude 🙌🏻

  • @dvdptn
    @dvdptn Рік тому

    Wow, that was so much fun!

  • @GOBBYBOY333
    @GOBBYBOY333 Рік тому

    Fantastic video Sarah, I just love your enthusiasm. The first castle you visited with the pigeon poo on the stairs, where you said there a hole down there, well that was a long drop. it would have had a timber capping on it with a hole large enough for you to sit and do your business on, basically a medieval WC. I can't wait for the next adventure, thanks for taking us along ATB Big Dave Scotland

  • @yasminshikingmission
    @yasminshikingmission Рік тому

    Just love your videos so entertaining to watch, it’s better than Netflix don’t even notice the time going by 😁 definitely just inspire people to get out 😁 thanks for sharing

  • @declanconway2903
    @declanconway2903 Рік тому

    Great video again beautiful scenery thanks for sharing.

  • @gooner8david
    @gooner8david Рік тому +6

    Shine on you crazy diamond 💎

  • @WoodyAndy
    @WoodyAndy Рік тому +1

    Awesome! That dark sky camp spot looked lush and it's always nice to see beaver footage obvs. Keep on waffling - you're brill! All the best, Andy

  • @ascot1049
    @ascot1049 Рік тому +5

    Very nice , more bikepacking please.

  • @Toucan222
    @Toucan222 Рік тому +2

    Wonderful Sarah! More please.

  • @CREAMYBANGSTICK
    @CREAMYBANGSTICK Рік тому

    Fantastic film Sarah. Absolutely loved it :)

  • @markm3037
    @markm3037 Рік тому

    Another amazing adventure 👍great video Sarah once again 😊watched it while chilling near tryfan mountain 🏔 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @frida2524
    @frida2524 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for another great video! Always longing back to Scotland and this makes me feel a lot better 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

  • @BrianthatiscalledBrian
    @BrianthatiscalledBrian Рік тому

    That was so great. Thanks, Sarah. 👍🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @psullivan265
    @psullivan265 Рік тому +1

    What a fantastic video, thank you .

  • @goingwildagain
    @goingwildagain Рік тому

    Amazing shots I love your sense of adventure out there. I was in Oban a few years ago and loved my Motorcycle tour. I think my next is Oban and some islands. Keep at it it good for the bones.

  • @pauldackombe4034
    @pauldackombe4034 Рік тому

    Wow what a brilliant adventure,

  • @marksadventures3889
    @marksadventures3889 Рік тому

    I just found your channel so another subscription for you. I enjoyed what I saw. That train should be the model of every service.

  • @MatsJPB
    @MatsJPB Рік тому +2

    Cool trip! Good luck with the crawling =)

  • @tdawg4756
    @tdawg4756 Рік тому +1

    Those beavers though…. Nice!

  • @philjones3335
    @philjones3335 Рік тому

    Great video, you are my kind of girl, you have some amazing adventures, look forward to the next one 😀

  • @kenmason9354
    @kenmason9354 Рік тому

    Your blogs are just Awesome thank you👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Caffeine_And_Seawater
    @Caffeine_And_Seawater Рік тому

    Loved watching this. I’ve spent a lot of time kayaking the Inner Hebrides, there’s few places as beautiful when the weather is nice. Also that pub that overlooks the quarry at Easdale (I can’t spell the other name) is a beautiful location for a mid trip coffee and cake before heading round to the Atlantic bridge. Also the sunsets over the islands on a clear sky are unreal, the sea looks like it’s on fire

  • @xXBURITOOXx
    @xXBURITOOXx Рік тому

    You give us so much positivity 😊

  • @derekputnam8200
    @derekputnam8200 Рік тому +1

    You make our day Sarah whenever you post a new video. I have cycle toured Scotland for many years and I too love Argyle and Bute. Visited many of the places you’ve included here r you must visit Lochranza, my favourite stop in argyle, Jura, my second favourite and lastly, Colonsay and Oronsay. Live the dream Sarah😘

  • @shewalksshepaints
    @shewalksshepaints Рік тому +1

    Yessss - love your videos! Especially when they’re in Scotland 🥰 Amazing trip! (Must learn how to do moving map animation thingies…)

  • @akaben63
    @akaben63 Рік тому

    Absolutely bloody brilliant 👍 can’t wait for the next one, camels indeed, clearly a field of free range woolly bananas and, a little more clarity before mentioning beavers, I nearly fell off my turbo trainer! 🤣

  • @GusExplores
    @GusExplores Рік тому +1

    Brilliant video as always. You need to watch your paddle boarding off the coast in that area, that's where the massive whirlpool is and the ocean turns into a water fall between a couple of the islands. Worth a visit but do it in a powerful boat. I grew up near Kilmartin and used to love playing in Carnasserie Castle and around the cairns, I kinda feel you might have seen more of Argyll than me now though 🤣 that camp spot before day 5 on Gighia was amazing just wish you could guarantee the clear skies you got. Cheers for sharing this one

  • @philippaneal2924
    @philippaneal2924 Рік тому

    Loved this so much. We love watching your videos for inspiration and laughs. The first clip had us 🤣♥️

  • @birdsnestsnature
    @birdsnestsnature Рік тому +3

    great video sarah, great fun.

  • @StephenKingvideo
    @StephenKingvideo 10 місяців тому

    Another inspiring video.

  • @argyllexplorer1946
    @argyllexplorer1946 Рік тому

    Brilliant and I live here, well done 👏

  • @ianscott947
    @ianscott947 Рік тому +3

    All clear water looks amazing when the Bristol Channel is your local splishy splashy.

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +2

      😂😂 it’s so true! Bought goggles to swim - don’t know why I bothered, can’t see shit. Actually I can see shit, that’s the problem 😅

    • @ianscott947
      @ianscott947 Рік тому

      @@FitforAdventure Admittedly Barrybados would be a lot more Bados than Barry if it wasn't for the shit floaters.... but it's still better than Weston-super-Mare.

  • @nosek666
    @nosek666 Рік тому

    What a stunning place!

  • @chuckcuthbert6942
    @chuckcuthbert6942 Рік тому

    So funny and great video. I loved dancing in the midgeshite, and oh have I pressed record? can you hear bagpipes? So thanks for sharing your adventures it was a good way to spend the last hour watching this.

  • @brianstevenson4529
    @brianstevenson4529 Рік тому

    Great video thanks for sharing great viewing, hoping to do some thing similar next year , some inspiration for me to get planing 😀👍

  • @scottlong6249
    @scottlong6249 Рік тому

    Awesome sauce 😊 definitely need to come to Scotland.

  • @alanhunter2051
    @alanhunter2051 Рік тому

    Sarah you are mad silly amazing and beautiful all jumbled together. You are true to your heart and doing what you love. Your rollercoaster life has many ups and downs. Take care x

  • @bazm425
    @bazm425 Рік тому +2

    Great video and fantastic views Sarah. I’m also hopeless at front crawl. My breaths tend to be 50/50 water to air mix. Not a good combination. Keep up the excellent content.

  • @stuartmitchell6991
    @stuartmitchell6991 Рік тому

    Love your videos n bonkers personality lol. Bit worried with the jumps on your own. Hidden stones etc. Stay safe. Never change x

  • @daviemcf
    @daviemcf Рік тому +3

    Great video Sarah!! 😊👍👍

  • @thebikepackingadventurer
    @thebikepackingadventurer Рік тому +2

    Great looking trip. The sonder Camino is a great bike. I have the Planet X tempest Ti, but I would’ve bought the Camino if there was stock.
    I am off next week on a 5 day bikecamping trip around Normandy next week so this just got me more excited

  • @chrismyash
    @chrismyash Рік тому +4

    Well. It worked.
    I'm now planning a trip to Carnasserie Castle.

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +2

      It’s so fun! Go at sunset - it’s mega 🙌🏻

  • @seankirkland8730
    @seankirkland8730 Рік тому

    Another great video. Perfect mix of scenery, sunsets, information and Humour! More More More 🤣

  • @missjibbfully
    @missjibbfully Рік тому

    great video as always. The bit from the Carnaisse castle was very videogame-ish which made me laugh XD

  • @DavidJGreenwood
    @DavidJGreenwood Рік тому

    Thoroughly enjoyed this. New to your channel but a keen sub now. Keep it up 🤘🤘🤘

  • @riproaringblues
    @riproaringblues Рік тому

    Good to see you back on the small screen Sarah. Cracking trip! I know there's loads of tubeless sealants out there, I tried Stan's normal stuff - which didn't work for me. However, I found the Silca Sealant very good (the floaty bits are larger). It does come with it's own problem though, as you have to pull the tyre off the bead and pour it into the tyre (it blocks the valve if you try to put it in through the valve). I think the Stans Race Formula is similar. Good luck.

  • @georgemacdonald8899
    @georgemacdonald8899 Рік тому +1

    Really cool to see bike adventuring in my old back yard(used to live in Argyll), thanks!!! I have ridden over 20k miles by bike now and find the best way to reduce punctures are tubes and kevlar tire liners. Here in the SF bay area we have a plant that sheds thorns, the impale themselves on your tires by some kind of magical force, sticking right through and wounding the tube. The tire liner keeps them at bay, also works good for glass/nails/... If you ever make it over to the west coast USA, you should do the PCT trail and then bike back from Vancouver to San Diego along the coast. Take in the side trips to Kings Canyon/Sequoya, Yosemite Valley, Whitney, Crater Lake, Mt. Rainier,... Could have a really nice year, or 2 half year trips. If you do, let us know I may be able to help provision/supply and gear ya up...

  • @liamboyle92
    @liamboyle92 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant! Love seeing bits of my home country I haven't had the chance to visit yet! Made me jealous 🤣 class video!

    • @FitforAdventure
      @FitforAdventure  Рік тому +1

      😂 if I make a Scot jealous of Scotland then I must be doing something right 😂

    • @liamboyle92
      @liamboyle92 Рік тому

      @@FitforAdventure definitely 🤣

  • @htaylor3537
    @htaylor3537 Рік тому

    Great video..x👍

  • @Saterik82
    @Saterik82 Рік тому

    Sarah's got a new video! The wait was worth it!

  • @81clive
    @81clive Рік тому +1

    Awsume adventure 😁🏞always entertaining!!

  • @johnakyle5908
    @johnakyle5908 Рік тому

    Fantastic video Sarah , you were lucky with the weather, been looking forward to this after seeing the instagrams . I need to venture more into Argyll on foot or bike as it’s pretty much a day trip to Oban for fish and chips for me ( I have been to Killmartin glen though , and Skipness) I’m only in Fort William so no excuse 🙈.

  • @stevehedge
    @stevehedge Рік тому

    love watching your trips when im stuck in the office in the Midlands wishing away the hours, so I can get back to North Wales Mountains and coastline.
    Next water jump lets see a front flip bab

  • @thehealthanarchist
    @thehealthanarchist Рік тому

    Good stuff! 🙂

  • @gogsalba4573
    @gogsalba4573 Рік тому

    Quality tour and narration.. haste ye back lass ✌️👍