A week in Donegal along the beautiful coast at Carrickfinn, beside Donegal Airport. Lots of walks along the beaches and a wild camp with my nephew Alfie.
Great stuff Gerry, some good memories made there. Very relaxed as always, just perfect. Well done Alfie for wanting to get out and camp and make videos 👍.
Cheers Geoff👍 It has been way too long since me and Alfie were out wild camping before this so maybe the Mournes will give us another opportunity soon😊
Hello “Walking & Wild Camping In Ireland”! Thank you for showing me such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I look forward to your next work! Have a nice day!
Great double act Gerry, Alfie is a chip of the old block!!He's a natural, and I'm sure he'll want to come along with you many times again. Donegal is so rugged and unspoilt, that sunset was brilliant, and the beaches are so perfect. Did a bus trip recently on the Sperrin Rambler between Omagh and Magherafelt - sadly the weather was atrocious so our views were limited but we had a great day. Regards, Ashley
Cheers Ashley👍 We will partner up again I am sure, whether it is in Donegal or the Sperrins😊 I am sure you will give it another go with the Sperrin Rambler as we are bound to get some better weather (surely)
Great video, scenery and shots Gerry! Love to see young ones exploring the great outdoors. Loved your spot for wild camping. Alfie, you are a natural in front of the camera. Loved you taking us on your wee adventure as you went exploring around the rocks. I expect you will be a great inspiration to many young people, which will encourage them to get outdoors too.
Cheers👍 I am sure Alfie will appreciate your affirmation and encouragement. He does have a natural way and certainly doesn't have a fear of talking😊 We will have to plan another adventure soon, perhaps in the mountains👣😊
Another great video Gerry as always looks like a lovely place to spend the night camping. It's good to see the young lad out enjoying the outdoors and not stuck in the house playing video games 🤣 again great video very relaxing 👍
Cheers Adrian👍 It was such a cool place to camp with the water, the beach and watching the sun go down👍 Alfie plays enough video games to make up for 2 solid weeks of wild camping😊
Fun wild camp Gerry and Alfie! The beaches and atmosphere at Donegal are wonderful! Fun to hear from Alfie- nice that his mom has got him set up with his own GoPro. Great exploring along the rocky beach. I’m sure he’ll have fun getting his channel started… seems like a pro at Wild Camping already! Really nice that your family can get away to a beach house for a week, some things like that are just coming back after Covid. Lovely views of the coastal life! 👌💙💙 - Jen
Cheers Jennifer👍 It was wonderful to get that week away, something that we did every year all over Ireland and Covid took that away and it has been so long in coming back - like many other things. Alfie has quite the thing for cameras and filming at the moment and is gathering some collection of gear (including some of my old stuff). It was great to have him along and I am sure we will do it again soon😊
@@gerrymcveigh Alfie has you for a great role model! It’s strange, I’m just starting to feel like things are back to pre-Covid normal- 4 years has been a long disruption. I think the closures affected school kids more than we know. Great sharing, thanks!! 😄
@@gerrymcveigh Here too. Our neighbor is a school counselor, it’s challenging work. It’s so great when youth find an interesting hobby, especially if it involves being outside, and great if they can build friendships too!
Cheers Joe👍 Alfie always keeps me on my toes😊 It has reaffirmed that we can be out much more than we have been over the past year or two - we will have to get planning some adventures😊
Hi Gerard 🤔. I'd imagine it was a rewarding experience having Alfie along for the night. He sounds like a bit of a character. You captured some nice reflections in the water at the start of the video. A very enjoyable watch !! All the best 👍
Cheers Andrew👍 Alfie is quite the character and it was great to have that wee adventure together, something I am perhaps appreciating more from others perspective through the comments here. we had a great week in Carrickfinn as a family and it was so therapeutic with all that water, beaches and weather (which there was alot of😊).
Great to be back to an old area you know well Gerry and with young Alfi learning the ropes too. He's going to be a good wild camper like yourself. A lovely spot on the beach there. I was almost expecting some crab for dinner. Crab or not a good nights sleep and no rain. That's a result! That house has seen better days but there are still some things left behind. I love a good explore of these places. Well, good going as always. Take care. Mark
Cheers Mark👍 It was really cool to return after so many years and it hasn't changed much at all. Myself and Alfie will definitely get some weekends camping this year if the weather improves. The old house was so cool to explore with all those belongings still there - a story behind it no doubt.
@@gerrymcveigh A pleasure gerry, good to hear of the return and the joy as well as the plans. Re-the old house oh yes stories written in the small things.
It was so simple to head along the coast for a few miles and find a spot to pitch a tent for the night. I think you are 100% right that on reflection this was quite a special few hours that we got to spend together in so many ways and it is something that would be so easy to again and again.
Alfie returns!! 🤩 What a great spot you both had for the night and morning - a wonderful sky, lots of exploring and you had the place to yourselves. Alfie is very lucky sleeping through the night! And Gerry refuses to get a chest ring for his GoPro 😂😂
Cheers Miriam👍 Alfie's return has been far too long in the making and we will work at changing that. We had a lovely evening and morning all to ourselves and it was so lovely to just walk along those beaches and coastline and to get to spend a night there. I will stick to what I know best and if Alfie wants to have chest and head rings for his gopro he can work away😊
We had an epic week, in the comfort of a lovely house right beside the water, though spending a night out in the tent away from all the comfort was probably the highlight😊
Cheers Christopher👍 I thought I heard someone tooting😊 I only did a short section as way too dangerous with the volume and speed of traffic - would need an army of people to tackle it properly. Much easier and quieter on the wee sideroads.
@@gerrymcveigh I agree about the trees. I live in Pennsylvania and every tree in this state was cut down but all replanted now. We have an abundance of trees. I miss the trees when I'm in Donegal. Ireland definitely needs more trees.
Cheers Kev👍 It was a great wee adventure with Alfie and a reminder to look for more of theses opportunities. I like all biscuits, especially when camping😊
that takes me back😊 , used to go to carrickfin SU camp back in the day . 👌 I remember we used to have to do a thing called spartans , drew a line in the sand and at 6am everyone ran into the ocean ( baltic )
That is cool that you had a camp up there and that was probably a good start to the day ( I think❄). It is a beautiful place. We stayed in a wee cottage there maybe 10 years ago and it has always stuck in my mind so is a fitting place to restart that tradition of taking a week somewhere with the family👍
Cheers Gary👍 I thought that was a cool line too😊 Alfie has a great interest in all things social media, including UA-cam and also the outdoors so I think it would be cool to head out exploring more often.
Great to see wee Alfie getting out and enjoying the great outdoors. Was talking this week about you to some friends and how you can just sleep up on a mountainside in a bivvy bag without any bother. Been wanting to go out on a trek myself, but the rain has been lethal so waiting on some waterproof gear before I head out into Donegal! Fuck given how small the world is, I might bump into you at some stage😄
Cheers Frank👍 The rain has been lethal and it has been challenging to get out with decent weather, though hopefully that will change. It has been far too long to have been out with Alfie and this was a cool wee trip that was good for us both👍 Not sure how much sleep I get in the bivy bag half the time though will take whatever I can get. Donegal is always there and worth waiting for and you never know who you might bump into out in the hills (though usually no one in my case😊).
Cheers👍 We had a lovely and relaxed week in Donegal and it was cool to explore the coast and find that wee spot for a wild camp. I had barely any sleep and Alfie slept like a log all night💤
Fantastic video Gerry! We love watching all of the beautiful places you explore. You definitely gave us some great inspiration when we travelled out to Donegal last summer. Out of curiosity, any thoughts on doing any camping around the hills of South Armagh?
Cheers Rachel👍 Loads of wonderful exploring in Donegal😊 Have walked on Slieve Gullion and Camlough Mountain though not sure about camping there. Slieve Gullion possibly with that long summit though it has been many years since I have been there.
@@gerrymcveigh ah slieve gullion is so beautiful! Hopefully one day we’ll see you travel through there. My father in law is from Armagh, it’s a gorgeous place. Happy walking!
Hi Gerry. New subscriber. Great content and right up my street. I was thinking of heading over for a decent go at one or other of the longer trails. Can you clarify the basic wild camping rules in Ireland. We're fortunate in Scotland that the right to roam still exists. Cheers 👍
Cheers Jack👍 We don't have it as good as Scotland though I have very rarely had bother when wild camping on the hills or coast of Ireland. There are some restrictions in places depending on landowners (which has been exacerbated since Covid with many more people going out hill walking). @Tough Soles is a great channel as they have completed all the long distance trails in Ireland.
Great stuff Gerry, some good memories made there. Very relaxed as always, just perfect. Well done Alfie for wanting to get out and camp and make videos 👍.
Cheers Geoff👍 It has been way too long since me and Alfie were out wild camping before this so maybe the Mournes will give us another opportunity soon😊
@@gerrymcveigh brilliant Gerry, it’s good to see Alfie being enthusiastic about it as well 👍
Hello “Walking & Wild Camping In Ireland”! Thank you for showing me such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I look forward to your next work! Have a nice day!
Thank you😊 It was so cool to be there in such a beautiful place.
Great double act Gerry, Alfie is a chip of the old block!!He's a natural, and I'm sure he'll want to come along with you many times again. Donegal is so rugged and unspoilt, that sunset was brilliant, and the beaches are so perfect. Did a bus trip recently on the Sperrin Rambler between Omagh and Magherafelt - sadly the weather was atrocious so our views were limited but we had a great day. Regards, Ashley
Cheers Ashley👍 We will partner up again I am sure, whether it is in Donegal or the Sperrins😊 I am sure you will give it another go with the Sperrin Rambler as we are bound to get some better weather (surely)
Great video, scenery and shots Gerry! Love to see young ones exploring the great outdoors. Loved your spot for wild camping.
Alfie, you are a natural in front of the camera. Loved you taking us on your wee adventure as you went exploring around the rocks. I expect you will be a great inspiration to many young people, which will encourage them to get outdoors too.
Cheers👍 I am sure Alfie will appreciate your affirmation and encouragement. He does have a natural way and certainly doesn't have a fear of talking😊 We will have to plan another adventure soon, perhaps in the mountains👣😊
@@gerrymcveigh❤
Another great video Gerry as always looks like a lovely place to spend the night camping. It's good to see the young lad out enjoying the outdoors and not stuck in the house playing video games 🤣 again great video very relaxing 👍
Cheers Adrian👍 It was such a cool place to camp with the water, the beach and watching the sun go down👍 Alfie plays enough video games to make up for 2 solid weeks of wild camping😊
Fun wild camp Gerry and Alfie! The beaches and atmosphere at Donegal are wonderful! Fun to hear from Alfie- nice that his mom has got him set up with his own GoPro. Great exploring along the rocky beach. I’m sure he’ll have fun getting his channel started… seems like a pro at Wild Camping already! Really nice that your family can get away to a beach house for a week, some things like that are just coming back after Covid. Lovely views of the coastal life! 👌💙💙 - Jen
Cheers Jennifer👍 It was wonderful to get that week away, something that we did every year all over Ireland and Covid took that away and it has been so long in coming back - like many other things. Alfie has quite the thing for cameras and filming at the moment and is gathering some collection of gear (including some of my old stuff). It was great to have him along and I am sure we will do it again soon😊
@@gerrymcveigh Alfie has you for a great role model! It’s strange, I’m just starting to feel like things are back to pre-Covid normal- 4 years has been a long disruption. I think the closures affected school kids more than we know. Great sharing, thanks!! 😄
Still lots of anxiety out there, especially with young people and school avoidance here has went way up.
@@gerrymcveigh Here too. Our neighbor is a school counselor, it’s challenging work. It’s so great when youth find an interesting hobby, especially if it involves being outside, and great if they can build friendships too!
An other good one Gerry get to see Alfie out and enjoying it .
And keeping you on your toes.
Cheers Joe👍 Alfie always keeps me on my toes😊 It has reaffirmed that we can be out much more than we have been over the past year or two - we will have to get planning some adventures😊
Hi Gerard 🤔. I'd imagine it was a rewarding experience having Alfie along for the night. He sounds like a bit of a character. You captured some nice reflections in the water at the start of the video. A very enjoyable watch !! All the best 👍
Cheers Andrew👍 Alfie is quite the character and it was great to have that wee adventure together, something I am perhaps appreciating more from others perspective through the comments here. we had a great week in Carrickfinn as a family and it was so therapeutic with all that water, beaches and weather (which there was alot of😊).
Great to be back to an old area you know well Gerry and with young Alfi learning the ropes too. He's going to be a good wild camper like yourself. A lovely spot on the beach there. I was almost expecting some crab for dinner. Crab or not a good nights sleep and no rain. That's a result! That house has seen better days but there are still some things left behind. I love a good explore of these places. Well, good going as always. Take care. Mark
Cheers Mark👍 It was really cool to return after so many years and it hasn't changed much at all. Myself and Alfie will definitely get some weekends camping this year if the weather improves. The old house was so cool to explore with all those belongings still there - a story behind it no doubt.
@@gerrymcveigh A pleasure gerry, good to hear of the return and the joy as well as the plans. Re-the old house oh yes stories written in the small things.
Just precious in so many ways...
It was so simple to head along the coast for a few miles and find a spot to pitch a tent for the night. I think you are 100% right that on reflection this was quite a special few hours that we got to spend together in so many ways and it is something that would be so easy to again and again.
Fair play lads. Great video.
Cheers Patrick👍 We had a cool wee adventure in such a beautiful part of Donegal😊
Alfie returns!! 🤩 What a great spot you both had for the night and morning - a wonderful sky, lots of exploring and you had the place to yourselves. Alfie is very lucky sleeping through the night! And Gerry refuses to get a chest ring for his GoPro 😂😂
Cheers Miriam👍 Alfie's return has been far too long in the making and we will work at changing that. We had a lovely evening and morning all to ourselves and it was so lovely to just walk along those beaches and coastline and to get to spend a night there. I will stick to what I know best and if Alfie wants to have chest and head rings for his gopro he can work away😊
epic! lovely place.
We had an epic week, in the comfort of a lovely house right beside the water, though spending a night out in the tent away from all the comfort was probably the highlight😊
Great video as always Gerry, just wanted to say your doing a very good job as well on those roads.
Tooted horn at yeah today Whiteside Rd 👍
Cheers Christopher👍 I thought I heard someone tooting😊 I only did a short section as way too dangerous with the volume and speed of traffic - would need an army of people to tackle it properly. Much easier and quieter on the wee sideroads.
Fantastic that you have this moment captured with your grandson (though I initially assumed your Son!… hikers really do age better than most 😂)
Alfie nearly got it right, he is my nephew, though I will still take your affirmation😊
@@gerrymcveigh Good man Alfie 🤣
Great job. The best place to be is Donegal.
Cheers👍 We are of one mind that Donegal is the best place to be😊
@@gerrymcveigh I agree about the trees. I live in Pennsylvania and every tree in this state was cut down but all replanted now. We have an abundance of trees. I miss the trees when I'm in Donegal. Ireland definitely needs more trees.
Brilliant Gerry. A wee UA-cam star in the making wee Alfie is. 👍 You like your jammy dodgers eh, 😁
Cheers Kev👍 It was a great wee adventure with Alfie and a reminder to look for more of theses opportunities. I like all biscuits, especially when camping😊
that takes me back😊 , used to go to carrickfin SU camp back in the day . 👌 I remember we used to have to do a thing called spartans , drew a line in the sand and at 6am everyone ran into the ocean ( baltic )
That is cool that you had a camp up there and that was probably a good start to the day ( I think❄). It is a beautiful place. We stayed in a wee cottage there maybe 10 years ago and it has always stuck in my mind so is a fitting place to restart that tradition of taking a week somewhere with the family👍
Great video as always Gerry. Keep at it Alfie! You talk well to camera.
Cheers Paul👍 It was good to have Alfie along and he did a great job😊
Brilliant footage Gerry, and Alfie definitely doing great at the YouTubing! “Loved camping since you were born!!” Cracker line 😂
Cheers Gary👍 I thought that was a cool line too😊 Alfie has a great interest in all things social media, including UA-cam and also the outdoors so I think it would be cool to head out exploring more often.
Great to see wee Alfie getting out and enjoying the great outdoors. Was talking this week about you to some friends and how you can just sleep up on a mountainside in a bivvy bag without any bother. Been wanting to go out on a trek myself, but the rain has been lethal so waiting on some waterproof gear before I head out into Donegal! Fuck given how small the world is, I might bump into you at some stage😄
Cheers Frank👍 The rain has been lethal and it has been challenging to get out with decent weather, though hopefully that will change. It has been far too long to have been out with Alfie and this was a cool wee trip that was good for us both👍 Not sure how much sleep I get in the bivy bag half the time though will take whatever I can get. Donegal is always there and worth waiting for and you never know who you might bump into out in the hills (though usually no one in my case😊).
wow. some footage there mate. Lovely!
Outdoor Boys is the GOAT!!!
Cheers👍 We had a lovely and relaxed week in Donegal and it was cool to explore the coast and find that wee spot for a wild camp. I had barely any sleep and Alfie slept like a log all night💤
Hey new subscriber here great video mate and awesome scenery.catch you on the next one buddy😊benny
Cheers Benny👍 Appreciate the watch and sub👍
@@gerrymcveigh youre welcome buddy🙂
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Fantastic video Gerry! We love watching all of the beautiful places you explore. You definitely gave us some great inspiration when we travelled out to Donegal last summer. Out of curiosity, any thoughts on doing any camping around the hills of South Armagh?
Cheers Rachel👍 Loads of wonderful exploring in Donegal😊 Have walked on Slieve Gullion and Camlough Mountain though not sure about camping there. Slieve Gullion possibly with that long summit though it has been many years since I have been there.
@@gerrymcveigh ah slieve gullion is so beautiful! Hopefully one day we’ll see you travel through there. My father in law is from Armagh, it’s a gorgeous place. Happy walking!
Beautiful,a bit more polished than other vids?
Jammy dodgers? Surely ginger biscuits?
Cheers👍 Any biscuits will do😊 Carrickfinn and so many other places along the Donegal coast are just so beautiful.
Hi Gerry. New subscriber. Great content and right up my street. I was thinking of heading over for a decent go at one or other of the longer trails. Can you clarify the basic wild camping rules in Ireland. We're fortunate in Scotland that the right to roam still exists.
Cheers 👍
Cheers Jack👍 We don't have it as good as Scotland though I have very rarely had bother when wild camping on the hills or coast of Ireland. There are some restrictions in places depending on landowners (which has been exacerbated since Covid with many more people going out hill walking). @Tough Soles is a great channel as they have completed all the long distance trails in Ireland.
@gerrymcveigh Thanks for that mate. I'll have a sketch. All advice appreciated.👍