Island Hopping with a Brompton - Connemara, Ireland
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2022
- * At 20:11 it should say Roundstone and not Roundwood 🤦♀️
A four day adventure exploring the numerous islands scattered along the coast of Connemara with my Brompton Bike. I wild camped for 3 nights and stayed on a different island each night. There are bridges that connect these islands to the mainland in addition to a number of tidal islands in the region. I caught a train from Heuston Station in Dublin to Ceannt Station in Galway with my Brompton and from here I started my cycle further west to Connemara. This region isn't that well known on the tourist trail and as a result traffic is at a minimum which makes for very comfortable cycling. The 3 islands that I camped were Lettermullan, Mweenish and Inis Ní.
Music from Epidemic Sound:
Breathe In, Breathe Out - Mattias Tell
Hidden Path - Cerulean Skies
Cotton Dreams - Elm Lake
This is one of the most moving vlogs I've ever come across. It always facinates me how the purest and most profound forms of art are often appreciated by so few and yet the loudest, most obnoxious and inconsequential are flocked to by the millions. This little 20 minute video is a cinematic achievement.
Thanks so much for such kind words!! It's lovely to hear you enjoyed watching it 😊 I certainly enjoyed the overall trip, wonderful places to visit and always a joy to find these great places to spend the night in my tent!! Thanks again 😎
revelations of otherworldliness your spirit soars into timeless bliss
Thank you Sharriff - the nice weather really shows the area off so well. A very special trip 😎
I'll be hitting the road on the bike soon myself. I'm loving your channel, keep up the great work, stay well...
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Thanks very much!! 🤗 Best of luck for your own upcoming trip - the longer and brighter days are upon us!! Cheers for your support 🤩
What a beautiful film!
Thanks very much! Very glad you enjoyed it 😊
Thank you Miriam for sharing your beautiful video and drone footage. It's a very beautiful part of our country absolutely enjoyed it very peaceful and calming
Hi John - thank you very much for watching this video and for your lovely message! Such a lovely part of the country, it was such a great trip to do - I loved it!! 😊
Twenty delightful minutes in a mad world. Thank you Miriam.
Thanks John! Yep - it’s a mad world alright…great to have the opportunity to play and enjoy this mad world every now and again 😉 Glad you enjoyed the sights - lovely to hear! Have a good one today 👍
You look great today. You are a gift to the people around you.
Thank you! Great to hear you enjoyed seeing this video 😊
You do Ireland proud ,what a beautiful country we have ❤.Thank you Miriam ❤❤
Wonderful to have had such great weather for this trip! It helps so much to show an area off with the camera, it makes it all very easy and makes it look like I know what I’m doing…believe me, I don’t 🤗
Awesome drone footages.
Beautiful scenery..
New friend here from New Jersey USA..
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Hi to New Jersey!! Great that you enjoyed the landscape and scenery over here, that’s pretty cool to hear!! Thanks so much 🤗
Miriam, I love your vidblogs makes me feel so peacefull,, I love Connemara We have been five times Cleggan, Clifden, Inishbofin and more, coming later this year July. For the beautiful country side and the music.. Derek 😉
Hi Derek! Thanks for letting me know you enjoy these little videos 🤗 Wonderful to hear you’re familiar with the area too - such nice spots and a pleasure to cycle in with that gorgeous weather!! I hope you get back there soon….and I hope I do too 😉 Thanks again!!
Its a great capture of this beautiful and amazing view of the place thanks for sharing
Thanks very much Jef! It was a great little trip and wonderful places to visit - the lovely weather definitely shows the place off well too 😉 Thanks very much for watching and your message, much appreciated!!
Congrats, respect and humility. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for watching Laurent and your message! 🙏
Awesome , thanks for sharing ☘️
Thanks Seamus - such a lovely trip, I loved it!! Great to hear that you enjoyed watching it, thanks for letting me know! 🤩
This is absolutely one of the most peaceful, relaxing, and soothing videos I have seen. Your creativity and spirit is so moving and touching for many of us. I find such inspiration in this because for a few years already I have struggled with my mental health and really slowly I am getting back to things that I used to be able to do with ease. You inspire me a lot and I want to thank you for it. Sending love and wishing you the best on your journey :)
Hi Natural Flow - thanks for your lovely message! Sorry to hear about your mental health struggles and great to hear you are noticing that you are returning to some things that once were difficult with some ease. Heading off with my tent has always provided me with a little gateway to a very special place within myself where I feel very content - nothing else in life has ever come close to that feeling so I just keep doing it! 😊 I feel very grateful to have found it and long may the rewards continue! I started making videos as a reminder to myself of that feeling and it’s been great that other people enjoy them and then others have inspired me along the way in trying new things with the camera and speaking and visiting new places. I wish you every good wish today!! Life is a strange aul thing and so lovely when we find some peace along the way…thanks so much for your encouraging and uplifting message!! 😎
looks like a brilliant part of the country. I haven't been to Ireland since the late 70's. looks like some fab hillwalking, too!
Absolutely Derek - so much to keep me entertained anyway in our hills and quiet spots! I’ll never be bored 😊
i never knew these parts ireland existed really stunning another great video.
New areas for me too Anthony and such a great way to see them - and with fab weather it was pretty special. Thanks so much!! 😊
Brilliant as always Miriam, loved the mix of drone, POV and gopro shots. Beautiful location and great weather. I have to say I'm impressed with your ability to locate great camping spots, Day 1 looked like it was made for your tent 👌
Cheers Niall! The great weather really made this trip for sure 👍 I don’t think I’ve any particular camp spot scouting abilities to be honest 😂 There seems to be no shortage of fab spots along our West Coast!! Lucky us 😎 Thanks for your message!
Fantastic just to get the hose on your head Miriam. Now that's bike backing biker trash style - love it! Wow, what a coastline to explore for 3 days. So gnarly and beautiful. Lovely to see the smile in the sea - that said it all. Gotta say I noticed your color change - you got a good dose of sun and hey home made dehydrated food - looked nice! Well, good going. You couldn't have soaked up any more of the great vibes out there. Simply splendid. Mark
Thanks very much Mark!! A wonderful little trip - so nice to be able to have that experience and one I’ll treasure. ‘Biker Trash Style’ - love it 😎 I will greet a cemetery with a new fondness and appreciation - I always enjoyed them, but they’ve now exceeded their former appeal! It had been so long since I was in water Mark, it was so great to do!! Thanks for your message Mark, hope all is well with you!
@@MiriamKennedy A pleasure always Miriam. Such a great ride out. Yeah, cemetery's are cool. Me? Getting on - dealing some things but OK. Peace!
Take good care 😉
@@MiriamKennedy Will do Miriam.
I'm happy to be able to visit and watch your videos my friend 👍 I will always support you. Keep sharing interesting videos. Good luck always with you friend.💗💗💗
Thanks very much for watching the video 😊
Nice video my new friend,and I like the beautiful scenery there.Full support from me..nice.👋👌💯🤗🙋
Thank you Jullie - great to hear you enjoyed this!!
Another stunner Miriam and racking up the miles on that Brompton too!
Cheers Joe! A stunning part of the country as you know 😊 Throw in some good weather and its a good recipe for a trip away with the tent and camera. Yeah - I'd never cycled as much but its pretty flat in fairness. A few times I had to hop off the bike on a hill, but my little wheels and 3 gears put up a good performance in fairness 😎 Thanks for your message, I appreciate it!
Lovely video… the drone shots are amazing. I passed through this area on a Moto tour this May (‘24) and it is stunning … I’d love to visit with my bicycle to further enjoy the views and peace that you have captured on film. Thank you 👍🏽😀
@@rsb62rsb that’s great to hear that you’ve been to this area! 😊 Such a great place to spend some time..you brought back some nice memories to me thinking about this trip! 😎 Thanks for watching this and for your message 🙏
Wow, I love how flowing and soothing your videos are to watch. I love your choice of music too. I'm moving to Dublin in June and plan to just cycle, hike and camp everywhere, it's quite an exicitn prospect. I've raced the WAW before back in 2019 but never had time to see anything, this time around I plan to take my time and really take in the beauty of the place. Thank you for the inspiring videos, I'm working my way through them slowly, please keep them coming :)
Thank you Scott! That's lovely to hear that the video inspired you in any way 😊 Your plan after your move to Dublin sounds great, wahhoooooo!! So much opportunity for hiking, cycling and fabulous wild camping. I hope you truly enjoy it!! I've done my own fair share of racing around the place (usually in a car) and seeing nothing so I know what you mean. My little wheels and 3 gears force me to be slower which helps, I'm not trying to get anywhere too quickly on these trips. Having any plans can mean I miss so much of the landscape - its a fine line to have something to aim for and going with the flow. Very nice to hear from you!
Thanks so much Miriam, that’s very kind of you. The hiking and biking there seems to have endless possibilities, the way my trip diary is panning out I’m honestly not sure I’ll have time for even for the little work I do. Slow travelling certainly makes for experiences, taking that time to shoot videos or take photos around every corner is almost impossible to resist. I’m jotting down some of your little routes that take you off the beaten path, I think they’ll very useful for when I’m planning trips to the area. And camping on the Cliffs of Moher in winter… that’s hardcore! Thanks again!
Happy planning and dreaming Scott 🤗
I am a new Brompton convert setting it up for some trips away.. thank you for the inspiration and time you spent setting up those drone shots and editing all your footage to give a great overall picture of your adventure.. the map was a lovely touch often not included .. your artistic flare certainly shines through
Congrats on your Brompton David and may you have lots of wonderful adventures with it! 🤗 Thanks so much for watching this video and your lovely message! It’s a bit of fun and nice to have a record of some lovely trips and even better that anyone else might enjoy them too!! 😎
Thanks for letting me come along on your adventure. I have a “Bike Friday” folding bike that that I’ve yet to do any tour with. You are encouraging me:). Alan
Hi Alan - I just checked out the ‘Bike Friday’ folder, it looks great! I hope you go for it 🤞 Thanks for your message!!
Respect! - living the dream
Thanks Andy - living a nice dream sometimes anyway, the mundane dream continues! Cheers for your message! 😉
That was a nice and very beautiful video.IWhat a great trip.
Thanks very much, yes it was a really great trip to do - delighted I got to do it in such nice weather. I’d say Denmark is looking pretty amazing in the Summer months! Thanks so much for your message 😎
I loved everything about this film of yours, the area, the weather your music choices and the dreamy camera work. Also I wish I knew how you captured those drone shots where you are nonchalantly cycling or admiring the views, seemingly not using the controller. I’d stack it for sure! Lovely film.
Ha, thanks Stu! Such a lovely trip - blessed with the weather and locations on this one, I had a ball! 🤗 For those drone shots when I’m in the bike, there are a number of pre-programmed shots where all I have to do is set the drone up, press a button and then it will fly in the direction it’s programmed to move in. I’m not actually controlling it but I’m hoping it’s doing it’s thing and that it won’t crash while doing it. It makes it look like I know what I’m doing but really I’m just winging it and hoping it’ll survive 🫣 Living on my nerves…
Thanks again for a lovely video. The area is so calm and unspoiled; not as dramatic as the mountains but just as beautiful.
The heat we've had recently has been a challenge but I expect we'll have to adapt. We returned home after 3 days away and had to cycle 65 km in 40° heat from the station. Time was pressing so we couldn't hang around until the evening for cooler temperatures. I've never felt as hot and my stop at a cemetery wasn't to wash my hair but to douse myself with cold water; Great film making, you seem to have the gift.
Thanks very much Colin for watching and your message! The unspoilt areas along this trip (specifically the three islands that I stayed and the other islands I cycled through) were so nice to be in. It reminded me that these are the trips I like to do. There are many other well known cycles in Ireland but it’s the places with great solitude that really appeal to me….my hunt will continue for more 😉 That sounded like a tough cycle home you completed in such high temperatures!! Your cemetery visit must have been relished - I so enjoyed my one on this trip, a welcome gift found on the side of the road! Wishing you well for your next cycling adventures Colin 😉
Lovely hills and I mus get to Galway!!
Well worth a visit 😊
Really enjoyed that! Beautiful drone shots and editing, congratulations!
Thanks very much Gianni 😉 Great to hear you watched and enjoyed this little trip! The drone definitely helps to show the landscape off so well and I see you’ve taken like a duck to water with your new drone too - editing can make it look like we know what we’re doing! Thanks again 😎
@@MiriamKennedy Well, you are much better at flying it. I had hardly learnt to take off and land it before I left for Turkey so my main concern was to be able to bring it back safely. I succeeded! You do get amazing footage with them even though, as you probably well know..., you spend hours to get a few seconds. Still good fun and very much worth it unless one is tight on time.
I've no particular skill at all, still just chancing my arm! I've lost 2 already which has actually eased my overall tension and helps me ride out that adrenalin and nerves that come with the territory! Like you - I'm so relieved to have it in my bag coming home 😉
Absolutely wonder film, loved it better than any Hollywood movie can’t wait for the next one all the very best from the UK Lannaye
Thanks Lannaye 🤩 That’s very kind of you!! Wishing you the best across the water in the UK 😊
wow awesome ride, must be interesting, brompton is nice bike to ride
Thank you!! The Brompton is certainly a great bike to cycle, especially in such lovely surroundings and with nice weather 😉
Please write a book, an autobiography. You are such a warm and interesting person.
Wow! That’s lovely of you to say 😊 Sitting in a hospital waiting room and your message has prompted me to watch this video again (with my earphones on!)…such a great trip!!
Thank you for sharing your adventure x
Thanks so much for watching my adventure - very nice of you!! 😊
SUPERB .... cheers from Cornwall.
Thanks Paul 🤗 That’s great to hear!!
@@MiriamKennedy :)
We have travelled to Galway love the city.I could live there quite easily. t
thanks for the trip.😎❤️🚴♂️👏👏👏👏💕🚴🇨🇦p.S. Ialso ride a folder a Bike Friday Tikit.
Hi Barrie - thanks for your message! Great to hear you’ve visited Galway, such a nice city and I can understand your recognition that you could easily live there 🤗 No doubt you’re enjoying your folder, such a handy bike to own!! Thanks again!
Brilliant! Loved it!!
Great!! Delighted you enjoyed it Derek 😊 Happy memories for me of this trip!
A lovely video Miriam. The drone shots keep getting better and better. The music is just perfect. Three nights away too. You continue to open my eyes to the beauty of the land of my forefathers (Co. Cork & Co. Longford). I really will have to get over there soon. Perhaps from Glasgow, the bus / ferry / bus / then train to Galway. Like here in Scotland, it is settled weather which makes the difference. We have been lucky this year. Keep producing these great wee videos and continue sharing your adventures.
Thanks very much Michael - the nice weather shows the country off so well! Driving wind and rain on the bike would have been a very different experience no doubt. West Cork would be a great place to tour on a bike also. If your bike is coming maybe concentrate on Cork and Longford and then branch out on a subsequent trip!? You will have such great things to explore in those areas. I was just looking at maps earlier and beginning to contemplate a route for a trip with the bike and camera in Cork. Thanks so much for your lovely encouragement, I really do appreciate it 🤗 Hopefully some decent weather sticks around in Ireland and Scotland for the next while!!
Thanks Miriam for this beautiful and relaxing 20min travel through the Connemara for the Brompton lover I am
You’re very welcome Marco Tim! 😊 Great to hear you enjoyed it - nice to be reminded of this lovely trip…gets me excited for some more adventures with the camera again!! Take good care 😎
Hey 😁 I must have missed you posting this one, great editing as always Miriam 👍🍀
Cheers Mark! A great little trip in the sunshine - Summer has definitely left us now 🫣
@@MiriamKennedy Yeah , It sure is, Though I'm looking forward to some winter camps 😁
That was a joy to watch Miriam , really really cool drone clips , and it goes without saying the Irish coastal landscape is the best in the world . 😁👍🏻
Cheers Colin! Hard to better it for sure, especially with the nice weather…our coastal views on a moody day are usually fab too of course 😉 Cheers for your message, hope all well in foreign lands!
Nice place to ride!
Hi Andy - yes a lovely place to cycle! Thanks very much for watching and your message 😊
Yyyaaaaaaayyyyy Miriam thanks for all your help with derryclare mountain! Me my mother in law and my 7year old son climbed it at starting at 5am last Friday in that beutiful weather. Galway and connemara was glorious. Love this youtube channel we've all subscribed.
Wonderful to hear Jonny! I meant to check back in with you to hear how it went for you, so thanks for letting me know you did it 🤗 The views on Friday must have been glorious up there - what a treat for your son and mother in law too! I agree about Galway and Connemara, so many great spots to explore. Thanks very much for subscribing to watch these videos too - that’s lovely to hear and makes me smile to think anyone enjoys watching them 🤗
I thoroughly enjoyed this video!
Very well put together and what a stunning place.
I would absolutely love to do this myself
Hi there! Thanks for your message 😊 It’s a very special part of the country and an area I hadn’t explored before this trip, the beautiful weather was such a treat to have. It definitely helped to be able to show the area off in such nice weather 😎 Great to hear that the video made you want to do it - that’s a compliment for sure!! Thanks again and hope you have a great Christmas 🎄
@@MiriamKennedy thank you Miriam, merry Christmas to you!
Hi! You continue to produce outstanding work Miriam, the mix of scenery and reflection hits the mark every time, it’s a gift.
After watching the stunning landscapes and listening to your wise words I’ve decided to stop planing the September trip and just head out. Obviously “power” will determine stops as I move forward, but you’ve inspired me to just head out and see where the road takes me!
Cheers from my home to yours. Rick
Oh wow Rick! Wishing you the best for your upcoming adventure, I hope you have the time of your life and get to experience amazing sights and experiences along the way - in whatever form they come!! I’m just a novice and haven’t embarked on the types of longer trips that you like to do - with my hair washing dilemma out of the way, nothing can stop me now 😂 Have a great time and I look forward to seeing what unfolds for you along the way 🤗
Beautiful film
Thanks very much David! 😊
@@MiriamKennedy my pleasure 👍
Inspirational girl!
Ah shucks!!
Spot on thanks 👍
Cheers John 👍
Another great video Miriam, great footage and great commentary as usual, I'd say it was tough going at times in that heat and thanks for the Inspiration in your last Brompton video that inspired me to do a similar trip, keep them coming
Cheers Peter 😊 A bit of a breeze while on the bike definitely helped keep me cool enough but towards the end of the day I was tired on Days 1 & 2 for sure, a lot more cycling that what I’m used to!! Delighted you got out with the bike and tent again - in fact you inspired me as you started doing bike camps before I ever did 😂
Simply awesome video and with added recipes now too !!😀. Just love how you manage to find such isolated tranquility in well travelled parts of Ireland. Certainly made the best way of the heatwave too!
Cheers Robert! The West Coast seems to be filled with camping treasures throughout, there’s endless possibilities every time I go for it, amazing part of the country! I know you’re very familiar with that coastline - it took me a long time to eventually get there to discover it. Glad you enjoyed the recipes 😂 I wasn’t too sure if it took from the video or added to it - I suppose some will like to hear content that that and others will find it needless info. I’m a bit in the latter camp yet that’s how I got inspired to do it by seeing others show me what they were doing. I look forward to seeing what part of the country you’ll be showing off next 😉
Great vid ireland looks beautiful an only a short ferry ride from my home !
Thanks very much!! Ireland is indeed very beautiful - it keeps me incredibly entertained 🙂 I hope you make it across on that ferry...although I know it can seem like a hassle to bother going abroad. I seem to have lost the foreign travel bug in recent years, still too much for me to see in my own backyard so to speak! Thanks for getting in touch, I really appreciate it 😎
You are a treasure. Thank you!
That’s something I’ve never been called before 😊 Thanks!!
Very nice trip, enjoying the scenery and how you do this. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much for watching and letting me know you enjoyed it 😊 A lovely little trip away!
its so fun being able to move between the islands, i really enjoyed this video
Thanks Lloydi - it was such an enjoyable little trip and the lovely Summer weather has definitely gone now unfortunately! Thanks a million for watching the video and your message - great to hear you enjoyed it 😊
What a fantastic opening. You have scored again. Worth the wait. Touches the soul. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Cheers Phil!! It seems to be a pattern that I’ve found myself doing of making a little summary up front. My first videos were short as I had no interest in speaking and just used music - but I still like that style of trying to get some decent shots with some nice music. The music really helps in creating the mood - even for me while on the trip and then when straining it together. Delighted you enjoyed it!! 🤗
Another great video, Miriam! It was interesting to see how small the fields become in the west of Ireland. It’s thought provoking when travelling through those areas. I liked your “Cooking tips for Brompton explorers” segment. That was really interesting and useful. Keep up the great videos. Thanks.
Thanks Michael! That’s true about the field size - it’s a very beautiful and special landscape to be in, it’s the solitude that probably does it for me! Good to hear that you liked the foody snippet, I’m having a bit of fun with it anyway and it’s nice to be able to bring some nourishing food along with me (in addition to plenty of treats!) Thanks very much for your message 😊
Had to visit this one again -I needed a Connemara top up. I trust all is well Miriam 🙏
Hi Jim - I do the same and have a top up of the west coast every now and again 😉 All good thanks - a few trips without the camera over the last while to keep me going. I’ve 2 ideas for trips with the camera that I feel ready to do now, so as soon as there are some blue skies for a few days I’ll go for it 🤞 I hope all is well with you!!
@@MiriamKennedy I've just seen this reply - the notifications not on. I love the track 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' it works so well, I don't often listen to music when I'm wandering in nature but this one is perfect!
All good here Miriam , I'm out in the glorious sun today, stomping across the Sussex downs.
This weather is amazing 🤩 If it keeps up I might bring the camera out to play next weekend 😂 I loved that track too, so good! Enjoy your stomping!!
Another fantastic video Miriam in a stunning part of the country, looks like you really enjoyed the journey.....well done
Cheers Stuart 😊 Yep I really enjoyed spending the time on my little bike and tent in this area - not so sure I would have felt the same if it was lashing rain!! 😉 Great to hear from you 👍
Great stuff Miriam, the drone shots are insanely beautiful. Time to get on me bike. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!! And thank you for watching, the drone is capable of really showing an area off well 😊 Enjoy whatever adventure you get up to on your bike 🤗
An unbelievable video Miriam! 😍. Are you a documentary maker, because the level of professionalism in you video's is outstanding! Great mix of superb scenery, drone use(but not too much) and video's of just about the right length, all make for a very watchable and superb product! 😊 Lovely that you mentioned Dervla Murphy and 'Full Tilt' as well. Dervla was my initial inspiration, when i read that book in the 1980s,along with the books by the Crane cousins. Dervla died on my 3rd or 4th day touring in Ireland in May, and I wrote a short Facebook tribute to her. RIP Dervla 😔 It also opened my eye's to what could be achieved on a bicycle with the right mind-set.
I'm also thinking of Susanne Thornton at this time, and you're absolutely correct in what you say about the strength, both physically and mentally of the lady, after what she's going through! I've 3 friend's of around my age at the moment with this disease and it feels a bit like playing Russian roulette,when you get to a certain age especially. It's maybe part of the reason why I'm sort of trying to pack so many travel trips into my life now... G
Cheers Graeme!! I tried a few new things on this one and it worked out thankfully 😉 All a bit of fun…thanks for your encouragement though, it definitely spurs me on! Full Tilt was an amazing read and I was so impressed with what she did in such a nonchalant way 😎 Life is definitely for living - before I started my own little journey with wild camping and videos, I had the reality check of my older sister dying at 50 and I also had a breast cancer diagnosis. This all gave me my enthusiasm not to waste this one life and to make sure I’m living as I want to as much as I can. So I get what you’re doing completely!! So easy to live a small, safe and limited life - I can’t or won’t any more though 😎
@@MiriamKennedy that's EXACTLY the way to look at it. We get one life!
I worked in an office for many years, and used to see people there saying how they were retiring in a year or 18 months and couldn't wait as they'd get this and that amount of pension from different accounts and investments and they'd be doing this that and the other. Then when they retired they were either too scared to do anything...or they snuffed it pretty soon afterwards! It made me wonder if it was all worth it! I'd rather have less money, just a base, roof over my head, and enough money to go backpacking or cycling with, on the cheap, for a few weeks or months🤷♂️.
I still remember starting an office job 10 day's after leaving school and my mum and dad being thrilled to bits...'it's a job for life!' 🙄. I remember the thought scared me to death...a job for life... I'm 16 FFS! 😏 At 19 I packed in my 'job for life' and booked a one-way ticket to Tel Aviv, Israel, with a friend, to try and get a job on a kibbutz. My mate was 18 and neither of us had been out of the UK before! Mum and dad didn't speak to me for weeks! Lol!... but it worked out ok🙂
It sounds like it did alright 😊
Beautiful scenery. Loving the choice of music as well.
Thank you!! Such lovely landscape alright - so nice to cycle through it rather than rush through in a car and see nothing. Very glad you enjoyed the music too 🤗 Sone nice music really helps to string the little clips together! Thanks again 😎
I just so love your videos!!!!!!!!!! ❣
Thats lovely to hear Martin!! 🤩
Another superb trip. It looked like you had a great time in some beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Hi Paul - yes, you were right!! I had a great time on this one, lots of nice cycling in wonderful scenery and plenty of truly quiet places to enjoy it all! Thanks so much for watching the video, really lovely to hear you enjoyed it 😊
Just gorgeous, Miriam! What a pleasure to watch, thank you.
Thank you so much for watching Yasmin!! Delighted you enjoyed it 🤗 Such a nice little trip - visited Tess along the way for tea and chats of course too 🫢
I tip my hat to you, Miriam. I love that you just go for an adventure. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. 👍🙂🚴♀️
Cheers Brian, my hat is tipped back to you! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch this adventure - so nice to have anyone watch them 😊 It’s a beautiful part of the country yet again!!
Hello there🌻...Lovely video, good work in great scenery. The hair definitely came out clean too👍🙂
Thanks Raimo! A great little trip - yes, the hair washing routine was a success 👍😎 Thanks for watching and your message!
@@MiriamKennedy On the food side, I got mixed up with dehydration, liquefied, dried,rehydration, soaked, moistened and cooked, but it doesn't matter😄
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I really enjoyed watching your travels.. The drone shots as always were class and your bike setup looked very impressive. You gave me some ideas for the dehydrated meals. I never thought to bring the food separately, it's great to see that you are enjoying them. I do love your tent, the colour alone would make me want one 😄
Hi Jason - yourself and Susanna were two people who inspired me on the dehydrated meals - it made a lot of sense to me to try it out, it took me a while to eventually take and plunge and go for it, but it’s been great so far. I made enough ingredients that has done me for the Summer. I’ve been following recipes from thruhikers.co - I really like what they’ve been doing with dehydrating food. I’m sure there’s loads of others I can check out too but their recipes have been working for me to date! This was a lovely area to spend time - I especially like areas that are off the beaten track as the roads are nice and quiet. I’ll just have to keep finding places off the beaten track to explore 😉 Cheers for your message Jason!!
So picturesque landscapes, spectacular shots.😮🔥🔥
Thanks very much Ervin! A really lovely part of Ireland to visit, especially when it’s so quiet and there’s such nice weather 😉 Cheers for watching and your message!!
Wow, this is such a beautiful experience and it's amazing how you give us a narrative while riding
Sending you positive energy
Thanks Abdul - delighted to hear that you enjoyed it! A wonderful little trip 😊
Next year, definitely! Just working out the right Brompton!
Brilliant!! 😎
Just saw one of your videos today and subscribed. Such a nice vibe to them. Authentic. So strange to me that Ireland is so close to the UK, and although I have been to Dublin many times, I have never ventured further afield. The coast looks awesome. I shall be packing the Brompton and coming to Ireland in 2023 for sure. Thank you.
Hi Mark - lovely to read your message! Thanks so much for watching and letting me know you enjoyed the video. Great to read that you’re another Brompton user also 😎 We have the coolest bikes!! I hope you do make it over with your bike and of course that you get the weather to enjoy some of the wonderful places to cycle 🤞 I’m reading your message from the top of a mountain while sitting outside my tent drinking tea and eating biscuits 😉 No camera on this trip - a lovely little trip away with a book and plenty of fresh air to fill me up!! Thanks again 👍
Liked it very much! Sure picked some great spots to camp. I really want to visit Ireland now, stunningly beautiful. Thanks Miriam.
Thanks Eric - that’s great to hear! I have yet to be disappointed with any of the islands I’ve visited in Ireland, they always deliver on the camping spots 🤗 I hope you get to visit us over here at some stage 🤞 Nice to hear from you!
Lovely film and makes me want to visit that coast again. Last time we visited was in 1986 and they had the wettest summer for 60 years, …together with my Wife being pregnant and having morning sickness, albeit throughout the day ☹️ ! However we had a great time and it was still a holiday to fondly remember. 😊
The scenery is wonderful and the area very peaceful..and you have captured this really well.
Thanks very much Tim! I was blessed with such glorious weather - it could have been so different if the weather gods weren’t working with me on this one 😉 So nice to hear about your visit in the 80’s - a lot of life lived since then for you all. Shame you hit the records for wet weather on that trip, how unlucky were you but as you said, fond memories remain 😊 Thanks so much for your message, I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and say hello!!
Fabulous! What a joyous and inspirational film - well done!
Awww - thank you, that’s lovely to hear!! 😊
Beautiful video Miriam, many thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much Gerry for watching!! It’s a beautiful place to cycle, especially on the quiet islands, so much solitude! 😊
Thanks for a joyful journey, and delightful music too. Greetings from Norway
Hi to you Luesveis in Norway!! Thanks so much for watching the video, delighted to hear you enjoyed it 😊 A beautiful place to cycle in!
So inspiring x
Thanks very much!! 😊
Hi Miriam That could win a short film award, lovely story. Well done.
Aww thanks Andrew that’s lovely of you to say! It was nice to try out some new things on the editing (while being cringy too!) I was off work this week so I was able to give the editing more time than I’d normally be prepared to give it. Cheers for your message 😊
That sure was a visual fest Miriam , what a stunning part of the world . I guess the weather playing ball made it more enjoyable . Loved the drone shots showing off your island , I bet this one took some editing . TFS atb Dave 🚲👍
Cheers Dave! A stunning part of the world is right - I find all of the islands that I’ve seen to date over here really special, I absolutely love the feel of the place and the landscape is typically breathtaking. The nice weather definitely helps show them off in a particular way though! 😉 Yeah - I gave this one more time when editing, I’m off work this week also so I had the time to give to it yesterday and got a bit of pleasure in trying some new things. Thanks so much for watching and your message 😊
I loved that video as usual. Fantastic landscape and quite places, love it. And meals during this kind of trip are highlights also for us as spectators! Have a nice time and I come over for the next video if you have mood to create something. Thank you for this one.
Hi Martina! Thanks so much for your lovely message 😊 It was wonderful to spend time in such quiet places - when I had to travel on busier roads it was so disappointing. If you’re ever over here drop me a line and I’ll try catch up with you! I doubt I’d be into videoing, but certainly always open to meeting anyone who enjoys camping, cycling, hiking etc! 🤗 Thanks again!
Amazing video miriam was around there a few year's ago you put the longing on me to go back there again & hopefully I will soon look after yourself keep the videos coming mighty stuff
Thanks Peter! It’s a place I’ll visit again for sure too 😎 I loved the solitude and landscape of the islands, so nice to cycle in and spend some time…really lovely!
Great scenery friend,,
Thanks very much! It’s a very beautiful coastline to explore for sure 😊
Absolutely great wideo! Evidently you have a talent for storytelling. This is excellent. There is a lot of warmth and space in it. Great selection of music.
Thanks very much Maciej - that’s very nice of you to say! Great to hear you enjoyed the music too, it’s the magic ingredient that I like to use 😊 Great to have a little memory of this trip now with a video - lovely to hear you enjoyed it!!
This was absolutely wonderful to watch. Fabulous cinematography. It looked relaxing, but I imagine it was also hard work with the wind, midges and hills. I love your approach to travelling. Thanks so much for sharing 😊🚲
Thanks so much Jennifer! So nice to remember the gorgeous weather I had for this trip - the nice weather makes it very easy to capture the beauty around me 🤗 Not hard work as far as I remember - great to take my time and not have a definite plan of where I was going to each day, that definitely takes a lot of stress out of it for me! Thanks for the reminder of this lovely trip and for letting me know you enjoyed it 😊
Another really beautiful film. Thanks. Very like here in Argyll.
Thanks Dick! A great spot for sure - Argyll must be very lovely too if it’s similar to Connemara 😊 Hope you’re enjoying the nice Summer over there!!
Loved the scenery and solitude of the trip. Thanks for sharing 👍👍😊😊
Cheers Paul! So much solitude on these islands - my kind of place 😉 Thanks so much for watching and your message, lovely to hear you enjoyed it!
Miriam, we know that west is best👍 A fantastic adventure by bike taking in all those wonderful places👍 Cemetery showers💦 are definitely something new😊 Some stunning spots for wild camping and swimming and wild blackberries are the tastiest👍 Fantastic weather for your fantastic trip🚲☀
Cheers Gerry!! Some great spots for the tent for sure, unlimited possibilities it seemed as ever over on the West coast 😎 The cemetery shower was such a godsend - I’ll be looking out for those again and paying my respects whenever possible! The great weather was such a pleasure to cycle in, how different some driving rain would have been 🫢
Again a wundervolles Video ❤️
Thanks very much Karl!! A great little adventure - I loved it 😊 Thanks so much for letting me know you enjoyed it!! 😎
Lovely video Miriam, lovely area and you sure can pick the weather! I loved the hairdressers! 😂
Thanks a million! When I’m bringing the camera I tend to wait for decent weather - I want to show the places off so some bright weather definitely makes it easier 😉 I gave that hairdressers a 5 star review on Tripadvisor - well worth a visit!! 😎
Thanks for your video. Drone scenes make a big difference, scenery is very beautiful when watched from bird’s perspective. It’s so different than in Finland, we have trees almost everywhere, even on coast.
Hi - thanks for your message! The drone definitely helps show the landscape off, it’s a great toy to have 😉 I’ve never been to Finland - such beautiful landscape I’m sure. Hopefully some day I’ll get to see it. Thanks again for watching - lovely to hear you watched from Finland 😊
Great adventure -i know exactly what you mean about being a planner😅, loved the 'cemetery hairdressers' 😁 your use of a dehydrator has got me thinking. Beautiful scenery aplenty and... Swimming!!!😂 Bet the cat was pleased to have you back😀
Cheers Jimmy! Being a good planner has its merits, but god it can make things predictable!! That hairdressers was a miracle worker - a simple hose made my day 😂 I had been interested by the idea of a dehydrator for a good while before taking the plunge to get one - it made a whole lot of sense to me. I tend to cook the same food for ages when camping until I get sick of it and then I’m trying to find something else, I suppose it’ll be the same with the dehydrator but at least I can mix and match with lots of different meals. It’s a bit of trial and error to get the meals tasting as you like - but it means I have to do lots of camping until I get it right 👍🤗 Susan the cat was possibly relieved to have me back (no way would she show it though!) - she is a one person cat who never makes any effort to be grateful to her assigned feeders unfortunately! She runs out the cat flap and over the wall when anyone else is around 🤦♀️ I love her independence though 😉
Spectacular footage, I practically know every square inch you travelled. It never bores me. My paternal grandmother hailed from Carna and grandfather from Inis Mòr. I remember when Sting of the rock band The Police lived in Roundstone in 1980. If you can teack down the 1978 film Poitìn featuring Neil Toibin, it brilliantly captures the wildness of South Connemara through the main characters of the film. I previously mentioned Tim Robinson's trilogy of books on Connemara. A great read. We had a fabulous stretch of weather. We ended up hiking the cliffs at Sliabh Liag in County Donegal. It was amazing.
Thanks Damian - I remember you mentioned Finish island to me, unfortunately the tide didn’t allow me to visit it on this trip so I continued on to Mweenish. Really spectacular landscape to spend some time - I’ll look into Tim’s books, another guy mentioned that there was a TG4 documentary about him the other night that I’ll also try find. Great you got to Donegal for the good weather - another wonderful spot!! 😊 Thanks for your lovely message, I really appreciate it! Your ancestors come from spectacular places 😎
What an adventure Miriam, I’m sure it was bliss to be away for 4 days in such a spectacular part of the country. Really loving the dehydrated dinners, you should do a cookbook! Seriously they look delicious, wish I had your culinary skills! 🥘 🍲 ATB
Cheers Gary!! Yep the four days away were great - not a bad away to spend my summer holidays 😊 Good to see how I’d manage for longer trips - the hair washing was always a concern about how to manage it, I got this simple nozzle that fits on top of a bottle which has holes and mimics a shower head but it works and now to realise that some graveyards might have a tap or hose makes things easier again!! Nice to hear you liked hearing about the dehydrated meals - I nearly didn’t include that content…not sure about my culinary skills in fairness!! Trial and error seems to be the name of the game 😊
Yo! Great video. And music.
Thanks Tess 😊 A lovely little trip - fab locations and weather!! Great to have been fed and to have shared a chin wag with you at the start of the trip!! 😉
Miriam, I enjoyed this a lot. I'm a Galway expat living in New England where I've had some great expeditions but I'm using your excellent videos to entice my NE gang to consider an adventure in Ireland in '23. I know Glendaloch really well from my time in South Dublin and the Camaderry hike is on the list. Thanks!!
Hi Brendan - delighted to hear you enjoyed this trip out to Connemara, as a Galway native it must spark some memories 😊 I hope you’re able to entice your NE gang over now, what a trip that would be 🤞 Yep, Camaderry and Glendalough still looking fab too - really nice to be able to show that area off, so much great hiking around there! Thanks so much for getting in touch - pretty magical to hear that you got to see these videos and that you’ve enjoyed them!! Wahooooooo 🤗 Happy planning for your next trip back to Ireland 😉
Im sold,great video,fantastic country,im gonna get over there before the end of summer,yeah i know i dont have much time,but i can move at the drop of a hat,cant wait!
Wahoooo! Sounds great Lincon - hope you go for it and that it doesn’t disappoint! Autumn is also pretty wonderful here, so no major rush 🤗 Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the video, fab to hear! 👍
Wonderful video.
Not a cyclist, but what a way to see the coast.
Inishnee is a beautiful place but aside from that the other islands in the video are unknown to me, thanks for sharing.
Ps. I had my 1st multi night walk and camp, weekend before last. Inspired by you, I went to Glengariff and walked from Adrigole back to Glengariff via the Healy Pass, camping on Ram's Hill and Turner's Hill.
What a super place, very remote and wild! Exhausted but loved it, longest time of solitude in my life!
Thanks for the inspiration 🙏
Hi George - I had heard of Lettermullan but hadn’t heard of the other 2 islands I stayed on. I was actually listening to the Tommy Tiernan, Hector and Loretta podcast and it was Hector who mentioned camping with his son and other friends in Lettermullan and I realised I had heard of that area but knew nothing of it. So that’s where the notion came from!! 🤩 Oh wow - your multi day hike and camp sounded great!! You’ve definitely been well and truly bitten by the bug! I agree - such a wild spot to get away from it all 👍 I’m trying to remember what the weather was like that weekend - I hope it was ok!! Nice to hear from you George, enjoy your week 😊
Enjoyed that, thanks! Away from the subject of biking and camping, I was interested to see the clip about dehydrated food. I’m currently converting my tiny garden into a kitchen garden with a view to growing as much of my own fruit and veg as I can and I’ve been looking at dehydrators. Good to know they work for you and Susannah Thornton, thanks for the idea! Both of you!
Oh wishing you the very best with your tiny garden conversion, that’ll be great! I kept stalling about the notion of getting a dehydrator and eventually took the plunge. I’m still working through the first batches of food I dehydrated. I’m out in my tent right now and had yet another dehydrated meal last night - I’ve still got quite a bit left. Not as nice as freshly cooked food but I’m very happy with mine. Not sure what the electricity charges will be like for my next batches into the future but I’ll see 🫢 The winter sleeping bag has made its first appearance this season and the sun has just come up to play this morning 😊 All the best!!
Always look forward to your videos. Bought two Bromptons after viewing your videos. And such good choice of music.
Hi Gregory - not one, but two Bromptons 😂😂 Nice to hear you enjoyed the music 👍 I usually hear some music in advance of going on a trip and get an idea of using it - that first piece was like that, I wasn’t sure if it would work out ok, but I think it worked! A lot of the time it’s actually the music that motivates me to try make a video of a trip. Cheers for your message and your kind words!! 😉
@@MiriamKennedy And I am also fascinated with the video perspective. The two Bromptons are for my wife and I.
I thought as much Gregory (well I hoped so anyway!!) - hope you are both having fun with them!
New friend here.
Congratulations for this perfect audiovisual creation.
Greetings. See you soon. 🔔💕365
Thank you - great to hear you enjoyed it!! 😊