Motorcycle Road Trips - Scottish Islands - Part Seven
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- After spending the night at an extraordinarily quiet Oban Holiday Park, I ride back to the town of Oban and catch the ferry over to Craignure, on the Isle of Mull.
Later I head west across Mull, towards the tiny village of Fionnphort.
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Note to all Americans:
There is an historical reason for driving on the left; it’s all to do with keeping your sword hand free!
In the Middle Ages you never knew who you were going to meet when travelling on horseback. Most people are right-handed, so if a stranger passed by on the right of you, your right hand would be free to use your sword if required.
Exactly!
@@user-hf1pg2ey6l marine vessels pass port to port 🙂
Curious, aren't there other countries who also drive on the right side of the road aside from Americans?
@@loriannnolan Europe, Canada and Scandinavian countries.
You're a funny person lol....hahaha 🤣 I set myself up for that one, didn't I ???
Can’t believe all the great weather with beautiful blue skies you have had on this wonderful trip you are doing! It’s great!
It certainly surprised me how long it lasted. 🙂
Fantastic ride with a great host and commentator who videos and edits superbly as well. The scenery and the weather have been treating all of us right since you started on your journey! Thanks, thanks a lot, from over here in Portland, Oregon.
We love finding out the next place to moor your fishing boat. Just like a kid in a candy store, making up their mind one to the next.😁 Lovely scenery.
Completely spoilt for choice, Henry. If I did buy a fishing boat, I wouldn't know where to start. 🤔🤗
@@CountryHouseGent I follow your journey because I KNOW that if you decided you want to get a fishing boat - that's what you would make happen. That first theme song for narrowboat really sums it up for me. It's the trip, not the vessel for this viewer.
Enjoying this series very much. I've been following along your route on Google Earth which adds a lot to the experience if you can't be there in person. As for the FerryMan, well "public servant" almost always means "public master". Cheers.
I love seeing Scotland with you. I may never make it there but after each video I feel like I have experienced it. Thanks so much
That's fabulous to hear, Dan and just what I hoped the series would bring. Many thanks for watching.
dbeautiful country. I am like you; once on the Alcan Highway, you turn a corner and think, this is where my cabin in the woods will be, then 2 miles down the road. No this is where my cabin will be.. 😂
Amazing, I love these videos. Keep them coming 🎉🎉❤
Thank you Gavin
Greatly enjoy living vicariously through your videos.
Amen to that.
Hi Kevin. Another excellent Vlog. Thank you so much 💓. I just cannot understand how some viewers see you riding on the wrong side of the road. No Way. Keep on delivering my friend 😊
Every time I watch your trips I wonder to myself how much money do I need coming in and in the bank to be able to retire and do the things you do ! Your a very lucky man Kevin ,I'm slightly envious and can't wait to retire and be able to do these trips.
Simply put, Stuart, it's all down to establishing and prioritising what's important.
Evening Kevin. WOW!!!! Can't believe the scenery, absolutely stunning. The ferry journey looked so relaxing with those cotton wool clouds hovering in the distance. Thanks Kevin, we look forward to the next installment. All the best for a great weekend, Floss & Jan.
Lovely magical opening scene Kevin & it should be illegal to have so much fun and freedom! Good for you! Very nice ferry system in Scotland and reasonably priced! In Washington state our ferry system is not this nice and modern.
Thistle do Nicely!
This is my favorite so far!!! Oh how beautiful! We can always hope that Nanny takes a hike from the state! I pray that they do not ruin the beautiful landscape with factories and condominiums!!! It would be so very sad!
I'm with you there. A world without the system is the stuff of dreams. Maybe one day. 🤗
Nice
You are right, Kevin…every twist & turn of the road reveals a new breathtaking vista, all bathed in the glow of the glorious sunshine. The sky, the wind, the road, & the natural world all around…yep pretty Zen-like☯…good for the soul. Thanks once again & I hope you are well. All the best…cheers.😊
It gets better and better as the miles and islands go by.
Must be FRIDAY!! Enjoyed the the trip with my morning coffee. -Cheers from Seattle! ☺
Me too! West of Seattle (Kitsap county)
@@user-hf1pg2ey6l Snohomish County
@@user-hf1pg2ey6l I am in Snohomish County Seattle border 😊
great content! both the edit and the voice-over are fantastic. thanks As much as I miss Aslan this is most enjoyable.
Good video travels on the channel keep up the good video thanks lee
Hard hat = fashion statement indicating job importance or increased risk of sea gull thwacking during breeding season.
Ah, now it makes sense. 😁
First went on that road in 1960s with my parents with their Vauxhall Velox and caravan, when single track was a real track! You can still see remains of that ‘road’ on parts of the valley. Magical place. Great video, Kevin😊
I wondered why my sat nav tried sending down various short bits of rough track.
Hi Kevin! At the beginning of this series, you mentioned that you would surely run out of words to describe the splendor of this lovely place. How right you were! I should also add that you've done a magnificent job of presenting it.
Thank you so much Terry, great to hear that. 🙂
I am right in the middle of watching yet another wonderful video, I wanted to comment about health and safety killing the joy, they definitely come through the video that it is a stark difference from 95% of what you seem to be experiencing there which is quietness, friendly people and beauty. Here in the United States I cannot imagine how we would react to such foolishness, I live in a state where it is legal to carry concealed firearms without a permit and it is one of the safest states to live in, I don’t have a working lock on the door of my house And although I don’t personally carry a firearm I feel it’s nice to know that because you assume everybody else could have won that it’s rare anything bad happens here, that type of health and safety here would be like a kindergarten class being led around the village with everyone holding onto a rope
I am 56 as well and have survived without anyone holding my hand either, I love your common sense Kevin, I love your videos and your attitude is one that brings joy to people and thank you for that
Agree. It's too much control in the UK of peoples choices, like we have no common sense. I can't stand it myself. I have no idea where all this originated or how to get rid of it to a very major extent.
@@user-hf1pg2ey6l I can’t help but think that the thought process that forces people to enforce the most ridiculous safety ideas are the same people that cause neighbours to turn on other neighbours, people need to learn to leave each other alone, it’s like they were going to take him for a jaywalking in a parking lot
@@darrenniles2448 It's utterly ridiculous. Same as them wearing hardhats because they're afraid of the seagulls. Lol.
They are all Bond fans....'Will the Skyfall?' All the best, Neil and Mrs. Neil.
Thank you, Kevin. Absolutely beautiful, and your commentary is spot on. Cheers from Buckley, WA USA!
There is a documentary series about CalMac on one of the UK TV channels and I enjoyed it very much. This episode reminds me of that, plus my holiday on Mull a few years back. I even took the ferry to Iona. Thanks Kevin for making this video.
Thank you, you're very welcome. I'll have a search for that documentary.
@@CountryHouseGent it's called 'island crossings' by the BBC. might still be on the iplayer.
Beautiful journey. You are so handsome - but I'm US bound, 78 years young & happily married for 53 years. Still . . .
😊😊😊
Love the shop name (8:15) "Thistle Do Nicely"! What did they sell? Crafts I bet, local woolens and such?
I was looking forward to this instalment - the first time I have "been" on the ferry - if only virtually - from Oban to Craignure since a family holiday in 1972, when my father had the strange idea of leaving the car in Oban, and going for a cruise to Mull and back. We wandered vaguely around Craignure (the weather was fine, as here) and took the next ferry back. Islay is pronounced "eye-lah" BTW. You have to know that when amongst whisky-quaffing folk or you get laughed at.
Cheers for that, there's so many distinct pronunciations for Scottish place names, I don't think I'll ever get one 100% correct. 😁 Yes Craignure is a quaint spot but not somewhere you'd want to wait hours and hours for a ferry back.
Brilliant travelogue. Thank you greatly for all of your effort producing this for us!
Your viewership and enjoyment is ample reward. 🙂
Awesome scenery thank you
Totally agree with you about the nanny state and health and safety. Too much intervention in peoples lives esp in UK. Appalling. Killjoys indeed.
Loved the trip... traveling is work!! .. fun work ... loved the blue skies, solid earth, and escape into the cool air and real clouds.
Kevin, thank you SO much for sharing your adventures with us. I'll never have the chance to see that beautiful country. I really appreciate all you do for us. ❤❤❤
You're very welcome, cheers.
Did you make a special pledge with the big man above to get this grand weather for your trip ??? If so he has kept his side Thanks again for sharing tc now the oldies 👍👍🤗
Too right. It looks like ( so far ) the weather has been terrific for his trip. Every shot looks like a picture postcard. 😃👍
What an exquisite palette of colors on today's journey! Aaaaaaahhhh! Simply brilliant, Kevin. Many thanks!❤
Hi Kevin. Great views. I’ve visited both Oban and Mull but never went South just as far as Tobermory and across to Islay. Can’t wait to see what you make of the rest of Mull. Take care. Nick
Thank you so much Nick.
Great to see another motor home as big as mine, if they can do it I can do it! Thank you for a fun trip, grief you were lucky with the weather. PS worked out my mileage per liter, finally, 13.97 liter per kilometer.
Is that correct Marion, seems a little high? 🤔
Ag man! Stoopid me!! 13.97 km per liter!🙄
Love the tour de Scotland via motorbike. When I visited the Britian and Ireland some years back, as a lefty, I found it much easier to drive on the left. Only mistake I had was looking right for oncoming traffic when making a left. Thanks for the GREAT series of videos.
I had to laugh about which side of the road you drive on. I live in Mississippi and know that 🤣.
But what I’ve been wanting to say is, I love your intro music. I’m so accustomed to you playing your own music which I like very much, but I’m always surprised with your new music format. Keep doing your own thing! That’s what life is all about!!! Thank you for sharing your journey!!!!
Your appreciation is always gratefully received, cheers. 🙂
Oneshoan, 👋 Hi there. I just had to reply to you as I just today sent the question to Kevin, asking him if he is the person playing the guitar, at the intro to his Scottish isles motorcycle journey 😮 We are on the same page. It sounds like you already know it's Kevin's original music composition, yes??? TY kindly, Lori
@@loriannnolan
He does his own music for his narrowboat videos but he’s using someone else for his motorcycle videos. Kevin is very talented, I think.
@oneshoan , me again. You are spot on! Kevin responded to my comment inquiry and said, "... no, I didn't, sadly." But you and I both know he did do the intro music for CTG. He seems to be very modest about his vast knowledge. To me, this is such an admirable trait. I love to watch & listen to Kevin & Aslan's journeys. I'm also enjoying his Scottish Isles traveling. It's too exciting. It is nice chatting with you. Lori from Oregon USA 🇺🇸
Thanks, Kevin, for another nice ride with beautiful scenery and weather!
Very scenic and sunny ferry ride 😊
Enjoyed riding along for another one Kevin. What beautiful views! Take care.
Hi Kevin thanks for the video.
Wow the colour of the sea is amazing.
Take care X X X ❤
LOVE every moment. Always end too soon for me.
I'm very glad to see you driving on the correct side of the road as always 👍
Thoroughly enjoyed your Scotland adventure videos. I appreciate your hard work making this wonderful series. I can see you put a lot of thought to it.
I was totally convinced that I would not want to continue watching the motorcycle trips. Wow was I wrong.
Loving this series Kevin. I'm not a motorcyclist but would love to follow your route in my campervan sometime. I go to Scotland regularly in my Lorry, but rarely see more than industrial estates apart from the odd occasion I get the Borders coastal run. It would be great to see more of the country and your trip is giving me lots of inspiration :)
If you get the chance John I would go for it. Off the beaten tracks and away from the big towns, it's unparalleled.
@@CountryHouseGent Hopefully it's on the cards for next year. Thanks Kevin
I have ten minutes or so left to watch, but I'm saving that for this evening. Quite enjoyable video, as always!
Fabulous thank you so much Jay. I'm delighted you're enjoying the road trip. Much more spectacular scenery and places to come.
I find it a bit funny (& I do not mean to be disrespectful of anyone) that an American who watches a UA-cam channel originating in England would be unaware of "side of the road" differences country by country. P.S. When we were visiting family & friends in Ireland, we'd be orally reminding ourselves every morning as we walked to the car... "Left side, left side". It became a daily giggle. Again, it is lovely to see this beautiful country!
Same when we visited Ireland.
I've never heard Kevin make a grumpy comment and I've been watching since covid. He must have been pretty annoyed. 😆
Very enjoyable and well ridden on the correct side of the road! 👀👍
Lovely ride, 😊 parts remind me of home here in Idaho with the Birch ,Pines and did i see Larch? My favorite tree...Truely enjoyable! As always!!! Thanks Kevin!..😊 All the best!..🙏😊
I love Mull, caught my 1st wild brown trout there, your weather good again.
Good video.
I'm absolutely loving this season!
What is the beautiful flowering yellow shrubbery?
Thanks for this great content!
Thank you so much, that's very much appreciated. The plant is called Common Gorse.
A lovely peaceful drive on Mull. I think that this is the best scenery so far.
I wonder how much is natural, it being on a windswept? island, as opposed to the unnatural clear vistas on the mainland, the result of felling and intensive grazing.
"they recognise there's a man of sophistication, oh! there's a Spar shop!" 👌🥂🎖
Mull does have a more 'primitive' feel about it than Arran.
Haven’t watched this yet Kevin! Friday nights viewing is changed to Saturday this week! Roll on tomorrow night❤
Thankyou again enjoyed it. Take care.. look forward to next one.
Awesome views and Blue skies. That Water port in Oban was spectacular... Enjoy , the bike sounds like its runnin Tops🏁🏁👍👍Proper Adventure...🙏🙏Be blessed
Wow! Kevin that place looks like Colorado. I loved every minute of it. Thanks for sharing and cheers 🍻
Simply awesome!
What beautiful weather and scenery. Touring on a motorbike really is the way to go. You’re so much more aware and connected to your surroundings. I’ll never make it to Scotland in my lifetime, thank you for taking us along. Cheers from Florida. 🌴🌴🌴👍
Cheers for watching Jimmi. A bike definitely immerses you in the environment in a way 4 wheels never can.
Lovely to see the Isle of Mull again. Perfect, thank you, really enjoying your vlogs.
Islay would have been a great trip. Famous distilleries ....nice areas.
Really enjoying this series. Beautiful country and fortunate weather. Would love to visit Scotland one day
Thank you Tricia, I highly recommend visiting. Well worth the effort.
What a lovely picturesque ride. Great video as always Kevin.
Thank you Marty
Think we passed you in the car at bridge 64 today? Bet you where off for a visit to Hamlets for a famous sausage roll😂
Almost right there, John. It was a Steak & Kidney Pie, yum. 🤗
Mull is my favourite place in the world - especially Calgary Bay
The palm trees are from New Zealand, Cordyline australis, and are called Cabbage Trees. Very similar environments, NZ and Scotland, and Scottish gorse grows extremely
well here too!
Yes the climate on these islands was one of the biggest surprises.
If it wasn't the Colosseum then what was that building
I've since discovered it's called McCaig's Tower.
So beautiful there Kev. I was sitting on the loo at North Ledaig Caravan park, just past Oban Airport, (Connel Airfield at the time,) when the relative silence was rent asunder by the almighty roar of a supercharged, 37lt V12 Rolls Royce Griffon engine, as it made a full throttle low pass over the airfield and caravan park. I nipped it short (wiped) and ran out with my shorts still on the way up to see a Spitfire pulling up into a vertical climb at the far end of the field. It came to land so I went over for a closer look. Turned out to be a Navy spec mk lV. on its way to an airshow somewhere in Europe. Ill never forget that. A rare treat indeed!
Absolutely brilliant no more to be said Kevin but thanks
I stayed in a cottage a couple of miles short of Fionnphort on the road you're travelling in this video a little while before Lockdown. (Just looked it up, Easter week 2018, It's pronounced Finnifort btw). We went to Iona and Staffa during the week. A magical holiday. Great to relive it through your video. I remember buying coffee and sandwiches at the shop at Craignure while we waited for the ferry back to Oban. We bought a couple of bottles of Tobermory 10yr old on a day trip to the distillery(welll the town really) to bring home, but they didn't make it out of the cottage!
another terrific voyage abord the CHG craft! what an awesome tour you are having! thanks, Kevin for taking me along for the ride - and keep to the right (left) side of the road 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great that you're along for the ride, Rob. Thank you 🙂
Kevin, my goodness the countryside is gorgeous, love the roads you have chosen for your journey, please stay safe and keep us updated. Charlie from Pennsylvania 😊
Thank you Charles
They have to wear hard hats in case some wandering motorcyclist who strays away from his bike bumps into them!! 😁
They always made the slow kids wear them.
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@@robertklein1316 famn auto correct..lol
Thoroughly enjoying these videos. Thanks for taking me along to places I’ll probably never visit! Lovely country, Scotland. Greetings from USA Maine.
You're very welcome Brenda, cheers
Always fun to watch you ride😎
What a beautiful country !! Youve had such gorgeous weather!! I’ve loved every minute of your tour 😊
Great to hear that Pamela, thank you. I hope you continue to enjoy the series.
Another great video. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Hello Kevin, if I could I believe I would spend time at each location. Such a beautiful place. The water is such a lovely shade of blue. Each time you come upon a puddle I can't help but wonder what type of fish it may have. I can't wait to see what adventures you bring us along next week. Thank you Kevin such a lovely place Scotland.
Indeed Linda, it would be awesome to stay longer in places, but I had a timeframe to work in, or I'd never finish the trip. 🙂
Lovely scenery! Keep those corporate giants going Kevin!! 💪
Headed to Scotland next year on Holiday, thank you for teaching a Yank how to drive on the left side and getting used to your traffic norms. Great video as always!
'There is also a campsite here, I never realised that!' Ha! It's Gallanach, the same campsite you stayed in last night lol Bill
Spent many a night at that camp site, always loved Oban.
Quite the spot isn't it. Simply enjoyed sitting with a cuppa that evening, watching the little ferry going back and forth. 😎
I don’t know traffic seams brutal over there. Enjoy my friend!
Thanks Kevin 😊
Thanks Kevin, it gets more beautiful and with great weather that we've not had down here in England yet, lol. The Ferry bods probably have 'cricket boxes' on also, don't expect the "Shermans" to know what they are either. Have a great weekend. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Ha yes, or as the Scots call them, "Jock Straps". 😁
👁La is the pronunciation ;). I’m really enjoying this series Kevin the islands are amazing.
Cheers Ian. 🙂
Keep your head above the water Kevin, you don't want to be going splashing about in those big puddles. 🖖👍 Not unless you are thinking of going scuba diving... 🤿
I've travelled on Calmac for the past 40 years and recently noticed the increasing self importance of their deck staff. For a company presently in disarray it doesn't bode well. I feel sorry for the islanders who depend on its "services".
Great vlog 👍
I'm amazed not many trees. I understand you're driving on the left and you're steering wheels are on the right
Kevin, we are ex Brit’s living in BC Canada, we are so enjoying this tour in Scotland on your bike. We have watched all your videos vlogs and love watching them they are enjoyable, interesting and fun, loved and tried the recipes and put them in our box. Thank you, if you visit Canada send us a message and will put you up.
Thank you so much Vivien, hope you continue to enjoy the videos.
Thanks for the wonderful video Kevin, because of you I now want a narrow boat and a motorcycle, and duel citizenship, lol. Looks like this Okie from Muskogee, is gonna have to win the lottery!
Hi Kevin, The countryside looked very dry. Looks like some of that rain you mentioned was badly needed. I have to agree with you - Health & Safety is a killjoy. When living in Brisbane back in the 1990s, several very popular small festivals were killed off because of H & S and the required insurances, much to the detriment of the cultural life of the city. Had to laugh at your ‘puddles’! Looking forward to seeing the next episode. Cheers.
Ok. After being a motorcycle rider for over 50 years. And visited Scotland on numerous occasions. How the hell for this length of time get PERFECT biking weather. Are you really in Spain It’s crazy. I really would like the dates you ride so I can come up and take up this Perfect riding weather.
Thank you so much Chris. This was filmed the last week of April through to end of May. 🙂
You make me want to go out and learn how to ride a bike which I’ve never had the urge to do 😁
For me nothing matches travelling places on a bike. Very immersive.