Brompton touring in County Clare
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- A three day cycling trip through County Clare with my Brompton Bike - the purpose of this trip was to visit and camp at the Cliffs of Moher. I tagged in a visit to a friend also which enabled me to explore a lot more of the county. The Cliffs of Moher are one of Irelands top tourist attractions, where visitors are greeted with spectacular views of these lengthy cliffs (when the weather is kind). The cliffs rise to a height of 214m but what makes them most impressive is that they extend for 14km. If you do visit - make sure you move beyond the visitor centre and possibly take in the entire walking trail or indeed cycle to the far end of the cliffs to Hags Head like I did.
Music from Epidemic Sound:
The White Birch - Moorland Songs (Start and 14:07)
Where you come from - Silver Maple (1:26 and 2:48)
Prayer for Peace - Ave Air (8:43 and 11:54)
Returning Memories - Erasmus Talbot (19:13)
Next to Our House - Josef Bel Habib (24:47)
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Hi Miriam, almost 200 days without smoking and 15 months without alcohol. Starting to get excited about getting out in the wilderness, just make the decision and as I was told the rest is gravy. Still getting bits of gear and just need the weather and I'll be free and alive. Thank you for your inspirational videos.❤❤
Thank you Alan! You’re already free and alive of course 🤩 Bill and Bob would be proud of you 😉 Hope you get much joy from getting out with all that freedom at your disposal 🤞 Cheers!!
Just had to say thanks, watching your vids is rekindling my love of touring. I am sooo grateful you mentioned the book “Full Tilt” in one of your videos. I immediately grabbed it, and I’m having such a great time reading it. I hope you’re well. Really really well. Cheers.
Thanks so much Krystal!! Receiving your message rekindles my joy for bringing a camera along 😉 Oh you’re so lucky to be on the ‘Full Tilt’ adventure - it makes a mockery of my little trips but so inspiring to read what she did 🙃 I’m keeping pretty well thanks, looking forward to getting back out again with my tent in March hopefully 😉 Thanks again for your message x
What a beautiful trip;stunning views. That chickpea, apricot, courgette (and, presumably, ginger) Moroccan stew with brown rice is just the ticket for what ails you, and oh so tasty too.
Thanks Doug! This stretch of coastline is such a nice part of the country to visit 😎 Coincidentally I made a batch of my chickpea stew yesterday, so tasty! Cumin and ground coriander adding the flavour in this one rather than ginger 😉
@MiriamKennedy Yum, that's healthy eating at its tastiest!
I was delighted to discover that you managed to get out bike camping again and in December too! There's something magical about your videos Miriam - apart form the stunning photography (especially the drone footage) and your delightful ability to focus on those poignant moments, your presentations are just perfection! Your choice of music couldn't be better and your relaxed and warm words to camera just seem to 'cap things' off for me. By far the best channel of this type I've ever watched and I shall look forward to more as soon as the 'whim takes you' (and weather permits). Best wishes to you.
Oh wow - that’s so lovely of you to say Jeremy! You’ve just spurred me on again. No immediate plans for my next Bikepacking trip but I’m sure something will unfold in time..I’ll need to look for some more music to entice me out again with the camera, that seems to be how it works for me. I hear the music and the video comes along in its trail…thanks so much again for your lovely words 🤗
Lovely video, sparked off memories of visiting The Burren in 1990, the first time I went abroad! Doolin has changed a bit...
@@karenfry421 Hi Karen - that’s lovely to hear that some memories were sparked for you 🤗 I’ve no doubt Doolin has changed a bit over the years! Such a nice part of the country - find memories myself there too!! 😉
You look so happy in this video. Good to see happiness in these times. Thank you so much for another breathtaking share of natures beauty.
Just wow, and such a lucky camping spot!
I know Norma, a treasure of a camp spot to have had, I loved it!! Delighted to hear that you enjoyed this video, that’s so lovely to hear 🤗 Thanks again!!
Class adventure, what a view to wake up to from your tent, you picked a stunning spot. Love the video, thanks for sharing your adventure.
Thanks very much!! You’ve reminded me of a lovely trip 🤗 That camp spot would be a challenge this time of year with all the traffic walking this time of year no doubt 🫣 Cheers for watching it…a nice one for me to remember 😉
Such a lovely trip, I enjoyed your film. Thank you.
greets from the Netherlands!!
Hi Marieke! Delighted you enjoyed this video, thats wonderful to hear!! Thank you so much for watching it and letting me know you enjoyed it 😊 Hi to you in the Netherlands from Dublin 🤗
I love the music and your panning film sequences of the dramatic nature in this region. ⛰️🚲⛺️
Thanks you Arild! I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed the music and some of the shots, it was a lovely trip to make. Happy Christmas to you 🎄🎅
That trip took a huge amount of effort in filming , the result was a beautiful bimble along Clare’s little hidden jewels , Fisher street brought back some lovely memories. Easy to watch and each scene perfectly choreographed as your adventure unfolded . Def my favourite to date ❤️
Ah cheers Colin!! Great to have been able to send the drone out to work and to have had such light winds on the Saturday - I still had a few dodgy moments too of calling the drone back home...me nerves!! Some lovely spots for sure in Clare - nice to explore it a little more at the leisurely pace of the bike. Hope your weekend went well too! 😉
The drone footage is terrific
Thanks very much Lisa! It’s a great little machine for its size and weight 😊
Aw Miriam this is gorgeous! Bravo you heading out, for three days, in December. So nice to combine a trip with seeing a friend, I love that kind of thing. I really like the music you chose, so peaceful and atmospheric. And shot after shot was just beautiful, esp the drone shots - you are just amazing at that. My favourite was the shot you included in the montage at the beginning, where the little bike is tootling along all alone in a huge landscape on a tiny lane between old stone walls and rough green fields... That was so lovely and ust summed up the best of cycling somehow, why I love it. Your camp spot was incredible! Having it all to yourself... Ahh! Yeh winter definitely has its good sides. Sorry about your glasses! When I do things like that I annoy myself so much - a hassle to not have a thing you need, and expensive to replace it, and also super frustrating to waste time when you want to enjoy such a beautiful place. Reminded me of when i lost my house keys on a ride, and spent most of the rest of the trip racking my brains where I might have dropped them and I changed my route to go back to look, and spent most of day 2 obsessively walking along verges and scarmbling up banks scanning the grass and stones and rubbish, feeling upset and totally ignoring the lovely views! But as ever you handled it so gracefully. What a beautiful and inspiring film! Thank you for making it! Best wishes!
Thanks Susanna! I think I know which shot you mean from up front, thats my favourite too! Such a great little trip and fantastic to get decent weather to allow for a trip this time of year. It's a beautiful part of the country and as usual a very different experience to explore it by bike and tent than from a car 🤗 Oh the glasses - it certainly causes hassle when you lose something like that. I was off work on Monday and managed to get to Specsavers to order a new pair but I wont be getting them until the middle of this coming week at the earliest. Trying to work at a screen with my sunglasses has been a pain! I'm actually out to a gig tonight and if I'm to have any chance of seeing whats going on, the prescription sunglasses will have to donned again, my friends will be mortified but tolerant of me of course too 😎 I hope the next stage of your treatment is going ok and not being too much of an inconvenience in your life!! Wishing you well for the festive season and no doubt see you and about again before too long 😉
I just stumbled across this video- fabulous work- I can taste the fresh air through your footage!!- I just want to grab my bike and go!!- wonderful production Miriam 👏
Thanks Martin - that’s a lovely compliment 😊 ‘Tasting the fresh air’ gets me excited about cold December air again! I’d love to grab my bike and go too 🤩 It turned out to be a lovely trip…I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Cheers for your message 😎
Lovely video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much for watching this one Sam! Great to hear you enjoyed it 😊
you have cast a spell upon me of loveliness
Well that sounds good!! Very glad to hear you enjoyed it 🙂
You are awesome 👌 just love your video,,,,stay safe out there,,
Ha, thanks so much Kevin! Fab to hear you enjoyed the video 🤗 You stay safe too 😊
Tremendous! I haven't been in Clare for years. I used to take groups of young people down to The Burren Outdoor Education & Training Centre, Turlough,, Bell Harbour, Co. Clare on community relations programmes form different communities for years. Loved doing the activities such as the caving every summer in the Burren. I think its time to return and explore.
Thank you!! Clare is wonderful, so many great spots to explore! It was really enjoyable to explore it by bike and take in so much rather than whizzing by.in the car. I'm not familiar with the training centre you used to visit but it sounds like a great place alright! It still has a hippy vibe to the small towns where many seem to live a creative lifestyle. I hope you get back there again to soak in its delights at some stage 🤞
Love your uploads and i hope all is well. I'm from Galway. I started hiking/camping in 2020 when there was nothing else to do. I have yet to do a Summit camp. I have a plan for Benn Gorm soon. Thank you so much for showing me exactly where sheeffrys, Benn Gorm, Benn Creggan are. I actually did a Bivvy in a snugpak stratosphere about 8 months ago on the side of a hill overlooking Doolough on what i now know was the Sheeffrys. Thank you Miriam. I so look forward to your next adventure. X...... I was typing this message as i was watching your cycling video, through Mayo into Connemara. I had not finished typing before the video ended. That is why this message has appeared on your Co. Clare upload.
Hi James! You lucky thing living in Galway (assuming you still live there!) Great to hear how you got into hiking/camping, it sounds like one of the positives of Covid 😉 Ben Gorm will be a fantastic place for a summit camp, I hope you get to do it in some decent weather to take in the views too! I was only up there the once, I was so new to being out and about and trying to navigate and it was such an exhilarating experience (and tiring!) Thanks so much for your message, it gave me a smile this morning. I often feel a bit stupid about the videos and regularly think I’ll never do another one so it was nice to then see your positive message 😊 Cheers!!
@MiriamKennedy You often feel a bit stupid about your videos?????? OMG. let me tell you that out of all my subscriptions i get most excited when Miriam Kennedy drops in a video. I always think yours are so well produced and presented, So please keep them coming.. Up until very recently i was jealous of the videos i see filmed on the Peak District and Lake District over in the UK. I was jealous of anyone who lived close by and had those places on their doorstep. And Only very recently i started to really look into those places around the Doolough valley and i was blown away. The views, the cloud inversion, the sun breaking through the clouds, etc etc etc. Looks like i have all of this too on my doorstep. I am not far from Galway city and can be in Doolough valley in a little over an hour. Hope all is well Miriam and i hope to see another one of your fabulous uploads in the very near future....
@@jamesdonoghue9358 you’re very lucky to have that area so close to you!! 😊
Stunning film Miriam. The opening music made me recall The Banshees of Inisherin.
Thanks Helen! Funnily enough, I had hoped to get to Inis Mór on this trip where some of that movie was shot but the ferries weren’t going from Doolin for the winter. Hopefully I’ll get there in the Spring! I really enjoyed that movie - wonderful landscape, great acting and plenty of misery!! 😉
@@MiriamKennedy Looking forward to your Spring adventure already! Mind your fingers 🫣
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Hello my sister, wonderful tour, big like.
Thanks very much!! Very glad you enjoyed it 🤗
Wonderful video 👍 Thank you for sharing
Thank you! And thank you for watching the video, I certainly enjoyed this little trip 😊
The cheese thingybob from Doolin looks delicious. I can almost smell the coffee from here.
Losing your precription glasses was a bummer, I lost my cap, my glasses and almost my go pro and my helmet from the last visit to Malaysia.
Cliffs of Moher is so beautiful.Thanks for sharing.
Oh no - your lost list was more severe than mine!! Such a pain when it happens. I’m thankfully fully kitted out with 2 pairs of new glasses again now 🤓 I will definitely be back to the Cheese Press for their Cheese Toastie again in the future…both of them were winners!! Delighted you enjoyed the cliffs - a really lovely spot and nice to have it to myself for a while 😉
Thanks for the video.....Top class as always
Thanks very much Paul - great to hear you enjoyed it 🤗 It was nice to give the camera a whirl again!! Thanks for watching it 😎
Thank you ❤
Thank you too John! 😎
Wow beautiful County
Thank you Rodi - it certainly is!! 😊
Maybe...If you had left a little treat out for the fairies...they wouldn't have made off with your glasses! 😁🎁😁🌼🌼🌼
Excellent video, truly beautiful. Not only the cliffs and scenery but also the way you filmed the animals...loved that. That white pony is so pretty, beautiful donkey companion and perfect frame of those beautiful cows. Waggy tail dogs 😊and gentle purring cats. Really enjoyed this video, very well done!! 😊👏👏👏
Hi E G - those Clare fairies are very demanding! Crumbs of Chocolate Digestives weren’t enough payment, they wanted more for the pleasure of camping at their cliffs 🤕 Lesson learnt…glad you liked the animals by the way, my favourite subjects, next to graveyards and cheese toasties! They were all really cute and so lovely when they seem curious to this human with a fold up bike appearing in their territory. Delighted you enjoyed it!! Thanks so much for letting me know 😍
Oh im surprised chocolate digestives didn't do the job! With the cold weather though.. Probably a drop of the tea they were after lol :-D
Keep up the beautiful work
@@eg348 you’re probably right - next time I’ll be on top of it!! 🤞😉
Awesome! Breath takingly beautiful....I'll have to go myself one day -ive been playing the tune for years😂
Cheers!! I hope you do!! 🤞 Such a lovely spot - especially minus the tour buses…I’d imagine it has been really busy during the Summer months around this area. Hope all is well for you, lovely to hear from you 😎
@@MiriamKennedy Thanks, all good here👍 I'd not been getting notifications of your vids 😥 your film making is REALLY good. Your love of what you're doing and the places really comes through. How about a vid of 'how I make my films..'?
Ah cheers!! I’m the reluctant occasional video maker - I wouldn’t be into a video like that at all 😲 I haven’t a notion what I’m doing and just wing it like everyone else. I can’t seem to feel comfy about the video thing at all..I’m in my anti-UA-cam buzz lately 🤕 No doubt I’ll emerge again and make another one at some stage and stop all my nonsense until I start questioning it all again!! 😇
Oh Miriam, I never tire of your lovely vlogs. There are a number of others out there doing the same sort of thing, but very few can match your style. I always look forward to your postings. I can feel a trip to Ireland coming on when spring comes around❤❤
Thanks very much Martin!! Roll on Spring and your possible trip 🤗 Lovely to hear you enjoyed this little trip, I had a ball!! A really nice place to cycle - my hunt for quiet places continues 😉
great, just great.
Thanks Bobby!! Such a nice little trip - the cliffs were such a nice place to explore and spend time, loved it!! 😊 Cheers for watching this one.
Lovely video Miriam. Great drone footage. I always struggle with mine when it’s windy. I completely sympathise about your glasses. Cycling in Achill a couple weeks ago I stopped for a rest and then set off without them. Happy trails.
Thanks very much Michael! Sorry to hear about your own glasses - such a pain when that happens! 🤦♀️ Achill is such a lovely place to be cycling, hope you had nice weather for it!! Thanks again 😊
I love seeing one of your videos pop up. This was exceptional Miriam, the music was perfect to set the mood. The story was so relaxing and easy going. You are a fantastic filmmaker and I loved every minute of it. What a spot to have all to yourself the next morning, absolutely stunning. Being able to use your Brompton has really opened up the country for you hasn't it.. If you drove you would haved missed out on so much and if you hiked it would have taken so much longer.
I loved it, well done and I'm delighted that you brought the camera along 😁
Cheers Jason!! I agree - I really appreciate the difference between the car and bike when I get to have these little adventures. Even to hear noises that you wouldn’t hear from the car, a lovely experience. Great you enjoyed the music - I had some of those waiting in the wings for a while so it was good to finally put them to good use! 🤗 Delighted you enjoyed the video, really nice to hear! That has scratched an itch now for a while which is nice 😉 Cheers!!!!
Thank you im from Claire ennis fab place
Hi Brian! Lucky you being from Clare - a fab place is right!! Cheers for watching the video 😊
It's amazing when you get these very touristy places to yourself - I had a similar experience at Dun Aonghasa in Inis Mor a while ago. When the silence descends you really feel the magic. Another lovely trip through one of my favourite spots, Miriam.
Cheers Joe! I’d actually hoped to go to Inis Mór last weekend but discovered the ferry from Doolin has stopped for the winter. My heart was set on that trip and then I realised I could still try do something in Clare and went for it 😉 It’s been about 20 years since I was last on Inis Mór and I’ve only ever gone to the Aran islands from Rosaveel. I fancied trying out the Doolin ferry as I’ve cycled and filmed my jaunt to Rosaveel a few times. I’m looking forward to bringing the drone to Dun Aonghasa and giving it a whirl 🤗 Ferry back open in March so I’ll get back there soon (and hopefully without the masses!) I agree, magic is so apparent in these wild and silent places!! Cheers Joe 😊
Thanks for a nice video and the effort in making it. I have subscribed. I remember staying in a youth hostel at Lehinch many years ago whilst riding around Ireland on a small motorbike. 👍
Oh wow....what a nice memory to have, assuming it was a positive experience! County Clare has so many nice towns and villages and a real bohemian vibe in many of them.. I'm very glad I got the opportunity to do this trip and to capture it with a video. Thanks very much for subscribing too - thats lovely to hear!! 😊
Hey Miriam, only getting caught up on my youtube backlog! That was a crackin video, videography was amazing, the drone footage of the cliffs was spectacular. I've also never thought of including cat and dog buttholes in my videos, very creative. 🙀As I sit here eating my lunch I am wishing I had that cheese toastie, it certainly looked like it lived up to their claim as best in Ireland! 🤤 What about those Donkeys, the suspense was killing me as they went in for the kiss and then it just didn't happen, too shy I guess 🙂 Your camp spot looked fantastic, what a view, I'm sure that was amazing to wake up to. You could also tell you where in your happy place with that big grin on the third morning. Brilliant video as usual Miriam, thanks for taking us along, ATB Gary.
I'm delighted I made your UA-cam backlog list Gary 🤩 Animals butts were a definite new feature on this one...such non compliant subjects in following my orders 🤭 Those cheese toasties were fab - I'll be looking forward to another when I hit that part of the country again! Ha ha on the pony and donkey intimacy - yet again another plot shift which wasn't scripted! I struck gold on the camp spot alright - really nice to have the conditions to allow such a great place to pitch....crazy to think that was possible in December! Cheers for your lovely positive message, you're a star - looking forward to seeing you fly your drone again!!
Hello, simply excellent and precious video, I congratulate you, until the next trip, greetings 😊💫✨☘️☘️☘️☘️👍
Thank you Mithu - what a lovely message to receive! Wonderful to hear you enjoyed it 🤗 Have a great day today..
Hello Miriam,
How rubbish am I? I missed another one... I am 100% sure I have now watched all the Brompton videos... I was pleased to hear you were not arrested by the drone police - lol. I think you should send the Irish Tourist board an invoice, you are doing a great job promoting it.
Take care.
Paul,,
Ha!! The drone police were out in force at that spot - I can understand how it can be an annoyance when it’s in a busy spot for sure. Thankfully I managed to set it free again 🤗 Thanks so much Paul, really nice to hear that you think these spots are nice!! Take good care!!
Well, that was the best 25 minutes of my day, and I had a really good day! Thanks, Miriam. 👍🙂🚴♀️
😂😂 Thanks Brian!! I hope your day continued to get better 😎 It was a great place to visit - especially when away from the throngs of people. Glad you enjoyed it - thanks 😊
Mother of cliffs.
Certainly very nice cliffs 😉 Love your UA-cam name!
Really enjoyed that. I cycled roughly that route in 1998 starting in Belfast. Great to see it again.
Cheers Dick!! A great spot to return with your new Brompton!! 😉 Ah it was so nice to do and great to have a little memory of the trip now with a video - some hills though, I end up walking lots but it doesn't seem to bother me too much...all part of the Brompton charm 😍
@@MiriamKennedy I'm about to change the chainring on my Brompton to a 44 tooth. It's quite hilly here and that should help. Really looking forward to getting out on it.
Wahoooooo!! I should probably do the same...maybe I just like to suffer too much 🤕
Complimenti per i tuoi video, paesaggi straordinari!
Grazie mille - lo apprezzo molto 🤩
Miriam, thank you for sharing your adventure with us again! And what a camping spot! I am happy to say that since your last video, I have become a new owner of a Brompton 🥰I rented one for a day while on a trip to Washington DC and fell in love. No other bike has given me such joy since I was a child, or has provided the utility I appreciate as an adult. I'm excited to use it in future travels and perhaps one day to Ireland. Stay safe out there!
Oh wow!!!! 😍 The love affair has truly begun - I also found that the honeymoon period never ends! 😂 Delighted to hear about your new purchase - I hope you continue to grow together into the future 🥳 After about 15 years of owning a Brompton I still find it fun everyday that I use it. So great to hear your news!!
Crazy place to camp I'd worry about falling over the edge all night trying to sleep
Ah not crazy at all Alan 😇 A really wonderful place to spend a night!!
Just love your drone footage from your brompton, Amazing can't wait for more 2023 keep her lit , ian
Thanks very much Ian! Great to get some nice shots with the drone, it’s a very powerful little camera for its size and weight and it’s fun to play with too! Thanks for your message 😊
Again a very nice tale of a journey, you describe and show it so well. Beautiful shots even in autumn. You must put a lot of work into filming it. Love the music too.
Thanks a million!! A little bit of work but I only do it when I feel moved to...I started day 2 of this trip and thought 'I couldn't be bothered filming'....but then like a typical woman, my mind was changed and I had a great time playing with the cameras. The music is the magic ingredient for me, wonderful to find some moving music and then hopefully find some footage to put them together. I was sitting on that first track for months and had it in mind for another trip - in the end it found its home here...haunting!! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Delightful. Thank you for taking us with you! I've had to repeat a few sections just to listen to the music again.
Hi John - a sincere thanks for joining me 😉 Great that you liked the music - if interested I listed the tracks in the description so you can listen to them again at your leisure! You'll probably find them all on youtube or elsewhere...I love when I come across music like that, it's actually the music that spurs me out with the camera!
18:00 wow what a spot! I ordered my first brompton 2 speed and came across your video, lovely! I hope I will be able to handle such touring with my bike of choice. Cheers
Hi Laura! Congrats on your new purchase 😍 May you have many happy adventures together! I had a lovely camp spot for sure on this one and thankfully the wind didn’t cause me any hassles. Thanks for your message and I hope you have a great time with your Brompton - they are so strong. I’ve the 3 speed and it doesn’t hold me back at all so you’ll be grand!!
@@MiriamKennedy hey Miriam, thanks for the reply, awesome to know yours is the 3 speed (video idea how you like your brompton hehe) I'm digging your channel and loving it, very inspiring! Cheers
Aw thanks Laura 😊 Thanks very much!! Have a good one today!
Wow, these shots are beyond spectacular my friend. Absolutely breathtaking work, opening is masterfully executed! 🔥🔥🔥
Cheers Ervin!! I got lucky with a few shots and the music of course helps tie it all together. A great little adventure - thanks for watching and your message 😊
Thank you, Miriam. What a wonderful winter and mystical travel story. Completely captivating views. You have been away for a long time and it was worth the wait for your new story. Great work!
Aw thank you Maciej! I'm definitely a fan of not making videos too often, it seems to suit me better that way. So glad you enjoyed this one, its really encouraging to hear that, a big thank you!! Such a great spot - delighted with how the video turned out, its hard to tell what the footage is like until you sit down with it 😊
Hi Miriam, your becoming a dab hand with that drone, great work again 🤗
Thanks Ed! I get a little lucky every now and again I think. Thanks so much though, it’s a really easy camera to use and it makes it look like I know what I’m doing, but really I’m just winging it 😉
@@MiriamKennedy I need to get out a bit more this year with mine, I have a few bits on Instagram but I need more practice.
Yep that’s all that it is, practice and getting a bit more confident that you won’t lose it or crash it and that if you do it’s all ok…apart from the bank balance 🤦♀️
I just noticed you had a new vid up. Another great one, December camping in Ireland is always chancy! Hope you’ve had a nice Christmas.
Thanking you!! I’m always hoping a weather window will coincide with when I can head off - it worked on this one 🤗 A great little trip and such a fab place to camp for the night, great that the wind played ball aswell!! Just finished cleaning up now after the dinner, quite the effort…no dehydrated meals for the family on Christmas Day unfortunately 🤦♀️ Hope all went well for you today and that you get some opportunities to get outside over the coming days! I’m still waiting to head back to Donegal…
Oh jeez, I feel like all I’ve done for two days is prep veg, make meatloaf and cook hams…. My family today, my wife’s tomorrow. Kept off the mountains the last while, dodgy knee playing up, but did a few lovely coastal walks during that freezing spell. Enjoy the rest of the hols and I look forward to seeing your next trip. Take care. Slainte.
@@tullycottage367 it amazes me that I keep forgetting how much I dislike cooking the big Xmas dinner with all the trimmings - fingers crossed I’ll remember next year and not give in to tradition! Hope your knee is doing ok and best of luck tomorrow - I’m having dinner cooked for me tomorrow thankfully 😂😎
Such a pleasure to see from the bike perspective. We'd driven through a lot of this, and visited the Cliffs; to think of camping there-wow. I recognized the little bridge into Ennistimon, our time in the area is burned into my mind! I need to go back. Thanks.
That’s great to hear! A lovely part of the country - I thoroughly enjoyed the view from the bike. Great to stop off in all the little towns and take my time going through. Ennistimon is such a nice little town, I’ve always liked the feeling in the place. The Cheese Press is such a nice little spot too 😊 Ah camping at the cliffs - hard to beat that, but I’m sure I’ll find a few other lovely spots to set the tent up before too long 🤗 Thanks for your message! Hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas break Dave!
Merci Miriam.
Vous êtes les bienvenus! Merci beaucoup pour votre message 😊
Amazing photography and music. I’ll go soon again to those places, it must be a big pleasure to enjoy Ireland with a bike.
Thank you Pedro! It’s a real pleasure cycling on quiet roads over here - I love when that happens!! Thanks so much for your message 😊
Class as ever Miriam. Always great to hear your voice as well. 😊
Ah thank you Peter!! Always lovely to hear from you 😊 Hope the Xmas business is going well for you and that you've a good break in store 😉
Wonderful story. Thank you for another amazing movie.
Thanks Kris and Izabel! A fab little trip away for a sneaky weather window escape 😉 Thankfully the weather held up for the weekend!! Cheers for your message - hope you are both well!
No, thank YOU for sharing your journey with us. Looks beautiful 👍
😂😂😂 Ehhhhh - you’re very welcome!!! Thank you too though 😎
I used to live in the US and every year I was lucky to travel to Ireland for my work. For the last 9 years I live in Greece but unfortunately did not have the opportunity to revisit Ireland. Your postings bring back to me all the wonderful moments that I had in your country and the amazing people that I worked with in Galway. You are a wonderful ambassador of Ireland. I hope one day to revisit.
Thank you Stamos! That's great to hear that you visited Ireland and Galway so often - I went to college in Galway and worked there for a few years so its still a very special place to me, hence why I keep visiting the west with my tent!! I hope you get to visit again in the near future 🤞 Thanks so much for your message 😊
@@MiriamKennedy what a small world! I am a university administrator and my visits to Galway were at NUI Galway. Nice institution with wonderful people. I hope to revisit and this time, inspired by your videos, I’ll bring my Brompton with me.
Ha! A very small world - such a great city to nip around on a Brompton I’d imagine. When I lived there I didn’t own one but I could imagine cycling around there daily on a Brompton!! 😎
Best camping spot I have seen on all my bicycle camping videos
Hi Dermot! That’s high praise 😊 I had originally planned to cycle further that day to make my final cycling day shorter but once I landed at the Hags Head I scrapped those plans!! It was impossible to leave, so I scouted the area to find my lodgings for the night. I really struck gold and was immensely lucky the weather didn’t cause me any grief - it seemed so sheltered from the breeze and lured me in!! Delighted you appreciated it 🤗
Ah lovely trip Miriam, haven’t watched any camping/cycling type videos for ages, then this popped up in suggestions, glad I clicked on it…very nice too 😍🤙
Thanks David!! I get my fill of watching camping/cycling videos too....then I get an urge again to watch and sometimes even to bring the camera along on a trip. A funny aul word this social media stuff!! 🙂 Glad you clicked on the video and that you enjoyed it, that's lovely to hear 😉 Take care of yourself and cheers for your message!!
What a beautiful video. It feels more like a film with its moody landscapes and dizzying heights of Moher Cliffs--which I had never seen before. I appreciate the effort both on the bike and behind the camera. Thank you for sharing your trip with us!
Thank you S W for watching the video!! The effort was definitely worth it 🤗 Some moody music and moody landscape are a match made in heaven 😉
What a beautiful location! Thanks for sharing this thru your Brompton bike adventure.
Thanks very much for your message! I had a wonderful Brompton adventure 😊 It’s definitely a beautiful part of the country to cycle and the cliffs were such a cool spot to visit and camp. Nice to hear from you!
@@MiriamKennedy looking forward to o your next Brommie adventure🙂
Clare, Bike, December, Tent.....i thought you'd finally gone over the edge! i drove from Galway to Dublin a few days back and it was a monsoon but it looks like you got a lovely break to enjoy one of the best places in the country. Spent this morning in Glendaloch and managed a trip across the Spinc between the showers. Thanks again for a great video and a reminder of how gorgeous this little country of ours really is.
Oh lovely - just hearing of the Spinc and it generates an urge to see it again soon!! Thankfully I managed to not go over the edge this weekend and the drone came home with me intact - not good for the nerves!! There have been so few opportunities to get out with the weather we’ve been having for weeks, my withdrawal symptoms were getting very dangerous!! Cheers Brendan for watching this one - a great reminder for me too on how lovely our little patch of land is. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Lovely! Thank you for sharing with us 🤗
You’re very welcome! Thank you for watching - all the better for me when anyone watches and possibly enjoys it too 🤗
Wonderful Video and Great Shots With the drone, and respect for wearing the Yellow jacket, This should be exemplary for all bikers 👍👍😁😁✌️✌️✌️ greetings from austria
Hi Alexander! Lovely to hear you enjoyed the video and the drone shots 😉 I definitely feel safer with the yellow jacket on those small roads and it has an added bonus of being picked up by the drone very well I realise 😎 Thanks for your message!!
I’ve just discovered your videos Miriam - you are such a lovely, natural presenter, a very talented film maker and clearly a free spirited and warm human being. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing this trip - I’ve been thinking of cycling in this area and you’ve just sealed the deal ❤
Thanks very much Angie - that’s very kind of you to say! Such a great part of the country to cycle so I hope you go for it!! 🤞😊 Thanks again!! 😍
It was a pleasure to watch your Brompton trip to cliffs of Moher. Beautiful images of your beautiful Ireland again. My god wat a beautiful country you live in. I hope you will make many more like this one. Thanks Miriam!👌👍
Aw thanks Eric!! As long as I get lovely messages like yours it'll quite likely spur me out with the camera again!! Its so nice that anyone enjoys them and it definitely feeds the hamster wheel of me giving it a whirl again! I am very blessed to find myself here in this country and I definitely know it!! Thanks again 😊
Great scenery, wonderful video Miriam. Thank you for sharing and wishing you a magical weekend.
Aww thank you!! Cheers for watching the video and your message, much appreciated 😉
23:28 fantastic shot
Thank you Es - it was a great place to stop for a quick cuppa 😊 I was running low on water and knocked on the door of that house to ask for water but there was no one home. I decided to use the last of my water to make a cuppa while there! Very glad the moment came out well on camera. Thanks!
Finally had some time to watch your video. Darina brought me to the cliffs yonks ago, sadly there was no visibility at all, just walking in a cloud. At least I know now that they exist😉
Love your photography and the calm presentation.
Have a wonderful 2023
Kurt and Darina
Ha!! You caught the view that most people probably see in fairness Kurt 😉 It was fab to get such nice conditions that allowed me to camp at the cliffs…it could have been disastrous of course!! Thanks so much for your message and great that you got to see that they actually do exist!! 😂😂 Best wishes for Christmas and 2023 adventures to you both!! 🎉😎
Another great video Miriam, thanks very much, I really enjoyed it 👍
Hi Tony - thanks for letting me know you enjoyed watching this one. Such a nice little trip to do and thankfully the weather behaved itself to make it possible! 😊
Thanks for sharing your trip! The landscapes looked beautiful.
Thank you Maurice! It’s a very beautiful part of the country, nice quiet roads to cycle along too 😉 Thanks for your message!!
what a beautiful video Miriam, such a treat to travel with you through Clare. Love you choice of music as always 🥰
Ah thanks Lisa!! Lovely to have you with me for the trip 😉 Glad you enjoyed the music too 😍
Always a treat to watch, and the music is perfect.
Thanks Gregory!! Always a treat for me if anyone is to watch one of these videos 😊 I'd been stocking up on some of that nice music for quite a while - its actually the music that motivates me to want to create a video...the music nearly always comes first!!
Beautiful video Miriam! Really enjoyed your narrative and the views from above. You were mighty lucky with the weather this time of year. Well done and Thank You...
Thanks very much Alan! It took a good few weeks before a potential weather window arrived - that rain and wind had to fexx off at some stage! Although it was overcast when I was at the cliffs, I had little wind so it allowed me to send the drone up on Saturday. There was such blue skies on the Sunday morning but the wind was a killer and I could only manage a few shots with the drone for fear of losing it (again). Great to hear you enjoyed it and that you enjoyed the narrative, I can feel a bit silly watching it myself afterwards...cheers for your message, very much appreciated!! 😊
A Stunning film (documentary) Miriam some really lush shots and great music that lifts but doesn’t over power the mood🙏🏼👍
Those cliffs where beautiful 🤩 what a fabulous spot for a camp ⛺️ 😊👍
A cracking adventure so kind of you to braid along for the ride 😊🙏🏼
Very best wishes Simon 🙏🏼
Thanks Simon!! Glad you enjoyed the music on this one, I loved those tracks when I heard them and was looking forward to using them 🤗 The cliffs were a great place to camp - I’ll treasure that experience for quite a while now 😉 Thankfully the wind behaved itself on Saturday night - it could have been rough otherwise!! Cheers for your lovely message, I appreciate it 👍
@@MiriamKennedy thanks for the sharing your adventure 😊🙏🏼
Yet again you show off the splendid coastline you are lucky enough to be close too,
The cliffs are epic,
Nice camp and ride,
Not seen any comments for ages,
Keep em coming
Cheers Adrian - a great spot, very high on the tourist list no wouldn't have been on my radar to camp ever. I've been laying low from UA-cam for a whileeeen. Just fancied a little detox 😉 Hope you're well and looking forward to some more frosty bivy camps!! 🥶
Well done on a beautifully shot video. Love Co.Clare, what a beauty :)
Thank you Sharon! Yep, Co Clare is definitely a nice place to live or visit 😉 Thanks very much for watching the video and your message 😎
Miriam, west is best👍 Those one lane country roads must be so cool to cycle🚲(hills and all). Good timings on reaching your fine lodgings for the first night. Loved the old church and graveyard and that you can just stop and explore as you see things of interest👍 The Cliffs of Moher do look pretty cool and I think you are right - it is that they carry on for so long that creates the impact. Well done on avoiding the 'drone police' and heading for quieter pastures with a great view back up north along the cliffs. A fantastic camp spot with superb views. Crappy to lose anything when camping, never mind something as important as your glasses. A really cool adventure, which I think was what the cow was saying🐮😊👍👍
Cheers Gerry - the West certainly keeps pulling us back for sure 🤷♀️ The small quiet roads are lovely to cycle and give a great feeling of freedom and safety too! The small wheels and 3 gears possibly help me soak in the landscape and take more breaks while I’m rambling along 😂 That view along the length of the cliffs from the Hags Head really was impressive and thankfully the camp spot didn’t backfire - a risky spot I know 🫣 That cow was hilarious, stealth water robbing exposed! Thanks for your message and I hope you enjoy the Christmas break with some bivy/tent nights out 👍
So happy I saved this, all I can say is brilliant!
You’re a gifted presenter, beautifully done once again..
I can’t wait to see what adventures await this year!
Thank you for the contact and the kindness, as always my very best to you!
Now, off to the wilderness to continue my adventures!
Virtual hugs of friendship and support!
Rick
Ah Rick! That’s very kind of you - you send the most lovely messages 😍 Glad you enjoyed it, I had a lot of fun on that little trip. Wishing you well for your latest winter adventure, it must be so cold - hope it’s going well!! 🤞🤗
This video inspired me to pack my Trangia and head to Hags Head. Just got back from a hike from the visitors centre to the Head and back. Fantastic place! Especially where you go between those cliffs down to where the small stack is. You are brave to camp there. 👏
Oh that sounds wonderful! I haven’t done the entire hike that you did but I’d say that was great! The area around the Hags Head is spectacular I agree 😎 Really pleasing rock formations to wander around. I’m out again now in the tent (a new tent 🫣) - temps have risen and it drizzled for the night so the little bit of snow around me is almost gone. Nice night though 😉
BRAVA. LUOGHI FANTASTICI SEMBRANO INESPLORATI. EMOZIONANTI
Grazie! Questo è stato un viaggio così bello da fare - strade davvero tranquille e fantastiche da percorrere in bicicletta. Sono entusiasta che ti sia piaciuto!! 😎
Lovely video, Miriam. It's a brave thing to set off on such an adventure in the bleak midwinter. Glad you were able to get the drone up too!
Thanks John - I was very grateful to get the opportunity to head off this time of year 😊 Thankfully Day 2 was still enough to get a few shots of the cliffs, a little too windy on the Sunday morning to play with the drone as much as I would have liked. I had plenty of battery power left but it was a little too scary to keep going with it!! Very nice to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks!! 😉
Saved this for later viewing.... which turned out to be today. Beautiful and calm, just what I needed today. Thanks from Norway.
Thank you Luesveis - very glad you enjoyed the video!! I imagine it’s pretty cold in Norway at the moment 😊
Wonderful vid, Merriam! Thanks for your hard work on the filming, much appreciated, always good to you see out and about on these fun journeys.
Hey Bob - great to hear from you! Thanks for watching my little trip 😊 I hope all is well with you these days and no doubt you’re as active as ever and savouring the elements when you can!! 🤞
What a brilliant film, beautiful scenery, the towns look so colourful, beautiful country, merry Christmas and look forward to seeing more of your trips in 2023, Happy New Year 👍👍👍👍🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🏴🏴🏴
Thanks David - its a real thrill to hear when anyone enjoyed the video - so thanks for that!! The different coloured houses really are so pretty to see - they make me smile anyway! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas too - lets hope there are more adventures in 2023 for sure 🤞😊
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing your amazing video with us. Good work my friend. Success for you
Thank you so much 😊
Wow, this takes me back! 🙂 Some 40+ years ago I did a car-based touring wild-camping holiday including Cliffs of Moher. Lovely to see the unspoiled simple beauty of Ireland is still present and correct! Great camera and drone work, and love your choice of music for this vid👍
Thanks Adrian!! Some great memories you still have of your trip, amazing!! Yep, so many wild spots still to be found, once you leave the visitor centre of the cliffs the wild land reappears. Delighted you enjoyed the music too....all part of the fun for me is finding music that moves me and then hoping I can use it in some way 😉
lovely; looking forward to my own Brompton adventures, soon
Oh lucky you!! I hope you have some great adventures, we have the coolest bikes 😂😎 Thanks for letting me know you liked the video 😉
Wow. Some fantastic footage/views using the drone. Camping by the Cliffs. You were lucky to have an evening where you weren't going to be blown off the cliffs. Looking forward to the next trip.
Cheers Colin!! Very lucky 🤗 And thankfully the weather predictions were spot on…I was watching the search and rescue helicopter manoeuvring about on Sunday morning so I’m not sure if they were doing a drill or out on a call. It’s a pretty humbling spot, so thankfully the weather was on my side for this one. So many variables that could have made a mess of this little trip 🫣
Fair play for getting out in December! Stunning footage and lovely blue skies! Like the cute little ending too - well done🐄
Thanks Sophie 😉 I had a great time - what noisy cows disturbing my water robbing strategy!! Cheers for watching and your message - hope all is well with you!!
Just great,love your adventures,fantastic country😁💪🏕
Thank you Lincon!! Its a fantastic country alright!! Easy to show it off, when the weather allows 😉 Cheers for your message!
A great video and very impressed you did a tour in December. You have sowed the seed in my mind for a mini adventure (on my Brompton) in the coming summer. Thanks for sharing
Hi Donal - great to hear some seeds have been sown 🤗 Nice to hear from another Brompton owner and I hope you get the opportunity for a mini adventure...it was so mild that weekend, I definitely got lucky 😉
That was lovely from start to finish Miriam, looked a great trip, spectacular place for a camp. Nice work on making a super video👌👌
Aw thank you Ben!! A wonderful place for a camp alright - I’m glad I’m in a warm house tonight with those cold temperatures out there. I’ve had my fix now so that’ll keep me quiet and satisfied for a few weeks until I want to wander again!! Cheers again 😉
Wow that was so good. The videography - if thats the word, the editing, the scenery and the music was really nice! Enjoyed it very much, thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks very much Cormac! Delighted you enjoyed it 😊
My first overseas bike tour was in Ireland in 1998, seeing the Cliffs of Moher and other spots. It was wonderful and I was in heaven. :). I enjoyed your video!
Wow!! What a memory to have associated with Ireland...heaven is still here, thats exactly how I feel when I head off. I suppose its the act of just going that gives me the sense of heaven rather than the place...so nice to hear from you! Thanks for your message 😊
@@MiriamKennedy love your accent and easy-going riding style. It's fun to explore! :) You do a great job with filming with your drone! Very cool. Enjoy and I'll look forward to future videos!
Thank you Char 😊
Nice relaxing bike ride. It's some beautiful scenery you come through. The rocky coast is fantastic. It's a pretty wild camp. I'd be afraid to camp so close to the abyss. I was happy to join your adventure.
Thank you Søren! It’s a very nice part of the country to cycle and visit. The cliffs along that stretch of coastline are very impressive and a great place to camp (when the weather allows!) A very invigorating place to camp if not a little dodgy - thankfully it worked out well 😉 Thanks for watching and wishing you well for the holiday season and I hope you get some time away 😊
Absolutely fantastic production. Loved every minute. Drone work was lovely and so effective in telling your story. As always your videos fill my head with ideas and plans. Great way to start the day.
Thanks so much Robin!! A great little trip away , it worked out so well. I got lucky with some of those drone shots for sure - always nice when I get a little surprise like that. The west coast is littered with remote, wild places to camp as you know!! Back to work I go....thanks again!! 🙂
@@MiriamKennedy too right, you’ve got flights to pay for on the next adventure ✈️
Another excellent video of your journey to the cliffs of Moher look out for McGuirens path it’s just past the Centre for the cliffs Private farmers access to the cliffs. Good to see you got to hags head 😊
Cheers Gerry! Yeah, great to get away from the visitor centre to be able to fly in peace 😉 The Hags Head was great to visit, I hadn’t been before. So many visitors just get that view from the visitor centre, incredible to think how long the cliffs actually are 🙂
That was great, love your music choice too! As a kiter there is no way I would have parked my tent on that cliff edge 😝😂 love the animal shots too. As always thank you for sharing your amazing trips.
Hi Kyra! A risky camping spot I know…thankfully it didn’t backfire 😇 I’m a sucker for a good view 😉 Your kyting interest sounds very cool!! Glad you enjoyed the music, I had been looking forward to using some of those tracks for a while - my hunt begins again for some new music that moves me! I use an App called Epidemic Sound which has copyright free music and I listen to lots of music to find tracks that I like and would like to use, all part of the fun! Cheers for watching and your message, hope you have a great break for Christmas and have lots of free time to do as you please!! 🎅🤗