Channels like this are the reason I haven’t watched mainstream television for 6 years. Discovered you’re channel today by accident but have thoroughly enjoyed watching them, trapped indoors on a stormy day watching you’re hikes. I’ve lived with depression for most of my life, walking and cycling are what keep me going. Abbie you’re a beautiful and inspiring person, you’re narrative style is amazing.. witty, funny, interesting and motivational, truly compelling.
At the risk of appearing contrarian, l hope she doesn't. MSM would ruin her, water her down and she would end-up being obliged to dance to her paymaster's music. Please stay just the way you are, Abbie...
@@christophernewman5027 I totally agree with you Christopher. By doing her own videos she has complete creative control and is free to remain true to herself WITHOUT being compromised by the diktats and agendas of mainstream broadcasting. It would really be a pity if the very things that make Abbie's channel so appealing - an obvious love for the outdoors and a very unforced presenting style - were to be lost.
Yeah, it’s that toss up between Abby getting the recognition for her fantastic videos and walks that rival anything I’ve ever seen by Julia Bradbury and co.. but doing so without her losing what brings us to her channel.
Abbie, you’re genuinely one of the most inspirational people I’ve ever encountered, albeit if it’s only through videos. Clearly you were born to do what you do and it’s amazing to see someone who has been lucky enough to find their passion. I suffer with health anxiety after a scare a few years ago and despite always being very outgoing in the past, I’ve lived like a hermit for a long time now. Watching you discover so many wonderful places is the next best thing until there comes a time where hopefully my mental health is in a better place again and I can go and see more of the world, or just more of the UK! Keep smiling (it could light up the darkest room) and never stop doing what you love.
What a journey! Thank you Abbie for taking us with you, for sharing the highs and the lows and for ultimately uplifting each and every one of us. Long may you keep doing what you do so well. The walks, long and short, chock full of local history, knowledge of the natural world and pearls of quiet inspirational wisdom. But most of all, look after yourself, stay safe and stay wild!
Due to the pandemic I haven't been able to make it across the ocean to visit. I love Lynton, Exmoor, the beautiful Exmoor ponies, and lovely coastal pathway. Thank you for giving me a fix virtually. 💓💓💓 Get outside! 🥰
The truth in your videos never gets old. As someone who often spends weeks at a time stuck indoors your videos give me hope that the outside is not always as bad as all that.
What memories this brought back. Found myself welling up when you reached the clapper bridge on the edge of Dartmoor as that was the first place I camped in 76. it was a magical place and 46 years later I have never forgotten it. I walked it in 1976 when it first opened and have walked it several times since. even managed it in three and a half day once but paying for it now with knackered knees (the perils of youth). Would I change that? never. loved sharing it with other people and enjoying the comradery but the special, most memorable times are doing it solo. Just one with nature with no distractions. You have sussed your way in life my friend and I salute you. If only the rest of humanity were like you. what a better place the world would be.
A very interesting walk Abbie, lots of scenery linking up many places I have been. I find your emotional honesty very refreshing, your emotion is part of the human condition and entirely natural. I think I would rely on OS maps on my phone much more, and cut a few corners here and there! An hour into your video👍 your soul appears to be more free than most and hence why your surroundings have such an effect on you. Keep up the film making, and making the most of the freedom your condition gives you by giving something back, which is therapy in itself 😎
Abbie you are amazing. I was supposed to do the Spanish Camino this year, but COVID 19 put that on hold. But I've been journeying with you duri g this time. Thank you for "taking me along". I'm so inspired. I also experience anxiety and panic attacks. I know... That's why I'm in awe of you. 😊
Are you still planning to do it later this year Yvette? I know Spain are a lot slower than us with their vaccinations but Im still hoping. Although i heard that a lot of the albergues have closed down permanently 😥
@@clairejohnson7809 hi Claire, sadly I wish I could say yes with surety. we're going to take it as it comes. Hoping and praying things get better. Just doing lots of our local hikes around Cape Town. Fortunately we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 🇿🇦😁
MY God Abbie bl...dy brilliant - well done -- the best ever real time actual picturesque portrait of Devon that I have ever seen. If I could conjour up a hug I would......so personal and yet your stories you shared make us be with you all the way....I was so enveloped with your daily footsteps and your fabulous tales that I did not want it to end....loved your deep honesty and seeing the world through your unique vision, asks me to question how I see this wonderous Earth space the other side of the world to you. Saying thank you is not enough for your efforts but THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL ABBIE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I am now home sick for real!!!!!
Your voice and presentation style reminds me of Professor Alice Roberts. You can hear the passion for walking in your voice. Whilst I enjoy exploring the bridleways of Lincolnshire, your series has given me an urge to once again widen my horizons and venture out onto other permitted walks around the UK.
Abbie, you are incredible, doing that walk and giving the commentary that you give, fantastic ! As other people have said you are an inspiration to many, including myself sharing your feelings makes us feel we are not alone. I have been watching your channel for the last week or so and have enjoyed every one of your videos and still have a lot to watch, which I will be doing. Thank you again for sharing them.
Hello Abbie, I have seen many of your videos and you mention mental health many times. I fully understand the need for good mental health. My life took a very hard turn in December of 2019 when it was becoming harder and harder to open my mouth to eat. In June of 2020 when I was diagnosed with very aggressive stage 4 head neck cancer. The extreme amount of radiation and chemo treatments to fight the cancer did unrepairable damage to me and I will never eat solid food again . They thought they had got all the cancer but 3 months after the end of my treatment the cancer returned with a vengeance and the said they were going to try this new treatment which did its job and killed the cancer but I was left unable to work , lost 60 pounds and unable to gain it back to this day , all my teeth broke off at the gum line and I had almost no strength and unable to walk more than 100 feet without having to stop and catch my breath. I was always a very active person so you can guess my mental state was very bad and was steadily getting worse. I found myself wishing I had let the cancer have me. Then a few months ago I was watching UA-cam and discovered camping and hiking videos and it was like a bright light was turned on and I could see what I was doing to myself. When my disability got approved and I had some money I started buying inexpensive gear, mostly from Walmart and for the first time in a long time I felt good. I had forgot what that was like. People like you and a few others that I watch every day have given me back my life and I can't thank you enough for that . Ita amazing how much I have changed and how much better I am doing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the therapy and helping me realize that I do have something to live for. Dwayne Stewart
I gotta say, we watch your videos and find them unbelievably uplifting and we're always blown away by how positive you are in your videos. Sad to see your troubles but even more inspiring to see you get up and get back to it. You're awesome! Wishing you all the best in your travels and keep doing what you do!
What a flipping brilliant video Abbie.. thank you for doing it. You are a natural. I decided to embark on TMW solo back in February and have been building up courage by telling people (who alternately tell me I’m mad brave or crazy) so that I can’t back out. In my research I’ve happened on you and what an inspiration you are. I’m not as brave as you to wild camp so I’ve booked into various “establishments” along the way instead. And having watched the whole video, whilst tracking your route on my map and the guide book, and seeing your emotion and joy as you literally ran down the last hill to Lynmouth (which brought tears to my eyes) has made me so excited and I’ve realized that I’m (maybe) not that mad after all. Can’t wait to get that glimpse of Lynmouth and the sea! Thank you thank you thank you x
Thank you, Abbie, for your delightful presentation of the Two Moors Way. I first watched it earlier this year before walking the trail from Ivybridge to Lynmouth over 6 days in June. I've just watched it again and it brought back many pleasant memories, particularly of the Devon countryside and Exmoor. My favourite memory is of the beech trees in Exmoor. Best wishes from Melbourne.
Hi Abbie, thank you for this wonderful video of your TMW adventure. I did the trail in July 2016 as my first long-distance walk as well as my first walk in England. Back then I'd just turned fifty, and I wondered how I would hold up to 117 miles over 10 days (with a few days off in the middle). It went well and it was an absolutely wonderful experience, and watching your video made me relive the whole trip. My big brother gave me a set of trekking poles for my birthsday a few months earlier (he knew of my vacation plans), and I remember thinking to myself: "Trekking poles are for very old people". Just before I left from Denmark to England, I decided to bring them anyway, and I wouldn't have made it into Dartmoor without them, as the first leg from Wembury beach to Ivybridge almost destroyed my knees! But the poles literally saved the rest of the trip. Since then I did the South Downs Way and the Ridgeway. Lovely. I love your hat, by the way ... I have a similar one myself :-) Keep walking and please continue to do your fine videos. I really enjoy them, and I so much want to get back to England for another long distance walk. Cheers.
I am so inspired to see a skilled and resilient hiker who still has days where the trail can be hard, for whatever reason. It is so reassuring to know that one is not alone in that experience. Thank you for your consistent honesty and authenticity. It means the world.
Wonderful. You have a natural and delightful style of presentation, my friend asked me today if I would like to walk the 2MW and I sent her your video then watched it in one and didn't want it to finish. Really great, well done on being such an inspiration.
thanks for another inspirational video. Can I just say I was watching another of your videos yesterday and it got me out of my chair and off out to make a video! Thank you Abbie, thank you!!!
When walking in Somerset, where I used to live, I would often cross, join or pass along parts of the two moors way. How lovely to be able to virtually join you walking the whole trail. Definitely one I would like to do in the future. That sunrise when you left the campsite was fantastic and I agree those moments are what life is about. Another great video, I love watching your walks Abbie.
Well, if you're still in the UK you can join me in person! I run hikes up and down the country across the year. More info @ www.spendmoretimeinthewild.co.uk/wildwalks thanks for being here!
What a walk in many ways. Thank you Abbie for once again sharing so much with us. The landscape was so different in different areas feel I need to watch it again to take it all in. I love the facts you share about nature and geology and social history etc I love how you can tell us a hedgerow was planted in 1824 😀 I love this stuff and haven't found anyone else who does the same thing. It was a beautiful film to watch it fills your soul. Keep it up your doing amazing things. X
I just completed the walk (my gps says 124 miles, including my accidental meanderings ! ) and I stumbled across this video by accident and ended up watching the whole thing. Well done you !
You are so brave. I love your videos. Inspiring. You are so self aware - I feel your struggle. Thank you for showing some of your other humans a direction to follow. Literally and figuratively.
Wonderful journey. Superb film. Brilliant commentary. Abbie - you're lovely! Thank you so much for taking me along. Some of the paths I know, many I don't. A real thrill. Can't wait for the next one
You're a beautiful human being and, like you, the one who knows to look, will see. And thank you for sharing your vulnerable moments. Sometimes a hike in the outdoors becomes a walk in the "indoors". Big hug, Jan
Another inspiring, educational video Abbie - Thank you so much! I love how you find joy in almost everything. You're a great person, your parents must be so proud of you....Oh, how the world needs more people like you.
Hello Abbie. I live here in the USA and have just started watching your videos. I really want to say thank you for your inspiration and honesty. I was diagnosed as a diabetic about 7 months ago and of course exercise was one the main things for me to do. I am 62 and must say was not too motivated to exercise but decided I could at least walk. I am up to 3.75 miles a day and 10,000 plus steps. I have started listening to your videos as I walk and I am truly so inspired by you. Stay strong and safe.
You’re such an inspiration! Although I’d rather you didn’t have to go through the lows, just know that you’re not alone, there’s plenty of us out here forcing ourselves out of our comfort zones and sometimes not quite sure why! ❤️
Thank you Abbie. Wonderful video. Your commentary is inspiring, I loved the piece when you stopped and looked and listened.. I was reminded when you went through Holne that I did some of this walk in 1966!! when I walked from Lynmouth to Holne Park with Outward Bound Keep up the good work.
Wow! An amazing walk and video. An hour and 40 minutes very well spent. Those Exmoor ponies sure were an amazing sight. Thanks very much for taking us along.
Hi Abbie. I like hiking myself and that's why I came to your video's. I guess I stay and watch new one's because there is a feel of honesty about the narration. I like the archaeological, more current historical, geological (moraines everywhere!) and botanical information you sneak in. I love the pace-ing and a lack of I-wanne-be-a-utuber gloss. And seriously, more people should embrace a good cry sometimes. There's so much power in the honesty of tears that gets tucked away behind a weird urge to keep up a facade. You know how strong inspire people I hope. Keep hiking!
I love your videos Abby. Very informative, and honest. Not sleeping is a big issue. It can make you feel quite wobbly! I rarely sleep well on treks. Look after yourself.
I know its a cliche now, as so many things are in our interconnected, internet world.... but....“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” ― Joseph Campbell. You are a beautiful and brave human Abbie. For what that is worth from a seasoned, mentally ill traveler. You are a constant source of inspiration. Be you...shine. Without apologies or doubt...shine.
Just came across your channel by accident,but wow so glad l did,I've never seen anyone smile so much. They way you present your videos is infectious, nobody watching them wouldn't want to get outside and give it ago. Also your honesty with your mental challenges means it's easier for us that also suffer from them to try and keep them at bay. Yet not be afraid to sometimes admit it's won the match with us sometimes. Your so informative, genuine and so totally at one with nature. Wishing you many many more adventures and keep on smiling.
Hey Abbie, thanks for letting us join the walk and congrats on completing it and making a good video. Thanks for sharing some profound thoughts. Cheers from Arkansas.
Good job Abbie as ever Very entertaining, Good idea making farmers responsible for the signage on there bit of land. Makes a lot of sense. We all hate inconsistant sign posts.
You are amazing Abbie. I have watched so many of your films. I think as soon as these lockdowns are over, I shall be doing the two moors way, it is not as glamourous as the Mont Blanc hike, but it also won't be as packed with hikers. You have been so inspirational . I also have problems with my mental health, I had to pull the plug on mainstream tv, and all I watch now, is you and other wild camping videos. Thank you Abbie x
What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
Hi Abbie! Just watched your Crib Goch video. Brilliant! You were so brave! I don’t know what demons you were facing, but you showed them what you’re made of. I could not do what you did. Keep wild! Ps loved your Portland video. My wife and I were married on the island. Lovely.
Thank you for sharing this trail, and your thoughts...very interesting and intriguing!!! And yes your final thoughts of not letting the birds nest in your mind will stick with me for ever!! Big smiles and wishing you many more happy trails and Adventures!! 👣📸
Even i have seen only one of your videos...coast to coast... and this will be my second,i'll subscribe for your smile and your good energy that you have. We need to see more people smiling in our world,stay safe strong safe and always smiling.Greetings from Greece
Brilliant Abbie, thanks for documenting your inner and outer journeys. I really appreciate your knowledge, research and passion of both the natural and historical surrounds. 👏👏👏💚🇦🇺🐢👣
Oh Abbie, your energy is so genuine. We all hit the lows and you're so strong for doing what you do. Such an inspiration! Stay strong, you're great xx Love the attention to detail you provide in your short films.
First time to your channel and wow! Brilliant filming and editing, no overpowering music and just inspiring, informative and a delight to listen to narration :)
Delightful 😁 reminded me along with a mate we camped by the river not far from where you camped in Withypool tho that was 1974 I think. Was a week spent on Exmoor....time to do the two moors way while the body still works, you can never be sure how many summer's you have left, best to use them ☺️
An amazing journey Abbie, I was on the moors two weeks ago. Did the Doone valley and around lynmouth over a weekend, stayed at Cloud farm. Such amazing valleys with wonderful trees and wild life.
I've just come across your channel and I've got to say you make beautiful and inspiring videos, thank you for showing the darkness as well as the light. Stay strong and fight through the dark times. A sunrise will always lift the spirit. Thank you so much for sharing.
As always, extremely enjoyable - and yes, you are a wonderfully natural presenter. You provide inspiration to all who can't quite seem to fit the great outdoors into their lives as much as they'd like.
Another great video and trail, I totally agree with Lisa, you are a natural presenter. Really enjoyed this one and cheered up my day rushing around in the rat race of modern life. Hiking and walking keeps me sane, thank you.
Another amazing expedition Abbie, I agree, whilst a day hiking is amazing for mental health, I feel a five or six day national trail expedition would be so much better. I too struggle with my mental health & find our hikes help massively, but I feel something like this will help me rediscover myself. ❤️
Channels like this are the reason I haven’t watched mainstream television for 6 years.
Discovered you’re channel today by accident but have thoroughly enjoyed watching them, trapped indoors on a stormy day watching you’re hikes.
I’ve lived with depression for most of my life, walking and cycling are what keep me going.
Abbie you’re a beautiful and inspiring person, you’re narrative style is amazing.. witty, funny, interesting and motivational, truly compelling.
You should be on TV Abbie, you've got a great narrative style and charisma for the camera! I hope you get talent spotted soon!
Hi Lisa -I am in contact commissioners at the BBC for exactly that concept, would you mind elaborating your feelings - I will pass them on if ok ?
At the risk of appearing contrarian, l hope she doesn't. MSM would ruin her, water her down and she would end-up being obliged to dance to her paymaster's music.
Please stay just the way you are, Abbie...
@@christophernewman5027 I totally agree with you Christopher. By doing her own videos she has complete creative control and is free to remain true to herself WITHOUT being compromised by the diktats and agendas of mainstream broadcasting. It would really be a pity if the very things that make Abbie's channel so appealing - an obvious love for the outdoors and a very unforced presenting style - were to be lost.
I can imagine Tom Weir enjoying Abbie’s videos. I really wish he was still with us and making his Weir’s Way programs. Abbie is as good.
Yeah, it’s that toss up between Abby getting the recognition for her fantastic videos and walks that rival anything I’ve ever seen by Julia Bradbury and co.. but doing so without her losing what brings us to her channel.
Abbey, your ability to verbalize your feelings and troubles is incredibly touching. Rest assure you are helping many people with your words 😊😊♥️♥️!!
Amen to that! Totally agree.
Totally agree Deb
Brave girl! In more respects than one! Thank you for sharing your amazing travels, as well as your beautiful spirit 🌞🌿
Abbie, you’re genuinely one of the most inspirational people I’ve ever encountered, albeit if it’s only through videos. Clearly you were born to do what you do and it’s amazing to see someone who has been lucky enough to find their passion. I suffer with health anxiety after a scare a few years ago and despite always being very outgoing in the past, I’ve lived like a hermit for a long time now. Watching you discover so many wonderful places is the next best thing until there comes a time where hopefully my mental health is in a better place again and I can go and see more of the world, or just more of the UK! Keep smiling (it could light up the darkest room) and never stop doing what you love.
What a journey! Thank you Abbie for taking us with you, for sharing the highs and the lows and for ultimately uplifting each and every one of us. Long may you keep doing what you do so well. The walks, long and short, chock full of local history, knowledge of the natural world and pearls of quiet inspirational wisdom. But most of all, look after yourself, stay safe and stay wild!
Due to the pandemic I haven't been able to make it across the ocean to visit. I love Lynton, Exmoor, the beautiful Exmoor ponies, and lovely coastal pathway. Thank you for giving me a fix virtually. 💓💓💓 Get outside! 🥰
The truth in your videos never gets old. As someone who often spends weeks at a time stuck indoors your videos give me hope that the outside is not always as bad as all that.
What memories this brought back. Found myself welling up when you reached the clapper bridge on the edge of Dartmoor as that was the first place I camped in 76. it was a magical place and 46 years later I have never forgotten it. I walked it in 1976 when it first opened and have walked it several times since. even managed it in three and a half day once but paying for it now with knackered knees (the perils of youth). Would I change that? never. loved sharing it with other people and enjoying the comradery but the special, most memorable times are doing it solo. Just one with nature with no distractions.
You have sussed your way in life my friend and I salute you. If only the rest of humanity were like you. what a better place the world would be.
Abby thanks for taking me on this journey today. I am in bed with Covid and it has lifted my spirits. You’re such a beautiful soul.
A very interesting walk Abbie, lots of scenery linking up many places I have been. I find your emotional honesty very refreshing, your emotion is part of the human condition and entirely natural. I think I would rely on OS maps on my phone much more, and cut a few corners here and there! An hour into your video👍 your soul appears to be more free than most and hence why your surroundings have such an effect on you. Keep up the film making, and making the most of the freedom your condition gives you by giving something back, which is therapy in itself 😎
Well said, totally agree.
This is so much better than flow TV. Thank you!
This has helped me with my black dog , Abbie. You are inspiring. Thank you.
Abbie you are amazing. I was supposed to do the Spanish Camino this year, but COVID 19 put that on hold. But I've been journeying with you duri g this time. Thank you for "taking me along". I'm so inspired. I also experience anxiety and panic attacks. I know... That's why I'm in awe of you. 😊
Are you still planning to do it later this year Yvette? I know Spain are a lot slower than us with their vaccinations but Im still hoping. Although i heard that a lot of the albergues have closed down permanently 😥
@@clairejohnson7809 hi Claire, sadly I wish I could say yes with surety. we're going to take it as it comes. Hoping and praying things get better. Just doing lots of our local hikes around Cape Town. Fortunately we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 🇿🇦😁
MY God Abbie bl...dy brilliant - well done -- the best ever real time actual picturesque portrait of Devon that I have ever seen. If I could conjour up a hug I would......so personal and yet your stories you shared make us be with you all the way....I was so enveloped with your daily footsteps and your fabulous tales that I did not want it to end....loved your deep honesty and seeing the world through your unique vision, asks me to question how I see this wonderous Earth space the other side of the world to you. Saying thank you is not enough for your efforts but THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL ABBIE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I am now home sick for real!!!!!
Your voice and presentation style reminds me of Professor Alice Roberts. You can hear the passion for walking in your voice. Whilst I enjoy exploring the bridleways of Lincolnshire, your series has given me an urge to once again widen my horizons and venture out onto other permitted walks around the UK.
Abbie, you are incredible, doing that walk and giving the commentary that you give, fantastic ! As other people have said you are an inspiration to many, including myself sharing your feelings makes us feel we are not alone. I have been watching your channel for the last week or so and have enjoyed every one of your videos and still have a lot to watch, which I will be doing. Thank you again for sharing them.
Hello Abbie, I have seen many of your videos and you mention mental health many times. I fully understand the need for good mental health. My life took a very hard turn in December of 2019 when it was becoming harder and harder to open my mouth to eat. In June of 2020 when I was diagnosed with very aggressive stage 4 head neck cancer. The extreme amount of radiation and chemo treatments to fight the cancer did unrepairable damage to me and I will never eat solid food again . They thought they had got all the cancer but 3 months after the end of my treatment the cancer returned with a vengeance and the said they were going to try this new treatment which did its job and killed the cancer but I was left unable to work , lost 60 pounds and unable to gain it back to this day , all my teeth broke off at the gum line and I had almost no strength and unable to walk more than 100 feet without having to stop and catch my breath. I was always a very active person so you can guess my mental state was very bad and was steadily getting worse. I found myself wishing I had let the cancer have me. Then a few months ago I was watching UA-cam and discovered camping and hiking videos and it was like a bright light was turned on and I could see what I was doing to myself. When my disability got approved and I had some money I started buying inexpensive gear, mostly from Walmart and for the first time in a long time I felt good. I had forgot what that was like. People like you and a few others that I watch every day have given me back my life and I can't thank you enough for that . Ita amazing how much I have changed and how much better I am doing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the therapy and helping me realize that I do have something to live for.
Dwayne Stewart
I gotta say, we watch your videos and find them unbelievably uplifting and we're always blown away by how positive you are in your videos. Sad to see your troubles but even more inspiring to see you get up and get back to it. You're awesome! Wishing you all the best in your travels and keep doing what you do!
What a flipping brilliant video Abbie.. thank you for doing it. You are a natural.
I decided to embark on TMW solo back in February and have been building up courage by telling people (who alternately tell me I’m mad brave or crazy) so that I can’t back out. In my research I’ve happened on you and what an inspiration you are. I’m not as brave as you to wild camp so I’ve booked into various “establishments” along the way instead. And having watched the whole video, whilst tracking your route on my map and the guide book, and seeing your emotion and joy as you literally ran down the last hill to Lynmouth (which brought tears to my eyes) has made me so excited and I’ve realized that I’m (maybe) not that mad after all. Can’t wait to get that glimpse of Lynmouth and the sea! Thank you thank you thank you x
Thank you, Abbie, for your delightful presentation of the Two Moors Way. I first watched it earlier this year before walking the trail from Ivybridge to Lynmouth over 6 days in June. I've just watched it again and it brought back many pleasant memories, particularly of the Devon countryside and Exmoor. My favourite memory is of the beech trees in Exmoor. Best wishes from Melbourne.
Ahhh Abbie! fantastic stuff
Also love that T-Shirt! Spend more time in the Wild :)
Hi Abbie, thank you for this wonderful video of your TMW adventure. I did the trail in July 2016 as my first long-distance walk as well as my first walk in England. Back then I'd just turned fifty, and I wondered how I would hold up to 117 miles over 10 days (with a few days off in the middle). It went well and it was an absolutely wonderful experience, and watching your video made me relive the whole trip. My big brother gave me a set of trekking poles for my birthsday a few months earlier (he knew of my vacation plans), and I remember thinking to myself: "Trekking poles are for very old people". Just before I left from Denmark to England, I decided to bring them anyway, and I wouldn't have made it into Dartmoor without them, as the first leg from Wembury beach to Ivybridge almost destroyed my knees! But the poles literally saved the rest of the trip. Since then I did the South Downs Way and the Ridgeway. Lovely. I love your hat, by the way ... I have a similar one myself :-) Keep walking and please continue to do your fine videos. I really enjoy them, and I so much want to get back to England for another long distance walk. Cheers.
Thank you for sharing beautiful landscapes and respectful insights. Cheers, always grateful to be alive in the wild!
I am so inspired to see a skilled and resilient hiker who still has days where the trail can be hard, for whatever reason. It is so reassuring to know that one is not alone in that experience. Thank you for your consistent honesty and authenticity. It means the world.
Wonderful. You have a natural and delightful style of presentation, my friend asked me today if I would like to walk the 2MW and I sent her your video then watched it in one and didn't want it to finish. Really great, well done on being such an inspiration.
thanks for another inspirational video. Can I just say I was watching another of your videos yesterday and it got me out of my chair and off out to make a video! Thank you Abbie, thank you!!!
When walking in Somerset, where I used to live, I would often cross, join or pass along parts of the two moors way. How lovely to be able to virtually join you walking the whole trail. Definitely one I would like to do in the future. That sunrise when you left the campsite was fantastic and I agree those moments are what life is about. Another great video, I love watching your walks Abbie.
Well, if you're still in the UK you can join me in person! I run hikes up and down the country across the year. More info @ www.spendmoretimeinthewild.co.uk/wildwalks thanks for being here!
You are not alone,glad you said what you said(24.00),Every time I go hiking I have these meltdowns questioning myself.
What a walk in many ways. Thank you Abbie for once again sharing so much with us. The landscape was so different in different areas feel I need to watch it again to take it all in. I love the facts you share about nature and geology and social history etc I love how you can tell us a hedgerow was planted in 1824 😀 I love this stuff and haven't found anyone else who does the same thing. It was a beautiful film to watch it fills your soul. Keep it up your doing amazing things. X
I just completed the walk (my gps says 124 miles, including my accidental meanderings ! ) and I stumbled across this video by accident and ended up watching the whole thing. Well done you !
I could watch your films all day long! you're truly inspiring me!
Lovely, thank you Abbie
you are very courageous Abbie, and honest and open!
You are so brave. I love your videos. Inspiring. You are so self aware - I feel your struggle. Thank you for showing some of your other humans a direction to follow. Literally and figuratively.
Yes you are great on your journey
Another great, high quality, travelogue Abbie
Thanks Abbie - watched this over a period of a day whilst studying, feel I've been on a journey with you. You're a star!!!
Wonderful journey. Superb film. Brilliant commentary. Abbie - you're lovely! Thank you so much for taking me along. Some of the paths I know, many I don't. A real thrill. Can't wait for the next one
You're a beautiful human being and, like you, the one who knows to look, will see. And thank you for sharing your vulnerable moments. Sometimes a hike in the outdoors becomes a walk in the "indoors". Big hug, Jan
Enjoyed that. Thanks
What a fantastic video. You come across as such a lovely person. Thank you for the wonderful energy u bring to this world. You are an inspiration.
Another inspiring, educational video Abbie - Thank you so much! I love how you find joy in almost everything. You're a great person, your parents must be so proud of you....Oh, how the world needs more people like you.
Hello Abbie. I live here in the USA and have just started watching your videos. I really want to say thank you for your inspiration and honesty. I was diagnosed as a diabetic about 7 months ago and of course exercise was one the main things for me to do. I am 62 and must say was not too motivated to exercise but decided I could at least walk. I am up to 3.75 miles a day and 10,000 plus steps. I have started listening to your videos as I walk and I am truly so inspired by you. Stay strong and safe.
I love watching your videos before class. Helps me relax :)
Hard day today, but this video was very therapeutic and encouraging. Brilliant as usual Abbie!
You’re such an inspiration! Although I’d rather you didn’t have to go through the lows, just know that you’re not alone, there’s plenty of us out here forcing ourselves out of our comfort zones and sometimes not quite sure why! ❤️
Thank you Abbie. Wonderful video. Your commentary is inspiring, I loved the piece when you stopped and looked and listened.. I was reminded when you went through Holne that I did some of this walk in 1966!! when I walked from Lynmouth to Holne Park with Outward Bound
Keep up the good work.
Wow! An amazing walk and video. An hour and 40 minutes very well spent. Those Exmoor ponies sure were an amazing sight. Thanks very much for taking us along.
Hi Abbie i love your spirit to get up and go make inspirational films for us all to watch. I so look forward to the next.
I am so glad that I have discovered your channel. I love it.!!!
Hi Abbie. I like hiking myself and that's why I came to your video's. I guess I stay and watch new one's because there is a feel of honesty about the narration. I like the archaeological, more current historical, geological (moraines everywhere!) and botanical information you sneak in. I love the pace-ing and a lack of I-wanne-be-a-utuber gloss. And seriously, more people should embrace a good cry sometimes. There's so much power in the honesty of tears that gets tucked away behind a weird urge to keep up a facade. You know how strong inspire people I hope. Keep hiking!
Awesome content and production as ever. You are an inspiration to all who watch. Keep up the good work. All the best Pete
Love your work always makes me happy and relaxed. Thx for your work during your journey. Cheers from the Canadian Rockies.
Go ABBIE!
Top stuff.Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
She gets out there and does it.
I love your videos Abby. Very informative, and honest. Not sleeping is a big issue. It can make you feel quite wobbly! I rarely sleep well on treks.
Look after yourself.
Nice to find you doing what you do best - go girl Cheers Rob
This is what I call Time Well Spent. Thank you so much, Abbie. 👍🙂👏🏾
I know its a cliche now, as so many things are in our interconnected, internet world.... but....“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
― Joseph Campbell. You are a beautiful and brave human Abbie. For what that is worth from a seasoned, mentally ill traveler. You are a constant source of inspiration. Be you...shine. Without apologies or doubt...shine.
Great to follow your journey on two moores way.
Great video Abbie! Wonderful landscape and inspiring to add this to my list.
Tks again and stay strong! 💪 ❤🤙
William, Nova Scotia
Wonderfully inspiring adventure. Love your earnest, easy, positive approach. A truly relaxing, lovely video 👍👍👍
Just came across your channel by accident,but wow so glad l did,I've never seen anyone smile so much. They way you present your videos is infectious, nobody watching them wouldn't want to get outside and give it ago.
Also your honesty with your mental challenges means it's easier for us that also suffer from them to try and keep them at bay. Yet not be afraid to sometimes admit it's won the match with us sometimes. Your so informative, genuine and so totally at one with nature. Wishing you many many more adventures and keep on smiling.
Hey Abbie, thanks for letting us join the walk and congrats on completing it and making a good video. Thanks for sharing some profound thoughts. Cheers from Arkansas.
Good job Abbie as ever
Very entertaining, Good idea making farmers responsible for the signage on there bit of land. Makes a lot of sense. We all hate inconsistant sign posts.
You are amazing Abbie. I have watched so many of your films. I think as soon as these lockdowns are over, I shall be doing the two moors way, it is not as glamourous as the Mont Blanc hike, but it also won't be as packed with hikers. You have been so inspirational . I also have problems with my mental health, I had to pull the plug on mainstream tv, and all I watch now, is you and other wild camping videos. Thank you Abbie x
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
Do you know, I couldn't have put that better myself...haha!
That’s wonderful ☺️
Credit the poet
Beautiful!!
W.H Davies ‘Leisure’ (1911) Welsh poet
Hi Abbie! Just watched your Crib Goch video. Brilliant! You were so brave! I don’t know what demons you were facing, but you showed them what you’re made of. I could not do what you did. Keep wild! Ps loved your Portland video. My wife and I were married on the island. Lovely.
Thank you for sharing this trail, and your thoughts...very interesting and intriguing!!! And yes your final thoughts of not letting the birds nest in your mind will stick with me for ever!! Big smiles and wishing you many more happy trails and Adventures!! 👣📸
Fantastic video, I am planning this walk and taking notes! Thanks so much for uploading.
I find you truly inspirational Abbie* Thank you for taking us on another wonderfull journey.x :-)
Even i have seen only one of your videos...coast to coast... and this will be my second,i'll subscribe for your smile and your good energy that you have. We need to see more people smiling in our world,stay safe strong safe and always smiling.Greetings from Greece
God bless Abby listen to your body & good luck with everything
Great video Abbie as always. Thank you for sharing.
Brilliant Abbie, thanks for documenting your inner and outer journeys. I really appreciate your knowledge, research and passion of both the natural and historical surrounds. 👏👏👏💚🇦🇺🐢👣
like how you show it all, the highs and lows. keep up the good work, you are a beautiful girl.
Truly inspirational,a wonderful aptitude and such a great connection with nature ,,keep on doing what you do so well!
Oh Abbie, your energy is so genuine. We all hit the lows and you're so strong for doing what you do. Such an inspiration! Stay strong, you're great xx Love the attention to detail you provide in your short films.
First time to your channel and wow! Brilliant filming and editing, no overpowering music and just inspiring, informative and a delight to listen to narration :)
Great walking Abbie, looks like another 'to do' walk on my list.
Delightful 😁 reminded me along with a mate we camped by the river not far from where you camped in Withypool tho that was 1974 I think. Was a week spent on Exmoor....time to do the two moors way while the body still works, you can never be sure how many summer's you have left, best to use them ☺️
An amazing journey Abbie, I was on the moors two weeks ago. Did the Doone valley and around lynmouth over a weekend, stayed at Cloud farm. Such amazing valleys with wonderful trees and wild life.
Now that is how to do a walking video. Absolutely stunning and enjoyable to watch. 👍
Hi there you are so so inspirational with your knowledge and walks love your videos brilliant take care.
I've just come across your channel and I've got to say you make beautiful and inspiring videos, thank you for showing the darkness as well as the light. Stay strong and fight through the dark times. A sunrise will always lift the spirit. Thank you so much for sharing.
Well done! Such a great job! Keep on, keeping on! ❤️Iris from Germany
As always, extremely enjoyable - and yes, you are a wonderfully natural presenter. You provide inspiration to all who can't quite seem to fit the great outdoors into their lives as much as they'd like.
I second the comment about charisma and narrative style, showing the highs and lows, I am impressed. Keep on keeping on.
Love watching you, I walk, hike when am off work ,
Thank you and keep going into the wild x
exciting to watch your all vlog so informatic & exploring one..
Keep on ..
Cheers👍
Thanks Abbie, lovely video, totally inspired, hope to follow in your footsteps.
Another great video and trail, I totally agree with Lisa, you are a natural presenter. Really enjoyed this one and cheered up my day rushing around in the rat race of modern life. Hiking and walking keeps me sane, thank you.
What an amazing journey! Enjoyed it so much x you are an inspiration 😀👍
What a great and varied hike!! Thanks for taking us along.
Just completed the Two Moors Way as my post lockdown escape. Many thanks for the inspiration.
Was a pleisure to accompany you on your hike! Thank you for letting us join you :-)
I just love your walks. Thank you.
Another amazing expedition Abbie, I agree, whilst a day hiking is amazing for mental health, I feel a five or six day national trail expedition would be so much better. I too struggle with my mental health & find our hikes help massively, but I feel something like this will help me rediscover myself. ❤️
Great walk thru lovely countryside and towns! Thanks again for the adventure! 😎
Your enthusiasm is very refreshing.