Nice one again guys! It’s one part of Scotland I’ve not spent much time in! I always film in the highlands or the west coast but it’s on my bucket list. Keep up the great videos! ✌️

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

We can imagine why! The highlands are just spectacular... and arguably more interesting then the part we visited, but still worth a visit!

I think the bird is a Enkelbeckasin in Swedish, in English Common snipe. Thank you guys for you`r lovely videos 🥰

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

We think so too :-) Thanks!!

@jeremygalvin6690

Жыл бұрын

I think the bird is a curlew, similar to snipe, larger cousin...love your adventures....ta

@jeremygalvin6690

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not curlew....snipe!right

Your videos make me feel that there is wonderful community of walkers and riders on KZread and I won't have to feel lonely when I am on your channel. Thank you. : )

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 We're glad to be a part of this community...

I am sending a message from Iran, you make beautiful videos and choose beautiful routes, good luck😍🤗🌺

I MUST comment. I've recently discovered these two beautiful intelligent poised adventurers. Oh, how I wish I could join them, and not just for their adventures. They impress me so much; I wish they were in my 80 yo world. BTW, how envious am I that I never found such a beautiful soulmate and partner in adventure. Such a calm loving relationship between these wonderful souls. I wish you both, and likeminded adventurers, the fulfillment of all your quests. Do NOT put it off. DO IT, as soon as you can. In later years, it's never about your $$$$. It's only about the people in your lives and the adventures you can share. Best Wishes to all...Live your lives with ideals and spiritual journeys/accomplishments. GET ON YOUR BIKES>

I enjoy viewing your videos as you cycle as a couple, just as I enjoy watching other videos of couples cycling together as a team. Alas it is so sad to watch them going their separate ways midway in their trip. Please keep up the great teamwork that you both are forging and I pray that you will always remain together. Blessings from Malaysia.

Another beautiful episode. So glad you have enjoyed riding through the UK, it’s been wonderful to see our country through the eyes of visitors and you have captured the beauty so wonderfully on you travels 👏👏

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad we've done it justice which it very much deserves, beautiful landscapes and lovely people! 💛

In 1982 I rode my bike from Frankfurt to Durness. However along the coast. Your way shows a completely different landscape. I would like to thank you for the many efforts you take through these remote paths to be able to take such fantastically special shots. It is a pleasure for me to watch your videos. They inspire me to think about the essentials, yes, your videos are something special, away from the main stream. And it doesn't matter when they were recorded. Could also be 5 years ago. They are timeless to see. Best regards Bernard

Thanks for your time and effort making this video!!

Great terrain,very dreamy,safe travels!!🤗👋

Great video as usual! Loved the UK series! Looking forward to the Island ones, cheers.

Nice Bicycle tour with great views👌

You two are truly written in the stars...

Another absolute delight best bike adventure videos out there. Keep it up guys love watching your travels.

Amazing journey. Thanks for sharing with us. 🙂👍🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Prachtige beelden weer! Enjoy the ride

Great video!

Thank you both for another enjoyable video. The strange sound was air vibrating through the spread outer tail feathers of a Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) diving during its display flight - given mostly at dusk.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick, we still try to figure out why he (appeared to) fly circles around our tent... Do you have any idea?

@patrickgiles4800

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander Mmm...not sure. Maybe the tent just happened to be in the middle of the usual display area? Or reacting to another Snipe nearby but only guesses really.

Thank you for the video and inspiration. Nice landscapes in scotland. 👏👌

Just seen this clip as you end your UK trip. Again and again you produce the most ( and best) video clips. All BBC so natural and amusing. Informative too. A pity they are not longer but never having filmed on a tour I can only imagine it is very time consuming and hard work. But we’ll worth it to watch

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Haha, that's quite a compliment. Though we don't feel we're even close to 'Planet Earth' type of shots... But we try 😋 We agree it would be better if they were a bit longer (especially this last one, we didn't have footage left), though we don't want to compromise on quality. We like to give a feeling / experience more so then a raw, less edited vlog... Frankly we don't enjoy ourselves talking about the same things (the weather, landscape, food etc) again and again so we try to keep that short and sweet. Maybe you have some suggestions, we're open to suggestions and feedback!

You guys are truly blessed to be able to travel by bicycle be safe and enjoy your journey.

Geweldige video weer. Reuze bedankt voor de mooie momenten.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Dank 😊

Oooooh looking forward to your next adventure! Cheers from N. California.

I spent my first 71 years in Northumberland, walking ,cycling and camping everywhere. Nowhere like it.mi moved to The Cotswolds last year for family reasons.

@grahambonner508

Жыл бұрын

Cotswolds is also a beautiful area 👍.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Wauw, that's a long time! You must know the area like the back of your hand... It's a special area, empty and lots of forestry... we liked it!

@johnweightman2002

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander sometimes I feel it is a bit barren: too much land for grouse shooting and too many sheep.

Brilliant post, so interesting following your journey. Keep it up God bless you both.

I really enjoyed the historical commentary on the place you bike through! I hope you do more of that! I also appreciate Eric's comments about the inner dialogue on route choice. I generally find that the road less traveled is a more rewarding, but maybe more challenging way when you've the time, energy and the weather is good. Other times you just want to get your destination as quickly and easily as possible. Safe and happy travels! =)

Great video. The image of the old railway carriages were very evocative of the places history, as were the bothys and their story. Nice to see the close-ups of nature like the slug and mushroom which are well observed in their own right, but also provide a contrast to a bike, rider and road. A really diverse collection of shots. Ethereal floating above by drone, on board in motion on the bike and up close and personal with the smaller things. Keep it up.

Just discovered your channel due to noticing you were in my old stomping ground the Scottish Borders. It’s great to see someone doing lesser known trails and kudos for doing it with all your touring gear.

The video I was looking forward to because it was pretty awesome

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kurma Channel Travel 😊 All the Best, E&M

Another wonderful episode in your adventures. Thank you for taking us along on your journey through the UK. I particularly liked to bothy scenes. You are wonderful story-tellers. Looking forward to your next episodes. Safe travels.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! These bothies are such a treasure... we would love to come back and do a bothie-hopping tour :-)

I really appreciate the effort you go to put together your wonderful videos. You give a great insight into the conditions and countryside your are travelling through. Wonderful

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! 🙏

wow beautiful place, must be nice for cycling there, new friend biglike

Nice to see u again

Thank you. I really enjoyed the commentary on the natural history of the area you travelled through.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

🙏

Amazing and hard ride over Scottish grassy landscape. I like this.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we definitely developed some muscles there... :-)

2:13 is the call of a Snipe . I really enjoy your videos and used to live and work in the borders so nice to see some glimpses of the trails there on your journey.

Welcome to Scotland again. You guys do have a unique touring and filming style all of our own and together they make for lovely videos. All the best to you for the future.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Norman! 🙏

Hi, see you again! You always have wonderful journey, meet beautiful place. Awesome. Keep healthy you two!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

🙏

excellent , as always

As always, beautiful and inspiring. I especially love your cinematography. The slug was a nice touch.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🐌

U guys are amazing ,I always enjoy ur videos. This is beautiful but back groud music is fantastic.

Happy to see the area that is looking like my recent tour in Emmetten, Switzerland 😇

Allways good film..i like it...

Ah as my winter arrives yours leaves and your travels begin....happy adventures my friends

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, actually our video's are a few months behind. But we're almost on the road again :-)

Well done video and some beautiful country. That bothy was top notch. You may have to go back one day. Thank you for another great video and take care, Al

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

We certainly will... many people told us we missed the best part! :-)

Incredible video. You are intrepid travelers! Looking forward to your Icelandic adventures. Be well.

really well made , you two are a great team.. great balance between good shots, and history/facts.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! We hope we did your homeland proud. All the best with it mate, E&M

Love and safe travels

Beautiful green area.

Hey there you two! As always, GREAT video! We have some downtime at the moment and are trying to catch up with some of our favorite travelers, as well as get caught up with our own videos! Cycle touring Scotland is/was one of our favorite places. Love the remoteness and ability to pretty much camp any where. The midges there are horrible! We're not so sure about that Marmite you're carrying, we never got the taste for it. Enjoy Iceland, that is a rough and hard place, but so so so beautiful! It's like no other place we've ever traveled too. Cheers and happy cycling! ~Ron & Petra

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Haha, maybe it's because we don't eat meat but we do like the flavor of it and Marmite can help with that! We notice that we always have a new addiction in every country we travel... in the UK it was mostly Marmite and Cider (we could contain ourselves with the fudge this time)... ;-) Yes Iceland was rough... mainly because of the weather. But as always, it adds to the atmosphere & experience. What was your route through Iceland? Enjoy your downtime guys 💚

thanks guys, love your vids, well shot and informative, Iceland will be EPIC!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

🙏

The bird is a snipe. I had a similar night whilst bikepacking.

Always great videos looking forward to Iceland thanks guys

You guyz are very under rated in youtube.. I dont know why... All the best guys for your wonderful journey .. Really appreciate your hard work...

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too for your uplifting words! Best wishes and we hope you will enjoy the coming vids :)

Awesomeness, we love your movies so much. Thanks for this beautiful impressions about this fantastic landscape. See you soon. Kindly regards from cypress 🇨🇾 Carmen and Phillipp

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Carmen & Phillipp! 💚

thx guys , great video

weer genoten. hier kan ik alleen van dromen

Thanks again, another really good one. Looking forward to watching how it goes in Iceland.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Edison!

My local bothy. Good video folks 🧘

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Ha, nice! We really liked staying there!! Thanks 😊 All the Best, E&M

Yours is perhaps the best photography in the bicycle touring genre.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

That's sweet, thanks John!

Brilliant take care👌👍

@WheelstoWander

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Matt 😊 Best wishes, E&M

I work for a Class 1 Railroad in Texas, USA. Seeing Whitrope Siding made me feel at home. 😅 All of the scenery in your video is beautiful.

Its a shame you didn't get to explore my beautiful country a bit more, you missed so much but maybe in the future you can come back and enjoy it👍As you saw the weather is a bit unpredictable of course🤣At least you got some sun so you did get lucky😉

live your life in the way that makes you happy

Keep going... I'm from Syria.. and I like u guys

Hey Eric & Maudi ✌🏻🙂 Awesome timing to capture the Slug in that Motion,thanks a lot for sharing it. I‘m lookin‘ forward to check the Icelandic Experiences you‘re up to.Stay warm over there and have a great Time on the Road.😁✌🏻

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we love that shot too 😋 We actually told him how to act... turned out well!

@TrCT777

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander 😄 Pretty cool Slug tho and great directing as well. I really like your attitude,as far as i can tell by what i could see in your Videos. Such cool Dudes 😁🤙🏼Thank you for reacting on my Comments

Thank you for the adventure. Watching as i have covid and the flu.

hard to go but enjoy !

Snipe! The sound is made with the feathers, and is called "drumming".

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Such an interesting thing to know, thanks!

Great video. I enjoy following your adventures. Your UFO is a Snipe a little bird which beats its wings together. A sure sign you are in a wild place..

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Well it was just farmland but quite sparsely populated :-) A beautiful sound...especially now that we know that it's just a bird 😁

you are making me lament that i never learned to ride a bike ! haha. keep it up !

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Never to old to learn 😊

Scotland is beautiful. Come to Aberdeenshire!

Your strange bird was a snipe. They like sheltering in rough, damp grasses.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, that's indeed the type of vegetation we encountered a lot in the UK!

Super nice video again. Pity you didn't go through the Highlands to North East Coast and Forres in particular (my birth place). However, Iceland wow, Iceland can't wait for the views. Take care.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

We'll have to go back to Scotland... we absolutely love the highlands... but there's just a short window to cycle Iceland relatively comfortably.

Wonderful. I get to see what I cannot do, even as a cyclist. Strict roadie. I now know all about a "bothy" thanks to you guys and Wikipedia.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Everybody has their own preference, we also really enjoy asfalt from time to time! But we try to stay away from busy roads... 😊

Die vogel is een watersnip!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Geweldig, bedankt!! 👌

Voor veel fietsers een onbekend maar prachtig gebied 🚴😍enjoy

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Dank je Co 😊 Mooie fietsen daar inderdaad! Groet van ons

Hi W T W i hope you are doing well wow what you are doing is really huge and great adventure yes you both are phenomenal bravo your vids are wonderul and it is always a pleasure to see you wish you the best honestly you are really my inspiration live your lie in the way that makes you happy you are both so talented greetings your fan from north africa be happy don t worry

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliments 💚😊

So disappointed I didn't realise you guys were coming , you could have stayed with me ,great video but the best of Scotland is in the west coast cycle ways and the scenery on the west coast, Saor Alba .

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

We should come back then!! 😊 Luckily we're close...

@mysurlytrucker7510

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander where you at nl .

The bird making the noise was a Snipe. The noise is called Drumming. I haven't heard it very often, you were lucky...apart from the ruined sleep!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Haha, well.. the first it creeped me out a little... but we heard it quite a few times during our tour in the UK! We're two lucky birds ;-)

I googled midge stew but found no recipes 🤭 But I did find out they’re an important part of the food chain in nature. Long live the midge 🫶🏻 Really look forward to your episodes. Cu in Iceland episode. My son lived there for a few years. Fantastic place. ✨

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Haha, that doesn't sound very appetizing... Good to know that they are of some sort of use in nature, that makes it a little more bearable. That's an interesting place to live, we would be curious to know why? Is it for study, work... or just for the experience of living in such a wild place...

@hArtyTruffle

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander He’s done quite a bit of travelling but only to hot countries. I think he wanted to see what it was like living in a cold country. He was much younger and I think he also liked the nature (and no doubt the looks) of the Icelandic ladies 🙄 He was also interested in doing some voluntary work on an organic farm there. I think he wondered how they produced food there, the landscape being what it is. It was all poly-tunnels. Other things were the social life there, the fresh air, open spaces, the contrast of fire and ice and… the beer. Well, he was young and 😎 back then. He loved it. But he loves hot countries better so he’s living in the Philippines now with his soon to be wife.

Beautiful experience as always! The night bird was a Common snipe giving its “winnowing” call that’s actually coming from its feathers! Sorry to dispel the UFO theory!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Yeah.. kind of disappointed 👽

Just love your videos guys. hey when are you coming out to Australia. It's a cycle touring heaven out here? Anyway take good care K😊✌️

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Aargh... to many places... we can't decide!!

A piece of trivia - Caledonia which is the old way to call Scotland literally means big forest, so you can imagine how much it was cut down! :)

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Interesting fact! 🙏

That was hard going. It was hilly because you were in the Southern Uplands for most of this video - the Lowlands are not all low! The bird was a snipe. I love hearing that sound at dusk or at night. It's not made with their voice, but by the air passing through their feathers as they descend through the air, and for some reason the sound is usually called 'drumming' in English. Doesn't sound like a drum to me! I saw this video after seeing a couple of others by you from Iceland. All power to your pedals!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insights Mark :) A lovely place to cycle and the noise, now we know, is beautiful. Wishing you all the best, E&M

@markwringe2826

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander Thank you. A couple of days ago I disturbed a snipe as I was about to open my gate and cycle out onto the road.

Excuse the typos in the the above comment I look forward to watching the next batch. Take care and safe pedalling Anthony

Good to know it is not only happening to me I always end on roads that are not there anymore or only used in summer and are al muddy 😝

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Type two fun! 😋

I would love to do this ride

big big hi from cotswold .. tempted to visit you .. when you leaving for iceland ?

The strange bird was a snipe😉

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know Robert 🙏🏼

@roberthunter5398

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander glad to help. I hope you double checked my answer 😊

Beautiful video, as usual! May we kindly ask you how do you animate your GPX track so well? Do you use some service or ...? Thanks!

Are you the couple from CGOAB? I loved that journey.

Iceland in the winter? Wow.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

We're some months behind with the video's, we were there in summer luckily! But it must be beautiful in winter...

One of the best shots at minute 11:13. Yeah you guys really could have used some Lieferando while waiting out the UFO bird in the tent.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

You mean the pic of Iceland or the black frame 😅

@rheinking2754

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander sorry I meant at 3:09. I mistakenly took the time for the entire film. Great travels, RheinKing aus Bonn

Those strange birds are probably shearwaters, ze vliegen s’nachts terug naar hun burrows to avoid being catched by seagulls

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Astrid, most people think it's a Snipe though... :)

❤

You guys find some very out of the way routes. That's a lot of study of maps and gmaps. Good bothy.

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

It was a beautiful bothy, would be great to do some bothy-hopping in the future :-)

Mystical island. That sound so exciting. I am thinking of somewhere in Greece or Italy?

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Hmm.. I think you misunderstood us a little, it's Iceland, not Island, although that's still an Island of course.. kind of confusing, and not as tropical 🥶

@lukespack

Жыл бұрын

@@WheelstoWander Stay warm!

Excellent video!, that backdrop of the tall forest on a hill (around 9:00 I think) actually wants me to have such a forest around here! I was just curious: By the looks of it your pannier bags look like Vaude? If so, how have they held up so far?

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Yeah these forests are so specific, often wet, mossy and lots of ferns... There's something about them! They're from Ortlieb, we're very content. We have them since the very beginning and they're still going strong :-)

Gorgeous, as always. Your filmmaking is amazing. How much time do you spend setting up shots? Do you so some every day, or do you tend to have "shoot" days and travel days? Looking forward to seeing Iceland! Stay safe!

@WheelstoWander

Жыл бұрын

Great question. We're lucky that we can film each other so that saves a lot of time... It all really depends on what we encounter and what we film, this can differ from a few simple shots from our camping location to an extended detailed cinematic sequence from our complete evening routine... If we decide to put in some effort it can easily take us 30 minutes to an hour... Drone shots also take quite some time. We talked about having shoot days / travel & relax days but in reality you kind of have to cease the moment... There are a lot of dull & uninspiring days, so when we come across something interesting we try to capture it. Sometimes that can take us away from enjoying the experience, being in the moment... but most of the time we enjoy it and we become inspired by the beautiful light or landscape. It's all about finding a good balance... There are plenty of interesting moments that we don't capture on camera and are just for us... :-)