Forget the NC500? Reindeer try and enter our van in The Cairngorms National Park!
We arrive in the Cairngorms after spending 2 months traveling around Scotland in our self-converted Ford Transit, La Bamba. After visiting the rugged Isle of Skye we followed the NC500 around Scotland's Northern tip, but now we head inland to the heart of Scotland. The Cairngorm's National park is a huge area of rugged mountains.
On arriving we explore Avimore in the search of a vegan breakfast, before driving off into the hills above Loch Morlich. While parked up here we are visited by a herd of reindeer who surprise us by appearing at the window of our van.
The next day we go foraging before moving on to an amazingly secluded park up, we use the near by stream to wash in the icy waters, visit lots of forests in the local area and visit the Highland Folk Museum.
The end of the week sees us visiting three amazing waterfalls in one day. The falls of Bruar, the falls of Acharn and the Birks of Aberfeldy. We spend that evening in Pitlochry where we enjoy pints, charity shops and get a chippy.
This week sees us reach the bottom of the Cairngorms, but fear not, we will be making a U-turn before re-entering the national park next week on the east of the mountains.
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I love your spirit of facing challenges. You two are so beautiful
Lovely stuff 😊
Always make time for yourselves, it is after all YOUR adventures. We’re so lucky that you invite us along for the ride 😘😇🚐🐢
Isabele is so full of energy. My goodness to take that bath in the cold river.
Just discovered you channel a couple of weeks ago, and currently at this episode. We live in Scotland and you probably passed our wee town recently. The channel is fantastic, well done guys, loving the content. Keep it up 👍👍👍
we had the same vegan breakfast when we was there cracking spot
I did “liked it” 😀
Scotland looks beautiful love your energy and vibe. Im So excited for ye touring around amidst the lovely waterfalls and woods and beaches of course. Cool seeing the reindeer
Living the dream l Pray for a safe journey for you both
Wow the views are amazing and also waterfall's . Thank you for sharing your amazing travels ❤️
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Hugh - they really are aren't they - thank you so so much for watching!!
Cairngorms park up .. doesn't get much better than that. 💯 Stunning scenery throughout the video. Look forward to the next one. 😎
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the support Xp! I had better get editing These park ups were so good. Couldn't have asked for more :)
The pasta you made looks crazy awesome and what a beautiful spot
Added this spot to my bucket list. So pretty - loved the wildlife sighting.
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, never expected to see them. Very beautiful moment
Fantastic, making a great documentary there. Keep warm.
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. The jumpers are out and the kettle is on.
Cool video, enjoying watching you visit places I went to many years ago. Reminds me I must get up there again. Andy UK
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Scotland is brilliant, so nice to venture of into the highlands. glad we could jog a few memories for you. hope you get up to alba before too long
Liking the foraging stuff ,✌🏻
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
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I love your chilled style guys. Discovered your channel a few days ago (Wild Atlantic Way trip), and I'm super jealous. Looks like an amazing way to live.
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hey thank you so much for the lovely message - so pleased to hear you're enjoying the channel - If you do get a chance this WAW is an amazing road trip to do!! very special xx
Aviemore looks lovely, the Cairngorms is on our to do list 🙂 Great vlog, we've subscribed 👍
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
The Cairngorms are incredible, maybe my favourite place in the UK! Thanks for subscribing, I had better get editing this week's vlog then :/
Nice vlog mate but the foraging thing !!! People need to know what’s safe & what’s not
Wow have to go there
Yes - That was fun - Thanks
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching John! Really appreciate it.
Cairngorms is an amazing place for sure👍
@johnnyveganite9141
2 жыл бұрын
Except for the midges tho🪰
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
aha luckily the midges were not about much when we were there - they sound bad in summer!
Laggan Village heading west from Newtonmore, turn right into village and follow the road till the Loch free camping and stunning 👍
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Next time for sure! Thanks for sharing
Such a beautiful area, think you're crazy to wild swim in that temperature though. Hope you had some single malt left over to warm you up 😁
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the single malts never seem to last all that long, haha. It is super cold to be honest, we do actually both have really good wetsuits, so we may need to dust them off soon.
Another great vlog, not watching them in order though!! Enjoying all the information you are telling about the places as I haven't been to any of them......I live in Belfast...
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Rosemary great to see you watching more of our videos! no worries you watch whatever order works for you!! ha so pleased to hear you're enjoying them!
First time watching your channel, enjoyed that , looked like you had a great time , …. Subscibed & 👍
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Ian, Glad you enjoyed it and a huge thank you for liking and subscribing. We are loving our Scottish adventures!
@iansworkshop
2 жыл бұрын
@@LostInTransit I just got a camper van for my 50th birthday , quite basic atm , just a full size rock and roll bed in it , but been out nearly every weekend since having it , think I have it on one of my videos , early 50 th present , cheers , ……. Watched a few videos of yours now , great content , easy going , relaxed , and very enjoyable . 👍
Lovely area, we've only passed through once before on our way to Skye 10 years ago. However we've recently bought a van.....a Transit van! It's a ready built Autosleeper. Just starting out on van life!
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Woo hoo, hope you have a blast, we love traveling in the van, it really is the best way to explore. Also #teamtransit
Might be nice in the summer
Another awesome vid. We love the Falls of Bruar. I posted a video on my Instagram page from 27/09/21 of the raging falls in flood when we were last there. It was a pretty spectacular site!
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Davey aw thanks for watching our vids ! Wow that must have been so crazy to see in a flood!
Great VLOG & Great to see another take on the areas I have visited often, sister stays in inverness.......heard in the VLOG a few times that Isabel had to work, what work do you do while on the road.
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
It is such an incredible place. Isabel works for a helpline, giving out information to colleagues
These locations are beautiful. But like Ireland you have to pick early visits inland and van stops at night on the coast if possible. The reason for this is the midge black fly in summer will drive you crazy. The get into everything your food ears etc. anywhere the female can get a blood meal to start laying eggs. Insect repellent works a bit but the midge in summer will drive you mental.
My misses is a wim Hoff instructor
@danwestern3566
Жыл бұрын
Also building a transit for wondering 🙂
Where did you learn what you can eat thats got to be so cool.
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul! Tom studied forestry so that developed his interest in foraging and helped him learn how to ID plants. We have a couple books on mushrooms and scotland is the place to go for that! so much fun! we worked on a campsite in scotland a few years ago and there were porcini mushrooms to harvest every day in the woodland near by! was so cool!
You suited your paul weller hair cut Just saying 😊
Just found u guys. Hello from Scotland 💚✊🏻🏴 how did you enjoy Scotland compared to the other places you’ve been?
@LostInTransit
6 ай бұрын
We absolutely love Scotland I (Tom) went to uni in Aberdeen and we have both spent a lot of time up there. I’m sure we will be back again soon!
We are planning to go there in May. Any advice regarding ghe weather? Is it still some kind of winter and we need winter tires on the car?
@LostInTransit
Жыл бұрын
You should be fine in may, we are here now in February and we don’t have winter tiers. May should be quite nice, often nicer than the summer months in my opinion.
Hey, what's the name of the vegan cafe you visited in Aviemore? That breakfast looks absolutely amazing!
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Luke, the cafe was called Route 7. It was just what we needed, a nice fry up to kick the day off
@dualcyclone
2 жыл бұрын
@@LostInTransit thanks! And keep it up, enjoying the content. Been tempted to travel around Highlands for some time, but haven't got around to it.
Were they liberty caps on the thatched roof?
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Talk about a doorway to another world. I actually don't think they were, plenty more at the wild swimming spot though so not to worry.
Great adventure can I ask why as so many vanlifers vegan?
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
I guess vanlife tends to appeal to a certain type of person, but yeah it is weird, nearly all KZread vanlifers appear to be vegan. I (Tom) actually loved meat & cheese and sometimes feel I'm missing out on a bit of the local culture by not eating the food, but we are trying to minimise our impact on the planet and reduce suffering where we can. If I need to eat poor quality "cheese" and "ham" it doesn't feel like the worst sacrifice, especially with vegan food getting better each year.
@alasdairfinlayson
Жыл бұрын
Salve the conscience for flooding the atmosphere with diesel fumes ?
Maybe leave a few mushrooms for other people? Just a thought.
@LostInTransit
10 ай бұрын
We didn’t make a dent in it, there were millions everywhere
Hay guys may I ask what jobs you do from the road because it’s something I’d love to do
@LostInTransit
Жыл бұрын
At this time Isabel was working for a covid helpline, providing answers on a chat. We are now in a position where we are living off our KZread earnings which is mind blowing to us.
Did you see Am Fear Liath Mor ?
@LostInTransit
2 ай бұрын
Amazing I had never heard of this, doing research now. Will definitely be keeping my eyes peeled next time we are up.
Would you guys ever get wetsuits so you can wild swim in all seasons
@LostInTransit
Жыл бұрын
We have wetsuits but we don’t generally use them as it can be a pain to dry them out in the van in winter. We actually did wild swim throughout the winter in Ireland just had to embrace the cold
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So jealous! We aren’t allowed to take anything from our national parks…only pictures.
Wim Hof!!!
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
"wim hof, wim hof, wim hof!"
its not blair atoll its athhhhol
@LostInTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Oh bum! I thought it was a bit of an odd place to find an atoll
Damp, cold and horrible
How did you guys learn to forage and what's safe to eat n what's not? I feel like so many mushrooms and Berries look the same I'd probably put myself in a&e lol x
@LostInTransit
11 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s a slow journey. Take some classes, buy a good ID book, and join some Facebook groups. There are some excellent resources out there. The other thing is to try to learn the tastiest and easiest to ID first, maximum reward with minimum risk. Very basic is things like blackberries, cuckoo flower leaves, young beech leaves, wood sorrel. Mushrooms to focus on first would be chanterelles and ceps, just make sure you are confident before you eat
@Our-cornwall-life
11 ай бұрын
@@LostInTransit 🤣 yh will do lol thank you 🙂 and hope your both well love your channel especially the Scotland stuff 🙂 were planning a trip there next year we live in Cornwall and need to cram it all into two weeks as that's all my bloke could get off work at once lol but can't wait your videos make us even more excited for it 🙂 thank you for everything you guys do, love the channel ❤️🙂 xx