Update: This series was filmed in 2021. As of 2023, Jill and I are no longer together and she is not associated with this channel. Wishing her all the best for the future! If you want to see the original Schoolhouse Cinema as Chris created it, you can find it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaeMyMyHkczFfdo.htmlsi=f_nsvBXIt6XJwTmT You can find more about "Crazy Chris" at his website crazychris.org

@infocuslearning

3 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that 😢

@Anthologylife14

3 ай бұрын

Oh no! Thats devastating!! 😢 I wish you th best with future planss

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

@@Anthologylife14 Thank you!

@richardoliver6131

17 күн бұрын

It's life but glad your ok and what a marvelous journey

Great finale to a fantastic series!!

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

Glad you made it there in the end. My house is the one behind the schoolhouse where you nearly lost your hat. I'd just finished building it when the salmon farm closed and we had to leave to find work. Now I only really see it during holidays and if the weather is good to travel for the weekend. My grandmother can tell stories for days and listening to them is what I enjoy most about getting home. She's really seen it all there through the years and always enjoys telling us about life back then. I almost had the same experience with my DJI Mini 2 when I sent it out west of the island to take pictures of the Renown fishing - got out there really quickly but it was a fight against the wind to get it ashore again!

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

It made the thousands of kms of pedalling worthwhile. Oh wow, sorry to hear that you had to leave. Do you have any plans to return? Staying on Skerries was a really unforgettable experience, and I loved meeting some of the Schoolhouse's neighbours! I can't say I've ever been anywhere quite like it before, so listening to people explain how life worked in such an isolated place was really fascinating. Haha glad to hear I wasn't the only one to make that mistake. Watching the battery level slowly drop as it inched it's way back across the water, I really thought I was going to lose it 😅

@ryanarthur8359

2 ай бұрын

No plans yet that'd work but we've never given up hope!

Thank you for making the series. Watched the End through misty eyes. Our beloved island is always home no matter how far we wander.

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! Skerries was a really unforgettable place, and I was so happy to hear about some new arrivals on the island. Many more videos to come and full trailer for the next series will be on here soon, so keep an eye out 😁

Brilliant video about Skerries.

@TieranFreedman

Ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

The loneliest boy in the world. Thanks, This takes me back! When I visited this place in Oct 2019 on my way from Lands End to the northern cliff tops of Unst, I happened to meet three teenagers as we awaited the return ferry. One said of the other 'he's the loneliest boy in the world; he is the only student for the school'. When I visited the school house was occupied by it's owner and he showed me round. I had met him by chance in the Lerwick Hostel and paid him a random visit. He said he wanted to live more off grid and move to living on one of the uninhabited parts of these islands. In my 8 hour visit I walked the islands north, south, east and west but didn't consider an overnight stay. Good idea! Of the 2200+ mile trip, the Orkney and Shetland islands were my favourite part of the trip. I did not end my adventure at the cliffs but continued cycling in Shetland and then returned by ferry to Aberdeen, but not before spending 5 days cycling and walking on Hoy. The beach on Hoy was the best place I had visited on my way north and I wanted to conclude with sleeping on the beach. I was sad to leave Shetland and needed the prospect of visiting one last glorious place. After the pandemic I began planning a round-UK and Ireland bike-trip, but if it weren't for the war zones I'd most like to solo bike-pack through Africa north to south and possibly back again. Of all the places in the world, in some strange way, it seems to me that Africa could be the most life-changing place to visit as it's where everything began, and in some sense it feels like it might 'feel like home'. You are an excellent story teller/narrator.

This was an excellent series Tieran, really well edited and narrated. Hope you and Jill are both doing OK, sad to hear you aren't together anymore. All the best for the future and hopefully some more great videos!

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Craig, and so glad you enjoyed the series; can't believe I've finally published it all! Many more videos to come, and a full trailer for the new series will be on here soon 😁

Fantastic end to a wonderful odyssey. You two were great traveling companions, but there's a time to everything. Looking forward to your next adventure!

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Bob and so glad you enjoyed the series! Full trailer for the next series coming soon 😁

A great ending to an amazing adventure! You must have had some incredible encounters. The new footage looks spectacular.

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Georgios! So glad you liked it, full trailer for season 3 coming soon 😁

I'm from Russia and it seems like you gave me a dream to visit all these places :D I have always had interest in Britain and your culture because im a football fan since 4 years old and I watched many british movies as a kid and your channel and this series is like a treasure chest! especially after watching Vikings TV series my interest in northen parts of UK and it's history heated up so thank you! You deserve way more views and subscribers

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed the videos and I hope you get a chance to visit some of these places! 😊

Really great series to watch all the way through. You are a wonderful storyteller and we can't wait to see your next adventure.

Frehja, Theo and I have just enjoyed this most interesting documentary. Congratulations on your latest film. Can’t wait for the next. Much love ❤💚

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Eve, so glad you enjoyed it! All the best to you from London ☺

I loved this! I’ve only ever made it to Orkney; loved it. Your travels are a great way for me to see the world now. I’m looking forward to Saudi Arabia next.

@TieranFreedman

Ай бұрын

Thanks again Barbara, happy to hear you liked this one as well! Full trailer for the next series coming very soon 😁🚲

Thanks for this wonderful tour and intimate look at the varying cultures (and languages) of the British and Irish islands. People often forget that they're not a contiguous whole. Thanks for showing that. And thank you for all your hard work. You must have feel like the floor was pulled out from under you when you finally got home after all that! I have real sympathy for your come down. I look forward to your next adventure!

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, I'm so glad you enjoyed following the series! They really do, and before this trip I didn't really appreciate that. I felt very lucky to be able to learn about all those cultures and languages so close to home for this project. And yes it was a crazy feeling coming back! You go from one extreme to another; living outdoors on the bike and meeting new people every day, to suddenly at home editing videos. But I was only home for 9 months before heading out on the next adventure, and a trailer for that will be out in the not-too-distant future 😁

What an excellent series. Although I've cycled all my life, I went my first weekend cycle tour last year with my 15 yr old son. He wants to go further again and for longer this year so I was on youtube looking for inspiration for trips when your videos popped up. I hope you continue to document your travels. Well produced and informative along the way. Thanks for sharing. There is a phrase used in the borders of my country Scotland that means have a trouble free outward journey and then a trouble free inward journey so for all your future journeys I wish you a safe oot, safe in.

Really enjoyed the whole journey. Sad to hear you and Jill have parted. I'm amazed your relationship survived the actual journey. Still, hopefully you will be friends forever having endured 6 months of torture together ;-) I look forward to your next adventure.

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, and yeah haha a cycle tour with a partner is definitely a big test! Glad you enjoyed the series, the trailer for the next one is coming soon in the not-too-distant future 😁

Thank you so much for the series! I've enjoyed every episode. I'm looking forward to my bicycle tour which will start in about 8 weeks.☺ Sorry to hear that Jill and you are no longer together.

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed the series, and good luck on your tour! Where are you headed?

@antjesipkema5798

2 ай бұрын

@TieranFreedman I'm going to Scotland, with my husband. I think this will be my last bicycle vacation. I'm 61 and my husband 66 (in May he'll be 67) . Just one more time... We don'tknow for how long. A month, 2 months or... We'll see. It depends on our condition, the weather etc. I hope you're doing well. Take care. Bye.🍀

A triumph in documentary making, with some lovingly crafted shots! One can sense it could be quite difficult at the end to leave that particular adventure behind. ... but a wonderful tease at the end about more adventures to come, although take care in that part of the world.

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It was bittersweet coming home, but it did mean having a chance to properly rest for the first time in a long while. I won't spoil anything other than saying the next adventure was an absolutely crazy experience... the trailer for that will be coming in the not-too-distant future 😁

@adamfaou9926

2 ай бұрын

@@TieranFreedman More power to your elbow! That will certainly be eagerly received!

Fabulous end to the season! Can't wait for the next one.

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😁

Aside from the breathtaking scenery and wonderful commentary I was intrigued by the relationship aspect of the journey. Sorry it didn't work out. I will be bike packing Ireland for two weeks in May.

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the videos! Good luck on your tour, which parts of Ireland will you be cycling through?

@Bertie..

2 ай бұрын

800 km starting in Dublin, across to Galway. Down the wild Atlantic way, ring of Kerry. Train from Cork back to Dublin. Wild camp where we can. Might reverse the route depending on wind when we arrive.

Loved the series. Looking forward to your next adventure!

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks you, so glad to hear that! Full trailer for the next series coming soon 😁

Such beautiful shots of the windswept islands! Great video

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It was an absolutely stunning place. Glad you enjoyed the video 😁

That was a great series. Entertaining and informative. Thanks!

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it! The next series is coming soon (there's a sneak peak at the end of this video) 😁

Excellent vlog brother... sorry to hear about ur relationship.. just subscribed and will support ❤

@TieranFreedman

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it 😊

@anonymous77173

Ай бұрын

@@TieranFreedman bless

cant wait to see what you get up to next

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

😁 full trailer for the next series coming soon!

@fleetingselfconfidence612

3 ай бұрын

@@TieranFreedman from the small clips it looks amazing. i hope it brings you the attention you absolutely deserve

@TieranFreedman

2 ай бұрын

@@fleetingselfconfidence612 Thank you!

Saw you in gott in one scene

@TieranFreedman

16 күн бұрын

Well spotted!

The Skerries folk sound like Scandinavians speaking English 😀

@TieranFreedman

16 күн бұрын

As a half-Norwegian I thought so too! There's so much Scandinavian influence on those islands

😃😃

Does the term outskirts come from here?

@TieranFreedman

Ай бұрын

Good guess! It doesn't, but "skirt" does come from Old Norse, and Norn (the unique language in Shetland that died out in the early 1900s and still influences the dialect today) was a form of old norse.

the school house cinema is now closed now because of chris trying to live on the isle on grunny

What make is your Bike

@TieranFreedman

10 күн бұрын

It's a Ridgeback Voyage, it's handled taking me through mountains, desert, snow, and scorching heat pretty well!

@tomjenkinson8958

10 күн бұрын

@@TieranFreedman l have a Ridgeback Panorama

@tomjenkinson8958

10 күн бұрын

@@TieranFreedman was you hat your 2nd trip to Shetland?

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First, once again

@TieranFreedman

3 ай бұрын

Haha well done Thomas! Hope life is good in Norway, I'm here now actually 😁

@thomasthomas7222

3 ай бұрын

@@TieranFreedman mate it’s been boring, I’m in year 11 and basically just waiting to be finished With school so i can Get a job and all that. I dont Even know what id like to be when I’m older, but I’ll figure something out. How’ve you been doing?