A Bike-Rafting Estuary and Coastal Adventure. Bikepacking/Packrafting. Beach Camp. River Blyth.

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In this video, I am out on a Bikerafting mini adventure with my good friend Martin from Vildmark.co.uk. Bikerafting is the combination of Bikepacking (carrying everything you need for a multi day adventure by bicycle) and Packrafting (using a lightweight, packable inflatable boat to carry you and your gear across water during backpacking trips).
Our journey starts as we set off from the Suffolk town of Halesworth and ride along to Blyford bridge where we inflate our rafts. Strapping our bikes onto our boats, we set off downstream towards the river Blyth estuary - a stunning open water haven for wildlife, and then on to the pretty Suffolk seaside town and fishing port of Southwold.
A hearty seafood lunch and a sneaky pint of Adnams and we are on our way again, back on the bikes. The afternoons ride takes us along the sandy beach heading north away from the bustling crowds to a beautiful secluded beach where we make camp for the night. A relaxing evening enjoying good company, a couple of rums and the sound of the waves crashing onto the shore, the distant searching beam of the lighthouse in Southwold, our only reminder of the human world beyond our quiet stretch of seashore.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
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@Anita-rq9ev 10 месяцев назад

Watching your videos is like having a small vacation Simon. Top notch 👍. Thank you for taking me along, your work is highly appreciated😊

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@scottselliers1672 10 месяцев назад

Whole-heartedly agree! We're lucky to have him.

@Anita-rq9ev 10 месяцев назад

@@scottselliers1672 indeed😊

@eventsotherthingswithchris9019 10 месяцев назад

@@simonablokeinthewoods I forgot the other person you went with, but it's not often that I see someone using kayak paddles as Tent poles. I couldn't see if he had to make a ridge line or not though.

@timec2002 Месяц назад

@simonablokeinthewoods which pump are you using for your packet and sleeping mat in this video and where did you buy it? Many thanks.

@anndebaldo7381 10 месяцев назад

So nice to see Simon, a bloke floating! And how wonderful to have a fellow bloke to share the adventure! Loved the curious cows! Thanks for bringing us along...looks like fun! ATB

@watzeroorda5601 10 месяцев назад

Really amazed to see that you both managed to transport your bikes on a packraft and not have any ‘pokey-bits’ causing a puncture! Great video! 👍🏻

@yousweetpotato1 10 месяцев назад

Yes! What they said! This is so inspiring, Simon! Looks so fun!

@bpcamping2707 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Simon, of all the outdoor channels, I find yours, original, honest,and simply entertaining. Keep up the hard work filming

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@sebastianmail-suradrin2139 Месяц назад

@@simonablokeinthewoodsf

@jimlydle4170 10 месяцев назад

The way you stripped those bikes down would make James Bond and "Q" proud and the way you stowed your gear in the sides of the hull is magic. Yet again another great video well done.

@ittybitty5192 Месяц назад

Really enjoyed this adventure Simon. You did it all! Biking, rafting, beaching.. amazing seafood! Beautiful!! Thanks for taking us along! 😃👍

@kylewilliams5761 10 месяцев назад

For someone who doesn't leave the house much, this is a godsend. Beautifully idyllic and some great camera work to boot. !! Thank You..

@myvoiceyourstory9338 10 месяцев назад

Simon you’re the best man Angels be with you always

@stephenrose9157 10 месяцев назад

Waking up on the beach, you cannot beat it.

@stefan.5987 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic trip Simon. Really peaceful adventure. Very nice to watch. 🥳👍

@olejacobstalesen6558 10 месяцев назад

Lapskaus is traditionally the go-to stew here, in Norway either light or brown, broth or brown sauce. Fun to see both of you with Norwegian rations!

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

The best backpacking meals! 😁 🇳🇴

@anneli1735 10 месяцев назад

@@simonablokeinthewoods Labskaus in the north of Germany ❤ traditional seafarer food 😉

@HydroSnips 10 месяцев назад

@@anneli1735 Possibly related to Lobscouse here, associated with another seafaring city, Liverpool. Fascinating

@joanhuggett5164 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely riveting! You couldn't take your eye off for a second. Simon, you are a true film-maker. An eye for a beautiful shot and a wonderful storyteller. Thank you so much.

@lscblackwell9202 10 месяцев назад

I am so stressed today (at work)! I needed this ! Thank you Simon! Always a pleasure to watch you and you have some of the very best friends to hang out with. I always feel like I am just going along with you all! The scenery was just so gorgeous! That lunch looked absolutely amazing! And spending the night on the beach, with those waves and rum, too! Just sounds heavenly to me! Thank you for sharing with us. You always take us on such great adventures. Take care and be safe! Looking forward to your next adventure! 👍👍😊😊🧡🧡

@__cypher__ 10 месяцев назад

Started watching your videos during lockdown as a way to still get out in nature cause I couldn't. After the lockdown, going back to work, I continue watching your videos as a way to still get out in nature cause I can't...🥴

@adrianhudson1116 10 месяцев назад

I've got limited mobility and I use your videos as inspiration. In the last few years I've managed to get away quite often. I haven't gone the whole hog yet. I tend to book myself nights in caravans, but I'm getting better and better at it. I treat it like a camp, Trangia stoves et al. Next year if I can find a truly easy assemble tent I will try to be more adventurous. Its good for the soul and I deeply thank you for all that you do

@myvoiceyourstory9338 10 месяцев назад

Your mate is so lovely ! It was a blessing watching you both enjoy the time . The platter was a lovely gift too . God bless you all

@darrellpidgeon6440 16 дней назад

Cruising on the beach looks like such good fun.

@craiglake6091 10 месяцев назад

Simon, you are like Lewis and Clark and Crocodile Dundee all rolled into one.

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

😂😂👍

@pipey3000 10 месяцев назад

Having just finished building my MTB, this video couldn't have come at a better time. What an adventure! Fantastic video Simon, please don't underestimate the positive impact you and your videos have :)

@janwaller3585 3 месяца назад

Definitely an endurance adventure ! Loved it ❤️

@graceygrumble 10 месяцев назад

This is the kind of stuff I pulled off in my youth, on a shoestring. My dad would take us there - wherever 'there' was - and he would pick us up at the end. He's not 'there' any more. I'm making my own way 'there', now. I can still do it because my dad showed me the way.

@eddyoddrod 10 месяцев назад

I’m writing this while watching the video. Stuffing no things inside the raft then inflating it. Next level ! That’s as outside the box as one can get!

@martinoutdoors6941 10 месяцев назад

👍👍Bloody fantastic Simon, what an epic trip. Don’t think you’ll convince me to get in one of those pack raft thingies but the trip looked awesome, partial to a camp on a beach something really special about it.

@RolandForest 10 месяцев назад

You an inspirational young man. Your family must be so proud of you ingenuity and your sense of purpose. I hope …I know other young people see what you are doing, and you are Motivating them to get up to take action. Watching as 54 year old father

@unexpectedreaction9564 10 месяцев назад

Awesome to see my hometown on one of your films, love your work Simon! We are blessed with some lovely scenery :)

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

We certainly are aren’t we! 😁

@Rob.1340 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant, thank you. All the best. 👍🐾🐾😎

@mswarrior932 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video!! Love Bikerafting & Bikepacking on the beach!! 🇺🇸🌎🚴🇺🇸

@sjwillis1137 10 месяцев назад

This is the life . In inverted commas and all that . Yeah. Too right ♡♡♡

@oldguycamping63 10 месяцев назад

Outstanding Simon, Love the biking and what a great raft. Super lunch and lovely camp my friend .Thank You for sharing.

@chrisponsano4378 10 месяцев назад

4th! (Woops, I'm actually 5th. Another great trip! This channel is where I get most of my inspiration, for sure. After watching this trip, I wondered back to the shed and pulled my long-neglected bike out.

@kingrafa3938 10 месяцев назад

You're 5th

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

Happy biking! 😁

@captaincooksboatybites9049 10 месяцев назад

Southwold has got to be my favourite UK costal town. What a great trip.

@myvoiceyourstory9338 10 месяцев назад

One of me fav episodes Makes England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 look lovely man’s the dynamic with you both is top notch Easy breezy Thanks lads Love ya all

@garyjohnson4608 10 месяцев назад

Simon, your adventures take us to so many beautiful and interesting places !!

@gene_takovic57 10 месяцев назад

I always look forward to living vicariously through your adventures. Thanks for sharing!

@fmichaelelliott 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your wonderful journal. Watching from New York State in the U.S. Have enjoyed watching your channel for the past six years!

@alanrobertson5497 10 месяцев назад

It's a pleasure everytime I watch a video by Simon. Love watching, thank you.❤❤

@mozdickson 9 месяцев назад

Splendid, chaps. Thanks for taking us along.

@myvoiceyourstory9338 10 месяцев назад

Gosh that was beautiful watching him ride off his way As he did I prayed an thanked him for the episode God bless all

@marianfrances4959 10 месяцев назад

How awesome!!!! 👍😎🇨🇦🚲🛶⛺🌊🌕💫

@cherylwevill4355 10 месяцев назад

Another fantastic adventure. Lovely scenery, and beautiful camp site. Thanks Simon.😃

@thierrybervoets3604 10 месяцев назад

All the different angle of view are exceptional. Thank You

@stusrambles 10 месяцев назад

Great stuff! Beach, river rafting, bikes, everything.. fun to watch.

@user-ci2dv3wi7u 10 месяцев назад

You and Kent never cease,to amaze me good job, 👍 this one was a first I have never seen a tuber do .Amazing .🎉.

@kjh789az 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your latest adventure, Simon. Its impressive how you manage the filming on top of the riding/paddling, yet make it all seem relaxed and involving. Fantastic!

@katarinasjoberg 10 месяцев назад

What a wonderful trip! Humor, warmth and camaraderie in a place where you want to be is the best there is! As a Scandinavian and a Swede, I know very well what "Lapskojs" is (good) and at the fish restaurant there was a sign with "Gravlax", the Swedish name. (sugar-salted salmon is eaten with a special cold mustard sauce, delicious!) I really wanted a kayak like that.😉

@ninabenson2827 10 месяцев назад

This is great. Thanks for sharing your awesome adventures with us.👍💕🤗

@sjwillis1137 10 месяцев назад

You live well Sir . I just love you . Your videos I mean . Excellent!!

@jacquilebreton5769 День назад

You make it look so easy! Great vid.

@mikerandle5713 10 месяцев назад

Simon, when I read the title then saw you packing your bike I thought you were mad. Watching you paddle on the river, tend alight and reassemble your bike, repack your kit and pedal up the shore was inspiring! I salute you Simon.

@pamelaellott8044 10 месяцев назад

Well that was certainly different! Whoever heard of taking a bike on an inflatable raft?? Great video as always

@troymadison7082 10 месяцев назад

I'll be thinking of that seafood platter for days to come! 😋

@arijitguitar 10 месяцев назад

Great variety in a single journey video Simon. You Rock🤟🏻

@michaelfrank2266 10 месяцев назад

Those little air blowers are certainly a boon to all things inflatable!!!

@BeeKay4444 10 месяцев назад

Oh my this was glorious to take in. Thank you SO MUCH for your content. Your camera and editing skills are exceptional. It was like taking a mini break from my life for 42 minutes. Cheers 🍻

@sjwillis1137 10 месяцев назад

Yeah , the rum's all gone and it looks like the moon is pretty full . Easy tigers . Seriously!! Brilliant as ever .

@mickybetts7957 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible fella! Epic! Thanks for showing what can be done. A bike on a boat, a boat on a bike, on a train! Mind blown!

@simonablokeinthewoods 10 месяцев назад

😂👍

@redmann31567 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for another wonderful video Simon!!!! You are very inspiring mate!!!!

@Andrewoutdooradventures1550 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Simon for sharing this awesome adventure video it's like been there with you on your adventures thanks Simon 👍

@alwallsgrove3442 10 месяцев назад

Hi Simon yet another great video. . really loved the cigarette packet in the rear wheel sound affect. took me back 60+ years. . keep them coming please mate. . Al.

@heidih2887 10 месяцев назад

Delightful! Such a treat to see/learn about areas I've never been, watching you fellows on your adventure!

@miconone 10 месяцев назад

A great film Simon, my wife and I really enjoyed this!

@ArswieWaende 10 месяцев назад

What a fantastic combination of different adventures. Amazing footage! The video left me, as if I had been a member of the trip. It is so inspirational, I would like to pack and go instantly... Thank you so much for sharing.

@liammalarky3483 10 месяцев назад

A blow-up PFD? Mae West would be so proud!!! Good video. Thank you.

@powermonger9090 10 месяцев назад

Great video Simon. Superb videography as always. Always amazed you find all these great places in crowded old England.

@shaunwilliamson9193 10 месяцев назад

Oh this is an amazing journey this time Simon, the things that you can take out on a bike packing weekend now is incredible. The way you can flatten the kayak down and take away with you is amazing. I'm just at the part were you're both camping on the beach. Great video thanks for sharing.

@alexdetrojan4534 10 месяцев назад

Another nice adventure Simon. Watching you two sitting on the beach made me wonder how your neolithic ancestors may have sat on that beach when they first arrived in the British Isles...a virgin land ready for exploration and discovery...

@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 10 месяцев назад

You never cease to amaze me Simon 👌. Thanks again for such great entertainment 👍🌟

@Kenbur 10 месяцев назад

Thank you kind sir for sharing this and taking us with you. Down the creek to the river to the sea. A brilliant journey.

@karentierney9258 10 месяцев назад

We’ve been waiting for this vid.....exceptional as always .....it’s a pleasure watching

@sjwillis1137 10 месяцев назад

Thank God for Norfolk skies . Or East Anglia skies. 😉😁👍

@wombatbreath 10 месяцев назад

Great stuff as usual - thanks for sharing Simon. I have fond memories of childhood holidays in Southwold & Walberswick...

@rodbagley1686 10 месяцев назад

You sure do find some cool places to go on an adventure and your campsites are top shelf. Thanks for taking us along.

@ufoman4468 10 месяцев назад

Im sure Simon, You both know Cows with Calfs can be quite dangerous . Glad there were no Calfs about . That aside, What a fantastic trip that was. Rowing and biking your way through lovely sites and sounds . That Seafood platter 😋. Kinda sad watching the pair of you split up on the journey home . Hope you get together and do more trips like this .Awesome stuff.

@ralphp3057 10 месяцев назад

Very entertaining Simon !! Thanks for the Journey! I love bicycle packing myself!!! 😁👍

@ek-nz 10 месяцев назад

22:59 Funny, that’s exactly the tent I was thinking I’d bring!

@trinovantian1 10 месяцев назад

Love Southwold as my escape. The Solebay fish co platters are the best ever.

@tomad4051 10 месяцев назад

Awesome SetUP gear-wise, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤, you nailed it.

@eddyoddrod 10 месяцев назад

I’ve made that trip, not the same destination but similar trip. Pulled trailer with a bike and kayaked with trailer on inflatable boat. Awesome trip. One I will never be able to tip.

@trishrobbins9942 10 месяцев назад

Nice of you to provide entertainment for the stinky cows.

@sueelphick9060 10 месяцев назад

What a lovely couple of days you had....The video showed it off a treat.... as did the footage of the Seafood platter I was salivating just looking at it....Thanks as always for showcasing and showing us some really wild places .....😊

@ninabenson2827 10 месяцев назад

Looks so peaceful. Beautiful!👍🙂

@chrislonsberry1974 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video Simon!! What a great trip for two friends to share!

@dannycarter3647 10 месяцев назад

Whoop whoop. This is my evenings entertainment sorted. Thanks Simon.

@papajeff5486 10 месяцев назад

Well done, Simon, good to see you again. Quite the adventure. Thanks for speaking to your gear. Thanks for sharing the adventure. From Kentucky

@heather333 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! I love the natural soundtrack.

@JasonMcCann841 10 месяцев назад

Those packrafts are durable no doubt. Nice trip with your buddy!

@dianejacklin4338 10 месяцев назад

Another great video Simon. Thank you for sharing. Always remember to read instructions and you might have had some lovely scrambled eggs 😂 The last time w3 went on the beach we found lots of onions which had fallen from the fields above.

@judithfaber2667 10 месяцев назад

Amazing video. I felt like i was tagging along. I wonder why with 39k plus views there is less than 10% given it a thumbs up? Its hardly a reward for such a brilliant video & all the time taken to make & edit it

@jamescoffey5225 10 месяцев назад

From bike to inflatable raft to bike again? Looks like the latest film in the Transformers film series. 🙂 What a very interesting video and relaxing one (to watch) too. Thanks again for taking me on another of your amazing journeys.

@barbroevanderlindquist4128 10 месяцев назад

Lapskois.....served at sea during heavy wether orcans, storms etc. A all in one meal in one pot. Mash potatoes, salt meat, green peas. Realy tasty and a good meal. Think the gally with meny potts on the stove with several danderus over hauls! But still evry ones nead a meal!🚢🕊🇸🇪

@user-hf9gn8vc6y 10 месяцев назад

Great as always! I love that you always give a little history as you ride(or paddle) along. Thanks for another awesome video!!!

@thomasmacias5032 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Simon for taking me along with youI said it before and retired garbageman from Northern California love your videos thank you Simon

@jeffstevens763 10 месяцев назад

Just comeback from a 150 trip by powered inflatable boat from taynult around Iona with two night stop in loch buie great trip as is this one Simon love the boat bike combination 👍

@sjwillis1137 10 месяцев назад

Just simply love ya . ♡♡👍👌👍

@davidkidwell736 10 месяцев назад

Once again, thank you. Makes week go by quicker. Dave

@73megalith 10 месяцев назад

Great trip with some go and escape to nature vibes all the way to the end, I like the bikepacking bike and kit, upped the game there with a load of kit that is not out of most peoples reach, brilliant 🤙