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Cycling Scotland: The Lowlands | Bicycle Touring UK

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After our wonderful stay in the 'Green Bothy' wilderness hut, we find another one on the map that peaks our interest. We find ourselves on an increasingly difficult path leading to the next hut and are not sure if we are going to make it… This part of Scotland, called 'The Lowlands', is pretty hilly if you ask us and we ride through open valleys and dense forests. Our tour in the UK is sadly coming to an end. But from here we fly to our next adventure destination. A mystical island we have long been dreaming about ⛰
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@leffee5381 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

We think so too :-) Thanks!!

@jeremygalvin6690 Год назад

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

@jeremygalvin6690 Год назад

Definitely not curlew....snipe!right

@Cycling366 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@AmbientWalking Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@My-bike_My-world Год назад

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

@lancebarker Год назад

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

@tonystone3397 Год назад

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

@shabbirdhariwal7650 Год назад

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

@stonemanblues Год назад

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>

@jimmyngpchoon9228 Год назад

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.

@PEJUANGIMPIAN9 Год назад

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

@Bernhard20Zoll Год назад

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

@glendaandthepinkwarrig Год назад

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

@reinmansmith Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@jacknaturetravel Год назад

Nice Bicycle tour with great views👌

@sandraderby1628 Год назад

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

@MAURITS_BIKE-HIKE Год назад

Geweldige video weer. Reuze bedankt voor de mooie momenten.

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Dank 😊

@obida_uae Год назад

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

@johncycling6299 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Such an interesting thing to know, thanks!

@MiNkOYu Год назад

Scotland is beautiful. Come to Aberdeenshire!

@patrickgiles4800 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@patrickgiles4800 Год назад

@@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.

@johnweightman2002 Год назад

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 Год назад

Cotswolds is also a beautiful area 👍.

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@kurmachanneltravel Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@mikekilburn3552 Год назад

You two are truly written in the stars...

@rabh6746 Год назад

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😉

@anthonybrewer931 Год назад

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 Год назад

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!

@CalumMcRoberts Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@petercormack3540 Год назад

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 Год назад

Thanks Peter! 🙏

@benkamansor7678 Год назад

Allways good film..i like it...

@mcsequoia5107 Год назад

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! =)

@ryancraik3309 Год назад

My local bothy. Good video folks 🧘

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@sonospace8498 Год назад

Great video!

@johngorentz6409 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

That's sweet, thanks John!

@matt281075 Год назад

Brilliant take care👌👍

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Thanks so much Matt 😊 Best wishes, E&M

@michaelrabago5539 Год назад

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

@madisondeans5566 Год назад

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

@micazim Год назад

hard to go but enjoy !

@sedricmalonejr Год назад

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.

@chuckcuthbert6942 Год назад

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.

@amardiyabkp2761 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 Год назад

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.

@Gipfelstuermerle Год назад

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

@stridencesuppressor Год назад

Thanks for your time and effort making this video!!

@PumpkinVillage Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@slimanehabib6923 Год назад

live your life in the way that makes you happy

@markperry222 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

🙏

@mikekilburn3552 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@rahimullahmirza3849 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@mysurlytrucker7510 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@mysurlytrucker7510 Год назад

@@WheelstoWander where you at nl .

@PedalPowerTouring Год назад

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 Год назад

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 💚

@andrewguest6515 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@grahambird4135 Год назад

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

@maliksince1973 Год назад

Beautiful green area.

@BrianthatiscalledBrian Год назад

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

@martinsmith6042 Год назад

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

@normancoutts Год назад

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 Год назад

Thanks as always Norman! 🙏

@bikepilgrim Год назад

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 Год назад

Thanks Carmen & Phillipp! 💚

@bloemherrebout4924 Год назад

Prachtige beelden weer! Enjoy the ride

@markwringe2826 Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@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.

@walkietalkietraveller2932 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Never to old to learn 😊

@edisonshi910 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Thanks Edison!

@jamiemcculloch4669 Год назад

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.

@professorgraves2926 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Thanks 🐌

@odetocycling Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@ajayk.2388 Год назад

Love and safe travels

@TrCT777 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@TrCT777 Год назад

@@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

@biswanathprusty7829 Год назад

Nice to see u again

@andriesopweg9488 Год назад

weer genoten. hier kan ik alleen van dromen

@Fliewatuut Год назад

Die vogel is een watersnip!

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Geweldig, bedankt!! 👌

@reeceholmes8546 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

🙏

@roberthunter5398 Год назад

The strange bird was a snipe😉

@WheelstoWander Год назад

Thanks for letting us know Robert 🙏🏼

@roberthunter5398 Год назад

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

@DiaryLala Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

🙏

@dropeipromundo Год назад

thx guys , great video

@robdawson2 Год назад

excellent , as always

@swissride4k Год назад

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

@omare_biketonature Год назад

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

@rheinking2754 Год назад

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 Год назад

You mean the pic of Iceland or the black frame 😅

@rheinking2754 Год назад

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

@astriddegroot7438 Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@Elfwald Год назад

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 Год назад

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 ;-)

@TheFenwolf Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@anneliesevoelker2502 Год назад

I would love to do this ride

@nigep Год назад

Always great videos looking forward to Iceland thanks guys

@MrCyclist Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@davidgriffin8717 Год назад

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 Год назад

Yeah.. kind of disappointed 👽

@a1yallop Год назад

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 Год назад

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.

@anthonybrewer931 Год назад

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

@slimanehabib6923 Год назад

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 Год назад

Thanks for the compliments 💚😊

@cokoningen2902 Год назад

Voor veel fietsers een onbekend maar prachtig gebied 🚴😍enjoy

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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

@hawthornewipe Год назад

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 Год назад

Interesting fact! 🙏

@hArtyTruffle Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@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.

@johnnybanana8562 Год назад

❤

@loudoret353 Год назад

I enjoy your cycling adventures. Shame you didn't have longer to properly explore Scotland's wilder areas. Pretty sure the bird you heard was a snipe - a small stripey wading bird that has a long bill (nose) to probe wet ground. The noise is made by wind passing through stiff tail feathers which vibrate.

@WheelstoWander Год назад

It's a Snipe indeed :-) And we'll be discovering more of Scotland without a doubt... luckily it's 'around the corner' from where we live!

@grahambonner508 Год назад

I think the bird is a Common Snipe.

@WheelstoWander Год назад

We often look on Bikepacking.com and take their routes as our backbone, but we take it day by day really. Our setup is not suitable for all types of terrain, mostly we don't do single track although we would love to. So we'll scout the map in the tent at night to have a rough idea what the next day is going to look like... And we try to avoid as many busy roads as possible.

@paolo108 Год назад

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

@johnnemery545 Год назад

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

@lukespack Год назад

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

@WheelstoWander Год назад

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 Год назад

@@WheelstoWander Stay warm!