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Like every country, we have our bad bits and good bits, but how wonderfully you have presented our country! 100 times better when the sun shines! Go Raibh Mile Maith Agat!
Yeah totally agree, although we didn’t see any of these bad bits you mention 😉. That’s makes us very happy to hear when a local likes how we have presented a country -at times it feels like a responsibility to get it right. We know there’s areas that we didn’t have time to see but we really feel like we saw lots in the time we had. The weather has been amazing and we can’t wait to hear what you think about the next few episodes that are on the way 😎👍🏻 Thanks again for your comment 🇮🇪☘️🙏🏻
So..... We have officially started a journal of what we have titled Sean and Emily's amazing places, for our own reference should we ever be fortunate enough to get to Ireland from Canada for a motorbike tour. Some of the places have literally blown our minds, and your cinematography including drone footage has made us just rewind and watch episodes over a second time. Sorry to not have mentioned this until now, but you just keep serving up better and better. Thanks for taking us along. You put so much effort into these for our enjoyment. Cheers
Hi John, that sounds like a coffee table book we should get published 😀 -great idea. Yeah we were also taken back by the spectacular scenery of Ireland and the footage of the drone came out better than we had hoped. We really appreciate your kind words of support and it's super encouraging! We have just started uploading the Scotland part of the Tour and in tonight's episode there's something that will certainly make Canadians smile 😉 Thanks again for your comment and we look forwards to hearing your thoughts on Scotland. Here's the playlist so far in case you need it: th-cam.com/play/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31.html&si=9xUWMSY35cru-qUb
Thanks ever so much! We really did have a lovely time in Ireland and it was actually sad to leave so soon! Looking forwards to when we get the chance to return again. Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series 😊
Hi Folks,Just watched your piece on Westport and had a bit of a giggle when you mentioned Westport as a hidden gem.Em it's the busiest tourist town in Ireland, 12 months of the year its buzzing, ye were so lucky to just stroll in and get a room,its a fantastic town,enjoying yer tour of Ireland ,Donegal is another gem of a county,looking forward to seening what ye think of it.
Haha strange, it was empty when we rolled up and after being in Gallway it felt like there wasn't many tourists there. But easy to see why it gets popular. Donegal episodes are out now 😉 Beautiful country!
For the love of God, let those pints settle!!! Loving your journey. Hope you’re having/had a great time on our island. If you can put up with the weather, it’s the best place on earth.
Haha 😂 we forgot the advert ..,. ‘good things come to those who wait’! After 10+ hours on the road there was no waiting 😂😂. Can’t tell you how much of a good time we’ve had in Ireland! and based on our experiences over the week or so there the weather is fantastic!!🤩…..guessing we didn’t get the full Irish weather experience but we are not complaining 😉 truly spectacular! 🇮🇪☘️😊
Great video, shame you didn't ride round the other side, that takes you through the Doolough valley side up to Louisburgh and back into Westport past Croagh Patrick, not that much longer than the more direct road you took.
Yeah the initial plan was to stay that night in Leenaun and ride that direction in the morning but as hotels there were more expensive than we are were to pay we blasted on to Westport, it does look a great route but there comes a time in the day when you just need to get to the destination, i think we got to Westport from there in about 20 min. Something for next time though 😊👍 thanks for the suggestion.
Brilliant guys, what drone footage again of Killary Fjord👌💕 that gave chivers watching it even though ihave driven that way so many times, shame you didn't get to do Leenaun to Louisburgh just where you were about to go... but as you said theres always a next time. Wesport is fab place too 😊 Enjoy the Guiness and riding 🏍💨⛰️😎🇮🇪
Killary Fjord was spectacular! And the light at that time of the day was perfect 😊 Impossible to see everything in the little amount of time we were in Ireland. Westport is for sure somewhere we would happily go back to, a b beautiful town with a lively night life. Thanks for watching 😎👍
You were in my neck of the woods. As someone else mentioned the turn for Louisburgh after Leenan is a must on your next visit and make sure to stop and check out the viewing platform at Ashley Falls. Loved the pronunciation of Killary...sounded Italian! 😁
Oh really 😊 -such a nice place to live! Yeah we had planned to ride that out due to the high prices of hotels we had to press onto Westport -but yeah always there for next time, 😎👍🏻
@@SeanandEmily and for great food next time stop at Leenan Hotel. It's on your right as you swing into Leenan. Their pot of steamed mussels ( from the Killery Fjord) in white wine sauce can't be beaten!
Yeah we thought the same, each day was greeted with more spectacular vistas! The evening in the pub was a night remember, fantastic music and great Guinness -what more does one need? 😎👍🏻
I just watched your Acill Island then Killary Fjord videos and now this one, the best places in Ireland you reached. Emily, that's no way to drink a Guinness, sipping the head will make it taste bitter, you need a good mouth full to taste that porter. Looking forward to the rest of the trip, Mayo next, then on to Sligo and Donegal, I'm so envious but I'll be back :)
Hey, yeah we really feel we got a good feel of Ireland, but at the same time we know there’s so much more to see! Yeah heading to Sligo via the Downpatrick head in the next episode 😎👍🏻
@@SeanandEmily Not sure if you've been to Sligo yet, but I lived there for 8 months, lots of destination suggestions on my channel, Devil's Chimney being the pick of the bunch.
The half pint of Guinness brings back a lot of memories. As a child my Dad would get me a half pint every Sunday to help in his local, i was even left pour it myself. I have never drank alcohol as an adult
Aww! Another great upload. Mayo is the most underrated beautiful county in Ireland. You missed Ashford Castle and Tourmakeady Waterfall, they are awesome. Galway city is known as a buzzing party city and Westport is also known as similar to Galway city, always buzzing. Emily and Sean, you both have common Irish names, any connections to Ireland? Thank you both for another great upload, love from Ireland
Thanks for the tips, some places to check out next time 😉. We had a great time in Westport as you probably saw in previous episodes. Funnily enough no not really, Sean’s Dad Is Scottish and Emily’s family although English did live in Ireland for some time so maybe that’s where the name came from. Really nice to hear you are enjoying the videos and it won’t be long until the next one is out 😊👍🏻
Another fantastic video guys…! I’m loving Ireland..! 🇮🇪 Views around very corner..! & what a lovely town Westport is..! I could quite happily spend a few hours in that pub..!. Haha Looked like a good night…! 🍺👍🏼🇮🇪
Thanks! We enjoyed Ireland so much too! We expected it ti be good but each day just kept blowing us away. Westport was one of those towns we knew nothing about until we arrived and wow were we happy we stayed there. The pub was great and the music was fantastic -can’t recommend it enough 😎👍🏻. It was a heck of a long day lol 😆
You're very welcome! We appreciate your comment. The night out in the pub was so much fun, couldn't help smiling as we tapped our feet to the beat. Next video will be out later today 😊
Really enjoyed this episode. Fabulous footage and commentary. I've been to Westport a couple of times in the past and it is a gem of a town (although I may be a bit biased, as I live just across the border in Northern Ireland!). You'll enjoy your journey up to Sligo via Ballina, however todays' ride will be hard to beat. Enjoy the rest of your trip and both of you take care.
Hi David! Thanks for commenting and great to hear you enjoyed it 😊. Oh we loved Westport! Usually we are happy to leave a town in the morning but Westport we felt like we wanted another night there. The journey over the next couple of days might just be our favourite part, it just got better and better and the weather was perfect! Really looking forwards to sharing the few episodes of our last days in Ireland. Thanks for watching and we appreciate the encouragement and support 😎👍🏻
Hi Jonathan, thanks very much. Yeah some days when we still have enough energy left to explore the place where we arrive is nice 😎 As the weather was so good we decided to do as much riding on this tour as possible with the thinking that if we return in poor weather we can concentrate on the places. Thanks for watching and you might also enjoy our Georgia and Armenia Tour we did in a 4x4 as we explore a lot of places by foot. th-cam.com/play/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zvzqIJVnccBYHGk1qrH16N.html&si=5JiyAHqQDJ4HUOEk
Yeah everything people said about Connemara was true! A really special place and a pleasure to ride through. We really love this bike, had it for about a year and a half and have clocked up 35,000 trouble free documented kilometres 😊 Thanks for your comment 😊
Hey Johan, yeah something special about riding next to lakes (or a fjord in this case! 😁) as the sun is setting. Haha exactly!! We were hungry when we arrived but forgot about it until be left then had a midnight feast in the room lol 😁
Loved that section, in the right light it’s magical, so moody…the drone shots give you such a great sense of scale. Westport, I could live there. My ancestors came from Mayo on my mother’s side😀 PS. That’s a brilliant pub!
Yeah another amazing section, you’re right seen from the sky really does give you a sense of scale abs grandeur. Totally agree Westport is a very liveable town, a small community and plenty to do, yet remoteness isn’t far away. 😊 Oh yes and that pub!!! 😁
Yeah at this point it was getting late and we needed to find accommodation and something to eat in Westport so it was time to get there as quickly as possible. There's lots of places on this tour that we will have to revisit another time. the good thing with the calimoto app is that it records the entire route so we can easily see where we have been in the future.
Also if you get the chance to in the future, then make sure you get to Clare Island, no Motorbikes though :( But listen to The Saw Doctors as well, if you head to Galway and Mayo again.
If you had turned left after Leenane (just before you stopped to check your satnav) you would have seen some really specacular scenery to the end of the fjord including salmon jumping over a waterfall. Check out Doolough Famine Walk to learn of the very sad history of the area. Enjoy your videos and hope the rest of your trip went well.
Sounds amazing, would loved to have watched the salmon! Unfortunately at this part of the day it was getting late and we really needed to get going. We will look it up as it’s important to know the history of an area good or bad. Thanks for your comment, two more episodes out this weekend 😎👍🏻
Thanks for sharing this one, Love LOVE LOVE Connemara, and your ride today, with nice weather, really showcased it 😀 Westport in the summer months is buzzing, I'm so happy you both were able to enjoy your ride and actually saw quite a bit, though there is at least another couple of days of roads there, maybe another year, you will return, Fantastic filming and edit, and the Craic (as they say in Ireland) was 90!! I look forward to the next one. Thanks again, wonderful!!
Hey Tim! Yeah our last few days in Ireland were perfect, more rural with spectacular scenery. Connemara national park is beautiful and as you say there’s many more roads we could have ridden so yeah a return visit for sure is on the cards 😊. Night at the pub was so much fun! Could listen to that music every night. Next one out tomorrow and it’s another cracker 😎👍🏻 Thanks again for watching
Thanks! Always good to bring back memories - trust they were good ones too 😁. Yeah only a few more days left in Ireland and then into Scotland! Can’t wait to share this part of the trip! 😎👍🏻
Yes a beautiful place, we stopped there to find a hotel but it was way too expensive so carried on to Westport -glad we did as the night was so much fun watching the music.
Sean, you may need to buy cider, beer or wine for Emily - she’s definitely not a Guinness fan. Westport is on the tourist trail but I think the larger hotels are outside the town centre which might explain why it seemed quiet. Another entertaining day on your tour - thanks.
I think at that point Emily needed dinner more than Guinness 🤣. Yeah it did seem like it was able to take a lot of tourists but at the same time it was really quiet! - we were there in May which might explain it. Yeah that's right when we arrived at the T junction there were signs for hotels away from the city - so glad we didn't stay at one of those! Thanks for watching and glad to hear you are enjoying the tour - now to get tonight's episode ready!
The road from Leenane to Westport is beautiful but the other road through Doo Lough and Louisburgh is even more spectacular. You did pass “the Field” from the Richard Harris film on the route you took though.
Yeah spoilt for choice really, at this point in the day we just wanted to get to Westport as it was getting late and we still didn't have accommodation sorted and hadn't eaten lol. Thanks for the information- you sure do know your country well 😊👍
Another brilliant video you guys.I live about 120 km from Westport and I have traveled all of them roads many,many times.i am looking forward to seeing which route you take to Sligo I hope it is the road I have in mind.I was in Sligo 2 days ago..
Hi Pat, thanks very much! That’s a great area to live with so many choices of rides! Westport was lots of fun! We almost decided not to go out after being on the road all day -so glad we did it was such a good night 😊. In tomorrow’s episode we head to Achill island and follow the coast North 😎👍🏻
Hi, that we didn’t know 👍🏻 thanks for the info. We had a fantastic night out in Westport and would have loved to have stayed another night to enjoy another night in the pub 😊👍🏻 Thanks for watching
You missed the doolough valley by going directly to westport,its the most spectacular vally in the country though its better approached from the north rather than the south
Fantastic video again, as always. I have a question about your audio that sounds really great. Are you using Cardo to record your voices and then a mic on your action cam to record the motorcycle sound?
Thanks very much! No we don’t record on the Cardos -although I hear it’s now possible. We use a separate wireless microphone system to record the audio 👍🏻
Hi guys. Speaking as someone who's toured all over Europe myself, on all types of bikes, it's fascinating to see you both enjoying many of the areas that I too know quite well. My reason for getting it touch is that you seem to be developing quite a following and justifiably so. And I wondered if you'd be interested in reporting on an aspect of biking that is very close to my heart; advanced riding. As a road safety engineer and a RoSPA Diploma qualified advanced riding tutor, I'm a huge advocate of post test training. I thought therefore it would be great to see you a series where you undertake some tutoring, whether that's IAM or RoSPA and hear your thoughts on the training and how you feel it changes your riding. I can of course point you in appropriate directions or you can find details on the relevant websites. What do you think?
Riding around Ireland has been fantastic, the relaxed stress free environment has been a welcome change to some of the chaotic areas of Europe. Funnily enough Ireland is the last country in Europe we hadn’t ridden so it made it all the more special! Thank you for your suggestion! I appreciate your advice and fully agree that advanced training is beneficial, especially for new riders. Ironically we had an ‘advance rider instructor’ pull out on us on the south coast of England whilst instructing! not a problem as I pretty much preempt every vehicle to do something erratic as everyone makes mistakes. You might find it interesting that In Switzerland where we live everyone passing their test is required to do a state approval advance training within a year of passing their test.
Hi guys. Yes Ireland has a speed all of it's own both in terms of the way of life and seemingly the slight reluctance to keep up with the rest of Europe lol! So it is a very relaxing place to visit. My wife's family hail from Ireland so we have visited a number of times. Not quite as pretty as Scotland but close but with more rain!! Interesting to hear about the rules in Switzerland for obtaining your motorcycle licence. As I mentioned, I'm a road safety engineer by trade so I tend to keep up with a lot of these things. That said, I was aware you had to attend a full day of further training within twelve months. I wasn't aware though it is advanced training. That is good. Most countries, the UK included, sadly are very relaxed about it all. You pass your test and there you go; you can drive/ride. There's little incentive to take further training and the general consensus is 'I've learnt to drive or ride when I passed my test'. When in reality of course all they have done usually is learn to pass a test! There are some very good tutors out there who take people further than that but I think they're a minority. And I see this in the people I tutor. You mention new riders but actually I find more issues with those that have been riding for some time. After all, practice makes perfect. But if you've spent twenty years say practicing the wrong things, then you're perfect at doing it wrong lol! Anyway, looking forward to seeing your next episode heading I presume up into the Sligo and Donegal area. Donegal is again very pretty although very different to the south west of Ireland. Cheers!
Yeah that's a good point about learning just to pass tests, another interesting system in Switzerland is when learning to drive there's a long list of modules that have to be ticked off before applying for a test -like driving at night, on small country roads, motorway driving, driving in the rain etc etc There's also a mandatory theory 2 day training with model cars in a classroom and a full first aid course before you can even apply for a licence .....makes for a very expensive licence but the training is very good. Also which is funny -if you fail your driving test 4 times they send you off for a psychological assessment 🤣 Yeah that's right up to Sligo and Donegal before heading up to Northern Ireland and catching ferry to Scotland 😎👍
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What a pleasant young couple ! So agreeable !
Thanks very much 😊👍
Like every country, we have our bad bits and good bits, but how wonderfully you have presented our country! 100 times better when the sun shines! Go Raibh Mile Maith Agat!
Yeah totally agree, although we didn’t see any of these bad bits you mention 😉. That’s makes us very happy to hear when a local likes how we have presented a country -at times it feels like a responsibility to get it right. We know there’s areas that we didn’t have time to see but we really feel like we saw lots in the time we had. The weather has been amazing and we can’t wait to hear what you think about the next few episodes that are on the way 😎👍🏻
Thanks again for your comment 🇮🇪☘️🙏🏻
So..... We have officially started a journal of what we have titled Sean and Emily's amazing places, for our own reference should we ever be fortunate enough to get to Ireland from Canada for a motorbike tour. Some of the places have literally blown our minds, and your cinematography including drone footage has made us just rewind and watch episodes over a second time. Sorry to not have mentioned this until now, but you just keep serving up better and better. Thanks for taking us along. You put so much effort into these for our enjoyment. Cheers
Hi John, that sounds like a coffee table book we should get published 😀 -great idea. Yeah we were also taken back by the spectacular scenery of Ireland and the footage of the drone came out better than we had hoped. We really appreciate your kind words of support and it's super encouraging!
We have just started uploading the Scotland part of the Tour and in tonight's episode there's something that will certainly make Canadians smile 😉
Thanks again for your comment and we look forwards to hearing your thoughts on Scotland.
Here's the playlist so far in case you need it:
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The stretch of road along Killary Harbour Fjord and through Doolough Valley is absolutely stunning.
No shortage of stunning routes in Ireland that's for sure 😎👍
❤❤ Amazing
Thank you!
Really glad you had a nice time here in Ireland, you look like two really nice people. Come back anytime.
Thanks ever so much! We really did have a lovely time in Ireland and it was actually sad to leave so soon! Looking forwards to when we get the chance to return again.
Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series 😊
Hi Folks,Just watched your piece on Westport and had a bit of a giggle when you mentioned Westport as a hidden gem.Em it's the busiest tourist town in Ireland, 12 months of the year its buzzing, ye were so lucky to just stroll in and get a room,its a fantastic town,enjoying yer tour of Ireland ,Donegal is another gem of a county,looking forward to seening what ye think of it.
Haha strange, it was empty when we rolled up and after being in Gallway it felt like there wasn't many tourists there. But easy to see why it gets popular. Donegal episodes are out now 😉 Beautiful country!
Looks like you really enjoyed the pub at the end 🎉
Absolutely, so much fun and a fantastic atmosphere 😎👍🏻
For the love of God, let those pints settle!!! Loving your journey. Hope you’re having/had a great time on our island. If you can put up with the weather, it’s the best place on earth.
Haha 😂 we forgot the advert ..,. ‘good things come to those who wait’! After 10+ hours on the road there was no waiting 😂😂.
Can’t tell you how much of a good time we’ve had in Ireland! and based on our experiences over the week or so there the weather is fantastic!!🤩…..guessing we didn’t get the full Irish weather experience but we are not complaining 😉 truly spectacular! 🇮🇪☘️😊
Great video, shame you didn't ride round the other side, that takes you through the Doolough valley side up to Louisburgh and back into Westport past Croagh Patrick, not that much longer than the more direct road you took.
Yeah the initial plan was to stay that night in Leenaun and ride that direction in the morning but as hotels there were more expensive than we are were to pay we blasted on to Westport, it does look a great route but there comes a time in the day when you just need to get to the destination, i think we got to Westport from there in about 20 min. Something for next time though 😊👍 thanks for the suggestion.
Fabulous ❤
Best night out in a long time in Westport 😎👍
Brilliant guys, what drone footage again of Killary Fjord👌💕 that gave chivers watching it even though ihave driven that way so many times, shame you didn't get to do Leenaun to Louisburgh just where you were about to go... but as you said theres always a next time. Wesport is fab place too 😊 Enjoy the Guiness and riding 🏍💨⛰️😎🇮🇪
Killary Fjord was spectacular! And the light at that time of the day was perfect 😊 Impossible to see everything in the little amount of time we were in Ireland. Westport is for sure somewhere we would happily go back to, a b beautiful town with a lively night life.
Thanks for watching 😎👍
You were in my neck of the woods. As someone else mentioned the turn for Louisburgh after Leenan is a must on your next visit and make sure to stop and check out the viewing platform at Ashley Falls. Loved the pronunciation of Killary...sounded Italian! 😁
Oh really 😊 -such a nice place to live!
Yeah we had planned to ride that out due to the high prices of hotels we had to press onto Westport -but yeah always there for next time,
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@@SeanandEmily and for great food next time stop at Leenan Hotel. It's on your right as you swing into Leenan. Their pot of steamed mussels ( from the Killery Fjord) in white wine sauce can't be beaten!
Wow! Ireland surprises me every episode again. Beautifull scenery and the pub with live musical is so good.😎👍
Yeah we thought the same, each day was greeted with more spectacular vistas!
The evening in the pub was a night remember, fantastic music and great Guinness -what more does one need? 😎👍🏻
I just watched your Acill Island then Killary Fjord videos and now this one, the best places in Ireland you reached. Emily, that's no way to drink a Guinness, sipping the head will make it taste bitter, you need a good mouth full to taste that porter. Looking forward to the rest of the trip, Mayo next, then on to Sligo and Donegal, I'm so envious but I'll be back :)
Hey, yeah we really feel we got a good feel of Ireland, but at the same time we know there’s so much more to see!
Yeah heading to Sligo via the Downpatrick head in the next episode 😎👍🏻
@@SeanandEmily Not sure if you've been to Sligo yet, but I lived there for 8 months, lots of destination suggestions on my channel, Devil's Chimney being the pick of the bunch.
th-cam.com/video/zodtl9UX0oU/w-d-xo.html the playlist
The half pint of Guinness brings back a lot of memories. As a child my Dad would get me a half pint every Sunday to help in his local, i was even left pour it myself. I have never drank alcohol as an adult
Hi Alainn, that sounds like a great memory! As a child the half pint would have been like a full pint size wise!
Aww! Another great upload.
Mayo is the most underrated beautiful county in Ireland. You missed Ashford Castle and Tourmakeady Waterfall, they are awesome.
Galway city is known as a buzzing party city and Westport is also known as similar to Galway city, always buzzing.
Emily and Sean, you both have common Irish names, any connections to Ireland?
Thank you both for another great upload, love from Ireland
Thanks for the tips, some places to check out next time 😉. We had a great time in Westport as you probably saw in previous episodes. Funnily enough no not really, Sean’s Dad Is Scottish and Emily’s family although English did live in Ireland for some time so maybe that’s where the name came from.
Really nice to hear you are enjoying the videos and it won’t be long until the next one is out 😊👍🏻
@@SeanandEmily Cheers guys xx
Another fantastic video guys…! I’m loving Ireland..! 🇮🇪 Views around very corner..! & what a lovely town Westport is..! I could quite happily spend a few hours in that pub..!. Haha Looked like a good night…! 🍺👍🏼🇮🇪
Thanks! We enjoyed Ireland so much too! We expected it ti be good but each day just kept blowing us away.
Westport was one of those towns we knew nothing about until we arrived and wow were we happy we stayed there. The pub was great and the music was fantastic -can’t recommend it enough 😎👍🏻.
It was a heck of a long day lol 😆
Thanks for sharing the Pub with the music after a wonderful day of riding. Thanks for this video wonderful!
You're very welcome! We appreciate your comment. The night out in the pub was so much fun, couldn't help smiling as we tapped our feet to the beat. Next video will be out later today 😊
Really enjoyed this episode. Fabulous footage and commentary. I've been to Westport a couple of times in the past and it is a gem of a town (although I may be a bit biased, as I live just across the border in Northern Ireland!). You'll enjoy your journey up to Sligo via Ballina, however todays' ride will be hard to beat. Enjoy the rest of your trip and both of you take care.
Hi David! Thanks for commenting and great to hear you enjoyed it 😊. Oh we loved Westport! Usually we are happy to leave a town in the morning but Westport we felt like we wanted another night there. The journey over the next couple of days might just be our favourite part, it just got better and better and the weather was perfect! Really looking forwards to sharing the few episodes of our last days in Ireland. Thanks for watching and we appreciate the encouragement and support 😎👍🏻
That was the perfect episode. Really enjoyable and what incredible scenery / cinematography Wow! 🙂
Thanks Gary! If you liked this one the next two coming out this weekend should go down well too 😉👍🏻.
Thanks for your encouraging comment 😎👍🏻
Another well presented and shot video. I do prefer the ones (like this one) where we get to see the destination. Not just the drive
Hi Jonathan, thanks very much. Yeah some days when we still have enough energy left to explore the place where we arrive is nice 😎 As the weather was so good we decided to do as much riding on this tour as possible with the thinking that if we return in poor weather we can concentrate on the places. Thanks for watching and you might also enjoy our Georgia and Armenia Tour we did in a 4x4 as we explore a lot of places by foot.
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What a wonderful video, Westport itself is just something else, and did you visit Matt Molloys when you were there?
Thanks very much! Westport was fantastic and we had a great time there, no we went to the Porter House 😊
Great videos most enjoyed cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Connemara is special. Probably the most scenic part of Ireland. That BMW bike is something else. Love your videos !
Yeah everything people said about Connemara was true! A really special place and a pleasure to ride through. We really love this bike, had it for about a year and a half and have clocked up 35,000 trouble free documented kilometres 😊
Thanks for your comment 😊
The roads going just along the lakes are my absolute favourite roads.
When you fortet about raring shows you had a good evening 😊🍺
Hey Johan, yeah something special about riding next to lakes (or a fjord in this case! 😁) as the sun is setting.
Haha exactly!! We were hungry when we arrived but forgot about it until be left then had a midnight feast in the room
lol 😁
Loved that section, in the right light it’s magical, so moody…the drone shots give you such a great sense of scale. Westport, I could live there. My ancestors came from Mayo on my mother’s side😀
PS. That’s a brilliant pub!
Yeah another amazing section, you’re right seen from the sky really does give you a sense of scale abs grandeur.
Totally agree Westport is a very liveable town, a small community and plenty to do, yet remoteness isn’t far away. 😊
Oh yes and that pub!!! 😁
What a beautiful part of the world, the pub reminds me of a few in Dublin music from lunch time till stop tap fantastic atmosphere,
Hi Martin, yeah is really is! The pub was perfect, the live music made for a very fun night! Could have easily stayed another night in Westport! 😎👍🏻
Nice drone footage, you took the non scenic route after leenane, when you pulled in after jct , the left turn to louisburg is beautiful
Yeah at this point it was getting late and we needed to find accommodation and something to eat in Westport so it was time to get there as quickly as possible. There's lots of places on this tour that we will have to revisit another time. the good thing with the calimoto app is that it records the entire route so we can easily see where we have been in the future.
Also if you get the chance to in the future, then make sure you get to Clare Island, no Motorbikes though :( But listen to The Saw Doctors as well, if you head to Galway and Mayo again.
Thanks for the tip, wow yeah it looks amazing 😊
If you had turned left after Leenane (just before you stopped to check your satnav) you would have seen some really specacular scenery to the end of the fjord including salmon jumping over a waterfall. Check out Doolough Famine Walk to learn of the very sad history of the area. Enjoy your videos and hope the rest of your trip went well.
Sounds amazing, would loved to have watched the salmon! Unfortunately at this part of the day it was getting late and we really needed to get going. We will look it up as it’s important to know the history of an area good or bad.
Thanks for your comment, two more episodes out this weekend 😎👍🏻
Thanks for sharing this one, Love LOVE LOVE Connemara, and your ride today, with nice weather, really showcased it 😀 Westport in the summer months is buzzing, I'm so happy you both were able to enjoy your ride and actually saw quite a bit, though there is at least another couple of days of roads there, maybe another year, you will return, Fantastic filming and edit, and the Craic (as they say in Ireland) was 90!! I look forward to the next one. Thanks again, wonderful!!
Hey Tim! Yeah our last few days in Ireland were perfect, more rural with spectacular scenery. Connemara national park is beautiful and as you say there’s many more roads we could have ridden so yeah a return visit for sure is on the cards 😊.
Night at the pub was so much fun! Could listen to that music every night.
Next one out tomorrow and it’s another cracker 😎👍🏻
Thanks again for watching
@@SeanandEmily Thanks for your reply, looking forward to the next one, with each video, you are getting closer to where I live lol
Loving this , been on most of the roads a few years ago and bringing back great memories. Scotland soon !!
Thanks! Always good to bring back memories - trust they were good ones too 😁. Yeah only a few more days left in Ireland and then into Scotland! Can’t wait to share this part of the trip! 😎👍🏻
Great trip and great presentation, love that area.
Hi Charles, glad you’re enjoying the series! Yeah we loved riding through this area and the pub in the evening was a perfect way to end the day 😎👍🏻
Missed leenane,beautiful place atthe end of the fjord.
Yes a beautiful place, we stopped there to find a hotel but it was way too expensive so carried on to Westport -glad we did as the night was so much fun watching the music.
Sean, you may need to buy cider, beer or wine for Emily - she’s definitely not a Guinness fan. Westport is on the tourist trail but I think the larger hotels are outside the town centre which might explain why it seemed quiet. Another entertaining day on your tour - thanks.
I think at that point Emily needed dinner more than Guinness 🤣. Yeah it did seem like it was able to take a lot of tourists but at the same time it was really quiet! - we were there in May which might explain it. Yeah that's right when we arrived at the T junction there were signs for hotels away from the city - so glad we didn't stay at one of those! Thanks for watching and glad to hear you are enjoying the tour - now to get tonight's episode ready!
Great video as always amazing footage
Thanks very much, always happy to hear you are enjoying them 😎🙌🏻
The road from Leenane to Westport is beautiful but the other road through Doo Lough and Louisburgh is even more spectacular. You did pass “the Field” from the Richard Harris film on the route you took though.
Yeah spoilt for choice really, at this point in the day we just wanted to get to Westport as it was getting late and we still didn't have accommodation sorted and hadn't eaten lol. Thanks for the information- you sure do know your country well 😊👍
How’s verything going?- enjoyed!outstanding trip! take care!:)
Hey, we are great thanks! We had a wonderful time touring Ireland, hope all
Is well for you too 😎👍🏻
Thanks 🙏🏻
Another brilliant video you guys.I live about 120 km from Westport and I have traveled all of them roads many,many times.i am looking forward to seeing which route you take to Sligo I hope it is the road I have in mind.I was in Sligo 2 days ago..
Hi Pat, thanks very much! That’s a great area to live with so many choices of rides!
Westport was lots of fun! We almost decided not to go out after being on the road all day -so glad we did it was such a good night 😊.
In tomorrow’s episode we head to Achill island and follow the coast North 😎👍🏻
Westport is known for its Workwear / Safety ware there is a place called Portwest. Safe travels.
Hi, that we didn’t know 👍🏻 thanks for the info. We had a fantastic night out in Westport and would have loved to have stayed another night to enjoy another night in the pub 😊👍🏻
Thanks for watching
You missed the doolough valley by going directly to westport,its the most spectacular vally in the country though its better approached from the north rather than the south
We didn't miss it as this was the route we chose, with only 5 days of riding we really can't do them all.
Fantastic video again, as always. I have a question about your audio that sounds really great. Are you using Cardo to record your voices and then a mic on your action cam to record the motorcycle sound?
Thanks very much! No we don’t record on the Cardos -although I hear it’s now possible.
We use a separate wireless microphone system to record the audio 👍🏻
@@SeanandEmily thanks for you quick response. Would be awesome to see a separate video on your video and sound equipment and the configuration. 👌
Mussels most probably. Oysters grow on the sea bed. Mussels will grow on seaweed and, conveniently for shellfish farmers, ropes.
Sounds right, most probably mussels and crabs. 👍
Emily after one pint of Guinness and no food 😵💫😵💫😂😂😂😂
She’s never usually drinks 😂
I have never seen this country before...all I have seen is trouble in Belfast and N.I....Now I understand the Irish and Why.
Hi Patrick, then we are happy that you have been able to see the beauty and slender of Ireland through this series 😊.
Your name is Patrick Keating. Patrick. Keating.
Not sure you could have a more Irish name to be honest 😂
Hi guys. Speaking as someone who's toured all over Europe myself, on all types of bikes, it's fascinating to see you both enjoying many of the areas that I too know quite well.
My reason for getting it touch is that you seem to be developing quite a following and justifiably so.
And I wondered if you'd be interested in reporting on an aspect of biking that is very close to my heart; advanced riding.
As a road safety engineer and a RoSPA Diploma qualified advanced riding tutor, I'm a huge advocate of post test training.
I thought therefore it would be great to see you a series where you undertake some tutoring, whether that's IAM or RoSPA and hear your thoughts on the training and how you feel it changes your riding.
I can of course point you in appropriate directions or you can find details on the relevant websites.
What do you think?
Riding around Ireland has been fantastic, the relaxed stress free environment has been a welcome change to some of the chaotic areas of Europe. Funnily enough Ireland is the last country in Europe we hadn’t ridden so it made it all the more special!
Thank you for your suggestion! I appreciate your advice and fully agree that advanced training is beneficial, especially for new riders. Ironically we had an ‘advance rider instructor’ pull out on us on the south coast of England whilst instructing! not a problem as I pretty much preempt every vehicle to do something erratic as everyone makes mistakes.
You might find it interesting that In Switzerland where we live everyone passing their test is required to do a state approval advance training within a year of passing their test.
Hi guys.
Yes Ireland has a speed all of it's own both in terms of the way of life and seemingly the slight reluctance to keep up with the rest of Europe lol!
So it is a very relaxing place to visit. My wife's family hail from Ireland so we have visited a number of times.
Not quite as pretty as Scotland but close but with more rain!!
Interesting to hear about the rules in Switzerland for obtaining your motorcycle licence. As I mentioned, I'm a road safety engineer by trade so I tend to keep up with a lot of these things.
That said, I was aware you had to attend a full day of further training within twelve months. I wasn't aware though it is advanced training.
That is good.
Most countries, the UK included, sadly are very relaxed about it all. You pass your test and there you go; you can drive/ride. There's little incentive to take further training and the general consensus is 'I've learnt to drive or ride when I passed my test'.
When in reality of course all they have done usually is learn to pass a test! There are some very good tutors out there who take people further than that but I think they're a minority.
And I see this in the people I tutor. You mention new riders but actually I find more issues with those that have been riding for some time.
After all, practice makes perfect. But if you've spent twenty years say practicing the wrong things, then you're perfect at doing it wrong lol!
Anyway, looking forward to seeing your next episode heading I presume up into the Sligo and Donegal area. Donegal is again very pretty although very different to the south west of Ireland.
Cheers!
Yeah that's a good point about learning just to pass tests, another interesting system in Switzerland is when learning to drive there's a long list of modules that have to be ticked off before applying for a test -like driving at night, on small country roads, motorway driving, driving in the rain etc etc There's also a mandatory theory 2 day training with model cars in a classroom and a full first aid course before you can even apply for a licence .....makes for a very expensive licence but the training is very good. Also which is funny -if you fail your driving test 4 times they send you off for a psychological assessment 🤣
Yeah that's right up to Sligo and Donegal before heading up to Northern Ireland and catching ferry to Scotland 😎👍
Your a been misleading. Carlingford the clues in the name
Carlingford is not actually a Fjord despite the ‘misleading’ clue in its name - as it is not as deep as the Irish Sea into which it flows.