'People Say We are Crazy' Bicycle Touring Iceland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2024
- As we cycle in and out the Westfjords our mood changes every corner we take… We ponder about what makes this empty and barren place so attractive. Meanwhile on the other side of the island ‘Fagradalsfjall’ erupts for the second time, a volcano that we rode past just a few weeks ago. We arrive at the most remote place we have ever been and get stuck for a small week because of the weather. As we finally decide to give it a go, we head into the mountains but...
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Iceland sums up nicely what it feels like to live through every season in a day! What places have you experienced that... and can you recommend them for a ride? 😉 Thanks for watching & Have a great day, E&M
This winter in Tennessee has been 4 seasons in a day multiple times so far and we have more to come but I'm sure that Iceland produces that type of weather more consistently. It randomly happens here, and the weather seems to linger but it is commonly said that if you don't like the weather in Tennessee just wait a minute. I truly enjoy the level of artistry in your videos, the choice of music in the videos seems to be perfect.
I just can't say enough to express how much I enjoy your adventures please be safe. thank you both.
We have just returned from 2 months cycling in Morocco. Absolutely absolutely wonderful, the landscapes of course, but the people mostly, so friendly and generous and smiling. The roads are good (in the Anti-Atlas - I can’t speak for the north), hard surface which we need for our tandem and everyone, except coaches 😖 giving us good berth when overtaking
Exactly what the world needs right now. Truthful, exhilarating, and real life rewards / struggles from an amazing couple that goes above and beyond in the name of teamwork, and adventure. They should teach this stuff in schools and honestly, a televised documentary from video #1 to current for all the world to see would be just great! 👏🏻
Thanks Anson! Those are kind words 💛
I did this Westfjords loop from Isafjordur in 4 days as part of @cyclingwestfjords Westfjords Way Challenge. Absolute beast and beauty! The weather can change in the most drastic way with the flick of the finger.. Hats of to both of you to endure it and show it to the world in a very nice and honest way
Thanks so much 😊 Nice you have that experience too. Great stuff! All the Best, E&M
All that breathtaking beauty would make weather somewhat easier to ignore. You are just troopers, with staying power for sure. You both have what it takes to conquer obstacles. Me, tipping my hat.
Thanks so much Norma! We have our "what did we get ourselves into" moments but the sheer beauty, like you said, makes it a whole bit easier. Thanks & All the best, E&M
enjoyed the Icelandic series and now watching the Sahara trek, beautiful!
Nothing that's easy is ever worth doing, big respect to the both of you.
Loving the video and vicarious Iceland. Great work. Keep pedalling.
Iceland has incredible beauty, brutal winds and vast open terrains, crazy to see the bikes are even standing!
It sure was tough from time to time. Loved it though :) All the best, E&M
I'm actually off to collect seaweed this morning. It is the safest thing in the world to collect, just be aware of pollution levels if possible. The footage of the seaweed was beautiful. 70% of the oxygen we breathe is made by seaweed. That blows my mind. I hope to get to Iceland one day. Thanks for taking us with you.
😊 Thanks, we hope the seaweed is tasty? Bon Appetite!
So glad to see you finally got a reprieve from the wind and cold rain.
What everyone else says! The landscape shots seem to come from dreams, the ‘perilious seas of fairie lands forlorn’. Wonderful.
The Scots have a name for the northern part of their beautiful but desolate landscape. MAMBA Land... Miles and miles of bugger all... Wonder what made me think of that? Another enjoyable video 😀
Haha... interesting! We've been to the highlands and the landscape & climate can be rough!! Especially these sort of clumps of grass and all the water between it is difficult to walk through... Very Mamba!
Another window into the world, your world. What a journey! I admire your grit. Thanks for your inspiration. -- Martin
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“It’s fun again!” Says Eric, admitting how much of a struggle it can be some days to cycle in the weather and through the terrain of Iceland. All I can say is Eeeeek! It looks beautiful and so challenging. I am so glad we got some secret sauna cam footage of Mauro warming up. Go gently, stay safe. And that car driver was right. You’ve got to be a little crazy (in a good way) to do what you’re doing. Carry on!
Haha! Yes it was a mixed experience but overall we really enjoyed it and can't wait to return...
Stunning. Dramatic footage with such great clarity, one of your best episodes with a compelling commentary to match. Congratulations to you both.
Thanks for the lovely compliment Clive 😊
I grew up in Western Canada, so I guess I take seeing picture-perfect reflections of mountains in lakes for granted, but you have made me realize what a wondrous thing it really is. :) As always, you give us an amazing perspective of this astonishing world we live in! Thank you, and stay safe!
That's interesting to hear, I would never get tired of it... it's so mesmerising... But I get what you're saying, we also take our local area for granted sometimes... until you're remembered of it's beauty by someone who admires it!
- You guys have a great character for what you do (I'm 75).
- I wish you strength in your legs and heart, straight roads, successful videos... 🚴🏆💓
Thank you!! 🙏
Your cycling tour around barren and frost Iceland is amazing. The water fall and sea plants are wonderful.
Wow what a video! You capture everything - from massive to tiny and so seamlessly! Unique 👍
What a wonderful video. It conveys the feeling of the contrasts of Iceland. The miserable, rainy and cold days. The welcome sun and landscapes on the next day. The places we humans choose to live and work and travel to are astonishing! With landscapes such as we see in your video, so immense and remote relative to our human size and scale, it seems plausible that people who live there feel the need to work together and provide places to warm up in every town or village. Thanks as usual for sharing your journey.
Yes absolutely, the contrast makes it very intens and beautiful at the same time. We unfortunately haven't met a lot of native people so we didn't have the chance to really ask about how it is to live in Iceland... I guess we should return one day!
What a windy rainy ride. One of the blessings on Iceland is the geothermal heat. Thanks for another outstanding video and take care, Al
That is the only thing that makes cycling there bearable ;-)
Another amazing video! Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Beautiful landscapes! Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Love it, great bit of natural history footage. Keep exploring guys, even if the elements seem to be against you !
Your videos are just amazing! And so are both of you!! We look forward to each one and enjoy them over and over. Glad you found each other. You are a great match.
Thanks Marianne, glad you're still here enjoying them :-)
Wow, die video is mooi in elkaar gezet. Bedankt!😊
Dank je Ineke 🙏
Beautiful but very harsh at times!
Your a pair of true hard-core tourers... Well done.. What an achievement and what an adventure.
Keep healthy and keep filming👍🏴
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finally you met native residents 12:35 😀 sauna pays of all bad weather , amazing video and background music 🎶
Yes, they looked a bit sheepishly... 😏 and were very interested in me checking out the seaweed...
Great video guys 👍👍👍👍👍 And I love the way the little lady does school teacher stuff 👍👍 It makes very interesting when she explains things , Thanks 👍👍
Iceland has a strange barren kind of beauty. I'm so glad you found a nice place to recoup from the cold rain. Over use and overgrazing has such a lasting effect. In southwest Texas it takes approximately150 acres per single cow because of overgrazing in the past. Another great episode. ✌
Wow, that much? Yes it is a very particular kind of beauty... And sometimes only possible to appreciate when you're cosy inside with a hot cuppa... ☕️
WOW!! What a great video!! Mahalo!!
This is absolutely crazy!! But in a good way 😊 thanks for taking us on this journey! I can’t even imagine it.
Very interesting to learn some of the history as well 🤙🏽
Crazy in a good way, I like how that sounds! 😁
Very good editing job. You have lifted your skills significantly. Excellent and rich sound track. For me it was enough to watch the footage, listen the music, even without any narration. The combination (video-music) is enchanting me.
Thank you for the compliment! 😊🙏
So nice video guys, greetings from your fan in Argentina!!
Thank so much Ismael 😊 Best wishes, E&M
So glad the land has given you a break ! 😊❤
Finally 😂 Haha, we can't complain though being able to ride in such a breathtaking place! All the best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander yes its absolutely gorgeous Safe travels ❤️ 😊
Thanks 😊
@@WheelstoWander always welcome 😊❤
Thank you for another fantastic video. You captured the stark landscape beautifully.
I agree with Maudi about missing the trees. I live in Oregon where there are huge forests. Iceland would be interesting to visit.
Travel well, travel safe.
What a fantastic place to live! A little jealous... ;-)
The two of you have such amazing stamina to endure such hard cycling. I say this while I luxuriate in Florida on my winter getaway from snowy Toronto with my bike. True cyclist you are.
Haha... well... we also love to escape the winter I can tell you that! 😁
Beautiful. I want to put the seaweed washing back and forth on a loop. How meditative.
Enjoy!
It is right!? I felt the same when editing it... haha!
I cycled the hebridean way last year..
I thought the winds were awesome there.!!!
No where nearly as good as Iceland..!!!
Well done tae yeez both... Keep up da good work..!!! 🥰🥰
Must be a beautiful route too... But yeah I don't think it beats the Icelandic winds 💨
What an incredible view !. Can't wait to begin my cycling across Iceland this coming September. I know it is not going to be easy but I know it's worth it.
Great prospect! You might be able to see the Northern light that time of year...
Wow! Just wow!
Thuis, lekker warm, heerlijke koffie, op de bank, open haard aan….yup. Ik geniet van jullie videos😅
😉 Klinkt geweldig! Veel plezier met de video. Groet, E&M
@@WheelstoWander maar jullie zijn bikkels, en ik ben gewoon een watje. 🙏🏼👊🏾
Absolutely stunning!
Thanks 😊 All the best, E&M
Great videos from you guys as always
Thanks for sharing your adventures with us! My son and I are planning the Iceland Divide trail in July. We wanted to start in June, but I've read that some river crossings may be dangerous at that time.
Depends on your route, in the Westfjords we didn't have any river crossings and on the F35 there are bridges now...
Summer? I thought it was bad in Scotland🤣Fantastic video guys, ever changing weather can be very challenging but you just have to enjoy the good times when they come along! The guy in the car was right, you are crazy😂In a good way of course, its all part of the adventure😉
Haha well... Perhaps less wind but more rain in Scotland? Yes I guess we're a little crazy 😜
stunning, thanks E&M
Thanks Reece!
Amazing.... love it !
Great photography!
Looks lovely when the sun comes out and the wind drops, but I guess that's quite rare. A little too barren for me. I do admire your resilience and positive attitude!
According to the Icelandic people this was a particularly bad summer... In the summer of 2021 they had a heatwave :-)
Definitely hard core. Good on you as few cyclist can do this type of trip. all the best
I am from VN still watching you
Again a wonderful video :-)
13:15 That is kelp, a relative of land plants which are one giant (up to 20m long) single-celled organism, the largest single-celled organism on earth (and likely in the history of life on earth).
Very interesting, and also healthy we've heard!
Just wondering how difficult it would be to ride in such headwinds. Kudos to you two !!
It's a little unmotivating at times, but if you just focus on the upcoming tailwinds is bearable 😋
I don't get how you deal with low temperature and cycling as vegetarians ! Amazing example of human powers of will and love! Love you guys!
We are much stronger than we think my friend
A lot of nuts, olive oil, avocado and peanut butter 😁
@@WheelstoWander in this month I moving to Canada , so will be prepared with peanut butter !
Vocês são os melhores. Cada vez vídeos mais incríveis. Fantástico.
You guys, you keep amazing me all the time. Some determination you have. Iceland seems to be pretty rough environment.
The ribbon-like seaweed is probably a Laminaria
Cool, it definitely looks like it although it was a little more whitish...
Most seaweeds you can eat as long as the water they are growing in isn't polluted. They don't all taste great but you can eat them! haha. Thanks for sharing another great adventure with us!
That's a good one! Forgot about that... I've had a seaweed meal in Northern Norway and it was pretty terrible... 🤢
What a great set of experiences! You guys are the masters of telling your story through video. We are currently touring tge far south of the South Island of NZ, now heading towards Stewart Island. Some of the landscape has been a little like Iceland, with vast glacial lakes instead of fjords and a lot of deforestation due to European settlement. This trip is the first major tour where I have been using the GoPro to video our travels, but I am yet to master hand-held video while riding. It is interesting filling many microSD cards with footage, but the editing and production may need to wait until we are home in mid February. I have a drone at home too (Air2S) but could not imagine carrying all that gear as well. You have done SO well to carry all the gear. Out of interest, what sort of gradients were those passes? Here in NZ we have been up half a dozen passes, and many other long climbs, but with gradients of 12-20% on rough gravel roads, it has seen us off and pushing the bikes for several kms at a time. We also are about 30 years older than you two. Anyhow, ciao and great travelling.
Thanks Peter!! Would be interesting to see your video's when you get around to edit them. It's a lot of fun to relive your adventured :-) NZ must be amazing too, and quite a bit sunnier I reckon...
Yes we do carry a lot of filming equipment but we think it pays off... and you'll get used to it too! The passes in Iceland were not too bad, I think max. 15% but we never really had to push the bikes... Just highly recommended, at times we felt like cycling on the moon!
Hi how are you eric and maudi i hope you are doing well i am very happy to see again i wish you the best take care and stay safe i am proud to be the first subscriber in this video i am lucky your fan from north africa you are amazing bravo
We are doing fine, thank you Slimane! We are always happy to see you 😊 Best wishes, E&M
Perfect.
Beautiful and wonderful. Thanks for this.
🙏🏼 You too Ambient Walking :) All the best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander Happy Lunar New Year!
😊 Thanks, you too!!
Awesome, maybe the Netherlands could do a deal with Iceland for some of that Magma when it dries to build reinforcements against the North Sea. I also hear there are plans to add more trees and forestry to Iceland. I think in driving rain once you're wet you're going to stay wet despite waterproofs, that's been my experience anyway. Take care you too.
Interesting idea... Well, they do have reforestation programs the only problem is that the trees don't grow that well because of the temperature & winds...
very dramatic video nice guys always ride safe♥️♥️
Nice take care
Looking forward to watching this after work today 😊
Thanks & Enjoy 😊 All the best, E&M
Love it.
AMAZING U 2.🏴
Thanks 😊 All the best!
I can say, a duo that conquers difficulties 💪💪💪💪
😊 Thank you for the compliment! All the best, E&M
@@WheelstoWander
We are waiting for you in the Kingdom of Morocco
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Awesome.
I got cold watching this 🤪🥶 Iceland is beautiful, but can be a harsh place. ✌️😘
So barren and sad to see what the axe did a thousand plus years ago (this Florida boy needs many trees around). Nevertheless, the beauty of your cinematography paints for us a most memorable mural. Love the sheep shot at the end too.
Good grief..... you crazy, amazing people.😂 You do get in to some interesting places. Stay safe. Sheffield England 🇬🇧. How are you managing with the crazy prices... Using supermarkets?
Haha, thanks Graham... We mainly did our shopping at the Bonus supermarket, that's relatively affordable...
Well a lot less traffic to contend with. Very informative! 😂I’ll give it a try, certainly have the proper gear after spending over 60 years in Alaska!
Wow, I imagine the weather could be similar to Iceland... probably even a lot colder!
You guys are crazy! You were lucky not to get a puncture in the rain. I enjoy your adventures
We haven't even thought about that, that would be miserable...
Hello, very strong pictures, but what I think is great about you is that I also make excellent, exciting videos of southern France or central England.
I'm curious when you start again. Many greetings
Bernard
Thanks Bernard!! ☺️ We've just started our new adventure...
the weather is unpredictable so be careful when paddling
Great Episode! , for people wanting to go there, it sets boundaries for expectations from real life!
@13:26 No expert at all, but it looks a bit like Kelp?
Could be Kelp indeed :-)
I have seen a few videos on YT of cyclists riding in Iceland and pretty much all of them including you have had a difficult and frankly miserable time. It’s not a place I want to ride a bicycle. But having said this thank you for making your video.
It was a mixed experience, a lot of wind and quite cold though the contrast is what makes it special & attractive... And the scenery absolutely makes up for it :-)
Great video. What camera are you guys using ?
Thanks. This is shot with a Sony A6000, we've recently upgraded to the A6400.
Very beautiful. It looks like hard riding though. The wet and the cold must get unbearable after a while.
It was a challenge for sure!
is the ring road always busy or only part of it? thank you
Ciao ho visto tutti i video dell islana BELLISSIMI ho una domanda c'è la possibilità di trasportare la bici dall aeroporto fino all inizio dei westfjords ? Mi sembra inutile arrivarci in bici .
Thanks a lot
Yes I think that is possible! Have a look at this bus company: Hópbílar
I love watching your videos. Please could you do a video about your bicycles. Manufacturers, size of wheel and tyre sizes. What do you like about your bicycles, are they ideal or are there things you would change.
Hi John we've already made a video about our bicycles, you can find it here: th-cam.com/video/x20yIv5gd7Q/w-d-xo.html
'Mossy Earth' youtube channel has some videos on tree planting projects (Iceland, Scotland and other places)
With the last white/yellow seaweed in the video you could repair your tires 😂
You should patent that idea! 😁
Deffinalty crazy !!!
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What is the phone you are using
Eric has an iPhone 6s and I have an Oppo A72
Love the scenery but wandering why the villages and inhabitants are not filmed
Thanks Gabe! Normally we love to integrate more people in our video's but we haven't met many local people in Iceland. The times that we were in villages we wanted & needed to rest and arrange things for the next stretch :-)
🤔crazy 🤪, wonder why, why wander, why not, ❤ stay free
We will try to Vic ;) All the best!
What time of year was this filmed? Because if it's the summer....!
In August... it was a cold year!
You guys are totally mad 😉
I have driven this road so many time, I would never ever go on bike as you did, (possibly I am lazy)
Greetings from Iceland
Haha!! So it was you, in the car ;-)?
What a magic!
Magic could be a synonym for Iceland 😉
sizi anlamıyorum fakat takip ediyorum. ı love you
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hi, beautiful...thx u🙋♂️
woooooooooow 😍😍😍👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice work. Respect
Do you two understand now why somewhere shouldn’t camp in tall grass? 😏
Good luck
Haha, yep, it isn't our favourite type of undergrowth for camping...