I live in Adrigole. This is such a brilliant representation of the Cahas from the perspective of a walker. It's evident that you are at home in the hills. You are modest about your skills; this is not an easy place to walk. You had pretty good weather for it which helps! I really believe you should make more videos like this. You understand what you are doing! Wonderful video. Thank you for the mention of Bantry Gardaí. I have had to call them for an incident at Barley Lake, and they were just heroes! As were the Kerry mountain rescue. This place is wonderful, but not to be underestimated!
Hi Nick! Thanks so much for your encouraging message 😊 It was lovely to remember this trip again, such a great place to explore - it felt really wild and remote at times, I loved it! Leaving the car anywhere overnight is always a risk and it was such a relief that the Gardaí took the time to source my number and check up on me like that. Good to hear that they were such heroes for you too - I hope that incident at Barley Lake worked out ok 🤞 You live in a beautiful part of the country!! Thanks again.
CIAO MIRIAM, OGNI TUO TOUR E UNA MAGIA. RIESCI SEMPRE AD EMOZIONARMI. QUELLO CHE APPREZZO E CHE VAI IN SOLITARIA E POSSIBILMENTE ISOLATA DAL RESTO DEL MONDO, CHE TRA L ALTRO E LA MIA FILOSOFIA. PER STARE IN PACE
Grazie Luigi! È così bello vedere questi posti senza nessun altro in giro - lo rende davvero speciale. Adoro quel senso di solitudine... a lungo possa continuare 😊 Grazie ancora!
Growing up in South west England in the seventies one of my favourite tv programmes was the wonderful RTE series Hands and Patterns. I loved the episode with Danny Osbourne who I believe still lives in this area. Long after the programme was made he became famous for his sculpture of Oscar Wilde in Dublin. I now live in Austria but one day will visit this beautiful area of Ireland, thank you for making this video.
Hi Ianmedium - I hope you indeed make that visit, it definitely is a special part of the country! You now find yourself in a special country living in Austria too - I've yet to visit. A long way from South West England, yet not so far of course. I don't remember a TV series called Hands and Pattens and just googled it now to see if I could spot anything to trigger a memory but unfortunately I couldn't spot any reference to it. Thank you so much for getting in touch and really nice to hear that this little video reminded you of a time in your life. Wishing you well!!
@@MiriamKennedy thank you, I wish I could post TH-cam links in the comments but all the Hands series are to be found here on TH-cam and they are wonderful. The programme was the idea of the late David Shaw-Smith and I think you would find them fascinating, if you search here Patterns Danny Osborne birds in porcelain you will find the episode or the channel snadhghus which has nearly all the Hands episodes. They focus on old crafts and ways of life in Ireland in the seventies up to the late eighties, from building a Shannon one design sailing boat to building bee skyps, Thatching, pottery, basket weaving ancient Harp making and so on. Even after all these years I find them fascinating! As for me, I left Devon in 1999, spent 16 years in the wilds of British Columbia before moving here in late 2016. I love Austria, I live in a little village twenty minutes outside of Vienna right nestled between the Vienna Woods and the Danube. It is a beautiful country with a diverse landscape and so much history. Thank you once again for these wonderful videos, Ireland is such a beautiful country.
Thanks so much for that - I just found that episode now, shocked to see an almost naked man arising from the bed in the first 30 seconds, how risque for 70's Ireland!! I wonder was there complaints back in the day 😊 I will certainly watch that episode and see what it's like - I was born in '73 but its not a show that I remember being watched in our house. Your location in Austria sounds idyllic and obviously appreciated by you! Thanks so much for your positive message about my videos, I often feel pretty silly doing them but every now and again I feel the pull to make one but I seem to experience plenty of angst with the 'why's' of it all. So its great when I read a comment like yours and it reminds me that for some people they really do enjoy this stuff and thats a great motivator/inspiration to do another one some time if I feel the urge! 😉
Oh yes, your videos are a balm for the soul Miriam. I’m so glad your enjoying those videos I mentioned, hopefully out have seen a few more by now. There is another but not from the same series and I have just forgotten the name. It is about the last of a family of tin smiths and fiddle players who travels around Donegal and in each town he would be invited into people’s homes to tell stories and play the fiddle and during the day make household items out of Tin, Ahh, as I write it comes back. Search for “John Dougherty, Fiddler on the Road” here on yt, if I don’t have it right I will correct it. It was filmed I think two years before you were born. I’m ten years older than you, born in 1963 in the North East of England but grew up and lived in Devon till I left for Canada in 1999. Take care and I hope the winter months a treating you well. Here in Austria we are starting the odd weather season. Last week it was -7 and snow, today +15 and sunny!
@@ianmedium Thanks! You've given me more homework to do 🤩 You seem to be experiencing strange weather in Austria for sure!! We've had a very mild week but very windy now today which has kept me off the hills. Plenty of variety and extremes in the weather for everyone it seems. How come you had such a strong Irish affiliation from your youth in North East England??
Thank you! Yes - some really nice wilderness spots along this hike. Nice memories to have of a great little adventure. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it!! 😊
Hi Miriam! Lovely video again! I'm currently in the Emerald Isle(as I threatened! 😂) in Co. Mayo, at Pullathomas on my vintage 1980s Dawes Galaxy mixte. Hopefully riding to Achill Island tomorrow! A great Irish hero of mine, Dervla Murphy, sadly passed away a few days ago. She first inspired me when I read 'Full tilt' back in the 1980s. I'm proud though that I was in Ireland when she passed. Take care...G
Hi Graeme - what a day to be heading to Achill 😊 So glad you have great weather for your trip. Enjoy it all! I’m off to the Galtees in Tipperary today with my tent, no cameras for me on this one. Thanks for watching my trip to Beara - a great little adventure! Enjoy the rest of your stay and may you have lots of adventures. I read a lovely article yesterday about a man’s encounter with Dervla a few years ago, an amazing woman for sure!! RIP Dervla..
Lucky you to be over in Bere Island - that must be lovely!! I still haven't made it there yet, hopefully before the year is out I'll be able to check it out...enjoy that view of Hungry Hill too! I've nice memories of that lovely peninsula...enjoy the rest of your trip!! 😎
Wow Miriam..what a beautiful route. You always nail it in the photography and drone footage department.The effort you put into your videos shows and really makes them so enjoyable to watch . NEW TENT? 👌
Shush Joe 😂 Yes - before the winter started I went shopping for a lightweight 1 person tent and settled on the Sea To Summit Alto TR1. My Hubba Hubba is still in working order and I’ll still be using it but I felt ready to try a decent 1 person tent out and save some weight and pack space. I settled on this tent due to its great head height and porch size. I’m 5’8’’ so I really like having decent head height to sit up in and this tent works great for me so far. It has its quirks and limitations but perfect for what I wanted! I’ve had it out on 3 trips now so I’m getting more used to it and it’s definitely my ‘go to tent’ when the conditions are right. It’s 1.1kg and I can also fit it inside my 45L bag instead of having to strap it outside. Thanks for your encouragement and lovely message!! Hope all is well with you! 😊
Miriam just looked at your wonderful video of the caha mountains. I did a small loop round Barley Lake today. So your photo's videos are wonderful. It was some hike with wonderful views. 😊
Hi Fergus! That’s wonderful to hear - I’m sitting in the sunshine here in New Zealand believe it or not, just back from a 3 day hike and camp with no cameras this time 😉 Delighted you enjoyed this video - thanks for letting me know and sounds like you had a wonderful hike yourself today!! 🤗
Thank you, Miriam. A wonderful and beautiful video of your three days hiking out on the hill of the South West of Ireland 🇮🇪. Long may your interest in nature continue for many more decades. Happy walking/cycling. Enjoy!
Thanks very much John - such a nice spot to spend a few days, I really enjoyed it! Being in a tent is certainly a nice interest to have - very grateful that this interest found me!! Thanks a million for watching the video and your message, I really appreciate it 😊
Beautiful video. I have never done a trip such as this but it’s one of those videos that makes me think I should some day. I am amazed you can capture 23 minutes of quality footage out of a rucksack that must carry so many other things. Thanks for taking us all along. Loved it.
Thanks Vistatrekker! I usually just head away for one night with the tent so this was new for me to go for longer - I really liked it! A big part of what I enjoy with camping is having everything I need on my back, living somewhat simply....plenty of comforts with me too! It was a lovely spot to be in. Cheers for your message 🙂
Great - thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed it!! Loved this little adventure 😊 The Osprey bag has been knocking around for a good few years for me but it’s been serving me well for sure 👍 Thanks for watching and your message 😎
Hi and thanks again for showing amazing mountains in Ireland ! It really does keep surprising me, wish I could visit one day, there are so many places that one must see and visit and no time or funds to complete them all, I Fabulous video and well done for hitching ! I would not fancy that as like my own car, but as you say you are stuck with circular walks with a car. Keep em coming
Thanks a million! Great you’re getting a taster of what Ireland is like…we’re very lucky as are you over the other side of the water! I’d say I’ll hitch again seeing as that one worked out well for me. I’m a fan of my own car too, but the adventure was calling 😉 Far too many places for us to see I agree - in a way TH-cam both broadens our horizons and depresses me too!!
Ah Miriam, there is no stopping you! First it was talking, then it was facing your fear of heights in the Comeraghs, now you are getting lifts with complete strangers, what's next!!? Here, there is something special about getting away for more than 1 night, the pressures of life seem to fade into the background, nothing quite like it! That was some amount of walking especially when you add in all the back and forward to get the camera, but fair play to you, it really paid of with a cracker video with some lovely scenes, that sunrise was amazing! The car, what a necessary evil, I'm always left wondering if its gonna be there when I come back! Nice to know there are some nice people left in the world that think about others. Anyway, thanks again for a peak of another part of Ireland I've never had the pleasure to see :-) ATB, Gary
😂😂😂 who knows Gary! I’m as surprised as anyone as to what I’ll end up doing - it’s as much a surprise for me…hopefully it won’t be anything too scary next anyway 😇 This was only my second time ever walking for 3 days with the tent and gear - the 1 nighters are really great and fill me up completely but there is a different quality that comes with more days out walking - the only things I needed to focus on were walking, eating, drinking and enjoying the landscape (and the cameras of course too which take up headspace!). I saw your comment on Colin’s video - like you the camera does have me in a different headspace and I can’t (or won’t) do it very often. I need plenty of camps with no camera to be able to cope with it and then I just get an urge to record a trip every now and again and I do it 🤷♀️ I’m glad I had it for this trip but I’ve no plans to bring the camera out again for a while…the solitude of no camera is my greatest pleasure. Thanks for watching and your message - hope all is good with you and your drone!!!! 😎
That was some hike and although it may not have been sun and blue skies all the way, it was good to see you kept dry (you sure you were in Ireland) and still got some awesome views. Loved the white cross and statues you passed what a thing to pop up on the trail as well as that fence you kept have to clamber over, could have done without that. Just as well you answered that missed call or there may have been a full scale mountain rescue out looking for you. Looked a tough few days Miriam but well done on making it back to the car, cheers Alan
Thanks for watching Alan! Yes - very lucky the rain stayed away when I was hiking, it rained a little on my second night while I was in the tent and was still spitting rain in the morning but it eventually cleared (thankfully)! The cross that you spotted was along the Healy Pass which is known as one of Irelands most scenic drives, it’s a winding road that passes high in the mountains - not often I have to cross a road when out on a hike 😊 A great hike to have done - beautiful wild landscape and definitely very relieved my car was still intact when I got back. A full on search would have been a nightmare - thankfully that was avoided for sure!! 🫢 Hope all is well with you this weekend and that your holiday was a success - assuming you’re back!
Epic Mirium loved this! I lost my car in a car park once i would still be searching for my car off those mountains, brilliant and such views, stunning Mirium on top of the world again.
😂😂 Only the second time that I’d ever hiked and camped for three days - a really nice experience! Glad you enjoyed the views 🤗 Such a nice place to visit. Thanks for watching it - lovely to hear you enjoyed it 👍
Thanks very much Andy! A great little adventure in mountains that I hadn't been to before. Thanks very much for subscribing and watching this video, much appreciated! Take good care 😊
Cheers Ben! I’d been hoping to do this one for a while so it was great to finally get the chance with the little weather window to use the camera gear. Some bluer skies would have been better to show it off but it’s a little taster of what the area is like anyway! Thanks for your message and I hope you had a good time last night! 👍
Great stuff! I’ve no definite plans Ben yet, quite likely a multi-day trip with the bike over the Summer and the camera (west coast). A few more trips with no cameras for the next while anyway - that seems to work best for me. Nice to do a video every now and again when I feel the pull, but I need to fill up on my trips with no camera in between. Then one day I could get a notion and I’ll be off with the camera 🤦♀️ Hope your new camera will be put to use soon!!
@@MiriamKennedy the bike trip sounds class, yeah, using the camera gear takes some effort, you make it look easy though👍🏻, I've just finished uploading all my footage from last night so see what it's like, but loving this gopro for sure 😀
Cheers Karl - yes it’s a wonderful wild landscape…by day 2, all I could see were mountains and more mountains and I felt very far from civilisation (which suited me!) A new spot for me too and well worth a visit. I may go back and finish off more sections of this range too! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
I really enjoyed watching this Miriam A beautiful part of ireland and you really have done it justice. You are incredible to carry your heavy pack up those mountains and we ate lucky to get to see your walk. Thanks xx
Ah thanks Jill! It really is a beautiful wild spot - so glad I got to explore it! The bag really wasn't an issue on this trip - I felt strong for the most part, except when I was knackered 😂 I feel lucky if anyone watches a video I might upload so thank you for watching and your message 👍 A trip to see your Unna in action needs to be planned!! 😎
Brilliant and FairPlay. Was up near Barley Lake myself today for a hike . You done some serious ground , not all that easy. Brilliant videos footage 👌👌🇮🇪
Thanks very much! Lucky you being near Barley Lake for a hike today, such beautiful landscape! I hope the weather was kind for you 🤞 This hike was only my second ever time doing a multi day camp, I loved it! I’d definitely like to do more 😊 Thanks again for your message 👍
You should give the Black Valley a go , you’d love it . Head from Lord Brandon’s Cottage , head through the Valley toward The Bridia Valley onto Glencar . Tenting halfway. Spectacular and peaceful 👌👌👌
Lovely Miriam, quite stunning scenery, nice to see places I’m completely unfamiliar with ( never traveled in Ireland) though from my home in north Devon I go touring northern Scotland in my little van for six to eight weeks (since retiring) each autumn....though I’ve been thinking for a while that I should get the ferry over to Ireland for a change... in Scotland I don’t use camp sites as I prefer quiet out the way spots... I assume it would be similar for overnight parking in Ireland, in the very rural parts.
Hi David - sounds like you make great use of your van with trips to Scotland, definitely something I’d like to do. I don’t think I’ve ever been inside a campervan, yet for quite a few years I’ve imagined (hoped) I’ll have one at some stage - fingers crossed!! I’ve no experience with van life here in Ireland but I can’t imagine it being any different from Scotland in being able to park up in rural, remote spots. It sounds so appealing and you’d have great choice I’d imagine 😊 These mountains were beautiful to visit and this peninsula ‘Beara Peninsula’ is stunning from ground level and would be an ideal spot to tour in a van! Thanks for your message 👍
WOW!!!!!!Take a bow!!! What an achievement firstly and thank God you found a spare battery because the footage was amazing and more and more spectacular time after time, keep up the excellent work, you have us spoiled and a bit jealous, thank you again for sharing and well done 👏
Thanks so much Niall!! I felt chuffed to finish it and for it to work out as it did - I originally planned a longer route but thankfully realised I needed to adapt it to make it a bit more manageable. Delighted I was able to get a decent challenge over the 3 days anyway! Hard to get the weather spot on for 3 days but that little weather break worked so well..very little wind which was great for the drone and the sun came out to play a bit also! Such a pleasant surprise to find that extra battery and for some reason it kept on going and going, my other batteries had run out so quickly…technology is in the hands of the gods!! Thanks again for watching and your lovely message, lovely to receive 😊
@@MiriamKennedy chuffed?? I'd be over the moon if I done that, I only ever manage one night at a time then there's the 40k in three days and all the filming, hats off to you I thinks it's brilliant,. I look forward to the next adventure thanks again
Miriam, hello again from Down Under and thanks for another beautifully photographed journey. The images convey such a deep sense of calm and peacefulness. Mother Nature really does have the ability to inspire and heal. Very grateful for your ability to capture this and to share with us. Kindest regards!
Thanks very much for watching Chris and for your lovely message, really nice to receive! I had a great sense of solitude on this trip - out there on my own and the weather was kind in not creating too many difficulties for me also. The longer trip was new for me to do and I really liked it, a very different feel to land in the landscape a bit more. I’d like to do something like that again for sure! Really nice to hear that you enjoyed seeing the images from Down Under 😊
Going lighter I see! You’ll be getting a dyneema pack n tent next! Walked Barley Lake last summer which you went north of.. recognize those folding rocks! Soo unique .. loved your footage!
Hi Kyra - yep a lighter and smaller tent for the tougher trips 🤩 My other 2 palaces will still be used!! Such a lovely spot as you know - very wild and beautiful, I loved it! A dyneema pack and tent…certainly would be nice to have in the bottom drawer should they be needed!! 🤔 Thanks for watching and your message 👍
Wow Miriam, another super video. That's a really wonderful part of the world to walk in, not surprised you had it to yourself. Thank you for sharing the experience and here's to my own first wild camping coming very soon, I'm so nervous but yet so excited! Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the excellent work.
Thanks very much George!! I really hope you have a great time on your wild camp and that you enjoy the whole experience!! 🤞 I’ll be dying to hear how you get on 😎 The Caha mountains were a great surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed them, beautiful landscape to spend some time. Thanks again 👍
Nice to hear you enjoyed it!! You’ve reminded me of a great trip, I loved it…such a wild place with a sense that nobody was near me for those few days 😊
@@MiriamKennedy I broke a bone in my foot 2 days ago and its now in a boot 6-8 weeks. Absolutely scunnered, hopefully I'll get down south in May as planned if I heal!!
@@MiriamKennedy so silly. I was chatting on facetime, got off the sofa and didn't realise my foot was asleep and it went from under me, the coffee table broke my fall or I think my ankle would have broke, I did hear a crack and felt instantly sick...12hrs sitting in A&E until seen and x-rayed. I'm a eejit! lol
Awww that’s so unfortunate and you’re definitely not an eejit! I can imagine that sick feeling of shock, sounds horrible 🤕 Best of luck with the healing now!!
Thanks very much!! Absolutely - thank god no big search had started 🤦♀️ What a relief my car was ok, a nice ending to a great trip! Thanks for watching 😊
Miriam, well done on mixing it up and going back to hitching to make your walk possible👍 Gorgeous walking country and suitably atmospheric weather giving a fantastic feel to the walking👍 What a morning with that red glow coming through the layers of cloud to your fantastic mountain top camp👍 More stunning walking on day 2 giving sense of how cool and impressive those mountains are. Always good to have a super (noodle) food with you😊The weather looked great for wild camping with hardly a breeze. A cracking ridge walk above the valley👍 Cool that you knew your car was okay and the guards knew you were okay😊A brilliant and inspirational adventure ( I will be getting my map out😊) showing what you can do when you put your mind to it. Well done👍👍
Thanks Gerry! I’ve been converted to the noodle world - no stopping me now 😉 The weather makes this walk of course - to be without the views would have been such a pity. Really glad it held up for me and that the wind eventually left for a few days to allow a decent crack at doing the walk. I originally planned for a 60km route and I’m so glad I modified my route, it made it more manageable and allowed me time to enjoy it. Hard to get everything weather wise to line up for 3 days but it definitely was a good time to jump and I’m very glad I did. So many lovely aspects to this walk…a very nice experience! Thanks for watching and your message!! 👍
What an incredible few days you had,really enjoyed watching this,I’m heading for Caha mountains in month of august and this really put me in the mood! Thanks for sharing 😊
Cheers Bmac for your message! You lucky thing heading to the Caha Mountains in the coming weeks - this was my first visit and I was certainly very impressed! Such a great wild place and so nice to feel a million miles from civilisation when I got deeper in. I hope you get blessed with decent weather to be able to take in the views 🤞 Thanks for watching the video and your message, I really appreciate it!
Wow Miriam.. that was unreal. Fair play to you. Christ you got nice calm weather for it. Love when that happens. I have never been there so my bucket list is getting longer and longer. I'd say your heart was in your mouth with the Bantry number rang. Fair play to the people who was worried about the whereabouts. Really nice to see. Love the map tour.. the pink hat really stands out.. just incase hunters mistake you for their next prey 😂 loved the log Miriam. Great job and well edited. ✌️🙌👏👏👏👏🙂
Cheers Martin! Nice that we're having weather for the pink hat to make an appearance again 😂 Yep, it was so clam - the breeze picked up on the afternoon of the final day but it was still lovely. I would have preferred more blue skies just to help the GoPro but the conditions were great in fairness and trying to get everything right for 3 days in West Cork is just too hard!! It gives a little flavour of what its like anyway - doesn't show it in all its glory but great to capture a little sense of the range anyway. There was definitely a few expletives said when I realised it was a Bantry number...always a bit of a concern as you know when wild camping! Cheers for watching and your message 😎
Thanks very much C C! Yes, it really was a fab spot for an adventure - loved it and great to have mostly decent conditions to allow for visibility. Mightn't have been the same kind of trip if I was constantly under cloud!! Thanks for watching and your message 👍
How did I miss this one? That was brilliant, Miriam. I really like how you combine the ground shots with drone footage. It's nice to get both perspectives. Loved it. 👍🙂🏕️
Cheers Brian! A wonderful little trip to spend 3 days alone in the mountains - I loved it!! I’m glad you enjoyed it and found it 🤗 I’d like to suss out some more multi day camping and hiking trips that I can do - very enjoyable!! Thanks for watching this one Brian 😊
Cheers Andrew! Another lovely wild part of our country to explore - it was great to do! Yep, thats my new lightweight tent that I'm using for the last little while and I'm enjoying it - Sea to Summit Alto TR1...its hitting the mark for me for now, it has its limitations but perfect for what I want! Maybe you've completed your challenge now - if you haven't, hope the training is going well!
@@MiriamKennedy thanks for asking. The challenge went OK. I managed to turn a 29km challenge into a 34km challenge 🙄. Need to brush up on the navigation skills. Have another one later in the year. Keep the videos coming.👍
Ha!!! A new world has opened up to me - I never realised 😂 Cheers for watching Peter, a great little adventure! Hope Waterford went well, catch you soon!! 😎
Thanks very much Ervin! A really nice place to spend some time for sure 👍 Thanks for your message and wishing you the best for the upcoming week also 😊
Cheers Pat! The aul ‘to do list’ that keeps on giving 🤦♀️ Great we’ve plenty of places to entertain ourselves with anyway 😉 Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!!
Vielen Dank!! Yes, the landscape was otherworldly at times - each day was different also...from rocky terrain to boggy and grassy. I loved it, thanks for watching! 👍
Some really outstanding drone footage and video clips, the sunset / sunrise was sublime, . An exhausting trip im sure, glad you perservered to reward us with such a beautiful landscape, every mile seemed like a chapter pictorial from National Geo. Certainly up there with the posh tarts bike. Colin.
😂😂 - cheers Colin! I wanted to try some multi day camps and this was a great little adventure to do. A challenging hike but in fairness all I had to do each day was walk and eat…I liked the simplicity of that! I got into the flow of it more and the varying terrain was pretty exciting along the way. I was surprised how my gear wasn’t an issue at all - not drinking enough on day 2 definitely tired me out that day though! Glad the images came out ok - it was a bit hazy so you know yourself the GoPro isn’t the best when it’s not totally bright but it worked well enough!! The good aul drone really helped and in fairness there’s a lot more I could have done to show it off…that’s just the aul inner critic though!! The new Posh Tarts bike 😂😂
A very enjoyable hike and camp Miriam , I do love the beautifully named mountains and lochs . A lovely sunset on the first night, and the drone footage really does give it another dimension. I keep putting off buying one as I would for sure lose or crash it 😂. Glad your car was still there always a worry leaving cars overnight. Tfs atb Dave ⛺️👍
Cheers Dave! I love those names too - not so nice to say them to camera when I've never heard them said before so my pronunciation could be way off! 😉 I'm on my third drone Dave so I'm the last person to be promoting their use - however, I do get such a buzz from it!! Its nerve wracking but I love what they can do. Oh the car business always is a little worry isn't it - I couldn't believe my luck when the guy said there was no problem! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
It looks like you had the place to yourself and It looked absolutely stunning, great footage as usual. Fair play to those people and the Gaurds for checking in with you. I see you have yourself a new tent 😁 It seemed to have served you well on this adventure
Cheers Jason! Yep - as usual, no one around! It definitely felt pretty removed from civilisation for a lot of the hike - my kind of place 😊 Stunning landscape in fairness and great to walk in. Yep - that’s my new tent, the Alto TR1, I’ve used it on 3 trips now and it’s a winner for me. Great head height and porch size which were important features for me…a bit fiddly to put up but I’m getting more used to it. No plans to sell this one anyway, it’s a keeper for now! 😉 Thanks for your lovely message!! 👍
Three days and two nights with just the sheep (and maybe a few ravens!) for company. Now that is really getting into a different psychological and maybe spiritual zone, I would wager, Miriam. A beautiful chronicle of your adventure again, and great personally speaking to see these terrific images of a part of the country that I am not familiar with (at least in a hillwalking sense). After a couple of years' absence -obvious reasons- I have just booked my accommodations for a trip to north Mayo and Donegal in September, so I am pretty excited about that. Hopefully the weather will be a bit more accommodating than in 2019 when I think I got two days in ten that were suitable for the hills! I'll pack the fishing gear just in case though :) All the best and thank you for another great video.
Thanks so much Jim! Yes - definitely a different experience with the multiple nights walking and camping. It’s only the second time I’ve done that and I liked it! I’d like to suss out some more possible longer hikes to do this year now that I have a smaller tent that fits in my bag. After 6 or 7 years with my two person tent I finally took the plunge and went smaller, it’s a lighter tent but I can now fit it in my bag rather than having to strap it to the outside, just makes things a little more compact. The solitude of 3 days suited me for sure - although the camera does require my head to be engaged when I’ve decided to do a trip with the camera 🙃 I don’t really fully shut down when I have the camera so I’d like to do a few long trips with no camera also. It’s always a price I pay with the camera…not sure how it is for others, but for me it means the busy mind can still be at work. Loved it though and a nice sense of achievement to come through the whole process of planning, walking and creating the little video. Beautiful landscape to be in and just walk and walk. Wonderful that you’ve made your plans for September - you’ll be in such a great part of the country as you well know. Fingers and toes crossed that the weather allows you to do all the exploring that you’d like to!! Thanks again for watching and your message - always a pleasure to hear from you 👍
@@MiriamKennedy thank you. If I get the weather and some decent images I will probably put together a short video of stills (afraid I am not as incredibly dedicated as you on that front....and I don't have a drone! ), then add one of my music tracks and stick it on my YT channel, all being well. I can't wait to get home again. It seems a different lifetime somehow now, if you know what I mean :) All the best.
Wow! What a trip! Amazing location and almost perfect weather. I've heard of Healey Pass and Hungry Hill but not the Caha Mountains before. I doubt my Inter Cert geography could do with a refresher 🤔😆 Thanks for sharing your journey with us Miriam 🙂👍
Thanks Niall - my inter cert geography didn’t remember them either to be honest! The guy I mentioned at the end who recommended them to me is a very accomplished ultra runner and it occurred to me that if anyone knows about the mountains in Ireland it’s him, so I asked him what his favourite ridge was and this was his answer - that was enough for me to see what they were all about! While doing the walk it occurred to me that it’s so easy to fix on the highest mountains in the country and then potentially miss all these other amazing wild spots! Lesson learned anyway 😊 Thanks for watching Niall, I appreciate it 👍
Great vid, really enjoyed it. That was a fair aul hike! It’s a pity they didn’t put more stiles on that fence. Just back from 4 days fishing in Donegal, also nearly midge free but they’re coming... Thanks
Thanking you!! A fair aul hike is right…loved it though! A stile or 7 would be great alright 😂 Terrible news about the imminent midge arrival - you have it bad in Donegal for sure!! Hope the fishing trip went well 👍 Thanks for watching and your message!!
Ha! Thanks Pat 😂😂 Glad you enjoyed it 👍 A great little adventure - wonderful sights and it kept me entertained for a few days 😎 Good to hear from you!!
Well done, I've been on Hungry hill last weekend and that's not an easy hike you've done there. It looks like it wasn't windy where you camped or did you just find a sheltered spot? Also what about the ground? Was it easy to find a good pitch? When I was there it was pretty boggy everywhere.
Hi Christian! Lucky you visiting Hungry Hill last weekend 🙂 From memory, it wasn’t a windy time on the hills and I don’t think I was particularly sheltered, I got lucky 😎 There was no problem finding a place to pitch on Coombane but Rams Hill was a bit more tricky but it wasn’t too much of a hassle - I did this walk in May so quite likely a lot drier than February in fairness. Thanks for your message!!
😂😂 Just a little too early for them possibly in this video! To be honest they haven’t ruined many of my trips - they severely bothered me on two trips ever…hopefully I’ll get away with it again this season! They’re a nightmare when they’re around as you know 😕
@@MiriamKennedy I’m heading up to Knockowen next week for a camp out - packing my head net! They can be ferocious. I live locally and tick season is already underway. We have lots of deer in Lauragh. Thanks for the video!
@@t8br00k36 oh great! Let me know how they are in 2 weeks time 😉 I think we’re all obsessed this time of year 🤓 I hope you have a midge free camp - it’s great now to be familiar with these mountains to know exactly where you’re talking about - a fab mountain range!! You’re lucky to have them local to you 👍
Really nice tour. My wife and me had walked the Beara Way a few years ago and fell in love with the peninsula. I am from Germany so I was always unsure about going off-trail in Ireland. (Although in one hiking book there was even a tour, where they guided you cross country; so maybe it’s quite german to ask if it’s allowed or tolerated or even usual. How do you know that you not get stuck in a huge bog-field? Or is „no risk no fun“ ?-) Thank you for the wonderful video.
Hi Karsten - thanks for watching the video and I’m glad you enjoyed it! The Beara Peninsula really is a wonderful spot - you must have had a lovely trip, I hope the weather was kind to you, although even the misty rain has its own magic of course 😊 With regard to whether walking in the mountains (off trail) is tolerated - there are actually quite a few trails on our mountains so it’s quite common and tolerated with many hiking clubs across the country venturing out. I hope that answers that part of your question? My own preference is quiet places, therefore many of the places I go to mightn’t have defined trails but there are quite often tracks from other walkers or animal tracks to help guide me along. Once you can navigate with a map & compass or alternative method it really makes the wild parts of the country very accessible. I haven’t got stuck in a bog hole yet anyway, I had one small scary incident with a bog hole but I managed to free myself. It’s always a risk - and I don’t get a thrill from knowing it’s a risk to be honest, but it doesn’t hold me back. Because I tend to walk alone a lot, there are many safety risks I’m aware of from falling etc - so I just try to be conscious of that and not be too silly if I can! I don’t consider myself a very experienced hiker as I’m only doing it a few years but I suppose every time I go out I’m gaining a bit more experience with it. Some of our mountains can be very wild and remote and many others have plenty of other walkers - on this trip, I met no one else until my final hour or two of the walk…I loved that!! I’m sure Germany’s wild landscape must be spectacular - maybe some time I’ll get over there to see it 👍
@@MiriamKennedy Thank you for the comprehensive answer. Yes, we had very fine weather on our Beara trip. // I’m quite capable of navigating with map and compass, and I will definitely give off-trail a try in our future trips to Ireland. // Compared to Ireland‘s west or even the Wicklows Germany has almost no „wild“ areas. But a beautiful hike in the uplands with some old villages is a real possibility. (Or in the backcountry of the baltic coast in Mecklenburg on the Hanseweg, from Hanse-Town to Town. Huge Churches in every town and lovely old city centers.) // May the sun shine on your back while hiking :-]
@@kstoeb ah I didn’t realise that about Germany. You’ll love exploring the wild places of Ireland, there are so many places to choose from!! It keeps me entertained and inspired anyway 😊 Hope you get back to visit again!
@@MiriamKennedy We will - this summer for example. We come over almost every year. My wife used to live in Dublin for a some years in her 20s and we have friends there.
Hi Miriam, well done. Superb views and great explained. I was trying to fly off Turner Hill last year but bailed because of the strong wind and some reaction to the jab. Beautiful mountain range but unforgiving terrain. Need to get out and do some hike n fly this year. I see you are using a Sea to summit tent. How heavy is it?👍
Cheers Uli! Unfortunate that you couldn’t fly when you visited - far more risks with what you do! Yeah, they’re a wonderful range, so nice that you can get such a long walk with all that wild mountainous scenery. Well spotted on the tent - it’s the Sea to Summit Alto TR1, a one person tent as I’ve been using a 2 person tent up until now and wanted to try something a little lighter and less bulky. It’s 1.1Kg and has decent head height and porch size which were big selling points for me. This was my third trip with it and I’m pretty happy with it - not great in strong wind I’d imagine due to its profile, but I’ll mostly avoid strong winds when I’m planning to use the drone anyway! Thanks for watching and your message 👍 Have a good one!
Hi Steve, thanks!! It was 37km in total - I finished pretty early on the third day and started a bit later on the first day. It was a gorgeous hike - hope you go for it and I hope you get great visibility too!
Thanks David! It wasn’t difficult to be honest - I camped at Coombane on the first night and Ram’s Hill the second night. Coombane was very easy to find a spot to pitch - no problem with the terrain and it was more ‘what view did I want’…that was was greatest dilemma there! Ram’s Hill was definitely rougher and more boggy but it wasn’t too wet at all and I found a decent spot. When I first landed at Ram’s Hill I picked a spot but I didn’t settle on it straight away and had another look around to see if there was anything better, but I went back to my original spot. Maybe my standards are low 😂 Ah no, it really wasn’t a problem at all! Thanks for watching and your message 👍
Hi Miriam. Really lovely scenery, and so peaceful! Did you actually see another hiker along the route? 😁 Beautifully filmed, as usual! All the best and take care 👍😊
Hi Des! Thanks for watching and your message 👍 I met a local couple on the last mountain I reached ‘Esk Mountain’ which led on to the Beara Way, they were climbing Esk for the first time and were the only people I met…we had a lovely chat. To be honest, it’s very rare I ever meet anyone out on my trips at all. I noticed the sheep behaved differently from anywhere else I’ve been in this spot. Whenever they saw me they sprinted off as they possibly aren’t used to seeing people that often 🤷♀️ In other remote parts that I’ve walked in Ireland, I never noticed them being so skittish! Either that or there’s something in the water!! Thanks again for watching - a lovely place to hike and camp 😊
Beautiful solitude. Great video.
Such a great trip, I really enjoyed it! Thanks Chris for the reminder 😊
Another absolute gem Miriam ... cheers from Cornwall.
Thanks very much Paul - nice for me to take the trip again by having a look at the video again 🙂! Hello to Cornwall from Dublin 😎
@@MiriamKennedy :)
I would like to thank you Miriam for sharing your trips with us all. Pure therapy for the soul.
Thanks so much George for your lovely message!! I’m so grateful that you would take the time to watch these videos - that feeds my soul!! 😊
I live in Adrigole. This is such a brilliant representation of the Cahas from the perspective of a walker. It's evident that you are at home in the hills. You are modest about your skills; this is not an easy place to walk. You had pretty good weather for it which helps! I really believe you should make more videos like this. You understand what you are doing! Wonderful video. Thank you for the mention of Bantry Gardaí. I have had to call them for an incident at Barley Lake, and they were just heroes! As were the Kerry mountain rescue. This place is wonderful, but not to be underestimated!
Hi Nick! Thanks so much for your encouraging message 😊 It was lovely to remember this trip again, such a great place to explore - it felt really wild and remote at times, I loved it! Leaving the car anywhere overnight is always a risk and it was such a relief that the Gardaí took the time to source my number and check up on me like that. Good to hear that they were such heroes for you too - I hope that incident at Barley Lake worked out ok 🤞 You live in a beautiful part of the country!! Thanks again.
CIAO MIRIAM, OGNI TUO TOUR E UNA MAGIA. RIESCI SEMPRE AD EMOZIONARMI. QUELLO CHE APPREZZO E CHE VAI IN SOLITARIA E POSSIBILMENTE ISOLATA DAL RESTO DEL MONDO, CHE TRA L ALTRO E LA MIA FILOSOFIA. PER STARE IN PACE
Grazie Luigi! È così bello vedere questi posti senza nessun altro in giro - lo rende davvero speciale. Adoro quel senso di solitudine... a lungo possa continuare 😊 Grazie ancora!
Ah Miriam, hands down to you! Fabulous trip and share. Thanks
Cheers Tess! Thanks for watching the video - a great trip to do, so much wild landscape to walk alone and camp in!! I loved it 😊
Brilliant video Miriam, love watching.❤❤
Thanks Alan - another lovely mountain range to walk through, loved it! 😊
Growing up in South west England in the seventies one of my favourite tv programmes was the wonderful RTE series Hands and Patterns. I loved the episode with Danny Osbourne who I believe still lives in this area. Long after the programme was made he became famous for his sculpture of Oscar Wilde in Dublin. I now live in Austria but one day will visit this beautiful area of Ireland, thank you for making this video.
Hi Ianmedium - I hope you indeed make that visit, it definitely is a special part of the country! You now find yourself in a special country living in Austria too - I've yet to visit. A long way from South West England, yet not so far of course. I don't remember a TV series called Hands and Pattens and just googled it now to see if I could spot anything to trigger a memory but unfortunately I couldn't spot any reference to it. Thank you so much for getting in touch and really nice to hear that this little video reminded you of a time in your life. Wishing you well!!
@@MiriamKennedy thank you, I wish I could post TH-cam links in the comments but all the Hands series are to be found here on TH-cam and they are wonderful. The programme was the idea of the late David Shaw-Smith and I think you would find them fascinating, if you search here Patterns Danny Osborne birds in porcelain you will find the episode or the channel snadhghus which has nearly all the Hands episodes. They focus on old crafts and ways of life in Ireland in the seventies up to the late eighties, from building a Shannon one design sailing boat to building bee skyps, Thatching, pottery, basket weaving ancient Harp making and so on.
Even after all these years I find them fascinating!
As for me, I left Devon in 1999, spent 16 years in the wilds of British Columbia before moving here in late 2016. I love Austria, I live in a little village twenty minutes outside of Vienna right nestled between the Vienna Woods and the Danube. It is a beautiful country with a diverse landscape and so much history. Thank you once again for these wonderful videos, Ireland is such a beautiful country.
Thanks so much for that - I just found that episode now, shocked to see an almost naked man arising from the bed in the first 30 seconds, how risque for 70's Ireland!! I wonder was there complaints back in the day 😊 I will certainly watch that episode and see what it's like - I was born in '73 but its not a show that I remember being watched in our house. Your location in Austria sounds idyllic and obviously appreciated by you! Thanks so much for your positive message about my videos, I often feel pretty silly doing them but every now and again I feel the pull to make one but I seem to experience plenty of angst with the 'why's' of it all. So its great when I read a comment like yours and it reminds me that for some people they really do enjoy this stuff and thats a great motivator/inspiration to do another one some time if I feel the urge! 😉
Oh yes, your videos are a balm for the soul Miriam. I’m so glad your enjoying those videos I mentioned, hopefully out have seen a few more by now. There is another but not from the same series and I have just forgotten the name. It is about the last of a family of tin smiths and fiddle players who travels around Donegal and in each town he would be invited into people’s homes to tell stories and play the fiddle and during the day make household items out of Tin, Ahh, as I write it comes back. Search for “John Dougherty, Fiddler on the Road” here on yt, if I don’t have it right I will correct it. It was filmed I think two years before you were born. I’m ten years older than you, born in 1963 in the North East of England but grew up and lived in Devon till I left for Canada in 1999. Take care and I hope the winter months a treating you well. Here in Austria we are starting the odd weather season. Last week it was -7 and snow, today +15 and sunny!
@@ianmedium Thanks! You've given me more homework to do 🤩 You seem to be experiencing strange weather in Austria for sure!! We've had a very mild week but very windy now today which has kept me off the hills. Plenty of variety and extremes in the weather for everyone it seems. How come you had such a strong Irish affiliation from your youth in North East England??
Camping caha mountain 3 days,, good view
Hi - thanks for watching, yes there were really nice views along this mountain range. A great pleasure to walk and camp! 😊
Lovely ridge views with such richly featured land - a great walk well done. Very nicely told. Thx for posting.
Thank you! Yes - some really nice wilderness spots along this hike. Nice memories to have of a great little adventure. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it!! 😊
Sublime landscape and film!
Thanks so much Joe - fantastic wild landscape for a wander, I loved it!! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
Hi Miriam! Lovely video again! I'm currently in the Emerald Isle(as I threatened! 😂) in Co. Mayo, at Pullathomas on my vintage 1980s Dawes Galaxy mixte. Hopefully riding to Achill Island tomorrow! A great Irish hero of mine, Dervla Murphy, sadly passed away a few days ago. She first inspired me when I read 'Full tilt' back in the 1980s. I'm proud though that I was in Ireland when she passed. Take care...G
Hi Graeme - what a day to be heading to Achill 😊 So glad you have great weather for your trip. Enjoy it all! I’m off to the Galtees in Tipperary today with my tent, no cameras for me on this one. Thanks for watching my trip to Beara - a great little adventure! Enjoy the rest of your stay and may you have lots of adventures. I read a lovely article yesterday about a man’s encounter with Dervla a few years ago, an amazing woman for sure!! RIP Dervla..
We are in Bere island bikepacking, looking over at hungry hill today. We still can’t get over u did this range in 3 days.
Lucky you to be over in Bere Island - that must be lovely!! I still haven't made it there yet, hopefully before the year is out I'll be able to check it out...enjoy that view of Hungry Hill too! I've nice memories of that lovely peninsula...enjoy the rest of your trip!! 😎
Stunning videos as all of your videos! 👌🏾😉
Well done Miriam👏🏽
Thanks very much Raul! That’s lovely to hear 😊
Wow Miriam..what a beautiful route. You always nail it in the photography and drone footage department.The effort you put into your videos shows and really makes them so enjoyable to watch . NEW TENT?
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Shush Joe 😂 Yes - before the winter started I went shopping for a lightweight 1 person tent and settled on the Sea To Summit Alto TR1. My Hubba Hubba is still in working order and I’ll still be using it but I felt ready to try a decent 1 person tent out and save some weight and pack space. I settled on this tent due to its great head height and porch size. I’m 5’8’’ so I really like having decent head height to sit up in and this tent works great for me so far. It has its quirks and limitations but perfect for what I wanted! I’ve had it out on 3 trips now so I’m getting more used to it and it’s definitely my ‘go to tent’ when the conditions are right. It’s 1.1kg and I can also fit it inside my 45L bag instead of having to strap it outside. Thanks for your encouragement and lovely message!! Hope all is well with you! 😊
Miriam just looked at your wonderful video of the caha mountains. I did a small loop round Barley Lake today. So your photo's videos are wonderful. It was some hike with wonderful views. 😊
Hi Fergus! That’s wonderful to hear - I’m sitting in the sunshine here in New Zealand believe it or not, just back from a 3 day hike and camp with no cameras this time 😉 Delighted you enjoyed this video - thanks for letting me know and sounds like you had a wonderful hike yourself today!! 🤗
Thank you, Miriam. A wonderful and beautiful video of your three days hiking out on the hill of the South West of Ireland 🇮🇪. Long may your interest in nature continue for many more decades. Happy walking/cycling. Enjoy!
Thanks very much John - such a nice spot to spend a few days, I really enjoyed it! Being in a tent is certainly a nice interest to have - very grateful that this interest found me!! Thanks a million for watching the video and your message, I really appreciate it 😊
Such a great place to visit . Enjoy watching your awesome video .
Thanks very much! Great to hear you enjoyed watching the video 😊
Beautiful video. I have never done a trip such as this but it’s one of those videos that makes me think I should some day. I am amazed you can capture 23 minutes of quality footage out of a rucksack that must carry so many other things. Thanks for taking us all along. Loved it.
Thanks Vistatrekker! I usually just head away for one night with the tent so this was new for me to go for longer - I really liked it! A big part of what I enjoy with camping is having everything I need on my back, living somewhat simply....plenty of comforts with me too! It was a lovely spot to be in. Cheers for your message 🙂
@@MiriamKennedy speaking of having everything you need, where did you get that little metal wind breaker for your stove?
I got it on Amazon - cheap and cheerful! Its called the H&S Foldable Windshield (I removed 2 sections). Hope that helps!
@@MiriamKennedy excellent thank you 🙏
I really enjoyed watching that Miriam , beautiful landscapes , well done again , ps love the osprey bag 🤩🤩
Great - thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed it!! Loved this little adventure 😊 The Osprey bag has been knocking around for a good few years for me but it’s been serving me well for sure 👍 Thanks for watching and your message 😎
Hi and thanks again for showing amazing mountains in Ireland ! It really does keep surprising me, wish I could visit one day, there are so many places that one must see and visit and no time or funds to complete them all, I
Fabulous video and well done for hitching ! I would not fancy that as like my own car, but as you say you are stuck with circular walks with a car.
Keep em coming
Thanks a million! Great you’re getting a taster of what Ireland is like…we’re very lucky as are you over the other side of the water! I’d say I’ll hitch again seeing as that one worked out well for me. I’m a fan of my own car too, but the adventure was calling 😉 Far too many places for us to see I agree - in a way TH-cam both broadens our horizons and depresses me too!!
Ah Miriam, there is no stopping you! First it was talking, then it was facing your fear of heights in the Comeraghs, now you are getting lifts with complete strangers, what's next!!? Here, there is something special about getting away for more than 1 night, the pressures of life seem to fade into the background, nothing quite like it! That was some amount of walking especially when you add in all the back and forward to get the camera, but fair play to you, it really paid of with a cracker video with some lovely scenes, that sunrise was amazing! The car, what a necessary evil, I'm always left wondering if its gonna be there when I come back! Nice to know there are some nice people left in the world that think about others. Anyway, thanks again for a peak of another part of Ireland I've never had the pleasure to see :-) ATB, Gary
😂😂😂 who knows Gary! I’m as surprised as anyone as to what I’ll end up doing - it’s as much a surprise for me…hopefully it won’t be anything too scary next anyway 😇 This was only my second time ever walking for 3 days with the tent and gear - the 1 nighters are really great and fill me up completely but there is a different quality that comes with more days out walking - the only things I needed to focus on were walking, eating, drinking and enjoying the landscape (and the cameras of course too which take up headspace!). I saw your comment on Colin’s video - like you the camera does have me in a different headspace and I can’t (or won’t) do it very often. I need plenty of camps with no camera to be able to cope with it and then I just get an urge to record a trip every now and again and I do it 🤷♀️ I’m glad I had it for this trip but I’ve no plans to bring the camera out again for a while…the solitude of no camera is my greatest pleasure. Thanks for watching and your message - hope all is good with you and your drone!!!! 😎
That was some hike and although it may not have been sun and blue skies all the way, it was good to see you kept dry (you sure you were in Ireland) and still got some awesome views. Loved the white cross and statues you passed what a thing to pop up on the trail as well as that fence you kept have to clamber over, could have done without that. Just as well you answered that missed call or there may have been a full scale mountain rescue out looking for you. Looked a tough few days Miriam but well done on making it back to the car, cheers Alan
Thanks for watching Alan! Yes - very lucky the rain stayed away when I was hiking, it rained a little on my second night while I was in the tent and was still spitting rain in the morning but it eventually cleared (thankfully)! The cross that you spotted was along the Healy Pass which is known as one of Irelands most scenic drives, it’s a winding road that passes high in the mountains - not often I have to cross a road when out on a hike 😊 A great hike to have done - beautiful wild landscape and definitely very relieved my car was still intact when I got back. A full on search would have been a nightmare - thankfully that was avoided for sure!! 🫢 Hope all is well with you this weekend and that your holiday was a success - assuming you’re back!
Epic Mirium loved this! I lost my car in a car park once i would still be searching for my car off those mountains, brilliant and such views, stunning Mirium on top of the world again.
😂😂 Only the second time that I’d ever hiked and camped for three days - a really nice experience! Glad you enjoyed the views 🤗 Such a nice place to visit. Thanks for watching it - lovely to hear you enjoyed it 👍
@@MiriamKennedy i got your name wrong again Miriam (how hard is it) sorry !! Looking forward to the next video x
@@bromptinowner763 😂😂
another stunning video - subscribed
Thanks very much Andy! A great little adventure in mountains that I hadn't been to before. Thanks very much for subscribing and watching this video, much appreciated! Take good care 😊
Awsome from start to finish Miriam👌, nice 3 day hike, great work with the drone and gopro and all put together so well, 1st class🤙
Cheers Ben! I’d been hoping to do this one for a while so it was great to finally get the chance with the little weather window to use the camera gear. Some bluer skies would have been better to show it off but it’s a little taster of what the area is like anyway! Thanks for your message and I hope you had a good time last night! 👍
@@MiriamKennedy you certainly got the weather for it, where to next then? Had a great time out in the Mournes, good to get back out again at it😀
Great stuff! I’ve no definite plans Ben yet, quite likely a multi-day trip with the bike over the Summer and the camera (west coast). A few more trips with no cameras for the next while anyway - that seems to work best for me. Nice to do a video every now and again when I feel the pull, but I need to fill up on my trips with no camera in between. Then one day I could get a notion and I’ll be off with the camera 🤦♀️ Hope your new camera will be put to use soon!!
@@MiriamKennedy the bike trip sounds class, yeah, using the camera gear takes some effort, you make it look easy though👍🏻, I've just finished uploading all my footage from last night so see what it's like, but loving this gopro for sure 😀
What a lovely area, I've never been down that way, guess it's on the list now!
Cheers Karl - yes it’s a wonderful wild landscape…by day 2, all I could see were mountains and more mountains and I felt very far from civilisation (which suited me!) A new spot for me too and well worth a visit. I may go back and finish off more sections of this range too! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
I really enjoyed watching this Miriam
A beautiful part of ireland and you really have done it justice.
You are incredible to carry your heavy pack up those mountains and we ate lucky to get to see your walk.
Thanks xx
Ah thanks Jill! It really is a beautiful wild spot - so glad I got to explore it! The bag really wasn't an issue on this trip - I felt strong for the most part, except when I was knackered 😂 I feel lucky if anyone watches a video I might upload so thank you for watching and your message 👍 A trip to see your Unna in action needs to be planned!! 😎
The drone footage at the summit looked amazing great adventure video thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks very much 😊 It was great to get a nice sunset and sunrise to let the drone do its work! Nice to hear you enjoyed it - thanks!! 👍
Brilliant and FairPlay. Was up near Barley Lake myself today for a hike . You done some serious ground , not all that easy. Brilliant videos footage 👌👌🇮🇪
Thanks very much! Lucky you being near Barley Lake for a hike today, such beautiful landscape! I hope the weather was kind for you 🤞 This hike was only my second ever time doing a multi day camp, I loved it! I’d definitely like to do more 😊 Thanks again for your message 👍
You should give the Black Valley a go , you’d love it . Head from Lord Brandon’s Cottage , head through the Valley toward The Bridia Valley onto Glencar . Tenting halfway. Spectacular and peaceful 👌👌👌
@@MiriamKennedy weather was poor 😂 but sure that’s the beauty of hiking 🤦♂️
@@backpackingireland8624 cheers for that!! I’ll have a look at it 😊
@@backpackingireland8624 🤦♀️
Lovely Miriam, quite stunning scenery, nice to see places I’m completely unfamiliar with ( never traveled in Ireland) though from my home in north Devon I go touring northern Scotland in my little van for six to eight weeks (since retiring) each autumn....though I’ve been thinking for a while that I should get the ferry over to Ireland for a change... in Scotland I don’t use camp sites as I prefer quiet out the way spots... I assume it would be similar for overnight parking in Ireland, in the very rural parts.
Hi David - sounds like you make great use of your van with trips to Scotland, definitely something I’d like to do. I don’t think I’ve ever been inside a campervan, yet for quite a few years I’ve imagined (hoped) I’ll have one at some stage - fingers crossed!! I’ve no experience with van life here in Ireland but I can’t imagine it being any different from Scotland in being able to park up in rural, remote spots. It sounds so appealing and you’d have great choice I’d imagine 😊 These mountains were beautiful to visit and this peninsula ‘Beara Peninsula’ is stunning from ground level and would be an ideal spot to tour in a van! Thanks for your message 👍
WOW!!!!!!Take a bow!!! What an achievement firstly and thank God you found a spare battery because the footage was amazing and more and more spectacular time after time, keep up the excellent work, you have us spoiled and a bit jealous, thank you again for sharing and well done 👏
Thanks so much Niall!! I felt chuffed to finish it and for it to work out as it did - I originally planned a longer route but thankfully realised I needed to adapt it to make it a bit more manageable. Delighted I was able to get a decent challenge over the 3 days anyway! Hard to get the weather spot on for 3 days but that little weather break worked so well..very little wind which was great for the drone and the sun came out to play a bit also! Such a pleasant surprise to find that extra battery and for some reason it kept on going and going, my other batteries had run out so quickly…technology is in the hands of the gods!! Thanks again for watching and your lovely message, lovely to receive 😊
@@MiriamKennedy chuffed?? I'd be over the moon if I done that, I only ever manage one night at a time then there's the 40k in three days and all the filming, hats off to you I thinks it's brilliant,. I look forward to the next adventure thanks again
Hitchhike, oh man. Wild camping, bike pack, hiking, are you super woman!
Ha! No super powers identified yet 😂 So glad I hitchhiked - even if it was 30 years ago since I last did it, thankfully all went well!!
Miriam, hello again from Down Under and thanks for another beautifully photographed journey. The images convey such a deep sense of calm and peacefulness. Mother Nature really does have the ability to inspire and heal. Very grateful for your ability to capture this and to share with us. Kindest regards!
Thanks very much for watching Chris and for your lovely message, really nice to receive! I had a great sense of solitude on this trip - out there on my own and the weather was kind in not creating too many difficulties for me also. The longer trip was new for me to do and I really liked it, a very different feel to land in the landscape a bit more. I’d like to do something like that again for sure! Really nice to hear that you enjoyed seeing the images from Down Under 😊
Going lighter I see! You’ll be getting a dyneema pack n tent next! Walked Barley Lake last summer which you went north of.. recognize those folding rocks! Soo unique .. loved your footage!
Hi Kyra - yep a lighter and smaller tent for the tougher trips 🤩 My other 2 palaces will still be used!! Such a lovely spot as you know - very wild and beautiful, I loved it! A dyneema pack and tent…certainly would be nice to have in the bottom drawer should they be needed!! 🤔 Thanks for watching and your message 👍
와우 멋진 일출은 드론촬영 했네요... 👍 👍 👍 붉게물드는 하늘색이 너무너무 아름답다^^
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Well done on the hike I just missed you only back from that area
Cheers Gerry! Hope your trip went well - there was nice weather down that part of the country last week alright!! Such a lovely spot! 😊
Wow Miriam, another super video. That's a really wonderful part of the world to walk in, not surprised you had it to yourself. Thank you for sharing the experience and here's to my own first wild camping coming very soon, I'm so nervous but yet so excited! Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the excellent work.
Thanks very much George!! I really hope you have a great time on your wild camp and that you enjoy the whole experience!! 🤞 I’ll be dying to hear how you get on 😎 The Caha mountains were a great surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed them, beautiful landscape to spend some time. Thanks again 👍
Drone footage was amazing! Cracker hike with pleasant weather. I'm slowly working through your videos lol.
Nice to hear you enjoyed it!! You’ve reminded me of a great trip, I loved it…such a wild place with a sense that nobody was near me for those few days 😊
@@MiriamKennedy I broke a bone in my foot 2 days ago and its now in a boot 6-8 weeks. Absolutely scunnered, hopefully I'll get down south in May as planned if I heal!!
@@RuggedTrack ah Lord - sorry to hear that!! That’s desperate, what a pain that must be for you 🤦♀️ How did it happen??
@@MiriamKennedy so silly. I was chatting on facetime, got off the sofa and didn't realise my foot was asleep and it went from under me, the coffee table broke my fall or I think my ankle would have broke, I did hear a crack and felt instantly sick...12hrs sitting in A&E until seen and x-rayed. I'm a eejit! lol
Awww that’s so unfortunate and you’re definitely not an eejit! I can imagine that sick feeling of shock, sounds horrible 🤕 Best of luck with the healing now!!
Nice video, great scenery, well filmed. Btw luckily Garda got in touch with you, so the ”big search” was avoided😁
Thanks very much!! Absolutely - thank god no big search had started 🤦♀️ What a relief my car was ok, a nice ending to a great trip! Thanks for watching 😊
Miriam, well done on mixing it up and going back to hitching to make your walk possible👍 Gorgeous walking country and suitably atmospheric weather giving a fantastic feel to the walking👍 What a morning with that red glow coming through the layers of cloud to your fantastic mountain top camp👍 More stunning walking on day 2 giving sense of how cool and impressive those mountains are. Always good to have a super (noodle) food with you😊The weather looked great for wild camping with hardly a breeze. A cracking ridge walk above the valley👍 Cool that you knew your car was okay and the guards knew you were okay😊A brilliant and inspirational adventure ( I will be getting my map out😊) showing what you can do when you put your mind to it. Well done👍👍
Thanks Gerry! I’ve been converted to the noodle world - no stopping me now 😉 The weather makes this walk of course - to be without the views would have been such a pity. Really glad it held up for me and that the wind eventually left for a few days to allow a decent crack at doing the walk. I originally planned for a 60km route and I’m so glad I modified my route, it made it more manageable and allowed me time to enjoy it. Hard to get everything weather wise to line up for 3 days but it definitely was a good time to jump and I’m very glad I did. So many lovely aspects to this walk…a very nice experience! Thanks for watching and your message!! 👍
What an incredible few days you had,really enjoyed watching this,I’m heading for Caha mountains in month of august and this really put me in the mood! Thanks for sharing 😊
Cheers Bmac for your message! You lucky thing heading to the Caha Mountains in the coming weeks - this was my first visit and I was certainly very impressed! Such a great wild place and so nice to feel a million miles from civilisation when I got deeper in. I hope you get blessed with decent weather to be able to take in the views 🤞 Thanks for watching the video and your message, I really appreciate it!
Wow Miriam.. that was unreal. Fair play to you. Christ you got nice calm weather for it. Love when that happens. I have never been there so my bucket list is getting longer and longer. I'd say your heart was in your mouth with the Bantry number rang. Fair play to the people who was worried about the whereabouts. Really nice to see. Love the map tour.. the pink hat really stands out.. just incase hunters mistake you for their next prey 😂 loved the log Miriam. Great job and well edited. ✌️🙌👏👏👏👏🙂
Cheers Martin! Nice that we're having weather for the pink hat to make an appearance again 😂 Yep, it was so clam - the breeze picked up on the afternoon of the final day but it was still lovely. I would have preferred more blue skies just to help the GoPro but the conditions were great in fairness and trying to get everything right for 3 days in West Cork is just too hard!! It gives a little flavour of what its like anyway - doesn't show it in all its glory but great to capture a little sense of the range anyway. There was definitely a few expletives said when I realised it was a Bantry number...always a bit of a concern as you know when wild camping! Cheers for watching and your message 😎
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Cheers 😊 It’s a great spot!!
Thanks for sharing
You’re very welcome Peter!! 👍
Well done! An Amazing adventure! 🏞
Thanks very much C C! Yes, it really was a fab spot for an adventure - loved it and great to have mostly decent conditions to allow for visibility. Mightn't have been the same kind of trip if I was constantly under cloud!! Thanks for watching and your message 👍
How did I miss this one? That was brilliant, Miriam. I really like how you combine the ground shots with drone footage. It's nice to get both perspectives. Loved it. 👍🙂🏕️
Cheers Brian! A wonderful little trip to spend 3 days alone in the mountains - I loved it!! I’m glad you enjoyed it and found it 🤗 I’d like to suss out some more multi day camping and hiking trips that I can do - very enjoyable!! Thanks for watching this one Brian 😊
Hi Miriam..Really good drone footage and music to suit it . It looks like a nice part of the country. glad you enjoyed it. Love the new tent.
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Cheers Andrew! Another lovely wild part of our country to explore - it was great to do! Yep, thats my new lightweight tent that I'm using for the last little while and I'm enjoying it - Sea to Summit Alto TR1...its hitting the mark for me for now, it has its limitations but perfect for what I want! Maybe you've completed your challenge now - if you haven't, hope the training is going well!
@@MiriamKennedy thanks for asking. The challenge went OK. I managed to turn a 29km challenge into a 34km challenge 🙄. Need to brush up on the navigation skills. Have another one later in the year. Keep the videos coming.👍
Aw listen - I know what it’s like!! Well done for completing it and roll on the next one…I hope it’s not too challenging!! 😊
More great footage Miriam, looked like a great adventure, when Daire heads off to Belfast she does have a suitcase half full of the noodles 😃
Ha!!! A new world has opened up to me - I never realised 😂 Cheers for watching Peter, a great little adventure! Hope Waterford went well, catch you soon!! 😎
Great video, please keep your format and keep sharing your experience, very useful skills.
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Thanks very much for watching the video and your message!! Looking forward to checking out your adventures too 👍
Absolutely awesome place and such beautiful smooth shots !! Have a good and peaceful week.
Thanks very much Ervin! A really nice place to spend some time for sure 👍 Thanks for your message and wishing you the best for the upcoming week also 😊
Looked amazing. Well done Miriam. Another one to add to my long “to do list” :-)))
Cheers Pat! The aul ‘to do list’ that keeps on giving 🤦♀️ Great we’ve plenty of places to entertain ourselves with anyway 😉 Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!!
Grandioses Abenteuer with grandiosem Video ! It looks like you are on another Planet ! Greetings from Vienna 🥰
Vielen Dank!! Yes, the landscape was otherworldly at times - each day was different also...from rocky terrain to boggy and grassy. I loved it, thanks for watching! 👍
@@MiriamKennedy 👍👍👍
Some really outstanding drone footage and video clips, the sunset / sunrise was sublime, . An exhausting trip im sure, glad you perservered to reward us with such a beautiful landscape, every mile seemed like a chapter pictorial from National Geo. Certainly up there with the posh tarts bike. Colin.
😂😂 - cheers Colin! I wanted to try some multi day camps and this was a great little adventure to do. A challenging hike but in fairness all I had to do each day was walk and eat…I liked the simplicity of that! I got into the flow of it more and the varying terrain was pretty exciting along the way. I was surprised how my gear wasn’t an issue at all - not drinking enough on day 2 definitely tired me out that day though! Glad the images came out ok - it was a bit hazy so you know yourself the GoPro isn’t the best when it’s not totally bright but it worked well enough!! The good aul drone really helped and in fairness there’s a lot more I could have done to show it off…that’s just the aul inner critic though!! The new Posh Tarts bike 😂😂
A very enjoyable hike and camp Miriam , I do love the beautifully named mountains and lochs . A lovely sunset on the first night, and the drone footage really does give it another dimension. I keep putting off buying one as I would for sure lose or crash it 😂. Glad your car was still there always a worry leaving cars overnight. Tfs atb Dave ⛺️👍
Cheers Dave! I love those names too - not so nice to say them to camera when I've never heard them said before so my pronunciation could be way off! 😉 I'm on my third drone Dave so I'm the last person to be promoting their use - however, I do get such a buzz from it!! Its nerve wracking but I love what they can do. Oh the car business always is a little worry isn't it - I couldn't believe my luck when the guy said there was no problem! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
It looks like you had the place to yourself and It looked absolutely stunning, great footage as usual. Fair play to those people and the Gaurds for checking in with you. I see you have yourself a new tent 😁 It seemed to have served you well on this adventure
Cheers Jason! Yep - as usual, no one around! It definitely felt pretty removed from civilisation for a lot of the hike - my kind of place 😊 Stunning landscape in fairness and great to walk in. Yep - that’s my new tent, the Alto TR1, I’ve used it on 3 trips now and it’s a winner for me. Great head height and porch size which were important features for me…a bit fiddly to put up but I’m getting more used to it. No plans to sell this one anyway, it’s a keeper for now! 😉 Thanks for your lovely message!! 👍
Three days and two nights with just the sheep (and maybe a few ravens!) for company. Now that is really getting into a different psychological and maybe spiritual zone, I would wager, Miriam. A beautiful chronicle of your adventure again, and great personally speaking to see these terrific images of a part of the country that I am not familiar with (at least in a hillwalking sense). After a couple of years' absence -obvious reasons- I have just booked my accommodations for a trip to north Mayo and Donegal in September, so I am pretty excited about that. Hopefully the weather will be a bit more accommodating than in 2019 when I think I got two days in ten that were suitable for the hills! I'll pack the fishing gear just in case though :) All the best and thank you for another great video.
Thanks so much Jim! Yes - definitely a different experience with the multiple nights walking and camping. It’s only the second time I’ve done that and I liked it! I’d like to suss out some more possible longer hikes to do this year now that I have a smaller tent that fits in my bag. After 6 or 7 years with my two person tent I finally took the plunge and went smaller, it’s a lighter tent but I can now fit it in my bag rather than having to strap it to the outside, just makes things a little more compact. The solitude of 3 days suited me for sure - although the camera does require my head to be engaged when I’ve decided to do a trip with the camera 🙃 I don’t really fully shut down when I have the camera so I’d like to do a few long trips with no camera also. It’s always a price I pay with the camera…not sure how it is for others, but for me it means the busy mind can still be at work. Loved it though and a nice sense of achievement to come through the whole process of planning, walking and creating the little video. Beautiful landscape to be in and just walk and walk. Wonderful that you’ve made your plans for September - you’ll be in such a great part of the country as you well know. Fingers and toes crossed that the weather allows you to do all the exploring that you’d like to!! Thanks again for watching and your message - always a pleasure to hear from you 👍
@@MiriamKennedy thank you. If I get the weather and some decent images I will probably put together a short video of stills (afraid I am not as incredibly dedicated as you on that front....and I don't have a drone! ), then add one of my music tracks and stick it on my YT channel, all being well. I can't wait to get home again. It seems a different lifetime somehow now, if you know what I mean :) All the best.
@@jimguitarfan fingers crossed the weather works out for you! Irish landscape and madness awaits 🇮🇪 ☘️
Wow! What a trip! Amazing location and almost perfect weather. I've heard of Healey Pass and Hungry Hill but not the Caha Mountains before. I doubt my Inter Cert geography could do with a refresher 🤔😆 Thanks for sharing your journey with us Miriam 🙂👍
Thanks Niall - my inter cert geography didn’t remember them either to be honest! The guy I mentioned at the end who recommended them to me is a very accomplished ultra runner and it occurred to me that if anyone knows about the mountains in Ireland it’s him, so I asked him what his favourite ridge was and this was his answer - that was enough for me to see what they were all about! While doing the walk it occurred to me that it’s so easy to fix on the highest mountains in the country and then potentially miss all these other amazing wild spots! Lesson learned anyway 😊 Thanks for watching Niall, I appreciate it 👍
Great vid, really enjoyed it. That was a fair aul hike! It’s a pity they didn’t put more stiles on that fence. Just back from 4 days fishing in Donegal, also nearly midge free but they’re coming... Thanks
Thanking you!! A fair aul hike is right…loved it though! A stile or 7 would be great alright 😂 Terrible news about the imminent midge arrival - you have it bad in Donegal for sure!! Hope the fishing trip went well 👍 Thanks for watching and your message!!
Always knew u were not just a pretty face Miriam; lovely videos---mot---pat
Ha! Thanks Pat 😂😂 Glad you enjoyed it 👍 A great little adventure - wonderful sights and it kept me entertained for a few days 😎 Good to hear from you!!
Well done, I've been on Hungry hill last weekend and that's not an easy hike you've done there. It looks like it wasn't windy where you camped or did you just find a sheltered spot? Also what about the ground? Was it easy to find a good pitch? When I was there it was pretty boggy everywhere.
Hi Christian! Lucky you visiting Hungry Hill last weekend 🙂 From memory, it wasn’t a windy time on the hills and I don’t think I was particularly sheltered, I got lucky 😎 There was no problem finding a place to pitch on Coombane but Rams Hill was a bit more tricky but it wasn’t too much of a hassle - I did this walk in May so quite likely a lot drier than February in fairness. Thanks for your message!!
No midges?! A miracle.
😂😂 Just a little too early for them possibly in this video! To be honest they haven’t ruined many of my trips - they severely bothered me on two trips ever…hopefully I’ll get away with it again this season! They’re a nightmare when they’re around as you know 😕
@@MiriamKennedy I’m heading up to Knockowen next week for a camp out - packing my head net! They can be ferocious. I live locally and tick season is already underway. We have lots of deer in Lauragh. Thanks for the video!
@@t8br00k36 oh great! Let me know how they are in 2 weeks time 😉 I think we’re all obsessed this time of year 🤓 I hope you have a midge free camp - it’s great now to be familiar with these mountains to know exactly where you’re talking about - a fab mountain range!! You’re lucky to have them local to you 👍
@@MiriamKennedy they’re obsessed with us! 🙃
@@t8br00k36 😂😂
Really nice tour. My wife and me had walked the Beara Way a few years ago and fell in love with the peninsula.
I am from Germany so I was always unsure about going off-trail in Ireland. (Although in one hiking book there was even a tour, where they guided you cross country; so maybe it’s quite german to ask if it’s allowed or tolerated or even usual. How do you know that you not get stuck in a huge bog-field? Or is „no risk no fun“ ?-)
Thank you for the wonderful video.
Hi Karsten - thanks for watching the video and I’m glad you enjoyed it! The Beara Peninsula really is a wonderful spot - you must have had a lovely trip, I hope the weather was kind to you, although even the misty rain has its own magic of course 😊 With regard to whether walking in the mountains (off trail) is tolerated - there are actually quite a few trails on our mountains so it’s quite common and tolerated with many hiking clubs across the country venturing out. I hope that answers that part of your question? My own preference is quiet places, therefore many of the places I go to mightn’t have defined trails but there are quite often tracks from other walkers or animal tracks to help guide me along. Once you can navigate with a map & compass or alternative method it really makes the wild parts of the country very accessible. I haven’t got stuck in a bog hole yet anyway, I had one small scary incident with a bog hole but I managed to free myself. It’s always a risk - and I don’t get a thrill from knowing it’s a risk to be honest, but it doesn’t hold me back. Because I tend to walk alone a lot, there are many safety risks I’m aware of from falling etc - so I just try to be conscious of that and not be too silly if I can! I don’t consider myself a very experienced hiker as I’m only doing it a few years but I suppose every time I go out I’m gaining a bit more experience with it. Some of our mountains can be very wild and remote and many others have plenty of other walkers - on this trip, I met no one else until my final hour or two of the walk…I loved that!! I’m sure Germany’s wild landscape must be spectacular - maybe some time I’ll get over there to see it 👍
@@MiriamKennedy Thank you for the comprehensive answer. Yes, we had very fine weather on our Beara trip. // I’m quite capable of navigating with map and compass, and I will definitely give off-trail a try in our future trips to Ireland. // Compared to Ireland‘s west or even the Wicklows Germany has almost no „wild“ areas. But a beautiful hike in the uplands with some old villages is a real possibility. (Or in the backcountry of the baltic coast in Mecklenburg on the Hanseweg, from Hanse-Town to Town. Huge Churches in every town and lovely old city centers.) // May the sun shine on your back while hiking :-]
@@kstoeb ah I didn’t realise that about Germany. You’ll love exploring the wild places of Ireland, there are so many places to choose from!! It keeps me entertained and inspired anyway 😊 Hope you get back to visit again!
@@MiriamKennedy We will - this summer for example. We come over almost every year. My wife used to live in Dublin for a some years in her 20s and we have friends there.
@@kstoeb brilliant 😊
I done Derryclare and Bencorr last year and I thought it was fairly tough going, 5 or 6 hours I think we done it in.
Yep - those mountains are tough!! Great views when you have good visibility so I hope you got the views! 🤞
@@MiriamKennedy we definitely did get the views sunrise on Bencorr april last year, we are talking about doing the 12 over a weekend.
Brilliant stuff!! Sounds like a great plan, such a fantastic mountain range 😊
@@MiriamKennedy if we do it I'll have a video for it 😉😉
Hi Miriam, well done. Superb views and great explained. I was trying to fly off Turner Hill last year but bailed because of the strong wind and some reaction to the jab. Beautiful mountain range but unforgiving terrain. Need to get out and do some hike n fly this year. I see you are using a Sea to summit tent. How heavy is it?👍
Cheers Uli! Unfortunate that you couldn’t fly when you visited - far more risks with what you do! Yeah, they’re a wonderful range, so nice that you can get such a long walk with all that wild mountainous scenery. Well spotted on the tent - it’s the Sea to Summit Alto TR1, a one person tent as I’ve been using a 2 person tent up until now and wanted to try something a little lighter and less bulky. It’s 1.1Kg and has decent head height and porch size which were big selling points for me. This was my third trip with it and I’m pretty happy with it - not great in strong wind I’d imagine due to its profile, but I’ll mostly avoid strong winds when I’m planning to use the drone anyway! Thanks for watching and your message 👍 Have a good one!
Hey miriam, great video. What distance was the hike in total? I'm interested in doing it, but I would have to cramp it into 2 days. Thanks
Hi Steve, thanks!! It was 37km in total - I finished pretty early on the third day and started a bit later on the first day. It was a gorgeous hike - hope you go for it and I hope you get great visibility too!
@@MiriamKennedy thanks miriam, I'm already researching the route. Love the channel. Keep up the good work
Thanks very much Steve! Happy planning 😎
Was it difficult to find suitable terrain to camp on? I have been near that area and it's really boggy. Great vid!
Thanks David! It wasn’t difficult to be honest - I camped at Coombane on the first night and Ram’s Hill the second night. Coombane was very easy to find a spot to pitch - no problem with the terrain and it was more ‘what view did I want’…that was was greatest dilemma there! Ram’s Hill was definitely rougher and more boggy but it wasn’t too wet at all and I found a decent spot. When I first landed at Ram’s Hill I picked a spot but I didn’t settle on it straight away and had another look around to see if there was anything better, but I went back to my original spot. Maybe my standards are low 😂 Ah no, it really wasn’t a problem at all! Thanks for watching and your message 👍
@@MiriamKennedy thanks that's really useful as I'm heading down around that area next week again. Really appreciate the helpful advice - good to know!
@@DavidHickey brilliant - enjoy your adventure!! 😎
Hi Miriam. Really lovely scenery, and so peaceful! Did you actually see another hiker along the route? 😁 Beautifully filmed, as usual! All the best and take care 👍😊
Hi Des! Thanks for watching and your message 👍 I met a local couple on the last mountain I reached ‘Esk Mountain’ which led on to the Beara Way, they were climbing Esk for the first time and were the only people I met…we had a lovely chat. To be honest, it’s very rare I ever meet anyone out on my trips at all. I noticed the sheep behaved differently from anywhere else I’ve been in this spot. Whenever they saw me they sprinted off as they possibly aren’t used to seeing people that often 🤷♀️ In other remote parts that I’ve walked in Ireland, I never noticed them being so skittish! Either that or there’s something in the water!! Thanks again for watching - a lovely place to hike and camp 😊