A 10-Year Dream to Cycle the World I Riding East ep. 1

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you for watching and for such inspiring well wishes for our journey. We're just adapting to life in the tent with limited battery/signal but we're excited to respond to your comments as soon as we're able 😊

[@cyclingnut2122]

Josh, Sarah I wish you both happy travels, may you have happy pedalling and life long memories, the kind that cannot be explained to others but lives in your heart I hope it's everything you hoped it would be and then some, Iam already looking forward to your next video 😊 will also use your videos for inspiration for my own epic cycle journey (Inverness to Finland via Holland Germany Denmark Sweden and Norway) in 2026

[@joshandsarahride]

​@@cyclingnut2122Thank you so much! It's been a while in the making but we're happy to be on our way 🌍 excited to see what adventures await. All the best for your own grand adventure too 🎉🚲 sounds like an epic route! Thanks for all your support and coming along for the grand tour 😁

[@andrewdordal2321]

So many good words. Thank you. I’ve written before about my wife’s cancer. We met in university. We had mutual friends all 4 years, but didn’t meet until three months before graduation. We married two years later. We expected many long years together. The week of Oct 9 2022 she was admitted to the hospital for abdominal pain. She said “Andrew, if this is the end I have no regrets. We had so many adventures together. We had a great life.” She died of liver failure due to metastatic breast cancer 51 days later. Like you, we traveled and had great experiences. We lived in West Africa as peace corps volunteers (similar to VSO) as well as in multiple places in the USA. I carry Anne’s memory as I travel now. I visited the Isle of Mull in October and shed tears in the shadow of a house Anne & I had visited 39 years ago. I bikepacked the Cairngorms solo and my heart ached to share stories & pictures with her. Yes life is short & unpredictable. Yes live it to the fullest Yes celebrate the time you have. And like Anne said to me, have no regrets.

[@joshandsarahride]

Wow Andrew, such beautiful words. It sounds like your wife and you really lived life and filled it with adventure. It sounds so incredibly sad that a hospital visit for abdominal pain turned into you losing her only 51 days later. It sounds like you both explored so much and cherished those precious memories together. In some of parts of beautiful Scotland that we've also been lucky enough to explore. As you say life is unpredictable and we need to celebrate the time we have. Sadly none of us really know how long that is, good and bad in ways. But I hope to take the advice of you and your and have no regrets 💛 Thanks for sharing your wife's beautiful memory and some words I'll be sure to hold onto, especially on this journey.

[@shetlandsheep3081]

The only upside to my (thankfully early diagnosed-unusually so for ovarian) cancer was that it bloody well shook me out of my scaredy cat ways - there is no reason not to be brave when you have faced your own mortality --- since then I have gone alone on art residencies in anarchist zones, got my fine art Masters degree and had solo exhibitions, remarried - to the love of my life and many other bucket list items - all in 5 years. Bravo to you both!

[@missteacup9726]

Okay, this video got my emotions going all over the place. From jumping up with a huge smile when I got the notification, to being worried like a mother hen would be about the health issue , the sigh of relief that followed, the listening to all the life lessons you've mentioned, nodding my head in agreement ('cos I can confirm they are ALL true) and the - yep, I'll admit it- lump in my throath watching your loved ones waving you off... And at the end of this video I sighed, smiled and said out loud: GO,GO, Let's go!!! Let US go! (yes, US 😉) I'm ready and can't wait to witness all that awaits you on this magical journey 👋🏻👋🏻💋.

[@joshandsarahride]

A real rollercoaster of emotions 🎢 on reflection, that really is how this period has felt. Even now, setting off there a whole plethora of emotions, excited to be going, sad to say goodbye, unsure where the road will take us. So chuffed you liked the video and that it gave you a grin when you saw it was live 😁 so excited to share this crazy adventure with you! Thanks for the support💛

[@stevenwoodman1032]

You both seem to have something really special. The kind of people everybody wants in their lives. Goodluck with it all, sad news about the cancer but great news on the otherside. I look forward to seeing more.

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you Steve 😊 we're both lucky to have each other, it's lovely sharing the journey together. And such a big journey coming up!

[@peterforde9513]

Our wedding song (56 years ago) was “Live for Life”. We’ve been following that mantra ever since; only Antarctica and Oceania left to explore. Go for it ! P.S. I love your Dr Seuss quote.

[@frannypeony2076]

The jigsaw pieces have finally come together. It all now makes perfect sense. Wishing you both peace, love and safe travels. And that wave off at the end was so heartfelt and life affirming 🪷🪷🪷

[@joshandsarahride]

We didn't really see it as jigsaw pieces all slowly coming together. Thank you so much for watching and the support!

[@AdventurousRider]

Josh and Sarah, thank you for sharing the story behind this! Have the best time on your trip. Can’t wait to hear all about your trip! XXX

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you! We thought it would shed some light on all that led up to this moment 🌍 really glad you'll be coming along on the grand adventure

[@yoursacredquest]

Hello from the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada. I had almost the identical operation when I was 45. I'm happy to say I'm 81 now and still riding bicycles and motorcycles. I now have studded tires on an electric bike for riding in the winter, adventure riding never gets old. I wish you both many pedal strokes, smiles and laughter.

[@irishussong8197]

Dear Sarah and Josh! I was wondering why I haven’t heard of you for such a long time…. Now I know and are happy to see you in good condition after that difficult times! Thank you so much for this great summary of your lifes and journey ! Take good care of yourselves and! Love and hugs from Iris from southwest Germany

[@joshandsarahride]

Yes we have been a little quiet but hoping all that can change now we're on the road 🚲 We thought some insight into how we got here would shed some light on all that been happening. Really glad you liked the video and thank you!

[@mariekedaalder5342]

Just returned from a short cycling trip of only 5 days with my tent and cooking gear through the Netherlands and Belgium. So good to have done this at 58 😊. Wishing you a great journey with your love deepening all the way ❤

[@juliejehzbdhd]

Found this channel just in time. 🙂 Enjoy the journey guys! Looking forward to what’s to come.

[@julietfitzpatrick6420]

OMG! Sing out if you guys are ever in New Zealand. We love our cycling. Grum has cycled around the world, and we've recently come back from cycling the Great Divide MB route in the US, and we've had that damn cancer thing to deal with too. We are in the South Island and host Warm Showers often. Come and stay, multiple times. Take care, Ju n Grum.

[@peter236uk1]

Life often throws a curve ball. In 2012 i lost an eye in a fishing accident then in 2016 i was diagagnosed with Bladder Cancer had treatment etc over 12 months. I do think while at the time i was very down but with some help of good friends and support it made me stronger stay positive. Always happy to chat love your films. If your ever down Cornwall you can always pitch up here all the best

[@joshandsarahride]

Life certainly does throw some curveballs and it sounds like you've had a few come your way. As you say, I think it's important to roll with what you can and lean on your loved ones. Thanks so much for the kind offer 😊 will take you up on it if we're ever in the area

[@hattyflame3889]

You guys sure know how to live 💛 Lots of love and luck 🌻💛🌷❤️

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Cycling has been my life since the early 80s. And yes, I still watch cycling videos for entertainment and inspiration. Rarely have reacted as emotionally to a story as with this one. Wish you both the best. Hope our paths will cross again, even if it is just here....on KZbin, with me on a dark train home, smiling with relief and hope for you guys. And hoping you are on your bikes as I still am...many years beyond your youth...Let me share the quote that kept me alive in my darkest times. "Get busy liv'n, or get busy dying..." (Red, played by Morgan Freeman in the Shawshank Redemption) Keep us posted you two!

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you for such a lovely message. We're currently sat at the ferry port waiting to cross over to Holland and it's put a big grin across our faces 😊

[@LiamBushrod]

incredible story telling guys, so excited to see where your journey takes you!

[@LanetteBarnard]

I felt the urgency to pray for you guys. Have no idea why. Now I know. So thankful we serve a Loving Father that looks after HIS children. Safe travel. Go well & GOD Bless. ❤

[@joshandsarahride]

Really 🫶 thanks so much! We're so excited to finally be on our way and have a clean bill of health!

[@fionaridley5011]

Really emotional watching this lovely video, the positivity after such a difficult journey. I’m currently a few miles from your beloved Lakes home. The fells are still there and I’m grieving not being able to get out into them this visit. I just bought a new bike, more gears, smaller fatter wheels to amalgamate my on/off road exploring. I only started wanderlust 10 years ago in my late 40s but the feelings are just the same whatever you age…. Health stuff and conventionality in my 30s and slowly it’s dawned on me we can all wander and explore and achieve far more than we ever thought possible. So with you on this journey. Keep pedalling and smiling and documenting!

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so my much Fiona! I couldn't agree with you more than we can wander, explore and do more than a lot of think we can. We really miss those hills, they still feel like home when I picture them in my mind. I hope you're able to get out and explore them yourself soon. But for now, this big adventure feels so right 🌍 bring on the wide open road!

[@janehathway7014]

All the best with your travels, wishing you both a safe & enjoyable passage around this beautiful earth ❤

[@bazasmith]

Magnificent!! Your filming/editing/colour/storytelling are exquisite! It will be a pleasure to follow this adventure - not least of which is the positivity with which you overcome hurdles great and small. I've never been more excited to leave for a trip I'm not going on in my life! Thanks for packing us all in your panniers ...

[@robertfalconscott7039]

I like your philosophy regarding the ups and downs. It's just life, and you're right it's short! Enjoy the adventure!👉🚴‍♀️🚴

[@Thecornishhiker]

Can’t wait for episode 2! Loved it ❤

[@joffbrown]

Can’t wait to come along with you both on this journey

[@pandrew3146]

All the vary best of wishes for a fantastic life traveling the world. Blessings 😊

[@graceverssen5651]

Such a lovely video, you guys. Such a lovely couple, such great storytellers, and such lovely voices that tell those stories. Blessings to you on your journey. 🙏🙏🙏

[@suewellings4500]

You are the most delightful couple and deserve the very best in life. So glad you have had each other through the difficult times and are finally heading out on the adventure of a lifetime. Very best wishes to you both 🤗 Hope you make it to Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 in your journey and if you do, would be very happy to welcome you. Take care of each other and enjoy every moment.

[@AnaJorgeNomadas]

Hi guys! What a lovely coincidence!! We are preparing our first bike trip and we are full of fears. We came across your story on KZbin and it motivates us to continue with this project and hopefully, who knows, we will like it and we can have you as an example. If you pass through the south of Spain, do not hesitate to write to us, we would be very excited to meet you! Keep being together always! We wish you all strength and continue to fulfil your dreams! Hugs from Spain❤

[@dianepaulin5324]

Congratulations on the biggest ride of your lives! Thank you for sharing all your experiences with us! Good luck and God speed.

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much. So glad to finally be on the way!

[@davidginn8448]

Josh & Sarah, you two are my heroes, you have been through so much together. I'm so looking forward to your next big adventure. ATB Big Dave Scotland

[@joshandsarahride]

Ah thanks Dave 😁 really glad you're sticking around for the world adventure! All the best!

[@maidbloke]

Great to see that you are off making your dreams a reality - at last! ❤

[@liveforever_jed]

Hey guys - this is Ed from uni. Very sorry to hear about the diagnosis but so wonderful to see you both so happy and about to start your big adventure. Best of luck and maybe see you down the road sometime.

[@Bokooda]

Collywobbles. The brain telling your body not to get out of it's comfort zone or to follow your dreams and pursue your adventures no matter what. Happy travels to you both 🙏

[@joshandsarahride]

Oh id not heard of that, I like it 😅 thanks so much!

[@jergleason15]

Bon voyage! Holler if you come through French region of Switzerland. You have a place to stay and maybe even get some ski turns while you're here 😉

[@elbatterone3419]

I have been enjoying your wonderful videos for quite a while now and I must admit that I was beginning to ask myself, will they ever leave? You have gone through some hard times and I am so happy that you have mastered them. I wish you all the best and a wonderful journey!

[@joshandsarahride]

I must admit we thought the same 😅 so happy to be on our way, even if it's a little chillier than we first intended to set off. We've learnt to go with the flow for sure. Thanks so much!

[@maddypie2150]

Good luck, and have an amazing adventure:))

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much! Hope you'll be sticking around for it too🌎

[@jonathandavidpope7812]

Cracking video. Well done. Bon voyage.

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much 😁

[@2wheelsrbest327]

Hi Josh Sarah I look forward to following you and whilst it will be a cycling adventure I can already feel it will also be a love story. My wife will never believe I would even recognise that 😉😂. When your in your 70s like me your going to have some great stories to tell your kids & grandkids. Best wishes.

[@welshpaddler]

In Welsh "Un cam ar y tro" one step at a time. My family know this too well. Good luck AND GET FILMING!!!

[@johnpagan2382]

God Bless you both have a safe and wonderful world adventure 😊

[@arcoulant87]

Chapeau, onwards and up.

[@onemorecyclist]

Just found your channel with this video. If ever you needed to see what it takes just getting to the start line ... amazing, have all the fun out there and look after yourselves! 😊

[@TalesFromAbroad-SJ]

What an incredible start to a 10-year dream! 🚴‍♂🌏 Watching you both set out on such an epic journey is truly inspiring, and it’s amazing to see the dedication that brought you here. Can’t wait to follow along and experience the adventure with you. Wishing you all the best on this amazing ride!

[@Rino-bicycle]

Wish you a great journey, I will follow with pleasure.

[@walkingtwobytwo7122]

Those curve balls are apart of life’s journey and adventures. It’s very exciting for you two to finally be off. Have the time of your lives 🎉👏🏼

[@steveostler]

I am a recent subscriber. What a story. It was a great video. Best of luck and I will follow your trip

[@joshandsarahride]

Really glad you found us and that you'll be coming for the bug adventure 🌍

[@Wheresdools]

Super excited to follow your adventures in the coming months …. and years. Keep peddling and keep smiling 😀

[@joshandsarahride]

Years! Crazy to think where this adventure will take us🌍 we'll be sure to keep pedalling, thank you!

[@PlainJaneMum]

I’ve been following you both for over a year on another account. My husband and I did bikepacking around England/scotland last year for the first time and absolutely loved it. Now we have a new baby so will be following along and possibly live vicariously through tour travels (whilst absolutely lovely our life here now). All the best! ☺️

[@AC-jl6su]

Very happy to follow your adventures.......good luck and all the best!💜💜😘

[@joshandsarahride]

Really chuffed you're coming along for the grand adventure 🌍

[@wherewewanda]

So looking forward to following your adventures - so inspiring :) ps very glad all worked out OK at the hospital

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much! We are so relieved and happy to be on our way 🚲 thank you so much!

[@pamelarichards7122]

I've seen your vlogs from the beginning and have loved every one. Sending you both good health in your travels ahead.

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks for your continued support Pamelar 🌍 we're so excited to be hitting the road!

[@NeilSutton-dy8vf]

Terrific video! Your ma, bro and I were the ones to benefit from all your unfortunate delays ...but we're so glad that you've overcome all the obstacles and that you're both finally free to follow your hearts! Travel safe and fulfil your dreams ...we'll be watching you all the way! xx

[@joshandsarahride]

Hey pa, we're so grateful for everything and for putting up with us. It means a lot to know there's always a safe home for us wherever we are. We'll see you somewhere in Europe 😁

[@nualafaolin7129]

I’m a relatively new follower, but already so inspired by your story! Can’t wait to share in your adventures!

[@joshandsarahride]

Glad you found us and to hear that you'll be coming on the big adventure! Thanks for your support :)

[@andrewsmith6674]

Wishing you all the best on your big adventure. Live for today. None of our tomorrows are guaranteed. Love laugh live...and keep those wheels rolling.❤

[@george.stefanescu99]

Great content, great video guys! I wish you all the best and safe travels! I am so looking forward to seeing your videos , cheers !

[@joshandsarahride]

Over the moon to know you liked it 😁 been a while in the making to get it just right! Thank you so much 🚲

[@jandooley5016]

So so glad that you are finely off, to follow your dreams. All the best i will enjoy watch from my lounge in Australia. hugs from me Jan

[@peachettte]

Wishing you all the health and good luck on your journey 🫶🏻

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much 🚲

[@Paintspotsandpaper]

Hello to my favourite couple, I was so overwhelmed to see you guys again, you take me to places that I would love to have been but am now very unlikely to go, and definitely in the style that I would have loved when I was younger. I’ve now decided that you are both my virtual adopted grandchildren, I’ve joined your patreon today, sorry, only the lowest tier, but you so deserve the support. What Josh said about life having a way of working itself out, is exactly what my mum used to say and I’ve always lived by it as it’s so true and I say it to anyone I know who is having any kind of difficulty. Take care kids, be careful and look forward to seeing you again soon ❤❤❤

[@ernest_on2wheels]

good luck guys! all the best ...❤

[@dpierre]

Josh and Sarah, Thank you for this video where you are radiant! I wish you a colorful journey dotted with beautiful encounters! My 'Do not stay safe' philosophy: Cycle your bike wildly and follow your instinct! Free yourself from the media, escape climate confinement, resist and refuse health segregation and its vacs’ines! Enjoy life intensely by taking sometimes insane risks, just for the taste of adrenaline😊 Laugh like a kid at your insolent luck and get up before the sun as if it were Groundhog Day^^

[@sketchy1792]

19:00........., not all that glitters is gold..... Great story-telling and portrayal of never giving up.

[@chrislonsberry1974]

So happy Josh got his cancer diagnosis early and he’s doing well! Best of luck on the beginning of your journey!

[@trickystravels]

hi, i have just found your channel. looking forward to following your journey as i have been starting to plan my own and getting my kit together. Thank you for sharing all the ups and downs. Wishing you all the best.

[@travisgillespie8288]

Great video and really enjoyed the narration! Looking forward to the rest. Currently bikepacking through hot wet Central America with my partner.

[@jamesmckenna5993]

Look forward to seeing your trip use are living the dream good luck on your long awaited trip

[@josjewosje]

Have the most wonderful time, live life to the fullest ❤

[@carolarnold7148]

Great news you have the all clear🎉I look forward to following your adventures, have fun 🤩

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks Carol, we're relived in so many ways! Thanks so much for your support!

[@Campingkayakride]

All the best on your adventures. Stay safe hope your travels be inspiring.👍

[@tpg500]

Another beautiful film guys and packed with so much wisdom and emotion. Can’t wait to see your epic trip unfold ❤

[@christinacooper3954]

Beautiful series; beautiful footage; beautiful people….enjoy your journey 🙏

[@georgesutton9655]

Best of luck both! Enjoy the journey - I'm looking forward to following along !

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much 😊 we're so happy to be on our way!

[@m.elachkar2221]

You are just fantastic ✌️🚴..

[@petecosby]

Beautiful put together video! You guys are adorable together. I loved it and it is very inspiring. I am gearing up with my mates for a month long bikepacking adventure from Athens to Croatia next year. Sending love from sunny Australia (:

[@marc-andrelaflamme8290]

May the winds always be at your back!

[@Andre-g9y2e]

Dear Josh and Sarah: LOVED IT. My best wishes to both of you with my prayers for a safe adventure. Best and looking forward to all the news.

[@euge21072]

Good Luck! Enjoy this journey round the world very very much! Greetings from Argentina! 😃💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🦋🇦🇷💙💐💐💐💐

[@NickRayLifeAfloat]

This another wonderful film - thank you. It's a heartwarming story you recount and one of tenacity and strength. It's fantastic to know you are fulfilling your long held aspirations. Hope is such a powerful emotion and holding onto it provides these moments of excitement and joy. I wish you both the very best. All my warm thoughts to you.

[@rolandbrooks467]

Such a beautiful vid. The love that you have for each other, the great outdoors and cycling simply shines through. And at 72 and someone who oddly enough went for a cancer test only today, I fully understand how life can throw these ‘curveballs’ at you. Ride and stay safe, and I look forward to watching your epic adventures, albeit from afar, 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@joshandsarahride]

Life does have a way of throwing these curveballs at us, trying to knock us down. Really hope it's good news from the cancer test 🤞 I will have everything crosses for you. Thanks so much for your support 🚲 and really happy to hear you're coming along for the big ride! All the best

[@nosferatu8293]

Happy, happy, happy adventures! You're living the life we should all be living. Good Luck and waiting eagerly for the next video.

[@joshandsarahride]

Ah wow thank you so much 😁 we can't wipe the grins from our faces at the moment! Thank you!

[@richardlewis9868]

You both have such a great outlook, wishing you all the best.

[@PeterKirton-nu9iv]

This is the first of your videos that I have watched as I am currently watching a series of videos with the German couple who have just completed their 3 year cycle trip around the world. I have now subscribed to your channel

[@joshandsarahride]

Hey Peter, thanks for watching! Glad to be sharing the journey with you!

[@spektrumB]

Will follow your journey. Good luck with the trip.

[@LynnB_Ky]

Oh my oh my ❤ good luck guys, we’re all with you on your journey. Stay safe and well 🥰

[@AnjoKant]

There you go ❤. Thank you so much for stopping by. We can’t wait to read, hear and see more.

[@adrianbutter13]

The “not knowing” is so hard; I know exactly how you feel; Keep peddling!

[@susangreenwell1431]

Love your videos and look forward to joining you on your travels 👋👋👋

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you so much and really happy to hear you're coming along 😁

[@Catkib]

Beautifully filmed and beautifully narrated. Your film making and creativity is excellent. You deserve to go far. Wishing you both all the best with your adventure. I hope it brings everything you wanted.

[@TonyUpton-n8s]

Subscribed and eagerly awaiting following your adventures.. god be with you.

[@daniellimaribeiro7387]

thank you for doing this!

[@minervabird1967]

I hope you have the time of your lives. Safe journey to you.

[@normancooper8741]

An amazing story. Go out grab it and enjoy, the world is your oyster.

[@lwitt8448]

What a beautiful love story.... And I am so grateful Josh, that you are WELL!!

[@joshandsarahride]

Yeah it's such a relief in so many ways! Thank you

[@johnboyle8452]

No much shocks me but the 2nd half of your video was a bomb shell. You are one lucky man. Praying for both of you live every day as if its your last. Roll on the good times.

[@taurusthebull22]

Superb as usual. May you both enjoy peace, happiness and good health.

[@bluetiger764]

Aww guys. So excited for you and definitely ready for you to share the amazing adventure with us ❤️

[@TheCoopsvids]

Good luck guys look after each other looking forward to the adventure with you ATB Coops 👍🏻👍🏻🚴🚴❤️❤️

[@joshandsarahride]

Hey Coops! Really thanks so much for all your support right from the start, has really inspired us!

[@thehairs1970]

Blimey! You’ve been through the mill! Wishing you the best of luck from Josh’s mug twin.

[@joshandsarahride]

Haa 😅 thank you so much!

[@gogorobandles]

Lovely video. I am happy for you both to start this adventure you've waited so long for. We are excited to follow along.

[@JamesBrock80]

Congratulations from Cockermouth on making a start. I hope you have some incredible experiences. I look forward to watching. James.

[@sallyscanlan7269]

I am so excited to join you on your adventure, welcome back 💛 I truly love your attitude to life, enjoy every moment you have xxxx missed you two🤩 heaps!