A Canoe Trip on the Norfolk Broads. Camping at a Derelict Abandoned Mill. Spam Fried Rice.

[@StraightMountainSurvival]

My God man...your eye and your ability to capture nature only conveys what a gifted content creator you are my friend. Cheers👊

[@gpknowles7174]

Indeed!

[@valerietiffany3420]

Agree totally, you not only bring along our eyes, but all of senses that are rewarded with the grace of nature. Thank you for bringing us along as it’s no easy task when out in nature… cameras and nature don’t always get along.

[@tentipiwildcamping]

Superb location Simon, footage excellent as always, not sure about all that spam though 👍🏻

[@robertdavis3604]

Agreed. The quality of the shots and the video as a whole is just outstanding. Thank you for this.

[@needtokeepwalking]

Facts, as the kids would say nowadays

[@MarkLines-g7p]

Simon…..keep doing what you are doing……..fantastic footage that charges people’s batteries when they can’t get away !❤️

[@lafonevc5663]

That whole opening sequence was simply magical. Great work and thanks for taking us on the water with you.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you!

[@dessiediamond7414]

What an intro. You definitely caught the mood of an autumn morning by the river.

[@lauriebloggs8391]

Everyone here has put it so well. Literally marvellous, thank you.

[@petergarner]

Paddling solo on still, misty, water is something everyone should experience at least once in their lives. Simply magical. Thanks for taking us on this adventure, Simon. It was just what the doctor ordered (as it so often is).

[@oldbloke204]

We're going away soon and a mate is bringing his canoe which he built as well. Looks very like Simons. I doubt I will be getting up early enough to experience this but a paddle and fish on the river will be very nice.

[@davelucraft5825]

Autumn mists over the Broads and swans in full flight. Perfect.

[@HardyTempestsWildCampsandWalks]

What can I say without resorting to hyperbole….. Just going to say what first comes in to my head . That was *!#%ing amazing mate. Im sure lots will follow including myself but none will do it the justice you have. Utmost respect shown for wildlife and the location , notice he didn’t camp there during nesting season and the fire was contained and above ground , the wood brought in. Take heed anyone visiting this special place.

[@xaraxania]

that was wonderful Simon , thanks for that , I love your films x

[@davecooper9721]

Thank God for you Simon This is a proper channel with great content And always worth watching. Thank you again just brilliant work

[@Anita-rq9ev]

You have such a delightful personality and it's always a joy to watch your adventures. Great work Simon and thank you for taking us along 👍

[@1990westfalia]

One of the best openings that I've seen. Makes one want to be right there with you, watching the morning wake up, enjoying a cup of coffee, and a wonderful breakfast. Skillet

[@logger78]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this beautiful episode of a bloke in the woods. I can't tell you how much I needed this, it's made my week. Lots of love and appreciation to you Simon. Can't wait for the next one. 🤙🏼❤️

[@chrislonsberry1974]

What an amazing video Simon! So chilled and laid back. I always love your intro music but this one was exceptional! I played it twice before even watching the video. Thank you so much for making these videos!

[@phildyke7051]

This is brilliant...as ever ... Well done

[@powermonger9090]

Kent Survival the two timer 😂

[@Jimyjones333]

Loved watching this 👍

[@paulmaynard408]

It looked like the fellow who left the jacket came to fetch in his biplane. Probably couldn’t find a spot to land 😊

[@danielunderwood4634]

you've only gone and flippin done it again! fabulous video Simon!!! just keep getting better and better, thanks!

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you Daniel!

[@9350mamamia]

I certainly love everything about your videos Simon. Scenery, adventure, music, angles and shots! You always have my full attention and support! Much love and respect.

[@DiabloDave8605]

What i love about you Simon and even Andy is you guys tend to reinspire me even in the cold to go out setup a campfire and enjoy the outside doesnt matter where as long its mostly peaceful

[@WalksInCamera]

Lovely, tranquil and atmospheric. I think the Broads are at their best out of season 🛥

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

Your videos are better than anything in tv or streaming !!! Truly you’re amazing BBC would be doing dang well to give you a tv series that’s for sure !

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you!🙏🏻

[@anoksf216]

Hooray! Something and someone to watch that brings something good to life.

[@raycarpenter6466]

Great video .. Wonderful place just surrounded by stunning scenery..😊

[@joshtook3369]

In a time of great anxiety and unrest your videos give us watching a period of calmness and peace. Many thanks Simon

[@ek-nz]

Well said

[@BeeKay4444]

Loved the swan air raid upon entry. Haha. Your videos are incredible and I cannot thank you enough for making them.

[@Dadofett]

Love your sound track. And really enjoy your videos. They are so relaxing to watch. Thank you

[@willbennett6831]

Love these videos especially with the relaxing canoe shots , these have kept me going through cancer treatment as I just immerse myself in the video and nothing else matters ! Thank you Simon , now subscribed to Hardy’s channel

[@louisejpage]

Our dream to live by the broads - one day we will make it… you just make the whole place look amazing, we have had a fair few holidays up there and loved every moment of them ❤❤

[@lynnporter9440]

Fabulous. I've been watching and enjoying your videos for a long time. Never thought to comment or like before. Just everything about you and what you do impresses. Thanks Simon.

[@theswede303]

👋🏻 Thanks for another relaxing video Simon. We appreciate you a lot. Cheers

[@cgln8760]

The views in these films are truly unique and magical. What a place.

[@luhman16afaintstar-q3y]

One of my favorite guys on yt 😊

[@dave.6275]

Thanks Simon, wonderful to watch as always

[@richardmorgan9918]

Thank you Zimon - an awesome bloke in the woods and on the water - really inspirational in so many ways 🤗💋

[@ingome2735]

First of all, thank you for sharing your experiences, what a beautiful view in the morning.

[@Arizona-Sonoran-Desert-Guy]

Greatly appreciate the prodigious effort and your perseverance getting to-pulling your way to the mill through the weeds, what a great spot. It's too bad Hardy had to leave before the camp got underway.

[@eyezwideopen1889]

Absolutely class Sir! 👌

[@davidsayer3325]

What a fantastic video Simon, the filming was superb.

[@binkysullivan]

Georgious scenery in the intro of your video! Just stunning as always Simon. Take care, ❤ Lydia

[@nidfest]

One of your best yet! This thing is a piece of art. Love what you do, thought you were going to go full "African Queen" up that small channel. Thanks for giving us expats a taste of the best England has to offer. Best wishes, John in NZ

[@robertasellers7290]

Going to enjoy continuing this trip with you Simon

[@lysan1445]

Foggy November mornings are magical - and you caught it perfectly on camera!

[@p3ggy80]

Pure Bliss. You have some amazing skills Simon. Thank you.

[@MalcolmBuckley]

Those magnificent Swans & Geese certainly welcomed you into their domain mate. I could tell by the look on your face throughout, this was the perfect reset you needed it be. I too felt completely relaxed after watching it twice through back to back.

[@trishrobbins9942]

I always watch your videos twice because it’s art.

[@pjfreddy1]

What a lovely tranquil camp Simon, thanyou for taking us with u. Lovely catching up with u the other morning. Nice job done.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Great to catch up mate, been a loooong time! Proper blast from the past that was! 😃

[@colincolwill1941]

Thank you Simon for a great adventure and what a lovely place to sleep.

[@SteveSeadog]

If this doesn't inspire people to get out and immerse themselves in nature, nothing will. Another great watch, Simon.

[@wallyrator]

What an idyllic scene to wake up to, Oscar rated show thank you.

[@wendyevans3272]

Wonderful video and the misty morning was so evocative. Thanks Simon ❤

[@petercarparelli]

Videos like these are why I keep coming back to your channel Simon. Damn well done.

[@Stuart-er8qz]

It's...bootiful!ATB👍👍👍

[@southcoastoutdoorsuk6301]

Stunning location , filming is next level , most awesome place to camp untouched for years …

[@DarrenVaughan-j6j]

Hi Simon. Really beautiful scenery!! Love the old mill. Great job capturing all the beauty of the broads!! Thanks for all of your hard work and bringing us along!!😊😊😊

[@lscblackwell9202]

I was stuck inside all day today and I was so incredibly happy to see this pop up in my feed. Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful, inspiring content. 😊❤

[@nicoofczarek1930]

lovely as always. every week I'm looking forward to your videos, they're a well needed reset in the middle of a worl week! thanks mate!

[@rahmanazad4810]

Dear friend, your videos are always interesting and exciting and I enjoy watching them because I am unable to move myself

[@gigi3242]

Particularly beautiful video Simon, thank you. Have a wonderful week.

[@gene_takavic57]

Quite a trip! Thanks for showing us this fantastic journey.

[@Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat]

I am a green eyed monster! That is a beautiful location. Stunning. Thank you for capturing it for us.

[@madamecampsalot6384]

I love that you did the scootch and pull through the weeds! Reminds me of good ol' days. Thanks.

[@paulmaynard408]

I love the shot of the campfire and I only see your reflection on the water. 👍

[@eliworley6804]

Simon what an amazing adventure. Such beautiful scenery and all the bird's as well.

[@danieltaylor5231]

Another lovely video Simon. Sorry to hear about Kent Survival cheating on you with T/A Outdoors.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

😂😂 It’s all tongue in cheek 👍👍

[@anthonyfisher1670]

This brings back memories when i came here many years ago , at a part called swan bend !

[@GiseleSmith-c8s]

Absolutely love your videos Simon. You find the most beautiful places to experience nature! Love your channel!

[@paulthompson4088]

Simon that breakfast absolutely spot on. I couldn't tell you the last time I had a proper kipper and a fried egg. When you added the fried egg, I thought he knows how to do it 👍👍. Memories you dug up ❤ . Here spam ain't cheap no more!!

[@robertwells1993]

Worth the effort to reach the Mill, thank you for sharing Simon, appreciate you Sir.

[@taurota1554]

Outstanding and awesome content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along.

[@jsparklies]

I was in Norfolk over twenty years ago, and was also at Hickling Broads, but only saw it from the shore. Being on the water is a whole new world! It is SO beautiful. The misty sunrises are breathtaking! I have this hankering now, to go back and experience it from your perspective, but a woman on her own, getting on a bit, is not the best candidate for that. So I guess I will be there, vicariously, through you! This has the be the loveliest video to date!

[@mickbutler9407]

Another great video Simon what a fantastic place so beautiful thank you for sharing this with us

[@BreizhBushcraft]

Another awesome video mate, every video you put out pushes me a bit closer to restoring that old canoe I have! Thanks and have a great night!

[@trudiswanson9855]

Simon that was so uplifting to watch. You caught some simply beautiful scenes! All the best.

[@DazBurbyUntamedWild]

Looks a perfect little spot! Great video, thank you

[@jeffstevens763]

Stunning Simon I love the misty mornings and the way you captured it what a spot to camp too love both vids cheers

[@chrisbardell]

Beautifully shot. Amazing place. Thanks as always.

[@antnewbon2673]

Nyt norfolk may your year be peaceful and prosperouses. ❤

[@DomenicoBettinelli]

I love seeing you out on the Broads. It really takes me back to the Arthur Ransome novels that were set on these waterways. Love to see them in real life.

[@Johnathan-ib3qh]

Fabulous video mate!! Thanks so much for your time sharing your adventures with us!! I am so glad to have you back but glad you're balancing your life also sir. Very important...

[@peter236uk1]

Love camp and scenery thanks Simon

[@dominicschaeffer909]

Strafed by geese! This is phenomenal, Simon. and in the words of Ace Rimmer- “Stoke me a klipper, I’ll be back for breakfast!”

[@ShimodaLife]

Well that fish taco breakfast looked spectacular!! Great cinematography this week, Simon. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Japan 🇨🇦 🇯🇵

[@christopherbutler7588]

What am I amazing place to camp Great video thanks for showing. 😊

[@leewalsh7490]

An amazing place Simon, thanks for the adventure.

[@nealbe]

Great video Simon, I really enjoyed it. Thank you 👍

[@michaellecaplain3377]

Your videography really is something else - it's like we're there with you. Sooner you than me sleeping in the shadow of that remote abandoned mill - I've watched too many horror films! - but the footage from the Broads was just magical. Thank you!

[@hansesselink9386]

Did I like the sound of the geese flying, after that @6,30 you can litteraly feel connected to nature. Humbeling to be so close to the water and beeing so vulnerable and yet so in control. Respect for and with nature at it purest. Good to see the old mills (with or without grinding stones) to be left there and occasionally beeing tended to. Good to see that Hardy will still come out while his child (and probaly wife) say please be home for the night. Also good to see that he still is good to be to be there. Respect for Hardy to be able to divede his time between family and anything else. Looks like a mirror the sunset with the trees and sun getting through the clouds. Very impressive and bless for Simon to be part o that and sharing it with the world

[@kermitthepog7063]

I'm subrscribed to a few bushcraft/camping youtubers, and of all of them you're videos are the ones that always get me to get up off my arse and go for an overnighter. Great time of year for it, you're always glad of the fire on they colder nights.

[@Cameron-ev7rc]

The start to the finish was bril . Good to see Richard outdoors was keeping an eye on you with the flyby 🤷‍♂️. 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Wigglesway]

The first few early morning scenes were stunning! As usual a thoroughly enjoyable vlog, keep up the good work👍🏻

[@janicehawkins9178]

Gorgeous scenery. Thanks for sharing!😊

[@mbrider56]

Absolutely amazing simon, so peaceful and at times enchanting to see that journey and that abandoned mill, what a find that was. Photography and music was bang on. Thankyou for sharing your birds eye view of that. Loved it.

[@davelynoutdoors4277]

Thanks for the video, what a lovely spot,👌👍

[@JohnRichardson-v2l]

Well that was a special camp out & a perfect sun rise to end your adventure.......great vid. 'Ull' east yorkshire.

[@peterfagley772]

Great intro music and better photography, thank you for the trip.

[@Kenbur]

Sitting watching the snow fly past my window. Watching also the creative and beautiful video by Simon once again taking us with him on a great adventure to a new place. Thanks mate. It is always an honored privilege to "spend time" with you through your camera lens. All the best till we see you again.

[@krijnkrijn]

That was a really nice trip. And it’s always like that: a couple of kilometres down the river you find a better camp spot than you picked the night before. ah well…

[@monaleigh1862]

Hiya Simon!!! Waving hello from western Oregon - looking forward to watching this. Cheers!