'Alone in the Wild' Cycling Iceland

[@glenswada]

Thank's Maudi for briefly talking about mental aspect of touring. I find that aspect of touring very interesting. I hope "the light that goes up" continues to do so.

[@WheelstoWander]

Hi Glen, we do too! It is a very specific thing to do with specific challenges. A learning curve with all kinds of angles. All the best, E&M

[@WheelstoWander]

One of the most remote feeling places we have ever been. Desolate, cold & immensely beautiful. What are some of your most remote experiences out on a trip? A bit of inspiration is always welcome :) Thanks for watching & Have a great day, E&M

[@petergarner]

It truly is a pleasure and an honour to support you two on Patreon. Not only do you seem like amazing people, your videos are easily the best-made films of any bike tourers I have seen. Just a treat to watch every time. Maudi, I really appreciate your philosophical musings. They so eloquently express my own feelings on a bike tour. I live a pretty comfortable life most of the time, so my bike tours are really my only chance to get out of my comfort zone-physically, mentally, and emotionally-and it is through these experiences that we grow. Thank you both for your amazing work. Stay safe!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Peter! We love making the videos and are really happy they resonate with so many. Especially from people that tour themselves it's great to hear feedback. We have our own experiences and always imagine how others perceive their adventures. Wishing you all the best & tailwinds! E&M

[@mycycling3448]

I agree Peter well said.

[@gussieayaz5494]

😀

[@professorgraves2926]

Greetings Eric and Maudi. There's nothing quite like one of your videos. The beauty and the love you display is so deeply touching to me. I love going on these journeys with you, my brave and beautiful Dutch friends.

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks so much Professor Graves 🙏🏼 Best wishes, E&M

[@jamesscarborough9545]

I have taken that same route by auto in 2019, I'm to old for the bike tour (63) but wish in my younger days I could have done as you have. You see so much more and I can see how that environment moves your emotions as the weather plays on you. Thank you for sharing these moments of your life on the road in Iceland.

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you too for sharing James! By car it must have been nice as well. Wishing you all the best, E&M

[@rahimullahmirza3849]

This vlog is tremendous. Your lonely ride through a long barren tunnel is adventurous and the fisher's cottages and their living in this extremely tough and remote area is amazing.

[@WheelstoWander]

😊 Thank you mr. Rahimullah! The Icelandic people must be a tough bunch. Best wishes, E&M

[@joannakepinska505]

It's poetry in motion! Love you guys.

[@WheelstoWander]

😊 Thanks Joanna, that so sweet to hear! All the best for you guys, Tailwinds, E&M

[@martinsmith6042]

Thanks, again, for taking others along with you on your adventure. The point about having time to reflect is an excellent one. Bicycle touring, especially when one is in more remote places being challenged by weather and topography, provides that opportunity. I believe we become better people because of it.

[@WheelstoWander]

We wholeheartedly agree with that Martin! Thanks & All the best, E&M

[@catchyoulater.5836]

Another beautiful video, showing some very remote, wild scenery. Thank you both for taking the time to create it.

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks so much 🙏🏼 Wishing you all the Best, E&M

[@jamlarna]

Truly spectacular 😍 thank you both so much for sharing this incredible place 🤗

[@kenprice1047]

Beautiful! Thank you both!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you too Ken 😊 All the Best, E&M

[@matt281075]

Lovely 👌👍

[@yellowbicycleartstudio8974]

Another stunning video! Thank you for sharing your adventure!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you too Yellow Bicycle Art Studio 😊 All the Best, E&M

[@petercormack3540]

Another great video. I never cease to be amazed at how tough you are. You have been in some harsh places over the years but you continue to upbeat and positive no matter how difficult the terrain. Keep smiling guys. You are a great inspiration to many. Stay well and thanks

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks Peter, we try and do our best! It's pretty tough at times but the road is very rewarding as well :) All the Best, E&M

[@alethearobinson8132]

So remote and primal feeling. Loved Maudi's reflections on how bicycling and traveling shapes us That waterfall looked spectacular. Your videos do a great job of capturing how cold it is in August! Thank you and travel safe.

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Alethea 😊 Happy to hear you enjoyed the video's different aspects! Best wishes, E&M

[@robertchappellsnr.5872]

Pedaling the dream yeez both are....!!!! Love it all...

[@WheelstoWander]

😊🙏🏼

[@maidbloke]

Your best Iceland video so far. Stunning views and that empty 6km tunnel was amazing!

[@WheelstoWander]

Really happy to hear you liked it the best so far 😊 All the best! E&M

[@AmbientWalking]

Very, very cool! I really like this journey. Thank you for showing us around this incredible place!

[@WheelstoWander]

🙏🏼 Your welcome! We loved doing it! All the best, E&M

[@Emz_Jhaye]

What a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us! Keep it up. Both of you got lots of strength riding very far places... 😊🚴

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Jan 😊 All the Best, E&M

[@Emz_Jhaye]

@@WheelstoWander looking forward for your next adventures on 2 wheels. Keep safe! 😊🚴🚴

[@Yepcast]

This is exciting and inspirational to watch. You guys are doing something great, extreme and worthwhile with your lives. Bless!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks so much 🙏🏼 Best wishes! E&M

[@LucianMelb]

So amazing! Looks like a fantasy land! Good work. One little advice :) .... Please put some lights on your bikes when going through a tunnel.... it is very very dangerous to go with no lights. Cheers from Australia!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks Lucian 😊 A good tip there! All the Best, E&M

[@Explorercyclist]

Amazed to see the efforts behind each thing. God bless you

[@WheelstoWander]

🙏🏼 Thank you Akshay!! All the best, E&M

[@bayangpunla6991]

I always share your video to my friends and relative also to my team in bike packing. 😊 Take care EAndM. Godbless the both of you. 😊 ❤️

[@WheelstoWander]

That is wonderful to hear Bayang! Thank you for sharing our videos 😊 Best wishes, E&M

[@samsimpson120]

Eric & Maudi Thank you for another great vlog. I'm not young and have done countless bike tours to many places, but the two of you are really the inspiration. I follow in your tire tracks, next year I hope to cycle the Silk road . Not sure I will ever make it to Iceland but my dreams are with you.

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Sam! We hope you can make your Silk Road dreams come true 🍀 Wishing you all the best, E&M

[@veloatlas]

Beautiful 😍

[@verenacharmine6335]

I know we keep repeating ourselves but your videos are really getting better each and every time. I loved hearing your reflections and the amazement in your voices. I was wondering, would you ever like to talk about the editing process for your videos? How do you decide which material you'll use, when do you take the time to do these little interviews with each other? and so on. I'd be very curious :)

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Verena 😊 We always try and improve if we can. We might do a video about editing and great to hear you are interested in that. Some short insights: We are getting better at taking the right moments so more shots are making the final cut. Interview/Vlogs are not that easy, especially being non native english speakers so we try and do a lot of them so we have a selection to choose from. We always feel we come up short with that though when editing 😅 Hope this hints a bit at what you are curious about!? All the best, E&M

[@verenacharmine6335]

@@WheelstoWander Thanks for the insight! I'd definitely like to hear you talk about it more :)

[@expatexpat6531]

I love those barren, natural landscapes. "Epic" is a really good word to describe them. You can see similar landscapes in Scotland and the Scottish Hebrides.

[@WheelstoWander]

That is why we love Scotland! The people are great too. All the best, E&M

[@franknobody5965]

Awesome 👍

[@Atma_eos]

so awsome Video! And so cute.... Maudi when you put the water in the bottle: this is for coffee❤😂

[@WheelstoWander]

Haha, coffee is of the utmost importance 😉

[@ck7642]

I was like ...oh man this video is already over....i was so focused on the story...Thanx you guys for all the effort you put into these videos!!!

[@WheelstoWander]

It was a bit of a short one. Lovely to hear time flew by :) The next one is a little longer... Thanks, E&M

[@reeceholmes8546]

thanks guys for another great video

[@WheelstoWander]

You too Reece 🙏🏼 All the best, E&M

[@Ismael-cq9ye]

What a beautiful place guys!!!, so nice video, greetings from your fan in Argentina!!!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks you too Ismael 😊 Best wishes, E&M

[@freedomwon2004]

It looks so beautiful there! Interesting tunnel. Glad the traffic is so light in it. Thank you for sharing your adventure! I always look forward to your video's.

[@WheelstoWander]

It was a sci-fi-esque experience, quite surreal actually! Thanks & All the best, E&M

[@omare_biketonature]

Loving the Islandic series! Impressive landscaping and magnific stories! Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Omare 😊 Happy to hear you like the series! All the Best, E&M

[@maninder1984]

Great video ..always nice to see you guys !

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks 😊 Best wishes, E&M

[@PumpkinVillage]

Another beautiful video and really shows the remoteness of the country side. it looks like every day had it's challenges but you seem to be able to get thru them all and on bicycles no less. Hats off to you both. Thanks for the video and take care, Al

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Al 😊 Iceland is a challenge but so beautiful and inspiring! We love it! Wishing you all the best, E&M

[@chrislonsberry1974]

The scenery you’re seeing is just incredible! Great job in filming it us.

[@WheelstoWander]

We loved ( in spite of the cold 😉 ) Thanks & All the best, E&M

[@rabh6746]

The view coming out of the tunnel was just spectacular👌Its certainly an unforgiving part of the world but so beautiful, fantastic video once again guys👍

[@WheelstoWander]

The experience was surreal but quite incredible being in the tunnel for so long. Thanks & Best wishes, E&M

[@reneepowell8541]

Magnificent!

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Renee 😊 Best wishes, E&M

[@mattroller781]

Awesome

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks Matt 😊 All the Best, E&M

[@mycycling3448]

One of my most remote experiences took place in a State Forest that isn't so remote but just big enough to get lost. It was only a day trip in January, and it was fun everything went great riding my bicycle in and throughout the forest in warm 50-degree weather. Finally, the sun starts to get low temperature starts to drop and I realize that I don't know how to get back to the car. After frantically exerting my energy to get unlost my legs just stopped working during the final climb back to the parking lot. I am not exaggerating when I say they stopped working I mean one-second pedaling next second falling over into the ditch on the side of the road. I couldn't even put my foot down to catch my fall, like being clipped in and unable to unclip. I laid there in the ditch like roadkill laughing because I knew what was happening, but it was very weird and scary to not be able to use my legs I wasn't paralyzed, and I knew that I would just need time in the ditch. Eventually, I recovered and finished my accent by pushing my bike and then pedaled to the car. I proved that day that we can feel very remote in a not-so-remote place. As for inspiration you should pay attention to the time of day and start your search for home sooner or set up camp before dark. It seems that you two already know this, but you also know that this beautiful planet that we live on can cause you to forget what time it is. So be careful out there and know when to stop. Thanks for the channel.

[@WheelstoWander]

That is one heck of an experience. Quite surreal if your legs stop working. Good to hear you recovered and got back! Thanks for the tips and all the best, E&M

[@tonydownunder5703]

My god,, You both do great camera work 👍👍👍👍 It’s just fantastic 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌 When things really really really get shity and you just think why am I doing it and what’s the point ?? Just step back a little and look at what your camera sees 👌👌👌👌👌👌 Coz that’s what we see in your videos. That’s what makes it all worth it. A VERY VERY BIG THANK YOU 🫶

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks so much Tony for the nice words 😊 All the Best, E&M

[@michelepirovano4135]

Niceland!....Niceoneland!....well, whatever, just wanted to tickle the algorithm your way, you already know I love your stuff!🖤🕺🥶

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks Michele 😊 Ha, Iceland sure is Nice! Wishing you all the best, E&M

[@KayJay-x1i]

Awesome video

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@NELSON3947]

I'd be on the first plane back to Spain! 😎

[@WheelstoWander]

😂

[@slimanehabib6923]

Hi Eric & Maudi i hope you are doing well i ve watched many vids of bike touring but yours are the most amazing interesting heartwarming i ve watched i want to thank you guys for your great work yes it is good to dream the life but it is better to live the dream that is what you are doing guys such an incredible film and adventure i loved every moment of it real adventures like yours are hard to find in these days what an amazing story it will inspire so many people to go on adventure inspit of all the difficulties you are doing such a mega trip after watching your vids i know anything and everything is possible i am sure your journey has given everyone a motivation to make his own adventure what a life experience always from your fan from north africa i wish all the best

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Slimane! That is inspiring to hear. We always hope people enjoy and perhaps go on their own adventures 😊 Wishing you all the Best, E&M

[@moonman1698]

加油！

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you for your generosity 😊 Very much appreciated 🙏🏼 E&M

[@josephfredbill]

Question on remotesness. If you drive across Caithness is Scotland it feels remote, desolate, lonely. But when you cycle across it it feels quite different - it feels full of life - there are birds, animals, insects, the wind - always movement. From a car you dont experience these .. you are isolated from them by your warm metal cage but on a bike you do. I have done both and was staggered by how much life you are unaware of in the car. So how about insects, animals and birds - I see some birds flying in your videos - there must be other life to support them. Of course there are plants. Tell us about the life you saw, the insects for example.

[@rahimullahmirza3849]

your comments are tremendous and fruitful for this cycling couple

[@WheelstoWander]

A very interesting and true perspective! Iceland was a bit bleak though, especially with the wind it was difficult to see wildlife (insect etc.). We did take a interest in the moss, seaweed and later on saw seals and whales in the distance. The next video has some more hints of that...

[@josephfredbill]

@@WheelstoWander looking forward to it :-)

[@maliksince1973]

very tuff

[@WheelstoWander]

😊

[@dropeipromundo]

👏👏

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks Zeck 😊 All the best, E&M

[@StarEssences]

Maudi; you are fortunate to have a mate that does not make an effort to stick you in a 'prison'. I am first and second Born Sagitarrius; Our nature; We love to travel, love nature and animals, and we are very creative creatures. :)

[@WheelstoWander]

😊 Interesting! I am a Leo and love my travel vibes too. All the best!

[@StarEssences]

@@WheelstoWander My mother is a Leo too :); Strong people.

[@johndee68]

Really liking your videos, I have been watching for some time now. I especially liked your video where you showed the actual bad days (truths) while touring by bike. I would like to see more of that in some videos. Maybe at the end you could highlight them ? I would love to know a couple of things. 1. what about your butts. How do you overcome soreness being on the bike for so many hours a day while touring? 2. What software do you use that shows your route on the map of the countries you go through? 3. How do you sustain a supporting income while travelling?

[@WheelstoWander]

Thanks John! We always try to include the tough moments as well. Thanks for the questions. We will try to put the answers in coming videos. All the best, E&M

[@Владимир-й8с3в]

Cold at night! But 2 Indians under one blanket will not freeze.

[@WheelstoWander]

😉

[@davidseslar5798]

Note to self - for a trip to Iceland, don't take the screen tent! 🥶

[@WheelstoWander]

Ha, yes! Beter have a 4 season one 👍🏼

[@johangeens1673]

😍😍😍👌👌👌👍👍👍❤

[@WheelstoWander]

Thank you Johan 😊 All the Best, E&M

[@bike-and-travel]

👍

[@WheelstoWander]

🙏🏼

[@МыколаМиколайовыч]

де перевод ?

[@WheelstoWander]

We are doing good! How are you?

[@МыколаМиколайовыч]

@@WheelstoWander Цікаві відео продовжуйте, дякую тримаємось

[@mitchelleft7248]

cold feet, so lets put another pair of pants on

[@WheelstoWander]

Warm legs = better chance for warm feet!

[@kaylaquaqualezzi711]

Eric, please be a gentleman and wait for Maudi, she is a weaker vessel please, don't leave her behind, something can happen to her in seconds and you would not know please!!👊😊📖🙏🙏

[@WheelstoWander]

Hi Kayla! We ride and take good care of each other. It is good to ride at your own pace too though. We do always wait and try to keep eye contact but that is not always feasible. All the best, E&M

[@kaylaquaqualezzi711]

@@WheelstoWander Thank you guys for responding, just concern for beautiful Maudi, you guys are such a beautiful couple that make many thousands of people happy, 😁 GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!!👐🙏👊😊📖🚵🚴