Cycling the British Coast - 3. Ayr to Ardnamurchan

[@damedavidfrith55]

Thanks for another cracking vlog looks lovely ☺️

[@Nick-zq6tx]

Fabulous video again! Looking forward to the rest of your journey.

[@Jacqui332]

❤️❤️❤️ loved this! Past family from this part of uk, it was great to see after not being able get out and about. Looking forward to getting there myself. Looking forward to next leg….

[@stevebrooks6144]

Great video Ollie, just one thing, it's Isla, not Islay

[@jetsons101]

This is turning out to be the bike ride of a lifetime. So many roads, so little time.....

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thanks Mike. I did this in 2021 and it was a lot harder to actually plot a route because of the restrictions. Its a shame I missed so much out. But yes, the whole thing will probably take until I'm old and grey 😂 (which isnt far off!)

[@mancdave123]

Enjoyed this Ollie

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thank you!

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

Very enjoyable, Ollie, with some of the most beautiful scenery. I suppose it was quite tiring, but you proved that you could do it to your schedule. Many thanks for this showing, and keep well.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thanks Ffranc. Yes it didn't go to plan but I made it in the end.

[@adriannorthcott873]

Nice one Ollie👍

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

Nice one Ollie, So relaxing.

[@seany84uk]

I didnt expect to see this next leg i thought it was done and dusted! Great footage, shows how you dont need to go abroad to visit nice places!

[@TroyTempest0]

Great vid Ollie. Very impressed how you overcome adversity and carry on your coastal journey. Pity you missed Islay - nice distilleries there! Lookin' forward to next leg!

[@TriciaBute]

I love the west coast of Scotland. Well done you for cycling such long distances for our enjoyment 😍🤩

[@Originalspruce]

1978 Geology field trip to Ardnamurchan. Stayed in Strontian and surveyed all over Kilchoan and the western tip. You were very close to the glorious and memorable Sana Bay Ollie!! An enjoyable video. Some nice music as well!😉

[@psyjayne]

I stayed at a camp site at Strontian in 1978! I don’t remember you!😂😂😂 I do remember, though, being straffed by RAF tornadoes on the ferry at Ballachulish on the way there. Ferry as gone now replaced with a uninteresting bridge!

[@Originalspruce]

@@psyjayne They were log cabins we stayed in. Now you mention them I do remember the jets. We'd gone all the way up there from Salisbury!

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Really enjoyed this trip. Stunning scenery and plenty of interest in the way. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@bleakrevel]

Great video Ollie really enjoyed it. Didn’t quite understand why the pandemic is still affecting the ferries.

[@garyleroy6999]

Loving this Ollie, I attended Campbeltown Comprehensive for for a term back in '85, we lived in Machrihanish whilst attending to our Nans Post Office during her convalescence after a stroke.

[@JohnTaylor-bf6ll]

I was listening to your schedule in England - Blackpool to Gretna in one day. I've done the entire South Coast, and many coastal communities are only reached by steep cul-de-sac lanes running down from the nearest main road which is often well inland. So in my case, a push along a cliff path to get to the next coastal community was often a slow but big mileage saver. So with regards to yourself - now you see what I'm getting at - exactly what do you term as a coastal route? I think Blackpool to Gretna in one day would be pushing it, even in a car!!!!!!!!

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Hi John, sorry for the confusion. I did Blackpool to Gretna over two and a half days. The road was still very far from the sea a lot of the time. It's very hard to actually stay by the coast. I'm looking forward to the south coast though. Thanks for the advice. I Don't know that area very well

[@JohnTaylor-bf6ll]

@@BeeHereNowuk my personal experience is - If you're talking about a real costal route, you need to check the Ordnance Survey maps before you leave (it would be unecessary luggage to take them with you). If you want to borrow them from the library, you may need to go to your chief branch in your county town. Along the South Coast you'll be holding the bike upright in ferries which can be little more than a rowing boat.!! Between greater Brighton and Littlehampton, it's built up all the way. Amongst the pearls, is the eight miles of sand with hard surface boardwalk at greater Bournemouth. South facing of-course, as is the entire route. What will you do about the Isle of Wight.?

[@marshaktboy]

Loving your videos Ollie, great presentation, format , information etc.. what did you use to film this particular video as looking crystal clear , cheers Kev

[@Alan_Watkin]

so ive done pretty much all scotlands west coast and also a large chuck of the north coast as well,, BUT BY CAR..... how crazy are you, i dont think i could cycle it, i do use a bicycle alot, but i cheat my bikes electric and it will do about 40mph, so yeah since i built that.... sorry im to posh to peddle now, good vid tho, i haven't seen the other 2parts so i'll likely go back an find them, good work but im glad its not me doing all that lol

[@Andrewjg_89]

I would like to go to Ayrshire. Never been to Ayrshire but I have been to Scottish Borders, Edinburgh, Glasgow the West of Scotland.

[@Tom_Roberts]

How have you been in Scotland and not had any rain ? I've been twice and it poured down every day. What's the secret ? Thanks for the video by the way.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Haha it does rain on me. A lot. I just hate getting the camera out in the rain. 😂

[@hamshackleton]

I hope you were wearing your 'lid', I didn't see one. Islay - I believe it is pronounced a bit like a Geordie Scouser would say it - Ayela(h), with a silent H, not eye lay.

[@jetsons101]

What year did you do this ride??? Sorry for a silly question.

[@mauricexiberras1530]

2020

[@willbentley82]

2021