Day Ride in Sweden :: Vanishing Trails & Wild Swimming

[@valvegeek]

Fab! The scenery is very awesome. 👍 The electric fence incident was hysterically funny (sorry). 😁❤

[@JethroJessop]

Fortunately it was a very low power fence and I had thick trousers on! It did actually make me laugh at the time, after I confirmed everything was still attached 😉

[@DIY-DaddyO]

Ya can't beat a zap ⚡ to the wedding tackle, reminds me of my "holiday" in Cuba many years ago... Nice adventure 👍

[@JethroJessop]

It did add a certain fizz to the proceedings!

[@olr1home]

In a world where our attention is seen as something to be grabbed, I love this. 'What are you watching?' 'Jethro Jessop' 'What's he doing?' 'Cocking about in the woods with a boiled egg' It's worth so much more than 15 minutes, it's just good to watch full stop.

[@JethroJessop]

Thank you, I'm glad you like whatever it is that I'm doing 😉 Hopefully millions of other people will wake up to my obvious appeal soon.... Maybe next year!

[@gardupgti4609]

Enjoy all these lovely moments. Thanks for sharing.

[@JethroJessop]

Thanks for watching, it was my pleasure to share

[@rolandhallgren1263]

A title of a novel by Llwellyn Richard comes to mind - "How green was my valley." Green indeed - green indeed!

[@JethroJessop]

And all the other colours of the rainbow besides

[@ronaldpacanowski1517]

You've creatively blended scenery, music and monologue to showcase an adventurous day ride. And your description of butterflies feasting on rotting fruit was delightful. Overall splendidly done. So then, it leaves me wondering, what is the allure of a multi-day ride? Is a multi-day ride merely a succession of day rides or is there something special about the overnight part? Perhaps you could monologue a bit about this in a future video.

[@JethroJessop]

That is a good question actually. It's one of those ones that I instinctively assume I have an answer for but actually when I try to condense it into a comment I can't really get right. Maybe there is a video to be had on the subject. Thanks for watching and for the inspiration as well!

[@Tanstaafl1976]

Nice day ride. I'll admit my surprise at no mention of an impending visit to a fair lady with daughter in Sweden. 😉 It's nice that your channel is again popping up in my feed.

[@JethroJessop]

You'll be seeing a lot more Sweden rides from now on hopefully. I'm glad the channel is popping up too. This is the time of year that it always starts to drop off so every view is appreciated 😉

[@notquiteultralight1701]

Thank you Jethro! Your optimism and sense of humor shine through here. I was wondering about that bike. It looks a tad heavy. Say hi to Alan! Time to get the incredible duo of Jethro and Alan together for a long ride!😅 Take care. NQU

[@JethroJessop]

The bike is a beast. Heavy and unwieldy but it does go a long way on a charge which makes it good for exploring this new part of the world. I really hope to get Alan out to Sweden for a ride but I doubt that will be till next spring. Who knows though, we shall see.

[@MrPrajnaeld]

Österlen is so very beautiful! Nice to know you are there💚

[@JethroJessop]

It's lovely. There will be more videos from here as I start trying to explore the hidden corners

[@marktaylor1096]

Thank you for a very enjoyable travelogue. It looks as though you have had a great day.

[@JethroJessop]

It was a lovely day. I felt like I got everything I wanted out of it even if it didn't take me where I planned. That is often part of the adventure.

[@Alan_s_Channel]

A beautiful day for it... I did notice a lack of trail masonry though... 🧐😆

[@JethroJessop]

I should have swum across to the castle. I'm sure there would have been some over there!

[@Anna-Ess]

Heads-up Alan! It looks like that yellow fellow to the right has stolen your precious Specialist antique masonry magnifying glass! And his crony laughing about it... You better notify the police right away ;)

[@Anna-Ess]

@@JethroJessop Should you really Jethro?🤔 With all your clothes lying on the other shore... That would have been an operation with a substantial risk of leading to a not-only-fans situation!😉 What would you have told the fair princess, when she comes out of the castle for a refreshing stroll in the garden? "Good afternoon, I am here to inspect your masonry!"?😉 Gentlemen, despite high priority, there really must be some limits to what you would do, to get a glimpse of masonry!

[@JethroJessop]

I only ever go masonry spotting while fully clothed. Anything else would just be improper! I imagine the princess must be pretty used to spotting skinny dippers if her balcony overlooks that spot. It's a great little swimming stop!

[@Alan_s_Channel]

@@Anna-Ess oh don’t worry… I’ve emailed the Swedish authorities. Kent police will be glad they can now close the case at least 😆

[@timhobin8490]

Such a beautiful place.....

[@JethroJessop]

It is. Lots of exploring to do here!

[@alafenetre81]

Blue sky, green, yellow corn fields, red houses... Heaven! In Sweden, you have to try Daim ice creams, they're out of this world.

[@JethroJessop]

Ive not tried daim yet as i have it in my head that they'll just be really sickly and sweet. For the sake of balance I shall give it a go next time I'm out

[@HMD-ve4vv]

So many of us are in the day ride boat. Weather was perfect. It's always great to get perspectives. No junk mate!! Leave some mystery.

[@JethroJessop]

I love a day ride. Though it is harder to get a video out of them. I film the ones that i think might have a story in them but often they turn out not to be so exciting. Once the filming is done I'm loath to ditch it though. The scenery is nice so it's not all bad 😉

[@XiaoweiVon]

Really fancy your monologue part and especially when you are alone, but with nature❤

[@JethroJessop]

Monologging alone in nature is what I like to do the most so I'm pleased that you enjoy watching. More of that kind of thing coming soon I think.

[@Przewalskis]

As always very nice film. Do pop by if you are near Höör. Free coffee and cake (if we have some) 😅

[@JethroJessop]

That is most kind. I have actually been eyeing up the Cykelleden routes as a possible mission for next spring and 102 goes right through Höör! If that plan comes together I shall certainly take you up on that offer :)

[@wilfwilliams]

Looks like a nice part of the world.

[@JethroJessop]

It's lovely. Especially in the summer when everything is flowering. There's a lot to explore around here!

[@vgang3605]

iv done 800 miles on the engwe that a got after watching your video. im well pleased with it thanks for the good information jethro

[@JethroJessop]

That's awesome, you have done further than me then :) I'm glad you are enjoying it, I'll probably be putting a few more miles in on mine now as I'm back in Sweden for a longer stint

[@tonypaddler]

"underwater plunge footage", sounds like the title of an 18+ VHS video that I couldn't reach on the top shelf of the local adult pleasure shop. Good job I had a tall friend ...😏

[@JethroJessop]

Well, when you say it like that...! Another phrase to avoid if I'm ever gonna reel in those family friendly sponsorship deals 😉

[@Anna-Ess]

Vilken härlig dag!😃☀️💦🌿 Och Tip Top var förresten min favoritglass som barn. If you want a destination for your next video, you could go and see Skånes knasigaste träd at Vombsjöns badplats, a big old oak tree with lots of personality, a character developed for hundreds of years. I bet it would be good enough even for Lance and Andy.😉 You really do have a tendency to put vivid images in my head, with words, as efficiently as with camera. However I must say I do prefer "A huge cloud of Red Admiral butterflys" over "Leeches the size of baby crocodiles" any day!😉

[@JethroJessop]

That sounds like a great destination! I do love a nice old tree. I went to see the troll oak at the north end of öland years ago which was amazing, i also saw Old Tjiko at Fulufjället national park. I shall add this to my list of places to ride to and will do my best to wax lyrical about it when I get there - all butterflies and baby otters, no ticks or leeches 😉

[@Anna-Ess]

@@JethroJessop I too love old trees. And yes, Troll-eken is a cool one, and the forest around it, too. I've been there a couple of times over the years. And I've cycled the really beautiful stretch along the west coast from Äleklinta to Trollskogen, and the Lighthouse Långe Erik. Much of it is easy gravel or smooth tarmac, but there is a stretch through the pine forest north of Byerum where you'll have to hike your bike through the sand. A then find the single track footpath that goes along the ridge of the high sand dune, just at the edge of the forest. With an amazing view of the sea to your left, and open airy pine forest with high, lush blueberry bushes to your right. If you have the strength to ignore most of the delicious blueberries, you might just reach the lighthouse before sunset. My son and I didn't, so we got to see something very special at nightfall, on the stoney beach, just a few meters north of the lighthouse. A hundred lightning bugs, glow worms spreading their light, like little greenish stars, fallen from the sky. A really magic night!

[@JethroJessop]

I think I have ridden that same stretch myself. It was a fantastic ride though I didn't get the glow worm display which sounds really amazing. I definitely got sidetracked by foraging though, I'm a sucker for free food 😉 Been out today scrumping apples in fact

[@Anna-Ess]

"Gratis är gott!", som vi säger i Småland😉

[@janine-theeternalwannabe]

Hey, you still have something to learn about Scandinavia: wild swimming equals skinny dipping, so forget the wet pants dilemma! No need to film every second either should you feel shy. Another thought: perhaps there's a reason for the electric fencing. It just might be that wild bikers are not allowed/welcome 🤔 Souther Sweden looks amazingly flat, so I assume it is easy(ish) to ride. Beautiful place. Enjoy! And please: enlighten us all with your own poetry of the saddle, starting with those butterflies 🤩

[@JethroJessop]

More than that, what I've learned is that in Sweden wild swimming isn't a thing really, it's so common to swim in lakes and the sea that it's all just swimming. Not sure what the electric fence was for to be honest. It looked like the kind of field that might take cows but it was empty on this day and had just been mown for hay. Probably something to do with troll management 😉

[@janine-theeternalwannabe]

@@JethroJessop Agreed. Although I think Swedes like their trolls roaming free 🤗

[@JethroJessop]

They do, but sometimes lines have to be drawn. Can't have them straying into civilisation and getting a taste for human flesh (or kanelbullar)

[@janine-theeternalwannabe]

​@@JethroJessop😅

[@jamescoffin7670]

Nice video. Would love to see you take on a multi-dayer in Sweden. What's their version of The Badger Divide or The SDW? Have you seen Matthew Norway's channel?

[@JethroJessop]

I really hope that will happen too. There is pretty much unlimited possibility for exploring to the point that you don't really need named trails. There is so much forest and wilderness, especially as you go north. There are lots of long distance touring routes of the friendly paved kind and I have a few ideas of my own for rides as well. The closest thing to something like the badger would maybe be the Bergslagsleden - bikepacking.com/routes/bergslagsleden/ - which looks great!

[@StarEssences]

Get a digital Compass watch :) I am going to get one soon.

[@JethroJessop]

I've had a magnetic compass on my bike for years. It's occasionally useful but I don't really know how to use a compass properly so most of the time it's little more than a point of interest. One of the things on my long to-do list is to learn proper map and compass navigation.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

I love watching youtubes of people riding disappearing trails, getting lost in jungles of knotweed and doing their best to pronounce foreign place names as well as they can. And if they end waffling about nothing for over 5 minutes I consider it a good 'podcast'!

[@JethroJessop]

Then I shall consider this video a success :) I think the near future might well bring more of the same so hopefully I won't overdo it.

[@Gordonhaymes]

I’m entertained, are you NOT ENTERTAINED…. 😁

[@JethroJessop]

I was very entertained. If you were too then all boxes were ticked - on with the next one!

[@markday1714]

be still my throbbing...........................heart.

[@JethroJessop]

That's what I call it too ;)

[@jonmarshall1502]

Nothing pointless about this video.

[@JethroJessop]

I'll try harder next time. Maybe just 12 minutes of me looking at a tree 😉