Learning how many lakes are in the Lake District...

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you for watching! If you fancy seeing more Cumbrian rides which ended up tougher than expected... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqbFlH2irKqhgqMsi=GdPleL-3SL7dyJPh

[@DameEdnaBrown]

Absolutely beautiful scenery

[@joshandsarahride]

The Lakes never disappoint :D

[@Paintspotsandpaper]

Beautiful video, thankyou so much! Northern Lights were wonderful, we saw the in Upchurch in Kent, totally unreal! Thankyou for sharing, take care xx

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you, really chuffed you liked it. Did you know they would be visible? They were really beautiful to witness weren't they🌌

[@Paintspotsandpaper]

@@joshandsarahride Yes, brilliant! No, we just stepped outside by chance and were chatting when we started to notice them!x

[@joannejohnston3531]

What an awesome day! Thank you so much for sharing this with everyone. I grew up in the Lake District so it was a real joy to watch. I’m coming up at the end of the month to swim in Lake Windermere where I swam every summer as a child ☺

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank so much 😁 it really is a beautiful part of the world, which area did you grow up in? Enjoy your dip in windermere this summer💦

[@joannejohnston3531]

I grew up in Windermere, an idyllic childhood 😊

[@bertie6346]

Bassenthwaite. Bass to rhyme with lass not base. Lovely video as usual. You are so lucky to have the kind of life you live. Enjoy every second .... it passes so quickly. X

[@joshandsarahride]

Ah another to add to the list of places names we pronounced wrong 😅 thank you, that makes sense as there no "e"! 🙈 thank you, I completely agree. Really love exploring thr lakes and cherishing our time here

[@lisefriesen8329]

Thank you for another beautiful ride in the Lake District! So fun to see you swimming too, now that its warmer. What a bonus with those incredible northern lights! Cheers from Ontario, Canada

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you for your support. It truly was a stunning day to be out on the bikes, couldn't of asked for a better day for a day of swims 🙂 The northern lights were the really icing on the cake!

[@maxinehayes5570]

We just spent a week in the Lakes wild swimming and went to Buttermere and Crummock Water and Derwent Water. Such an amazing experience and stunning scenery ❤️

[@joshandsarahride]

Did you have a favourite swim spot out of them all Max? It's a really special and beautiful place. Feels so amazing to have these natural places to swim in💦

[@maxinehayes5570]

Yes Derwent Water was my favourite - the hills had mist hanging over them and it was so quiet and peaceful. Would love to live closer to these amazing swim spots. Nothing like them where I live 😀

[@stevenwoodman1032]

Really warming, calming, gentle video. Really is what life is a bout! I've started last year a few walks up near Grasmere near Easedale tarn. Keep saying i need to do it more.

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 Ah it's a very beautiful area, I highly recommend exploring the area more!

[@emmas3716]

Thank you for sharing your past issues and reasons for connecting with nature, truly inspiring and I'm sure this will resonate with so many people

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you. I think it's so important for everyone to find their thing or things that help. For us it has really been connecting with nature 🌳

[@simonwiltshire]

What a beutifull place to cycle around, hard work but very rewarding.

[@joshandsarahride]

Yes truly stunning and hilly 🥵 but such an epic place for cycling

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Hello both. You certainly covered some miles on this one. Wonderful to see the northern lights at the end of the ride. No wonder you were both exhausted, but happy.

[@joshandsarahride]

We sure did 😅 don't know how we thought it would be an easy day. But as you say the northern lights guiding us home really gave us an energy boost🌌

[@patdunne3277]

Well done guys what a fabulous trip the filming was incredible. Beautiful video thanks for sharing 👍

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much 😁

[@andrewbrockman8538]

So whimsical 😊

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks 😅

[@biketouringnature]

Thank you for another nice video😀🌲🍄🪷

[@DD-oy6qd]

Great video. Long ride. Sarah you look like Lisa Jewell. Being young and fit and responsibility-free is great and great to watch.

[@joshandsarahride]

I must admit I didn't know who she is and had to Google her. But she is a beautiful woman so I'll take that 😅 really glad you liked the video 🙂

[@yvonnebailey9973]

Thanks for sharing your adventures and knowledge. Take care and stay safe. ATB to you both.

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much! Hope you'll be sticking around for all the future adventures to come🚲🌏

[@andrewharris1837]

Brave to swim in those tarny meet lakes so early in the summer.nut crusher 😊

[@joshandsarahride]

😂thanks! Some were warmer than others

[@alethearobinson8132]

What a grand adventure. Really liked the education bit. Is it a lake, a tarn, a mere???? 😅 Your videos keep getting better. What luck to see the Northern lights. Safe journey. Cheers 🌞🚴‍♀️🖖

[@joshandsarahride]

Glad it was informative 😅thanks so much! Yes we had no idea! We would've missed them otherwise so we had our unexpected long ride to thank🌌

[@marykirby9503]

The editing and general vibe of this video is just beautiful

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you so much 😁

[@christrower]

My favourite vid so far 🥰

[@joshandsarahride]

Ah wow! Thank you 😁

[@DoCoo-td9jy]

Aww what an epic ride, deserving of a medal 🏅 or two🎖✨️ I think everyone in the UK bar me saw the Northern Lights 🌈 I was snoring 😴 😂 great video guys, loved the swimming 🏊‍♀️ too, need to go back to the lakes, tarns, meres and waters soon 😂👌 Look forward to the next one

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you 😅 I don't know how we ever thought it would be an easy day! Well we had no idea they were out, it's the unintentional long ride we have to thank. We then did try to get a proper look on Saturday but they were a no show unfortunately. Lots of beautiful swimming spots, 🏊‍♀️ even if their names are a little confusing 😅

[@jonathandavidpope7812]

Great stuff. A tarn is formed by a glacier, also known as a corrie, or in Wales a Cwm.

[@joshandsarahride]

Yes this the one that actually is different, thank you! 🏞

[@Harris70-70]

Apparently some maps from the 18th century called bassenthwaite lake , basswater , just to make it more complicated 🤪Another great vlog, showing places we have been over the years and still love to visit ( for us living quite close , go out of season ) , colours in the Autumn are amazing, as you showed in some of your previous beautiful vlogs . Thanks for sharing .😊

[@joshandsarahride]

Yes I think we came across this fact, what a conundrum 🤯 and we thought it would be an easy question to answer 😅 yes I think the Lakes are beat enjoyed out of season when they're a little quieter and as you say the colours in autumn are just amazing! Thank you, really glad you liked it 😊

[@jillchew-tetlaw3388]

Lovely video thank you.

[@joshandsarahride]

Really glad you liked it, thank you 😊

[@tomchad-yc9vr]

such a nice watch

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks so much 😁

[@Catherine-zq1kb]

So wonderful ❤️

[@joshandsarahride]

Thank you 🙂

[@sharonmiron6890]

I live in northern Canada in the prime northern light belt. What you saw with colours like pink and purple is rare even for us.

[@joshandsarahride]

Oh wow really? 😮 I had no idea so that is really amazing! Thanks for sharing. How often in a year do you see them? 🌌

[@sharonmiron6890]

@@joshandsarahrideVery often. Most evenings in the winter when it is dark.

[@dpierre]

Hello! I have the impression of having dreamed and this is often the case when we drive at night far from any light pollution. As for these colors, a touch of magic! In terms of lighting, as for the headlamps, I always have the removable battery + 3xAAA rechargeable batteries to replace it and the Fenix flashlight (the side-rear one with the fluorescent orange cone) also with removable batteries. I don't have any device with a fixed battery even my Samsung smartphone has a removable battery = durability and reliability. Thank you for this magnificent film where we feel like we have been at your side! Enjoy summer time^^

[@joshandsarahride]

Yes when you leave built up, light polluted places, it's amazing what you can see. J is a bit silly not charging his light. It sounds like you're always very prepared 💡

[@andrewharris1837]

Must be fate catching the northern lights😊

[@joshandsarahride]

I know! We had no idea and definitely gave us the final boost we needed 😊

[@punjabseth260]

😊😊😊😊🎉

[@Charlie-sr6dv]

❤❤❤

[@susannewhirley8709]

Just wondering the cause of these rural lakes being not so clean? Farming waste etc? I was born and raised and live in the state of MN( Minnesota), once known as the land of 10,000( now 14,000 lakes) including Lake Superior which is considered an inland sea. Our lakes are still very clean and some pristine..thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@joshandsarahride]

Unfortunately this is becoming more common, windermere, the largest of the lakes in the Lakes districts is no longer considered clean. These ones I think atw consider more ecologically sound. What is it like in minnesota? Are the lakes considered clean?

[@susannewhirley8709]

@@joshandsarahride yes our lakes are very clean, statewide. There are some lakes around the Twin Cities that probably aren't as clean as the outlying lakes. Alot of our lakes are glacial..we have great fishing and the Walleye Pike is our state fish..excellent eating. After watching some of your bike trips, I needed a nap!

[@debbieretzlaff2912]

Thanks for the ride! Curious, are you riding electric bikes?

[@joshandsarahride]

Thanks! No we're both riding surly Trolls that are not electric 🙂

[@debbieretzlaff2912]

@@joshandsarahride That’s awesome❣️

[@corid1897]

Would you consider lights that are powered by your wheel? Save you having to charge them on your trip.

[@joshandsarahride]

Well we are getting new bikes...🤔👀

[@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636]

Are you sure the delirium wasn’t after drop with so many dips🏊‍♂️

[@joshandsarahride]

😅possibly! Felt like all the miles and incline that added to it!

[@chrisballUKtoNZ]

isnt a mere a shallowish lake?

[@joshandsarahride]

Usually, but this isn't the case in the Lake District we learnt 😅

[@iainthompson502]

It’s like the trick question, “How many lakes are there in Scotland?” Answer: just one, The Lake of Mentieth”. The rest are either lochs or tarns.

[@joshandsarahride]

Is that true? Because if so I've got myself a new triva question 😅 what is the difference between a loch and a lake then?

[@iainthompson502]

@@joshandsarahride 100% true! But I have absolutely no idea why.

[@MIEKEjudith426]

Did you know that the Dutch word for lake =meer? And the German word for Sea=meer so there you go

[@joshandsarahride]

Ah curious 🤔 I wonder if the English mere comes from Dutch culture as its all to do with the time period they were name it turns out 😅

[@MidtownSkyport]

@@joshandsarahride Lake comes from Old French. Water and Mere are both from Old English but from different waves of Anglo-Saxon settlers to the area. Or maybe via the vikings too? ANyway, it's the same reason Torpenhow Hill* means Hill Hill Hill Hill.

[@MidtownSkyport]

* It's not actually called Torpenhow Hill but why spoil a good story with the technical truth :)

[@81clive]

Seeing the lakes🏞 via 🚲 is pretty spec👍. The boiling of the disc brakes🤣👍🤙💪

[@joshandsarahride]

I completely agree, such a special way to explore, especially on days like this. Yes that was some down hill 😅

[@ashdowker4326]

is winermere not a lake

[@ashdowker4326]

sorry widermere

[@lostlangley]

The clue is in the name, it's a mere.

[@joshandsarahride]

But it is in fact a lake! The largest in the Lake District infact 🏞

[@elisabeth8335]

Windermere is also a town! To add to the confusion it is about 1.5 miles from the lake. The town by the lake is Bowness on Windermere. It’s all the fault of the railway which ended here. It was meant to continue into Ambleside but objectors and cost stopped it. So that people would know where they were when they got off the train they called it Windermere except it’s not! I live there and frequently get asked by visitors , “where is the lake?”