CANOE EXPED - Paddling The RIVER WYE

[@WyeExplorer]

Good to see you on the Wye and in my home county Becky. Hoarwithy is not far from where I live. ‘La Horewythy,' named such after 'willow tree boundaries.' I know well the whole stretch you canoed and have even swam it - well my whole life. I agree it is beautiful is the Wye with many more secrets than this. It's why I've hiked every single river from source and call my channel Wye Explorer. You've known of it for a while I believe. A good spot there - I see you passed Coldwell Rocks to. Ray Mears had a camp nearby - he's a fan of the river. Well, the pace looked sublime as did the conditions - I imagine you got back sufficiently relaxed. Here's to the Wye the river that gave rise to modern tourism in the UK. All the best. Mark P.S if interested in the Wye feel free to check out some of my hikes and camps on the channel. There are some gooduns there. Lastly I must point your attention to the plight of the river. It's in a bad way at present suffering from high Phosphate levels because of chicken demand of all things. It is dyeing slowly. So please do support the campaigns to save it - yes literally save it. Just look for save the Wye campaigns river action or others. Peace.

[@GirlOutdoors]

Awesome! It's sucha beautiful place to live :) Thank you for sharing! All the best my friend x

[@WyeExplorer]

@@GirlOutdoors Yeah it is Becky - the basin is made up of some interesting terrain. A pleasure to share. A bit of cheek Becky. If you feel it's that awesome why not subscribe to the Wye Explorer channel? You never know what you might become aware of. Peace. P.S don't forget to save the Wye.

[@monsterpuss]

Did something similar 20 years ago with a couple of friends. Left Hay mid morning and bivvied on the island at Mornington falls. Spent the next night in bivvy bags below Goodrich castle, arriving at Symonds Yat in time for a late breakfast.

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Loved that. Great drone work too. Thanks for looking out for our Becky there, Jake. 🙂👍🛶

[@mackenziear]

I paddled Glasbury to Monmouth last summer. Despite the fact that the Wye is in really poor condition right now, due to the runoff from chicken farms upstream, it is still comfortably the best river in England & Wales for multiday journeys. In summer there are so many beaches offering great campsites, the river doesn't pass through many towns or villages, and there is rarely a road running alongside, so it always feels rural and quiet. It gets a bit trickier to camp down by Ross and into the AONB, as the beaches are all expensive fishing concessions and bailiffs patrol them, but you can still find places. I loved the video, which captures the peace on the Wye, and the pretty campsites. Great to see you had good weather and an enjoyable trip

[@barrysmith984]

Wow! This brings back memories, 10 years ago me and some friends canoed from Glasbury to Monmouth Rowing club. Its was so nice on the Wye, We still talk about it now. Another great video, cheers guys 👍👍😊😊

[@rogercarrico4975]

This video was perfect! Love the beautiful river and country side. Setting up camp. Preparing the wonderful food. How you take time to relax, chill, read some. Just how I would like to do it. Can't wait for part 2👍

[@fisharefriends598]

I’ve done that. Took an American canoe from symonds yat upwards.. loved it.

[@Improveng1]

Nice one Becky. Great adventure for you and The Jakester. The Wye is a fantastic river meandering, as it does, through some fantastic landscape. When I was at school in Derby, we had an extensive canoe section in the Sports Department and a regular annual feature, was to embark on a 2 week canoeing/camping trip down the River Wye. We started at Hay-on-Wye and ended at Chepstow near the Bristol Channel. I did this trip twice and, honestly, they were the best holidays of my life, I absolutely loved it.

[@gadgetgus]

Love the river Wye & the Wye Valley - Ray Goodwin taught me to canoe, I believe he still lives around there... Thanks for sharing 👌 Atb Gus 👍

[@GirlOutdoors]

Awesome!

[@WyeExplorer]

He's got some credentials. Yeah the Wye is a great river and the system/basin is inspiring to. Peace.

[@JakesJourneyMate]

Beautiful capture! Mint trip 🙌 One day I’ll be as skilled as this gal right here ♥️

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you Jakey for a great trip! Plenty more to come x

[@SatriaChannel_08]

Amazing adventure.... Very beautiful river...so cool... The bushcraft activity....very fun...

[@philm6629]

It's sea bream! Either black or silver, couldn't see which. Very tasty, especially in a black bean sauce with ginger and spring onion, Chinese style!😁

[@drewtube5031]

Ah, the Wye valley and Tintern Abbey, where I recited Wordsworth's famous poem to a good friend who came down from London to join our Oxford excursion. Those were the days . . .

[@WyeExplorer]

Sounds good. That is a great poem. I've just included it in a book I'm writing. 'O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods. How often has my spirit turned to thee!'

[@kevinmcanulty2593]

very close to where I live. have walked a significant section of The Wye Valley Walk and also its sister walk The Usk Valley walk. Some scenes from Harry Potter filmed in Wye Valley also Iron Maiden filmed Can I Play with Madness at Tintern Abbey!!!

[@WyeExplorer]

Hey, nice one Kevin. I bet they were inspiring walks Usk included. No competition but I've walked every river of the Wye from source (I'm in Hereford). My channel features many of the multi day hikes and the basin as a whole. It's why it's called Wye Explorer. Please do explore it - I'm sure you'll enjoy the places and spaces. I'd like to take this opportunity (you being local also) to share with you the wye explorer website. It's www dot wyeexplorer dot co dot uk - said this way because links get scrubbed. I hope you can subscribe ready for the launch. It's an amazing website. Well, see you out there. All the best. Mark

[@brendonduriez2403]

Love the video ,you two gangsters make me smile 😃

[@Mudpies]

Loved this video so much!! The b roll at the end was just gorgeous. I wanted to ask what the soundtrack was in that last section?? I really recognise and enjoy it, but can’t place it 🙌

[@butchbinion1560]

Aw your doing my thing canoeing thanks. ✌🏻👊

[@palmman1211]

i constant watch your movies, the best parts are the atmospheric of the area. keep produce movies.

[@slick_slicers]

Takes me back! I last paddled the Wye at least 35 years ago, possibly longer.

[@WyeExplorer]

It's a sweet river for sure - bet you had a good old time then. Mark

[@AndyCooper761]

That trip looked amazing! As much as we all enjoy our solitude, it must have been extra special to have shared the experience.

[@stevetaylor8446]

Lovely video guys. How do you go about finding the rivers local to you that you can use for canoeing? From you and dad more local to your area...some great scenery to be had, but can't seem to find much on my area to go look at

[@jamesellsworth9673]

YOU demonstrate a 'new to me' Winnerwell stove model: LOVE the extra top surface and oven space. The lower profile seems to be a 'plus' as well! LATER, you got 'BUSHCRAFTY' with the scrapings and I expected you to CAREFULLY gather them and CAREFULLY insert them in the open firebox door. INSTEAD, you dumped the precious lit bits unceremoniously down the open fireplate😊!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Wonderful editing and music selections as well! I LIKED the section where the swans were taking flight!

[@KOTDM1988]

Confusingly, we have another River Wye down in Buckinghamshire. It's only 9 miles long - and empties into the Thames.

[@richinderbyshire4779]

...and another here in Derbyshire too...

[@almaxx9680]

Why🤔

[@richinderbyshire4779]

@@almaxx9680 No... Wye... ;)

[@almaxx9680]

@@richinderbyshire4779 👍😆

[@lorns123]

So lovely.,this is perhaps my favourite season. Lovely music and shots.. Beautifully peaceful video Becky X Thank you .

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you so much!

[@wildirishladdavy7965]

I’m binge watching your challenge lol

[@michaelatkinson8291]

Hi Becks. That cooking device is superb. Looks like a relaxing trip. Looking forward to seeing more xx

[@GirlOutdoors]

thank you Mark! Have a good one x

[@andrewskowronski6283]

Sweet introduction with that kiss-pass drone fly-over, not easy from a canoe. Did you land the drone on shore, not easy to land in a canoe, even when stopped. Glad to see you had no long portage or dam crossings, that is alot of lush gear to tote along. Pleasure to see you guys saving fuel at the pumps and flowing with the River Wye propulsion method. The future is here !! Cheers!

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you! Jake flew it and landed it on the canoe :) hes really talented! Take care :)

[@grainneohare1949]

Can’t wait for part 2! Amazing content 👏🏼

[@davidpaulbergin3138]

I'm in the gym right now, when I get home I'll watch your little video on telly.

[@Maudongh]

You should build some tiny ichi winnie shelter along yout path, might be helpfull for another :))

[@user-David-Alan]

Beautiful scenery. Thank you. Stay well and be safe.

[@andrewlinesjah4538]

As it starts , glad to see that guy with you . Really hope the two of you are now an item . It's great that there are two of you in your videos ... JAH BLESS ...

[@guy0725]

Thank you for sharin that great adventure 😍 Take care !!

[@novicedronepilot]

Another great Adventure guys the content and editing in this video was brilliant. Keep up the good work. Stay safe guys.👍🏼

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you so much!

[@rendog896]

Thank you for sharing your experience’s with us Becky! Your awesome 🤩

[@scoobydicky9459]

The beautiful woodlands of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland deserves to be protected at all costs.

[@johndavidson6867]

What a wonderful video, loved it. You always seem to out do yourself Becky, makes my day feel complete after watching you on your travels, and nice to see you have a companion for the work involved. Take care of each other, be safe and paddle on.

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you John! I really appreciate that :) have a lovely day x

[@yvonnebailey9973]

Thanks for sharing your adventure. Best wishes to both of you. Take care

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you! You too!

[@lg7879]

Happy Friday, beautiful scenery!

[@stephenreie9847]

Hi Becky/partner, really enjoyed your video, going by canoe you will see things from a different perspective, great looking stop offs, looking forward to the next one, all the best guys, Stephen 👍

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you Stephen!

[@geeetube1]

OMGoodness... I was like 'where is Becky'.... and thank God there was your upload.... hidden a few days back cause I hadnt logged in for a bit ;)

[@geeetube1]

PS you really are a little movie maker. such quality in your footage I keep getting blown away each time. So thanks for your extra efforts ;)

[@wayne2078]

Very nice stove, You still seem to be using shorter paddles,

[@craiglake6091]

Such a great adventure! Thanks for sharing.

[@Nate1975]

Thank you Becky for your work. It really is nice for so many I imagine to immerse in nature even if through the screen. Appreciate it. So right about just enjoying what you have now

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thanks so much!!

[@duaneburd9350]

I have the same wood stove excellent contraption

[@tonyhoodlass1846]

Hi Becky I love water it looks so peaceful there, you and your boyfriend seem really capable. Keep safe Guys

[@kingrafa3938]

Another great video Becky. Looking forward to part 2.

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@danaowen9014]

Such beautiful scenery.

[@philm6629]

Huh! Still spinning, I see...🤨 Fly fishing is the way to go...😇

[@iansellers1251]

Any issues with finding campsites ? Wardens / farmers?

[@loocuss722]

Awesome! 😎🤙🏻

[@nathanaisthorpe6928]

It's nice to take it slow but what did you do with the rest of the day. 5 days would have only been 2 hours of paddling a day.

[@mikebricknell7686]

Great video, il be there in June.

[@GirlOutdoors]

Awesome!

[@paulkozlowski6211]

On my bucket list. I just need a kayak!

[@cwalkerize]

Great video, also good to see you all with your life jackets on. Safety first :)

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank youu! :)

[@tub3watcher]

I don't think she'd still be with us if she wasn't in the habit. I recall an incident in which she got swept under a fallen tree. The life jacket likely saved her life.

[@philthy8150]

Great video that’s a lot of gear!

[@3rubberboats]

Get four light weight aluminum pipe that will slide over the short legs that are long enough to raise that cute little wood stove high enough so you don't have to sit on the ground to cook.

[@nigelmitchell5726]

Becky I think I saw the kitchen sink 🤣❣️

[@andrewlinesjah4538]

Very Beautiful I undertook a very short excursion along what is known as THE GARDEN ROUTE in South Africa Perhaps in the future You and your partner would do trips of countries And one could be THE GARDEN ROUTE South Africa The GARDEN Route is likely one of the most scenic routes on earth The mountain ranges are spectacular Many coastal towns along route Camping grounds etc It's for now , as long as it lasts , A picturesque paradise JAH BLESS ...

[@GirlOutdoors]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing :)

[@ivandavidson5694]

Lovely video that enjoyed it 👍👍👍👍

[@daviemcf]

Great video Becky and Jake, I'm looking forward to part 2. 😊😊

[@oldfarmshow]

👍

[@douglasscott2779]

Thanks Becky. I'm relieved to see that you've now got a boyfriend to share in your adventures. I was beginning to worry about constantly seeing you by yourself in some God forsaken wilderness. Having said that, I really enjoyed your Scottish West Highland Way, and Cape Wraith videos. Looking forward to your next one. P.S Can you also do distances in miles as km don't mean anything to me.

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you! It's nice getting a balance :)

[@pauljackson3433]

Live your life and why not spending it doing the things you love looks nice 👍

[@GirlOutdoors]

so true!

[@John-ed2wj]

Looking forward to watching this later. Hope you enjoyed your time in god's country 👍

[@dantownsend4246]

Is anything being done to curb the excessive pollution in the river ?

[@therogers4432]

@Dan Townsend Sadly I don't think anybody's doing much at all, which is frikkin criminal... The Environment Agency are way less than useless and only interested in awarding themselves generous pay-rises every year and building more "flood defences", which as we all know just shift the problem downstream so that they can build even more useless/counterproductive "flood defences" and perpetuate the problem until all our precious waterways are concrete-lined from source to sea, instead of working on ways to dredge the rivers without releasing all the pollutants/contaminants that have been "safely" trapped in the silt since the Industrial Revolution. There are several ways to do this successfully, but they refuse to do anything because they know they've got a bottomless-pit of public money to keep helping themselves to for as long as we "need" their flood "defences"... Added to that, Severn Trent and Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water), along with all the other water companies, pump millions of litres of raw sewage into the Wye and the Severn every year when floodwater overwhelms the (minimal, because you know... Profits... And shareholders' dividends...) capacity of their taxpayer-funded Sewerage Treatment facilities and whine that "There's nothing we can do because the rivers are so silted-up and keep flooding...", yet somehow they very rarely, if ever, seem to get fined for these environmental disasters that mysteriously occur 2-4 times every year...? I kayak the Wye and the Severn (among others) as often as I possibly can, and in the early Spring (after the floods of February and March every year) the stench and sight of human waste and all the associated toilet paper, wipes, sanitary products, etc is both overpowering and stomach-churning, but nothing is ever done about it (because you know... Profits and shareholders' dividends...). The levels of Phosphates (and other horrific chemicals) that wash off the adjacent farmland are monitored at E.A. testing stations every few miles, but nobody seems able to prove who is responsible for these pollutants because that would involve people getting off their backsides, leaving their nice warm taxpayer-funded offices for once, and doing something proactive like sampling runoff from farmland, but "unfortunately" Health And Safety prohibits this from happening, and it is also (and I quote...) "prohibitively expensive" (because you know... Profits and shareholders' dividends...). Oh yeah... I should probably mention that the water companies give their managent-level and above employees Share Options every year as part of their generous employment packages, so there's not really any incentive to change anything, is there? Sorry if that turned into a tedious rant, but nobody seems to know anything about these taxpayer-funded self-serving scams that are destroying our waterways, so I felt compelled to say something to raise awareness of exactly what is going on, while they post ridiculous leaflets about their "Environmental Responsibilities And Promises" through our letterboxes along with our ever-increasing bills...

[@silaslutjohann1530]

What if you Need to pee while padeling?

[@neilbirnie9385]

I've just started watching your videos and and WOW! The quality has improved SOOOO Much. They were good before but different level now. Do you have a production crew now?

[@christopherhall406]

Great video Becky it’s beautiful

[@donnance1480]

Yet another great video, Love! YOU just get better and better...as we suspected (wink) Sending love and hugs from the Great Smoky Mountains ~~*^^~^^^~~*

[@silaslutjohann1530]

cool

[@NicksHEAT1995]

What's up Girl Outdoors. Hope the Bushwacker Man (aka your dad) is doing well. Can u do another Pancake and percolated coffee ☕️ vid?

[@klik64]

Wye? I'll tell you why...it's a just a beautiful way to spend your time.

[@philm6629]

Whay did you do with the bones Becks? No trace?🤣

[@John-ed2wj]

The River Wye is so beautiful but unfortunately it's been polluted with obscene levels of phosphates over the past twenty years. It's scandalous

[@WyeExplorer]

I've just said that John in my own comment. It's a disaster. Peace dude. P.S I've hiked every Wye river from source. If interested many hikes are on my channel.

[@John-ed2wj]

@@WyeExplorer I've been a subscriber of yours for a number of years now Mark 👍

[@WyeExplorer]

@@John-ed2wj Hi John, many thanks - that's encouraging. Hope you're day is going well. Have a good week ahead.

[@John-ed2wj]

@@WyeExplorer Same to you Mark. All the best

[@WyeExplorer]

@@John-ed2wj Thanks John.

[@MiscMitz]

👍😎👍

[@paulotoole4950]

Really loved the video and that part of the world. I had an odd problem with it though, the journey did not come through, it was almost like you were not moving which sounds weird to say. The video and kit was as good as always however it seemed to be lacking that sense of moving along.

[@paulkozlowski6211]

Actually makes more sense in a canoe. You can get all your gear in it!

[@GirlOutdoors]

Haha!

[@tonyoliver4920]

Sea bream

[@beckywilt13]

✌️👍🙏

[@seenuchinnam1514]

😍👌

[@moomountain]

Like the video just wish people would take their own wood in, no excuses with a canoe.

[@josht.m9697]

nice video but what a dam shame you didn't make BF & coffee for Jake in bed just cant get the staff no more haha

[@GirlOutdoors]

Hahhaa!

[@silaslutjohann1530]

What are your names?

[@gregoryfrancisjames5071]

Product after product.....a continuous commercial. Not for me thanks.

[@philm6629]

What...

[@doylemontgomery3944]

Pretty miss Becky, what a beautiful place, a campers dream. Can't wait for more, loving it from Texas. What a lucky guy your friend is!!!

[@smokinggar714]

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