Ireland Motorcycle Tour Begins! - How To Take Your Motorbike On The Ferry

[@ezebleziancraft2281]

I love Ireland. Their music their culture, but above all i love Rory Gallagher the greatest rocker ever❤

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah it's a fantastic place for sure! Great riding and scenery in the day and awesome music and beer in the night 😎👍

[@dannyjacquitighe3880]

Ballyshannon in Donegal holds a Rory Gallagher festival every year

[@SeanandEmily]

That must be fun! 😎🙌🏻

[@WyrmLimion]

I cant wait until I can take the Ferry with my bike for the first time

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah there is something really exciting taking your bike onto a ferry!! 😎👍

[@nigelwatts3091]

Poor emz looked rather pale on the ferry poor thing thank you for going through it to show us around the ship

[@SeanandEmily]

Hehe yeah wasn't feeling my best, the little tour probably took my mind off it a little bit 😊

[@thelifeoferica2126]

Welcome to Ireland, enjoy your trip! (A fellow Irish biker)

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi, thanks very much for your comment. We loved Ireland and had amazing weather, looking forwards to sharing the rest of the trip 😎

[@daviemcf]

Great start to the Irish tour guys....at least you didn't get soaked. I'm looking forward to the next video, safe travels Shaun and Emily. 👍🏍🏍

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Davie, yeah the ferry is always s fun way to start a tour. The Ireland part of the tour is fantastic and we hope you enjoy it. Full series: kzbin.info/aero/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=GMuX4wwsNhgrMV8c

[@MotoBetty]

It's so great you showed the ferry too because I really love ferries (getting the ferry from Denmark to Iceland next year) and hardly anybody ever shows them, just getting on and off again.

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah the ferry is part of the experience! 😁. Denmark to Iceland wow!!! That sounds amazing! 🤩

Just had a very nice chap fly from Ireland to Birmingham Airport, catch the train to Birmingham Station then catch train to kidderminster. Just to buy my motorcycle. He then rode it all the way to liverpool , onto ferry and back to ireland . Now that's what you call a good buyer. 🇬🇧

[@SeanandEmily]

Wow he really must have wanted it! Sometimes you just know it's exactly what you are looking for. Guess when someone makes that much effort you can't really change your mind 😁

[@clarkie005]

The availability of motorcycles in GB is vast compared to any options on the island of Ireland. Often makes sense doing the travel to purchase vehicles as the prices are cheaper even with the ferry crossing factored in.

[@seamusburke9101]

Well,it's a little adventure and by the time you get home you really know what the bike is like.

[@Alexander_1492]

Looking forward to it on your Ireland tour episodes. Currently I'm on mine and crossing the Alps. I'm so happy with our tips and trics.

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah the Island section of the tour is going to be awesome, we were blessed with incredible weather and Ireland was spectacular! Great to hear you are on tour and enjoying the Alps!! Have a great ride and catch you later 😎👍

[@mikecasey218]

Great video, lovely couple.

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series 😊👍

[@Kate-v9d]

Hi Emily and Sean again, thanks for another great upload. I would love if you had your uploads numbered, Day #1 , Day #2 etc., as I prefer to follow it day by day in chronological order. Your uploads are created so well that it would actually make a great tv show, honestly. Also, did you know that Sean is the Irish for John (just a piece of info. for you). Again thank you both for the best travel vlog in all of KZbin. Now I have to look for Day 2!!!!!!! I have watched some already but prefer to watch them in Chronological order. Anyways, thanks again and love with hugs from Ireland xx

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Kate! Thanks very much and always nice to hear such kind feedback. Yes, my parents liked the Irish spelling of Sean so gave me that 😊. All of the episodes are out into a playlist in order. If you watch them from the playlist KZbin will continue to play them in order. Once we have finished adding to the playlist we might add the numbers to the first line ##of##. Anyway for now if you click the following link it will take you to the playlist and they will all be in order 😊 -hope that helps kzbin.info/aero/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=vCs6dYNgvgy9_lHL

[@Kate-v9d]

@@SeanandEmily Thank you soooooooo much for that link, it helps "big time", much appreciated. I'm following it now, thanks again guys (even though I've watched some already) 😘😘❤❤❤❤

[@SeanandEmily]

You’re very welcome ☺️ if you need the link again don’t hold back from asking 😊 looking forwards to hearing your thoughts on the places we visited 😊

[@gerkeane5626]

Folks, only just found your channel. Welcome to Ireland. Not sure if you are still in the country . Be careful , there are speed traps / cameras / camera vans around the country

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi and welcome to our channel, we hope you are enjoying the journey so far 😊. Thanks for the heads up, we are home now and have yet to receive any letters from the police so that's good 😄. But fortunately we enjoyed the scenery so much that we were happy to casually ride around. Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series. Sean and Emily

[@stepheneldridge6998]

Nice video guys...I'm gradually watching the Ireland series and really enjoying it. Look forward to seeing more! Cheers Steve

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks so much, Steve! Glad you're enjoying the series. More awesome content is on the way!

[@bikerintheblood]

Looking forward to this one guys. I will be watching it as soon as I get home 👍😎

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi, yeah the start of our Ireland leg has begun. Really looking forwards to sharing this part of the journey! 😎

[@robertbelasco3859]

This trip is my favorite so far

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks Robert, glad to here you are enjoying it 🙂

[@rubywilkins8846]

Great video guys, Emily, if you look at something in front and don't move for a moment you should get your equilibrium back quickly. I love boats❤

[@SeanandEmily]

Great tip! Thank you so much!

[@waters1801]

Thank you, very comfortable and entertaining too watch as usual.

[@SeanandEmily]

You’re very welcome! Thanks for joining us on the trip 😎👍🏻

[@Creativehealing444]

Magical 🪄💚

[@SeanandEmily]

Can't beat arriving in a new country by boat! 😊

[@jonbeargenx]

Lovely video guys! As for the prices I was relived it's not as expensive as here in Norway. The most British response to a hotel room I've heard. Not mentioning the view, the decor or the lovely bed, but it has a kettle! 😊 (I think you're from Switzerland, regardless it was a fun moment for me) Thank you both for the video, subscribing and looking forward to the next episode. Cheers, Jon

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Jon, i think we spent less money when we did our tour to the Nordkapp (Heading North Playlist) last year than we did for 4 weeks in the UK and Ireland! Haha indeed the worth of a kettle is priceless! We live in Switzerland but we are British 😊 If we remember rightly Norway was also very good at providing kettles so we can visit again sometime 😄. Thanks for the Sub and we hope you enjoy the channel! Sean and Emily

[@thomasdaverndoneraile4283]

Looking forward to these vlogs, hope ye enjoy the trip 👍

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Thomas, we are really looking forwards to editing the rest of the Ireland vlogs as it was stunning! The trip was fantastic and we enjoyed every second of it. Thanks for dropping a comment and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series! 😎👍

[@Johnny_Moto]

the good old Irish Tax disc trick on the plate lol

[@SeanandEmily]

Haha it was great! Should have picked one up myself.....although our number plate is actually magnetic 😉

[@carolineofscots]

They have actual rooms too which we get for the very early ferry. Means we can freshen up and shower before we arrive and meet up with family. its really great, so quiet and private.

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah the facilities are great on board - a really impressive setup. Here's the full playlist of the tour: kzbin.info/aero/PLl_mRzVHVQ0zUtFe7yIi6rO-2-k465D31&si=23j2AkPHGbaNtflJ

[@johnwhite1832]

The white line lanes are for pulling over to allow overtaking .

[@SeanandEmily]

Ahh thanks, so can people stop on them or are they just for getting out of the way?

[@daveybaa]

Just for getting out of the way😂..... Love the channel​@@SeanandEmily

[@SeanandEmily]

Haha Dave, that’s the simplest explanation so far 😁 thanks!

[@ruudschut6286]

Nice video again and looking forward to your next video soon. I'm very interested in the Irish scenery. 😎👍

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Ruud, hope you had a nice ferry crossing 😊 The next several episodes of Ireland are going to be fantastic-can’t wait to share them 😎👍🏻

[@craigstanger4137]

Looking forward to seeing your Ireland route after doing the west coast last year myself. Some fantastic scenery and proper pubs 🙂

[@SeanandEmily]

Will be interested to hear if we missed any decent spots (I'm sure we did as one can't do everything in one trip). Yeah it was a great country to tour, fantastic scenery in the day and the best pints of Guinness in the evenings! Westport was our favourite town, it had a really good music scene. Glad to hear you had a good trip! 🙂

[@Dreyno]

The dashed yellow line is the hard shoulder. People often pull into them but they’re not supposed to.

[@SeanandEmily]

Ahh okay, yeah we saw lots using it to have a stop etc so wasn’t sure of it’s use 👍🏻 Thanks

[@twalsh51]

Not true. The hard shoulder is for breakdowns and to pull in and stop. Not so on a motorway.

[@johangullberg66]

Almost every hotelroom in Scandinavia got the kettle for you aswell 🙂 Looking forward to what Ireland can offer. Greats episode as always.

[@SeanandEmily]

Civilized countries have kettles! 😂 Come to think of it yes your right! Cheers mate! Ireland episodes will be great! 🙂

[@iainelder4976]

Emily - when I first went to sea at age 17 I was told to have roast potatoes before you sail as they soak up what ever is in your stomach . Another good video

[@SeanandEmily]

We are onboard with that! Unfortunately the Honey Cafe in the previous episode wouldn't serve us any food so we boarded on an empty stomach lol Thanks for watching, looking forwards to sharing he next one

[@gl2856]

Loved Ireland unfortunately never done it on the bike I was in the Aero 8 , stayed at a farm in clonmel amazing people , enjoyed the video guys , enjoy ❤ Graham

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Graham! touring Ireland in an Aero 8 is no unfortunate thing 😁- we were actually saying it would also be fun on a Caterham 7 or something similar. Thanks for watching and it sounds like you had a great Ireland experience too!

[@LKESBO]

Nice i found 3 new episodes 😊😊😊

[@SeanandEmily]

There's another one up today too 😉

[@Wrong-Way-Round]

Hi guys, well what a lovely calm crossing you had, not a ripple in the water, I think the reason for the entrance to the ferry was "smaller" because you were bording thro' the bow and not the stern. Yes Ireland is expensive, very nice room tho'. 😴😴well.

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah it was a another calm crossing -although Em didn’t fair too well 😂. Ahhh yeah that makes sense! Saves the traffic from turning around 👍🏻 Yeah more expensive than we thought but at least we got what we paid for with the room and a really good location. Thanks 😊

[@tonygolding2274]

Welcome to Ireland lads , hope you enjoyed it. It can be expensive in hotels ect , but there is plenty of camping options all over Ireland if and when you return, btw thanks for sharing you travels with us 👍👏💪🙋🏻‍♂️🕺

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Tony, thanks very much both Emily and myself have really enjoyed Ireland! We actually decided not to bring the tent as we thought the weather was going to be rough ......typical the only time we didn't bring it the weather was perfect lol. Plenty of places we would love to come back for, looking forwards to sharing the rest of the trip. Thanks for watching

[@tonygolding2274]

@@SeanandEmily have to say it’s been great for me watching your travels, I’ve actually travelled some of the same roads as your self so it was a great buzz to see you guys coming to Ireland, Anywho keep it up and safe miles Tony 👍👏🙋🏻‍♂️🕺🫡

[@paddyc3312]

If you get a chance stick Priests Leap and Barley Lake in the gps,as well as the more well known O'connor pass and those. The Beara peninsula is also fab. Further north in the Burren if you're heading thar way, mullaghmore hill, poulnabrone tomb and Ft.Teds house are worth going by,, and the coastal road from Doolin-Fanore-BlackHead Lighthouse-Ballyvaughan-Cormcomroe Abbey etc., for a flavour.

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Paddy, thanks very much for the tips, we did indeed ride some of those places and some we will have to do next time. So many fantastic rides and places to discover in Ireland we will for sure need to come back again. We are looking forwards to sharing the rest of this series as some of the footage is spectacular. Thanks for watching 😎👍

[@redhedhair]

Thanks guys. Nice one.

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi, glad you enjoyed it! Nothing beats a ferry for arriving in a new country! Thanks =)

[@marklloyd9472]

I just had the exact conversation with my brother about food , doesn't matter what it looks like ,if it tastes ok its just food ,

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah there reaches a point when you are so hungry it doesn't really matter what you eat and even the simplest foods taste great!!

[@230919600]

enjoy safe Antrim coast lovely run

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks very much 😎🙌🏻

[@thomascondon724]

Just found your channel ..welcome to ireland 🇮🇪..if u can visit achill island if u can ..its magical ❤

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Thomas and welcome to the channel! Ireland has been amazing and we hope you enjoy the series 😎👍🏻. I think that Achill island episode will be coming out soon. Thanks for you comment and see look forwards to hearing from you again.

[@Screamifyoumeanit]

I'm planning on going to Southern Ireland on my classic Kawasaki ZZR600 in October , ferry and hotels booked... Helpful info regarding the ferry , I'll probably upgrade to deck 6 though as that many people in one place will 'fry' my brain!

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi, Nice bike, is that from the early 2000's? Something about those early super sport bikes that are full character. It's good that you can just go into the lounges without prior booking -i think it's the same price too. Yeah can get a bit packed in there, there wasn't any seats left.

[@Screamifyoumeanit]

@@SeanandEmily It is a 1991 model, used to be a Supersports, now a ,very quick and light weight, Sports tourer... It should be more enjoyable at longer distances (i.e. Essex to Fishguard) than my KTM 390 ADV.

[@atalayaworks]

Great videos, watching you from Venezuela but soon will be in Ireland riding too. Thanks 👍

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks very much and awesome that you are watching from Venezuela! Did you see the Venezuelan Rum in the video -it's the best! You will have a great time in Ireland 👍

[@atalayaworks]

​@@SeanandEmily You are right, Santa Teresa 1976 rum is very famous here too, the price is about 28$ right here. Enjoy !

[@SeanandEmily]

28$! That's great. A very tasty drop!

[@martincolton8166]

How comes Sean has never been in Ireland until now with a name like Sean 😂😂

[@SeanandEmily]

You make a good point! 🤣

[@MrPAlberst2]

Seeing the room at the end of the video. I understand why is costs the 290 puonds! Wauw!!😃

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah it was a lovely room and the only one of only a few available in the area. Glad we stayed two nights -nothing worse than arriving late in an expensive hotel and then having to leave early the next day 🤣.

[@martinhughes9769]

Nice follow up video to the first one, fuel probably that expensive so close to the ferry port, Ripping people off

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks Martin, it's a very convenient ferry -especially with the route we have planned. Yeah you are probably right! Didn't think of that. 😎👍

[@nikoscosmos]

Th St George's channel is known for rough seas, better to cross from Holyhead! I have been in the plus lounge packed full when the rest of the ship has been empty.

[@SeanandEmily]

Fortunately our crossing was relatively calm, but this fitted nicely in with our planned route so a convenient crossing. That's like when you book speedy boarding but then so has everybody else lol.

[@advonourmotorcycle]

Things have shot up in price in Ireland, but to see you to on tour is priceless. Drink plenty of fluid when your on a boat , no Sean not Rum, Emily you can have a beer Lol .

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah despite the extra expense it was really worth it -especially as the em weather was extremely kind to us 😁. Haha we thought it was tradition to drink rum on boats, or was that just pirates 😁

[@EmeraldExplorer1200]

Absolutely love Ireland, hotels can be pricey, best to look at Airbnb's, you can get some for £100 /night. How did you manage to find a ferry crossing that expensive? We went on the first of July, ferry was £114.75 return (£57.37 each way). Lucky you had nice weather, the day we did Dingle Peninsula, Slea Head drive and the Ring of Kerry it rained for most of it but still had stunning views. When were you in Ireland?

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah Ireland is a special place, we loved it too. We tend to book hotels a couple of hours before we need them and only ever stay 1 night, we find Airbnb's often require more notice and charge a cleaning plus we have had then cancelled last minute in the past so we don't bother with them any more. But this place was a hot spot so i guess it was kind of normal for the area. Regarding the Ferry, we needed this date so didn't really have an option plus we weren't able to book it so far in advance. This entire Heading West Playlist was filmed in May this year (statistically the driest month of the year) but we were very lucky with the weather.

[@twalsh51]

Inside the "yellow line" is a 2m or 3m wide hard shoulder on the N (NATIONAL) or R (rural) roads. You can pull in and park on the hard shoulder. But we Irish often pull in to same to let others pass on the carriageway as necessary. It's only a courtesy. Thank the pandemic for the high cost of accommodation which nearly bankrupted the hotels. ☘️☘️

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks for the info, yeah we saw people pulling in and wasn’t t sure what it was used for, very courteous 😊👍🏻. Ahh yeah, I’m guessing a lot of hotels also closed for good which is why there wasn’t so many possibilities. Hopefully things will pick up again for them. 👍🏻

[@maksumzaifudin5859]

Hotels are expensive but you have to bring your own equipment into the room

[@SeanandEmily]

I guess they would have brought if you asked but we always carry our own gear - feel awkward otherwise lol

[@elvisthewart670]

Hya guys just subbed absolutely fantastic channel myself and my wife just started touring but have seen a 2023 gs triple black that we might be buying could I ask your thoughts on the bike you have and have you had any problems with it thanks

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi, welcome to the Channel! That's a great choice of bike to tour two up on (as you might have seen). We have done 35,000km in the last 14 months on our R1250 GSA and all of it has been documented on this channel from the day we picked it up until today. The only issues we had had is the passenger foot peg rubber has come off and the SOS warning system has an error message but I'm told this needs a software update so not a big deal. Other than that everything is perfect.

[@Evan-ox5mm]

Nice Rum 😉

[@SeanandEmily]

The best! A friend of mine from New Zealand gave me a bottle! 😉

[@Sebastian-no6gc]

What gear do you wear on this trip ( helmet, jacket, pans etc). Thank you.

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi, Gear can be found in the first episode of the playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnPMap-igrSSsNUsi=70NUGXQG_ZenBj4U

[@jamesflanagan1753]

❤

[@SeanandEmily]

😎👍

[@bikerintheblood]

Pot noodle; saved many lives since the 1980s 😂. I was surprised to see a burger and chicken nuggets, as I thought you guys were vegetarian 🥑?!

[@SeanandEmily]

@@bikerintheblood Absolutely 🤣 We are vegan - they were both vegan nuggets and a vegan burger. Very impressed with Stena Line 💪🏻🌱

[@bikerintheblood]

@@SeanandEmilywow that’s quite impressive if you think about it 👍

[@SeanandEmily]

@bikerintheblood it really is! We didn’t expect anything really so was pleasantly surprised 😊

[@tonyireland1434]

I think you will find that everything over here is a lot more expensive than uk

[@SeanandEmily]

Yeah, especially hotels! Although that might be the price one has to pay for not booking anything in advance 😊.

[@againstthedyingofthelight]

The Irish Sea is no joke when it comes to upsetting your stomach.

[@SeanandEmily]

And we had it on a calm day! 😮 -we did wonder if bikes fall over in rough seas 🤔

[@camokoy]

Lock your bike up everywhere you go, so many bike thefts over herd and the cops won't card or help .

[@SeanandEmily]

Thanks for the advice, motorcycle theft is such a huge problem these days 😕

[@theislerider9513]

You wear these interesting NECK-BREAK Helmets... Similar helmets got banned in Gemany..since the 1970s....after a lot of fatality incidents...specially with the long sun visor. The Human bone, the spine and muscles can no cope with the force, from these helmets. In the worst situation..your neck will break.Lucky, if you can survie a lifetime in a wheelchair. "But, everyone can choose his own faith"

[@SeanandEmily]

What on earth are your talking about? I can assure you these helmets are legal in the entire world. There is little to now force exerted on the neck as the air flows through the peak and after at least 40,000km wearing this style helmet i can confirm zero strain. Also how strong do you think the peak is? In a fall the peak will be breaking straight off like it's been designed and tested to do. Imagine if you are right and all this time wearing airbags what we should have been worried about is the flimsy piece of plastic on our helmets. 😂

[@akepettersson4847]

Emily ; so your sea sickness means that you will not spend 2 days on a ferry to Iceland , that we will do from the 6th of august to the 8th ? 🫣 Nice v-log and information 🙌

[@SeanandEmily]

Hi Ake, I wouldn’t let a bit of sea sickness stop me from having and adventure 😉☺️ Hope you have a great time in Iceland! E

[@akepettersson4847]

@@SeanandEmily Thank you 🙏 Only 3 more weeks behind the steering wheel to keep the wheels rolling on my truck 🚛💨💨💨

[@SeanandEmily]

Not long to go 🤗