"Only Fools & Kayaks" (Full Trip Video) Farne Islands, Northumberland

[@Paddleclips]

Hi Geoff, Incredible absolutely awesome scenery. Great video “ Only Fools and Kayaks” thanks

[@geoffburke]

@Paddleclips Hi Bob, thanks again for browsing, and so pleased you are enjoying my videos... great stuff. The Farnes are a super group of islands and always a joy to paddle, especially with a good spring tide to enjoy a play on the tide races. The wildlife are fantastic too with the many seabirds species and inquisitive seals 😄😃

[@adrianleigh9408]

Proper seame n .....hats off to you all.!

[@geoffburke]

@@adrianleigh9408 Hi Adrian and thank you for your great comments, it's much appreciated 😊 We always prefere an active sea and the Farne Islands off our Northumberland Coast never disappoints!! Fast tide races clear water and amazing wildlife, its a wonderful kayaking location. There are plenty more enjoyable videos of my adventures on the channel, so please feel free to browse, enjoy and any you wish to share with like minded friends would be great. Mountains of video footage yet to edit from recent expeditions to Scotlands North Coast, Fife & Tayside Coasts, Oban area and Shetland, which will be coming soon!!!

[@timofeykostin1186]

Great paddling and cool nature, thanks!

[@geoffburke]

Thanks so much for your great comments Tim, it was a superb day in brilliant conditions with a great group of very capable friends. Lots more of my adventures on the channel. Please feel free to browse and share with friends. Cheers 🍺

[@mairnealachamu]

Fantastic trip, in exhilarating conditions. Brilliant!

[@geoffburke]

Thanks for your comments. Yes, a very rewarding day. Cheers

[@andyniblock43]

Thank you Geoff for this brilliant video.

[@geoffburke]

Thanks Andy 👍 Pleased you enjoyed this one too 😀 😊

[@daveross7]

Another brilliant video Geoff.

[@geoffburke]

Cheers Davie, you know the Farnes it just keeps giving...above and below!! 👍

[@calatoruldac]

Hello my friend! 🤗 I know that every outing on the water is a reason for great joy for you, and honestly, you transmit this joy to me! I always appreciate everything you do because I remember you going through some tough health issues a while back. You are truly daring! Have a very nice and interesting weekend! 🤗

[@geoffburke]

Hi Viorel, Thanks, you were on the ball again as usual, in watching and commenting...Thank You so much for your very kind and caring comments 😊 👍 It was an excellent trip in very enjoyable conditions with like minded, capable paddlers. I try not to let my collection of metalwork interfere with my flexibility or paddling ability and strive to enjoy my life, our brilliant sport enables me to do just that ! 😀 Thanks again my friend and I wish you all the best of health and every happiness for the future 👍👍😎

[@calatoruldac]

@@geoffburke Thank you! 👍

[@alexdobie1808]

Goodness me Geoff, I got sea sick just watching it😮. “Active conditions”, I think my description would be a little more colourful than that. Clearly I am a million miles away from being a competent sea kayaker and as my old school teacher used to say, “must try harder”. Great video and thanks for sharing. 👌

[@geoffburke]

Ha, ha, so pleased you enjoyed this one! Thanks Alex. They were great conditions requiring active paddling but I never forget the sea is the master and no matter how cocky we all get, it will slap us down just as a reminder 🥺😯🙄 ....respect!! This last video gave me an idea on an 'Active Paddling' compilation video. So I'm currently pulling together a few clips from several St Abbs trips, highlighting plenty of juicy bits...I think you'll enjoy it once it's done 😂😂👍 Thanks Again

[@juleskayak]

Excellent video Geoff! I've paddled out o the Farnes a few times and am going to try and arrange a weekend up there with my club. Accepted you'll have more experience of the area so will contact you if that's ok when we have a weekend in mind for tips!

[@geoffburke]

Thanks so much Jules. Yeah, no problem, just give me a shout and a wee bit of notice if you can. It's always got some interest out there 👍

[@gadgetman_nz4092]

Another great video, Geoff. That looked a lot of fun. One thing I found when things got sloppy was my very tippy kayak, with a very round profile to the hull, was just so stable allowing the swell and chop to just pass by even from the side. I would probably have taken a bit of a detour to the northwest to visit my grandparents home town of Carnoustie, and maybe a side trip for an 'Arboath Smokie'. My parents loved the smokies when they visited. Would be about a conservative 20 hour paddle there which would be doable.

[@geoffburke]

Thanks Gadget, yes a great day and a lovely interesting location which always produces brilliant conditions 😀 I find staying loose at the waist helps the boat moves around underneath with conditions while the body remains upright. Sounds like a bit of a trek that one requiring settled conditions 🤔 😀 I've got friends in Dundee they paddle Arbroath fairly often, apparently loads of great deep sea caves in the area 👍

[@gadgetman_nz4092]

@@geoffburke And I can understand the loss of a hat. I lost mine, from the mid 90's, last year while out in the yak. Well I fell out of the yak on launch, with my newest to me yak which has very little rocker and wasn't suitable for launching from a steep ramp. Yes it was mid winter and I was in my 'uniform' of singlet and shorts with my trusty cap.

[@geoffburke]

@@gadgetman_nz4092 It 'smarts' when you loose something like a hat or cap that has been with you to so many remote places with great memories it's like you've lost part of your soul...😪 Stupid really, but....we're strange creatures 😀

[@geoffburke]

@@gadgetman_nz4092 I trust you didn't get too cold I've swam in the waters around NZ in autumn, stayed in too long and in the 1st stages of hypothermia 🥶🥶

[@gadgetman_nz4092]

@@geoffburke Got out fairly quickly and moved to a better location for a paddle. Paddling soon warmed me up. My clothing is so thin it doesn't hold water. We're on the east coast of the mainland (South Island) and the current brings cold water up from the south, where you are on the tail of the Gulf Stream bringing warm water also from the south. This, along with the fact that during our summer/your winter the earth is closer to the sun and during our winter/your summer the earth is further from the sun, we have fairly similar climates despite us being so much closer to the equator than you. I'm used to the water. My mother was a surf life saver way back in the day (~40's?) but wasn't allowed to rescue people because she was a she, despite her being an exceptionally strong swimmer. She took on the men's races and won. She had us swimming 200m at 5 years old.

[@wolfkayakingclubbahamasadv619]

Good stuff!!

[@geoffburke]

Cheers Wolf, pleased you enjoyed it 👍 lots more adventures on the channel, feel free to browse and share with friends. Thanks again

[@SwordfishCharlie]

Chance upon your adventures . Excellently documented. Btw, what camera are you using? Well taken. 😊

[@geoffburke]

Hi Charlie and thanks for your comments 👍 I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video, please feel freeto browse and enjoy some of my other adventures and share with friends....consider subscribing as I've loads more footage from some excellent kayaking trips this year still to edit and just returned from two 10 day expeditions from Scotlads North Coast and another from magnificent Shetland....epic stuff...so loads of editing over the coming weeks. 😀 Thanks Again! Geoff 👍👍

[@geoffburke]

Sorry, I forgot to answer, over the past several years I've been using the GoPro Hero 10 black attached to a mouth mount in my teeth but also flown many DJI drones over the years so for the past year I've been using the DJI Action 4 which I feel has the edge on GoPro's H 10 in quite a number of ways inc wider standard field of view with Horizon Balancing....still with the mouth mount and excellent for my application. Hope this helps...any questions you may have, please ask 👍

[@davidpoots8362]

Very active conditions and no swimmers, well done everyone.

[@geoffburke]

Thanks David 👍 It was a great day in excellent conditions and always mindful of the impending worsening weather. Great to be out! 😃 Cheers 🍺

[@seangrimmer7925]

Nice vid, bigger balls than me. And yeah, that includes the woman!

[@geoffburke]

@@seangrimmer7925 Hi Sean and thanks for your comments 😊 😂😂 The Farnes is a little bit of nature just off our local coastline with loads of beautiful wildlife and scenery, interesting and playful tide races which, as always, subject to opposing wind and swell conditions...so a great place to have some fun!! It's never the same each visit, so again, always a great kayaking trip whether male or female 🤔😂😂 If its your 1st time viewing on the channel, check out more of my video's Inc multi-day trips...lots on here and new content being added from loads of interesting trips this year so don't forget to subscribe and hit the notifications 🔔 Bell. Cheers Geoff

[@user-mw6vz3lv7e]

What happened to your old boat?

[@geoffburke]

This one is around 10 years old now so I'm not sure what you mean??

[@user-mw6vz3lv7e]

Oops I watched it again and realized I misheard that you lost your kayak Cap, not kayak (around 7:30 minutes). Guess I better shake the salt water out of my ears! 😆 Thanks again for the great videos!

[@geoffburke]

@@user-mw6vz3lv7eThanks and No worries I get totally confused most days...as you say...salt water 😂😂😂 My wife reckons it also runs in my veins 🤣