WILD SWIMMING ON A TINY SCOTTISH ISLAND | chilly skinny-dipping in a 'tropical' paradise

[@ellenh278]

The sounds of the stones being tossed about by the waves was so incredible. Thanks for a beautiful escape while I sip my hot cocoa.

[@mariannacoleman3432]

I've never heard such a sound. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

[@GoogleAccount-tj9kd]

@@mariannacoleman3432 lol i like your style Marianna

[@luminisant]

@@mariannacoleman3432 I hear it every day on my daily commute.

[@mariannacoleman3432]

@@luminisant Now I'm curious about where that is. Do you walk your commute?

[@luminisant]

@@mariannacoleman3432 I bike into town from my house in Napier, New Zealand. I bike along a stony and exposed beach where you can always hear the roaring sound of shingle moving in the waves.

[@traciantley3731]

I would love to listen to an audiobook with you narrating. Your voice is so peaceful and calm

[@auntyvic]

Beautiful words and images! The honesty and the raw/ inconclusive aspect of your storytelling is inspiring and a big relief from the world always telling us what to do, think and feel.

[@Kat_thesirena]

I can not explain how much I relate to this video .wild swimming in the sea no tight wet suit just yourself and nature. in this video you truly captured the beauty of nature swimming 🌊🏊🏼‍♀️🧜🏽‍♀️

[@33Solar33]

Beautiful, thank you. I have often been asked about the great sadness and nostalgia that we have in some of our music and that can be felt by free spirited old souls. For those of us who are Highland Scots I have always believed in my memories and feelings that tell me what my wise men used to speak about on certain occasions, we have a memory of the last Golden Age. May it soon return. Thank you again for sharing my childhood with me 💙

[@merlin6955]

There is something magnetic about the sea and sea shores, especially in such beautiful surroundings. You've captured the beauty, isolation, peacefulness all truly therapeutic ... right up to the point when you jump into near freezing water. Brave lassie, but a great video, thanks.

[@UltraRunOne]

Your comments on your shifting mood in the context of such a setting were moving. Listening to you describe the swift transition of your state of mind in such a positive way on a frigid beach was hypnotic in good way. Love your work!!

[@earthlightstudio]

That last clip especially was so incredibly joy-filled and moving. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@juneD6994]

Alexandra, your videos are sublime. They are relaxing, mesmeric and like a whole other level of meditation. So envious. My kind of world. What it is to be young and free and in love in nature.

[@orglancs]

Yes, that sound of the water dragging the pebbles up and down the beach is exquiisite, isn't it? There's nothing like it. I haven't heard it for a long time, alas. Thanks for recording it for us.

[@leemurray4095]

Agreed. This was amazing

[@Takeitnomore]

I’m from Scotland ,would you like to view a 45 minute video of a family experience on Barrra ? Let me know and I’ll post you the link

[@orglancs]

@@Takeitnomore Yes, please and thank you for your reply. I have just watched this whole video right through again. It's wonderful, especially those pebbles rolling up and down the narrow little inlet.

[@Mint-dl7xm]

I love the water.Everything just flows like water.It's so peaceful.Thanks for sharing.😊❤

[@1Wendy_Woo]

Love getting in cold water! What a lovely little cove all to yourself. ~Joy~

[@solsdadio]

I liked your bow at the end and it’s refreshing to hear you acknowledge your lows. Take care.

[@jenyates102]

I’m really happy I found your channel

[@TheMrssanderson]

Exquisite. Cold can cure what ails you. 💙

[@RyanKangoshi]

Thank you for a great video. I respect you a lot for sharing your low moments as well as your highs. You don't see that on social media very often but that's real life. I hope the swim managed to lift you up. X

[@oschibaby3471]

Thanks for sharing your feelings about feeling low. It makes you human. Many of us have those feelings and it's good to hear you talk about them. We cannot be "shiny happy people" all the time. Somehow we have to keep going even through the bad patches. Sooner or later, things will start to look up again.

[@wandaleopolda6750]

I love the beach,nice beach look like paradise and peaceful. And exotic sunset,thanks for share the lovely video.👍💜

[@jantechaiojana]

I m really impressed how fine tuning video edit U make💫🔥

[@andrea050405]

Wow I live in the uk and I am extremely envious of you as I am housebound and bedbound your so very lucky 🍀 xx

[@pawshands9706]

I will not lie. I have always bathed in tropical waters, but Scotland will change my heart. I too enjoy surrendering to the ocean waters. The unique sensation of cold dips is so good for blood flow and the skin. Thank you so much for answering my curiosity about Scottish waters. As I watched the end while you were purging sadness, I knew that another dip would reawaken emotional awareness in the best of ways.

[@maryjbelle]

So beautiful and the description of swimming in wild waters. We did this in our younger years. Skinny dipping in the cold rivers. Deep and beautiful film.

[@ellap364]

Your videos are exquisite. Beautifully narrated. You from Australia 🎶

[@ladydi4runner]

Superb. What a mood you create, soothing voice, relaxing imagery and sea sounds galore! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Loved it. Thanks for sharing such deep reflection. My kind of soothing. 👍👍😁

[@melrichardson2392]

Absolutely stunning and beautiful have been to Scotland lived there loved it ,it was like going home I am part Scott life looks free.

[@desmckenzie9341]

Beautiful ! Very poetic Happy trails

[@stephenbedford1395]

This video just came up in my feed... I can't believe how beautiful this beach and the water was; Scotland certainly is surprising. And I love your accent, very sweet, cheers from Australia.

[@claireswilsonillustration]

Watching your videos, is like an escape from my hectic everyday life...helps me breathe 😊

[@spiritflower6640]

Thank you so much for your beautiiful films!! 🙏🤗

[@vivienmeddings7068]

Thankyou for sharing this time ......lovely and inspiring....

[@terralimburg9979]

So jealous! Would love to visit Scotland and what a beautiful area! The water looks phenomenal!

[@RonRicho]

Subscribing to your channel after only two videos. You are a storyteller. My wife and I have explored Scotland but not to the degree you have. Not as adventurous as I used to be but your videos are and inspiration. Thanks again.

[@oschibaby3471]

Beautiful video, many thanks. Your voice is very soothing/comforting indeed.

[@bryanbadger6841]

Hullo Alexandra. I've just discovered your channel. So now binge watching to catch up. I had the privilege of renting a cottage on the Isle of Lewis, 3 years ago, before the world went mad. Love the isolation, the ruggedness of the Outer Hebrides. Having seen 75 summers, I don't think I'm hardy enough to swim in the sea in those temperatures. Yes in my teens I have swum in a mountain lake at 2500ft altitude, during our Nz winter. Not anymore though. . Loving your channel. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for taking the time to upload. Atb from down here in Nz. Take care.

[@joniyoungart]

Just beautiful there, thanks for sharing this with us 💗

[@robbe4711]

I also adore every cold shower or swim I could get. Enjoy life!

[@tamlyon4435]

Beautiful...thank you .

[@ilovenature9822]

So authentic and vulnerable and beautiful. Thx 4 sharing, audio btw sharp as f* ♡♡♡ great work

[@argonaut6386]

Found watching this so relaxing after a stressful day. Lovely to see such an unspoilt place. Looking forward to more of your videos 😊

[@jackbrown2325]

I LOVE scotland ...absolutely ! .

[@northernlights6459]

That was so inspiring. Thank you for sharing that.

[@MV-xu8xv]

I do often the same while at sea or in the forest. Freeing. Mindfulness in nature at its best!

[@jerhughes500]

I’m so glad your video found me. I could feel myself calming inside as it played, heart rate slowing and anxiety disappearing. I know the feelings that you have shared all too well. The anticipation of setting off, the first sight of the water takes me back to my childhood, “I can see the sea!” we would shout after a short, or sometimes long, drive in my parents car. Giving myself up to the cold water, completely, in that moment, then feeling it gradually wrap around you like a warm blanket, or like a hug from a loved one. Then walking out and feeling the, once cool breeze, now warm air on your skin, the soles of your feet connecting with the sand as they did thousands of years ago for our ancestors. Then the joy of warming up, a hot drink, a sweet treat, again, like you’re being hugged. Then just sitting. Calm. At peace. Just looking at the vistas, hearing the ocean even more. Simplicity.

[@wadesaleeby2172]

Amen 😍☺️🤗

[@FoxtrotOscar9]

Fantastic. We are in Sussex and put off our trip to the Islands due to Covid. We are hoping to visit Barra next year among other islands.

[@wadesaleeby2172]

You have found it girl! So far ahead😍☺️🤗 Thanks for sharing. Peace, love, joy, happiness and good health to you and your man...

[@brigitteshantieaglemeare4350]

Your honesty makes me want to watch more

[@jonathanvonk2086]

What gorgeous view & special person.

[@TheSoulcareCollective]

Happy for you!

[@jill5977]

How beautiful!!! 💛 Thank you

[@yukoyabiku7478]

Love this video ❤️

[@TheWindyBurrow]

Found your channel and I'm totally mindblown by the raw beauty of your creations. The visuals, the words, the inspiration you share with us. Wow! ~francesca

[@joncothranphotography9375]

I share your love for being in wild waters! I don't care for chlorinated pools, but a salt water pool I can enjoy as well. I am a earther that practices grounding as well. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@andyadventures2841]

Great work 💚🙏

[@JustJen1386]

Loving this channel

[@jyothikashyap4827]

Beautiful place.nice video 👍👍👍❤️❤️

[@zaynevanday142]

The “inner calm” that’s the hypothermia kicking in lol 😂

[@terralimburg9979]

My thought exactly, lol!!

[@wild_childofthe80s]

He he 😆 x x

[@davidmurphy8190]

Alex, don’t take it personally….You’re a nut.

[@134552Adnan]

Ahhh wild swimming, or as it was known when I was a kid in the 90's.... swimming.

[@howardbabcom]

love it - wonderful to see the dance at the end.

[@alexandrareuter327]

Thank you! Yeah, dancing on the beach felt soooo exhilarating!

[@simp99bird]

What a beautiful place. I've not been wild swimming since my teens but think I should try it again. I'm not feeling as hardy as you so will wait for warmer weather🤣

[@alexandrareuter327]

You should! It feels so special. But I have to admit if I'd have to choose I'd also choose warmer weather. :)

[@armingilsdorf9675]

Made my day!

[@mariannacoleman3432]

I've watched your video again because another viewer replied to a comment of mine and reminded me of the noise the sea and rocks made. I know the lows that you go through and wish we all had the courage and a very cold sea to run into during those periods. Blessings.

[@kaylaantonio6460]

I really enjoy your filmmaking style

[@derekread8220]

Fantastic to see you dance so joyously at the end of the video. There is certainly something special about skinny dipping. You were in fact wearing a bathing suit, it's called skin, and the human body is something special and beautiful.

[@alexandrareuter327]

Yes, you're absolutely right! It's just the best way to enjoy a nature swim, no barrier between you and the wild.

[@Em-lostinaforest]

Thank you 🥰 Reminds me of adventures with my friends. Roll on summer 2021 - it *will* arrive even if lockdown and winter seam never ending

[@alexandrareuter327]

Yes, you're right. I really can't wait to be able to go on warmer weather adventures again!

[@m.j.b.]

Until next time that would be me look forward to it too !! Bis zum nästen mal das wörde mich auch Freuen !!

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Beautiful 💕

[@retribution999]

I hate the cold but I want to try this. Beautiful video

[@michaelfrazer1807]

Thank You for sharing

[@UmeshPerera]

I really enjoy watching your videos Alexandra. Just discovered your channel today. Have subscribed :) You also have a very calming and serine voice that comes from a very honest space that makes your creations very beautiful. Thank you for sharing, umesh :)

[@leonidplyatt]

Wow😯😁nice dance

[@MountainManJohnFilms]

Loved it......

[@zaynevanday142]

You absolutely must visit New Zealand 🇳🇿 if you think 💭 this is awesome times this by a thousand ! The South Island is way better than the North !

[@JackChickenwing]

not a competition

[@suryadiartawan]

3:48 awesome. never see beach like this. i hope oneday can make a vidoe to this location

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Looks exhilarating but soooooo cold.

[@susanbrown2909]

Watch the orcas ...and big jellyfish there. The waters are so clear...beautiful.

[@ktjamlex]

I once as a child went swimming in Scotland, a beautiful beach and sunny. My Mum remembers me coming out of the sea with blue legs. I now live in Queensland.

[@espiritualme2048]

🤣😂🤣😂😬

[@muffinman2889]

Spoiled for swim spots in barra what a special place 😎 water is very nippy though lol

[@ronaldomac4918]

Where is this i need to go........! truly amazing :)

[@RebelofIreland]

I bet those peaks look fabulous up close.

[@jackasnacks]

That is a wonderful noise at 6:10

[@marleyburkhardt3714]

wonderful video.

[@joebeatty4405]

wonderful

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Wish we had such secluded and accessible beaches here in New England!

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Beautiful

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

love video

[@patrickdavidson3132]

Good evening Alexandra, félicitations

[@alexandrareuter327]

For the video? :) Thank you!

[@wordofmouthpress3724]

What part of Barra was the first beach shot im going on holiday soon there

[@stevecharleston3248]

Great place,but not keen on immersion in icy water! Exhilarating though!!😊👍

[@alexandrareuter327]

Yeah, it's a beautiful place! And it was most definitely exhilarating. :D

[@stevecharleston3248]

@@alexandrareuter327 Love your hair!!😊😘

[@pugmug77]

God you are tuff used to stay on Islay many years ago and never felt water so cold .

[@JosephineMcDonald89]

Where exactly is this bay? I NEED to go there right now haha

[@AliM-bl1nd]

Does anyone know the exact location of this beach?

[@chelsealeonardbaum23]

thank you

[@lisablt1758]

So beautiful

[@sebxiou-lfsy]

I am a naturist; I am a country-lover but combining those in freezing-cold weather is far too much for me. Well-done - great to see some hard-core enthuiasts exist. But, being a coward, I'll wait for summer. Good video - and chnnel, thank you.

[@alexandrareuter327]

Thank you!! :D It might not look that way in the video but... it definitely does take me some time to convince myself to jump into the sea in the colder months as well! I just know that once I got over the initial shock I will love it.

[@Sss-ob1bf]

is it warm in the summer?

[@samkan90]

What was the ocean temperature?!

[@wordofmouthpress3724]

how do I find this entrance to the beach???

[@AslansAngel1]

Is there a time of year that the water is warmer?

[@tonyharman6740]

October is about the warmest

[@AslansAngel1]

@@tonyharman6740 thank you!

[@tonyharman6740]

@@AslansAngel1 it isn’t too cold as it is in the Gulf Stream probably the warmest water on that latitude

[@Mr91495osh]

My wife and I did this at the BATHES on Virgin Gorda. Our boat was anchored in the little harbor. I kept her nude all weekend. She was 27 and absolutely gorgeous.

[@williamparker1085]

at 73 I have lived an interesting life with lots of wonderful experiences but when I watch these kind of videos I start to wonder about simple experiences I have not had....strange experience