Yorkshire Dales Malham Cove Vlog & Suicide Prevention Fundraiser

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for watching! To donate to the British suicide prevention hotline, click here: www.samaritans.org/donate-now/

[@The_Brit_Girls]

Oh my, the weather was rather gloomy and breezy. Having said that, the countryside still looked so beautiful. Haha, I loved the goofy smile/grimace! 😬😂 Aw, poor you. Thank goodness your friends had a very extensive first aid kit! 🩹🩹 The Samaritans do a wonderful job, on both sides of the pond ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, I was very grateful for the "portable hospital" that Gary had in his backpack!! I'm glad that there is suicide prevention support like this available in both Britain and the US ... 24x7. Such a valuable service! XX

[@MrCoxy38]

A permissive path is a route on private land that a landowner allows the public to use, but with no intention of making it a public right of way. Permissive paths are also known as concessionary paths

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for explaining that!

[@FeinDining]

Well, that's might kind of ya! You're good people, you know ♥ We saw a great documentary about the Golden Gate Bridge a few years ago called The Bridge -- it's so heartbreaking. We are happy that there is a net there now to help protect people from their darker urges. On to happy things, this is an awesome location (and a WEE bit rocky!!) and our favorite shot was the pic of you peeking through the li'l wall 😊 This is like the PERFECT place for Wuthering Heights, so gotta give the scouting/location person some major props for that one. Whoever they are 😂

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@FeinDining thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed my cute little photo! It really is a perfectly atmospheric location for both Harry Potter and Wuthering Heights!

[@ChrisShelley-v2g]

Lovely to see Mallam Cove again, it's been a while since I've been there, however in May I will be going to Settle with my dog for a week (she's asleep on my lap as I type this), we will have a walk to Mallam and the cove while there, it will be a long day but I feel inspired by your video, I did camp there in the 80s and 90s while cycling around North Yorkshire. I had forgotten about Janet's Foss, thank you for the reminder, a stunningly beautiful place indeed, I visited the pub where you ate (I'm guessing it's the same place) there were two pubs and I went in both, one was a bit rough "loud and a bit hectic" so didn't stay for more than the one drink, and like your visit, the weather wasn't great either. Standing at the foot of Mallam Cove can be a little frightening, much higher than you expect, it's odd how the water seeps through to form the stream which needs a bridge over the road in such a short distance, a true hidden gem of a place.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@ChrisShelley-v2g it is a true gem! Enjoy your upcoming visit!

[@GENerationXplorers]

Malham Cove is definitely one of Yorkshires highlights. We did it for Jills birthday a few years back, great day. Watch out for those tractors. This is a really atmospheric day. Dont get me started on slates, swear words in our books atm. Janet’s Foss is very magical. Nice photo, we have the same one! So much magenta! Nice sheep entrance. Oh no, sorry about the tumble, it is hard to traverse! We have those Samaritan signs on our bridges,they do great work, im glad you were able to link both amazing charities. One of my best friends volunteers at the British one. Liquid bandage Gary? The perfect day in the Dales. I was meant to include this in my favourite Yorkshire Days Out vid I did last year, but I ran out of time, this is definitely up there! You did it justice. Sorry about the Yorkshire Dales weather! ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

One day you'll have to tell me your thoughts on slate shingles ;-) Send me your Janet's Foss photo! I'm glad to hear that there are Samaritans signs all over. I wish I could have linked the Donate button to it, but at least I was able to link to the American one and provide a link to Samaritans somewhere. Thanks for watching! XX

[@caromurray6152]

Gosh haven’t been to Malham cove in years(& years)! It’s always lovely despite the awful weather. I bet the pub lunch at the end was the cherry on the cake.☺️

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@caromurray6152 even though the weather wasn't perfect, it was still a very lovely place. And yes, we quite enjoyed that warm pub with the delicious food at the end!

[@andyrjs]

Love Malham. I once read that when water flowed over the cove at the end of the last ice age the water flow would have made it bigger than Niagara.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@andyrjs wow, that's amazing to think about!

[@frankparsons1629]

Great scenery, old barns, lovely old stone walls, all bathed in glittering, warming - rain - Ho hum. Oh well, it is England after all! So back home and in 6 hours it'll be sun soaked like Tenerife, probably? But despite all your trials and tribulations Dara you reached the stone pavement as they call them in that neck of the wilds. Thats a heck of a sheer wall of stone there. Ah they cows be "coos" in country speak. My old Mum always called them coos and her family were farmers in deepest Dorset (Darzzit) going back to before 1500 and in all probability the 1,500years before that in those little villages that they called home. Coos they were from way back in the Anglo-Saxon and Viking languages and if you ask a Norwegian today they'll tell you they are coos, exactly as we do here. Great food, now I'm so hungry too! Loving all your adventures Dara, happy trekking, lovely countryside too, Frank

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I knew that Scots call cows "coos" but I didn't think about it being a Viking word. Thanks for teaching me yet another Norwegian word (in addition to Foss!)... very fun for me because my brand new daughter in law is Norwegian!

[@RichardWells1]

Stunningly beautiful place to visit for a walk; pity about the weather. But full marks for carrying the most comprehensive mobile accident and emergency department I've ever seen!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@RichardWells1 yes, Gary is very well prepared indeed!

[@andrewdoubtfire4700]

Another gem of a vlog. Such a nice way to end the week watching these. Really appreciated.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much! I appreciate your support! XX Dara

[@bobbyxhilone9953]

You were certainly brave to tackle that rough, stony terrain, Dara. I'm glad you tried to be careful, AND that your injury wasn't too bad. BTW, I loved the Monty Python reference "Only a flesh wound"!! 🗡🤣

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for noticing my movie reference! I was expecting a Briton to mention it, but I guess we Americans are the real Monty Python fans ;-)

[@WITYTRAVELS]

What a beautiful area! Jasmine thought you looking like a goofy baby was quite hilarious. We were going to suggest you climb the stone steps until you told us about the tumble.😢

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I'm sure I'm a much more goofy baby than Jasmine!

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Sometimes, when falling, if at first you don't succeed, try try again.

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

So sorry you were injured Dara! That was a ruff terrain. However, it was a beautiful hike and so glad you brought us along. ~Cara ❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Good thing I was hiking with an Eagle Scout carrying a portable hospital, right? haha Thanks for watching, Cara! XX

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

@ oh I forgot to mention this….WOW 3 Eagle Scouts in the family this is quite the accomplishment! I have a friend who is an Eagle Scout and I’d bring him along anywhere..safety first! 🥰

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers Yes, Ian and our two sons are Eagle Scouts as well... but none of them travel with first aid kits like that! LOL

[@jamesbeeching6138]

Great video Dara!! Dry stone walls are a feature of northern farmland...And some are over 300 years old!!! The pavement above the cove is a rare limestone formation which harbours a unique ecology. All those wee ferns etc are specialised to the environment😊😊😊😊!! 🦦🦦🦦🦦

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

The ferns are really lovely growing out amidst those gnarled rocks! Amazing.

[@iankelly5387]

Cute little vlog, just a shame the weather was cool and rainy (again). Sorry you scraped your leg, looked nasty😅 Great cause you're supporting Dara, well done to you

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much, Ian! Malham Cove is a really uniquely beautiful place.

[@iankelly5387]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Oh, BTW, the weather again in the UK. Our 'wonderful' Met Office just announced 2024 as the FOURTH warmest year on record in the UK 🤣🤣🤣 What a joke, there was very little warm sun until August last year. They are playing us as fools!

[@ShaneNixonFamily]

Some really beautiful countryside there. I love that the Foss is called a Foss. I love the usage of old Norse in the North. Gary's first aid kit is very similar to the one we use on our Aussie walks. And we do have a snake bite kit which is essentially just a big wide bandage. 😂 Considering that we have 18 of the 20 deadliest snakes in the world on average we only have about 2 or 3 deaths a year but we average about 3000 bites. The snake bite kits work. 😂 That and we have easy access to antivenom - essentially all hospitals have it on hand. Interestingly the biggest producers of antivenom are Oz, India, Mexico and surprisingly Costa Rica! I often end up on my arse when we go hiking. Last time my pride took a serious hit and my big camera got covered in mud. 😂 The worst travel relate injury I've sustained was when I banged my shin on our bed frame in Paris once. Probably should've had stitches. And it got infected. 🤣 Most of the time my real travel injuries are stupid "they only happen to shane" injuries... stepping on a spiny sea urchin in Zanzibar which stung like the dickens and Michelle had to spend an hour or so with tweezers extracting the spines. Yep, that sort of thing happens surprisingly often. 😂 A most excellent video again Dara! PS For Aussies Lifeline is 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on-line.

[@MsK7Seas-z2e]

Dara, A Happy New Year Wish you a prosperous year 2025!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I found this comment finally! It went into my "hold" folder!!

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Dara,Gary Eats has gone to The Beefy Boys,a restaurant in Cheltenham,I dont know if You and Ian have been there,this is Choppy

[@theresabigwideworld2632]

Stunning views at Malham Cove, even if one of those views included a cow butt!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That view was in the humourous not stunning category ;-)

[@griswald7156]

Whats an eagle scout ?

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Boy Scouts... highest honour you can earn.

[@griswald7156]

@ is that the Baden Powell organisation ?

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@griswald7156 yes, we have even visited Brownsea Island with our sons where it all started!

[@griswald7156]

@ i like Poole Christchurch , and ive viewed it from there, i chose to visit sandbanks and Bournemouth instead of crossing the water…there is a fabulous Burger joint in Cheltenham…”the Beefy Boys”..it boasts the second best burger in the world..

[@hadz8671]

stone fence = wall

[@jamesbeeching6138]

Cows🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄 are particularly dangerous when walkers have dogs🐕🐕🐕 off the lead!!🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh yes, that is a bad idea! Sheep and horses too... have to be careful with rowdy dogs!

[@MartynYates-fc1tj]

Too late for me my darling!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

What do you mean?

[@MartynYates-fc1tj]

Never mind! Love your channel ❤

[@griswald7156]

Guess what !….yes you’ve done it…youre focus on Puffins has enabled the UK to mint a 20p 2025 coin featuring a Puffin…..now you need to do more work on the Otters for next years mint…go Girl ! The Minty clinch…at Grindelwald..the Griswald family seat.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@griswald7156 well they had otter notes in Scotland! 🦦 💷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@wencireone]

Slips, trips, and falls at your age and condition 😱, you were lucky not to break something

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

The taller they are, the harder they fall! At least I stayed FAR away from the edge when I was traversing those bumpy rocks! And thankfully Gary travels with a pocket sized hospital ;-)