Bikepacking Scotland with Juliet Elliot… Day 1: Faffing!

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[Music] okay look where we are and I’m thought even introduce you to my backpacking budy this week with jul hello we’ve just been actually comparing like who who’s got more on their bikes Juliet is so nicely neatly packed and you brought shorts yeah well I was wearing trousers but look at the weather it is look at the state of me like I have I have not the only shorts I brought are like little running shorts we’re just basically going to bik pack camp and just have a a good old time on the old bike swim and swim and sleep out under the stars and just have fun in iron it was not the forus I checked and it said it was going to be cold and a little bit windy and potentially rainy tomorrow’s to be nice as well is it are you kidding I mean I’m not complaining but I kind of am cuz all I’ve got is this and I’m going to sweat in the drama of the heat I might have to whip this off so I about to buy some cream and now Juliet’s some tightening some up on a bike and it’s half two bloody we’re like we’re like blood idiots at this like oh first time I’ve ever done bite packing what do I need to take look at the view God I can’t get me leg over this you filthy oh my God all right we’ve been here we we’ve been here an hour and a half it’s because we were eating and then I was getting changed then Julia had like mechanical with a bike she’s trying to sort that out mechanical major mechanical uh we didn’t think we might not be able to ride and then I’m like I’m too hot and so we’re now getting a t-shirt for me to wear from Juliet which I don’t seven mesh thank you oh my bloody GoPro batter’s low what shamble is so Lov this is actually ridiculous like the the jokes of this start and actually I I don’t tell Juliet we’re going the wrong way Juliet we’re going the wrong way it’s that way you see the view behind you it’s quite hilly we’ve done 12K and 450 M do s about my little hot pants I guess they are kind of hot pants now we’ve got the view and we’ve got some sheep and lamies look at it just laid there eating hello hi little Lammy God I love lambing time I just love the Lambs and I love the sheep and I do like light actually you know what this is like my four favorite things I like sheep I like lighthouses and I like big rocks you like lious I love [Music] lighthouses so beautiful and I just got R my T we’re only about what 7K from where we’re going to sleep but the headwind we just have to stop I just feel so sleepy we locked it put bloody padlock on the top bastard that’s a bit harsh yeah going to be flapping don’t know what are your concerns here so this is where we find we camping [Laughter] isn’t this a lovely lovely wild camping spot I just always think wild camping should be like little bit covert a little bit like that’s because you’re used to it being not allowed yeah I guess so here yeah stick of here [Music] then sorry I forgot to film all that [Music] this is the this is [Music] the so this is uh all the zpacks I think this is the alterplex it’s meant I think it’s meant to be two people definitely ain’t going to fit two people in here look at this beautiful so I’ve got me my pillow lovely lovely warm suiz mat and uh homemade quilt which my friend made show was around your house well I haven’t blown up my air mattress yet but this is my new tent oh little Alit what’s this one called This is the ultra one this is the solo but with a side opening similar yeah but it’s got carbon poles oh got carbon poles it’s a bit smaller but the poles are longer but the tent is smaller and then I have my this is the nicest sleeping bag RAB nutrino squish down some more squishes down is that down that one what is it down yeah and then I’ve got sleeping bag liner for extra warmth pillow look in it yeah getting oh yeah what you got this evening much meal is this well this is my second course that’s my cuper soup CER soup I’ve already had pasta tuna I touched it on the stove crap everywhere packets of food all over I mean we will take this all the way with us but it is like you see like you see the beautiful tent but you don’t see like look at this it’s charging cables helmet oh I’m so excited for Rice had a lovely lady offered to fill our water bottles up in a van oh she’s coming back quick but my rice is that good I want to go and ask her if she’s got any soy sauce or salt or something it a bit of salt oh yeah bit of salt yeah you’re so kind uh got ketchup so say when thank you more you your G din have a lovely evening oh no I don’t want to poo in the [Music] tent look how pretty this place is it just on these rocks how lucky are we that we get to do this any of you can do it as well this has cost I think the ferry was5 £5 so yeah this one is just set we are going to get all oh night look at your little hand night night I’m want to get in my tent now um I just can’t wait I have waited so long to be able to get in this uh it’s going to be so snuggly and cozy so I will see you all in the morning good night good night good night Juliet’s been in and I’m like you know what I’m going to go in to I what time do you want to check when the next one is you want just wait at the other end or what do you want to do that is my last plug I’ve used three plugs on that one now leave it CLE bars is poking through the T