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Hay to Hereford on the river Wye, 30 mile 3 day canoe trip

Andy Ballard

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Hay on Wye to Hereford on the middle river Wye. 3 day, 30 mile canoe trip from Hay, via Whitney, Monnington, Bredwardine, Preston, Byford and finally Hereford. Taking in a wild camp in a secluded spot on our first night followed by a night on the riverbank at Preston. Shout out to Hay Taxi Bus for top class service taking us and our gear from Hereford rowing club to Hay on Wye.
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Filmed using: Canon EOSR and RF lenses, GoPro Hero8 Black & GoPro Hero4 Black, GoPro Hero3 Black & Mavic Air drone. Zhiyun Gimbal & Tascam DR-05 Audio recorder.
Edited in FCPX
Voiceover recording by David Oliver @ Davidolivermusic.com
Music: Epidemicsound.com

20 Comments

@LatitudesWildernessFilms 4 years ago (edited) Pinned

What a lovely short film to watch, so relaxing and peaceful. I still say that even with all the "big name" youtubers out there in the canoeing world, you have the best style of filming, editing and storytelling. I absolutely love what you do Andy, keep it up my friend!

@JosephStealin 4 months ago

I’m going to do this again this year

@Kiki-mc2hv 2 years ago

That soo funny because where you ended at the bar/idk what it is, is where we stop and it’s always a killer bringing up canoes those big steps

@WyeExplorer 4 years ago

Andy that was just so good. You managed to touch on the essence of slow travel there my friend. There was so much wild life out including the Kingfisher, which was heartening considering the health of the river. And no us campers do absolutely no damage by comparison to the phosphate producing mega farms. I must say you make me want to canoe the river. I've walked all the rivers but never canoed the main channel. It's going to be a treat when I do. Well, a fantastic edit there. Nicely done. All the best as always. Mark

@TheDavidgweeden 3 months ago

Awesome video. Cant wait to go this weekend.

Totally agree with your comment about camping.

@billybud8178 4 years ago

Loved the last video you two did on the Wye a few years back, didn't realise it was 5 years ago tho. Enjoyed this one too, excellent work.

@ODRBcanoe 7 months ago

I love your canoeing videos, keep coming back to watch again

@RichardWilliams-sd2db 5 days ago

Your videos are Ace Andy, Keep them coming young man 😊

@tristanwalker3054 4 years ago

I love this stretch of the Wye, I did it back in June on my paddleboard.

@stevereed9391 4 years ago

What a great three days, thank you you two , loved the salmon photo bomb, never know what’s round the next bend , keep on going 👍

@polar1147 3 years ago

We did that exact trip this year over 3 days. Was a great experience and looking forward to doing the next section next year.

@pipins3616 4 years ago

Done this three or four times , the trip just keeps giving

@MercuryCircuit 4 years ago

A beautiful part of the world. Looks fantastic and very peaceful :)

@9murlon 4 years ago

Lovely film - great film making skills you have! Love how you capture the otherworldliness of river journeying - makes me want to set off on a journey. I haven't wild camped on the Wye - assumed it would be too busy or hard to find discreet spots, but I think I should have a go.