 The South Downs way is a long distance footpath and bridleway running along the South Downs in Southern England. The trail runs 100 miles from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex. Join me as I navigate the chalk bridleways and rolling hills of the South, check out some of the greatest sunsets and sunrises I've seen to date, and interact with some wonderful people along the way. I've gone through two of these, they're pretty weak really. They're just the straps that all my gate is on, but luckily I got in touch with Montaigne and got him to send me a couple, so I don't sell them separately and I thought you know with it being over all this sort of ground they're going to give way but they really should mech them out of somewhere a little bit sturdier. That's gone, this one's about to go so I'll swap these out as soon as they're on the halfway point. Alright, back in the game, got a bit of a situation in here so I'm going to stick a compede on that, what have we got in here? Now just anywhere where there's a hot spot I'm just going to stick a compede on because I'm going to crush it today, try and get another 30 miles done. It's only around here that I can feel it, so I'll just stick some on there. There we go, no trace left, bit of sun cream on face, sun cream on back neck, compede blister where I needed it, suitably refreshed, slept well, slept well, feel better. It's so much to do with your kip, that's what it's about, that's what this adventure is about, just kipping in places like that, no tent, sleeping bag, I kept waking up and just the moon would be in different places, bright as huge, just arcing over that in the distance there. Oh, legs take a bit of, I've done some stretching and stuff but the legs take a little bit of getting, getting going of the morning, woo, it's a glorious day, there's a lovely breeze as well, look at this look here, common mugwort, lovely herb, oh yeah, self dancewear this way, back on it. So it's half past six, priority, we've only got a few glugs of water left, so priorities, getting some water from somewhere, that's a good little mission to have, I would say we're there are thereabouts on the half way point, so 50 miles in, 50 miles to go, so I'm gonna finish earlier I think, it's pretty nice though, and get a good few miles in this morning while it's still cool as well, there's a lovely breeze, feeling good, about to deploy stabilisation devices, yeah lads, we've got plenty of water today, electrolytes, oh, anyway, I'll see you later, alright, how's that steam, there's gravity I guess, classic, yes, drinking water, Ed's going in, I mean he's in here early, I'm not that hot to be honest but why not, fill the bottles here, sun's hot now, I've started in that eye, in the sky but, it's another day of weather warnings for heat, so I'll be chucking plenty of water down my neck, I've just gone wrong a little bit, it's only by a few hundred metres but, you know I don't have to kick myself when I go wrong, you idiot, come on, you're better than this, and then you're not better than this obviously, and back we go to this little conundrum of a gate setup that found me out, I'm sure you, look, there's no signs you see, there's no signs and when there's no signs, I normally just assume to keep going on this path but, it won't, it's through there, so I would have assumed to keep going on the path, unless it tells you otherwise, there is no sign for it, restricted by way, there we are, look, back on these yellow nuggets, I think I'm a fan, I've been converted, one mile please, I have coffee, Worthington, what did it say, I forgot what it's called already, I've fizzy noggin, I've got a fizzy noggin, I've read summer and I can't even remember what it was, Worthington, Worthington, ah mate, oh well, one mile away, I remember that bit, one mile away, please don't just be a real, well do be a cute village, that would be nice, but please, for the love of jar, have a cup of jarver ready for me, I'll have an oat milk latte please, just have a coffee for me, don't care about food, I do, like some food too, be nice but, priority for me, I've got water sorted, this hike is brilliant, I've not really, I've never felt thirsty, I've never worried about not having water, it's just all been very very very well organised, been hiking good few hours and I've not had anything to eat or I need caffeine and that's what I want, so the sea, the sea is on that side and I'm sort of walking along this ridge and it's, look at that, it's ever pretty isn't it, the south, it's winning me over is the south, it's definitely winning me over, I like it, it's not much different to, oh no, come on, I'm like a heat stroke talking, I'm gonna say not too different to the Yorkshire but come on, I've dropped down off the tops now, following this track and the heat, whoo, there she is look, can you look at her, because I can't look at her, it hurts when I look at it, so I can't, I can look at it through you, there you go, the sun, last sun, Elf sun actually, loads of brambles, if there's no cafe in this village that's me, bramble time, bramble, I've seen apples there's all sorts of like fruits and stuff out, I'll just gnaw on all that because I can't be bothered making a meal, I will do if it comes to it but I'm holding out, I'm holding out for this that's a nice church, I like that they've used the flint in the walls, gives it a really nice look doesn't it, lovely finish this lot are savages, they've been going all night, look at the feet, trust up like little Christmas hands and they're raising money for charity, what's the charity, it's called Head Up and it's a military you can hear what she's saying, what's your name, Georgia, it's a military mental health charity which you can follow here and I'll leave links below, how long will it be open and live, link below give what you can, thank you, yes fizzy poison, I'll take it though, it's good after the heartache of that little village not having any place to have out to eat or drink I was a bit like, waves carry on and then heroically my mate who just lives literally 10 minutes from the car park I was at said she would bring me a picnic, so I've had a sandwich and some crisps and I'm having a look I said, lifesaver, so springing me step now there's nothing I can't do and chatting to those guys back there who were doing the charity, I didn't get the actual battery went so I was going to say what was I saying, oh yeah a few people down there and I was spiked out under a tree waiting for me mate and so this morning and I woke up in that field at about six o'clock this morning a group of people hiked past me on the path, I was like good morning and I've just it's like tors in the hair then I just resting under that tree and they've come from behind me so I don't know how that's happened I've overtaken them somewhere and they're doing it all in a warner like walking through night and that for charity 14 of them set off and it's just them heroes at down there one two three four of them I think four and four man four men standing and ladies women girls men boys the lot four humans still down there giving it some their feet are all in bits respect I got the chart I got the name of the charity but I don't I didn't get the actual link for the person who's doing it so I'm sorry and they said it was going to be open for another two weeks and I don't think this video is going to be out before then so I'm sorry and I will put just I'll put the charity here because I can't remember what it was now but they'll look I'll watch this back and they'll tell me the charity and it's that that's who they were the fundraising for so please check it out and good luck to you all if you're watching this or if this is out now you'll have you'll have finished and I hope all of you finished it I'm sure you did anyway you've come this far inspirational guys good work this guy look oh dinosaur head medic I mean he's more he's worth more than just a quick medic in he looked look at him proper dried out like what is your slow worm right I have to turn you guys off because this guy I think a few elect maybe two electrolytes bit of water maybe a cuddle it'll be reaped when you're hot and I'm hot and all your water's hot like my water's gone all hot and you can see the sea I tell you what it's making my mouth water even I know I can't drink it because it's a sea it does make your mouth water I just want to be in the sea so much and it's it's like I'm just too far away from it even to make a detour to it so that's the cruelness of it that's the cruel twist of fate and there's no like I've said before there's no like rivers or lakes or anything to dunk in and there's someone who loves a wild swim it is torturous to be so hot without the option of dunking the next tap I get to know I'm going to dunk in good shoe myself all underneath it and I'm hoping to get to Brighton today at the back well on the outskirts of Brighton looking into it and I've also got friends in Brighton so I might I might say do you fancy it come get me take me to the sea give me some fish and chips a couple of pints dunking sea can I slay at your house and then drop me back off from whence I came or do we save it all for eastbourne and the delights of eastbourne I think that's maybe what you're doing it so that so that first pint tastes proper nice I know it's only middle of the day but the thought of a pint now not forget your IPA's and your beer and all that forget it lager a cold lager in a frosted glass would go down it won't it would just not gone next it would go down like a granny on a frosty morning just to cut the dust of the day anyway that's sort of mirage stuff in it I've been thinking loads about slush puppies and cold lagers don't even get me started on the these little inventions I've been making made with like alcoholic slush puppies watermelon and vodka slush puppy lager slush puppy why not I'm here for it just slush puppy anything I'm losing it a bit to be honest look at all these cows and really even these big units scared under trees like me out in about an hour about in it sous vide nil brain box again now I feel all right feel hydrated meluca said was good and my sandwiches kept me going so I've got no grumbles it's hot it's a heatwave of course it's hot but it's just nice I'd rather it be like this than like windy and raining I'm happy with it should we have a look at lads come on I haven't been bringing you much content so this is it you're in shadows but I can I'll zoom in on you you're a bit warm not so cocky now are you not so cocky now sun's out you've got enough water anyway because welcome to my new series giving farmyard animals electrolyte tablets or someone shot on his back let's get this because this is this is the content you've cooked like this is why you're here for this content right now you don't get this on bbc look this lad here has been lying down so long that one of his pals has just done a shit on him that's dedication is that love it I love your work I like what you're doing guys keep it up see you later just because I know it's going to be said that I should have made a joke about a pat on the back oh that's how you pat like somebody would pat on the back with that cow because you can guarantee somebody like I should have said pat on their back look look guy that's just the low hanging fruit when it comes to comedy if I'd have said a pat on the back it's like where it's obvious isn't it you can't it's too obvious how if I'd have said that so I'll leave that for you a lot but just just to let you know I'm aware of the joke of the pat on the back it's not that I've just got away from there and gone god damn it I should have said pat on the back can we go back come on we're going back to do the do the pat on the back joke it's not that it's that I just it's below me such obvious humour yeah I think outside the box and the pat on the back was just two of the please go should I go back to go note to self next time you see a cow with a full pat on his back do the pat on the back joke there's somebody over here guys clean backs look pristine they're quite nice actually horns on them this is it I've gone over edge totally gone over edge bird's eye potato waffle chops is what I am now streams of consciousness that don't make much sense okay these lads I mean should we do some jokes with these lads and see if we can still see if I still got it white cow cows their ghosts of cows there's nothing there I'll look back at this and I'll look in there and I'll be like there'll be nothing there because they're just ghosts of them black cows that got too hot passed out not any good I could do better couldn't I oh my god I'm so hot it's one of them where there's just no respite man there's no way there's no way to hide together to get any shelter so I'm just going to keep batting on I'm loving it though I've really got into my stride on this this little section I'm enjoying it being able to see the seas lovely they keep there's a nice breeze every now and again that gets right under armpits and I enjoy that I mean so I'm just going to keep going along here and the next bit of shade that comes along I'm going to dip in there take on some water and just cool my head down probably won't dip into bright and actually but we'll see how we feel when I get there medic big up Walter Langmead lovely spot mate lovely spot also a big up Thelma molly and Bridget resting peace look at all these man and they're all beautifully ripe and tasty just at a sweet spot so I'm gonna stay here I'm gonna load up on these for a bit eee whoa that was loud weren't ready for it oh it's got no latch there's no latch look listen no clink could be better do it need to be better no so it's fine medic the tarmac is melting but oh it's warm it's warm it's warm melting tarmac melting my head just saying hello to the cyclists old church down there can't do it I can't take any detour any detours any other day I'd be down there like a flash not today not on tarmac melting leot day whoo I've just had to go with shirt off man shoulders are getting burnt I might have to put it back on actually but it was just so hard it was clinging to me and restricted me sir it's hard to go we'll we'll deal with it I've got sun cream on now there's some brambles but it's a bit near a road but I am hungry let's have one eh they can't stop us from having wads surely oh they're in form all right that's good there we go mate 40 miles eh maybe do another 10 or 15 if we do 15 today that's not too bad that leaves us uh that makes us finish tomorrow we're doing good doing well look at that man first bit of water I've been in like a long time tell you have a look that is tempting tempting to get in but what's it like in there it looks oh look how fast flowing it is that's dangerous is that that looks dangerous looks a bit look how fast it's right flowing on top so that makes me think it could you can see all the debris on top it's swirling running really quick round this corner so it could be absolute turmoil underneath you just don't know what's there so I gotta risk it gutted gutted but not worth it mate not worth getting into trouble with it like nah I would class myself as a strong swimmer but if you don't know me it's not worth it and that looks but if it looks a little bit there's that there's certain things you look out for and eh it's pea soups I can't see anything in there and it looks to be running super quick and there's little swirls everywhere which makes me think there's an undercurrent so sack that unless we can find a little bit like a little beached off area that gradually goes in otherwise I'm going off this bank and I probably never come in the back out am I floating down to whatever sea it is see you later here it's medic come down here don't need a there you go don't need a medic when you've got that gear ice cream flat jack coffee from my mate over here wonderful even just seeing it written down makes my mouth water can we do our do we shall we oh that made like I know I'm not a professional or anything really except landscaping I guess take my advice on landscaping but anything like this like life stuff don't just do as I don't you do you okay don't do just because you see me doing stuff don't do it yourself and this is me laying the groundwork before getting absolutely peas not really not really oh you're getting all clogged up with stuff I don't have out to wipe you oh well look if I get to this place and they sell uh cold beers it's about four o'clock how am I not gonna have one I might have to I'm gonna have to all right but you shouldn't really if it's a heat wave you shouldn't really be having beers and then hiking but maybe you can have one if you drink a lot of water either side of this beer you're allowed this is just getting it like you know for them people like you should be doing it come on come on you're not gonna deny me a crispy cold beverage are you we're at the half well we're well we're over the halfway mark aren't we and we're doing well so why not I'll tell you why not because you can't stop at one you'll have another red and over the next scene you know you're bladded in a youth hostel miles away from your your destination which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing I'm all up for that sort of gear as well like I said at the beginning it's leaving yourself open to spontaneity but which is fine but when you've got people who are going to be like meeting you at the end and stuff it's not your it's not on you then is it anyway let's see what they're saying all on my feet here look youth hostel mate youth hostel in billard oh I didn't see it coming didn't see this coming did I what's that you say just an ice cold cannon neck oil beaver town 4.3 percent session IPA yes please also yes please let's get shoes and socks off and get into this sorry norther munk but any port in the storm and it's stormy in the port is beaver town neck oil session IPA and it's cold for straight from fridge lmg let's go that it's the spot that it's like it's carbonation making me cry it's not that I'm emotional about drinking a beer come on for now I'm gonna sit here and maybe chill a couple of these absent friends loving another another of them people are invested now in whether you whether you make it or not I think so there will be what the look at this hardcore stuff I mean I don't know about hardcore but that's mental in it look good I've got one blister patch on and that's the difference walking all night long I picked up a squad you know like the pied piper of hamlin I just picked up all these ramblers that are just following me I'm trying to get away from them but I can't look and this is the crew from earlier that told you about who were doing the charity thing you're not even sleeping madness so I'm just tagging along for a little bit oh my god it's 38 to go 38 miles to go in it all in it all though so just gonna crank a few miles out with these guys for support I'm the support crew now as I say link below to the charity check it out sounds cool we stopped off I stopped in the old youth hostel for a couple of tinnies and the the guys that I saw earlier on on the hike who were doing the they're doing it all in a one crazy bunch they turned up so I sat chilling with them for a bit and then we set off hiking together and we just done maybe a mile or two together and then I forget your name mate but one of the girls was done in poor girl she was trying she's doing you're a legend anyway mate but blisses were too much so they had to stop to try and get picked up and I've got a bounce had to bounce because I've got to get the miles in but if you're watching this any of you like it was a pleasure walking with you and I hope you hope you get to the end in good time and by the time you're watching this I hope you've fully recovered and your feet are all are all nice and healed up much love to you all great cause but we're back we're back solo hiking it's uh I don't know what time it's nearly seven o'clock eight nine ten so maybe do two or three hours more and then see about getting my head down good you wouldn't get my head down here because they're just cattle I'm feeling good the sun's at my back which is a bit of a sapper but it's it's not as fierce now it's lowering the sky and I'm fuelled off a slack handful of chips a nice lolly thanks to my new mates uh and a couple of cans so I'm good I am good feeling strong so let's just keep going and also they're inspirational because they're going to be hiking through the night so anytime I get tired I'm going to use my new mates as inspiration look at this absolute potential blood bath yeah it's a potential blood bath we're dealing with is this where I've got to go I'd be cool if I had to go that way and not through look yes south downs way sorry it's not that I was scared of you or anything guys I just didn't want to upset you while you're having your grass eating your grass eating you whatever let's just call it a lucky escape for you like all right yeah I don't know how lucky they were what's these things here these are worth getting on camera these are worth wasting battery for what are you no but this gates has look at this guys look at this not shut open there's whatever they are geese pigeons whatever the whatever they are can get out come on guys be better look it's not hard just to there you go look hens of sorts like lads you're right mad let's have a look at her it's really have a look at her nice wonderful patina years of use the woods gone a little bit now special wood let's have a listen silent that was my phone going off not the gates close that come on phone whoever you are let's listen to this yes beautiful you're welcome oh look at that it doesn't pick it up as good on here but bright pink absolutely stunning beautiful tongue's gone down now so it's a lot cooler but my legs are giving in so I'm just going to find somewhere to bivy and then just get me head down this is my view over that way you can't see anything over that way there's a little bit of sun going down I've just jumped over here into this field um oh I can see the moon just coming up apparently there's going to be a meteor shower tonight so every time I open my eyes I'll get a little glimpse of that as I drift off I'm just gonna have a little camp meal you don't need to know about that day I'm just gonna eat that get the calories in me and get to sleep and that's it another night done map time I'll happen I'll give you a shadow map time down here I'll leave I'll leave you with map time and I'll check back in with you tomorrow come on focus map time right here we are welcome to the future and welcome to the very professional shambolic really map time right I've worked it out mate I've done research I've put some time in and this is where I camped I think this is the road with all midlife crisis is flittering past so I woke up here cracked on off at road this is that bit of water that I was like oh maybe I'll get in there but it looked too fast on I went fill me water up jobs are good and still can't really remember if I'm honest cracked on F so crack along here can't remember what was doing or where I was or anything like that now the dudes who I who passed me in the morning and then I sort of taught us and had it this is what I think happened here I went I headed towards what Washington with the false hope of maybe a coffee or whatever so I went down here I must have gone down here whilst whilst they were along here and I've based it down here nothing open I've come down here to this car park where I was waiting I just sat under a tree waiting for Fern and the crew turned up so we had a chat under the tree Fern turned up with me picnic delightful cracked on up here around here remember me cat do me for it something to do with I'm sure maybe was around here when I was watching the farmer heard in his sheep it was quite cool watch that for a bit too long actually maybe this is where I goofed and went down there and but really you've got to go up here but who knows all I know is that when I got here I came over this bridge there was a gadget here like with a little it was just about to close up as well so I got an ice cream and whatever from here cracked on and then this is the you postal where I stopped for a couple of cans and then me mates caught me up and we had a bit of a matter and a chill out here and then I walked with them for a bit but then here I think they had to stop because one of the girls had to get picked up and so they were taking this route off the trail and so I carried on I thought I'd get a few more miles in which I did can't remember but I've worked it out and I think this is where that's where I am now that's where I'm camping so thanks thanks for watching if you want to I mean like do what you want but join me tomorrow or join me join me on the next episode when you'll be seeing me the delight of coffee and all this stuff that I can't really remember that's my time thanks for watching I'll see you again soon