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Pryde of The Villages
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We are Charlie and Jennifer Pryde. We live in The Villages, Florida which is the largest +55 community in the US. We love the year round active lifestyle in The Villages as well as traveling in Florida, around the US and taking adventures abroad. Our video topics will include The Villages activities, reviews of local events, Florida travel and adventures afar.
Meet the Gulfstar Endurance, 44-Hour Florida Middle Grounds
The Gulfstar Endurance based out of Tarpon Springs Florida is a new boat to Gulfstar Fleet. The boat offers multiday fishing trips to places like the Middle Grounds, the Elbow and Pulley Ridge. This video provides an introduction to the boat's features and highlights a 44-hour trip to the Middle Grounds. I was joined on the trip with two other members of The Villages Deep Sea Fishing Club. On the trip, 20 anglers filed their coolers with American Red Snapper, Red Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper and Porgies. More information on the boat and its schedule can be found on the website www.gulfstarfishing.com the
Charlie and Jennifer Pryde have lived in The Villages for four years and in Central Florida for eighteen years. Our main activities in The Villages are biking, fitness parks, pickle ball, platform tennis, golf and swimming. We love to travel throughout Florida, the United States and internationally. Our TH-cam channel’s focus is on promoting a physically active lifestyle for mature adults, but we will also indulge ourselves in a good restaurant, bakery or watering hole that we find during our travels.
Please email us or write in the comments section if you have any questions on our videos.
Email: Prydeofthevillages@gmail.com
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Charlie and Jennifer (Pryde of The Villages)
Charlie and Jennifer Pryde have lived in The Villages for four years and in Central Florida for eighteen years. Our main activities in The Villages are biking, fitness parks, pickle ball, platform tennis, golf and swimming. We love to travel throughout Florida, the United States and internationally. Our TH-cam channel’s focus is on promoting a physically active lifestyle for mature adults, but we will also indulge ourselves in a good restaurant, bakery or watering hole that we find during our travels.
Please email us or write in the comments section if you have any questions on our videos.
Email: Prydeofthevillages@gmail.com
Please “Subscribe” if you like our channel and hit the thumbs up “Like” button. This will alert you to our new video posts.
Thanks for watching!
Charlie and Jennifer (Pryde of The Villages)
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Where the Mijoy was kept in Connecticut there was the Blackhawk across from them and the Sunbeam fleet just north of them, all three boats had little problem filling the rails.
The Gulfstar Endurance will fill the rails as well.
I fished off the My Joy !
The Gulfstar Endurance owners speak highly of that boat.
@@PrydeofTheVillages I'm from New England Mass . I fished the block Island area for years ! I fished off the Hell Cat ,Francis fleet also . Yankee Fleet being my main charter boat out of Glouster Ma . I fished out of Tarpon springs for the past seven years ! Miss Vaginia , Two Georges . Had no idea this boat was even here ! But I do now and will check it out ! Thanks !
I definitely prefer the 10p departure over the early morning departure times. I went on their 52hr trip a few years ago. Looks like they've upgraded their business model, which I'm all in on. Thanks for the video.
The 10pm departure definitely fit the sleep schedule. Then it is just powering through a 24-hour period 8am-8am on the rail.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Good to know. Appreciate the video and the 44hr trip recommendation.
Sure thing.
Thanks for your bike trail videos & for all of the facts & other things that you talk about during your videos. We will be moving to Orlando after retiring next summer & will be looking for a place close to Disney where we would not have to cross I-4 to get there. I wish we could move to Golden Oak, but we don't have the $ for that. We are thinking about Celebration, Dr. Phillips, Winter Park, Clermont or Kissimmee. I look forward after moving there to riding on all of the awesome bike trails like the West Orange & the Courtney Campbell Causeway. If you have any ideas on where I should look for a place or people I should contact then please don't hesitate to let me know. I can't wait to get out of the hell of IL. because the government sucks, the taxes are too high, the weather is not good & it is very boring. Florida is the opposite of all of those things.
All those places you mention are good locations. Florida is great for the taxes but is a killer on homeowner's insurance if you live anywhere near the coast. Stay to the center of the state and you can get to either coast in 90 minutes. For bike riding, I hope you like flat trails because that's all we have here unless you go to North Florida. Good luck on your retirement!
@@PrydeofTheVillages Thanks for all of your advice about insurance and bike trails. I'm used to flat trails and I understand that Sugarloaf Mountain is the place to go if I want to go to a hilly area. We want to be less than 15 minutes from Disney World without having to travel on i-4 to get there. We are willing to pay a little bit more for home insurance to get out of Illinois and move to Florida.
I enjoyed the video except for the annoying music. It detracted from the show
Thanks for watching.
Nice video ! Great info on the trip.
Glad it was helpful!
Love your videos! Thank you for all your hard work!
Thanks for watching and the comment.
Definitely will check them out. Thanks for the video!
You bet!
@@PrydeofTheVillages I do Hubbard's 39/44 hr trips regularly
I'm going on the Flying Hub in September. First time, looking forward to it.
@@PrydeofTheVillages flying hub is fun go fast boat
@@John06648 Yeah, we're regular club members with Hubbard's.
thank you for sharing great info
Thanks for watching!
You make great videos, I did skip a second and didn’t get bored at all. Excellent and thank you for the information
Thank you for the kind comment.
Thank you very informative and gets to the point - I so appreciate your honesty and work
Glad it was helpful!
I just came back from our Viking Cities of Light tour, Paris to Prague. We travelled on the river boat up the Moselle river to the Rhine. It was lovely, but a lot of people, including me, came home with Covid. Viking didn’t have anything in place to help.
Yes, COVID is still out there. Cruise lines are treating COVID more like the flu now. All the previous mandated precautions (vaccination, masking, health checks) are no more.
Cool video I like your drone shots
Thanks 👍
I caught a lot of fish when it was the super Sea legs in Dania Beach. Along with Captain Kenny
They are still catching a lot of fish!
This was very informative and enjoyable. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Are there alligators in the rainbow tubing river?
In Florida you assume that there are alligators in any body of fresh water just like you assume there are sharks in any body of salt water. That said, we have never seen an alligator in rainbow river as they tend to like murkier/warmer waters during the summer. Being that the spring water is 72 degrees and alligators are cold blooded animals, they seek warmer water elsewhere.
Thanks guys 😊
Our pleasure!
Good stuff!😎
Thanks! 😁
I'm not a resident yet. But was wondering if anyone in the know can explain these swim classes 1:34 When I retire I would like to build up my pathetic swimming skills.
They are periodically offered. Check with your nearest Regional Recreation Center once you become a resident. They will always be at the sports pools.
Wonderful and informative video!
Glad you liked it!
Great information, thank you for sharing. Your photography is really nice as well.
Thanks for watching
Awesome video!
Thanks!
Hi Pride 👋 We're by Sawgrass Grove. Have you discovered or recommend any other bike trails within a 30 minute drive ?
West Orange Trail, we have a video on it. Trail head starts in Clermont near the new Costco. should be less than a 30 minute drive from Sawgrass.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Yep! Been there, Done that ! ! Looking to explore further 👋 🧐
Dunnellon has a nice bike trail at Blue Run, not long but very scenic. We have a video on that. Also did a video on the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail at Paynes Prairie State Park about a 50-minute drive. 16 miles long and has some hills, which is different from where we are.
@@PrydeofTheVillages thanks Prydes 😎👍
You guys live the way I’d like my wife and I to retire. This is why we work all our lifes … God willing we’ll be hanging our cleats up soon.
Good luck on that retirement; hopefully it is sooner than later.
Thank you. I really enjoyed your video.❤
You are so welcome!
Looks refreshing. Next time I visit I’ll go for a swim.
Make sure to wear a life jacket!
Thank you for the information. You explained it well and it answers a lot of questions for me.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the information. Can you tell me how long the flight was , what seats were you assigned, etc? Thank you I also will travel from Orlando!
Viking flew us on Delta Airlines from Orlando to Atlanta and then Atlanta to Amsterdam. We departed Orlando at 5pm and landed in Amsterdam at 10:30am the next day. We were in the economy section in aisle seats across from each other, which we had requested. Our return from Basel to Frankfurt was on Lufthansa, then Frankfurt to Washington Dulles on United and Washington to Orlando on United. Departure from Basel was at 2:10pm and arrival in Orlando was at midnight. Again, we had aisle seats in economy. You can request what type of seat you want if Viking is making your flight arrangements.
What an amazing trip! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
This boat will always have a special place in my heart. First kitty and sword. We will be trying their new boat in a couple of weeks in Pulley Ridge
I was booked to go on the Gulfstar Endurance in October for a Pulley Ridge Trip, then it got damaged in the storm. Rebooked for December and it was not repaired yet. Rebooked for February. Got word just before trip that it was just repaired, however, needed Coast Guard inspection. I have a couple Pulley Ridge trips booked with Captain Jerry on the American Patriot this year, but hopefully will get on the Gulfstar Endurance at some point to film a video. Good luck on your upcoming trip as the new boat should be nice.
Good job brother. Bless you for the hard work putting this together ❤️
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
45mph on a steel cable? I'd have to think about that, lol
At that speed you don't have a lot of time to analyze what you are actually doing.
Thanks for sharing. What time of year did you go? How was the weather? Hot/Humid? Did the hotel have AC?
March, which is considered the dry season, although it did rain in Tortuguero National Park. The weather was warm 72-82 degrees, but not too hot. All the hotels had AC except the cabin in Tortuguero National Park.
I enjoyed this so much! I'm going on this exact cruise and this VLOG showed me everything to expect!
Glad it was helpful. Enjoy your cruise.
Nice video 👍
Thanks for watching.
I’m going 5/13
Have fun and hopefully the weather is nice for you.
Thanks for taking us along on your adventure!
Our pleasure!
Stunning photography! Love all your videos!
Thanks so much!
Fabulous video and I’m not inspired to do a river cruise
Thanks for watching.
Great adventure ❤. I don’t know swimming at all. Can I still do it?
They make you wear a life jacket (so you will float) and you can stand up on the bottom during most of the time in the water. You can do it.
I loved your options of Shore excursions! . They sounded great.! :-) xx Vic in Ga
Thanks. We thought they were pretty good.
Hi, im going on American patriot. I was wondering if I can talk to you about this trip. Never been on American patriot I not sure what to bring. Thanks. Buddy.
Buddy, send me an email and we can set up a phone call. Email prydeofthevillages@gmail.com
Absolutely love your videos, I want to travel with you guys! Where do you get all these wonderful ideas? What a spectacular way to spend your retirement years!
We do a lot of research. We try to be adventurous, but not to the point of being unsafe. We know our physical limitations and the fact we are not getting younger. Best to do these trips now while we can. Thanks for watching.
Looks like a fun time. How much time was it to complete the course? a very adventurous couple!
It took about an hour to check in, get gear on and take the tram to the top. Once at the top it was about another hour to complete the course. We were one of the first groups on the course and the guides were very efficient about moving people through the seven ziplines.
Thanks for your video. Glad you enjoy.
You bet
Informative, helpful, delightful!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, Just started watching your Virgin videos. I do want to ask this before continuing , so I don't forget. What did you do with all your luggage in San Juan while you toured for 4 hours? Thanks, Larry
Virgin Voyages allowed us to check in to include our luggage at the ship in the morning. We just couldn't board the ship until our scheduled time in the afternoon. We did have to carry our backpacks with the important things (passports), but that was doable walking around old San Juan. Once we got on board our luggage was waiting outside our cabin.
@@PrydeofTheVillages thank you
I went on this Excursion March 31, 2024. It was a Triple adventure: Zip line, Waterfalls and Dune Buggy. In that order. Water shoes were provided if you needed them (recommend using them or bring your own). 45-minute hike, we took several breaks, we left all our belongings secured in a locker, unless your phone or camera was waterproof. They gave us 1 bottle of water for the hike. Then we Zip lined about 4 crossings. They braked for you. Some were hard stops but fun, nevertheless. The only way down was thru the Falls, if you didn't want to jump into the water, you could walk down the steps, which in my opinion was more frightening than jumping. If you looked down, the jumps were intimidating. There were 2 jumps, as depicted in the Video and about 4 slides. After the last jump, we walked back to our starting point and had a hot full course Lunch at the Restaurant. The food was amazing!!!! You could get a drink at the bar. After lunch, we rode the Dune Buggys thru the village and creeks. It was fun. Then we took the 35-minute bus ride back to the ship. It was an all-day adventure, about 7 hrs. It was worth it. All the shops were closed when we returned. The only money you needed was for the local bar and tips. The water shoes and lunch was included with our tour. The tour guides were absolutely amazing and patient. Our group was about 25 people. Good group, different age ranges. Everyone was very nice. I highly recommend this excursion. They took lots of photos and gave us the link to access the pictures. Still waiting for the photos. I hope this helps.
Thanks for the comment!
Well, I would have liked to have heard.
Thanks for watching.
I think you have the audio in the Mono Settings.... Thanks for the Info !!!
Thanks!