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I love that this couple has a channel, they compliment each other so well & she’s just hands down “hilarious” and such honest comments the way she does it, is as entertaining as it is informative. I can’t wait to see what all of you end of buying for the future!
Totally agree about the compact toilet in the main head it's a real pisser. Cleaning the head is a difficult job. We replaced the compact toilet with a larger "comfort" bowel instead of "compact". Seemed to resolve most issues but still not enough room for shoulders. When at Annapolis Sailboat Boat 2023 be sure to try the master toilet before you buy.🤣🤣🤣
I'm glad you got to Iceland. My first visit was back in 1983. I went there for a week b years ago for a 5 day trek across country. Iceland is a great place. Everyone should visit it just one in their lives.
Funny and good timing, coming in 10d to thissouth of the country to visit a... Neel 47. Nice to have your feelingabout it after having Heard so many différents feedbacks, good and (really) bad ones. 👍. #gookellysgo ! 👍
WOW! Very interesting, different, fast focus shifting. I'll be going back to watch this again to take it all in. Keep up the good work. Producing this one must have taken some extra time.
Was unexpected but very nice to meet you at the Cannes boat show, you guys are fantastic in your video, anyhow you are even better in real life, all the best with the boat's search, hopping you find it soon, for now I go back to my research hoping finding one first....😂😉
The Neel 47 is an interesting model and the one that seems to attract the most attention from the company, probably due to its price for the features and size offered. If I were to consider acquiring a Neel I'd look for a 51, which has interior access to all the hulls and a head right beside the master cabin on the bridge-deck. Exceptional layout not found in any cat under roughly 65ft. The newer Neel 52 replacement model has undergone controversial changes to this layout. Neel has taken long strides in improving its model line in recent years. Performance while not breakneck is more than acceptable for the sheer amount of living space it provides the owner. If I were to boil it down, that's the main advantage to Neel trimarans. Even the smaller 43 is far from cramped on the bridge-deck and reasonably priced. Won best multi-hull of the year for 2023. Great episode as usual and looking forward to the Outremer 52. That is a fantastic cat but not cheap!
The hot springs everywhere, and they have frei Energy from thermal... cleanest and abundant energy works 25/7 doesn't require rare earth materials like solar panels. Doesn't require the wind to blow or make a minefield in the air with blades in every which direction
Small world seeing Spandana and Dev on your channel in France, when it seemed liked just yesterday they were celebrating my birthday at a beach bonfire in the Bahamas on Turtle..
Hey guys thanks for a great video really enjoyed it I just wanted to let you know that I have been talking with the podcast sailing illustrated about you he may be reaching out to you so if he does FYI. Not sure if you know the podcast in an illustrated but they’ve got about 600 episodes at this point doing pretty well. Thanks for making our lives better love your faces John Sailing instructor the school safety trainer at the video editor from Kansas City
Great video. On a personal note, thank you for the name of the MOHS clinic in Portland. They didn't have any openings for quite a while, but my doctor was able to refer me to another local specialist and I got the surgery done. I am cancer free....yea. Let me know when you are back in Portland....I'd love to buy you a beer or coffee and chat.
Ok, are y’all following us around? We were in Grenada and meet Holly and Ray, and NOW you’re in Iceland, we were just there for our Nephew’s wedding!!! We went to Sky Lagoon vs Blue Lagoon, what a great way to get ride of jet lag!!!
@@TheOKellysy’all must go back to Iceland!! It is the most amazing place - need to do what Megan said and rent a camper to travel around the island. Plan to do LOTS of hiking.
I think about returning to boat life. Living on the hard has become a habit. Then I see videos of cruisers and everybody is smiling. Maybe I should break my habit.
The closest I ever got to seeing a puffin was in Reykjavik. …..one restaurant had them on the menu. Northern Lights are pretty cool , if you’re still out and about after dark
@TheOKellys I would have loved to meet you while we are all in France! I happened to have my hometown not far from La Rochelle. I am going back to my workplace in South East Asia on the 24. Hope to meet you sometime ❤
The Neels are pretty amazing. The only thing about them, which I have reservations, is the fact that the Amas are so very close to the main hull. If they were even 70cm further out on each side, they would be even more stable than they already are. Enjoy Europe and have fun in Cannes! If you have the chance, there are a few cafés in Villefranche which are astounding. HINT!!!!
Great to see you in Europe and only gutted now that you were going to Cannes Boat Show and I would have been there but for work commitments. C'est la vie as the host nation would say. Excited to see you onboard the Neel 47 and just re-watched your original day trip. So, having now stayed onboard a Neel 47, how did you find life living in the amas? Fascinated as the Neel 47 ticks so many boxes as a live aboard for a couple at a great price point (2nd hand!) but we have always had a reservation about having extra crew or family onboard and how their quality of life would be. So as "crew" on your latest trip how was it and what were the weather conditions? Looking forward to answer plus your next upload. Enjoy La belle France. 🙂
The compromises from a cat, for us, is too much. The amas are livable, but in a cross sea or rolly anchorage, it was not a good feel. The living space is immense and comfortable, and we really like the deck level master cabin. Sail handling we like, the ride (from our limited experience) is lively but not necessarily more or less comfortable. So we think it is a pretty cool boat, but not right for us.
@@TheOKellysNick, really appreciate the quick response and candour. This was almost exactly our thoughts without access to the vessel and can imagine it would be pretty spirited place to be in a storm plus there is the concern of getting out of the ama and to main saloon too at night in bad conditions. Only wish pockets were deep enough to buy the Neel 51!!! Again thanks for super fast feedback. Hope you are enjoying France and something to your liking can be found on the yacht market here in Europe. Fingers crossed for you. Fair winds.
Wow, Iceland to the French Mediterranean. What a fantastic, biomes-apart trip! Learning French isn't necessarily too difficult for English speakers, considering about 40% of modern English is actually French, thanks to William the Conqueror. Between 1066 and 1087, he replaced almost every English baron, head of state and religious leader with a Norman. Such a beautiful language. The trick (and the hard part) is to roll one word into the next, a trait that the language is especially adept at. A big item on my bucket list is to see the Bayeux Tapestry. Bon chance avec finding un bateau, mon amis! (Yeah, no...I can't actually speak French. Yet!) Thanks guys
The Bayeux is totally impressive. Parking in the town was easy back in 1999. The thing that seems whacko about French is all those wasted letters that they tack on the end of almost every other word. They make good boats and know how to sail them.
Iceland is fascinating especially how the surnames evolve.. if Nick had a daughter her surname would become nicksdotter and if a son Nicksson… a little different .Nice to see you enjoying the med a bit. Lots of nice places out there but you need to chose the right spots of you will pay a fortune. Turkey and Greece are the best price wise.
At some point, if and when this becomes a sailing channel again... you could always SAIL back to Iceland :D. No need to rent a camper or spend a bundle on hotels.
We call it The O'Kelly's...as in The O'Kelly's channel. We do all sorts of things. We will sail again of course, and when we do, I think we will fly to Iceland. LOL
So here’s the best thing about an elevated/lift in France. When you get in the lift in Nice holiday inn it says you are being teleported. So they have solved this human capability.😂
Iceland ...and Hawiie two of the bigest natural Basalt Prouducers on the planet ... You could build a lot of excellent explorer Catamerans from a few tonnes of the cool stuff. See the Windelos please 😎🇬🇧🧙♂️ but remember anything you can build from glass you can build better and greener in basalt .. and more damage resistant than carbon... at a fraction of the cost. If you can find the suppliers.
I appreciate your videos and follow along for quite a few years now (although not commenting). I really hope you'll find your boat, soon. I also admire how you deal with the situation, so many positive attitudes and also honesty, that you share. Amazing! My question though: Knowing what you've experienced since selling Clarity, would you still sell her and go for the performance cat, that you adore? You still think it's worth it?
Had we known that the next boat was not a done deal yet, we would not have sold Clarity when we did. However, we don't regret the decision. Cruising (and growing older) teaches that we can't control the wind...we can only adjust our sails. So if that is the case, and it absolutely is reality for all of us at every moment....it would be insane not to enjoy the many many many wonders and pleasures in whatever situation we find ourselves in. From this perspective, had we kept Clarity we would have missed out on so many wonderful experiences and new friends, and that would be really sad to think. The next boat will be along soon and it will be a grand adventure. If not, then great...we will do other cool things.
I learned a lot this week. number one is when you own a boat sh*t happens. I saw Water World where we went back in evolution and people grew gills and because there was no land the jackass penguins were learning to fly.
We shut it down after about 8 months. The coffee was amazing, but the shipping turned out to be a huge headache and incredibly expensive. We basically couldn't ship outside of the US, which is half the audience. Then shipping inside the US cost more than the coffee itself! So, it was a lot of fun and we learned a lot in the process, but as a viable business...didn't make a lot of sense. But man o man, it was really good stuff.
Oh - did no one tell you not to soak your hair in the blue lagoon? It wrecked my hair - and I did condition it with the conditioner there. Nick - I feel like maybe you weren’t in the mood for iceland. We did Iceland pretty cheap last summer. Used some Marriott points for the hotel by the airport on the front end and back end. Car rental was decent - had a coupon code. Since there was 4 of us we spent most nights in an Airbnb that was just under $300 a night during their busiest travel week of the year. It was huge and in Selfoss - which was a great jumping off point. The owner even gave me a knitted hat she made. The beauty there when you really explore - just no comparison.
Every year way more tourists visit Iceland than there are actual icelandic people living in iceland. Edit: Looked it up, about 5 tourists for every resident.
I think Megan took her own room because Nick, you looked kind of like you were sleep walking the first part of the trip! Could have been the jet lag. :o) Bone Voyahgee!
Furling main on a trimaran? I have to admit I am naive (or a bit ignorant?) when it comes to multihulls, but is it more common than I realize to have furling mains on multihulls?
OMG, you mention Andy Garcia and boats but completely miss the opportunity to quote Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead... famous for the line "boat drinks" .... if you don't know, you must see it. solid 90s flick
Boy, can you tell how tired Nick is, especially after that hot bath. Icelandic airlines has good deals for easy stop overs enroute to Europe. Consider how high the standard of living is for such a remote harsh environment. It's been settled for hundreds of years. Or you can save the $ and spend it in France flying direct.
Do you think that the people who get mad if you call "Pain au Chocolate" a "chocolate 'crussant'" would get upset if you call it the "'can' boat show" rather than the "Cannes Yachting Festival?"
Iceland has one of the poorest hotel water quality of any country I have ever been to. Bathe with bottled water. Not much to do after a day of bar hopping for many. Similar to visiting the Grand Canyon without taking a crash course in Geology first. Rocks remain rocks. Last week I watched another channel use a brand new "code' sail incorrectly. Had to take it down in less than two hours before it was completely ruined. The life expectancy of a "code" sail on a rental can be measured in minutes.
We've answered this question quite a few times, but I'll give it another go. First of all, we make the best decisions we can with the info we've got at the time, so regret is not the right way to treat one's self...it's pointless. Second, we've had incredible experiences and met incredible people in the time since selling, and that wouldn't have happened the same way had we kept Clarity. And lastly, the right thing will happen...it always does...if that is an awesome boat....then great. If that is something else...then great! Simply being alive is a privilege...and that isn't some sort of woo-woo peptalk. It's the truth. Heard it told by a new friend we met recently here in France. His brother was in an accident and had a long recovery. He has a new perspective on life....anytime someone gripes about something, he says..."any day you can get to the bathroom unassisted is a good day." Sooooooo.......regret selling Clarity...mistake selling Clarity....uhhhhhh......sure...if you want to look at it that way, probably should have had a more solid deal on the next boat first...but are we spending time thinking about how we really went wrong in life with that decision? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TheOKellys I get your point.... 😄 And thats the right attitude. But I really think we as homo sapiens, always looks for greener grass on the other side, instead of enjoying our current lawn. I'm not trying to prove myself better than you, I do exact the same thing, but in retrospective, just start wondering why..... BTW love your channel, forgot to mention that.... 😄
Megan here, wanted to add one thing, we enjoyed the heck out of Clarity for 5.5 years which for us is a very long time! Change is exciting and being open and comfortable with not knowing how things will unfold is something you can only get good at with practice.
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I love that this couple has a channel, they compliment each other so well & she’s just hands down “hilarious” and such honest comments the way she does it, is as entertaining as it is informative. I can’t wait to see what all of you end of buying for the future!
Lol, thank you. We have a good time!
Beautiful boat!
It's nice to see you guys come around a little more and looking forward to the next one O'Kelly's. 😉
Running on OPY. (Other people’s yachts) now your on the right track.
Awen crew and boat are soo cool🏋🏻♀️🤟🏋🏻♀️
Yes, they really are. Besties!
Totally agree about the compact toilet in the main head it's a real pisser. Cleaning the head is a difficult job. We replaced the compact toilet with a larger "comfort" bowel instead of "compact". Seemed to resolve most issues but still not enough room for shoulders. When at Annapolis Sailboat Boat 2023 be sure to try the master toilet before you buy.🤣🤣🤣
So close to 100k 🫣
Very excited for this episode. Didn't know if we'd get to see you both tri-ing again :p
great episode! Thanks for sharing! Stay safe and keep rolling O'Kelly's ! 👍👍
I'm glad you got to Iceland. My first visit was back in 1983. I went there for a week b years ago for a 5 day trek across country. Iceland is a great place. Everyone should visit it just one in their lives.
The Outremer 52 looks amazing, can't wait.
Thanks guys. Fun times, great video
Hello , love your program . Thankyou 😊
Y’all are the best ❤
Thanks for taking us along.
Funny and good timing, coming in 10d to thissouth of the country to visit a... Neel 47. Nice to have your feelingabout it after having Heard so many différents feedbacks, good and (really) bad ones. 👍. #gookellysgo ! 👍
WOW! Very interesting, different, fast focus shifting. I'll be going back to watch this again to take it all in. Keep up the good work. Producing this one must have taken some extra time.
Thankyou 👍
So glad you made it across safely. Certainly a wild ride.
Sailors on the road sipping coffee. Jerry might approve.
Lol, I would hope. He’s the originator of the show about nothing after all
Anchoring a tri. A snubber to an ama. Center the anchor rode between the main hull and the ama it'll calm down. Cheers from Northern California!!!!
I've always wanted to go to iceland too. thnx for taking me along!
That's got to be the most serene video you guys have presented... bien sur!
That was cool with the blue water
Was unexpected but very nice to meet you at the Cannes boat show, you guys are fantastic in your video, anyhow you are even better in real life, all the best with the boat's search, hopping you find it soon, for now I go back to my research hoping finding one first....😂😉
Aww thank you so much, good luck on your search!
Check out the new aluminum Portofino 47 or 52. Italian design catamaran made in Dubai.
The Neel 47 is an interesting model and the one that seems to attract the most attention from the company, probably due to its price for the features and size offered. If I were to consider acquiring a Neel I'd look for a 51, which has interior access to all the hulls and a head right beside the master cabin on the bridge-deck. Exceptional layout not found in any cat under roughly 65ft. The newer Neel 52 replacement model has undergone controversial changes to this layout.
Neel has taken long strides in improving its model line in recent years. Performance while not breakneck is more than acceptable for the sheer amount of living space it provides the owner. If I were to boil it down, that's the main advantage to Neel trimarans. Even the smaller 43 is far from cramped on the bridge-deck and reasonably priced. Won best multi-hull of the year for 2023. Great episode as usual and looking forward to the Outremer 52. That is a fantastic cat but not cheap!
I have been to Iceland 3x
I love the place.
we'll go back!
It was good to see Nick doing boat repairs .
more of that coming soon!
Great video. I hope to see you guys in Iceland sooner rather than later 😊
Wow, that looked so surreal. But I’m sure going to Nice was more enchanting. What a life!! 👍
The hot springs everywhere, and they have frei Energy from thermal... cleanest and abundant energy works 25/7 doesn't require rare earth materials like solar panels. Doesn't require the wind to blow or make a minefield in the air with blades in every which direction
Funny, Italian water in France.
Small world seeing Spandana and Dev on your channel in France, when it seemed liked just yesterday they were celebrating my birthday at a beach bonfire in the Bahamas on Turtle..
Hey guys thanks for a great video really enjoyed it I just wanted to let you know that I have been talking with the podcast sailing illustrated about you he may be reaching out to you so if he does FYI. Not sure if you know the podcast in an illustrated but they’ve got about 600 episodes at this point doing pretty well. Thanks for making our lives better love your faces John Sailing instructor the school safety trainer at the video editor from Kansas City
HELP please, what is the YT name of the charter trimaran's couple channel? Could not find them :( Thank you all and God Bless.
LOL "big circle of hulls."
Great video. On a personal note, thank you for the name of the MOHS clinic in Portland. They didn't have any openings for quite a while, but my doctor was able to refer me to another local specialist and I got the surgery done. I am cancer free....yea. Let me know when you are back in Portland....I'd love to buy you a beer or coffee and chat.
I’m so happy you are cancer free! Thank you for the update and kind offer!
Iceland looks a lot like Hawaii’s Big Island, but cold. 😉👍
You 2 should have your own show!!! Oh wait..... never mind.... lol..
Ok, are y’all following us around? We were in Grenada and meet Holly and Ray, and NOW you’re in Iceland, we were just there for our Nephew’s wedding!!!
We went to Sky Lagoon vs Blue Lagoon, what a great way to get ride of jet lag!!!
We planted an airtag on you a few months ago. You can run, but we'll catch up one day. LOL
@@TheOKellys
Too funny!!!
@@TheOKellysy’all must go back to Iceland!! It is the most amazing place - need to do what Megan said and rent a camper to travel around the island. Plan to do LOTS of hiking.
You all look amazing in a Neil 47.
baby coffee!! Come on need more coffee!!! ☕☕☕☕👍👍😂😂🤣🤣
I think about returning to boat life. Living on the hard has become a habit.
Then I see videos of cruisers and everybody is smiling.
Maybe I should break my habit.
Good French Nic!👍
Merci!
The closest I ever got to seeing a puffin was in Reykjavik.
…..one restaurant had them on the menu.
Northern Lights are pretty cool , if you’re still out and about after dark
What happened to the boat that was for sale ?????
hmmmmmm? Never know!
Bienvenue en France 😀
Are you going to La Rochelle for the Grand Pavois boat show next week?
Unfortunately not
@TheOKellys I would have loved to meet you while we are all in France! I happened to have my hometown not far from La Rochelle. I am going back to my workplace in South East Asia on the 24. Hope to meet you sometime ❤
If things go well then I'll get a Neel 47 in a couple of years when I finally start my sailing journey.
The Neels are pretty amazing. The only thing about them, which I have reservations, is the fact that the Amas are so very close to the main hull. If they were even 70cm further out on each side, they would be even more stable than they already are.
Enjoy Europe and have fun in Cannes!
If you have the chance, there are a few cafés in Villefranche which are astounding. HINT!!!!
Thanks for the tips and hints!
Ah, Cannes - and I thought I will see you in La Rochelle :)
Maybe..............
Icelandic sheep have some of the best wool with high water resistance. Definitely something you should come home with
Our family visited Iceland in September 2013. When we return, it will be a stopover with car rental to the perimeter. 😊
Yes, need more time!
I love how Iceland is green and Greenland is covered in ice.....
The ultimate oxymoron.
Like parking on driveways and driving on parkways
Great to see you in Europe and only gutted now that you were going to Cannes Boat Show and I would have been there but for work commitments. C'est la vie as the host nation would say. Excited to see you onboard the Neel 47 and just re-watched your original day trip. So, having now stayed onboard a Neel 47, how did you find life living in the amas? Fascinated as the Neel 47 ticks so many boxes as a live aboard for a couple at a great price point (2nd hand!) but we have always had a reservation about having extra crew or family onboard and how their quality of life would be. So as "crew" on your latest trip how was it and what were the weather conditions? Looking forward to answer plus your next upload. Enjoy La belle France. 🙂
The compromises from a cat, for us, is too much. The amas are livable, but in a cross sea or rolly anchorage, it was not a good feel. The living space is immense and comfortable, and we really like the deck level master cabin. Sail handling we like, the ride (from our limited experience) is lively but not necessarily more or less comfortable. So we think it is a pretty cool boat, but not right for us.
@@TheOKellysNick, really appreciate the quick response and candour. This was almost exactly our thoughts without access to the vessel and can imagine it would be pretty spirited place to be in a storm plus there is the concern of getting out of the ama and to main saloon too at night in bad conditions. Only wish pockets were deep enough to buy the Neel 51!!! Again thanks for super fast feedback. Hope you are enjoying France and something to your liking can be found on the yacht market here in Europe. Fingers crossed for you. Fair winds.
Wow, Iceland to the French Mediterranean. What a fantastic, biomes-apart trip!
Learning French isn't necessarily too difficult for English speakers, considering about 40% of modern English is actually French, thanks to William the Conqueror. Between 1066 and 1087, he replaced almost every English baron, head of state and religious leader with a Norman. Such a beautiful language. The trick (and the hard part) is to roll one word into the next, a trait that the language is especially adept at. A big item on my bucket list is to see the Bayeux Tapestry. Bon chance avec finding un bateau, mon amis! (Yeah, no...I can't actually speak French. Yet!)
Thanks guys
Merci for the tips!
The Bayeux is totally impressive. Parking in the town was easy back in 1999. The thing that seems whacko about French is all those wasted letters that they tack on the end of almost every other word. They make good boats and know how to sail them.
@@philgray3443 lol...yeah. they would spell 'mayo' as 'mayeux'
@@catspaw3815 that is pretty funny!
😁@@philgray3443
I just skip the boat bits now; great travel vlog lol.
Still Vloggin!
Megan, what was the answer when you asked Nick if he wanted to buy a Neel 47?
Thanks for the video!
At 22:12, that boat off to the right in the distance…is that Bill Murray lashed to the mast yelling “We’re sailing!” ???
HA! LOL
Iceland is fascinating especially how the surnames evolve.. if Nick had a daughter her surname would become nicksdotter and if a son Nicksson… a little different .Nice to see you enjoying the med a bit. Lots of nice places out there but you need to chose the right spots of you will pay a fortune. Turkey and Greece are the best price wise.
❤❤
Welcome in France [;oD
At some point, if and when this becomes a sailing channel again... you could always SAIL back to Iceland :D. No need to rent a camper or spend a bundle on hotels.
We call it The O'Kelly's...as in The O'Kelly's channel. We do all sorts of things. We will sail again of course, and when we do, I think we will fly to Iceland. LOL
So here’s the best thing about an elevated/lift in France. When you get in the lift in Nice holiday inn it says you are being teleported. So they have solved this human capability.😂
Iceland ...and Hawiie two of the bigest natural Basalt
Prouducers on the planet ... You could build a lot of excellent explorer Catamerans from a few tonnes of the cool stuff.
See the Windelos please 😎🇬🇧🧙♂️ but remember anything you can build from glass you can build better and greener in basalt ..
and more damage resistant than carbon... at a fraction of the cost. If you can find the suppliers.
I keep coming back to Neel for an upgrade from my current Cat. I know you’ve look at Neel several times. Is it on your short list?
I appreciate your videos and follow along for quite a few years now (although not commenting). I really hope you'll find your boat, soon. I also admire how you deal with the situation, so many positive attitudes and also honesty, that you share. Amazing!
My question though: Knowing what you've experienced since selling Clarity, would you still sell her and go for the performance cat, that you adore? You still think it's worth it?
Had we known that the next boat was not a done deal yet, we would not have sold Clarity when we did. However, we don't regret the decision. Cruising (and growing older) teaches that we can't control the wind...we can only adjust our sails. So if that is the case, and it absolutely is reality for all of us at every moment....it would be insane not to enjoy the many many many wonders and pleasures in whatever situation we find ourselves in. From this perspective, had we kept Clarity we would have missed out on so many wonderful experiences and new friends, and that would be really sad to think. The next boat will be along soon and it will be a grand adventure. If not, then great...we will do other cool things.
Coffee !!!!!!!!
Vraiment!
I learned a lot this week. number one is when you own a boat sh*t happens. I saw Water World where we went back in evolution and people grew gills and because there was no land the jackass penguins were learning to fly.
Coffee! Reminds me, whatever happens to your coffee biz?
We shut it down after about 8 months. The coffee was amazing, but the shipping turned out to be a huge headache and incredibly expensive. We basically couldn't ship outside of the US, which is half the audience. Then shipping inside the US cost more than the coffee itself! So, it was a lot of fun and we learned a lot in the process, but as a viable business...didn't make a lot of sense. But man o man, it was really good stuff.
Thanks for the Walter Mitty recommendation. Quite enjoyable!
Oh - did no one tell you not to soak your hair in the blue lagoon? It wrecked my hair - and I did condition it with the conditioner there. Nick - I feel like maybe you weren’t in the mood for iceland. We did Iceland pretty cheap last summer. Used some Marriott points for the hotel by the airport on the front end and back end. Car rental was decent - had a coupon code. Since there was 4 of us we spent most nights in an Airbnb that was just under $300 a night during their busiest travel week of the year. It was huge and in Selfoss - which was a great jumping off point. The owner even gave me a knitted hat she made. The beauty there when you really explore - just no comparison.
Iceland was really cool. Literally. We just needed more time and more sleep to really enjoy it.
Great video. Can someone post a link to the 47stars youtube channel? I can't find it. Thx.
try searching "forsunandstars"
@@TheOKellys Thanks. I might need get my hearing checked, lol.
I was disappointed that not a single viking offered to take you for a quick afternoon raid in Iceland.
fully booked!
Iceland only has one wrong turn.
lol! I get it
Every year way more tourists visit Iceland than there are actual icelandic people living in iceland.
Edit: Looked it up, about 5 tourists for every resident.
I think Megan took her own room because Nick, you looked kind of like you were sleep walking the first part of the trip! Could have been the jet lag. :o) Bone Voyahgee!
C'est vrai!
Furling main on a trimaran? I have to admit I am naive (or a bit ignorant?) when it comes to multihulls, but is it more common than I realize to have furling mains on multihulls?
No, it is very uncommon. Spandana and Dev have in-mast furling on their monohull. The Neel was the first time they used conventional rigging.
OMG, you mention Andy Garcia and boats but completely miss the opportunity to quote Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead... famous for the line "boat drinks" .... if you don't know, you must see it. solid 90s flick
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course!!!!!!! Forgot. Love us some Andy Garcia
Love the channel...the Neel 47...not so much!
how in the heck did you get to go to the blue lagoon on a layover in Iceland? Reservations for that park are booked at least six months out.
Depends on the time of year - I turned up and went straight in, probably about the same time of year judging by the sun.
Woah, just got lucky I guess. And it was really early in the day
Do you guys have a new editor?
No, but Nick has been cutting down on coffee consumption.
You could say there are no Crocodiles because the Sharks chased them out. Or Vis a visa.
lol
No croccodiles in the Mediteranian... Sharks ate all the crocodiles...
Go Banana Slugs
Only 1 day in Iceland!!! Why??
had to get to France!!
If it's just the two of you 90 % of the time maybe a tri is good
Boy, can you tell how tired Nick is, especially after that hot bath. Icelandic airlines has good deals for easy stop overs enroute to Europe. Consider how high the standard of living is for such a remote harsh environment. It's been settled for hundreds of years. Or you can save the $ and spend it in France flying direct.
Do you think that the people who get mad if you call "Pain au Chocolate" a "chocolate 'crussant'" would get upset if you call it the "'can' boat show" rather than the "Cannes Yachting Festival?"
lol
Who snores..... Or has restless legs 🦵🏼....😂 own up...😉🇬🇧🧙♂️
Iceland has one of the poorest hotel water quality of any country I have ever been to. Bathe with bottled water. Not much to do after a day of bar hopping for many. Similar to visiting the Grand Canyon without taking a crash course in Geology first. Rocks remain rocks.
Last week I watched another channel use a brand new "code' sail incorrectly. Had to take it down in less than two hours before it was completely ruined. The life expectancy of a "code" sail on a rental can be measured in minutes.
good point!
Was it a mistake selling your cat?
We've answered this question quite a few times, but I'll give it another go. First of all, we make the best decisions we can with the info we've got at the time, so regret is not the right way to treat one's self...it's pointless. Second, we've had incredible experiences and met incredible people in the time since selling, and that wouldn't have happened the same way had we kept Clarity. And lastly, the right thing will happen...it always does...if that is an awesome boat....then great. If that is something else...then great! Simply being alive is a privilege...and that isn't some sort of woo-woo peptalk. It's the truth. Heard it told by a new friend we met recently here in France. His brother was in an accident and had a long recovery. He has a new perspective on life....anytime someone gripes about something, he says..."any day you can get to the bathroom unassisted is a good day." Sooooooo.......regret selling Clarity...mistake selling Clarity....uhhhhhh......sure...if you want to look at it that way, probably should have had a more solid deal on the next boat first...but are we spending time thinking about how we really went wrong in life with that decision? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TheOKellys I get your point.... 😄 And thats the right attitude.
But I really think we as homo sapiens, always looks for greener grass on the other side, instead of enjoying our current lawn.
I'm not trying to prove myself better than you, I do exact the same thing, but in retrospective, just start wondering why..... BTW love your channel, forgot to mention that.... 😄
Megan here, wanted to add one thing, we enjoyed the heck out of Clarity for 5.5 years which for us is a very long time! Change is exciting and being open and comfortable with not knowing how things will unfold is something you can only get good at with practice.
You guys probably didn't have a need for one of their most used app.. it's a dating app.. but not an ordinary one.. it's an app that makes sure you don't boink close family... 😂
You should never put your hair in the water without the special conditioner
OMG, you guys are my favorite TH-camrs!!❤❤❤❤
It’s Theo btw
Omg we miss and love you so much Theo❤️❤️
Thank you appreciate it ❤❤❤❤❤
You guys have spent $100,000 LOOKING for a boat. Should have just overpaid for one
LOL. We haven't spent that much. We have a lot of credit card points
From the standpoint of a selfish viewer, I learn more from the hunting process. plus, the humor and entertainment is desirable in any circumstances.
@@TheOKellys 🤑 Love what you guys do!
Neel has a horrible reputation for poor quality and nightmare customer service. There are numerous TH-cam channels discussing getting screwed by Neel.
For goodness sake. Just by a boat and sail. Losing interest otherwise.
Why not a trimaran? Or a nice convenient rapido, conveniently made in Vietnam...