I love how you guys are practicing your spanish and trying to merge in the culture. You guys are living what millions of migrants go through going/moving to Canada. Keep eating and keep the good content!🤟🏼🇲🇽😎
Genuine word of advice, now that you are in mainland and in the north states be really really careful, it's been quite hot in terms of violence recently so just stay safe
Levi and Leah, I’ve been watching your guys’ videos for years. I appreciate you guys sharing your recent travel adventures, they’re amazing! Please don’t get defensive over the comments regarding privilege and making comparisons though. They’re something to keep in mind. We all have different perceptions regarding culture, tourism, lifestyle differences, and our reactions to them 👍
Wow, you guys are adventurous taking that ferry. And Leah, your Spanish is fine (not minimal). Love the shot of all 4 of you walking along the beach in the evening holding hands. You need to make a picture of it. Also, love the closeness in the cabin - you didn't fight in such close quarters :)
Glad to see you guys enjoying this trip. Some of those areas are truly beautiful and you can only ever truly appreciate them by immersing yourself in the culture anytime you visit a place.
Just for future reference, you are able to jumpstart the Prius from under the hood. Check the owners manual and/ or TH-cam. It makes it much less of a hassle. I also didn’t have this information when it would have been most useful 😀
Sounds like an experience! I think the ferry we took with a car in NZ was about 3/4 hours boat time, very orderly but really took us all night to load and unload, and if I’m not wrong about 300 NZD.. so it is not cheap that’s for sure..
I have never jump started my Prius via the battery pack from the back. Simply, lift up the hood and you can jump start the battery in upper right corner, takes like 5 minutes max.
@@LeahandLevi You can jump start from your fuse box under the hood. When you get the black cover off, pull a red plastic cover off the terminal and hook up the red cable. Hook up the black cable to some metal .You can find You Tube videos on it. Enjoy Mexico !!
Ditto this. I camped for two weeks (oops) with my hatch up then closed it to leave and had a dead battery and luckily the guy who jumped it showed us the trick from the front.
I feel like that price isn't actually that crazy haha it can be 250$ round trip on BC ferries per car for a 2 hour trip, times that by 6 add two meals and a cabin and private bathroom, 300$ CAD per person sounds like a bargain haha I just traveled on the Saint John to Digby ferry a couple weeks ago for 170$ CAD one way for 2 hours on the boat haha but I guess by Mexico standards that's pretty pricey lol
Totally - I lived in Prince Rupert for a few years and the Rupert - Hardy ferry in the winter is 20-24hrs and $500 one way (one person, one car) with no cabin or food (and jumps to about $750 in the summer because they market it as a cruise)
In Australia, Spirit of Tasmania, Melbourne to Devonport, 12 hrs each way, cabin one way, recliner one way back, taking car wagon. Total $1110aud return.
@@wobblysauce damn 😂 I guess per hour that's actually a lot less than the BC ferry trip which is actually only like an hour 35 mins and it's round trip, 250$ for BC ferries is only 1 way haha 500$ for a 3 hour round trip. Is a flight way cheaper for that Aussie trip??
@@droid2D2C3P0 having a quick look now for flights 2 people return A$637, 1hr20 each way, but then have to add the cost of parking at the airport, hire car/sleeper-accommodation, as before we slept in the back and most nights were free for the 2-week trip. Another one on the same Tasmania trip was SeaLink Bruny Island Ferry A$48.50 return, which takes about 20mins. Looking back at the cost now, A$58 each a day each traveling around Tasmania, even less if you remove A$155 each for the Bruny Island Cruise, 3 Hour Wilderness Cruise exploring the rugged coastline of Bruny Island in southern Tasmania.
Only did something like this from Wales to Dublin, though we were on the train from London to Wales, and the terminals are in the same building. We had to switch from an Irish Sea Ferry to a Stena because something was broken on the Irish Sea Ferry and it never left Dublin in the morning. We had to check our bags, then boarded on a bus which stayed on board, and drove us off. The “terminal” in Dubin was in the port, as in cargo. There was an airport style belt for picking up luggage, but no: cash exchange, no taxi stand, only a stuffed to the gills (because everyone had luggage) double decker bus that cost us £5 (it was supposed to be euros, but we couldn’t change our money anywhere (there wasn’t one in Anglesea terminal either, and we had no time to wander around the town with the ferry company switch changing the schedule.) We asked the bus driver about that, and he dropped us at a place to finally switch us to Euros, but then we had to walk a while to get our bearings, found the end of Grafton Street, and finally walked to our hotel near the other end in a bit of a drizzle.
Man Europe is so much better set up for these kinds of things. The efficiency of the Netherlands for example was just incredible to me as a visitor there.
So did you know that your fob has a key in it? So you just have to pull the key out of the fob and you can open your doors etc , in case the fob isn’t working 🤯
Many years ago I drove our mobile workshop on a slick wet road. VW Kombi not only has motor in the back but also my dad had positioned the air compressor at the back also. Like your load way out back I was content that it didn’t affect steering nor cornering until I braked on a wet corner. Around the rear end came hence my suggestion to you....if that happens to you it will come around despite your best efforts it is best to let it come 180 degrees so your facing back the way you came....just casually drove on back the way you just came and watchers will think you’re very clever.....😂😂😂
I don't know guys, I have admired and liked your content for years but as a Mexican -living in Canada-, the constant mean joking feels like too much sometimes (I also feel this is not the easiest trip for a senior couple so I'm understanding in that sense). Now, Mexico might not be up to Canadian standards in A LOT of stuff but I wonder if you were actually expecting it to be (?). You guys keep saying you did the research and I've followed you for a couple years so I don't doubt your capacity to do so, and I also know how aware of privilege you are, it's just that lately that has not been showing. As for the messy things that you have gone through, I think other comments are accurate: some things you try to do are not precisely touristic in Mexico (hiking, ferries, even camping sites), they are not prepared for them. My issue with this is what your baseline is to compare the particular non-Mexico suitable/common experience you've chosen to have (Canada? The Netherlands?). Sometimes I am also concerned about the advice that you decide to ignore. Durango? Yeah, Mexican people we know we don't go there unless we really have to, and it is likely nothing bad will happen but if it does, what then? Finally, I do really appreciate the effort you've put into learning Spanish, I think it was a very smart move and I very much liked watching that immersive experience you had.
I made my comment before seeing yours, but yes I am getting the same sense that you articulate. The constant assessment from their rich white Canadian privileged lens is tiresome. It's not quite ugly American tourist, but certainly on the spectrum. I expected better from them really.
Thanks for the comment! It’s sad to hear that you see our experience as condescending or uninformed. Our reactions to the experiences were having is based on our lives thus far. We can’t help but compare to life at home because that’s where we are from. None of it is to drag on Mexico. We’re clearly having fun and enjoying the experience, the reason we’re surprised by the ferry is because people had prepared us for a much worse time! I appreciate the comment and the feedback.
Another viewer mentioned the way you talk about Mexico and the experiences you are having. I have to agree, you come across as very condescending and better than. The constant smirks and remarks are never ending. And it’s more than just Mexico, it’s everything that’s non Canadian. I’ve been around French Canadians that come to the states in the winter. They complain constantly about the traffic, the prices, the people, the insects, and wildlife the list goes on. All I hear is how much better Canada is. So I know it’s not just the two of you, it’s the culture you have come from. I used to have dinners with the Canadians, snowbirds now I do everything I can to avoid them. By the way, with all the complaining these snowbirds keep returning year after year. I was smirky with you before. To a point I was mimicking the way you act about the states.
Don’t really see what’s condescending here… what do you expect them to say? They are just sharing their experiences which is why we watch the videos.. One needs to be able to give honest feedback about that I think and that’s what they did. Keep on rocking Levi and Leah!
Not a Mexican but I felt there was a slightly condescending vibe in the last few videos too, surely wasnt intentional. Most countries are not as privileged as others as we all know. I am a long time follower and will keep following your trip. Safe travels!
I'm flipping out and losing my mind at the same time cause you visited my hometown (La Paz) and I missed it!! Darn it. I skepped Día de Muertos celebration all together, and sure that's the time you guys were there. I'm gonna go kick myself now.
We take a ferry from a port in Puerto Rico to their islands for under an hour which costs $2.50 US but not with a vehicle. It’s cheap to rent a golf cart on the island. 😮😊
Last week I killed the battery on my Prius for the first time taking the ferry from Vic to Van and that was stressful enough! I couldn't figure out how to jump my car and ended up on the boat for 5.5 hours doing the run 3 times until my battery decided to come back to life. That's enough stress for me, thanks!
Just wanted to say hi from Australia! I never ever comment but really want to say I am enjoying your content and have been for a while now (loving your parents as of late) 😂 Love seeing you guys keep smiling through even when it’s super stressful. Living vicariously through you guys until we can go travelling again. Take care and safe travels ❤
Idk if this works for a Prius, but I keep a carabiner pushed into the hatch’s latch so that it tricks it into thinking it’s shut when I’m camping in my Subaru.
Omg what a stressful experience! Wow done guys for keeping your cool. If it was me I would have been getting into a flap lol. At least the cabin & boat was nice. Love your videos so much I really feel like I'm on the journey with you guys
Thanks for watching! Honestly we edited out some of the more... colourful moments 😂 but this was pretty well what it was like. We appreciate you being here Ange 🙋🏻♂️
@@LeahandLevi It always feels weird to me, but sometimes you can get the vibe "oh they're just saying no because I haven't handed them money yet." My family in Colombia always makes fun of us for not catching on 😅
Well you left me to calculate the price in USD when you literally had to enter the US from Canada in order to travel to Mexico....I feel like a red headed stepchild 😲😂
I recommend to buy a jumper starter on Amazon save me a lot of times when i travel in 2012 pruis. My biggest fear traveling far is my hybrid battery going bad 2010 to 2015 has extended warranty 20 year warranty on dc inverter but not on the hybrid battery.
I don’t understand the comments that say this video is whiny... it’s probably the same people who would’ve complained MORE had they been in your place. What I agree on is that Mexican bureaucracy is hell, anywhere you go at all times. Just be patient. Anyway, now that you’re in mainland Mexico, please be careful and try to stick to federal highways. Especially up north it’s really easy to just disappear. Try to be discrete, and I know it’s difficult being a TH-camr, but talking to the camera isn’t a great idea. I would stick to Pueblos Magicos as you’re going down, usually they tend to be more safe. Edit: also try sleeping in hotels, motels, or a designated area. It’s really dangerous to just go into the wild because you don’t know whether you’re trespassing narco territory. Just stay in the main roads
You weren’t paying attention if you didn’t hear and see all the smirking condescending remarks. For the record this is typical of Canadians, especially French Canadians.
Ahhhhh if you calculated the cost of a BCferry compared to this is would actually be way more expensive. Loading is easier is BC ferries but the Baja doesn’t have White Spot (which is probably a pro honestly)
Y'alls Spanish seems so good! Or like communication seems pretty smooth - is that the case? Since taking the Spanish classes do you guys think it's been easier to communicate in Mexico? ✨️
Wow that seemed needlessly stressful & cumbersome. Glad you folks got through it together. If anything it only solidifies why I have *NO* interest traveling to Mexico let alone by car, *hard pass* for me🙄
Levi & Leah I am just starting to upload content to TH-cam, I am not going to bother with the shorts! my followers and the one I follow are try to let TH-cam know we do not want shorts. just wonder will you stand with us thanks! love your content please do not use shorts!
Well now we are seeing some of the challenges. I read where someone accused you of whining…….Levi its just your nervous laughing (whiny tic) No offence. But it does take away from your usual pro voice presentation. Its just you which some folks don’t expect on such a usually overall well done product. Looking up the actually cost for a Port Hardy/Prince Rupert ferry ride in cabins. Will Post when I hear back from them. Can’t find it on their website even though they say its there.🙃
So with a little more research the 12/13 hour BC Ferry ride Port Hardy to Prince Rupert with your cabin fuel surcharge and vehicles in, on shoulder season would cost about $1456.00. There is no deal available like you had. You could go much cheaper without cabin. (-$600). All prices in Canadian. No food included but like someone mentioned the iconic White Spot is aboard and extra.😉 😄😁😄😁 never stop laughing.
The challenge for you is to drop your white rich privileged lens and just start experiencing things without assessing and editorializing all the time. Travel is more fun when you take the experiences as they come instead of comparing them to your privileged expectations of life. Stressful is what happens when you have X expectation vs Y reality. How about just experience the ferry ride. Like with meditation where you observe your thoughts without putting judgement and assessment on each one. Just watch them float by like boats where there is no too small, too big, too fast, too slow. It all just IS.
Thanks for the comment, but I have to push back a little bit though. We’re enjoying ourselves despite an objectively challenging travel experience. I think perhaps you’re using the context of us being in Mexico to make this a argument that were being unkind when it is simply our experience while in a stressful situation. We have acknowledged our privilege on this journey multiple times and we continue to document what it’s really like travelling this way.
not to speak over the lovely channel owners - your point about just experiencing things would be more relevant if this were just a mere travel vlog. The series opening generally states that @Levi & Leah are trying to show that you do not need a big travel van to have this kind of adventure so the assessment and editorializing is an essential part of the educational process. Comparing and contrasting are helpful if this is something someone out there wants to do, and even though this is a trip I personally will likely never go on I still appreciate the nuance and the information being provided.
They don’t seem to be appreciative of anything. He could be up on a roof on a hot day doing roofer work, she could be doing maid work at a dirty hotel all day long. Kind of puts things in perspective. I’m shocked people are just now noticing, every video there is constant smirking and making fun of the people, places, and how bad the experience is. To the core this is who these 2 individuals are. Asking them not to smirk, complain, compare is asking them not to be themselves. At the end of the day they aren’t very nice people.
You paid 1200 Canadian dollars for 4 people and two cars. Do you think it is expensive? You crosses the Cortés Ocean including your cars!!! You sleep in a cabin including a complete bathroom. Excuse me guys, that is not expensive.
It really amazes me when tourist go to another country and expect everything to be laid out on a silver platter. Also the reason why the steps are not outlined so well is because this is probably not a common tourist thing to do.
As you said… the steps weren’t clearly outlined which is what made it difficult. I think we had a pretty positive disposition the whole time honestly so this sounds more like your perspective than ours lol
@@LeahandLevi Well another comment just said that the price is pretty fair. You were complaining about the prices as well which is crazy. You are literally shipping your car and you have accommodation's for 300 per person. Anyways i'm done here have a nice day.
@@danieley4 I'm not sure you understand what whining and complaining are. This is a travel vlog and they are documenting their experiences. It's ok for them to express frustrations at challenges they face. Would you rather they lie? They are always respectful. Compared to other experiences they've had in Mexico this is more confusing and more expensive.
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I love how you guys are practicing your spanish and trying to merge in the culture. You guys are living what millions of migrants go through going/moving to Canada.
Keep eating and keep the good content!🤟🏼🇲🇽😎
It's an eye opening experience. Learning the language has been our favourite part of the trip (and our most common recommendation to others)
Genuine word of advice, now that you are in mainland and in the north states be really really careful, it's been quite hot in terms of violence recently so just stay safe
Ditto what I came to say. You'll stand out no matter what so try to draw the least attention to yourself. But also enjoy!
Deja de mentir, cuantos extranjeros perdieron la vida por violencia? Ese tipo de problemas se da entre personas involucradas en malos pasos
Levi and Leah, I’ve been watching your guys’ videos for years. I appreciate you guys sharing your recent travel adventures, they’re amazing! Please don’t get defensive over the comments regarding privilege and making comparisons though. They’re something to keep in mind. We all have different perceptions regarding culture, tourism, lifestyle differences, and our reactions to them 👍
Looks like Levi’s dad is warming up to being in the vlogs- it won’t be long before he will be running the show!
Hahaha it takes him a while to get there but eventually he loosens up 😅
Wow, you guys are adventurous taking that ferry. And Leah, your Spanish is fine (not minimal). Love the shot of all 4 of you walking along the beach in the evening holding hands. You need to make a picture of it. Also, love the closeness in the cabin - you didn't fight in such close quarters :)
Ohhhh there were some testy moments but there was enough “let’s get through this” kind of attitude that we made it work. 😅
Glad to see you guys enjoying this trip. Some of those areas are truly beautiful and you can only ever truly appreciate them by immersing yourself in the culture anytime you visit a place.
Just for future reference, you are able to jumpstart the Prius from under the hood. Check the owners manual and/ or TH-cam. It makes it much less of a hassle. I also didn’t have this information when it would have been most useful 😀
JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS! 😳🤦🏻♂️
Prius extremely reliable. Any problems with yours? What mpg lower quality gas?
ha we too are in Mexico limited Español...this video is absolutely hysterically funny! I can relate!
Another great line to add to the merch list: It looks even better when you turn the light on! 🤣🤣🤣
Sounds like an experience! I think the ferry we took with a car in NZ was about 3/4 hours boat time, very orderly but really took us all night to load and unload, and if I’m not wrong about 300 NZD.. so it is not cheap that’s for sure..
Boats are expensive but a cool way to travel!
I have never jump started my Prius via the battery pack from the back. Simply, lift up the hood and you can jump start the battery in upper right corner, takes like 5 minutes max.
Whooot? Imma have to google how to do this...
@@LeahandLevi my 2013 has over 225k miles and I’ve had it jumped a few times using this method.
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@@LeahandLevi You can jump start from your fuse box under the hood. When you get the black cover off, pull a red plastic cover off the terminal and hook up the red cable. Hook up the black cable to some metal .You can find You Tube videos on it. Enjoy Mexico !!
Ditto this. I camped for two weeks (oops) with my hatch up then closed it to leave and had a dead battery and luckily the guy who jumped it showed us the trick from the front.
I feel like that price isn't actually that crazy haha it can be 250$ round trip on BC ferries per car for a 2 hour trip, times that by 6 add two meals and a cabin and private bathroom, 300$ CAD per person sounds like a bargain haha I just traveled on the Saint John to Digby ferry a couple weeks ago for 170$ CAD one way for 2 hours on the boat haha but I guess by Mexico standards that's pretty pricey lol
Lol so truuuuue! 😅
Totally - I lived in Prince Rupert for a few years and the Rupert - Hardy ferry in the winter is 20-24hrs and $500 one way (one person, one car) with no cabin or food (and jumps to about $750 in the summer because they market it as a cruise)
In Australia, Spirit of Tasmania, Melbourne to Devonport, 12 hrs each way, cabin one way, recliner one way back, taking car wagon.
Total $1110aud return.
@@wobblysauce damn 😂 I guess per hour that's actually a lot less than the BC ferry trip which is actually only like an hour 35 mins and it's round trip, 250$ for BC ferries is only 1 way haha 500$ for a 3 hour round trip. Is a flight way cheaper for that Aussie trip??
@@droid2D2C3P0 having a quick look now for flights 2 people return A$637, 1hr20 each way, but then have to add the cost of parking at the airport, hire car/sleeper-accommodation, as before we slept in the back and most nights were free for the 2-week trip.
Another one on the same Tasmania trip was SeaLink Bruny Island Ferry A$48.50 return, which takes about 20mins.
Looking back at the cost now, A$58 each a day each traveling around Tasmania, even less if you remove A$155 each for the Bruny Island Cruise, 3 Hour Wilderness Cruise exploring the rugged coastline of Bruny Island in southern Tasmania.
I made that trip, the other way around, without a room. It was hell!
I was feeling some anxiety and claustrophobia just from watching this video 😂 Glad everything worked out and you arrived safely!
Thanks for watching our struggle 😅
Only did something like this from Wales to Dublin, though we were on the train from London to Wales, and the terminals are in the same building. We had to switch from an Irish Sea Ferry to a Stena because something was broken on the Irish Sea Ferry and it never left Dublin in the morning. We had to check our bags, then boarded on a bus which stayed on board, and drove us off. The “terminal” in Dubin was in the port, as in cargo. There was an airport style belt for picking up luggage, but no: cash exchange, no taxi stand, only a stuffed to the gills (because everyone had luggage) double decker bus that cost us £5 (it was supposed to be euros, but we couldn’t change our money anywhere (there wasn’t one in Anglesea terminal either, and we had no time to wander around the town with the ferry company switch changing the schedule.) We asked the bus driver about that, and he dropped us at a place to finally switch us to Euros, but then we had to walk a while to get our bearings, found the end of Grafton Street, and finally walked to our hotel near the other end in a bit of a drizzle.
Man Europe is so much better set up for these kinds of things. The efficiency of the Netherlands for example was just incredible to me as a visitor there.
I would have had a breakdown. You would have found me on the ground, in the fetal position crying. LOL Well done!!
So did you know that your fob has a key in it? So you just have to pull the key out of the fob and you can open your doors etc , in case the fob isn’t working 🤯
Yeah that was a lifesaver! Sadly there’s no keyhole on the trunk and the key only opens the driver side door 🤦🏻♂️
@@LeahandLevi it’s law that there’s a manual emergency release in the trunk 🧐
Many years ago I drove our mobile workshop on a slick wet road. VW Kombi not only has motor in the back but also my dad had positioned the air compressor at the back also. Like your load way out back I was content that it didn’t affect steering nor cornering until I braked on a wet corner. Around the rear end came hence my suggestion to you....if that happens to you it will come around despite your best efforts it is best to let it come 180 degrees so your facing back the way you came....just casually drove on back the way you just came and watchers will think you’re very clever.....😂😂😂
I don't know guys, I have admired and liked your content for years but as a Mexican -living in Canada-, the constant mean joking feels like too much sometimes (I also feel this is not the easiest trip for a senior couple so I'm understanding in that sense). Now, Mexico might not be up to Canadian standards in A LOT of stuff but I wonder if you were actually expecting it to be (?). You guys keep saying you did the research and I've followed you for a couple years so I don't doubt your capacity to do so, and I also know how aware of privilege you are, it's just that lately that has not been showing.
As for the messy things that you have gone through, I think other comments are accurate: some things you try to do are not precisely touristic in Mexico (hiking, ferries, even camping sites), they are not prepared for them. My issue with this is what your baseline is to compare the particular non-Mexico suitable/common experience you've chosen to have (Canada? The Netherlands?). Sometimes I am also concerned about the advice that you decide to ignore. Durango? Yeah, Mexican people we know we don't go there unless we really have to, and it is likely nothing bad will happen but if it does, what then?
Finally, I do really appreciate the effort you've put into learning Spanish, I think it was a very smart move and I very much liked watching that immersive experience you had.
I made my comment before seeing yours, but yes I am getting the same sense that you articulate. The constant assessment from their rich white Canadian privileged lens is tiresome. It's not quite ugly American tourist, but certainly on the spectrum. I expected better from them really.
Thanks for the comment! It’s sad to hear that you see our experience as condescending or uninformed. Our reactions to the experiences were having is based on our lives thus far. We can’t help but compare to life at home because that’s where we are from. None of it is to drag on Mexico. We’re clearly having fun and enjoying the experience, the reason we’re surprised by the ferry is because people had prepared us for a much worse time! I appreciate the comment and the feedback.
Another viewer mentioned the way you talk about Mexico and the experiences you are having. I have to agree, you come across as very condescending and better than. The constant smirks and remarks are never ending. And it’s more than just Mexico, it’s everything that’s non Canadian. I’ve been around French Canadians that come to the states in the winter. They complain constantly about the traffic, the prices, the people, the insects, and wildlife the list goes on. All I hear is how much better Canada is. So I know it’s not just the two of you, it’s the culture you have come from. I used to have dinners with the Canadians, snowbirds now I do everything I can to avoid them. By the way, with all the complaining these snowbirds keep returning year after year. I was smirky with you before. To a point I was mimicking the way you act about the states.
Don’t really see what’s condescending here… what do you expect them to say? They are just sharing their experiences which is why we watch the videos.. One needs to be able to give honest feedback about that I think and that’s what they did. Keep on rocking Levi and Leah!
Not a Mexican but I felt there was a slightly condescending vibe in the last few videos too, surely wasnt intentional. Most countries are not as privileged as others as we all know. I am a long time follower and will keep following your trip. Safe travels!
I'm flipping out and losing my mind at the same time cause you visited my hometown (La Paz) and I missed it!! Darn it. I skepped Día de Muertos celebration all together, and sure that's the time you guys were there. I'm gonna go kick myself now.
We take a ferry from a port in Puerto Rico to their islands for under an hour which costs $2.50 US but not with a vehicle. It’s cheap to rent a golf cart on the island. 😮😊
Well that’s amazing! 😳
Last week I killed the battery on my Prius for the first time taking the ferry from Vic to Van and that was stressful enough! I couldn't figure out how to jump my car and ended up on the boat for 5.5 hours doing the run 3 times until my battery decided to come back to life. That's enough stress for me, thanks!
Just wanted to say hi from Australia! I never ever comment but really want to say I am enjoying your content and have been for a while now (loving your parents as of late) 😂 Love seeing you guys keep smiling through even when it’s super stressful. Living vicariously through you guys until we can go travelling again. Take care and safe travels ❤
Thanks for this comment! So glad you’re enjoying our (sometimes stressful) adventure! 😂
Idk if this works for a Prius, but I keep a carabiner pushed into the hatch’s latch so that it tricks it into thinking it’s shut when I’m camping in my Subaru.
Omg what a stressful experience! Wow done guys for keeping your cool. If it was me I would have been getting into a flap lol. At least the cabin & boat was nice. Love your videos so much I really feel like I'm on the journey with you guys
Thanks for watching! Honestly we edited out some of the more... colourful moments 😂 but this was pretty well what it was like. We appreciate you being here Ange 🙋🏻♂️
😎👀🚗🤔💭Well I love you guys and gals ' but that trip sounds like hell' 👌👋✌
Just to let you guys know, a little extra money on top when asking for paperwork saves a lot of time in Latin America....
Haha well have to try that one next time 😅
@@LeahandLevi It always feels weird to me, but sometimes you can get the vibe "oh they're just saying no because I haven't handed them money yet."
My family in Colombia always makes fun of us for not catching on 😅
Well you left me to calculate the price in USD when you literally had to enter the US from Canada in order to travel to Mexico....I feel like a red headed stepchild 😲😂
A bit of math never hurt anyone! 😂😜
LoL I'm twice your age Levi, my brain is slowing.... 😂😂. Loving y'all's trip and watching from South Carolina 🌴🇺🇸❤️
should not do it, proceeds to do it. lmao. have fun guys
Haha if there was another way we would have considered it believe me 😂 turned out ok though!
I recommend to buy a jumper starter on Amazon save me a lot of times when i travel in 2012 pruis. My biggest fear traveling far is my hybrid battery going bad 2010 to 2015 has extended warranty 20 year warranty on dc inverter but not on the hybrid battery.
I don’t understand the comments that say this video is whiny... it’s probably the same people who would’ve complained MORE had they been in your place. What I agree on is that Mexican bureaucracy is hell, anywhere you go at all times. Just be patient.
Anyway, now that you’re in mainland Mexico, please be careful and try to stick to federal highways. Especially up north it’s really easy to just disappear. Try to be discrete, and I know it’s difficult being a TH-camr, but talking to the camera isn’t a great idea. I would stick to Pueblos Magicos as you’re going down, usually they tend to be more safe.
Edit: also try sleeping in hotels, motels, or a designated area. It’s really dangerous to just go into the wild because you don’t know whether you’re trespassing narco territory. Just stay in the main roads
Thanks for the comment! Yeah we don’t boondock in Mexico. Especially since camping here is cheap. 👍🏼😅
You weren’t paying attention if you didn’t hear and see all the smirking condescending remarks. For the record this is typical of Canadians, especially French Canadians.
@@OrcaMichelle Nate, you see what you want to see my friend.
Baja California SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRR
But real question, better or worse then BC ferries lol
Ahhhhh if you calculated the cost of a BCferry compared to this is would actually be way more expensive. Loading is easier is BC ferries but the Baja doesn’t have White Spot (which is probably a pro honestly)
White spot is the bomb, come on Levi… haha! But seriously, it’s my 6yo’s favourite restaurant, must be the pirate packs.
Y'alls Spanish seems so good! Or like communication seems pretty smooth - is that the case? Since taking the Spanish classes do you guys think it's been easier to communicate in Mexico? ✨️
Haha if we’re ordering food or getting basic directions we’re pretty good but our vocabulary is pretty limited 😅
Omg this is kind of terrifying but given the video’s up I assume you made it! 😊
Wow that seemed needlessly stressful & cumbersome. Glad you folks got through it together. If anything it only solidifies why I have *NO* interest traveling to Mexico let alone by car, *hard pass* for me🙄
Haha I won’t lie that driving here is stressful. But for us the unique and unexpected beauty you find by traveling this way makes it all worth it. 🥰🥹
More videos please!
💯🤯 I feel bad for your dad he's jonesing for a cold beer or a shot of tequila I know the feeling Albuquerque New Mexico love
Haha yeah he liked the tequila that’s for sure! Thanks for leaving a comment 🙋🏻♂️👍🏼
Good Spanish, you learn really fast.
Gracias Amigo!
Since you're Canadian I hope you can still watch hockey games on your phone. I'm a Toronto Maple Leaf nut
Jets babayyyyyyy
Levi & Leah I am just starting to upload content to TH-cam, I am not going to bother with the shorts! my followers and the one I follow are try to let TH-cam know we do not want shorts. just wonder will you stand with us thanks! love your content please do not use shorts!
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Glasses ☝🏻or off!😬😬
Why would someone want a car that you can’t get into if you have an issue?
I considered taking the ferry from LaPaz but ……nope
Well now we are seeing some of the challenges. I read where someone accused you of whining…….Levi its just your nervous laughing (whiny tic) No offence. But it does take away from your usual pro voice presentation. Its just you which some folks don’t expect on such a usually overall well done product. Looking up the actually cost for a Port Hardy/Prince Rupert ferry ride in cabins. Will Post when I hear back from them. Can’t find it on their website even though they say its there.🙃
Hahaha sometimes you gotta laugh through it! 😅
So with a little more research the 12/13 hour BC Ferry ride Port Hardy to Prince Rupert with your cabin fuel surcharge and vehicles in, on shoulder season would cost about $1456.00. There is no deal available like you had. You could go much cheaper without cabin. (-$600). All prices in Canadian. No food included but like someone mentioned the iconic White Spot is aboard and extra.😉 😄😁😄😁 never stop laughing.
Thanks for the update here! We plan on taking that ferry back home when we’re back in BC actually!
Gringos discover how Mexican customer service is
The challenge for you is to drop your white rich privileged lens and just start experiencing things without assessing and editorializing all the time. Travel is more fun when you take the experiences as they come instead of comparing them to your privileged expectations of life. Stressful is what happens when you have X expectation vs Y reality. How about just experience the ferry ride. Like with meditation where you observe your thoughts without putting judgement and assessment on each one. Just watch them float by like boats where there is no too small, too big, too fast, too slow. It all just IS.
Thanks for the comment, but I have to push back a little bit though. We’re enjoying ourselves despite an objectively challenging travel experience. I think perhaps you’re using the context of us being in Mexico to make this a argument that were being unkind when it is simply our experience while in a stressful situation. We have acknowledged our privilege on this journey multiple times and we continue to document what it’s really like travelling this way.
not to speak over the lovely channel owners - your point about just experiencing things would be more relevant if this were just a mere travel vlog. The series opening generally states that @Levi & Leah are trying to show that you do not need a big travel van to have this kind of adventure so the assessment and editorializing is an essential part of the educational process. Comparing and contrasting are helpful if this is something someone out there wants to do, and even though this is a trip I personally will likely never go on I still appreciate the nuance and the information being provided.
They don’t seem to be appreciative of anything. He could be up on a roof on a hot day doing roofer work, she could be doing maid work at a dirty hotel all day long. Kind of puts things in perspective. I’m shocked people are just now noticing, every video there is constant smirking and making fun of the people, places, and how bad the experience is. To the core this is who these 2 individuals are. Asking them not to smirk, complain, compare is asking them not to be themselves. At the end of the day they aren’t very nice people.
my Mama told me if you don't have anything nice to say just don't. If you don't like the channel don't watch it. It's that simple.
You paid 1200 Canadian dollars for 4 people and two cars. Do you think it is expensive? You crosses the Cortés Ocean including your cars!!! You sleep in a cabin including a complete bathroom. Excuse me guys, that is not expensive.
This video is so dang whiny. Most of the trouble you are having is because you don't know enough spanish which is NOT the locals fault.
It really amazes me when tourist go to another country and expect everything to be laid out on a silver platter. Also the reason why the steps are not outlined so well is because this is probably not a common tourist thing to do.
Never said anything about this being “locals fault”. 😅
As you said… the steps weren’t clearly outlined which is what made it difficult. I think we had a pretty positive disposition the whole time honestly so this sounds more like your perspective than ours lol
@@LeahandLevi Well another comment just said that the price is pretty fair. You were complaining about the prices as well which is crazy. You are literally shipping your car and you have accommodation's for 300 per person. Anyways i'm done here have a nice day.
@@danieley4 I'm not sure you understand what whining and complaining are. This is a travel vlog and they are documenting their experiences. It's ok for them to express frustrations at challenges they face. Would you rather they lie? They are always respectful. Compared to other experiences they've had in Mexico this is more confusing and more expensive.
I wish we had that much security at the US border
I will never complain about BC Ferries again...⛴🤣
Ahhhh you can still complain about the food tho 😂👍🏻