Graham & Kathleen zip over to Saltspring Island, land of hippies and bad drivers. Shot on 2016-07-30/31 Support LRR: / loadingreadyrun This episode's music: audiojungle.ne...
Not sure if leaving Penelope with Rathbone would be "revenge" or "adding to the mental anguish", given her state of "keeping everyone awake" during that trip.
Mr. Wrathbone 4BR Legendary Creature - Human Vice-Principal Menace When Mr. Wrathbone enters the battlefield, create Bentley, a legendary 2/2 colorless artifact Hound token. If you would lose control of a permanent named Bentley, Mr. Wrathbone loses its Vice-Principal type and becomes a Gas Station Attendant in addition to its other types. 4/4 "Your son or daughter has missed one or more classes today."
I don't think I've enjoyed a vlog of people I barely know or barely watched anywhere near as much as this one. Dude is a ginger version of a recently departed friend and the humour and attitudes are very much "my kind of people." So I LOVED THIS. Beautiful daughter as well, condolences on the teething, that's a process.
Graham, LoadingReadyRun basically started from your High School experiences, face it you're the only group that can tell stories from High School and never have it be irrelevant.
I absolutely love this! I used to be a big LRR fan back in like 2009 or so, but then life happened and I forgot about it all for like 8 years. I'm so thrilled that you and Kathleen are still together and that you have such a lovely family. Looking forward to catching up with everything I've missed and watching more of the great vlogs! :D
chosendark1 Some people probably have stolen some stuff, which is why there are web cams at some of the areas. But one of the reasons tourists like places like that is the isolated and trusting feel of the place. And are you really going to steal from people when you can't get away, all they have to do is give a picture to the cops and catch you when you try to leave.
+chosendark1 a) Trust in small communities is rewarded, even with a somewhat regular flow of outsiders and b) Their lack of spending any time or money running these stands allows them to take the occasional hit better. There is, of course, a point at which enough thievery would render the enterprise strictly unprofitable, but here it seems to have worked out.
Graham! Saltspring is one of my favorite places in the world; I sailed up towards the island when I was 10, and it's still burned into my memory, especially the ferry back down through Victoria and the Empress Hotel. Thank you so much for Vlogging it and letting me relive my favorite trip ever.
Wow, watching the fields and the forest roll by is making me cry- especially Ganges harbor, and the great memories of me and my Grandfather fishing out there is making me so happy.
My experience with the Port Jefferson ferry from Long Island to Connecticut (about 30 miles?) is to agree: it feels like you've gone a lot farther when you have to use a boat to get there! I've never seen changing station liners stocked. We had our own changing pad that we put on the table, but it disappeared a few months ago (someone was having fun pulling everything out of the diaper bag at a restaurant!). I haven't gotten around to buying a new one yet, so we've just been doing our thing without protection since then!
I feel a combination of curiosity and shame while "tagging along" on your personal lives like this...yet I'm not stopping, so it must be more of the curiosity in the end.
It's such a strange feeling seeing these vlogs and your Japan trip vlogs popping up. I get such a sincere feeling of happiness for some reason. I feel like you guys could just upload videos of pretty much anything and I would still enjoy them just as much.
I just love that you have the same travel Luck that I do and just run into random person from years ago. You are extra lucky to have footage of prank played on said person though.
I am loving these vlogs. I have seen how some people improve in their skills at vlogging (including editing, compositins, choosing a topic) by making a vlog every day, or once a week, I think your skills are pretty well developed. ;) I am fine with these only happening when you did something you felt was particularly vlog-worthy.
Teachers never forget! Or in the case of my junior high gym teacher, they forget how much the disliked you (and nearly failed you) but are SUPER excited when they hear your voice on the radio. All while they're driving past your town in a big rig, which is what they drive for living now, and decide to call you while your doing your radio shift. Weird teacher stories, ya!
I'm pleasantly surprised at the frequency of these vlogs! I'm enjoying the window into everyday G-Life. I have concerns, however, that we may eventually reach peak G-Vlog: Graham will be compulsively forced to videotape every waking second of his life for our entertainment/edification.
I've been to Salt Spring before, but this video makes me really want to go back again. So beautiful! (Incidentally, being annoyed with but also stuck with tourists is also the fate my home town of Kelowna, BC is stuck with.)
Your tiny human is adorable, though it's sad that she's teething. Also, side note, kudos on your Mel Brooks box set. I noticed it in your closet and I have the same one. No surprised you have it and it's a must for any movie collection.
Good on ye for driving responsibly on windy rural roads. Over here, we are sick of tourists driving *too quickly*. The only time driving slowly is dumb is when the limit it 60 MPH and the roads are very straight.
I know you get this all the time, but Penelope is so freaking adorable! Such a gorgeous little lady! This trip makes me want to go to Vashon Island again. I wish our country could do honor system, but there are too many jerks around here.
added Salt Spring Island to my bucket list, thanks Graham! (also, love how I can tell that's TNG y'all are watching based on nothing other than the style of the cargo bay doors.)
This was a fun one to watch. I just came back from my own Saltspring trip a week before you guys went, so the entire video was just "yep, yep, been there, yeah that place is cool etc." Totally agree about the drivers, total jerks.
Seeing the "BUZZ", "POP", "CRACKLE" cards made me burst out laughing. However, before you throw that mic out... The buzzing noises sound like RF interference from GSM signalling (the result of a flaw in the GSM spec). So the next time you shoot a vlog with that phone and mic, try turning off mobile data on the phone. ("WAT") Yes, use WiFi only for data, leaving GSM to do just voice and SMS text. Since the data radios will be off, my guess is that will cut down on interference.
Highly recommend the croissant from Lunn's (in Sidney). Oh, and Maria's Souvlaki (also in Sidney) makes one of the better doner/donair kebabs on the island. For future reference. We regularly make the pilgrimage from further up-island. Pity you didn't get the lamb from Sunset Farm. It's where we get ours. Best lamb in the area, far as I've tried so far. (marinated in lemon juice and garlic for 24+ hours, then slow cooked Mediterranean style covered in herbs, feta, and tomato, on a bed of potatoes and carrots)
driftwolf My friend, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Lunn's is no more, as they have closed due to the owners having numerous health challenges in recent years. Happily, Maria's Souvlaki is still there and running!
You know what's hilarious about the liner thing? I work is upper management for a retail chain and every time I visit one of my stores I always have to get on the case of the restroom attendant because none of them ever fill those. Ever single store every visit.
As a Florida man, I can relate to the people who are fed up with tourists. Still doesn't make any sense for either of us, but I can relate. I guess at least Volusia County (where I live) isn't quite as reliant on tourism as Salt Spring Island, I suppose.
I am enjoying these far more than I thought I would. I haven't watched any of the Japan ones yet - I think I'll have to do that. But I watched the other two today as well and I quite enjoyed! I do have a question - what, precisely, is attached to your phone? I'm rather curious about the equipment itself. :D
Also, their conversation about locals hating tourists despite the fact that they rely on their cash monies, %100 spot on. The eternal conundrum for locals in vacation towns.
Dudes! Please continue doing these travel videos, they are amazing :) Because you are a couple with a pretty little girl (so 0 creepyness) and both of you are kinda nerdy (compliment) it feels very natural and familiar. Cheers!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, The Salt Spring Island Ferry is a very nice ferry, It's a very nice ferry, it's the Salt Spring Island Ferry. The Salt Spring Island Ferry is a very nice ferry, It's a very nice ferry, it's ferry to Salt Spring Island!
All I can think of during your ferry trip is the ferry here Marine Atlantic. And as I never hear anything about BC Ferries which means they aren't as hated as Marine Atlantic's.
I would recommend looking into the Rode Videomicro with TRS to TRRS cable for audio. You would need a shoe mount to use it but it has worked better for me than the Mic Me.
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"We're just boarding the ferry to head back, and... wait, where's Penelope? Is that... Mr. Rathbone?"
"REVENGE, REVENGE IS MINE AT LAST!"
Not sure if leaving Penelope with Rathbone would be "revenge" or "adding to the mental anguish", given her state of "keeping everyone awake" during that trip.
You kidnapped a plush dog? And took it on adventures? Well... that's probably the least delinquent thing anyone has done in history.
Makes me think of the old CH stuff- even the graffiti is well written. The Runners were never that street!
Well, they are canadian...
I'm sorry but "Mr Wrathbone" is the most metal name in existance
Too metal even for MtG.
I imagine it's actually "Rathbone" considering I've seen that before. But yes, the W spelling would be amazing.
Mr. Wrathbone
4BR
Legendary Creature - Human Vice-Principal
Menace
When Mr. Wrathbone enters the battlefield, create Bentley, a legendary 2/2 colorless artifact Hound token.
If you would lose control of a permanent named Bentley, Mr. Wrathbone loses its Vice-Principal type and becomes a Gas Station Attendant in addition to its other types.
4/4
"Your son or daughter has missed one or more classes today."
Graham truly you were born to be in video production, still having access to what 20~ish year old footage.
I don't think I've enjoyed a vlog of people I barely know or barely watched anywhere near as much as this one. Dude is a ginger version of a recently departed friend and the humour and attitudes are very much "my kind of people." So I LOVED THIS. Beautiful daughter as well, condolences on the teething, that's a process.
Thank you!
What does it say about Graham that his vice principal managed to correctly pin on him a prank from like 15 years ago?
That Graham has not changed a bit
You should invite Mr. Rathbone to make an appearance on Desert Bus. With the dog, of course, if he still has it.
I bet someone on the island sells dream catchers to protect the bees from the wii fii's
They DEFINITELY did, but we didn't buy any.
I am so glad that Mr. Rathbone was a good sport.
Graham, LoadingReadyRun basically started from your High School experiences, face it you're the only group that can tell stories from High School and never have it be irrelevant.
I absolutely love this! I used to be a big LRR fan back in like 2009 or so, but then life happened and I forgot about it all for like 8 years. I'm so thrilled that you and Kathleen are still together and that you have such a lovely family. Looking forward to catching up with everything I've missed and watching more of the great vlogs! :D
Of course a roadside fridge driven by the honor system could exist in Canada.
Because stereotypes.
Its more of a small isolated community thing, I've seen similar things in the US.
I used to buy cider out of one (not hard cider, just plain pressed apples). But then I moved to a city and can't get decent cider at all.
how isolated could it be if there main source of income is tourist? seems a bit trusting of people just visiting the island.
chosendark1 Some people probably have stolen some stuff, which is why there are web cams at some of the areas. But one of the reasons tourists like places like that is the isolated and trusting feel of the place. And are you really going to steal from people when you can't get away, all they have to do is give a picture to the cops and catch you when you try to leave.
+chosendark1 a) Trust in small communities is rewarded, even with a somewhat regular flow of outsiders and b) Their lack of spending any time or money running these stands allows them to take the occasional hit better. There is, of course, a point at which enough thievery would render the enterprise strictly unprofitable, but here it seems to have worked out.
The out of nowhere Twin Peaks reference was greatly appreciated.
That "mrowrow?" at the beginning was adorable!
Graham! Saltspring is one of my favorite places in the world; I sailed up towards the island when I was 10, and it's still burned into my memory, especially the ferry back down through Victoria and the Empress Hotel. Thank you so much for Vlogging it and letting me relive my favorite trip ever.
Wow, watching the fields and the forest roll by is making me cry- especially Ganges harbor, and the great memories of me and my Grandfather fishing out there is making me so happy.
My experience with the Port Jefferson ferry from Long Island to Connecticut (about 30 miles?) is to agree: it feels like you've gone a lot farther when you have to use a boat to get there!
I've never seen changing station liners stocked. We had our own changing pad that we put on the table, but it disappeared a few months ago (someone was having fun pulling everything out of the diaper bag at a restaurant!). I haven't gotten around to buying a new one yet, so we've just been doing our thing without protection since then!
/*Goes to youtube to watch something else*
/*Sees video titled 'I stole a dog'*
...
...
...
/*Click*
"BC Ferries, or British Columbia Ferries"
The horse joke transcends time and space.
Seeing you and your family just having good times does wonders for my own morale/outlook. Thanks man.
I feel a combination of curiosity and shame while "tagging along" on your personal lives like this...yet I'm not stopping, so it must be more of the curiosity in the end.
I can't explain it, but i find this video strangely calming and relaxing.
You're my kind of people. It was good meeting you all those years ago. Enjoying these vlogs.
Oh my god, was this the inspiration for the Bartleby puppet?
I find the timing of this video particularly hilarious because I was literally on Saltspring when this video was posted. So many things I recognize.
Mr Wrathbone is the most metal person ever.
Can you just do a video of a 10min long conversation with your cat?
It's such a strange feeling seeing these vlogs and your Japan trip vlogs popping up. I get such a sincere feeling of happiness for some reason. I feel like you guys could just upload videos of pretty much anything and I would still enjoy them just as much.
I just love that you have the same travel Luck that I do and just run into random person from years ago. You are extra lucky to have footage of prank played on said person though.
Now I want to go to a place I didn't know existed before. Damn you Graham Stark! (Great vlog and I can't wait until your next adventure.)
Love the vlogs guys! Its a fun little window into your day. Thank you so much for sharing your time!
I like how, with the music going at 0:25, it almost sounds like Baxter is rapping. Laying down the phat kitty BEATS. :P
My lord I love your music and editing. These vlogs are great Graham!
I am loving these vlogs.
I have seen how some people improve in their skills at vlogging (including editing, compositins, choosing a topic) by making a vlog every day, or once a week, I think your skills are pretty well developed. ;)
I am fine with these only happening when you did something you felt was particularly vlog-worthy.
Having watched the footage we are all now accomplices. And I just got done being a fugitive too. Thanks a lot. :P
You know what? This makes me happy. Please keep making these videos of you just having a good life, it's really nice and relaxing to watch. ^_^
Teachers never forget!
Or in the case of my junior high gym teacher, they forget how much the disliked you (and nearly failed you) but are SUPER excited when they hear your voice on the radio. All while they're driving past your town in a big rig, which is what they drive for living now, and decide to call you while your doing your radio shift.
Weird teacher stories, ya!
Your filming and editing of these continues to wow me. Its definitely some of the best produced vlog stuff I've seen. Good on ya!
I watched only for the dog story. It's so much better than I thought it would be.
I'm pleasantly surprised at the frequency of these vlogs! I'm enjoying the window into everyday G-Life. I have concerns, however, that we may eventually reach peak G-Vlog: Graham will be compulsively forced to videotape every waking second of his life for our entertainment/edification.
I've been to Salt Spring before, but this video makes me really want to go back again. So beautiful!
(Incidentally, being annoyed with but also stuck with tourists is also the fate my home town of Kelowna, BC is stuck with.)
its the same in Penticon, and Keremeos too! though keremeos has like. way too many fruit stands.
Aw, I had that same snoopy stuffed animal that's behind Graham's head during his side-story as a kid. Memories.
I take it this arrived now instead of a week ago because you had to find a bunch of old footage.
Another excellent G-Vlog, please keep them coming!
Was James in your marry band of thieves?
Sure sounds like it
0:35 Oh wow, Casey Neistat hair.
19:55 Perhaps plums please Penelope, parents.
22:35 Aw, your eyes match.
Your tiny human is adorable, though it's sad that she's teething.
Also, side note, kudos on your Mel Brooks box set. I noticed it in your closet and I have the same one. No surprised you have it and it's a must for any movie collection.
It's a vacation blog with Penelope on the outside!
Oh man, I wanna live in a place where honor system is a thing that works! This GVlog was awesome... and full of surprises. :) 10/10
I love these so much! Don't stop Graham.
Good on ye for driving responsibly on windy rural roads. Over here, we are sick of tourists driving *too quickly*. The only time driving slowly is dumb is when the limit it 60 MPH and the roads are very straight.
I know you get this all the time, but Penelope is so freaking adorable! Such a gorgeous little lady! This trip makes me want to go to Vashon Island again. I wish our country could do honor system, but there are too many jerks around here.
Gotta love Saltspring. Been quite a long time since I last went there. Lovely place!
added Salt Spring Island to my bucket list, thanks Graham! (also, love how I can tell that's TNG y'all are watching based on nothing other than the style of the cargo bay doors.)
This was a fun one to watch. I just came back from my own Saltspring trip a week before you guys went, so the entire video was just "yep, yep, been there, yeah that place is cool etc." Totally agree about the drivers, total jerks.
that is such an awesome story! Love that stroller too =D I need to find me one of those for my kiddos!
I am very much enjoying these vlogs! Thankyou :)
I love these vlogs! They are so well edited. It is such good story telling :)
at 11:33 I saw the insignia of the enemy.
Damn Badenzer...
Seeing the "BUZZ", "POP", "CRACKLE" cards made me burst out laughing.
However, before you throw that mic out... The buzzing noises sound like RF interference from GSM signalling (the result of a flaw in the GSM spec). So the next time you shoot a vlog with that phone and mic, try turning off mobile data on the phone. ("WAT") Yes, use WiFi only for data, leaving GSM to do just voice and SMS text. Since the data radios will be off, my guess is that will cut down on interference.
Agreed, airplane mode during a shoot would probably fix that right up.
Highly recommend the croissant from Lunn's (in Sidney). Oh, and Maria's Souvlaki (also in Sidney) makes one of the better doner/donair kebabs on the island. For future reference. We regularly make the pilgrimage from further up-island.
Pity you didn't get the lamb from Sunset Farm. It's where we get ours. Best lamb in the area, far as I've tried so far. (marinated in lemon juice and garlic for 24+ hours, then slow cooked Mediterranean style covered in herbs, feta, and tomato, on a bed of potatoes and carrots)
driftwolf My friend, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Lunn's is no more, as they have closed due to the owners having numerous health challenges in recent years.
Happily, Maria's Souvlaki is still there and running!
kirkygirl
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Damn it.
Down in the USA, we would call that "cookie" a woopie pie. You can thank Maine for that masterpiece
Vlog is getting better, also great choice of music.
On a scale of 1 to Wolfe Island Ferry, how nice was the ferry? Would you say it's a very nice ferry?
The new lens seems fantastic.
Everything on the boat is metal, and he shows us the life preserver....
Hate to break it to you, but you're about 11 years out from your next restful weekend
Love that hat, Kathleen!!!
You know what's hilarious about the liner thing? I work is upper management for a retail chain and every time I visit one of my stores I always have to get on the case of the restroom attendant because none of them ever fill those.
Ever single store every visit.
Graham running at maximum Canadian here.
The editing on these vlogs is amazing!
The editing on this video is marvelous....That bathroom WAS weird...
The reveal of the toilet made me laugh out loud.
That island sounds and look amazing and so much honor system I would love to be in a place that trusting
cat in the first three seconds. instant Like.
There needs to be an LRR pet Vlog / Vod / Vid
17:50 where's your seat belt? You have a baby FFS!
As a specs wearer Graham's ill fitting glasses drive me nuts.
Love everything else in this video.
As a Florida man, I can relate to the people who are fed up with tourists. Still doesn't make any sense for either of us, but I can relate. I guess at least Volusia County (where I live) isn't quite as reliant on tourism as Salt Spring Island, I suppose.
The editing may be like Casey, but the way you open boxes are SO different XD
I am enjoying these far more than I thought I would. I haven't watched any of the Japan ones yet - I think I'll have to do that. But I watched the other two today as well and I quite enjoyed!
I do have a question - what, precisely, is attached to your phone? I'm rather curious about the equipment itself. :D
Honor system bacon is best bacon.
That looks like it must of been a delightful vacation
Also, their conversation about locals hating tourists despite the fact that they rely on their cash monies, %100 spot on. The eternal conundrum for locals in vacation towns.
Dudes! Please continue doing these travel videos, they are amazing :) Because you are a couple with a pretty little girl (so 0 creepyness) and both of you are kinda nerdy (compliment) it feels very natural and familiar. Cheers!
Me: I want to rewatch the Salt Spring vlog. .... 4 years? that cant be true...
Oh you live is British Columbia! And here I thought you all lived before the common era.
You'd be surprised. Parts of B.C. could very well be B.C.E.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
The Salt Spring Island Ferry is a very nice ferry,
It's a very nice ferry, it's the Salt Spring Island Ferry.
The Salt Spring Island Ferry is a very nice ferry,
It's a very nice ferry, it's ferry to Salt Spring Island!
That is a FREAKIN AWESOME market. I bought a guitar there. And my wife got some really cool dragonfly ceramic mugs.
Holy crap I totally remember PFD Dolphin from my family's Trip to Canada
One question: Was that BnB on or near a Hellmouth? I...asking for a friend who is not me that is interested in Hellmouths.
That lady doing the announcement over the loudspeaker in the beginning has a very Canadian accent. :D
Oh this is where they filmed the retreat episode
All I can think of during your ferry trip is the ferry here Marine Atlantic. And as I never hear anything about BC Ferries which means they aren't as hated as Marine Atlantic's.
It's 8am and my hair is ON EDGE! ☺
can i get a list of music used in this video pleased i love it
God I wish I lived somewhere that offered that type of "mini-vacations."
I don't know why I feel the need to say this but... What is dead may never die... I feel better now.
So weird, just yesterday my boss brought in the carrot cake cookies you refer to. I had one today.
I adore the title cards your using
I would recommend looking into the Rode Videomicro with TRS to TRRS cable for audio. You would need a shoe mount to use it but it has worked better for me than the Mic Me.
We Need more cats