I've always had a complicated relationship with my skin and my acne is definitely one of the things that I am the most self conscious about. It took me decades to find what works for me, and sometimes it feels like it's a lifelong search. But when I do finally find the things that work, I try my best to stick with them. So Thanks again to Ritual for being a part of my journey to a healthy skin, and for sponsoring this video! If you do want to try Ritual, remember to click here ritual.com/sailinguma40 for 40% off during your first month!
I would highly recommend a big-brimmed hat for the amount of time that you are out in the sun. I am almost 60 and more people think I am in my early 30s and sometimes younger. As far as dryness goes, I don't know what to tell you, although, a sun hat might help to keep the sun from drying out your skin also.
As an Australian, I have to warn you about the dangers of parking beneath eucalyptus trees (gum trees) particularly in windy conditions. They are not called widowmakers for nothing! It was great to see you revisiting your silks again.😁💕
You might also mention that they are called widowmakers due to their propensity to randomly just drop a branch, even on a perfectly calm and still day. Now not all Eucalyptus species do this but why take the chance.
Please keep up your silk climbing,Dancing. I have so been missing it. Have been watching you for a long time and always look forward to seeing your performances. Beautiful.Thank you.
Thank you for bringing back your silks! As a lover of sailing and cruiser life, your silks brought me to UMA. I love all your content, don’t get me wrong. But the silks are such a beautiful piece ❤
i remember the pearson 365 from the 1975 newport r.i. boat show .back then america;s cup was held there.the model we liked was in a ketch form. today we sail a bristol channel cutter w/gaff rig and all lines ,sheets,and halyards leading to the cockpit thru fairleads ,stop blocks,cleat hitches ,and extra winches, she tracks beautifully with a 5 ft full keel and is capable of ocean crossings. we have tanbark sails in dk maroon and diesel when necessary. thanks for your channel .
Wow, Kika, you never cease to amaze me with your adventurous spirit! Camping alone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but I know you've got this. Just remember to trust your instincts and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. And thank you for sharing your skin journey with us-it's important to prioritize our health and find what works for us. Keep up the amazing work, and I can't wait to see more of Sardinia and your incredible silk performances. Stay safe and keep shining, Kika! 💪⛵️
Awh bringing back memories of our winter in Olbia, we just loved the quietness, and it's so good to see you unite, so romantic! Awesome idea with silks, don't worry you'll back swirling around like an angel in disguise.
Your skills with the silk are very cool. Don't fret, they will come back quick. I watch another sailing vid where the Lady is an accomplished on the violin and has been away from it. Yet another one where the kids especially are skilled at kite boarding. I watch four or five sailing vids regularly. All of you so different like all people. Amazing how all of you not only have Sailing expertise but other skills as well. Makes it fun. I am 80 years old and after watching all these vids, wish I was 30 years younger. I still jump off the tops of mountains on my skis however, so all is not lost. Love watching your every presentation. Can't wait for your next one.
I love what Kika says about losing the skils (and the muscle strength) if you don't use it. I used to be quite a keen cyclist, and in my mind, it's always been there. Then I got the old bike out of the shed, cleaned it up, oiled the chain, OK the tyres needed to be replaced because they were a little perished, but - WHERE HAVE MY LEGS GONE? It was just a little hill, a slight gradient. Push, push, nothing left.
No oooh. It’s true. I learned to draw cartoons of life in university, landscape architecture/agriculture department. Hard to believe it but, if you stop practicing the art that communicates ‘you’ as time passes your ability to produce honorable results begins to wane; totally if you’re a new found , lazy quitter. (talking to myself here) Your Dan is a perfect kind of man: equipped with decently connective emotional intelligence and all there for the long run, intelligent and hard ain’t nothin to him. Loyal and true. Keep your noses clean, we don’t want no disappointments here (Now hearing the song ‘teachers leave the kids alone’ song in the background).
Hi their k i k a, didn't know you and Dan are married now, nice. Didn't know eucalyptus trees are poison. Glad you didn't come back to a no vehicle. Yes I know that for sure that if you don't use it, you lose it. K i k a, you're looking prettier as time goes by. I remember way back when you were in the tropics and did your scarf routine and it was so pretty. Alcohol does clean up a lot of stuff. That was so sweet k i k a, you and Dan finding each other at the end. Now back to the restoration, whoopee.❤❤❤🎉
Hello, Umas! Kika, as a fellow sailing aerialist, I feel your frustration at lack of training opportunities! One thing I find helpful when it’s too windy for silks is to hang my aerial rope. I hope soon to double a rope over so that it can be wrapped like silks. Anyway, you’re incredible. Your muscle memory lives on! Hope you keep dangling.
You guys are so adorable. I found you looking into sailing, but I've stayed to watch your adventures together. And now my wife watches too. She says that you guys remind her of us. God bless.
What a powerhouse of cinematic excellence!!! Love what you bring to the channel, and I’m not gonna lie .. you would not have me up walking in the dark alone lol
Enjoyed watching that, favourite part was probably the same as K, loved the excited way she jumped on him at the airport because she loved and missed him
Thank you so much for the 40% off on Ritual. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaching we wish you both a Happy Thanksgiving 2023. Remarkably cool episode, camping alone.
Kika! I love this channel and I love Dan, but there was something so beautifully inspiring to see you run the show and find time to do fun and difficult things. Married ?! 🥺👏🏾😭♥️♥️♥️♥️ love that for y’all and if not yet I’m just as excited.
Loved the start. Camping, 4x4 and gum trees. One of my favourite activities, (but I am in Oz). Also, as every Aussie knows, don’t put your tent up under gum trees, especially in the wind. They drop branches.
When I was young, I would climb just about anything. If it was a rope,I would do many of the things you do on the silks. The first time I saw you do your stuff on them, I was so envious. It was a beautiful, sensuous thing. I m about 35 now, but my 80 year old body isn't having any part of it. So many people say "I'll go ctuising when I retire." You've got to do it NOW. We did and now watch videos of the current crop of cruising folks while my knee replacement heals. Hit those silks! (Put a modified spinnaker sock over them to set and douse easily.)
I wish there were affordable wheelchair friendly boats with electric motors and ocean crossing capabilities. Every time I see a video of you guys it stirs a longing for adventure, even if it's just cleaning batteries.
Wheel chair friendly is actually not the hardest point on that list of wishes. Good electric drives are also easy to find nowadays. Affordable, however, is a problem, unless you want to do as Dan and Kika, DIY until you’re good at it. They prove that’s a good strategy, but you do need to like DIY activities, as a hobby in itself. Otherwise, you’ll quickly hate the boat. A wheelchair is definitely not a facilitator for the mentioned DIY, but if you’re social you can get others assisting you. If you were to go that way, you have a killer hook for a TH-cam channel. You still need to be able to make good videos, of course. There are a lot of DIY boat fix channels, but none in a wheelchair. People would love to support you.
There are quite a few wheelchair friendly sail training and veterans sailing associations - they might be a good place to start. The most famous one I know of is the UK based square rigger Tenacious. I think they had some financial problems recently, but I think it is still sailing. If you do want your own boat, they are probably good people to talk to as well.
Battery electric is still too expensive to carry anyone across oceans. Wind is still best with electric backup/maneuvering. Look up "Harry Proa". It is the cheapest new build (customizable) in a safe ocean crosser. It wouldn't be hard to design for mobility without legs and just pack the wheelchair away. I would estimate you could build an HP with the custom accessibility you seek for the price of a common cruising monohull. I don't know how to handle dingy to shore transfers in all the remote places you might want to visit but if you had a partner to fill in that blank you have no problem.
Try going back through Sailing Uma episodes you'll see Kika and Dan have friends who run a business with accessible sail boats. Episodes before the Atlantic crossing.
Lucky break with the keys! Re the 'they don't build things to last that long these days' meme - it's a really common thought [and not coming for you at all about it just reminded me of this] but it always makes me laugh a little. Like to start, i don't think people stop to realize how much that was built in the BC, that hasn't survived. We only have the bits that did and remark about how amazing that is and it is but it's also just a fraction of what was built back then probably. And we don't really have a measure of how long the ruins of things we build today, might end up lasting? Some it's easy to see won't last long but then all the wood and more fragile things from the BC didn't either mostly. A lot of reinforced concrete stuff is under tension and has mettle in it that expands as it corrodes so that may break down. But there's stone work and masonry and other forms of concrete that won't have that problem. Then main thing is while now and then we find old stuff and protect it [though not always], we don't do that for most modern construction so it's not even that we don't built it to last, it's that we just tear it down and build anew constantly. It would be interesting if we could step into a time machine and see what remains of the 21st or 20th century, in the 24th or later. We might be surprised.
I love that Kika is strong, independent and able to carry-on when alone. Sardinia looks like such a beautiful place; please show us more of your new surroundings. I have always wanted to visit the islands off Italy.
Hi I didn’t realise you guys got married. Congratulations you’re wonderful couple and I love you very much. You always make me smile. Keep up the good work guys live from Logan city Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺🧑🏾🦽
You say how easy it is to set up your tent... but you don't include all that camera work... I mean, like just walking down to the beach seems like it must take hours... all those shots, and angles!!! I can't help but marvel at your effort, because you get such intrigue in your story, with all those intimate shots of you waking up, stepping out of the truck, and moving around... VERY IMPRESSIVE!!! YOU GUYS ARE THE MOST FUN WATCH ON TH-cam, BAR NONE! ...Kika, I use to race motocross, so I know just how you feel loosing your touch, except, if you missed one day racing, it took three days to be competitive again. Hope you do more silks, then more, and more, and more, and more...
I remember as a kid. May dad dropped outer runabout and me and my best friend at the time went to an island. That’s was at 14. Happy you experience things I I did at a way younger year.
It seems you dropped a secret 😂 But first of all, what a lovely video! Reminds me of the early days of vlogs, only this one is produced so much better than many Netflix shows! Always love seeing the silks (and you on them!!) - I sold mine years ago and definitely have lost muscles and memory… but I never looked as graceful as you and I certainly never had locations like yours to use them in :) Well, that leaves… My congratulations and best wishes for the evidently happy couple! You share a lot with YT and not everything is for sharing, so I hope no one is sulking! May you have many happy, healthy years together, and here’s to Uma being there with you as long as she suits your life!!
It was lovely to see you "wake up" from meditation due to some sprinkles. I'm a bit jealous. Closest to it, I meditated on the fantail of a cruise ship at 5:30 AM and "woke up" to sunrise. Really nice experience.
You can add 1 quart of boiling water (like from a JetBoil) to 1 1/2 gallons of cold water to a 2 gallon portable shower bottle and have hot baths anywhere
that rigging system looks awesome! glad you're making it easier to practice your silks; I'm always having that problem with practicing hoop; my flow is all tosses so I can't practice inside and I don't have a good spot outdoors. I hope an easier time practicing gets you doing the silks more I love seeing them and I find that stuff quite relatable lol
Brave Kika! Solo hike in the dark! 🙂 You'll get the silks back super quick! 😉 Have you heard of this new drone with propellor cage and auto settings? 🤩
Good to see you on the Silks again, but that method of raising them puts enormous strain on the ropes (as well as the trees), I really hope that they are up to it (but doubt it very much). For lifting we normally use a 6:1 safety factor. Would be interesting to calculate the strain & compare to a safe working load at 1/6th of the breaking strain. Take care Kika!
The rope isn't pulled tight by the truck, You can see how slack they are still in the video. The truck is merely an anchor. That rope, strap and quick links are all well over 2500kG braking load. Kika weights about 50kg and isn't doing any dynamic drops or falls. So that's a 50:1 saftey factor. I think we're fine.
@@SailingUma OK, you are obviously thinking about it. But it is the angles that would concern me. They need calculating as they rapidly multiply the forces.
WOW Kika..you still had enough power in your leggs to 'strangle' Dan😅 That was a nice and relaxed solo expedition 🎉👍💪👊 Luckely the curious magpie did not like the bling bling color of your keys😅 Next Dan's solo gaming adventures?!😎
Kika have you tried caster oil on your skin? Its really good for information and swelling and wrinkles. I've also had acne and it was recommended to me. I've no longer got acne and although in my mid 50s im always told i look like im in my 30s. I highly recommend it.
@19.07 .. "this is how amazing my husband is..." (regarding preparing for silks) I've been following you and Dan from the start - I remembered you getting engaged - but not you getting married! Is it something I've missed? If so, when, what episode was it? ... and of course, belated congratulations ... Regards from Gothenburg, Sweden
Hiking alone at night on unprepared ground is a poor idea. If you were to fall and break something it might be hours, maybe even days before someone found you. Thank you for sharing but take care and stay safe.🙂🙂
There is no timeline. It was a 3 month project 6 months ago. These things take a lot of time, especially with everything else we’re currently working on.
People from the US has a irrational fear for the unknown Like this *could* happen and that *could* happen. If you answer: No straw man arguments please. Your're ridiculous if you do it anyway.
@@charonstyxferrymanYeh but they are not American and they stepped into the world of their own making shortly after graduating from university. In fact, I’m a unconventional ole American country woman, noticing that the statement about the straw man flew right by me. It’s a sad day here, oh well. I’m into all four elements after all this time. Still learning fortunately. But my brain does constantly compare and contrast options to avoid paranoia overflowing with ‘the consequences of ‘too much fear, not enough love’.
I am speaking from my experience, single woman, nothing bad happened to me but...my dad always thought me: Be aware, listen, hear, don't put yourself in situation you cannot handle,be aware, walkaway..
@larstheu, Kika is small women, camping in an isolated area, alone. Someone could have taken advantage of that. I don't think it's irrational to want her to be safe and secure. I know she's an experience hiker, but is it irrational to think if she took a tumble down that steep path at night, someone would be there to help her? I love their adventures, that's why I follow them. Again, I want her to be safe when she's alone.
husband? I missed something but so happy to hear you are married! You are my favorite youtube couple ❤ I'm so excited to see what you will do with Uma.
@@jamesscully529 no offense meant but they are not American in living style that I’ve noticed. But I could be wrong. Marriage might have been seen in a new light as time has passed. They’re legal now to continue their individual celebration of life together, without a couch an all.
Husband? When did you guys get married? I just saw the engagement... Congrats late heheheheh. You are amazing Kika and I know how worried Dan must be coz I get worried when I leave my wife alone as well even though yall are grown hehehehe
Ah, thanks Kika, for bringing back your silks, which was beautiful yet I would love to watch much longer just like before…, and I must say particularly, I love this episode because I could feel so much closer to you, Kika, and how lucky you are to be loved the way your fantastic husband loves you❤❤❤for example, ligging the ropes up on these trees for you before he left… What makes you two such a beautiful, strong, and wise couple is the solidness of how and who you are. I wish i werr young again and having at least some of your qualities as human being…!!
Yeah I was thinking some kind of degreasing agent like Simple Green. Course I wanted to research the safety type references of said ‘chemicals’. Glad alcohol hit the spot. Knew you had already ‘been there, done that’ already. No worries.
@@carenclemmons5002 yeah, been there many times. Simple green would probably work well too but is more corrosive. It eats your skin without gloves so I would avoid it for this job.
Just a warning, be careful camping under eucalyptus trees, especially in the wind Large limbs drop off without any warning and have been known to kill people Look it up, its a thing. Be safe out there
@@tonyparr312Didn’t know that the trees were comprised of weak wood, like Honey locust. Glad you said that they are called widow makers. In my experience ,occupationally speaking, widow makers are left main coronary artery plaques in the wrong spot along the arterial vessels that when they sluff away from the inside lining of the artery they can cause a fatal blockage of oxygen supply to the most blood pressure producing left ventricular heart muscle function. That’s why when it occurs near a hospital with cardiologist staff available and there are no delays, frequently the shortened time of blockage before they intervene can save heart muscle. Just what I’ve learned, listen to your body no matter your age. Take things easy getting back into your silks. (I know TMI. I don’t get out much)
I was thinking the same. Had several gumtrees ( eucalyptus) in our backyard that dropped large branches. They have been removed a long time ago to keep us all and our home safe.
@@mapostma866Another Australian here so as soon as I saw that close-up of the leaves, I thought whoa! That’s not a safe place to camp in winds like that. These are beautiful trees but they can be very dangerous, particularly after a dry spell. We had to remove a huge Eucalyptus Salingna (Sydney Blue Gum - critically endangered unfortunately) from alongside our house before it could drop any more limbs, after it had died just prior during the last drought. We had had a couple of near-misses. Very scary. We live alongside Blue Gum Reserve and have seen (and heard) MANY eucalyptus and angophera trees and their large limbs come down over the years.
@@carenclemmons5002Eucalyptus don’t drop limbs because they’re rotten, it’s a survival strategy on the part of the trees to cope (successfully) with the frequent severe drought conditions that we endure here in Australia. Healthy limbs fall off to reduce the tree’s need for water. The bigger the limb, the better. We have a frequent weather condition on the east coast of Australia (Victoria and New South Wales) called a “Southerly Buster”, named for the damage done to trees, buildings and boats. The name is well justified.
There is a much better product than Corrosionx called Corrosion Block. Much cleaner and is a superior corrosion prevention compound. As a retired Alaska commercial fisherman, i know what works as I’ve tried them all.
I've always had a complicated relationship with my skin and my acne is definitely one of the things that I am the most self conscious about. It took me decades to find what works for me, and sometimes it feels like it's a lifelong search. But when I do finally find the things that work, I try my best to stick with them. So Thanks again to Ritual for being a part of my journey to a healthy skin, and for sponsoring this video! If you do want to try Ritual, remember to click here ritual.com/sailinguma40 for 40% off during your first month!
This would be a perfect time to learn to play the Xylophone.
I would highly recommend a big-brimmed hat for the amount of time that you are out in the sun. I am almost 60 and more people think I am in my early 30s and sometimes younger. As far as dryness goes, I don't know what to tell you, although, a sun hat might help to keep the sun from drying out your skin also.
As an Australian, I have to warn you about the dangers of parking beneath eucalyptus trees (gum trees) particularly in windy conditions. They are not called widowmakers for nothing! It was great to see you revisiting your silks again.😁💕
You might also mention that they are called widowmakers due to their propensity to randomly just drop a branch, even on a perfectly calm and still day. Now not all Eucalyptus species do this but why take the chance.
Ah. I didnt know about that. Thanks for sharing. If it helps, I technically parked between the two trees not directly underneath
That wasn't a eucalyptus tree the silks were hanging from was it?!?!? My goodness! What could have happened out there all alone? Makes me shudder...
TIL a branch had fallen on my friend's brother when he was little. I never knew about the dangers of these trees, and we have so many here in Greece
Please keep up your silk climbing,Dancing. I have so been missing it. Have been watching you for a long time and always look forward to seeing your performances. Beautiful.Thank you.
Thank you for bringing back your silks! As a lover of sailing and cruiser life, your silks brought me to UMA. I love all your content, don’t get me wrong. But the silks are such a beautiful piece ❤
i remember the pearson 365 from the 1975 newport r.i. boat show .back then america;s cup was held there.the model we liked was in a ketch form. today we sail a bristol channel cutter w/gaff rig and all lines ,sheets,and halyards leading to the cockpit thru fairleads ,stop blocks,cleat hitches ,and extra winches, she tracks beautifully with a 5 ft full keel and is capable of ocean crossings. we have tanbark sails in dk maroon and diesel when necessary. thanks for your channel .
Happy to see you tackle the job alone Kika and revive old practices but also happy to see you both together again.
you're a beautiful being - never change
Wow, Kika, you never cease to amaze me with your adventurous spirit! Camping alone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but I know you've got this. Just remember to trust your instincts and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. And thank you for sharing your skin journey with us-it's important to prioritize our health and find what works for us. Keep up the amazing work, and I can't wait to see more of Sardinia and your incredible silk performances. Stay safe and keep shining, Kika! 💪⛵️
Awh bringing back memories of our winter in Olbia, we just loved the quietness, and it's so good to see you unite, so romantic! Awesome idea with silks, don't worry you'll back swirling around like an angel in disguise.
Enjoyed your solo spot, Kika!
Your skills with the silk are very cool. Don't fret, they will come back quick. I watch another sailing vid where the Lady is an accomplished on the violin and has been away from it. Yet another one where the kids especially are skilled at kite boarding. I watch four or five sailing vids regularly. All of you so different like all people. Amazing how all of you not only have Sailing expertise but other skills as well. Makes it fun. I am 80 years old and after watching all these vids, wish I was 30 years younger. I still jump off the tops of mountains on my skis however, so all is not lost. Love watching your every presentation. Can't wait for your next one.
I love what Kika says about losing the skils (and the muscle strength) if you don't use it. I used to be quite a keen cyclist, and in my mind, it's always been there. Then I got the old bike out of the shed, cleaned it up, oiled the chain, OK the tyres needed to be replaced because they were a little perished, but - WHERE HAVE MY LEGS GONE? It was just a little hill, a slight gradient. Push, push, nothing left.
Try it again !😄😄
No oooh. It’s true. I learned to draw cartoons of life in university, landscape architecture/agriculture department. Hard to believe it but, if you stop practicing the art that communicates ‘you’ as time passes your ability to produce honorable results begins to wane; totally if you’re a new found , lazy quitter. (talking to myself here) Your Dan is a perfect kind of man: equipped with decently connective emotional intelligence and all there for the long run, intelligent and hard ain’t nothin to him. Loyal and true. Keep your noses clean, we don’t want no disappointments here (Now hearing the song ‘teachers leave the kids alone’ song in the background).
Hi their k i k a, didn't know you and Dan are married now, nice. Didn't know eucalyptus trees are poison. Glad you didn't come back to a no vehicle. Yes I know that for sure that if you don't use it, you lose it. K i k a, you're looking prettier as time goes by. I remember way back when you were in the tropics and did your scarf routine and it was so pretty. Alcohol does clean up a lot of stuff. That was so sweet k i k a, you and Dan finding each other at the end. Now back to the restoration, whoopee.❤❤❤🎉
There's nothing better than sweet love!❤
Great video Kika. Yes, "use it or lose it" is a real thing. Good luck with the silks training.
Hello, Umas! Kika, as a fellow sailing aerialist, I feel your frustration at lack of training opportunities! One thing I find helpful when it’s too windy for silks is to hang my aerial rope. I hope soon to double a rope over so that it can be wrapped like silks. Anyway, you’re incredible. Your muscle memory lives on! Hope you keep dangling.
You guys are so adorable. I found you looking into sailing, but I've stayed to watch your adventures together. And now my wife watches too. She says that you guys remind her of us. God bless.
What a powerhouse of cinematic excellence!!! Love what you bring to the channel, and I’m not gonna lie .. you would not have me up walking in the dark alone lol
That smile at the end tells everything...
Hello from Dallas,Tx! I've been watching the channel for years!
Enjoyed watching that, favourite part was probably the same as K, loved the excited way she jumped on him at the airport because she loved and missed him
Thank you so much for the 40% off on Ritual. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaching we wish you both a Happy Thanksgiving 2023. Remarkably cool episode, camping alone.
Kika! I love this channel and I love Dan, but there was something so beautifully inspiring to see you run the show and find time to do fun and difficult things.
Married ?! 🥺👏🏾😭♥️♥️♥️♥️ love that for y’all and if not yet I’m just as excited.
Loved the start. Camping, 4x4 and gum trees. One of my favourite activities, (but I am in Oz). Also, as every Aussie knows, don’t put your tent up under gum trees, especially in the wind. They drop branches.
Good thing our 'tent' is made of metal.
UMA cinematography is great, I love it
Kika, I think you made a great video and your day was a wonderful combination of work and play. Thank you for making such a wonderful video.
Simple isn't easy and you showed grace, and was graceful!
When I was young, I would climb just about anything. If it was a rope,I would do many of the things you do on the silks. The first time I saw you do your stuff on them, I was so envious. It was a beautiful, sensuous thing. I m about 35 now, but my 80 year old body isn't having any part of it. So many people say "I'll go ctuising when I retire." You've got to do it NOW. We did and now watch videos of the current crop of cruising folks while my knee replacement heals. Hit those silks! (Put a modified spinnaker sock over them to set and douse easily.)
I wish there were affordable wheelchair friendly boats with electric motors and ocean crossing capabilities. Every time I see a video of you guys it stirs a longing for adventure, even if it's just cleaning batteries.
Wheel chair friendly is actually not the hardest point on that list of wishes. Good electric drives are also easy to find nowadays. Affordable, however, is a problem, unless you want to do as Dan and Kika, DIY until you’re good at it. They prove that’s a good strategy, but you do need to like DIY activities, as a hobby in itself. Otherwise, you’ll quickly hate the boat. A wheelchair is definitely not a facilitator for the mentioned DIY, but if you’re social you can get others assisting you. If you were to go that way, you have a killer hook for a TH-cam channel. You still need to be able to make good videos, of course. There are a lot of DIY boat fix channels, but none in a wheelchair. People would love to support you.
There are quite a few wheelchair friendly sail training and veterans sailing associations - they might be a good place to start. The most famous one I know of is the UK based square rigger Tenacious. I think they had some financial problems recently, but I think it is still sailing. If you do want your own boat, they are probably good people to talk to as well.
Battery electric is still too expensive to carry anyone across oceans. Wind is still best with electric backup/maneuvering. Look up "Harry Proa". It is the cheapest new build (customizable) in a safe ocean crosser. It wouldn't be hard to design for mobility without legs and just pack the wheelchair away. I would estimate you could build an HP with the custom accessibility you seek for the price of a common cruising monohull. I don't know how to handle dingy to shore transfers in all the remote places you might want to visit but if you had a partner to fill in that blank you have no problem.
Try going back through Sailing Uma episodes you'll see Kika and Dan have friends who run a business with accessible sail boats. Episodes before the Atlantic crossing.
Lucky break with the keys!
Re the 'they don't build things to last that long these days' meme - it's a really common thought [and not coming for you at all about it just reminded me of this] but it always makes me laugh a little. Like to start, i don't think people stop to realize how much that was built in the BC, that hasn't survived. We only have the bits that did and remark about how amazing that is and it is but it's also just a fraction of what was built back then probably.
And we don't really have a measure of how long the ruins of things we build today, might end up lasting? Some it's easy to see won't last long but then all the wood and more fragile things from the BC didn't either mostly. A lot of reinforced concrete stuff is under tension and has mettle in it that expands as it corrodes so that may break down. But there's stone work and masonry and other forms of concrete that won't have that problem.
Then main thing is while now and then we find old stuff and protect it [though not always], we don't do that for most modern construction so it's not even that we don't built it to last, it's that we just tear it down and build anew constantly.
It would be interesting if we could step into a time machine and see what remains of the 21st or 20th century, in the 24th or later. We might be surprised.
Glad to see you back at the red curtain climbing thing
I love your video's! And its always so good when you can do something by yourself 🥰
What an excellent episode. Thank you for the live reminder of 'use it or lose it' - I need to pick up my instrument more.
I love that Kika is strong, independent and able to carry-on when alone. Sardinia looks like such a beautiful place; please show us more of your new surroundings. I have always wanted to visit the islands off Italy.
Thank U 4 reviving the silks, Kika! It's a beautiful talent. Be well ❤
Keep the burn going Kiki. You are amazing.!
Corrosion X is used for aircraft to prevent corrosion and works great.
I work on helicopters in Hawaii. Corrosion X and ACF50 are our preferred corrosion inhibitors
Nice job K!
Hi I didn’t realise you guys got married. Congratulations you’re wonderful couple and I love you very much. You always make me smile. Keep up the good work guys live from Logan city Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺🧑🏾🦽
OMG... I'm glad I'm not the only one that picked up on that!! Congrats on getting married!! :)
You say how easy it is to set up your tent... but you don't include all that camera work... I mean, like just walking down to the beach seems like it must take hours... all those shots, and angles!!! I can't help but marvel at your effort, because you get such intrigue in your story, with all those intimate shots of you waking up, stepping out of the truck, and moving around... VERY IMPRESSIVE!!! YOU GUYS ARE THE MOST FUN WATCH ON TH-cam, BAR NONE! ...Kika, I use to race motocross, so I know just how you feel loosing your touch, except, if you missed one day racing, it took three days to be competitive again. Hope you do more silks, then more, and more, and more, and more...
I remember as a kid. May dad dropped outer runabout and me and my best friend at the time went to an island. That’s was at 14. Happy you experience things I I did at a way younger year.
It seems you dropped a secret 😂
But first of all, what a lovely video! Reminds me of the early days of vlogs, only this one is produced so much better than many Netflix shows!
Always love seeing the silks (and you on them!!) - I sold mine years ago and definitely have lost muscles and memory… but I never looked as graceful as you and I certainly never had locations like yours to use them in :) Well, that leaves…
My congratulations and best wishes for the evidently happy couple!
You share a lot with YT and not everything is for sharing, so I hope no one is sulking! May you have many happy, healthy years together, and here’s to Uma being there with you as long as she suits your life!!
Kika, you are such a delight, so smart, and so very, very talented. Oh, and great video!
Your videos always bring smiles.
It's so beautiful whenever you do your silks. Also, congrats on your marriage.
It was lovely to see you "wake up" from meditation due to some sprinkles. I'm a bit jealous. Closest to it, I meditated on the fantail of a cruise ship at 5:30 AM and "woke up" to sunrise. Really nice experience.
At last. Looking forward to silks. Last was Norway in snow and amazing session in old ghost town . ☝️❤️
nice hike.
Kika you are beautiful person. Thanks for the adventure. Keep on keep it on, because you can do anything.
Miss Kika, you are very much loved. Dan is a lucky man! Fine, fine episode btw, thank you for sharing! 👍🤗🤗
You can add 1 quart of boiling water (like from a JetBoil) to 1 1/2 gallons of cold water to a 2 gallon portable shower bottle and have hot baths anywhere
I love tht Dan loves you so much
Great video
that rigging system looks awesome! glad you're making it easier to practice your silks; I'm always having that problem with practicing hoop; my flow is all tosses so I can't practice inside and I don't have a good spot outdoors. I hope an easier time practicing gets you doing the silks more I love seeing them and I find that stuff quite relatable lol
Kika, You and the silks are always a beautiful thing to see. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!
Great video Kika! Congratulations as a married lady!
You did great!! Thanks
Captain Kika can do ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🍿 and a movie. I do love this channel...❤
Dan and kiki your both are in my prays,keep it strong big love
Love the morning hair!
Brave Kika! Solo hike in the dark! 🙂 You'll get the silks back super quick! 😉
Have you heard of this new drone with propellor cage and auto settings? 🤩
Good to see you on the Silks again, but that method of raising them puts enormous strain on the ropes (as well as the trees), I really hope that they are up to it (but doubt it very much). For lifting we normally use a 6:1 safety factor. Would be interesting to calculate the strain & compare to a safe working load at 1/6th of the breaking strain. Take care Kika!
The rope isn't pulled tight by the truck, You can see how slack they are still in the video. The truck is merely an anchor. That rope, strap and quick links are all well over 2500kG braking load. Kika weights about 50kg and isn't doing any dynamic drops or falls. So that's a 50:1 saftey factor. I think we're fine.
@@SailingUma OK, you are obviously thinking about it. But it is the angles that would concern me. They need calculating as they rapidly multiply the forces.
Très belle vidéo! Merci du Québec
I loved it. Good job Kiki,.
Another great video. Thank you Kika. Dan better have taken some pics to share on his adventure
Beautiful Australian trees to swing it .
Kit from down under
WOW Kika..you still had enough power in your leggs to 'strangle' Dan😅 That was a nice and relaxed solo expedition 🎉👍💪👊 Luckely the curious magpie did not like the bling bling color of your keys😅 Next Dan's solo gaming adventures?!😎
Very beautiful place 🌴😍🏖
Was refering to Dan as your husband (19:11) just a turn of phrase or is there something you have not told us yet?😁
My enquiring mind wants to know too.
Kika!!! I um, needed this video. Xoxo
Kika have you tried caster oil on your skin? Its really good for information and swelling and wrinkles. I've also had acne and it was recommended to me. I've no longer got acne and although in my mid 50s im always told i look like im in my 30s. I highly recommend it.
Nice!!! awesome episode.
The hoodie. I need the hoodie. Not available in merch.
@19.07 .. "this is how amazing my husband is..." (regarding preparing for silks) I've been following you and Dan from the start - I remembered you getting engaged - but not you getting married! Is it something I've missed? If so, when, what episode was it? ... and of course, belated congratulations ... Regards from Gothenburg, Sweden
Amazing woman!!
Hy,You said that he went to Croatia? Do you plan to get here with Uma maybe?
Hiking alone at night on unprepared ground is a poor idea. If you were to fall and break something it might be hours, maybe even days before someone found you. Thank you for sharing but take care and stay safe.🙂🙂
Forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but what is the *rough* timeline of the reno for UMA?
There is no timeline. It was a 3 month project 6 months ago. These things take a lot of time, especially with everything else we’re currently working on.
How safe do you feel when alone in the camper? I am in US and it kind of freaks me out.
I live in the US too. No way in HELL camping alone being a woman. That includes hiking too 😮😮
People from the US has a irrational fear for the unknown Like this *could* happen and that *could* happen.
If you answer: No straw man arguments please. Your're ridiculous if you do it anyway.
@@charonstyxferrymanYeh but they are not American and they stepped into the world of their own making shortly after graduating from university. In fact, I’m a unconventional ole American country woman, noticing that the statement about the straw man flew right by me. It’s a sad day here, oh well. I’m into all four elements after all this time. Still learning fortunately. But my brain does constantly compare and contrast options to avoid paranoia overflowing with ‘the consequences of ‘too much fear, not enough love’.
I am speaking from my experience, single woman, nothing bad happened to me but...my dad always thought me: Be aware, listen, hear, don't put yourself in situation you cannot handle,be aware, walkaway..
@larstheu, Kika is small women, camping in an isolated area, alone. Someone could have taken advantage of that. I don't think it's irrational to want her to be safe and secure. I know she's an experience hiker, but is it irrational to think if she took a tumble down that steep path at night, someone would be there to help her? I love their adventures, that's why I follow them. Again, I want her to be safe when she's alone.
I can tell you guys are really best friends ❤
At 19:07 Kika said that Dan was her husband!
@@charonstyxferryman You can (and should be) best friends with your spouse. There is nothing better than a marriage build on a friendship ♥.
@@demo.m.8053 so true
husband? I missed something but so happy to hear you are married! You are my favorite youtube couple ❤ I'm so excited to see what you will do with Uma.
I was going to say the same thing. When did this happen!?
I caught that too...know they are engaged, but its been so long so maybe they just started calling themselves that.
Yes, I think I understood "husband" as well! Congratulations! Will we get to see a wedding film?
I missed it. Where in the video?
@@jamesscully529 no offense meant but they are not American in living style that I’ve noticed. But I could be wrong. Marriage might have been seen in a new light as time has passed. They’re legal now to continue their individual celebration of life together, without a couch an all.
This was really cool
Awesome solo vid!😊
Good job & Well Wishes gal.
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That looks like a gum tree - are you sure you're not in Australia? Be careful camping under them they tend to drop branches in high wind
Husband? When did you guys get married? I just saw the engagement... Congrats late heheheheh. You are amazing Kika and I know how worried Dan must be coz I get worried when I leave my wife alone as well even though yall are grown hehehehe
Great video, love kika. This would have been a great time for kika alter ego.
I can almost smell the eucalyptus tree; no, we are keeping you company. Say hi to Dan
We definitely need both of you for good content. ❤
One of my other travel channel couples has now gone out and. . .wait. . .wait
Bought a couch 😅
Glad you could find a long-term visa solution !
Awesome like always😎😎👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🚢🚢
Nearly planted a whole field of oopsy daisies with those keys
How long did Dan have to leave Italy before returning?
Ah, thanks Kika, for bringing back your silks, which was beautiful yet I would love to watch much longer just like before…, and I must say particularly, I love this episode because I could feel so much closer to you, Kika, and how lucky you are to be loved the way your fantastic husband loves you❤❤❤for example, ligging the ropes up on these trees for you before he left…
What makes you two such a beautiful, strong, and wise couple is the solidness of how and who you are. I wish i werr young again and having at least some of your qualities as human being…!!
Good video, been following y’all for 8-9 yrs. You still look as beautiful as ever. If y’all got married, I love to see the video.
Some things are best left private.
@@SailingUma
Congrats, so happy for y’all
WD40 is fantastic for removing all kinds of sticky stuff especially adhesives and glues. Works better than goo gone by far.
Yeah I was thinking some kind of degreasing agent like Simple Green. Course I wanted to research the safety type references of said ‘chemicals’. Glad alcohol hit the spot. Knew you had already ‘been there, done that’ already. No worries.
@@carenclemmons5002 yeah, been there many times. Simple green would probably work well too but is more corrosive. It eats your skin without gloves so I would avoid it for this job.
I'm going cry
Just a warning, be careful camping under eucalyptus trees, especially in the wind
Large limbs drop off without any warning and have been known to kill people
Look it up, its a thing. Be safe out there
I was going to say exactly the same thing. They don't call them widowmakers for nothing!
@@tonyparr312Didn’t know that the trees were comprised of weak wood, like Honey locust. Glad you said that they are called widow makers. In my experience ,occupationally speaking, widow makers are
left main coronary artery plaques in the wrong spot along the arterial vessels that when they sluff away from the inside lining of the artery they can cause a fatal blockage of oxygen supply to the most blood pressure producing left ventricular heart muscle function. That’s why when it occurs near a hospital with cardiologist staff available and there are no delays, frequently the shortened time of blockage before they intervene can save heart muscle. Just what I’ve learned, listen to your body no matter your age. Take things easy getting back into your silks. (I know TMI. I don’t get out much)
I was thinking the same. Had several gumtrees ( eucalyptus) in our backyard that dropped large branches. They have been removed a long time ago to keep us all and our home safe.
@@mapostma866Another Australian here so as soon as I saw that close-up of the leaves, I thought whoa! That’s not a safe place to camp in winds like that. These are beautiful trees but they can be very dangerous, particularly after a dry spell. We had to remove a huge Eucalyptus Salingna (Sydney Blue Gum - critically endangered unfortunately) from alongside our house before it could drop any more limbs, after it had died just prior during the last drought. We had had a couple of near-misses. Very scary. We live alongside Blue Gum Reserve and have seen (and heard) MANY eucalyptus and angophera trees and their large limbs come down over the years.
@@carenclemmons5002Eucalyptus don’t drop limbs because they’re rotten, it’s a survival strategy on the part of the trees to cope (successfully) with the frequent severe drought conditions that we endure here in Australia. Healthy limbs fall off to reduce the tree’s need for water. The bigger the limb, the better. We have a frequent weather condition on the east coast of Australia (Victoria and New South Wales) called a “Southerly Buster”, named for the damage done to trees, buildings and boats. The name is well justified.
Is that camper going to be warm enough through the winter?
It will by the time we're done with it. Don't you worry. We've got a plan. ;)
There is a much better product than Corrosionx called Corrosion Block. Much cleaner and is a superior corrosion prevention compound. As a retired
Alaska commercial fisherman, i know what works as I’ve tried them all.