White-knuckled moments (actually more like hours, I guess) in the powerful current, followed by Maya's magical blues rendition before a crackling camp fire... A brilliant episode, and a great antidote for these ailing times!
Such sad sweetness you bring me, melting away tension, sitting round the evening camp fire. Lovely mournful sounds of music, crackling fire, roasting squash. Almost too beautiful to bear. Thank you!
These episodes keep getting better and better. Great content, nail biting currents, relaxed camp fires and great blues from a true musician. Happy Trails. Where are you now?
Love the singing! For those not familiar with waterways, if you are not intending to pass through a lock immediately moor facing away from the lock so that the lock-keeper knows.
What can I say that everyone else has an already said! Much love to you both for helping me stay sane in this very trying times! MayaDino, you guys rock!
I can't but agree with many admirers of Maya feels when we hear her play, making music and sing: It's wonderful here, where I am, but are we allowed to keep it, just like it is? I missed one little thing though: Your violin, Maya. Your singing reminded me of my grandma, Anna, when she sang lullabies when I was three years of age. Today I'm celebrating my 83rd birthday... Bon voyage!
⛵ Adventures of a lifetime. Your memories will be worth more than fine gold. Thank you for the lovely song you are so talented. To both of you I wish many blessings and safe travels.
Great episode! Maya your musical skills are so good, and what a nice voice you have. I love this part of all journeys especially because I know almost every town in France you pass.
Great filming and editing, excellent in comunicating the feeling of adventure and anxiety for the river current (really strong!) and eddys. Sweet campfire to relax after a stressful day. Your videos have improved tremendously from the first ones (which I like to re-watch sometime): I especially like your artistic approach, absent in all other sailing videos. Congrats
Loving your gorgeous voice singing the blues. Enjoying adventuring with you while quarantined at home in the USA. Blessings to you and hope you are safely battened down wherever you are in mid April.
I also have the ambition to travel through the French Canals in my 34ft sailboat. I left Vanvouver, Canada in 2017 and am currently in the south of Mexico, with the goal of getting to London by 2022. May see you on route.
I am confused now.... Your video has made me so chilled out... but also very hungry..... but am to chilled out to bother cooking????? Palermo seams a distant memory now.... :-))) xx
Just adore your vlogs.... your words, Magic Carpet, the journey is breath taking. All of it is so inspirational. I dream to follow in Magic Carpet's ripples.
Great video! Nice rendition of a Hank Williams classic...really enjoyed your version of the song....never thought I'd hear you singing Hank's songs :) I could feel the tension when you were motoring in the strong current. Reminded me of the Erie canal ...there's a spot that has a 6 knot current under a bridge and it's definitely a white knuckle experience until you get past the bridge!!
Thank you so much Tom! Though, to be perfectly honest, before your comment I had no idea this song was also done by Hank Williams. I know it from a singer named Madeleine Peyroux -- who is my all time favourite musician, by the way! I just listened to Hank's version though -- it has a VERY different vibe than Madeleine's!
Maya has THE voice for soulful sad! Loved the guitar part. Great video editing during the guitar and fire scenes. You might have to inflate your tender and use it to give you an extra knot or two. You have the life!
Wow had me on the edge while under the bridge and the only thing missing was me howling at the moon as maya sang, great video great times stay safe and loving
Yes nerve racking! My mate had to be towed through as his yacht wasn't powerful enough, lovely ballard, but I didn't noticed the toasted marshmallows for pudding hehe! (sv calico jack)
@@SailingMagicCarpet I just listened to her. Its nice but I think you do it much better. Your voice is very sultry, the beat was a bit slower and is a great match to the song
Love the blues song. I've been trying to learn to bend on the harmonica. :-) I did it :-) This song is played 2nd position on an F harp. Sigh ... for the first time every I bent the notes enabling me to play this song. :-) Thank you
I couldn’t tell if you were wearing life jackets. Personally, I would like to see you both wearing the storm jackets that have a life jacket installed. Cold water causes hypothermia if you happen to fall in unexpectedly. They are expensive but your lives are so worth the expense!
I love watching your videos. Coffee for me is good only if it is strong enough too grow hair on the bottoms of your feet. Hope you guys stay safe during the journey.
Hello u two wonderfull peopel. U r so inspirering to follow, and makeing so good videos.... I just keep following U 😁..... U r so skiled compared to u age, and making interresting videos to follow. Whis we will meet somewhere on the ocean, some time. 👍 Keep up u great work. 😘
Thank you SO much for this comment -- yes, writing a book is definitely a goal of mine one day, but not for a few more years! I need some more good stories to tell first.
Beautiful, especially the campfire blues. Just a thought - if the strong currents are indeed the outflow from hydro power stations why not travel at night. At least between locks, if they are not 24 hour operational.
Stan Moderate travelling at night on the river is difficult and dangerous - we tried it once and decided not to repeat it. It’s really hard to see, and unlike on the ocean, there’s a lot of stuff you can hit.
Dino may not have been worried or anxious, but I was concerned for you. The engine would only have to cough to put you in real trouble. I have experienced a similar thing on the River Bure in the Uk going through Great Yarmouth against the full ebb as I got my timings wrong. I was making a similar speed over the ground to you. Not a comfortable feeling. Stay safe.
I feel the skippers stress at pushing through that. The engineer saying "she canna take any more Jim" and knowing once the bows turn 40 degrees they are not coming back. Then the final camp-fire music ending. Reminded me of the cowboy musical where you knew, the actor couldn't play, their fingering was all wrong and they couldn't sing either. You ridiculed them because you can play and sing beautifully. Thank you for the video.
It’s a 21 horse power engine! And yes, ruby rose also went through France but they took a very different route - the canal du midi, which is a canal not a river. Canals don’t have current so that changes things quite a bit!
Sailing Magic Carpet good engine for a small sailboat! we have a 27 foot sailboat with only a 16 HP. Magic carpet must to ride nice 😎😎 I didn’t know specifically where they did it, I just know they did the take down mast journey like you guys. You guys must be having the time of your life in the canals, enjoy and be safe 💚💙☺️
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That works . I live next to the St Lawrence seaway and have helped a few boats through . The shovels work, point is to keep the boat floating free not really tied up so it can rise but not spin . The flight locks climbing the escarpment are an awesome ride . Also a board on the outside of the fenders so as to not destroy the fenders . Those walls can be pretty rough .
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Watching these episodes again years after first seeing them. What a great journey to see again!
Maya singing the blues is just beautiful. We could definitely do with more.
Totally. She gave me chills 🎶
Video's unlike any other sailing channel , always a pleasure .
Definitely agree 👍.
I watch a lot of chanell's, but maya is the best narrator & luv listening to her play & sing. be safe my friends & keep having fun on our adventure.
White-knuckled moments (actually more like hours, I guess) in the powerful current, followed by Maya's magical blues rendition before a crackling camp fire... A brilliant episode, and a great antidote for these ailing times!
So glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for the comment Wolfgang!
well said!!
Maya, you enunciate your consonants as precisely as a trained actor/orator. Love it!
What a wonderful blues!
Such sad sweetness you bring me, melting away tension, sitting round the evening camp fire. Lovely mournful sounds of music, crackling fire, roasting squash. Almost too beautiful to bear. Thank you!
Your comments are always my favourite - thank you!!
@@SailingMagicCarpet Thank you! Your channel and video episodes are, far and away, my favorite!
These episodes keep getting better and better. Great content, nail biting currents, relaxed camp fires and great blues from a true musician. Happy Trails. Where are you now?
Love the singing!
For those not familiar with waterways, if you are not intending to pass through a lock immediately moor facing away from the lock so that the lock-keeper knows.
I enjoy your prologues that eloquently describe and express the heart of traveling.
'Blues by firelight' , was a gorgeous way to end the day and unwind after all the stress! Cheers Warren
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks Warren! -Maya
What can I say that everyone else has an already said! Much love to you both for helping me stay sane in this very trying times! MayaDino, you guys rock!
Loved the whole video, but your "Huckleberry Finn" comment at the end made it perfect. Well done once again.
Nice! Currents can be tricky!👍✌️😊🙏🏼⛵️⛵️⛵️
Such excellent commentary. Mya you're an wonderful story teller and songstress. Dini is the perfect accent to your tales of travei
I can't but agree with many admirers of Maya feels when we hear her play, making music and sing: It's wonderful here, where I am, but are we allowed to keep it, just like it is? I missed one little thing though: Your violin, Maya. Your singing reminded me of my grandma, Anna, when she sang lullabies when I was three years of age. Today I'm celebrating my 83rd birthday... Bon voyage!
Beautiful
Maya....is a beautiful singer....I like U song
⛵ Adventures of a lifetime. Your memories will be worth more than fine gold. Thank you for the lovely song you are so talented. To both of you I wish many blessings and safe travels.
LOVED the guitar and singing at the end! THANK YOU!
Loving your journey, inspiring & relaxing👍🤗
Just burned my dinner, couldn't stop listening to your wonderful voice. Fire and great sounds, how good can life get.
Oh no!!! I hope it was still edible! Thank you though for such a lovely compliment!
Love you guys, keep up the good .work and keep on keepin on.
Great episode! Maya your musical skills are so good, and what a nice voice you have. I love this part of all journeys especially because I know almost every town in France you pass.
Just discovered this channel this morning and already addicted. Awesome content. And beautiful singing!!
And then I read the tune was by Madeleine Peyroux. She is a beautiful singer. More Peyroux by Maya, please.
the way you describe the currents between the two bridges is quite poetic. :)
Yes, Maya, you are the best narrator & love listening to you play & sing, thank you :)
Great filming and editing, excellent in comunicating the feeling of adventure and anxiety for the river current (really strong!) and eddys. Sweet campfire to relax after a stressful day. Your videos have improved tremendously from the first ones (which I like to re-watch sometime): I especially like your artistic approach, absent in all other sailing videos. Congrats
Just think, you guys could be sailing during a hurricane, relax, you just left Arles, that's on my bucket list, God bless you!!!!!
You have such a wonderful way with words. You, my dear. Are a fantastic writer. You MUST put pen to paper.
Amazing video and beautiful voice as always!
Beautiful song Maya
Nice!... I miss the fire on the riverbank...
Wow what a wonderful voice
Loving your gorgeous voice singing the blues. Enjoying adventuring with you while quarantined at home in the USA. Blessings to you and hope you are safely battened down wherever you are in mid April.
Will definitely listen to Madeleine Peyroux....beautifully filmed and performed. Thank you
Thank you so much Maureen! And good idea, Madeleine Peyroux is absolutely amazing!
Maya, you voice is beautiful.
I also have the ambition to travel through the French Canals in my 34ft sailboat. I left Vanvouver, Canada in 2017 and am currently in the south of Mexico, with the goal of getting to London by 2022. May see you on route.
You knew the 🍫 in coffee was going to have a retaliation... Lights please, instruments, radio. Ai ai capitan lol. Stay safe guys
Great! Video and music!
Real, true, exciting moments yet closing with dreamy blue notes, in touch and meaningful, so timely. Thank you both...
Beautiful song love it👍👍
Looked pretty frosty INSIDE in the morning. Keep warm :)
This is certainly an undertaking that made me question your guidance, but you are doing a beautiful job of embracing the challenges. Highest Blessings
I am confused now.... Your video has made me so chilled out... but also very hungry..... but am to chilled out to bother cooking????? Palermo seams a distant memory now.... :-))) xx
Nice tune, love your adventure
Very nice in every way
Lovely song Maya
Loved that song!!!! Amazing voice 😍
What an incredible episode and that song - wow!
Just adore your vlogs.... your words, Magic Carpet, the journey is breath taking. All of it is so inspirational. I dream to follow in Magic Carpet's ripples.
Thank you so much Miriam!
Love to wake up and see a video of yours!
Another wonderful video of your extraordinary adventures. Thankyou stay safe and Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Great fire and music!! Magical for sure!!
Simply beautiful.
Great video! Nice rendition of a Hank Williams classic...really enjoyed your version of the song....never thought I'd hear you singing Hank's songs :) I could feel the tension when you were motoring in the strong current. Reminded me of the Erie canal ...there's a spot that has a 6 knot current under a bridge and it's definitely a white knuckle experience until you get past the bridge!!
Thank you so much Tom! Though, to be perfectly honest, before your comment I had no idea this song was also done by Hank Williams. I know it from a singer named Madeleine Peyroux -- who is my all time favourite musician, by the way! I just listened to Hank's version though -- it has a VERY different vibe than Madeleine's!
Well done. Very challenging at the helm in these currents. Beautiful production.
Lovely voice. Thanks for the videos covering your adventures.
And thank you so much for watching them Mike! We appreciate the comment :)
Good morning from Texas. Great episode. Loved the song.
Thank you so much Paul!
Fantastic videos. Thank you.
You are certainly talented!
Absolutely beautiful and captivating video as always. Hope you are well, Maya!
Thank you so much! You too!
Oh, and yes, the blues.
Good luck guys. Be safe.
Maya has THE voice for soulful sad! Loved the guitar part. Great video editing during the guitar and fire scenes. You might have to inflate your tender and use it to give you an extra knot or two. You have the life!
Wow had me on the edge while under the bridge and the only thing missing was me howling at the moon as maya sang, great video great times stay safe and loving
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You are living my dream, enjoy every moment!
Estou amando todos os vídeos de vocês
Yes nerve racking! My mate had to be towed through as his yacht wasn't powerful enough, lovely ballard, but I didn't noticed the toasted marshmallows for pudding hehe! (sv calico jack)
Maya what an awesome song! Mellow and chill! Love it.
Thank you so much! It’s called weary blues - my favourite version is sung by Madeleine Peyroux!
@@SailingMagicCarpet I just listened to her. Its nice but I think you do it much better. Your voice is very sultry, the beat was a bit slower and is a great match to the song
Love the blues song. I've been trying to learn to bend on the harmonica. :-) I did it :-) This song is played 2nd position on an F harp. Sigh ... for the first time every I bent the notes enabling me to play this song. :-) Thank you
I couldn’t tell if you were wearing life jackets. Personally, I would like to see you both wearing the storm jackets that have a life jacket installed. Cold water causes hypothermia if you happen to fall in unexpectedly. They are expensive but your lives are so worth the expense!
Love your adventures. The river trip has been different and interesting. Keep safe.
I love watching your videos. Coffee for me is good only if it is strong enough too grow hair on the bottoms of your feet. Hope you guys stay safe during the journey.
Man, that was some freakin' fast flowing water ! :-)
Adding Hot Cocoa to Coffee is a nice change every once in a While.
Such a calming video
Hello u two wonderfull peopel.
U r so inspirering to follow, and makeing so good videos.... I just keep following U 😁.....
U r so skiled compared to u age, and making interresting videos to follow.
Whis we will meet somewhere on the ocean, some time. 👍
Keep up u great work. 😘
Cool grill!
Thanks! It’s unfortunately got a much less cool name, but it is really handy. It’s called the Bitty Big Que (BBQ) 😂
Love it!!
Really love the blues! try hugging the bank if you have water the current can be less sometimes.
In my experience it does not make a lot of difference and is more nerve racking if there are eddies.
My heartfrequency went up but the Yanmar didn’t die at 4000 rpm ;-). Glad you made it.
These two kids are so damn pretty... best of luck
I had heard that if I let the ads play out that it's more profitable for you two. I am happy to help out.
Wow it looks cold, stay safe missing the music.
There’s an entire song at the end of this video! :)
Sailing Magic Carpet I was waiting for the violin solo, but the blues are good
Tell me Maya! Have you thought about writing a book about your adventures ? 😀
Would definitely buy it. Stay safe
Thank you SO much for this comment -- yes, writing a book is definitely a goal of mine one day, but not for a few more years! I need some more good stories to tell first.
Sailing Magic Carpet I'm sure it would be a best seller 😀 You certainly have a wonderful way with words 👏😀
Nice 👍
The song that you played at the campfire is better than original. You have prefect a voice.
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Beautiful, especially the campfire blues. Just a thought - if the strong currents are indeed the outflow from hydro power stations why not travel at night. At least between locks, if they are not 24 hour operational.
Stan Moderate travelling at night on the river is difficult and dangerous - we tried it once and decided not to repeat it. It’s really hard to see, and unlike on the ocean, there’s a lot of stuff you can hit.
@@SailingMagicCarpet Very wise!
@@SailingMagicCarpet yes it is dangerous..and and probably forbidden. ....any way the (ecluses) are closed
Bernard Schirmeyer the locks are closed on the small canals, but they stay open all night on the bigger rivers. The commercial boats go all night.
Great video. Really well edited.
Thank you so much for the nice comment Jim, so glad you like the editing!
Maya, is your wonderful music available anywhere? Please let me know and thanks
Dino may not have been worried or anxious, but I was concerned for you. The engine would only have to cough to put you in real trouble. I have experienced a similar thing on the River Bure in the Uk going through Great Yarmouth against the full ebb as I got my timings wrong. I was making a similar speed over the ground to you. Not a comfortable feeling. Stay safe.
I feel the skippers stress at pushing through that. The engineer saying "she canna take any more Jim" and knowing once the bows turn 40 degrees they are not coming back. Then the final camp-fire music ending. Reminded me of the cowboy musical where you knew, the actor couldn't play, their fingering was all wrong and they couldn't sing either. You ridiculed them because you can play and sing beautifully. Thank you for the video.
Insane! How much HP does your engine have guys??? You two are doing what RubyRose did, soooo cool 💚💙💚💙
It’s a 21 horse power engine! And yes, ruby rose also went through France but they took a very different route - the canal du midi, which is a canal not a river. Canals don’t have current so that changes things quite a bit!
Sailing Magic Carpet good engine for a small sailboat! we have a 27 foot sailboat with only a 16 HP. Magic carpet must to ride nice 😎😎 I didn’t know specifically where they did it, I just know they did the take down mast journey like you guys. You guys must be having the time of your life in the canals, enjoy and be safe 💚💙☺️
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Hi you two love the video as always, can you tell me where to buy that folding camp fire grill / pand stand please?
Thank you Stephen! It's this grill here: www.amazon.com/Bitty-Big-Stainless-Compact-Lightweight/dp/B07VBT99R4
Tip for locks , too late I know , buy two replacement shovel handles . You use them to fend off the lock walls saving fenders and your boat .
Hi . Do you mean a bosuns stick ?
Good tip -- we ended up using our boat hooks for the same purpose!
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That works . I live next to the St Lawrence seaway and have helped a few boats through . The shovels work, point is to keep the boat floating free not really tied up so it can rise but not spin . The flight locks climbing the escarpment are an awesome ride .
Also a board on the outside of the fenders so as to not destroy the fenders . Those walls can be pretty rough .
@@faircompetition1203 good idea👍