I sat down for my Sunday morning coffee and saw you had posted your video. I grabbed my headphones and told my hubby, "excuse me while I go to French Polynesia with the Wynns. I'll be back soon". You have no idea how much I enjoy watching your videos every Sunday morning!!! Excellant video editing and music!
Thanks Agnes! Nikki is the Drone Artist and she's getting lots of practice here in French Polynesia :) Now we just need to upgrade our drone from the old Mavic to the new one...that would provide even more dramatic aerials.
@@gonewiththewynns This thing is amazingly good and small, love the Mavic Pro (#1), used it in a few of my videos. That new Mavic Pro with the 1-inch sensor (non-zoom) looks very yummy though 😄
@@@gonewiththewynns I have to agree, y'all have some of the best drone footage I've seen on any sailing channel. Great job Nikki!! Without giving away all your secrets, I'm just curious is all your footage hand flown or are you using either geo-fencing or follow me modes?
@@corvairchris82 I'd say mostly hand flown (used to show a cut of Nikki before some footage etc) though there are some follow me modes used when powering on their dingie. There are def some useful geo location sequencing options with today's higher end drones
Nikki is beautiful, videos are done very well. I don't watch tv anymore just cruising videos. Many of them are done as good or better than tv shows. And much more entertaining. Good Job.
Been watching for months now, I admire your resolve and that you tell the truth about the fact it's not all beer and Skittles, ie take off the Rose tinted glasses and see it for real. You have shown us some beautiful places that i could never imagine and now would want to see. I wish you both the safest of life's journey's. Totally great stuff, thanks for sharing.
I have fallen in love with sailing videos, but you two really put out a quality product. You are both very natural in front of the camera and I could watch Nikki clean all day long, ha ha !
we love seeing all the adventures and you have def inspired us thru the years, we are just getting our channel up and running and reference you all the time on how to get there, where ever there is LOL. thanks again guys much love for SomethingNew.....
What a happy preview for next time. Mary’s coming! It’s always fun when she shows up. Thanks for sharing your cleaning cocktail. Loved meeting your neighbors and hearing your thoughts on the tours. I think we have all experienced some mixed emotions like that. Sunday’s with the Wynns is always a delight!
All your videos are always entertaining and very well edited (if not the best, right there with the best), but this one really stuck out to me. I think it was the couple on the hunter....They were really fun and you can tell they love the cruising lifestyle....It is always easy to show a cruising couple on a beautiful big catamaran or a true blue water boat like a Hylas, Swan, 20 ton full keeled boat, etc. but it goes to show you how this couple took their beautiful "production" Hunter boat and are living the dream and cruising.....I get sick of the grumpy miserable know it alls, still in the typewriter era always saying "you cant do this" and "you cant do that" unless you have a certain boat.....You guys are the perfect example of buying a boat, educating yourselves and getting out there. Their boat was so well set up for their needs and good for them.......Very enjoyable video......
My thoughts exactly. This vid was a pretty solid endorsement for the Hunter. I was a Pearson owner myself, but had three friends who owned Hunter 34s, one shallow keel and the other deep keel. Another friend who owned a Hunre 42. All looked great and sailed really well in coastal NC. One took a 34 to the Bahamas and the islands. All good. I don't know any blue water sailers though, but the owners in this vid look like they have sailed well on the Hunter. Nice boat.
Yea, i totally loved her laugh when she said "...this is a Hunter...and it made it!" Sums it up perfectly without saying much. I need to learn from her on that one, so little said with such great impact (i tend to beat a point like a dead horse).
I was somewhat surprised at the Hunter that had to make passage across lots of blue water. They are a great boat and am familiar with them after having a 2001 Hunter 410. Hopefully those reef sharks and rays have learned to forage for their own dinner and not depend upon tourism.
I feel like I keep writing the same on every video 🤣🤣 but is the truth! I’ve been watching you nonstop to catch up to your present time, let me tell you, the storytelling gets better and better with every video! I love your music selection, I love your humor and I love your respect for nature!! I love you guys!
The boom boom room.( to funny), as for the feeding the ocean life,snorkerling, cocktails at sea.... not forgetting washer dryers and dish washers......AHH boat life..BLISS. big luv, nikki and jason.xx
Love the video. I would feel the same way about the rays and sharks, but my husband said something that made me think again. He said "we only have pets because we feed them. Cats and dogs would act different if we had left them to nature." I thought that is a good point. We have a cat.
to be fair, cats domesticated themselves, but for the dogs absolutely right. cats now are fed by us but we befreinded them not by feeding them but by allowing them to hunt our pests, wich is convenient. also we feed them with the wrong food, which halves their life expentancy (kibble instead of meat)
Hey Jason and Nikki, Always enjoy following your adventures with Cleo & Singa on Curiosity. I love your adventurist spirit and desire to explore. :) I have one little observation that comes from a generation older than you two as I’m 55. Enjoy the moment! Don’t overthink the experiences you’re blessed to have or you will miss a piece of the joy of life. There are bound to be places where people/tourist like yourselves will have some impact but they’re just trying to explore, enrich and enjoy also. Observing their experiences can enrich your own? This great big world God gave us to explore is big enough for all to have an enriched experience and due to the size of earth, we really have little impact. So I leave you with this thought because it has enriched my life. I love watching others enjoying experiences and dreams while it happens and as they enjoy it. See the looks on their faces, hear the laughs and the excitement in their voices as they see a shark or touch a stingray for the first time. I think sometimes we’re all pressured by some to regret the impact humans have on earth instead of understanding the balance and the efforts we all make to minimize that footprint. Wishing you continued safe travels, great memories and amazing adventures!
Oh!....I didn't discover til' this morning that today is your birthday!!! Wishing you a fun day filled with cup cakes, ice cream and walks!....hell, let's go crazy and manage a decent coffee as well. Happy Nikky Day !
My secret is Internet (perhaps). I found a decently fast connection and I uploaded at a bitrate of 16 instead of my normal 8 :) Maybe that's why every keeps saying the footage 'pops'. That's a double edged sword...I probably won't be able to get that fast internet again for a while :(
Could be internet, but I think you're being modest. Re-watched, and the cuts seem sharper, timing of pans and zoom is tight and there is a nice differing of length of shots that give it great tension. Possibly just fortuitous, but more likely that you guys have become ace videographers ! Just keep doing what you are doing !! (^..^)v
Back in the eighties, I sailed a lot between Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the rest of the Caribbean. Even at that time, cruising consisted of a constant search for areas not frequented by tourist operators. If you are cruising to an area for the first time, it is inevitable to visit areas of interest to tourists but like you did at the end, finding the pristine desolated landscape is always the best part of the trip. It was great to see a cruising couple so proud of their boat.
Thank you for another relaxing 20 minute getaway. It's my Sunday morning coffee time. I've been watching you guys since your RV days, and you never get boring 😊. Stay safe, and keep filming!
I definitely appreciated you adding your feelings in on the ray & shark experience. I felt the same kind of way in Grand Cayman with those stingrays - an amazing experience that I’m not sure I’ll ever do again. I prefer the idea of just observing them as they naturally are, rather than purposely drawing them over for our own enjoyment.
Love LOVE your videos! I love the great music (most videos have annoyingly repetitive music and blast it) and the fact that you show most aspects of life onboard. And the views 😍. Always look forward to them and appreciate them very much. What a dreamy existence! Thank you!!
Did the ray feeding in Grand Cayman and loved it, hold your arms out in front of you and the bigger rays just swim up and rest on your arms. No mixed emotions at all, it wasn't sea world where there stuck in concrete tanks, keep up the good work, love your vids.
Well...denial is a powerful thing. We have fun yet we seem to alter just by being there. Perhaps less impact is a good thing. Break the cycle of what you have been taught. Question that which you find...normal.
I can’t get enough of you two! I have been watching many couples but you two are very engaging and both outgoing with the videos and life revolving your videos. Usually one or the other are more into life in front of the camera but I feel you both enjoy doing this. Tomorrow is predicted to be -32 and that’s not the windchill temps either. Thanks for what you do! You made my bone chilling nights more worthwhile.
From watching it's evident that Nikki is an awesome drone pilot! Some of the best shots are from directly overhead as the two of you are swimming. Of course I also love the underwater shots of the reefs and fish. Great video!
Wow, just wow! Sometimes I am tempted to comment and suggest to Jason to not spend so much time editing and catch up closer to real time, but then he produces this extremely entertaining episode that makes it worthwhile to wait. Professionally photographed, superbly edited, one of the best and most entertaining episodes ever. Nikki, you are a beautiful woman, a skilled photographer also, but more importantly you are such a strong and competent member of the team. Love your channel, one of the best on You Tube.
Your observations and description expressed our thoughts exactly. We were discussing during the video our discomfort but enjoying the beauty. You have the luxury of looking for and finding mostly undisturbed nature through your extended travels that most tourists do not. Since we are in the latter category, we see through your eyes nature and places that tourists rarely see. Thank you.
You have without a doubt have one of the best sailing video productions on the Tube! Very informative, tasteful and fun! Love the Panther and the kitties. What beautiful scenery...wow!
When I was 12 years old (I'm 45 now) my family spent a week at a resort in that exact location you were in towards the end of the video. Every single day I grabbed my snorkeling gear and swam all throughout that gorgeous shallow coral. I remember thinking it is so perfect it is like it is fake! I thought I will probably never swim in a more beautiful place ever again.
That is a beamy monohull! We are 45 feet long but only 11 feet wide. Our interior is all consumed by storage leaving us just a little space for living space.
Cinderella! Cinderella! .... Time to clean the boat! HAHA.... Another AWESOME video! Thank you SO much for working so hard only to make it look SO easy! "I" for one know it hasn't been easy ALL the time. Thank you for documenting your life with us. All our lives are better BECAUSE of you two!!
Guys, this was a really, really good video...Dang wish I were the other sailors that ran into you, I cook some amazing seafood... but I'm still doing the RV thing you got me into in the first place, two years now..You know, having those 'petting zoo' areas are not a bad thing. It educates people on various animals or fish, provides income for the locals, etc..there are so very many habitats, that are protected just for that reason, untouched by man, I don't think we'll collapse the ecosystem in that regard. Back home in FL now for the winter! Vlogging the good stuff. Cheers, (thanks for the heart Nikki/Jason! ) :) Be safe
Really great shooting on that boat, Jason. Every time I watch your videos I think, thank god Jason is a professional photographer. Also, I haven’t said how I love the new opening credits.
OMG.....😱 That was the fastest 20 min !!! Soooo love your vlog and this was spectacular !! Especially how clear the water was when you left the tourist area !!! The Hunter 44 was nice ……. for a monohull. We had a Hunter 36 for 15-years and it was comfortable … for a month at a time, yet she was fast. The 44 is a HUGE step up. We have become catamaran fans exclusively at this point. Keep cranking the vlogs guys. So appreciated 😊👍👌⛵️⚓️🍷🍹✨.
Beautiful people in a beautiful place. Nothing wrong with enjoying the environment and educating your audience and patrons about the wildlife and bad human habits. You are honest and kind people and I thank you for your for sharing your consideration for the wildlife. It was educational too.
This reminds me of when my wife and I went on a ray and shark feeding tour on Bora Bora. Didn't care for the slimy feel of the rays feeding, we were in chest-deep water feeding them bait. For the shark feeding, the guide had us hanging on a snorkel line in deep water while he threw hamburger balls to the sharks about 50' in front of us. I wondered to myself "Where are the sharks coming from?" I looked behind us to see 6 sharks floating in the current about 8' behind my fins. They were so beautiful and rather small, maybe 5' long, that I wasn't at all afraid. They were the color of deer; buckskin brown, black tips on the fins, and eye "mascara" like Cleopatra. They were taking turns eating the hamburger balls!
I just wanted to say that I agree with your outlook on the feeding of the rays and sharks. I too am torn. I understand that in many places around this world this is their definition of sustaining wildlife through tourism. I just wish they would make sure that their practices are truly protecting the animals and the area. Also, once again you have created a beautiful video. I don't want to criticize other bloggers but most of them should watch your videos as well as Delos, and La Vagabond to see how to get this right. You have just the right amount of talking and not talking, if you get my drift. Beautiful pictures and great story content. You guys rock!
Only just discovered your channel and absolutely adore it. The filming is incredible, love the aerial shots and the underwater stuff! We currently own and live on a canal boat in the UK, and now we are dreaming of getting a boat like yours in the future sailing around the world. Amazing stuff guys, thanks for sharing! ❤️
Every Sunday after your videos I keep getting pushed closer and closer towards selling everything and buying an rv. I envy the freedom and mobility you guys have. Great job! Keep up the good work and in another 2-3 year I might take the plunge. Hello from California.
I really appreciate how you guys acknowledged how out of the norm the swimming with sharks and rays was. I know they aren't trained or abused but you're so right the feeding them changes their natural instincts and that feels wrong. People dont understand how animal adventures overseas are more often than not terrible for the animals they're trying to enjoy. I'm just grateful you said it.
How awesome the way you share the true life off a cruisers life , from broke to oh my god how beautiful is that. I’m slowly catching up on all your videos. But know there are a lot I just have to see again. Never ending fun . And I have learned so many different things about sailing along the way.thank you soooooo much . From Steve stott in sutherlin Oregon u.s.a.
14:36 I understand and agree with both of your points. I am an avid offroder and have some of the same emotions about the environment and trail riding. The two of You are the epitome of class.
I felt the same way about “swimming with the dolphins” in Mexico... during I loved it and cried like crazy... I think because it was such a unique experience. But after I felt like I had done something wrong. Part of me regretted it, but part of me was thrilled that I did it. That was 18.5 years ago and I am not sure there was as much info out there about the negative aspects of these places. Awesome video... I am certain Mary will love it and even more so since she gets to spend time with the two of you in paradise. Cheers!
Beautiful scenery. The ray kisses were the best. We live next to a wildlife refuge and feeding the animals is a big no no. However, it was very cool to watch.
I wouldn't mind cleaning if I could do it floating in a tropical bay! Thanks for showing us this type of life is possible without working for Microsoft !!
I always give you guys a comment you guys are living a great life and it's just awesome watching it through your lens it is the same feeling I have is when people do that with wild animals and for their own benefit it is foolish but on the other hand when you went to a place where you're just there by yourself how awesome is that Vegas bill peace enjoy your mother-in-law
Another great video. We appreciated the drone shots and how you edit. You put lot of work into these and it definitely shows. Julie and I give two thumbs up, well technically one but literally IRL two.
Turn to, continue ships work! A Navy phrase used after lunch, except Sunday & holidays. Nikki, his mother is coming and you clean? Wow! Enjoy the week.
I sat down for my Sunday morning coffee and saw you had posted your video. I grabbed my headphones and told my hubby, "excuse me while I go to French Polynesia with the Wynns. I'll be back soon". You have no idea how much I enjoy watching your videos every Sunday morning!!! Excellant video editing and music!
Ja i agree. Great video 👍😁
Well said
Thanks guys, so happy to have you on board...even if its only for 20 minutes a week. 😚
Meeeeeeee toooooo!!!!!
The color of that water is indescribable. I could just stare at it all day. Fantastic drone work. 20 minutes of this is not enough. More please... ;)
LOL!!! "The Mother-in-Law is coming" HA! As she cleans (what looks like) a Spotless Boat.
The effort to get those aerial shots. Beautiful, thank you.
Yes a long selfie stick :)
Thanks Agnes! Nikki is the Drone Artist and she's getting lots of practice here in French Polynesia :) Now we just need to upgrade our drone from the old Mavic to the new one...that would provide even more dramatic aerials.
@@gonewiththewynns This thing is amazingly good and small, love the Mavic Pro (#1), used it in a few of my videos. That new Mavic Pro with the 1-inch sensor (non-zoom) looks very yummy though 😄
@@@gonewiththewynns I have to agree, y'all have some of the best drone footage I've seen on any sailing channel. Great job Nikki!! Without giving away all your secrets, I'm just curious is all your footage hand flown or are you using either geo-fencing or follow me modes?
@@corvairchris82 I'd say mostly hand flown (used to show a cut of Nikki before some footage etc) though there are some follow me modes used when powering on their dingie. There are def some useful geo location sequencing options with today's higher end drones
Wow, imagine my shock to see my friends Petter and Octavia on my favorite sailing show this morning! It's a small world after all!
Nikki is beautiful, videos are done very well. I don't watch tv anymore just cruising videos. Many of them are done as good or better than tv shows. And much more entertaining. Good Job.
Your drone work was particularly fabulous in this episode! Love it! - Nick & Terysa Xx
Thanks guys...it’s not us its the scenery :). Haha.
When Nikki called that room the Boom Boom room. I thought omg 😲 read my mind! 😂
TheQUBANQT ... OMG!! That is so hilarious!! I just spit out my water reading your comment!! lol NICE!! Merci
The color of the water is unreal. Thank you for sharing your adventure!
When I was a kid I looked forward to the waltons on Sunday night ... now I watch the Wynn’s
Haha, how things have changed :)
Been watching for months now, I admire your resolve and that you tell the truth about the fact it's not all beer and Skittles, ie take off the Rose tinted glasses and see it for real. You have shown us some beautiful places that i could never imagine and now would want to see. I wish you both the safest of life's journey's. Totally great stuff, thanks for sharing.
I have fallen in love with sailing videos, but you two really put out a quality product. You are both very natural in front of the camera and I could watch Nikki clean all day long, ha ha !
we love seeing all the adventures and you have def inspired us thru the years, we are just getting our channel up and running and reference you all the time on how to get there, where ever there is LOL. thanks again guys much love for SomethingNew.....
What a happy preview for next time. Mary’s coming! It’s always fun when she shows up. Thanks for sharing your cleaning cocktail. Loved meeting your neighbors and hearing your thoughts on the tours. I think we have all experienced some mixed emotions like that. Sunday’s with the Wynns is always a delight!
All your videos are always entertaining and very well edited (if not the best, right there with the best), but this one really stuck out to me. I think it was the couple on the hunter....They were really fun and you can tell they love the cruising lifestyle....It is always easy to show a cruising couple on a beautiful big catamaran or a true blue water boat like a Hylas, Swan, 20 ton full keeled boat, etc. but it goes to show you how this couple took their beautiful "production" Hunter boat and are living the dream and cruising.....I get sick of the grumpy miserable know it alls, still in the typewriter era always saying "you cant do this" and "you cant do that" unless you have a certain boat.....You guys are the perfect example of buying a boat, educating yourselves and getting out there. Their boat was so well set up for their needs and good for them.......Very enjoyable video......
My thoughts exactly. This vid was a pretty solid endorsement for the Hunter. I was a Pearson owner myself, but had three friends who owned Hunter 34s, one shallow keel and the other deep keel. Another friend who owned a Hunre 42. All looked great and sailed really well in coastal NC. One took a 34 to the Bahamas and the islands. All good. I don't know any blue water sailers though, but the owners in this vid look like they have sailed well on the Hunter. Nice boat.
Yea, i totally loved her laugh when she said "...this is a Hunter...and it made it!" Sums it up perfectly without saying much. I need to learn from her on that one, so little said with such great impact (i tend to beat a point like a dead horse).
@@gonewiththewynns Yes But if ya don't beat on it sum. How can ya be sure it's dead? It's such a vicious cycle!? Haha! ;)
I was somewhat surprised at the Hunter that had to make passage across lots of blue water. They are a great boat and am familiar with them after having a 2001 Hunter 410. Hopefully those reef sharks and rays have learned to forage for their own dinner and not depend upon tourism.
Watching your videos keeps me warm.
-20f with a -40f windchill here in the middle of Canada this morning. ⛄️
It's about 14 here in Chicago, but going down to 18-20 below 0 Wednesday.
I feel like I keep writing the same on every video 🤣🤣 but is the truth! I’ve been watching you nonstop to catch up to your present time, let me tell you, the storytelling gets better and better with every video! I love your music selection, I love your humor and I love your respect for nature!! I love you guys!
Swimming with the rays definitely is magical, but you two being away from all the tourist insanity makes a world of difference. Thanks for sharing 😎⛵😍
Thank you so much! The views are epic! Thanks to your friends as well for showing us their boat. Safe travels! Xx
The boom boom room.( to funny), as for the feeding the ocean life,snorkerling, cocktails at sea.... not forgetting washer dryers and dish washers......AHH boat life..BLISS. big luv, nikki and jason.xx
Love the video. I would feel the same way about the rays and sharks, but my husband said something that made me think again. He said "we only have pets because we feed them. Cats and dogs would act different if we had left them to nature." I thought that is a good point. We have a cat.
Well said. 👍
to be fair, cats domesticated themselves, but for the dogs absolutely right.
cats now are fed by us but we befreinded them not by feeding them but by allowing them to hunt our pests, wich is convenient. also we feed them with the wrong food, which halves their life expentancy (kibble instead of meat)
@@br5498 Indeed ... Teach a man to fish and he will eat for life
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Cats are just little lions that have figured out how to get more than one meal out of a human. ;-)
I have watched many of your videos, but this is the first time I have felt moved to comment. I liked it very very much.
Glad to have you out of the shadows :)
Me too
Hey Jason and Nikki, Always enjoy following your adventures with Cleo & Singa on Curiosity. I love your adventurist spirit and desire to explore. :) I have one little observation that comes from a generation older than you two as I’m 55. Enjoy the moment! Don’t overthink the experiences you’re blessed to have or you will miss a piece of the joy of life. There are bound to be places where people/tourist like yourselves will have some impact but they’re just trying to explore, enrich and enjoy also. Observing their experiences can enrich your own? This great big world God gave us to explore is big enough for all to have an enriched experience and due to the size of earth, we really have little impact. So I leave you with this thought because it has enriched my life. I love watching others enjoying experiences and dreams while it happens and as they enjoy it. See the looks on their faces, hear the laughs and the excitement in their voices as they see a shark or touch a stingray for the first time. I think sometimes we’re all pressured by some to regret the impact humans have on earth instead of understanding the balance and the efforts we all make to minimize that footprint. Wishing you continued safe travels, great memories and amazing adventures!
Disagree, leave them alone and observe. You can still be in awe, yet educated.
Not sure what the difference is, but the cinematography and editing really jumped out in this video.....nice job.
I agree. The introduction was amazing work.
Oh!....I didn't discover til' this morning that today is your birthday!!! Wishing you a fun day filled with cup cakes, ice cream and walks!....hell, let's go crazy and manage a decent coffee as well. Happy Nikky Day !
My secret is Internet (perhaps). I found a decently fast connection and I uploaded at a bitrate of 16 instead of my normal 8 :) Maybe that's why every keeps saying the footage 'pops'. That's a double edged sword...I probably won't be able to get that fast internet again for a while :(
Could be internet, but I think you're being modest. Re-watched, and the cuts seem sharper, timing of pans and zoom is tight and there is a nice differing of length of shots that give it great tension. Possibly just fortuitous, but more likely that you guys have become ace videographers ! Just keep doing what you are doing !! (^..^)v
This is a really well produced show. I especially like the music. It's great and you use it well.
These videos are making me want to visit French Polynesia even more - it looks amazing 😍
Back in the eighties, I sailed a lot between Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the rest of the Caribbean. Even at that time, cruising consisted of a constant search for areas not frequented by tourist operators. If you are cruising to an area for the first time, it is inevitable to visit areas of interest to tourists but like you did at the end, finding the pristine desolated landscape is always the best part of the trip. It was great to see a cruising couple so proud of their boat.
Thank you for another relaxing 20 minute getaway. It's my Sunday morning coffee time. I've been watching you guys since your RV days, and you never get boring 😊. Stay safe, and keep filming!
I definitely appreciated you adding your feelings in on the ray & shark experience. I felt the same kind of way in Grand Cayman with those stingrays - an amazing experience that I’m not sure I’ll ever do again. I prefer the idea of just observing them as they naturally are, rather than purposely drawing them over for our own enjoyment.
Love LOVE your videos! I love the great music (most videos have annoyingly repetitive music and blast it) and the fact that you show most aspects of life onboard. And the views 😍. Always look forward to them and appreciate them very much. What a dreamy existence! Thank you!!
That's what i'm talking about "Ok nobody comes aboard our boat without having a drink" "Nobody leaves without having multiple drinks" LOL
Did the ray feeding in Grand Cayman and loved it, hold your arms out in front of you and the bigger rays just swim up and rest on your arms. No mixed emotions at all, it wasn't sea world where there stuck in concrete tanks, keep up the good work, love your vids.
Well...denial is a powerful thing. We have fun yet we seem to alter just by being there. Perhaps less impact is a good thing. Break the cycle of what you have been taught. Question that which you find...normal.
I can’t get enough of you two! I have been watching many couples but you two are very engaging and both outgoing with the videos and life revolving your videos. Usually one or the other are more into life in front of the camera but I feel you both enjoy doing this. Tomorrow is predicted to be -32 and that’s not the windchill temps either. Thanks for what you do! You made my bone chilling nights more worthwhile.
Loved the time lapse drone shot! You guys put a lot of work into your videos and the quality shows!
From watching it's evident that Nikki is an awesome drone pilot! Some of the best shots are from directly overhead as the two of you are swimming. Of course I also love the underwater shots of the reefs and fish. Great video!
Your second stop looked divine. Beautiful drone footage too. Thanks, guys.
Great job and beautiful content. 🙏🐻🇺🇸
You guys are living the dream! Good afternoon from Bristol, England.
But you have good pubs :)
The beauty of the islands in the South Pacific,many thanks for the beautiful video.
Wow, just wow! Sometimes I am tempted to comment and suggest to Jason to not spend so much time editing and catch up closer to real time, but then he produces this extremely entertaining episode that makes it worthwhile to wait. Professionally photographed, superbly edited, one of the best and most entertaining episodes ever. Nikki, you are a beautiful woman, a skilled photographer also, but more importantly you are such a strong and competent member of the team. Love your channel, one of the best on You Tube.
Your observations and description expressed our thoughts exactly. We were discussing during the video our discomfort but enjoying the beauty. You have the luxury of looking for and finding mostly undisturbed nature through your extended travels that most tourists do not. Since we are in the latter category, we see through your eyes nature and places that tourists rarely see. Thank you.
You have without a doubt have one of the best sailing video productions on the Tube! Very informative, tasteful and fun! Love the Panther and the kitties. What beautiful scenery...wow!
You guys are so good at filming beautiful footage with your drone. This was another great episode.....thank you both!!
When I was 12 years old (I'm 45 now) my family spent a week at a resort in that exact location you were in towards the end of the video. Every single day I grabbed my snorkeling gear and swam all throughout that gorgeous shallow coral. I remember thinking it is so perfect it is like it is fake! I thought I will probably never swim in a more beautiful place ever again.
Loved, loved, loved this episode! Love from South Africa!
Gorgeous video, as usual.....thanks for the ride.
I greatly appreciate that you use tea tree & vinegar to clean!
Hi guys. I love your honesty about the rays and sharks experience.
Not everybody is fortunate to have a beautiful boat like yours so to see that kind of thing they have to rely on tour boat to take them there. Thx 🙂
That is a beamy monohull! We are 45 feet long but only 11 feet wide. Our interior is all consumed by storage leaving us just a little space for living space.
Cinderella! Cinderella! .... Time to clean the boat! HAHA.... Another AWESOME video! Thank you SO much for working so hard only to make it look SO easy! "I" for one know it hasn't been easy ALL the time. Thank you for documenting your life with us. All our lives are better BECAUSE of you two!!
Guys, this was a really, really good video...Dang wish I were the other sailors that ran into you, I cook some amazing seafood... but I'm still doing the RV thing you got me into in the first place, two years now..You know, having those 'petting zoo' areas are not a bad thing. It educates people on various animals or fish, provides income for the locals, etc..there are so very many habitats, that are protected just for that reason, untouched by man, I don't think we'll collapse the ecosystem in that regard. Back home in FL now for the winter! Vlogging the good stuff. Cheers, (thanks for the heart Nikki/Jason! ) :) Be safe
Really great shooting on that boat, Jason. Every time I watch your videos I think, thank god Jason is a professional photographer. Also, I haven’t said how I love the new opening credits.
Thank you for giving your perspectives on swimming with rays & sharks. It's important! ❤️
I must say , your drone work has improved dramatically.... I also love when you tour others boats and spend time and get their stories...
Great video of a most beautiful place. Agree with you about the beauty of solitude vs. a crowd of tourists. Thanks always for sharing your adventures.
*Thank you love all of it!*
The sharks and rays enjoy it, the tourists enjoy it. No significant harm. Just enjoy. Great videos :)
Singa looks through the window, sees his food dish is empty, gets real friendly
Tell me I was not the only one dancing when Simba ' s slinking around song started to play.
you may not be excited by cleaning the boat, but it’s getting me pretty excited😍🔥 Jason you are so lucky.
OMG.....😱 That was the fastest 20 min !!! Soooo love your vlog and this was spectacular !! Especially how clear the water was when you left the tourist area !!! The Hunter 44 was nice ……. for a monohull. We had a Hunter 36 for 15-years and it was comfortable … for a month at a time, yet she was fast. The 44 is a HUGE step up. We have become catamaran fans exclusively at this point. Keep cranking the vlogs guys. So appreciated 😊👍👌⛵️⚓️🍷🍹✨.
Cool, great! A drink just before the tour added lots of extra laughs, I'm cracking up, oh God! :-)
Beautiful people in a beautiful place. Nothing wrong with enjoying the environment and educating your audience and patrons about the wildlife and bad human habits. You are honest and kind people and I thank you for your for sharing your consideration for the wildlife. It was educational too.
Beautiful, addictive water.
This reminds me of when my wife and I went on a ray and shark feeding tour on Bora Bora. Didn't care for the slimy feel of the rays feeding, we were in chest-deep water feeding them bait. For the shark feeding, the guide had us hanging on a snorkel line in deep water while he threw hamburger balls to the sharks about 50' in front of us. I wondered to myself "Where are the sharks coming from?" I looked behind us to see 6 sharks floating in the current about 8' behind my fins. They were so beautiful and rather small, maybe 5' long, that I wasn't at all afraid. They were the color of deer; buckskin brown, black tips on the fins, and eye "mascara" like Cleopatra. They were taking turns eating the hamburger balls!
Thanks, they were just lined up in a row behind us waiting for their turn at a burger ball. Beautiful to look at.
I love how you both keep everything so clean, neat and organized. We are kindred spirits.
Love the video.... It's a fun Sunday hobby. I know this isn't today's video but I had not seen this one.... Keep them coming... Love them 😎😎😎😎
I enjoyed this episode with fellow sailors and the tour of their boat. If the opportunity presents itself, you should not hesitate to do more.
Jason you won the lottery when you got married.
Every time I see a ray (anywhere), I am instantly reminded of Steve Irwin. I hope you two keep safe!
Love impromptu boat tours and meeting your neighbors.
Awesome seeing this from the snowy mountains of Norway! 🇳🇴 So nice meeting you awesome people and can’t wait to hang out next season in FP! xo
I finished shoveling the snow from the driveway, in central Canada, then came in to the warm and watched your having fun in the Pacific!
I just wanted to say that I agree with your outlook on the feeding of the rays and sharks. I too am torn. I understand that in many places around this world this is their definition of sustaining wildlife through tourism. I just wish they would make sure that their practices are truly protecting the animals and the area. Also, once again you have created a beautiful video. I don't want to criticize other bloggers but most of them should watch your videos as well as Delos, and La Vagabond to see how to get this right. You have just the right amount of talking and not talking, if you get my drift. Beautiful pictures and great story content. You guys rock!
Only just discovered your channel and absolutely adore it. The filming is incredible, love the aerial shots and the underwater stuff! We currently own and live on a canal boat in the UK, and now we are dreaming of getting a boat like yours in the future sailing around the world. Amazing stuff guys, thanks for sharing! ❤️
Every Sunday after your videos I keep getting pushed closer and closer towards selling everything and buying an rv. I envy the freedom and mobility you guys have. Great job! Keep up the good work and in another 2-3 year I might take the plunge. Hello from California.
Singa is a ⭐️ ! Another wonderful video. Thx! ❤️🇨🇦
this video was as smooooth as a jewel...or a sting rays belly, loved it thanks much.
Your attitudes are amazing. I am sure there are many moments that test the patience. Keeping positive so important with crew.
At least they are not killing and eating the sharks and rays. Great video as usual! Thank you for posting them. Have fun and be safe.
LOL...."The Mother In Law"
beautiful video. Like you, I would hesitate to swim with the shark and ray.
Awesome video, will be watching many times.. at the start it just takes you there! This was the best yet!!
Jason, you're a stud! All shirtless and bronze! Nikki...you missed a spot... LOL
the blue water+seabed at 18:00 was unbelievable. thanks
I really appreciate how you guys acknowledged how out of the norm the swimming with sharks and rays was. I know they aren't trained or abused but you're so right the feeding them changes their natural instincts and that feels wrong. People dont understand how animal adventures overseas are more often than not terrible for the animals they're trying to enjoy. I'm just grateful you said it.
How awesome the way you share the true life off a cruisers life , from broke to oh my god how beautiful is that. I’m slowly catching up on all your videos. But know there are a lot I just have to see again. Never ending fun . And I have learned so many different things about sailing along the way.thank you soooooo much . From Steve stott in sutherlin Oregon u.s.a.
18:23 I laughed so hard!🤣🤣🤣 (mainly because I like sarcasm : )
14:36 I understand and agree with both of your points. I am an avid offroder and have some of the same emotions about the environment and trail riding. The two of You are the epitome of class.
Thank you for sharing this... lots of beauty and then the humans ...thoughtful as usual.
I felt the same way about “swimming with the dolphins” in Mexico... during I loved it and cried like crazy... I think because it was such a unique experience. But after I felt like I had done something wrong. Part of me regretted it, but part of me was thrilled that I did it. That was 18.5 years ago and I am not sure there was as much info out there about the negative aspects of these places. Awesome video... I am certain Mary will love it and even more so since she gets to spend time with the two of you in paradise. Cheers!
Production value of your videos have just multiplied over the years.... great work, love keeping up with yall.
Beautiful scenery. The ray kisses were the best. We live next to a wildlife refuge and feeding the animals is a big no no. However, it was very cool to watch.
Your videos just keep getting better.. thank you!
I wouldn't mind cleaning if I could do it floating in a tropical bay! Thanks for showing us this type of life is possible without working for Microsoft !!
Of all the sites I watch I think you two take the best videos. I love the aerial footage especially. It feels like I'm there.
I always give you guys a comment you guys are living a great life and it's just awesome watching it through your lens it is the same feeling I have is when people do that with wild animals and for their own benefit it is foolish but on the other hand when you went to a place where you're just there by yourself how awesome is that Vegas bill peace enjoy your mother-in-law
I can watch you clean all day😁 forget the sailing lol
Another great video. We appreciated the drone shots and how you edit. You put lot of work into these and it definitely shows. Julie and I give two thumbs up, well technically one but literally IRL two.
Turn to, continue ships work! A Navy phrase used after lunch, except Sunday & holidays. Nikki, his mother is coming and you clean? Wow! Enjoy the week.
I love drones. You two are so good at mixing it up so we can get a good perspective of things. Thanks for sharing such quality video!