The West Coast trail is approx 76 kms per Parks Canada and runs between Gordon River trailhead (Port Renfrew) and (Pachena Bay) Bamfield. Usually done over 7 days and 6 nites. Actual distance about 85 kms after a lot of ladders and beach trekking. This backpacking trip is truly EPIC. Love your site. Family is everything!,
It is Super Bowl Sunday and I am watching your video rather than the game! I have a 2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD off road that I got in Nov. 2019. Our kids have all graduated high school and I am looking to have some similar adventures in the future, but for now living vicariously through folks like you, Clay & Co. and many others on You Tube. It’s about the journey, not the destination, so continue to enjoy the ride!!
Great video Carol and Peter. Hope you both can enjoy this second honeymoon. It's a huge change for you guys. Looking forward to video of what the kids are learning.
Loved that drone shot of the mist hanging over the trees in that valley . Seeing your map reminded me of are sea kayaking trip up there . That hole area of Canada 🇨🇦 is so full of beautiful scenery you could spend a lifetime exploring the beautiful areas up there . Cheers and thanks for taking us along . Seems strange not to see the kids , but sounds like they are having a great time . Thanks again from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A.
When I get able to Overland again it would be so nice to share it with my Wife. She does not like Overlanding. Your whole family is so blessed with the passions for travel and adventure. Don't worry about video quality, just spend quality time with each other. Heck turn the cameras off for a couple weeks and enjoy some peace. We all need a rest occasionally. I learnt that the hard way.
You live the life I can only dream about! I love your videos, and I'm very thankful that you choose to share your wonderful family and adventures with us all. This is now my new happy place to go to :)
Back in the 70's I had an Irish Setter and I would let him run ahead of me on trail. Friends would tell me I was mean to make him run that way. They just didn't understand that he loved it. I am so glad to see someone else doing this. Thanks for the video.
Yes. The meanest thing we could ever do to Lando would be to leave him in the Jeep. He lives to run. Your dog sounds just like him. The minute he hears the jeep start he is raring to go. 😄
You all were cracking the wife and I up. We are are on the way to being empty nesters ourselves with two of our kids in adulthood now and our youngest not far behind. Reliving that transition of them being young and not much help, to growing older and being lots of help, to becoming adults and transitioning back to it just being two of us doing it all again. Anyway good to see you all enjoying each other That is how we are too. We love hanging out with just “us”.
Being a father of two I was emotional and ready to tear up myself when the kids got dropped off but I know our job is to grow them into great adults and see them make families of there own . The alone time I'm sure was needed but short lived as well , you've managed to produce a great video again and an amazing family !!! Thanks for sharing...
Great video ! It’s cool to see Your perspectives via your videos, with your kids away. And great to see more of Carol and her obvious Joy of Life ! 🙏🌲🇨🇦
just a couple of facts about Vancouver Island (from a local who grew up here) 19:36 *The West Coast trail* DOES NOT, run the length of the island. There was a plan at one time to build a trail that goes from Victoria to Cape Scott, but like more things on the Island, that never materialized. Just like every few years some company says they're going to revive the E&N railway.. The Famous trail is the West Coast Trail, and the less famous trail is the Cape Scott Trail "The West Coast Trail was originally carved through the forest in 1890 as a telegraph route connecting Cape Beale , which was the first lighthouse on Vancouver Island , to Victoria . Shortly after the Pachena lighthouse was built in 1906 the telegraph line was cleared and turned into a life-saving trail for the victims of shipwrecks that foundered in this area. Over 70 ships have sunk, and countless souls have lost their lives in this area of the coast known as the Graveyard of the Pacific . The west coast trail is Vancouver Island's most famous hike, and is consistently rated as one of the top 10 hikes in North America . The West Coast Trail Unit was formerly established as a component of the Pacific Rim National Park in 1993. This 25,640 hectare strip of the Pacific Rim encompasses the section of coast southeast of Barkley Sound, between the villages of Bamfield and Port Renfrew. The challenging 77km trail winds its way along the shoreline from Bamfield to Port Renfrew and usually requires 5-7 days to do." www.millslanding.com/index.php?page=16 17:25 Mosaic *DOES NOT* have a replant program. HUGE areas of logged areas on Vancouver Island, that have never been replanted. WHEN Mosaic (Timberwest Logging group) runs out of land on the Island, they will pack up and move on. When MacMillan Bloedel owned the logging rights to Vancouver Island, from the 60's and early 00's they would replant the Island. Mosaic doesn't care. They put of hundreds of gates to keep us (wheelers out) so they can do what ever they please. According to the companies’ websites, TimberWest has 325,400 hectares of private forest land on Vancouver Island and Island Timberlands has 254,000; together, they control about one-fifth of the Island’s total area., the rest of "crown" land (owned by the Government / Queen). But as long as the Government gets their share, they dont give a s**t as to what happens on Vancouver Island.
Still quality video. Like many have voiced, we’re here for the adventure and because you are genuinely nice and good folk. Thanks for bringing us along.
Love this episode. It was nice to see you two working together to relearn your new strategies. Not that I didn’t enjoy your prior videos but it was refreshing to a little less “routine” and a little more learning. You guys continue to produce a great experience. Keep it up and stay safe!
The Kids will be proud, you did a great job of setting up the shots and capturing the adventure. Can't wait for the next video and updates on the Kids. Stay safe!
Great Video - kept it real - looking forward to seeing the changes you make as you travel without the kids. We are inspired as my wife and I took our first trip to Nemo Tunnel (old abandoned railroad tunnel) in Wartburg, TN (hour outside of Knoxville, TN). It was EPIC. Thanks for all you are doing and making a difference - CARE!
Great video Mom & Dad! What was evident and wonderful is how much you had grown to respect the opinions and support of your children. On your own it's a new decision paradigm. Looking forward to your next adventure/video!
Nice to see you guys enjoying yourself even though we know you guys must miss the kids!!!! Hope you guys have been doing well and staying Safe and Healthy!!!! Beverly says hello
It's not really about the quality of the image you are filming. But me because of what you go through with or without the children. Really enjoy every time a part comes online. Greeting Rene from the Netherland
I was sad to see the kinds fly the east(I say kids like they’re so young, but I’m the same age as them). It’s just been so amazing to watch your family overland together for so long, but this new beginning is also exciting. I love watching your family and look forward to seeing new videos!
Keep with it! Stay positive! We will keep watching the adventures! Transitioning to a trailer in the future? Stoked for your kids! What a great opportunity!
Always look forward to your weekly videos; your kiddos are going to have so much fun and learn so much from Clay and Rachelle! Also, second the idea of getting some step / rocker guards; make accessing the roof area much easier as well as just getting in and out of the jeep ( not to mention good side body protection ). Cheers, you and Carol got this!!
I so appreciate your dedication to sharing your epic adventures. It’s strange to not see your whole family. This will be a neat season for you too to grow together. I’m excited for your journey. God be with you all.
Love your vids. My wife and I just purchased a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited. Slowly but surely, we are getting it overland ready. Thanks for awesome videos. Truly inspiring and reminds us all that Mother Nature is quite hospitable.
Can you hear that........oh thats just wolves holleren....No i think its those folks in the jeep that passed by earlier. Yes it is hard to make meals for two OR ONE, just seems like too much work sometimes. I usually make enough for two to 4 days then just need to reheat for dinner the next 3 nights. You sure were luck with the drone, im amazed it righted itself. I hit a try flying sideways with my new mavic 2 and when i finally found it the gimbel assembly was pulled right out. I lost one of the rubber attachment straps so ordered one online, but when reassembled it kept saying gimbel error even though it moved just fine on startup. Back to DJI it went. $120.repair so had to bight the bullet and use my care refresh. CHEERS Steve h.
Standing in front of that huge stump reminds me of the huge redwood stumps here in North Calif. Looks like a place I would like to go. Take care and be safe out there.
You guys are awesome love your videos. Your family is an inspiration to mine and we will start getting out there together like you guys best of luck to the kids and travel safe and well👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Absolutely Epic guys. Thanks for all you do. Not only to keep us -the viewers- entertained, but inspired as well. And short handed by 3 at that! Great stuff.
I shed a few tears for you all saying goodbye to your kids. You have set them up to be super successful at whatever they do in life so you should be very very proud of them. ❤️❤️
sometimes is a good thing to miss things , makes you apprieciate what you have ! enjoy eachother, you guys should really look at a clamshell rooftop tent , no dust or water gets in , thanks guys
I too, kinda teared up as a mother especially when your children are ready to fly..that's what we prepare them for, but its awfully emotional when that time comes🥲
Our kids have fled, come back, gone again, and now they come back with grandkids, that also love camping, we are Van Life fan, they camp in tents, as for hiking, we love it in our 60’s hubby has done the Cradle Mountain Track walk in Tasmania (their tracks are built with Timber covered in Chicken Wire, so you don’t slip), Parts of Bibbulmun Track through karri forest near Pemberton, Western Australia., and we do not use walking sticks we USE Hiking Poles, due to knee injury, and boy are they great at our age. We are so blessed and grateful to be able to watch your family grow, and we thank you!
I'm so excited for all of you. What a blessing to have this new experience. By the way, while I love the quality of your content, I love your family story so much now that it doesn't make a difference. I'm hooked! You both...and Lando did great! Any new learning skills and mishaps you have to figure out is a testament to your teamwork and how everyone knew their role and just jumped in. Have fun on your journey and can't wait to hear from the kids.
Peter and Carol, have you thought about having a hard shell or clam shell RTT installed; one that you can access from within the Jeep's interior? As I watched Carol climb the Jeep exterior to initiate the deployment process I prayed she wouldn't incur a misstep and injure herself. I don't know if you watch Venture4WD with Chris Shontz but his RTT is accessible from within his Jeep, "Orangie." Anyway, what an awesome adventure. That logging truck brought back some amazing memories. I enjoyed my one year tour on an Oregon mountaintop in 1969. From our house on the hill we had access to tons of incredible trails including logging roads that led to lakes and remote streams and trout begged for our lures. Bear and deer used to walk in our yards.
When your "kids" were walking towards the terminal, it felt as though it were my three walking away. My three, daughter and twin sons, flew from California to Virginia to surprise me for my 60th birthday (13 years ago). I was so proud of them. Anyway, as I watched yours walk away I started to tear up with you. They will become seasoned veterans. Your camera skills will improve dramatically as you go along. My one recommendation is for you to acquire remote mics as your soft voices get drowned out by the ambient noise. Our prayers go out to you and the kids for safety in your journeys.
The silence and presence is worst, but being one in another is also life, you two can be proud being parents of your kids, that they want to be with you tonight is a fact. I do follow Expedition Overland as well on YT. Great content.
Think of this as a learning experience for all of you... Everyone in your family contributed they’re own little piece of the pie and perhaps this will be the eye opener for everyone as to just how much everyone did contribute... You’ll all be fine.
No slight to the kids, but after I dried my eyes following your goodbyes at the ferry, I really loved this episode. Super rugged terrain, lots of rain, and mom and dad on their own. Great stuff! Keep it coming.
When you travel as a family, you are used to do everything together, now you are with te both of you, but I am 100% sure you will manage to do all the things together.... keep up the amazing adventure. 👍💪✌️👌🇳🇱❤️🇨🇦greetings from the Netherlands
Great video guys. I was sad the kids were leaving but excited for their new adventure and now yours as well. Safe travels for all of you. By the way, Lando is the cutest. Love watching you explore my home province.
You guys did great on your own. It seemed a bit scary arriving so late for your first night of camping. I cant wait to see the big trees you find. I love this theme.
It’s a tough transition when the kids go off, but it’s great time to get to know each other again. You also appreciate it more when the kids come back for a time.
Great first video (well sort of). I really enjoyed watching you relearn to camp on your own. I bet the kids are getting a good chuckle out of this video. Travel safe.
the kids are growing but you still have sweet Lando! I see travel solo wasn't for all ppl 'cause need to know our abilities, better I mean your travel are so amazing and wild and that is the moment when have problem emerge the skills and 2 cars are better then 1, like One hand helps the other.. waiting for new Famlily vid keep doing awesome trip! someone think it's strange cooking only for 2?! ;) Alex from Italy PS: I see missing kids for work on root top tent!!!
There are big trees at Carmanah, and there were big trees at Clayquot too. There are some more accessible trees between Port Renfrew and Sooke on the Jaun De Fuca marine trail, Lonely Doug and Avatar forest. All of which will be in BRMB. The Cowichan area is my sons area with Mosaic Forest, so some giant tree areas are not known. If you're ever over on the east coast of the island again I can show you the largest arbutus, trees on private lands are listed on BC Tree Registry and have numbered tags.
Hello You are a very fantastic family , I enjoy watching your vlogs, this one is more different without kids but the live is like this...I think your kids must be happy to having the parents like you .In French language : Je suis très content de voir vos vidéos, cette fois ci est différent sans les enfants mais la vie est comme ça, malheureusement on ne peut pas vivre avec ses parents toute la vie .Vos enfants doivent être fiers d' avoir des parents comme vous . Bonne continuation. Rachid from Morocco 😍👍
You'll need to get a 12 volt crock pot or roaster oven, put something on around lunch time and you will have something to eat for supper. It will save big time on gas. Truck driver use them all the time.
Your kids are amazing! We are having a great time and it’s awesome to see what you two are getting up to out there!
Not easy to say goodbye to your babies. Love this family and love their channel.
Thank you for your kind words. We are thankful to have you along with us.
It definitely isn’t easy saying goodbye.
The West Coast trail is approx 76 kms per Parks Canada and runs between Gordon River trailhead (Port Renfrew) and (Pachena Bay) Bamfield. Usually done over 7 days and 6 nites. Actual distance about 85 kms after a lot of ladders and beach trekking. This backpacking trip is truly EPIC. Love your site. Family is everything!,
Thank you sharing. We had know idea. Looks amazing and is definitely on our bucket list. Have a wonderful day.
BREATHTAKING BEAUTY COLORS VIEWS SCENERY VIDEO WEATHER FOOTAGE LANDSCAPE & DRONE FOOTAGE & SCENES TOO ! AWESOME!
My 10 year old son just said. "This one's sad!"
We spend Sunday mornings with your family every week. Love your videos and adventures.
As a Mother I cried when the young ones were leaving.....but you give them roots and wings and they'll be back of course!!
Yes, it’s always hard to see them walk away but exciting at the same time. Hope you have a blessed Sunday.
It is Super Bowl Sunday and I am watching your video rather than the game! I have a 2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD off road that I got in Nov. 2019. Our kids have all graduated high school and I am looking to have some similar adventures in the future, but for now living vicariously through folks like you, Clay & Co. and many others on You Tube. It’s about the journey, not the destination, so continue to enjoy the ride!!
Great video Carol and Peter. Hope you both can enjoy this second honeymoon. It's a huge change for you guys. Looking forward to video of what the kids are learning.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes we’re having a lot of fun. It really is like a second honeymoon. Hope you have a blessed Sunday.
Super episode. Loved the shot of Lando running in front of the Jeep! Good job!
Thank you 🐾
Loved that drone shot of the mist hanging over the trees in that valley . Seeing your map reminded me of are sea kayaking trip up there . That hole area of Canada 🇨🇦 is so full of beautiful scenery you could spend a lifetime exploring the beautiful areas up there . Cheers and thanks for taking us along . Seems strange not to see the kids , but sounds like they are having a great time . Thanks again from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A.
It has never been about “video quality “ it has always been about “the journey.” Empty nesting 101.
Thank you. Glad to have you along for the journey. Hope you have an great Sunday!
When I get able to Overland again it would be so nice to share it with my Wife. She does not like Overlanding. Your whole family is so blessed with the passions for travel and adventure. Don't worry about video quality, just spend quality time with each other. Heck turn the cameras off for a couple weeks and enjoy some peace. We all need a rest occasionally. I learnt that the hard way.
You live the life I can only dream about! I love your videos, and I'm very thankful that you choose to share your wonderful family and adventures with us all. This is now my new happy place to go to :)
So glad you found out channel and that you are enjoying our videos. We love having you come along for the ride.
Back in the 70's I had an Irish Setter and I would let him run ahead of me on trail. Friends would tell me I was mean to make him run that way. They just didn't understand that he loved it. I am so glad to see someone else doing this. Thanks for the video.
Yes. The meanest thing we could ever do to Lando would be to leave him in the Jeep. He lives to run. Your dog sounds just like him. The minute he hears the jeep start he is raring to go. 😄
You all were cracking the wife and I up. We are are on the way to being empty nesters ourselves with two of our kids in adulthood now and our youngest not far behind. Reliving that transition of them being young and not much help, to growing older and being lots of help, to becoming adults and transitioning back to it just being two of us doing it all again. Anyway good to see you all enjoying each other That is how we are too. We love hanging out with just “us”.
great episode, thank you, we are watching your ads in full now.. next step patreon!
Thank you so much for your support.
Being a father of two I was emotional and ready to tear up myself when the kids got dropped off but I know our job is to grow them into great adults and see them make families of there own . The alone time I'm sure was needed but short lived as well , you've managed to produce a great video again and an amazing family !!! Thanks for sharing...
Great video !
It’s cool to see Your perspectives via your videos, with your kids away. And great to see more of Carol and her obvious Joy of Life ! 🙏🌲🇨🇦
just a couple of facts about Vancouver Island (from a local who grew up here)
19:36 *The West Coast trail* DOES NOT, run the length of the island. There was a plan at one time to build a trail that goes from Victoria to Cape Scott, but like more things on the Island, that never materialized. Just like every few years some company says they're going to revive the E&N railway.. The Famous trail is the West Coast Trail, and the less famous trail is the Cape Scott Trail
"The West Coast Trail was originally carved through the forest in 1890 as a telegraph route connecting Cape Beale , which was the first lighthouse on Vancouver Island , to Victoria . Shortly after the Pachena lighthouse was built in 1906 the telegraph line was cleared and turned into a life-saving trail for the victims of shipwrecks that foundered in this area. Over 70 ships have sunk, and countless souls have lost their lives in this area of the coast known as the Graveyard of the Pacific .
The west coast trail is Vancouver Island's most famous hike, and is consistently rated as one of the top 10 hikes in North America . The West Coast Trail Unit was formerly established as a component of the Pacific Rim National Park in 1993. This 25,640 hectare strip of the Pacific Rim encompasses the section of coast southeast of Barkley Sound, between the villages of Bamfield and Port Renfrew. The challenging 77km trail winds its way along the shoreline from Bamfield to Port Renfrew and usually requires 5-7 days to do." www.millslanding.com/index.php?page=16
17:25 Mosaic *DOES NOT* have a replant program. HUGE areas of logged areas on Vancouver Island, that have never been replanted. WHEN Mosaic (Timberwest Logging group) runs out of land on the Island, they will pack up and move on. When MacMillan Bloedel owned the logging rights to Vancouver Island, from the 60's and early 00's they would replant the Island. Mosaic doesn't care. They put of hundreds of gates to keep us (wheelers out) so they can do what ever they please. According to the companies’ websites, TimberWest has 325,400 hectares of private forest land on Vancouver Island and Island Timberlands has 254,000; together, they control about one-fifth of the Island’s total area., the rest of "crown" land (owned by the Government / Queen). But as long as the Government gets their share, they dont give a s**t as to what happens on Vancouver Island.
Still quality video. Like many have voiced, we’re here for the adventure and because you are genuinely nice and good folk. Thanks for bringing us along.
Thank you for your support. Most importantly for coming along with us. Hope your having a great day.
Love this episode. It was nice to see you two working together to relearn your new strategies. Not that I didn’t enjoy your prior videos but it was refreshing to a little less “routine” and a little more learning.
You guys continue to produce a great experience. Keep it up and stay safe!
The Kids will be proud, you did a great job of setting up the shots and capturing the adventure. Can't wait for the next video and updates on the Kids. Stay safe!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Really enjoy your videos. Have two kids in college and can relate to the empty nest feeling.
Eyes filling up at the beginning and laughing at the end! Love you both can't wait to see you all again!
We love you Beth!! Can’t wait to visit. ♥️
Great Video - kept it real - looking forward to seeing the changes you make as you travel without the kids. We are inspired as my wife and I took our first trip to Nemo Tunnel (old abandoned railroad tunnel) in Wartburg, TN (hour outside of Knoxville, TN). It was EPIC. Thanks for all you are doing and making a difference - CARE!
Great video Mom & Dad! What was evident and wonderful is how much you had grown to respect the opinions and support of your children. On your own it's a new decision paradigm. Looking forward to your next adventure/video!
Nice to see you guys enjoying yourself even though we know you guys must miss the kids!!!! Hope you guys have been doing well and staying Safe and Healthy!!!! Beverly says hello
So nice to hear from you Erick and Beverly. Thanks again for the hats. Hopefully one day we will see each other again. The kids have grown. Hugs
love following your journeys. The scenery and information is always so awesome. Keep up the great videos please!
Thank you 🙏🏻
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@@EFRT following y’all from Oregon
It's not really about the quality of the image you are filming. But me because of what you go through with or without the children. Really enjoy every time a part comes online. Greeting Rene from the Netherland
I was sad to see the kinds fly the east(I say kids like they’re so young, but I’m the same age as them). It’s just been so amazing to watch your family overland together for so long, but this new beginning is also exciting. I love watching your family and look forward to seeing new videos!
Keep with it! Stay positive! We will keep watching the adventures! Transitioning to a trailer in the future? Stoked for your kids! What a great opportunity!
Always look forward to your weekly videos; your kiddos are going to have so much fun and learn so much from Clay and Rachelle! Also, second the idea of getting some step / rocker guards; make accessing the roof area much easier as well as just getting in and out of the jeep ( not to mention good side body protection ). Cheers, you and Carol got this!!
Wow. That’s was so good. Great visuals and story as always.
Thank you for watching. 😃
Wow. That pup so smart just love how he runs out front. 👌🏽💞🤙🏽
I so appreciate your dedication to sharing your epic adventures. It’s strange to not see your whole family. This will be a neat season for you too to grow together. I’m excited for your journey. God be with you all.
Great video awesome job. Waiting to see those old trees. Carrol standing on the roof of the jeep who new, getting high on life, go Carrol !
Love your vids. My wife and I just purchased a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited. Slowly but surely, we are getting it overland ready. Thanks for awesome videos. Truly inspiring and reminds us all that Mother Nature is quite hospitable.
You’re welcome. Hope you guys have a lot of fun together and make all kinds of memories with your Jeep.
Awesome video you two enjoy your time together, feeds well and those kids will be back with a lot of new knowledge after the internship...
That was so sad. My eyes filled up but I'm sure you will enjoy the time together! I'll be fine..............
Can you hear that........oh thats just wolves holleren....No i think its those folks in the jeep that passed by earlier. Yes it is hard to make meals for two OR ONE, just seems like too much work sometimes. I usually make enough for two to 4 days then just need to reheat for dinner the next 3 nights. You sure were luck with the drone, im amazed it righted itself. I hit a try flying sideways with my new mavic 2 and when i finally found it the gimbel assembly was pulled right out. I lost one of the rubber attachment straps so ordered one online, but when reassembled it kept saying gimbel error even though it moved just fine on startup. Back to DJI it went. $120.repair so had to bight the bullet and use my care refresh. CHEERS Steve h.
Great video guys, I’ve been watching you since the beginning and also cried when the kids left too 😂 keep on keeping on! 👍
It’s definitely a big change they are all growing up so fast!! 😅🥺☺️
Standing in front of that huge stump reminds me of the huge redwood stumps here in North Calif. Looks like a place I would like to go. Take care and be safe out there.
You guys are awesome love your videos. Your family is an inspiration to mine and we will start getting out there together like you guys best of luck to the kids and travel safe and well👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Exploring together is the best!! Have fun making wonderful memories. 🌲⛺️
Looking forward to Y'all being back in the 🇺🇸. Wonderful video as usual.
Thanks. We can’t wait to be back!!
Great job u2. Enjoy the new experience.
Seen Ms Carol cry made me cry 😢 So proud to see the learning new skills and of course having fun
Absolutely Epic guys. Thanks for all you do. Not only to keep us -the viewers- entertained, but inspired as well. And short handed by 3 at that! Great stuff.
You’re welcome. We appreciate your comment and we’re so glad you enjoyed the video. Have a wonderful day!
Bouldering a Jeep. 😎😂
Awww nice to see you two empty nesters alone! Also, nice 👍 save with the drone!!! Keep on doin’ whatcha doin’.
Great job mom and dad! Yall knocked it out of the park:) Can't wait to see those giant trees. Safe travels!!
I shed a few tears for you all saying goodbye to your kids. You have set them up to be super successful at whatever they do in life so you should be very very proud of them. ❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed the video. We too shed a few tears.
We are so proud of the kids.
sometimes is a good thing to miss things , makes you apprieciate what you have ! enjoy eachother, you guys should really look at a clamshell rooftop tent , no dust or water gets in , thanks guys
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. That’s true.
We are looking into that for sure. We really like the clamshell tents.
I too, kinda teared up as a mother especially when your children are ready to fly..that's what we prepare them for, but its awfully emotional when that time comes🥲
you two look like your having way, way to much fun.
Aww I just love your family ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We are so thankful for friends like you. Group hug! ❤️
You have a beautiful family .
Our kids have fled, come back, gone again, and now they come back with grandkids, that also love camping, we are Van Life fan, they camp in tents, as for hiking, we love it in our 60’s hubby has done the Cradle Mountain Track walk in Tasmania (their tracks are built with Timber covered in Chicken Wire, so you don’t slip), Parts of Bibbulmun Track through karri forest near Pemberton, Western Australia., and we do not use walking sticks we USE Hiking Poles, due to knee injury, and boy are they great at our age. We are so blessed and grateful to be able to watch your family grow, and we thank you!
Glad to see you guys are still enjoying life we are along die the journey
Congratulation on your outing. I know your kids are missing you two, just as much. All the best to you and yours.
Excellent video Mom and Dad! We miss seeing your kids already 😢. Looking forward to more of the epic empty nester! Loved this episode. ❤
GREAT JOB ON THE EDITING 👌🏽 can’t wait for more , both your faces are glowing with joy !
Thank you! ☺️ We are having a lot of fun exploring together.
I'm so excited for all of you. What a blessing to have this new experience. By the way, while I love the quality of your content, I love your family story so much now that it doesn't make a difference. I'm hooked! You both...and Lando did great! Any new learning skills and mishaps you have to figure out is a testament to your teamwork and how everyone knew their role and just jumped in. Have fun on your journey and can't wait to hear from the kids.
Thank you Deanna! We really appreciate your comment and friendship. Hope to see you guys on the trails one day. Have a blessed Sunday!
Peter and Carol, have you thought about having a hard shell or clam shell RTT installed; one that you can access from within the Jeep's interior? As I watched Carol climb the Jeep exterior to initiate the deployment process I prayed she wouldn't incur a misstep and injure herself. I don't know if you watch Venture4WD with Chris Shontz but his RTT is accessible from within his Jeep, "Orangie." Anyway, what an awesome adventure. That logging truck brought back some amazing memories. I enjoyed my one year tour on an Oregon mountaintop in 1969. From our house on the hill we had access to tons of incredible trails including logging roads that led to lakes and remote streams and trout begged for our lures. Bear and deer used to walk in our yards.
When your "kids" were walking towards the terminal, it felt as though it were my three walking away. My three, daughter and twin sons, flew from California to Virginia to surprise me for my 60th birthday (13 years ago). I was so proud of them. Anyway, as I watched yours walk away I started to tear up with you. They will become seasoned veterans. Your camera skills will improve dramatically as you go along. My one recommendation is for you to acquire remote mics as your soft voices get drowned out by the ambient noise. Our prayers go out to you and the kids for safety in your journeys.
I loved the video. Great first video from the mini epic family road trip
The silence and presence is worst, but being one in another is also life, you two can be proud being parents of your kids, that they want to be with you tonight is a fact. I do follow Expedition Overland as well on YT. Great content.
Awesome - this is so motivating and gives mental health to go out and explore. Thx guys and hope the kids are having a blast
Think of this as a learning experience for all of you...
Everyone in your family contributed they’re own little piece of the pie and perhaps this will be the eye opener for everyone as to just how much everyone did contribute...
You’ll all be fine.
No slight to the kids, but after I dried my eyes following your goodbyes at the ferry, I really loved this episode. Super rugged terrain, lots of rain, and mom and dad on their own. Great stuff! Keep it coming.
Awesome, we’re so glad you enjoyed it. The kids are also producing an episode. Lots of adventures ahead! Have a wonderful Sunday.
@@EFRT We cant wait to see how the videos will, or may change with the training from Clay and Rachelel with Xoverland so excited to see!!
When you travel as a family, you are used to do everything together, now you are with te both of you, but I am 100% sure you will manage to do all the things together.... keep up the amazing adventure. 👍💪✌️👌🇳🇱❤️🇨🇦greetings from the Netherlands
Great video guys. I was sad the kids were leaving but excited for their new adventure and now yours as well. Safe travels for all of you. By the way, Lando is the cutest. Love watching you explore my home province.
You guys did great on your own. It seemed a bit scary arriving so late for your first night of camping. I cant wait to see the big trees you find. I love this theme.
Really great video! You two did a tremendous job! I am sure the kids are so proud of you!
Cry all you want,no matter how grown you children are ,you miss them when they are not there,enjoy this time together,you guys are the best.💖💖💖
You guys are awesome and inspiring!!!
Mom and dad need a overland trailer. My wife and I travel solo together. We loved this video.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes a trailer would definitely give more space and be convenience. 👍🏻
It’s a tough transition when the kids go off, but it’s great time to get to know each other again. You also appreciate it more when the kids come back for a time.
Great job on your first video with the kids!
Miss the kids already! But what an opportunity! Will be enjoying your videos as you explore together 😁
Great first video (well sort of). I really enjoyed watching you relearn to camp on your own. I bet the kids are getting a good chuckle out of this video. Travel safe.
Thank you 😊
The content does not disappoint! The sound is quite low in volume which is surprising if there is an advert :)
Thank you. Also thanks for the tip on the volume will try and correct the next time. Have a wonderful day.
the kids are growing but you still have sweet Lando! I see travel solo wasn't for all ppl 'cause need to know our abilities, better I mean your travel are so amazing and wild and that is the moment when have problem emerge the skills and 2 cars are better then 1, like One hand helps the other.. waiting for new Famlily vid keep doing awesome trip! someone think it's strange cooking only for 2?! ;) Alex from Italy PS: I see missing kids for work on root top tent!!!
There are big trees at Carmanah, and there were big trees at Clayquot too. There are some more accessible trees between Port Renfrew and Sooke on the Jaun De Fuca marine trail, Lonely Doug and Avatar forest. All of which will be in BRMB. The Cowichan area is my sons area with Mosaic Forest, so some giant tree areas are not known.
If you're ever over on the east coast of the island again I can show you the largest arbutus, trees on private lands are listed on BC Tree Registry and have numbered tags.
Great job guys! We are also trying to figure out this next chapter. It sure is different and will take some time to get used to.
Hello
You are a very fantastic family , I enjoy watching your vlogs, this one is more different without kids but the live is like this...I think your kids must be happy to having the parents like you .In French language :
Je suis très content de voir vos vidéos, cette fois ci est différent sans les enfants mais la vie est comme ça, malheureusement on ne peut pas vivre avec ses parents toute la vie .Vos enfants doivent être fiers d' avoir des parents comme vous .
Bonne continuation.
Rachid from Morocco 😍👍
Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful
Loved seeing the whole family and I miss the kids too. However, I am especially happy to see more facetime from you especially Carol. 😊
Great job guys. No expert cinematography necessary. Just keep being honest in your videos and share the experiences.
Bittersweet stuff right there.
You'll need to get a 12 volt crock pot or roaster oven, put something on around lunch time and you will have something to eat for supper. It will save big time on gas. Truck driver use them all the time.
Great first video the children have taught you well. Give it a week and the stabilisers can come of. 👍
Watching this, I immediately thought of George Harrison's song All Things Must Pass. It's a sad yet inspiring sentiment all at the same time.
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Good to know the fun doesn't end when the kids begin independent adventures!
Great work on the edit and videography on your own. Looking for a time in my schedule to get away and come up island again.
A tip for carol climbing, start by standing on front door sill, step to rear peg shut front door of needed for front peg.
Blessings on you & your family
Even with out the kids, your adventures are epic..
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You guys are awesome. Definitely not from my world of having to survive. But your doing great.
You guys need to upgrade your tents. Something one person can set up and nock down. Hard top shell perhaps. Easy set up, stays dry.
We are definitely looking into that style of tent. Less work and dry.
I can empathize with y’all. My wife and I are going through this as well. Have fun.
Thanks for the video, y’all did a great job taking us with you!
Glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful Sunday!