Attempting to leave for the Dominican Republic, but thwarted by weather we end up in Georgetown in the Bahamas instead.
We get to explore these amazing cruising grounds, play our favourite beach game (bet you haven't played it) and pick up our Patreon crew member.
Its a great episode - check it out!
Another really cool and interesting post. Glad you finally fixed the water pump and now at least you have fresh water. The place there is beautiful and finally have crew member number 3 on board.
We were so happy to get a third, so much more sleep on those long crossings! We are so happy to have the watermaker sorted, now we just need to work out the water tanks. Always something on the boat! Luckily we have our Patreon Family supporting us and helping us to see this journey through, I do not think we could keep going otherwise with all the stress and repairs, even though the good parts are worth it - it is easy to forget that!
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Just wow!
I love beaches and seeing your adventures over there made me somehow crave for some sea adventures soon. It is a great place that you visit and one of those places that are subject of movies like Pirates of the Carribean, TV series like Black Sails and Video Games like the Assassins Creed - Black Flag. I just can't imagine that these beaches are once infested by pirates in the 1800s and what strikingly evident was that these beaches are not overly commercialized even until the present and that is what I love about it. The blue waters, the white sandy beaches and some foliage make you fantasize you are in Castaway or Survivor. I love hanging around in this kind of places where you can get to enjoy the waters and have some relaxation without the presence of too much crowd.
By the way, congratulations that you were able to fix your water purifier. Living in a sailboat and with these necessities are very crucial for your travels. Such a unique experience it would be I imagine especially if you are used to living in a bustling city. Just too much stress for me and one of these trips will really be such an extraordinary experience.
I will be visiting a beach near our place soon and I would also like to feature it on my next post or the after. Cheers! Always be careful and have fun!
Thank you for the comment Edencourage!! We hope that you get to have some sea adventures soon and in the meantime that we can keep bringing it to you to enjoy on YouTube and Steem! It would be another world to sail and explore and discover the world way back when, its crazy to picture that when we visit these ports full of other boats doing the same thing we are!! But we get the odd off the grid place :)
Thank you for the congratulations, everything has been trying but rewarding at the same time!! We do have the wonderful support of our Patreon Family who offer repair ideas and encouragement and support on a regular basis!
Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Haha I had to laugh about the combination of your name and the video you made :P
I did a sailing course last year in Greece :) I can definatly feel the great adventures you are doing. Cool that you guys can fix such big problems on your own.
For how long do you guys sail?
Nice content & I hope you guys will have more great adventures.
Cheers,
Max
Haha - thank you! We did not want people to think that we were arrogant or believe ourselves to be experts or anything so we thought that name would send the right message ;)
We plan to go for two years from the US back to Australia - it has already been 7 months! But that is looking harder every day. With so many repairs, even if you fix them yourself, the budget takes a huge hit. We have the support of our Patreon Family so we are still hopeful that we can continue on without have to sell and start again in a few years with more savings. But the costs to cross the Pacific - Panama Canal, Galapagos permits, satellite phone for safety, etc - are extensive so we are taking a close look at whether it is possible or not!
hi @hownottosail
what a fantastic adventure to sail around the world! and you are so good at solving the problems you encounter, you must have a lot of experience !! What is your travel plan?
Congratulations and thank you for sharing with us !!
We actually had no experience (two weeks sailing each, EVER) before we bought the boat. But we are lucky that John spent his childhood tinkering with machines and worked on boats - not sailboats - as well as an engineer. It helps with all the repairs!
Travel plans are to head through the Caribbean, cross the Panama Canal to the Pacific. Head to Galapagos and down to the South Pacific Islands and then back to Australia eventually. Around two years all up! However, with all the repairs and sourcing parts in remote countries, we are not sure the budget can handle it. We are weighing up the option of selling in the Caribbean and trying again in a few years with a bit more savings (and now a bit more experience).
We are lucky to have the support of our Patreon Family but with the extensive costs of crossing the Pacific - the canal, Galapagos permits, satellite phone for safety, etc - it may be too prohibitive even with their support! Stay tuned, we are in Windward Islands of the Caribbean now and hopeful.
Thanks again for watching! We release videos every week so stay tuned <3
Takes balls to just go like that. It's not something that i could ever do but i can definitely respect it. Such a beautiful part of the world and what a way to experience it. Hopefully the next part will go to plan.
Thank you so much, we believe anyone could do it with enough preparation! But if it isn't up your alley at least we can share the journey with you on YouTube - thats why we love making videos. We get a lot of comments and hearing from people makes it so worth it!!
The tough times stick with us for a little longer, but it is also the most stressful part of our sailing plan weather wise (going against the trade winds that below). The future parts of our voyage are now all WITH the winds! Hopefully less stressful on the boat.
Keep your fingers crossed for us as we have had so many repairs and mishaps that we need to reassess if we have the budget to cross the Pacific and make it back to Australia. We are lucky to have the support of our Patreon Family but even with that it may not be enough - the upcoming leg is an expensive one between the Panama Canal, the Galapagos permits, satellite phone for safety on a 21+ day crossing, etc. We are considering selling on the Caribbean and trying again in a few years after saving up again. But hopefully the winds turn...
If you want to help, aside from becoming a Patron, which is the biggest help - sharing our videos is always a massive help to us! <3
Thanks for watching!! xx
I can't even start to imagine how living on a boat is. In any case, hats off, you both are very brave to do that.
It was funny to see your username and "How Not To Sail" written on the video. People usually posting "How To" videos and blogs 😁
Sorry to see you were having problems with the water pump. Must be hard to live without water for sure. Cooking on a boat? Wow! That would be a first for me :)
Anyway, I really admire you guys both for doing this, must be a very challenging and unique experience.
I'm going to follow you to see the next episodes and to see the previous ones as well. Be safe and enjoy your journey. ⛵ 😁
It is a unique experience for sure, and the cooking on the boat has been really fun to learn. Next I want to tackle SOURDOUGH bread! I just need to find another cruiser who has the starter for it to share (and need to be disciplined and keep it alive once I have it)!
Glad you laughed at the name, thats why we chose it. We didn't want people to think we are arrogant or think that we know everything so we just chose a name that reflected that!!
Thank you so much for the comments and glad you are following along! We check our comments more often on YouTube (and daily on Patreon so if you have any questions or comments and haven't gotten a reply here, you can always reach us there!
Cheers Erikah!!