Great video. I noticed your anchor found some of the famous oily, black, glue-like mud on the bottom of the St. Johns River at around 5:25 in the video. Who knows what's buried in that stuff. I've stepped in it and sunk to my thighs instantly. I was only able to escape by wiggling out of my boots and pants to free myself. If they want to find the lost city of Atlantis they should investigate the mud on the bottom of the St. Johns! Anyway, it looked like a nice time and I enjoyed watching.

Florida at its best, we need more people like you talking about our beautiful state, really enjoyed this video!!

Another great video. I don’t think I would put my toes in the water the way Chris did, gathers live toes.

Awesome Video! Thanks for posting these😊

We totally loved your time on the St Johns, we live in Lake City and recently purchased a 42 ft. Sea Ray and are gearing up for retirement and our first Great Looper! We can hardly wait! you both have the right idea about boating. We have been long time sailors and had a 38 ft. motor boat which we did enjoy to the max, but we have yearned to do exactly what you are doing! so thanks again for sharing. Happy Boating !!

Thanks for the update. so lucky to be able to enjoy peace in the center of a whirlwind state. Fantastic footage and hope to see more. PEACE

Always a joy to see you and Kiki on your adventures. Wishing you “fair seas” and glorious vistas as you sojourn on.

We had our first boat at Monroe Harbour Marina about 17 yrs ago. Great little town, nice people at the marina. We moved north to PA and look forward to returning by boat during retirement (7 yrs and counting).

Beautiful! Thanks for bring us along for that lovely cruise.

So beautiful! Love seeing sun since we're still in winter in the north east. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for the free getaway.

Great video! Looks like a great trip 'up the river'. Thanks for taking the time to edit and publish.

Such beautiful scenery, thanks for sharing your adventure.

Beautiful, tranquil cruising and enjoying nature. What a great way to spend some time. Happy sailing.

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you could come along for the ride!

Thanks for investing the time to do this video so we can all enjoy your travels. Beautiful scenery, and love the Crystal clear video! Looking forward to the next one. Safe travels.

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the new 4k video format :)

Excellent! Thanks for the memory refresh. I live in Orlando and spent many hours when I was younger cruising those very same water's in my Bayliner bowrider.

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely area to cruise!

Wow, absolutely beautiful!

Loved this video I use to take my boat from White hair bridge Rt 44 to Blackwater Inn all the time. It's very beautiful cruise! It was fun meeting you guys at the meet up last Friday. Thanks for this amazing video!

Beautiful nature, thanks for sharing.

Wow! It's like looking through a window pane.

So beautiful! We love Florida for all of its wildlife and nature. Just everywhere you look is something. The Drone Flyover's you showed us of the Manatees and wildlife is just divine. What a sight to see I imagine. Brings back memories of our first up close Manatee sighing while canoeing. Maybe we're biased, but nothing compares to Florida in the winter time. Oh and the sunsets! Gorgeous! Thanks for bringing us along on the boat with you to share in your experience. Hi Kitty Kiki! Have a Glamperrific Day! 👍❤️🌈😀🌈

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Kiki is looking forward to meeting her new Glamping friends.. she may even task you with a special treat upon arrival.

Thank you!

That really looks like an awesome trip. We talked about renting a house boat on the St Johns but never did it.

Oh how we are missing that water and sun! Travelling full time west right now and it's COLD🤯😅 thanks for sharing

Looks like you had a wonderful trip down to Sanford.

Ahh, that looks so lovely. I'm hoping that with my folks moving to FL, we might be able to come visit you on Y-Not before you leave FL. *grin* Sorry that Ethan meeting up with you guys on his trip south didn't work. Love to you guys! Toying with the idea of Karl and I taking a road trip to CO this summer to perhaps visit his uncle and meet up with you. Am I crazy enough?

I saw a black bear on the banks of the St John in Orange city. The springs are a draw because they are 72 degrees, 365. Salt springs is in my mind the fountain of youth.

Nice video, curious when you said your running generator about 3hrs a day, roughly how much fuel is that consuming? Also when you get to finish your solar, will you be able to go off solar only on the sunny days?

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Our generator burns about .35 GPH. And yes, sunny days definitely are good for solar :)

@williamhustonrn6160

5 жыл бұрын

@@Technomadia thank you been contemplating getting a boat myself to live on vs buying a house, seriously find it hard to find a house to buy in decent area affordable in the Tampa Bay area, I work at the hospital in tarpon only about 2 miles from a marina

We spent 20 years as avid boaters (pre-RV) and absolutely loved river cruising. The twisty bits yet mention are quite aptly named "meanders". Personally, I've boated rivers for thousands of miles. I boated the Missouri River from St. Charles to Kansas City, the Snake River from Lewiston to the confluence of the Columbia and from there to the Pacific to Astoria. Yoly and I were also the first people to completely navigate the Captain John Smith National Water Trail (we started the day they officially opened the trail in Jamestown). President Bush and Queen Elizabeth were there for the ceremony. This involved boating 9 of the rivers feeding the Chesapeake, from the headwaters to the bay (and back as you noted). We started with the Chickahominy River (where the Colin Farrell movie "The New World" was filmed). Then the James River, the Patuxent, York, Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers, the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers and then the Eastern Shore rivers, the Nanticoke and Choptank. Then also the entire length of the Colorado from inside Grand Canyon National Park boundary to Parker AZ. I also once boated from Fort Myers to Fort Lauderdale in a 3000 lb pontoon boat powered with a single Honda 9.9HP outboard .... not really a river, but still fun :-) Check Trailer Boats Magazine for the article chronicling the trip called "Long PLaying Toon". We made the entire 4 day trip without stopping for fuel and used the stock onboard tank in the Premier triple tube pontoon boat. Watching your videos brings back lots of memories. If you're ever looking for crew, let us know :-)

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Wow - you have had some epic river adventures!

This was so tranquil that I am ready to take a nap after watching. One exception was watching while the tripod upset with the camera/phone on it, but a relief to know all is well. I noticed you rowing at one point. Was that because it was so tranquil you did not want to start the motor or was there a motor restriction there?

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.. we were rowing so we could listen to the sounds of nature, experience the natural flow of the spring and enjoy the experience.

@wcarlhepker4806

5 жыл бұрын

@@Technomadia What a wonderful environment!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!

Did anyone else not familiar with Florida get on maps while watching to try to figure out where there were? ;-)

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

The last two episodes had maps.. didn't think one was needed for those following along :)

LOL, a week!

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

:) Yeah.. well. At least it gave us plenty of time for spending time with you this winter. Thanks for being up on the fly bridge helping with solar panels right now.

How long can you run air conditioning off battery?

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Probably around 3-4 hours.

Fun video! When you are in Denver you are just 3 hours driving to our place at 7500 ft near Royal Gorge ... we have full hookup and 50 amp electric - and beautiful 4 wheeling all around us. Let us know if you would want to stop by.... :)

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome.. be sure to reach out again if you see us heading that way. We just don't know what our RVing plans will be this year.

@bsjcook

5 жыл бұрын

@@Technomadia Will do....

Idea! iPhone PFD!

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha.. yeah. Totally!

I wander if Kiki know what kind of life she will have, when she chosen the two of you.

Do the gators bother the manatees?

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

They don't seem to

$22 for a dock or 20 hours of volunteering?

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

A month at $22/night would be $660 (and there's usually a 14-day limit in state parks anyway)

@mgkleym

5 жыл бұрын

$22 dollars a day or 20 hours a week. So 154 dollars a week.

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

Yup.. it's volunteering. Do it because you want to give back, not necessarily as an income source. It's a fun way to mix up the travels.

Is that a Bullet at 3:09 ?

@Technomadia

5 жыл бұрын

While the camera is underwater? That's underwater sounds.

@williamhustonrn6160

5 жыл бұрын

@@Technomadia no look at the river bottom, projectile looking brass object on floor

Great video, I love nature myself and just put up my first video on my channel, check it out if you want. Peace.