Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Disclaimer: Only cruisers are likely to understand how difficult the little, everyday things can be when you are traveling by boat. Especially single-handing. And I get how some folks may see this episode as just a guy complaining and wonder, 'Why don't you buck up and just show the fun stuff?'
I know this. So, why would I upload this clip anyway?
Believe me, I wish that were the case. That everything was fun and easy. But as I rifle through all the video I shot while I was travelling, I occasionally find something that really captures the mood of the experience. The real life stuff, all the feels, all the emotions of what it's truly like. And it's seldom as accurate to the trip as a whole as it is when you're asking yourself, 'What did I get myself into?!'
This particular morning, I just wanted to open a hatch. And I found myself having to do twenty other things first. It's easy to make it routine to have to fuel a generator to make electricity. Or any other laborious task that boat life demands. Perhaps because as the syphon transfers gas or as you wash your laundry in a bucket, you are suddenly distracted by the world you've immersed yourself in. A gorgeous sunset. A pod of playful dolphin. A sea turtle pops his head up and sees you and darts back down below the surface of the water. SO many tiny things are lost when you are home on land just watching a video instead of actually being there, on the water.
So, I try to share as much as I can of all that little stuff from what I captured with my GoPro during this journey so you can share in the experience. This moment from a May morning outside Cumberland Island, I had figured that I would share on camera how a simple task can involve many steps. An average person might not appreciate how accurate this is as a live-aboard. Especially while travelling. But for everyone that has given so much time watching this series and reading these descriptions, I felt it was worthy of sharing. To really get a taste of what you have to do to keep the wheels turning on The Loop.
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Disclaimer: Only cruisers are likely to understand how difficult the little, everyday things can be when you are traveling by boat. Especially single-handing. And I get how some folks may see this episode as just a guy complaining and wonder, 'Why don't you buck up and just show the fun stuff?'
I know this. So, why would I upload this clip anyway?
Believe me, I wish that were the case. That everything was fun and easy. But as I rifle through all the video I shot while I was travelling, I occasionally find something that really captures the mood of the experience. The real life stuff, all the feels, all the emotions of what it's truly like. And it's seldom as accurate to the trip as a whole as it is when you're asking yourself, 'What did I get myself into?!'
This particular morning, I just wanted to open a hatch. And I found myself having to do twenty other things first. It's easy to make it routine to have to fuel a generator to make electricity. Or any other laborious task that boat life demands. Perhaps because as the syphon transfers gas or as you wash your laundry in a bucket, you are suddenly distracted by the world you've immersed yourself in. A gorgeous sunset. A pod of playful dolphin. A sea turtle pops his head up and sees you and darts back down below the surface of the water. SO many tiny things are lost when you are home on land just watching a video instead of actually being there, on the water.
So, I try to share as much as I can of all that little stuff from what I captured with my GoPro during this journey so you can share in the experience. This moment from a May morning outside Cumberland Island, I had figured that I would share on camera how a simple task can involve many steps. An average person might not appreciate how accurate this is as a live-aboard. Especially while travelling. But for everyone that has given so much time watching this series and reading these descriptions, I felt it was worthy of sharing. To really get a taste of what you have to do to keep the wheels turning on The Loop.
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Follow me on:
Facebook - facebook.com/lovekayak.fishing
