My Coolest Whale Encounter | Living Off-Grid on the West Coast of British Columbia

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2024

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  • @lorettaterpstra6373
    @lorettaterpstra6373 6 месяцев назад +14

    ❤You are the best story teller😊and I love your videos. Love to you and Peaches

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you 🧡🧡🧡🧡. Thank you for watching :)!

  • @Colette-x6h
    @Colette-x6h 6 месяцев назад +22

    Hello Amanda & Peach 🧡
    I wonder if the owners know how blessed they are to have you! 😊
    You do an amazing job care taking their home🪵🍃🐿️

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you so much! 🧡🧡

    • @shantishanti1949
      @shantishanti1949 6 месяцев назад +1

      Best caretaker- well done Amanda 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @cindym2369
    @cindym2369 3 месяца назад +1

    Such a beautiful property! You certainly do a great job maintaining it!

  • @Colette-x6h
    @Colette-x6h 6 месяцев назад +14

    WOW on that whale 🐋🐋🐋encounter! It’s a great time to be alive. Being able to communicate the way we do!
    I love the fact that the previous owners contacted and shared with you! So touching 🐶
    Always a pleasure to watch your content.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      It was pretty awesome. No one around here was impressed with my whale story as it pretty much happens all the time - haha!! Yes, I am so grateful that the people that took care of Peach are reaching out to me, I love it!! Thanks for watching!

    • @threewins3
      @threewins3 6 месяцев назад

      Beautiful!

  • @BarbraAllbritton
    @BarbraAllbritton 6 месяцев назад +10

    Beautiful video Amanda! So happy to hear that you got a message from one of Peaches fosters and those puppy photos. Hope you have a great week ahead. ❤❤❤

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      yes, it was such a nice surprise. 🧡🧡 they definitely took very good care of her!

  • @jerryviel2792
    @jerryviel2792 6 месяцев назад +6

    I live near the coast on the Bay of Fundy and we get whales in these waters too. Awesome creatures. Thank you for showing them respect and looking out for them. The world is big enough for all of us creatures.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      always. there are too many whale deaths from bad boaters :(. around here not slowing down or stopping is highly frowned upon. in BC you're not even allowed to fly a drone over a whale - huge fine if you do.

  • @mg-q3g
    @mg-q3g 6 месяцев назад +5

    Amanda, I love it when you talk about Peachy Girl. And yes she is fast.

  • @susana301301
    @susana301301 6 месяцев назад +1

    Your vlogs are beautiful, so well done! I can feel the peace and happiness that comes out naturally from you. Watching your vlogs makes me feel the beauty of being at peace. The world is a better place because of you.

  • @Catalina58601
    @Catalina58601 6 месяцев назад +4

    Ah, so nice for Peaches foster to connect. And those pictures! What a peach. I would love to live in that cool climate. I am in North Dakota so I do get nine months of winter but since I discovered a girl cant really freeze her butt off or any other storage areas 😉 I would like to bail and move on 😄 Id love to live in the PNW again. Spent 13 years in Vancouver WA and my gosh I miss the trees and rain and Winters that dont hurt so bad. You girls have a great week!

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      thank you!! Seattle and that area is truly beautiful! i've been there many times... wouldn't mind living there myself :)

  • @nancyl3843
    @nancyl3843 6 месяцев назад +3

    Such a wonderful place. So beautiful.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you! I am very fortunate to be here!!! Thanks for watching :) 🧡🧡

  • @HLV580
    @HLV580 6 месяцев назад +1

    I live in Cape Town and am blessed to be able to see whales every season from our home. We have bunches of paddle skiiers - (like a kayak) & I have seen whales heading towards them but they haven't seen them til they were meters away. Then there was a lot of shouting as the front paddlers tried warning those behind. It was so entertaining. No harm done to any of them. We get Southern Right whales. I also have issues with trying to get photos. Your videos are very peaceful.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      i had to google Southern Right Whales. they can be about 10 feet longer than humpbacks! that's huge! One day i'll invest in a good long lens :)!! thanks for watching!

  • @fireflyrocks1
    @fireflyrocks1 6 месяцев назад +3

    So nice to watch another video... Peach is lovely. Thank you.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      thank you!!! yah Peach is pretty great. she's lovin' life here!! thanks for watching :)

  • @Colette-x6h
    @Colette-x6h 6 месяцев назад +6

    I surely don’t blame you in the respect for the owners! #filming

  • @harley8680
    @harley8680 6 месяцев назад +4

    So happy you heard from the previous owner of Peach and they shared puppy photos. The island reminds me a lot of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Have you ever sailed the Great Lakes?

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      I haven't sailed the Great Lakes, but in my teens I did go trout fishing on Lake Ontario - the Canadian side :).

  • @OssoLily-ix5vz
    @OssoLily-ix5vz 6 месяцев назад +2

    Aw Peaches puppy pictures! 💗💗💗

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      🥹 i know, right?! so cute!! 🐕🐕🐕

  • @teddycomehome
    @teddycomehome 6 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks for sharing the whale stories😮 Great to see you and Peach! 🍑

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully I can get some better footage this summer :)!

  • @johnmccormick175
    @johnmccormick175 6 месяцев назад +2

    Great video stay safe Amanda and Peach.

  • @GrownbymeLakeillawarra
    @GrownbymeLakeillawarra 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thankyou for filming your journey

  • @sacredstonecards9051
    @sacredstonecards9051 6 месяцев назад +3

    Very, very nice video.
    I just love the calm vibe. ❤

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      Me too!! Life is really very calm here 24/7. I love it! Thanks for watching!

  • @tahoeblue2491
    @tahoeblue2491 6 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful location. Looks like a peaceful surrounding. Peach is having a ball in this wild nature location. Cheers.

  • @dadejazzba402
    @dadejazzba402 6 месяцев назад +6

    Peach respected that squirrel for you.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      Well, she sure keeps those squirrels running. Funny thing is they still keep coming back to the porch even though they know she's here.

    • @carenclemmons5002
      @carenclemmons5002 6 месяцев назад

      @@AmandaOffGrid. They have a relationship among themselves so they have to stay where Peaches can interact with them. Yep you probably ought to warn the squirrels about Ole Speedy there. They probably already know about her marvelous abilities and so they just have a fun lil game they drill on for fun. That whale story about sittin in a boat atop a bait ball was almost hard to believe but knowing how the smart lil fishies try to defend against the leviathan it’s very believable. I mighta had thoughts about gettin the dingy ready to board cuz you were totally surrounded and those big ones needed to take the bait ball opportunity while they had it. Too awesome to be that lucky. You may have the unusual characteristic of an aura that attracts the creatures to your locale. Smart that you pulled ahead quickly to spare that whale a bump on the head by putting your vessel in peril. Truly wonderful life you live there in a ‘cool’ paradise. It’ll be nice if you can catch a whale breaching competition amongst your visitors. Be safe and well. Glad you received pics of your sweet companion Peachy. Thanks for thinking of us your viewers.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  5 месяцев назад

      haha... no, no special aura. many of the kayak guides i spoke to had a similar experience multiple times last summer. there were so many whales everywhere! one kayak guide said at one point him and his group were surrounded by 21 whales.

  • @mkaysartfuljourney1239
    @mkaysartfuljourney1239 6 месяцев назад +4

    Great story about the whales❤

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      I am so glad you enjoyed it :)!

  • @donnamccaffrey4364
    @donnamccaffrey4364 6 месяцев назад +1

    Oh how exciting to see whales. Peach is beautiful and what a joy to be able to have a picture of her as a puppy. We seem to share the same love for dog breeds. I’ve owned 2 Bernese, 1 Newfoundland 1 Landseer and now I have a Leonberger. 😊

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      haha :) we do!! i just love giant breeds :)! i decided to get one that would be a much better size for the boat this time!! 🧡🧡

  • @annettev8362
    @annettev8362 6 месяцев назад +2

    I am always happy when I get to watch another of your vlogs.... Hello 👋🏻 from Southern California 🌴

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      Hello :). That's so nice 🧡🧡! 😳😳😳

  • @beverlymclean8971
    @beverlymclean8971 6 месяцев назад +2

    Fantastic video Amanda ! Peaches hit the jackpot when you rescued her, I also believe that they do more for us than we do for them. I’m curious how long the pile of wood on your porch lasts ?

  • @helengoetz8530
    @helengoetz8530 6 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful rainbow. That was an incredible story about your encounter with whales. So glad nothing happened to you.
    Love the black knit cap you had on.
    Stay safe and enjoy your life there.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      The light here during that rainbow was something else. It was surreal. Thanks re the toque. That is one of my crochet hats that I love to make in the wee hours of the morning :)

  • @absingh4951
    @absingh4951 6 месяцев назад +1

    Found your channel thru 'Exploring Alternatives' . I think you have the coolest living situation. Hope one day I can exit the rat race and find a place somewhere remote as well.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      it's pretty cool. i'd like it better if it was my own little property :), but beggars can't be choosers - haha :)

  • @laurahunter1690
    @laurahunter1690 6 месяцев назад

    Hey Amanda and Peach! Just watching this now 😂. Will catch your new one today also. 👍🏼

  • @The_Arby
    @The_Arby 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great seeing you both again...Hope your both well and looking forward to the warmer months ahead...You get much the same weather as we get here in Scotland 🙂

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      thank you! yes, our weather is indeed very similar!!

  • @kellyamos1321
    @kellyamos1321 6 месяцев назад

    Love peach, she's a sweet dog, I enjoyed your whale story, and I'm looking forward to some whale footage!

  • @pammiller1985
    @pammiller1985 6 месяцев назад +1

    Sounds like an amazing encounter with whales! Hope you can get video!
    Looks like you and peach are doing awesome!
    Have a wonderful week!

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Pam, it was pretty cool. The whole time I was maneouvering about trying to find a path outta there - haha! Next time i'll just sit and enjoy it :)

  • @DimensionalHorse
    @DimensionalHorse 6 месяцев назад +1

    Love love love ir videos!!!! 💜 so beautiful there! Thank u for sharing your& Peach's life! 😊

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      oh wow, thanks :)! so glad you like them. 🧡🧡🧡

  • @mimir.569
    @mimir.569 6 месяцев назад +1

    I want to see Peach sailing and your whale pictures.😊

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      I want to see Peach sailing too. Still haven't managed to get her into the cabin. We'll get there!

  • @svamberiv7999
    @svamberiv7999 6 месяцев назад

    Here faster than a Humpback surfacing 🐋 Love seeing you two.

  • @lyrabelenzo1782
    @lyrabelenzo1782 6 месяцев назад

    I did binge watching of your videos. I love them.

  • @jacksg1809
    @jacksg1809 6 месяцев назад +2

    Love whales love to see the footage .

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      I'll do my best to get some good stuff. Hopefully the whales cooperate - haha!

  • @carolwhisenhunt7504
    @carolwhisenhunt7504 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Amanda, I'm so glad you knew what to do about the whales. I would have been so scared. What a great story to have to share.
    Loved this video. Ty.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      i was scared when the one came up behind me, but as soon as he dove i was good :). i get more nervous when i start to move... so anxious one of them is going to surface in front of me and i'll hit 'em... that hasn't happened though :)

  • @gracenoel5530
    @gracenoel5530 6 месяцев назад +2

    cant wait to see the whales

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      i'll do my best to get some great shots :)!

  • @gailweeks4334
    @gailweeks4334 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, that was a super low low tide! Never seen it that low before....

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      yah it gets crazy low here. my boat is always okay, but there are days where it's a close call!

  • @bsummers0623
    @bsummers0623 6 месяцев назад

    The whale experience sounds so special!! It is on my list to see one:)

  • @shantishanti1949
    @shantishanti1949 6 месяцев назад

    Just found your channel and subbed from the Alternative life channel. Well done you. 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Rescueluv
    @Rescueluv 6 месяцев назад

    Your a busy person the area you live is beautiful peach is a peach love seeing the squirrels your a great role model for girls and other women self sufficient resourceful and a doer

  • @suezaple4950
    @suezaple4950 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hey how are ya, beautiful rainbow in the start, My dog hates squirrels too lol. Lovely to see Peach as a youngster so cute, Whales are so cool to see but scary what happened to you with em. was looking forward to this video thanks Amanda .

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      i think Peach secretly loves her squirrels. while i am working at the computer she'll lie on the couch and stare out the window at em. if she caught one she'd probably die of shock - haha!

    • @suezaple4950
      @suezaple4950 6 месяцев назад

      lol yes often wondered what would happen if mine caught one to

  • @KathyColorado1
    @KathyColorado1 5 месяцев назад

    Oh! You were in Whale SOUP! I had that happen in Alaska ! I was in a kayak! What fun!

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  5 месяцев назад

      i've never heard that term, but it describes my experience perfectly!

  • @sarahcooper3378
    @sarahcooper3378 6 месяцев назад +1

    Nice to hear from the foster Mum. It does give you a bit of an idea of Peaches previous life. Yes, this weather hasn't made up its mind! Beautiful for 2 days here, then a bit overcast, but getting nice again now. I'm a sun lover 😅. Lots of whales around now.
    Are you going to get some time cruising on your boat this summer?

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      hi :). yes, the forecast said a very hot weekend... so far i've had to light the fire every morning and evening. i miss the sun i get on the boat for sure! in the cabin here it's dark almost all the time... sometimes i don't even realize how warm it is outside until i get out of the forested areas of the property! i bet you get loads of whales up there. i hope to get out on my boat. we'll see. Peach still hasn't gotten into the cabin. i have a few things i need to upgrade. at the absolute very least it'll be a summer of getting my boat ready to go!

  • @stormet54
    @stormet54 6 месяцев назад

    Your whale story terrified me!😳 How wonderful to know more about Peaches past. She was an adorable puppy! What mix is she? She's a very big dog. You should do her DNA.

  • @barbohanley3882
    @barbohanley3882 6 месяцев назад

    Great video thanks for sharing ,from PEI …..

  • @lyseclement6628
    @lyseclement6628 5 месяцев назад

    What a great story teller you are!

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback as sometimes i feel i talk too much - haha!

  • @lorettaterpstra6373
    @lorettaterpstra6373 6 месяцев назад

    You're one of the best youtubers out there!!!😊

  • @balderdashery1
    @balderdashery1 6 месяцев назад +1

    Well that explains Peach somewhat. She is the type of dog that needs to work. She is probably not only fast, but could run 50 Kms a day. There isn't really enough room to do that on such a lush Island. Maybe you could teach her to swim? So many dogs are scared of the water, but can learn to love it.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад

      Peach and i are working on the swimming. When she arrived she wouldn't go above her knees, but now she is going in up to her chin and shoving her whole face in the water to grab sticks etc. she has significantly webbed feet so she might be a natural once she gets brave enough.

    • @balderdashery1
      @balderdashery1 6 месяцев назад

      @@AmandaOffGrid Yay!

  • @Rammmer
    @Rammmer 3 месяца назад

    I live on Shawville Quebec near Renfrew Ontario (80km from Ottawa) . Your groceries are at least double the price of ours here.
    Great video. I have been following you for some time now and thats based on when you were doing live aboard.
    I also lived on the island in '76 -'77 on the Malahat.
    Have fun.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  3 месяца назад

      oh wow!! double!!??! that's crazy... i KNEW it was super expensive. well, i'm glad for you that your groceries are cheaper - that's good! thanks so much for watching!

  • @ourmainelife455
    @ourmainelife455 6 месяцев назад +1

    Always Love your videos and updates. What are the 5 gallon tanks on the porch?
    We just admire you so much

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      ah that's so great :), thank you. the jugs on the porch are for drinking water. i had them on my boat and that's where i kept my water supply. i have a water tank on the boat, but would use that water for watching dishes, clothes etc. i use them here in the winter when it freezes and i have to turn the water off... or when i'm cleaning the big water tank.

  • @Jana-wz7dr
    @Jana-wz7dr 6 месяцев назад +1

    Your whale encounter sounds incredible. When do humpbacks go thru your waters? Is it September? Good to hear there was enough fish for 16 humpbacks to feast. Seeing a fish ball like that and then seeing a giant mouth scoop them….wow.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      Humpbacks start around now and will leave in Sept-October. They stayed pretty late last season. During the summer here you can see the herring moving through the water in great big patches. There is plenty for them to eat :)

  • @junkdna9093
    @junkdna9093 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hello Amanda & Peach .. greetings from saudi arabia keep going wt u like . i always enjoy ur peaceful videos ..........

  • @dadzilla007
    @dadzilla007 6 месяцев назад

    It seems like adding to the wood pile is a forever job for you. Just how many cords is used over a winter there?

  • @DarleneArsenault
    @DarleneArsenault 6 месяцев назад

    Life Is Good 🐕🐋🪓🪵🇨🇦

  • @nishalatchman5504
    @nishalatchman5504 6 месяцев назад

    Hello from the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago)
    Do you do any fishing up there? If yes, would love some footage.
    Loving your channel and content ❤

  • @pennienglert5771
    @pennienglert5771 6 месяцев назад +1

    I lived on a boat only island in the Wa San Juan’s for 5.5 years. It was awesome. Circumstances changed….am in SEIdaho now. Do you follow Destination Adventure? He would love your story.

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +1

      i loved living on my boat - and i do miss. i will go back to it someday. i haven't watched Destination Adventure - I'll check it out :)

    • @pennienglert5771
      @pennienglert5771 6 месяцев назад

      I should have said boat access only. Cypress Island. Great experience.

  • @janevalentine6391
    @janevalentine6391 6 месяцев назад

    I love your videos, Amanda, and enjoy Peach, she's definitely a real 🍑,lol ! Really enjoyed your whale encounter story. What a magical place you live in 😊.

  • @fiorenzaattanasio4796
    @fiorenzaattanasio4796 6 месяцев назад +1

    You are amazing

  • @CHANTARELLA
    @CHANTARELLA 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wondering….do you have a TV to watch at night?

    • @AmandaOffGrid
      @AmandaOffGrid  6 месяцев назад +2

      hi :). no, no tv. i haven't watched an actual television in over 12 years - yikes - hadn't thought of that. i do have streaming services. maybe a couple times a week i'll watch a movie :)

    • @CHANTARELLA
      @CHANTARELLA 6 месяцев назад

      @@AmandaOffGrid must be so peaceful. Do you know about the war in Ukraine or Palestine at all?

  • @shantishanti1949
    @shantishanti1949 6 месяцев назад

    Teach your dog to take and carry - give Peach jobs helping you ? They live and love purpose 👍 New to the channel- why did you open the two barn doors and close them at end of day ?? What lives in the Barnes ??