This is prolly your best episode so far. Your content and production quality has come a long way. Can't wait to see what you two are making 20 episodes from now! Canada seems to have some pretty next level bush walking aswell.
Thanks Ben!!! This one was a lot of work to put together, but we also think it's our best yet! Stoked to keep at it and keep learning! You'd love the bush treks here Ben! They're pretty amazing.
haha yes you guys are very much familiar with having to finding places to shower/bathe! You wouldn't have enjoyed this one so much, it was exceptionally cold! ❄
Yess the water was FREEZING, but it was soo hot that day so we didn't mind! We don't have have shower on the boat so we're getting use to bathing outside in cold water 😅
I love random things like that. I was walking the Ice Caves trail in Washington State and some one had carved little faces on the some of fallen trees along the trail. It was quite unexpected and novel. The bear though would have made me jump! 😂
One of the best cruising/off grid/adventure channels that I have come across. Thanks for posting. Wishing you the best and looking forward to new postings.
Fantastic video! Princess Louisa is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. My brother and I cruised up into the inlet 15 years ago. You captured the magic of the place wonderfully. My only mild criticism is that you had only a couple of passing shots of James Bruce Falls, the one that starts over 2700 feet up and bounces down the mountainside and ends up pouring into the Inlet at Chatterbox Falls. Bruce Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America, and the ninth tallest in the world. When we were there we took the kayaks along the shoreline and discovered that there were hundreds, probably thousands, of little waterfalls coming down the rocks and between the trees, some of them just little trickles, some of them larger, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200 feet high. In the afternoon when the sun has heated the rocks, the water coming down the smaller ones is as warm as bathwater. Erle Stanley Gardner, who was an avid gunkholer, said he thought it was the most beautiful place in the world, and he wrote, "Princess Louisa isn't an inlet, it's a cathedral." He was absolutely right. I'll never forget that boat trip.
Really glad you have such amazing memories experiencing this place for yourself! It's difficult to capture the full beauty and epic-ness of this place! We'd love to come back for a sail-to-ski someday! Funny while we were there we wrote a song and one of the lyrics was "Princess Louisa, nature's cathedral" shared sentiment for sure
@@AllisonandJamesSailing Yes, the video frame doesn't convey the scale of the place. If you zoom back to try to capture the whole height of the mountains you just end up making them look smaller, while in person they loom above you and take your breath away. The drone shots capture it much better, but even so, seeing it in person is so much more astounding. Drones weren't available when we were there, in 2006 or so, and the government dock was about ⅓ the size it looks in your video. There weren't any mooring buoys at that time, we had to anchor and stern tie to a ring pounded into the rock face with a piton. We, like you, re-read The Curve of Time and located some of the places Cappy Blanchett mentioned in the book. Alas, now that I'm 74 and don't own a boat myself it's vanishingly unlikely I'll ever get back there, but I still have 2+ hours of low-res (Super-8) video of that trip (now digitized), and I re-watch it now and then to return there virtually. We anchored in the Harmony Islands the afternoon before going up Jervis Inlet to get to Malibu Rapids. There happened to be a luminescent algae bloom when we were there, and I remember staying up late and watching the glimmers of the wavelets on the surface of the water and the deeper flickers of light as the fish disturbed the water below. Then - it must have been a sizeable salmon going after a smaller fish - a huge trail of light zoomed below me, 15 feet long, like a comet, that slowly faded. Magical. Only to be surpassed by the majesty of Princess Louisa the next day....
We’ve been watching a few sailing channels since we started to faithfully watch yours and I know I am biased but it’s by far some of the most beautiful, interesting videos. Love it ♥️
What a great hike and well worth the effort. I have only been up to Chatterbox falls. My age prohibits me from experiencing the shear beauty just beyond the head of princess Louisa Inlet. Will pass on your link to my son who is an avid hiker.
Thanks Doug! It was quite the climb! Took us 9 hours return and we couldn't walk for 4 days afterwards, so sore! Would be pretty amazing to take a pack up there and spend a few days walking the ridge :)
Haha suckers for suffering! My legs have never been the same but my big toenail has finally grown back! The views at the top were def worth it! We stayed up there as long as we could 😌
I was hoping we would see you guys going for a hike/climb up to those beautiful mountains, thanks for taking us up their. Love huts/cabins on mountain trails and always think on staying in them too. Looks like the cabin you visited will need to become some ones project, hope it gest rebuilt in the future. Looking forward to more fantastic adventures with you both.
Glad you enjoyed the trip up the mountain! The alpine area's are some of our favorite places to visit. I wonder where I got that from... Thank you for coming along with us :)
I’m currently at work, sitting in a cubicle with no windows to outside. Living vicariously through your videos!! Great nature!! Ps- kudos for pushing past your fear of heights!! 🎉
And thank you! I'm learning to lean into these scary things more every day, full trust! And that is so relatable. Many windowless office experiences inspired us to start making these videos. So glad you're able to enjoy a little bit of virtual nature at work to help get you through the day!
What a beautiful video, start to finish! Such amazing shots and really well edited. You two are amazing! Princess Louisa was already on my “why haven’t you been there yet?!” list, but this made me even more excited to get there - and go hiking!
Nate!! Awe, thanks so much friend! That means a lot! Yes you definitely should get up there! Anchoring in front of chatterbox falls is pretty sweet and that hike to the top of Sun Peak was def worth the grueling nine hours up and down! We'd love to get back there for some winter ski touring adventures! Hope to see you out there again soon!
Thank you! It's a long ways up! We felt that after effects of our efforts for a long time afterwards😅climbing in and out of the companion way was difficult the next day. Glad you enjoyed it, cheers!
Salmon berries… can be a wee bit tart but refreshing. Leaving you with the sensation of someone twisting a lime inside your brain. 🤪 how can you not love an Auzzie sense of humour? 🤙🏼😎
Thank you for the adventure! I sail Puget Sound and am shortly headed to Neah Bay and the Washington coast. What an amazing adventure you folks had! I also watched your sail across the Tasman sea. 😊
Thanks so much Kegan, stoked you're enjoying them! We use Premier Pro (Adobe Creative Cloud) for everything. It's a bit pricey but includes all the programs like Photoshop, Lightroom and all that. Folks usually use that one or Final Cut..
Spectacular. How you capture the beauty of the place is amazing!
Thanks mom! Can't wait to sail together again soon! :)
WOW...
Our thoughts exactly
The drone shots 💕🥰 the mountains look so beautiful! I love your videos so much
Thank you so much Caroline!! The drone shots from that mountaintop are some of our favorite! We've been so excited to share them :)
This is prolly your best episode so far. Your content and production quality has come a long way. Can't wait to see what you two are making 20 episodes from now! Canada seems to have some pretty next level bush walking aswell.
Thanks Ben!!! This one was a lot of work to put together, but we also think it's our best yet! Stoked to keep at it and keep learning!
You'd love the bush treks here Ben! They're pretty amazing.
so true!
And finding swimming holes when showering ability is limited is always a goal. Oh my god I can’t stop commenting on this video. Phenomenal ♥️♥️♥️♥️😘😘
haha yes you guys are very much familiar with having to finding places to shower/bathe!
You wouldn't have enjoyed this one so much, it was exceptionally cold! ❄
And I love how berries are sweet for Ally and like lime juice in the brain for James. LOL.
haha, same berry different experience
And also, swimming in that area with the waterfall / current looked sooo refreshing. ❤
Yess the water was FREEZING, but it was soo hot that day so we didn't mind! We don't have have shower on the boat so we're getting use to bathing outside in cold water 😅
Amazing view!!!
That bear in the tree is sooo realistic. 😅
RIGHT! I got the fright of my life! 😅😂
I love random things like that. I was walking the Ice Caves trail in Washington State and some one had carved little faces on the some of fallen trees along the trail. It was quite unexpected and novel. The bear though would have made me jump! 😂
One of the best cruising/off grid/adventure channels that I have come across. Thanks for posting. Wishing you the best and looking forward to new postings.
Thank you so much Phillip! Stoked to have you on the adventure with us. Cheers friend!
Spectacular! What an amazing place. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Thank you! It's a pretty incredible place! Looking forward to exploring other inlets as we move North up the coast!
Fantastic video! Princess Louisa is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. My brother and I cruised up into the inlet 15 years ago. You captured the magic of the place wonderfully. My only mild criticism is that you had only a couple of passing shots of James Bruce Falls, the one that starts over 2700 feet up and bounces down the mountainside and ends up pouring into the Inlet at Chatterbox Falls. Bruce Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America, and the ninth tallest in the world.
When we were there we took the kayaks along the shoreline and discovered that there were hundreds, probably thousands, of little waterfalls coming down the rocks and between the trees, some of them just little trickles, some of them larger, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200 feet high. In the afternoon when the sun has heated the rocks, the water coming down the smaller ones is as warm as bathwater.
Erle Stanley Gardner, who was an avid gunkholer, said he thought it was the most beautiful place in the world, and he wrote, "Princess Louisa isn't an inlet, it's a cathedral." He was absolutely right.
I'll never forget that boat trip.
Really glad you have such amazing memories experiencing this place for yourself! It's difficult to capture the full beauty and epic-ness of this place! We'd love to come back for a sail-to-ski someday!
Funny while we were there we wrote a song and one of the lyrics was "Princess Louisa, nature's cathedral" shared sentiment for sure
@@AllisonandJamesSailing
Yes, the video frame doesn't convey the scale of the place. If you zoom back to try to capture the whole height of the mountains you just end up making them look smaller, while in person they loom above you and take your breath away. The drone shots capture it much better, but even so, seeing it in person is so much more astounding.
Drones weren't available when we were there, in 2006 or so, and the government dock was about ⅓ the size it looks in your video. There weren't any mooring buoys at that time, we had to anchor and stern tie to a ring pounded into the rock face with a piton. We, like you, re-read The Curve of Time and located some of the places Cappy Blanchett mentioned in the book.
Alas, now that I'm 74 and don't own a boat myself it's vanishingly unlikely I'll ever get back there, but I still have 2+ hours of low-res (Super-8) video of that trip (now digitized), and I re-watch it now and then to return there virtually.
We anchored in the Harmony Islands the afternoon before going up Jervis Inlet to get to Malibu Rapids. There happened to be a luminescent algae bloom when we were there, and I remember staying up late and watching the glimmers of the wavelets on the surface of the water and the deeper flickers of light as the fish disturbed the water below. Then - it must have been a sizeable salmon going after a smaller fish - a huge trail of light zoomed below me, 15 feet long, like a comet, that slowly faded. Magical. Only to be surpassed by the majesty of Princess Louisa the next day....
Great job you guys!
Thanks Cal! So good to hear from you!! 🤍
We’ve been watching a few sailing channels since we started to faithfully watch yours and I know I am biased but it’s by far some of the most beautiful, interesting videos. Love it ♥️
Awe, thanks mum! There's some really great channels out there! That means a lot ❤❤
What a great hike and well worth the effort. I have only been up to Chatterbox falls. My age prohibits me from experiencing the shear beauty just beyond the head of
princess Louisa Inlet. Will pass on your link to my son who is an avid hiker.
Thanks Doug! It was quite the climb! Took us 9 hours return and we couldn't walk for 4 days afterwards, so sore! Would be pretty amazing to take a pack up there and spend a few days walking the ridge :)
@@AllisonandJamesSailing I think my son would do that as he is an avid hiker. he just finished a 5 days in the Rockies.
Guyssss, intense! What beautiful views at the top though! Hope you rested for a while soaking up the scenery
Haha suckers for suffering! My legs have never been the same but my big toenail has finally grown back!
The views at the top were def worth it! We stayed up there as long as we could 😌
great video! Fyi those were huckleberries not salmon berries. Enjoy...
They are huckleberries indeed. Glad you enjoyed the video David, cheers!
What beauts you guys are! Living the dream! So happy to get to experience little bits of life with you
Awe thank you Zoe! So happy to share it with you! You guys are the best boat crew! 🐋 We love ya! 💕
I was hoping we would see you guys going for a hike/climb up to those beautiful mountains, thanks for taking us up their. Love huts/cabins on mountain trails and always think on staying in them too. Looks like the cabin you visited will need to become some ones project, hope it gest rebuilt in the future. Looking forward to more fantastic adventures with you both.
Glad you enjoyed the trip up the mountain! The alpine area's are some of our favorite places to visit. I wonder where I got that from... Thank you for coming along with us :)
I’m currently at work, sitting in a cubicle with no windows to outside. Living vicariously through your videos!! Great nature!! Ps- kudos for pushing past your fear of heights!! 🎉
And thank you! I'm learning to lean into these scary things more every day, full trust!
And that is so relatable. Many windowless office experiences inspired us to start making these videos. So glad you're able to enjoy a little bit of virtual nature at work to help get you through the day!
@@AllisonandJamesSailing isn’t it a wonder that when you push past fear, worlds of opportunity open? 😊
Yes! Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone
What a beautiful video, start to finish! Such amazing shots and really well edited. You two are amazing!
Princess Louisa was already on my “why haven’t you been there yet?!” list, but this made me even more excited to get there - and go hiking!
Nate!! Awe, thanks so much friend! That means a lot!
Yes you definitely should get up there! Anchoring in front of chatterbox falls is pretty sweet and that hike to the top of Sun Peak was def worth the grueling nine hours up and down!
We'd love to get back there for some winter ski touring adventures!
Hope to see you out there again soon!
I’ve never made it all the way to the trappers cabin. Never mind the top! Thanks for taking us along. Great video!
Thank you! It's a long ways up! We felt that after effects of our efforts for a long time afterwards😅climbing in and out of the companion way was difficult the next day. Glad you enjoyed it, cheers!
Just wow. What a country. The views are unbelievable. Well done on the video, enjoyed all of it. When you read the signs was funny 😂
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Canada is a beautiful country 🤍
Stunning scenery!
Indeed, Princess Louisa Inlet is beautiful!
Salmon berries… can be a wee bit tart but refreshing. Leaving you with the sensation of someone twisting a lime inside your brain. 🤪 how can you not love an Auzzie sense of humour? 🤙🏼😎
hahah Aussies do real well with that sense of humor!
Wow. Grateful for sharing that.
Awesome, glad you enjoyed Kevin!
Great hike thanks for sharing.
Incredible up there! Thank you for watching, cheers!
Thank you for the adventure! I sail Puget Sound and am shortly headed to Neah Bay and the Washington coast.
What an amazing adventure you folks had! I also watched your sail across the Tasman sea. 😊
Oh hey neighbor 👋🏽 thats’s awesome!! Thanks for checking out our crossing film. Maybe we’ll get to share an anchorage round here one day, cheers!
Wow! Just wow! :-)
what editing program/programs do you use! your videos are so captive!
Thanks so much Kegan, stoked you're enjoying them! We use Premier Pro (Adobe Creative Cloud) for everything. It's a bit pricey but includes all the programs like Photoshop, Lightroom and all that. Folks usually use that one or Final Cut..
@@AllisonandJamesSailing thank you so much! cheers 🍻
Those are huckleberry’s not salmon berries.
Yes correct, cheers
@@AllisonandJamesSailing Also I love your videos. My favourite right now. Keep up the good work.