ep 6 - First Overnight Trip On The Houseboat
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- All the juicy details about the beginning of our Mississippi River excursion in our 1973 Nautaline Houseboat. Delays, additional work, not being packed--set backs--but nothing can stop the McCoys.
Episode 6 will feature some epic views of the North Mississippi River. This is our first overnight trip on our "new" houseboat.
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About I’m on Vacation:
I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Throw caution to the wind, because anything can happen when you’re on vacation, and nothing else exists but the present moment.
Bradley and Margaret McCoy have made their home in New Orleans and are living this "I'm on Vacation" mentality. From dancing in the streets in full costume during Mardi Gras to buying a vintage houseboat to travel down the Mississippi River, there’s no telling where they will end up next.
No-seem screens, a must!
Definitely. It's even worse now that we're down in Louisiana.
How am I just now finding this?!? Having a great time watching your journey!
Cracking the youtube code has been a tough one, but we're glad you found us and are enjoying the videos.
That was terrific, congratulations Captain and First Mate! I grew up piloting my Dad's 43' houseboat up and down the Illinois river, but have not been on a houseboat in a long time. In a month my family is doing a 4 day trip on Fun n the sun houseboats out of Alma, Wisconsin. Can't wait!
Thank you so much, Mike! Those memories sound awesome. Your coming up trip is going to be a blast! Nothing really beats being with your family on the water. Be safe and have so much fun! 😎
I know the river. I know the level of adventure that you two experienced.
I’m impressed. 👍🏻
Thank you. That means a lot coming from someone with your experience and thanks for letting us slide on our blunders. 🤣
I really love this series of videos.
I have spent better part of my adult life working the Mississippi River.
I also took a weeklong vacation to Lansing, Iowa area.. with wife, dog, and pontoon rental.
I’m a fan of the river.
I’m a huge fan of you two.
Thank you.
Thank you so much! Your support means more than you know. The river has a special place in our hearts and it seems to do the same for those with time spent on the river as well. Thanks again for following.
I’m very happy for both of you!enjoy together on your houseboat and the water
Thank you very much. It has been a special time and has brought us a lot of joy.
Very cool first night! As to bugs, houseflys, gnats and other creatures that love to tag along on boats are the infamous ‘Ceratopogonidae ‘ or as we say in Edisto SC ‘no see ums’ .. If I had to guess Louisiana has these. On a day with no wind they will ruin your day. You truly can’t see them and bite they do. In Columbia SC we have what looks like house flys that but sting you good. They love boats! And palmetto bugs seem to get on our boat regularly. I spray all the cabin compartments about twice a year and that takes care of it. Needless to say a huge palmetto bug made its presence known while we were doing an overnighter and the mrs. hasn’t been the same since………….
Gnats or no see ums are the worst! Their bites seem to last 3 days or so and leave your skin spotted. Are the biting flys a little greenish? We get deer flys that look like a little bit larger than house flys and the bites are painful. Thanks for watching. Please be sure to subscribe.
@@ImonVacation The biting flys look identical to the common house fly. No green on them but I know that type to.. We head out on the boat and these biting flys always show up and stay down around your ankles.. A royal pain in the butox.. Mosquitoes are a different story altogether. I had a healthy colony of Bats roosting somewhere near here and they absolutely took care of the skeeters.. Due to ‘white nose syndrome’ they all died. Don’t want Bats in the attic but their great skeeter eaters!
I have to say Bradley you are like me theres nothing that intimidates me man madeit it can fix it.
That and the ability to look it up or RUclips it.
Nothing but a Chicken Wing on a String 🦀🦀🦀🦀
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Does the Mississippi River have a calming effect or are you two on anxiety medications.Or is it me with anxiety and just Um notice relaxed people and relaxing environmental geography
LOL! Some of the boating aspects were stressful, but being tied up to the beach and looking across the water is probably one of the most calming effects I have experienced.
Did you keep him in the crate while you
were on the boat?
Very rarely. I would only have him go to his crate when we entered locks, etc for his safety, but even then, it would stay open in case he needed to get out quickly.
Bradley my brother you got it made your wife cooking breakfast in a bikini and dancing for you come on with it.
Thanks. No complaints here. Ha!
Yummy.
Thanks