THE ULTIMATE MARRIAGE TEST (450 miles on a tandem bicycle)
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Episode 785 | State 33/50 | Filmed July 24-27, 2021 #RAGBRAI #iowa #tandem
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0:00 What is RAGBRAI
1:33 Our first time on a tandem bicycle
2:17 The ultimate marriage test
4:20 Meet the team
5:25 Day 1: Kicked out by the cops
18:28 Day 2: The awkward shower
23:40 Day 3: We lost a teammate
33:50 Bloops
450 MILES ON A TANDEM BICYCLE (this is how it ended)
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0:00 what is RAGBRAI?!
1:21 day 4 - rough start
3:36 karaoke!
8:14 our fav VPN
9:17 Iowan specialties
12:33 day 5 - RAGBRAI rollercoaster…
20:43 day 6 - our true feelings
31:55 day 7 - the finish line
36:29 bloops
Biking Across America (Part 1)
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Episode 904 | Filmed September 2023 | Oceanside, CA
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 Biking Across the USA
03:32 day 1: Boys begin!
18:04 day 2: girls’ turn!
28:07 the dads ride in a sand storm
34:38 bloopers
Biking Across America (Part 2)
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Episode 905 | Filmed October 2023 | California/Arizona
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 Day 3 California Desert
06:42 Arizona border
13:51 Day 4
25:12 Day 5
35:47 Day 6
39:30 Day 7
46:37 Bloops
A COMPLETELY CRAZY PLAN TO BIKE ACROSS COLORADO (500 miles)
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 729 | Leadville, Colorado | Filmed August, 2020
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WIFE CARRYING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (we represented the U.S.A.)
We flew to the middle of Finland to compete in our most bizarre adventure yet: THE Wife Carrying World Championships.
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Episode 833 | Sonkajärvi, Finland | Filmed June 2022
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00:00 WAIT? Is wife carrying real?!
00:23 Getting here wasn't easy
02:08 Which carrying technique is best?
03:18 The official world championships course
04:16 How did this bizarre event start?
04:54 Getting ready!
06:08 Bulking up for the race
07:09 The opening ceremonies
09:57 3,2,1 GO
11:26 I'm going to vomit! Did we win?
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WE BIKED 300 MILES ACROSS TUSCANY (world's most beautiful bike ride)
Tuscany Trail Part ONE: Days 1-3 of this insane bike ride across Italy was the perfect combination of challenge and FUN!
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Episode 830 | Tuscany, Italy | Filmed June 2022
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00:00 What is the Tuscany Trail?
02:00 Day 1
04:00 Camping in a barn during a wind storm...
11:48 Day 2
21:36 Day 3 - eating a raw egg
25:59 Nate is so sweet :)
28:31 Day 4 - we have a confession
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 732 | Colorado Trail days 14-17 | Filmed September, 2020
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HER FIRST SOLO VAN LIFE ADVENTURE (and biking 200+ miles)
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 730 | Colorado Trail | Filmed August, 2020
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Aoraki - Ooyy
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Informed and Prudent - Yi Nantiro
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Kebnekaise - Czar Donic
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We Traveled to All 7 Wonders of the World
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Episode 883 | Filmed April 2023 | Rio de Janeiro, #brazil
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time.
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
#7wonders #travel
00:00 how did we end up here?!
02:27 1. The Great Wall of China
03:46 2. Chichen Itzá, Mexico
05:20 Latam Business Class
06:07 3. Machu Picchu, Peru
07:22 4. The Colosseum, Italy
08:52 5. Taj Mahal, India
12:45 6. Petra, Jordan
14:28 7. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
16:57 Standing ON the statue!!
WE SKIED 6 MOUNTAINS IN 6 DAYS LIVING IN OUR VAN! (Colorado van life)
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Episode 810 | Leadville, Colorado | Filmed January 2022
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???????????? KARA'S FAMOUS ONE POT PEANUT BUTTER RAMEN RECIPE!
I'm usually a biiiig measuring cup kind of girl, but for some reason with this recipe, I don't measure anything and taste it along the way. The ingredients change every time. Have fun with it!!! ????
This is for 2 servings (keep in mind i have no idea what i'm doing):
Ingredients:
Olive oil (or whatever you like)
4ish Garlic cloves
1ish inch fresh Ginger
2 of your favorite instant ramens
Salt
Pepper
Coconut aminos
Cayenne pepper
Peanut butter
Fresh Cilantro
Green onions
Toasted sesame seeds
Sriracha
1. Sauté the garlic and ginger with some olive oil
2. Add water (or veg broth!) and make the “sauce”
3. Add the seasoning package that comes with the ramen if you want, or make your own:
4. Add coconut aminos (Idk, maybe 1/3 cup?), salt, pepper, cayenne (if using soy sauce, you don't need as much or any salt!). You could also add the chopped green onions here to cook In the sauce
5. Stir in 1ish scoop of peanut butter
6. Add in noods and let it all cook together
7. Put in bowls and add fresh cilantro, green onion, sesame seeds, and sriracha!
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we rean out of money and went home to normal life. We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
#travel #travelvlog #vanlife
0:00 Grand finale to winter van life
0:48 day 1: Cooper Mountain
1:48 our first ski race!
5:06 day 3: skiing Breckenridge
7:32 skiing down from the highest chairlift In North America!
10:48 our favorite green juice!
11:52 Kara’s Famous One Pot Peanut Butter Ramen
15:56 day 4: Skiing Vail
17:20 skiing every open chair lift in Vail and skiing 29,029 feet!
24:41 day 5: Skiing Beaver Creek
27:13 the rumors are true!!!!! ????
28:08 Skiing Aspen
30:18 we skied the longest run in all of Colorado without stopping
32:16 bloops
32:48 ANTARCTICA GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!
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Episode 803 | Athens, Greece | Filmed Nov. 18, 2021
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0:00 My $5k first class seat for $90!!!
0:39 Are we trust fund kids?
3:13 Boarding my Emirates flight! 11 hours ATH to EWR
3:46 $300 champagne
5:19 PRIVATE SUITE full tour!
7:02 First Class amenity kit
8:11 Win a FREE cruise to ANTARCTICA!
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9:50 Insane 7 course meal begins
13:07 First Class bathroom tour
13:52 Lie flat bed conversion with memory foam mattress
16:29 HOW we paid $90 for a 1st class ticket?!
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #Vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
PUSHED TO HER LIMIT (Boundary Waters Part II)
The last 96 hours of this trip were a rollercoaster!
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Episode 783 | State 33/50 | Filmed July 17, 2021
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #Vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
0:00 If you missed our last video
0:59 The girls are put to the test
10:23 $1,000 worth of free travel!
11:33 Camping on a private island
12:37 Bathroom tour
18:23 Day 3 campground confessionals
21:56 Nate sets a record
31:01 Moral is low...
34:14 We can't find anywhere to sleep
40:32 Day 4 Couples confessions
43:15 Showering in a waterfall
46:51 We found the perfect campsite
51:38 Final thoughts on the Boundary Waters
57:16 This is how it ended
1:01:16 Bloopers
3 Days of Floating Van Life (England to Wales by Narrowboat)
This is the BEST way to see the U.K.! We spent 3 days living on a narrowboat and drove 22 miles through the British canals from England to Wales! ???????? Thanks to SoFi for sponsoring the video! Enter to win $10,000: - Sign up for SoFi Insights or Credit Score Monitoring to enter. No purchase necessary. See Rules for info & free entry method.
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Episode 885 | Filmed May 2023 | England/Wales
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Peanut Butter Ramen Recipe: 12:30
Eamon and Bec’s Habit Matcha:
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#travel #narrowboat #england #wales #canals
00:00 Here’s the plan!
01:12 day 1: learning to drive
04:41 history of the canals
06:39 our first bridges/Kara takes the wheel
10:17 home for the night
13:34 day 2: narrowboat tour
19:24 our first locks
25:14 England/Wales border
30:34 day 3: world’s tallest aqueduct
34:42 bloops
Our Last 24 Hours in Japan (not what we expected)
Our last 24 hours in Japan were memorable to say the least! ???? Trains, Japanese cherry blossoms, and sleeping with CATS? Make sure to check out Epidemic Sound here: and use our discount code: Spring50 - It’s valid for: 30 day free trial + 2 months 50% off the Personal or Commercial Plan! Don’t forget to join the community program to earn rewards and discounts!
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Episode 878 | Filmed March 2023 | #Tokyo - Kuwazu, #Japan #train #cathotel #japanesecherryblossoms
We traveled on the beautiful #SaphirOdoriko train from Tokyo to Kuwazu to see the famous Japanese cherry blossoms freshly bloomed! It was our favorite train of the trip, and totally worth seeing the gorgeous blooms in real life! Then we decided to sleep at a cat hotel, which turned out to be a hilarious experience and way less romantic than expected haha. Hope you enjoy our last episode of this Japan series :)
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here:
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time.
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 last day in Japan
01:21 Saphir Odoriko train????
08:27 Japanese cherry blossoms! (Kawazu)
14:16 cat hotel: meeting our cats
22:53 getting ready for bed
26:00 chaotic morning ????
29:19 our new Daily Drop YouTube channel!
31:41 bloops
Daily Life in the World's Northernmost Town (24 hours of darkness)
We traveled to Svalbard where the sun NEVER rises to see what life is like during #PolarNight the world's northernmost town, ft. @CeciliaBlomdahl ❄️ Thank you BetterHelp for sponsoring this video! Get 10% off your first month:
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Episode 860 | Filmed January 2023 | #Longyearbyen , Svalbard
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here:
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
00:00 Polar night on Svalbard ????
01:43 Meeting Cecilia????
02:53 Hike overlooking Longyearbyen????
09:26 HUSKY CAFE!!????
11:44 Northern lights hunt
13:26 Cecilia’s cabin
23:00 bathroom tour ;)
25:27 Bloops
6.5 YEARS OF FULL-TIME TRAVEL (Everything We Pack & Own)
Finally! Here is EVERYTHING we pack in our bags for full time travel, plus our opinions on some controversial packing topics ;)
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here:
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
00:00 FINALLY: our first packing video :)
00:28 Why we’ve waited so long...
02:10 our most recent game changer purchase!
03:04 Answering your biggest questions
03:24 How much do our bags weigh?
03:53 Do we have a house? Where do we keep our stuff?
04:14 Do we wear wedding rings when we travel?
04:45 Is everything wrinkly all the time?
05:14 TRAVEL PILLOW: yes or no?
05:33 Where do we pack dirty clothes?
05:56 How much underwear do we pack?
06:54 Favorite leggings!
07:04 What’s something we pack but never use?
07:20 Oddest/most surprising we thing travel with
07:49 Kara’s black crop top problem...
08:47 Packing cubes vs. none
09:54 Rolling vs. Folding
11:02 My fav new moisturizer!
12:07 Rolling suitcases vs. Backpacking
13:03 Carry on vs. Checked bags
13:26 EVERYTHING that’s in our suitcase
13:36 Our favorite shoes
14:08 Our clothes (why black?!)
15:09 Van life ruined me
16:42 Thoughts on “looking cute”
19:18 Our secret to packing for multiple seasons
20:10 What’s in our toiletry bags?
22:40 My advice on overpacking
23:32 What’s in our gear backpacks?
27:04 Nate’s favorite item…
27:46 his second favorite
28:43 What we wear on travel days?
30:56 COMMENT BELOW! We want to know your opinion ;)
#travel #packingtips #traveltips #howtopack
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Episode 826 | SFO - BOS - NAS - MHH | Filmed May 2022
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
#travel #travelvlog #firstclass #jetblue
0:00 2 reasons we’re excited about today!✈️
1:25 why we’re flying first class
2:30 how we have airport lounge access????
3:35 boarding our first class flight!????
4:52 first class plane layout
5:24 AG1 is the BEST
6:50 first class seat review!
9:48 meal service????
14:50 Boston to Nassau, Bahamas
16:00 Our “history” with Riley and Elayna…
17:13 Nassau to Marsh Harbor, Bahamas
18:08 moving onto La Vagabond!
19:07 our awkward first impression⛵️????