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We haven't touched a dock in over 14 months. Logic says we should be out of water, power, and patience, but the reality is we’ve dialed in the system. On SV Agua Azul, we don’t have the luxury of a shore power cord. If the solar or the logistics fail, the party’s over. This is the blunt truth of long-term off-grid survival.
The secret to staying off-grid isn't just big batteries; it's managing the "Island Squeeze." From battling chop in a 20-year-old plastic dinghy to grab Amazon packages, to knowing which butcher has the "feet meat" and which doesn't—it’s all about the supply chain. We’re showing you how we manage 800Ah of lithium and bifacial solar to keep the bacon frying and the watermaker humming without ever needing a marina.
10:15. The mission shifts from maintenance to a logistics nightmare. We’re prepping to leave the boat and get Bella back to the States, and between crate training a high-anxiety dog and international "paperwork," we’re hitting a hard limit.
THE BUTT PUCKER RATING: 1/5
(Mostly just annoying logistics, unless you count the raw sewage on the streets).
VETERAN & SAILOR DEBRIEF: We leave our eggs out and put potatoes in paper bags—standard island logic or asking for trouble? I’m checking the logs and replying to the Crew for the first 24 hours. Give me your "Plan B" for boat storage below!
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 14 Months No Docks
1:15 The "Boat Car" & Handling Waves
2:45 Getting Mail in the Middle of Nowhere
4:30 Third World Grocery Haul (Feet Meat?)
6:15 Off-Grid Kitchen Secrets: Paper Bags & Float Tests
8:00 Prepping the Boat to Leave (Vacuum Bags)
10:15 Dog Crate Training: The Flight Nightmare
12:10 Solar & Battery Real-World Stats
14:45 Why We Aren't Moving the Boat
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0:01
So, how you doing, babe?
0:05
Oh,
0:06
>> so
0:07
>> stole it from my husband.
0:08
>> We're going into town. But this video,
0:11
we're going to talk about how we've
0:13
maintained being off the grid for over
0:17
12 months. So, we're probably at 14 15
0:21
months now.
0:22
>> Yeah.
0:23
>> Yeah.
0:24
>> Uh
0:25
yeah. November 2024.
0:29
>> Yeah. We we left
0:30
>> our last one.
0:31
>> Yeah. So, we've been off the dock. This
0:33
boat has not touched a dock in over a
0:36
year. And uh we're going to tell you how
0:38
we did that. But first, we got to get
0:41
get to town and pick up some stuff from
0:43
Box Pack, which is another thing getting
0:46
mail out here in the middle of nowhere.
0:48
So,
0:50
>> I didn't want to go, but they're going
0:51
to be closed tomorrow cuz it is
0:55
>> Independence Day for Dominican Republic
0:58
tomorrow. So, I'm imagine we're going to
0:59
start seeing some fireworks.
1:01
>> That would be cool.
1:02
>> Yeah. But while you're out here on the
1:04
grid, off the grid, you want to get
1:06
still get mail. And uh this is how we
1:08
get our Amazon packages, things like
1:11
that.
1:12
>> It's very windy right now.
1:13
>> Yeah. So, we're going to go uh battle
1:15
the waves out here.
1:16
>> Yeah. I'm more worried about cuz last
1:18
time that we left when it was really
1:21
windy, um we had a boat um Yeah. hit us
1:26
right there on our rub rail. If we
1:29
didn't have that rub rail, our we would
1:30
have had very some very bad damage. And
1:34
then we had a bunch of new boats that
1:37
are anchored out here and you know this
1:39
is not good holding and I'm worried
1:41
about them. So, we got to go and then
1:43
get back because we got to protect our
1:44
boat.
1:45
>> Yep. So, but we'll carry you along just
1:48
show you how to get mail out here along
1:49
with how we power our life and all the
1:52
other things we do to stay off grid for
1:54
this long.
1:55
Okay, guys. I don't know if you can hear
1:57
our dog back there, but we're in our
2:00
car. This is our car out here in the
2:02
wilderness and uh how we get everywhere.
2:05
And uh it has no roof exposed to the
2:08
sun, the rain. It's a lot of fun, huh?
2:12
>> Yeah. She's a a Walker Bay. They don't
2:16
really sell them anymore, but she's a
2:18
good nie. She's 20 something year. She's
2:20
about 20 years old.
2:21
>> Yeah, she's held up pretty well. And uh
2:24
>> it's funny cuz you know all those ones
2:26
that are you know the expensive ones.
2:28
Well, this was expensive for somebody
2:30
else but not us. Um yeah, those ones
2:33
fall apart. We see them falling apart at
2:36
the dingy dock all the time. Ours is
2:38
still ticking.
2:39
>> Yep. And uh knock on uh plastic cuz
2:42
there's no wood on here.
2:44
>> Now she doesn't come apart or nothing.
2:47
Yep. She does need a little glue for uh
2:49
little things, but
2:51
>> I guess after 20 years, that's pretty
2:53
good, huh?
2:54
>> Yep. So, we're going to get to town and
2:57
uh Yeah. Get get the box packing.
3:01
>> This is water.
3:12
The great thing about uh the DR is they
3:14
have this nice dingy dock where we can
3:16
drop off our trash. My babe right there.
3:21
But yeah, so
3:23
>> sloppy. I'm tired.
3:27
>> Tie this thing up. Here we go. Let's see
3:29
if I can do this with one hand. Think I
3:31
can. Is
3:32
>> he going to get mad and unoard?
3:38
He shouldn't cuz he's clipped in.
3:41
So, he shouldn't undo ours.
3:44
So, they moved the trash.
3:47
It's better not next to the ocean.
3:50
There's my babe holding my water.
3:55
>> The cool thing is it's still winter and
3:58
we're sweating.
4:00
>> It's always hot in town though.
4:02
>> Yeah.
4:03
But, uh, yeah, it's, uh, still February,
4:07
so Box Pack is a short hike. Almost get
4:10
my wife almost got hit there from the,
4:12
uh, dock.
4:14
>> We're going to hit it.
4:15
>> She's always up in the road. She likes
4:17
to walk in the middle.
4:18
>> It's because they everything's uneven
4:20
and my legs start feeling like they're
4:22
doing this.
4:24
>> So, we're now in the inside of box pack.
4:31
Let's look at it. Whatever they have
4:34
over there.
4:35
>> Eyelash stuff. They just have random
4:38
things in here.
4:41
>> Here comes our special deliveries.
4:44
>> Yes. So, my wife, she got her package
4:46
from Box Pack. This should be uh our new
4:50
plan for Bella, our dog.
4:53
>> It's not as big as you think.
4:55
>> Yeah, it's a big box.
4:58
So, we're actually going
5:01
>> Wait. Oh, my vacuum bags.
5:03
>> Vacuum bags. That's to make
5:05
>> That's what was so heavy.
5:07
>> Yeah.
5:08
>> That didn't even occur to me. Oh, and
5:11
this is her crate.
5:12
>> Yes.
5:13
>> Obviously, we are getting ready to um
5:17
take a visit back to family.
5:20
>> Yes, we're going back to the US.
5:21
>> Has to have which has proven to be a
5:23
very big nightmare. So, we'll keep you
5:25
informed on that situations.
5:28
But it was a big nightmare to try to go
5:30
to Puerto Rico as well.
5:32
>> Oh, there they are. I was going to say,
5:34
where's our other thing? There it is.
5:35
Oh, dogish.
5:36
>> Okay,
5:37
>> new one.
5:41
>> Okay, so we have all the crap from Box
5:43
Pack and except for her thunder shirt
5:46
that's coming uh next time we come out
5:49
here.
5:49
>> Yeah, we decided that we would try a
5:51
thundershirt on her on the airplane cuz
5:54
she's going to be in cabin. She's going
5:56
to be a carryon.
5:57
cuz she's small enough to do it and we
6:01
want her to be as calm as possible.
6:03
She's a high anxiety dog. Very high.
6:06
>> Yeah. But uh now we're going to try to
6:09
we uh grocery shop here. So we usually
6:13
>> not really grocery shopping
6:15
>> and picking up a few things. We've been
6:17
going to Porta Plata.
6:19
>> Yeah. And that requires
6:21
>> that requires a rental car.
6:22
>> Yeah.
6:23
>> So we'll take you in and pick up a few
6:25
things.
6:27
This is the wild west coming through
6:29
here.
6:32
>> Wait, wait, wait, wait.
6:33
>> Hi.
6:37
So, this is one of our more favorite
6:39
grocery stores when we're in Luperon
6:42
because the eggs are always good.
6:45
>> Yeah,
6:46
they are. But we've been getting some
6:48
really good eggs in Serena.
6:51
>> Yeah. So, but that's important.
6:56
>> One one thing you like about the
6:58
potatoes here is they are organic. My
7:00
gosh, they still have the dirt up. Okay,
7:03
so that's our potatoes and the rest of
7:06
our haul right there. Okay, my babe has
7:09
found her candy.
7:15
And you know what candy means? It's that
7:18
time of the month. Hey
7:22
Got my babe in the car. The car is
7:24
loaded up. I just tie, untie, and go.
7:28
>> Oh, this is a light run. This is
7:29
nothing.
7:30
>> Yeah,
7:30
>> we just needed something to last us for
7:32
We'll probably go grocery shopping about
7:35
a week, maybe a week and a half from
7:36
now. We're going to go to port, though.
7:39
>> Um there's no meat here. There is, but
7:41
you have to go to the butcher. And
7:43
>> it's really tough.
7:45
>> It's I prefer it. I don't know. It's
7:48
just kind of spendy to me. You know, I'd
7:52
rather go to um poor plat and get like
7:54
my feet my freezer filled up for a
7:58
little bit less than that.
8:01
>> Don't let my wife fool you. She just
8:04
doesn't like the feet meat.
8:08
>> Feet and the head on it.
8:10
>> Yeah.
8:11
>> Um I you know I grew up on property but
8:15
I didn't I'm not a farm girl.
8:18
No,
8:18
>> I could be, but you know, somebody else
8:21
has to chop the feet off.
8:25
>> Okay, guys. So, we'll talk about uh
8:28
solar, solar, electricity, all that
8:30
crap. But first, we have to show what
8:33
Danielle's got. And guys, her puppy can
8:36
walk. Look at that. She is a walking
8:38
puppy now.
8:41
And the first thing we do, wash her
8:43
hands.
8:44
Look, we're in a third world country.
8:48
I have gotten more sick here.
8:52
Little colds, coughs, I ever have been.
8:56
What the hell? I turned on
9:00
>> You didn't turn on the what?
9:02
>> No. What did I do?
9:03
>> I don't know. You turned on something
9:04
else.
9:06
>> I turned on something else. I had no
9:07
idea. Anyways, yeah, you got to you got
9:10
to wash your hands. It's just it's
9:13
inevitable. You're probably going to get
9:15
sick. It's third war country.
9:17
>> Yep. They have raw sewage on the uh edge
9:21
of the street.
9:22
>> Although they are um that there's he Oh,
9:25
man. They're they're cracking down.
9:26
>> Yeah, they're cleaning.
9:27
>> They're even cracking down. Um I just
9:29
read an article about it about in Porta
9:32
Plata if you if you throw your trash on
9:35
the ground, it's a 10,000 peso fine.
9:39
>> Oh, wow. That's like $200 in American
9:42
dollar. I mean, that's a lot because
9:45
they're not taking care of the I mean,
9:49
they'll be walking along
9:51
and there and there's a trash thing
9:54
right there.
9:56
And and what we when we first got here,
9:58
we were like, why do they do that? And
10:00
they said, oh, they have people that's
10:01
their job.
10:05
Well, it doesn't mean you have to trash.
10:08
>> It's disgusting.
10:10
It makes things gross. And it comes in
10:12
the bay.
10:13
>> Mhm.
10:14
>> Offrid, you have to rinse your veggies.
10:18
>> When I buy them in town, yes, I do. Um,
10:21
in Porta Plata, I don't. And the reason
10:25
why is because they have those little
10:27
stickers all over them. You know, they
10:28
came they they've already been washed
10:30
and rinsed. But here
10:32
>> we do have Magra bath.
10:33
>> Yeah. So, you know that there's going to
10:35
be some sort of
10:38
I don't know. They're they're local. I
10:41
do prefer to buy my veggies local,
10:43
though.
10:44
>> Sometimes you don't you can't find them.
10:46
Sometimes they're out.
10:48
And so, when we're in Porter Plata, I
10:51
just pick some up.
10:56
You don't have to do a lot. You just uh
10:59
nothing like that. You leave them in
11:02
there too long, then you might then
11:03
you're going to start pickling.
11:08
>> So, another thing is uh and this is how
11:11
we do it. We put the uh onions, garlic,
11:14
and potatoes in paper bags. Why do we do
11:18
that, baby? As you're eating your
11:21
>> Well, they preserve them. Um, most
11:24
people will like go get you can buy
11:27
their buns like on Amazon the sacks,
11:31
but I never found any that I wanted. So,
11:34
these actually came from the US.
11:38
>> Yeah. And Yeah. And our potatoes and
11:41
stuff, they
11:43
they they uh they maintained. So,
11:46
>> yeah. A lot what you'll get out here is
11:49
um eyes the eyes starting to grow. And
11:52
when I was in the States,
11:54
I would always put my potatoes in the
11:56
refrigerator to prevent that. Well,
11:59
that's really hard to do in this small
12:02
little fridge. So, I put them in a paper
12:04
bag.
12:05
>> Yeah. And we also leave our eggs out
12:07
now, too. So,
12:08
>> I do. I used to put them in the fridge,
12:10
but
12:11
>> it got to the point where I was like
12:13
taking up so much room and I was like,
12:14
you know what? They say you can leave
12:16
them out. So, I'm going to do that.
12:18
>> But I do check them every time I use
12:19
them.
12:20
>> Yeah. I do the the float test.
12:22
>> We have a video on that. Actually, you
12:24
did a short. So,
12:25
>> yeah, cuz um one time we got Oh, wait.
12:28
>> Oh, no. That was that was bad.
12:30
>> And we were like, "No, every time we
12:32
eat." So, every time I want to cook
12:34
eggs, I'll I'll do the float test on all
12:37
the ones that I'm going to use and then
12:40
I'll use them.
12:41
>> Okay. Excuse the dirty messy house, but
12:43
my wife got her uh vacuum seal things.
12:47
>> Got messy. Um, for prepping, I should
12:50
have actually had these on board to
12:52
begin with because I have a lot of
12:54
blankets lying around and extra clothing
12:57
that we're not using. And um, you can
12:59
definitely they're not molded, but you
13:01
can definitely smell a stench to it. And
13:04
I'm like, I should have had these a long
13:06
time ago. But anyways, we are prepping
13:08
to leave our boat for a few months. And
13:12
um this is necessity or else we're going
13:14
to come back to
13:16
>> a molded festive
13:19
disgusting
13:21
I'm moving off the boat situation
13:24
not happening. So this is the first
13:27
step. And um anything that we're not
13:30
going to be using while we're gone is
13:32
going in these storage bags
13:33
>> or anything that we're not using in
13:34
general.
13:36
>> Blankets,
13:37
clothes, towels, whatever you name it.
13:41
Mhm.
13:41
>> I got this on there for 16 bucks. They
13:44
say it's really good. They say it was
13:46
really good material. The zipper was
13:48
good. We'll see. I'll let y'all know. Uh
13:51
but there's the four jumbo. The jumbo
13:53
does like two pillows and a I mean they
13:56
were huge and like a quilt. I'm like
14:00
you're talking like this.
14:03
>> Couldn't see how wide the arms were. is
14:05
four larges is pretty big and then
14:08
mediums and then eight smalls. So
14:13
that's cuz uh in a few months, you know,
14:17
but we still got a lot to do, especially
14:19
with Bella. So um but I want to start
14:21
preparing our boat for uh us getting off
14:25
of it for a few months, which I'm very
14:26
very nervous about. We've never left her
14:29
>> that long ever, ever, ever, ever,
14:32
especially in a foreign country.
14:34
No,
14:35
>> she's still not on the dock either.
14:37
>> No, she's on a moing. And let me tell
14:39
you, she's been fine on this morning.
14:42
We've been We have a really good moing,
14:43
but there's been a few
14:46
>> We've had three boats. It's uh one that
14:48
hit us and two that tried.
14:51
>> Mhm. Yeah. I feel like we're in a
14:53
pathway, but we have such a good moing.
14:55
I'm like, "Oh gosh, I don't want to
14:56
move." Cuz then if we move, what if we
14:59
get bad moing? Cuz we have two two
15:02
barrels. Some of the moorings out here
15:04
only have one barrel and and our
15:07
equipment is really good. We have it
15:09
checked every month by our diver.
15:12
>> So I'm afraid if we move we'll get
15:16
>> it'll be a pat decision.
15:20
>> So what else did you get?
15:22
>> Uh let's see. This is another prep.
15:26
These are all my vitamins.
15:29
>> All our vitamins.
15:30
>> Yeah. decided uh I I used Plexus um
15:34
vitamins if you all haven't noticed and
15:37
I'm deciding I'm going to try their
15:38
greens because we are obviously not
15:40
getting enough greens around here and I
15:43
honestly got this pretty much for free
15:47
>> and and it's kapucha
15:50
>> kapucha
15:50
>> kapucha is supposed to be really good
15:51
for you so we're going to try that
15:55
but this is Bella's um approved airline
16:00
um crate for
16:03
um in cabin dogs. She's about 10 lb
16:08
and um they can't be more than 20
16:11
including the soft crate. So, this is
16:14
approved. It's 18 by 11 by 11. And we
16:18
also decided to get the one that had
16:20
like expandable um things so when she's
16:24
on the flight we can make it even more
16:26
comfortable cuz she'll be right down by
16:28
our feet and we can like just kind of
16:30
make it just a little bit more relaxing
16:32
for her. Um but yeah, so she's going to
16:37
hate it. We bought it so early cuz we
16:40
have to crate train her. She's not crate
16:42
trained. Um thank you to my sister. She
16:46
she you know she didn't want you know
16:48
she she felt bad for Bella. So
16:51
but you know we're gonna have to set
16:54
this up and see how she likes this.
16:57
Daddy
16:57
>> she's got Babe got her leash.
17:01
>> Well her other ones are rusting and you
17:04
know when we go Oh. I'm so glad I got
17:07
the medium.
17:09
>> I said she needed the medium.
17:12
>> Well, we're going to we're going to
17:13
shave her down, too. But um I'm
17:16
definitely glad I got them.
17:20
Bella, you want to try this on? She's
17:22
like, "No, no." She's over there trying
17:25
to find all the morsels that she's
17:27
spattered everywhere.
17:29
You want You want to try this?
17:31
No.
17:37
Wait. Wait. You go like She's like, "No,
17:42
wait. It goes like this. That's right.
17:45
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
17:47
>> Oh, I'm sorry, Bubbers. Oh, I'm so
17:48
sorry.
17:50
>> Okay. Like this
17:53
and like this.
17:55
No, put it in. No, put it in.
18:00
I think I think I got it on right. Let's
18:03
see.
18:03
>> Mhm.
18:04
>> No, this is not right. It's not right at
18:06
all. I don't think.
18:08
>> Looks right.
18:10
fur is very fluffy right now. So, I can
18:13
tell that once we we chop that off, this
18:16
is going to be pretty big.
18:19
Well, we we can adjust this though.
18:23
But yeah, basically this is But we got
18:26
it like that because um when we're at
18:28
the airport,
18:31
it just be easier.
18:36
And plus, all our other ones have
18:37
rusted. Like these have rusted on board.
18:40
>> Oh, yeah. So, it's uh it's refreshment
18:44
30 and uh I'm going to I'll show you the
18:47
solar tomorrow cuz uh it's getting late
18:51
and stuff.
18:52
>> I can't show you the power and I've been
18:54
working on the website all day. That's
18:56
hard work.
18:59
>> Okay. My wife said we're going outside,
19:01
but then she started unboxing something.
19:05
I know
19:08
you can't return anything here anyway,
19:10
so it doesn't even matter.
19:12
>> Oh, it's got like a It said it came with
19:15
a like a little sharp thing.
19:18
>> Um, this I believe
19:22
is a Oh, yeah. This is um so like a pee.
19:25
Like if they do keep
19:26
>> that,
19:27
>> they said that they want they if your
19:30
dog pisses,
19:32
they do not want that going through. So
19:35
this one has it.
19:39
That's a strap.
19:45
>> Wow, that looks really big.
19:47
>> Well, it's not it's not together.
19:51
>> That is so weird. The whole thing zipped
19:53
from a flat to
19:56
a full enclosure.
19:58
Wow.
19:59
>> All right, let's see.
20:02
>> Come on, lovers. Go inside.
20:08
>> Does she fit?
20:09
>> Come on.
20:12
Come on. Go inside. Go inside. Come on.
20:15
This is going to be prove to be Oh, god.
20:19
I know. I know. I know. You're okay.
20:20
You're okay. We're just trying
20:22
something. We're just trying something.
20:24
Go inside.
20:27
Okay. Stay right there.
20:34
>> Stand up.
20:37
>> Does she fit?
20:39
>> Yeah, she can stand.
20:40
>> She can stand.
20:41
>> I mean, she's Yeah, she's standing right
20:44
now.
20:44
>> Okay, good.
20:47
>> Just a minute. Just a minute. I want to
20:49
see something.
20:52
She's like, "You ass."
20:59
>> Okay, I'm going to pick her up and see
21:00
how she handles this. The floor holds
21:03
up. Yeah, that's nice. That's actually
21:06
>> Hi, Bella.
21:09
>> Hello.
21:10
>> So, yeah, it holds up pretty good.
21:13
>> She's pretty easy to carry. She's not
21:15
She's not heavy.
21:15
>> She's not amused.
21:16
>> She's not heavy. So,
21:18
>> that's definitely not 20 lb.
21:20
>> No, it's not 20 lb.
21:22
>> She's not 20 lb.
21:23
>> No. Or else I couldn't pick it up.
21:26
>> Are you Are you good?
21:28
>> Yeah. You're not happy. Yeah, I I get
21:31
that.
21:33
>> Let's see.
21:40
>> Yeah, cuz she can stand up in it now.
21:43
She's definitely um you know
21:47
right now I think it's a little
21:50
Kelly wax so she's kind of like
21:53
skimming
21:55
but
21:58
that's how they said to measure that
21:59
you're not supposed to measure from
22:02
where her head is like that. It's
22:05
supposed to be from here to here.
22:07
>> Yeah. is where and so if you if you put
22:10
her up against that's oh she wants
22:14
>> she's like
22:14
>> that's where she's at is you know she's
22:17
right
22:18
>> because this is kind of like
22:20
>> okay this video turned from uh offrid to
22:24
dog carrier.
22:25
>> Well it's kind of offrid because this is
22:27
how we're hitting her on a plane.
22:32
>> Well let's go back to off-grid. Okay,
22:34
guys. So, next day and we're putting
22:37
them uh eggs and potatoes to work today.
22:42
So, we're cooking uh this is also, you
22:45
know, off-grid living, but we're cooking
22:48
all electric and basically sunpowered.
22:54
>> It's a little sunny out there.
22:56
>> It's a little sunny, but our batteries
22:57
are up to 55%.
23:00
So, that's enough to cook breakfast and
23:02
dinner and not have to run the
23:04
generator.
23:05
>> But this is our power currently on the
23:08
boat. And look at this breakfast.
23:13
>> It's not cooked, but yeah,
23:14
>> that's still a little frozen.
23:18
>> And I did make water yesterday with
23:20
their Seawire Pro, and we ran that
23:23
completely on batteries.
23:26
And there's our puppy, of course, under
23:29
she was underfoot. She moved out of
23:31
underfoot
23:34
>> and her new kennel
23:36
>> that she's still not wanting to get in
23:39
yet.
23:42
>> As you can see, here's our solar. These
23:44
are two Aptose 440 bfacial panels out
23:47
here doing their job on this beautiful
23:50
day in the Caribbean. So
23:52
yeah, we're in the DR.
23:56
It's February and I'm in shorts and a
24:00
t-shirt.
24:02
But yeah, my babe's still in there
24:04
cooking breakfast or to work. But let me
24:08
get back inside cuz I'm going to have to
24:10
do some more work myself.
24:12
Okay, breakfast is still cooking. My
24:16
babe took out she We're making a roast,
24:17
slow cooker roast tonight. check out
24:19
them recipe links or check out our
24:22
recipe site.
24:24
>> Yeah, I don't have all the ingredients
24:26
that I need for what's on my recipe, but
24:29
we'll make do.
24:30
>> Yeah,
24:31
>> it's it's uh about time to hit porter
24:34
plata and get some more um stuff in our
24:38
cuz our fridge we're almost down to
24:40
about I think we have four meats left.
24:44
That's not good. And we don't have a lot
24:47
of veggies either. We went to town
24:49
yesterday and got a few, but um they
24:52
really didn't have a lot. Um it's not
24:54
really veggie day. Veggie Days is
24:56
usually on a Tuesday, I think. And so
24:58
they were kind of limited on what they
25:00
had.
25:01
>> But the potatoes were bigger. We did
25:03
find some bigger potatoes there.
25:05
>> Yeah, sometimes it's hard. Sometimes
25:07
you'll go there and they have potatoes
25:08
about this big, which is great for like,
25:10
I don't know, a pot roast or whatever,
25:12
but um if I want to chop them up and
25:15
stuff, I mean, that gets, you know, I
25:18
like the bigger ones.
25:20
>> Yeah.
25:21
>> So, yes, I'm still wearing the same
25:23
shirt.
25:24
>> Let's take a look at breakfast there.
25:25
>> Comy.
25:26
>> Oh, yeah. So, this is breakfast of
25:29
champions. Meat and potatoes, guys.
25:32
>> We normally don't do bacon. Bacon is a
25:35
very rare thing around here and I only
25:37
picked it up because it was pretty
25:39
cheap, but we try not to eat a lot of
25:41
pork. Pork doesn't do well with me and
25:44
it's not really that healthy all that
25:48
fat. But we figured
25:50
>> we took our greens this morning,
25:52
>> our plexus greens.
25:54
>> I'm not trying to advertise that. I'm
25:56
just trying to adver I mean I'm just
25:58
saying we
25:58
>> we're consumers. We don't really sell
26:00
it.
26:00
>> We We take vitamins. Yeah.
26:02
>> Okay guys, so I'm going to end the video
26:04
here. Um, yeah, I did sit cover solar.
26:09
Our batteries are 800 uh amp hours,
26:12
which is about 10k of batteries.
26:15
She's cooking still. And uh we have
26:17
plenty of battery power left. And uh
26:20
making water cir good uh good device.
26:26
Yeah. So if this was uh entertaining or
26:30
helpful,
26:30
>> we take showers. Yeah, we do.
26:33
>> Once a month whether we need them or
26:35
not.
26:36
>> No,
26:38
that would be a disgusting That would be
26:40
so gross. That's a That's a
26:43
>> Don't listen to him.
26:44
>> Don't listen to me. But y'all, if you uh
26:47
like our channel, uh go ahead and
26:50
subscribe. If you like the video, give
26:51
us a like. Give us feedback down below.
26:54
Tell us uh whether you're great, we
26:57
suck, whatever. You can do that.
27:01
This is just, you know, not everything
27:03
on a sailboat is always moving.
27:06
>> No.
27:06
>> You know, we moved a lot through the
27:08
Bahamas, but that's just cuz you're
27:10
almost forced to.
27:12
>> Dominican Republic is just one island.
27:15
>> Yes.
27:15
>> So, unless we get in a car and start
27:17
traveling around. Um, they really don't
27:19
allow you to um
27:21
>> really sail around.
27:22
>> Really hard to travel around.
27:24
>> The anchorages there is none. Barely
27:26
barely any anchorages. and dispatchio
27:29
requirements, all that.
27:30
>> So, that's why you guys haven't seen us
27:32
move around. Once we get to Puerto Rico
27:36
uh in 6 months, we you guys should start
27:40
seeing us uh move a lot more.
27:42
>> Yeah, we still have to get our dog back
27:44
to the US and that's what we're working
27:46
on. Uh past videos, we got the teeter
27:48
test, we got all that.
27:49
>> Still waiting on it. It's almost 2
27:51
months.
27:51
>> Yep.
27:52
>> Yep. That's why we started the process
27:55
very early. Yes, cuz we read a lot of
27:59
people getting denied to go into the US
28:02
and uh from the DR. So,
28:04
>> yeah.
28:06
Yeah. If we would have known things
28:08
would have been a we would have we would
28:10
have planned a little bit differently,
28:11
but you know,
28:13
>> well,
28:14
>> okay. So, like and subscribe, comment,
28:18
and see y'all later, guys.
28:22
>> We wave goodbye to the front porch
28:24
light. See you later. This is our
28:26
flight. The kids are grown. The house is
28:29
too quiet. Yeah. Empty neester now.
28:31
Ready to ride. Traded the lawnmower for
28:34
a salt breeze. Found a new home. Between
28:37
the palms of the trees as Chris and
28:38
Daniel charting a new course. From the
28:41
comfort zone to the boundless source. No
28:44
schedules, no rush, just the sun in the
28:46
sky. Got a budget to balance. Keep the
28:48
dreams flying high. From the dark side
28:50
markets to the open blue wide. Every new
28:52
flavor we can't be denied.
28:56
Auazo
28:58
for turning. That's the base. Blue
29:00
waters calling moving at our own pace.
29:02
We discover the world one wave at a
29:04
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