@esousa486 you're welcome! Like I said, there isn't much to do there. I think during the summer they have more events. I would check the town's website ... or call to find out what they have to offer. The ferry is a bit pricey, but you are paying for an experience to explore. I will say this island does have tick problem. The first time I went, I found a big tick crawling behind my ear.

@maureenhoran2143 If I had the money, I would move here without any hesitation. When I was in the Coast Guard, I worked from Woods Hole, MA and I just had this absurd obsession with Cuttyhunk. Everyone at my unit thought I was weird for wanting to live there. The first time I visited it was a few years ago May 2021, and it was exactly how I imagined it. Time really does slow down there.

The "abrasive" component isn't the traditional "abrasive" like manual grinding sense. The salt is the thickener. Also, common sense tells us that salt water is abrasive, hense why people have to clean off their boats after being at sea. www.armandhammer.com/en/articles/laundry-detergent-ingredients#:~:text=Sodium%20chloride%20%E2%80%93%20NaCl%20is%20simply,enzyme%20stabilizer%20in%20liquid%20detergents.

@@mywanderingnest Nonsense. The amount used doesn’t change diluted soapy wash water’s viscosity. Your link refers to formulation of a liquid detergent. The idea about sea water and boats is similarly bogus. You are possibly confusing abrasive with corrosive. Don’t quit your day job, lady. You’re no chemist.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt are you a chemist? What do you use for your laundry? Because what I said at the end "someone a lot smarter than me developed this recipe". The recipe link is in the description.

@@mywanderingnest Using soap to wash laundry is obsolete. It’s not been used for over 70 years, except by clueless DIY enthusiasts. It requires hot water, vigorous agitation, and thorough rinsing. No modern washer is designed to use it. It deposits scum, which traps dirt and harbors bacteria, making fabrics dingy, smelly, coarse, and water repellent. It’s more likely to cause irritation than mainstream products which are formulated to rinse cleanly. You’re barking up the wrong tree by following advice from clueless mommy bloggers.

@@mywanderingnest Yikes. They’re peddling soap, lady. Are you that gullible? What do you expect to hear from Kirk’s?

You are correct, however it's made from natural ingredients (hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate). When these react together, it forms sodium percarbonate. stppgroup.com/products/detergent-chemicals/sodium-percarbonate/

@@mywanderingnest Hydrogen peroxide doesn’t occur naturally. The chemical process used to produce it doesn’t involve a naturally occurring compound.

@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt active-oxygens-sustainability.evonik.com/en/articles/what-is-hydrogen-peroxide/#:~:text=The%20chemical%20has%20been%20known,even%20in%20the%20human%20body.

@@mywanderingnest This link misses entirely disclosure of the unnatural chemicals involved in its commercial production. Posting something from the web without understanding it is a fairly typical response by science illiterates who try to appear savvy.

@FrankGutowski-ls8jt can you direct me to your scientific credentials and/or research journals?

Because traditionally castile soap was made from olive oil, however with the different types of plants cultivated now, castile soap can be made with other types of oil. Kirk's uses coconut and Dr. Bronners uses a variety like hemp, coconut, palm, olive, etc. Castile means soap not made from animal fats.

I use 1 T for a regular load and 2 T for a large/full load, but I always just use 1/2 c of vinegar, that's just me though!

No, I did not. So, what happened was from roughly 1 Quart of cream, I got 1 cup of Buttermilk and 10oz of butter. Then the 10oz of butter yielded 8.5oz of Ghee. In this video, I happened to make my own butter because the cream I had said the expiration date was the day before, so I had to act quickly before it actually turned bad 😅

On the counter - 3 months In the refrigerator - 1 year

Also, I started this channel first as a hiker, but I knew I wanted to "homestead". I feel like EVERY single homesteader influencer has an acre or more of land. I'm in an apartment, many people are. I'm starting my journey and I feel like I have realistic advice. I truly want to help and encourage others!

I have a feeling one day I'll finish the AT. Probably not anytime soon, but one day. I should have attempted the PCT instead of the AT, just because of my preferences of landscapes. With that being said, if someone invited me to hike the Smooky Mountain section with them, I would be there in a heartbeat! I loved that section.

@@mywanderingnest I just might take you up on that one day!! lol

Yes, Ghee is very easy (especially if you don't have to make the butter 😅). I love Ghee because it doesn't burn on a pan like butter and it's great for pan-frying! As for the ginger "bug", fermentation isn't for everyone. It has a unique taste. I love it, and I love my homemade gingerale, but it can also be used to create other homemade sodas!

@mywanderingnest well maybe I'll give it a try!

Oh my goodness! I'm supper jealous! My ancestry comes from Scotland. It's my dream to hike the West Highland Way Tail someday! And yes, that is on my next months agenda, using the pineapple-coconut juice and make pina-colada ice-cream!

@mywanderingnest that's amazing I hope you manage to get over some day ,I live in a very small village about 1 hour past Inverness xx

I think he did. I grew up about 4 hours from Memphis. I used a slice of bread with peanut butter and 1/2 banana 30 minutes before swim practices growing up. I always needed SOMETHING before practice or else I was extremely weak.

Sorry, my videos are completely raw. I film in the moment, and nothing is scripted. I'm immensely scattered-brained, and I look around when I'm thinking. When I was on the Appalachian Trail, my vlogs were much better because I was doing it everyday. I'm getting back into vlogging after 4 months of not filming.

Genius! I am to the conclusion my husband is a picky eater! He also looked at me funny eating apple slices with P.B. 🤷‍♀️

@@mywanderingnest peanut butter and apples are crazy delicious!

Okay, I knew I couldn't be the only one. I grew up with that! My husband also looked at me weird eating apple slices with P.B. I am to the conclusion my husband is a picky eater!

Welcome! I was recently in Europe for 3 months, but now back in the US. My husband and I are kind of "resetting" our lives.

Thank you! 🤗

Thank you! 🤗

That is such a beautiful area!

Thank you!!

Hey! Sorry I never responded! There are a few cars on the island, but honestly it's really not necessary. I talked to a few residents the first time, and they said they leave their cars on the mainland and just use a golfcart for the island. There are "bulk" ticket prices that count as a discount...but not sure if they have a "resident" discount. Since this island is EXTREMELY expensive, most people who live here can and do own a recreational boat. There is ONE convenient store...however there are only 10 year-round residents...the other 390 are summer-only. Since I've only come during the off season (early May and late September) nothing was open.

I grew up in the Midwest and heard about the AT when I was in high school. But I really started hiking in college out west (Colorado, Utah, and Arizona) during the summers as a Geology student. I also lived out in Oregon for 3 years and hiked in Washington and Oregon. In my most humble opinion, Washington is my favorite state (nature related). During college and my time in the Coast Guard I was researching about thru-hiking the AT vs the PCT. I REALLY wanted to do the PCT however, I decided to attempt the AT because of the amount of town stops and shelters on the trail. Seemed more "forgiving". You don't have to believe me about the drugs on the AT, but I rest assure you...they are there. Like I said Weed #1 and shrooms is a close #2 and like I said, I was offered LSD many times as well. There are many news articles about drugs if you ever want to look them up. Have you ever hiked in the "bubble" for 800 miles in one go? Everyone is different. Like I said, I DID enjoy sections of the AT, but the long in-between just wasn't "worth" it for me. I hiked the first 150 miles of the AT before I got to a section "worthwhile" for me, which was the Smookies. I loved the Smookies! Some people may absolutely think the AT is gorgeous (which some sections are). However, I am not the only person who has said these exact things. Also in my video, I admit the things I did wrong. I really overestimated myself with how many miles I could do in a day. I really should have started earlier (late February) I would have been ahead of the "bubble", I wouldn't feel as rushed, my knees would not have been shot, and I would probably not be around as many drugs. www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/pair-arrested-for-allegedly-dealing-drugs-to-appalachian-trail-thru-hikers/

appalachiantrailhistory.org/exhibits/show/drugs-and-alcohol-on-the-trail/a-personal-experience-on-the-t

2016 article.. you just need not hike the AT.. but seems like you are digging .. May the flat lands back home keeps you safe..

@jackratcliffe2916 I literally posted 2 links...the first one (in my long reply) was from this year...plus I literally just googled the first things I saw. Again, you are being blindfolded to the huge issue of drugs on trail. It is a problem and it's been ignored for too long. And oh yes, the flatlands of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington where I've hiked the last 6 years 😂

Hope You stay out west. And Enjoy your Hikes. At 76 years old, College educated and Love my State and the AT which I have hiked for over 20 years . Met many hikers from all over the World, Nice People. So have a wonerful day there young hiker.@@mywanderingnest

Always!

😊 thank you

Weed I am "tolerant" of, I don't like it and I don't say anything about it if a group is smoking it around me. I just go away so i dont smell like skunk. However, shrooms and LSD I was not comfortable with whatsoever. BTW, I have been to Colorado, and I did like it, I was with MY friends, so I did enjoy my time there.

Oh yes, it was pretty bad. Get this, this day in town, there was an ATC volunteer that had a booth by the outfitter who was bragging about the campsite. I told her about the trains and she LAUGHED and said "I live my the trains, you get used to them"... I then replied, "well, your house is probably not right on the tracks and your house has walls, we have mosquito netting" She didn't look too thrilled when I said that 😅 And you're right, I did this section in July and I literally hiked from 6:30AM to 10 or 11AM, then lounged around a shelter or a park from 11 - 3 or 4 then hiked from 4-8 again. It was just too hot for anything else and the AT is too rocky/rooty for my comfort to be night hiking. While I was on trail, I was able to make it to church every weekend, but I agree, it's really not a religious pilgrimage. You can make it what you want it to be, sure. However, if you're religious, it's a challenge to keep your beliefs because you are surrounded by many temptations.

Yes, this was an amazing change in scenery and well needed! For Mt. Rushmore, I see both perspectives. Yes, it belonged to the Sioux, but later on it could have belonged to another tribe that conquered the Sioux and then so forth. It is a good craftsmanship that I think was done tastefully. So, I'm kind of indifferent about it. It is was up for debate today, I would probably vote against it just because I truly admire nature God created.

Yeah! A digital nomad is someone who makes income remotely. Therefore, they can travel and more from place to place if they want to since their job isn't connected to a location.

Yes, it is beautiful! We did drive 😅 The temperatures were hot. They were in the low-mid 90s! However, I didn't feel it as much because it wasn't humid and the sweat just evaporate off immediately. The the Appalachian Trail, you wear your sweat!

It is super difficult. If you do attempt, start off slow and make it fun! Georgia is very difficult, if funds allow, take advantage of the hostels/slackpacking options. I only stayed at one hostel in Georgia and a friend's house. The rest I camped.

@@mywanderingnest Where I live in Texas there is a city 9 miles away So I walk there and back 18miles for a good workout a few times a month

I hate drugs. I’ve had 2 brothers die from them.

My condolences 🙏 I absolutely hate them, too. Weed is the main drug out here, but it stinks like no other, plus they say it's not addictive...I beg to differ. I've seen the effects of weed on people, especially on trail. No one is my family has died of "drugs"...but my aunt developed cancer "randomly" and ended up passing after 20 years of drug use. Other members in my family have done drugs and tore our family apart for years.

@@mywanderingnest I just ignore druggies And keep on keepin on. When I joined the Marines the asked me “Besides marijuana, what other drugs have u done?” I said I have never done marijuana. Then I had a career working as a government tree climber for 27y. I got drug tested a lot. I saw a lot of my co workers get fired

@@mywanderingnest I'm so sorry , my sympathies!

It is relevant you brought her up! She took her time and didn't feel pressured. I did the Approach Trail and then some my very first day doing almost 12 miles....not a good idea lol These long trails are not the norm. If I EVER attempt another hike like this one, it will be the PCT. I'll stick week or two ones from now on.

Maybe one day I'll do the PCT...but it won't be anytime soon. However, it is on my bucket list. I wanted to do the PCT over the AT...but as a beginning hiker I knew the AT was more forgiving with all the shelters and town stops

It would be...but it's a reminder for me that I caved into peer pressure. Plus, my husband absolutely despises tattoos, he paid for the treatments.

I think it's way more painful. Plus it takes multiple treatments. Mine is fairly new (4 years) and on my ankle so it fades slowly. I also didn't get numbing cream on this video.