A REAL day on the Loop (Good, Bad, and Ugly) on the way from Savannah to Beaufort

Cruising from Savannah to Beaufort did not go as planned. But what day on the Loop goes according to plan?!? After waiting out bad weather for a few days, we leave for a cloudy cruise. We have some fun on the way to South Carolina with tons of dolphins but Port Royal Sound was not a good time. Some choice words were said but alls well that ends well, and dinner in Beaufort was Jennifer's Indian specialty!
Thanks for watching!
Cheers from the Loop,
Jennifer and Elliot
#greatloop #boatlife #realboatlife
🎥 Episode 227 | Filmed on April 7th, 2022
🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Savannah, Georgia
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Hi! We are high school sweethearts from Atlanta, Georgia who decided to take a year off to travel around the world. Together we decided to create vlogs for our journey as a fun way to remember it. On September 15, 2019, we left Atlanta with 3 bags, 2 one-way tickets, and 1 goal of traveling for a whole year. Little did we know, 6 months later we would find ourselves in a nationwide lockdown in India. After spending 5 months in India, we came back to the United States and decided to purchase a 34’ Trawler, dive headfirst into boat life, and kick-off America’s Great Loop.
The good, the bad, the ugly - and most importantly, the real and real funny. We’re not here to tell you “how it’s done.”, just how we’ve done it. And that whatever it is that’s calling you - the way you’ll do it is much more attainable than it may seem.
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[@lizmccafferty-seanachai3694]

"Please focus." LOVE that!

[@michaelashcraft8569]

I was a Navy Corpsman on a Guided Missile Destroyer, and, one of the joys of my life was watching the Dolphins, and, Porpoises swimming alongside of us, and, listening to the Whales (singing) at night, nightime movies against the 5" gun turrets at Sea, I loved it, still miss it 50 years later, don't have many Dolphins in Kentucky...

[@SchoandJo]

That sounds like a really fun time of your life... No Dolphins (or Whales for that matter) in KY but not so far away if you head down the rivers to the gulf!

[@BobEstler]

Congratulations on completing the first 10% of the loop! 🙂 Good thing you have Olie to protect you from those vicious dolphins.

[@SchoandJo]

Ollie's earning her keep somehow.... dolphin spotter is added to her list of duties 😁 Thanks for watching!

[@frankrice5364]

Savannah is another great place to visit lot of southern charm

[@tmac709]

I like the cruising in good weather and the not so good weather to see how it is. Jenn's Indian dinner looked pretty good with the rice. I like it a bit spicy myself. 🍜

[@SchoandJo]

More spice the better!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

***settling in for a Scho & Jo binge!!!***

[@SchoandJo]

ooooh boy 😁

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

I loved seeing the dolphin swimming in front the bow…so cool! Jennifer, I can see why this is your favorite part of cruising! It sure was rough for a bit…made me nervous! 😬 I’m so glad you are safe! Keep those yummy meals coming…always enjoy seeing what you are cooking up! The part when Ollie looked like she heard or sensed something made me laugh. Keep traveling safe!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Suzanne! Dolphins are seem so playful and happy! Those rough sections are not fun but thankfully they don't happen too often. 😁

[@hueandsteve1989]

That was great. Very rough for a while there; looks quite scary & reminds us quickly how small we are in the grand scheme of things when Mother Nature is angry. Glad you’re safe.

[@SchoandJo]

Couldn't be more true! Was definitely rough but we learned something from it - thanks for watching Steve!

[@jodiplock4784]

We appreciate your videos 👍🏼

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for watching Jodi 😁

[@bbmatthews2002]

Thunderbolt Marina. My special memory of the dockhand giving me the gas hose with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. I guess it’s just burned into my memory. 😮

[@SchoandJo]

Haha! We stayed once and the donuts were incredible... didn't refuel though 😁

[@buckpowers4837]

Rock and Roll and enjoy the meal. Dolphins were thr highlight of the storm. Good to get the mind off the weather. Enjoy

[@SchoandJo]

Definitely! The dolphins were fantastic.... Thanks for watching Buck!

[@nunya4244]

We love watching your journey! The good, the bad, the "ugly" - all of it great! We call it "The Ollie Show". Love little Miss Pivot. She is perfect. *our dream, also*

[@SchoandJo]

Haha love that! "The Ollie Show" we are just extras 😂

[@nunya4244]

@@SchoandJo Our Boston Terrier has a crush on Ollie....thus the Ollie Show. ;) Happy trawling, y'all!

[@SchoandJo]

@@nunya4244 haha thanks y’all!

[@jacobalderman105]

👍👍 good video!

[@joybeekingston6472]

The clouds were gorgeous. I love to paint them. There are so many hues. Safe travels!

[@SchoandJo]

Oh cool! We'd love to see one someday! Thanks for watching 😁

[@finnishmeof]

Oh wow, the dolphins 😍

[@lesterwicklein717]

thanks again,good stuff

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Lester 🤙

[@AlaskaRog]

Great video, as usual. Rog here from Avalon. Since I recently did the south Florida to Savannah portion of the loop, solo on my pocket trawler, Avalon, it’s been great to see the places I passed through. You two are taking more time to enjoy the trip and it shows in your VLOG. Safe travels and keep the interesting, fun, and informative videos coming. I’m enjoying every one. Cheers, AlaskaRog

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Rog! I feel that theres another take on our videos if you've done sections of the loop or traverse these waters because you can recognize some areas and reflect on how it was for you! Very nostalgic - cheers and thanks for watching!! 😁

[@steveandereggen3182]

So many great things to enjoy in your videos.....Of course Ollie, beautiful scenery, dolphins and your delicious food. If you get a chance, and I realize it is a busy time but can you incorporate footage of re-fueling sometime. It might be interesting to see the process (and price). Aloha!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Steve! We can film more of re-fueling! We will share the price in our next video with our budget report! Thanks for watching, aloha 😁

[@Jessicabollingercom]

I get a little skeert when Ollie is looking over at those dolphins off the bow!

[@SchoandJo]

Haha right! Jen has a rule, 2 paws have to be on the deck at all time. When she gets right next to the anchor thats a no-no! Luckily (for us and her) she is pretty coordinated and hasn't come close to falling in just yet...

[@marybright1]

Care to share the recipe? That looks amazing! I love seeing the dolphins!

[@SchoandJo]

Absolutely! Drop us an an email at [e-mail] and we'll send it over :)

[@frankrice5364]

Awesome vedio

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Frank!

[@christinearcese7898]

I would LOVE your palak paneer recipe! It looks AWESOME!

[@SchoandJo]

Aww thanks! Drop us an email and we’ll send it over! [e-mail] 😁

[@frankrice5364]

Omeomy that do look good

[@SchoandJo]

Hehe was delicious 😁

[@haroldconnell2973]

Great video, would love to see Beaufort has a tourist, last time I was at Paris Island

[@SchoandJo]

Very cool! Seems like we cruised just past Parris Island in this video!

[@bethdarrow5111]

Loved your video. We were at Bahia Bleu as the Tornado warnings were going off. It was a little scary for us being from California

[@SchoandJo]

Oh wow! It was scary! Growing up in FL there aren’t a lot of tornados either, just Hurricanes but there’s a lot of notice before one hits… glad we all were safe!

[@pap91rt50]

Another great video. That Indian cuisine looked interesting...

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Larry! It is super delicious 😁😁😁

[@bobbykn19]

Looking forward to how you guys will handle the Great Lakes! The waves up here hit a bit different and it’s rather rare to find a lot of flat days. Hopefully you guys come visit Cleveland, rock and roll hall of fame and the science center are right in front of oasis marina in the middle of downtown a good place to stay. I believe 2.25 a foot a day

[@SchoandJo]

I feel like we will have to learn a ton more about the Great Lakes and water up there as we start to plan that region. It will be completely new for us! Cleveland would be really cool! I don't know our route just yet but we will see - thanks for the tips!

[@justgawkin2418]

Y'all really need a wind screen with zip out sections for the FB.Makes the world of difference.

[@SchoandJo]

That would be fantastic! Maybe one day 😁 I think our biminy already has the zippers for those sections but everything else needs to be made...

[@amandabortello505]

Did I see Jen packing away Vegemite? Good onya guys, we'll make Ossies out of you yet. Love your video's, fair winds and take care. Amanda from Tassie.🙃

[@SchoandJo]

Haha good catch! We love Tassie - would be interesting cruising around there! Thanks Amanda 😁

[@amandabortello505]

@@SchoandJo , Glad you love Tassie, I've travelled a bit in my life and Tassie is still the most beautiful in my eye's, I would love to cruise around Tassie, people do, but you require a serious boat to do it and a very experienced Skipper, very dangerous seas down here, the circumnavigation of Tassie is called the Little Lap, a complete circumnavigation of all of Australia is called the big Lap and all in open water. Have fun and thank you both for the hours of excellent viewing you have given us, Take care.🙃

[@amandabortello505]

@@SchoandJo ❤

[@ClassXIRoads]

we don't have AIS transmitting ability but we do have receiver for it on our radio. Olly sure does like those dolphins.

[@SchoandJo]

Oh that must be helpful! Does your radio then transmit it to other devices so you can see the other boats?

[@Vegvisir_Oceanis]

@@SchoandJo their radio would transmit the AIS signal to the chartplotter, so yes, it's visible on screen right in front of the captain 🙂 Edit Thank you very much for the great videoes and information from the places you're going through. Makes me wanna get there earlier then planned to start my own loop 🙂⚓🛥

[@ClassXIRoads]

@@SchoandJo No it doesn't transmit it to any other devices but it has a small LCD screed that shows the bearing and distance to the vessel and I can set an alarm for collision warning. It is a A standard Horizon Matrix series Gx2100

[@bbmatthews2002]

Sitting on my porch feeling guilty I didn’t change my Racors on the last trip to the boat. 🙄

[@SchoandJo]

There's always next time

[@lukebyrne4405]

How about more info on the Indian food…how many dishes can you make where you learned who taught you.?

[@jaideedave]

Hi: Fuel issues. Have/can you get a peek into the fuel tank? Have you looked into scrubbing the fuel with a filter set up? There may be some crap in the tank. There are several YT vids showing just how to do that. You will learn a lot about your fuel system..the heart of any diesel engine.

[@SchoandJo]

Will have to look into that! We've never looked into our fuel tanks but I think you are probably right, that some issues lie there. Our tanks are original while most of the other parts of the fuel lines are new thanks to the previous owner. Thanks for the info, learning more about our fuel system would be great!

[@flyfliker]

While employed as a yacht engineer we routinely polished the fuel using the fuel transfer pump and filter system.

[@SchoandJo]

@@flyfliker nice!

[@ritvenerus2195]

Bring back Ollie’s comments!

[@SchoandJo]

Haha roger that!

[@bobr9689]

Can you leave a link for where you get your navigation charts on your iPad? Enjoy your videos! Haven't been in a tornado watch while boating on the water - hurricane, yes! No, I didn't get seasick either.

[@SchoandJo]

Here is Navionics: www.navionics.com/usa/apps/navionics-boating Here is Aquamaps: www.globalaquamaps.com/ And here is bob423: bobicw.blogspot.com/p/bob423-long-tracks.html I think in this video we mentioned Aquamaps + Bob423 Tracks but we also use Navionics. Cheers!

[@PepeDeezNutz]

Freeport Marina @ 9:35

[@SchoandJo]

Been there? We were considering stopping..

[@PepeDeezNutz]

@@SchoandJo ehh it’s ok for a drink. Popular with the locals but not much going on there. I used to work at Haig Point years ago. I believe you featured their ferry in the video. I also recognized dolphin head point when you round the corner into Port Royal.

[@SchoandJo]

@@PepeDeezNutz oh neat! We thought about stopping for a few hours but decided to keep moving 🤙

[@PepeDeezNutz]

@@SchoandJo good call

[@johnwootton836]

Dolphin!

[@SchoandJo]

🐶 👀 🐬 😂

[@russgaulke1364]

Finally out of Georgia (ha, ha).

[@SchoandJo]

Haha might be our longest state on the loop! Maybe NC will have a lot of videos too, not sure 😁

[@captainkrunch6372]

Like seeing 👀 Life Jacket on Olie.

[@SchoandJo]

Always 😁

[@andysannipoli5253]

How loud is the engine noise when you are inside at the helm? It sounds loud, but you don’t seem to have to raise your voices at all to communicate.

[@SchoandJo]

It’s not too bad, the mic picks up a lot though. We don’t have to raise our voices at all but it would be nice to be a bit quieter- for reference our sailing friends said it’s quieter than when theyre motoring. We don’t have much other experience though for comparison!

[@royyoung3456]

Do you blend/chop the spinach? Does it make a paste? Are the two of you vegan?

[@SchoandJo]

We just use the hand held emulsifier in lieu of a blender but a blender works better! We don't chop it up, just throw it in and its a pretty liquid-y gravy, less like a paste 😁 And nope, not vegan but we are vegetarian! Thanks for watching Roy!

[@bbmatthews2002]

You have an AIS signal emanating from New York City? Check it.

[@SchoandJo]

Looks like our Pivot but isn't our Pivot! We don't have an MMSI... strange!

[@Vegvisir_Oceanis]

@@SchoandJo you don't have an MMSI? Don't you have a short range radio certificate then? If so, I higly recomend taking a course to learn correct VHF handling and get your MMSI 🙂

[@chuck1934]

@@SchoandJo I saw the same thing as Ben. Also the picture of that Pivot has your names in the lower left of the picture. You were moving at 13 kts!!

[@SchoandJo]

@@chuck1934 hehe 13kts, that’s how you know it can’t be the real Pivot 😁

[@bbmatthews2002]

I don’t know, looks like your boat there. I am now expecting you will offer to extend my car warranty! 😛

[@gregsullivan8956]

Sup

[@SchoandJo]

Yo yo Greg!