Amazing Sail to Brampton Island; Beautiful Views, Butterflies, and an Abandoned Zombie Resort

[@Horatio1886build]

I spent many years sailing all kinds of boats on east coast US in my teens and early 20s. Then business, life, family happened. At 65 this reminds me I need to get back out there before time runs out. Thank you, thank you.

[@ExpressionVessels]

Very nice. Super good video and sailing work. I really enjoy the clips information and narration’s that Rhonda does and all the great scenery yins share. Thank You.Keeper Goin 👍👍

[@Mallorica-Reisen]

Another very interesting video ! Thank you James + Rhonda !

[@JeremyTukere]

wow Rhonda that segment was scary good, well written i forgot that i was watching a sailing show for a second.🤘

[@LoveGrubGalley]

Hahaha. Thanks. Love these fun narrative segments…. Researching about the places we are visiting is great, we find out some interesting facts, some shared some not… glad you are enjoying it.

[@garylinnane917]

Beautiful scenery and views. That ant's nest made me shiver 😊

[@MrSullyO]

This is to me is the perfect post from you two, chill, sailing, chit chatting, great weather. We are there with you. ⛵️Cracked up about Rhonda’s mono-dred 😂 And the added value of the creepy ending. 🧟‍♂️

[@Thislittlelight11]

Thanks for the video 😊 @Rhonda- You’re special, beautiful and amazing. Remember that 😉

[@LoveGrubGalley]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@nealchristensen1793]

@@LoveGrubGalley New vidio ?

[@LoveGrubGalley]

@@nealchristensen1793soooon, with sailing, and filming for the main channel I get quite tapped out to be honest. Have some fun ones coming up though…

[@LoveGrubGalley]

@ I know… it’s well overdue isn’t it…

[@MKokruok1]

A little bit of everything in this one. Another video job well done. The passage, lookout views, and tour of the island are fun and amazing.

[@jaydubya4727]

Lovely video of an interesting place. Your skills as a videographer have fully evolved!! Thanks for sharing.

[@JohnEwings-gd7tf]

Brampton Is in the 80’s was a great weekend away. Buzzing with holiday makers and backpackers. I recall swimming in that pool when a king tide overtopped it and fish from the nearby channel got trapped in the pool when the tide dropped. Unfortunately there are a lot of resorts now abandoned up the coast once the airlines sold them off after the boom in the 80/90’s. Lots of memories up that way.

[@erikjalefors9377]

what a nice sail ! with winter creeping up on us up here in the north , its nice to have you guys to watch until next season ! =)

[@karenlucas8882]

Thanks guys for the beautiful trip to the mysterious Brampton😊❤🎉

[@stevev5510]

Green ants... Yum!

[@LoveGrubGalley]

I hear they are edible

[@imiloa.]

7:57 skater toes! 🛹

[@GroovyPerson]

Amazing video James and Rhonda!! I loved seeing the Island! It's too bad the Resort is no more! Safe travels to you!😊

[@yveslandry6985]

Once again, you have me dreaming of wonderful places I will never the opportunity to visit. Thank you much for all of this. Bon vent!!

[@ckfpv]

Hey guys 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⛵⚓⛵🍻🍻🍻

[@dannyfisher9223]

Cheers James and Rhonda for another great episode 👍

[@HHO....]

Really Cool Folks- Great Scene Biography 💫 🐬🐬 Thank You For Sharing Your Awesome Adventures 🙏 Safe Sailing ⛵

[@markhorrell9213]

Definitely a greenAnt nest. They have a really nasty painbite

[@johncurry6047]

Another Masterpiece! 😎😎😎

[@jogrant3851]

Terrific video. Rhonda, your narration was superb - enjoyed it so much with the old postcard and photo images - was a really nice addition. And there were two boats anchored? The island seemed a bit eerie, maybe because of the abandonment, but a good insight into nature reclaiming it's place. Loved this. Happy Sails.

[@leongiese2349]

Welcome to my home area. Brampon island has a long history in tourism. Sad its closed down. We used to sail our racin g catamarans from the mainland for a day sail.

[@SuperKeylight]

Very nice episode. Thank you both ☀

[@picnflwrsandchasingbutterflys]

20:17 Cool casual sail fetching that island..not to rollish ..beautifull place

[@paulbyrne2035]

I was reminded of the Spooky TV show ”Lost”😀

[@LoveGrubGalley]

James and I just did a complete rewatch of Lost… 😂😂😂

[@danielcooper4219]

Love your show . Keep it up guys

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Wild video Amiga!

[@claverton]

Good old Brampton Island, it used to be quite the place back in the day. Go the mighty Alberg 30!

[@Horatio1886build]

Great movie filming location.

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Cool!

[@nivek2157]

Your vids are so peaceful. I love your channel.

[@SailorJames]

thank you 🙏🏻🙂

[@calmauric8218]

Some say that the last group of guests.... never left (cue zombie music)

[@chiss64]

hey james and rhonda i love your channel i am a a very happy subscriber keep up the great work welcome to Australia

[@LoveGrubGalley]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@Wizzard033]

Sweet

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Looks amazing!

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

27 pounds 30 Shillings is just another way of saying £28/10/- 🤣

[@jaysummers9396]

I don't understand the sailing terminology you use, but you use it in such a way that it's the most natural thing in the world. Thank you both for that 🤘👍..

[@SailorJames]

😂 yeah its a centuries old language, when I first started sailing and reading sailing books I had to keep a sea terms reference book next to me to know what the hell I was reading 😂

[@jaysummers9396]

@@SailorJames Hahaha yeah, it's crazy, I'd love to know if a 15th century European sailor would be in tune with an island hopping South Pacificer from 2000 years ago? I'd love to think they'd be friends 🥰

[@Horatio1886build]

I sailed on and raced a Person Vanguard 32 from early 60s many years ago. Similar to the A30 but a tad bigger. Such an easy sailing forgiving boat.

[@JJ-sx6di]

That run way is maintained cut grass on sides and zero grass/weeds in cracks on the runway !

[@LoveGrubGalley]

There is a “caretaker” on the island… mainly to keep people out, he wasn’t overly friendly to us, nor did he like us filming. Creepy vibes!!

[@mikedwards8077]

Tea for the Tillerman a great album by Cat Stevens, another great is your ability to send a video about your journey. Yes you are both living the dream

[@disinfo2050]

Good job to you both. Great video. I went to Brampton several times as a kid w my parents. Day trips from the mainland. Green Ant bites hurt. They loved our mango trees plus walking on the fence tops. We would burn the nests.

[@vernonpidgeon3632]

thats a green ants nest, the little buggers bite too

[@Trajectionable]

Tea for the Tillerman reference! James, have you ever discussed your video setup? Fabulous clear images on the beach.

[@SailorJames]

I film everything with a GoPro hero 11

[@terrymayberry]

Loved this one. Thanks:)

[@JCGible]

Thanks!

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks

[@neilgilmour9885]

Loving your videos. I spent a week holidaying on Brampton as a child, and another week when my wife and I were first married. Fond memories of the train and of snorkeling on the shallow reef next to the airfield. The trip as a child was my first time on a plane and landing on that strip in a Twin Otter in a crosswind was pretty scary. So sad that so many Barrier Reef resorts are abandoned. One of your old photos had an ex-WW2 Fairmile launch at the jetty. I remember a day trip on it to Linderman Island. (I think Linderman Resort is also abandoned now.)

[@anonymous.notatall6419]

Green ants nest, made by the paste from their mouths gluing leaves together. Edible once you pull their biting heads off, kinda sugary.

[@Horatio1886build]

Seems a shame someone can’t make a go of the resort. But still, I love exploring abandon sites.

[@Horatio1886build]

Wouldn’t it be a life saver if some aircraft or airliner in distress managed to find and land there!

[@sailorruss5279]

Brampton is one of many resorts on the Oz coast that closed. Some say as a result of other cheaper options like Bali. Thanks for the video.

[@thomaspaxton935]

UFO landing strip!!!!!!

[@pinkharrier47]

I actually had a pretty serious derailment in 1989 going from the resort to the jetty on Brampton. Nobody was hurt but it wasn't a minor event either.

[@johnhummer2809]

Wow...Abandon...Sad...If i was filthy rich definitely buy and restore and re-open...Buterflies n Bees are super crucial in keeping Humanity going 😊😊😊

[@chrisgundersen1117]

I think sometimes an island tells you when it does not want to be in housed by humans. I think this is one of them.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Cool place and fantastic seeing so many butterfly's but that runway and beach will make it a place of considerable interest if things were to get interesting in the Pacific. I would imagine it was established in WW2 to protect the top end and the seas routes. The Australians put out a network of radio station spotterd on remote small islands throughout the SE Asian island chains. The sort of blokes that could survive on their own and disappear into the bush if anyone turned up or uninvited Aircraft began flying over.

[@SailorJames]

No, the airstrip was built in the 60s like we mentioned on the video

[@tonybarnes3858]

Say nah to war. Work for peace.

[@stevelawrie9115]

Rhonda has absurdly neat handwriting. 🙂

[@bearitraeb]

Whilst rocking

[@LoveGrubGalley]

@@bearitraeb😂

[@MizzAugust7]

Several other islands there,have met the same fate. Apparently Brampton was good until= United Petroleum bought it for 5+Mill & began "re-development", yeah... What a sad waste of a beautiful place. Thanks as always for the Personal Tour . Loved the Butterflies!🦋 Barely saw the Kanga, but it was real cool! 🦘(I tried to send $ to help w/ new camera, but having problem w/ Paypal-old email addy) I fixed it!

[@SailorJames]

Thank you for the contribution 🙏🏻 I will put it in the piggy bank. Are you watching the episode on a laptop or TV? You should be able to see them on those devices

[@r_whirlwind]

...Wine for the women who made the rain come Seagulls sing your hearts away...

[@RulgertGhostalker]

everything suddenly gets better when the motor stops, ( unless it's not supposed to stop )

[@SailorJames]

😂😂😂💯💯💯

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

Rhonda, do you plan on publishing your writing/Journal?

[@LoveGrubGalley]

I have an article almost finished and another one in mind…. Hopefully I can find someone to publish them.

[@Aribrand-le4fy]

👍👌👍

[@silvo-sings]

Enjoy your videos. Any chance of you sailing your ship to England. The old fishing port of Grimsby has some great historical buildings and a marina. ⚓️👍” Silvo”

[@GrovesGuitars]

Stayed on Brampton for three weeks in 2001. Magnificent 7klm walk around the island, snorkeling with turtles in the lagoon at low tide. Ripped around Carlisle island on a 1300 Kawasaki JetSki. So good. Took the chopper from Brampton back to Mackay. Damn shame the qld government allowed it to be sold off to foreign interests. Should be an Australian asset, not owned by Fkg chinese.

[@dannyzelinsky8137]

Sad ,,,,, Danny Wallaroo SA 5556 ..Great work guys ...100%

[@willknight1005]

Hey mate, I've just started to watch your adventure's I'd like to know the biggest wave/swell you have experienced? Cheers 👍

[@SailorJames]

I have been in 20+ for seas several times , both on Triteia and other boats

[@willknight1005]

Triteia is one tough boat! She's seen amazing things! Looking forward to both you and Rhonda adventures.

[@dummekunst7708]

The resort only closed 14 years ago. I stayed there and it was a normal (waaaay overpriced) modern resort. I just read, the first murder in Australia solved by DNA evidence occurred there.

[@LoveGrubGalley]

I also found the information on the murder… sounded a little sketchy but… who really knows what happened… we tracked down a bunch of articles took a deep dive into it.

[@kaine10gabriel]

⛵ ❤

[@anonymous.notatall6419]

You've gone a long long way, changing day by day, but tell me, where do the dolphins play?

[@bearitraeb]

24:24 were you able to find out what the green ant like insects were?

[@LoveGrubGalley]

They are “Green Tree Ants”

[@timfish]

James are you going to sort out a more permanent bimini before you head north to warmer climates?

[@SailorJames]

No, I had this same style of sunshade in the tropics for a year, it’s perfect, quick to put up and quick to take down and can be rigged for rain catchment.

[@joestewart5692]

We all want to see the "sleep system" onboard Triteia, that would be so cool.

[@SailorJames]

Sleep system? The bed?

[@joestewart5692]

@@SailorJames yes sir..i meant , how you 2 sleep , we have no idea, and it looks difficult.

[@KevinMacken]

@@joestewart5692 it's like any other "sleep system" close one's eyes and go to sleep, open them and it's another day. That's how it works on my boat.

[@joestewart5692]

@@KevinMacken was i talking to you sunshine??...NO

[@joestewart5692]

@@KevinMacken did i ask you dummy?

[@louisavondart9178]

You know it's over when even the zombies move out. I guess the new owners needed a tax write off. Great video but I was hoping to see you knee deep in mud pulling the dinghy. I'm mean....

[@LoveGrubGalley]

Haha there was no mud to be had… was a super easy job getting down to the water 👌🏼

[@Mgtowfreedom]

welcome to Queensland, the government is sh1T as usual but the place is stunning

[@angelwalker979]

🩵⛵️💙

[@Horatio1886build]

Hate to bring it up but does one need to still be ah injected to visit Australia?

[@Yikesonspikess]

Yes you need all 5 booster shots and a mask horatio

[@BenSymington]

[@BoatDawg]

Thanks!