Ep:22 The Great Loop on a Shanty Boat | "Where Rivers Give Way to Lakes..." | Time out of Mind

[@gangsterghost7200]

Hi

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Logan ;) You're a good friend and a good man

[@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventures]

"There are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be,” I thought this was cool and worth a share. It's an old Irish proverb. 🍀

[@backwatersandbackroads]

That's a great quote. Leave it to the Irish;) the gift of language

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

I've never heard that one before. I'm gonna' calligraphize it and (maybe even carve it in wood) and hang it somewhere in the saloon of my sailboat. Thanks!

[@janeysiegrist5061]

Stealing and sharing on my Facebook

[@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventures]

@@yepiratesworkshop7997 oh that's fantastic! Gonna look epic for sure! 😎

[@annhysell6064]

Agree, I will do the same.@@yepiratesworkshop7997

[@karaDee2363]

Love the humor with the Star Trek. LOL

[@lindaberl3712]

That is so exciting that they let you pass through the gap from the old bridge removal area! Yay!!!😃

[@LawrenceBroussard]

Those little towns sure are beautiful. A great beach to get stuck at so you can catch up on your editing.

[@GeorgeTyler-u4k]

Thanks Brent much appreciated for you putting these videos up for us to see and watch your. As always be safe ❤

[@michaelgarrity6090]

Even though it was winter and the trees were "naked," it surely is a beautiful area. It was good that you made it through the gap the removal team had opened.

[@erikyoutube5692]

LOL..just started watching but that intro really made me laugh!!

[@melvinaltis3725]

Nothing like being the first ,to go through.😀 Without that transducer on the sonar Wavey been doing pretty good throwing the lead. and calling out the depth. Shades of Mark Twain! Adventure on.

[@svoctopus4888]

I was thinking of that very same Star Trek episode a few days ago. How funny!

[@donnam4260]

Wavey guest stars on Star Trek 😊 Go Wavey 🌟🌟🌟

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

In other lives, I think Wavy was Fletcher Christian and Gene Roddenberry.

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

I bet that was an amazing feeling, finally beimglet through under the bridge. WooooooHaaaaa !!!!!! I would have been loosingy mind. Kudos to you Brenton for keeping your cool for so long.

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

Hmm... I'm thinking Brenton might have passed OVER that bridge. At least some of it, anyway.

[@bryonholland5041]

I've been planning the loop for about 4 years now. I haven't been able to decide on the boat. I do like the shallow draft on your shanty. Awesome video, keep them coming.

[@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventures]

May I be the first to recommend a C Dory. They come from 22-26 ft long currently. Awesome little tanks of a boat with 250 mile range. Used ones sell for around $40,000 (15-20 years old). 4,500 lbs total weight with the trailer and they float in 7-8 inches of water. Anyhoo..... I will get off my soap box now. You may be looking for a 40 footer with bow thrusters for all I know. 😂 We plan to do the loop when our kids get older. Don't ya just love this channel? 😁 Best wishes to ya and God bless. 🙏

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Cdorys are pretty much the do anything boat. Tough. Economical. Trailerable. Great lines. If you could find a CD25 for a decent price, you'd have it made

[@transientboater]

The perma cloud has lifted in West Michigan and the sun has been out. Thanks for a video to scratch by boat itch. Keep up those pushups. Carry on.

[@bokendrick6553]

absolutely BRILLIANT video!

[@lesliefleming4359]

You had a bit of good luck on this section of your trip. I hope it follows you continuously my friend😅

[@jimlathom8759]

Love it Captain! Fenders is the proper term, not bumpers. You’ll be in yachty Florida soon and you don't want the mega yacht captains to think you're not a proper yachtsman. Keep it up.

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

Someone (in Florida) once told me: "Boats have fenders. Deck fluff has bumpers." They carry the "bumperage" to extreme when you get around Miami.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Oh I gave up fitting in with them years ago ;)

[@indogyrsimdead]

Another cool video it's all about the journey

[@larryg.4398]

I wish I was like you right now. This is something I want to do so badly. Best of luck to you and the nosey noisy beagle 😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Come along until you have your loop adventure,)

[@jedflintstone1775]

You’ve had an unimaginable experience and seen so many interesting things and places. Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake are a part of my bloodline, lol. My two pictures are from campsites on the Kentucky lake side of LBL. Some great fishing there.

[@wmason1961]

Ah, what a milestone. Hannibal to Lake Barkley is on my list. Actually, it is most of my list. Maybe this summer.

[@doingitwithnothing]

Awesome 😊

[@richardstewart1955]

Just another facet to the adventure!

[@josephbrands6303]

Hope you made it to Pattis 1800 Settlement, they have mile high meringue pies and bake their bread in flower pots. Great pork chops too!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Holy buckets. I do know the place you mentioned. We walked by it daily on the way to the grocery store. Beyond our budget to eat there.

[@wmason1961]

Mornin, or whatever it is when you see this. Just got back to missouri from our winter Fla trip. I've gotten a tad behind on your vids. It's time to binge and catch up. See you on the other side.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Welcome back friend! ;)

[@ew1421]

Great video! I took my houseboat back to the lake yesterday and took it for a spin with the new center toon. I figured out my range with the new tank. At 6 knots i have a 250 mile range with a 10 gallon reserve.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

That's amazing! Comes in very handy. I have a plan for more range...this summer.

[@ew1421]

Yes.. gotta love those 4 strokes.

[@barrysines4593]

Awesome bro. you are really doing well with these videos. crankin them out.

[@joeshevlin1188]

I do love being on the river in late fall when the leaves are falling and floating down the river. Its neat when they are suspended through the water column. I spend a lot of time bass fishing on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, PA

[@janeysiegrist5061]

That last shot of the sunset.. so beautiful

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Sending you a better one Janey...;)

[@janeysiegrist5061]

@@backwatersandbackroads was beautiful 😍

[@woodsontr]

That was one frosty scooter at the start of your video. Thanks for sharing! 😁👍 Safe travels. 🙏

[@backwatersandbackroads]

It got cold there for a few days buddy.

[@DarlnDar]

I was watching some old ***Columbo movies*** yesterday & had to smile when my thoughts took me to the waters with Wavy & yourself on that boat!! ;)

[@JayBane-n9l]

Wishing you a speedy and safe trip!!!!!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thank you;)

[@thomaskitz1185]

hello from Tom n Susie !! we really are excited for you n Wavey ! we loved this video n all your videos yes & Susie watched it twicve :) I love the way you edit things too * so happy you n your fur baby are safe too & bless you both always ! good luck fishing !!

[@mrbreeze5556]

Another outstanding episode! Travel safe!

[@davelawrence6777]

As always great

[@StephenPalmore-u7j]

Don't worry Luke it's a big lock you'll make it 🎉

[@danielkoehn3209]

The “love you kid” got me…

[@michaelmello9510]

Great job love your videos

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thank you!

[@HomesickforAlaska]

Loving the intros ❤

[@willhoyle752]

I think there is good crappie fishing on the Kentucky lakes. Enough driftwood on your beach to have a nice camp fire

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Absolutely. They are a gem. Very unspoiled and natural

[@cWatts-zv3oo]

Great opening!

[@GregoryMueller-ss2qv]

Hi Brenton and Wavey 😊😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Greg! --Wavey the mutiny beagle;)

[@ratawai]

I see nothing but good for Brenton to write a book on his journeys. It would be right up there with Robert Lois Stevenson's journey with a donkey and other classics of journeys and voyages. Brenton's records are a time capsule that should be preserved.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I've been thinking about that, I think it would be something like "Zen and the Art of..." or the lesser read "Lila" from the same author. An adventure that's a vehicle for talking about deeper, more meaningful things and subjects. Does anyone even read anymore? ;) lol. I'm finishing up "Riverman" this evening, so I guess I do

[@ratawai]

@@backwatersandbackroads In my formative years I was a avid reader of the classics and particularly drawn to Joseph Conrad, master writer of sea stories, painter of word pictures. You have the curiosity and ability to record daily transactions on your travels with companion Beagle, so putting pen to paper is not a lot different to what you already do? Try writing a bit and then ask a friend to read it aloud which is the acid test of any good writing. Each word has to earn it's place in the narrative.

[@JayBane-n9l]

It is a damn shame that they took that old bridge down! It could have been turned into a nice walk way park kind of thing.

[@mommystaceyh]

The guy in the wheelhouse is watching the river, the computer navigation, listening to the radio traffic, and generally trying to be a good leader all at the same time. He's worrying about dinner, his family at home, and the crew on the boat. If that guy is an owner, he is worried about everything else on and surrounding the boat and everyone's future. When I am in the wheelhouse, I'm just hanging out. Towboat wife life.

[@jayejeffries8465]

You are SO my favorite channel now!

[@Bill.Hicks.51]

Right ON, y'all!!

[@MackMoore-q2n]

I like it if we were in a hurry we would be on a plane a train or something with rubber tires. I all about slow been fast most of my life I’m reformed.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Floating down the waterways is definitely a good way to slow down. Anything over 7 mph has started to feel like fast to me ;)

[@MackMoore-q2n]

@@backwatersandbackroads yea when you get a chance to ride the scooter you probably feel like you’re flying. Drift on my friend my beautiful wife of 32 yrs has been watching and dreaming of us doing this trip but I lost her this past week after years of health problems. I’m determined to get back after my boat and finish her dream for her.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@user-tj9kt5cs6d I'm sorry to hear that. True love is very rare. To have it for so long and lose it.

[@annhysell6064]

Sir, absolutely GO. I planned for years to head out, my son graduated & now my mom requires 24/7 (thank goodness I'm a nurse) DO IT. Figuring out how to get mom on my sailboat..@@MackMoore-q2n

[@jbrat1967]

hard core👍

[@StephenPalmore-u7j]

Way cool as usual

[@JudeSpurlin-pg7ri]

Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you; When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Isaiah has a lot of passages that speak to me. Very clear. Thank you for this one.

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

Cool man. When I was younger, I lived on Kentucky lake. Spent many years there. Hwy 79 crosses Kentucky lake in Tennessee just south of Kentucky. Thats right about where I was. Ive been really looking forward to this. My family is still down there. I havent been able to get back there in years. Could you pointout hwy 79 when you cross under it, please ? Hwy 79 runs east and west, crosses kentucky lake, goes throughland between the lakes, crosses lake barkly. Paris is to the west and Dover is to the east. Fort Donnely is right the also. It would be so cool to se the view from the water.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I absolutely will. I'm sure I got some footage of it coming up

[@donnam4260]

Great video

[@ChitiwnSlim]

Last time I stayed in Green turtle Bay which is about 25 years ago that was a dry county. We had to go to Paducah if we wanted liquor. Not sure now.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

They do sell liquor in town now. Smithland is a dry county still.

[@wallsle]

nice one Brent

[@dougaranda6187]

👍

[@DavidDavid25365]

Makes for a good youtube video.

[@francotripepi]

Each of us “sees” what their soul sees.......I “see” you between 12:42 and 12:48, in the “it’s a brave new world” dedication I see you my friend.......like I saw you in a quick cameo image of your daughter maaaany videos ago......like I caught a glimpse, during a couple of your coffee induced rants, referencing to her I see you

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Well, I'm not sure exactly what you're seeing, or you think you're seeing. I don't have a daughter, so your sight might be off a bit

[@francotripepi]

@@backwatersandbackroads lmao......then I see things.....🤣, wouldn’t be the first time

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@francotripepi Right ;) I've got a 14 year old son with autism. He loves Disney movies. We use to watch them together to the point I have them all memorized backward and forward. I leave little Easter eggs for him to notice if he watches. That should clear that up ;)

[@tomkellum6754]

Dem some big lock doors!!

[@81riverrambler]

Love your trip! However, I’m confused why are you going up the Cumberland River into Barkey lake and not Kentucky lake on the Tennessee river?

[@danpeggybowers6737]

Most times it’s quicker going through Barkley than the Tennessee lock. Less busy.

[@erstugs]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@willhoyle752]

I'm still lost. Looked at map of Barkley. Do you leave it and go the Tennessee River to Alabama? Or how do you make it back down to New Orleans?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

You're so funny buddy...I love it ;) nutshell: Mississippi to mouth of Ohio. 50 miles up the Ohio to Paducah. A few more miles to the mouth of the cumberland, which locks into lake Barkley (one of the Kentucky Lakes) down the lakes which turn into the Tenn-Tom waterway, which dumps out in Mobile Bay. East along the Intracoastal waterway to Florida, cut through Florida (don't make me spell it!) then up the Intracoastal waterway on the east coast, up the Hudson to the Erie Canal and Back into the great Lakes. That's one of the "great loops"

[@maggieward1892]

I’m now curious about your loop trip 5 years ago. Where can I find those videos? This channel 5 years ago or a different channel? Proverbs Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, and He will direct your path.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Maggie, love that bible quote. Right to the point. The first trip (The Shanty Boat Beagle Adventure) is on my channel here. 28 episodes ;) I was still learning how to edit.

[@johnnyquest9358]

Damit Jim , I'm Beagle not a Shanty Boat Captain 😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Blahahahaha!! "Damn it Jim, I'm a Shanty Boat Captain, not a beagle russler!" :)

[@johnnyquest9358]

@@backwatersandbackroads 😂

[@annhysell6064]

I have to comment:Sandurz:Try here. Stop. Dark Helmut: What ..am I looking at..when does this happen in the movie? Sandurz:Now. You're looking at now. Everything is happening now. DH:What happened to then? Sandurz: We passed then. Ok, I've gone a bit. Your intro and finale made me reminisce about my fav movies..Oh and Riverman is a great read. Thanks.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I'm almost done with Riverman, I have a feeling there's a surprise coming at the end.

[@annhysell6064]

@@backwatersandbackroads Brenton, if you reference Star Trek, then Spaceballs (as silly as it is) has to be in the queue.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@annhysell6064 space balls is a goldmine of content ;) I think you just helped me with Ep:23 ;)

[@lil_1443]

I'm confused. It looks like the lock was on the west bank, but Google Maps shows it on the East bank.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

That is strange. It was on the west Bank I'm pretty sure

[@scable-eq7bp]

Awesome video with really great content. Just have to be careful using copyrighted material in your videos.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

There's ways to skirt around it ;) but definitely got to be careful. It's harder with music

[@thedoor5442]

First!

[@steverichmond9157]

About that intro, perhaps you should check the filter on your water jug!

[@tomkellum6754]

Haha ha, that’s awesome!

[@TMD22385]

What do you do about fishing licenses in the different states? It would get awfully expensive to get out of state licenses for each state.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I pay for 3 states in the summer, and Florida in the winter. I feel I've made my contribution with those ans take my chances ;)

[@sailawaybob]

Gee just me why didn't theyleave the bridge standing and made it a pedestrian beidge 🤔

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Good question. I'd guess there aren't many pedestrians in that area. Maybe a scooter Bridge;)

[@frritter8253]

Is that the largest lock?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

It's definitely one of them. Keokuk is also big

[@markJones38133]

You should’ve got gas there with the scooter since you were park at the dock. Maybe u did later and didn’t show it.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Oh yes, we filled up ;)

[@nancyjenkins1813]

Those dead fish on the beach are Asian silver carp.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I think there were both catfish and carp

[@nancyjenkins1813]

@@backwatersandbackroads my husband and son have gone bow fishing down by the Barkley Dam area

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@@nancyjenkins1813 do you guys eat the carp?

[@nancyjenkins1813]

@@backwatersandbackroads no but they make amazing fertilizer for the garden! So in that sense we kinda do.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@nancyjenkins1813 thats great;) I see them rotting all over. I guess peope grind them into patties

[@snakesnake621]

REALLY ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS, IM IN ST PETE RITE NOW WOULD LOVE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU ON OUR KZbin CHANNELS, DO YOU HAVE AN EMAIL I CAN EMAIL YOU?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Howdy. Yes, I put my email address in the descriptions of my videos. Please feel free to reach out.

[@nathanieljefferson3951]

😉 *Promo SM*