Is this Heaven or Hell? - Free Range Sailing Ep 132

[@MiQBohlin]

Aye m8’s, Oh… a bit confused I must admit… First the magnificent scenery and all that nice stuff - then all that accumulated pain from all those convicts. I've visited an WW2 concentration camp the nazis operated in Norway, and it was VERY heavy stuff. This is about in the same division. I'm puzzled, or rather disappointed, about how much evil there has been and still are in some places. You've just made the right thing - to describe Port Arthur in a beautiful way, which makes the pain even harder to meet. Thnx 🙏

[@FreeRangeLiving]

We hope that a grasp of history can help us appreciate the things we got right and warns us when we may be allowing things to go wrong again. It's easy to forget that we are woven into the fabric of history, not just passive observers and what we do will carry weight, perhaps for centuries.

[@MiQBohlin]

I’m totally with you (as one who has been working years on historical museums) by learning about how we’ve managed so far - we can find a way of how to deal with present time.

[@andrewkeir2282]

@@MiQBohlin Port Arthur also has some more recent tragic history , The Port Arthur massacre of 28-29 April 1996 was a mass shooting in which 35 people were killed and 23 wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania. The murderer, Martin Bryant, pleaded guilty and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. Fundamental changes of gun control laws within Australia followed the incident. The case is the worst massacre in the modern history of Australia committed by a single person. Since these gun control laws have come into fruition there has not been a massacre in Australia. It was even more impressive that the gun control laws were put in place by a very conservative Prime Minister and have been guarded furiously by our population since then.

[@MiQBohlin]

Andrew Keir Thnx for telling. Appreciated. 👍🏽

[@ronniehoffman8332]

@Free Range Sailing - What an intelligent reply. Wish everyone could appreciate the value of history in this way. I’ve recently wondered where this path you two have taken will ultimately lead you? The content and presentation of your videos seems to only improve, and this is another great one. I think you two are fastly becoming your own unique brand of “Aussie Treasure”. That may seem a little too much, but my wife and I watch and enjoy every video uploaded. Best to you both from the USA! 👍👍

[@christopherharlow5475]

Top notch entertainment right there. Troy smiling like a big kid sailing through the hole. Pascal laughs at having the dolphins join the trip. Love the history lesson. Convicts sure did it hard. The very best sailing channel in the world. Pure happiness.

[@youngypaul]

Keep doing what you're doing. You should be the number 1 sailing channel on KZbin. Simply Outstanding.

[@iakkatz128]

Thank you for twenty min. of calm and beauty in this times of turmoil.

[@eliazabethjoynson8123]

Visited port Arthur 6 yrs back on a motor home trip round Tazzi stood in most of the spots you did brought back so many memory's for me , on a cold wet grey day in Yorkshire England. You have a great lifestyle , we have just parted with our westerly 33 ketch that we owned for 20 yrs, many happy times sailing around west coast of Scotland and the isle of Mann , Sadly got a bit old and decrepit, enjoy it for as long as you can, Kev J Yorkshire England

[@PhilTaylorPhotog]

One thing you may have missed due to arriving by water is the dog line. Since Port Arthur is on a peninsula, the only realistic way to escape was by land. The land at Eaglehawk Neck is very narrow, so a line of dogs trained to be ferocious were chained the entire width of the peninsula at that point to attack any would-be escapees.

[@BrassLock]

Thanks for a reminder of the raw beauty of southern coastal Tasmania which I visited over ten years ago. We avoided Port Arthur due to its depressing vibes, but I was able to appreciate your perceptions as you entered this low point of British-endorsed brutality on Australia's beautiful soil. Greetings from a Pommy Migrant who first arrived in Fremantle by ship in 1952 and was glad I wasn't a convict.

[@2tranceform]

The hole in the wall looked absolutely spectacular. I hope to pass through on my way to Port Arthur one day.

[@davehayes9648]

This weeks episode was brought to us by dead convicts, heartless captors and the ever amazing spectacle of nature. Beautifully done.

[@yorukkizigeziyor]

Very Beautiful ☺👍

[@misterad4782]

Brilliant, mate(s). Just. Brilliant.

[@neilocoop]

One word EPIC

[@MichaelBuck]

I love your channel for so many reasons and this episode highlights all the reasons in one showing. It shows the majesty, power and strength of sailing, Troys excellent seamnaship and instructions, living off the sea with an excellent catch, and it shows that sailing in of itself is not the only reason we head out to sea, meaning, the destinations where we anchor, in of themselves, have alot to teach us and are majestic in their own way. Thank you so much for sharing your life, your adventures and the history of Ausie land. I hope one day to visit your part of the country and maybe bump into you all. Shabbat Shalom and may God Bless you both.

[@markedwards5289]

I have to say thank you for sharing your adventures with us and showing how beautiful our country really is

[@TheBeggFamily]

Another fun video! Thanks for making these. They’re light relief from the UK Lockdown.

[@tpower7382]

Thank you for another video, you really lifted my spirits.

[@donnakawana]

You 2 teach me so much more than u kno.. I so appreciate what you 2 do. Prace,love,& Happiness!!

[@joebrown1382]

Wow those cliffs were fantastic & the tall spire was magnificent. Now this is what I would love to tour the old prison & church. Lots of history right there. Thanks for taking us. Cheers

[@TasmanianViking]

Your story telling and documenting is informative, factual and beautiful. Being Tasmanian and still living in Hobart, you share such a beautiful viewpoint that makes even a local thankful for what we do have and that adventurers like yourselves experience first hand from a unique and knowledgeable perspective. I love your style and informative videos.

[@ramabamaboomboom]

This video had me searching for more info on Port Arthur. Great mix of things I love.

[@BuildingSYMistress]

GREAT episode P&T! When passing through the Hole in the Wall, it did have a bit of The Horn look and feel to it! Strength, health and happiness to you! 😀👌⛵

[@klouism1]

Thank you for the video. Very interesting. That's one prison that would not be easy to escape from.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Very true. Not many did.

[@Quarry4x4]

Did the ghost tour there 20 years ago. Had the Akubra and a 3/4 length sheep skin coat on. I walked to the front of the group and then just stood in a doorway doing nothing but hearing people scream as they walked past me.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Lol

[@1240enzo]

Well done guys. A really superb film. I can’t say in all the times I have sailed around that part of the coastline have we ever been able to go through the hole in the wall, so you had the right sea conditions to make it possible. It’s such a spectacular part of Tassie’s coastline.

[@NoBody-me5me]

The knowledge, content and the delivery leaves me in awe every week. Painting Port Arthur in such a curious and wonderful light despite its past. But then again, look deeply into just about any place and you will see or find the dark that lies beneath. Another OUTSTANDING episode.

[@mickymouski6204]

Love it as always, full respect to you both for not mentioning the other reason why its famous, Safe travel s and thanks for sharing

[@jeffstone5554]

Absolutly love watching Pascal and whats his name. Just kidding Troy, ya'll are my favorite channel!

[@billderinbaja3883]

A solemn and sobering visit to Port Arthur. In the US, many of our prisons are cruel to this day. The people in the worst prisons are bad people, without question... but what is the sense of torturing people with dark confinement... it is torture, and it is wrong. I don't know what the solution is for people who are violent and unable to restrain their impulses. Would it be more kind to put these hateful people to sleep, like we do for our loved pets? Does that make our society just as cruel as the criminal? Very well done story, as always... your videography and editing skills have improved remarkably from your early videos, but the content has always been spot on.

[@chrisrobertson916]

Yum 5:30, Albacore, unmistakable with those long pectoral fins, to my knowledge the only tuna species with white meat, often referred to as chicken of the sea. Nice catch....

[@HopeOfJoe]

Just fabulous guys. Patiently waiting to see the results of the refit !!! ❤️🤙 :) :) :)

[@briantayler1230]

My wife and I were in Tasmania for 3 weeks in February. We must have been in Port Arthur about the same time 10/2. Tasmania is marvellous.

[@327365hp]

Another fantastic episode!

[@David__]

Thanks for sharing more of this amazingly beautiful coastline & sights of Tassie! Really enjoyed the sail through the "hole in the wall" too. Hope you are both keeping well :)

[@rogermace4516]

Fantastic, your tour of Port Arthur was amazing .... Well done on getting through the Hole in the Wall, not many have had the opportunity to do that.

[@bepowerification]

You guys... this is the first time I ever used Patreon. I live in Poland and I have a really bad paid job, I make way under 1000$/month. Over the past 15 years I discovered a lot of interesting channels on KZbin, some of them I wanted to support financially but it never happened. but you guys! I just signed up for Patreon and now I support you a little bit financially so your extraordinary vlogs can continue. I love your music choices, your editing, the knowledge Troy shares with us and the way he does it, Pascales laugh, smile and personality, the cooking, the diving, sailing, your humbleness.. every single second of every one of your videos. You two are so wonderful, there are no words to describe it. All the best from Poland, yours truly, Marcin

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Thanks Marcin, there's a message for you at Patreon

[@bepowerification]

@@FreeRangeLiving Just saw it. Thanks, that helped me a lot! :) cant wait

[@texling93]

I was born in Port Arthur ,Texas. What a awesome place your sailing through. Fair winds and ~~~~~

[@ryanstubblefield8593]

Great video.. We luv the adventures you take us to.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

More to come!

[@wildtimbrown]

Just amazing. Your grasp of the art is starting to truly take my breath away!

[@bobjarrard]

I never miss a post, I am a binge watcher. I started with #1 (Good idea to post it that way) and watched them all. A "tour" of your Clansman would be nice. Where are the scuppers in the cockpit, I never seem to be able to spot them. What brand water-maker would be your next choice. What about the possible next boat? There is a Clansman 30 for sale on the Aussie boat site, makes me want to jump ship and come on down!!! Bob Jarrard

[@earlashton1342]

That was a goodie. Spectacular scenery.

[@cjtoomey1321]

A really lovely episode. Thank you both.

[@simonallan6148]

Another entertaining and informative video, thanks both. The brutality of man to his fellow man can be inhuman.

[@kirenireves]

Thanks for discussing the traveler. I've always been unsure of what do do with that thing and tend to leave it amidship all the time. Your comments about twist and spilling the wind since you don't have a 3d reef was helpful. More please.

[@georgeroach7499]

Love your videos and your lifestyle you are so lucky to be able to live your lifestyle.

[@billyboy4729]

Thanks for the video, very educational and emotive. Thank goodness that prisons aren’t like that now. It reminded me of the film Papillon with Steve McQueen

[@ushillbillies]

AMAZING in so many explainable ways ..

[@stevemash3066]

You guys are the best .

[@ianmclelland1503]

Muddy bottom and no fish in Port Arthur eh... Great vid! Now subscribed. Enjoy the trip!!

[@alohathaxted]

Looks like the Cliffs of Insanity. Inconceivable!

[@Alfie127]

Stunning video, one of your best, cheers.

[@Jamiehello1]

thanks guys

[@svserafina7356]

Wow. Thank you so much for another inspirational window into the adventures that are your lives! Your videos really convey your simple-but-wonderful philosophy on what it means to really live....with less....and yet attain so much, of so much worth. Good on ya!

[@mattWallJsy]

Thanks for yet another lovely episode. Thoughtfully done. Superb scenery and fascinating history. The best channel on YT! 👍

[@juneerams]

spectacular scenery

[@miltas8837]

Beatuifully filmed historic and artistic vlog. Pascale thank you for sharing Troy's reaction and joy at sailing through the hole in the wall. The majesty and foreboding presence of the cliffs remains powerful, even to those who have sailed past many a time. You both captured and expressed what must have been horrific and terrifying times in a respectful and interesting way and were also able to highlight the beauty and craftsmanship of the buildings. I loved the peacefulness of the gardens and the blue wrens were a delightful bonus. Congratulations on a high quality and entertaining presentation 🥰

[@discord2000]

I think my favourite part of port arthur was the commandant's house. I still fantasize about the beautiful wood-panelled study that one of the commandants built to get away from his missus 😆😍

[@texling93]

Lol we have a Port Arthur Texas in the states. I was born there. Awesome place y'all are sailing. Beautifully done! Fair winds~~~~

[@mrnimbus730]

Most amazing youtube sailing footage ever shot. In front on those cliffs. Extraordinary.

[@BarefootSailingAdventures]

YES! Mark from Sail to Spear! Getting a shout out here! Very very cool! 👍👍

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Yep, we love your 'scrub the fish' advice but we're a long way from Coral Trout now.

[@Frank48325]

I very much enjoy your videos, they are warm and educational. Exploring a wonderful and beautiful different part of the world that I most likely will not have a chance to see in person. Thank you very much. Much love from Oregon US.

[@christopherinman3813]

Such a grand adventure. I live in Seattle Washington. On the other side. It’s so awesome to see how you live your adventure!!

[@MusicMike939]

I really enjoy the history lessons. And the scenery. Keep safe.

[@rodlaramore]

Awesome channel guys...love the views...

[@percival3830]

The Hole in the Wall framed by immense, towering cliffs, the same rock bore down on the inmates in Port Arthur. That'll be heaven or hell. Leaves me feeling awed.

[@pjreynoldsa1]

He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it! and that never varies............................... Cheers from America via the Philippines.

[@brianboys9015]

Very good.

[@andrewbates3633]

Thanks for a great episode

[@billroberts9182]

Fantastic geology! Thx!

[@andyelliott292]

In my humble opinion the most enjoyable episode you have produced. Thank you

[@vingreensill]

Beautiful story telling.

[@ramabamaboomboom]

Heaven. Easy question. Thanks for posting and lifting my day. Sincerely.

[@1011-s7d]

That was good...thanks.

[@player36012]

Wonderful video

[@kevinjasper415]

A really grew at narration, brilliant!

[@richardmason902]

I can't say that I would have enjoyed all that clapotis coming through the passage. Another great vid. Thanks for posting.

[@christinec1928]

Great episode. I'd forgotten all about semaphore. We had to learn it in Girl Guides back in the sixties. That contraption for flags was really cool.

[@billroberts3864]

Thank you for another quality video. This video is chocked full of interesting information and wonderful scenes. Thanks for the history lesson about the prison.

[@marleneb.455]

Love the narration you include when you visit different sites.

[@atmm89]

only in our "new" Australia, a few building amazingly only a few hundred years old get so much attention where overseas buildings 1000 years old are still lived in. Different world we live in but I love my Australia.

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Cracking story things were tough there thank you for the video

[@americanbornwalkaway9110]

Pretty Darn cool those Cliffs!!!!Great Video..THANKS

[@tophatter15]

Beautifully done. Another great video! Thank you!!

[@pete_s1378]

Been to Port Arthur 4-5 times, always something to see and learn about. Those poor buggers that were sent there. My home State Tassie.

[@np939427a]

You ever heard of the doctor fish? The slime can heal wounds very fast, I had over 1000 warts all over both my hands once when a hospital from hell stopped cleaning my hands in bags because i had 2nd degree burns they let my flesh go green and the matron decided to scrub my hands with a old school scrubbing brush which gave me that infection, Cut a long story short i weighted 12 month to get these warts burred off with liquid nitrogen and had to travel 24 miles for a doc to open the lid and a puff of steam came out and he looked inside nothing, Jeez i was so pissed, But what transformed was i threw my gloves away in disgust when working in a fish house and had my hands in boxes of ice and slimy fish and within 2 weeks all my warts had gone to this day and not a mark, if i got them burned off my hands would be a mess to this day with scars, Never under estimate the power of fish slime! and that story is from an old school diver of 30 years.

[@skulijakobsson5116]

Nature makes and nature takes.

[@MichaelBuck]

Awesom Mate, never heard of this fish before. So looked it up: The red garra, also known as the doctor fish or nibble fish, is a species of cyprinid that is native to a wide range of freshwater habitats in subtropical parts of Western Asia. This small fish typically is up to about 14 cm in total length, but locally individuals can reach as much as 24 cm. Doctor fish facilities at spa resorts exist in many countries worldwide. In 2006, doctor fish spa resorts opened in Kangal, Turkey, Hakone, Japan, and Umag, Croatia, where the fish are used to clean the bathers at the spa.[citation needed] In 2008, two widely known doctor fish pedicure services were opened in the United States in Alexandria, Virginia, and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wisconsin ordered the closure of the doctor fish service shortly after its opening. In 2010 the first spa opened in the United Kingdom in Sheffield.[2][3][11][12] In 2011 the UK Health Protection Agency issued a report assigning a "very low" risk of transferring infection from the procedure.[13] The practice is banned in several of the states in the United States and Canadian provinces as cosmetology regulators believe the practice is unsanitary, with the Wall Street Journal saying that "cosmetology regulations generally mandate that tools need to be discarded or sanitized after each use. But epidermis-eating fish are too expensive to throw away".[12] The procedure is legal in Quebec, with a few clinics in Montreal.[14] The animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which opposes all human use of animals, denounces the practice, citing callous methods of international transportation and suggesting that the fish are deliberately starved between treatments to force them to eat an abnormal food.[15] Garra rufa seen in the spa and aquarium trade mostly originate from commercial facilities in Israel and to a lesser degree Turkey.[7] Since Israeli and many (but not all) Turkish populations of "G. rufa" now are recognized as G. jordanica and G. turcica instead, this leads to questions over the true identity of most of the fish seen in the trade.[8][10][16] It is legally protected from capture from the wild in Turkey due to concerns of overharvesting. Despite its ability to survive in polluted waters,[1] the species requires clean, well-oxygenated and moving waters to thrive in an aquarium.[7] For treatment of skin diseases, aquarium specimens are not well suited as the skin-feeding behavior fully manifests only under conditions where the food supply can be scarce and unpredictable. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_garra

[@horseplayjones6795]

Good to see a nice couple on a good adventure 🤞

[@MrMeltedwellies]

yet another beautiful video thanks both xx

[@deeparks3112]

Oh hell yes, most excellent video guys. Thank you. Learning about the prison was interesting and you featured my favorite bird at 20:33, the Wren.

[@bpaulbyrne1560]

I spend some time in Tassie every year visiting one of my daughters and her family. Love it, a beautiful place, but I still haven't wanted to visit Port Arthur because of both its colonial history and the shooting massacre in 1997. I can understand your reluctance to even mention or give any recognition to such an act of utter evil but it has been important in Australia's modern history as it lead to our current gun laws which have kept many people safe. Love your work and looking forward to seeing the rest of your around Australia adventure, especially the Tassie bit.

[@andrewkeir2282]

8:50 Seeing those dolphins with the whitish underbelly brings back a treasured memory of my first Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race and have a huge pod of these dolphins playing in large seas off South West Cape.

[@Jin-pt4en]

omg beauty!

[@Sailing_Antrice]

Another superbly presented documentary standard piece. You guys really are good at this.

[@patrickbenethuillere9139]

Magnifique reportage, très bonne continuation et belle navigation

[@miguelpaixao1317]

Beautiful clifs!!! Thanks for sharing those unique images so far from me.

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Nice video! Great footage

[@searunner4898]

Lovely way to start my day, watching this 😊 👍👍

[@38below39]

Beautiful. thanks for sharing stay safe

[@bobjarrard]

I really missed you guys. Thanks for the post. Bob

[@FreeRangeLiving]

We give you guys a video every week. I hope you didn't miss those!

[@philbox4566]

How amazing is Cape Pillar? I have been told that it is the tallest sea cliff in the world. Dunno if that is correct or not but the formations around that area are astonishing and spectacular.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

That whole area is breathtaking Phil. Way better than expected

[@brianb6603]

Excellent as usual!!!

[@RoryL83]

More than just sitting on a ⛵. Great stuff thanks!!!

[@jerrybailey3095]

Really great video guys. .Excellent sailing and wonderful scenery. Also the fishing was sweet, take care be safe! Still in lockdown here in Canada. 😎😸👍