Island Hopping on the WEST COAST

[@SchoandJo]

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[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Ollie going potty on the grass pad AND fetching shells on command? Bravo Ollie! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@SchoandJo]

IKR! This video should be called: Ollie figures out boat life 😂

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

@@SchoandJo Better late than never! 😂

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

Yay Ollie! Way to go! So close to the end of this adventure but then off to your new adventure…exciting! 🥰

[@SchoandJo]

Woot woot!

[@karikarr6377]

Some great ASMR stuff at the beginning of the video, some great scenery, adorable shots of Ollie, and a cute new striped hat. 😊 👍

[@SchoandJo]

Haha we thought so too! Thanks so much Kari ❤️

[@emilyneal7888]

Somehow I missed the whole van thing, but it should be fun. Crossing your wake is so bitter sweet for me. I have so enjoy the loop.

[@SchoandJo]

Bittersweet for us too! We haven't talked about the van on KZbin because we are enjoying releasing Loop videos 😁 We did a podcast about it (the pursuit of happiness) and have discussed it on our email list for the last few months. Thanks for watching, Emily!

[@karenprice5439]

Nice video.. Pretty area...Almost done...

[@SchoandJo]

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[@debrajohnson1140]

We are in Cape Coral and Pelican Bay is our “go to” anchorage on a whim. It took 10 months to get us floating again after Ian. We lift our PDQ 34 the water levels lifted our boat off the lift after it beat a hole in one of the hulls, our home was another story.

[@SchoandJo]

Wow... so sorry to hear that, Debra! We hope you're at least somewhat back to normal as of now, but that is a really tough event to go through 🙏

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Another beautiful video. I see in the comments that you are switching to a van. I game for anything you three do, but it might be nice to come back to a boat down the road.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks! 🙏 I have no doubt we'll be back on the water at some point :)

[@michaeltheboatinglife9359]

You were totally in my section of Florida. Our house is almost done and Cape Coral and we are closer to the Pine Island area.

[@SchoandJo]

Such a beautiful area!

[@michaelmiller2599]

BTW - love watching all your vids, thx for replying to my outboard question

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks, Michael!

[@troykirchenbauer]

Love the video! Beautiful camera work. Sad to see these coming to a close. I will look forward to van life!

[@jacobalderman105]

My home waters! I love lemon bay!

[@gr83needlenoses]

Awesome Ollie!!!

[@SchoandJo]

👏👏👏

[@andreapifer6842]

Ft myers got the surge for sure but not the eye or the brunt of the winds. So you were in one of the areas that was one of the hardest hit in Englewood.

[@SchoandJo]

The damage is crazy... hope they will be able to rebuild eventually 🙏

[@michaelgarrity6090]

This is a truly beautiful area..It is one part of Florida I have not spent much time in and don't have much familiarity with. I could have, my parents did buy a lot on Marco Island but they sold it before doing anything with. They had also looked at places in Fort Myers avd Naples area. I am actually thinking of "pivoting" to getting a van or RV and doing that instad of getting another boat and exploring that way. I think that it will be less taxing to operate something on land than a boat. It won't be until next year at least before I do that becaise while 2023 was my year of figting cancer, this is my year of recovering from it. I just finished my fitst of three weeks of daily radiation treatments and I was so worn out yesterday, I slept the entite day. Two nore weeks of radiation and i hope that is it for all my cancer treatments. I am interested to see how you guys approach your explanations by a van.

[@SchoandJo]

That seems like a reasonable Pivot! It gets you out there quicker so you can still travel while recovering. I hope our future videos help there! 🙏

[@Pawsonthebay]

So excited you are close to wrapping up the loop. Random question have you ever used the Bimini(awning) on your dinghy?

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks 😊 Good question; yes, we have used it, just once, though! We used it during a snorkeling expedition in the Keys before starting the Loop. The sun protection was nice but the main reason we don't use it often is that it gets in the way. Getting in and out of the dinghy was much harder with it up, so we opted to not use it and instead go for large-brimmed hats and sunscreen. There are some other times it would have been helpful but not something we would look for in our next dinghy, if that helps :)

[@kimsalmon7593]

Waving hello from Kingston Ontario, did you do any videos before the great loop?

[@SchoandJo]

👋 Kim! Yes, they are on our channel, you can go to our channel page. I'll warn you that they are not that good because we had no clue what we were doing but we have all our initial international travels on KZbin like India, Australia / NZ, and South America :)

[@drumsnbass]

I haven’t seen all you videos so maybe I missed this but… How about a video of the best apps you have used, the best items you’ve bought along the way, the best couple of experiences you’ve had, etc. Call it “The Best of The Best of our Loop”!

[@SchoandJo]

We are planning a series like this for after we cross our wake. So stay tuned!

[@drumsnbass]

@@SchoandJo great minds think alike! 👋

[@michaelmiller2599]

I’m about to purchase the same Epropulsion outboard - though not a get up and go fast motor, are you happy with it just for tooling around? My dinghy is a 9’ RIB

[@SchoandJo]

We were super happy with it until it broke! So overall, we would say yes to electric, although we may try a torqueedo next time. Essentially our ePropulsion just seized up, and the company didn't offer to help at all. There's a bit more to it, but more info is at the top of our review blog. LMK if you have any other questions! schoandjo.com/e-propulsion-dinghy-motor-review/

[@michaelmiller2599]

@@SchoandJo thx so much for the quick reply - sounds and looks like it’s actually a very good ‘not fast’ outboard - also sounds like its demise was some fault of your own? Curious why you would now consider the Torqeedo over the Epropulsion? Again, thanks for your reply - I’m excited to get my new 2024 RT29CB where I’ll be using the new outboard on the new 9’RIB dinghy just for tooling around and short jaunts to dinghy docks when anchored out. Also, just sold my Mercedes Winnebago RV that made for a perfect go anywhere home on the road. 😉

[@SchoandJo]

It was great, until it broke! Wether it was a fault of our own is debatable, our thoughts were that if it can be broken beyond repair with normal use (i.e. we ran over submerged fishing line within a month of use) then it doesn't have the build quality we recommend in an expensive product. Also, even though the company thought so, I doubt that was the reason why it broke because that happened one month after purchasing it and it broke about 18 months later, so a large time difference. In general, since the motor was unrepairable (i.e. it had to be serviced by professionals), and it completely bricked within the warranty, and the company wasn't helpful in getting it resolved - we don't recommend the product. It sucks because it really was such a good motor for the majority of boat life, just at the end it broke. You may have a different experience, they may have fixed their quality issues, I hope they did! @@michaelmiller2599

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

Are you building your van or buying one

[@SchoandJo]

Building one!

[@04071950]

Are you planning to have videos about your ending the great loop? You haven't posted for a while.

[@SchoandJo]

We are posting one video a week, and it goes out on Sundays. The latest video just went live!

[@jimyoung1734]

Do you guys take Venmo?

[@jimyoung1734]

I ask because I don’t like PayPal and I love your videos, need to contribute

[@SchoandJo]

Hey Jim... that's super kind of you 🙏 We don't really have a venmo, but we do have a Patreon. That being said, if you want to help in a non-monetary way, sharing our videos would do a huge help!

[@sobiecki]

A bit late to protect that flag.. 😢

[@SchoandJo]

Hey, every little bit counts! We've put ours through the wringer for 2 years of full time cruising!

[@KellysCanoeing]

Saw that you are pivoting to van life. Sad to see you are ending boat life, what your brand has now is unique. Best of luck with your continuing journey but I will no longer be following. Peace and safe travels.

[@SchoandJo]

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[@patrickhynes6058]

@@SchoandJo @KellysCanoeing - Kelly I was thinking the same thing. I think what made Jen & Elliott so successful on YT doing the loop (as well as having groupies/followers at AGLCA events) is that they brought such a young /positive / interesting energy to an activity where they are 20 years younger than the typical looper. I hope vanlife works out for them personally- but unfortunately YT / social media is way over saturated with vanlife channels and it will be challenging to stand out from the crowd the way they have with the loop.

[@SchoandJo]

I (Elliot) am grateful that you both were interested enough in the Loop to watch these videos. This being said, we are more than just the Loop and have much more we want to show on this channel. The Loop was only the second pivot. We plan to take our love of learning and enthusiasm at trying something new as we take the next step. Sure, there is plenty of van content on KZbin, but we plan to make it unique to us. We want to encourage people to embrace the pivot, take the leap, and reach out for your goals and interests. Whether that be looping or otherwise. If you like us and our approach to the Loop, then stick around but by no means do we want you to stay if you are not interested. There's also enough negativity on social media without people telling us "we don't like what you are doing next and we are leaving" - you can just unsubscribe, or say "thanks" and leave it at that - remember the golden rule! We wish you the best

[@donaldjones4900]

Elliot…I will be along for the ride on You Tube

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks, Donald!