We’re really excited about something... [Ep 25]

[@vistadellargo900]

I have totally enjoyed this adventure, and there is one thing that has stood out for me from the start. I have severe hearing loss and now working with cochlear implants which help a lot, but Maya, OMG I have to tell you that you have the clearest speech of almost anyone I have ever heard, you enunciate your words so well, it is an absolute pleasure to listen to you speak. So many people mumble or speak too quickly, you my dear are clear and concise, and I’m sure there are many people out there that notice it and appreciate it as much as I do. Safe travels to both of you.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

That us because she is a "Canuck"! We speak with diction and clarity and not too quickly. We usually pronounce all the letters that are supposed to be pronounced too! Ok, not all of us do! But I agree, Maya is very easy to listen to and to understand!

[@n.g.h.calmarena7013]

I'm a 83 year old Swede, and I appreciate every form of sound this wonderful woman Maya produces, speech as well as music! I long for the violin, but a violin on board a small sailing vessel perhaps becomes affected by the humidity?

[@portfoliofotoz]

I subscribe to an embarrassing number of sailing channels. Magic Carpet is by far the most beautiful boat of all the channels, IMO.

[@n.g.h.calmarena7013]

It's Swedish. So, of course.

[@MonkPetite]

Nice vlog, again well done. The split of ships is done in the middle doe to draft and current. It could be the case one barge had class one or class two explosive/ hazardous goods onboard. These dangerous goods may not dock to others ships or near harbour or loading stations. Splitsing barges is obviously a job that needs total control. In the middle of the river the anchor barges will stay where they must. Going to the side they may started turning. Leaving current in the river is always done in a 180 if you can.

[@53goforit]

Oh Maya the little things you do or the little touches that you add is amazing from you, putting wax on the envelope, Wow

[@Andy_M986]

She's a very classy woman,so cultured and knowledgeable.

[@customer0815]

I noticed that there is something special when she folded. The letter a bit lower the exact to half. I guess it is a method of folding letters to be send without putting them into an envelope

[@philgray1023]

These are outstanding travel videos. I've rarely come across such professional work and as usual, the music choice is, without exception, superb. Thank you for all the work and effort that goes into this.

[@edwardparkhurst9804]

What an absolutely amazing adventure you have brought us on, outstanding video. Well done. I'm at a loss for words to describe the talent you have shown us. Thanks for sharing your life and times with us that watch your informative channel. Outstanding.

[@casse1261]

And again you cheered me up!! Yes, I am residing in Glen Waverley, Victoria and we are in the 4. Lockdown again, unfortunately!! It is such a pleasure, to be able to view all of your videos!! Many thanks and good luck for your future projects!!

[@ivancosic593]

Separation of barges. It sounds like they are going to two addresses, another tow boat is coming to pick up the ones left. There must be a port or other waterway nearby. They stopped the traffic because it is turning, and in that maneuver it needs the entire width of the river.

[@biancabrateanu2983]

Maya is such a great storyteller. She keeps me at the edge of my seat with a barge story haha I could listen to you talk about any subject, something about the way you tell a story makes it so engaging

Mosel river is very beautiful, with wineyards and nice villages ! Barge traffic it is still the 2nd most important after the Rhine in Germany, but as there are locks along the way you will basically get 170 m in length of barges (either in one pice, either two smaller ones) every hour in each direction, roughly. Moreover, many locks are double : one big 170 x 12 m lock for barges and one 18 x 3,20 m automatic lock for leisure boats (open April-October) so you avoid the stress of getting locked together with 3000 t barges :-)

[@kelliemarquet5125]

Awesome, you are sailing Germany and showing me all the sights I missed! I am a Canadian girl that travelled Germany in a camper van with my daughter, Sept 2019 and I miss it so much!

[@johnd4831]

The locals were correct, the River Mosel is both beautiful and peaceful. Lived near it for 3 years in the early 1980's and couldn't get enough of it. Put it on your list for the next time you travel through Germany. Love the videos. Keep up the great work and stay safe......

[@dcolemans]

Greetings from an old boater from San Francisco Bay area. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. Nice balance of tourism, boating, and personal. My wife and I have done pleasure boating on the Moselle and it is great - but I can sure understand wanting to get where you're going.

[@svlulalime9293]

Y'all deserve far more subs than what you have now. Your episodes are such great travelogues! Excellent editing and voiceover, plus story, whimsy, and compelling characters!

[@michaelbaughman7837]

So enjoy your Rhein journey. I've lived my 69 years in USA, but my ancestral line takes me to the Rhein and Deutschlands. In my bloodline is a king who ruled there and died at Rhein hessen. It's nice to see the area through your eyes. Thanks

[@ayellowbeard]

I stayed in the Koblenz fortress youth hostel back in 1994 before the gondola over the river. The only way to the top was a very steep road you could walk up or pay a couple of Deutschmarks to take the old style open ski lift built for two up. It was during Euro Cup and it was a very fun and amazing place. Would liked to have stayed longer.

[@XinyiLHBF]

Man the quality of your videos are off the charts.

[@joes7166]

I was in Germany about 30 years ago on business. No matter what town or city you go to you will experience the best beer in Germany according to the locals and the beer just happens to be brewed right here in this very town. How fortunate you are.

[@larryarmer5388]

Well produced! I enjoy the scenery and descriptions. More than likely as close as I will ever get to these places. Thank you!

[@40watt_club]

Very beautiful .. Ty for sharing your thoughts ...

[@RetireMentalityChallenged]

Thank you for letting me live vicariously through your adventure during this long COVID hibernation.

[@Maneich]

I would love for you to write a book of your travels!!! Your words are music as you speak

[@TST1998]

You missed not only the Mosel, but also the Lahn! Going up to Limburg would have been an amazing experience for you! And no commercial ships. Obviously, you have a lot of German followers. ;-)

[@RandomButtonPusher]

Ah, the chocolate museum! A great place to visit in a fascinating city. "Just reverse all the way," lol. Advice from the dock is often worth the price you pay for it.

[@daveamies5031]

Probably a power boater, no one who's reversed a monohull sail boat would ever say that, even motorcycles are easier to reverse....

[@duncan.5228]

What a wonderful voice you have Maya. I'm sure you could make very good money doing talking books !

[@willowdowns6782]

Thankyou both for our post card. Haven’t opened yet waiting for grandchildren to open. Envelope is lovely.🇦🇺💕

[@ronshea6970]

Another fascinating travelog of river life. Another city to add to our bucketlist. Thank you for sharing and fair winds. Ron, Jane and Marina Shea😎

[@thomasdavison8996]

I am glad you guys to see the Deutsche Eck (German Corner). Love your vids. Happy Sailing!

[@jfv65]

If you get to the Netherlands the Biesbos and Zeeland area are really nice. Zeeland also for sailing. I used to do a lot of windsurfing there. If you like to go more inland, the Friesland area is nice as well and the IJsselmeer is great for sailing. You could go up to the Afsluitdijk and go into salt water and visit some of the islands or 'park' your boat on the Wadden sandbank plains when the tide is low.

[@amorimontagnus2042]

Well I have just spent the past couple of months watching your adventure from video number one in order. Just finished your latest one today so I am all caught up. I have had a wonderful time enjoying your journey and now enter into the category of having to wait for the next one to be released. I envy what you are doing and you should both be very proud. From one Canuck to another may the wind be at your back and I look forward to you hoisting those sails again. Safe travels and thanks so much for sharing.

[@rebekkad.2092]

I can't wait for next week to see your adventure in Cologne. Thank you so much for this video.

[@Juan2know]

I loved the early videos through the French locks and seeing the countryside but your videos are all entertaining and escape for me during our lockdown.

[@Hairnicks]

Congratulations on your nearly completed journey, you worked hard to get there and have kept us enthralled for 25 episodes.

[@paulsmith1707]

Thankyou for the beautiful videos.

[@oakleyjack7600]

From the title it seemed that a few pink blankets or dog chews were in store, but then I quickly thought of how close you were to the end of this journey. I’m glad that Aladino could share his early childhood memories with his best friend and mate, and her sunglasses too 😎👍🎩⛵️

[@spiritflower6640]

Yes, but the sunglasses went perfectly with aladino's outfit! ;) thank you for another absolutely wonderful and informative video! I forgot the motor didn't have reverse... definitely makes it harder for maneuvering and tight River spaces! It looks like there's some cool old boats in Cologne :) also, good to hear that you can become a patron for as little as $2 a month... I will certainly do that soon when things ease up for me a bit! 💕🤙

[@riverbendtube]

So nice to see someone writing on real paper in ink. Now I will watch your next splendid episode.

[@hamradiojim6788]

Your neighbors in Koblenz were right about the Mosel...it would have been such a nice contrast to the Rhein, but now you can save this for another day! Really enjoying your travels and your observations. What will you do once the sails are up again? Do you have a destination in mind?

[@jalnafortune8163]

Awesome video as usual guys. Went down the mosel in 2000 after a week at expo 2000 in Hanover. It was the best trip ever. Zell is my dream town and like your friends said it is so relaxed and scenic that I'll never forget every moment. Thank you for the trip north through the continent!! I enjoyed it as if i was there.

[@fcfong3229]

I'm from Singapore and binge watched your entire series during these stay-home covid days. When you release it on Friday, it's Saturday, my time. So I wake up every Saturday with great anticipation to see where Magic Carpet is and what happened. Fantastic start of a weekend. Please keep it coming. Love all your videos. XOXOXO

[@lat7805]

Your travels are sooo beautiful and you both are so peaceful people, that I think you should buy a big boat and offer a few days tours trough some rivers. You'll find that you'll get lots of clients!

[@foxmd9410]

So you read almost all comments....good! Just want to say you guys are awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience the family and I love watching!

[@AlexFinger]

It's so rich to see how you discover "our" country, thank you for sharing :)

[@CousinTito]

How wonderful to cruise the Rhine, I love all of the castles, fortresses and all of their legends. I went on a touring cruise many years back but to do it at my own speed would be amazing. Yes your boat struggled, much like a Smart Car on the Highway on a windy day and yes the Rhine has constant commerce, but it is what it is. It's the Mississippi River of Europe but wider so that helps. Having a larger more powerful motor boat would have made it more enjoyable since you're not battling the current and wake of other boats as much, but hey...it's an adventure ya? And lots of good content :-)

[@gailalbers1430]

Sad you did not get to go on the Mosel- it’s one of my favorite places in Europe.

[@dwayners13]

Thank you for sharing your journey, while international travel may not be in our near future, watching your videos has provided us with a long list of places we’d like to visit & things we’d love to do. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@jsvno]

Welcome home - what about going north (north on the continent) Norway have a fantastic coast, even winter boating is cool. (look at You Tube). Reaching the Norwegian coast you have many more challenges than the rivers, but there is people giving you advice at every harbor. What about Stavanger - Tromsø - Svalbard. If the oktober is cold where you are - it is the same here in Trondheim, middle of Norway. We are sailing/motoring all the year.

[@christeague7596]

Have watched all your vids...really enjoy them...are you planning coming to UK...can I suggest the mighty menia straits. ..stunning scenery...Nelson once said if you sail through here you can sail anywhere...there's a challenge...it's got the swellies....very tricky.....oh and yes you got to sail into Liverpool...liver birds and all that..

[@trentbush38]

Beautiful arrival in Cologne! Really very nicely done!

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Thank you Trent!

[@tilongatao]

cool intros, I liked them both very much. Venturing up the Mosel valley for a day or two would have been very rewarding, but so will be the North Sea. Looking forward to the next episode! Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@JustMe-pp1mp]

Had just a wonderful time with you two, thanks for taking us along! And I gotta say, UTube is dumping commercials into your vlog like crazy, they obviously recognize your channel draws enough viewers to warrant the effort. Stay safe, and healthy :-)

[@crabuki1273]

Thumbs up for the sound effects in the cable car. Wheeeeeee!!!

[@paulsj9245]

Another stunning video, covering my home waters! 5:56 We see the vessel "Rheingold" - a reminiscence of the Nibelung Hort (and a Wagner opera). 14:45 your first glimpse of the bridges of Cologne - natural habitat for yours truly as a pupil, rowing up and down the stream uncounted times... We would cover the section from just above Koblenz (mouth of the Lahn river) to "home" at the lower part of Cologne three times on river trips.

[@garyscullion8832]

I enjoy your videos makes me want to visit the place's I've seen here . I too used to live in Squamish but am now in the interior so I've followed your adventures over the years . Thank you for all the great entertainment . Gary , Logan lake B.C.

[@goofyiest]

I do so love your channel. Donation coming soon!

[@mowhoknow5098]

Thank you 2 for the great videos and an amazing journey for me too( being there would have been better) you two have a powerful bond and enjoy those who truly found there soulmate! You 2 I believe are! Can’t wait for more hope the best for you both, stay loving and really cool 😎

[@thebrowns1017]

Greetings from the UK. I have very good memories of a trip to Koln three years ago.

[@timhmetal3499]

Dini.....stealing Maya's glasses, tsk, tsk. I care....haha. Great adventure as always.

[@daffindogtown]

Brilliant to see your journey. Cannot wait for the next instalment.

[@paulsmith1707]

Where next? Please take us with you. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@johnmccormick175]

Great video and what an amazing journey..thanks for sharing..take care and stay safe!

[@vetercrew85]

Maya, I love that your prepositions are 'slipping'. Mine did the same thing after a year in Japan, and my Canadian accent is still touched by my time in the UK.

[@mralexdenny]

We love every show--- !! thanks for all the entertainment-- Its turned stormy up in the BC Gulf Islands so we lit the fire and put on the show-- Perfect

[@digitalfotonetz]

Cologne, was a great evening, cool to have met you two...

[@jb9090]

I’ve been to Rotterdam, huge shipping port, and Amsterdam. It was hard to leave because I loved it so much

[@urlkrueger]

Oooo! More of the surreal artwork please.

[@thatguy2408]

Great video. Looking forward to the exploration video next week.

[@MikeHarrison3266]

The barge situation on the Rhine might be related to a drop in the water level of the river which has affected how much they can carry and the cost, it might be that to continue forward the barge group had to split and the units with no engines would be towed by the other boat you saw, of course, while all that was being organised it would be quite dangerous for other traffic to pass. I have great memories of Koln, a great and sadly departed friend Klaus Doll came from there and we had many many hours making music together, they were wonderful times.

[@GoneSailingCA]

Nice sailing you two! We’ve watched your whole trip across the continent, looks like fun, maybe someday we’ll give it a try also!

[@Slowrollingtheisland]

Hope you don't rush through the Netherlands. I would love some time on the canals......

[@ericsmallwood6241]

Once again very enjoyable,but I agree with "ham radio jim" & "Pamy H " you should not have missed the Mosel. Don"t be too anxious to get to the North Sea at this time of year, there are lots of great places to see in Holland. I am no sailor so do not understand why you would want the open rough sea when you could be on beautiful rivers & canals. Like to know your plans for the Winter & next year ?

[@paulsj9245]

Magic Carpet is a sailboat! With the mast fixed to her back, she's like a bird with the wings bound to her body, functioning at minimal capacity, as a transportation jalopy. Compare the former videos of "effortless" sailing to those at the start of this journey when they crawled drudgingly up the Rhone river, compare the natural sounds of waves and wind to the noisy diesel engine rattling the boat for hours a day - then you will understand! Up the Mosel river would have been another crawl... I for one even pondered why they did not sail(!) up the European Atlantic coast instead of motoring "through the continent", but I understand that this is a daunting task, very much impossible in Winter!

[@bevtrue6937]

Well done trip. So many interesting things to see. "These are your sunglasses? Nobody cares!!" Haha, but you do!!

[@bertoverweel6588]

May I give you a suggestion ? When you enter the Netherlands follow the river Nederrijn and Lek insted the Waal and Merwede . There is a lot of commercial traffic on the Waal .

[@tumblyhomecarolinep7121]

Hahaha I care about the stolen sunglasses Aladino. Excellent episode as always

[@trentbush38]

Love following you guys but seeing the Moselle would have been fun!

[@pripley20]

One kölsch won't be enough, lovely video

[@keebearfull]

Dini, I wish I could have seen film of your stud style boat handling docking maneuver. But it's best to focus all attention piloting Magic Carpet not on getting dramatic footage.

[@garyfroeschner2523]

Awesome once again. thank you.

[@ianallan2337]

Nice! I love Fridays.

[@JagLite]

Another excellent video! I suggest you practice reversing the boat out in an open area. Every sailboat will steer when reversing once you are actually moving backwards so that there is water moving past the rudder to give you steerage. The stern of the boat will pull sideways when first put into reverse so you plan on that, once the boat has pulled around some and then started to move backwards the rudder will start to have effect, continuing in reverse and getting more water flowing past the rudder and you will see that you can steer very well and can weave around anchored boats, mooring buoys, and anything else while in reverse. I have watched many experienced sailors who say that their boat won't back up but that is because they haven't learned how and practiced. They put the boat in reverse and the stern starts pulling sideways, then they put it into forward and use the rudder and prop wash to push the stern over, then back into reverse and it pulls the stern over again... repeat, repeat, meanwhile any crew is trying to fend off other boats, piles, etc. The captain never gets the boat moving backwards at any speed to have steerage in reverse. Take into account how any wind will push the bow and get some speed, even 1 knot is enough to give you steering in reverse. Please practice reversing and the next tight slip you have to back into will be so easy, even when you have to drop an anchor from the bow and back up a good distance then squeeze between two other boats to moor. That is where we see who knows their boat and who needs to practice. Love your videos, you bring back wonderful memories of my days of cruising so long ago.

[@paulsj9245]

He said that, but you don't mention the channeled wind in that harbour!

[@JagLite]

@@paulsj9245 The "channeled" wind makes it more difficult to turn around, not more difficult to back up. He's young, he will learn. There is a lot to learn and we are always learning, or should be. Many are convinced something can't be done, until they learn how to do it.

[@hansb.8]

The Mosel would have been a nice change for a few days ...... enjoy the koelsch....

[@grahamsaunders1594]

Thank you love the jurney

[@jpdj2715]

Cologne - called Köln by the locals - was founded as a Roman colony called Colonia. It has a beautiful Graeco-Roman museum at the square with the main basilica/duomo.

[@paulsj9245]

Please allow me to correct your typo: It's the Romano-Germanic Museum. The Greeks probably came only in the 20th century for restaurants like Sokrates or Aphrodite ;)

[@jpdj2715]

@@paulsj9245 - thank you. This time I cannot honestly blame auto-correction. It's a mind fart. Human memory as a creative process.

[@jazbar49]

@@paulsj9245 Irony, irony . . .they have all got it in for me.

[@paulsj9245]

@@jpdj2715 No need to provoke smelly associations - was verbindet Dich mit Köln?

[@paulsj9245]

@@jazbar49 You may know more than me - I'm not into those restaurants, personally ;)

[@benjespina]

great video as always! 🙌🏼

[@checksixb17]

So beautiful! Would love to see it!

[@markbernier8434]

No one else seems to have mentioned it, but another rare skill, you can pen a decent hand in cursive script.

[@Romualdomgn84]

Maya, waiting for episode about Düsseldorf, the town which I visited several times during my business trips.

[@niemandnobody8145]

Cologne is also well known for the Toyota race cars that are built for the 24h or Le Mans, for example ;-)

[@Dylan-iq1de]

There are only about 5 very big ships with 3 barges and one ship propelling I think. A few ones called “Camaro”. They are the biggest ones on that part of the Rhine. I also have no idea what happened, pretty weird story

[@MrINKOMPATIBEL]

I had this video playing in the background while i was cleaning my appartement. But i listened up when i heard Aladino saying "Kölsch". xD I am from that area.

[@Richard-R-S]

🙏🏻...

[@ianmclelland1503]

Don't stretch the cool sunnies Alidino!! Hell to pay!!

[@caroledrury1411]

Have watched every one!!!!

[@hollowaldfee4067]

Cologne; the city I grew up in :-) love it!!!

[@Gjosz]

Almost in the Netherlands.. my home country.. excited to see what you're going to show about it. But also which route you are going to take as the rhine splits up right after the German-Dutch border... are you both going to follow the "Waal" the southern arm of the Rhine river... or are you going the North arm...(North..but flowing right through the center of the Netherlands.. and about 20/30km north off/parrallel to the South arm)which is named Rhine.. but later on "Lek".. Its smaller.. with some commercial barges, but less than on the "Waal" ... This arm named Rhine/Lek crosses a canal.. the "Amsterdam - Rhine canal" yes.. the connection between the port of Amsterdam and the Northern arm of the Rhine named "Lek" at the crossing at the town of "Wijk bij Duurstede" and the southern arm named "Waal" at the town of "Tiel". An old employee of the Waterlocks at Wijk bij Duurstede once named the "Lek" the parallel road of the highway "Waal" .. as it should be (smaller and therefore) more relaxing to travel. Anyway... just a free mind message.. Have a safe trip and enjoy your stay.. if not allready done in the Netherlands.

[@tinekejoldersma]

It could be the barges split in a very streamlike part because the motor couldn't make it or stopped. The trouble is that the load can fall off. It happened a few times before so they block the channel/river to prohibit an accident. A load of containers on the floor of the Rhein is a disaster. If ever you going to do this again, take the Moselle. Breathtaking river and surroundings. I so had to laugh, Cologne is famous because of the church, not because of the crane flats XD

[@V100-e5q]

In railroad parlance it is called doubling the hill. When a train stalls because it is too heavy to go up a hill they take it apart and park one piece in a siding. Seems to be the case here. The barges being next to each other form a sizable resistance. And before going through faster currents the load will be halved. And parked (anchored) at a place where there is enough space for the passing traffic. Either this is routine and was planned because they calculate the tug's power for the load to be too small or the engine has issues.

[@tinekejoldersma]

@@V100-e5q usually a harbor is there to stall the load, must be panic when they leave them in the middle of the river, and the whole river is closed off. And they do have drunk captains a lot too.

[@rickbarlow7831]

What great storytelling....

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

I enjoy seeing Magic Carpet under sail from the extended rear and other views that you offer, on occasion. How close to Winkel North Holland, did you come while sailing through the north to the sea?

[@ed_richards47]

Another great, interesting and exciting video, guys. Did you climb the 501, ( I think) steps up to the top of the cathedral spire? Well worth it for the view, although much easier coming down!! Looking forward to next week's video already!

[@lizdavies264]

Anchor beer, like the Old Sea Dog would say