Exploring Lizard Island and Hiking up to Captain Cook's Lookout at the Great Barrier Reef

[@Dayofthetriffids]

Man oh man….superb video. I have my heart in my throat over those crocodiles!! Be careful you guys, lots of love for your exploits!

[@budawang77]

Always a pleasure to spend time with you two. Another great video well done.

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@samparker2828]

Thanks!

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Solron78]

Green tree ants use their larvae to spin silk, which they skillfully use to build and seal their nests. The worker ants hold the larvae in their mandibles, moving them along the edges of leaves to weave silk-like walls and create strong, sealed structures for their colonies.

[@SailorJames]

Super cool thanks for the info

[@stevev5510]

Green ants are yummy!

[@johncurry6047]

Oh, my dears. how Atmospheric can it get? Yes, you had to capture the ( What did they think when they stood there nearly 250 years ago) and you did it for me. The coolness of the Visitors book and then the Blue Lagoon, Wow! just WOW. Thank you both.

[@SailorJames]

It was really an incredible place !

[@rak3151]

Wonder filled episode! Love it! Love Y’all! Fair winds and no alligators!

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@MizzAugust7]

Lots more clothes with Two people! A zoom lens would have cool for the Monitor. Gorgeous Views as you always find!! Ya dont get them sittin in the boat! That Water-OMG. Opposing signs & Ice- unreal.Such Beautiful Corals & giant clams.Thank you as always.

[@willisbenjaminsergent9233]

Captain James Cook! My great great great grandfather. Thanks for covering brother! I kayaked the area he landed, in Hawaii. Still known as the greatest navigator to this day. Used Mathematics along with astronomy that the now modern day Lebanese people developed. #quakers

[@Surfsail]

The last few videos the music's been spot on🎉

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@synthalorenz3363]

WOW beautiful underwater shots.

[@mountainwest3444]

The view from the top to see what Captain Cook saw,, was absolutely incredible !! I could have sat up there for hours too. And we found out why it was called Lizard Island.

[@voilierboubou]

Luv the timelap , funny to see that the boats did not spin too much , nice spot !

[@SailorJames]

Too much wind for them to spin

[@Darcee-p9o]

Thank you James, for showing me the bottom - oh, those humungous clams! (scallops?) WOW

[@SailorJames]

The clams were so crazy big !!!

[@karenlucas8882]

Nature such a welcome relief from the caos of this world, thankyou for taking me on your adventure, beautiful people ❤️ 😊🇦🇺

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@banjojoeanddanielle]

So much fun! You guys look happy and healthy!

[@dougjacksonart]

Nice timelapse. Im suprised more sailing channels dont use timelapse and slow mo. They are such easy features on most modern cameras and phones and really add a bit of flair. Loving your journey and you guys are fabulous 😊

[@CarmenDoolittle]

This is an amazing video James and Rhonda!! Taking me back to my time in Australia!! Such an amazing, incredible place teaming with life!! Stay safe! The best to you both! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@SailorJames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DaringDan]

The time lapse was so rad. Thanks you two.

[@jaydubya4727]

Thanks for another skillfully done video tour of remote beauty! Your genuine interest in the history of places you visit shows through clearly and really does enhance the stories you're telling. We're lucky to have you both as guides.

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@justinmhuerta]

Definitely one of the most beautiful places we’ve seen on your Australia excursion! Thank you James and Rhonda

[@stephenbonnett164]

I was once told by a local to not worry about the crocodile warning signs at the beach because the sharks scare the crocs away. Thanks for taking me along with you in this episode, it was captivating.

[@MICHAELMEREDITHSR]

Good job folks I like it I like it a lot So *special*! 🙏🦉

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Think thats probably one of the most beautiful spots You've stopped off at..the colours of the sea and rocks were dazzling.

[@johnnyT428]

Awesome as always!! Loved the clams. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@Blueybob]

Love the clams. Thanks.

[@SailorJames]

They were amazing!

[@MikeSantis]

What an amazing island! Thanks for showing us James.

[@stevoking5225]

That is the Blue Lagoon.😮 Thanks Rhonda and James. Stevo, Brisvegas

[@mossycup6974]

The giant clams are awesome!

[@SailorJames]

Soooo coool

[@Sailormatt-k1p]

Great video guys thanks so much.

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rockshovelbeers]

God bless this boat . May you find Excellent bud with no seeds , and fair winds sailors 🍺🍺⛵️

[@johnnyliminal8032]

Nice lizard. If those critters can swim, might make a nice boat pet. One more thing against pirates too.

[@SailorJames]

😂😂😂

[@miksmax]

Great episode and wonderful time lapse at Cook’s lookout!

[@steveshap6219]

Great vid you two.

[@Mojave90]

That view on top of the mountain was absolutely epic... Thanks for sharing guys.

[@SailorJames]

It was out of this world !

[@MKokruok1]

Awesome views, water colors, unbelievable! Enjoyed the time lapse. Wow, what a view! Also, I'm glad the crocs didn't eat you. A professional production.

[@tonybarnes3858]

Thanks for this excellent episode!!

[@californiakayaker]

Beautiful Beaches and some of the largest giant clams I've ever seen. The history was amaZIng !

[@alexanderngawaka]

freaking magical as always AROHANUI

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@reqeffect]

Incredible. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻

[@BuildingSYMistress]

This episode = BRILLIANT! 👌 re. clothes washing = VERY cool, ohhh how there was/is SO MUCH in that!! Thank you!

[@SailorJames]

Happy you enjoyed it ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SVJanicemarie]

Salsa reference.. good one!

[@jogrant3851]

Gorgeous place, and Rhonda, you have such a beautiful soul - tearing up when you saw the Monitor lizard 🥰 Enjoyed your video so much. Happy Sails!!

[@SailorJames]

❤️

[@duncanbaynton7138]

Been watching you guys for a while now bloody awesome am on my way to doing this myself once my yacht is repaired so might see you some time btw nice soundtrack too🤘🏽

[@SailorJames]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MrRoycp]

So nice mate

[@alkempton1512]

Good job

[@nivek2157]

Im going to get a yacht in my next life. So amazing seeing these lovely isolated an beautiful nature spots. Thanks for your vids, I absolutely love watching them.

[@SailorJames]

So many amazing remote places in the world that can only be visited by yachts !

[@gratefulfredly8643]

Did a tour on midway island. Coming from the midwest it changed my life at 18. The trash today, makes me cry. My heart breaks. Such a waste. It is now off limits but the damage is horrible. A couple years ago, some volunteers picked up one ton of just TOOTHBRUSHES! I was still impressed at how LITTLE amount of trash there was there. Awesome you guys. Party on!

[@SailorJames]

The trash on Indonesian beaches and in the water is unlike anything I ever thought possible, and not just on windward beaches, it’s everywhere

[@th7297]

That was quite cinematic. Beautiful. Pure fun. Thank you guys 😎👍🏻🚀🤘🏻

[@SailorJames]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@angelwalker979]

Beautiful!🩵⛵️💙

[@blacktootherson]

Let’s goooo 🔥 new sailing tritea episode 🫡🫡

[@SailorJames]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chrisgundersen1117]

Did you have to prime the pump? I remember that from Little House on the Prairie :-) but I guess there’s more humidity there

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

My relatives cemetery has a water hand pump from the well! Neighbors are quite!

[@SailorJames]

Preseasoned

[@davidpawley7022]

Nice, sailed up there, all very familiar, always lots wind, for you its the right direction. I see you up at LabuanBajo (Been there too) but of course your KZbin time is out by many months, I see you making rapid progress is it your intention to close the apparent gap between now and KZbin time (hopeso!).

[@SailorJames]

The Reasons Why Most Sailing Channels Videos Are Not In Realtime kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4KqlWyAiN2al9k

[@Dan-t6h2s]

I actually heard the giant clams can be seriously dangerous. If you were not paying attention and put your hand or foot inside of one, they can actually close up on you a lot faster than you would think they could, and once clamped down, you need like an ax to pry it open again, so be careful when you’re down there.

[@SailorJames]

Most if not all giant clams can’t actually close

[@Dan-t6h2s]

@ thanks so much for clearing up my lack of understanding. If you are ever in the desert of Mesa Arizona, there is a meal and a whisky waiting for both of you…

[@robertspies4695]

Did you folks get to visit the Lizard Island Research Station run by the Australian Museum? It's a world famous marine biology lab.

[@SailorJames]

No but we heard about it

[@bobmanfre5083]

12:50. Why didn't Cook just wait around near the Airstrip? Sooner or later, someone was bound to fly in.

[@SailorJames]

He did but Amelia Earhart was a no show

[@jaysummers9396]

​​@@SailorJamesi see what you did there 😂🤘👍..

[@picnflwrsandchasingbutterflys]

Awesome ...ive seen those mollusks and they can get huge..my relative now passed took a ship called ss stranger back in 30s? A type of small paddle wheel if i recollect? Brought back an example of those clams..thanks again friends

[@SailorJames]

They are massive and so cool to see alive

[@seandownunder]

Escape the race.. Woah, freaky! me Like the 'fat beats"; music Thx ;)

[@SailorJames]

👍🏻

[@kaine10gabriel]

⛵ ❤

[@colinmiddleton2941]

Bureaucrats from two different departments and their signs. Hahahaha.

[@andresinnett4319]

Not deliberately being critical , but I thought u guys were going to Asia 🤔🤣

[@SailorJames]

Let me see how long it takes you to sail from Sydney to Cape York (2145 miles) at 5 knots 👍🏻 and for the record in real-time we have been in Indonesia for two months.

[@keeldragger]

I had to do a book report when I was in 8th grade. My father took me to the library and I could not settle on a book. As the library was closing, I was empty handed and my dad handed me a book about Captain Cook. I told my Dad I had zero interest in the book and was planning to fail the book report. He borrowed it from the library anyways and handed it to me. Later that evening I decided to make an attempt at the first chapter. I couldn't put the book down and read it cover to cover over the next two days.

[@SailorJames]

Hell yeah

[@DanO530.8]

Croc shoes anyways……

[@BenSymington]

[@bradpope7913]

Just trying to study the captain cook explore vessel. How do you spell it? Thanks

[@SailorJames]

HMS Endeavour

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

Can you swim here or get eaten by crocs?😮

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Yes 😂

[@danwilliams8695]

Props for the hat looks like Eddie Van Halen and Gilligan had a baby

[@SailorJames]

Yes it’s my “Eddie Van Sailing” hat

[@danwilliams8695]

Starting to seem like your never aussy land

[@SailorJames]

Do you mean never leave? We sailed 2145NM up Australia’s east coast (that’s not even the entire coast) at roughy 5 miles an hour. It takes a while.

[@danwilliams8695]

@SailorJames yeah brain works better than my thumbs lol

[@ckfpv]

U ought to shorten the intro

[@SailorJames]

Sorry sister I am not hiring for the director position