E24: Sailing Bonaire and Curacao Solo

[@fredbarnes3280]

You are a sweet soul. Your song made me feel love for you and miss my daughter. Ambassador of love. Safe sailing.

[@rushellrousseau9197]

I cried because of your version of Little Boxes. When I was an exchange student in Montreal, I totally lucked out on friends and ended up living with a most wonderful group of hippies in a communal house. Actually a loft that we built six bedroom , three stacked upon each other. I met people who made my heart sing and it was there that I first heard that song. I spent the year that I was there debating if to stay in uni or go sailing (working as crew until I could afford my own). In the end I took two years off of uni, and worked in France but now I'm back at uni, in a long distance relationship with someone who doesn't sail & still dreaming about the day that I'll buy my boat (already found her, just saving) and set my sails. Hearing the song at first brought back all of the warmth and love from that Montreal loft & particularly the lovely Emily who taught us the song. Then as you did your bit, ALL of my heart's strings were pulled. I love how your positivity seeps through even when you're having a rough day at sea. Happy adventuring! Greetings from Trinidad (& Tobago).

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Damn, you hooked me to sub with "beer is still beer", opening with a winch handle and enjoying it while taking in the view from the deck!!! But your rendition of Malvina Reynolds 'Little Boxes ' nailed it, WOW! I'm sure Malvina is smiling as much as I am right now, although she would be labeled as a radical bohemian, pre-hippy.... and love your dry sense of humor too!

[@rogeranderson5311]

Just shared your Link with my seventeen years old daughter she reminds me of you. May the sun be at your back and a fresh breeze to fill your sails. Much Peace and Love from a old sailor in North East Texas.

[@hy1802d]

Captain Holly says " ok crew when we get to town lets sing the ticky taky song" YAY

[@garthhayden4214]

I absolutely love the rendition of litter boxes. Can't stop listening

[@jeffmorton9220]

The song, “Pretty Boxes”, along with the out-of-tune ukulele, was so cool! I loved it!

[@williamjager7289]

@ 21:17 a giant cloud guy opened up a hole in the clouds so he could look at the little city with all the people living in their boxes...lol...luv your boat!!!

[@navigator902]

Why I watch every Monday, your wonderful seat of your paints spontaneity, testing your skills and proving your ability. Proud of you little sailor. I'm living through you. thank you for that.

[@hansabbel]

I have been watching all episodes in two days and I'm stuck! Best sailing channel ever. U are a very funny and cute girl and probably de most competent real sailor out there. Good luck on the pacific.

[@michellegaeb2291]

Spoiler alert,,, once you catch up on binge watching her, it feels like FOREVER between videos. I’m actually Re Watching them all again now to pass the time between current videos and IG posts. 💚💛🧡

[@sumobear2031]

Your one of the best yachting youtubers and really draw viewers into feeling part of the crew

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Love that song. Love your version even more! Thanks for sharing!

[@pdutube]

Such a cool video. I was really shocked by how much the interior of Bonaire looks like Arizona, sans rattlesnakes and scorpions. I didn't know what I was expecting, maybe a lot more palm trees? I also loved the heart of padlocks 21:08 and the great blue hole pierced through the clouds behind it, it reminded me of the padlock bridge in Amsterdam. Keep up with the great videos, looking forward to meeting Wind Hippie Mom ;-)

[@jtaylor0727]

Oh oh.. video quality during you walk was spectacular... watching on my 65 in TV... blue was vibrant!! Good stuff young one!!

[@Gilespargiter]

That was a lovely very entertaining vlog. Your version of "Little boxes", which you sang beautifully, reminded me of Pete Seeger and Joan Baez singing it.

[@texassteve6826]

Love the ending of the song! It made me chuckle!!

[@strietermarinesurvey1415]

God bless you! Your song made me cry! Good luck girl! Fair winds!

[@adedgeworks]

song written by malvina reynolds referencing hills of south san francisco in the very early 60's I attended her performance of this at a live session at ucsf in 1968. Lovely to hear it performed by dear wind hippie

[@Reapersmovies]

21:15 "and the girls go buy a sail boat and say fuck this bitch I'm leaving" LMAO!! You crack me up Holly! #EatHandCaughtFish #DanceNakedInTheRain Only the best quality content!! ;) Another simple, yet unique and awesome video Holly! I do love that you're videos actually feel like just talking to a friend, rather than putting on some type of highly edited graphically faked show!! #StayAmazingHolly #KeepItReal P.s. Can't wait to met your mom :)! Stay safe on your long sail!

[@andersjakobsen9906]

This was a really nice episode. So many funny comments and great filming. And off cours THE song. Epic. Greetings from Norway, fair winds,,,/),,,,

[@Crapos]

Thanks for telling how it really is day to day on a boat you make all you viewers smile on every video. keep up the great work

[@osilva2367]

Loved your video As always! Never a stupid face. Just beautiful, wholesome and real. Loved the lil boxes song ending so much too! Safe journey and have a blast with your Mom😊😊😊😊 Thanks for sharing your life😁

[@shellyisacco1863]

I loved you're song so much. You created a perfect alteration!!! Wishing you fair winds.

[@randymcmeekin1955]

See the way she popped the beer with a winch handle? My respect for this girl has reached a new high...

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Ditto!

[@ivanobar1]

Thanks. I knew it was a tool, and I was impressed. Gots to get me a wench handle to open my beers...or not.

[@mohamedanthony7491]

dont know if anyone gives a shit but if you guys are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch pretty much all of the new series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my girlfriend for the last couple of months :)

[@huxleykylo5711]

@Mohamed Anthony yea, I have been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself :D

[@Dashzap]

You have all those hats! Portable shade. Thanks for showing us the park and the cacti. Very beautiful.

[@WindHippieSailing]

😹 so true

[@bobbypage4854]

New subscriber, you rock. I’m so impressed with you. Loved the song. Rock on & be safe 🙏🍀✌️

[@rickconely2850]

Loved the song. I Always look forward to your vids. Keep it up you rock!

[@nicholasbyrnes788]

Great twist on "Little Boxes" :)

[@greysilverback3924]

I enjoyed the rendition ending of the song ! Well done :)

[@TheDmac66]

Consider getting yourself a little umbrella, easy to carry and you always got shade when you want it. And a folding Han held fan.

[@TydalWind]

Great Twist in your Very well done musical piece! Love it!

[@allanhaggett]

"I could throw a potato..." Yikes! Few years ago I was struck in the head by a potato, thrown by my buddy. Knocked me out. A dangerous vegetable and you would be wise to steer clear of it. :) Nice video, as usual.

[@Pete-z6e]

allanhaggett , great advice, I’ll keep a keen eye for flying potatoes!

[@arekkaniewski4442]

Frozen potatoes are dangerous

[@paulb5907]

hi holly love the videos and following your journey , love the song at the end too its soo sweet im gonna get diabetes , take it easy be safe

[@unclebob6728]

You are a true salt when you can open a beer with a winch handle! 16:23 Nice job on the additional verse to "Little Boxes". Mr.Seeger would approve. Thanks for the videos!

[@johncollandrasr8801]

Miss that face! Fair winds. Love to hear you sing!

[@Toolboxcov101]

Love your singing. The island with the cactus really surprised me. Love your vid's. Be safe.

[@justindonohue574]

Hey, thanks for your content! I've binge watched all your stuff, you're funny. Keep up the awesome!

[@davidalbright7335]

Our favorite episode yet. Good job. Thanks, also, for the earworm. Little Boxes is worse than "It's a Small World." We would love to hear your lyrics put that tune. Safe travels. We're nipping at your heels in three weeks.

[@711rico]

I've always been a weed smoker. In 2018 i had a gf who's dream it was to sail the sea's and the world. I ditched the girl to play RDR2 and smoke weed, only to realize my big mistake when rona hit in 2020 and i've discoverd these sail blogs. The weeds song made me cry, thanks Holly!

[@MrAlubenco]

"sum thing beautiful but just as beautiful...". Good stuff! Happy sailing!

[@davidalbright7335]

We just had to watch the episode again for the song.

[@palyarmerc7859]

In all my years I've never heard Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds...thought I knew my way around. But your version has the sailboat verse?, can't find that (in my short search) anywhere else. Totally makes the song. Bookmarked in perpetuity at 19:58. Love it! Ty

[@davehigh2275]

Love your singing, you make it real.

[@alangwell1620]

after i am finished with your vid I feel a calm and I have a long lasting smile on my face. thanks young lady , and may fortune always fall your way.

[@mkolesnik]

Just catching up on your channel and signed up for patron. Really cool stuff ! The dry climate intrigued me, so here's what I found on interwebs about bonaire..... The difference between the dry months and the most humid months is only a few percent. The reason the moist air doesn't grow into showers is because the island is small and the lack of differences in altitude. Most of the rainy clouds pass Bonaire to cause rain on the mainland. This often is Venezuela.

[@steveperkovich1812]

Cool song

[@tiagotostesbueno4121]

you're awesome and makes me laugh a lot w your exceptional sense of humor ! 🥰

[@SamWolfandCo.fossickandfind]

Hi there intrepid traveller! Watching you walk amongst the cactus and as you were reading out the cactii description, the one that I reckon would be of some use to you is the prickly pear, the fruit of which is edible, Yep food worthy, to get to the tasty bit you use a folded hankerchief and a pocket knife to peel back the skin, now it does have a lot of dark seeds but the yummy bit looks a bit like watermelon consistency and tastes good and juicy natural sucrose so you could avoiding prickles make a nice natural juice drink, I guess you could mix it with tequila voila "cactus sunrise". Be Safe, Cheers👍🇦🇺👍👌🇺🇸

[@symphonyfarm2009]

Bonaire has coral farms and restoration projects that sound so cool. Learned that from ole Tarka!

[@sailingavocet]

that is super cool!

[@willisgemutlich2608]

Wow that's one of my favorite tunes from childhood. It gets stuck in my head every time I have to drive anywhere near Los Angeles. Love the twist ending. That's getting a rewatch after I finish catching up!

[@moriver3857]

All three ABC island are very similar in what you saw with the coral and ocean, the cactus, etc, but mostly on the west sides. In Aruba, there are mooring balls on the north, near the lighthouse, the area is called high rise, but you can't overnight on the moorings because is across a public beach. If you go back west, you'll be fighting the wind and lots of tacking. Have fun. Fair winds and stay safe.

[@Dutch1951x]

Love your videos! All the adventures I always wanted to make but life slipped by and now I can't, but I live them through your adventures. Thank you for all the effort!

[@johnrathbun2943]

Okay I binge watched the other videos that I hadn't seen and now I'm all caught up.

[@Richard-R-S]

Hello Holly, Nicely done vlog post Ma'am, with your song it is even better👍🏻. God Bless🙏🏻⛵🐬🎶🎸💜, Richard🚴🏻‍♀

[@maxinemccartney5284]

Love you singing!

[@jameshassell8110]

Hey Holly - If my ears don't deceive me, the song you were singing had the same tune as a song from back in the1950's called "There's a Pawn Shop on the Corner (in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)". You have a beautiful voice and I love your videos. They take me back to a time when I was still able to sail. 💖💖

[@williamralph5442]

Bonaire looked like the Sonoran dessert in Arizona. You have a great voice . Thanks WH

[@headhunterracing]

You’re doing great job out there.... song was very good as well!!

[@georgeh1352]

A bit late but only just discovered this blog. Loved the song, you don't need to be a professional singer to throw out a good song. Oh the plural of Cactus is Cacti, made me chuckle. xx

[@christinas8720]

I love your adventurous spirit. And your songs! 💜👍

[@joelabriola6289]

Glad your back! We all were waiting anxiously for your post.

[@Lightw81]

If you put beer bottles in the sea the best that will happen will be that the beer will get to the same temperature as the sea, which is going to be pretty warm in the Caribbean! If you wrap the beer bottles/cans in a cloth bag or similar and hang it in the breeze after soaking the bag, then the water evaporating will cool the beer. You may need to keep re-wetting it. Give it a go. Bon voyage.

[@MrA1582000]

Thanks for the video. Had no idea of the vegetation there. Loved the Seeger.

[@beckyheidi625]

Awesome awesome take on little boxes - actually giggled ❤️❤️

[@msseasailor5731]

I love you and your life and the beautiful song! Just found you and admire your honesty!

[@danielbuckner2167]

"Worst case Ontario", and "That's my hand" are instant classics! I saw when you were swimming under the boat checking out the bottom. Looked like a great bottom to me! ;-)

[@navigator902]

Use to live in South San Francisco, and would look up at the little boxes on the hillside, all the same..... LOVED IT.

[@estrelladelmar6466]

I love what you are able to do with your boat. Minimalist and it works out for you pretty good. Rock on sista!!!!

[@bigbobear_tv2917]

Hi there! i love the videos. just stumbled in to ur channel! Been watching ever since. U are living my dream girl! Been planning to move to Bonaire and sail from there. Wish u a great trip to panama and Bon Voyage!!

[@sailingavocet]

that is awesome! Maybe we will share an anchorage some day!

[@bigbobear_tv2917]

@@sailingavocet Time will tell. Been dreaming for this for a long time, but now the oppertuniity will present itself within a year or so. Im all in !!

[@sailingavocet]

@@bigbobear_tv2917 awesome!! Good luck

[@kellyrandall1714]

I love you girl! What a trooper!!! Be safe and I really enjoy these videos

[@Bikerbob59]

Make me wish i was 40 years younger and a true adventurer. Like you. Cheers you are my new hero.

[@hedynoble7712]

Loved your song.Thanks for the video. Looking forward to seeing your Mom.

[@eivindslode4046]

A little advice on cooling a bottle of beer. Do the following Roll a bottle of drink (which is not cold) into a soaking newspaper or towel. Place the roll in the sun and wrap when dry. What's up? The energy from the sun rays heats the wet newspaper and causes the water to evaporate. When the water evaporates, it takes energy from the rest of the water in the newsprint, even from the drink inside the bottle. When energy is removed, the temperature drops. That way, the drink inside the bottle gets colder. Good luck, it's good to follow you on your videos. Greetings from Norway.

[@WindHippieSailing]

Cool! I'll try that next :)

[@tinkeringwithmark1186]

You will enjoy San Blas and the canal. Did it in '70!

[@keithcope8113]

Thank you for tthe song it was cute. That first islands desert looked alot like here in tucssin except we've different kinds of cactus. Stay safe looking forward to meeting your mom. See you in a couple of weeks

[@terryhansen6362]

Well done Girl ,loved little boxes

[@kamenrider1395]

"You can't look into my cockpit," she says with a giggle, "or down my boat."

[@collarandhames]

Love your song! Amazing! Love following your Vlog,, I'm a first year sailor in ontario, and boat is on the hard now. Keep up my spirits over the hard winter,, All the best from up north.

[@solarsail56]

No embarrassment at the mooring - good sailors figure it out and you did. Love your version of the song. Safe travels.

[@howardwells9002]

By your song I assume your port was the stop of cruise ships. All the stores are leased by cruise lines. Whether in Alaska or the Caribbean, the stores are all the same.

[@melvinboyce9629]

If you plan on sailing to Tahiti be aware that in Papeete you may more much like you did there, only diff is you will be only about 6 feet from the shore and hundreds of people will be walking by looking at your boat. And then every so often a high speed ferry will zoom by . Like the underwater view of your boat, she is nice.

[@cousinjack2841]

That was really interesting; what a difference between the islands. Thanks.

[@PatrioticTroll]

Thank you for another great video! I know your very busy and I don't know what's all involved in the process but I would love to see you sell some merchandise like T-shirts or hoodies.

[@MrLindegger]

Big admira tion for a lovley lady. NEVER stop.

[@davidrayburn2260]

Although i don't think it will ever top the charts, I do just love the song. Oddly put but a complement just the same !

[@chrisphinney6430]

safe travels to panima! wonderful that you will be sailing with your mom.

[@glennedwards1449]

Hello Wind Hippy I would just like to say how impressed by yourself. You are Bright determined and hard working. You certainly deserve to live your dream and have success in life unlike most of your whinging entitled generation who demand it as a right. What's more you seem to understand that it will not always work out even if you do everything correctly as life is not fair however you have enough grit to bounce back. I would say you are a credit to your generation however they do not deserve to be associated with you. I wish you all the best and hope you continue to have an extraordinary life. PS I am sure your parents are incredibaly proud of you.

[@samcolt938]

That fort is so COOL!

[@henriquehenrique733]

Very Good... I have a sailboat in Curaçao, video is beautiful ...

[@williamwright2183]

Good tunes awesome video of the boat underwater.

[@martinpaquette2631]

At 15:52, did you say Ontario? As someone who lives in Ontario, my ears just tuned into that word. Haha

[@johnyyaussi1339]

As you get further into the park, there is more vegetation and lots of goats.

[@sailingavocet]

we love goats!!!

[@derektaylor8598]

I love your new lyric to the song I have known from my youth

[@arthurme1911]

Good video there is a flex pole you could put your boat brush on it to Vienna the boat

[@gabbyvg.9067]

That song was awesome! F*** this, B**** - I'm leaving! Best song lyrics of 2019!

[@nealbirch9462]

Agreed!

[@andersjakobsen9906]

Loved the song, I really could see her flip the finger and set sails 🖕🏻♥️⛵️

[@lydiaajohnson]

Love that song. So relevant.

[@dustman96]

That was awesome cracking a beer with a wrench.

[@evanjones1932]

Awesome video pure and simply real

[@sailingavocet]

we love the organic reality of their videos!

[@somadevo]

You're all ways a treat.

[@bepowerification]

your singing always reminds me of Kimya Dawsons music - which is great :)