Winter dinghy ride to The Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, B.C. [Vancouver Island, CA]

[@draymond5067]

I love Sully ❤️

[@dbryant4]

MV Freedom, the floral colors of the sunken quarry are EPIC in the summer months ... almost a world wonder. Hopefully you'll make it back for a summer visit. Also, if you can take the time for afternoon tea at the restaurant, it will carry you back to the time of the Victorian and Edwardian heritage of the area. Not cheap, but ever so enjoyable and worth it.

[@ricknicholson5894]

The Xmas lights and "stuff" going on at night at Butchart is wonderful.

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you two for the Butchart gardens.

[@mikied8885]

My favorite day of the week, MV Freedom day! Love your vids.

[@gratefulot360]

I really enjoy your channel. I have wonderful memories of visiting (and living) in many of the places that you have featured in your videos. Thank you so much!

[@AndyC2_]

Awesome video guys Look forward to more throughout 2020 Best wishes from the U.K. 🇬🇧

[@viahj]

Enjoy every moment. You have reached farther than most. Good luck, calm seas. Add a third.

[@donaldbrown7746]

My wife and I went to the Butchart Gardens in early summer... It’s beautiful during that time period... The sunken garden was our favorite as well...

[@johannnafunk]

your husband and my husband are one of the same kind lolol..... always cleaning organizing planning and making things new :p sucha blessing on life

[@williamcallaway2245]

Again as usual, your video is fabulous. Always do look forward to every adventure. Thanks.

[@Shaneodell35]

I have not watched your relaxing and wonderful channel in a while. I know Sandy was sick and noticed she wasn't in this video.. I'm sorry. But my belief is you never lose someone you love. You just gain another wonderful guardian angel.

[@ronnchase4872]

Can’t wait for your 2020 adventures!

[@LITTLEROCKSHORES]

Love Brentwood Bay, really awesome in the summer!

[@retiredfederalie178]

Yes very good in summer and recommend the “fireworks/light show”.

[@pap91rt50]

Awesome Scenery

[@robertcolvin3182]

Absolutely a beautiful garden IN THE SUMMER. Otherwise, not so much. Worth going back to in late Spring.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

The plus side in winter is no crowds. In the summer it's packed like Disneyland.

[@dr.pierrecharbonneau1133]

they should give you free entry. I living in Canada never knew about this garden. What a wonderful channel you both have. Your Christmas tree should stay up till January 7th.

[@michaelgroff1433]

one beautiful place

[@Orchardman53]

Storing the Christmas tree on your boat is plain showing off the space. ;-)

[@overtheclouds9]

Charles Smith 😂

[@lukeoforcas]

I was just charting an adventure from Orcas Island to Butchart last night. Perfect timing.

[@rdd2541]

Great video! Looks like a beautiful place to visit! Thanks for sharing, looking forward to your 2020 trips and adventures. Missed seeing Sandy in this video though.

[@Maddie-Girl]

Sweet video I’m just down the road in Sidney but still haven t gotten there cheers folks

[@georgelambertson300]

The Butchart Gardens are a great destination and Mr. Sully took it beyond himself to make a small Donation That's my Boy if Miss Sandy were with us perhaps she would have given a larger donation...haha luv you guys...

[@steveharvey1876]

Cheers!

[@davidbruce5377]

Ahhhh, i cant get any work done; im binge-watching you. I miss those waters.

[@genechalin1486]

The tree should stay up until 06JAN, the 12th day of Christmas. (aka, Kings day. Also the start of Mardi Gras season.)

[@christopherpeterson1400]

Christmas and new years is great at buchart gardens ... highly recommended

[@James-seafan]

nice video thank you for sharing

[@richardr1627]

Great gardens

[@harvey604journeyman8]

As usual 10/10 in every way. And for the admission haters $29.95 Cdn. translates to less than $23.00 USD, the staff / new plants / maintenance / dock space / etc. etc. is part of the business price, and you can spend the whole day enjoying the gardens, I guess there are haters on every vlog channel. I do agree with a few of your commenters that Spring/Summer are best for colour bloom and Christmas light display in winter, for us it has been a family tradition during the Christmas season. You were sooo close yet so far, here in Sooke you could visit the Sooke Potholes / walk Whiffin Spit / have a nice meal at the Harbour House and if time is your friend head North/West up to Port Renfrew and experience the Marine Botanical Gardens / Avatar Forest and beyond to Ucluelet and Tofino and the rugged west coast. Nice to see that your intro still includes Sandy in her memory.

[@kj3rd2657]

I would like to see more of you driving the yacht around with forward view from the wheel house, because it will look so cool on my large size tv and my VR Thanks.

[@joelcr250]

I just found your channel and love watching !. I live in Victoria, have a small fishing boat and want to get a starter cruising boat in the near future. I love seeing the south Vancouver island content

[@timburggraaf6823]

You know what is really depressing? Sending a xmass card to myself with the text, From your best and only friend. Guys things can always always be wurs hahahahah

[@overtheclouds9]

I haven’t been there in so long.

[@christopherpeterson1400]

You guys should get a pair of boot/shoe dryers,,, you will love it.. and pre warms slippers also..

[@wesleywesolowski5812]

It's normal and you can access to Burchard Gardens and you have enter Finnalyson Arm to get to Burchard Gardens and Marina and I m from Victoria BC and grew up there and I know the area both by vehicle and boat as well

[@dfn808]

For future reference, you may want to mention to 'Captain Happy' that the tree would usually be taken down 12 days after Christmas (Jan 6th).

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

That's great, but when you're living in a confined space, even a tiny tree is a PITA. Up for a week to humour the wife, then back in the box.

[@dfn808]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Ha, ha, ha! Happy wife, happy life :) Hope you both enjoy your new life living aboard. You're both doing what a lot of us wished we could do. Good luck!

[@lallen4245]

Just found your you tube channel and thoroughly enjoying it. We had a boat moored in Point Roberts, outside of Vancouver a while back so it's fun to watch these adventures around the Gulf Islands. Butchart Gardens is wonderful at Christmas at dusk! One question: can you adjust your playlist starting from earliest to latest because You Tube automatically plays into the next one (which shows them in the wrong order).

[@smokedoliver1]

At almost $30 for admission they should serve dogs filet mignon.

[@karl-erikpettersson815]

The tree could stay up until 13'th of Jan when you dance out Christmas.

[@FMTFXE22]

Have you checked out the videos by Mermaid Monster? They’re a young couple like yourselves, but with two children from California living aboard a Nordhavn 55 on the East coast. FYI, We also following Gone with the Wynns and Cruising the Cut.

[@menotadog]

Hey guys, love your channel! How’s your experience so far living aboard full time? And do you recommend the 43 Nordhavn? Cheers Kevin

[@mvfreedom]

Kevin White unfortunately we don’t live aboard full time but hope to in the near future. Living aboard in Seattle is nearly impossible and highly regulated.

[@menotadog]

MV Freedom we do a lot of our boating in and about Desolation Sound, hope to see you guys on the water😊

[@gregfawcett5152]

Nice

[@bradbusch9585]

Nice video guys it would have been nice to see you hook up the dingy to bring it aboard

[@ReviewMarineProducts]

It's a Honda: of course it started.

[@overtheclouds9]

Great video. Such a great place to visit. I’ve been deciding on what type of Nordhavn I want. Between the new 41 or a possibly a larger yacht. How do you feel about the speed. Or lack of it? Lol. Also, is there any options you wish you had?

[@darrylb4048]

Fireworks: In the summer they have fireworks every Saturday night.

[@michellerussell9906]

I wonder if the guy rolling his arms, waiting for the child was the dancing man from "it's always sunny" public tv episode

[@David-ce7hg]

so I was wondering you guys married and what do you guys do for a living, what an awesome life you guys have. thank you

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Can you 2 please try to attend opening day at the Mount Lake cut..May 2nd.. it's an awesome time..your boat will fit in great. Southside is free. Also have you joined a club yet?

[@mvfreedom]

thereissomecoolstuff not sure if opening day is for us but you never know 🤔

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@mvfreedom it is absolutely for you..The Windermere cup shell racing 15' from you boat. The amazing boat parade..great content opportunity. I do Seafair as well. I enjoy opening day way more.

[@markrushton4631]

Did I see boats tied to there own jetty.? I member you saying that would be a great idea some time ago.

[@Spartan16231]

Xmas tree rule: 12 days before and 12 after is what I was brought up with.

[@thomasmcilwain5093]

Just curious how did you guys meet?.....and I say keep the tree up longer lol

[@mvfreedom]

Thomas Mcilwain we met through mutual friends at Elizabeth’s high school graduation party, and the rest is history!

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

The tree stays up thru the Epiphany (Jan 6th)! She clearly wanted longer, but Cap'n says so....!

[@Bawdog4]

Is shawn a controls engineer? I'm an EE graduating in may looking for jobs in the field just thought it was cool

[@robmclauchlin6798]

We had a very disappointing trip to Brentwood Bay Resort a couple of years back. They wouldn't let our kids in the pool. You can imagine the devastation.

[@navyryder]

In my family, the christmas three doesn’t come down until after Kings’ Day that is January 6th. These kings are the ones that took baby Jesus gifts. Therefore the tree is put out until after January 6th.

[@James-seafan]

have you filled the tree compartment of christmas decorations elizabeth

[@raiderx7410]

i would pressume that garden in the spring/summer is a complete mob scene.

[@donb4386]

Fast forward to about 5:15 of the attached video if you’d like to see some photos of Butchart on a sunny spring day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h37TeqiGfMeLoNk

[@LetsGoOutdoors]

Has anyone given you grief over your drone shots? The rules up here in Canada could be different than in the US. Just curious. As always another great story. Sad to see you go I think you do a great job promoting areas of the west coast. Looking forward to what you bring us in 2020.

[@mvfreedom]

Let's Go Outdoors no but our Canadian shots are on the DJI mini which is 249 grams and legal in CA.

[@ozreality]

Need security to keep all the people at bay visiting Bouchard gardens!!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

It's winter. Try getting a dock space in summer.

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Bu

[@malcolmwatt4866]

It's Thursday. I never know the plan and I don't respond to the programming. News for you. You don't know, do you?

[@bobblack6816]

Yikes! $27.95 each!

[@overtheclouds9]

Bob Black It’s worth the money. At least you can buy flower seeds to take home and plant 🌱 for yourself.

[@joelcr250]

It's a lot more $ in the summer... double

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

55 acres of sculptured gardens costs serious cash to maintain. It's peanuts in American money anyway, and if you come in the summer, you can spend the entire day and evening there, have lunch or dinner, fireworks, etc. Make an excursion out of it. $28 for an in and out in the winter is probably not worth it, but you usually spend a minimum of 2-3 hours there. This video showed a 5 min edited visit.

[@joelcr250]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I live close by. I've been once.

[@TheNJ54]

My Butchart Garden story is, we went for the day. I thought it was overpriced and as I was leaving someone asked me for my opinion, bad idea. Upon pulling me aside for a talk, they did offer me a 50% refund. Nice place, summer prices as I remember were higher!

[@terrencebradley5417]

If it is truly overpriced, I doubt that you would have over a million people a year in attendance. Just my thought.

[@dm208060]

I was good until you had to share the dog taking a sh*t. Geez.

[@gmcjetpilot]

💩 happens. Oh the trauma you suffered...

[@malcolmwatt4866]

Please stop your plans. All your plans.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Sorry, thumbs down for making me watch a dog poop.

[@overtheclouds9]

OMGWTFLOL Hey no biggie. I’m sure you’ve seen worse. Lol