Would You Swim in Coffee Colored Thermal Springs? (MJ Sailing - EP 91)

[@mykinchesapeek]

one of your best vids yet! I love this aspect of your vlog; that you get back into the islands, away from the commercialism, and teach us something about these places many of us will never get to experience. Thank you!

[@westonjosue8912]

You probably dont give a shit but if you are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream all of the new movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been streaming with my girlfriend for the last months :)

[@brantleymauricio5724]

@Weston Josue definitely, I have been using Instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@kelvinpatrick8435]

@Weston Josue definitely, been using Instaflixxer for since november myself :D

[@TurbaFilm]

I enjoyed so much seeing Georgie walking with you on the island. Georgie.....you stole my heart! A big hug!! But I also enjoyed the rest of this episode very much :)

[@cliffmainor4255]

Awesome video. Back in the day (1974-76), Coconut Grove Sailing Club in South Miami had one of those stationary boom cranes for launching the Lightning fleet and other trailer-kept sailboats. As a young 10-12-year-old kid it was a big thrill to operate the crane controls when we launched and recovered the boat pre/post race! Fond memories I had forgotten until you mentioned the launch cranes! Thanks, Matt! Oh, and thanks to Jess for the great iron bath tour! Great stuff.

[@mattjohnson6716]

There was still a DIY gin pole to raise your mast after you exit the Erie Canal when we went through in 2012... not sure if it is still there, but it was nice to see some confidence in the general public. Matt

[@SecretSquirrel809]

I’m interested with the wind sensor....what is your verdict? Did you ever do a review of it...can’t see one in your later videos?

[@MJSailing]

The verdict of the wind sensor was that we did not care for it. After a year of using it, we would constantly get incorrect readings. Usually incredibly low (displaying 5 knots of winds in 12 knots) and then there were times it would read 97 knots when we were getting 25-30. 😣

[@SecretSquirrel809]

@@MJSailing oh...not great then...thanks for the heads up

[@lesabre1972]

such a good kitty I mis mine she passed away not to long ago from diabeties or however you spell it but I do miss her and it's good to see him enjoying the boat life too.LOL

[@ponani7711]

Sad to see you go the T&A route for numbers, but enjoyed the views and you make some high quality video. Makes me want to hit the Azores sometime.

[@lubbahubba]

HUSH! IT`S BEEN WAY TO LONG!

[@magaisacult2023]

I think you enjoy your land visits so much because on the boat, even at anchor in a harbor, or docked, there is always that 1/2 eye open for issues and problems, weather, equipment, other boats etc...land gives you a brief 100% escape from that.

[@mattjohnson6716]

We're currently backpacking in SE Asia for three months (forced out of EU due to visa) and haven't had to look at the weather or fix anything the entire time. But man, I really miss the boat and all that encompasses when having to live out of a suitcase. Matt

[@michaelhudspeth]

I really like the way you integrate the technical aspects of sailing with these sightseeing tours of amazing places you visited and the descriptive histories and explanations of what we are seeing. You make it really enjoyable to follow along with your adventures and lifestyle.

[@tommygunz8692]

What a beautiful place...I have never seen a cat on a leash walk so good...Georgie acts just like or better than a dog on a leash....Well behaved she is.........T.Gunz.......sometimes when you don’t plane your day you have a wonderful day......

[@mattjohnson6716]

Just for the minute or two shown in the video. She often flops on her side when she doesn't want to go where we tell her... forcing us to pick her up and carry her. A dog wouldn't do that :) Matt

[@fxpthl]

You are so lucky to be able to tour this beautiful island at a nice slow pace with no deadlines or scheduling. Plus Georgie got to go too! The worlds most traveled cat she is.

[@MJSailing]

It is such a relief to have the extra time in the Azores, originally thinking we'd only have three weeks when we first arrived....if we had followed through and gone to Ireland. And yes, Georgie is a world famous cat! 😻 www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3137264/Sailing-away-rat-race-Couple-quit-jobs-sell-belongings-travel-world-boat-cat-Georgie.html

[@mattjohnson6716]

It's so amazing having the opportunity to get to know these islands on a deeper level than our past 2 week vacation time would have allowed. Matt

[@zzman5306]

13:08...Oh my that is a beautiful sight

[@tats4ever]

The Azores are so majestic. Tell Georgie my 2 kitties 🐱 🐱 are so envious of all the lovely grass!

[@imabeliever244]

What's prettier than the Azores? Jessica with her hair down. Another great video, guys!

[@robertlaird6746]

Wow, what a beautiful place. I love the gardens. The green reminds me of where I live in Washington State.

[@dougford5691]

Beautiful Scenery. Amazing. I would't want to leave either. Paradise!!!

[@lorenenoe4472]

As Michiganders we always need our tree fix, no matter how we love to sail. Fun watching Georgie girl get her nature walk too...sprung from the boat! Perfectly beautiful photography as usual, enjoyed technical explanation at beginning too.

[@avieboy]

i know the azores super well. spent my 20s going there for fun vacation living etc. it's a magical part of europe.

[@pierrejoubert2772]

Wonderful video! We explore vicariously through you! Keep on having fun. You guys are great and look truly happy.

[@paulwilliams3412]

I really enjoyed the technical information about the boats systems by Matt. And man alive that's a beautiful island!

[@curtismulder1950]

Throughout all your walks I noticed ginger is growing everywhere. That yellow flowers plant with the long leaves. Yep ginger.

[@MJSailing]

Is that what those plants were? I had no clue, haha. Then yes, these islands are covered in ginger!

[@curtismulder1950]

@@MJSailing Next time you see some ginger give them a smell if you haven't already. It is one of my favorite smelling flowers. Enjoy the day.

[@Bradley_Clark]

Could not have been better. Thanks again, I really enjoy your vlogs. Thumbed.

[@ausbinpippin5411]

What a place to be able to visit and spend time at. I really think that I could spend my life there because it seems to be one gem of an island. As always thanks for sharing your travels with us. Hope you are able to stay there for the winter sailing season.

[@freedomrider30]

Your off track with everybody else! LoL. Everyone else is in the Bahamas. Other side looks so awesome! Thank you!!!! Love you guys! Vid, sound, and editing is always so great!!! Thank you so much for the share!!! 👍👍👍

[@lesabre1972]

to bad I can only give you guys a thumbs up because this was an awsome video with all the sites and seeing georgey out with all the cool stuff!!

[@SootHead]

Georgie is an awesome cat and I anxiously await seeing how much face time she gets.

[@justfly2525]

Thanks for all of the info. I've been learning a lot about NMEA 2000 lately and this was a nice supplemental talk.

[@klouism1]

Thank you for such a great videos. The videos are so enjoyable to watch. I hope your travels are always safe and fun.

[@glassman51]

Hi Matt and Jess, another fabulous episode as always. I often see Matt active on the sailors and cruiser for him

[@chrisblore9635]

Forgive me Matt and Jessica.. for I have sinned.. I have not commented on your awesome videos the last two weeks. And I watched them days later. I’m on point today.. I hope I can enter back into the Matt and Jessica club once again... Have a great day ... luv ya both.

[@Chillwabbitt]

That place looks EPIC!

[@jackschneiberg5644]

Another great video, The Azores intrigue me. I can understand the pull to put down your anchor for awhile there.

[@jeffgower8777]

Appreciated the info on the wind instruments. We are in the market and appreciate your opinion . Jeff & Wendy

[@pmnfernando]

having lived in the azores for a brief 18 months back in 88, i did went to that place, its great!

[@delfinasoares5461]

Thanks for Sharing my home to the world!!!!

[@stevecrombie5357]

Thanks guys. I'm still in awe of the Azores. Did I miss the story some where or are you still without a water maker? Jessica you are a beautiful woman.

[@bird718]

that island is something else, nice to see georgie exploring and having fun. btw i would also not gone into that latte pool

[@skflyfish]

Wow, the worlds largest Tim Horton's Double Double. ;-) I understand completely the smells you speak of. Came back to da UP in May after a year in Colorado and the smells of da UP were amazing. I had forgotten. ;-) And that feeling will last, as it has for me for 45 years. You keep selling me on the Azores. Just stunning! Great job. Cheers.

[@MJSailing]

Maybe we should petition for Yankee Candle to make a new line with scents like 'Fresh Dirt', and 'UP Crisp'. 😃

[@skflyfish]

@@MJSailing LOL!

[@friarfox]

You really explain the crap out of electronics Matt. It's awesome. Bet you were thinking "electric winch" going up that mast. Loved the gardens, the hot spring pools and nice to see Georgie getting a little exploring in as well. Looking at those waves made me wonder how many boats got too close to those breakers and paid the price. Great episode ! Happy trails.

[@mattjohnson6716]

We used to pull it back to the Harken 55s on the cockpit coamings, but realized we needed the exercise more than convenience. :) Matt

[@geodesy2009]

I’m as infatuated with the Azores as you two. My brother in law owned a villa/fazenda near the observatory in Aqua Retorta on São Miguel for 40 years until his death in 2016. He arrived as you did, by yacht, on his 1969 Swan 65 S&S yawl, and more or less never left. We visited often over the years and fell in love as you have!

[@mattjohnson6716]

I'd imagine the place has changed a lot over the past 40 year, but even with the influx of tourists, it is still a hidden gem. Matt

[@nealbirch9462]

wonderful video, I have to go visit now!

[@n.leeball3049]

That cat is special!

[@simonjandrell5897]

Fascinating Place

[@CarlosPereira-js3xi]

Hi Guys, love your videos, especially these ones about the Acores. I was born in Sao Miguel in Lagoa, Santa Cruz & my wife's parents are from Horta Faial. Last time we were in Sao Miguel was in 2012 & I've never been to Faial & my wife was there in 1976. So seeing it again from your perspective was awesome! Hope you tried some Picos (coconut pastry) & fresh buns from the bakery!

[@tomshively5419]

Matt's a wimp for not swimming n the thermal spring lol!😊 I am glad Georgie got to see the sights! Great vid!!

[@mattjohnson6716]

I'm not too sure I missed out on anything there :) Matt

[@tomshively5419]

@@mattjohnson6716 you might be right lol..just had some fun with the commenting!

[@GrinsInc]

Thanks for posting.

[@lemuelcasillas7572]

Lived in the Acores for a year and a half 95 a 97. Lajes Visited these same spots. I missed it.

[@DerekGardiner72]

Nice mix of tech and fun.

[@mauriceryton]

Excellent video, what an interesting place. So much to see and be discovered,

[@beerded1731]

I love Matt ! Cool ass dude!

[@chuckprice9500]

Beautiful pics , WOW ! Good job guys , Thank you

[@edsondantas7179]

Obrigado excelente engenheiro e arquiteto pelas lindas filmagem e obrigado linda modelo você está linda obrigado de coração

[@1werewolf]

Another really enjoyable post.....beautiful place.....Will say it again...it is a big beautiful blue ,and green ,planet.....😎

[@noelmartin4908]

Great place the Azores my wife is from Faial and we have visited a couple of times

[@simplebeauties310]

Wonderful video. I like it so much! Look very relaxing. Beautiful sea

[@edsondantas7179]

Amigo você é um grande engenheiro competente você é o cara 10

[@garymason8191]

Beautiful part of the world guys, enjoy your travel of the Azores!!!

[@yorukkizigeziyor]

Very beautiful 😍👍

[@everythingyacht3842]

Great video, thanks for the upload! One thing about the B&G wind sensors (the 508 and 608) is that they are also one (of the two) terminating resistors necessary for your backbone. Third party wind sensors are typically not also terminating resistors. With the power to the N2k network off, measure the resistance of Can-Hi to Can-Low and you should get 60 ohms, which would be two 120 ohm terminating resistors in parallel. If you measure 120 ohms, you probably need to install a terminating resistor at the top of the mast with your new wind sensor. The reason is that the max length for a drop, or branch circuit, in N2k is 6m, which is not long enough to go all the way up the mast. To get around this, the backbone is sent up the mast which requires a terminating resistor at the top of the mast. That being said, it looks like a nice piece of equipment... I've already bookmarked Autotek's page and will be researching their products after posting here! Cheers and happy sailing!

[@mattjohnson6716]

Autonnic terminates the N2k like the Navico. Actually, I think they all do now except for the Airmar PB series, but it's great to check like you posted. Like a few of the others, they do also offer a nmea0183 from the sensor down the mast and then a n2k converter from there to the bus. Matt

[@everythingyacht3842]

@@mattjohnson6716 I'm subscribing for the update on how it performs. The paddle wheel on top makes so much sense.

[@sarahmueller335]

Very tranquil

[@sailingsvsolafide7241]

I've always followed your channel. But your series on the Azores is just totally awesome! Thank you! I am looking for a place to retire. You make a great case for the Azores. How do the Canaries and Madeira compare? And a cat question: my cats graze on plants and then throw-up. I swear they enjoy it! All I could think of, while watching Georgie nibbling greens, is the mess it's going to make in the car or boat. Does Georgie suffer from this problem?

[@MJSailing]

Oh wow, that first question is such a tough one! We've only seen about 1/3rd of the Canaries (not even Tenerife!), so I feel like we can't give them a fair answer, even though we did really enjoy our time in Gran Canaria (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura had too much desert landscape for our taste). We still list Madeira as our favorite island of all time, we've now seen how much the Azores have to offer. *But*, if we had to choose one island in the Azores to settle down, it would probably be Sao Miguel as it is the biggest and has the most to offer.

[@MJSailing]

On the cat/grass question, yes, I *do* think they do it to force themselves to throw up! Maybe it makes it easier to get the hairballs out? I actually prefer when she eats grass because then she'll throw it up right away, and outdoors. It seems like the random hairballs always come at 4 am while I'm trying to sleep.

[@sailingsvsolafide7241]

@@MJSailing Yep! Presents in the morning! Or during dinner! 😜 I enjoy the Georgie 'bits' in your videos. I've got 2 indoor cats (7 & 15 years old) and I'm planning to move to a sailboat this fall. Your example of life with cats in boats is both encouraging and helpful! 👍😃

[@sailingsvsolafide7241]

@@MJSailing Thank you! Other channels have been to the islands. But your videos are much more detailed. 👍 I'm with you about desert islands, nice to visit but not to live. I retire this fall, plan to follow your example and tour the islands in a sailboat, until I physically can't. Then pick my favorite place to settle down. Thank you for making your amazing videos! 🧡😊

[@jeffs-reviews]

Apparently you have never seen the Red River here in North Dakota, nice muddy waters.

[@edsondantas7179]

Parabéns pelas lindas imagem

[@chrismcgann8448]

Yea!!!! Finally some kitty cat time.

[@frankrice5364]

GORGEOUS

[@williambremner9022]

Love the Tiger beer tee Matt! That's my go to brew here in Singapore. Where'd you get it?

[@MJSailing]

Jessica's dad goes to China regularly, and sometimes Vietnam as well. They got both of us new shirts when we saw them in Bali, but the gray one was actually from our own trip to Vietnam in 2007. It has held up incredibly well!!

[@williambremner9022]

Nice one!

[@djdahous]

That "coffee" thermal springs if very clean, it's just the metals on the water that give that colour. However, if you prefer, just next to it you have some small pools of very "transparent" hot spring water as well. As for the "real" coffee, try the Tropical Neptune cafe in Ponta Delgada:)))

[@BPratto]

Cool ;) looking place to visit. Thank you

[@roadie3124]

I now have proof that there is a benevolent God. Jessica and the coffee coloured thermal springs will keep my heart beating in the aerobic range for many hours to come 😁 Thank you, MJ Sailing.

[@lesabre1972]

she is such a nice person too very good combo

[@sailoceans]

some beautiful camerawork, good musical selection, good work 👍

[@paulyh4531]

Lovely video , hope the wind sensor thingy works well 👍

[@harpoon_bakery162]

24:41 wha??? your innermost "i'm not an athlete" was shouting at you

[@edsondantas7179]

Vocês estão de parbens pelas lindas filmagem excelente e boa gosti

[@edsondantas7179]

Parabéns meou excelente engenheiro mo muitas competência e está linda rainha está linda com um lindo batom maraviloso gosto muito de vocês e este fofinho gatinho lindo

[@JeffyPop247]

atleast I can rely on the amazing format (do not like the sudden change on SV Delos) of Matt explaining things that I would normally never think to ask. Great video and hope you both have a great week sailing while I try to talk my wife into going to the Azores for our anniversary this September haha.

[@MJSailing]

Oh please do, you will LOVE it! And September is a great month to be there. The weather is still comfortable and the tourists are starting to thin out.

[@JeffyPop247]

@@MJSailing i'm trying! i need to show her some videos. she wants to go to Costa Rica. I'm like, EVERYONE GOES THERE. I want to do something different and not so touristy. i'm going to keep pushing! thanks for all the videos!

[@MJSailing]

@@JeffyPop247 Just let her know that at restaurants there, you can order a bottle of wine for 11 euro (or pick one up for 3 at the grocery store), and gin & tonics are only 3,50. There are still a few beaches (we've seen them on Faial, Terceria, and Sao Miguel)....and the hiking is out of this world. 😍

[@bandulasri]

beautiful video guys ~

[@magaisacult2023]

"Would you take a dip in this milk chocolate goodness? " Oh Jesus, for a moment I thought you met my Friend with Benefits, Moesha. (Sometimes I crack myself up!)

[@vraymond108]

I have been using the Raymarine Tacktick wireless system on our aluminum boat since 2011. Can’t say it has been flawless but certainly very acceptable. We had much more trouble with the old Raymarine 0183 wired system. I think if I was starting over I would go with the B&G wireless as we have almost all B&G now and it certainly is easy to troubleshoot if you stick with one brand at least on the tech support side. Good luck with your system. It looks great and goodonya for installing the N2K wire in your mast. I am still kicking myself for not having done when I could have. We distribute the wind, depth, speed and temp data to the the B&G plotter which then sends it via TCP protocols to the wireless router. From there all the other computers, iPads etc can pick it up. New devices just need to know the IP address and and port number of the plotter and bingo all the available including AIS is magically streaming in.

[@mattjohnson6716]

What is the mast height for your boat? We ran into distance problems with the wireless on just a 45' mast and a fiberglass boat, so assumed mast height plus aluminum would be even worse on the new boat. I'm happy to hear it has worked for you. Tacktick was a pretty great and innovative system. It sounds like you have a good handle on integrating your system. How has B&G tech support been lately? I really hope they've fixed their broken "customer service" system over the past year. They were the worst to deal with! We did the same wifi enabled remote controlling and viewing with our current B&G system and the Raymarine on the last boat (Raymarine came out in 2011 with wifi enabled mirroring), but we use the info direct from the Vesper more since it works with all my nav apps instead of just the proprietary ones from the plottor companies. Maybe they (Raymarine/ Navico) have now allowed the data to be used outside of their closed system, but they didn't years ago when I last looked. Has this improved? Matt

[@glassman51]

Sailors and the cruisers forum, and try to glean as much knowledge as possible. I also greatly appreciate that you are one of the few vlogsThat answer questions reveille, which is great. Cheers

[@dennymedeiros4504]

My dad was from Sao Miguel

[@Scramasax]

To be totally honest, my wife went swimming in that pool but I didn't! So I can't blame you Matt! ;-)

[@MJSailing]

Hahahaha. Guess us ladies are the brave ones. 😉

[@MaShcode]

Actually, be cool to have a microscope and see what's living in that thermal bath.

[@Scramasax]

@kragseven Who? Me? I'm a finn! We are 5 million people with 3 million saunas in this northern forrest! ;-)

[@searscr1]

I loved that park. I got chased by an Emperor Swan there. Did you make it to the ceramic factory in Punta Delgada? The tea plantations are fun too.

[@MrRourk]

Glad to see Georgie and well you guys! :) Hope you are not selling your boat. Seems a bunch of channels are selling and quitting :(

[@MJSailing]

Can you tell that was one happy cat to get out and explore the land?, haha. Curious to hear which channels you are referring to? The only real switch I know of are my friends Terysa and Nick (Ruby Rose) wanting to switch from a mono to a cat after this next season.

[@MrRourk]

Sailing Family announced boat for sale. Sailing Miss Lonestar her daughter bought a boat from another channel for a $1.00 33ft Pearson CB. Sailing with the Litzebergers sold but then bought a new boat. Walde Sailing has their boat up for sail and is dodging questions of future plans.

[@MrRourk]

Lucky kid has a sailboatkzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Hdc3l-bL2gebc

[@mattjohnson6716]

@@MrRourk Man, there are a lot of channels :) We bought Elements for the job at hand. Once done with the North (and possible the south) we'll switch for something different if staying close to the equator. Matt

[@TheAtma50]

Hi Guys, I bet ye are glad ye didn't make it to Ireland, Jessica, great attire to enjoy your coffee in and Matt what was that jump about ... hardly of Olympian standard, I'm surprised you left it it (Oh yes, It was the shoes).... obviously Jessica is on editing duties !! As usual, great videos !!

[@MJSailing]

Luckily two episodes from now you'll see Matt in proper sneakers. No more hiking trails in sandals!, lol.

[@imabeliever244]

"Sneakers" LOL! I heard that with a distinctive Minnesotan accent.

[@edsondantas7179]

Cara gosto muito de você e um cara excelente

[@zoomzoomracing]

We in the us have cranes to lift our boats mostly racing boats “dry sailing” ie not leaving in the water so there is no growth on the bottom and the boats are lighter as they don’t absorb moisture most marinas with active racing fleets will have them.

[@HopeOfJoe]

Great vlog guys !!!! Definitely some amazing scenery and hot-water adventure !! 😊👍👌⛵️🚣⚓️

[@belchajr22]

Great video and of course, a beautiful Jess!

[@karlfair]

Nice job guys, thanks. Would I take a dip? Sure would, then again, I've dove in a chicken digestor.

[@johnmccormick175]

Great video...what a beautiful place...thanks for sharing :-)

[@Flynghi]

Just curious. Its been awhile since youve done the initial refit. How are things holding up on the boat. Very interested to see how the black tape have held the windows? Any major issues? Thanks

[@mattjohnson6716]

The windows show no signs of leaking. Only issue so far are some paint problems on deck. We have bubbling in about 6 areas (quarter size) that need to be ground down, primed and repainted (third time). Other than that, and the fact we still haven't totally finished the interior, everything is going well with the boat. Of course there are little things that pop up (drawer latch that keeps failing), but the beauty of everything being new is that we don't have the maintenance failures due to old age.... just crap design failures. Matt

[@Flynghi]

Thats good to hear for the most part. All the hard work yall put into the refit and ALL the time i put in watching it, lol. But i was concerned that tape would give and in some strong winds those new windows would blow off eventually. Thanks for the reply. Be safe

[@edsondantas7179]

Este gatinho e meou tom cuidado com ele

[@AgentRafa]

Thank you for exploring the Azores and sharing it with us. I've always been fascinated by those Islands. Question: - All these beautiful forests, are they free from highly venomous snakes and spiders etc? Fair winds. Edit: I did some research, and people claims the Azores are completely snake free both on land and in sea. If it's true, I would call that a paradise.

[@MJSailing]

Other than the mild temperatures, one of Matt's favorite things about the Azores is they have NO venomous snakes or spiders! Takes a load off when we go exploring. 😃

[@AgentRafa]

@@MJSailing Good man Matt, I totally agree with him. Thanks for the reply.

[@mattjohnson6716]

It's so nice being able to step over a log/ rock or put your hands anywhere without thinking about what may be hiding on the other side. Nothing like Australia where everything is trying to kill you. Matt

[@AgentRafa]

@@mattjohnson6716 I feel you brother, I know exactly what you mean. Thanks again for replying and sharing your adventures.

[@netpackrat]

@@mattjohnson6716 No snakes here in Alaska either, and you guys have the right boat for a visit. At least everything here that will kill you, is big enough you can see it coming.

[@frankd2301]

That is one cool 🐈

[@rohanbhalerao8780]

Nice Vlog Sir I Always Waiting For Your Vlogs

[@danknox9986]

I think I want to go there.

[@Ramdodge582]

just found the channel and damm!!! 9:23 look at those eyes!!! WOW

[@edsondantas7179]

Este gatinho e meou fofinho

[@mattmarriott6929]

24:05 ... perfect temperature ... To get what's most special about Azores and Sao Miguel climates in particular google (in quotes) "World's highest climate gradients"

[@mattmarriott6929]

This is the page www.fotocommunity.com/photo/worlds-highest-climate-gradients-drbestclimate/42053375

[@mattjohnson6716]

@@mattmarriott6929 Very cool information. Thanks for adding the link. Matt

[@duathlete827]

What a beautiful place and great to have a beautiful women giving us the tour. Seems it would be quite humid there.

[@mattjohnson6716]

It is in certain areas, but the temp and humidity changes rapidly from the mountain to the ocean.... all within a very short distance. Matt