Emily & Clark's Adventure Archive – Page 2

We had some friends from the boats "Joy Bells" and "Harmony" over for a guitar jam this week. We also got the chance to test out multiple cameras and our TASCAM sound recorder and create this cool video. Enjoy "Peaceful Easy Feeling" by the Eagles. We l...

Here is a tour and some background information about Emily's custom tiny house on wheels, called Little Sunshine, built in 2015 with the help of Trekker Trailers in Leesburg, Florida. --- PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Follow Emily & Clark's Tiny Adventure blog:...

Sometimes people ask us, "Don't you get lonely living on a boat?" Life is never lonely in George Town. Here's how we spent our Thanksgiving this year—a potluck on the beach with more than 30 other cruisers, eating turkey, ham, and all the fixin's! Happy ...

A Boomer and a Millennial fall in love, have adventures and live intentionally. This is our channel about frugal, intentional, off-grid life aboard an antique sailboat named Temptress (and other adventures and travel). #969681 --- PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Follo...

How do you choose the right anchor for your boat and sailing style? In this episode of the Capable Cruising Guide, Clark helps Day Sailors, Coastal Cruisers and Voyagers select the right anchoring gear. Covered in this video are: 1) Intro to the Capable ...

A quick hello and update from Emily and Clark. We've been in George Town, Grand Exuma, Bahamas for a month, enjoyed a Cruiser Thanksgiving, finished lots of boat projects, and had some VERY unwelcome guests aboard Temptress. PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO: MaxF...

Here's our video Christmas card from Georgetown, Exuma, featuring "White Christmas" with revised lyrics to suit our tropical weather. It's our holiday gift to the cruiser community and to our friends and families far away. As the song says, "we hope your h...

A quick hello and December 2018 update from Emily and Clark. We've been in George Town, Grand Exuma, Bahamas for two months, celebrated birthdays and Christmas, reached 1000 subscribers on YouTube, and killed every last roach. Unfortunately, our neighbor t...

Emily shows you an easy way to color-code a soprano, alto, or tenor/concert ukulele for children or beginner players using mailing labels and permanent markers. In this video, we cover how to make and apply stickers for four common chords in the key of C (...

Today we made a big mistake. We took what we thought would be a very short trip into town in a friend's empty dinghy, with no oars, life jackets, whistle, radio or anchor. It was a TINY trip. But when the motor stalled, we quickly realized we screwed up. ...

What we should have had with us when we got stranded on our dinghy trip last night and a look at what failed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awYmNZSc0mU&t=39s I hope someone has an idea about what to try. It's going to blow 25 knots and rain for th...

I retired young to live a life of travel and adventure. I think people looking into early retirement or f.i.r.e (financial independence retire early) might like to hear from someone who has been living this way for 30 years. Since this question gets aske...

Don't you hate it when you wake up and your boat isn't where you left it? --- PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Follow Emily & Clark's Tiny Adventure blog: svtemptress.com Facebook and Instagram: @emilyandclark Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emilyandclark PayPal: ...

This month was full of many joys and sorrows (and lessons in safety), so our January Adventure Log is a bit longer than usual. Highlights include a squid jumping aboard the boat (and Emily eating it), swimming with friendly dolphins, Clark's viral video, a...

I retired young to live a life of travel and adventure. I posted a video on the subject that turned out to be very popular. In this video, I'll talk about some follow-up videos I have planned as well as an idea about a support community for people intere...

Clark shows how he balances the home-carved wooden wind generator blades. This video covers both weight balance and dish balance. --- PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Follow Emily & Clark's Tiny Adventure blog: svtemptress.com Facebook and Instagram: @emilyandclar...

A recap of what happened on our adventure during February 2019. Highlights include DIY surgery, Emily's dirty little secret, and plans to go to Africa. Thanks to all our viewers, subscribers, patrons, and everyone in the cruising community for being part ...

Living aboard a boat, friends come and go. Music doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to bring us together. That’s what the Temptress Sessions are about. Enjoy “Danny Boy” (traditional) played by Clark on guitar and Emily on button accordion. ...

ShowHowCast asked us whether we get motion sickness on a boat, and whether it has affected our choice to live aboard a boat full time. Here's our answer. P.S. We have been having issues with our main camera and have ordered some new mics, so this is not...

Part of "Enough is Enough" is DOING IT - taking small steps toward your "Enough" goal. Today, we start at the very beginning, talking about finances and how to prepare to "pay your self first" by opening a brokerage account (and get $100 for doing it). I...

Part of "Enough is Enough" is DOING IT - taking small steps toward your "Enough" goal. Today, we continue making our first investment by learning some basic terms (stock, dividend, active and passive management), as well as the difference between various t...

Joe Fp asked us how we decide where to anchor our sailboat, and what's involved in checking into a country and going ashore? What are the costs? Here's our answer. We talk about how to check into a country through a port captain, immigration and/or cust...

Part of "Enough is Enough" is DOING IT - taking small steps toward your "Enough" goal. Today, we continue making our first investment by actually making a purchase online. Emily will walk you through how to use a brokerage like Schwab to purchase either an...

A recap of what happened on our adventure during March 2019. Highlights include no more neighbors, blood in the ocean, making art, playing music, and a surprise for our patrons on Patreon! Thanks to all our viewers, subscribers, patrons, and everyone in t...

Clark was away from the boat and we got heavy rain with sudden wind gusts over 35 knots. I heard a loud crash up on deck. Our wind generator was going crazy and the giant awning had ripped apart. Its canvas and 10-foot aluminum poles were bashing around th...

It's a gloomy day, so I decided to sing about rainbows. Here's my cover of "The Rainbow Connection" by the Muppets. Clark is helping another boat, so I attempted to record the whole thing myself. I think it turned out okay! Enjoy :) We love our TASCAM sou...

Kevin asked us how we get food and electrical power while we live full-time on our boat. Here's our answer. P.S. We have been having issues with our main camera, so this is not as high-quality as our usual videos. We hope to be back up and running with t...

SHJ asked us how we get internet on a boat. Here's our answer. We talk about BTC, Aliv and Republic wireless, as well as other communications such as satellite phones, VHF radio, SSB radio, HAM radio, PACTOR, EPIRB, and Spot. P.S. We have been having i...

From tides and weather reports to giant pink flamingos and runaway dinghies, a variety of topics are covered every morning when hundreds of sailors, cruisers, and locals tune in to VHF radio channel 72 for the George Town Cruisers’ Net. The Cruisers’...

update. We had a viewer say there is now a sticker on the compressor that says breathing hazard. So take that into consideration, you might not want to do this. Here's another money-saving boat life tip! Today, we clean the bottom of the boat. Dep...

Part of "Enough is Enough" is understanding INVESTMENT THEORY - understanding how to make your money work for you. Today, we launch the first in our Investment Theory section with an illustration of the following ideas: - What can happen to $1.00 USD ov...

A recap of what happened on our adventure during April 2019. Highlights include a neverending list of boat projects, Bahamian sloop races, some close calls, upcycling the destroyed awning, and unveiling our first Paradise Plaque. Thanks to all our viewer...

Today, we celebrate Emily's last week of work by jumping in the water at Crab Cay fot some snorkeling--something we intend to do more and more as the weather gets hotter in the Bahamas --- PLEASE SUBSCRIBE for the latest videos. CONSIDER SUPPORTING OUR C...

This week, we helped our neighbor Adventureman Dan aboard S/V Tethys to diagnose and fix his two-stroke Mercury outboard. In this video, Clark and Dan talk about how to identify the problem and get the motor running again so Dan can stop rowing and get bac...

Michael Lin Music asked us what instrument we play and what role music has had in our life/lifestyle as full-time cruisers living on a sailboat. Here's our answer. P.S. We have been having issues with our main camera and have ordered some new mics, so t...

We've been in the same place for a while, and it's time to move on. Here's a recap of what happened on our adventure during May 2019. Highlights include final activities in George Town, our future YouTube intentions, and solving the anchor light mystery as...