Van Life is Harder Than it Looks...Our First 24 Hours
Typically we live aboard our small sailboat. But, for the next 24 hours, we’re trying van life...Tour Kangaroo Island with Whisper the Camper 🚐 https://www.camplify.com.au/rv/40521?hireType=4&excessReductionId=168 🚐
Merch re-stock! Check out our classic tees here 😊 https://slimandsophsailingnakama.com/
We’re currently on Kangaroo Island, Australia’s third largest island, known for its prolific native wildlife and dramatic coastal scenes that meet our wild Southern Ocean. Our boat is currently secured on a mooring and we’ve got the keys to access our temporary backyard and get to corners that we can’t access by boat!
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Chapters:
00:00 Hitting the road
02:00 Finding perk #1
04:34 Hour 4...
08:08 Finding camp & koalas!
11:38 Perk #2
12:08 Day 2 on the road
19:26 Van or boat life?
21:02 So many roos!
24:09 G'day from Soph
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From university studies to the Roaring Forties. Join Slim and Soph as they navigate the remote Tasmanian wilderness aboard their Duncanson 34, Nakama, in 2026.
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Typically we live aboard our small sailboat. But, for the next 24 hours, we’re trying van life…Tour Kangaroo Island with Whisper the Camper 🚐 https://www.camplify.com.au/rv/40521?hireType=4&excessReductionId=168 🚐
Merch re-stock! Check out our classic tees here 😊 https://slimandsophsailingnakama.com/
We’re currently on Kangaroo Island, Australia’s third largest island, known for its prolific native wildlife and dramatic coastal scenes that meet our wild Southern Ocean. Our boat is currently secured on a mooring and we’ve got the keys to access our temporary backyard and get to corners that we can’t access by boat!
Enjoying the episodes? Becoming a Patron enables us to ensure the continuity of Slim & Soph – Sailing Nakama. A little goes a long way to keep this production alive. With very little free time between uni and the boat, Patreon enables us to focus on creating and posting videos rather than pouring beers at our local. Thank you for your generosity https://www.patreon.com/sailingnakama
Make a one-off donation as you please if subscriptions aren’t your thing. Let’s keep ticking nautical miles and boat jobs off! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=C6M8FAYZ5K2ZS
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/sailingnakama/
AND FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/sailingnakama
Chapters:
00:00 Hitting the road
02:00 Finding perk #1
04:34 Hour 4…
08:08 Finding camp & koalas!
11:38 Perk #2
12:08 Day 2 on the road
19:26 Van or boat life?
21:02 So many roos!
24:09 G’day from Soph
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