hang in there girl 🎉 im at over 1200 days vanlife now in canada … insane 😂 just rememeberrr its literally how you make it you come out tougher 👌🙏 bless your journey 🪶
New subscriber here! Loved your video of Peace River. I lived in Hardee County for years and camped along the river banks when I was younger. Zolfo springs is a small little town, next time you visit there, you must try their tacos at the local Mexican restaurant, best I've ever had!
Awesome Maddie!! So happy for you that the days got better and you kept paddling…I still can’t get over how beautiful the palm trees look along the river…and those long shots of the peaceful river are just amazing!!
Love the Peace, I try to take at least 1 or 2 trips a year down it. Been doing that for 34 years . We swim in it all the time :) Those rocks with the holes are Limestone.
I enjoyed following your AT adventure. You are brave on this trip with those alligators hanging out along the way. Good to see you out challenging yourself.
What an adventure! I’m glad you kept at it. Don’t ever keep going if your gut tells you not to, for sure. As they say, “We tend to pack our fears”. That looks so remote and wild, but I would guess those gators wanted less to you than you did with them. You’re a brave woman! This is the kind of trip I would love to do…fly by the seat of your pants and let the adventure unfold.
Definitely! They say there's never been a gator incident on the Peace River, but being out there alone with them was still freaky anyway, especially when the river wasn't as wide and I was closer!
Good morning! Ranger Espresso with breakfast. Yummy yum yum calorie up. Looks like wonderful weather and different scenery that keeps you paddling along. It’s mind boggling sleeping knowing that gators and snakes in the mix. Good job editing your Peace River kayak adventure. How many miles paddling a day? ✌️♥️💪🇺🇸
You’re a true solo adventure & I love how you embrace nature. Be honest if you rolled over in your kayak into the water. How concerned would you be for alligators and how fast would you jump up out of the water and land back in your kayak in less than probably three seconds just laughing. ❤😊
It would be hard to tip out of my kayak since the water wasn’t very fast or strong! But I would NOT be okay with being in that water! Too murky and even though alligators usually leave people alone, that doesn’t mean always!!
Glad the trip is becoming peaceful. I really want to kayak on a river now…preferably one without gators though. And I’ve never kayaked in my life. 😂 I really love your videos.
It was nice to see you just kicking back and enjoying the "fruits of your labor" (views, having a beer etc) minus the anxiety of the gators. You were cruising down the river pretty quick at some places.....
Every adventure is different. Thanks for your frank perspective. The good times are just around the bend. I see a new shirt. Did you frame your AT shirt and hand it on the wall? Have a day.
In the beginning of the video when you were putting the boat in the water all i could picture was a gator coming out of the water. I definitely watched too many movies 🎬 😂
Corral enjoy your float. The gators are weary of you no problems, we actually swim with them. Longshot class of 2004. By the way congrats on your big break-through with Disney, well deserved.
Thanks, Bacon Wrap! Did you notice your pancakes in my AT documentary when I was talking about trail magic? Sorry if you’ve already mentioned that and I forgot!
Next time carry some incense to burn or mosquito coils! And dragonflies have almost 100% prey ratio, they will eat those mosquitoes! I even have a dragonfly tattoo!
You know whats crazy is that you can get up early and think you got this day.....and be groggy the whole day and not get much accomplished. Then the next attempt ....wake up kind of late but pull hard and get a lot done. Then there's a day where you feel rested took a vitamin....and pulled a full whole day. Yes!!! Bit then then be groggy the next day. I get bullied so hard some days by scientists and military ..... I barely get much done. And I'm.cryong and bohoing....and crawling to get something done..... I guess in my mind.....i will wake up early every morning and conquer the days.....and that's that. Until.the sleep insomnia hits from the environment I'm in. Never happens. I guess I came to the realization that my body carries this soul. And this soul carries this body.....and it aint going to be any other way. So my like my late grandpa says....suck it up buttercup. That's life. It aint going to be my way.....so be it.
I filmed this in mid-March and Florida is the only place I know of on this side of the country where you can count on warm weather. Plus the palm trees and cypress trees with Spanish moss are such a unique, beautiful environment!
I passed other people swimming and hanging out in the water once I got a few days into the trip! My understanding is it would be extremely rare for them to come after a person
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