The expedition wash up (my PhD) | Ep 6 - Bass by Kayak 

When you find something that you weren't even looking for and then get lost because of it. A random recommendation in my feed and 6 episodes later back to back is dark and I have no idea of the time. Great adventure and superb storytelling.

I found your channel about 6 hours ago and I've been inspired in a grand and meaningful way.

The best short film I've ever watched. Makes me want to get off my arse and do something like this too. Well done.

I'll say what everyone's thinking: "Thank you RU-vid recommendation algorithm.... finally something good!"

Beau, Today I just happened to stumble upon your run a mile every hour video. Shortly thereafter I went to your channel and was transported across the world on your train tracks run and then through 6 episodes of kayaking. Your work is incredible and I look forward to watching your other films and seeing the new work you create! Greetings from Westfield, Indiana! Here we paddle on large mud puddles, scuba dive old quarries and bike farm roads haha Great work, can’t wait to see more!!

Hang in there Beau, in 2 years your films will have blown up world wide.

A month ago RU-vid recommended that I should watch "A Mile an Hour" I didn't clicked on the Video, because im more of a Cyclist and not at all a runner. The Video got in my Feed again and again. Three days ago I clicked on the Thumbnail. And it was SO WORTH IT! Now all the Videos of Beau Miles later I'm laying in my bed crying over this amazing journey at sea and in life in generel. I'm proud of a total stranger and his mates. And my breath was completly taken away by this inspireing Person. Cheapau and a big Applause!

You my friend are a unicorn! A magical being that i never knew existed, until i fund your channel. Cheers dude.

I can honestly say that I have truly been moved by not only this series but all your films Beau. Thank you ❤

Beau, this is awesome... you should have millions of views. Your cinematography and storytelling paired with adventure and honesty is incredible! Congratulations on kayaking the strait and your PhD! Keep paddling!

I find myself coming back to Beau's videos when things in life seem to loose their meaning. The insights and humbleness Beau brings to my screen seems to bring everything back into perspective.Thanks for the consistant perspective.

It reinforces the desire I already have to do exciting 'stuff' and what a fantastic bit of film making - Beau, you are an incredibly talented human being.

I didn’t realise how incredibly bored I am with my life until I started watching your videos. I grew up totally wild in NZ and since moving to Europe and having kids, have turned into a civilised European and just realised my soul might have half died from how mundane I’ve let things get. Thanks for the inspiration to get off my arse and start living again!

I caught myself smiling throughout this all series. Then i got sad thinking about my life. Then i decided i'm going to start traveling.

You must be the most interesting person on youtube. So many unique concepts and superb storytelling. I don't really know how I ended up here but I bloody enjoyed every second. Goodonya

That last line is magnificent poetry "home is where you make meaning of your experiences" What an amazing human.

Fantastic, Fantastic adventure, beautifully made. Much like the other viewers, I stumbled across the first episode and back to back I've just watched all 6. Thank you for sharing, I thoroughly enjoyed watching. All the best...

Beau, what a beautiful journey and thank you for sharing it with all of us. I've been restoring a tiny 10' sailboat for the better part of 4 months and it's recently become a chore. This film has really reminded me why I took it up in the first place, and where I'll sail once she floats. Thank you.

Great adventure Beau. I did the trip solo in Dec 2017 starting at Port Washpool taking 7 days to Musselroe Bay battling a strong westerly storm that hit me on Day 4 near Whitemark - the winds lasted till I paddled to Davenport on Day 10 (I used a larger 1 sqm Flat Earth sail and the same plastic boat I used from a trip from Singapore to Australia so surfed the 1.5m swell in 30 knot winds rather than wait it out on the islands).For anyone contemplating a good long trip like this - these videos are an invaluable way to pick up planning, equipment and paddling tips. Having now done a few crossings & long trips in my time but only carrying a still camera - its great to see the videos as they bring back so many memories of the fantastic scenery so see from water level.

No idea if you'll ever read this, but I want to personally thank everyone involved for these incredible short films on the channel. I went to see the world after high school and worked wherever I was to achieve the dreams of seeing places and feeling alive - and came back just to completely drown in university and work and habits. Never have I sat down and let my experiences do their thing, never have I put them to paper. This channel and especially Episode 6 right here has done the trick in waking me up, getting me to document all the things I still remember about my travels, the friendships I formed. And it's got me to value the adventures again, driving out to the mountains, lakes, woods around me. I almost drowned in law and history and sociology and philosophy and I still attribute immense value to all those, but I've escaped from feeling numb and revisited the old train line - my old train line - that lead me to pure happiness all those months ago. Thank you.

Amazing, keep the drive, keep the passion, and lets those wheels keep o' spinnin'

A brilliant series found by accident binged watched and weirdly my three favourite people I don't know or will ever meet !! Great achievement guys

Hey Beau, thank you for sharing that with such a personal touch !! Really fantastic journey, film piece and that search for aw you've captured. For my next trip back in Lofoten in Norway, your film just fell from heavens. I have been always doing solo trips on kayaking, but this time I guess I'll find some friendly people share to ride. Thank you thank you thank you !!!

What a bloody ripper series. Thank you for putting it together.

Just got transported into another world. Couldn’t stop watching, great 6 part series!!. Amazing story telling. So great to be released from the mundane bullshit, and watch something amazing.

Beau - a modern day philosopher - great great story. Well done man.

My God you are the most amazing inspiration person I have ever run into. You don't do one thing you do all things. PhD, getting married , working , living . No complaints. You know the world tells you try and do less and that your life will be full because you have accomplished a "Posh" life but that's not true. We've accomplished an empty life . What you do is challenge yourself challenge yourself challenge yourself and you have an amazing story to tell because of it. I thought we had to perfect one thing but you are showing we can perfect as much as we want. I m ready life is too short. I m live like you. Full, happy challenged

I've never been a runner, I've never really been a hiker, I walk occasionally but never thought of it as anything that good, I discovered this channel, and this man about 3 days ago, when I saw his bean video and since, I've pushed myself past limits I never thought I could, everyone should watch what this amazing person does, and go out and push yourself, step out of your comfort zone, discover things about yourself you never have before

Through great effort you go to these amazing and wild places. It's the real irony is that you have to do this to learn more and marvel at what you've discovered in yourself. Phenomenal video mate. Really captures what it means to go on an epic journey.

Absolutely superb. The thing I always hate about adventures is those who rush to the finish line and don’t savour the experience. Your attitude to life is inspiring. I love to explore my surroundings, enjoy repurposing, and whilst I won’t be doing ultra marathons or eating my weight in beans, I have a junk wood paddle blank on the workbench right now. Keep on keeping on, and I look forward to your next adventure.

Got randomly recommended your beans video and now it's two days later and I've watched all of them from the mile an hour, to your trip around Africa and beyond. From the other side of the world in bonnie Scotland I look forward to further adventures and hope you and Helen are staying safe in this crazy time!

Beau, I've got to tell you something. About an hour and 35 minutes ago, your mile an hour video popped up on my feed. I watched it, and was immediately taken by your fresh perspective, inspirational manner of speaking and doing, and your philosophy. It really resonated with me. Then I watched your junk office video, and then now I'm sitting here finishing up your bass kayak expedition, and I feel like I was a part of the ride. What you did here was truly special. You brought strangers together, and formed a lifelong connection over something that will always be remembered and talked about. Something that millions of people live without, but yearn for. You seem like someone I could talk to for hours, and never stop listening. Because I always want to learn more. I've now told four other people about you, because I truly hope more people take the time to watch this series. It's so much more than a couple of guys doing something momentous, and in fact isn't really about the kayaking at all. There's such a journey that takes place here, and it's one that surely served to be documented. Thank you for sharing this with us. I also hope the best for your friend Tim. As someone who's been with family in that situation, I hope for the best. I've now subscribed, and will probably spend some time watching your other content. And I had things to do today damnit!

Beautiful journey and masterful telling. You've captured the archetypal heroes journey...severance, threshold incorporation are the three seminal phases - hardwired into the human psyche for millennia - incorporation is the storytelling.

I just came across this series last night and couldn't stop watching. Very inspirational , great work. This group needs to go on another adventure.

A beautifully shot journey and most of all, fabulous storytelling. I watched all 6 episodes, utterly riveted.

I think this might be the first youtube comment I've ever made, but I just wanted to say I've really enjoyed watching these videos and seeing how the group dynamic evolved throughout. I've got a trip to SE Asia planned for January and this inspires me to make a plan and reassures me that I'll end up making friends with all different sorts wherever I go. Big love from the UK!

I don't know how anyone can watch the first episode and not the rest absolutely amazing glad the youtube alg recommended me to Beau

What a fabulous series of episodes, I enjoyed each one on its own merits. Certainly inspirational.

I found your content about 2/3 days ago. I've watched quite a few videos now, disappointed there's not a whole lot more, but I'll say this much, with these current times being so different, I've started to hit a real low and your videos are going to give me the kick up the arse I desperately need and will get me doing things again. A definite inspiration and certainly one I will be looking out for for a very long time.

Just discovered your videos after seeing you kayak from Mozambique to Cape Town. Just got back from a semester studying in Cape Town and am back in normal life in the US. I’m in the process of trying to get a job for two years teaching back in South Africa. Don’t know if I’ve seen someone encapsulate the beauty and tragedy of being alone in such a beautiful unique place until I saw your videos, thanks for a bit of inspiration to push through and try and get this job away from home and abroad for a couple years.

Just back to backed all six. Perfect timing as I am hm in bed feeling rather ill. I’ll get better and know that I have my own great adventures ahead of me. Thank you. 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

Absolutely. I traveled to the high desert of Nevada to donate a Kawasaki Mule 1000 to a non profit horse rescue named Medicine Horse Project, where its a proven fact that horses are good Medicine. 1st I've not been much past Colorado, let alone a desert. So to say excitement and fear road on each other's shoulders was dam straight. My mechanic checked over my F-150 Ford from '92, she's got a weak cylinder but she'll make it I'm told. Well all through the trip I had second thoughts. I finally arrive but the bountiful of territory i covered was just gorgeous it truly cleansed my soul. So this horse Bravehart teaches me the value of trust, from a horse I say!! I learned that breathing in the nose of horse one communicates their wellbeing. Maybe like a dog in its mannerisms. As Bravehart taught me trust through touch I wept and hard. During my release the horse put his head on mine and purred a means to comfort me. Never had i ever had an experience! Truly rewarding, well it changed my whole outlook to life especially with this Covid-19 thing, loss of my massage biz everything. I change in course a new adventure 😁. I'm loving your channel

Thank you for your glimpses of brilliance. 👏👏👏

What a great series. I dont know how i found this channel but im glad im here.

This back to back in ear while working in a shoe repair shop has been one of the best things mentally for me.

Like others I was minding my own business when RU-vid suggested one of your videos. It was the mile an hour one. I watched it and was hooked within minutes. You’re zest for life, you’re language, your accent and enthusiasm was just intoxicating. I watched every video back to back. I played them whilst working in my garage, having a shower and before I got out of bed. Whenever I got a chance to watch video it was your channel. You have done what you want to do and had so much fun doing it I have to say I’m jealous. it’s been such a pleasure to watch you’re adventures unfold. As a 55 yr old ex cop, I think I’ve missed out on something after watching you. Well done fella. Hopefully you’re videos will go viral soon and you reap the rewards of you’re hard work. You are an inspiration to young minds.......and old. Take care.

Like others, I'm not sure how I came here, but yet here I stay. Watching every episode, dreaming of some of my own adventures and marveling about the beauty of making things that last. LIke friends, and memories and stories of personal bests, worsts and middles. I can't help but think it makes the ordinary just a little sweeter as well. Be well.

Stunning Beau, on all levels, ALL!

I was lucky enough to meet the Australian maritime environment near Melbourne and in famous Bondi. It is so much different from the Meditternian sea. This series helped me to remind this time back in 1990. What an exciting wilderness.. Congratulations.

RU-vid has hidden you from the masses. Sitting here in Pennsylvania absolutely astounded how beautiful this series is. Wonderful work sir. Absolutely wonderful.

A truly outstanding storyteller.

And she said yes to the chocolate or the ring ?😂😂great series just binged watched them all. Loving your channel

That was bloody good stuff, Beau. Thanks! Funny how I binged every video of you and then realised (after having you on my RU-vid radar for 1-2 years now) I haven‘t watched these 6 episodes :D What a good catch!

honestly touched me on a deep level... beautiful how your able to verbalize and analize what happens on a deeper level then just "we crossed".. a very inspiring series!

You're a force of nature fella. So much motivation. Brilliant channel. All the best to you and yours. Live long 👍

Hey mate, loved all your kayaking films, especially this series. Hope your PhD went well. Thanks heaps for the inspiration. Best wishes from Ireland.

So the funny thing is that I started watching this series as a way to procrastinate writing up my own research results, but now here we are at episode six and you've actually inspired me to get back to my data and look for the narrative that's hidden somewhere in there! Thank you, Beau, fantastic storytelling!

I can't explain how watching your videos make me feel, they're like an adventure and make me motivated to go out and explore the world. It's absolutely mental you don't have one million, let alone 100k subs yet, I'll be here watching in Canada when you cross that threshold.

I feel like this guy will blow up because the cinematography is so good. I hope you get to 60k and eventually 1M

Cheers for the whole series fella - I figure, the scariest thing we can ever do - is honesty .. you certainly are not short of that!xx

This series was absolutely outstanding! 10/10!

Incredible series Beau, I'm here sat in Bournemouth, UK, watching such a great journey, thanks for making a single morning of entertainment and inspiration to someone you'll never meet on the other side of the planet.

Fantastically shot and edited , thanks for putting this out here for us to live vicariously through.

Thank you for publishing this adventure Beau. I just watched most of this series with my hyperactive four year old boy. He sat transfixed, eyes wide and I could almost hear the gears in his mind working as he planned his own journeying through new territories, powered only by his will and determination. The future is bright ✊

Because of the current state of affairs, I'm not out having the little adventures I crave, but this film about your big adventure is helping scratch the itch. Phenomenal job man, both the raw gumption of crossing the Bass, and spinning such an compelling yarn.

By far the best RU-vid Filmmaker I've come across. Astonishingly good. Genius. And I don't say that lightly.

Wow, mate you are a very special human being,what a gem. Finding your videos has gave me the urge to go adventuring again and finding out where i can go next..

Beau, I found your channel early today. And now, close to 8.30pm, I have watched hours of thoughtful, interesting and inspiring film production. Your a comet of a man Beau, cheers for sharing. 👍

This series is one of those great reminders to make sure we are stepping across the line of our individual day to day lives and pushing the boundaries to see what we are capable of. Brilliant set of videos.

honestly dude I‘ve binge watched this series for the last day and it made me extremely emotional and nearly made me cry! It feels raw it feels real. I‘m a big fan of your videos and i rarely ever write comments but this needed to be said! thanks a lot for this!!!

The way you speak about life and reality in this series is so far fetched to us almost because these are living times of times that are so imaginary to us, the audience that its pretty much a fairy tale or the land of dreams if you will but its so real... Its beautiful what you educate to us and it really makes me understand that the world you live in is the world that yourself makes it and it really can be a beautiful place.

found it. Excellent! Many Thanks to you & to Monash for making this available! You've rekindled a flame here that was almost out, lad! i won't forget again.

This series really captures the best of adventure...The hard days, the scary days, the great days and all the banter inbetween with mates to keep the heart of the trip alive. Really enjoyed watching this Beau - beautiful crafted and told. Very inspired to get a hold of some mates and start planning the next adventure!

I rode a bicycle across the USA, west to east, in 2008. 6,800 KMs over 80 days. The last day riding was incredibly bitter sweet and there was a sense of immense sadness that it was over. After I came back to Australia I was in a weird space for the next six months. It took me that long to process properly what I had achieved. And to accept my return to normality. It was the greatest I have ever done.

why am i crying after watching this whole series. so awesome

So I clicked on the first video thinking it was about fishing for bass in a kayak. Wow! What a pleasant surprise. I was hooked and had to watch all six episodes nonstop. You are very talented at film making and story telling. I don’t know what all is on your channel, but I’m a new subscriber and will definitely be watching. Thank you for taking this Texas boy on an amazing adventure! I really enjoyed it!!

Well, that was a very nice series. Its nice to see you guys interact and have a more or less good time togehter. I can see the appeal of that. I do some underground /old mine expeditions with my climbing budys now and then. The mines are nice and interesting to look at and the feeling of beeing in places nobody has walked on in 100 years i incredible. But in the end its always about the experience of doing this together. The storys we got out of this make us laugth and talk even if we meet sometimes only once a year. Its all back in an instant. "Do you remember this or that"... "Yeah that was awesome, scary, etc,..." You cant get this kind of friendsmanship from having a drink togther in a bar.

Thank you for your story telling and they way you present your stories, you have made me think more about life a bit deeper and what us humans can do

Don't know how I found you either Beau but so glad I did. Watched many of your films and loved them all. What a spirit! What an adventure ! Best wishes from the UK Beau....Lee

I've rewatched your series a second time since I'm going on a short seakayaking trip next week. I bet the first watch made me do it. Cheers :)

Excellent, excellent, storytelling. Beautiful.

Man, the 5 of you have pushed kayaks beyond what I had even imagined possible. This is an incredibly inspirational series.

fabulous . loved to share my adventures like you did but their are fresh in my head as the day i did them 30 years ago be blessed and be a blessing

Mate you are an absolute force of nature. What an inspiration. Hope to see ya out on the trails one day.

Thank you for this journey, Beau. Since I stumbled upon your videos, my life has changed for the better. I started running again and going outdoors more. Cheers from Greece.

This is the inspiration I needed. This is a prime example of Storytelling because it tells the truth, the friendships, emotions, fun and painful parts of adventures. Absolut Masterpiece is this. Well Done!

Absolutely fantastic trip, film making and story telling. You have a natural gift, thanks for sharing it! :)

Really enjoyed your adventure Beau, I live down by the prom and its a magical place to have started your journey, and to see it shared with others who share the same passion is is a wonder us thing. I couldn't imagine doing it on your own with no one to share it with, it made me think of Andrew McAuley and how lonely and tragic it can be. Great vids.

Hi Beau, thank you so much for a great story that captured you and your mates lives. A fantastic journey ! I should have gone to bed but had to look at all you're episodes end to end. Best wishes and thanks again for enriching my life too.

Incredible story telling, incredible filmography. So meaningful without being patronising. Just awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! What a blessing! I'm thankful you're all safe and sound, but I'm sorry that this adventure came to an end. This was a pleasure to watch. No relation, but this grandmother is proud of you!

Absolutely incredible. Thanks Beau

Beau, clicking on episode 1 I had no expectations or real interest in kayaking. Now 1 hour and 6 episodes later I just want to say thanks. Real corker of a movie. Interesting, beautiful and funny. You have a real skill for editing and story telling. Thank you so much for your movies

THE END ! the worst thing you can see when an enthralling series comes to a close. Chapeau, kudos and all such accolades for capturing such a brilliant adventure. Many more in store I hope Beau ? Not forgetting the guys who became friends and shared the adventure. Here's to them too.

Just chanced upon Bass by Kayak Episode 1 and then couldn't stop until I'd watched the lot. Over the years I've paddled a little around Corner Inlet and Mallacoota, but living in NE Victoria, sea kayaking was never a viable full on recreational option for me. However I've always wondered what the crossing to Tassie would be like and your expedition with the guys has just shown me how awesome it can be. Thanks for that Beau.

Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

This series was absolutely brilliant and this is coming from a guy who has absolutely no interest in kayaking, not because I tried it and didn't like it but just because I've not been exposed to it at all. What a journey and I love how you explain throughout how you and Matt live relatively normal lives with an office and a home and a wife and all that stuff. It just shows how you don't need to have a crazy, living out of my backpack for months and months travellers lifestyle to have cool, explorative and challenging experiences. Super cool and super inspiring to go explore

What an amazing journey and film-series! Quite inspiring!!

Now why didn't I think of kayaking for my thesis? Instead of paddling, I spent my time dodging Serbs and Croats bent on killing each other while I was trying to dig up information on another war when people were bent on killing each other 50 years earlier. Speaking of that separation from land you mentioned in a kayak, given enough time, it will lure you into sailing. I found kayaking to be a gateway activity to stronger stuff. Wonderful series you managed.

What a great little series you’ve captured. Jealous of your trip!