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ep 53 - How we developed our RV Park in Shell Beach, Louisiana
This time on I'm on Vacation, Bradley shows you the nitty gritty of all of the dirt work, the treacherous post and rope fence, expanding the Retreat, Moxie's first birthday, and a personal dedication to Ponce.
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About I’m on Vacation:
I'm on Vacation™ is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Throw caution to the wind, because anything can happen when you’re on vacation, and nothing else exists but the present moment.
Bradley and Margaret McCoy have made their home in New Orleans and are living this "I'm on Vacation" mentality. From dancing in the streets in full costume during Mardi Gras to buying a vintage houseboat to travel down the Mississippi River, there’s no telling where they will end up next.
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ep 52 - Mardi Gras ➡️ Jazz Fest + Moxie’s first houseboat stay
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This episode of I'm on Vacation is jam packed! We get our Island Time Rope Hats in stock (you can buy one too at www.im-onvacation.com/merch), celebrate Mardi Gras Day a little differently, do dirt work at the RV Retreat, build out a boat hoist, christen the dock with friends, welcome our first RV guests and go on several fruitful fishing trips with old and new friends, and tag all our friends ...
ep 51 - 2nd Annual Houseboat Hunt Trip and a REDFISH SMACKDOWN!
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this time on I'm on Vacation, Bradley lives his best life taking the houseboat down to Shell Beach, Louisiana for the 2nd annual hunt trip, we work on the RV Park and Dock, and he has an epic blast and cast weekend to kick off the New Year. Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat ...
ep 50 - WE BUILT AN RV PARK!!!
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Coming to you live in 2023 to give a real time update, and how we got started with developing I'm on Vacation Lodge RV Retreat - Shell Beach Louisiana. Building our dock to store our 1973 vintage Nautaline Houseboat. Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat About I’m on Vacation: I...
ep 49 - Relocating Houseboat to New Orleans in prep for Hurricane Ida
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Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Th...
ep 48 - Replaced Starter on Houseboat, New Boat & Baby's First Houseboat Ride
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About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Throw caution to the wind, because anything can happen when you’re on vacation, and nothing else exists but the present moment. Bradley and Margaret McCoy hav...
ep 47 - We Sold our HOUSE to fund our next adventure and we have a BABY
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Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Th...
ep 46 - Ringing in the New Year on our Vintage Houseboat
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ep 45 - Duck Hunting Season, and We Fixed the Houseboat!
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Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Th...
ep 44 - We Lost Our First Mate - A Tribute to Ponce
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Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Th...
ep 43 - WE HAD TO RELOCATE THE HOUSEBOAT!
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Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacationretreat About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Th...
ep 42 - WE FINALLY MAKE IT TO NEW ORLEANS (through the Louisiana Marsh) on our Vintage Houseboat
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Be sure to subscribe so you will be the first to know about our new videos! Also follow along on instagram @im_on_vacation or Facebook @imonvacation About I’m on Vacation: I'm on Vacation is about freedom. Freedom from responsibility. It's an "out of office" auto reply on your work email. It's a beer on a Tuesday at lunch just because the weather is nice. It's a laissez-faire mindset. Throw cau...
ep 41 - Batten Down the Hatches Getting our Vintage Houseboat Ready for Hurricane Delta
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ep 41 - Batten Down the Hatches Getting our Vintage Houseboat Ready for Hurricane Delta
ep 40 - How we got our 43 foot houseboat unstuck from the Louisiana Marsh
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ep 40 - How we got our 43 foot houseboat unstuck from the Louisiana Marsh
Sorry we got stuck 〰️
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Sorry we got stuck 〰️
ep 39 - Sunk Tow Boat and Sheriff to the Rescue
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ep 39 - Sunk Tow Boat and Sheriff to the Rescue
ep 38 - We took Mardi Gras Pass and GOT STUCK IN THE MARSH!!!
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ep 38 - We took Mardi Gras Pass and GOT STUCK IN THE MARSH!!!
ep 37 - Good morning New Orleans from the Mississippi River on our Vintage Houseboat
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ep 37 - Good morning New Orleans from the Mississippi River on our Vintage Houseboat
ep 36 - Major Curveball, New Orleans Mississippi River Lock Closed!
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ep 36 - Major Curveball, New Orleans Mississippi River Lock Closed!
ep 35 - Baton Rouge + LSU Tiger Stadium from our Vintage Houseboat on the Mississippi River
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ep 35 - Baton Rouge LSU Tiger Stadium from our Vintage Houseboat on the Mississippi River
What is I'm on Vacation?
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What is I'm on Vacation?
ep 34 - How to find a beach on the Mississippi River
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ep 34 - How to find a beach on the Mississippi River
ep 33 - Fuel Up & Pumping Water from an RV to Houseboat on Lower Mississippi River
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ep 33 - Fuel Up & Pumping Water from an RV to Houseboat on Lower Mississippi River
ep 32 - Boating down the Mississippi River to Louisiana at Vicksburg - civil war lesson + friends
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ep 32 - Boating down the Mississippi River to Louisiana at Vicksburg - civil war lesson friends
ep 31 - St. Louis to New Orleans Mississippi River Fuel Calculation
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ep 31 - St. Louis to New Orleans Mississippi River Fuel Calculation
ep 30 - We’re going to Graceland, Memphis, TN via the Mississippi River
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ep 30 - We’re going to Graceland, Memphis, TN via the Mississippi River
ep 29 - We pick up our friend, Harper, on the Mississippi River
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ep 29 - We pick up our friend, Harper, on the Mississippi River
ep 28 - Houseboat feast with new friends on the Mississippi River
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ep 28 - Houseboat feast with new friends on the Mississippi River
ep 27 - Truck Fuel Up on the Mississippi River
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ep 27 - Truck Fuel Up on the Mississippi River
ep 26 - You can find me in St. Louie on the Mississippi River
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ep 26 - You can find me in St. Louie on the Mississippi River

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  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 День тому

    Love the name of your boat and I'm sharing your story! Folks ask "Hey . where are you vacationing? Answer: I'm on a boat named "I'm On Vacation!"..yea..quit repeating yourself. Where are you really??!!..😂.lol! Reminds of the time my brothers and I were in the car with my folks...mom says..Oh. this is a good song on the radio! Who's the band? We said 'Guess Who?"..5 minutes later mom says "I give up!! I can't guess! 😂 😂😂...and it was 1973!!

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 2 дні тому

    Ohhhhh..Ponce😢😢😢❤You were a lovely dog...see you someday

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 3 дні тому

    Congratulations 🎉🎉

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 3 дні тому

    Wowza!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 3 дні тому

    How wonderful thst you have this adventure to pass on down through the ages in your family 🌳 ❤

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 3 дні тому

    So sorry for your loss if your brother..I read the obituary....what a great picture of you both...and wonderful family unit❤

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 5 днів тому

    I just can't get enough of your reality cruise down the Mississippi now this is my new favorite besides Schitt's Creek and Doc Martin!! But you both get the award for the most awesome choice of music❤❤❤.. and your love for each other❤❤❤

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 9 днів тому

    This is one of the best finds on here!! You two are adorable and it's really very real feeling. Even when you both may be feeling a little anxious...you make it so real feeling because not every day is the same with any travel challenge..such a challenge on our amazing Mississippi!! Who doesn't love the Mississippi? After all...when we all learned how to read and write...wasn't it your favorite name to spell?!!! Thanks!!

  • @dianeramos5829
    @dianeramos5829 10 днів тому

    I just discovered the two of you and thank you!!! This is the only way that I can travel...is vicariously through you both and others. So glad I Googled "Mississippi Cruising"!! Makes me think of Lewis and Clark...if you want a good read, look for the book about adventurous folks like these two, check out "Westward WHOA" by W. Hodding Carter.....talk about an incredible journey!!!

  • @gregcalhoun6966
    @gregcalhoun6966 19 днів тому

    pool 6 i grew up on great fishing and duck hunting. thanks for sharing havent been back there in a number of years

  • @jimbevins1579
    @jimbevins1579 21 день тому

    I miss your videos! Y'all are great! 🙏❤️🙏

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 29 днів тому

    The barges passing each other. Great video. Really appreciate you two doing one of my bucket lists

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    How far north were you when the current stared pulling?

  • @BigEasy53
    @BigEasy53 Місяць тому

    Stumbled on your channel last night while doing a search for "Mardi Gras Pass." I lived in Pointe-a-la Hache when I was a kid. Fished & duck hunted there for many years, and yes, ran aground on an oyster reef in Bayou John / American bay! (same location that you got stuck). I feel y'all's pain with losing Ponce. We have had four labs over the years and lost #4 last year. We waited several months before getting #5. You can't replace them, but at least a puppy helps to mend your broken heart. Nothing like a lab; they are the best! Good luck with your future endeavors.

  • @ickcall9208
    @ickcall9208 Місяць тому

    I just finished this first episode. Such an exciting adveture! I bought a 70's houseboat on the Mississippi on a whim. I'm planning on making a similar trip this summer. Boats are a labor of love. Not one single old boat is without its issues but these things have been taking care of our families for generations before us, and we take care of them back just the same. The boat chose you!

  • @marcogarza2868
    @marcogarza2868 Місяць тому

    Sorry for your loss 😢

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    What is the temperature? You're all bundled up?

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Reveal at 6.38 thank you

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Wow. Bernie knows boats.

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    You two are awesome. I would love to do this. But after one watch through, I feel I have. Thank You Both😊

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Beginning my 2nd run through all 47 episodes ❤

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Lo 9th

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    So close yet so far. Binge watching. Love you both. More adventures or vacations.

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Sorry to hear about Britt.❤

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Wow. Margaret is smoking hot.

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Beards coming in . Margaret still looks great. Carry on.❤

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    Really enjoying the drone footage as the journey continues ❤

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    At 9 minutes in, was that a ski slope in background 🤔

  • @kurtwoehrman3335
    @kurtwoehrman3335 Місяць тому

    You two are great. Margaret is adorable n Bradley is perfect. Following along on an old atlas.

  • @jakedavis2603
    @jakedavis2603 2 місяці тому

    Stumbled upon your channel today, so sorry to see you got into the lateral dam. I see it happen to a handful of boaters every year, usually worse though unfortunately. Glad you guys made it out alright! We live near there and I work at the service base you passed through at 14A. Ironically that was us in the cruiser on the right at 12:01 behind you anchored out! Looks like I have a new channel to follow!

  • @burdettepettit4528
    @burdettepettit4528 2 місяці тому

    This is Heartbreaking, after already had watched 43 episodes of YOUR Vacation,..... We feel it too. 🙏😥😥

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you. We miss him every day.

  • @RyanAnthony-r9f
    @RyanAnthony-r9f 2 місяці тому

    My grandparents had a houseboat just like this but red in color kept in sabula Iowa

  • @ChristovTenn
    @ChristovTenn 2 місяці тому

    Gnarly wind at that harbor entrance

  • @Alan-jd2ej
    @Alan-jd2ej 2 місяці тому

    Just wanted you to know, I am watching your excursion for the second time. People like you give hope.

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      That's incredible to hear and we're honored that we're able to provide a little hope. Hang in there and keep going. Maybe we'll have some new videos for you to watch one day so you don't have rewatch the old ones. Cheers!

  • @hillking11
    @hillking11 2 місяці тому

    Maybe the best hidden GEM on UA-cam I've ever seen! This show can compete with all the great ones. I'll be mentioning this channel on all the comments of the million plus subscribers of all the sailing channels. Pure gold!

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Wow! Thank you! These kind words and encouragement may be just what has been needed to pullbus out of retirement and produce more videos. Thank you!

  • @Scodel
    @Scodel 3 місяці тому

    Have some kids. Your ambitions for these trips will vanish

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Keep watching. We have 2 now and took the 2 yr old and 2 month old to CO in a 5th wheel for 2 months and at 3 and 1, we just took the 5th wheel to Idaho and Utah. Ambitions remain high, just different logistics.

  • @GreenFootCream
    @GreenFootCream 4 місяці тому

    I was just in pelican perch with my dad and friends and i was there over new years with an rv you really influence me to do cool stuff

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      It was great meeting you and from the trips you're making, it sounds like y'all are doing some pretty awesome stuff. Thanks for the support and keep the adventure going! Let is know if you want to come deck hand one day!

  • @michfloridaman
    @michfloridaman 4 місяці тому

    Coming to this video Sept 24'. The Mrs and I just fulfilled her dream of houseboat ownership on a 76' Nautiline here in Tennessee. Fun fact: ours also came with the same "captains quarters" brass sign. Thank you for the fun interior design ideas that we also hope to implement in ours.

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! Glad you found us and congrats on the Houseboat. I hope you're design is going well and y'all have been enjoying your houseboat.

  • @SirLopan
    @SirLopan 5 місяців тому

    Love the series but why all the lame portrait view shoots?

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      I'd have to back and view to see which "lame" portrait shoots you're referring to, but my guess is we didn't have any content and needed to fill the gaps and the photos was all we had.

  • @atribecalledcookies4
    @atribecalledcookies4 5 місяців тому

    Is this the 38 ft Nautaline? I found one similar .

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      This one is 43'. If you're still looking for one, we could probably make this one available.

  • @d2dap636
    @d2dap636 5 місяців тому

    I wonder if the new pup can smell and sense Ponce. I hope he's brought comfort to you.

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you. I think he's definitely been aware of Ponce's presence. We tell him about his big brother all the time.

  • @d2dap636
    @d2dap636 5 місяців тому

    Real tears on my cheek. Ive been binge watching and came to appreciate that amazing pup. He was a well traveled pup, a gentleman and a scholar❤

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! We think about him and talk about him daily.

  • @d2dap636
    @d2dap636 5 місяців тому

    So proud of y'all

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! It got pretty hairy there, but we prevailed! Thank you for the support.

  • @d2dap636
    @d2dap636 5 місяців тому

    Ponce is such a sweet boy

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you. He was the sweetest!

  • @d2dap636
    @d2dap636 5 місяців тому

    Your a good dude Bradley

  • @d2dap636
    @d2dap636 5 місяців тому

    @ 21:00 is what weeks on the water will do!😂 Love it!

  • @TedChandler-r1i
    @TedChandler-r1i 5 місяців тому

    nice adventure on a boat, looks like real fun, i like your videos, but you all do a lot of cursing, not good!!!

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you. Sorry for the cussing. We'll work on that.

  • @Dol367
    @Dol367 5 місяців тому

    I just found this channel at 1:30 am tue morn 8/27/24 and binge watched the Mississippi trip until 9:30 am the next morning. What a trip. I've never seen anything like it and I watch a lot of youtube. Fantastic! Wonderful couple.

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Wow! Thank you for giving us that time and the commplements.

  • @ChristopherBix2
    @ChristopherBix2 5 місяців тому

    I live about a mile from the Captain's Table restaurant in Moline (not Davenport) Very familiar with this "pool" between Lock and dams 14 and 15. I sail with a friend here all the time. Everyone is aware of the wing dams, as you would have been if you had reliable charts or chart plotter. They are hard to spot in high water, but if normal to low levels you can see it protruding above the water. You are in deep trouble if you're navigating the river without any awareness of the literally thousands and thousands of ing dams that run parallel as well as perpendicular to the current and stick out from the shore to keep the water flow in the channel. If you leave the channel, you better know where you're going. The wing dam outside of the marina at the Captain's Table should have been shown on charts. Again, if you're planning on navigating by .... nothing but looking for stuff sticking out of the water, you're never going to make it. But hope you get past St. Louis and then you won't have to worry about locks or wing dams. It's unfortunate that on a busy labor day weekend you didn't see all the other boats passing between the rock piles that mark the entrance and chose not to follow them and go your own way. And wow, interesting seeing you walking along the streets that I ride my bike almost daily. I live JUST on top of the bluff above that Dollar General store you visited! Amazing. There's also an opening in the wing damn near where the large cruise ship Celebration Belle docks, again between some rock piles that allows passage. I guess you went all the way down under the bridge and through the channel at the tip of Arsenal Island. And BTW.... the Captain's Table and Marquis Marina are in MOLINE Illinois. You even showed the sign that said welcome to MOLINE in your video. ha. (where you walked was right on the border between Moline and East Moline) Davenport is further downstream and in Iowa. Admire your trip and would love to own a houseboat. But not sure my nerves can take following you for the rest of the trip. ha. Best of luck.

    • @ImonVacation
      @ImonVacation 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for the info and following along. Not sure if you continued to watch, but there were definitely some wins and some more hairy events that wouldn't bode well for the nerves. 🤣