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I'm on Vacation
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Hey y’all! This is Margaret and Bradley.
In 2020, with the pandemic in full swing, and the world in lockdown mode, we decided to purchase a 1973 houseboat in Winona, Minnesota and boat it down the Mississippi River to our home in New Orleans [which is about 1,600 miles!]. So grab a life vest, cocktail and come travel down the Mississippi River with us as its sure to be one wild ride!
What is "I'm on Vacation?" It's when you feel a deep sense of freedom. No boss. No deadline. Living life so full, that your entire being vibrates at a higher level. We have all felt it. You know what we are talking about. And, we want you to feel it MORE. Do whatever "that" is. And that's when you say to yourself, I'm on Vacation.
In 2020, with the pandemic in full swing, and the world in lockdown mode, we decided to purchase a 1973 houseboat in Winona, Minnesota and boat it down the Mississippi River to our home in New Orleans [which is about 1,600 miles!]. So grab a life vest, cocktail and come travel down the Mississippi River with us as its sure to be one wild ride!
What is "I'm on Vacation?" It's when you feel a deep sense of freedom. No boss. No deadline. Living life so full, that your entire being vibrates at a higher level. We have all felt it. You know what we are talking about. And, we want you to feel it MORE. Do whatever "that" is. And that's when you say to yourself, I'm on Vacation.
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.
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. 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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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. ...
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
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
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
Have some kids. Your ambitions for these trips will vanish
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
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.
Love the series but why all the lame portrait view shoots?
Is this the 38 ft Nautaline? I found one similar .
I wonder if the new pup can smell and sense Ponce. I hope he's brought comfort to you.
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❤
So proud of y'all
Ponce is such a sweet boy
Your a good dude Bradley
@ 21:00 is what weeks on the water will do!😂 Love it!
nice adventure on a boat, looks like real fun, i like your videos, but you all do a lot of cursing, not good!!!
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.
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.
Happy Anniversary Margret and Bradley
I am just getting started watching your journey but I'm excited for all of the videos! I love boating and would like to do a trip like this in the future. I went to school at SEMO and return annually for Homecoming. As soon as I saw this view I knew exactly where you were - We've rented this Airbnb on previous trips and will continue to do so as long as it's available! :-)
I loved watching yalls river adventure, i wish i had known yall wer coming thru i wudv come down to meet u. We are in west tn hour north of memphis.
You guys are a great team!
It's all about making what someone made work into what should be done right.
I want to do this for sure. Ya'll have so much stuff! I'll be watching all your videos. Thanks for putting it out there.
I love the episodes where you show daily living! Epic drone footage is nice… but seeing how ya’ll live is far more interesting to me!! Thank you! ❤
Haters are gonna hate! Just ignore them. I find that the loudest accusers are the most guilty of the hypocrites! Thank you for sharing your journey! Love you guys! ❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⭐️
Awesome 👍 Always easiest to dock coming into the current tho ... But you probably know this by now!! As a Kiwi I'd love to come over and do the ICW. Must be one of the greatest adventures around. 😊
come on dude, get the proper rod for your reel. You are using a spinning reel on a baitcasting rod. I promise your fishing experience will be better with matched up equipment. Notice the finger grip on the rod. It shouldn't be sticking up. A spinning reel shouldn't be attached to a rod with a finger grip. Also a spinning rod will have larger line guides to accommodate the offset of the spinning reel. Anyway, hopefully you get your gear squared away before you fish again. That was a nice catfish. Glad you got it!
There’s always a way.😊
"Shelter" from hurricane😂 out of the frying pan into the fryer
Im just now watching yalls videos! I love it! Im in west tn. Bout hour north of memphis. We go boating on river here lots, and i duck hunt there. I wouldv loved to have met yall when ya came thru. So cool.
what size engines? 2?
@ 6:27 The money shot. A happy woman.
Info overload. I have been boating the Mississippi from Winona north since the 70's. It was very smart getting someone with experience with that size boat as well as Mississippi River boating. It is also good that you got it on video. He shared so much of what he knows that it had to be hard to keep up. What a great adventure. Been a dream of mine for decades to do what you did.
STOP whinning get to work! I want to say buy
How old are you two? Any Holiday is going to be a head ache? Way too many people!
Did you have an external antenna on that GPS or were you using the internal antenna inside, under a roof?
Check eye on back of boat humming bird pretty good GPS it might be full of muck garbage from river
You claim you have a scooter but why is it not on back of your house boat so you go reg gas station to get cheep fuel ? You guys arnt very good at house boat life are ya
The only thing that I'd add to Bernie's instruction is on a gasoline powered boat, run the blowers for at least 5 minutes before starting the engines. There are a lot of UA-cam videos of what happens if you don't and there are gasoline fumes in the compartment--big bada boom.
The good old Mississippi River is full of surprises. I've found out the hardway myself. I loaned my cabin cruiser to my BIL who got it stuck on an unmarked sandbar in pool 26. And further North at the confluence of the Mississippi and the Illinois Rivers, I hit a submerged log that almost tore my auxiliary engine off of the transom. Luckily I was only going about 4 knots at the time.
Just finished binge watching lol! What a great start Bradley! Your doing it all! Life's journey is amazing! Did you guys get a new 4-legged family member?? Your young one's need a protector/family member! IMHO (in my humble opinion) im 50 and i was asking about your house boat! Im up in Michigan, ive seen your engine troubles! It just needs one more guy with the passion! Im looking to be done working (soon) finish up, just adventure houseboating! I could use a road trip!if i needed to look at a boat, assess whats needed,drop off deposit! My name is Jim from Michigan! Semper fidelis
Best dog Life! He'll be there when you get there, wait for you!! Keep your heart's Open
Lady, you've got some nice legs. Pardon me for noticing and broadcasting that fact. Just an FYI: you guys tied up under the Clark Bridge. Alton Marina isn't far from my house 🏠.
Missing ponce
Definitely
Ready to sell yet? Michigander looking to do the loop
Although it's made half the loop, not sure this boat is exactly Loop material, but we're open to discussions.
@@ImonVacation looks like you had both motors out! The transum was rebuilt and gunnall was rebuilt!! I'm looking to retire/be done working) 1973 is the Year I was born!! I understand it needs more love!! I got a few years before I'm ready! I am up in Michigan and want to do the Mississippi back up to Michigan! I don't want to insult anybody! What is the ballpark you would consider/what might be needed to bring her back up to Michigan! I'm still going threw your adventures! Thank for getting back to me so fast!!! Semper fidelis to my brothers out there!
Hope all is well with you and the family. Been 11 monthes since I saw a video.
We're doing great. Thanks! Been busy starting a business and raising babies. Hope to get an update out soon.
No such place as St Louie, Missouri. The name of the place is Saint Louis. Not a single person in the area would dare call it St Louie on danger of getting their a$$ whipped.
Good to know
I had a cabin cruiser that my brother-in-law liked to play with in pool 26. ( Alton IL)
Alton, IL was a cool place.
What a great idea!!! Doing this is now on my bucket list!! Thank you and God Bless!
Glad we're able to inspire you. It changed our lives and I'm certain you won't be disappointed.
Hey you 2 bradly i am in the uk my lady is in columbus ohio but i would of loved to of done what you did i have been in boating for 40 years and still miss going around the uk and across to the french canals to the mediteranean . If ever my lady gets to me i will pay you a visit growing family and a docking facilities and RV park i wish you all the best of luck you all seem now part of the family i live down in n,somerset on the coast by clevedon uk ❤
Thats awesome. Please do come visit. I took a fairy across the Mediterranean from Italy to Spain and it was the bluest water I have ever seen.
Thank you for sharing your story with us John and Marie 🙏
Is this one of the John's from the Winona Marina?
@@ImonVacation we're from Boston MA if that works
My wife and I are dog lovers. We thought Ponce was extraordinary. Losing any pet is painful, but losing this happy guy hurt - you and us. So sorry.
Thank you. We lived him dearly.
Those huge oil tankers remind me of the Great Lakes tankers. Many over 1,000 feet long......LSU Tigers, yuck!
LOL! I'm sure we could convert you 😉