My Coolest Whale Encounter | Living Off-Grid on the West Coast of British Columbia
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Good morning everyone! In today's video I tell you about the best whale whale encounter I've ever had since moving onto the water 11 years ago! I also get a bunch of work done - haha :). Peach and I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
Amanda + Peach (& Buttercup, in spirit ❤️)
xo
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Peach and I are currently caretaking an off-grid property on a remote island in British Columbia.
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Hello Amanda & Peach 🧡
I wonder if the owners know how blessed they are to have you! 😊
You do an amazing job care taking their home🪵🍃🐿️
Thank you so much! 🧡🧡
Best caretaker- well done Amanda 👏🏼👏🏼
❤You are the best story teller😊and I love your videos. Love to you and Peaches
Thank you 🧡🧡🧡🧡. Thank you for watching :)!
WOW on that whale 🐋🐋🐋encounter! It’s a great time to be alive. Being able to communicate the way we do!
I love the fact that the previous owners contacted and shared with you! So touching 🐶
Always a pleasure to watch your content.
It was pretty awesome. No one around here was impressed with my whale story as it pretty much happens all the time - haha!! Yes, I am so grateful that the people that took care of Peach are reaching out to me, I love it!! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!
Such a beautiful property! You certainly do a great job maintaining it!
Beautiful video Amanda! So happy to hear that you got a message from one of Peaches fosters and those puppy photos. Hope you have a great week ahead. ❤❤❤
yes, it was such a nice surprise. 🧡🧡 they definitely took very good care of her!
Your vlogs are beautiful, so well done! I can feel the peace and happiness that comes out naturally from you. Watching your vlogs makes me feel the beauty of being at peace. The world is a better place because of you.
wow, thank you Susana!!!
I live near the coast on the Bay of Fundy and we get whales in these waters too. Awesome creatures. Thank you for showing them respect and looking out for them. The world is big enough for all of us creatures.
always. there are too many whale deaths from bad boaters :(. around here not slowing down or stopping is highly frowned upon. in BC you're not even allowed to fly a drone over a whale - huge fine if you do.
Amanda, I love it when you talk about Peachy Girl. And yes she is fast.
Thanks for sharing the whale stories😮 Great to see you and Peach! 🍑
Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully I can get some better footage this summer :)!
So nice to watch another video... Peach is lovely. Thank you.
thank you!!! yah Peach is pretty great. she's lovin' life here!! thanks for watching :)
So happy you heard from the previous owner of Peach and they shared puppy photos. The island reminds me a lot of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Have you ever sailed the Great Lakes?
I haven't sailed the Great Lakes, but in my teens I did go trout fishing on Lake Ontario - the Canadian side :).
Very, very nice video.
I just love the calm vibe. ❤
Me too!! Life is really very calm here 24/7. I love it! Thanks for watching!
I live in Cape Town and am blessed to be able to see whales every season from our home. We have bunches of paddle skiiers - (like a kayak) & I have seen whales heading towards them but they haven't seen them til they were meters away. Then there was a lot of shouting as the front paddlers tried warning those behind. It was so entertaining. No harm done to any of them. We get Southern Right whales. I also have issues with trying to get photos. Your videos are very peaceful.
i had to google Southern Right Whales. they can be about 10 feet longer than humpbacks! that's huge! One day i'll invest in a good long lens :)!! thanks for watching!
Love peach, she's a sweet dog, I enjoyed your whale story, and I'm looking forward to some whale footage!
Great story about the whales❤
I am so glad you enjoyed it :)!
I am always happy when I get to watch another of your vlogs.... Hello 👋🏻 from Southern California 🌴
Hello :). That's so nice 🧡🧡! 😳😳😳
Beautiful rainbow. That was an incredible story about your encounter with whales. So glad nothing happened to you.
Love the black knit cap you had on.
Stay safe and enjoy your life there.
The light here during that rainbow was something else. It was surreal. Thanks re the toque. That is one of my crochet hats that I love to make in the wee hours of the morning :)
Peach respected that squirrel for you.
Well, she sure keeps those squirrels running. Funny thing is they still keep coming back to the porch even though they know she's here.
@@AmandaOffGrid. They have a relationship among themselves so they have to stay where Peaches can interact with them. Yep you probably ought to warn the squirrels about Ole Speedy there. They probably already know about her marvelous abilities and so they just have a fun lil game they drill on for fun. That whale story about sittin in a boat atop a bait ball was almost hard to believe but knowing how the smart lil fishies try to defend against the leviathan it’s very believable. I mighta had thoughts about gettin the dingy ready to board cuz you were totally surrounded and those big ones needed to take the bait ball opportunity while they had it. Too awesome to be that lucky. You may have the unusual characteristic of an aura that attracts the creatures to your locale. Smart that you pulled ahead quickly to spare that whale a bump on the head by putting your vessel in peril. Truly wonderful life you live there in a ‘cool’ paradise. It’ll be nice if you can catch a whale breaching competition amongst your visitors. Be safe and well. Glad you received pics of your sweet companion Peachy. Thanks for thinking of us your viewers.
haha... no, no special aura. many of the kayak guides i spoke to had a similar experience multiple times last summer. there were so many whales everywhere! one kayak guide said at one point him and his group were surrounded by 21 whales.
Such a wonderful place. So beautiful.
Thank you! I am very fortunate to be here!!! Thanks for watching :) 🧡🧡
Hey Amanda and Peach! Just watching this now 😂. Will catch your new one today also. 👍🏼
Beautiful location. Looks like a peaceful surrounding. Peach is having a ball in this wild nature location. Cheers.
Thankyou for filming your journey
Aw Peaches puppy pictures! 💗💗💗
🥹 i know, right?! so cute!! 🐕🐕🐕
Sounds like an amazing encounter with whales! Hope you can get video!
Looks like you and peach are doing awesome!
Have a wonderful week!
Hi Pam, it was pretty cool. The whole time I was maneouvering about trying to find a path outta there - haha! Next time i'll just sit and enjoy it :)
Oh how exciting to see whales. Peach is beautiful and what a joy to be able to have a picture of her as a puppy. We seem to share the same love for dog breeds. I’ve owned 2 Bernese, 1 Newfoundland 1 Landseer and now I have a Leonberger. 😊
haha :) we do!! i just love giant breeds :)! i decided to get one that would be a much better size for the boat this time!! 🧡🧡
Here faster than a Humpback surfacing 🐋 Love seeing you two.
I did binge watching of your videos. I love them.
I surely don’t blame you in the respect for the owners! #filming
Love love love ir videos!!!! 💜 so beautiful there! Thank u for sharing your& Peach's life! 😊
oh wow, thanks :)! so glad you like them. 🧡🧡🧡
Fantastic video Amanda ! Peaches hit the jackpot when you rescued her, I also believe that they do more for us than we do for them. I’m curious how long the pile of wood on your porch lasts ?
Great video stay safe Amanda and Peach.
Thank you! Will do!
The whale experience sounds so special!! It is on my list to see one:)
Great seeing you both again...Hope your both well and looking forward to the warmer months ahead...You get much the same weather as we get here in Scotland 🙂
thank you! yes, our weather is indeed very similar!!
Ah, so nice for Peaches foster to connect. And those pictures! What a peach. I would love to live in that cool climate. I am in North Dakota so I do get nine months of winter but since I discovered a girl cant really freeze her butt off or any other storage areas 😉 I would like to bail and move on 😄 Id love to live in the PNW again. Spent 13 years in Vancouver WA and my gosh I miss the trees and rain and Winters that dont hurt so bad. You girls have a great week!
thank you!! Seattle and that area is truly beautiful! i've been there many times... wouldn't mind living there myself :)
Your a busy person the area you live is beautiful peach is a peach love seeing the squirrels your a great role model for girls and other women self sufficient resourceful and a doer
Wow!! Thanks so much
Love whales love to see the footage .
I'll do my best to get some good stuff. Hopefully the whales cooperate - haha!
Hi Amanda, I'm so glad you knew what to do about the whales. I would have been so scared. What a great story to have to share.
Loved this video. Ty.
i was scared when the one came up behind me, but as soon as he dove i was good :). i get more nervous when i start to move... so anxious one of them is going to surface in front of me and i'll hit 'em... that hasn't happened though :)
I want to see Peach sailing and your whale pictures.😊
I want to see Peach sailing too. Still haven't managed to get her into the cabin. We'll get there!
cant wait to see the whales
i'll do my best to get some great shots :)!
Your whale story terrified me!😳 How wonderful to know more about Peaches past. She was an adorable puppy! What mix is she? She's a very big dog. You should do her DNA.
Nice to hear from the foster Mum. It does give you a bit of an idea of Peaches previous life. Yes, this weather hasn't made up its mind! Beautiful for 2 days here, then a bit overcast, but getting nice again now. I'm a sun lover 😅. Lots of whales around now.
Are you going to get some time cruising on your boat this summer?
hi :). yes, the forecast said a very hot weekend... so far i've had to light the fire every morning and evening. i miss the sun i get on the boat for sure! in the cabin here it's dark almost all the time... sometimes i don't even realize how warm it is outside until i get out of the forested areas of the property! i bet you get loads of whales up there. i hope to get out on my boat. we'll see. Peach still hasn't gotten into the cabin. i have a few things i need to upgrade. at the absolute very least it'll be a summer of getting my boat ready to go!
Oh! You were in Whale SOUP! I had that happen in Alaska ! I was in a kayak! What fun!
i've never heard that term, but it describes my experience perfectly!
What a great story teller you are!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback as sometimes i feel i talk too much - haha!
Wow, that was a super low low tide! Never seen it that low before....
yah it gets crazy low here. my boat is always okay, but there are days where it's a close call!
You're one of the best youtubers out there!!!😊
Just found your channel and subbed from the Alternative life channel. Well done you. 👏🏼👏🏼
Great video thanks for sharing ,from PEI …..
Hey how are ya, beautiful rainbow in the start, My dog hates squirrels too lol. Lovely to see Peach as a youngster so cute, Whales are so cool to see but scary what happened to you with em. was looking forward to this video thanks Amanda .
i think Peach secretly loves her squirrels. while i am working at the computer she'll lie on the couch and stare out the window at em. if she caught one she'd probably die of shock - haha!
lol yes often wondered what would happen if mine caught one to
Hello Amanda & Peach .. greetings from saudi arabia keep going wt u like . i always enjoy ur peaceful videos ..........
Thank you so much!
Your whale encounter sounds incredible. When do humpbacks go thru your waters? Is it September? Good to hear there was enough fish for 16 humpbacks to feast. Seeing a fish ball like that and then seeing a giant mouth scoop them….wow.
Humpbacks start around now and will leave in Sept-October. They stayed pretty late last season. During the summer here you can see the herring moving through the water in great big patches. There is plenty for them to eat :)
Found your channel thru 'Exploring Alternatives' . I think you have the coolest living situation. Hope one day I can exit the rat race and find a place somewhere remote as well.
it's pretty cool. i'd like it better if it was my own little property :), but beggars can't be choosers - haha :)
Well that explains Peach somewhat. She is the type of dog that needs to work. She is probably not only fast, but could run 50 Kms a day. There isn't really enough room to do that on such a lush Island. Maybe you could teach her to swim? So many dogs are scared of the water, but can learn to love it.
Peach and i are working on the swimming. When she arrived she wouldn't go above her knees, but now she is going in up to her chin and shoving her whole face in the water to grab sticks etc. she has significantly webbed feet so she might be a natural once she gets brave enough.
@@AmandaOffGrid Yay!
You are amazing
😳😳
Always Love your videos and updates. What are the 5 gallon tanks on the porch?
We just admire you so much
ah that's so great :), thank you. the jugs on the porch are for drinking water. i had them on my boat and that's where i kept my water supply. i have a water tank on the boat, but would use that water for watching dishes, clothes etc. i use them here in the winter when it freezes and i have to turn the water off... or when i'm cleaning the big water tank.
I love your videos, Amanda, and enjoy Peach, she's definitely a real 🍑,lol ! Really enjoyed your whale encounter story. What a magical place you live in 😊.
Amanda, love your videos! Wish I had a job like yours. ❤
it doesn't pay much :), but i love it :)
@@AmandaOffGrid Amanda, I don’t get paid much in my profession and I could be a lot happier. I’d love to be completely off the grid one day like yourself! Thanks for sharing your beautiful videos and replying back to me 😀
true enough. it took me a long time to figure out that money wasn't the end all and be all. living a happy and fulfilled life is what matters :)
@@AmandaOffGrid as I have gotten older, I better understand that there is more to life than having a career. I’m glad that I have figured it out sooner than later. Looking forward to your next video 😀
Hello from the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago)
Do you do any fishing up there? If yes, would love some footage.
Loving your channel and content ❤
Life Is Good 🐕🐋🪓🪵🇨🇦
It seems like adding to the wood pile is a forever job for you. Just how many cords is used over a winter there?
I lived on a boat only island in the Wa San Juan’s for 5.5 years. It was awesome. Circumstances changed….am in SEIdaho now. Do you follow Destination Adventure? He would love your story.
i loved living on my boat - and i do miss. i will go back to it someday. i haven't watched Destination Adventure - I'll check it out :)
I should have said boat access only. Cypress Island. Great experience.
Teach your dog to take and carry - give Peach jobs helping you ? They live and love purpose 👍 New to the channel- why did you open the two barn doors and close them at end of day ?? What lives in the Barnes ??
Wondering….do you have a TV to watch at night?
hi :). no, no tv. i haven't watched an actual television in over 12 years - yikes - hadn't thought of that. i do have streaming services. maybe a couple times a week i'll watch a movie :)
@@AmandaOffGrid must be so peaceful. Do you know about the war in Ukraine or Palestine at all?