Exploring Lizard Island and Hiking up to Captain Cook's Lookout at the Great Barrier Reef

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024

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  • @Dayofthetriffids
    @Dayofthetriffids 5 днів тому

    Man oh man….superb video. I have my heart in my throat over those crocodiles!! Be careful you guys, lots of love for your exploits!

  • @mountainwest3444
    @mountainwest3444 21 день тому +3

    The view from the top to see what Captain Cook saw,, was absolutely incredible !! I could have sat up there for hours too.
    And we found out why it was called Lizard Island.

  • @MizzAugust7
    @MizzAugust7 18 днів тому

    Lots more clothes with Two people! A zoom lens would have cool for the Monitor. Gorgeous Views as you always find!! Ya dont get them sittin in the boat! That Water-OMG. Opposing signs & Ice- unreal.Such Beautiful Corals & giant clams.Thank you as always.

  • @Surfsail
    @Surfsail 21 день тому +2

    The last few videos the music's been spot on🎉

  • @rak3151
    @rak3151 18 днів тому

    Wonder filled episode! Love it! Love Y’all! Fair winds and no alligators!

  • @willisbenjaminsergent9233
    @willisbenjaminsergent9233 19 днів тому

    Captain James Cook! My great great great grandfather. Thanks for covering brother! I kayaked the area he landed, in Hawaii. Still known as the greatest navigator to this day. Used Mathematics along with astronomy that the now modern day Lebanese people developed. #quakers

  • @budawang77
    @budawang77 21 день тому +4

    Always a pleasure to spend time with you two. Another great video well done.

  • @johncurry6047
    @johncurry6047 18 днів тому

    Oh, my dears. how Atmospheric can it get? Yes, you had to capture the ( What did they think when they stood there nearly 250 years ago) and you did it for me. The coolness of the Visitors book and then the Blue Lagoon, Wow! just WOW. Thank you both.

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  18 днів тому

      It was really an incredible place !

  • @synthalorenz3363
    @synthalorenz3363 21 день тому +3

    WOW beautiful underwater shots.

  • @BuildingSYMistress
    @BuildingSYMistress 21 день тому

    This episode = BRILLIANT! 👌
    re. clothes washing = VERY cool, ohhh how there was/is SO MUCH in that!! Thank you!

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  20 днів тому

      Happy you enjoyed it ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @dougjacksonart
    @dougjacksonart 19 днів тому

    Nice timelapse. Im suprised more sailing channels dont use timelapse and slow mo. They are such easy features on most modern cameras and phones and really add a bit of flair. Loving your journey and you guys are fabulous 😊

  • @Solron78
    @Solron78 21 день тому +9

    Green tree ants use their larvae to spin silk, which they skillfully use to build and seal their nests. The worker ants hold the larvae in their mandibles, moving them along the edges of leaves to weave silk-like walls and create strong, sealed structures for their colonies.

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +4

      Super cool thanks for the info

    • @stevev5510
      @stevev5510 21 день тому +1

      Green ants are yummy!

  • @Darcee-p9o
    @Darcee-p9o 18 днів тому

    Thank you James, for showing me the bottom - oh, those humungous clams! (scallops?) WOW

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  17 днів тому

      The clams were so crazy big !!!

  • @banjojoeanddanielle
    @banjojoeanddanielle 21 день тому +2

    So much fun! You guys look happy and healthy!

  • @samparker2828
    @samparker2828 20 днів тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @johnnyT428
    @johnnyT428 21 день тому +1

    Awesome as always!! Loved the clams. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

  • @DaringDan
    @DaringDan 21 день тому +1

    The time lapse was so rad. Thanks you two.

  • @karenlucas8882
    @karenlucas8882 21 день тому +1

    Nature such a welcome relief from the caos of this world, thankyou for taking me on your adventure, beautiful people ❤️ 😊🇦🇺

  • @SVJanicemarie
    @SVJanicemarie 21 день тому +1

    Salsa reference.. good one!

  • @MICHAELMEREDITHSR
    @MICHAELMEREDITHSR 20 днів тому

    Good job folks
    I like it
    I like it a lot
    So *special*!
    🙏🦉

  • @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665
    @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 21 день тому +1

    Think thats probably one of the most beautiful spots
    You've stopped off at..the colours of the sea and rocks were dazzling.

  • @CarmenDoolittle
    @CarmenDoolittle 14 днів тому

    This is an amazing video James and Rhonda!! Taking me back to my time in Australia!! Such an amazing, incredible place teaming with life!! Stay safe! The best to you both! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @voilierboubou
    @voilierboubou 21 день тому +1

    Luv the timelap , funny to see that the boats did not spin too much , nice spot !

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому

      Too much wind for them to spin

  • @jaydubya4727
    @jaydubya4727 21 день тому

    Thanks for another skillfully done video tour of remote beauty! Your genuine interest in the history of places you visit shows through clearly and really does enhance the stories you're telling. We're lucky to have you both as guides.

  • @californiakayaker
    @californiakayaker 21 день тому

    Beautiful Beaches and some of the largest giant clams I've ever seen. The history was amaZIng !

  • @stevoking5225
    @stevoking5225 20 днів тому

    That is the Blue Lagoon.😮
    Thanks Rhonda and James.
    Stevo, Brisvegas

  • @justinmhuerta
    @justinmhuerta 21 день тому +1

    Definitely one of the most beautiful places we’ve seen on your Australia excursion! Thank you James and Rhonda

  • @MikeSantis
    @MikeSantis 20 днів тому

    What an amazing island! Thanks for showing us James.

  • @stephenbonnett164
    @stephenbonnett164 21 день тому +1

    I was once told by a local to not worry about the crocodile warning signs at the beach because the sharks scare the crocs away. Thanks for taking me along with you in this episode, it was captivating.

  • @miksmax
    @miksmax 20 днів тому

    Great episode and wonderful time lapse at Cook’s lookout!

  • @alexanderngawaka
    @alexanderngawaka 19 днів тому

    freaking magical as always AROHANUI

  • @mossycup6974
    @mossycup6974 21 день тому +1

    The giant clams are awesome!

  • @tonybarnes3858
    @tonybarnes3858 21 день тому +1

    Thanks for this excellent episode!!

  • @MKokruok1
    @MKokruok1 20 днів тому

    Awesome views, water colors, unbelievable!
    Enjoyed the time lapse. Wow, what a view! Also, I'm glad the crocs didn't eat you.
    A professional production.

  • @steveshap6219
    @steveshap6219 21 день тому +2

    Great vid you two.

  • @johnnyliminal8032
    @johnnyliminal8032 21 день тому +1

    Nice lizard. If those critters can swim, might make a nice boat pet. One more thing against pirates too.

  • @Mojave90
    @Mojave90 21 день тому

    That view on top of the mountain was absolutely epic... Thanks for sharing guys.

  • @rockshovelbeers
    @rockshovelbeers 20 днів тому

    God bless this boat . May you find Excellent bud with no seeds , and fair winds sailors 🍺🍺⛵️

  • @Blueybob
    @Blueybob 20 днів тому

    Love the clams. Thanks.

  • @alkempton1512
    @alkempton1512 21 день тому +1

    Good job

  • @matthewAnsell-k1p
    @matthewAnsell-k1p 21 день тому +1

    Great video guys thanks so much.

  • @reqeffect
    @reqeffect 21 день тому +1

    Incredible. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @MrRoycp
    @MrRoycp 21 день тому

    So nice mate

  • @th7297
    @th7297 21 день тому

    That was quite cinematic. Beautiful. Pure fun. Thank you guys 😎👍🏻🚀🤘🏻

  • @chrisgundersen1117
    @chrisgundersen1117 21 день тому +1

    Did you have to prime the pump? I remember that from Little House on the Prairie :-) but I guess there’s more humidity there

  • @duncanbaynton7138
    @duncanbaynton7138 21 день тому +1

    Been watching you guys for a while now bloody awesome am on my way to doing this myself once my yacht is repaired so might see you some time btw nice soundtrack too🤘🏽

  • @angelwalker979
    @angelwalker979 21 день тому

    Beautiful!🩵⛵️💙

  • @kaine10gabriel
    @kaine10gabriel 21 день тому +1

    ⛵ ❤

  • @jogrant3851
    @jogrant3851 21 день тому

    Gorgeous place, and Rhonda, you have such a beautiful soul - tearing up when you saw the Monitor lizard 🥰 Enjoyed your video so much. Happy Sails!!

  • @blacktootherson
    @blacktootherson 21 день тому

    Let’s goooo 🔥 new sailing tritea episode 🫡🫡

  • @gratefulfredly8643
    @gratefulfredly8643 21 день тому

    Did a tour on midway island. Coming from the midwest it changed my life at 18. The trash today, makes me cry. My heart breaks. Such a waste. It is now off limits but the damage is horrible. A couple years ago, some volunteers picked up one ton of just TOOTHBRUSHES! I was still impressed at how LITTLE amount of trash there was there. Awesome you guys. Party on!

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +1

      The trash on Indonesian beaches and in the water is unlike anything I ever thought possible, and not just on windward beaches, it’s everywhere

  • @davidpawley7022
    @davidpawley7022 21 день тому +1

    Nice, sailed up there, all very familiar, always lots wind, for you its the right direction. I see you up at LabuanBajo (Been there too) but of course your UA-cam time is out by many months, I see you making rapid progress is it your intention to close the apparent gap between now and UA-cam time (hopeso!).

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  20 днів тому

      The Reasons Why Most Sailing Channels Videos Are Not In Realtime
      ua-cam.com/video/9QGd9JSxgaw/v-deo.html

  • @nivek2157
    @nivek2157 21 день тому

    Im going to get a yacht in my next life. So amazing seeing these lovely isolated an beautiful nature spots. Thanks for your vids, I absolutely love watching them.

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому

      So many amazing remote places in the world that can only be visited by yachts !

  • @DaleShirley-o1u
    @DaleShirley-o1u 21 день тому

    My relatives cemetery has a water hand pump from the well! Neighbors are quite!

  • @picnflwrsandchasingbutterflys
    @picnflwrsandchasingbutterflys 21 день тому

    Awesome ...ive seen those mollusks and they can get huge..my relative now passed took a ship called ss stranger back in 30s? A type of small paddle wheel if i recollect? Brought back an example of those clams..thanks again friends

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому

      They are massive and so cool to see alive

  • @Dan-t6h2s
    @Dan-t6h2s 21 день тому +1

    I actually heard the giant clams can be seriously dangerous. If you were not paying attention and put your hand or foot inside of one, they can actually close up on you a lot faster than you would think they could, and once clamped down, you need like an ax to pry it open again, so be careful when you’re down there.

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому

      Most if not all giant clams can’t actually close

    • @Dan-t6h2s
      @Dan-t6h2s 17 днів тому

      @ thanks so much for clearing up my lack of understanding. If you are ever in the desert of Mesa Arizona, there is a meal and a whisky waiting for both of you…

  • @robertspies4695
    @robertspies4695 21 день тому +1

    Did you folks get to visit the Lizard Island Research Station run by the Australian Museum? It's a world famous marine biology lab.

  • @colinmiddleton2941
    @colinmiddleton2941 21 день тому +1

    Bureaucrats from two different departments and their signs. Hahahaha.

  • @seandownunder
    @seandownunder 21 день тому

    Escape the race..
    Woah, freaky!
    me Like the 'fat beats";
    music
    Thx ;)

  • @keeldragger
    @keeldragger 19 днів тому

    I had to do a book report when I was in 8th grade. My father took me to the library and I could not settle on a book. As the library was closing, I was empty handed and my dad handed me a book about Captain Cook. I told my Dad I had zero interest in the book and was planning to fail the book report. He borrowed it from the library anyways and handed it to me. Later that evening I decided to make an attempt at the first chapter. I couldn't put the book down and read it cover to cover over the next two days.

  • @BenSymington
    @BenSymington 21 день тому +1

  • @bobmanfre5083
    @bobmanfre5083 21 день тому +1

    12:50. Why didn't Cook just wait around near the Airstrip? Sooner or later, someone was bound to fly in.

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +3

      He did but Amelia Earhart was a no show

    • @jaysummers9396
      @jaysummers9396 21 день тому +1

      ​​@@SailorJamesi see what you did there 😂🤘👍..

  • @DanO530.8
    @DanO530.8 21 день тому +2

    Croc shoes anyways……

  • @bradpope7913
    @bradpope7913 21 день тому

    Just trying to study the captain cook explore vessel. How do you spell it? Thanks

  • @andresinnett4319
    @andresinnett4319 21 день тому +1

    Not deliberately being critical , but I thought u guys were going to Asia 🤔🤣

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +2

      Let me see how long it takes you to sail from Sydney to Cape York (2145 miles) at 5 knots 👍🏻 and for the record in real-time we have been in Indonesia for two months.

  • @MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN
    @MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN 21 день тому +1

    Can you swim here or get eaten by crocs?😮

  • @danwilliams8695
    @danwilliams8695 21 день тому

    Props for the hat looks like Eddie Van Halen and Gilligan had a baby

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +2

      Yes it’s my “Eddie Van Sailing” hat

  • @danwilliams8695
    @danwilliams8695 21 день тому +1

    Starting to seem like your never aussy land

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +2

      Do you mean never leave? We sailed 2145NM up Australia’s east coast (that’s not even the entire coast) at roughy 5 miles an hour. It takes a while.

    • @danwilliams8695
      @danwilliams8695 21 день тому +1

      @SailorJames yeah brain works better than my thumbs lol

  • @ckfpv
    @ckfpv 21 день тому +1

    U ought to shorten the intro

    • @SailorJames
      @SailorJames  21 день тому +1

      Sorry sister I am not hiring for the director position