one of the best things about life at sea is the access to nature and there's a reef shark around
and there's a reef shark around we'll see if we get to see it
we're Alejo and Andrea and the past months living on a sailboat
have made us more aware of global issues such as plastic pollution
so check out this beautiful little tiki bar
as we explore uninhabited islands we confirm the urgency
for all of us to be living an eco-friendly lifestyle
okay so the amount of trash that we have gathered is it insane
what's up guys so we are on the move again
and we're going to south ragged island or to the one that's more south
we have like around from 18 to 23 knots
we have one reef in and we're going about 7 knots 7.5
choppy conditions rough conditions
it's getting crazy people it's getting crazy
what is happening?
well there was a a man-overboard alert signal coming out on our chart plotter and on our ais
so we thought it was a catamaran that was sailing north
but apparently, we contacted them on the radio, we contacted them on channel 16
and it wasn't them
we're trying to figure with our body boat la gracia see if they admitting the signal
we have the coordinates here we trayed to see if we can place a waypoint
see where that is
Anyways we are also keeping an eye out
but there is really no boats around us
so our body boat la Gracia
the life jacked of their kids it had admitting the signal
maybe it pressed itself
who knows what happened and it was admitting the signal
so well now we know thank god nobody was in the water
and nothing bad was happening
if you guys are wondering of our sailing upwind capabilities
i'll show you guys so we are in neutral engines off
we have 19 knots of wind around 45 50 degrees
we have la gracia they're going at six
and we have the main sail reef and the jib out
and we're going a pretty good speed we're going at six knots
all right so we made it to the spot
why is it that there's not a bad spot here in the bahamas
because the water is just so beautiful and so perfect
so there's never a bad spot
but anyway we made it here and now we're gonna head for a beautiful and nice day at the beach
we are gonna do a little cook-off
we spent the morning at the beach with the dogs
and now we're just gonna let them rest because they love sleeping
and we're gonna do lunch at the beach
with some awesome people
what are we gonna have for lunch
we're gonna do chicken sausages rice plantain
this is like camping in the bahamas
check it out he's taking his chicken we're taking some rice
we are so prepared
so why do we have that camping stove?
uh just in case our electric system stops working
you've already used it?
yeah
so in miami when everything stopped working
like the inverter the generator
we were actually using the camping stove for about almost a month
we can live without a lot of things but not without food
so that's why we have it
hi jose
hey
hello
what's are you cooking?
we're gonna cook the plantain then the chicken
i know the grill looks a little bit messy
but it is what it is
so check out this beautiful little tiki bar
i think it was built by a person that lived on this island before
and it was all like put together and decorated by sailors
that have made it here to this anchorage
and this is called hog Cay
and look at this check it out
it says sv one life
puddle jumper
maybe we should totally make a little thing here so we can put sv hakuna
we're back in the move
we're moving because there's a westernly front coming
so everyone is just like going to get a spot
and we're like sailing with uh 10 boats
there's one right there there's three behind us
i don't know if you can see them
you can just see the AIS it's like a race all those little boats
and more people just are arriving here
it's crazy everyone is on the move
everyone's going super fast
we're all going at like 8
well that sail boat there they're going at nine knots
they're going pretty fast
so i think it's a good day to have your sails up
we are still in the beautiful ragged islands
and today we're gonna do something pretty fun
and according to our source
which is our neighbor
la gracia
we are about to go to the best snorkeling spot in the bahamas
how does that make you feel?
nervous
why?
because we're gonna see everything
and last time i went into the water with Jose
we saw a huge barracuda the size of a shark
and if you guys remember the last time that we went spear fishing
that i caught a fish
our spear pole broke
but alejo is such a handy man he fixed it with epoxy
maybe we catch some dinner for tonight
so how was the catch?
Wonderful.
I removed the tail
because the lobster releases a chemical
and the meat goes very soft
and you can get intoxicated
so i just removed the tail so there's no toxins
now we're gonna remove the poop from the lobster
there is this little hole right here where the lobster does poop
It comes out
that is the intestines
intestines with the poop particles
poop particles you can get pink eye from that
right now alejo is checking the anchor of hakuna
because today's monday and tomorrow tuesday we have a front coming
that is going to be max of 40 knots
so that's pretty strong so we need to make sure that we are protected
we anchored here this morning
but uh the front is gonna be coming from there
the front is gonna come it's gonna be starting from south west to north west
so we're gonna get protection from this island
we're just gonna we wanna see if we can move the boat closer
so just in case if we drag we have more space towards the back
the problem is that this morning when we try to anchor it seems like the holding is very rocky
it's rock and then a little layer of sand
and so we have to make sure that the place where we throw our anchor it's a lot of sand
because if it doesn't grab properly then we're going to drag for sure in 40 knots of wind
are the waves big?
so we're going back in the water
and there's a reef shark around we'll see if we get to see it
Fish are friends not food
who are you talking to?
our neighbors
why?
we are getting a bread recipe because we have no internet
and we want to make some bread
are you dreaming of some bread with butter and jelly?
yes
today we'll be cooking with chef Andrea
we're gonna make some bread
it sucks to have no internet
we have to do what people used to do the old days
okay so one cup of water
three-four teaspoons of salt
2 cups 1/4 of all-purpose bleach flour
now we need 1 teaspoon of yeast
do you like it burned or medium burned?
medium
fine
in a couple of hours we're gonna have some delicious bread
french bread
what are we gonna do meanwhile because we have no internet?
we're gonna go watch a movie
how long have we had no internet for?
like four days
are you desperate?
desperate we haven't seen how our youtube channel is doing
and how you guys what you guys are commenting
so we can comment on your comments
so the wind last night was i mean it was strong
but it wasn't terrible we didn't drag
so which is good but you still wake up all the time at night
and that's something one of the things that has changed since we've started living on the boat
it's that we don't sleep the entire night as much as we used to
just because you know the winds
you know you can drag so many things can happen
and you're kind of like half of your brain is awake and the other half is asleep
but the good thing about the strong winds is that today
we're going kiting
we're going kiting both kites already pumped up
here one and two
and we use the sugar scoop to launch the two kites
and we extend the bars all around the boat
and then just fold them nicely
so that it's easy to just let go of the kite and launch
we use those yellow lines which are the ones that you use when?
when we are sailing with the life jacket
like the hardness
and we just leave them attached to the boat
and that way whenever we want to come back
we just attach our kite to those lines and we're able to get back
what happened
we're doing a little bit of a beach cleanup
okay so the amount of trash that we have gathered is insane
insane how much trash there is in the entire beach
so the question is
what do we do with it do we burn it or what do we do
but plastic is really bad when you burn it and it actually contributes to climate change
and so the answer is that we're caving a hole
so we can actually put all of the trash in the plastic inside that hole
put it back close it
and then that way all the trash doesn't end up back at the beach
so baby how's the hole going?
it's coming we're making it, it's a workout
this we haven't done this area
and you can see that area over there is full of trash
okay so we're still finding lots of trash
alejo is doing this is the third hole that we have
because we have lots of packs of trash
and we need as much space as we can get in order to dump all that trash
so you're probably thinking why don't we take the trash with us
first of all it's a lot of trash second of all i believe the bahamas doesn't have the infrastructure
i believe they burn all of the trash here in the bahamas if i'm not wrong
i don't think they have landfills
and so either way this trash is going to end up burned
when you burn plastic it's actually bad for it contributes to climate change
i'm not sure i don't know all the information about it but i know that it contributes to climate change
so that's not a good idea
so that's the reason why we're making big holes
and we're just gonna put it all in there
because the ultimate goal is simply to for this trash not to end up back in the ocean
what do you think of all that trash tomas
are you camera shy Tomas?
a little bit a little bit
you already filled the first hole
Trash number one shoes
Impressive
look at all this trash
we picked up the rest of the beach
and we have three more holes to throw it in to
see if that works