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00:00we're about to spend the next three days
00:01out here in the Bahamas remote camping
00:03on a secluded Island hey Nikki and Sarah
00:05you here we're here woo in this video we
00:10are paddling out to a remote area on the
00:13ocean camping overnight for 3 Days
00:15building a Bushcraft Fort and we find
00:18ourselves covered in sand fleas and lost
00:21at sea we're little lost did I mention
00:24we're in the Bermuda
00:26Triangle this is Nikki delventhal an
00:29adventure enthusi known for traveling in
00:31a Prius yep you heard that right a Prius
00:35and now a camper van with her dogs she's
00:38got some of the best energy around and
00:40when we called her one week ago to ask
00:42if she wanted to come camping the
00:44Bahamas without any hesitation she said
00:47yes and she brought along her cousin
00:49Sarah we're hitting our first current
00:52yes we're C kayaking the current through
00:55the current
00:56everyone paddle hard
00:58left
01:00I'm going to be jacked after this first
01:02curent here we go woo you did
01:07it crushing we are paddling the Exuma
01:11Keys located in the Bahamas it consists
01:14of a chain of
01:16365 islands called keys the keys Arc to
01:19the southeast for about 130 Mi you could
01:23explore a new one each day the turquoise
01:27Waters surrounding the islands are so
01:29stunning their colors are visible from
01:31outer space here nature outnumbers man
01:35coastlines remain Flawless and the
01:37footprint free beaches are deserted van
01:40wives back
01:43there I'm so tired not only are we going
01:46against currents and rips in this ocean
01:49but we're also going against the wind
01:51sea kayaking is a whole new experience
01:54part of all this is navigating Jasmine's
01:56actually currently walking
01:58us that's the glory of the Bahamas
02:01people but because the water is more
02:04shallow means the current is stronger if
02:08you can hear between my
02:10legs it's wild the current is super
02:13strong it looks a lot stronger than it
02:15is and this is in not a strong area so
02:19you can imagine the Swell this isn't a
02:21strong area no you can imagine the swell
02:22gets quite a bit more wicked when you're
02:24out near the open ocean cuz right now
02:26we're currently in between two land
02:28pieces but yeah like Jasmine said this
02:30water coming through here quite shallow
02:31going in One Direction makes it pretty
02:33tough yes we are kaying in the Bermuda
02:37Triangle which is a Loosely defined
02:39region in the western part of the North
02:42Atlantic Ocean it is Infamous for being
02:45the site of numerous mysterious
02:48disappearances of ships and aircraft
02:51while many of these claims have been
02:53debunked or explained by natural
02:55phenomena the Bermuda Triangle has
02:58captured the imagination of many and the
03:01fascination has become associated with
03:03various myths and conspiracy theories
03:06this is easily one of the most beautiful
03:08places I have ever kayaked hands down
03:12stunning so I've got my phone hiding
03:14under here cuz it's so damn hot out here
03:16walkie-talkie for quick access and this
03:19is our waterproof map and you can see up
03:21here
03:22that's very much where we're heading
03:24tonight somewhere exactly like that
03:26somewhere in there on a little Bay
03:28you're going to love it we are starting
03:30our kayak launch from Georgetown and to
03:33give you perspective it took us a long
03:36time to get down here to the Bahamas and
03:38now the real adventure begins we are
03:40headed out from Georgetown into the ks
03:43they're actually pronounced Keys down
03:44here in the Bahamas but it looks like
03:46it's KS so I'm probably going to say K's
03:48or keys but you know what I mean they
03:50are a group and a chain of islands that
03:53are separated by sandb bars and it is
03:56super super beautiful out here in this
03:58Tropical Paradise nice girls it's
04:00getting pretty rough should we make this
04:02a hike we're already hiking girl over
04:05right on as we get closer to camp and
04:08become surrounded in the natural beauty
04:10of the Bahamas it's confirmed that our
04:12mission to get here was worth it we
04:14started with a 430 a.m. flight jumping
04:17to the next plane half asleep to the
04:19capital of nassu where we then got on
04:21the smallest plane we've ever been to
04:24all the way to Georgetown we jumped in
04:26Dallas's truck and off we went to launch
04:29don't get lost up there Roger that all
04:32right everyone we made it through that
04:34second
04:35Channel we're getting better look at
04:38that sandbar right here we got to go
04:40over it and all the way to that Island
04:43they're going to The Sandbar we're
04:46paddling let's see who
04:48wins got
04:50sweat dripping into my eyes I can't even
04:53see H take Crystal she's doing all the
04:56work it's burning my eyeballs got to get
04:59a sweat band for out here you know that
05:00would been Smart looks like we're in the
05:02lead we're almost in line with them it's
05:05a late start and the wrong turn we
05:07honestly almost
05:11are follow the buoys everyone follow the
05:13buoys we're looking like we're at
05:15literally at the same spot as them which
05:17is hilarious cuz we went all the way
05:20around let's see who gets there oh no oh
05:25no oh no came to a dead stop
05:30let's back it up oh Crystal back call
05:32there Captain might be there before us
05:34let's go they're definitely going to be
05:35there before us they had a head start
05:37and they're just Trucking this is a
05:39close race everyone they're currently
05:42swimming and pushing their kayak in deep
05:45water and we've caught right up to them
05:47if not our tip of our kayak is just
05:51ahead who's going to win go Crystal go
05:56crushing we're almost there everyone
05:58we're almost there
06:00there I can almost touch
06:02it made
06:07it good work all right now we got to
06:11find out where to put our camp got to
06:13find a good spot and we don't want the
06:16tide to take us away I'm nervous I
06:19definitely in the bushes back there you
06:21know yeah I think up there first off
06:24this is so beautiful second Ty
06:27definitely comes up to here so so we're
06:30going to have to do something back here
06:31for Camp it's also a perfect spot
06:34because the Sun is setting that way as
06:35you can see so right here we will have
06:39the sunrise with us tomorrow morning
06:41everyone it's going to be spectacular
06:43and before we know it it's looking like
06:45we have a
06:46winner you guys think we're safe up here
06:49I think so we don't want our method of
06:52transportation to go away on us yeah we
06:55got to take it further all right
06:57teamwork makes a dream work what do you
06:59guys say we take a little saltwater bath
07:02saltwater
07:03shower van life
07:05baby daisies in the
07:08shadeen lemonade feeling good I'm
07:12catching you're so good at that it's my
07:14inner mermaid I love the Bahamas this
07:18water is
07:23essential I'm have a really bad shark do
07:28this
07:30that is terrifying that water is
07:33perfection and like every water sport
07:37now we're hungry we're going to have a
07:39snack and then set up the
07:42camp it's so good I needed this so bad
07:46here you go ladies thank you so
07:49much open this way right home we're
07:51trying to decide which way we want our
07:53doors facing the water the
07:56dunes I just looked up from tent
07:58building my C
08:00and the sun set I cannot believe that
08:03we're sleeping here tonight this is
08:05going to be an incredible few
08:08days we put them in
08:13a it's looking very homey I have to say
08:17this house is pretty big must keep our
08:19front door shut because the NOS are out
08:22in full blast right now we're all
08:25itching itching
08:28McGee
08:30[Applause]
08:44now that would have been a funny start
08:47to the day tomorrow some paddles left on
08:49the beach where the tide comes
08:51up welcome to Camp we're all set up and
08:55we're all the way back here and the
08:57ocean is all the way that way because
08:59the tide could sneakily come up and
09:01we're really crossing our fingers that
09:03it doesn't and that we're far enough
09:04back feeling pretty confident we're
09:06first timers just kidding Nikki's a
09:09professional second time baby that's why
09:12she's ring wait no I lied fourth I don't
09:14know how many times we camped on the
09:16beach she's a real professional Ranger
09:18Nikki Ranger Nikki here ready to take
09:21you on an expedition around the Bahamas
09:25over and out let's go also we should
09:27just give a huge props Round of Applause
09:29to Sarah cuz this is her very first time
09:32camping she's doing it in the Bahamas
09:35Round of
09:36Applause
09:43ever let rip honey our first meal at
09:46Camp is being cooked W I can't wait to
09:50eat and we rolled up with a good old bag
09:53of beans in a ziplock bag because we
09:55learned that from outdoor boys and Uncle
09:58Ben we we are getting eaten by oh there
10:02you see one you can hardly see them and
10:04that's why they call them no seeum
10:06they're so small and they get you good
10:09we don't have headlamps good thing for
10:10modern day iPhones honey dinner's served
10:14that's the start of the show the bag of
10:15the beans bag of beans I love the smell
10:18of beans anyone
10:20else
10:22uh my favorite smell Cheers
10:26Cheers Crystal you've already dug in m M
10:30coming all of it's coming
10:33in I should have forewarned you I was
10:35coming in I actually took the biggest
10:37bite I think I have a big
10:42mouth we're going to go check the tide
10:45it's still pretty low we did check the
10:47tide chart and I think it's just
10:48starting to come up now reaching the
10:50highest tide at 11:30 p.m. so fingers
10:52crossed we're good what time is it it's
10:54only 9:50 oh our camp is where the
10:58second light it is everyone everything
11:00is seriously soaking wet right now yeah
11:03it's such an interesting thing after it
11:05being so dry all day the last thing I
11:07expected was for everything like my
11:10clothes are wet right now yeah it feels
11:12weird that we're going to B all wet
11:17know and if you're wondering why
11:19everything's so wet it's because the
11:21humidity is extremely high here in the
11:23Caribbean sometimes reaching 97% and
11:26this is year round it is a totally
11:29different climate than we're used to
11:31it's tropical this is what you
11:34get good night y'all good night good
11:47night waking up this morning was an
11:50absolute dream if someone told me I
11:53could travel to the Bahamas this way I
11:55probably wouldn't believe them until I
11:57experienced it myself
11:59this has been such a special experience
12:03unzipping the tent this morning to
12:05absolutely nothing but Solitude and
12:08nature is a feeling I really can't
12:11describe I feel like our souls needed
12:14this more than we would ever have known
12:17and I'm so happy to be here with new
12:20friends and the feeling I'm describing
12:23is camping being back in a tent and
12:25being a little bit outside of our
12:27comfort zone is like I've said in the
12:30past where I feel growth happens I loved
12:33putting ourselves to this challenge of
12:35kayaking after not doing it for so many
12:38years and really and truthfully jasine
12:41and I used to Camp a lot and we haven't
12:43camped in quite a while so it kind of
12:46feels like we're going back to Our Roots
12:48before the cabin before the van and that
12:51makes me happy and it makes me so happy
12:53to see Jasmine enjoying it so much I
12:56just have a lot of very happy feelings
12:59in my heart and my body this morning I
13:02feel so alive and I think it has a lot
13:04to do with all of what I've just listed
13:07but also waking up opening my eyes to
13:11the bright beautiful sunshine waking me
13:15up sun is so
13:17important no matter where you are try
13:19and get outside for 5 minutes and look
13:21up at that Sunshine even if it's cloudy
13:24it still works good morning
13:27hello
13:29how was your sleep oh fantastic I slept
13:33well Jazzy good I slept till like night
13:37900 a.m. in a tent she's said 9:00 a.m.
13:40are in a tent morning everyone looks
13:43like you and I are getting out of the
13:44tent at 900
13:47a.m. that's cool before coffee we need
13:50to wash the
13:52dishes got some water to rinse the
13:54dishes cuz we were lazy chefs last
13:57night
14:00and you guessed it this morning a bag of
14:07Oats the wind has won this battle sad
14:10day you probably put it right back in
14:12the bowl I'm
14:14trying
14:19rescued smile breakfast makes me
14:23happy I love warm apples it's the small
14:26things out
14:27here
14:29instant
14:30coffee
14:33good that's reallya
14:36good you always laugh at me coffee is so
14:41good oh my gosh that's
14:43delicious if you don't know what this is
14:46you can probably guess that after coffee
14:49you've got to run to the bathroom these
14:51bags are for just that and we brought
14:53them along with us because it is not
14:56good to use the around as a place to dig
15:00a hole to go to the bathroom on an
15:03island in the Bahamas we need to keep
15:05this area protected and clean and a lot
15:08of these private islands are actually
15:10owned by other people who are allowing
15:11us to use them also a lot of the
15:14Caribbean is really quite small and
15:17these islands are so pristine the sand
15:20and the water everything about it is so
15:22clean and beautiful and we really want
15:24to keep it that way so you got to carry
15:26out what you drop if you catch my drift
15:29mostly because it just won't break down
15:31the same as it does in some
15:36places bye you got to do what you got to
15:40do do wink
15:42wink we're going to share everything
15:45with you including pooping in a bag and
15:47although it's not for everyone I got to
15:49say it's a lot easier than you'd
15:53think I'm gathering some firewood for
15:56later tonight as we gotten a little late
15:58last last night to do this but before
16:02I'm bringing the sticks over I'm
16:03checking it for scorpions we learned
16:05that the Scorpions out here aren't
16:07life-threatening but if they do bite you
16:09it is really going to hurt I'm
16:11constantly looking through all of this
16:13wood to make sure they aren't in here
16:15especially with the bark connected to it
16:19I think I found the
16:21jackpot W yeah watch out for the birds
16:24everyone because the days are so hot
16:26here at night time it completely cools
16:28down and gets damp and you honestly feel
16:32chilly so having a fire to keep warm and
16:35to keep things dry I think it's going to
16:36help a lot tonight and this is life on a
16:39deserted
16:40island there's more is there I'm on the
16:44hunt for some taller logs and not for a
16:49fire try to make myself a
16:52cabana and Miss building time to hunt I
16:55felt like I walked in circles well
16:56because I did in the midday Peak
16:59determined to build us a Bushcraft shade
17:01shelter I didn't find much in the way of
17:04logs or building materials lots of sand
17:06rocks and more sand and Sun of course
17:09but looks like I found the jackpot ooh
17:13this might work that could work that
17:15could work and that could work hopefully
17:18this
17:22[Music]
17:27works
17:29I just need
17:35tne okay now we need more broke you
17:39didn't think just cuz we were down in
17:40the Bahamas that we'd stop building did
17:45you Jazz how's it going that is some
17:48good shade have say I'm pretty impressed
17:51I built this with the limited resources
17:53on this island she's got about a 5x 6t
17:57square of shade here and it's right
17:59close to Camp I have to say I'm also
18:02impressed you want to come in oh yeah we
18:05will be joining look at this masterpiece
18:08Jazz watch out there wow I am impressed
18:11shade is so
18:13nice it's like 20° cooler wow wow I'm so
18:18impressed you guys are incredible
18:21Builders look at that Jaz my first
18:22Bushcraft really yeah I think
18:26so we've got a sweet shade set up and
18:29we've been staying hydrated now it's
18:31time to dive into that water and cool
18:33the heck
18:35[Music]
18:45off everyone come to my Palace this is
18:49my absolute favorite time of day when
18:53camping this is the perfect most special
18:58time time as the sun goes down thank you
19:00for spending another day in the Bahamas
19:02with us well come join us around the
19:05fire well one the wind is going to keep
19:07away the bugs tonight two they're going
19:10to go directly to that fire cuz they
19:12think it's a flashlight woohoo all right
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19:38[Music]
19:41it and go to the Bahamas and Camp cuz
19:43it's a dream you don't need to stay in
19:45some luxurious Resort you can just stay
19:47in your own Palace or just get a
19:51tent it's
19:54pouring it's
19:57downpouring
19:59I can't even find the door to get
20:01in we woke up to the sun packed up our
20:04kayaks goodbye deserted island did a
20:08team
20:09hydration ch ch ch ch ch ch chug chug
20:16chug doesn't
20:18matter all right everyone we're a little
20:20lost and that's because
20:24well we came here on low tide and now
20:27we're on a high high tide so we think we
20:30came from that little area but it's all
20:31land now which is kind of
20:36confusing where is the opening the thing
20:39about being lost on a kayak or any thing
20:42that doesn't have a motor is takes you
20:44an hour to check out one channel and
20:46then an hour to go back and then an hour
20:48to check out the next
20:49Channel this has happened to us before
20:51on a canuk in Masa Saga Provincial Park
20:54in Ontario so we camped over here we
20:57were we're going out here which is the
20:59open ocean and we need to go to this red
21:01dot because this area looks so different
21:03in high tide actually like a completely
21:06different place so you have to really
21:08have an idea of which direction you're
21:10going Compass would be handy good thing
21:12we have iPhones these days because we're
21:14on our way home now one two three we did
21:19I didn't I scream first wait do it again
21:22then we one 2 3 we did it
21:27w
21:28he he
21:32he