As new boat owners, with literally 0 experience, we decided to jump in and start the learning process on our maiden voyage! Besides some safety, rules, and regulation training we figured the best way to learn was to dive in. Our maiden voyage begins as we venture southbound into the St. Johns River. We didn't expect it to be this beautiful but unfortunately our final spot for the evening was not ideal and we learned a tough lesson on anchoring. We hope you enjoy the new series! Thanks for watching, Jennifer and Elliot Vlog 135 || City, Country #maidenvoyage #boatlife https://schoandjo.com/blog ☝️ Read more and check out behind the scenes at the blog _______________________ SUNDAY SUMMARY We send out a weekly email with our travel updates 📧 - https://schoandjo.com/sundaysummary/ _______________________ SUPPORT 🙏 - https://schoandjo.com/say-thanks/ _______________________ GEAR 📷 - https://schoandjo.com/gear/ _______________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:55 Captain's Systems Check 01:36 Leaving the dock for the first time 01:51 Exploring around Murphy's Island 03:25 Our First Bridge Crossing 05:22 First time captaining from the inside helm 06:55 Our failed pump out 07:31 I think we ran aground 08:04 Entering Lake George 08:54 Time to anchor 10:22 Champagne surprise! 12:04 End of the night recap _______________________ MUSIC We get all of our music from Epidemic Sound (30 day free trial here) 🎧 - https://bit.ly/sj-epidemic ________________ FRIENDS + Blog: https://www.schoandjo.com/ + Facebook: https://fb.me/schoandjo + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schoandjo/ + Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/schoandjo/ + Twitter: https://twitter.com/schoandjo + TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schoandjo ________________ ABOUT US Hi! We are high school sweethearts from Atlanta, Georgia who decided to take a year off to travel around the world. Together we decided to create vlogs for our journey as a fun way to remember it. On September 15, 2019, we left Atlanta with 3 bags, 2 one-way tickets, and 1 goal of traveling for a whole year. Little did we know, 6 months later we would find ourselves in a nationwide lockdown in India. After spending 5 months in India, we came back to the United States and decided to purchase a 34’ Trawler, dive head first into boat life, and kick off America’s Great Loop. The good, the bad, the ugly – and most importantly, the real and real funny. We’re not here to tell you “how it’s done.” Just how we’ve done it. And that whatever it is that’s calling you - the way you’ll do it is much more attainable than it may seem. Thank you for following us along our journey! ________________ Note — Some of these links are affiliates. We recommend stuff we love and if you like it also they might give us a small kick back. Thank you!