Why did you choose Pivot? Do you guys get into fights about the boat? What in particular inspired you to pick up the Great Loop as your adventure? We answer these questions from y’all and much much more in today's video! Thanks for watching! Cheers from the Loop, Jennifer and Elliot 🎥 Episode 198 | Filmed on February 08, 2022 🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Islamorada, Florida _______________________ FAVORITE BOAT PRODUCT Berkey Water Filter - https://www.berkeyfilters.com/?a_aid=609c57ecaf9ae&a_bid=91332cde _______________________ BLOG https://schoandjo.com/blog ☝️ Read more and check out behind the scenes at the blog _______________________ AMERICA'S GREAT LOOP CRUISERS ASSOCIATION Join AGLCA for information on planning and completing your Great Loop adventure. Visit https://www.greatloop.org/ _______________________ GEAR From camera gear to travel, boating, and hiking must-haves, it's all here 📷 - https://schoandjo.com/gear/ _______________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:28 Who is Scho and Jo 01:23 Chapter: Our Boat Pivot and Boat Projects 01:31 Why did you choose Pivot? 02:57 If you could change one thing about Pivot, what would it be? 04:24 How much did Pivot cost? 04:46 Would you have paid more for a different boat, knowing what you know now? 05:47 Does our galley have fold out countertops? 06:56 Did you get a survey and did it mention the decks? 08:28 What kind of diesel mileage does pivot get? 09:02 Chapter: Working While Cruising 09:08 How hard was it to choose to full time travel? 11:12 What is an average monthly expense? 11:38 How did budgeting change from International Traveling to Boat Life 13:29 What portion of the time underway are you working and how do you deal with noise? 14:42 Do you use a program to coordinate timing of posts? 15:29 Does wifi or cell service dictate your location? 16:08 How do you manage your time considering the unpredictability that comes with boat life? 17:44 What is your budget for boat upgrades? 18:45 Chapter: Camera Gear 19:21 Chapter: Dogs on the Loop 19:30 How difficult was it to get Ollie used to boat life and how do you deal with extended times on the boat? 20:38 How does Ollie react to marine wildlife? 21:24 How is it cruising with your pup? 21:41 Chapter: Jennifer and Elliot 21:48 When did you get engaged? 22:14 When are you coming to Florida? Are you stopping in the Keys? 22:37 Do you get into fights on the boat? 25:03 Any tips for dealing with or preventing sea sickness? 27:00 How do you dock without yelling? 30:38 Chapter: Boat Life 30:43 Would we consider a day trip for our viewers? 31:05 What are the best and worst things about boat life? 32:01 What made you decide on boat life and how long did you search? 33:50 As you’ve gained knowledge what would you do differently? 34:46 What has been the best surprise since living on the water? 35:26 If you could take Pivot anywhere, where would you go? 35:54 Now that you are more experienced what would you tell yourself at the start? 36:58 What is your favorite memory from the Loop so far? 38:02 What is your favorite item on the boat? 38:27 Is boat life open ended or do you have plans to stop? 39:10 Chapter: America’s Great Loop 39:14 What is something good about the Loop that you did not anticipate? 40:04 How many 40 yr old cruisers do you meet and do you still visit traditional cocktails? 41:29 Have you felt unprepared for any navigational challenges not on charts? 42:26 What in particular inspired you to pick up the Great Loop? 43:50 What are the lessons learned in your first 700 miles on the Loop? 46:15 Bloops _______________________ MUSIC We get our music and sound effects from Musicbed and Epidemic Sound 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/ ________________ 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. ________________ 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!