Dinner with A Dozen Stingrays Ep. 184
You may have noticed we're uploading a little more regularly lately. We could sense the anticipation of meeting Lenny so we've been editing like madmen/women to catch up to the special moment. We've even started teaching Lenny how to choose the music..... he just screams if he doesn't like it which seems to be more regular than we had hoped......Don't worry, we wont charge for these Wednesday or Friday videos this month but you'll have a whole lot more of SLV to watch.
We sailed all the way to Manjack Cay to have dinner with these guys. The experience wasn't as pleasurable as we thought. They had no table manners, what so ever. One ray insisted he eat dinner upside down and another ate sand. What's up with that!??
Thank you so much for your support! Sending our love and appreciation from La Vagabonde!!
Love from Elay, Riles & Lenny
P.S. We also made a sponsored piece for Audible today if you'd like to check it out: https://youtu.be/r0YSFqqcHII
Comments (33)
Thank you! The footage with the stingrays was really quite extraordinary! Great work. xoxoxo
Wow, so excited to see you in one of my favorite places ! Been diving ,fishing and hanging out ,BBQing, and drinking Gombays for forty some years. Wish i had some of my old pictures up loaded so i could share with you. Had so many great times there. Did you enjoy your sundowners there at Lincoln park. Harvey,the big ray can be plushie ,but he was just looking to eat some fish from between your toes ! Quite a rush. Love the card idea. Wish i was there at Manjack and Green Turtle to show you around.
did you noticed that they can be trained? We went there many times but only Joanna had food for them. After a while they started to stay more with her even if she didn't feed them. Funny creatures.
Those rays are so cool. Thanks
Great to meet you guys and thank you for the hospitality!
I think it's worth echoing what I wrote last time, it so cool to have lovely people like the Gallagher's in your lives, together with faithful old friends like Megs. You guys are very rich in the things money can't buy!
Glad to see my Weems & Plath brass clock chart weight gift has a honored spot... :-)
“Us two”....you mean ‘Us three don’t you?’ :-))
Massive congrats on hitting 600k Youtube subscribers!
Loved this episode!
Really enjoyed this episode. It’s great to see the subdued sans-guest experience too. The sleepy pontification, gratitude and gentle passing of time. Congratulations you two on a life well lived.
Loved it.Thanks
Hi Elay and Riley, I'm impressed with your improvements with free-diving, seem like you can now sustain your selves with fish any time needed. great going mate. I would hate to diminish the generosity of your $25 tier patrons, but could I put a case forward for Patrons on the lower tiers, that have been doing so for years. If there is a way of tracking this it could be nice to acknowledge them too.
Love it Elayna...anticipating Riley's needs at all times. "You look like you could use a coffee". I really enjoyed the rays...beautiful. Riles is definitely a hard working Capitan! You all get extra points for Aussie accent. Most Americans don't sound like John Wayne..."you're so pretty when you're angry"...Keep up the fantastic work. Stay safe!
Loved this video! Great work, Elayna!
So fun to see this episode. We spent a few days roaming around Manjack Cay with all the kids swimming & making giant sand mandalas. The pine forest was magical and so unlike the other islands. No stingrays though.
As usual, FANTASTIC! How where the lobsters? We call them "Bugs" here on the California coast - no claws. Cannot wait for videos of the three of you! All best, Capt. Rick
High praise from Elayna . . . "wonderful humans." We know what she means.
Another great episode. You guys are legends.
I have been to the Bahamas many times over the years but now thanks to you I find out there is a lot more to see there. Love your videos always
This was a great episode (not that the others were not...)! Enjoyed watching you interact with the stingrays. Done that scuba diving in Cayman and other places, once they get a whiff of food they are all over you! We hope to catch up with you one of these days. And I loved sailing the Abacos, we chartered down there several years ago. So many beautiful corners to explore.... Can't wait to see further episodes and hear (and see) more about Lenny! Keep on sailing, keep on smiling!
And if you need a place to hide out in the Keys, let me know. You won't fit in this canal, but there is good anchorage and even a mooring ball (I won't vouch for it, hah!) very nearby (about 1000 feet away) and a seawall you can tie the dinghy up to right here at the house. It is very isolated and there is almost always an extra bedroom available. Sometimes the whole place is empty!
Riley and Elayna. I have been binge-watching from the beginning videos and am almost caught up! I have curiosities about the remuneration from Youtube if you would care to explain it sometime. I do try to make sure I hit LIKE on every video I watch, but I don't think that actually provides any income, does it? I am a premium youtube account, so I understand you get paid for my views without ads. Do you get paid if I watch a video multiple times? Just thinking, here! I am glad to join the ranks of your patrons on Patreon! You have a GREAT mix in your stories. I've never been to Cowell, but I HAVE been to Geraldton! I am in the Florida Keys for the winter working on my sister's IP 38, Songline. They recently purchased, so I am adding solar, redoing instruments and refrigeration. Riley, did you ever explain the problems with your wind instruments? Since I am putting in B&G, I would truly like to know. Thanks for all you do!
Wow!!! I’m hungry for fish and Lobster now!!! You guys are so blessed with all that lovely seafood around all the time haha! Love the sunset shots, makes me miss the beach so bad! :( And I have my boat tour card in my wallet, it’s always ready to go hahaha even though I’m nowhere near you guys right now. Also, really enjoyed the “dark forest” and the Harry Potter music had me chuckle....Riles was like, No [Elayna], I don’t know about Harry Potter” hahahahahahah!!! *music scratches/fades* 🤣🤣🤣 Love you guys and I’m looking forward to all these new episodes!!!! PS: Lovely Patrons- for extra support, remember to go to the SLV YouTube channel and hit “like” & share on the videos. Sometimes I watch them on here and forget to go back and like them on the channel as well. Just a thought....❤️
U mates r marv! Watching all the time & always thinking of the sea life - phone just rang, wife off to the movies with friends - love all of u, family & patrons! Luv 'ya!
elayna, beautiful smile at end of episode. took my breath away.
What a great episode! Really put a smile on my face. Those stingrays are adorable. Reminded me of lil hungry puppies following you for kibbles. Still cant wait to see Lenny. Hes got a good ear for music. Until next time,HAPPY SAILING. 💖💕👍
Loving it again not unexpected you are always raising the bar, the night was great to see, beautiful!! Thank you for sharing your lives.
Awesome, awesome editing job! You two really do make great short stories. Showing a couple days or week of your life. I know you both really work hard at it and it shows for sure. Thank you for caring and wanting to do a good job for all of us. 👍
love it!
What's the difference between these stingrays and the type that troubled Steve Irwin? You make me nervous.
I agree with Jenny and Andrew! Steve Irwin was injured (fatally) swimming directly above a stingray. Whats the deal Riles??
Great episode! Love learning how to handle the boat with winds while anchored. One other quick question: Martha and I wanted to know what your garbage storage/disposal process is while sailing? Do you sort the organic and store the rest until you come ashore? Have you done a video on this? Thank you for any details!! Safe travels and God Speed! H&M