A few people go, yeah, but surely there's a boat that you get on to and you sleep on that and then you get back on the rowing boat and I'm like, no. The first six miles I was like, I've got this in the bag, you know. And then people always go, oh, what was the hardest bit, the third mile? Or I always go the last 24 miles. No one can go, you took the easy route, you know. And you know, you've got to work for them, you've got to get after them. But then, you know, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory they say. Jack, how are you brother? Yeah, really good Chris. Thank you so much for having me on. Absolute pleasure. I'm just in awe of what you're about to do. So Jack Jarvis, Jack Jarvis, our friends at home, a fellow commando is going to be the first person to row from mainland Europe to mainland USA. Jack, just explain to us, because obviously we've had two Atlantic or should I say two teams of Atlantic rowers on the show. Lee Spencer who rode solo with one leg. Yeah, I know Lee Spencer, really good guy, isn't it?  Yeah, have you seen his upcoming challenge? Yes, he's going to do this. Is it the triathlon of Great Britain? Yes, it's mad. I was speaking to him the other day and he was like, I was like, mate, you've done enough fundraising, I mean, but no, he's a cool guy. Yes, I guess the issue there is, and it's going to be the issue with yourself, isn't it? If the currents are in your favour. Yeah, yeah, a big one. So I'll tell everyone a little bit about your challenge. Like you said, first person to go from mainland Europe to mainland North America, non-stop, solo, unsupported. So that just means, you know, can't can't stop anywhere. So in the Canaries or, you know, in the Caribbean on my way to North America, unsupported means once I set off from Portugal, that is me completely on my own. A few people go, yeah, but surely there's a boat that you get on to and you sleep on that and then you get back on the rowing boat. And I'm like, no, on that boat, I can't so much as take a Mars bar off a sailing boat if I pass one. And obviously people sometimes get mixed up. People have obviously rode the Atlantic solo like Lee Spence, but we just did different routes. So Lee Spence went from mainland Europe to South America. A lot of people go from the Canaries to the Caribbean. So yeah, that's what makes my route unique. I'm going mainland to mainland Europe to North America. And I start this December. Yes. And I'm guessing it's the trade winds, isn't it? It's quite, because they get cropped clockwise. Exactly that. Exactly that.   So, you know, smart, rather, I would think. But yeah, that's exactly right. You know, it is weather dependent, how quick. So that's why I've got quite a wide left and right of arcs. So 90 anywhere between 90 to 140 days on planning for its sake. So tell us about being an all arms commander, then, because we've had Rusty Furman on the show, and I believe he was five nine, was he not? Yeah, so I was so exactly that. So I'm guessing probably you've got a lot of Royal Marine followers. So it's a little bit different.  So I joined the engineers.  There's multiple options. So obviously, Commando P company, you can go amphibious, search stuff like that. So lots of options. And my dad was was five nine. Oh, my God, father's worse. I didn't really have a choice. You know, I always remember thinking like, you know, in dark days on the commando, but Jesus, how was he gonna look me in the eye across the Christmas dinner table if I go back and I couldn't do something that he could do. So yeah, so I volunteered for that when I was past training to about 18, went down to limestone, well, volunteer, volunteered originally, you know, and always try and say some, I now train phase two recruits. And I remember when I first volunteered, you know, I could do two pull ups, couldn't climb the 30 meter rope straight in the tank of the regain, adjust about got around the bottom field because I was a whip, it was about 70 kilos, piss, wet throat, like four minutes, 58 or something. But I went away, worked it for six months. And yeah, then ended up going down passing, passing first attempt. And then I passed out in July, no, I think July, August of 2012, and then joined five nine commando, spent seven and a half years with them and loved it. And yeah, and then now I got posted and now I've been posted to our phase two establishment. So a very brief history there, Chris, with my military career. I always like to ask people what was your nemesis and when it comes to the commando tests? Yeah, so I wouldn't say I had a had a nemesis as such like I was, I was like I said, I trained because I went on that fan visit, you know, when I was still sort of four or no, probably six months away from finishing my trade course.  But the test I found the hardest was actually a 30 mile.   So it was really cool to see him as we come over the bridge and then had a point and fell straight a sleeve, cramped up on the coach back to limestone. And then the worst, you've obviously got to put your cap comfort on and then run around company. Yes, there's no letting up. Jack, can I just say, can you try not to touch the table because it's it's coming over really loud and people on iTunes and that will just be like, oh, yeah, sorry, I can't listen to it. Yeah, it's, um, mate, I've done this a while now and it's, um, um, you, you, I learned to rain in all my bad habits. I'm so like everywhere. Yes.  No, so, so we've, we've five, nine of moves from Plymouth. We're now based, um, with CLR up in Banstall. Oh, bad luck. Yeah, yeah, yeah.  Um, but no, yeah, uh, so I got posted there seven and a half years, you know, did all the brigade deployments, um, you know, Norway's, America's, Scotland's, maybe not as good, um, Albania's. Yeah, so it was really, really good time. Really enjoyed myself. I like it. You got, um, some telemarks skis behind you. Yeah. I was wondering if you'd clock them. Yes. We've got a little, um, uh, come on. Oh, it's actually, it's actually the shelf for you. Yeah. Oh, that's the first. Yeah, pretty cool. Does that mean when the snow comes, you have to take all your drinks off and well, to be fair, we used to have them just loose in the bar or we used to like try and put them on like ski down the stairs, like obviously tank top and that.  They're actually really good skis.  They've got new ones now. Have they really? Yeah, I've got new ones. Yeah, I hear they're, um, they're better, but I haven't had the pleasure of trying them out yet. Oh, just, I love Cross Country. I want to plan a trip, one of my next adventures or upcoming adventures to just ski somewhere and, and, you know, have my tent and everything like, like in Norway and just, I don't know, across Greenland or maybe, um, maybe just go to the north of Norway and ski down to Oslo or something. Yeah. Um, it's just, it's, it's just incredible, incredible. Yes, I think it's epic. I was going to say, have you heard about that race in Switzerland? Um, it's a mad ski race that they do over the mountains. That's, that looks quite punchy. It's not probably what you're looking for, because it's over sort of like three or four days and then it's done. Or it might be short of it. Yes, but it's pretty epic. I consider anything. There's one in Sweden. It's called that all Swedish people listen and forgive my pronunciation, but it's something like the Vasa Loppet, Vasa Loppet. Um, and it's, uh, it's, I think it's done in a day and it's over a hundred miles or something, but of course, because of all this, I, and I put in for it or I was just about to put in for it. And then, of course, all this stuff happened and, um, that was, that was game over. Yeah.  And then, you know, yeah, I wouldn't, I wouldn't hold your breath, mate. There'll be more of this to come. Yeah. Well, I think it's crossed. People are not broken down enough yet and not enough people have committed suicide and lost their whole, whole livelihoods. And yet people are still going to support it because they do the one thing I ask my subs not to, which is watch mainstream media. Yeah.  Yeah. No, I, I do, you know, I'm not, I don't think we need to go down the COVID rabbit hole. Um, but certainly cause I don't have a thing as well, Chris.  Um, let's just say as far as the podcast goes, I always ask my guests, just let's not go there simply because everyone comes on so upset. Yeah. Instead of talking about their wonderful bought the t-shirt life story, you know, trying to make sense of the world. Um, I'm involved. I don't, I won't talk too much about it, but I'm involved with a wonderful group of veterans now who, who are questioning like what happened to the freedom that our buddies died for. What happened to the freedom that all those bloody teenagers in the first world war went over the top and got sliced down by machine gun fire. You know, we, they died for freedom, freedom of choice, freedom of information. Yeah. Freedom over your, your own body. And all of that has just been handed away. Yeah. And as far as this, the veterans, it's unacceptable. It's just, it's just unacceptable. Um, but let's, let's get back to your wonderful story. Otherwise we're going to get kicked, kicked off some of the platforms that we're on. You know, there's a clue there in itself, isn't it? If you can't talk about stuff, then it raises a red flag, but yeah, exactly. Exactly. So why, you did some rowing in a military and I heard you were quite good at it. Yeah. I mean, quite good. Chris is maybe general.  So not much technique, but just a lot of brute monk strength. I like to call it. But yeah, it did pretty well. So I think it was in 2019, um, two four. So we won the indoor rowing league. Um, so really, really good achievement. You know, again, I'm not sure if it was down to finesse, you know, skill, technique, maybe just good group of lads getting after it. Um, you know, so did that. And then, uh, one of my friends, Duncan Roy, um, he got MD from the military, uh, with an injury and he went and rode the Atlantic and he came back to our unit and he gave a brief Chris. And you know, when you just hear someone speak and he just like, wow. And instantly it was just like that light bulb moment. Something clicked and I was inspired. You know, I was like, right, I need to do something like this. Um, so, you know, got in, start putting the feelers out. Um, you know, found about the ocean rowing society and got called Chris Martin, not the lead singer of Coldplay. Um, just to clear that up and, uh, sort of come in and came about with this idea and you know, started planning in it. And it's sort of, it's Chris, it's something like this, these expeditions that plan are so far away from like the instant gratification. Um, that we're so accustomed to now.   Um, so yeah.  So, um, yeah. So it's so far away from that. And, um, and then so that's, you know, what's inspired me to do, why ocean rowing. Um, and then, you know, sort of another reason was like, well, I'm gonna do this. I love, I want to raise some money for charity because I ran the new forest marathon again in the back end of 2019. I think it was back into 2019. And, uh, people were grudged. I was raising money for brain tumor research.  We know you can, you know, run a marathon. I remember thinking I was like, hang on a minute, hang on a minute. I'm, it's not going in my skyrocket. Do you know what I mean? Like he's going to the charity. So that's why then the row developed. I was like, right, if I row the Atlantic and then not only do something that's never been done before, no one can go, you took the easy route, you know, and again, I love that, you know, that dogged, tenacious, you know, pick the hard way, you know, don't, you know, don't take the easy way, find the hard way and, you know, earn it through grind and determination. I'll tell you an interesting thing. I was on ship for a year and one of the experience had been on 12 Marines on an aircraft carrier and we did a charity row in the middle of the Atlantic or that might have been the Mediterranean or something, right? They just got the row of machines up on the deck and it was bootnecks against the mat loads against the air moon or something like this. And I got on that thing. I've never been particularly fit, you know, I'll get by, you know, but of course, I'm up against these and I can't, we can't lose. So I'm on this machine and I don't know, it was maybe just a mile or something we had to row. It wasn't a lot and I just gave it my all. And afterwards, either what you could describe as a funny turn, yeah, I started to feel really strange. You know, I've run 100 miles nonstop. I've run 200 miles in six days. I've run 1000 miles the length of the country sleeping at the side of the road and none of that.   And, you know, you've got to work for them, you've got to get after them. But then, you know, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory, they say. Yes.  Yeah, those runs are just, you just keep cracking on it. This bloody little row, I went to my bunk bed and I crawled in it and I was in there for two days. I couldn't get out of it just for a mile row. I was absolutely, I was feeling sick, nauseous. Yeah. Just, you know, just absolute, it was the most I think I've ever pushed myself. Yeah. Did you win though? No. It's not even worth it. I think the Stoker's one or something. I don't know. Maybe we did. My claim to fame is that we had an internship football match. So I represented the Royal Marines. Yeah. And so my claim to fame is, is that I represent the Royal Marines at football. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Famous threats. Yeah, you've got to sell it, you know, like before I joined the army, I was an underwater ceramic technician.  Another little one that I pulled is I was on, I did actually fly fish for the Royal Marines. I was on the Royal Marines fly fishing team, but of course there's only like 10 fly fishers in that whole other court. That was a lovely little number. We got to go away these beautiful locks up in Scotland and just fish for a couple of days. That still never really caught, caught many, but this is, this is the thing.  Like, you know, you don't realize how lucky, you know, some of the opportunities I've had, like going, doing biathlon skiing for six weeks, full pay. And because I was obviously representing my unit, we were on LSA all the way and, you know, none of my civvies mates have done that. Do you know what I mean?  You know, the opportunities are amazing. And you know, I was lucky. It's always funny that a lot of my peer group here, not so much in a commando wing, I'm very similar to me, but they're like up, you know, into Kenya and Canada. And I've never been to Kenya and Canada because free commando reggae don't go there.  And I was like, well, that's mad. You know, so we, and then, as well, I was really lucky, although I never went to on a herrick because I joined up too late. And it was all over by the time I was, you know, 16 and joining the Army. I went to the Philippines in 2013 after Typhoon Hyam. And that was, you know, a really like cool experience for what I would have been what, 1920. Yeah, really good, really good. Yes. Yes. Had a trip to the Philippines once, fell in love actually. That was easily done out there. I got an indulgence flight to Canada once. And then I thought you were going to say you've got an indulgence mash up. So I was like, all right, Chris, this podcast is going. I would never have one of those in Bangkok and Germany and dreams, mate. Yeah, I got an indulgence flight to Canada. So I paid like 40 quid. I had just the time of my life over there for three weeks. Just met my mate's family, met a lot of party goers and they looked after me. And then I couldn't get an indulgence flight back. Yeah. So I had to stay another three weeks. And I found up my work and for our friends at home, big no no to be absent without leave. It's basically you go to prison in the military. And I found that work and one of the corpus answered and I'm like, John, it's Chris, I'm stuck in Canada now. I can't, you know, if I pay for a civi flight, so 800 quid to get back or something. Yeah. He went, mate, don't worry, probably silence away for three weeks, take your time. I'm like, yes. Such a prop sometimes, isn't it? Yes. So, yes, brain tumour. Fun enough, the hundred minor I did for my birthday weekend was to raise money for a little girl who's recovering from a brain tumour. So you've got the motivation now. You're also raising awareness of suicide. Yes.  So Chris, I'll tell you a little bit about Belfast Charity. So first one is is brains trust, which is a brain tumour charity based on the Isle of Wight. So not far from me.  And like I said, my granddad passed away with a brain tumour in 2007. And I didn't know this, obviously, at the time. But brain tumours kill more people under the age of 40 than any other cancer yet only receive less than 1% of national cancer research funding. And so, yeah, that's that's why I picked up charity, you know, doing some brilliant things. And then the second charity is calm, the campaign against liver miserably. And it was while I was away on shit, I got quite friendly with one of the, with one of the Navy guys called, called Mason. Now, he was captain of the Navy rugby team.    And I remember thinking at the time I was like, he's the, the, like the stereotypical classic someone you say, I never thought he would do it. And it really just showed, you know, you don't, you don't know what's people's going through and calm, do some brilliant things ever 24 seven, 365 day a year, outline that you can, you can phone if you're going through a difficult time. So yeah. And, and also, you know, especially being in the military and, and, you know, we know a lot of guys that, you know, going through that hard time as well. So that's why I picked, I picked calm. Yes, brilliant mate. Absolutely, absolutely brilliant. You know, you're never going to know how many lives that you save off the back of this and full credit to him. No, cheers. Thank you very much. And I always, you know, you talk about inspiration and things like that, you know, when people go, how can you, how can you do that? And I'm like, all you say, all I've got to do, I'm aware it's going to be at this monumental challenge that's going to be really difficult on some, on some dark days.  And, you know, and that's what I want to try and do, you know, show that we all go through our times.  And if you are those things, if you show those qualities, you will get through it, you know. Yeah.  Like, why would you not choose that over working in a nine to five in a job that you hate? Exactly, mate. Killing your life, just looking forward to the weekend.  It's a no brainer, is it not? Yeah, no, exactly. And people would say, you know, why? And I was like, because as much as I love, you know, I do enjoy my job, but I wanted something more, I wanted that fulfillment, I wanted that adventure.   And now I'm, you know, going to achieve it, you know, it might be for that 40 year old man or woman to run a 10k.  I mean, I don't know, I love me pints as well as much as the next bloke. And I'm sure we'll talk about her that later.   So let's talk about how do you get this together? Obviously, I'm guessing your first focus is getting a bump. Yeah. So good question, Chris. So when I decided right, I'm going to rodeo Atlantic, you know, there's not a, maybe I should do this actually, release a book out to rodeo Atlantic, you know, in fact, yeah, I'm going to have that. All right, copyright here. Okay, you heard it. Yeah, you know, so what you do is just sort of, so I was lucky out of a good friend in Duncan Roy, who'd rode to two oceans when I decided I was going to do it.   You know, you start, you start that and it sort of builds momentum and you approach sponsors and it's really tough, mate. And like I said, it's a grind and you have to have that dogged determination because Chris, I can't tell you how many people, how many meetings I've had, phone calls I've made of people, you know, like, but bullshit, like, oh, yeah, yeah, well interesting, they definitely do something for you. Give me a call tomorrow.  And he's like, you know, Jack, I've had the first cares at the women, at the watches, at the, you know, flash fillers. I was all right, nice use, you know, at the cocaine parties.    So yeah, you know, it's really tough.   Don't think, because everyone always goes, have you, have you approached Red Bull? Like my noun blesses you, I'm going to say, no, you should get in touch with Amazon. And I was like, yeah, I'll just, I'll just get on the customer service line and say, yeah, Jeff Bezos there, yeah, sweet, I need 100 grand, because that's how much it roughly costs or anywhere between sort of 70 and 100 grand. But yeah, you know, like I said, Finch Bakery, you know, a bakery just in Lancashire that two of my friends own, lovely girls, Lauren and Rachel.  And the big thing as well, it's obviously the financial support is massive, Chris, but it's the, it's the thought that they believe in you that they're going to give you their cold hard catch. That's where I draw more inspiration from. I'm like, well, obviously I believe in myself, but for someone else to believe in me, that's one of the big things, you know, and I've maybe not struggled with that, but sometimes I threw my life for everyone, no one thinks I can do it and stuff like this, you know. So yeah, so you get the money together and I put 15 grand of my own money. And then, then I had a boat and then, you know, you approach companies that I could buy some food and my mate's fencing company, Bieland Fencing, gave us a stock of 1,000 pounds to buy me 145 freeze-dried meals.  So yeah, that's sort of how you do it. There's no hard and fast rule. Like some companies come on and sponsor, you know, 100 grand and that's them, they cover the whole exhibition costs. But then me, I've got lots of little sponsors. I ran raffles, you know, raffle. Thank big shout out to James Ward Prouse, by the way. He donated a match worn shirt and the whole Southampton Football Club signed it. So ruffled that. Cheers for everyone that bought a ticket. So yeah, there's no hard and fast rule.  So yeah, so that's sort of how I've got to this position.  No, so I bought a second hand. You can have one, obviously, built new, that cost more. So I bought mine second hand, so it's on one crossing. And I named it after my granddad, Budgie. People say it's, you know, a bad lot to rename a boat, but I don't believe in that. You know, I believe in you make your own luck. And I thought, you know, what a nice touch, me and my granddad together for one last ride across the Atlantic. So yeah, the Budgie look out for me. You'll be able to trap me through an app through called YB races. I hope I'm really good as well. Shout out to them. And they're going to trap me and host me on their app for absolutely nothing. So big shout out to Rachel. So yeah, you'll be able to trap me in my little seven-meter boat. Gosh. Yeah. And so food wise, you mentioned dry rations. Yeah. So Chris, you know what you take to Norway? It's exactly them, you know.  So yeah, they do loads of fun in my grandma's side, because a lot of them are curry. I think because of the rice, you can get the calories in with their arms and the curry sauce probably actually, let's not beat around the bush. She was like, curry in the mid-Atlantic. She was like, Jack, you know, we're not be, you know, pulling all the time. And I was like, I might be grandma, but I think I need the rice content, the curry sauce to get the calories up. So yeah, a lot of curries, but as well, they've come on probably so much since, you know, even the military rations have come on so much. So you can imagine what they're like in the sort of civilian. Well, really good, mate. You know, a real term that reindeer stew, you know, I'd be happy if someone served that me in a restaurant. It's delightful. I'm going to have that on Christmas, you know, reindeer festive. Have you used MREs, these ones that you heat up? American ones. Yeah. So they have, they have them now in, in some of the English Russian rations. Yeah, they're quite good. Yeah, rations is that they're heavier and they don't have the calorie content of dry rations. Yeah, I'm very kindly. One of our supporters, Barry, hello, Barry, if you're out there, he sent me quite a few boxes of various ration packs. And one was the American MREs and one was the British. It's quite funny, really. I look at it. Freaking makes me feel sick just looking at all the sugary drinks. And I don't mind stuff like processed cheese and savory stuff.  Another shameless plug here. But have you tried, you know, built on beef jerky. So an X, again, X590, built on beef. He donated, you know, a few bags of built on. He's going to do the same again for the row. And mate, it's lovely. Do you know what I mean? I'm a bit like you. I'm not as sorry.  You know, I like a mix, but I like my savory stuff as well. Chris, so good, mate, you know, and as well, the good thing with like built on is you chew it. It's quite tough, obviously. It lasts a lot longer.  So yeah, there's my recommendation, mate, in your next hundred miler. Yes. Yes. When I do my runs and stuff, I just eat whatever I feel like eating at home. I try to be more plant-based. So my girlfriend buys me this vegan jerky, which is actually really not, you know. Is it from Aldi? Yeah. Yeah. I'll try some of that. It's good. Chris, you're my favourite thing about vegan food, right? I'm, you know, not vegan, but I love eating vegan food because it really winds people up the wrong way that I'm vegan.  I was like, well, why wouldn't you just have something plant-based? They're like, it's really simple, folks, if you listen, you can't be a legend and eat meat. You just can't.  The world's strongest men. I'm not talking like the steroid guys. I mean, they're genuinely, they're all plant-based. The world's best, fastest ultra-runners, they're plant-based. The world's smartest thinkers, they're and I'm not, I don't have any like strict rules in my life.  Hang on, hang on, all right. You do an hundred mile race and you have lobster. Yeah, I stopped at this pub. Oh, right. Okay. Yeah. I got the menu out. I tell you what, it was absolutely gorgeous. I had five cups of tea, a pint of limeade, a bottle of soul. And that's another thing. You know, I try not to drink much these days, but when I'm on a run, I just do whatever I feel, right. But um, yeah, we need, I'm only saying this for our young people listening.  What you're saying is, is that you don't know a lot about life. Yeah.  That's, that's what.  I love some, you know, plant-based food as well.   You know, it's just non-sustainable.  So, you know, I like that as well. Some of the plant-based products now you know, if people, people say, yeah, but I love meat, you should try them because some of them, you know, those substitutes are really close.  Uh, I learned, I touched a funny story actually. So I was trying to, well, this isn't, this isn't there. So I was trying to, this was a few years ago before I was, you know, I was trying to fire into this, uh, vegan, vegan young lady.  And I was like, no, no. She was like, oh, what should go to dish? And I was like, oh, like just chickpea, chickpea curry. She's like, oh, yeah, yeah, send us the recipe. And I was like, yeah, well, I'm making it tonight, you know, in that word from it. So she's like, oh, awesome. Like make sure you send me a picture. And I was like, bollocks. So I was like, quickly chickpea curry. Found it. It was actually really good. But now it's like my, you know, a signature dish. She's like, oh, my God, that looks amazing. You like to make it for me. And I was like, yeah, make it all the time. No drivers. Yes, it's, um, I try to explain this a lot in my life, coaching, but, but you are bodies vibrate at a certain frequency in, in tune with what they're supposed to in the grander universe. And, and it's called a Kundalini effect. It means you, you literally live every day on a high. So you don't have any mental health issues, any goal you choose, you just get out to smash it. Too much meat just creates too much acid in your body's tissues.  And meat is a similar thing on a, on a much smaller level. But your body, it stops your, your, this all important vibration.  But for me, it's not so much that, although that is important. It's more like you get one life. And I just want to smash every goal that I, I mean, I want to roll the Atlantic absolutely. And, and, and, you know, that's, that's definitely a plan for me. And so, Chris, if you want to roll the Atlantic, and I have no doubt that you could do it, you just, and this is, this is the thing, you just need to set yourself a date and say, right, I'm going to do it on this day.  And then once you've said it, you know, you've got a date and you can start approaching sponsors, you know, and, and don't be disheartened because it's not easy. I'm telling you now, it hasn't been easy. It's been a slog, you know, it's been what I've been talking about, what I've been thinking about for the past 18 months, two years, you know, but I'm here now and now, and then all of a sudden, Chris, you'll have a boat and you'll be like, all right, I'm doing it. So yeah, I'll definitely, I'll definitely say, do it and just, just, just be rigid and just say it, because if, because if you say, I'm going to do it, you'll never do it, you know. Yeah, for me, it's more a case of, like, I asked my mate the other day, Mike, hello, Mike, if you're, he's a, you know, he's done some adventurous stuff. I said, mate, would you roll the Atlantic with me and he said, Chris, I'm a dad. I'm not being, you know, I'm not going to put my life up for it. I said, mate, it's, yes, there are dangers, but it's not statistically, it's not really the most dangerous, you know, the boats are so safety wise these days.  I was like, well, if, if you're always lanyarded to the boat, you'll never become separated. The boats are designed not to sink. And as long as you keep your hatches closed, which your hatches should always be closed unless you're transiting through them.  If you're well prepared, well drilled, you should be for, obviously, there are these the risk of something catastrophic happening, but that is, you know, normally that's something out of your control, you know, like a rogue wave or something like that. When I was chatting to Lee Spencer, he, you know, I said, did, did it get hairy? And he's like, yeah, I mean, he had 40 foot waves or something for three nights. Yeah. And he, and he's on his own.  But yeah. And it's kind of in the back of my mind. I, I don't know if he, if I'd want that experience alone, whether I'd want to be with a mate. So it's Lee's, it's like, yeah, I certainly want, want to put my life in jeopardy because I'm a father and that would just be cruel, cruel, you know, my son's really young. So yeah, that's the thing. I just watched Matthew Pritchard. I'll follow him on Instagram. He's on the monkey fist too. Yeah, I don't know what I just remember seeing the videos that they were putting on Instagram. And he's a bit of a legend of mine, you know, I really like that I want to get him on the show. And because he's, because he's plant-based now, isn't he? And yeah, he's plant-based. And again, folks, if you listen, he'll, he'll do 10 iron men in one go. 10. Most people, a lifetime dream to do a half marathon, maybe a marathon tops. Iron man, it's a very limited view. Now this guy does 10 in a row, non-stop, basically. And yeah, and plant-based. He's just a great, just a great, great example.  And I think like a lot of us, you know, he's getting a bit older and wiser. Yeah, wiser, but probably more sensible.  But when I looked at the footage they sent, and I think it was three of them, might have been four, but Well, I think it was four. Four, yeah. They, they were just having a ball the whole time. And the, the sea just seemed calm. The weather was, and I guess you can have two different experiences. Can you not? Yeah, definitely. And I definitely think that's something that's happened more recently. So teams are more, more prepared, you know, more professional.  So yeah, teams definitely more prepared than they were. One second. Have we got a grass mower outside? We'll edit that out. Edit that out. I can't work with these amateurs. Yeah, sorry. So what was the end? We're talking about, like, can you have an easy run of it with nice weather and can't say, yeah, yeah, you know, and obviously the weather helps. But having said that, you know, if calm weather's and, and, you know, no wind, for instance, means a slower crossing, you know, my boat will be a sort of near and a tonne by the time, well, when I leave Portugal. So it's a, it's a lot of, a lot of boats are moved with no wind. So if you've got, what's the back of the boat, the after-end, the stern, the stern, you've got the bow and the stern, is that the right terminology? Sorry. You've got the front of the boat, that's the prowl or the bow. Wind on your aft, you stern. Stern, yeah. Sorry, for a marine, I should get that bit right. Nice. So if you've got the wind on your stern, obviously it's pushing you along. Yes. Does that mean that they design these boats with a big stern or is that called cheating or how does that work? No, so I think there's a, there's a GM rule rule in the Ocean Road Society that the bow cabin can't be too big. You know, but obviously some boats are designed to catch more wind, you know, than others, but it comes down to a lot of things, you know, weight, like a lot of boats now are made out of carbon, which is obviously lighter than wood, fiberglass. Not only that, it's the strength of the carbon. So whereas, you know, the strength of the boat won't bow as much in the, in the, you know, if you can gain, you know, an extra 50 meters, only a 50 meters a day, you add that up over 90 days, you know, it's, it's a lot. What if you, what if you hit a container, you know, these sunken, these semi submerged containers that are there, the seas riddled with them apparently. Yeah. So that is something that sort of worries me. But again, Chris, that's out of my control. Yeah. So are the boats compartmentalised? So if one compartment breaks, the whole thing doesn't sink? Yes. Yeah, they are, they are, but that would be, I can imagine if I hit a container, contain a wrong, that'd be quite catastrophic for the boat. But like I said, I've got a live for after E-PURB. So, you know, I would be able to be found. However, again, you know, I can't, that is Chris, that is a really good example. That is something completely out of my control. So there is no point me losing sleep, wasting my energy, because you know, what am I going to achieve by worrying about that? Nothing. There's literally nothing I have to do. What I can do though is control the controllables, you know, is be in the best physical condition that I can be for the start, you know, know my boat and be all over my skills and drills. And yeah, hopefully I have a fast crossing and not encounter any cargo containers. Do you have any sort of radar? So when you're sleeping, if you're in a shipping lane, well, obviously you're probably not going to sleep in a shipping lane, but you know, there are some big ships out there, right? Yeah, so I'll have my AIS on, which is effectively a radar. And then any ships that sort of come within in two nautical miles of me, that will start going off and will alert me. And then I'll be straight on the VHF saying, Oi, I'm here. Don't run me over, please. Yeah, be like that. Yeah, that way, please. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So a two million tonne oil tanker? Yeah, it's funny. So I'm obviously training the Solon. There's a deep water channel and for people who don't know the Solon very well, I'm not sure how wide it is, but a channel where basically all the container ships go through all the cruise ships, all the ferries that go from Salon to the Isle of Wight, and they cannot deviate from that channel, because it's the only place deep enough, obviously. And crossing that at night for your first time is quite, is an experience, you know, you'll definitely be rowing fast when you see one of those 200 tonne container ships bearing down on you. How long do you plan to sleep down? What sort of shifts have you worked out? My shift pattern will be wake up at around four, half four, some food on the oars for five, three hours on, an hour off. And then once it gets to midnight, come off the oars, again, have some food, refill the water bottles, all that sort of stuff, and then sleep and then repeat for 90 days. So it works out about 15 hours rowing a day. And then, yeah, 90 hours or so rest or whatever. And does that require a desalinator? Yes, yes, yes. I have a pump that turns seawater into wine, I mean drinking water. And that's, that's a really, it's actually, I was just about to say it's really high tech piece of equipment, but it's actually not. There's about three moving parts to it. It's very, yeah, very surprisingly simple. I was surprised. But yeah, so that'll, that'll do. But the one thing with that is it's, it's one of the biggest power draws on your, on the boat.  So I do have a backup, have a hand pump if, if I can't use the electric one. But the electric one does, I think 30 litres an hour. And the hand one does five litres an hour.  Yeah, of course. Lee pulled into the, was it the, was it the canaries or something? It was somewhere on, on, on route, because he had a problem with his navigation. But he was allowed, apparently allowed, even though he was unsupported, he was allowed to stop, I guess, as long as he rode into port. Yeah, yeah. Is that, is that, does that make sense? Yeah, I think so, I think so. Lee told me that. Yeah, that makes sense. I think maybe, yeah, I don't know, I don't know really, like the ins and outs, but I know he mentioned that. I think you are, I think you can, as long as it may be safety, safety critical. Yeah. And do you take a spare rudder with you? Did I understand that? Yes. Yeah.  So, you have that spare rudder, if the boat was to tip, capsize, and ups to snap, I'd be, I'd be up, up, up, up, up Creek without a rudder. So, yeah, taking a spare rudder. And what, what training do you have to do in terms of fitness and in terms of navigation and safety and stuff?  Also, my training in the gym has been planned by Gus Barton, you know, really good guy, rode, rode the Atlantic, rode around Britain. So he's put me on a really good program, you know, training six days a week, nice and varied. I did a horrible session last time. So it was 10 rounds, 30 seconds on the assault bike, max chat, and then 90 seconds rest. That was certainly quite punchy. And then you've got all your own water training as well. So trying to get out to around 150 hours, which, you know, they're all they're about now. So yeah, feeling ready, feeling good, feeling prepared.  Have you trained in the boat? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So last Monday night, went out for a 14 hour overnight row, started at eight o'clock, left humble, all the way down to Hearst's point, which is sort of the westerly tip of the Isle of Wight. Well, Hearst's point is on the mainland, but it's near the westerly tip of the Isle of Wight and then rode back. So it's about 30 nautical miles in total, you know, really good. Everything went to plant, been down to Exmouth, Exmouth to Torquay, rode from Weymouth back to Southampton.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, slept the other night. I've only got like two and a half hours sleep because I have to wake up to get back in with the tide. But yeah, slept on the boat. It's quite comfy as well, mate.  I'm guessing when you exercise, you know, how do you sleep in a sleeping bag?  Yeah, what do you take a sleeping bag?  And I saw it before. It's sleeping bag. Is that, I'm guessing polyester over a down bag. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. A down could get pretty miserable if it got wet. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.  So you step amongst a cabin, like the wet area, D, D kit, and then you're away. But yeah, you're right, down, piss wet down could, could get very sad, very quick. So, Jack, we're going to put all your links underneath this video, so where people can support. Absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for that, Chris. Yeah, I don't actually, if you want to make sure I've got everything, just ping him to me. Yeah, definitely. On whatever. I've only got what, how did you get your promoter? Is it Sam? Sam, yeah. Sam, Sam Wright. Yeah, he's a great job. Yeah, he's a good guy, Sam. So we met, he obviously works through, like, works for Nifty, a company that Dropzone introduced me to, Sean Crawford, and really good. Like, we're the same age as well, so we've got quite a lot in common. Just finally, you know, Chris, massive thank you for having me on, mate. I really appreciate it.  Oh, mate, I feel like I've landed a bonanza to have such a wealth of information that can support us. Yes, thank you, mate. Really appreciate it. No, I appreciate you having me on the pod, mate, as well. Yes. And as we always say, smash it. Yeah, cheers, bud. Thank you very much. No worries. Just stay on the line so I can thank you properly, mate. Yeah, yeah. To everybody at home, I hope you found this as fascinating as I have. God, it just makes me want to do something with my life. Massive love to you all. If you could please just do the like and subscribe and the share thing, that's really going to help us. And we'll see you next time.


I'm sure I don't know. I don't even know what I'm doing in one came here with me Have a toaster fix remember Mommy's not a lovely scarf. You mean the grave with the silver threads in it. Nice, but I didn't think you wanted a scarf Well, I don't really Maybe I'd get something for the house like a scarf or bedroom slippers. That's all you've looked at so far What do they have to do with a toaster? Oh, they just happen to be around Mama look at that isn't that just a thing for the house isn't what that thing over there It's impolite to point it, but maybe you better anyway, I don't see why it is Why does what impolite to point? How's anybody supposed to know what you're talking about if you can't point? Some people have been known to describe things when they're talking about barn doors They're intelligent enough to say barn doors. You apparently well all you can do is point Anybody can tell a barn door when they see it, but who can tell what that is I thought you said it was just a thing for the house what I can tell of it is. Oh, oh That thing what would you call it? Well, it's a combination barometer and thermometer and clock and something else It says humidity then it's probably a dial to telling you how much humidity there is in the air Well, who wants to know that? That's the people I guess lots of people who want to know how much humidity there is in the air want to know But I can't make anybody else to you Fred I can't and it's all mounted on a tobacco humidor What do you think of it? I'm afraid it's so practical that it's completely useless. What do you think the humidor spoils it? It'd be too much for David You think David would like that. No, he'd hate it. I think That's the first thing you said all morning. That makes me sense now come on, Claudia Don't just get fixed on the second floor. No, I have to get something for the house Excuse me Maybe we can't even use it at all for a while, but it's sort of to celebrate it Like a weather vane made it that's just right or an iron duck with our names on it to put out in front Mr. Paradiso's gonna make us a sign. He said he would who's mr. Paradiso. Well, he's in Eastbrook I didn't ask you where mr. Paradiso is didn't you but the name like that I always think everybody's gonna ask where he is. He's the general Contrastor then you found one we saw his name on a sign and this is the first house he ever worked on I mean for himself As the first house you've ever owned. Yep This combination could be as harmonious and mixture of ten pounds of dynamite in the kitchen man. You don't know mr. Paradiso That's the prize me shall we and wait till he's finished working on the house perhaps then it won't be considered necessary to meet him He's the sweetest and the most impolite man you ever met Everybody needs for things he's a whipper snapper and brash and strappers and inexperienced and he keeps interrupting and mama He's charming David and he get along beautifully. It couldn't be that your general impression of him is rather colored by the way You'll feel about the house. No, it couldn't be that just because you're so specially excited about the house You're excited about mr. Paradiso too. Who's excited about the house especially couldn't be you could it Why your eyes are so bright if you were a few years younger, I'd be sure you had the measles again It is exciting for a long time. You didn't seem to it's so exciting. It almost doesn't seem fair That's a funny word. I mean when so many people have no place at all Not even a place to be alone It doesn't seem right that we should be owning a place of our own And mr. Paradiso says it's one of the finest houses in Eastbrook. I mean as an architect Then you like the house like it you realize it's an authentic softbox built in 1760 If I didn't realize it after a month of hearing about it and seeing it four times I'd be a lot stupider than even I admit to be and it was built by adam martin who built a lot of the finest old places in Connecticut, that's fine Are you going to like living in it as much as you like owning it living in it? I didn't even think about that But mama it is a wonderful house. You've decided that And I suppose this present you drag me down here to buy is a sort of apology to us for having taken so long to find out I don't understand you at all sometimes A little you understand me perfectly Well, let's get on with it We've got to find you a peace offering has to be something really special and we have to find it today Well, don't you think it's best to get things when you're all excited about them? I think it's best to get them when you have someplace to send them Especially when you can send them where you want them to go. That's just what I don't want to do You want to keep them in your apartment so you can remember that you're a couple of landowners. That's it Is it likely to be in the way? It doesn't have to be something big just something for the house Like a plow chair. That's big. Well, you do know something about farming after all How about those umbrellas stands over there? Where wouldn't that be just a thing for the front door? Mama you aren't serious. How about fireplace matches? They won't keep will they? Besides, I can't see why ordinary matches aren't just as good I expect after two years in the east book you'll be making your files by rubbing two sticks together You know, I've been thinking about and ire They'll be handy to have in your apartment all winter long How about a mailbox? The house has one The croquet set? This is going to be a farm mama Hey, look What now? That sign in front of the elevator The advertisement, I mean That? Don't you think it's perfect? It's just what we're going to need But Claudia, it's so much Come on, mama. The elevator is almost full You're serious? I certainly am And I'm going to have them send it over this afternoon Jumping bulls, frogs, what's that? See my hair. Did you notice anything different? Darling, you're home One moment, please Oh, you noticed it Noticed it? I can't notice anything else Darling, that's sweet. Do you like it? How can I tell if I like it? You haven't unwrapped it Oh, I forgot about that. I'm so used to it already I thought you met my hair Well, what is that? That? Oh, it's a little something for the house A little something for the house Well, it looks like a big house for the something It really isn't so big Oh, no. Local motives are bigger, I suppose I mean, it's just the wrappings that make it look so big You mean it's just six feet of paper And when we get it all off, there's a pocket knife inside Why don't you just take it off and see? Why take it off here? Why didn't you have it sent right to the country? What I mean is, what was the big hurry? We don't need anything up there for the next three months, I have Just why I had it sent here Oh, well, everything's perfect to clear now Are you just going to stand there? Aren't you even going to open it at all? Haven't you any curiosity? Oh, I've got curiosity, all right But I'm a little bit scared Whatever it is, it's big enough to eat us Claudia, it isn't a cow That is silly. If it were a cow, bluff would be barking at it Well, here it goes Well, it's a, it's a hammock It's a very special kind of a hammock It's the newest kind of a steel hammock You don't even need trees for I must admit, it's the most streamlined hammock I ever saw It looks practically jet propelled David, it was such a bargain I'll bet it was, I know my wife Just as soon as it gets warm, we're going to put it out behind the kitchen under a tree And you can lie there all afternoon and read the Sunday papers It's warm enough right now And I'm going to climb in the hammock and read my evening papers and come Oh, you can't do that, this is for the country Ah, hammock's just what we've always needed in this apartment I was hoping you'd give me one for Christmas, but you didn't seem to get the hint Who ever heard of a hammock in an apartment? Oh, who cares, who heard of it? Now let's see, where are my white flannels? What do you need them for? Well, if a man's going to lie in a hammock, he's got to be dressed for it And my beach umbrella We haven't got a beach umbrella We haven't even got a beach Well, we'll have to get one Now, how can I read in the hammock with the sun getting in my eyes? Nobody said you had to read You can just lie in it and smoke a pipe We'll have to buy you a corn cob right this minute Now you're getting the idea, darling Do you know how to get in it? What do you think it is, an upper berth?  I can see you had very little experience with hammocks They're easy to climb in, but not so easy to stay in Sounds like a canoe Now I'm going to get in and don't you rock the boat? Aye, sir All right, here we go, it's leaning a little starward Do you don't mean poor sailor? This isn't the life How do you feel? How do you like the view of our meadow? Oh, listen to the cattle mooing Is it time to milk them? Tomorrow, darling, I'm going to get a tail Well, you milk them tomorrow I'm glad we decided to have that bay window changed Certainly looks nice from out here, doesn't it? And that brook, listen to it, babble Or do I mean you?  No, you climb the board, maybe Come on, we can rock it ourselves Is there room for two of the hammocks? Well, there's only one way to find out And wait until you see what a view of our farm you'll get from up here Well, I'm going to try I'll stand on this chair and then I'll just step in Take it easy, take it easy It's all right, old boy You like it up here in the country? Here I come, David Take it easy now, these things are tricky Well, you made it seem easy enough Hey, watch out, watch out That's the fast This is wonderful Eh, it is sort of especially cozy, isn't it? David, if people always had hammocks Why did anyone ever bother inventing a bed? If people had always had you No one would have bothered inventing the moon It's unnecessary, it's gilding the lily That's sweet David, I love you I love you too Hey, don't tip the canoe Well, don't try to stand up in it either I won't Hey, David, how does anybody get out of a hammock?  Makes marketing practically a pleasure, doesn't it? Now, when you get impatient or weary Just look around for the familiar red cooler Spend five minutes and five cents Enjoy a bottle of ice-cold coke And you can finish your marketing refreshed Every day, Monday through Friday, Claudia comes to you transcribed With the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying au revoir And remember, whoever you are Whatever you do, wherever you may be When you think of refreshment, think of Coca-Cola Or ice-cold Coca-Cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes


I had prepared the perfect little fortress in my house. The desk in my spare bedroom had a clean, professional background. It almost looked like a real office. The room was quiet and private. I switched my phone to silent, and I had the candidate's résumé in front of me. Perfect. I'd had a few mishaps with conducting virtual interviews lately, so I really wanted this one to go smoothly. We said our hello's and things got off to a good start. But after a minute or two, I realized that I was so focused on what he was saying, I had leaned back in my chair and I was halfway out of the frame. Kind of awkward. But I caught myself and adjusted my posture. After that, our connection seemed to be lagging a bit, so I tried moving around my house to get a better Wi-Fi signal. It must have been worse than I realized, because he interrupted me at one point to say he hadn't actually heard my last question. Good thing he said something, though. Some candidates don't. A bad connection isn't really anyone's fault. I think it's just a case of testing things out before the interview. Anyway, the professional energy I was trying to project was completely ruined when my daughter burst into the room. I muted my microphone, and then it took me an embarrassingly long time to unmute myself. But I shook it off. It happens. And then, late into the call, I lost him completely. I tried calling back, but no answer. I probably should have had a backup plan ready in case of a dropped call. Maybe sending it out before the interview would have helped. The last thing I want to do is make someone panic. Anyway, we've figured it out. It seems like everything that could go wrong did with this one. But even after all that, I gave him the job. In the end, it was clear that he was qualified. And that's really what's important.


Hey friends today. We are hanging out at the Magic Kingdom, but first we have dining reservations for steakhouse 71 I've never had breakfast here before and I seen on the menu They have Walt Disney's prime rib hash there and I was so excited to come out try it And then we're gonna head on over to the Magic Kingdom ride some rides and enjoy a brisk morning any hoos Let's go do this It is 8 a.m. Here at Disney's contemporary resort and it is 50 degrees out I've really been loving the weather in the month of November and December is just two days away So it's only getting a colder out and I love it. I love a cold Magic Kingdom day. I Honestly probably should have wore a coat today, but I got this sleepy hollow shirt from part candy And I really really like it. I know it's not the Halloween season, but I really really like this shirt a lot Isn't it very fancy? I'm excited to continue our food adventure where we go around eating all of Walt Disney's family recipes And that's what we're gonna be doing here today at steakhouse 71 with Walt Disney's prime rib hash If you're not sure what steakhouse 71 is it's the restaurant that replaced a wave here at Disney's contemporary resort for the 50th anniversary And it is packed loaded with all of this amazing Walt Disney history And I absolutely love it. I was a big fan of the wave But I really love the decor and the history all over the walls inside steakhouse 71 And here we are I'm gonna show you some of the cool photos on the wall here This is Walt right here when he was pitching the Florida project It's just so amazing and one of my favorite photos Is this one right down here? This is opening day of Walt Disney World and on the 50th anniversary itself A couple of the cast members that were in this photo actually came and recreated this photo And I was lucky enough to be there and it was probably one of the coolest things I've ever got to participate in and I love it Now we're at our table. We'll take a look at the menu and figure out what we'll get I mean, I have a pretty good idea what I'm getting but I still want to show off the menu Here is a look at the menu and like I said they have Walt's prime rib hash Which I'm definitely gonna get but something else that caught my eye was the steakhouse 71 seasonal pancakes They used to have sweet potato pancakes here at the wave and they were honestly one of the best pancakes I've ever had and right now for the seasonal offering. They have pumpkin spice pancakes So I really can't say no to that. So we might be double doing it here today Along with Walt Disney's Prime rib hash and the pumpkin pancakes. I'm joined up with some friends and we got some mimosas Cheers to Walt They do actually have endless mimosas here again, we just got one for today But it would be fun to come out and try, you know the refillable mimosas I wanted to get the pod juice one, but I don't think they have that in general They have orange gavi juice like a mixture, but I'm pretty sure these are just regular orange Mimosas orange juice mimosas are pretty light though. Not much juice in there And here is the main event take a look at this. I got the pancakes right here This is a espresso syrup, which I am so excited to try cream cheese icing on the side Comes with I think candied pecans maybe I'm not too sure and those are pumpkin pancakes And then Walt's prime rib hash I wanted to get it with a Friday, but he said it comes up sunny up So gotta go yeah the way the yeah, this is the way Walt would have wanted it So we decided to stick with the plan and go with just the way it is and I guess now we're gonna dive in I mean, I don't know where to start. I mean Maybe up pancakes Those sweet potato pancakes that used to be here at the wave used to have like a pecan butter That was so so good So I'm interested to see what the cream cheese icing like but the espresso syrup is probably the most anticipated thing for me I don't know why I've never even heard of it and I've never had it before but I love espresso and I love syrup so like Perfect combination. I think we're gonna do the cream cheese first and then we're gonna actually put the Espresso syrup on there. Look at that. Oh that did not come out graceful as I thought Not yeah, not so graceful the espresso syrup though. That's gonna be a little bit different here Okay, that's that's much too good that is the way We're gonna try to get a little bite it's also a little strange that the pancakes are silver dollar pancakes They're not like full full pancakes, and I think this was $19 It might be good though. I mean they do have a reputation for some very good pancakes. I Got a little bit of everything in one bite got some nuts. I got some cream cheese some espresso syrup And now it's time to try the pancakes Okay Now it's time to dive into Walt's prime rib hash. I really do love the pancakes They're very very good not as good as the sweet potato pancakes, but they are seasonal So maybe the sweet potato pancakes will be back. I don't know but this is what I came here for that was just a bonus And I'm excited. Look at that guys chunks of prime rib potatoes peppers onions I don't know what this white stuff is in here Because I don't think they listed anything on the menu for that, but I'm interested to try it, but yeah, I'm excited Much like the dinner service here at Steakhouse 71 I noticed that the portions are actually small the prices are usually like matched up with it But I don't feel like that way with this I mean they're still smaller portions But like for instance they have a steak and egg breakfast, but it's a four ounce filet And I think when I did the dining review here for the steaks They were all like much smaller, but under $30, which is a good price for a steak So I can still see like the portions are smaller actually for breakfast as well We're gonna dive in gonna break the yolk Oh oopsie That's the way to get a little bit of that all in there grab some this grab a nice little chunk of prime rib there all together We asked and the white stuff is a lemon aioli Which is funny because my friend she doesn't like mayonnaise, so she's been mayonnaiseed and I mean, I don't know. I guess I'll try it.  I'm not a big fan of Maino either But I mean, let's see how it goes. You never know. I might like it I Know This is very very good. I do like it I don't mind the lemon aioli that much because I there wasn't a lot in there But actually getting everything all together as the yolk runs down it that is the way right there Like look at that get a little egg up on there Flop it over. There we go much too good Sean's gonna try the chicken sausage here So your chicken nugget sausage a chicken nugget sausage I'm definitely bouncing back to the pancakes here because these are so so good and the espresso syrup is probably what I like the most really So I'm gonna get a lot of that and I'm gonna try a little of the sausage too Honestly, I think I like the pancakes better than waltz hash I'm sorry waltz But I do have to say the roast beef hash over at the Hollywood Brown Derby is way better than the waltz Is the prime rib hash here at steakhouse 71, but the pancakes they came in for a win. I Think I know a way how to make the hash a little bit better a little syrup on the potatoes Anybody else do this? I love syrup on my potatoes So so good, and I bet you it's gonna add the extra special touch there, especially with the eggs and everything altogether. Oh Yeah, I have a good idea. This is a this is a good idea. I'm gonna mix it all together Okay, that's good Yeah, I like it Now we are done and I feel kind of full It's funny because I don't have breakfast like that often. I don't get to come out to the resort I have to wake up extra early to come out for breakfast You know, I like to have my quality time in the morning with my coffee and Gracie go for a nice little walk. So it was good to actually come out and have breakfast. It was very delicious On the way out though I do want to point out my favorite picture inside steakhouse 71 and it's the people mover right here And it's kind of like all of Tomorrowland the people mover space mountain Then they actually have the old a skyway up here, too. So that is really cool It's one of my favorite pictures ever like if they sold like prints of that. I probably would buy it Since we just had breakfast at steakhouse 71 We can actually walk right over to the Magic Kingdom from here And it's actually very quick and a lot faster is your part that TTC and before we go I think we're gonna actually grab a coffee for the walk because they have a job-free stand right here at the lobby the contemporary One of the things I've always wanted to do was the latte art here I don't know if they do personalization But you can get a Mickey or Minnie on your coffee and then only cost an additional 50 cents But also take a look at all the cool bakery items. They have a spinach croissant almond croissant vanilla cocoa latte chip muffin and a ham and cheese croissant I also love the name of this joffery location contemporary grounds Very clever and also they have some nice coffee artwork above Donald's hats right there. I Decided to try one of the holiday drinks and I got the peppermint mocha I wish they had the pumpkin game changer That was amazing for the Halloween season and I feel like pumpkin could be a Christmas like dessert like pumpkin pie I feel like it served at Christmas as well, or maybe that's just leftovers, but we're gonna try the peppermint mocha here It's good it's a peppermint mocha. Wow everything got white right there And now we have made it to the Magic Kingdom Honestly, it was such a quick walk. I love walking over from the contemporary and oh wow you can hear the Christmas music I say that every time because it just gets me excited. It gives me like the warm bubbly feeling when you're first walking to the Magic Kingdom There's something about being at the Magic Kingdom in the morning that it just feels different Like I don't know why the calmness in the air the quietness the music I'm not I can't really put a finger on it But it does feel different being here in the morning compared to the afternoon. It seems so calm and relaxed right now I feel like when you get here at like two o'clock or three o'clock It's very hustle bustle busy Normally when you get to the Magic Kingdom you start thinking things like what ride do I want to ride first or what food do I want to eat? But today like I said I'm hanging out with some friends and my friends actually make a lot of tiktoks And I don't make a lot of tiktoks. I do make some but I think we're gonna actually Make a tiktok first. I mean I think it's kind of fun This is us actually getting all ready and set up for our tiktok And of course we're using a garbage can I feel like it's a proper thing No other way and I'll put a link for all our tiktoks in the description so you guys can check it out But I'm excited. I'm gonna I'm gonna partake. I'm gonna partake in the tiktok It's gonna be a three-second timer Hopefully we can hear it Am I a naked fan?  What? Am I a naked fan? Hold on to this for a long time That did not work I'm gonna come and get the frame What about if we did like this side right? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah We might have to step off the curb We could do that.  What? Am I a naked fan? Am I a naked fan?  What? Am I a naked fan? Hold on to this for a long time I don't know Looks like a parade is coming so we had a postpone for the moment The most magical place on earth Answer the call As I'm waking my way through Adventureland I stopped over and I wanted to see the 50th anniversary Ray bands And look at these little ditties here These are so awesome They come with little hidden mickeys on the lens itself I don't know if you can see it there And I love them Come with a nice little box set The box set is $330 I believe And look at the pin that it comes with And then you can also buy the glasses themselves For $266 Let me know What do you guys think? I think they're a limited edition They're $2,000 Oh, it's pretty fancy There are very nice glasses You can also get any of the other Mickey Ray bands here too Nice Now I think we're going to Mosey on over to Tomorrowland Maybe take a spin on the People Mover I feel like it's an appropriate day for that And just kind of relax and enjoy the morning Like I said, I'm just really happy to be here Bright and early Looks like the line Looks like the line is starting Outside here One thing I've noticed though I feel like the People Mover runs very, very quick Over on the other side There's nobody on the Astral Orbiter So it'd be cool to bounce from the People Mover To the Astral Orbiter if we could Yeah, there's hardly any line over there There she is The big beautiful castle I love catching this view And then it's gone Wow, and look at Tron Really coming to town. Do you see the train track? Do you see that? There's the train track right there That was so awesome to see the track On the railroad, I cannot wait For the Walt Disney World Railroad To reopen I'm almost as excited to see that reopen As to see Tron reopen Because I really loved riding the railroad Because it was just a good way to relax And just go around the park and just enjoy And I'll be pumped when it gets back Take a look at Space Mall And it looks like the wait time is 50 minutes It doesn't look 50 minutes It actually looks less than 50 That's the lightning lane line Holy moly Wait a second Now we got to ride People Mover I think we're going to move along Maybe head over to Fantasyland I feel like I just recently did this route Like I kind of came and did this route Recently for a video I can't really do if I came to the Magic Kingdom I mean I kind of just like relaxing It's one of my favorite things to do The People Mover is a nice relaxing moving ride Dumbo is nice The Tea Cup, it could be a relaxing ride It's how you actually You know, make that ride You don't spin, sometimes you can just sit there And you can just go round and round And enjoy a nice tea party Even though it's been Quite a while since the 50th anniversary Here at Walt Disney World Finding all of these 50th anniversary treats That I haven't tried yet And down by Dumbo They actually have a Dumbo Churro It's like a peanut butter dusted churro And I figured why not I would like to try all of the 50th anniversary treats And sometimes I'm just discovering new ones There were so many that they put out So we're going to try a Dumbo by Dumbo Right there it is The Dumbo Churro And they also have the Jumbo Surprise And Twix and Candy Pieces But today we're all about the Dumbo Churro Cheers Cheers to Churros You got a dunk? There we go Peanut Butter and Chocolate Sauce I'm eating a Dumbo Churro In front of Dumbo Honestly it tastes just like a regular churro Not much peanut butter If I would want a lot of peanut butter Because I feel like churros can be very dry Anyway So adding peanut butter Having like a dry dusty churro Actually right now I'm kind of thinking It's really hard to swallow It's very hard to swallow Now that the Dumbo business Is taking care of I think we're going to ride the tea cup Like I said before it's really fun Because it's a ride where you kind of control How you want it And go all in and spin Or you can just do a nice Casual tea cup tea party ride It all depends on you So let me know in the comments What kind of person you are We can see if we can spot The people that go all in on the spins And the people that just do casual rides And oh there's the all inners There we go But here's a nice casual couple there Pick a tea cup Which one we got Get it Hurry up That's the one That's the one Marv the silver tuna This is it Alright Well Tea cup Somebody's a mad half Too much too much Oh my lord Wait I got the ride stop Too much Guys How are we getting out of here One at a time How do we get out I have no idea What happened there I am a slow and steady tea cup spinner I don't like going too crazy But Sean he just went off the He went mad He started going crazy but it was fun I mean it was a lot of fun but holy I got the spins I really did Now we made our way up To find the castle And I think we're actually going to take a stroll Through the castle Right through the castle down main street There he is the mad tea The mad hatter There he goes It's definitely got a lot more crowded Since we were here early in the morning It's been a couple of hours And actually I think it's 2 o'clock so the park Hopping has started And you can see a lot more people Like centered around the hub area Where Belle is making her way through But there wasn't this many people When they had the first rounds of cavalcade When we got here this morning But definitely a lot more people now Now I think I'm going to head on into the Emporium and see if they have any new Merchandise anything new for the holidays My friend is looking for A Captain America Christmas sweater Which I honestly Don't know what it is but I'd like to see Look at all of this holiday Marvel merchandise spider Man hanging from Christmas lights And then he got Santa Groot With a little Santa hat And then here is Captain America's Christmas sweater That is so nice little candy cane Hanging out of the pocket It's not like a spirit jersey Like material but it's more Like a sweater material But I think it's really really nice I don't know if anything's on the back Nope and it's not too bad I think it's $59.99 With that material though You can just see how itchy it is from here And with that I think we are done here today It was a fun little day We started off having breakfast at Steakhouse 71 A little bit of waltz prime rib hash Which was really good but I feel like the pancakes Stole the show They were actually very very delicious Then we got to come over to the Magic Kingdom Hang out, ride some rides Make some tiktoks and just enjoy And we're gonna head home now And it's not even like It's like 3 o'clock It's not even like late in the evening So it's really awesome to come out And just enjoy the whole entire morning And yeah like wow I'm really happy about that Anywho I hope you enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it We'll see you next time Bye


Like it's a god f**k cloudflip, right? Like what is up with these guys? No we can make super bummer, dude. Yeah, I played the 23rd ranked player in the world. Oh my god, I mean John Madden was just flying right there. I'll give him that. I'm gonna f**king love some single back wise slot, bro. I love this s**t. I don't know if I can shoot that. I don't know, I gotta figure it out. I was one of these guys. All right, all right. So I wish like these like, dog where is Aaron Donald at, bro? There we go. No this s**t is a**, trust me boys. This s**t is big trash. It's just like the thing is like it's a 0-0 game right now, so I gotta stop the run now. So that's kind of like f**king me a little bit, trying to stop the run. I'm just not doing nothing with my user, bro. I'm just getting f**king blocked, dude.  Nobody good does this, dog. Nobody good rolls out. Like it just doesn't work. I mean in fact, him throwing that corner out on a 30 yard cloud on that play was just troll, like I was lucky as f**k. I'm gonna have to stop the run. I'll tell you what, man, I don't even know how outsiders inside stuffs, bro.  This s**t is not good. Yeah, obviously, don't worry. I mean man coverage or we're just going straight man coverage or? They just s**t f**k out of me, dude. Okay, a lot of them boys just got f**king strapped. That was just bad. How bad they just got bagged, dude. Like that slant is absolutely like you're not going anywhere, dude. Who is that? That's just bagging them. I mean this tight end rod has always beat man covers though, bro. It really has.  He's dead. Ah, John madden, bro. We gotta get some plays from you, kid.  That's dead never again. I think he slides left here. Then he rolls out left. I'm shooting for. Yep.   If that's the offense, yeah. That was just too good blocking out there though. We were dead. I'm feeling like this is just not good run defense right now, boys. I don't know. It's got seven vanguards. You know what I'm saying? Like my run defense is just not good enough. I was like maybe I go to this s**t. 55 normal. Dog, like come on! Like how the f**k are we not guarded? Like Devonte! Oh man! That's what's f**king, come on, man! Dog. My god, man. But my whole team just got absolutely owned right there. Like my whole entire inside stuff's glowing lime and just got absolutely just pegged right there. Like you wouldn't think I would have rushed nobody right there. I mean I don't care about people running. I mean it's part of the game but like it's the past place that the two 30 laws we had, we just giving up corner routes. DM, I've done that to two f**k. DM, bro, I put y'all on the user rush, dog. I taught y'all the god that y'all telling me how to do it. I'm doing it! He's just throwing in front of the cloud, the flat zones. He's a god. Like he's only had three passing plays. I just gotta get him to where he's passing every play and then we're GGs, dude. I have not gotten him there yet. All right, everybody relax, okay? Together can we relax? And now we're trying to throw the ball at this super corner. I mean it's sad that I'm at this point in my life but it literally is double. Double post every play against man covers, dude. It really is. Dude, can I get my goddamn abilities? Where's my glowing abilities, dude?  I gotta motion this guy out here. No, I can't motion him out though. Try to get out of bounds right there. These dudes are f**king strapped, boys. We're gonna try to work the tight end drag or the tight end post here. I got double flat routes because I don't need those players though. I really don't, like, nice. That's my new route. Let the tight end cook, boys. Let the tight end cook. And the biggest thing is we gotta stop. I've always loved playing against man coverage, dude. I really have. I think man coverage is the biggest skill gap in Madden, dude. People think man coverage takes no skill, but yeah, I mean people that can't pass, can't pass against man coverage, dude. Good passers kill it. That's what's absolutely f**king killing me, that we cannot do this s**t. Like, how are we not stopping that, man? That is what's absolutely trolling right now. I mean, you're definitely going left here in the way you roll out right in this short area.  You're just, like, dog. Those are the pack and live. I can just live with that. Like, you're not gonna win a game throwing passes like that, like, ever. Like, you're not winning games like that. He's going to throw ridiculously bad interception doing s**t like that. I just have to get him in a situation where he's passing the whole game so I can just, he's gotta stop the run, dude. We gotta do a better job against the run, the run, really. I never liked match covers.  I don't like it. Match coverage allows the offense to dictate what your defense does. I don't like that. I like to know where my players are going to be, dude. If that makes any sense. Like, I like to know my players are going to be here. My players are going to be there. All right, well, we're going to go to more Bo Jackson and more running back here. Let me just bump this s**t out, my boys. Like, he just physically bumped this s**t out of... I mean, dawg, he just f*****g, as soon as I scramble, he just disengages it. Dog, in a double team, he just like, you cannot right trigger behind the f*****g line, dude. You just can't, man. F*****g getting bagged right now, dude. First down, nice. Come on. Man, these dudes, I can't lie. These dudes are absolutely f*****g bagged. Like, absolutely, like, none of my receivers are not... We have nothing right now. Like, we have nothing for this. Sun God, I mean, all these dudes are blinking. Like, what are they, like, one step ahead or some s**t?  I just lagged so crazy right there. There's no s**t going down, dude. That s**t is dead. I wish there was, but I just feel like it's dead. He died. Definitely would have had a s**t right there if I had a s**t on the field, but I didn't have... I didn't have one on the left. I mean, how do you not have a deep knockout on that guy and just left him one on one? Yo, just enough running back angle routes and s**t to get him to not have two safeties. He's just playing two men under, but I mean, he's...  I don't know how to do that. I assumed that was gonna get knocked out. I tried to rat-catch it so I would run by him and not get animation, but maybe I could have possession called it. I mean, you gotta have deep knockout on that guy. I don't know. He does have him, but not on that guy apparently, or I just got lucky.  I need vanguard.  All right, boys. Okay, like, see what I mean? Like, the dive is just getting way... Like, the dive is just getting way too f**king much, dude. That's what's absolutely killing me right now is the dive is just doing too much. It's just the run.  Like, the run is absolutely... Like, where are my guys at that can stop the run? Carloff is airing down on Howie Long.  I gotta stop the run first and form those boys. I really don't even give a f**k about the pass right now.  I mean, what's the f**k? Howie Long was off sides. Nice, dude. I'm playing rollout right here. End of stretch, obviously.  Is John Madden slow? Like, f**k, bro. That's how we just had nobody in the middle of the field. F**k, man. No, I don't need them two men under, dude. We're gonna get a turnover. We have to stop the run. He has, like, four completions, dude. We just need to get somebody over the middle of the field. Imclouflit, right? Like, what are you doing? Dad, like, like... Art him! Just go... Like, bro, guard that s**t. I'm not clocking s**t, dude. He's f**king nom-deal over there. Just, like, la-la land, dude. Always stop the run. We win. That's all. Like, D, I swear to God.  If I make them throw corner routes into zones all day, eventually we'll get a turnover. That's how I feel. We just gotta make them pass more. Extend the game longer. The longer you're in the game, but, like... I mean, one of the things that's killing me is that, like, bro, Sun God is just not an option to throw the ball to. I mean, dawg. Mostert is strapped, too. I don't know what these linebackers got, bro. Mostert is low-key strapped, too. He's got Cam Chancellor just strapping Mostert right now.  We're looking for Bo Jackson here on streak. Looking for this wheel route here. Maybe that'll work. I don't know what beats 2-man on there like this anymore, honestly. I have to run the wheel route to the left side, so I don't get that, because he's shifting his line right and user in the left D linemen. So, like, I can't... It's harder for me to drift to the right in the pocket. Like, low-key to tight end. The tight end is, like, it takes a while for him to run this route. My- I mean, the tight end wheel route was just absolutely strapped right there, boys. I don't- I don't know what- I don't know. Maybe just a big-ass whip route will work.  I mean, I'm feeling good. Look, who's he got out here? Bo Jackson. Short and deep knockout here. Sliding my line right? Sun God. All right, now it's, like... I'm gonna play the pass the whole time here, boys. But he could run here. Like, he has timeouts. He could still run. Like, I can't really stop- I really can't stop the dig route. I really, like, I gotta put more flat zones or yellow zones in the middle, but, like... It's, like, no zone drops. I- I still want to put my zones on. I'm putting them on 25 here. I'm just playing rollout right here. Yep. Yep. There we go. Like, really, I can put, like, the Mario Davis. Like, there's no reason for me to- The only reason to rush lineman here is to- because he's gonna run the ball. I don't want to get pancake, but I should drop every lineman. He just rolls out on them bitches anyway. Near close. Tell you, I'm just running cover two here. I'm playing rollout right here. It's a wide side of the field. He's going left? Oh, we got him. Contain that ass!  I don't like just playing cover two here, but I like it at the same time. Look at Palmao's face. I'm playing rollout right here. Oh, he actually rolled out left last time. Let me see if he develops it. Dog, like, Namdi! I- like, fuck! Dubby.  I was so afraid right there, dude.  That was beautiful. That was perfect.  All right, 23-yard line dog, like... Pick. Thank you. Eventually it was gonna come to... And, eventually, god damn, they were gonna... It was gonna, you know...   Just get him to the point where he has to pass and just roll out, dude. I mean, the biggest problem was the run was actually really hurting me.  That dude was not bad at it. Like, he was getting it out right there. He was getting it out.