FnA Van Life: Our First Time Sleeping on a Boat Pregnant with TWINS

And somehow I'm driving the boat now. Frank! We are so excited. Way faster than you expect. I'm not on the boat! This is building memories right here. It is summertime, it is hot out here, and we cannot wait to get out on a boat. We've just arrived at Le Boat's office here in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. And we are getting ready to set sail with our van life friends, Jamie and Lisa. Hello! Our toddler, Everly. Our adventure dog, Paco. And obviously the best for last. The twins! What? What about me? So not only is this going to be our first night on the houseboat doing the Great American Loop, but it's also going to be our first time boating while pregnant with a toddler. Thank you. Yes, like on the dock and everything. You're still very limber, babe. She wants the pink life jacket, not the red one. Okay, that's fair. This is more for swimming. I don't know if it's boat safe, but she'll float. She'll be alright. The Le Boat team walked us through a safety demonstration, and then it was time to load up all our gear onto the boat. Popcorn. Pop, pop. Okay. Evie, can you show me your room? Which room is your room? My room? It's a big step. My room's this one. This room? This one, this one. This shower's for you. I don't want to go. You're not going to have a shower? That one's just for me? Are you excited about the boat? Yeah! We've got one bedroom here, one bedroom here like last year, but last time the front was one big bedroom, and this time it's two. So you've got a cab on this side and a cab on this side, and then each of them has their own bathroom. Do we have four bathrooms? At least we don't have to clean them. I know, right? First day is definitely all about unpacking. We've got a ginormous fridge to fill. Ooh, pie! Jamie and Lisa were amazing and went grocery shopping for all of us because we're coming from a trip to this trip when I was like, I don't know, I don't have time. And she was like, don't worry, we'll get all of it. So we're going to split the groceries and then enjoy feasts all together. Can I have popcorn? Yes. Okay, this is fancy popcorn, Evie. Because we're working with Le Boat for this trip, they hooked us up with a cute little gift basket. I just had to try it before I gave it to you, make sure it was not poison. Well, you never know. It's just important to check. We got tons of stuff. Chips, salsa, brie. Boat time is any time, ladies and gentlemen. Let's hit the water. Jamie, sit down! Ooh, we're moving! Everly, we're moving! You want Jamie to sit down? It's really stressing Everly out that you're still standing. Hi. Are you guys ready to go boating? We are so excited. You're number two. Let's rock and roll. Everly, are you driving the boat? Yeah. This marina is actually so tight for how big these boats are. You got no room for error in here. That's why we're letting Everly drive. You like it, baby? Everly's doing great! Okay, we want to get back to center. See? See that? We want to get back to center. And then we keep it right there, okay? Then we go a little left because we want to stay away from those rocks, right? Everybody clap it up for Everly! Woo-hoo! Captain Poo-Poo and first mate Poo-Poo on an adventure! With their trusty Poo-Poo crew. That's us. That's a lot of Poo-Poo. The only one not excited right now is Paco. He takes about a day to acclimatize to the noises of the boats. So he's currently having a panic attack. Oh, what'd you put up, buddy? It's okay, buddy. Yeah. But he's done good on all the other boat rides. It just really takes him 24 hours to be like, okay, this is where we are. We've spotted our first wildlife. It is a gaggle of geese. I believe that is the technical term. Gaggle, gaggle. Oh, yeah? Gaggle. Oh, yeah? That's not what I call them. What do you call them? They're a pain in the... I thought they were geese. A geese. Like a lot of geese is a geese. We're coming up on our first lock. I believe they're holding it open for us. Even though we're a little bit away, they must be able to like see you coming. I am. I am pedal to the metal. I'm trying to go as fast as I possibly can. Put your back in it. This is our fourth time on a LeBeau boat, so Frank is pretty much an expert driver at this point. But the locks really aren't that complicated, so please don't be intimidated. How we doing there, big man? Where's that voice coming from? Is that God? All right, one lock down. I think we have two more to go today. Yeah, today we're going to try to get to Lakefield. It's a nice area, a spot where we can moor up and we can have an electrical connection and be hooked up. It'll be a nice spot to be for overnight. I remember it being a really nice town last time we were here, too. Thank you, brother, appreciate you. You're welcome. See you next time. He did say it might be tricky to get there all in this one shot because we do have at least two more locks to get there and depending on timing and things, it may or may not be possible. Fingers crossed. Yeah. Say thank you to the lock guys. Thank you. She blew out a kiss. That's some good relaxing, Everly. Very good relaxing. This is cool. Yeah, it's beautiful. Old railroad. I don't think the train comes through here anymore. You know, I don't think so either because then they would probably have some type of blinking light for us. Let's see some dance moves. Our next destination is right here. Yeah, I think we're hitting it right perfect timing. Where the doors are opening now, which means some boats will be coming out and then we'll be able to go right in. Now my question is, should I get right up on it? Well, you should go in the blue spot and let them know that we want to go. There's blue that tells them that you want to go through and then gray is I'm going to stay for the day. Thank goodness we have such a capable crew. I know, right? You didn't read the manual on ropes before you came? Is that okay? Oh yeah, that'll hold. Oh my gosh, you're the best, buddy. You're such a good boy. I really just did such a great job. She said, good job guys, to the people going by on the boat. All right. Lock's clear. Yeah. Come on, Paco. It's time for your favorite activity, boating. Up. Good boy. One minute. Good job, Paco. You did so good. Sometimes locks can be stressful, but the good thing is it's, you know, pretty easy for the most part. We got one of our first mates doing a pretty terrible job because he's on the phone while we're doing our business. Hey, off the phone, otherwise we're going to have to hire somebody else. Did you hear that? I'm just messing with him. I'm messing with him. He said rock on. How are you feeling, honey? I actually feel okay. Good. In terms of what? Like your stress level. Oh. Max peak. Do you hear me echoing? Yes. Wow. That's pretty cool. Low stress level. If you yell, you can hear your echo. Say echo. I heard it. Did you hear it? I heard it too. Closing. The doors are closing. Look, there is a tour boat that we're about to drive by that is called Cruise the World's Highest Lift Lock, and we get to do it without a tour company in our own little boat. Thank you. That's cool. Where's your drinks? By the way, that's his second boat. What do you mean? He sunk the first one. No. I'm kidding, I'm joking. I'm joking. What an exciting day. I feel like so much is happening. Look, they stopped traffic for us. Did they just open that for us, Everleigh? How cool. You say thank you to the lady, okay? Thank you. Say thank you. Thank you. We're going to try to get to Lakefield today. To the bottom of Lakefield? Do you think we'll make it? I got to say though, I am incredibly thankful for our lines people over here. They're killing it. They are amazing. They're just great to have along with us because it makes our life so much easier while we're on this boat having more than just two people, a baby and a dog. It just allows us to have a little bit more safety in getting in and out of these locks. Granted, you could definitely do it with just two people, a baby and a dog, but it will make your life a wee bit harder. Here, I'll go with you, Evie. The other thing is I'm not as swift, I feel like, as I normally am, so it's definitely nice to have three extra hands. Nice, that's pretty cool. Basically, welcome to a historical site. It's amazing here. Have a good time. We're going to lift you up and put you down. We pick boats up and we put them down. What do you think, Jamie? Do you want to sleep in one of these rooms? Hell no. No way. You know how many ghosts are in there? How many? Several. There's been murderers in there probably. Let me ask you, you said several ghosts. What would be the scariest ghost in there? The scariest ghost? Politicians passed. That's a good one. It's getting up. It is going up super fast. Look, Everly, look over there. Look at him. Whoa. Is he flying? He looks like he is, huh? That has to be such an interesting spot to stand on the boat, right on the bridge. It is way faster than you expect. It like boogies. Yeah. We're already basically at the top of the lock. You can see that these doors here, they open up and drop down. They suction together somehow. And then that down there allows water to go in and out, I guess. These allow water to go through? Yeah? Man, I'm on it. It's pretty cool. You could almost walk there. You know? Okay. Undo. Undo the line a bit because it will add an extra foot, he said. Jamie with the taut line. So here's the thing. This is what I'll say. If there's nobody else inside with us, you could be looser. When there's other people in there, you want a little bit of tight. Yeah. With it being as old as it is too, to be able to have it function the way it does today is kind of incredible. Wow, I just had a really great bend with my knee. Yeah. Felt good. Did you say hi to that guy? It is on. He's mad. He's mad? Why? Is it because you didn't say thank you? Thank you! A little boat here. That is a cute little... It's a vignette of a boat. A vignette. It's not a real boat. It's just a vignette. I like boat names. Gone Fishing. Honestly, some of the boats are so good. We've got to get a montage of all the fun boat names we see. Yeah. And there's a stigma about boat names too. Oh, really? You're not supposed to change the name of it. Oh, you have to keep whatever it is. You have to, yeah. Or it's like bad luck. But some people say, oh, that don't look bad. And then they crash their boat. Yeah, and then they go, well, I told you. And why not name your boat something fun? You don't have ship for brains. You chose a boat because zombies can't swim. But no worries today. The bigger problem is that she got the house. Uh-oh. This is your sign to rent a boat. If you have a little family. This is building memories right here. Everly, look, the bridge is going to open. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Look, it's already closing behind us. Thank you. Lisa's question, because it's going to be hard to hear you. Lisa's question was, I wonder how many people actually thanked them. Like the locks masters, the people opening the bridges. So if you're on a boat and you're traveling, you know, around, do you thank people when you're doing stuff like this? I know we do. We're a thankful crew. I'm here for the snacks. Everly just said to me, I'm so hungry. I said, okay, I'll get you something. It's so noisy. It's really loud in here when the boat's moving. I mean, it's so relaxing. Do you want mommy? No. Paco, come here. Sit. Well, that was relaxing for one minute. Mom's got one minute. We got some good news from the lock master here. There's not a lot of traffic going North. So they're redoing to each other and helping us get on our way. So we might actually make it to Lakefield tonight. There's still a few more locks and we do close at 5 PM or like last lock is at 5 PM because it's a Monday. So they close a bit earlier than on the weekends. You think we'll make it, Jamie? We're going to make it. Positive mental attitude. Oh, PMA? Yeah, PMA. A little bit different than PMS. It's like the opposite of positive mental attitude. And somehow I'm driving the boat now. Look at me go. Just crank it, right? Yes. My rudder is straight. Yeah, so I go all the way that way, hit the lock, and then go all the way this way, hit the lock. That's what the, what are they called, buoys? Or what are they? Bumpers? I think they're called bumpers. So that I could bump. I feel like I don't know how to just go straight. Like, I feel like I'm turning more into the trees. Yeah, you are. But then if I... Frank! Do you know how to drive this boat, Jamie? Nope. Damn it. You're doing just great. Why don't I understand how the rudders work? I'm having a hard time and I almost hit a tree, so I think you should take back over. You almost hit a tree? What do you mean you almost hit a tree? Jamie thinks it's the current's fault, not mine, but... Move. Whoa, I'm busy over here eating snacks. And we're pulling up into the next lock. That happened fast. Yeah. I only just made it up and I'm nervous. Down there. You relax. Everybody's got their responsibilities. That's right. And I'm just the driver. It's open for us. You're not into coloring? You like coloring. She loves coloring. That's for you. Everly, what do you say? You look at him and look at him and tell him. Don't tell me. No problem, bud. Those are for you. Thank you. You're the man. Appreciate you, buddy. No problem. Of course. Unfortunately, I don't have any crayons to hand out. Oh, we have plenty. As a parent, you always have to have crayons with you. Thank you, buddy. I appreciate you. Oh, no. This lock is closed. I don't know if we'll make it. Oh, no. Look. I see people there. They're going to open that gate for us right now. Yeah. We got perfect timing, baby. They were taking a break. They were just taking a break. You guys got here fast. Oh, yeah. He was saying we should park here, I think, right? If we can't make it to Lakefield, they said we should park here. Because they have showers and blah, blah, blah. We don't necessarily need showers, but. Okay. I think this officially means that we've made it because there is one more lock to Lakefield. But if we miss it, we can just sleep at that lock. And then we're still technically in Lakefield. So that's pretty good. This is actually, like, so relaxing, just kind of hanging back, kicking back the feet, watching the whole lock just elevate you to the level of the next stream. It's really wild, really cool. And then I love being the captain of the boat because I also get to see this Alex Everly and Paco and Jamie sitting up there. I can't see Lisa. She's back here manning some ropes, but she's doing a great job, too. Just such a special thing to share with people. If you have an opportunity for a La Boat ride, do it. The locks, people, are so cute, like giving Everly stuff along the way. She's got, like, a little tag, a little, like, necklace and, like, a map that she can color. We'll have to show you later. Thank you so much. Thank you for the gift for my daughter. I appreciate you. Thank you. Say bye-bye. Bye-bye. We've just been informed that we will not be making it to the top of the lock because it's full already. And not only is it full, but there's no hookups at the bottom, so we'll be sleeping tonight with no hookups. The good part is we drove a lot today. We drove, like, four hours. I turned off the aircon, too, while we were driving so that way, hopefully, when we get there, we're able to use the aircon and everything. And if anything, we just turned on the boat. That's right. You know? All right. Jamie's linked us up. Ready, baby? Jamie's rolled us up here. Do you guys... Do you guys think this will hold? Did you do the loop, swoop, and pull, at least ever? Jamie approves? That's the British way to do it. So, according to the brochure, wow, this is... You know, this might never come undone because of how many times it was... How was it? Opposite way? Hold on. Yeah, there you go. You can do it on both sides. And now, if you go to push the boat away, it just stays tight. It seems like Alex and Everleigh are going to go for a dip here in the water. Taking the twins for a swim. You know, you can... The twins for a swim. Do you want this ladder down? You can go up from here. You know? I am very, very impressed by you right now, Alex. 3... 2... 1... Go! You got to definitely jump. Just checking for lake monsters. There's no lake monsters. 3... 2... 1... Go! Feels good? How's it feel? Yeah, it feels good. I thought she said, yuck. Yeah, it feels good. First time swimming... You scared me. I thought someone was actually biting you. 1... 2... 3... I know it's... You want to be out already? Okay, I can lift her up. Are you all done? Well, that was a great success. There you go. Great success. Amy and Lisa came prepared. Look at that. It matches my suit, too. It does. It was meant to be. Just don't go out that way. Because you will go very fast. 3... 2... 1... Yay, daddy! It's really not that cold. It's chilly, but it's not like... It's refreshing. It's not like Loch Ness cold. Here he goes. 3... 2... 1... It's like brisk at first. 3... 2... 1... Costco chicken pot pie for dinner. It's very good. With a little beet salad on the side. Lisa's gearing up. Akko's waiting for something to drop in front of him. Everly's busy doing yoga. So maybe we let her finish her yoga class. Well, the rain has arrived. There's a ginormous spider on that. On what? On the towel. Look how big that is! Ah, eep, eep, eep, eep. I'm never toweling off again. Oh, man. We got some raindrops a-fallin'. Oh, there he is. Watch out, watch out, watch out. Whoa. That's like a black widow or something. Yeah. Oh, shoot. Shoot him? Ready? Hold on, ready? Ready? One, two, three. Oh, where'd it go? On top. Oh, it's wet right here. Oh, dude, you're a badass. That was wild. My only other question is, I have the Starlink up there? It's locked. Yeah, okay, good. It doesn't feel wet at all. All right, good. We'll double check on that. I just checked all the windows. We're locked up. All right, good. The only ones we have open are these ones, but they seem dry, so. Okay. They have like a little edge. Oh, look at that. It's coming out. As soon as you set it, it starts leaking through. Oh, yeah, you're right. Look at that. If you don't shut it properly, it's gonna... Good thing we didn't walk into town to have dinner. Yeah. Imagine. That'd have been one sloppy idea. I'm getting Everly's. I'm done. Are you really? I'm like so soggy. I started before you. We're getting Everly's beddy, beddy ready. I keep doing it. Someone else needs this. I'm also ready for beddy, if you couldn't tell. Beddy is also our trailer. Beddy is ready for sleep. These are inflatable bed rails. We have taken these on many adventures. They are so good. So let's go get these in her bedroom so that she's ready for B.E.D. Don't worry. We got Jamie and Lisa taking care of it. We're doing coloring. A little one right now. And YouTubing. Are you watching more movie premieres? Yes. Have you seen any movies lately? Yes, Hail Mary. Oh, you saw that one? So good. Yes, I read the book. You didn't like it? Don't listen to her. She didn't understand it. Anything that has flashbacks in it throws her off. Oh, timeline inconsistencies. I'm even seeing The Odyssey. Okay. Absolutely fantastic. Oh, nice. I really can't. I'm so tired, guys. Like, actually exhausted. Let's make this really easy. Routine-y. Okay, my camera work is so shoddy right now. I'm so sorry. We'll show you after. Just like that. It's done. It's actually a lot easier than Alex just made it sound. I think everything is just hard for me right now. Yeah. You're pregnant with twins. I'm just kind of like... You're here right now. I know. Alright, Paco. Are you gonna sleep in here with Everly? Or are you gonna come out here? That's what I thought. I didn't think you wanted to sleep with Everly. Good night, good night. First night in the boat. It's so... Look at this lighting. It's great, no? Car. You can see how tired Alex is. No wonder I feel extra tired. I feel like this light is like making my eyeballs droop shut. First night in the boat. How's it feeling? We're playing saboteur. Nice. I just said I'm not gonna make it to round three. So... We need to get you some toothpicks for your eyeballs. The crazy part is saboteur is super quick. It's a pretty quick game. I just desperately need to go to bed. We're gonna make you make it. Oh no. Make you make it. Alright, time-lapse session starting now. I made it three rounds by the skin of my teeth. That breeze feels pretty nice. Lisa won. She's the champion of saboteur. Five golden nuggets. Alright. I'm for sure going to bed now. I'm so tired. I'll see you in the morning. Hopefully, it's a quiet and uneventful night. It is only 9pm and Alex just went to bed. You know, I think this twin thing has something to do with it. Listen. Yes. Sleep as much as you want, Alex. Okay? This is coming from another mom who has had twins before. So... You know what? I'm tired and I'm not even having twins in my belly right now. I'm having twins. I'm going to help out later on but I'm doing jack nothing right now when it comes to it. I think we all had a pretty good night's sleep. Yeah? Now we have another day of cruising. We're going to try to head up to Buckhorn and that will be the furthest that we've ever made it on the Tramp 7. Which is pretty great. It's very relaxing in here as you can tell. Why is it so hard? That's just a French person. Look how much muscles you're having to put into that. That's a lot of muscle. Ice. Do the ice blast. You just missed by a little bit. Well, and that's the way we end the vlog. Ready? Burnt arm. Happy night. Good times. Strong coffee. Stay tuned for next week and have an F&A day.