Nearly a decade ago, I worked on tugboats. This is some footage I collected during that time. This tug was named Hoss, and we were pushing a sand barge across the Chesapeake Bay. The Hoss is now an artificial reef off Ocean City, Maryland in the United States. There is no music or narration in…
Tag: adventure
The Steepest Street in the World
Defying the laws of nature and physics, cities around the world are built on mountains and hills, and their streets can often be quite steep. The American city of San Francisco is renowned for its cable cars and numerous steep streets, but do any of San Fran’s sloped roads hold the title for the world’s…
1 Hour of Pirate Music and Sea Shanties
What would Tidewater Teddy be without pirate music and sea shanties? I complied these songs for you to listen to when you’re in an adventurous mood. Now, imagine yourself sailing aboard a pirate ship, discovering treasure and fending off sea monsters! Enjoy the ultimate pirate playlist!
Why You Should Visit Iceland in the Winter
Iceland. Sounds like a terrible place to visit in winter. I mean, who wants to go to a frozen island in the middle of January? For many world travelers, winter is the time to get away from the cold and thaw out in the tropics. But beauty is more than just piƱa coladas and white…
My Scary Adventure Inside a New Zealand Cave
Back in March 2014, I embarked on my scariest adventure yet. On my way home from Australia, I flew into New Zealand for a few days, but I didn’t do anything too crazy. That is, until I decided to go on a side quest into a creepy, flooded cave filled with eels and glowworms. Now,…
My Adventure as a Team Truck Driver
For a brief period in early 2022, my wife and I were over-the-road truck drivers. Specifically, we were team truckers. Team truckers are basically tag-team drivers, who drive in shifts, so the truck never stops. On our very first load, dispatch assigned us a high value load called the “Smokes Load”. It’s called the Smokes…
Why Scuba Divers Should NOT Hold Their Breath
When swimming underwater, we are accustomed to holding our breath. I mean, we’ll drown, if we don’t, so breath-holding is critical to our survival in the water. But, the moment you put on SCUBA gear and dive beneath the surface, you need to throw all of those reflexes out the window. When you’re SCUBA diving,…
How a Florida Man Became Immune to Snake Venom
Throughout history, snakes have been feared and revered. From the cunning serpent in the Bible to the sacred nagas of Hinduism, humans have developed strong beliefs about snakes, and that’s for good reason. According to the World Health Organization, snakes bite and kill between 81,000 to 138,000 people per year, making snakes one of the…
Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Shanty
I’ve spent the past few years working the maritime industry, and the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry is one of the many “boat jobs” I’ve had over those years. One of the coolest things about working on the James River is that you can see the sun rise over the river in the east and set over the…
African Bush Elephants – Narrated by Cute Black Housewife
In this special video, my wife Cute Black Housewife narrates a short documentary about African bush elephants. I filmed the majority of the footage in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley in November 2016, but there’s a few clips near the end that are stock clips. Namely, the poached elephant and elephant bones and the hunter with…
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