Swimming with Baby Humpback Whales (incredible encounters)
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- We spent a week living on a catamaran in Tonga SWIMMING WITH HUMPBACK WHALES!! Get an exclusive Surfshark deal! Enter promo code KARAANDNATE for an extra 3 months free at surfshark.deals/karaandnate
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Episode 897 | Filmed August 2023 | Tonga
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here: • 100th COUNTRY DOCUMENTARY
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 Swimming with Humpback whales!
01:51 our routine onboard
12:19 mother and baby humpbacks :)
16:07 best swim of the week
18:50 Catamaran tour
20:58 tsunami wrecked island
22:23 listen to the whales singing!
25:51 bloops
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How did y’all comment 48 hours ago??
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I just audibly gasped at 12:36, my heart is racing ..lol
If you get a chance to visit New Zealand, you'll love all of it! Lots of Indigenous, Native cultures of the Māori people. Australia and New Zealand are just lovely!
Kudos to Nate for Spinning no Wi-Fi into a Surf-shark commercial. Well done sir!
The best Saturday’s are with Kara & Nate! ❤
It's Sunday in Melbourne, the only reason I don't sleep in lol
100% true.
You've obviously not experienced a Saturday in the pouring rain in the UK. Can't be beaten........ Unless.......
Dior and her family have had such incredible hardships recently, loosing their home in Tonga to the volcanic tsunami, loosing a family member in an accident and they have the most beautiful and touching stories to tell. Their channel is so beautiful and their souls are so kind! I'm glad you guys got to spend time with them! It looks wonderful!
Mind sharing the name of their channel?
@@readycool9600dior sheen
@@readycool9600Their daughter Dior Sheen has a CZcams channel. Dior Sheen.
@@readycool9600link to their page is in the description. 🤓
@@readycool9600Dior sheen
i swam with humpbacks off the Silver Banks when I was 52. It was beautiful and life changing. I am now a little old lady with many adventures since then.. Thanks you two. Keep adventuring.
I am not physically able to do the things the two of you do but it’s so nice to live through your eyes this fantastic adventure you are living. Thank you for documenting what those of us who are disabled cannot enjoy, we do that through you❤❤
Nate, you and Kara are so lucky to be able to do this with your parents. A lot of us don't have our parents here anymore, or never got a chance to do a trip like this with them. The best thing in life are the memories we form together! Cherish every second!
Everytime I think they can't possibly find something new or exciting to do... They do! Their videos just get better and better every week, month and year. Great work Kara and Nate. Every single video is fun and informative.
The relationship between the Captain and the whales is amazing. But at timestamp 11:58 the mama pokes her head out as if to see if, "they are still following" her. ❤ Thank you for yet another wonderful experience with whales. Onwards to the Australian outback! ❤
That’s beautiful! As someone who is in love with humpbacks my eyes filled with tears of joy seeing you guys swimming with them! One day I will! I love sea animals/ whales soo much they are so majestic! Thank you for sharing this with us! And love you guys so much❤🥰☺️
Gotta admire just how fearless Kara was in getting into the water with the whales! She’s come a long way since the night scuba diving in Thailand. Love watching her grow through the years, but still maintain her kind and sweet personality! ❤
I'm new and I have to look that episode up! I did and will only ever attempt that one night dive! (Belize) I said NOPE! and walked on water back to the boat. I'm cool with the sharks, a couple eels were OK during the day but at night when there's a grinning Moray eel in your face everywhere you turn No no no nooooo...
@@GenXHeartI don't mind the morays so much when they stay in their holes. But one dive I was cruising along a reef ridge, looked down and discovered a new dive buddy, swimming directly below and matching my speed 🤯 I never knew I could squeal so loud with a regulator in my mouth 🤣
@@GenXHeartLol! I don’t blame you for jumping back in the boat! It’s pretty unpredictable when you’re out in nature dealing with wildlife, land or sea. It’s still pretty brave that you even got in the ocean at night!
Yes! I remember that one! Just look at our girl now!
@@StillPooh62 Truth! my buddy heard me scream! Funny now but was pure panic then!
It’s crazy to think that the humpbacks you guys saw in Norway could possibly be the same your swimming with now.
Thanks for sharing such amazing footage! 💜💜
unlikely, however. The ones that are in Tonga tend to live in Antarctica the rest of the year - or at least that's what we were told when we were swimming with them in Tonga.
We were still in bed, covered in receipts...filling out our expense reports and I literally yelled, "There's a new Kara and Nate!" And receipts went flying...lol. thanks for being one of our favorite times of every week!
They put so much effort in their videos so let’s just respect them ❤
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Does that mean that we don't normally???
@@annnoble7739People keep complaining when they do adventure challenges, which is silly, but that is what this is in reference to.
@@delilah8476 What?? That's not just silly it's absurd....thanx for the update
What a fantastic experience! And lovely to see Dior and her parents smiling after all they have been through. I have followed them ever since the Wynns visited the island during Covid.
It went on my bucket list when I saw those episodes too!
This!! Was super happy to see them again :')
The family who hosted y’all was featured pre-tsunami on Gone With the Wynns. They seem like such great people trying to live as close to nature as possible. ❤ I’m glad they are able to host this type of adventure!
So here I am, I sleeping in on a rainy, cozy, Saturday morning. When I thought things couldn’t get any better than this, I remembered it was Kara and Nate Saturday! Such a pleasure to watch! Y’all are finally back at it with the whales again! 🫶🐳 Happy travels!! ✈️🩵
Your guys videos bring me so much joy. It is super fun trying to guess if you guys are secluded without service, or swimming with animals, and everything in between. Including spending hours and hours on airplanes, and doing an insane physical activity that you guys have not trained for😂. I love y'all 🥰
I'm a whale watching guide in Alaska and I get to see humpbacks on the daily but seeing your video of them under water was INCREDIBLE!! I have been watching humpbacks for two years and I still shout with excitement when I see them as well Kara. I'm glad you got to show the beauty of these amazing animals and hope one day I get to see them in this way as well!!
I been watching for years!! I am Tongan and love that you guys made it to my home!! Vavau is known for whale watching.. Ofa Atu
The whale sounds are so comforting… it’s so beautiful
How magical! This made me teary eyed. Nature is so beautiful. I’m a a CPA, but if I could have really done what I wanted in life, I would 100% be a marine biologist.
My husband and I love your channel! You two are livin' life! I'd like to know how Kara stays fit and see a video on how she exercises her legs! Thank you, Tammy
Yay! Time for Coffee and Kara & Nate. Best way to start a Saturday ❣️
Last night, my husband and I took my 6 year old to grab some ice cream. There was an airplane over head. He was like "Mom I wonder if Kara and Nate are flying over us". He loves your videos!
With love from Texas 🙂 safe travels!
Ryan says hello 👋
Sailing CZcamsrs "Gone with the Wynn's" visited the family's beautiful off grid compound several years ago on Tonga! Before the tsunami...
It can probably be found in their backlog of episodes! So happy to see them all again!!! 🙏🌴♥️
Love your video! The whales, the waves, the cat, the food the slo-mo shots, the drone shots, the whale songs, the whale dance, the happy group, and of course, Kara's morning coffee shots! Thank you for taking us along!
I just read about the humpback whales, they are so intelligent and compassionate! Why would anyone ever want to hunt them? Although a 100 or more years ago, my Portuguese great-grandfather did just that in the Pacific! I'm so glad that we know better now!
Just want to say how grateful I am to have access to these videos Kara and Nate post for us all to see. I mean this is an absolutely incredible experience and they share it with us and put so much effort into the quality of their content. It’s superb!
When you finally got close enough to the whales & we were able to see them my eyes immediately filled with tears. That was incredible my God!! What a sight to see! Simply amazing & just so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing❤
Same here! I just can't help it they're so magnificent!🤗❤
Same...bawled like a baby
Thankyou so much. I actually felt myself tear up. What majestic creatures. I’m sure they know to be gentle and kind. Much respect to you all.😊
Sorry to see that the weather was so blah while you were there. We had the most perfect sunny days swimming with the humpbacks 🐋. We’re so glad to have those memories in common with you. We were lucky enough to have timed it one day to be there with a male singer, singing to a female, right before our eyes. The sound went right through our bodies, vibrating every bone. We spent 10 days in the water. Then we found a cute little resort on a small island called Atata. We were the only guest there, so breakfast and dinner was only us in this massive banquet room with the only table, in the middle of the room, with a tablecloth and candle. Paradise for sure. I hope we run into you two someday, somewhere ❤
As an Aussie I thought Kara's attempt to sound like an Aussie was one of the best I have ever heard. Well done mate. So excited that you are coming to my home Country and from all of us here in AUS Welcome and we hope you have a wonderful time and keep an eye out for those Burrunjor and Yowies.
YES THANK YOU 😍
I would have been interested in learning more about the regulations in Tonga and how they make sure the whales are protected, like why the 9am-4pm rule. The balance of protecting nature while allowing tourism is so important!
I thought I would to comment because you often do these nature-tourism experiences and I think adding information how diferent countries find that balance would be an awesome theme to include in your films.
Watching videos of people living adventurously and outside their comfort zone can be beneficial. When K&N were in Antarctica and Kate walked, with much trepidation. thru wind and snow on the boat - and then friggin' back-flipped into the icy waters! That left an impression on me. Ever since I saw that feat of fearlessness, I've been challenging myself to take a dip in colder waters, and staying in longer, overcoming the impulse to get out of the chill. It has been amazingly empoweringI I feel like a bad ass (but not as bad ass as Kate, obviously)!
I haven’t been a fan for long and I already love your videos and they make me happy and I just can’t compare them to anything else
This is definitely the most beautiful and soothing episode on adventures with Kara and Nate ❤️❤️
I have been watching you guys for about 4 years now and haven’t missed a video since then. I love your guys content❤ you never fail to entertain everyone watching! Thank you so much for your dedication to making content❤
Having Breakfast To A Kara And Nate Video Is The Light Of The Weekend! ❤ From 🇦🇺
So glad to see this family is doing well. First saw them on the Wynns and ❤❤❤ them
I WANT TO BOOK THIS TRIP! Your Capitan is so knowledgeable and I want pumpkin soup and homemade bread!
The Sheen Family is amazing. Their daughter Dior has a CZcams channel and filmed their live on an island. However knowing that they lost their home from the tsunami it could be bitter sweet to watch.
Omg... That first shot of the mom and baby sucked the breath right out my chest and I am bawling like a baby. I felt like we were right there with you. ❤❤❤ Love love love this video. Whales are my absolute favorite thing in the world. I'm can not wait to share this video with our ALDN community ❤ love love love this video. ❤
Amazing!! Great footage!!
Great to see you guys spent time with Dior and family aboard their boat !
Love watching Dior on her channel and her family and good to see your supporting the Sheen family after they lost their Tongan family home and resort in the Tongan tsunami !!
🤘🏽 You Guys Rock - More Australian Content please 🤘🏽🐨🇦🇺 Love you guys You Rockers
I wished we had seen some footage of post-island where you guys got to shower, eat, DRANK COFFEE, etc. 😊 and how did you get to Tonga? Feel like there’s a disconnect with your journey and travel.
Totally totally totally totally awesome. My favourite video of yours. I have just added that trip to my bucket list. It is so wonderful that you are taking your parents on this journey. Amazing, thank you ❤!
You two are like my best friends. I know everything about you and our relationship has always been great for the past 5-6 years
It’s really nice to see your parents with you! Making amazing memories together. So sweet.
Incredible video and amazing footage! It takes a lot of courage to get in the ocean with such large marine life. You guys have come a long way and love watching you along the way! ❤
There has to be a feeling of overwhelming calmness and spirituality when you swim in the ocean with one of God's most majestic creatures. I don't even think words could even come close to how it must of felt.
OMG THE CHATS!!! hahahaaaa that reference killed me, very fun band
Anyone else tearing up for Nate's pure happiness describing his magical moment 😊
I always cry whenever I see you guys swimming with the whales. I can’t believe we share a planet with these creatures and it’s so overwhelming even just seeing them on the screen!!
Do you think the whales talk about making the swim to Tonga to swim with humans? Like they look forward to it too? Great vid as usual! Love you guys!!🤗
It was absolutely epic to watch you with the humpback whales! They are so peaceful and intelligent. Just so gentle and sweet. What a wonderful video! Keep up the good work!
this and the swimming with orcas video has to be my favourite videos from kara and nate omg
Of all the amazing places Kara & Nate have been, this is the trip I want to get to go on before I die
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Nate, to have your parents together with Kara experiencing the majestic whales is a joy that you will never forget for the rest of your life. 🙏
Always enjoy your content! I am a DailyDrop and FareDrop subscriber. In two weeks, I board a plane for Bradley Airport to Denver, Co wearing my FareDrop airport T-shirt! Hoping I meet others doing the same! Going to be heading to New Mexico and Costa Rica in 2024! You guys' ROCK!!!!!
The way everyone involved respects and honors the whales and nature as a whole is so moving. What a beautiful experience.
Your editing and story telling is soooo good. This was an especially amazing video because I have followed the Sheen family (your hosts) since before the tsunami when Jason and Nikki Wynn (Gone with the Wynns) visited them and introduced them to us. Dior also has a CZcams channel (diorsheen) and I had just watched her latest videos preparing for a charter. Now seeing this incredible experience from your eyes has just been amazing.
As soon as I seen Dior and her parents it was like seeing an old friend. I also watched them with Jason and Nikki.
As a long time fan of your channel I just have to say that Kara needs to stop trying to talk with foreign accents. It is very rude and cringe. Going to another country or visiting any other culture and mocking the way they speak is rude and offensive. Enough.
Let me guess you're Gen Z A professional offense taker who projects their feelings on others that do Not have the same feelings
How awesome! No scuba, just snorkels. Staying at depth looks like it had a big advantage. Really get to get in the humpback groove!
I've been watching you two for a long time; and, the series with your parents has been my favorite so far!!! Sending love and appreciation from Georgia 🇺🇸!!!
Please stop with the accents 😂
Oh, I'm so glad you met this family. They have been on my heart since I heard about the tsunami hitting Tonga. 😢 They were with @GoneWiththeWynns years ago!! That homestead was so lovely. Glad to see they are safe.
Me and my sister called the sponsor of the video,we knew it was surfshark...Love you guys!
The only videos I wont watch (came on here to just comment) is those where you exploit wild animals for clicks. Imagine if just 10% of your viewers decided to do this. There's reasons why Hawaii has the largest population (first to be removed from the endangered list) and it's because of the regulations in place to protect them, including NOT SWIMMING WITH THEM. Mahalo from Lahaina, Maui
I saved this to watch on Sunday morning. Nate, you were gazed upon by a whale in her home waters. It's special and life-giving. I've been on whale watches and had them come to my kayak. Their size and their peaceful presence are enchanting. Memories to carry forever. 😊
I LOVE that Nate’s parents are willing to join in the adventure. Makes it feel more “doable” for me. I really do love you guys!!!
You guys are so cute, honest & real. I just rewatched a bunch of videos and they are even more enjoyable the 2nd time. Lol Nate was so sweet when he thanked the viewers on the train. Your passion for adventure is wonderful for this almost 63 year old that just got my first passport and is hoping to use it soon. Thanks for the great videos. You never disappoint.
I got quite emotional watching this one. I’m a Kiwi (from New Zealand) and travelled to Tonga about 15 years ago. There were only a couple of us that got in the water (without the guide) as a storm was rolling in and the water was like black oil and I couldn’t see a thing - knowing the mother and calf were nearby was absolutely terrifying - but an unforgettable experience. This brought back so many memories - thanks for sharing another incredible adventure!
Those underwater pictures of the whales almost put tears in my eyes. So beautiful!
Jen Brooks AND Kara and Nate posted this morning and I’m HAPPPPPY
Oh look, they found the Sheen's....who probably didn't want to be found...haha. No, I don't know them, but I know of them....via Nikki and Jason Wynn....aka Gone with The Wynns.
So I've already got a few hours watching, listening and learning. Cool that Dior had the time to join. She's wicked busy!
Your videos make me smile all the time but this one hit differently. The excitement in both of you was felt.
What an awesome experience you had with these gentle giants. Thank you for the amazing things you share with us. ❤
Thank you. This was so breathtaking. That mama and baby were everything. Just thank you for that experience, even if just on my TV.
Interesting seeing big ‘experiences’ on here.
Next level production quality for K&N.
They worked hard and hustled to get there.
Good for them, and they’ve earned it.
Appreciating how magical the choice was to not layer any intrusive music for the whale footage. Simply evocative as it is.
WOW....just wow!!! so glad your Mom and Dad were there to experience all this.....priceless....
I'm getting goosebumps watching this. I can only imagine what it's like in real life!
Great to see Dior and her family again. We first "met them" on Gone With The Wynn's channel. I hope this extra exposure gives them all the business they need to rebuild. Very cool family!
When are you guys planning to visit Sri Lanka? 🥺 That one night you stayed here while travelling to Maldives doesn't count as a visit. I'm sure you'll love this awesome little country
You 2 are so blessed. You are living the dream most people can only pray for.
After a long day yesterday I got into bed and was singing “It’s Kara and Nate time! It’s Kara and Nate time!” The best part about my night routine! Even more when it’s Saturday! They never disappoint!
I’m overwhelmed with emotions watching the first 15 seconds. How beautiful 🥺🥹
Eeeeek! Just finished the last video on the island and now this one?!?!?! It's my lucky day!! Every video is truly better then the last! I simply adore you two and all the adventures you have taken me on from my living room! So much love and admiration from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤
Always totally respect I live thru their adventures that I will never do, this couple is so awesome I haven’t missed any of their videos. Just another wonderful trip swimming with these beautiful creatures.
Absolutely amazing and beautiful 😮😌
You two live the life that 99.9% of us can only dream of. Thanks for showing us our amazing world.
I only have 3 CZcams notifications set on my phone, out of hundreds I watch....Kara & Nate... yay! Your #1... So glad you are self-produced (not to mention you get the sponsorshios👍)...
You & your team do a FANTASTIC job on your production & editing....
Really great video!!!
Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you every week! ❤
How magical to be up close and person with the Whales! I love your trust in them.
Hearing that you're here in Australia made me super happy :) Hope you enjoy our beautiful country. We're about to do a road trip from QLD to ACT with 4 kids. You've inspired us to have adventures, even with little ones.
If only you could bottle all that pure happiness and joy! What a phenomenal experience! Stunning video. 💙🐳🌊⛵
I can’t explain how much I love watching you guys. I’ve lost so much in the last eighteen months, but watching you has helped take my mind off of it however briefly. Thank you!
So beautiful..thank you. What an amazing experience.
I will likely never get the chance to do this. I feel like I had an experience just watching this video. Thanks for taking us along!
This was probably the most beautiful video. I had tears in my eyes watching how close you were able to be. Thank you. 💕💕✌️✌️👏👏
I went whale watching for the first time last year (Nova Scotia) and even seeing them from a BOAT, I cried like a baby. It was just such an incredible experience to be around those majestic creatures
Aw this episode was over way too fast. Love the captain and crew on your boat. I’m glad they were so down to earth and made your time on board so special. It’s amazing that you got to experience this with Nate’s parents. ❤❤❤❤
How much has your life changed since you started this wonderful channel? 🥰🥰 you’ve had some incredible adventures with family and friends.
My friend and I went whale watching in Hervey Bay in August with Pacific Whale Foundation. Highly recommend them as it was a very intimate experience and because it is a smaller vessel than most of the other tour operators we were much closer to the water and hence the whales when the approached us.
Thanks for your incredible episode. So glad you guys are living life to the fullest!!! Xx
I remember a case I heard of about a woman with severe arthritis in her hands . They were to the point they wouldn't open fully even with medication. Eventually she was sent to a doctor who discussed her past and Eventually the women admitted she had a miscarriage when she was in her 20s. As she talked about the grief she had never discussed with anyone her hands started to open. She regained 90% of her hand use just by talking about the grief she was holding onto. Our body's are connected to our mind and believe also our soul and if everything isn't balanced things go wrong.
I got so emotional watching this and the previous videos. I've been following your channel for a while now and wondered if you would ever visit my home country! 🥰🙏🏽
Tonga may not have much but it is absolutely beautiful.
Can't wait to see where your journey takes you next.