Season 3 Episode 4 In this episode, we talk to Emily Carlson of Magnetic North (www.magneticnorth.us) about family nutrition during a variety of outdoor activities and ages of participants! Magnetic North focuses on durability training, continuing to do the things you love doing for as long as you want to do them. Covered in this episode: Foods that are best to pack for your outdoor adventures Are packaged foods necessary? Choosing foods that will power you best for the activity you’re doing Including kids in food packing Grab-and-go vs full-on cooking Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats and what they do for us Short trips vs long trips: is there a difference in what you eat? How elevation affects the way your body burns fuel (and water) The other necessities: Sleep and Hydration How to avoid spikes and crashes How elevation changes the macros your body is burning Things you can do to help your body prepare in the weeks leading up to a longer trip Supplements and shakes Why taking time with your meals - and focusing on that - is important How stress affects digestion Fads and fasting A Super Special Secret S’mores technique! We loved creating this episode. There are so many wonderful nibbles about nutrition and fueling yourself and your family for any adventure. If you’re interested in learning more about Magnetic North, their new Durability School, or coaching one-on-one with Emily (she’s awesome and so is her cohort, Brittany) you can find them on www.magneticnorth.us and on Instagram @magneticnorth___. Thanks for listening and sharing our podcast! Remember to check out our website at www.keywordadventure.com to sign up for our newsletter and see the latest gear deals and blogs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Season 3 Episode 3.  Grab a drink, sit back, and listen to Matt and Cristen talk about pitching a tent… Guess who wrote this? LOL. In this episode, we are talking about what has worked for us when we go camping. Tent advice, camp furniture favorites, keeping the bugs at bay, where to pitch your tent and some hazards to avoid, organization tips, and dad jokes.  We hope you love this episode and don’t forget to get out there and enjoy the outdoors as a family! Below are Affiliate Links, This helps us keep the podcast going so if you heard something that you are interested in please click the link below! REI Kingdom 6 (https://alnk.to/3naN2KU) REI Camp Table (https://alnk.to/3TV3Zbo) Kelly Loveseat (https://alnk.to/9T2PkTL) Bug Sprays (https://alnk.to/9I84mdr) Dog Run Ruff Wear Knot-A-Hitch (https://alnk.to/5F4DNup) #Camping #Podcast #Optoutside #REI #Familycamping #FamilyTravel #Dadjokes, #Outdoors #Outdoorpets #keywordadventure #outdoorpodcast #Travelpodcast #Outdoorlove #pitchatent #campingwithpets #campingwithdogs #Learntocamp --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Season 3 Part 2.  In this episode, we help you go farther. Beginning with short 1-3 hour walks, we are moving into the realm of hiking all day and building up some distance. We talk about clothing including rain gear, base-layers, and why to avoid cotton. The right gear can really make the difference: we go into depth about what to wear and how to outfit your family so that everyone can focus on the fun and not being miserable. We are also going to give some basic first aid tips - always seek expert advice when you get the chance. This is all in an effort to get you the skills and knowledge you need to feel comfortable pushing farther into the outdoors with your adventures. Born To Be Adventurous  These are links to some of the items that we mentioned in this episode. We do have an Affiliated Relationship with some of these companies. This means that they help support the channel if you purchase something using our link. It doesn’t cost you anything and it does make a BIG difference for us. Thank You!  Please Visit our website (Link is below) to see our gear links!! KeywordAdventure.com  App Links (not affiliated)  All Trails (https://www.alltrails.com)  Trail Forks (https://www.trailforks.com) Affiliated Links Adventure Clothing   - Backcountry.com   - Eddie Bauer   - Title Nine   - REI Merino Wool Socks   - Backcountry.com Hiker’s First Aid Book: My Medic Stay Alive Guide   - Amazon Link First Aid Kits   - My Medic Moleskin Blister Kit   - REI  Favorite Trekking Poles   - Black Diamond  LOTS MORE INFO AND LINKS FOR AWESOME OUTDOOR PRODUCTS ON OUR WEBSITE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Kids, are you tired of being indoors? Do you have a thirst for adventure that YouTube is just not satisfying? We here at Keyword Adventure are here to help! In this episode, we are going to share with you ways to teach them how to get outdoors and start soaking up some fun. From nature walks to all day epics, we give you some tips, tricks, and fun advice for getting outside. Remember to take those pictures!  We help you find the motivation to get outside and explore the world around you!   Tons more information including some awesome gear recommendations at Keyword Adventure Season 3 Episode 2 Part 1 #Family #Hiking #smelltheflowers #kids #optoutside #takethemhiking #keywordadventure #podcast #tipsandtricks #getoutdoors #familyhiking #familyadventure #adventurefamily #hikingadvice #kidsknowbest #outdoormotovation #oudoorpodcast #adventurepodcast #funoutside #takepictures #therightstuff #kidsknowtheway #Hikingmotivation #gearadvice #outdoorfamilies  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Welcome to Season 3!  We're so glad you're here.  The Season 2 wrap is complete and we're excited to embark on a new season that's geared more towards helpful steps to get you into your adventures. Season 3 Episode 1 is all about starting out.  Perhaps you've wanted to try camping and never had the know-how.  Maybe you have experience camping, but not with kids.  Or maybe your kids are even asking to try it out and now you're doing your best to figure out just how to make that happen.  This episode is all about getting the foundation laid for a good experience camping in tents with your family: particularly how to set it up so that your kids are comfortable, have fun, and it takes the pressure off of you. Our goal in this episode is to give tips and tricks to get you started in the comfort of your own home. Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to be one of the first people to have access to gear, discounts, checklists, and more. www.keywordadventure.com #keywordadventure #family #travel #camping #tent #getoutside #funforkids #familyadventure #adventure #campinglife #campingwithkids #campinglove #campingwithfamily #outdoorfamilies #adventurefamilies #travelpodcast #podcast #outdoorpodcast #adventurepodcast #familypodcast #kidsoutside #campingpodcast #childreninnature --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Well it has been a minute or three months… but as they say,”we are back!” From modern day naval battles to setting sail on our final voyage of the season, finishing with what to do when hurricane season comes we can’t help but enjoy every minute of this adventure. Have you heard of the Conch republic? Well there’s a great story! On April 23 1982 after a series of denials and rejections from the legal courts, the city of Key West took matters into their own hands in response to a Boarder Patrol Station being setup on the main route into the keys leading to very long backups and hours of waiting to have everything in your vehicle searched for drugs and illegal immigrants. They reasoned that if they were going to be treated like a separate country then they would just happily become another country. Thus the Conch Republic was born. Spying a target of opportunity in the USCG Cutter Diligence the wooden schooner Western Union, under the command of Captain John Kraus, attacked with water balloons, conch fritters, and stale Cuban bread. The US Coast Guard responded with fire hoses and Prime Minister (Mayor) Wardlow surrendered and then demanded foreign aid… which has not been paid to this day. However a quiet victory was achieved in the removal of the Boarder Patrol checkpoint and the the relief of the traffic jam. Our story of our time in Key West is not over but we are going to head back north and prepare for Hurricane Season ( June 1 - October 31) and that will include sailing north overnight back to our home port of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida. This will be only our second blue water over night passage and we are feeling much better prepared, even though we had been hanging in the straps at the work yard just a week before! A full safety inspection, including the mast and rigging, and a little bit of provisioning and we just needed the weather to be perfect. When passage planning we rely on forecasts from a few different weather apps like Predict Wind, Weather Underground, and we double check it with the National Weather Service Forecast. Lucky for us the weather was spectacular with winds out of the SSE at 12 knots and a gentle following sea. We made great time on what was by far our most comfortable passage to date. This is why people sail, smooth seas, good breeze and the open water experience. It was perfect, sailing into the sunset and arriving the next afternoon happy and confident in our skills and in our beloved Moon Dragon. Hurricane season and preparing Moon Dragon to be on the Hard (stored on land strapped down on stands in a hurricane approved marina) was our next challenge and I am super grateful that I had the help of my brother and father to help with getting her all set up and ready! We cleaned her out of food (donating all that they would accept), Stripping the sails, clearing the decks of gear and lines, and rigging a sunshade across the entire deck of the boat. We did a lot of work in a very short time!! 
Cristen took on the challenge of driving north with Eric and the dogs (who were super gassy) and all of our stuff. Eric had a couple of Dr appointments (yearly checkups) that we really didn’t want to miss (rescheduling is a pain) back in Missouri. Needless to say she is amazing and really stepped up to the challenge and did awesome! (Matt is the author of this Blog and is her biggest fan). I was able to join them back in Missouri a couple of weeks later… but that’s another story… Now that we are back in Missouri we are all set to take on new challenges and needless to say, we always keep in mind that when facing the unknown, the keyword is ADVENTURE! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Season 2 Episode 10. We're hanging out in Key West. Well, Stock Island to be exact. There is the natural tendency to focus attention on Key West itself, but there is a lot on Stock Island that is also a great island experience: fantastic local food at The Hogfish Bar and Grill or breakfast at the Dolphin Deli, botanical gardens, a zoo, and lots of local art. We continue exploring on both land and in the water with the Dude’s first snorkeling experience. All of this is happening around the leak repairs that are keeping us from island-hoping around like we had planned, but adventurers adapt and overcome! Who knows what we are going to get into next! Keyword Adventure Hogfish Bar and Grill Dolphin Deli 3D Boat Yard Diver’s Direct Key West  #sailingpodcast #Sail #Podcast #Travelfamily #saltlife #StaySaltyFlorida #GulfCoast #Sailboat #Anchorpodcast #Travelpodcast #Classicsailboat #Wellington47 #optoutside #keywordadventure #StaySalty #adventurelife #Beachlife #Sailinglife #Liveaboardlife #Florida #Floridasailing #Sailing #Sailingfamily #pineisland #FortMyers #fortmyersbeach #Keywest #ICW #Travelwithdogs #dolphinsmakeitbetter #keepsearching #livingonthehook #thewaterford #foodie #floridacoast #explore #onthewater #boatlife #kids4sail #sailingfamily #livingsimply #adventure #adventuretravel #adventurefamily #getoutside #livedifferently #nobettertimethannow #spaday #saltydogs #sailingwithfamily #optoutside #visitflorida #floridakeys #Conchrepublic #History #boatwork #onthehard #stockisland #boatrepairsintropicalplaces --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Season 2 Episode 9. While in search of  a quiet place to go, we found PARADISE!!! Ocean’s Edge Resort and Marina on Stock Island is just the place.  It's beautiful, full of amenities, and let us relax and really enjoy Key West.  That is, until the boat started sinking! Ok, only very slowly sinking, but still. As the saying goes, "owning a boat is just boat work in exotic places," but hey - this is just something else to learn.  With repair facilities close by and fantastic customer service from Ocean’s Edge Marina, we are able to get the repair time set which allows us to start really enjoying Key West.  There is so much history! Key West has been the subject of books, movies, and songs and its wild and wacky history provides plenty of fodder. We just scratched the surface in this episode, but don’t worry: we will tell more tall island tales in the next episode. One of the most fun parts of Key West for us is getting to explore it with the Dude (our son) and one of the favorite places for us is the Key West Aquarium. What a ridiculously cool place! As always, be sure to subscribe to our podcast, that way you don’t miss any episodes. Thanks for listening. Links Key West Annual Calendar of Events Keywordadventure.com Ocean’s Edge Resort and Marina 3D Boat Yard Key West Key West Aquarium Mattheeson’s Ice Cream Only Wood Pizzeria Red Bouy Coffee Funky Rooster Coffee House #sailingpodcast #Sail #Podcast #Travelfamily #saltlife #StaySaltyFlorida #GulfCoast #Sailboat #Anchorpodcast #Travelpodcast #Classicsailboat #Wellington47 #optoutside #keywordadventure #StaySalty #adventurelife #Beachlife #Sailinglife #Liveaboardlife #Florida #Floridasailing #Sailing #Sailingfamily #pineisland #FortMyers #fortmyersbeach #Keywest #ICW #Travelwithdogs #dolphinsmakeitbetter #keepsearching #livingonthehook #thewaterford #foodie #floridacoast #explore #onthewater #boatlife #kids4sail #sailingfamily #livingsimply #adventure #adventuretravel #adventurefamily #getoutside #livedifferently #nobettertimethannow #spaday #saltydogs #sailingwithfamily #optoutside #visitflorida #floridakeys #Conchrepublic #History --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Season 2 Episode 8. Have you ever wanted to sail at night? Offshore? Ok, maybe that’s not for you but how about a trip to Key West?This episode covers that and a little more. Key West is a major sailing hub and has been for hundreds of years now. To some it is a country unto itself. And yes that would be the Conch Republic. We also get into our voyage planning process and will include links for those resources that we talk about in the list below. Safety, weather, route planning, standing watch, sea sickness, we touch on all of them and much more. Join our family as we discover some of the history of these famous pirate waters! Be sure to check out our website and sign up for our newsletter! Keyword Adventure Navionics Predict Wind Windy American Sailing Association Garmin InReach Astral Kids PFD A Brief History of Key West #sailingpodcast #Sail #Podcast #Travelfamily #saltlife #StaySaltyFlorida #GulfCoast #Sailboat #Anchorpodcast #Travelpodcast #Classicsailboat #Wellington47 #optoutside #keywordadventure #StaySalty #adventurelife #Beachlife #Sailinglife #Liveaboardlife #Florida #Floridasailing #Sailing #Sailingfamily #pineisland #FortMyers #fortmyersbeach #Keywest #ICW #Travelwithdogs #dolphinsmakeitbetter #keepsearching #livingonthehook #thewaterford #foodie #floridacoast #explore #onthewater #boatlife #kids4sail #sailingfamily #livingsimply #adventure #adventuretravel #adventurefamily #getoutside #livedifferently #nobettertimethannow #spaday #saltydogs #sailingwithfamily #optoutside #visitflorida #floridakeys #Conchrepublic  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message

Season 2 Episode 7.  Sailing is fun: sailing with family is more fun! We are having a great time doing all these interviews with family and friends. This episode is a double-header.  Not only do we interview Jennifer (Cristen's sister), we also get to interview Matt's mom (Marilyn) and stepfather (Ron) who came and spent a week with us on Moon Dragon as we sailed down the west coast of Florida.  Join us as we cruise down the ICW (intercostal waterway) from Burnt Store Marina, across Charlotte Harbor, and down the west coast of Pine Island.  We explore the super cool town of St. James on Pine Island, where we luck into finding a boat-up restaurant that even has a pup menu!  The Waterfront is a fantastic place to go, especially if you love good food and your pets!  I think that the dogs were having their doubts about this sailing thing, but this adventure really won them over for sure!   In this episode we also get to celebrate Cristen's birthday with a spa day at the Pink Shell Resort and Marina on Fort Myers Beach!  But to get there, we had to pass under our first bridge and that was definitely a test for Matt's nerves! Once we get to the Pink Shell Resort and Marina, we discover that not only do they have a fantastic spa but a huge pool area.  With lots of fun waterfalls and pools for the kids to play in, it is definitely up the little Dude's alley.  He even got to check out his first video game arcade on a rainy afternoon!  Sailors, even if you don't do the massage or enjoy the pool, you will love the bathroom and shower accommodations: they are the spa facilities.  Bar none these are some of the best that we have ever had the pleasure of using in our travels. Well done, Pink Shell! Once all the birthday celebrations are done, we bid a fond farewell to Ron and Marilyn and prepare for our first ever overnight off-shore trip - to Key West!  That is... until the weather and seas aren't quite as forecasted.  Check out all the fun and interviews and then be sure to go over to Keywordadventure.com and sign up for our NEW newsletter so you don't miss out on weekly blog posts and affiliate link specials!   Keyword Adventure Website Burnt Store Marina Pine Island Florida The Waterfront Restaurant  Pink Shell Resort and Marina Euro World Design  #sailingpodcast #Sail #Podcast #Travelfamily #saltlife #StaySaltyFlorida #GulfCoast #Sailboat #Anchorpodcast #Travelpodcast #Classicsailboat #Wellington47 #optoutside #keywordadventure #StaySalty #adventurelife #Beachlife #Sailinglife #Liveaboardlife #Florida #Floridasailing #Sailing #Sailingfamily #pineisland #FortMyers #fortmyersbeach #pinkshellresortandmarina #ICW #Travelwithdogs #dolphinsmakeitbetter #keepsearching #livingonthehook #thewaterford #foodie #floridacoast #explore #onthewater #boatlife #kids4sail #sailingfamily #livingsimply #adventure #adventuretravel #adventurefamily #getoutside #livedifferently #nobettertimethannow #spaday #saltydogs #sailingwithfamily #optoutside #visitflorida --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keywordadventure/message