WHAT IS #1 ON OUR BUCKET LIST?? IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!

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What would you rather give your child? A

killer whale or an iPad?

Good morning from Good morning. Good morning from

Good morning. Good morning from since the dawn of time, since the beginning of the bucket list family, there has been one item that has actually been at the very top of my

personal bucket list.

Swimming with killer whales.

You're bad.

Mexico.

We traveled to Mexico with our friends.

Ballic on the far west side of Mexico.

When we got to the house, we heard meowing. It was coming from outside and

meowing. It was coming from outside and there were little kitties.

That one.

You finally have a pet, Callie.

Yes.

Well, Dad, these have to be our pets.

And they're so nice.

There's three of them, so you each can name one.

That's not a cat. That's your baby. Look

at it like holding on to you.

Okay. So, we would wake up and have breakfast and go out early in the morning so it wasn't too hot. And then

we would search and search all day long just on the boat.

Oh my god.

Heat. Heat.

Okay.

Heat. Heat.

Why?

Guess what?

Where?

Um I got I was running straight towards J and I was heading that way. So I had to go so fast towards her and I got so close.

Wow. You go with him or you going solo?

Solo.

Wow.

In this Cortez. There were many, many animals. But we were looking for one

animals. But we were looking for one very special animal. Orcas.

Killer whales. You've said for years your favorite animal is a killer whale, which you had literally never even seen one.

As far as I was aware, they they were unicorns. Like, they didn't really exist

unicorns. Like, they didn't really exist because we've traveled much of the planet and we had never seen killer whales.

Disclaimer.

So, there's an important note that we as parents who love our children dearly need to explain. And that is for us when we go out on these adventures, top of mind, whether people understand it or

not, is the safety of our children. And

then also also is the safety of the creatures that were around. And it's

interesting because when we go from these like different countries, the rules and regulations change not only from country to country, but also like over time. So it's interesting because

over time. So it's interesting because the footage you're about to see actually happened last year, July 2025. And I

held on to it because I had all of our videos. And this memory was just so

videos. And this memory was just so special to me that I I just kind of wanted to keep it to us for a little bit. And now we're finally ready to

bit. And now we're finally ready to share it. But the disclaimer and why

share it. But the disclaimer and why it's important that you understand it was a year ago is because we left and 2 days later they changed the laws in Mexico so that kids were no longer

allowed to do these swims. Is that crazy?

I mean I fully support countries, you know, shifting their regulations to, you know, keep people more safe, to keep animals and wildlife more safe. Um, and

so yeah, I I think I think different governments are kind of at different levels with their comfort level and and what they see fit for their areas.

Wherever you go, it's a little bit different. But here in Mexico, we abided

different. But here in Mexico, we abided by the regulations back in July 2025.

After 6 days of searching and searching, finally on the seventh day, something magical happened.

You okay?

I see the footprint.

Yeah.

Is there one thing you like?

All right. You let us know when we should start to suit up.

Let's just do it. Let's suit up.

Yeah. Hey kids, sit the back to start to suit up.

Ky, you want to be on my back?

Yeah.

All right.

Can I do it for like the first few if I feel like comfortable with it, then can I go alone?

Yes. Great plan.

You feeling ready, Kai?

That's good.

It's your choice, but just know there's sharks.

Heat up here.

Oh, where do we begin the rubble for our sins?

Oh, oh, where do we begin the for our sins? Heat. Heat.

But if you lose your heat, Yeah. Heat.

Yeah. Heat.

Heat up here.

How am I going to be an optoist about this?

How am I going to be an optoist about this?

Oh. Oh.

This moment I'm going to cry. Was like

one of the best moments of my life. And

not for me, but for you. Like I knew what this meant for you. This has been your dream for years and years and years. and the preparation that you took

years. and the preparation that you took to be ready for this. So many things being open and and prepared to accept

whatever whatever God and mother nature presented to you. Um having trained your kids to to swim, to snorkel, to trust you, to be around wildlife, to be patient on a boat. Like there was just

so much like this was not a moment we took for granted. We knew we deserved this moment and watching you like we were on the side of the boat. We were

getting ready. We saw the orca. We were

ready to get in. And just like the anticipation of it and I just was watching you like just be so grateful being like I deserve this moment and I

am so grateful for it. Like it was just such a beautiful experience. And we had just the overwhelming sense of gratitude

that I had for you and I knew that you were just eternally grateful for because man to experience these creatures in the

wild with your kids, a moment that we have worked so hard for.

It was I mean I can't even put into words what it meant for us.

There's a few key moments that I want to point out cuz when I'm editing this, one of the beauties of editing is you like watch something over and over and you start to see these small little moments and details. There's a really beautiful

and details. There's a really beautiful thing when Callie came to me right before we jumped in and said, "Dad, I want to do the first one on your back, but if I'm feeling comfortable, can I leave your back?" Sure thing, buddy. And

you see the special moment where they fly by and Dorothy's like 15 ft underwater and the camera kind of flies by and you see Dorothy just do this like excited fist pumps. Just the like joy

coming out of a child and then the orca go down and when they come back it had a thresher shark in it.

A thresher shark. Do you know what a thresher shark looks like? They have

like the really long tails. A thresher

shark in its mouth.

So Manila was the one he dives down.

He's like across from me and all the orcas come by in between you and Manila with the shark in his mouth. And I

didn't notice it at the time cuz I was just like fully embracing the orca. And

I'm editing and I see Manila and he gets into position and he sees it and then he does this pose where it's like mind blown arms out like

what is that moment?

Oh gosh. And so, and then the last one was uh you dive down and Callie's watching you and you do this thing that on your way back up, you kind of just like embrace the moment and kind of like

come like arms out.

And then Callie did the same thing. He

dove down and then he puts his palms like towards the moment and just feels it. So, my favorite part of swimming

it. So, my favorite part of swimming with the orcas was we got like 3 seconds with them. And every 3 seconds was the

with them. And every 3 seconds was the best 3 seconds of my life.

They're so fast.

So fast. But there was one drop where we got in and they went right by us and then they go and then they came right back around. My favorite part was when

back around. My favorite part was when there was a mom and a baby and the baby was just so playful and would like circle us a few times. It was so cute.

We had our moment.

Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

Good boy.

We're just here.

That's the thing about wildlife and kids because I would say they start it was it was a mom it was a mom and a baby.

Yeah. And like they're like wait hold up those ones are small cuz they fly by Jess and I and then they see the kids and they like stop and turn and there it's such a thing. It's the same swimming with sharks where for sure

there's going to be nerves at first and then when you see the demeanor of an animal very quickly you can get a sense of like they don't want to be around me.

They don't want to be harm. they don't

want to be bothered or they're aggressive and they're dangerous or in this case they're curious and they're peaceful. And just that feeling was so

peaceful. And just that feeling was so special.

We have a big announcement.

Our family is growing.

Our Bucket list collection family.

Okay, buddy.

No, he means he means we're adding to the bucket list collection.

Oh, number one, Tong.

Wait, there's three.

So, last year we launched the bucket list collection. Our unique properties,

list collection. Our unique properties, bucket list properties around the world.

Starting with Tonga, Mo Island, where you can swim with humpback whales. Berry

Island in Canada, our wilderness lodge.

And now we are finally ready to introduce number three. Number three is actually different than the first two.

Is not a specific location, but an experience, a life-changing experience where you can go and swim with orcas. Okay, so here's the information if you would like to

sign up or apply to sign up for this experience. As always, our bucket list

experience. As always, our bucket list explorers, formerly Bucket List friends, will have first access to this trip.

There is very few spots available for this year. If we get a lot of interest,

this year. If we get a lot of interest, if we get a lot of interest, then we'll add more. I will disclaim that Garrett

add more. I will disclaim that Garrett and I are not going to be on this trip.

This one is for you. This is for your family. And we cannot wait to hear what

family. And we cannot wait to hear what mother nature gives you.

I might be No. Okay. No promises.

Please send us pictures.

And now number three.

And now number three.

Mexico.

is like lose control or you can lose control. Step off the beaten path

before the path be used or don't get the current. Choose your adventure. High or

current. Choose your adventure. High or

low, you'll never know until you go.

This is the time to choose your intention.

Take a deep breath.

bra and welcome to the bucket collection.

Hard to choose, huh?

Are you all right? You did great.

We all know I get to press the button when it ends. Bye

bye.

The death whales of the sea came put its friend above the water. We

just knew.

Thank you, Aiden, for protecting us and taking pictures of us and just helping us and driving us on the boat. I feel

like we've said this a few times where when we connect with people that are like doing exactly what they were put on this planet to do, the amount of love and passion Aiden has for the ocean and all its creatures, like he is the right

person for this job, for this experience. Such a wonderful human. And

experience. Such a wonderful human. And

we're so grateful to you, Rayan. Eden is

awesome.