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700,000 minutes of Lost Sea Expedition Streaming

Mule Polly and I got to wondering. How often is the “Lost Sea Expedition” being streamed on Amazon? The series is about mule Polly and my solo covered wagon voyage across America. According to Amazon, it’s been viewed over 700,000 minutes in the last 3 months. That’s almost 12,000 hours. Wow!
Long Rider Bernie Harberts mule Polly Lost Sea Expedition covered wagon series streaming on Amazon Prime.

The “Lost Sea Expedition” premiered on Rocky Mountain PBS and has gone on to become an award winning film.

More important, the series has gotten over 80 reviews.
Long Rider Bernie Harberts filming the Lost Sea Expedition covered wagon series with gear carried in his wagon.

Lost Sea Expedition wins Winnie Award at EQUUS Film Festival

Long Rider Bernie Harberts Winnie Award trophy from the EQUUS Film Festival for the Lost Sea Expedition covered wagon series.

The 2018 Winnie Award (EQUUS Film Festival photo).

Man walks across America with mule. Man makes movie. Movie goes to New York City and….wins shiny gold trophy.

Yeeehaawww!

Okay. Sorry. I got a little emotional there.

It’s just that I’m excited that the “Lost Sea Expedition”, the account of my mule voyage across America, just won a Winnie award at the EQUUS Film Festival in New York City. It won for best Full Length Equestrian Film Travel Documentary.

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2018 EQUUS Film Festival Schedule

Long Rider Bernie Harberts Lost Sea Expedition covered wagon film featured at the 2018 EQUUS Film Festival, Amazon Prime.

The EQUUS Film Festival runs Nov 29 – Dec 2, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY. The festival is dedicated to all things horse, mule and donkey and features movies from around the world.

2018 EQUUS Film Festival
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2018 SCHEDULE

12:00 pm
THE LOST SEA EXPEDITION (2018) USA
90:00 min / Directed by: Bernie Harberts
Trailer: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5vWlAttTaY”:
Equestrian Documentary – Full Length (over 30 minutes)
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Polly the Mule’s 2,500-Mile Trek — The Horse Magazine

Polly the Mule’s Cross-County Journey: Health and Welfare Considerations
“The Horse” Magazine
Originally published Jul 8, 2018 / “The Horse” Magazine
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA

Mule Polly pulling Long Rider Bernie Harberts in a covered wagon during the Lost Sea Expedition from Canada to Mexico.

Polly’s owner planned ahead to keep her healthy and happy over their 2,500-mile, 14-month journey from Canadian to Mexican borders. / Photo: Courtesy Bernie Harberts

Some horses go on long trail rides—for several hours.

Some go on really long trail rides—for several days.

And then, there are those like Polly the mule.

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Lost Sea Expedition — Carolina Hoofbeats Interview

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Note: Program has been rescheduled to air July 29: Here’s your chance to prepare for your next adventure! Join “Carolina Hoofbeats” host Rose Cushing and me as we take a look at the voyage behind the “Lost Sea Expedition” TV series. You’ll meet mule Polly and tour the wagon she pulled from Canada to Mexico.
When: Sunday, July 22 / 7:30am

When: Sunday, July 22 / 7:30am

Where: Channel CW22 (Raleigh, NC)

Streaming: If you don’t catch it on TV, you can stream the episode on Roku’s “Farm and Ranch TV Network” (coming early August 2018)

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Radiator Wreath and a Sailboat Christmas

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Merry twisted Christmas. Some grape vine Yule time greetings from the grill of my old Dodge.

This Christmas, mule Polly and I are off the road launching the Lost Sea Expedition TV series. Polly’s munching pasture hay and I twisted up some grape vines for a radiator wreath. In recent days, the wreath’s taken on a nautical tilt from highway speeds in winter weather. It reminds me of a Christmas that went sideways on my old sailboat Sea Bird .

Here’s the nautical version of the old Wise Man story.

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Lost Sea Expedition Airs on Rocky Mountain PBS

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I’m super excited to announced the airing dates and time for the 4-part Lost Sea Expedition series on Rocky Mountain PBS (Colorado). This documentary is about the about the 14 month solo wagon voyage I took across America with my mule Polly.

Dates and time are:

– first 4 Thursdays in January

– 8 pm

That’s January 4, 11, 18 and 25. Please tell all your friends that live in Colorado to tune in to the series.

Don’t live in Colorado but want to check out the series? No worries. You’ll be able to stream the series and buy the DVD. Here are some ways you can watch the series anywhere.

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Lost Sea Expedition — Rocky Mountain PBS Premiere

Long Rider Bernie Harberts Lost Sea Expedition premiering on Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado.

I’m super excited to announce the airing time and dates for the 4-part Lost Sea Expedition documentary on Rocky Mountain PBS (Colorado).

Watch the Lost Sea Expedition

Stream the Lost Sea Expedition free on YouTube.
The Lost Sea Expedition on Rocky Mountain PBS
Starting January 4, a new episode of the Lost Sea Expedition will air each week in January. Each episode will air twice. Airing times and dates are:
Primetime (8pm)
That’s:
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Coming soon: the Lost Sea Expedition TV series

Long Rider Bernie Harberts and mule Polly during the New Mexico phase of the Lost Sea Expedition covered wagon journey.

Mule Polly and me during the New Mexican phase of the Lost Sea Expedition, our covered wagon voyage across America. Looking back on it now, I’m sure Polly wondered why I kept stopping and taking pictures like this one. She was right to wonder. That footage – including lots of interviews with folks met along the way – is now the Lost Sea Expedition TV series. (Hope, New Mexico)

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Coyote Mummy in a Kansas Schoolhouse


Serpent life at the bottom of the Lost Sea
Outside Phillipsburg, Kansas


This week, from the base of Lone Butte in Logan County, Kansas, I speak with DG Martin, host of “Who’s Talking”. The program airs Thursday, October 30 2008. Click here to go to the Appearances page where you’ll find air times….

If you missed the radio show, or live outside DG’s Chapel Hill, NC broadcast area, click here to get a podcast of the visit…


Mummy-eyed
South of Logan, Kansas

Boo! This Halloween, straight from the Lost Sea Expedition mule wagon, we’re bringing you a mummified creature, an abandoned school house, and a guy named Dave. Click here to listen to a spooky Great Plains mummy story….

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