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It takes a while to keep the fire going.

I dont use tea towels, i yse kitchen roll for all cleaning.

Im well in to pension era, and i could not afford any rental, id not want rental. I bought the first narrowboat I viewed, but i had a background in sailing. Even then, technology was a big shock.

I wonder if you can put up tall plexiglass panels on one side to keep people shore side off the boat, and you come & go on a small canoe on water side or something?

Many of us are missing Chris!

Hi, Chris. I was thinking about you (again), and am hoping that life is treating you well, which you deserve. Whenever you get really bored, please, let us know what’s happening (nothing too personal, of course). Just because you no longer regularly post, doesn’t mean that we have stopped caring. Best wishes to you, Tom.

Finally caught up again! Hope you’re well mate. Great to see you’ve caught up with Pip and Nelly. I’m hoping to be over next year.

Oh dear Chris looks like I have lost my favourite boatman. 😢

My kinda music bud. Who is that?

Hey Chris, how are you getting on?

Oh dear Chris! Are your boating days finished??? I am gonna miss you. Your Brother in Arms.😢

Nothing like being overdressed.

I’m glad I sold my boat. It was getting very expensive, especially when the canal companies don’t maintain them to a useable standard. No names mentioned….

Great advice my friend and another very entertaining video. I’ve shared it to my email address so that if I ever need to reference it again, it’s there in my laptop/phone. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Just finished catching up on your channel, I missed quite a lot so decided to start right from the beginning and watch all the way through, absolutely love it, hope your keeping well.

Your some whistler 😁

Nice to see you looking well Chris I’m a firm believer of life follows a path for a reason and all the people we meet teach us something, sometimes in a positive, sometimes in a negative (but that teaches us not to be complacent with who we are as a person). You have to get out in the world and make your own path, the world won’t come to you… You have so much too give, now go maximize it!

Hi Chris / sorry been a while to catch up - I thought they were filling the street up for you to bring your boat 😂 Good luck on your new venture, seems like your enjoying life (which is what it’s all about mate) 😊 Wow sooo much space, huge roads rather than narrow canals, no wonder you keep getting lost. That Lift in the hotel was bigger than your bathroom !!!! Don’t talk to them about your Loo 😂 Enjoy yourself / heat, talking, walking all great for you mental heath ❤

Note on subscriber numbers: Cruising the Cut - David, single male, no pets. Sold his narrow boat but came back to buy an old GRP cruiser. 255,000 subscribers. subscribers My Narrowboat and Heritage Adventure - single retired male, no pets 10,800 subscribers Foxes Afloat - gay couple who have now sold their boat and live on a croft in Northern Scotland. One dog when afloat, now bees, chickens, a rescued eagle owl etc. 174,000 subscribers Narrowboat Life Unlocked - gay couple on an electric boat, one elderly dog 21,600 subscribers One More Day Aboard - Retired British couple who lived in USA while working. 3 terriers, now left with 2 (one died of old age) 16,800 subscribers Rhapsody in Blue - retired couple, no pets 8,460 subscribers Chugabug - Family of 4 plus 6 dogs 10,200 subscribers Life Aboard Amy Jo - Retired couple and 1 dog. Large internet presence including 24/7 online cameras besides their vlogs 3,860 subscribers Holly the Café Boat - Young married couple with 1 toddler and 2 boats - one being the café 59,400 subscribers Same Ship, Different Day - British couple who returned to UK after teaching English in China for 20 years. Now added one puppy. 2,560 subscribers Boating on a Budget - middle aged couple from Rotherham, no pets. 8,910 subscribers The Mindful Narrowboater - it is a couple but 99.9% of the time it is her plus her dog only. 37,500 subscribers - the first one that seems to make your claim of a female boosting numbers, but she makes a very good vlog about nature and her artwork is great too. The Narrowboat Pirate - gay female ex-teacher who after many years teaching moved aboard. Has a rescued dog. Trades in pirate stuff. 38,100 subscribers. Boat Time - young couple with a dog (and recently their rabbit died) 15,700 subscribers. Making New Memories - retired couple, no pets. 8,600 subscribers. Living Life in the Slow Lane - married couple - I think he was in the Forces for a while. 36,400 subscribers (just sold their boat, so that one is ending) Narrowboat Chef. Young couple with 12,000 subscribers - but also selling their boat now. Robbie Cummins - Youngish single male - adds a pub of the week to his vlog. 45,400 subscribers So it seems that a sexy female is not what is needed for numbers. A pet, art or a cafe and recipe book seem to be very useful factors. I also watch a number of sailing videos and in that case I would agree that a girl in a bikini seems to result in massive numbers. Canal vlogs largely seem to attract a different audience though.

Hi Chris My Australian ear had me thinking you were in Amman in Jordan until I realised it was Oman 😂😂😂. Both are very interesting places.

Thought you'd find this funny 😂😂😂😂 I just watched an old boy narrowboater on a hire boat coming past me too fast theirs a woman in a wooden dinghy shouting at him to slowdown into tick over past moored boats he shouts back iv been boating for 25 years you stupid woman so she uses her paddle and soaks him with canal water I'm sat on the stern trying really hard not to laugh 😆😆😆😆

I prefer vlogs with a difference, I can also relate to you in a boat way and time served way. Keep it up matey

A lovely surprise Chris to see a vlog from you. Very deep. Very meaningful. Life throws us new challenges at times. You two do make me smile. You bounce well off each other. Glad Omans going well too tho looks very hot lol. Every best wish to both yourself and Colin. 🎉

Interesting to hear a bit more about your goings on in Oman, and nice chat with Colin. Cropredy marina looks like good fun!

Rimsky & Hankerchief! They’re fab… What a lovely exchange between the two of you, warmth, respect and affection, lovely x

Hi Chris, Fab V-log 😊. What a lovely friendship you two share, a joy to see. Best of luck on your journey of imparting knowledge with both wisdom , humour and charisma, I am sure your students evolution and outlook will improve with implementing your teachings. Take care and enjoy x

Chris, your back ! You are a wild man…..

Wonderful to see you again Chris. Love it❤

Like everyone else, it’s very good to see you again back in the UK. It seems like you’re successfully working on a balance of your work life and your boating one. Wish you a much continued rewarding journey.

Fantastic vlog Chris and stay safe. Good luck in the future Colin.

Interesting vlog Chris. Oman looks a bit too ordered. Anyway it will be interesting to discover more of the country.

HI Chris, the short clip with Colin , the beautiful folks on the canal, the Jack in the box piano etc, was like a scene from the Marx Brothers, only in color, don’t you think? It was priceless! I had to watch it twice ♥️because of the eclectic backdrop!!!! CP

This Vlog is a beautifull piece of humanity!

I think I know the answer Chris but why are you wearing two watches?

Looks like a match made in heaven ,why split LOL

Remember colin doesn't know a stranger. I hope to be over in September. I will worn you. I am very different from him.. one being a woman 😂... the other lot more quiet,and not good and joining in at first .. so sometimes I give the impression that I am not happy, but I am .. I just stand back for a while ... anyway, glad you too met. we all need friends, good ones in our lives ...

Glad to see you blogging again. Personally, I love your blogs. They are always interesting and thought-provoking. And I like the way you interact with the people you meet. Keep up the good work.

Hooray Chris has a new vlog 🥳🎉🤗love your friendship with Colin 🙂oh my goodness, I love the ‘Rimskisyard ‘ clip 😂😝

Nice to see you again. Colin is like your good self a very interesting man and a pleasure to listen to. All the best in Oman ❤

Oh ! . . . he stopped chewing ! Maybe its just a habit he has . . . . excuse me :-)

Interesting video Chris, and . . . . . some say there is 'gum etiquette' to consider when chewing gum in public or in close proximity of a friend (the one that was sat next to you). Also as an example, it may be considered impolite to walk around with a wad of gum in Europe, and should be adopted here, and it is not appropriate to chew gum in churches or at parties. Just an observation mate :-) . . . . . Pongo Out :-)

Great vlog, as always, Chris. Thanks. What an interesting couple of blokes you and Colin are. If ever you're down this end of the country, I could do with just listening to the pair of you in a nice pub somewhere, while I nurse my pint. I'm such a lightweight these days. My dad loved the heat when he was in the RA in North Africa and later in India, Persia, Palestine, Sicily and Italy. Hated the cold. I see you caught a bit of sun. Take it easy Ole Son.

Wasn’t interested in the “what do you think of me?” chat. Rambled on, if I’m honest. However, I loved seeing the shots of Oman - what a beautiful country! And it’s always good to see you, Chris.

I generally live by the 7Ps and whats the worse that can happen,if the worse is i could die,then change icourses

Hi Chris, Keep in the back of your mind that you and Colin are not saying "good bye" as that means you are parting ways permanently. As long as you and Colin are on the canal system there is always a chance of crossing paths again. Not only that with todays world of technology the two of you can stay in touch visually and verbally. Your parting words should be "I'll see you later chum". Mark Rant Alberta, Canada

Top vlog.you have a great way of putting things over.👍👍

Yesterday I was just thinking I hadn't seen you here for quite a while. Oman looks amazing. Loving your bro chat with Colin, you've certainly got each other sussed given you've not known each other very long. You're a great pair of friends. Enjoy your travels.

What's attracted me to your vlogs Chris is your an every day honest guy with no pretense you don't bullshit and you care more about the quality of your vlogs than just putting something up I also admire you and anyone who serves their country and puts themselves in harms way for the freedoms that we enjoy, I also think we have the same philosophy of life in that treat others the way we would like to be treated which i dont think is practiced as much as it should be the world would be such a better place if we just focused on our commonalities rather than our differences

Well that was an unexpected treat... Given the lay of the land & with the passage of time an episode full of juxtapositions which feels just right for now... & Colin brilliant ! I wish you well & hope to encounter a crossing at some point (was that Strava by any chance?)... So Chris, all I can say really is, who bloody knows what the future holds for you given your current capacity for change but keep it rolling lad !!!

What a wonderful vlog. Full of humanity, humility and fellowship. You two appear to be friends for life, having developed together on your journeys. Chris. Great to see you enjoying the job, the travel and the challenges. Great vlog men