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Thank you!!! You're describing one of the many thoughts running through our minds as we did the turn. Why does the NB always seem longer in those situations?

@@Hilary_ClarbySoaps if u know any advice on how to see above the boat, let me know! Too short so I spend a lot of time moving from side to side to peer around the boat. Argh. Glad u r enjoying the vids. Feel free to pass the word along. lol.

@LoveTwoTravel not sure about looking over the top, but when going through bridges/locks just keep your eyes on the side nearest you...there is enough room, so as long as your left side is close you'll get through the gap. My partner taught me that one 😁

Thank you for the kind words and we really appreciate you watching!! Jealous to hear you're heading out on the canals, wish you all the best and a fun time!! We should be on the canals again in April 2025 and oddly enough, we want some wet weather so we can get the full experience in preparation to constant cruising. Wendy wasn't keen on driving (or steering we've been told) but she really enjoyed it once the nervousness went away:) Have fun and be safe!

@@Hilary_ClarbySoaps Thank u for watching! It’s all hubby’s (Laur) efforts on how pro his editing is. How did the hire boat go this time, where did u decide? Yes definitely give yourself a break from the locks and start driving to get a comfort level. It’s less strenuous for sure!!

@LoveTwoTravel we couldn't decide so did both! We went down the Oxford as far as Banbury then turned and went from Braunston down the grand Union as far as Bugbrook. It was great. Although my Oxford lock driving experience didn't go so well. I steered into the lock fine, no bumps, but when the water was let in it propelled the boat forward and bumped the front gate breaking 2 wine glasses. Dented my confidence a bit but I managed some other locks going down this time 😁

@@Hilary_ClarbySoaps ahhhh well as long as the wine bottle was safe. Lol. Laur taught me abt keeping the engine engaged and to pick a spot on the wall so as not to drift too much. Not sure if that appropriate but it worked.

Very happy you liked it. Thank you for joining us! Would you like to see more real time videos?

Thank you!!!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!! Great having you along.

Thank you!

We have a few more to hit so we can't say....yet! Thank you for watching!

We were glad to get the drone up and running! Thank you for watching!

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Wonderful hearing from you Hilary and thank you for all the great feedback and tips! Your idea about the winter cruise isn’t too late! Although not technically winter, we’re coming over in late March 2025 for another NB experience 😄 Unlike a lot of boaters we’re hoping for some cold and slightly wet weather for just the reasons you had for the suggestion! Sorry if we jinx that time of year for everyone 👀

​@@LoveTwoTravelWe've got that in June this year😂

Thank for joining us on our narrowboat adventures! Loved your suggestions in your other comment and we agree, the Oxford was more beautiful than we could’ve hoped for. While we didn’t make it to Banbury, looks like our boat will launched in Rugby so Wendy and I are debating heading south to see the parts we missed in this adventure. It’s fair to say we’re very excited at the opportunity to retire to the canals and quite frankly, that’s in no small part due to the kindness of you and your comments that make up the NB community! Quick question and don’t feel you’ll offend, are the real time videos worth publishing? Are you, and do you think others will enjoy them? We’re publishing our Iceland travel adventures now but can throw up some more real time videos after. Would love to hear your thoughts! Take care and stay safe!

I'm temporarily in Rugby at Brinklow for 2 months before heading back to Cheshire where my house is in August. BTW, if you head south from Rugby, its particularly beautiful in my opinion between Braunston and Wigrams turn. Plenty of armco to moor up on, love just before Bridge 103. Nice circular walk if you cross over the bridge. There are very few unpleasant people on the canals. Most people are helpful and generous. Real time are tricky. I enjoy them occasionally. Phil on Narrowboat journeys has done some, you could check and see how his views are. On the subject of diamond shaped locks, there is one on the River Avon, no idea why. Avon is even more beautiful than the Upper Thames and far more river like than the Cherwell!

I wish! Are you?

@@LoveTwoTravel id be able to but i dont think i will

Wow!! This is incredible. Can’t wait to go one day

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you for watching and the kind words!! Fair to say we've fallen in love with Narrowboat life and the canals:) Are you on the canals?

Absolutely our pleasure! Thanks for everything you've done for the narrowboat/canal community!

We bought our Boleto (tourist tickets for the parks) at Ollyantambo. Fortunately, we had a guide walking us through it. However, I thought we walked past the ticket office on the way into Pisac, you can see it in the video as we walk past the stalls and through an arch. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the kind words!!

Thanks for watching! We only had 8 days on the Oxford Canal. With a whole month you should be able to do the whole canal! Jealous! Our biggest takeaway (certainly for the southern end) is to do your food shopping when you can, the stores get scarce north of Kidlington!!! Let us know how it goes! Have fun and be safe!

Thank you for watching!

We love u!!!

8 days! Far too short!

Thank you!

Glad u enjoyed. Thank u for watching!!

Thank you for the kind words and watching!! We're happy for your change in life but do miss your narrowboat adventures! And yes, the windless harness is genius, changed our NB world! We owe you two a drink when we get over there permanently:)

Thank you for the warm welcome and joining us! You're absolutely right about Wendy doing more of the steering! By episode 5 she was doing just that!!!! ruclips.net/video/j5YTgJZU4M8/видео.htmlsi=PUb6tMGch77T0xpW Would love to hear your feedback in our videos 😀

You're on point with the box suggestion, Wendy had the same thought while we were cruising. We've spoken to our builder and they have a very cool suggestion!! We totally agree that narrowboats should NOT be considered a contact sport and to be clear, College Cruisers never encouraged that thinking at anytime. If anything they were concerned there was that mentality on the canals at all! Thank you for joining us on this adventure, would love to hear your thoughts on the rest of our trip, and don't miss the real time cruising videos!

Thank you for joining us! Great question and timely, we just signed the paperwork to secure our slot with a builder and they are more than happy to let us bring everyone along for the narrowboat build. We're hoping to show everything from the shell being constructed to our narrowboat being launched! Exciting times!

Thank you!!!

Thank you!!! Hope all's well with you!

Thanks for this answer! How do you know if a river is considered tidal? We were going on and off the River Cherwell from the Oxford canal and there didn't appear to be any signs saying whether it was, nor did we see anyone with lifejackets:)

Great hearing from you and thank you for your answers!!! 1. Understood, wink wink. A boater went that route on a diamond lock further up Oxford and prepped us in case we made it that far! 2. lol 3. 🙄 4. Ugh. We just want to add here, because the comment may get lost among all the others on your @BoatTime RUclips Channel. We were so happy to hear you're shooting for being full time youtubers by the end of 2024. Wendy and I have our fingers crossed for you both. If anyone deserves it, you guys most certainly do!

@@LoveTwoTravel aw thank you so much guys! sorry if we didn’t reply to your comments, we got so many during vlogmas it’s been hard to reply to them all! but the support means a lot so thank you ☺️

@BoatTime You didn’t miss it:) we’re going to post the congrats on the video later. You two were the last thing we watched last night so haven’t had time to post the congrats :) As we said, you’re both adorable and deserve the full YouTubing world :):)

Loved Vlogmas. What is a boat leaf?

Thank you for your kind words Bob, and watching all the others!!! Great to hear you enjoyed them and thank you for joining us on our adventures!

Wonderful hearing from you and thank you for your answers! Charging the two-way radios was a real aha moment for us and can see how it would be easy to forget that. To your point and answering your question about our future boat, yes we're having one built and we're leaning heavily into electric. Like you, we wouldn't have to battle the engine noise. We're hoping to decide on a builder in the next few months (fingers-crossed!) We should squeeze at least one more NB holiday before launching our own boat! Where we rent from will come down to which canal we're hoping to cruise, so any suggestions would be great!

@@LoveTwoTravel I believe most builders mostly have long waiting lists so that might be worth checking out as might help make your decision. I'm not sure where to suggest canal wise. We did a number of hiring holidays but our choices were highly influenced by location as was during COVID so we didn't want to travel far, and we also chose by the boats themselves as we wanted to try different lengths, layouts etc to help us decide whether we wanted to live aboard initially, and then to help choose our own boat. We normally watched RUclips videos of canals we were thinking of holidaying on to get an idea what they were like before we decided so you could do that. Oh the only other suggestion I have is maybe look at the Monmouth & Brecon canal in Wales. It's stunning and isn't connected to the main network so you're unlikely to do it again in your own boat 😊

@@narrowboatpuravida We like the way you're thinking. We had the Monmouth & Brecon canal on our short list for the last trip, for many of the reasons you mentioned. We're lucky the builders we're talking to have room for us and we're hoping to have that deposit on the slot sooner than later :) Enjoying your videos!

@@LoveTwoTravel that's fab, hopefully won't be too long until you get your boat then. And glad you're enjoying our videos, thanks so much 😁😁😁

I had read that sometimes the 2 way radios have too much voice traffic on them, so hoping w an electric boat, that would be workaround!

This sounds like exactly what we're looking for! Would this be something we do when we start out journey in our own NB, or do it using a rental. We're renting one more time before launching our own home on the canal :) Thanks for the great ideas!

Thank you for watching, the comments and suggestions!!! For those not in the narrowboat world, we can happily say you two are great examples of the community. We've had so many step up and walk us through so many things that need to be considered when making this life-change! Laurence has sent a friend request on Facebook so we can stay in touch! Safe travels!