When David announced his changes I know there were naysayers, but I thinks his work stands on it's own even with the format changes. I'm sure the same will hold true for you. You have the story telling knack, that more than anything is the reason people watch, whether they realize it or not. Jo does a superb job with the editing, Michael does a superb job with the bloopers (sorry, couldn't resist), and George is just superb. Find your way to tell your stories so that you can enjoy doing it, the rest will follow. And anytime Michael wants to take us on a tour of a historic site or museum I'm all in. Good luck! I hope the college situation sorts itself, but no matter, keep being who you want to be.
The storytelling knack is certainly the biggest draw for me. There was a time when webcomics were my primary entertainment, and all I needed from them was an engaging story and just enough art skill that I could see what was going on.
Thank you Michael and Jo for all the hours of boating video pleasure you have given me and my daughter Rosie. We waved and shouted your names near March and Cambridge. We have since spent a whole week cruising the Cam and Great Ouse. This has really brought Rosie out of her depression and she wants to do it all again. So, thank you. You are the tops. We love you.
OMG, can you imagine a MinimalList binge on that playlist! You are the best, most personable couple on RUclips. Thank you for all your time you have given us. Best wishes for whatever your future entails. Just spend time on yourselves now, we have taken enough out of your lives, and we all thank you for such devotion.
I started watching in Feb 2021 (I started with #246--the Mersey crossing [long story on how I found it]), so I caught up to what had been posted by early March. As such, I went back to the beginning and started at 001 to see how the journey started... it took me until May 2022 to get through the first 245, then I got sidetracked with life, work, and other things, but I'm just now catching up based the posting about the "penultimate" video... It's been quite interesting to binge watching (and I've mentioned this before, I actually use Google Maps to follow along--I know it's weird). I'm going to be sad to catch up to the last episode... The renovation videos will be interesting (I'm interested to see if Michael figures out how to do an American RV-style bump-out to get that instant double-wide...).
I don't comment on anyone's vlogs very often, but I have thoroughly enjoyed your journey through the canal system. No one knows what the future may hold for any of us (the last 20+ off months has shown us that!), so just do what is right for the two of you and whatever you send our way will be appreciated. All the best from Missouri.
Well done on completing an absolutely mammoth task, what a journey! The waterways are a constant source of pleasure, intrigue, and fascinating social history, and thank you both for touring the network and taking us all along.
Living your life. Do what makes you happy, you are not obliged to your viewers, they will follow your lead. Thank you for sharing your life and journey.
Fully support your desire for a direction change. Life goes on and our world has also changed. Through your videos we have been able to still enjoy travel to places we have and haven’t been, even when we are also locked down on the other side of the world! Whatever you decide we will be pleased to see what you share. Thanks. Julie & Philip 🇳🇿
It’s been great to share your journey along the waterways, whatever you decide to do I’m sure you will enjoy it and all your viewers will too. Good Luck. Cheers, Nigel
What you do has to be for you all the people who have followed you on your journey will be with you for ever as your blogs will be around forever wishing you all the best take care just make sure you take care of George xxxxxx
This is the first time I’ve commented on any of your videos, but I just had to let you know how incredibly helpful we’ve found them for our own canal and river travels. Thank you and good luck whatever your future holds xx
You should be really excited for the future. Change is exciting, when you're driving the change. New goals, new accomplishments. Best of luck from the "super sweet" Americans you met at Barbridge Juction in 2018. Roger & Lisa
As David pointed out, there are so many narrowboat channels out there now, but I've always enjoyed your format. Your high quality audio and video, together with the narration and banter make for an entertaining watch. I'm now telling people I'll be renting a narrowboat one of these days. Best wishes for the future, wherever it takes you.
Thanks for the memories.... and I am so glad you found a course that suited what you wanted. I will miss you here but things all change. Some friends are not forgotten quickly and the pair of you are friends I would like to have in real life. George too, though my two would probably stir him up.
Thank you so much ... we will continue to do more videos after the cruising series completes, but this quest had to come to an end at some point, glad we could give you some good memories along the way! Cheers! M
M&J, whatever you decide to, whichever direction you take I wish you the very best. Hope that somehow we will still be a part of your adventures. God bless.
I have so much enjoyed your videos over the years you've been cruising, and I have learned an enormous amount about the network of waterways - and I had no idea that the network was so extensive. Thank you for all your work in filming, editing and putting these videos out. And, of course, George, is a star! Have just finished a week's cruise with friends up to Llangollen and back. Your videos were often in my mind! I look forward to further videos. I wish you well for your Master's, Michael, and for your work, Jo. Keep going! With very best wishes!
"The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition to be born in moments of revelation. No-one knows the shape of this future or where it will take us, we know only that it is born in pain." (G'Kar, Babylon 5, at the end of the third season)
Sorry to see you go, but have thoroughly enjoyed this part of your life. Cruised the cut many years ago, ( before internet or mobile phones invented ). I still think its amazing to be able to interact with hosts of these films. I do not expect, or need a response, just need ( like so many others ) to wish you all the best for the future, no matter what you decide to do. P.S. love to George.🐕🐕🐕
Thankyou so much for sharing your journey... both literal and metaphysical. it has been a privilege to be on board with you both....I will still follow your exploration and adventures, and wish you both all the very best for the future. From New Zealand, an escapee from UK.
Thank you so much for coming along with us, at least metaphysically! One day we may have to vlog our return to New Zealand ... do enjoy the coming summer down there! M
You've done a fantastic job of highlighting the lesser known parts of the canal network, it's harder to argue for resources to reopen canals when existing ones are hardly known/used. It was great to see you go up the Ripon canal, and crossing the Wash was incredible. I'd seen a beautiful video by Martyn Whitwell of narrowboats crossing the Wash before and it was amazing. So fantastic you did so and gave David and Lorna Jane a chance to go with you. It was unforgettable JUST as a viewer. If you do move up to Scotland the network here only consists of the Union and Forth and Clyde canals, but there are plenty of nice places along them - so that's fifty to sixty plus miles of canal to park up along. It would be great to have you here! Best of luck with the West Highland Way Jo, it's a tremendously varied route you'll love it. I'd love to see you turn your map design talents to one showing all the canals currently being restored and proposed new waterways such as Milton Keynes to Bedford. I worry that some of the canal restoration trusts will peter out, one in Yorkshire did close down recently, very sad. The fact that with enough restoration it will be possible to go by boat from Kendal in the Lake District to the South coast of England is amazing and exciting. So many towns like Grantham, Hereford and Derby potentially becoming 're-attached' to the canal network. Then there's the linked Cotswolds canal and the Wilts and Berks canal which when fully re-opened will add more than a total of 100 miles to the network. It would be great to highlight this work and I'd certainly buy the relevant map! Anyway thanks for all you've done, best luck for the future!
Thank you for that! We do hope for Scotland, but there's a lot of things that would need to line up to make that happen, not least of which is a residential mooring space! Knock wood though! I'll mention the idea of a "possible future restoration" map to Jo ... that's a hard one, as a LOT of efforts are underway but really in extremely variable stages of restoration. Not even sure where we'd find a comprehensive list to start from! M
@@MinimalList Yes I see your point you're absolutely right about how would you categorise restoration projects - some seem to be far further along than others, and I get a feeling some are just hanging on by their fingernails. And how much of a market would there be for a map of possible canal restorations. I'd absolutely love one, but that's just me.
Hey channels change all the time and in our hearts we knew this was coming, believe me we can roll with the changes, hooray! More George! Best of luck!
Hello good to see you today. Blue boat travelling in the opposite direction. We want to say thank you for letting us follow your journey from day 1. We have lived aboard for 14 years and still haven't covered half of the system you have done it really is an amazing achievement. All the best for your future. On a side note bridge before ditchford lock has a large piece of metal hanging down so please be careful.
Your video diaries have been joy to watch, first class, down to earth, informative and by far the best on you tube, i wish you all the best for the future.
Thanks so much for taking the time to update your viewers on what you are working on. Best of luck with your decisions, i'm confident it will all work out for you and I look forward to new, if different videos.
You guys are one of the best things on YT and you are right, it is all about George! 😉 best wishes for you and your endeavors. I never knew how absolutely lovely the UK is and I live in California and Oregon so that’s saying sumthin!💕🎾🎾🎾💕
I think that your videos are so very watchable - and I am sure that will be the case with NON-canal videos so I do hope that once you will continue even if less regularly. No matter what, we will continue to follow along and support - and we are excited to see what's next.
Don’t worry, we’re not stopping entirely, we’re just currently caught up in some crazy bits of the renovation work, and Jo can’t get much (any) editing done! M
Thank you so much for that! Here's hoping the rain lifts at some point ... though the one time I've ever been to Michigan it was raining, so I'm not sure how often it happens! M
I’ve had the privilege of watching every vlog you’ve produced. Sadly my elderly mother passed away recently she also enjoyed watching and didn’t see you finish the navigable system, give George a hug from her. I wish you great success in the future whatever direction you travel. Thank you. Ian
You need to do what you need to do for your personal goals and happiness. Doing the entire system is an amazing thing but that means now there's the next step and you have to do that your way. We're just along for the ride so we'll go wherever you take us and I'm sure we'll enjoy it.
Would love to see an interview (‘ahem’ clears throat and calls “David”) at the end of this journey to get your reflections on the highs and lows, favourite cruising areas, most memorable bits, the fantasy verses reality... etc etc. Would be fab!
Thank you for the tour of Britain. You have done well and I wish you all the best for the future. Looking forward for the next chapter, whatever it will be :-)
You’ve done a great job and produced some wonderful videos with the main star being George lol…I’ve really enjoyed the series and look forward to whatever else you produce…the only thing that’s constant is change so we have to embrace it and move on..always a fan.
I changed direction 180 degrees at the age of 49 and got a masters, and then a second masters, and then a PhD. If you had asked me my plan when I was 48, if grad school was in my future, I would have laughed hysterically. It was the best decision I ever made (after my choice of spouse).Grad school was so much fun as "a grown-up". I loved almost every minute (even when I was sleep deprived). If I can do it, anyone can do it. I am looking forward to hearing all about your experience. I hope you love it as much as I did. (and, yes, as a returning student with kids in college and a few unexpected medical challenges, it was not all smooth sailing, If I had to do it all over again, I would jump at the choice, I'll be cheering you on ( and anxiously waiting for updates on Jo and George too!)
Thank you for that, it's actually really good to hear from other mature students that this isn't an utterly asinine thing to do! I'm really looking forward to finding my way through the whole process, warts and all! Will definitely do some updates as and when it all begins to coalesce, and will for Jo and George as well, of course! Cheers! M
Thank you for showing this side of England I never knew existed. You guys have been a source of entertainment and relaxation during some really stressful moments. We are still in lock-down here in Sydney and it has been lovely to see a different part of the world. I probably started following you a few years ago and have slowly worked my way through your videos til todays. My friends in Australia think I have gone narrowboat mad when I mention watching your videos. Well first they say a narrowwhat? Then I explain and they give me a you're mad look. But clearly I can't be to mad as you have many followers from Aus and all around the world. All the best with whatever tomorrow holds, blessings.
We're very proud to have so many viewers Down Under! Do hope the lockdown ends for you soon ... can't wait for that hopefully not too distant day when we can visit Australia once more! M
Just like to say a big thanks for sharing your adventure with us had the pleasure to meet you on the Llangollen canal back in 2019 would like to wish you all the best and hope your plans all work out looking forward to your new adventure👍🏻
I truly hope the cut has been as wonderful as you hoped. I am one that enjoyed coming with you. As I have watched for most of these 4 years from my bed. I have lived vicariously thru you. Will be looking forward to your next adventure but right now it sounds like you will be doing the no fun part of traveling/ exploring. I will be looking forward to whatever...including George...X OX
Yes. Many grateful thanks for all your beautiful vids. I wish you both all success in whatever you do in the future…and may your God always be with you. You are truly wonderful people.
Your videos have been amazing. I’ve used them to get a heads up on cruising the Trent, Fossdyke and Witham, Chesterfield, Keadby and Stanthorpe, Canals. I’m now planning to do the Ouse and Derwent to Poklington, York and Ripon. I’ve been boating for 21 years (hiring and sharing) and have now got my own so able to cruise my local waterways. Thanks for your excellent and informative videos. Whatever you choose to do, I’ll be watching. I hope you continue to put out videos and entertain/inform us for many years to come. Cheers Les and Anne on Glendyne
Wishing you lots of happy adventures on your boat. It’s honestly so nice to hear our videos were useful. Enjoy the Pocklington it was definitely a a favourite of ours. And we’d love to hear if you make it up the Foss in York as that is one of the Silver Propeller locations we missed.
All the very best of luck with whatever comes your way and whatever you choose to do. You are always entertaining and we look forward to future videos. 😀
We have watched and enjoyed your videos from the beginning. I don't know exactly where your interests lie, Michael, but i got started programming in 1966, just in time for the IBM/360. I was an Assembly Language programmer and also used COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, RPG, LOGO, etc. I came in at just the right time and it provided a career path for me. Just thought you might be interested. Best of luck in your future endeavors and we will be watching.
Ahh, some great languages there, though Fortran is the only one still going strong. COBOL saw quite the resurgence in demand in the early Covid nightmare, which was fascinating! My area of interest is understanding the dynamics of programming language and feature adoption ... extremely strange little niche! Thank you so much for the support! M
Recon you should renovate the boat, keep it as a holiday boat because there are a lot of memories on the boat that you might miss, and then go and see some other parts of the would, maybe get a camper and do some of the van life which you’ll be amazing at and keep the boat just for chilling on. PS another very informative catch up vlog as well.Looking forward to you next 20 videos ,Hope you have some sort of a party when you finally complete the final leg of the cruise!
It's an option, though being minimalist be nature we're more sentimental about our memories than the things we did them in ... plus the idea of Persey sitting somewhere, just waiting, is kind of heartbreaking. She's an adventurous boat, and wants to move! Thanks so much for watching and hope you enjoy the cruising videos that remain! M
Have really enjoyed accompanying you both on your adventures around the network from Aotearoa NZ. I'm sure your life changes and new ventures will be as successful as this has been. All the best.
Thank you! One of these days we'll need to talk more about the ridiculously amazing journey before this started ... can only imagine it's pretty epic from here out as well, knowing us! M
I concur with all the comments below, have enjoyed your journey so much thank you for sharing. No need for a reply and as you are both so personable look forward to seeing snippets of whatever new challenge you take on. Hugs to George and we can always look back on where you have been if we need a fix. I probably will never get to travel the canals (disappointing) but I really want the map to colour in 😂
I really wish you both the best of luck in the future, you are both very charming and intelligent, so I've no doubt your next adventure will be a great sucess too. The vlogs have been so entertaining over the last few years, so I thank you both for that. xx
This time last week we were sitting in our floating holiday home saying what we need is a map to colour in when we complete a canal. Back at home catching up on youtube and there you are with the very thing. Perfect. Will cross off Dudley No2 canal first because I am never again going through the Gostley tunnel. Can recommend a month on the canals and a month on land.Good luck for the future.
O boy. I’m so happy for the ‘3’ of u It’s wonderful. Never enough educational experience Jo jewelry making is wonderful artistry George will adjust to a new lifestyle I will miss this vlog lifestyle greatly but I am so very happy for u B well pls check in as much as u can or want too I will b here cheering u on
The best of luck to the two of you and George of course. What ever you choose, I for one will still follow your adventures if you put them up. Incidentally my wife and I and my cousin and her husband have just had the holiday from hell that we thoroughly enjoyed on the Llangollen canal. Before we even left the mooring we were rammed by another boat, my wife fell from the well deck into the boat, luckily all she sustained was some very sore bruising, and then, late on day two the black water tank became full because the company hadn't pumped it out, luckily there were two toilet/shower rooms with a black water tank each on board. we managed to get to a marina and a pump out. That night I noticed that the lights were dimming when ever water was drawn or the toilets flushed, the next morning nothing worked, no microwave, toaster, toilets water pumps, etc. I suspected that the alternator had packed up and when I checked the domestic battery gauge it read 8V even with the engine running, so it was another trip to a marina where we spent quite a pleasant day eating and drinking in the marina café while a very able engineer replaced the domestic alternator. The people and staff at the marina were wonderful and we left there around 5:00pm feeling we had made some friends. From that point on the holiday went well and I don't think we have laughed so much in years. As I said in the beginning, a holiday from hell that we thoroughly enjoyed.
Hah, well that really does sound like a baptism of fire holiday! Glad you all survived it with a lot of laughter and only a few bruises (do hope she's healed!)! Cheers, and thank you for watching! M
I have enjoyed your vids, the endlessly rolling landscapes, the long and cold days on the boat, the happy rides of summer. Your storytelling, sense of humour, the very different voices of both of you. Good luck with university, making earrings and whatever else you decide to do!
I'm sure that whatever you do, however your life trajectory flies, you will have things to say that are worth hearing and sights that are worth seeing. So good luck whatever you choose and KEEP ON WITH THE VIDEOS!
Jo is really enjoying jewelry-making, and we can heartily recommend doing it on a boat, though with the caveat that you've got to get really good at managing without storage space! M
I just wanted to say a big Thank You for all the time and effort you have put into your vlogs. We really do appreciate all the work you put into them. We always look forward to seeing you each week and inviting you into our homes. You both feel like close friends, although we have never met. It has been a privilege to go on this journey with you. You have to do what's right for you both moving forward and we fully support you. It would be great to see the occasional walking with Jo vlog or exploring with Michael vlog. Congratulations on completing the entire system, we are very proud of all three of you.
Well now. This is down right exciting! Go for it, jump in and have a blast. As my ex-wife once told me about life “This is no dress rehearsal.” whatever you both decide to do will be wonderful. I send my best wishes from Daytona Beach Florida.
Great plans are afoot for you both in any one of the directions that you decide to take. I for one look forward to whatever is next because while you describe this as a “narrowboat channel” you’ve done a good job of making it interesting because it’s really about you and your journeys and observations.
Hats off to you, 4 years of vlogs! I have loved the honesty, emotion and care in the videos. It is a pleasure to rewatch the videos. Hurrah for the next steps. What a legacy. If you ever do come up to Scotland 🏴 I owe you a coffee! Thanks and until next time!
All this time, I have been commenting and teasing and poking you both. It was never ever meant to waste your time but to engage. I appreciate that you have taken the time to respond to my lunacy, even when you took me seriously (and I was only half serious). This new chapter sounds exciting! And now i know who to send 50 years of beads and tools to when I go, Jo! Whether you focus your videos on cruising or fixing or painting or canine orb engagement, it matters not (to me). You are both natural story tellers, you have kept me sane after however many years sitting at husbands bedside and in I have come to know and love you guys as you have painted your story on RUclips. There are lots (and lots and lots) of cruising videos so if that's what I wanted, I am spoiled for choice. (There is a new dog in the neighborhood named George, or you are projecting Michael, but hearing a man calling George! GEORGE! while I am typing is a bit surreal) as the video ended when I started to type. ANYWAY, whomever, however and whatever you choose to film, edit and upload is fine with me. If Michael ever gets the opportunity to visit that one museum he has repeatedly tried to catch open, i hope you film what you can and Michael gives us his take on the experience, that would be grand. I don't know where it is, relative to where you are, or if that even remains on the wishlist but if it happens? Please share. Outside of that? I like to hear from friends and it would never occur to me to determine what they talk about. I feel the same way about you and feel honored, frankly, that you will continue to keep in touch. I simply enjoy you both. Thanks for the update. I had noticed that you uploaded less than was usual but you kept us aware enough of your frequent needs for accessible train stations and exploring your schooling wishes and plans that I suspected half of what you said. Thank you for bringing us with you on your travels and it is my hope that you continue to allow us to tag along. I won't complain that i am bored and i will try to behave. Good luck, both of you, with what you are working on! I am confident that you both will succeed past your expectations because you are both awesome! What is the walk you are taking, Jo? Will George come with? I hope so, now!
Thank you for the very kind words, as usual! Jo would love those beads, BTW! She's up on the West Highland Way right now, though George stayed behind as many of the places she's booked to stay along the way don't take dogs for some unaccountable reason! We'll update from time to time about what happens with us ... just not at anything like the pace of the cruising videos, which have gotten a bit exhausting! M
You both are so down to earth and honest that is one of the qualities that drew me to your vlogs with your natural enthusiasm - like many people from O/seas you have been able to bring the UK canals to my doorstep especially during lockdown (here in Oz (Victoria in particular) the lockdowns have been brutal) and especially Michael's Wookie Tshirt always puts a smile. To embark on the Uni challenge is also exciting and hopefully Michael can do a vlog (or a mini vlog) on what your going to study. Jo - oh wow the jewelry is stunning - maybe a mini vlog too will be up n coming.... It's always hard to get to the end of one adventure but daunting & exciting to contemplate another....good luck with every direction....Thank you both for wanting to keep us all here on RUclips Land updated with your forward future plans :) XXXX I am sure all here will be awaiting with anticipation what comes next - it's your adventure...we just live vicariously via your vlogs and thank you both & of course George XXXXX cheers Debz from Oz XXXXX
Thank you for those kind words! Do hope the lockdown eases for you down there soon, but glad we could help entertain you during it in any way! Hopefully we'll get a chance to do some videos on our new pursuits at some point, once Jo's gotten the backlog done and she can take a break and figure out what she wants to shoot and edit going forward! Glad to know you'll want to see what comes next! M
Good luck on the West Highland Way. You will be walking through where I grew up, Kinlochleven. My family still lives there but I’ve not been back for 20 years. Good luck with your future plans.
It was lovely to listen to your (life plan) juggling scenario.Thanks for sharing and all the work you have both put into the vlogs...Best wishes for the future.
Amazing journey we/have followed. For us arm chair narrowboaters it’s been amazing. Hats off to you for seeing it though. Good luck with all things going forward and keep those vlogs coming however rare they become, my subscribed bell will still enjoy being rung! And a good watch is then always on the cards. Cheers Ade
Sad that the end of one adventure is nearly over, but pleased to know that it won’t ‘The End’ of the vlogs. The vlogs have brightened my life, and helped get me through a few bleak times. I hope you get the university place you really want, and wish Jo luck on her walk (it sounds fabulous). I look forward to seeing/hearing what you get up to in your next adventure, may it be all you wish it to be. As always, take care you three.
What a gift you two (well, three with George) are to us all. Do what you have to do. Thanks in advance for sharing whatever that is, and however much it is, with us.
Nice to see you both in realish time. I didn't realize your journey was so close to completion, that's fantastic! As with all journeys, when one chapter closes, the next will begin. I understand your comment interaction dilemma. It happens to many channels as they grow or experience changes in the day to day grind. Seems like some busy channels I watch respond to comments for an hour or 2 after a video goes live and that's it. Another channel I watch responds for a while but continues to heart comments for quite a while. Anyway, see you in the next one👍😉👍
Thank you for that, and for understanding! I've always tried to respond to everything I can, but as you can it can take a while -- 5 days to get to yours, and I've been doing a couple of hours every day! Will definitely have to reduce the responses in the future as it can get really overwhelming, especially with the volume of comments still coming on on older videos! M
Hi, my partner Denise & I have watched all your videos over the past four years. All the time we were looking for our boat, your videos and others helped us get familiar with the vagaries of CCing and boat life in general. We bought our boat and have been cruising as live aboards ever since, we even started our own vlog called Narrowboat Living and put out 16 episodes until my eyesight failed which means I can’t see to operate the cameras. This leaves Denise having to do everything including steering the boat and most of the locking and you obviously know that the editing builds up to impossible levels, however I do get to handle the boat in the locks, so it’s not all bad. We have often commented on how you are able to carry on doing this and covering so much water and in doing so you can’t stick around long enough to be able to appreciate the areas you visit. Whatever you do, enjoy, we will carry on watching until there is no more to watch, keep it up as long as you can, thanks for all the vids!
Thank you so much for that, and for coming along with us on the ride! Yeah, vlogging brings all of its own challenges, and can be quite daunting even without the challenges of failing eyesight. So glad we could help you with getting aboard! M
What a journey and have enjoyed following you every step off the way. I’m sure their are many highlights. Good luck with your next steps which ever way they go.
Enjoying the VLOGS as always, what a legacy you are leaving behind having covered and documented your journey around network. As you consider your options for the next phase coming up for you next year, whatever you are able to do on line will be just perfect, and life is all about change. I'm heading back from the US to visit family in the UK in the next few days,. I will spend most time around my home town Epsom, but will include a visit to my Cousin in Northampton and I've booked an overnight stay in a pub in Crick and I'm arranging a visit to Whilton Marina for an exploratory look over some boats, as a temptation and investigation for what maybe a new change for me sometime over the next few years. The UK is calling me back I feel, and part of that has been your VLOGs, stirring up that whatever it is inside that gets stirred up.
I do hope you enjoy your visit, and when in Northampton do keep an eye out for a certain somewhat battered boat down along the Nene! You never know, George and I might be seen walking around for the next week! Also heartily suggest following the call of the UK, especially if it involves messing about in boats! M
Well that update came quickly! It is hard not to be a little sad when you get to the end of a journey, but I can see that you are both excited about the changes, however they may fall. I am hoping that you get to travel on the Scottish waterway system, as that is something that I would follow closely. I wish you all well.
Thank you! There will be another update once we've run out of backlog videos; hopefully by then we'll have a more solid idea of what comes next! There's hope it may involve the Scottish canals, but many things would have to line up! M
Finally getting back to watching RUclips after a many months of not being online much. Did see some things on Instagram as spoilers but I'm at ep 312 of yours on my watch through, so watched this to help bridge the gap a bit. Choices can be daunting. I wish you wisdom at this time. I'll try to keep my comments low or to other people lol. I never expect a reply anyway. Love that you like things I say and that little bit of a response is great, knowing you saw it. Saying you read them here is good enough too. Looking forward to catching up and then seeing what new direction you go in.
We still read all the comments and we love getting them but replying to everyone can be a lot… which is why it has taken us a week to get to this one. Thanks for all the support and for understanding
When David announced his changes I know there were naysayers, but I thinks his work stands on it's own even with the format changes. I'm sure the same will hold true for you. You have the story telling knack, that more than anything is the reason people watch, whether they realize it or not. Jo does a superb job with the editing, Michael does a superb job with the bloopers (sorry, couldn't resist), and George is just superb. Find your way to tell your stories so that you can enjoy doing it, the rest will follow. And anytime Michael wants to take us on a tour of a historic site or museum I'm all in.
Good luck! I hope the college situation sorts itself, but no matter, keep being who you want to be.
Thank you so much for such kind words. Davids video's are so watchable aren't they. I'm sure well work out what to do with ours too.
Completely agree with Bill! Good luck in new adventures and thanks for all of the superb awesomeness!
The storytelling knack is certainly the biggest draw for me. There was a time when webcomics were my primary entertainment, and all I needed from them was an engaging story and just enough art skill that I could see what was going on.
Thank you Michael and Jo for all the hours of boating video pleasure you have given me and my daughter Rosie. We waved and shouted your names near March and Cambridge. We have since spent a whole week cruising the Cam and Great Ouse. This has really brought Rosie out of her depression and she wants to do it all again. So, thank you. You are the tops. We love you.
That’s so lovely to hear. It’s great you got to enjoy the Ouse and Cam!
OMG, can you imagine a MinimalList binge on that playlist! You are the best, most personable couple on RUclips. Thank you for all your time you have given us. Best wishes for whatever your future entails. Just spend time on yourselves now, we have taken enough out of your lives, and we all thank you for such devotion.
Thank you so much for such kind words.
I started watching in Feb 2021 (I started with #246--the Mersey crossing [long story on how I found it]), so I caught up to what had been posted by early March. As such, I went back to the beginning and started at 001 to see how the journey started... it took me until May 2022 to get through the first 245, then I got sidetracked with life, work, and other things, but I'm just now catching up based the posting about the "penultimate" video...
It's been quite interesting to binge watching (and I've mentioned this before, I actually use Google Maps to follow along--I know it's weird). I'm going to be sad to catch up to the last episode... The renovation videos will be interesting (I'm interested to see if Michael figures out how to do an American RV-style bump-out to get that instant double-wide...).
Thanks for including us in your journey wherever it may take you, it has been such a privilege to follow you both....sorry three...
Thank you so much! From all of us! M
I don't comment on anyone's vlogs very often, but I have thoroughly enjoyed your journey through the canal system. No one knows what the future may hold for any of us (the last 20+ off months has shown us that!), so just do what is right for the two of you and whatever you send our way will be appreciated. All the best from Missouri.
Thank you so much for that! M
Well done on completing an absolutely mammoth task, what a journey! The waterways are a constant source of pleasure, intrigue, and fascinating social history, and thank you both for touring the network and taking us all along.
Thank you for coming along with us! M
Living your life. Do what makes you happy, you are not obliged to your viewers, they will follow your lead. Thank you for sharing your life and journey.
Thank you for saying so! M
Fully support your desire for a direction change.
Life goes on and our world has also changed.
Through your videos we have been able to still enjoy travel to places we have and haven’t been, even when we are also locked down on the other side of the world!
Whatever you decide we will be pleased to see what you share.
Thanks.
Julie & Philip 🇳🇿
Thank you for coming along with us! M
It’s been great to share your journey along the waterways, whatever you decide to do I’m sure you will enjoy it and all your viewers will too. Good Luck. Cheers, Nigel
Thank you so much for taking the time to say so! M
Incredible awesome accomplishment. Like no other boaters...You deserve a genuine silver propellar..😊
Hi to George!!
Thank you! We're happy to receive a genuine silver propeller if anyone wants to bring one by! M
What you do has to be for you all the people who have followed you on your journey will be with you for ever as your blogs will be around forever wishing you all the best take care just make sure you take care of George xxxxxx
Thank you for that! And don't worry, George is several of our top priorities! M
This is the first time I’ve commented on any of your videos, but I just had to let you know how incredibly helpful we’ve found them for our own canal and river travels. Thank you and good luck whatever your future holds xx
Well thank you for saying so, and for coming along with us on the journey! Very glad to have helped in any way! M
You should be really excited for the future. Change is exciting, when you're driving the change. New goals, new accomplishments. Best of luck from the "super sweet" Americans you met at Barbridge Juction in 2018. Roger & Lisa
Thanks for being super sweet! M
We are so grateful that you have vlogged this remarkable journey for us over these past four plus years. We wish you all the best. Marjorie & Crew
Thank you so much for that! M
As David pointed out, there are so many narrowboat channels out there now, but I've always enjoyed your format. Your high quality audio and video, together with the narration and banter make for an entertaining watch. I'm now telling people I'll be renting a narrowboat one of these days. Best wishes for the future, wherever it takes you.
Thank you so much! And definitely do that rental! Well worth it, this messing about in boats business! M
Thanks for the memories.... and I am so glad you found a course that suited what you wanted. I will miss you here but things all change. Some friends are not forgotten quickly and the pair of you are friends I would like to have in real life. George too, though my two would probably stir him up.
Thank you so much ... we will continue to do more videos after the cruising series completes, but this quest had to come to an end at some point, glad we could give you some good memories along the way! Cheers! M
I'll watch pretty much anything you film. I'll miss you, when you are not on. Thank you. We love George
Thank you so much for saying so! We'll be on, just not as often and in a different format, TBD as the pathway makes itself more clear! M
M&J, whatever you decide to, whichever direction you take I wish you the very best. Hope that somehow we will still be a part of your adventures. God bless.
Thank you so much for those kind words! M
I have so much enjoyed your videos over the years you've been cruising, and I have learned an enormous amount about the network of waterways - and I had no idea that the network was so extensive. Thank you for all your work in filming, editing and putting these videos out. And, of course, George, is a star! Have just finished a week's cruise with friends up to Llangollen and back. Your videos were often in my mind! I look forward to further videos. I wish you well for your Master's, Michael, and for your work, Jo. Keep going! With very best wishes!
Thank you so very much, do hope you enjoyed the Llangollen in the very autumnal weather! M
Good luck in whatever you do. You've given me so much pleasure during your adventure. Thanks
Thank you for that! M
"The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition to be born in moments of revelation. No-one knows the shape of this future or where it will take us, we know only that it is born in pain." (G'Kar, Babylon 5, at the end of the third season)
Sorry to see you go, but have thoroughly enjoyed this part of your life. Cruised the cut many years ago, ( before internet or mobile phones invented ). I still think its amazing to be able to interact with hosts of these films. I do not expect, or need a response, just need ( like so many others ) to wish you all the best for the future, no matter what you decide to do. P.S. love to George.🐕🐕🐕
Thank you so much! And I'll give George a special pat for you as well! M
Thankyou so much for sharing your journey... both literal and metaphysical. it has been a privilege to be on board with you both....I will still follow your exploration and adventures, and wish you both all the very best for the future. From New Zealand, an escapee from UK.
Thank you so much for coming along with us, at least metaphysically! One day we may have to vlog our return to New Zealand ... do enjoy the coming summer down there! M
You've done a fantastic job of highlighting the lesser known parts of the canal network, it's harder to argue for resources to reopen canals when existing ones are hardly known/used. It was great to see you go up the Ripon canal, and crossing the Wash was incredible. I'd seen a beautiful video by Martyn Whitwell of narrowboats crossing the Wash before and it was amazing. So fantastic you did so and gave David and Lorna Jane a chance to go with you. It was unforgettable JUST as a viewer. If you do move up to Scotland the network here only consists of the Union and Forth and Clyde canals, but there are plenty of nice places along them - so that's fifty to sixty plus miles of canal to park up along. It would be great to have you here! Best of luck with the West Highland Way Jo, it's a tremendously varied route you'll love it. I'd love to see you turn your map design talents to one showing all the canals currently being restored and proposed new waterways such as Milton Keynes to Bedford. I worry that some of the canal restoration trusts will peter out, one in Yorkshire did close down recently, very sad. The fact that with enough restoration it will be possible to go by boat from Kendal in the Lake District to the South coast of England is amazing and exciting. So many towns like Grantham, Hereford and Derby potentially becoming 're-attached' to the canal network. Then there's the linked Cotswolds canal and the Wilts and Berks canal which when fully re-opened will add more than a total of 100 miles to the network. It would be great to highlight this work and I'd certainly buy the relevant map! Anyway thanks for all you've done, best luck for the future!
Thank you for that! We do hope for Scotland, but there's a lot of things that would need to line up to make that happen, not least of which is a residential mooring space! Knock wood though! I'll mention the idea of a "possible future restoration" map to Jo ... that's a hard one, as a LOT of efforts are underway but really in extremely variable stages of restoration. Not even sure where we'd find a comprehensive list to start from! M
@@MinimalList Yes I see your point you're absolutely right about how would you categorise restoration projects - some seem to be far further along than others, and I get a feeling some are just hanging on by their fingernails. And how much of a market would there be for a map of possible canal restorations. I'd absolutely love one, but that's just me.
Hey channels change all the time and in our hearts we knew this was coming, believe me we can roll with the changes, hooray! More George! Best of luck!
Thank you so much! M
Hello good to see you today. Blue boat travelling in the opposite direction. We want to say thank you for letting us follow your journey from day 1. We have lived aboard for 14 years and still haven't covered half of the system you have done it really is an amazing achievement. All the best for your future. On a side note bridge before ditchford lock has a large piece of metal hanging down so please be careful.
Thank you for that! Unfortunately didn't see your comment until well after we saw that big strip of iron! Good fun that! M
Your video diaries have been joy to watch, first class, down to earth, informative and by far the best on you tube, i wish you all the best for the future.
Thank you so much for that! M
Well done folks. Great to have the debrief. Don't forget the offer of Ireland including George.x
Thank you for that! Love the idea of getting George to Ireland ... have a feeling he'd really like chasing the leprechauns! M
As a Lincolnshire Fenman, I've always called it the river Neene. As you do. Others call it the River Nenn. Glad to see you have it right!
Lol, we can't keep everyone happy with our pronunciation.
Happy to watch whatever content you put up.
Thank you for that! M
I just wish you guys the best whatever you end up doing, following your travels has been a great help to me during the pandemic.
Thank you so much for saying so! We're immensely proud of having helped people through this ridiculously trying time! M
Thanks so much for taking the time to update your viewers on what you are working on. Best of luck with your decisions, i'm confident it will all work out for you and I look forward to new, if different videos.
Thank you so much for coming along with us! M
You guys are one of the best things on YT and you are right, it is all about George! 😉 best wishes for you and your endeavors. I never knew how absolutely lovely the UK is and I live in California and Oregon so that’s saying sumthin!💕🎾🎾🎾💕
Thanks so much!
I think that your videos are so very watchable - and I am sure that will be the case with NON-canal videos so I do hope that once you will continue even if less regularly. No matter what, we will continue to follow along and support - and we are excited to see what's next.
Thank you so very much! M
Thank you for everything! Don't worry about the backlog, they blogs are well work waiting for. Best of the future for you both and George!
Thank you! M
please don't stop all together we will miss you xx
Don’t worry, we’re not stopping entirely, we’re just currently caught up in some crazy bits of the renovation work, and Jo can’t get much (any) editing done! M
The only thing constant in this life is change. Good to see that you can embrace it! Best wishes from rainy Central Michigan....
Thank you so much for that! Here's hoping the rain lifts at some point ... though the one time I've ever been to Michigan it was raining, so I'm not sure how often it happens! M
I’ve had the privilege of watching every vlog you’ve produced. Sadly my elderly mother passed away recently she also enjoyed watching and didn’t see you finish the navigable system, give George a hug from her. I wish you great success in the future whatever direction you travel. Thank you. Ian
I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. It means so much to hear that she enjoyed the videos. Thank you for telling us.
So sorry for your loss.😥 I pray love and comfort for this time of your loss. 💖🙏💖
@ian briggs deepest condolences on the loss of your mum
You need to do what you need to do for your personal goals and happiness. Doing the entire system is an amazing thing but that means now there's the next step and you have to do that your way. We're just along for the ride so we'll go wherever you take us and I'm sure we'll enjoy it.
Thank you so much for coming along on the journey! M
Would love to see an interview (‘ahem’ clears throat and calls “David”) at the end of this journey to get your reflections on the highs and lows, favourite cruising areas, most memorable bits, the fantasy verses reality... etc etc.
Would be fab!
Would be happy to do one! ;-) M
Do what's good for your family, share with us what you can and enjoy your lives. we will be here when you post.
Thank you so much for that! M
Thank you for the tour of Britain. You have done well and I wish you all the best for the future. Looking forward for the next chapter, whatever it will be :-)
So are we! Thank you so much for coming along with us! M
You’ve done a great job and produced some wonderful videos with the main star being George lol…I’ve really enjoyed the series and look forward to whatever else you produce…the only thing that’s constant is change so we have to embrace it and move on..always a fan.
Many thanks!
I changed direction 180 degrees at the age of 49 and got a masters, and then a second masters, and then a PhD. If you had asked me my plan when I was 48, if grad school was in my future, I would have laughed hysterically. It was the best decision I ever made (after my choice of spouse).Grad school was so much fun as "a grown-up". I loved almost every minute (even when I was sleep deprived). If I can do it, anyone can do it. I am looking forward to hearing all about your experience. I hope you love it as much as I did. (and, yes, as a returning student with kids in college and a few unexpected medical challenges, it was not all smooth sailing, If I had to do it all over again, I would jump at the choice, I'll be cheering you on ( and anxiously waiting for updates on Jo and George too!)
Thank you for that, it's actually really good to hear from other mature students that this isn't an utterly asinine thing to do! I'm really looking forward to finding my way through the whole process, warts and all! Will definitely do some updates as and when it all begins to coalesce, and will for Jo and George as well, of course! Cheers! M
As another C.S. grad degree holder, I wish Good luck on your master's application.
Thank you very much, it's appreciated! M
Thank you for showing this side of England I never knew existed. You guys have been a source of entertainment and relaxation during some really stressful moments. We are still in lock-down here in Sydney and it has been lovely to see a different part of the world. I probably started following you a few years ago and have slowly worked my way through your videos til todays. My friends in Australia think I have gone narrowboat mad when I mention watching your videos. Well first they say a narrowwhat? Then I explain and they give me a you're mad look. But clearly I can't be to mad as you have many followers from Aus and all around the world. All the best with whatever tomorrow holds, blessings.
We're very proud to have so many viewers Down Under! Do hope the lockdown ends for you soon ... can't wait for that hopefully not too distant day when we can visit Australia once more! M
Just like to say a big thanks for sharing your adventure with us had the pleasure to meet you on the Llangollen canal back in 2019 would like to wish you all the best and hope your plans all work out looking forward to your new adventure👍🏻
Thank you so very much! Glad to have met you too! M
I truly hope the cut has been as wonderful as you hoped. I am one that enjoyed coming with you. As I have watched for most of these 4 years from my bed. I have lived vicariously thru you. Will be looking forward to your next adventure but right now it sounds like you will be doing the no fun part of traveling/ exploring. I will be looking forward to whatever...including George...X OX
Thank you so much for coming along with us! M
Yes. Many grateful thanks for all your beautiful vids. I wish you both all success in whatever you do in the future…and may your God always be with you. You are truly wonderful people.
Thank you so much! M
Thank you so much for your wonderful vlogs. Whatever the future brings, the very best of luck.
Thank you so much! M
Your videos have been amazing. I’ve used them to get a heads up on cruising the Trent, Fossdyke and Witham, Chesterfield, Keadby and Stanthorpe, Canals.
I’m now planning to do the Ouse and Derwent to Poklington, York and Ripon.
I’ve been boating for 21 years (hiring and sharing) and have now got my own so able to cruise my local waterways.
Thanks for your excellent and informative videos. Whatever you choose to do, I’ll be watching.
I hope you continue to put out videos and entertain/inform us for many years to come.
Cheers
Les and Anne on Glendyne
Wishing you lots of happy adventures on your boat. It’s honestly so nice to hear our videos were useful. Enjoy the Pocklington it was definitely a a favourite of ours. And we’d love to hear if you make it up the Foss in York as that is one of the Silver Propeller locations we missed.
All the very best of luck with whatever comes your way and whatever you choose to do. You are always entertaining and we look forward to future videos. 😀
Thank you for that! M
Good luck to both of you, wherever you go and whatever you do.
Thank you so much for the kind words! M
We have watched and enjoyed your videos from the beginning. I don't know exactly where your interests lie, Michael, but i got started programming in 1966, just in time for the IBM/360. I was an Assembly Language programmer and also used COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, RPG, LOGO, etc. I came in at just the right time and it provided a career path for me. Just thought you might be interested. Best of luck in your future endeavors and we will be watching.
Ahh, some great languages there, though Fortran is the only one still going strong. COBOL saw quite the resurgence in demand in the early Covid nightmare, which was fascinating! My area of interest is understanding the dynamics of programming language and feature adoption ... extremely strange little niche! Thank you so much for the support! M
Recon you should renovate the boat, keep it as a holiday boat because there are a lot of memories on the boat that you might miss, and then go and see some other parts of the would, maybe get a camper and do some of the van life which you’ll be amazing at and keep the boat just for chilling on. PS another very informative catch up vlog as well.Looking forward to you next 20 videos ,Hope you have some sort of a party when you finally complete the final leg of the cruise!
It's an option, though being minimalist be nature we're more sentimental about our memories than the things we did them in ... plus the idea of Persey sitting somewhere, just waiting, is kind of heartbreaking. She's an adventurous boat, and wants to move! Thanks so much for watching and hope you enjoy the cruising videos that remain! M
Have really enjoyed accompanying you both on your adventures around the network from Aotearoa NZ. I'm sure your life changes and new ventures will be as successful as this has been. All the best.
Thank you for that! Kind of wish we'd vlogged our adventures around New Zealand, actually ... do hope to get back there some day! M
Wishing you all the best, no matter which “option” you choose 👍🏻😊
Thank you so much! M
Best of luck with future plans and changes. Just glad you're not going to disappear. Looking forward.
Thank you for joining us along the journey! And no, not going to disappear, just change! M
Will still be following you on your amazing journey
Thank you! One of these days we'll need to talk more about the ridiculously amazing journey before this started ... can only imagine it's pretty epic from here out as well, knowing us! M
I concur with all the comments below, have enjoyed your journey so much thank you for sharing. No need for a reply and as you are both so personable look forward to seeing snippets of whatever new challenge you take on. Hugs to George and we can always look back on where you have been if we need a fix. I probably will never get to travel the canals (disappointing) but I really want the map to colour in 😂
Thank you so much for taking the time to write! If you can't get to the canals yourself, at least there's the fun of coloring in to be had! ;-) M
I really wish you both the best of luck in the future, you are both very charming and intelligent, so I've no doubt your next adventure will be a great sucess too. The vlogs have been so entertaining over the last few years, so I thank you both for that. xx
Thank you so much for those kind words! M
Go have fun.. You earned it.. I'll check in now and then. Heck, there's more videos to enjoy. Press on !!
Thank you for that! And do check in! M
This time last week we were sitting in our floating holiday home saying what we need is a map to colour in when we complete a canal. Back at home catching up on youtube and there you are with the very thing. Perfect. Will cross off Dudley No2 canal first because I am never again going through the Gostley tunnel. Can recommend a month on the canals and a month on land.Good luck for the future.
Never say never for the Gosty Tunnel! Some cheap diesel is a nice reward! Also glad we came out with just the thing just as you need it! M
O boy. I’m so happy for the ‘3’ of u
It’s wonderful. Never enough educational experience
Jo jewelry making is wonderful artistry
George will adjust to a new lifestyle
I will miss this vlog lifestyle greatly but I am so very happy for u
B well pls check in as much as u can or want too I will b here cheering u on
Thank you so much for that! We will definitely check in as things change, once the "round the system" vlogs are finished! M
The best of luck to the two of you and George of course. What ever you choose, I for one will still follow your adventures if you put them up. Incidentally my wife and I and my cousin and her husband have just had the holiday from hell that we thoroughly enjoyed on the Llangollen canal. Before we even left the mooring we were rammed by another boat, my wife fell from the well deck into the boat, luckily all she sustained was some very sore bruising, and then, late on day two the black water tank became full because the company hadn't pumped it out, luckily there were two toilet/shower rooms with a black water tank each on board. we managed to get to a marina and a pump out. That night I noticed that the lights were dimming when ever water was drawn or the toilets flushed, the next morning nothing worked, no microwave, toaster, toilets water pumps, etc. I suspected that the alternator had packed up and when I checked the domestic battery gauge it read 8V even with the engine running, so it was another trip to a marina where we spent quite a pleasant day eating and drinking in the marina café while a very able engineer replaced the domestic alternator. The people and staff at the marina were wonderful and we left there around 5:00pm feeling we had made some friends. From that point on the holiday went well and I don't think we have laughed so much in years. As I said in the beginning, a holiday from hell that we thoroughly enjoyed.
Hah, well that really does sound like a baptism of fire holiday! Glad you all survived it with a lot of laughter and only a few bruises (do hope she's healed!)! Cheers, and thank you for watching! M
Whatever you decide to do, I'm going to love seeing it! I am loving your Reno vids, because I'm one of THOSE people.
I have enjoyed your vids, the endlessly rolling landscapes, the long and cold days on the boat, the happy rides of summer. Your storytelling, sense of humour, the very different voices of both of you. Good luck with university, making earrings and whatever else you decide to do!
Thank you so much for that! Really nice to hear! M
All the best with whatever comes next. You will love the Nene.
Thank you! We've loved it very much! M
I'm sure that whatever you do, however your life trajectory flies, you will have things to say that are worth hearing and sights that are worth seeing. So good luck whatever you choose and KEEP ON WITH THE VIDEOS!
Thank you! We plan on making more, just less often and not as cruise-focused ... time will tell how often and on what topics, though. M
So glad you are enjoying making your earrings Jo, I’m a jeweller too, but longing to be a boating jeweller.
Jo is really enjoying jewelry-making, and we can heartily recommend doing it on a boat, though with the caveat that you've got to get really good at managing without storage space! M
I’m a silversmith - so tonnes of kit!
I just wanted to say a big Thank You for all the time and effort you have put into your vlogs. We really do appreciate all the work you put into them. We always look forward to seeing you each week and inviting you into our homes. You both feel like close friends, although we have never met. It has been a privilege to go on this journey with you. You have to do what's right for you both moving forward and we fully support you. It would be great to see the occasional walking with Jo vlog or exploring with Michael vlog. Congratulations on completing the entire system, we are very proud of all three of you.
Thank you so much for coming along with us! We'll try and keep everyone up to date! M
Well now. This is down right exciting! Go for it, jump in and have a blast. As my ex-wife once told me about life “This is no dress rehearsal.” whatever you both decide to do will be wonderful. I send my best wishes from Daytona Beach Florida.
Thank you! M
Great plans are afoot for you both in any one of the directions that you decide to take. I for one look forward to whatever is next because while you describe this as a “narrowboat channel” you’ve done a good job of making it interesting because it’s really about you and your journeys and observations.
Thank you for saying that! And for coming along with us for the ride! M
Hats off to you, 4 years of vlogs! I have loved the honesty, emotion and care in the videos. It is a pleasure to rewatch the videos. Hurrah for the next steps. What a legacy. If you ever do come up to Scotland 🏴 I owe you a coffee! Thanks and until next time!
Thanks a ton
Looking forward to watching your new adventure
Thank you so much! M
Where ever your future takes you ill still watch.
Thank you so very much for saying so! M
Love you both, go with what works . We'll be there sticking with whatever program comes, it will be good.
Thank you so much for that! M
I have enjoyed your journey as much as i enjoyed game of thrones is there any greater compliment. I wish you all the best in whatever path you take.
All this time, I have been commenting and teasing and poking you both. It was never ever meant to waste your time but to engage. I appreciate that you have taken the time to respond to my lunacy, even when you took me seriously (and I was only half serious). This new chapter sounds exciting! And now i know who to send 50 years of beads and tools to when I go, Jo!
Whether you focus your videos on cruising or fixing or painting or canine orb engagement, it matters not (to me). You are both natural story tellers, you have kept me sane after however many years sitting at husbands bedside and in I have come to know and love you guys as you have painted your story on RUclips. There are lots (and lots and lots) of cruising videos so if that's what I wanted, I am spoiled for choice. (There is a new dog in the neighborhood named George, or you are projecting Michael, but hearing a man calling George! GEORGE! while I am typing is a bit surreal) as the video ended when I started to type.
ANYWAY, whomever, however and whatever you choose to film, edit and upload is fine with me. If Michael ever gets the opportunity to visit that one museum he has repeatedly tried to catch open, i hope you film what you can and Michael gives us his take on the experience, that would be grand. I don't know where it is, relative to where you are, or if that even remains on the wishlist but if it happens? Please share. Outside of that? I like to hear from friends and it would never occur to me to determine what they talk about. I feel the same way about you and feel honored, frankly, that you will continue to keep in touch. I simply enjoy you both.
Thanks for the update. I had noticed that you uploaded less than was usual but you kept us aware enough of your frequent needs for accessible train stations and exploring your schooling wishes and plans that I suspected half of what you said. Thank you for bringing us with you on your travels and it is my hope that you continue to allow us to tag along. I won't complain that i am bored and i will try to behave. Good luck, both of you, with what you are working on! I am confident that you both will succeed past your expectations because you are both awesome! What is the walk you are taking, Jo? Will George come with? I hope so, now!
Thank you for the very kind words, as usual! Jo would love those beads, BTW! She's up on the West Highland Way right now, though George stayed behind as many of the places she's booked to stay along the way don't take dogs for some unaccountable reason! We'll update from time to time about what happens with us ... just not at anything like the pace of the cruising videos, which have gotten a bit exhausting! M
when the door opens all it takes is faith and the first step......always forward with a smile
Good Luck..... always
Thank you so much! Always been my motto to follow pathways right to the end, then find another pathway! M
@@MinimalList keep your health in mind . It sneaks up on you. ......
Oh, it’s been sneaking up on me for a while. Part of the reason for the change is to give us a bit more stability upon which to address that. M
You both are so down to earth and honest that is one of the qualities that drew me to your vlogs with your natural enthusiasm - like many people from O/seas you have been able to bring the UK canals to my doorstep especially during lockdown (here in Oz (Victoria in particular) the lockdowns have been brutal) and especially Michael's Wookie Tshirt always puts a smile. To embark on the Uni challenge is also exciting and hopefully Michael can do a vlog (or a mini vlog) on what your going to study. Jo - oh wow the jewelry is stunning - maybe a mini vlog too will be up n coming.... It's always hard to get to the end of one adventure but daunting & exciting to contemplate another....good luck with every direction....Thank you both for wanting to keep us all here on RUclips Land updated with your forward future plans :) XXXX I am sure all here will be awaiting with anticipation what comes next - it's your adventure...we just live vicariously via your vlogs and thank you both & of course George XXXXX cheers Debz from Oz XXXXX
Thank you for those kind words! Do hope the lockdown eases for you down there soon, but glad we could help entertain you during it in any way! Hopefully we'll get a chance to do some videos on our new pursuits at some point, once Jo's gotten the backlog done and she can take a break and figure out what she wants to shoot and edit going forward! Glad to know you'll want to see what comes next! M
Good luck on the West Highland Way. You will be walking through where I grew up, Kinlochleven. My family still lives there but I’ve not been back for 20 years. Good luck with your future plans.
Thank you so much! M
It was lovely to listen to your (life plan) juggling scenario.Thanks for sharing and all the work you have both put into the vlogs...Best wishes for the future.
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Luvs ya vid from the start 4 yrs ago I don’t aways comment it’s been brilliant to watch Thanks 🙂🐶✌️
Thank you, glad you’ve enjoyed them! M
Amazing journey we/have followed. For us arm chair narrowboaters it’s been amazing. Hats off to you for seeing it though. Good luck with all things going forward and keep those vlogs coming however rare they become, my subscribed bell will still enjoy being rung! And a good watch is then always on the cards.
Cheers
Ade
Thank you so much for coming along with us! M
Good luck to you both. Many thanks from Chris and Jane
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All things come to end. Good luck on your journey of life.
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Sad that the end of one adventure is nearly over, but pleased to know that it won’t ‘The End’ of the vlogs. The vlogs have brightened my life, and helped get me through a few bleak times. I hope you get the university place you really want, and wish Jo luck on her walk (it sounds fabulous). I look forward to seeing/hearing what you get up to in your next adventure, may it be all you wish it to be. As always, take care you three.
Thank you so much! As someone who regularly has his own bleaker times, you've no idea how much it means to hear we've helped others through theirs! M
You guys are absolutely amazing you have given us so much inspiration god bless you both.
Thank you so much for saying so! M
What a gift you two (well, three with George) are to us all. Do what you have to do. Thanks in advance for sharing whatever that is, and however much it is, with us.
Thank you so very much for saying that! M
Nice to see you both in realish time. I didn't realize your journey was so close to completion, that's fantastic! As with all journeys, when one chapter closes, the next will begin.
I understand your comment interaction dilemma. It happens to many channels as they grow or experience changes in the day to day grind. Seems like some busy channels I watch respond to comments for an hour or 2 after a video goes live and that's it. Another channel I watch responds for a while but continues to heart comments for quite a while.
Anyway, see you in the next one👍😉👍
Thank you for that, and for understanding! I've always tried to respond to everything I can, but as you can it can take a while -- 5 days to get to yours, and I've been doing a couple of hours every day! Will definitely have to reduce the responses in the future as it can get really overwhelming, especially with the volume of comments still coming on on older videos! M
Hi, my partner Denise & I have watched all your videos over the past four years. All the time we were looking for our boat, your videos and others helped us get familiar with the vagaries of CCing and boat life in general. We bought our boat and have been cruising as live aboards ever since, we even started our own vlog called Narrowboat Living and put out 16 episodes until my eyesight failed which means I can’t see to operate the cameras. This leaves Denise having to do everything including steering the boat and most of the locking and you obviously know that the editing builds up to impossible levels, however I do get to handle the boat in the locks, so it’s not all bad. We have often commented on how you are able to carry on doing this and covering so much water and in doing so you can’t stick around long enough to be able to appreciate the areas you visit. Whatever you do, enjoy, we will carry on watching until there is no more to watch, keep it up as long as you can, thanks for all the vids!
Thank you so much for that, and for coming along with us on the ride! Yeah, vlogging brings all of its own challenges, and can be quite daunting even without the challenges of failing eyesight. So glad we could help you with getting aboard! M
Well... What ever the future, thank you for the videos so far (really great) and good luck moving forward.
Thank you! M
What a journey and have enjoyed following you every step off the way. I’m sure their are many highlights.
Good luck with your next steps which ever way they go.
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@@MinimalList My pleasure.
Enjoying the VLOGS as always, what a legacy you are leaving behind having covered and documented your journey around network. As you consider your options for the next phase coming up for you next year, whatever you are able to do on line will be just perfect, and life is all about change. I'm heading back from the US to visit family in the UK in the next few days,. I will spend most time around my home town Epsom, but will include a visit to my Cousin in Northampton and I've booked an overnight stay in a pub in Crick and I'm arranging a visit to Whilton Marina for an exploratory look over some boats, as a temptation and investigation for what maybe a new change for me sometime over the next few years. The UK is calling me back I feel, and part of that has been your VLOGs, stirring up that whatever it is inside that gets stirred up.
I do hope you enjoy your visit, and when in Northampton do keep an eye out for a certain somewhat battered boat down along the Nene! You never know, George and I might be seen walking around for the next week! Also heartily suggest following the call of the UK, especially if it involves messing about in boats! M
Always great to hear what is going on. Best Wishes on your future
Thank you! M
Well that update came quickly! It is hard not to be a little sad when you get to the end of a journey, but I can see that you are both excited about the changes, however they may fall. I am hoping that you get to travel on the Scottish waterway system, as that is something that I would follow closely. I wish you all well.
Thank you! There will be another update once we've run out of backlog videos; hopefully by then we'll have a more solid idea of what comes next! There's hope it may involve the Scottish canals, but many things would have to line up! M
I have enjoyed many of your videos in the past year and a half. Hope all goes well.
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Finally getting back to watching RUclips after a many months of not being online much. Did see some things on Instagram as spoilers but I'm at ep 312 of yours on my watch through, so watched this to help bridge the gap a bit. Choices can be daunting. I wish you wisdom at this time. I'll try to keep my comments low or to other people lol. I never expect a reply anyway. Love that you like things I say and that little bit of a response is great, knowing you saw it. Saying you read them here is good enough too. Looking forward to catching up and then seeing what new direction you go in.
We still read all the comments and we love getting them but replying to everyone can be a lot… which is why it has taken us a week to get to this one. Thanks for all the support and for understanding
Thanks for this update. Good luck with the school decision Michael and the jewelry making Jo!
Thank you so much! M