Blowin' in The Wind - Narrowboat Canal Life - Episode 101
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2020
- We struggle in the wind and crash and bang through locks. But, nevermind, we're on our way to Wales.
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Enjoyed your video, nice scenery and the little dogs loving the freedom.
They certainly have a good life.
Love floating along with you, like the new map feature showing the canal and where your travelling destination is.
Thank you
Lovely video as always, thank you
Thank you
I was just thinking as I watched this, Archie and Jess really are living their best lives aren't they. Enjoyed the video as always guy's.
I think they are, but you should see their sad faces sometimes on the boat when they think they should be out playing!!
Loved it guys thanks 😁👍👏👏👏
Thanks for your video, i enjoyed it.
I adore you two and both the pups thank you for sharing ur life wiv us xxxx
Your .... with
Lovely and Peaceful..
Nice video! I appreciated the Google Earth map, showing your route. It's helpful!
Thank you
😊 cows usually friendly... Bulls on the other hand not so much!
Nice one looks peaceful there ✌️
Lovely walks guys great vlog. Thank you for sharing.
Nice video
wonderful
How sweet, holding hands 🥰 thankyou for sharing. I love a new canal too!🦘🇦🇺💖
Thanks for all the interesting info. There pies looked nice. Great video as usual.
Thank you Michael
Enjoyed your vlog, rain/clouds/wind and all. The countryside is such a pleasure to look at....as were the pies. Looking forward to the next vlog. Take care.
I love to watch your videos ... always "clean" and fresh and with both feet on the "ground" and lively lovely, Thank you for entertaining us ... I have a certain interest and "hunger" in watching scenes and pictures from Northern England. Just like it!
Thank you Freedaa, so glad you are enjoying the videos xx
great and fun video to watch. glad to see both of you again.. shame about the weather though.
Love floating along with you on your boat!
Glad you enjoy it
Thank you for a wonderful trip. The church was quite lovely.
Yes,it's a shame we couldn't go in
enjoyed that thanks guys
Glad you enjoyed it
On the move at last. I can’t wait to follow your adventure on this canal. Thanks as always for sharing.
You are very welcome. It is a lovely canal so far with much more beauty promised.
Another enjoyable vlog I love your style of easygoing life. Keep it coming.
Thank you
I may of well passed you, I drive the main road between Chester and Nantwich morning and afternoon most days.
Love the vlogs and please keep them coming.
Love watching your videos from our lounge room in Perth in Oz, taking us to places in England we never went to whilst living there...thanks guys.
Thank you for watching all the way from Perth, glad you enjoy the videos
Thank you, have a beaut day.
I love that you're reducing your plastic use. I save my jars for food storage and buy things unwrapped as much as possible. That means delis, farmers markets, and bakeries. So happy you are making it work. I have a plastic free kitchen. It took awhile, but it's possible. Thanks for your lovely videos. They refresh my soul.
We have been trying to be almost plastic free for a long time, but it has been almost impossible with limited shopping during lockdown.
Great vlog, love the drone shots. Stay well and safe
Thank you
Fantastic video guys 😊👍
Thank you
Thanks for sharing. The church was lovely! Stay safe.
You're welcome
Awesome walk, great video, lovely people, and I'm happy. Great to see you again. Merry Ann from Minnesota
Thank you Merry Ann
We spent the summer last year on the Llangollen it was beautiful 😍
very lovely vlog
Thank you 😊
Really loved the walk through the village. It's a whole new world for an Aussie and a lovely change from just canal scenes. Keep up the good work!
Thank you viv, glad you enjoyed it
Love your vlogs always so interesting seeing all the different places you visit. Your doggos have a wonderful time exploring all those new places. I always steer clear of lots of cows in a field too! Love your lifestyle. Enjoy the Llangollen canal.
Thank you, we will. X
So happy you're able to be out and about...loved the church...I'm not sure I'd be happy with cows coming toward me if I had a dog with me and I do love cows...but maybe not in large numbers :) :) :) excellent that 'sweeties' were available :)
Thanks for another lovely vlog and it's great that you took us with you on your walks. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Our pleasure!
Great video guys and a nice walk into the village there,the weather brings back memories of some summer’s in Cornwall,watch out for the cow’s and take care
We will, thank you
Love your Akubra Fran . Great video has usual, stay safe love and best wishes from Aus.
Thank you. But it is actually Rich's. I claim it fits me better😀
It was wet and windy, same here in Dublin but it’s a glorious video, gorgeous camera work and those doggies are fantastic, love them.
Thank you both so much.
Many thanks!
Thanks for showing your mistake in the lock with the side flow. It gives the rest of us hope. Our first day was climbing the Audlem flight and I hit many a lock side! Can't wait to be on the Llangollen next May.
I like walking our local canals and photographing the wildlife, so I can see how you enjoy floating your boat. Super video. Came here from Richard Vobes own channel, glad I did. Take care...
Thank you for joining us John
Love your vlogs and always look forward to seeing them. I'm seeing parts of our beautiful country I'll prob never get to see otherwise so thankyou for sharing your journey 😍 I'm with you Fran! Love seeing cows and watching them but as long as there is a fence and gate between us 😂 Take care all 4 of you 😘 love Sharon xxxx
Thank you Sharon glad you enjoyed it
Loved the vlog and going into Wales. Look forward to you vlogs, it’s been a long 6 days. You and a few others I follow are all doing what I’ll never be able to do anymore. So appreciate all the work you all put in. 💗💗
Ah, glad you enjoy our travels
Great vlog thank you! I couldn't find Narrow boat Snow goose on here? Keep up the good work x
He is not on RUclips, just Twitter and facebook.
You guys are awesome as always! So funny about the cows! I think they’re pretty gentle as long as you don’t bother them! Can’t say the same for bulls. The church was lovely! Thanks again, happy and safe travels!
Thank you
i do enjoy watching your vlogs for a really old couple there very good
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As always, thank you...... A pretty good pronunciation of Llangollen Rich!! Well done young fella. I did it in the mid 70's,,,, an incredible and life changing experience....Wonderful memories.
Glad you made it to the LLangollen canal. Lets hope the weather warms up a bit. Take care.
It's so cold today. Glad I was baking bread today to warm the boat up.
Aww! lovely V-log guys thank you. Don't be afraid of the cows, they think you have food. You can be really rough with them when you scratch behind their ears, they love it. They usually try to lick you too.
I'm with Fran on the cows - big and scary 😂 Thanks for a lovely vlog. You'll enjoy the Llangollen. It was our first ever canal holiday on 1981 and did it 4 years ago on our share boat. Fabulous!
Do far, we are loving it.
Hello there brilliant viewing nice to see you boating looking good
Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon
Thank you,glad you enjoyed it
..you've won life's lottery! ...I am sure it took a lot of hard work on both your parts to live your dream! bravo!
We have worked for nearly 60yesrs between us and had to give up lots to do this but it was absolutely worth it.
Great seeing you again, enjoy the Llangollen!
Thanks for your help but can't believe you refused to take me shopping!!
@@FloatingOurBoat I remember last time though...🤣🤣🤣
Those are two very happy and lucky dogs. They seem to totally enjoy the tow path walks. Or in their case runs. Pure a good mom and dad.
You are so right, but Archie can look sooomiserable when he is on the boat and thinks he should be out.
Hoot! lovely vlog, you both look good Fran 's eye are a lot clearer. Fran hope to see some home made,next week cheers.
I'll see what I can do
Hi Fran & Rich, another lovely vlog. Jess & Archie are certainly enjoying themselves, despite the weather 😊 please give them hugs for me 💖 Hope the weather warms up a bit for you guys. I really appreciate all the hard work you put into your vlogs. Thank you for sharing...take really good care, stay safe! xo
Hugs duly given x
I share the same fear of cows. I do try to avoid them in my walks. Well done you two. Great watch, as ever, and looking forward to meeting up towards the end of the month. :)
They look so peaceful and friendly until there are about 20 moving steadfastly in my direction. Much prettier from the other side of the fence. Let's have a cow free walk please!
Good to see you both again,had a nice week in the caravan but also had lousy weather and cold. Couldn’t believe it blows your boat about with the weight of it. Hey what about you two holding hands, must be newly weds. Happy sailing loving new views
Thanks, were a romantic old couple! when the wind catched the boat on the side it really can blow it about a lot and we dont have the most powerful of engines to fight it.
Lovely area, cows eyesight is magnified and you are much bigger to them than they are to you, I grew up with cows as my late Dad was a herdsman, enjoy Wales and don't forget a waterproof jacket, rains a lot there but a beautiful country
Lovely vlog,Llangollen canal is nice but will be busy enjoy it’s good too see the canals again so missing then at the moment have till sept too wait to get on my boat thanks
Roll on September!
I didn’t know sweets are a cure for hay fever?!! Lovely video, as always. Keep pootlin’ xx
As far as Rich is concerned, they are the cure for nearly everything!
You wouldnt catch me anywhere near cows when I had my dogs! Glad to see you made it to the village safely! Looks more like a winter video, let's hope it brightens up again soon!
Thanks 👍
Thank you for acknowledging remarks....so many to read, I bet!! Best wishes! 🍫🍭🍩
It does take a long time, but we really do love reading the comments. Sorry if we miss a few replies!
Great to see the reappearance of.the cheese and onion pies. They would taste even better with lashings of gravy and a few chips. PS. you are my favourites xx.
Ooooh! Gravy and chips, now you've done it!
PS. thank you xx
Great walk around the reservoir; thanks for taking us along on those. Your off-canal adventures are always fun to see! Please keep them in the videos, in case you’ve ever wondered if people enjoy them. I’ve always been curious how it looked back there, after seeing dozens of Llangollen videos over the years. Had a quick suggestion for the gas locker, if it’s ok o offer? Why not get a magnet like those used on dishwashers over here (full/empty) and stick to the outside. That way whenever you swap bottles, you can spin the magnet, and it’s always visible at a glance how the spare bottle is. I’ve done this for years on propane tanks on camping trailers, works a treat. Fran, please don’t think I’m wishing for cows to chase you, but I always do get tickled whenever you’re being stalked by random bovines and you get in a rush to clear the area. As always, thanks to you both for sharing your days with us! Please stay safe and healthy and have some great summer cruising into Wales!
Hi Sean. thank you for your comment and all suggestions are always welcome. Not everyone likes the of canal content of our videos, but we can't please everyone and most seem to like it so it will definitely stay. Thank you
Glad you guys are on the move again, it must of drove you guys nuts on the lock down, I know, it drive me potty being stuck in a wheel chair now for 7 years and can't get out on a daylie bais's, stay safe out there.
It is really good to be exploring again. To be honest even in lock down, at least we were in a lovely place so we had it better than most. Glad you enjoy watching.
We were walking through a field of Shire horses recently and they came to say hello and to see if we had food. We were petrified and had to be helped by someone who had confidence with them. They looked a lot more beautiful when we were the other side of the gate!! So fully understand the cow situation. Great vlog as always . In the words of E ' I need some sleep"
Yes, that would be me too. I have great respect for anything that much bigger than me especially when I am in their field!!!
Hi guys good to see you heading towards the Llangollen. I know where your coming from with the weather. I successfully moved the Swamp Duck from Shardlow to its new home mooring on the Ashby but it was a very windy and wet journey, one advantage of my yogurt pot is that I can operate it under cover. I was made up to meet a viewer for the first time, he shouted out Hi Alan, and then we met for a good old chat, makes it all worthwhile. Thanks for that take care. Alan xxx
That is lovely, it does make it all worth it. glad you got back to your mooring safely
nice guitar blues there Rich.
Thank you
So jealous right now! The Llangollen is my absolute favourite canal, several visits over the years and we are always looking forward to our next. Mooring at ellesmere in total darkness under the trees with the mere a few feet away illuminated by moonlight is magical- or creepy, depending on your constitution- but has to be done.
That sounds lovely, we can't wait
Great vid.
Hopefully we will have better weather when we reach the Llangollen 🤣😂.
Nice to know it's not only Debbie who has a cow thing going on.
Those dam lock by-washes, I seem to nail one, then think I've mastered it then totally fluff the next 🤔.
I know someone who today is moored in the Llangollen basin and says its lovely😜😜❤️ and only 8 of the 28 moorings are taken 👍
Oh look a hire boat now coming into the basin🤫
Those washes are a body nightmare. I knew there was a reason that we didn't finish our painting. 😂
@@FloatingOurBoat worth putting some wood rubbing strakes along the bow section just to protect the paint. There is always a flow on that canal.. parts of Shroppie also bad IIRC
Goodness, a late posted vlog for you folks. But worth it! Beautiful scenery and lots of laughs ... "boy stuff" ... LOL!
Stay safe and healthy. We're staying very close to home here in South Carolina as our positive cases are skyrocketing ... opened too quickly and people aren't wearing masks, social distancing, etc. Have lots of projects to keep us busy at home.
It took about 6 hours to upload it as the internet is so slow here. We just went to bed and left it running!!
Great vid and nice walk, cows were out to get ya😫🙂🙂
You got that right!
Great update, when I lived on the Suffolk / Essex boarders there were a few cast iron crosses in the churches, but I haven't seen cast plates before.
I'm wondering if it is because there is a lot of sandstone up here. Many of the stone are unreadable now as the stone has washed away??
You have to remember the cows are more scared of you than you are of them. We felt so jealous of you two as we have our "Lazy Bee" on hard standing at Swanley Bridge Marina and of course we can't get over there because of covid. The farm shop at Wrenbury has been closed for a couple of years but there is one at Burland, we unfortunately have not been to. Love your vlogs, you two are so positive.
Ah, it's a shame you weren't on the boat as we went past! There is a farm shop at Wrenbury so maybe they have reopened. We will look out for the one at Burland though. Thank you
By the time l get up in the morning here in Canada, you come and visit and keep me company for breakfast. I am from England and find it comforting hearing you and travelling through “home”. Thank you for keeping me in touch with my roots.
Ha ha, just creep up on you in the night.😀
@@FloatingOurBoat In the nicest way though. No loud banging on the front door.
Moored up next to you in Wrenbury in the rain the other night! Hoping for some better weather for cruising now. Enjoy.
Oh, you should have given us a shout. If you find the good weather, let us know.
Funny when I saw Fran climbing over the style with a trowel in hand and the next shot was an allotment the thought crossed my mind that Fran was 'going equipped' for some vegetable rustling - obviously you wouldn't. Nice to be reminded of how cold it can get in the UK in the summer. Really enjoy the vlogs thank you.
Ha ha, that's my poop scoop. However I am desperate for fresh veg!
Yay! Fame at last 😀. That was us on nb Heron going down Hurleston Locks. Very glad you didn't film me making a complete mess of picking Heather up after the last lock! Enjoy the Llangollen.
Hey, glad we got to wave if not to say hello properly. Don't believe you made a mess of anything, your driving looked perfect.
Hi from grey old London. Even though the weather looks the same where you are I know where I'd rather be. Oh, Fran afraid of the lovely moo-cow 🐄 good Vlog as usual. Thanks, guys.
I know I'm just silly, but too many stories of people getting trampled.
@@FloatingOurBoat, I just being facetious. Plus what do I know about cows I live in London for crying out loud. Lol.
Jodrell Bank was the world's first radio telescope, built just after WW2, initially out of army surplus kit. It was/is an amazing achievement. And good effort in pronouncing Llangollen. The aspirated L is one of the features of Welsh.
Thank you, that's really interesting
I so enjoy your village walks. Sorry you couldn’t get into the church. I know you must have disappointed. The exterior was lovely though. Those pies looked really good!
The pies were good and don't worry, there are plenty more churches ahead.
Those pies look goooood!
Yes, they were
Such a shame the weather has dipped and after such a gorgeous spring too.
It's mainly the younger cattle that are inquisitive, older ones not as much. Lovely video despite the rotton weather
Thank you
Harold & Kathy Schwendeman
I'm an "old guy" nearly 80, just barely computer literate, but stumbled upon one of your blogs a while back while laying around, recovering from open heart surgery (a huge success) and then more laying around due to COVID-19. We live in a little town of Sumner, WA, sort of between Seattle and Tacoma, WA. Have watched lots of other English narrowboat blogs since I stumbled upon yours, but you guys are still my favorites. Love your sense of humor (especially Frans giggle) and somehow, your blogs are such a nice mix of narrowboat life & travel, beautiful scenery, love the music choice, and I love how you mix in some England history! I guess that especially interests me, as my maternal grandparents were from England (g'ma from Salford, Lancashire and g'pa from Bradford, Yorkshire.) Still have relatives in England (Yorkshire) and my Son Craig and I took a trip to visit them (and tour Yorkshire) several years ago, and we both agree that is was the best trip ever! We're talking about maybe some day doing it again, and, thanks in part to you guys😋 I'd like to rent (....oops,....hire) a narrowboat for at least a few days. Trouble is, not than many canals in Yorkshire, right. Leeds maybe, and I think maybe one in the area of York, right? Ok,...enough,.....but I have to say, I watch daily for your latest blog and you seem to do one sort of "weekly", right? I know, I know,....the bell, right? Haven't quite figured that out yet. Oh, one more thing I meant to say,....I'm not much of a dog guy I guess, but I really get a kick out of Archie & Jess! They are so smart, and I'll swear they understand every word you say! Hope you never go back to a house (did you finally sell the cottage?) and keep making canal blogs forever!
Hello Kathy and Harold.
Thank you so much for your lovely message. We're pleased you are enjoying our videos. If you do decide to come over and hire a narrowboat, there are actually plenty of canals around Yorkshire and it is so beautiful. We haven't travelled to York yet, so if you keep watching we may be able to take you there. Hope you make a quick recovery from your surgery Harold.
Fran x
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Hi Again Fran & Rich:
Oh WOW! I'll sure be watching and looking forward to your future video from the area around York! When my Son Craig and I were there, we were amazed at how much ancient Roman history remains in York! We thought that Hadrians Wall was about the extent of Roman history in Yorkshire, but lots more in York for sure! You really "made my day" Fran in that I now know that Rich really meant what he said when he said,..."we try to answer all our comments"'. Feel like I made two more friends in England! By the way, Kathy and I are pretty "concerned" to say the least about this COVID-19 thing, but you guys are sure an "inspiration" to us,....as Rich fully recovered, and you didn't get it! Maybe there's "hope" for the two of us "oldsters", huh? Stay safe now,......harold (....sorry to be so "gabby"!) 😄
Hi Fran and Rich...you both are still clearly having a total blast, pootling around...and now you’ve been brave enough to cross in to Stalag Wales...! Welcome to the land of the Welsh Government...beware those who cross the border, you may never be allowed out again. Enjoy your cruising and keep up the great work..Steve and Sue..🍷🍷
Hi Steve, not quite across the border yet but from what we've seen so far, we love this canal and don't mind having to stay.
Very nice video , beautiful scenery and lots of time spent with both of you. I share Fran’s feelings about cows, I know they are suppose to be friendly, however their sheer size is somewhat disconcerting.
Quite agree Don, thanks for watching!
Another lovely video, hopefully we will be travelling up there sometime soon. We will give you a toot if we spot you. :-)
Please do x
Cows are very curious, and they love music. Once the head of the herd starts moving to see something or someone the rest just follow along. It looks like a cold, dreary few days for your trip, hopefully the sun will come out soon and you can get dry.👍🏻 The water in the reservoir looked really green....yuck. Some of the lakes around here have an algae green bloom and we aren’t allowed to even wade in it right now, not a great start to swimming season😢. There are a lot of canoe/kayak clubs on the lakes so this will put them way behind for racing the rest of the summer. I can’t remember this ever happening in those lakes before, they were shut a few times from bacteria in them from too much duck 💩 crap and higher temperatures, hopefully this won’t keep happening. Hope you have lovely weather to do the canal, it looks like such a pretty one. 🙋🏼
We do keep looking out for blue-green algae as it can be deadly for dogs.!
So Rich, today, you get the gold star. You are so far the only person out of all you lovely boaters who manages to pronounce Llangollen correctly...well very close. Now I am not Welsh but I know you are supposed to "spit through your teeth" with that double ll. And more pies!! Does that cheese and onion pie have mashed spuds in it? Hugs guys.
Thanks Lesley. Welsh for an English person is not easy. We've got that aqueduct to pronounce yet 🤣 Pie did have spud in it. Best wishes.
I’m liking the use of Google maps to show where you are 👍
Thank you Colin
Another great vlog. I have come to the conclusion in my boat if I clatter the odd lock wall due to strong by washes it will probably be gentler than it has had in its previous life as a hire boat, so it will be what it is, not always easy single-handed.
Quite right Trev. In fact it's not always easy with 2 of us 😂
Funny I went to primary school on Wrenbury. Your following me around. 😀😀😀😀
It is such a beautiful village
My wife and i also experienced the fierce by wash of that lock, takes you by surprise!!
We were warned by several people, but we still got caught!
@@FloatingOurBoat I think you can be the belst helmsman in the world, that one will always get you!
Cows are so COOL!!!
Yes, on the otherwise of the fence!
Agree about the cows. I'd detour around a field (and have done many times whilst out walking, and I don't have a dog). But I guess we shouldn't expect a welcome when invading their field.
Have fun in Llangollen - if you can 'get parked' anywhere near!
Thank you, we will
Rich. Do you seriously think the cows are coming for you when you have Fran to protect. Amazing church in such a small place. Great blog. We loved Wales even by car!
Ha Ha, those cows were even too scary for me David.
Fran
Ref cows, if you have a dog or dogs, it is better not to have them on a lead when going through a field of cows. Cows are curious and will always come up to see what is going on. If the dogs run off the cows will follow leaving you free to exit the field. 'Course in my case, my dog is afraid of cows and runs to me and sits between my legs. Many a happy conversation with a herd of cows! Good vlog by the way. Bob & Jan on NB No Frontiers
The rules are to have dogs on a lead, but if the cows came too close I would certainly let the dogs go. We have been seriously chased once before and had to dive through a barbed wire fence!