Thank you for a most wonderful video. You had the right music for the baby lambs and their mothers. Caroline, you and Pete do a very good job filming your videos. Thank you so much.
Wow, thank you for a fantastic video, you take me place's where I know I could never go, am in a wheelchair most of the time, but crutches on good days. Am either card making or doing something crafty watching your video. Take care until next time. X X X kisses to your dog's.
It's so lovely to hear from viewers like yourself Susan and appreciate how we are bringing them that little something that makes them smile! RUclips is such a wonderful thing isn't it, taking us places we have never been, or showing us things we have never tried. I am determined to get back into my crafting things this year, and teach myself how to crochet (again, because I've forgotten!). I used to have a little cake ball making business when we lived in a house, but that doesn't work on the boat as I don't have the fridge space. Pete's just bought himself some art supplies to try something new. Stay tuned for those results! 😊
Great vlog! We loved the Canalside Shop & Cafe, spending a fortune over the 4 months we moored in Great Haywood Marina. The place saw us through Christmas and Easter!
So glad you enjoyed it Wendy! That sounds far too dangerous being so close to that wonderful cafe and farm shop for so long! We were excited to be back there and introduce Paul and Anthony to all the loveliness 😊
Earlier in the video, you cruised past one of the most beautiful wooden boats I think I've seen. And the farm shop at the end was amazing too! The produce looked so fresh and healthy. Nice looking treats too. Seems like there always has to be a lemon drizzle 😁. Lovely video, thanks!
It's always lovely to hear that you enjoyed the video! That has to be one of the best, most well stocked farm shops and cafes we have found on the network so far! Wasn't that wooden boat wonderful. I have to admit I love a lemon drizzle, the tangier the better. I have the Holly The Cafe Boat cook book (do you watch them too?) and need to try Jo's lemon drizzle recipe to see how it compares to the one I normally use 🍋😋
Oh my God...if the beauty of nature is combined with the beauty of the family atmosphere, the Lord’s painting will be complete...everyone is in an understandable dialogue. May the Lord bless you...
It’s been lovely editing these vlogs and reliving the memories! I know we are so behind but there are some benefits. I will be almost all caught up by the end of this month though, imagine that! I bet you’re so excited! Am I right in thinking you went with Swan in the end? Exciting town ahead for sure. See you at Crick 😊
We totally agree!! Far too many cakes to go back and try, and the local oatcakes I had were wonderful. Such a great selection of produce and meat too. Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks so much Allan! It's always lovely to hear that people enjoy the vlogs we put out. And I'm totally there with you ducking, when I'm editing and I even know that we fit 😂
Lovely vlog again! You literally missed us by a day at Great Haywood last year, we had been moored up with Gareth & Lou on Lady Brian and had left a day or so before you arrived! We then went on to turn right at Fradley and go down the Coventry and you went straight on towards Shardlow, which is why we didn’t see you! That farm shop at Great Haywood is lovely, so much yummy food! Pete did well on the filming too didn’t he! See you both soon xx
Thank you! We were talking about missing you there during our pre-watch before I make the video live! That farm shop is the best isn’t it! See you very soon 😊❤️
On the way to Crick and Morning Star 2! Exciting stuff remembered. 😊 Interesting day at the homestead yesterday. The water was off for a flushing and my internet was down at the same time. I'm still trying to catch up. At least after DST I could go to my evening book club again for a few months. I love the little wooden boat and the reflection at 22:00 is amazing. So was the cafe food! ❤
Hi Dorothy! It's been so lovely editing these videos and reliving all the lovely memories with the boys. It was such a fun few months. We were only talking the other day about how frustrating it is to have the internet down, as you rely on it for so many things these days! Isn't it wonderful when the clocks go forward and the evenings start to get lighter. We can't wait, but it doesn't happen until Easter weekend for us. It's the couple of weeks in the year that there's only a 5 hour time difference between us and our daughter in Wisconsin, and it's surprising the difference it makes! Wasn't that little wooden boat just adorable. Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Unfortunately as the time changes and the days get longer the storm season begins. Had some really bad storms and lots of damage in southern Indiana last night. It just comes with spring but I don't like it! In the meantime, I'm glad to get back to my book club.
I lived in Columbus, IN for some time in the late 90s and I remember them installing the tornado warning system and was always so freaked out by it every Friday when they tested it! In all the time I was living in IN we didn’t have a tornado touchdown down nearby but then in TX we had a small one sweep through our backyard bringing a trampoline from way across the fields with it! 😳
@@onedaymoreaboard Yes, 11am on Friday is when they test here in Johnson Co. Tornadoes are all luck. They either hit you or they don't. There were 2 last year that were darn close!
Love this one. Shows us different aspects of living on the water( and how many empty bottles Paul can hide away on MS) so you left us hanging here: what cakes did you go for?❤
Glad you enjoyed it Eric! Paul always seemed to have far more empties than we did 😂 Our cake choice is often carrot cake as it was that day, or sometimes a lemon drizzle! That cafe had far too much of a choice to be able ti make a quick decision! I have the Holly The Cafe Boat cook book and need to try Jo's lemon drizzle recipe 🍋😋
Here's the link to the cook book. I bought one for a gift to myself and one for our daughter in America who's a great baker! www.hollythecafeboat.com/products/the-cookbook?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=de56ff6e3&pr_rec_pid=8406988030218&pr_ref_pid=8410996113674&pr_seq=uniform
Pete managed the one-man filming very well, some more top-class videography. But that English menu at the end! Minced beef and onion pie, I'd think seriously about having one flown over, since it's the only way I'm going to get one. Country House Gent cooks on his narrowboat (Aslan) and I have to switch off because it's all too much.
He did quite a good job didn't he, steering with his bum and timing at the same time! Some of his filming when we started this whole vlogging thing was rather dubious and didn't make it onto the videos for fear of making people feel sick with the zooming around everywhere! Now with a little bit of coaching, to keep it steady and always film in landscape, I get some better footage from inside the locks especially! Kevin on Aslan was one of the channels that we obsessively watched when we were planning this new life aboard, but have; t had the pleasure to bump into him on the network yet. When we were living in Houston there was a British shop that sold frozen pies that were quite good, but Pete makes an impressive steak and ale pie himself, so we would often introduce our American friends to the British savoury pie tradition! 😋
So true Gabriele, I definitely get my steps in doing the locks! Lots of backwards and forwards! But at least we get to relax and enjoy the new view when we get to where we are going. It's always good to hear that you enjoy the vlogs 😊
Another beautiful voyage along the canals. One thing I really loved, was all the brick homes along the way and also the sheep. I live in the country and up the road a few miles, is a farm with goats and sheep. It's really fun when the lambs and kids are born.
Thanks so much Joyce, glad you enjoyed it. You're so right, it can't help but put you in a good mood when you see the lambs and kids gambolling in the fields! A definite sign that spring is here and we are defiantly looking forward to the longer lighter evenings and some warmer weather at last! 😊
One of my favourite areas to cruise in and one of my favourite bridges too (Salt Bridge). It looks better from the other side though but as Pete was steering and filming he never turned round to look at the bridge like he usual does. I live that farm shop and the pub at Weston. Had many a night in there. Did you spot the name of that boat that had my dad’s name on? and it wasn’t Robbie 😂 xx
Your dad will always be Robbie to me 😂 I'll get Pete to go back and take some wobbly footage of your favourite bridge! My favourite is High Bridge on the Shroppie 😊
Thank you SO much Nic! We have just bought some much better quality lapel mics than we had planned, thanks to the generosity of our viewers, so our audio quality should be much better 😊
Omg! that farm shop looked amazing. Great vlog guys 👍 beautiful scenery and some really lovely houses and gardens right on the canal. You do make it look so relaxing and tranquil. I’ve only done a few hires and they’ve only been weekend breaks because of the cost. I would so love to do the four counties ring. Do you think 2 weeks would give enough time to take it easy and have plenty of chill time to enjoy your moorings and a look around the area? I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve spent on the boats but don’t get time to relax and enjoy it as you’re meant to
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Paul! We love that we get to nosey into back gardens when we are on the canal, and as you've seen, some are absolutely beautiful! From what I've read, the four counties ring is doable at a somewhat relaxing pace. We actually took months to complete it, as we took a diversion to the Llangollen and the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals on the way! We never hired before we decided to buy our boat and live aboard, so have never had that time constraint, but now I think lots more about the hire boaters that are doing rings that they must complete within their time always thing it must be more relaxing to do an out and back trip, like oil the Llangollen or South Oxford for example, then there's not so much pressure to complete it!
Yes you’re right, this was April 2023, which I put at the beginning of the video to save any confusion. I’m catching up on all of my footage. Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks so much Sheryl, glad you enjoyed it! Normally the locks in the area would prevent large areas from losing water, but if there was a breach right near a marina then there are measures in place like stop planks, which are placed in the entrance to form a barrier. It is usual for water levels to change in marinas as the canal level changes, and moorers will adjust their ropes to allow for this. 😊
Hi Jenny, thanks for the praise! It’s not a fancy set up at all, just my iPhone (and sometimes Pete’s iPhone footage too, from inside the locks), but it works for us. 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard I have been following all your vlogs from ‘down under’ and I loved your vlogs. The colour science is gorgeous and you do combine it with good audio (can’t hear any wind noise). You always have your stars with you. Beautiful little darlings, Hamish, Poppy and of course we can’t forget Jasper (may he RIP). Thank you for sharing your travel journey with us. They are very enjoyable to watch 😊
That's so lovely to hear Jenny, and wonderful to get such praise. It means a lot. I never really how much work goes into editing before I started this vlogging journey myself! And you're right that the dogs are always the stars of the show. They love all the attention whenever we meet viewers in real life! We love that we have these videos to look back on and remember Jasper loving his boat dog life. Thanks for joining us on our travels 😊
I am beyond amazed that you guys can keep doing all this locks business - and then trying to keep a car in sync with where you need to have it as well - you must be shuffling from one place to another all the time trying to keep it all together ! I would have got fed up with the whole thing in a few weeks ! I enjoy watching your adventures but do not think this is a viable retirement prospect - too much work involved ! Unless of course you just park the boat somewhere nice & stay there, when you can potentially enjoy beautiful scenery, enjoy a nice village nearby, take lovely walks & have lots of time to read & write interesting things !
Hi Veronica, I have to admit that sometimes they are far harder than others! Give me a sunny, blue skies day and the thought of lots of locks doesn't faze me at all! Can't say the same when it's miserable damp weather and we have a deadline to be somewhere! It's definitely easier travelling in pairs and having an extra pair of hands to help though. I think the vlogs tend to condense our travelling and don't show so much of the more relaxing days enjoying the peace and quiet and the views. I sometimes include some of our walks around the pretty little villages we stop near, but plan to do a little more exploring this year, and not so much rushing around trying to be everywhere 😊
Thank you for a most wonderful video. You had the right music for the baby lambs and their mothers. Caroline, you and Pete do a very good job filming your videos. Thank you so much.
You’re so welcome! It’s so good to hear that you are enjoying them. It is a lot of work but so worthwhile 😊
Wow, thank you for a fantastic video, you take me place's where I know I could never go, am in a wheelchair most of the time, but crutches on good days.
Am either card making or doing something crafty watching your video.
Take care until next time.
X X X kisses to your dog's.
It's so lovely to hear from viewers like yourself Susan and appreciate how we are bringing them that little something that makes them smile! RUclips is such a wonderful thing isn't it, taking us places we have never been, or showing us things we have never tried. I am determined to get back into my crafting things this year, and teach myself how to crochet (again, because I've forgotten!). I used to have a little cake ball making business when we lived in a house, but that doesn't work on the boat as I don't have the fridge space. Pete's just bought himself some art supplies to try something new. Stay tuned for those results! 😊
Always like the local shops and cafes you bring us.
That's lovely to hear. I'm glad we are able to take you on our travels with us by the power of RUclips 😊
Lovely vlog again. Especially like your new map graphics. 👍 Looking forward to our cruise that way soon. X
Thank you, I had a wonderful teacher 😘😊
Great vlog! We loved the Canalside Shop & Cafe, spending a fortune over the 4 months we moored in Great Haywood Marina. The place saw us through Christmas and Easter!
So glad you enjoyed it Wendy! That sounds far too dangerous being so close to that wonderful cafe and farm shop for so long! We were excited to be back there and introduce Paul and Anthony to all the loveliness 😊
Earlier in the video, you cruised past one of the most beautiful wooden boats I think I've seen. And the farm shop at the end was amazing too! The produce looked so fresh and healthy. Nice looking treats too. Seems like there always has to be a lemon drizzle 😁. Lovely video, thanks!
It's always lovely to hear that you enjoyed the video! That has to be one of the best, most well stocked farm shops and cafes we have found on the network so far! Wasn't that wooden boat wonderful. I have to admit I love a lemon drizzle, the tangier the better. I have the Holly The Cafe Boat cook book (do you watch them too?) and need to try Jo's lemon drizzle recipe to see how it compares to the one I normally use 🍋😋
I have still photos of the boat from Tixal Wide a few years ago .. and yes a stunning boat
Oh my God...if the beauty of nature is combined with the beauty of the family atmosphere, the Lord’s painting will be complete...everyone is in an understandable dialogue. May the Lord bless you...
Thank you so much. It is a beautiful life 😊
super vlog, top animated maps ! 😀👍🤗
Thanks Claudia! It’s funny how proud I am of those maps thanks to Rich’s help 😍
Lovely to step back in time, super vlog. We will be at crick as boat ready for then, so at last the journey begins ❤❤❤❤
It’s been lovely editing these vlogs and reliving the memories! I know we are so behind but there are some benefits. I will be almost all caught up by the end of this month though, imagine that! I bet you’re so excited! Am I right in thinking you went with Swan in the end? Exciting town ahead for sure. See you at Crick 😊
Another delightful and lovely video. Thanks guys. Neil, Upwey, Australia
You're so welcome Neil! Glad we can bring a little bit of the beauty of the British countryside to you in Australia! RUclips is a wonderful thing 😊
The farm shop looked fantastic!
It was Jill! Probably the best on the network that we have found! 😊
Love your channel…and the narrative
Glad you enjoy it! That’s lovely to hear 😊
We think it is the very best farm shop on the canal network! Many a calories added to the waistline there😊
We totally agree!! Far too many cakes to go back and try, and the local oatcakes I had were wonderful. Such a great selection of produce and meat too. Thanks for watching 😊
Grrr why oh why do i duck when a bridge looks a bit low, i mean i'm not even on the boat, Excellent vlog as always
Thanks so much Allan! It's always lovely to hear that people enjoy the vlogs we put out. And I'm totally there with you ducking, when I'm editing and I even know that we fit 😂
Lovely vlog again! You literally missed us by a day at Great Haywood last year, we had been moored up with Gareth & Lou on Lady Brian and had left a day or so before you arrived! We then went on to turn right at Fradley and go down the Coventry and you went straight on towards Shardlow, which is why we didn’t see you! That farm shop at Great Haywood is lovely, so much yummy food! Pete did well on the filming too didn’t he! See you both soon xx
Thank you! We were talking about missing you there during our pre-watch before I make the video live! That farm shop is the best isn’t it! See you very soon 😊❤️
On the way to Crick and Morning Star 2! Exciting stuff remembered. 😊 Interesting day at the homestead yesterday. The water was off for a flushing and my internet was down at the same time. I'm still trying to catch up. At least after DST I could go to my evening book club again for a few months. I love the little wooden boat and the reflection at 22:00 is amazing. So was the cafe food! ❤
Hi Dorothy! It's been so lovely editing these videos and reliving all the lovely memories with the boys. It was such a fun few months. We were only talking the other day about how frustrating it is to have the internet down, as you rely on it for so many things these days! Isn't it wonderful when the clocks go forward and the evenings start to get lighter. We can't wait, but it doesn't happen until Easter weekend for us. It's the couple of weeks in the year that there's only a 5 hour time difference between us and our daughter in Wisconsin, and it's surprising the difference it makes! Wasn't that little wooden boat just adorable. Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Unfortunately as the time changes and the days get longer the storm season begins. Had some really bad storms and lots of damage in southern Indiana last night. It just comes with spring but I don't like it! In the meantime, I'm glad to get back to my book club.
I lived in Columbus, IN for some time in the late 90s and I remember them installing the tornado warning system and was always so freaked out by it every Friday when they tested it! In all the time I was living in IN we didn’t have a tornado touchdown down nearby but then in TX we had a small one sweep through our backyard bringing a trampoline from way across the fields with it! 😳
@@onedaymoreaboard Yes, 11am on Friday is when they test here in Johnson Co. Tornadoes are all luck. They either hit you or they don't. There were 2 last year that were darn close!
Love this one. Shows us different aspects of living on the water( and how many empty bottles Paul can hide away on MS) so you left us hanging here: what cakes did you go for?❤
Glad you enjoyed it Eric! Paul always seemed to have far more empties than we did 😂 Our cake choice is often carrot cake as it was that day, or sometimes a lemon drizzle! That cafe had far too much of a choice to be able ti make a quick decision! I have the Holly The Cafe Boat cook book and need to try Jo's lemon drizzle recipe 🍋😋
@@onedaymoreaboard well, i guess Paul found out after all! Lol! Any idea if they sell the book online too? Would be a great gift from me to myself!
Here's the link to the cook book. I bought one for a gift to myself and one for our daughter in America who's a great baker! www.hollythecafeboat.com/products/the-cookbook?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=de56ff6e3&pr_rec_pid=8406988030218&pr_ref_pid=8410996113674&pr_seq=uniform
@@onedaymoreaboard thank you so much! You’re a star! ❤️💎❤️ (5min later: just ordered one!❤️
Thank you for the video - nice shop - made me hungry. Hope the Puppy Crew / friends / family and you are doing well. Take care - God Bless. Spinner
Pete managed the one-man filming very well, some more top-class videography. But that English menu at the end! Minced beef and onion pie, I'd think seriously about having one flown over, since it's the only way I'm going to get one. Country House Gent cooks on his narrowboat (Aslan) and I have to switch off because it's all too much.
He did quite a good job didn't he, steering with his bum and timing at the same time! Some of his filming when we started this whole vlogging thing was rather dubious and didn't make it onto the videos for fear of making people feel sick with the zooming around everywhere! Now with a little bit of coaching, to keep it steady and always film in landscape, I get some better footage from inside the locks especially! Kevin on Aslan was one of the channels that we obsessively watched when we were planning this new life aboard, but have; t had the pleasure to bump into him on the network yet. When we were living in Houston there was a British shop that sold frozen pies that were quite good, but Pete makes an impressive steak and ale pie himself, so we would often introduce our American friends to the British savoury pie tradition! 😋
Lovely vlog again ❤. One thing I learned watching you is that narrowboating entails a lot of walking and hard work 😅. Nothing for the lazy …
So true Gabriele, I definitely get my steps in doing the locks! Lots of backwards and forwards! But at least we get to relax and enjoy the new view when we get to where we are going. It's always good to hear that you enjoy the vlogs 😊
Another beautiful voyage along the canals. One thing I really loved, was all the brick homes along the way and also the sheep. I live in the country and up the road a few miles, is a farm with goats and sheep. It's really fun when the lambs and kids are born.
Thanks so much Joyce, glad you enjoyed it. You're so right, it can't help but put you in a good mood when you see the lambs and kids gambolling in the fields! A definite sign that spring is here and we are defiantly looking forward to the longer lighter evenings and some warmer weather at last! 😊
Very entertaining Caroline thank you . David and Ruth
Thanks so much to you all 😊
One of my favourite areas to cruise in and one of my favourite bridges too (Salt Bridge). It looks better from the other side though but as Pete was steering and filming he never turned round to look at the bridge like he usual does.
I live that farm shop and the pub at Weston. Had many a night in there. Did you spot the name of that boat that had my dad’s name on? and it wasn’t Robbie 😂 xx
Your dad will always be Robbie to me 😂 I'll get Pete to go back and take some wobbly footage of your favourite bridge! My favourite is High Bridge on the Shroppie 😊
It was a very relaxing and pretty video. As always, I so enjoy how Poppy supervises all things. Keep wafting along. Leigh
Oh she's the best supervisor isn't she Leigh! She definitely thinks she's in charge. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
LOVED LOVED LOVED THE VLOG! Thank you so much! take care Nic
Thank you SO much Nic! We have just bought some much better quality lapel mics than we had planned, thanks to the generosity of our viewers, so our audio quality should be much better 😊
Xx
Thanks Edward
Omg! that farm shop looked amazing. Great vlog guys 👍 beautiful scenery and some really lovely houses and gardens right on the canal. You do make it look so relaxing and tranquil. I’ve only done a few hires and they’ve only been weekend breaks because of the cost. I would so love to do the four counties ring. Do you think 2 weeks would give enough time to take it easy and have plenty of chill time to enjoy your moorings and a look around the area? I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve spent on the boats but don’t get time to relax and enjoy it as you’re meant to
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Paul! We love that we get to nosey into back gardens when we are on the canal, and as you've seen, some are absolutely beautiful! From what I've read, the four counties ring is doable at a somewhat relaxing pace. We actually took months to complete it, as we took a diversion to the Llangollen and the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals on the way! We never hired before we decided to buy our boat and live aboard, so have never had that time constraint, but now I think lots more about the hire boaters that are doing rings that they must complete within their time always thing it must be more relaxing to do an out and back trip, like oil the Llangollen or South Oxford for example, then there's not so much pressure to complete it!
@@onedaymoreaboard you still don’t get to really relax into it because you want to see as much as poss 😂
Hi, this video must be old because that boat that Paul on was there old narrow boat?
Yes you’re right, this was April 2023, which I put at the beginning of the video to save any confusion. I’m catching up on all of my footage. Thanks for watching 😊
So if the canals go lose water, do the marinas lose it as well or are there measures in place to prevent that? Beautiful video by the way
Thanks so much Sheryl, glad you enjoyed it! Normally the locks in the area would prevent large areas from losing water, but if there was a breach right near a marina then there are measures in place like stop planks, which are placed in the entrance to form a barrier. It is usual for water levels to change in marinas as the canal level changes, and moorers will adjust their ropes to allow for this. 😊
Beautiful vlog. May I ask what kind of vlogging camera setup have you been using, thanks 😊
Hi Jenny, thanks for the praise! It’s not a fancy set up at all, just my iPhone (and sometimes Pete’s iPhone footage too, from inside the locks), but it works for us. 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard I have been following all your vlogs from ‘down under’ and I loved your vlogs. The colour science is gorgeous and you do combine it with good audio (can’t hear any wind noise). You always have your stars with you. Beautiful little darlings, Hamish, Poppy and of course we can’t forget Jasper (may he RIP). Thank you for sharing your travel journey with us. They are very enjoyable to watch 😊
That's so lovely to hear Jenny, and wonderful to get such praise. It means a lot. I never really how much work goes into editing before I started this vlogging journey myself! And you're right that the dogs are always the stars of the show. They love all the attention whenever we meet viewers in real life! We love that we have these videos to look back on and remember Jasper loving his boat dog life. Thanks for joining us on our travels 😊
I am beyond amazed that you guys can keep doing all this locks business - and then trying to keep a car in sync with where you need to have it as well - you must be shuffling from one place to another all the time trying to keep it all together ! I would have got fed up with the whole thing in a few weeks ! I enjoy watching your adventures but do not think this is a viable retirement prospect - too much work involved ! Unless of course you just park the boat somewhere nice & stay there, when you can potentially enjoy beautiful scenery, enjoy a nice village nearby, take lovely walks & have lots of time to read & write interesting things !
Hi Veronica, I have to admit that sometimes they are far harder than others! Give me a sunny, blue skies day and the thought of lots of locks doesn't faze me at all! Can't say the same when it's miserable damp weather and we have a deadline to be somewhere! It's definitely easier travelling in pairs and having an extra pair of hands to help though. I think the vlogs tend to condense our travelling and don't show so much of the more relaxing days enjoying the peace and quiet and the views. I sometimes include some of our walks around the pretty little villages we stop near, but plan to do a little more exploring this year, and not so much rushing around trying to be everywhere 😊