Lockdown on England's Canals - Parole Day
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Oh yes, the day many feared would never come, finally arrived a few days ago - the simple pleasure of being able to navigate ones own boat, along the canals of England (Wales & Scotland are yet to follow suit).
To celebrate, I take a cruise for the day (overnight stops not yet allowed) northwards, along the Lancaster Canal, from my mooring at Garstang Marina, to Bridge 75 and the Winding Hole there.
On the way, I briefly recall the worries of lockdown, as well as marvel at the spectacular scenery, weather, and how the entire experience of travelling along the canals, now feels 'new' again.
After turning round, I moor up shortly afterwards and as well as enjoying a refreshing cuppa tea, I read another viewer's letter - from a fan of Travels by Narrowboat who it would appear, is also a mega RUSH fan - rather like myself.
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So good to hear the glub, glub, glub of Aslan’s motor! Hey Kevin, did you know Travels by Narrowbost was mentioned in My Favorite Murder (one of the most popular true crime podcasts) today? Here’s a link to the episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-favorite-murder-karen-kilgariff-georgia-hardstark/id1074507850 they talk about you at about the 18:30 mark.
Woowahweewah. That's insane Anne. Hearing people discussing something I've done. What an unusual sensation, but oh so good. Thanks so much for the heads up. ☺
CountryHouseGent yeah, I got really excited too!
I love to listen to that motor could put me right to sleep
The putt putt of Aslan's engine plus the ahoogah horn is right up there with the sound of the Tardis. Good to hear it again.
Donna Cundy You’ve got that right! Spot on!
Wow, I never expected that Donna. Thanks indeed. 😊
My wife, Joanne, and I recently discovered you via Amazon Prime just a couple of months ago during the middle of our lock down here in the United States. I posted on another video how much we love to watch your show, and now we found you on RUclips.
Now, present day in the U.S., we're in the midst of nightly newscast filled with alarm and dread. However, we have a soothing recourse by watching your series on Amazon. We started season 3 last night, and the news was so bad yesterday that I said to my wife, "we need to watch two episodes tonight".
Seriously, Kevin, I can't describe the power you're beautiful episodes have to effect calmness in our lives.
Lastly, have you thought of setting up a Patreon account? If you did, I'd contribute to your business on a monthly basis.
Take care, and God bless.
Bob
How do I begin? I saw that you'd uploaded a video and figured I'd give it a watch before bed. I reclined and readied myself for a quick update from you. Instead what I got was a lovely and unexpected gift. I felt the weight of the past 10 insane weeks lifting with each chug of Aslan's engine. And the ducks. And the cows. And the scenic photos. And your chipper disposition. And the other boaters. And the TROOPER reference! And then Rush! When you let out that lip-flapping exhale, I felt the misery of the last weeks exiting my laden mind. At the end of this video, I was awash in much-needed seratonin. Did you ever dream you would mean this much to so many? It is sincerely good to see you again, man. Thanks for what you do.
Ahh, I missed the sound of Aslan. She sounds good.
Cheers David. Yes she should, after the rest she's had. :D
Duf duf duf duf duf duf duf duf... Love it. It's very hypnotic isn't it.
Great to view your programmes again. Brilliant viewing.
And they're back, Awesome!
Absolutely beautiful scenery so wonderful thank you for sharing and traveling .
How lovely. Thank you for sharing your trip.
Very Nice Kev....you don't know how much you miss something until you're not able to do it!! Take Care Mark
Yet again brilliant video and out of all all of the narrowboat sailors you are definitely the best camera wires
Watching Travels by Narrowboat and now finding CHG’s RUclips channel has made my summer. Cheers!!
Great to see you out on the canal Kevin....stay safe...thanks for sharing
Really enjoyed you trip, thanks for that, can't beat a cup of tea, take care
So glad you're back CHG and Aslan
Good to see you out and about again Kevin
I HAVE TO SAY i TRULY ENJOY THE ESCAPE YOUR WORK PROVIDES. Sorry did not intend to shout. I really enjoy your work and would love to live a life like yours. I am landlocked in Spokane Washington U.S.A and have always been fascinated by Britain in general but I find the Canal system amazing. Thank you for your work.
Your very welcome Tab and thank you for watching. ☺
Oh my, how good that felt when Aslan first started to move out of the slip ... free! Back out on the water where she belongs. That was just super, Kevin, thank you!
Simply......... Amazing........
Good to have you back kev👍👍👍
It's just so soothing for me to watch these videos. I long for the day that my husband and I might be able to take a vacation for a couple of weeks on a narrowboat. I fear I won't want to leave! The beauty of those canals and the history are mesmerizing to me. Thanks for sharing your trip!
Great to see you out again!
Good to see you back on the water!!
So happy you are out of lock down! I'm going to have a nice cup of tea with you!
Kevin, I watch episodes of you and Aslan in the evenings, before going to bed. They bring me peace, much as you have found Peace aboard this lovely vessel. Thank you for following your heart in your life. We all have gained.
What a beautiful spring day! Thank you for a canal trip treat!
Ah so nice to hear that beautiful engine sound once again!
The cam view pulling out of the slip was fun. What beautiful countryside!
That was Beautiful thanks for the ride. :)
Thanks Kevin for another great vlog and it's fantastic to see you cruising along the cut on a beautiful sunny day amongst the wildlife. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Thanks to you Steve. Cheers :)
Yay Aslan like a kitten such a lovely video really nice to see u cruiseing the cut again kev love the narrow boat life one day one day dreaming :)
Nice to see you out & about again.
Awesome to see you back out on the canal...Love the addition of your still photographs to the story.
Ahh, Kevin, thank you for this! I so missed these videos and snapshots! I especially love the sounds and scenes of the natural beauty of these canals! No background music, just your wonderful commentary, that makes the viewer feel truly a part of your journey! 🥰
Many thanks Kate and happy to hear you enjoy the vid's. :)
I still cannot believe that I’m obsessed with CHG. So good. Cheers.
Fully appreciated the letter at the end. Queued up Hemispheres and 2112 to take me through the second half of my midnight shift. Cheers.
I love the sound of your engine popping away!
So happy you are back on the canals... I am grinning ear to ear
I love your photography! You are good.
Ah, the sweet heartbeat of a Petter-McLaren. She sounds to have fared well after the rest and has brought about a vision of brighter days ahead. Good on ya mate for stopping by to share your day's cruise.
@ 2:29 - the Lucy - with astro turf upper deck - brilliant!
Yes I suppose that's so they don't have to mow . . . the roof? :D
So, so good to have you back!
Kevin, I cannot begin to tell you how much of a blessing it is to watch your Travels by Narrowboat. I understand how it has revitalized you and the joy you get in sharing with us. Thank you.
happy to see you're out and about again. Thanks for sharing..
Oh Kevin my dear, so happy to see you and Aslan back on the canals. And what a glorious day you had. The countryside is looking beautiful and your photos were great. So crisp and clear. Loved the flower pot men! Lovely to see you so happy and relaxed and doing what you do best - chugging along, taking photos, and of course, having a cuppa. Look forward to seeing you again soon. Love from Connie.
Ahhh, the soothing sounds of Aslan. I've missed this.
Welcome back!!!! You have been missed.
as I sit here with my cuppa in my country gents cup I am thrilled you and Aslan are back floating away! Excited for more adventures!
Most appreciated Allison. :)
Kevin, here in Philadelphia PA watching your series on Amazon has been such a wonderful escape during lock-down! Thanks for capturing your adventures, and sharing them with us! I was so happy to see your newer videos here, and that you got to take Aslan out again! Can't wait for more!
The familiar sound of the engine is music to my ears! Welcome back you were missed!
Fab stuff.
What a treat! Thanks for the unexpected shot of joy.
Ya I could get used that pace of life. Wonderful Thanks for the video. Take care👍😎🤘
And to you Ian. ☺
Ahhhh, the chuk chuk chuk chuk I've been missing! Now I can sleep peacefully.
So glad you are back on the canal. It’s a great step forward 😊
Looks like you may be ahead of the curb on this whole lockdown. People struggle staying put in stillness mode and getting to know thyself. We love your shows, avid viewers for a year and it is relaxing to listen to the motor running and listening/watching the journey you’re on. Thanks and be safe
Ah just making the most of the liberties available and within the full letter of the current regulations. :)
@@CountryHouseGent That's the right attitude, stay safe.
Kevin, you and Aslan puttering through the canals is one of my most peaceful pleasures. It’s not one or the other of you...it’s both of you. And I love you cooking videos, too. You are a very special person, as far as I can see, though I am sure you would not agree. 😉 Sharing your exploits beings peace and joy, as well as causing caring about you. Thank you so much.
Nice to see you Kevin keep the vids coming
You and Aslan are the best team ever, and her chugging is simply magical. Such a blessing to see you both in your natural habitat. 💜
Free at last free at last good to see you are free at last love your channel man hope you have a good summer things can only get better peace🌈✌️☘️♥️🇮🇪📷🎥
Ah, music to my ears Adriano, cheers ☺
Glad you got back out, if only for the day! Stay safe and enjoy! More canal cooking would be great! I love those segments. ❤️
Congrats!!! Barbi
yay you're back!
I also discovered you on Amazon prime,, You saved my mental health through out the lock down!! I loved the scenes, the homes, the towns,the sound of the Mc laren motor.. your English accent.. I am sorry about the thugs on New Years eve,, what a bummer!! Made me so angry ..You are a Gentleman,, and I thank you
You are released at last, take care my friend, happy travels
"Everything's new again!" Thank you, Kevin, for this video.
I have missed my Country Gent...
I am looking forward to watching you travel to Wales & Scotland canals. I also would like to see you navigate in a wide beam. Blessings for you and your family Kevin! Stay safe in these difficult times!
Nice to see that England let you out on parole to see a bit more of the world, and to once again cruise the canals. Always groovy to see the UK from your narrowboat.
Nice jaunt, thank you. Regards AJ
Nice one. Just what I needed to start my day off!
OMG I love love love the snapshot thing! That's what my mind does the WHOLE of your videos! Thanks for bringing us this, a welcome refresh!
Currently watching while sat in my van eating a nice steak pie and drinking a home-made slush thanks to the chiller unit. I've worked right through this so-called lock down and have never seen the delivery side of retail so busy! I think i'm what you would refer to as a 'gongloozler' but blimey have I missed my walks down the footpaths. Great to hear that engine again! Stay safe all.
Great to see you back on the canal
So glad you're back! In these times we all need our narrowboat videos. Thank you.
You are by far the first to reference an iron maiden song on the cut!
:D
Now that is the life.
Glad you can get out for at least a short time.
Lovely video great to see you and Aslan out on the canal x
So good to see you back in the world again! It’s going to be alright.
Great to see you so upbeat Kevin! You could hear it in the narration too! The break certainly seems to have given the view of life a reboot....... even got to my little boat for a well deserved hug this weekend !
It's an overused phrase Jack but you don't miss it till it's gone. :)
Nice to see you finally out and about and on my Home Canal too.
I lived at Garstang marina 2003-4 on a Norman 23 called Gingernut's with it's 42 miles of no locks. Then in 2005 I had a 45 foot narrow boat built and traveled down to London and back, before building a replica submarine in 2010 for my 30th birthday and traveling across the country to Leeds, where I opened it as a Submarine museum. I now live in Blackpool and miss the life so much, but I'm a bit too ill for it now. All the best and hope you can get back to your journey soon, Mon Captain..
Great to hear Aslan again. chug chug chug and of course you sir ! Be well
Northern California. Your videos are a breath of fresh air after the nastiness of Covid. Let's hope there is not a second wave.
England looks so groomed, green and civilized, as distinct from wild, brown and unrefined California, at least here in the mountains anyway. Keep putting away, so relaxing to watch.
What a great way to start my morning!!! Watching this video and listening to your commentary gives me the reassurance that all will be right with the world once again, eventually.... it also occurred to me watching this, after countless hours consuming other vlogs from the Cut to keep a shred of sanity ( I’d exhausted all of yours.long ago!), that I was reminded that ASLAN is just about the finest looking vessel I’ve seen anywhere on the canals! She has very clean lines, a lovely color scheme, and a generally sweet and understated personality, underscored by that wonderfully sounding diesel..... like countless others here, I am thrilled to see you both underway once again, and I am a bit more at peace within at last...
Brilliant Ed and thank you. Yes I'm very attached to Aslan and I'm more than happy to help spread a little joy during these peculiar times. Cheers, :)
CountryHouseGent I also *really* like your bedroom layout. Does it sleep well, with the seams between the mattresses?
My personal dream layout would be an extra long bed along the long axis (because across the width there just isn’t enough room in a narrowboat - my current bed is 220 cm long, and I don’t want to have it much shorter, but a narrowboat from gunwale to gunwale is no more than 213cm, never mind insulation and such.) but that has extra width in a Murphy bed layout like yours does.
We've missed you and Aslan, Kevin. So wonderful to hear the joy back in your voice.
The other day I was watching another of my narrow boat subscriptions when the vloger slowly scanned some boats in a marina. One looked familiar to me, the lamp and horn on the bow being the hint. It's been buggin' me these last two days, but now I've put the pieces together. It was you. Well, Aslan, really.
Yes I've been in the marina since May 2019. Every time I tried to leave, something popped up, until now. 😁
Great video. Nice to see and hear you and Aslan's voices on the water again. Great work keeping our souls at peace.
Great to see you and Alan back where you belong, both looking and sounding great 👍
You're taste of music and outlook of life is impeccable and inspiring!
Aw that's grand Will, cheers. I try my best. ☺
Great to see you back on the (canal) road again!
Finally, all is right again.
It feels good Don. 😊
oh so far from right, this is the problem, things will never be what they were, all guns are banded in the uk, our governments have made criminals out of everyone, you best get some fast, hide them away, minimum 15,000 rounds for each, people have not seen anything yet, it is coming
@@arnoldromppai5395 Dont forget a box of grenades per person and some RPGs.
@@mikehurley5052 yes...
Well, I mean, you’re heading for civil war, yes, but it’ll be the more traditional version of reunification for Ireland and independence for Scotland, not anything like the Yugoslav break up. And despite BoZo’s authoritarian tendencies you’re a lot less likely to go down the fascist route than the US, at which point the rest of the world should probably give up anyway.
beaut! aslan purring like a content lion, lovely countrycide... er countryside (sorry, too much torchwood!) and ducks... so many! 😊
cheers kev, stay safe and happy 😊
Very happy to see you again & Aslan! Beautiful beautiful. Stay safe & healthy. Thank you
Almost want to try and reach into my screen and grab a spring flower. Great camera work.
Wonderful to hear the put put of Aslan again. Even better Kevin to see the emotion on your face and hear in your voice how great it is to be able to live life again! Cheers!
nice to see you out and about again Kevin,and the wonderful souuuuund of aslan,hopefully not long before you are able to get on with a normal routine as you were able to do before the bad weather and the lockdown, keep safe and well.
Nice 😊 to see you and Aslan out and about injoy Aslan engine so lovely would love your way of life 😎🌈🌈
Me too. Must clarify an earlier comment....I do fall asleep watching around bedtime because of the Hypautic sounds of Aslan then I Re-watch same episodes. Tanks for the vicarious life 🤗 in these trying times. From one Sailor to Another
These are all so good I could easily enjoy a "v2.00" (version two-dot-oh) of the maiden season to compare and contrast the changes along the canals since then (with the added bonus of revisiting pork pie purveyors). But there's so much new to see that every video is a delight. Thanks for the upload and the additional camera angles!
Must be a little scary coming out of isolation, all that newness and greenery. Fresh air and daft ness, can’t beat it. Engine still sounds brilliant, keep tight and stay safe.
Thankyou for letting your fans chug up the canals with you. Beautiful countryside where you are. Nought like a cuppa to cheer one up. Best wishes and good luck always 🐞🤗.