Good that you explained the benefit to you for viewers to hit the Thumbs Up etc. I went back through and Thumbs Up on all past videos. You two are my favorites! This Floridian has learned UK geography from you and other Narrowboaters.
So glad you are getting a lot from our videos. The UK is a fantastic place and we hope to show how beautiful it can be to UK residents as well as those overseas. Thank you for taking the time to give us some more thumbs up. It really does help to get our videos shared more xx
Rich and Fran quiet an adventure with the Staircase Lock! Ms. Fran I could see why you were a little scared by it all. I do think you two are so great together! Thanks for taking us all along! Sorry to see your drone all broken Rich!
Enjoyable video. You are capturing the broader city landscape of Chester which is very enjoyable. We lived in the UK 1978-81 and your style of filming picks up the warmth and architecture of Briton. Thank you.
Beautiful 3:30 AM shots. Sorry for the issues with the locks, however, it was a perfect lesson for those of us who lack an understanding of how they work. Enjoyed the Chester segment and its history . Thanks for everything you both do.
I can't imagine how nice it must feel to be on the canal boat, In the cold fresh air and a day of exploring and freedom ahead. Keep up the brilliant work pal.
I'm from just outside of Chicago Illinois in the U.S. I just wanted to tell you it is a pleasure watching your video's. We don't have places that old here, and its interesting to see them in your travels. Please keep making these video's about your adventures.
I just found you guys. Sorry about the drown. What a great video. I live in the USA, wish I could do what you lovely couple do. I am retired. But that's ok. I can live thru you traveling and having a great time. God Bless.
Oh my. That lock business was scary! You did very well, Fran. And you both added some knowledge and experience to your boating resumes!! Loved watching Fran work the loom, and I loved the opening early morning video with the birdsong!
Good evening to you two, it was not a good day, the broken drone, the problem of the lock very stressful, fortunately it ended well, I am happy for you that it still went without damage for you and your boat. I send you all my sympathy
Good evening Jean-Louis. We are always thankful when we are all fine and the boat is still afloat. We still enjoyed a lovely walk, and slept very well. Thank you for watching X
A bit of everything in this great vlog. From the drone shots of the dismal and murky morning to the scary incident with the locks (happy you eventually got through okay) to the pleasant footage from atop the walls! Thank you..
Hello, We are from Quebec, Canada and are new to your channel. We just love your videos, your boat( both versions, we cheated and peaked at the latest one hihi) We think you guys are adorable. The dogs are so sweet. We love traveling with you from our living room sofa. Just gorgeous and stunning some of the views. The problem in those locks with no water was scary. I can't see myself driving the boat...Fran is supper good. Your narrating is great, funny, educational and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing your lives and travels with us...happy trails...or waterways.Trala love😘
Thank you so much for watching us from Quebec. It is funny how other lives from around the world are so interesting. So glad you are enjoying our story x
A boat lover from Australia here just wanting to say how much I'm enjoying your videos. At a time of pandemic, global mayhem and political chaos it's great to watch a couple just getting on with the things they love doing. Richard and Fran, thank you. 😊👌👍
As an arTist/ craftsman I really enjoyed from the point of the weaving thru the most beautiful shot of the locks that I have seen on anyone's video. I wanted you to stop and let me do a watercolor , a line and wash...i can't figure out how to stop the video...makes me wish I could be there. Beautiful!
I was there yesterday and it looks intimidating to say the least 😕 you did well to stay cool as I did when a mattress got on my propeller last year...... 👌👌👌😉
OMG..! So pleased that Fran is ok... It would really have put the wind up me..! Reminds me of the time that I got stuck in Somerton Deep lock... I drove in ok, went down ok, but the bottom gate wouldn't fully open because of silt building up behind it and there wasn't enough width to drive the boat out. Still get nightmares about that..which was 18 months ago and we'd only owned a boat for a few weeks .🍷🍷
Hi Steve. I remember you telling us about that. The worst bit for me is being in the lock and having no control. I think you climbed out didn't you. I really wanted to avoid that. Still, we are all still here and still boating so it can't be that bad can it? X
Hi guys, still enjoying your videos, l love that you shop at the charity shops Fran, our family still love them in states, when you get a chance to shop after vivid 19, please take us with you😘
Well done. We had the same sort of problems on the BCN north of Birmingham and Dudley. Not a staircase problem, but the pounds between 3 locks were totally empty! Also when doing Grindley Brook staircase, we were at the bottom waiting for a boat to come down and they tried to fill the bottom lock when it was already full - see our boat bob around and end up on the other side of the cut!
Know exactly how you feel - think alot of us boaters have all been there - this happened to us half way up Wigan flight - exactly the same - only it was going dark - so one lesson we learned -- never go through locks late in the day - so well done you two -I thought you both kept calm - thank you for sharing your adventures - - - stay safe -
This video made me feel alot better 😂😂 we tried to get up this staircase today, the middle section is still leaking ridiculously, we gave up after 2 hours and going to try again tomorrow. The middle section is a massive issue and not fixed still after 4 years....
Enjoyed that, Batteries never like the cold (drone) Chester a very beautiful city. as for the locks live and learn + plus no damage. I was told in my youth, A man who knows every thing, knows nothing, a man who say he knows nothing, knows something! 😃👍
Fran your weaving is just beautiful...so glad you both got through the staircase lock safely and on to walk the wall around Chester. Thanks for sharing and hope your drone is aloft very soon.
Once you were on the bottom in the top lock you should have opened the gate to the 2nd lock and let the water run into both locks together that would have saved you going up and down in the chamber and you would have been able to see the 2nd chamber from the boat
That whole thing was scary, it got worse when you talked about it, especially because you've known of people who got their boat wedged, glad you came thru unscathed, Chester was beautiful, thanks for the tour.
Don't you just love Chester. Driven into the city twice but nothing beats going in by boat. If you don't mind paying through the nose, make sure you visit the zoo. Absolutely brilliant
Oh my guys I just couldn’t go out onto the waterways scared of deep water and not knowing how depth of the canal , I just feel very unwell regarding locks and canals , I love to see you both and how your enjoying the waterways , I feel better with bricks and mortar. ! Oh my gosh I would feel scared too ! Enjoy guys x
Thank you for watching and for your comment. It is really not that bad as the canal is usually only about 4 ft deep and you can stand up. The locks are the bit to be careful in
What a terrible experience for you both I'm pleased that your both OK what a nice couple you are and I liked fran doing her weaving what a interesting vlog you have good luck on your travels its the first time that I ve watched what a great job your doing I've subscribed straight away thank you both for letting us see how life is like on the canals
We had big trouble in a 3 chambered stair case lock on the Leeds and Liverpool in October. In the end I was able to sort it and get us through unscathed but it was VERY scary - and I still have nightmares about it now and again. I have a hint as to how you must have felt! You handled it so well and I am so glad everything is ok.
Hi Justine. It was not good being stuck down in the lock and having no control. All I could think about was planning my escape root. Thankfully I didn't need it. X
@@FloatingOurBoat thank goodness. I am glad you were ok and it was all fine - and no escape needed. I wasn't helming when it happened to us - I was working the locks. I was so scared - and so worried.
Glad we didn't go down the locks. We were in a small hire boat and were able to wind just before them. As always we didn't have much time to explore Chester so its good to see your footage. Loved the blackbird song at the beginning.
Another great vlog. We spent the night in Chester last week on my home from Liverpool. Not the place to visit in DRY January, some great pubs. We can recommend your "No knead Bread" Fran, works every time. My other half loves it so thank you. Safe travels.
HI, we love your videos and watch all the time. We are subscribers. You have inspired me to weave and I wonder what kind of loom you use and if you would do a weaving/ teaching video.
Hi Laura. That is wonderful. My loom is a Saori Loom. I will add a link to saori weaving here. Lots of people ask about the weaving, We have covered it a little bit in some of our videos but are thinking of doing a bit more soon. www.saoriglobal.com/home
I always enjoy your side trips into the towns and villages. It warmed to 47F today and felt a bit spring like, but we won't see flowers in NH until April. Thanks for your vlogs.
Lovely city Chester, though much changed since my youth. There was no high rise then. Glad your safe after the mishap in the stair case lock. Enjoy your videos both about canal living and the tours of the local attractions.
Hey Rich, I don’t think you should be hard on yourself for what happened. Obviously, in all the hundreds of locks you all have negotiated, you haven’t before encountered this exact situation. And you’ve done everyone else a HUGE service by filming this episode, helping others in their understanding of the possibilities. And the music, once again, was so nice when you walked the ramparts.
Thank you so much for your comments Doug. Hopefully anyone else coming this way can take a little extra care at these locks now. Glad you like the music
Dear Fran and Rich - we so love what you do and would love to meet you sometime. We travelled the canals for 6 months in 2013 and are itching to get back. thanks so much for the time you take to share your experiences - warmest regards from Bob and Karen in Brisbane Australia PS - Bob's a Brummy born again Aussie (just) - know youre an England fan Rich, youre a decent bloke so you must be a Villa fan too!!
Hi Bob and Karen MN Brummie x Aussie now that must be an interesting accent. Rich is a lovely guy and of course a Villa fan. Thanks for watching Fran x
In early May we began watching your journey as result of Kevin from Aslan’s recommendation. Of course we had to start at the very beginning and have now worked our way up to this video as of last night. We are with you in February 2020, listening to your travel plans and thinking, “We need to warn them of what is coming!” We will stay tuned to see how you deal with the pandemic: Do you stay on the boat? Do you go back to the cottage? Will everyone be ok? We are enjoying your series and poor Rich’s fussing over rain (what we wouldn’t give for rain in Texas!) and your comments on how hot it was for a couple of days the preceding summer, while we are melting in multiple 100 degree F days. You make us laugh and show us beautiful scenery and we are blessed in getting to know you from afar.
We got stuck in that lock last year when we first moved our boat. No leaking lock though being newbies and not knowing what we were doing hubby hadn't shut the paddle fully in the bottom lock so as fast as we were trying to fill the middle one we were loosing it, luckily enough there were two crt workmen having lunch in a van and noticed us struggling 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Lynn, like us, you were lucky to get some help. An information board here with instructions would be great for less experienced boaters and for those of us not thinking clearly!
Exciting lock adventure and yes Ric you should have checked the lock out a bit better and saw no water in the next lock . Flying drones in fog tends to play havoc with the electronics apart from also losing sight of it . Nevertheless a great vlog and the walk on the wall at Chester :-)
That could have been a very different outcome.! Thank goodness for you guys, and your boat that it wasn't. The possibility of your stern gear , i.e skeg, prop being seriously damaged by something under the water in the lock chamber is very real. By the way that particular lock (middle lock) was exactly the same when we went through it on the way to Elmsmere port in 1981. Nice video guys, all the Best.
Can I just say how much I am enjoying your newish intro. It is just lovely. And I don't know if you have a new camera, but the video quality is simply superb! Wow those shots at 3 AM were really great. Just loved the bird sounds. Chester looks beautiful. Can't wait to see more of it on your return visit. I hope you spiked that coffee with something strong and bracing--you certainly deserve it after the day you had!
Thank you for lovely comments Anne. We have had the camera for a while, but Rich is always trying to improve the filming. We to are looking forward to more of Chester.
Britt's that drink coffee. now there's an unheard of fact. Here's a treat you might like. when you make your next cup of coffee add a tablespoon of instant chocolate mix and 2 or 3 drops of orange extract. Give the mix a good stir and sit down and think about your holiday plans or just watch the world pass by.
Poor Franny, poor drone. Glad you escaped the dodgy lock. You won't forget that in a hurry. May I suggest taping a strip of polystyrene to the drone, in case it ever ends up in the drink. At least it won't disappear immediately... All the best.
NZ follower, subbed, bell and fan for long time now - thanks for sharing the ups and downs, hopefully you are over your adventure now and only a few more days to go until February 🥂🍾💚💚💚
Hello from Oregon! We backtracked to the first of your vlogs and are finally caught up. My husband and I so enjoy the two of you and watching your adventures. Glad you got through the locks okay and were able to tour beautiful Chester. Our daughter is studying abroad this term in York, and we are learning quite a lot about UK geography and history from all of you. (Well, mostly you - you know how it is with teenagers - you only get so much out of them, especially when it's such long distance and they are off on the greatest adventure of their life!) Really looking forward to keeping up with your travels. You guys are amazing! :)
Hello Guys Have just watched and subscribed to your channel. In my humble opinion it was not your fault that you had the problem with the locks in Chester. There should have been some sort of warning before the locks by the crt. I am currently watching you in stereo on tv and ipad. You look even better!😁😁😁😁 Really excellent videos. We last went to Beeston Castle 24 years ago and my everlasting memory was the toilet paper which had the words "property of Beeston castle printed on it." Did they want it back ?
Thank you Jane. We prefer to watch on a small screen without our glasses on, we look so much younger then! So funny about the Beeston toilet paper, I guess that may be coming back in these strange times of Covid stockpiling!
That must have been very scary. I grounded in the small staircase lock near Saltaire and when Ivan let water in to refill slightly so I could move forward it was very frightening, so going up and down would take a lot of concentration and be stressful. You did well to stay calm and keep the boat under control. Chester is beautiful, we loved it when we went, by train! The weaving looked lovely on the loom and round your neck, I had to force myself to look away! Thanks as always for sharing your adventure.
I'll bet that was Field Locks. It's a three chambered UNMANNED staircase. We nearly came to grief there in October and have since heard many stories about people having issues there.
Hi Sylvia. I don't think we felt as calm as we looked. I don't want to be doing that ever again. Still we are all fine and the boat is floating so smiles all round. We may be doing a little weaving video soon, so I'll warn you to make yourself busy elsewhere. I don't want an angry husband knocking on the boat 😂😂
What a classic story, as though from times of old... a pretty little blonde damsel in distress, stuck, as it were, with her boat NOT afloat in the bottom of a dungeon-like structure and completely helpless. Along comes her knight in a knit cap who, with the help of a couple of burly gents, manages to unleash the flow of stubborn water into her cage - and, yes, were able to Float Her Boat once again! Then the cheers of 8,650 loyal subscribers rang through the Staircase Locks as she emerged triumphant, quite prepared to continue onward - regardless of the trials and tribulations of jolly old England's ancient canal system. Hoorah! 😁👍
6.31 the little small bridge is the bridge they used to walk condemned prisoners to last rites before execution. Thought some may find that interesting. Great video 🍻
Braver than me Fran. When we went to Chester, I panicked when I saw how deep the locks were and my lovely, capable 12 year old nephew took my very new boat through! We moored first a couple of days in the basin at the bottom. A historic working boat was moored next to us, the wind blew their very old Buckby can in the canal. My boys spent the whole day with magnets and eventually found the can! They were well rewarded with sweets from the grateful owners. Happy days!
Thanks yet again, really enjoy your videos, you show things warts, frustrations and all, they seem emotionally honest. Sad about the drone, hope it’s a quick fix. Thanks also for the education, so many things you show gives a heads up to me. Another good job well done.
That staircase lock must have been really scary! So fortunate that the CRT volunteer was nearby. Oh and I hope you were able to repair your drone and get it flying again. And Chester is a lovely city, Looking forward to seeing more of it on your return.
Hi Barney. We haven't been brave enough to try the drone out yet. We are still loving Chester and looking forward to coming back to film more in a couple of weeks.
Another lovely Vlog! Your new intro is beautiful! Glad you emerged from the nerve wracking lock unscathed! I love it when we get a glimpse of your weaving, Fran! I'd love to see more. Maybe devote a good part of a vlog on your process and inspiration. Rich, hope you are able to get the drone running again soon. I love those atmospheric shots. All the best, from beautiful Port Angeles, Washington
Hi Susan, thanks for your comment. We have been thinking about doing a video about the weaving as so many people have asked about it. We have yet to try the drone out again, fingers crossed it will be OK! Thank you for joining us all the way from Washington x
Last year while sitting on my boats roof watching a phamtom drome, worth 1000s swooping around the lock and over the river... Oh the river. I live on the selby canal which meets the tidal ouse river, this drone suddenly just dropped into the river, most likely never seen again, you were so lucky. And liked and subbed 😁
Another fabulous vlog at one of my fave places Chester. It's so much nicer in summer. Thanks again. Really enjoyed this apart from poor Fran in the staircase lock. Nice to see the dogs too. 🐕🐕👍🙂🙂🙂
Every day is a learning day glad it all worked out ok but can understand Frans concern ,being in any lock with water coming in behind let alone a deep one like that
Love the bit about Fran getting her bottom stuck on the bottom of the lock(he he).Also love the return trip in future videos,keep ‘em coming. Cheers 🇦🇺......
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UK watcher - Subbed - Bell rung - Like clicked - Watched all Vlogs - Keep the vids coming!!! :D
Dito! STILL on catchup Australian fan 😁🇦🇺🦘🌏 Thankyou Andrew!🤗
Well Done!
Wow your loom work is amazing
Thanks so much 😊
Good that you explained the benefit to you for viewers to hit the Thumbs Up etc. I went back through and Thumbs Up on all past videos. You two are my favorites! This Floridian has learned UK geography from you and other Narrowboaters.
So glad you are getting a lot from our videos. The UK is a fantastic place and we hope to show how beautiful it can be to UK residents as well as those overseas. Thank you for taking the time to give us some more thumbs up. It really does help to get our videos shared more xx
Rich and Fran quiet an adventure with the Staircase Lock! Ms. Fran I could see why you were a little scared by it all. I do think you two are so great together! Thanks for taking us all along! Sorry to see your drone all broken Rich!
Thank you Mark.
Love , love , love when you share the city sights
Thank you x
Enjoyable video. You are capturing the broader city landscape of Chester which is very enjoyable. We lived in the UK 1978-81 and your style of filming picks up the warmth and architecture of Briton. Thank you.
Thank you Joseph
That's why I Love Scotland, we can roam & camp almost everywhere.
Just as it should be
Beautiful 3:30 AM shots. Sorry for the issues with the locks, however, it was a perfect lesson for those of us who lack an understanding of how they work. Enjoyed the Chester segment and its history . Thanks for everything you both do.
Thank you Gerry
I can't imagine how nice it must feel to be on the canal boat, In the cold fresh air and a day of exploring and freedom ahead. Keep up the brilliant work pal.
It is wonderful even when you have a difficult day
I'm from just outside of Chicago Illinois in the U.S. I just wanted to tell you it is a pleasure watching your video's.
We don't have places that old here, and its interesting to see them in your travels. Please keep making these video's
about your adventures.
Thank you for watching from Illinois. It's our pleasure making the videos, we're glad you are enjoying them.
Really enjoying your adventures .. especially right now when things are so worrying ..thank you
Thank you, glad you are enjoying them x
I just found you guys. Sorry about the drown. What a great video. I live in the USA, wish I could do what you lovely couple do. I am retired. But that's ok. I can live thru you traveling and having a great time. God Bless.
So glad you enjoy our videos. Thank you x
Thank you for taking us with you on your exploring of places you stop at its really interesting for us non citizens. Loving your channel
Oh my. That lock business was scary! You did very well, Fran. And you both added some knowledge and experience to your boating resumes!!
Loved watching Fran work the loom, and I loved the opening early morning video with the birdsong!
Thank you Jo
Good evening to you two, it was not a good day, the broken drone, the problem of the lock very stressful, fortunately it ended well, I am happy for you that it still went without damage for you and your boat. I send you all my sympathy
Good evening Jean-Louis. We are always thankful when we are all fine and the boat is still afloat. We still enjoyed a lovely walk, and slept very well. Thank you for watching X
A bit of everything in this great vlog. From the drone shots of the dismal and murky morning to the scary incident with the locks (happy you eventually got through okay) to the pleasant footage from atop the walls! Thank you..
Hello, We are from Quebec, Canada and are new to your channel. We just love your videos, your boat( both versions, we cheated and peaked at the latest one hihi) We think you guys are adorable. The dogs are so sweet. We love traveling with you from our living room sofa. Just gorgeous and stunning some of the views. The problem in those locks with no water was scary. I can't see myself driving the boat...Fran is supper good. Your narrating is great, funny, educational and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing your lives and travels with us...happy trails...or waterways.Trala love😘
Thank you so much for watching us from Quebec. It is funny how other lives from around the world are so interesting. So glad you are enjoying our story x
A boat lover from Australia here just wanting to say how much I'm enjoying your videos. At a time of pandemic, global mayhem and political chaos it's great to watch a couple just getting on with the things they love doing. Richard and Fran, thank you. 😊👌👍
Thank you John, but it really is our pleasure
As an arTist/ craftsman I really enjoyed from the point of the weaving thru the most beautiful shot of the locks that I have seen on anyone's video. I wanted you to stop and let me do a watercolor , a line and wash...i can't figure out how to stop the video...makes me wish I could be there. Beautiful!
Thank you Marjorie x
Glad the lock issue was resolved in not too much time. Chester looks to be a great walk! Thanks for the video.
Fran's weaving looks awesome. I wonder if a lot of people aren't subscribed because RUclips accounts aren't needed to watch.
I was there yesterday and it looks intimidating to say the least 😕 you did well to stay cool as I did when a mattress got on my propeller last year...... 👌👌👌😉
Sorry to hear that. When you are in that situation, the only thing you can do is keep your cool.
OMG..! So pleased that Fran is ok... It would really have put the wind up me..! Reminds me of the time that I got stuck in Somerton Deep lock... I drove in ok, went down ok, but the bottom gate wouldn't fully open because of silt building up behind it and there wasn't enough width to drive the boat out. Still get nightmares about that..which was 18 months ago and we'd only owned a boat for a few weeks .🍷🍷
I still get nightmares about our trouble at Field Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool. I'm glad it's not just me.
Hi Steve. I remember you telling us about that. The worst bit for me is being in the lock and having no control. I think you climbed out didn't you. I really wanted to avoid that. Still, we are all still here and still boating so it can't be that bad can it? X
I had to force my way out of the gate, scraping the lock wall..! All part of the fun.. 🍷🍷
well done to you both...I bet you slept well that night Fran!
Hi guys, still enjoying your videos, l love that you shop at the charity shops Fran, our family still love them in states, when you get a chance to shop after vivid 19, please take us with you😘
That's a good idea x
Well done. We had the same sort of problems on the BCN north of Birmingham and Dudley. Not a staircase problem, but the pounds between 3 locks were totally empty! Also when doing Grindley Brook staircase, we were at the bottom waiting for a boat to come down and they tried to fill the bottom lock when it was already full - see our boat bob around and end up on the other side of the cut!
We have had a few bad stories about Grindley. Not looking forward to that one.
Know exactly how you feel - think alot of us boaters have all been there - this happened to us half way up Wigan flight - exactly the same - only it was going dark - so one lesson we learned -- never go through locks late in the day - so well done you two -I thought you both kept calm - thank you for sharing your adventures - - - stay safe -
That sounds so scary. We have always said we would never chose to work locks in the dark
This video made me feel alot better 😂😂 we tried to get up this staircase today, the middle section is still leaking ridiculously, we gave up after 2 hours and going to try again tomorrow. The middle section is a massive issue and not fixed still after 4 years....
Oh no, that is terrible. They are really scary locks
Enjoyed that, Batteries never like the cold (drone) Chester a very beautiful city. as for the locks live and learn + plus no damage. I was told in my youth, A man who knows every thing, knows nothing, a man who say he knows nothing, knows something! 😃👍
Hi Vinny, that is a great saying.
Walked along the canals and rivers of Cheshire. Love your vids well done keep it up..
Thanks 👍
I had a neighbor in Marblehead Ohio who weaved for sport. Fran, you’re doing great!
Thank you x
Fran your weaving is just beautiful...so glad you both got through the staircase lock safely and on to walk the wall around Chester. Thanks for sharing and hope your drone is aloft very soon.
Thank you Jessica
Stay safe guys any locks are difficult staircase so trying and tricky too glad your okay n safe x
We are fine thank you Philip, always learning.
Once you were on the bottom in the top lock you should have opened the gate to the 2nd lock and let the water run into both locks together that would have saved you going up and down in the chamber and you would have been able to see the 2nd chamber from the boat
That whole thing was scary, it got worse when you talked about it, especially because you've known of people who got their boat wedged, glad you came thru unscathed, Chester was beautiful, thanks for the tour.
Really enjoyed this one ,Thank You
Glad you enjoyed it
Well done Fran, you kept your cool. You're a great team. Chester looks beautiful.
Thanks so much!
Great characters and a couple of nutters but really nice folks, Happy boating
We take that as a great compliment. Love beiing nutters x
@@FloatingOurBoat Big smiles - Happy people.
Don't you just love Chester. Driven into the city twice but nothing beats going in by boat. If you don't mind paying through the nose, make sure you visit the zoo. Absolutely brilliant
Didn't think the zoo was that expensive, considering they're a charity, and all the work they do.
Oh my guys I just couldn’t go out onto the waterways scared of deep water and not knowing how depth of the canal , I just feel very unwell regarding locks and canals , I love to see you both and how your enjoying the waterways , I feel better with bricks and mortar. ! Oh my gosh I would feel scared too ! Enjoy guys x
Thank you for watching and for your comment. It is really not that bad as the canal is usually only about 4 ft deep and you can stand up. The locks are the bit to be careful in
What a terrible experience for you both I'm pleased that your both OK what a nice couple you are and I liked fran doing her weaving what a interesting vlog you have good luck on your travels its the first time that I ve watched what a great job your doing I've subscribed straight away thank you both for letting us see how life is like on the canals
Thank you so much for your comment and for subscribing, x
We had big trouble in a 3 chambered stair case lock on the Leeds and Liverpool in October. In the end I was able to sort it and get us through unscathed but it was VERY scary - and I still have nightmares about it now and again. I have a hint as to how you must have felt! You handled it so well and I am so glad everything is ok.
Hi Justine. It was not good being stuck down in the lock and having no control. All I could think about was planning my escape root. Thankfully I didn't need it. X
@@FloatingOurBoat thank goodness. I am glad you were ok and it was all fine - and no escape needed. I wasn't helming when it happened to us - I was working the locks. I was so scared - and so worried.
Well some times things will go wrong . But you did get there in the end.
Glad we didn't go down the locks. We were in a small hire boat and were able to wind just before them. As always we didn't have much time to explore Chester so its good to see your footage. Loved the blackbird song at the beginning.
That was scary, Fran! Glad all is okay. Rich and friends were able to get you out of there!
I think it was one of my scariest moments on the boat. It is worse when you are stuck in the lock and can't do anything but rely on others.
That's the second week on the trot that Fran has put a bottom in the mud LOL XX
I have found it makes it very smooth. X
Thanks for the jaunt around the city walls! As always, I appreciate you taking us along for the ride 🙏🏽
Fun and games in the locks....York also has city walls and have walked them many times while at University there.....
We are looking forward to going to York
Another great vlog. We spent the night in Chester last week on my home from Liverpool. Not the place to visit in DRY January, some great pubs. We can recommend your "No knead Bread" Fran, works every time. My other half loves it so thank you. Safe travels.
Hi David. So glad you're enjoying the bread. We will enjoy the pubs on our way back through next weekend 😁
@@FloatingOurBoat I can Recommend the "Pied Bull" great beers in there.
i am from germany , i like seeing your videos . you have a nice countryside .
I'm catching up on viewing videos tonight. I'm on this one now but I enjoy and may continue on to another or more. Keep producing them folks.
HI, we love your videos and watch all the time. We are subscribers. You have inspired me to weave and I wonder what kind of loom you use and if you would do a weaving/ teaching video.
Hi Laura. That is wonderful. My loom is a Saori Loom. I will add a link to saori weaving here. Lots of people ask about the weaving, We have covered it a little bit in some of our videos but are thinking of doing a bit more soon.
www.saoriglobal.com/home
I always enjoy your side trips into the towns and villages. It warmed to 47F today and felt a bit spring like, but we won't see flowers in NH until April. Thanks for your vlogs.
Lovely city Chester, though much changed since my youth. There was no high rise then.
Glad your safe after the mishap in the stair case lock. Enjoy your videos both about canal
living and the tours of the local attractions.
Thank you Colin.
Oh my goodness, Fran, you did so well. I would have totally lost it so very well done xx
Thank you Maggie x
Hey Rich, I don’t think you should be hard on yourself for what happened. Obviously, in all the hundreds of locks you all have negotiated, you haven’t before encountered this exact situation. And you’ve done everyone else a HUGE service by filming this episode, helping others in their understanding of the possibilities. And the music, once again, was so nice when you walked the ramparts.
Thank you so much for your comments Doug. Hopefully anyone else coming this way can take a little extra care at these locks now. Glad you like the music
Dear Fran and Rich - we so love what you do and would love to meet you sometime. We travelled the canals for 6 months in 2013 and are itching to get back. thanks so much for the time you take to share your experiences - warmest regards from Bob and Karen in Brisbane Australia PS - Bob's a Brummy born again Aussie (just) - know youre an England fan Rich, youre a decent bloke so you must be a Villa fan too!!
Hi Bob and Karen MN Brummie x Aussie now that must be an interesting accent. Rich is a lovely guy and of course a Villa fan. Thanks for watching
Fran x
In early May we began watching your journey as result of Kevin from Aslan’s recommendation. Of course we had to start at the very beginning and have now worked our way up to this video as of last night. We are with you in February 2020, listening to your travel plans and thinking, “We need to warn them of what is coming!” We will stay tuned to see how you deal with the pandemic: Do you stay on the boat? Do you go back to the cottage? Will everyone be ok? We are enjoying your series and poor Rich’s fussing over rain (what we wouldn’t give for rain in Texas!) and your comments on how hot it was for a couple of days the preceding summer, while we are melting in multiple 100 degree F days. You make us laugh and show us beautiful scenery and we are blessed in getting to know you from afar.
Thank you Marilyn and thank you for working your way through our old videos. If only we knew then what we know now. x
We got stuck in that lock last year when we first moved our boat. No leaking lock though being newbies and not knowing what we were doing hubby hadn't shut the paddle fully in the bottom lock so as fast as we were trying to fill the middle one we were loosing it, luckily enough there were two crt workmen having lunch in a van and noticed us struggling 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Lynn, like us, you were lucky to get some help. An information board here with instructions would be great for less experienced boaters and for those of us not thinking clearly!
Absolutely cracking blackbird in song in early morning. Topjob
Recently started watching your vlogs - what a lovely couple you are - thank you for sharing your adventures 👍😎
hi i love your videos i’m from new zealand and have been to chester several times it’s so beautiful
Exciting lock adventure and yes Ric you should have checked the lock out a bit better and saw no water in the next lock . Flying drones in fog tends to play havoc with the electronics apart from also losing sight of it . Nevertheless a great vlog and the walk on the wall at Chester :-)
Glad your ok fran after the lock issue .
Thank you Philip, I'm fine x
That could have been a very different outcome.! Thank goodness for you guys, and your boat that it wasn't. The possibility of your stern gear , i.e skeg, prop being seriously damaged by something under the water in the lock chamber is very real.
By the way that particular lock (middle lock) was exactly the same when we went through it on the way to Elmsmere port in 1981.
Nice video guys, all the Best.
Can I just say how much I am enjoying your newish intro. It is just lovely. And I don't know if you have a new camera, but the video quality is simply superb! Wow those shots at 3 AM were really great. Just loved the bird sounds. Chester looks beautiful. Can't wait to see more of it on your return visit. I hope you spiked that coffee with something strong and bracing--you certainly deserve it after the day you had!
Thank you for lovely comments Anne. We have had the camera for a while, but Rich is always trying to improve the filming. We to are looking forward to more of Chester.
Britt's that drink coffee. now there's an unheard of fact. Here's a treat you might like. when you make your next cup of coffee add a tablespoon of instant chocolate mix and 2 or 3 drops of orange extract. Give the mix a good stir and sit down and think about your holiday plans or just watch the world pass by.
Mmmmm! Sounds lovely
Happy you made it through the locks...sorry about your drone, good that it landed on the boat :)
Poor Franny, poor drone.
Glad you escaped the dodgy lock. You won't forget that in a hurry.
May I suggest taping a strip of polystyrene to the drone, in case it ever ends up in the drink. At least it won't disappear immediately...
All the best.
NZ follower, subbed, bell and fan for long time now - thanks for sharing the ups and downs, hopefully you are over your adventure now and only a few more days to go until February 🥂🍾💚💚💚
Hello from Oregon! We backtracked to the first of your vlogs and are finally caught up. My husband and I so enjoy the two of you and watching your adventures. Glad you got through the locks okay and were able to tour beautiful Chester. Our daughter is studying abroad this term in York, and we are learning quite a lot about UK geography and history from all of you. (Well, mostly you - you know how it is with teenagers - you only get so much out of them, especially when it's such long distance and they are off on the greatest adventure of their life!) Really looking forward to keeping up with your travels. You guys are amazing! :)
Thank you so much for your comment Elizabeth. Your daughter is lucky to be at York. It too us a beautiful city.
I love how you deal calmly with the inevitable disasters!
Well i have look at your Vlogs from time to time .But today i did subscribed,
Thank you so much
Another great video, you are both always smiling no matter what. Brilliant. :-)
Hello Guys
Have just watched and subscribed to your channel. In my humble opinion it was not your fault that you had the problem with the locks in Chester. There should have been some sort of warning before the locks by the crt. I am currently watching you in stereo on tv and ipad. You look even better!😁😁😁😁 Really excellent videos. We last went to Beeston Castle 24 years ago and my everlasting memory was the toilet paper which had the words "property of Beeston castle printed on it." Did they want it back ?
Thank you Jane. We prefer to watch on a small screen without our glasses on, we look so much younger then! So funny about the Beeston toilet paper, I guess that may be coming back in these strange times of Covid stockpiling!
Love your videos and your music choices. Thank you for sharing.
That must have been very scary. I grounded in the small staircase lock near Saltaire and when Ivan let water in to refill slightly so I could move forward it was very frightening, so going up and down would take a lot of concentration and be stressful. You did well to stay calm and keep the boat under control. Chester is beautiful, we loved it when we went, by train! The weaving looked lovely on the loom and round your neck, I had to force myself to look away! Thanks as always for sharing your adventure.
I'll bet that was Field Locks. It's a three chambered UNMANNED staircase. We nearly came to grief there in October and have since heard many stories about people having issues there.
Hi Sylvia. I don't think we felt as calm as we looked. I don't want to be doing that ever again. Still we are all fine and the boat is floating so smiles all round. We may be doing a little weaving video soon, so I'll warn you to make yourself busy elsewhere. I don't want an angry husband knocking on the boat 😂😂
@@JCDiamond sounds like one to be avoided.
What a classic story, as though from times of old... a pretty little blonde damsel in distress, stuck, as it were, with her boat NOT afloat in the bottom of a dungeon-like structure and completely helpless. Along comes her knight in a knit cap who, with the help of a couple of burly gents, manages to unleash the flow of stubborn water into her cage - and, yes, were able to Float Her Boat once again! Then the cheers of 8,650 loyal subscribers rang through the Staircase Locks as she emerged triumphant, quite prepared to continue onward - regardless of the trials and tribulations of jolly old England's ancient canal system. Hoorah! 😁👍
That's brilliant Gilbert. Would you like a job as our scriptwriter. You could write the descriptions to all our videos. Thank you x
6.31 the little small bridge is the bridge they used to walk condemned prisoners to last rites before execution. Thought some may find that interesting. Great video 🍻
Wow, thank you. We didn't realise that
Braver than me Fran. When we went to Chester, I panicked when I saw how deep the locks were and my lovely, capable 12 year old nephew took my very new boat through! We moored first a couple of days in the basin at the bottom. A historic working boat was moored next to us, the wind blew their very old Buckby can in the canal. My boys spent the whole day with magnets and eventually found the can! They were well rewarded with sweets from the grateful owners. Happy days!
Sounds as if you have a lovely family. We also stayed in the basin below the locks. We needed a rest by then x
Lived in Chester for many years. Lovely city to visit. Dry January nearly over.
Love it.Chester looks good.
Back in the 60s issues like that became par for the course on the cut. Well done on getting through, every day is a learning day 😁
Hi it looks so lovely xxxx
LOVED THE VLOG IN CHESTER NICE TO HAVE MET YOU BOTH YOU ARE VERY LOVELY COUPLE LOVE YOUR VLOGS KEEP THE GOOD WORK UP
Thank you so much. It was great to meet you too x
Thanks yet again, really enjoy your videos, you show things warts, frustrations and all, they seem emotionally honest.
Sad about the drone, hope it’s a quick fix.
Thanks also for the education, so many things you show gives a heads up to me.
Another good job well done.
Really enjoy your videos 😀
Thank you
That staircase lock must have been really scary! So fortunate that the CRT volunteer was nearby. Oh and I hope you were able to repair your drone and get it flying again. And Chester is a lovely city, Looking forward to seeing more of it on your return.
Hi Barney. We haven't been brave enough to try the drone out yet. We are still loving Chester and looking forward to coming back to film more in a couple of weeks.
Another lovely Vlog! Your new intro is beautiful! Glad you emerged from the nerve wracking lock unscathed! I love it when we get a glimpse of your weaving, Fran! I'd love to see more. Maybe devote a good part of a vlog on your process and inspiration. Rich, hope you are able to get the drone running again soon. I love those atmospheric shots.
All the best, from beautiful Port Angeles, Washington
Hi Susan, thanks for your comment. We have been thinking about doing a video about the weaving as so many people have asked about it. We have yet to try the drone out again, fingers crossed it will be OK! Thank you for joining us all the way from Washington x
Great to see so much of my home city, you did Chester proud, looking forward to your return trip.
Glad you got through unscathed nice video a bit risky showing you flyer id Rich
Bad days happen. As long as no damage is done alls is well.
Last year while sitting on my boats roof watching a phamtom drome, worth 1000s swooping around the lock and over the river... Oh the river. I live on the selby canal which meets the tidal ouse river, this drone suddenly just dropped into the river, most likely never seen again, you were so lucky.
And liked and subbed 😁
Thank you
Another fabulous vlog at one of my fave places Chester. It's so much nicer in summer. Thanks again. Really enjoyed this apart from poor Fran in the staircase lock. Nice to see the dogs too. 🐕🐕👍🙂🙂🙂
Live n learn. Well done 👍
Hope you both enjoy a nice bottle of wine tonight.🍷🍷
Funny you should say that Sue.... although one of us didn't make it to Feb and it wasn't Fran 🙄❤️
@@FloatingOurBoat
You let the side down Rich.... it was all the bars in Chester.🍷🍷
Every day is a learning day glad it all worked out ok but can understand Frans concern ,being in any lock with water coming in behind let alone a deep one like that
The worst bit is having no control when you are down in the lock, and it was so deep. Next time we will know better. X
Love the bit about Fran getting her bottom stuck on the bottom of the lock(he he).Also love the return trip in future videos,keep ‘em coming. Cheers 🇦🇺......
Scary....glad you got through in the end..stay safe from sunny norfolk england....
Fran you are grounded!
Tee hee xx