57-Almost back to the Mainland
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2019
- We stayed in our narrowboat in Garstang for two days, a lovely little market town in Lancashire. The market held weekly on a Thursday dates back to the early 1300 and stretches the length of the High Street.
Leaving Garstang we cross the River Wyre on a fine stone aqueduct by the engineer John Rennie and head south on the Lancaster Canal. We moored at an isolated mooring between bridges 55 and 66 just south of Garstang for a couple of days and this video picks up from here. We continue our southward journey as we have our Ribble Link crossing booked.
The canal here is quiet and dotted with the odd house or farm but staying quite remote.
We soon encounter the new Flower Bowl complex, and entertainment centre which includes an Ice curling Rink, a crazy golf course, virtual darts, bowling alley and cinema. . Certainly plenty to do to keep people entertained. There was also a lovely garden centre and farm shop which was more to our taste. Next door to this was Moons bridge Marina who offered boat trips.
Further south we encountered Bilsborrow where we stayed for a couple of nights. Here we found Owd Nells and Guys Thatched Hamlet, a canal side tavern and restaurant with conference facilities and accommodation.
There are boaters facilities here which we made use of as they are the last ones before the Ribble Link crossing apart from a water tap at Swillbrook. At Swillbrook bridge we pass a boat yard but continue until just after bridge 24 where we moored for a couple of days before our Ribble Link crossing.
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Pat, you don’t have a future in Cow Whispering 😂 I’m afraid 😱. Lovely VLOG as always! Eileen I quite enjoy your commentary during the video! As always great camera work!
Mark in Colorado
Mark C - Hi Mark, 🤣😂, I agree it’s maybe not an occupation that brings rewards 🤣, but I’ll talk to anyone. We thought we would give the map and commentary a try and it see to be going down quite well. Thanks for your lovely comments and thanks for watching 👍
Very enjoyable video and commentary. The written guide was good too.
10 / 10. Excellent work.
colm one - Thank you for your lovely comments, it’s always good to have great feedback. Thanks for watching 👍
Love being on the trip with you.Thankyou.😊 From NZ.
Gloria Doidge - Thanks Gloria, welcome aboard, hoe you enjoy catching up with our journey. It’s good to have you aboard 👍
Lovely stuff , thank you 👍🏻
Keith Payne Thanks Keith, 😀
Lovely video with some really good shots of the wildlife, very calming. Thanks guys.
Cabin Cruiser Adventure - Glad you enjoyed watching. Many thanks for your comments 👍
Pat nice shots of the bridges and haha about your groupies😂Elileen nice commentaries 👍🏻 love the countryside views
Debbie Copening - Thanks Debbie, hope you’re enjoying catching up with our journey. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍
Hi guys hope your both well, another great vlog, hope you have enjoyed your chill time on the Lancaster, what was your favourite part. Looking forward to your return trip HOME!!!, on the ribble link, take care kind regards R 👍
Roy Mottershead - Hello Roy, we thoroughly enjoyed the Lancaster, fav part was probably Glasson Basin, even though the locks were hard work. Also enjoyed Hest Bank. Return to the Ribble our best week, stay tuned!! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Beautiful canal. Bridges make me duck every time. Love the commentary. "My groupies". 😁
Lynn Bigner - Thank you Lynn for your lovely comments. 👍
What a beautiful video, and so restful.
Keith Gordon - Thanks Keith, glad you enjoyed the vlog, Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Hi guys even on an overcast day it looks lovely ☁️ Thanks for sharing
Jacqueline Nottage - Thanks for watching Jacqueline, we had a couple of lovely cruising days on that vlog. 👍
Well documented vlog... Thanks for sharing
Ian of SJKartwork Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed the journey. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
I love your clips allows me to keep in touch with something that is just a little out of reach at the moment . Before moving away I was able to set off from the Ribble link and I ran the entire length of the canal to Kendal. That is something I will never forget 🤗. Keep up the good for us ex-pats out there
Andrew Norrab - It’s a lovely canal, and of course no locks. We were hoping to cycle to Kendal from Tewitfield but the weather was food when we got there so the towpaths were all pretty muddy. That would be some achievement though as it’s a fair few miles! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Great vlog as always. Looking forward to watching your return trip next week.
Tim - Thanks Tim, stay tuned for next weeks Return on the Ribble Link 🤣😂. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Loved seeing u2 on the Lancaster. Brings back many happy memories. Enjoy u time left and I look forward to u return to the mainland 😀Safe journey peeps and keep vlogging. M🦉
Maureen Byrne - Glad you enjoyed the vlog Maureen, it’s comments like yours that keep us going. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Lovely video as always. Hope you made it back to the mainline safely!
Kath Roscoe - Thanks Kath for your lovely comments and thanks for watching. Stay tuned for next weeks Return on the Ribble Link!! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
very nice video, the site of the tavern is really picturesque, I like these charming buildings, your "groupies" were not very brave, lol
Jean-Louis HUGE - Hello Jean-Louis, it was all very picturesque and very popular with the locals. 😂🤣, I know what you mean about the ‘groupies’. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Love it
Tony hood - Thanks Tony, 👍
Hi did you moor at Droylsden marina a few months ago? I was eating my Tesco sandwich watching you approach. Your boat is stunning hope that will be us very soon. Enjoy your travels.
andy haigh - Hi Andy, yes we did, think it was around October last year before we went through Manchester. Hope you can get out there soon!! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Great vlog. That is the pace at which we should all be living life. If you had bought an rv, Eileen would have to walk a lot faster! 😂
Thanks for the great video.
Michael W. Salter - Thanks Michael, I would have to walk a lot faster, glad we didn’t go for the RV then. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Lively video , I don't think the cows were amooosed lol , if they could talk they would tell you to just mooove on hahaha , I think that ribble link is everyones per hate .I can't believe how fast that current runs , very scary river .
lori thorpe - Thank you Lori, we had a real giggle at your comment. 🤣😂🤣. You can watch our return on the Ribble this Saturday. We can confirm It was definitely fast flowing. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
And on our left the Pennine foothills a area known as the trough of bowland, bowland forest to the Ribble valley. As with on the right flat green fields cows, sheep and crops then the coast. Away from the cities Lancashire is a great scenic county. P.S when going past sheep shout mint sauce🙃
Peter Kay - 😂🤣😂, mint sauce, don’t think Pat has thought of shouting Horseradish at the cows. Seriously though we lived the Lancashire countryside, it was such a mixed bag. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
👏Nice ❤️😁x
Morrislouise Eagle - Hi Louise, glad you enjoyed the vlog. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Lovely vlog . What a great canal so beautiful. I think starting understand why Eileen does so much walking?. You only want talk cows. Thank you for sharing.
Thomas James Tannian - Thanks Thomas, I think you may be right, if I talk to Eileen more maybe she would ride on the boat more often 😂🤣😂. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Dose your wife ever ride on the boat ????
ian harding - 😂🤣😂, of course, Eileen does like to walk though, it’s an opportunity to film from a different perspective and also get some exercise. 😂. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
As cute as Bilsborrow was, I bet the prices there were for tourists!
QiaJenae Hamilton - Your probably right, I must say we didn’t eat there, although it is popular with the locals. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Great vid camera work and editing was brilliant, I thought that when you were describing where you were going today you were talking a bit fast as if you were reading a script. But as always a great vid.
Hi William, thank for your comments, I think I did rush it a bit and in hindsight tried to fit too much in. Will bear that in mind in future, thanks for watching though. 👍
It was the black sheep
Alfons egger 😂🤣😂, you’re right of course!! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Dunwalking tell that to your wife!
Derek Bainbridge 😂🤣😂, she likes to get her 10,000 steps in!! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
WHEN YOU SEE COWS LYING DOWN THEY HAVE HAD THEIR FEED OF GRASS AND NOW CHEWING THE CUD TO DIGEST IT....MUST BE QUITE STRANGE TO SEE SHEEP GRAZING ON A ROOF...ONE WAY OF KEEPING THE GRASS SHORT...SAVES MOWING IT....
It was very strange to see sheep on the roof🤣😂. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍