the end of a chapter: time to come home

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  • Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
  • Back to narrowboats we go!
    We're a tiny bit sad to leave our French adventure behind but we're really excited to get started on some good projects we've got waiting.
    x

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  • @susieb7140
    @susieb7140 10 дней назад +51

    Williams education far exceeds most childrens life experiences. You both are wonderful parents.x

    • @caterinas6863
      @caterinas6863 10 дней назад +4

      I hope they home school him

    • @caterinas6863
      @caterinas6863 9 дней назад

      @@JDESP you don’t need school to socialise

    • @caterinas6863
      @caterinas6863 9 дней назад

      @@JDESP you can lean all the things you listed above while being homeschooled, believe me

    • @caterinas6863
      @caterinas6863 8 дней назад +3

      @@JDESP the outside world isn’t in a school! Home schooling, if done properly, exposes children to the real world, and fosters inter generational relationships… Neither of us is going to change our mind and that’s okay, but I’m just explaining my view (and I’m happy to read yours even though I disagree).

    • @Getlostandwander
      @Getlostandwander 8 дней назад +1

      ⁠It's not selfish and schools teadh them to not have critical and to get sucked into group think. Homeschooling allows children to learn to how to work with all age groups, to work independently and cooperatively, and to follow their passions. With the governmental brainwashing through public schools I would never put my kids in public school again.

  • @mishkawp8200
    @mishkawp8200 9 дней назад +13

    Wow, what a fabulous trip. Lovely to end it with friends. William has done so well - I know we don’t see the grumpy, tired behaviour but for a small boy he has been fantastic. We done to you parents!!

  • @StephandPete
    @StephandPete 10 дней назад +29

    So lovely to finally meet you three!!! Thanks for making the schlep to Falmouth and for enduring the wet boat ride with us. We had a blast. Until next time! -S

    • @HollyTheCafeBoat
      @HollyTheCafeBoat  10 дней назад +4

      May there be many wet boat rides in our future! Thanks for being the hosts with the most(s?) xxx

  • @andrewwright9512
    @andrewwright9512 10 дней назад +7

    If anyone has watched all of your episodes and not realised how much not a morning person you are, Vic, they haven’t been paying attention. 😂
    William is a gem. You’re doing great in your parenting. It’s beautiful to watch.
    Be well.

  • @paisleyjane9606
    @paisleyjane9606 10 дней назад +18

    I think people who live in Plymouth should call themselves " Plymsouls". They probably will not agree.

    • @Demun1649
      @Demun1649 9 дней назад

      Are those the shoes that always smell of sweaty footsies?

    • @HSolar
      @HSolar 5 дней назад

      Actually brill idea 😂 in reality it's Plymothians

  • @darlene9154
    @darlene9154 10 дней назад +14

    William is so sweet with all animals. He is darling. ❤❤

  • @lisabelle1960
    @lisabelle1960 10 дней назад +8

    William is a perfect combination of you both and ever so clever

  • @fgansell
    @fgansell 10 дней назад +11

    Awesome trip to France, thank you, i hadn't seen Steph and Pete in ages either, love the singing from the party boat at the end. Thanks for taking us.

  • @adel3529
    @adel3529 10 дней назад +4

    William goes 'oh a kayak' so sweet.

  • @suzieq2958
    @suzieq2958 10 дней назад +3

    Did William actually just excitedly say "oh Kayaks"?!! 🤩 Bless his little cotton socks 💜💜💜
    And actually how does he even know that " that is lovely"?! Well seasoned traveller there!!
    This was so much fun with your combined sense of humour x💜
    Jo talking about " how does ;[the captain] do that, once asked the Isle of Wight captain the same question and he said" see that tree" 😂😂😂

  • @andreajones7023
    @andreajones7023 10 дней назад +2

    We always book a cabin even for day trips just to lie down and snooze.

  • @johnbolton8606
    @johnbolton8606 9 дней назад +4

    Excellent video and narration. Once again a Massive Thanks to the PTron Crew for their sponsership.

  • @arthurkettle3010
    @arthurkettle3010 9 дней назад +2

    Killer editing on this one Vic ..hats off 🤟

  • @clivebuckland6902
    @clivebuckland6902 10 дней назад +3

    Lovely Vlog as usual. Amazing how you get around with all your gear and a two year old, walking and catching your various modes of transport. I find it always a bit sad at the end of a lovely holiday, but at the same time it’s good to get back to your own bed and surroundings Thank You for sharing

  • @lynnb_and_ky_springer_spaniel
    @lynnb_and_ky_springer_spaniel 10 дней назад +4

    It's so lovely watching your adventures and little William is so grown up for his age. Like my grandson, he loves the wildlife doesn't he. My grandson found a crab claw once and he would not let us get rid; had it for months! 😅 He's 11 now and still remembers it 🥰 So glad you all enjoyed a lovely break in France 🥰

  • @user-nt8ck4zg4z
    @user-nt8ck4zg4z 10 дней назад +7

    Well what a trip you have been. Quite an adventure. You have both done so well coping with a little toddler and all your travel transport.
    Thank you for taking us along. I hope you feel as refreshed as can be and not too exhausted.

  • @craigkaschan4822
    @craigkaschan4822 9 дней назад +2

    Can’t believe how fast William has grown. Joe is gorgeous just love that infectious smile and English accent. Victor is a very fortunate man.

  • @jaysmith8199
    @jaysmith8199 9 дней назад +2

    Plymothians my luvver 😊
    Some nice parts but flattened during the war. City centre is monolithic blocks.
    The Hoe which looks ove r Plymouth Sound where you came in is lovely, as is the Barbican, Mayflower Steps/ Pilgrim Fathers etc.
    Built on 7 hills, gets you fit!

  • @dennismatthews6660
    @dennismatthews6660 9 дней назад +2

    Thank you. You are such good storytellers. And videographers.

  • @jonathansmythe6273
    @jonathansmythe6273 10 дней назад +2

    Plymothian aka Janner. The barbican is lovely, & some excellent fish & chips.

  • @christinehammell6365
    @christinehammell6365 9 дней назад +2

    Love being on holiday with you guys and ofcourse William. Brings back memories of holidays with my grandchildren . They still talk about our trips with affection so definitely worth the effort . xxx

  • @amandaharrison4348
    @amandaharrison4348 9 дней назад +2

    You've brought back lots of lovely memories as my daughter lives in Cammeret Sur Mer and Brest is her nearest large town which was totally rebuilt after the war as it was flattened. You've been to many of the places I've been to with her. I came back via St Malo it's so beautiful there x

  • @wendycrooks875
    @wendycrooks875 10 дней назад +3

    My Grandparents lived around Plymouth when I was a child and we holidayed every year in Devon. There’s Plymouth Hoe with Smeaton’s Tower and back in the 60’s, an outside swimming pool. I absolutely loved it as a child, some very happy memories!

  • @JuliaHopewell
    @JuliaHopewell 9 дней назад +1

    Welcome home! We managed to catch up with you by the skin of our teeth (before you left your boat). It was so good to see William, surrounded by your lovely family, Jo 😀. It had been raining on that Sunday; but although you were closing up for the day you still managed a coffee for us both. (Thank you, Victor). We are watching this during the coldest temperatures that the Australian Eastern Seaboard has seen for many many years; but we are very happy to be back in Tassie. Hopefully see you again in about three years 😆.

    • @andybrockbank3027
      @andybrockbank3027 8 дней назад

      Definitely been 'brass monkey' weather here in Tassie.

  • @katherinewhatman3542
    @katherinewhatman3542 10 дней назад +4

    Thank you for taking us with you on holiday. I enjoyed every minute xxxx

  • @rivergladesgardenrailroad8834
    @rivergladesgardenrailroad8834 9 дней назад +1

    glad you had a nice weeks holiday. When we were really poor we had 8 days in France end of May, lovely memories......

    • @ERNIE555
      @ERNIE555 9 дней назад

      😂😂😂poor people can’t afford holidays

    • @caterinas6863
      @caterinas6863 9 дней назад

      @@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834 really poor !!!??? Get a reality check

  • @beverleybutler7685
    @beverleybutler7685 9 дней назад +1

    All that travelling dudes, you done well taking us along for the ride! Bless yur hearts ❤

  • @revonda5204
    @revonda5204 9 дней назад +1

    I'm so sad "we" are leaving France! We've had a wonderful trip! 😂 Thank you! 😊

  • @MrFroglips69
    @MrFroglips69 9 дней назад +1

    Such a groovy and very exciting episode through France. I love riding on trains. You guys are beyond lucky. Please edit a greatest hits of your trip for us.

  • @justinlinnane8043
    @justinlinnane8043 10 дней назад +5

    You should do a summer in France with the cafe boat !! the french would go insane for all your English cakes !! Tres chic to them !!

  • @deborahreynolds1552
    @deborahreynolds1552 9 дней назад +2

    Most people would not consider what you have done for a short trip away with many hours and days taken up with the getting there bit, let alone with a toddler in tow, personally it is my favourite way to travel the journey is sometimes the best part, the destination just a bonus. Makes me feel like I just took a short break without having to plan or lift a finger, just sit back and take it all in, If only you could pass me some of that food I would be right there! Love It!

  • @gail9906
    @gail9906 10 дней назад +2

    It has been such lovely holiday memories, a nice break from it all. William is so lucky to have such wonderful parents. His roadmap in life is overflowing with exciting adventures and possibilities. 🧸❤️🇦🇺🦘

  • @Outsourcingideabyjahed
    @Outsourcingideabyjahed 10 дней назад +10

    This post is so beautifully written. It really captures the bittersweet emotions of closing one chapter and starting a new one thanks .

  • @PhilPage227
    @PhilPage227 9 дней назад +1

    Brilliant, entertaining video, thank you.

  • @dr.chrismort8448
    @dr.chrismort8448 9 дней назад +1

    Lovely videography 👍. Captured your journey perfectly

  • @shanehumberstone5262
    @shanehumberstone5262 10 дней назад +2

    Great video,we are going to Falmouth uni later this year for my gf to collect her masters degree from dawn french 😀

  • @maureenlowther7621
    @maureenlowther7621 10 дней назад +5

    Loved the vlog William is such a delightful little boy and he is fast growing up.❤️❤️

  • @kimbolton2842
    @kimbolton2842 9 дней назад +1

    What an amazing time away. Just amazes me how you work all your travel times and trains ECT. You have inspired me to start looking into this. Thank you for sharing your life with us. William is so funny he does make me laugh😂
    Hope you have a good week 👍

  • @janeingram7331
    @janeingram7331 10 дней назад +8

    William is such a trooper. Great video. thanks. Jane, Philadelphia

  • @brianclarke7169
    @brianclarke7169 10 дней назад +1

    Nice break for the family, not a cake in sight. Well done.

  • @adeliepenguin
    @adeliepenguin 8 дней назад

    We spent a lovely autumnal week in Quimper exploring the local area. Day cabin with a toddler is a must on the ferry, just to have a base!
    My husband is from Plymouth and I grew up 20 miles down the road, you were definitely being hoodwinked by a sunny day 😂 but the Plymouth-Roscoff ferry is fantastic for hopping over to France. Spent many a happy holiday week in Brittany as a child ❤
    Travelling with a toddler is just the best, seeing the world from their perspective and exploring in a different way, what a brilliant experience for William!

  • @hymek7017
    @hymek7017 10 дней назад +1

    Every time I see one of your videos, I think the next one can't be as good as this one and every time I'm wrong. 😂😊

  • @jillychandler
    @jillychandler 8 дней назад

    I do not know how you do it guys! So much travelling, and with young William too. You are amazing. xxx

  • @lyndamiller2623
    @lyndamiller2623 10 дней назад +1

    Cracking video guys, I was exhausted watching it , goodness knows how you all felt 😀

  • @davidbamford4721
    @davidbamford4721 9 дней назад +1

    I really enjoyed my week in Brittany in 2000. I loved the old buildings in the towns, I loved trying out my schoolboy French and especially the rural celebrations on Bastille Day. There were demonstrations of old rural activities; ploughing behind a pair of cob horses, mowing long grass with a scythe (different pattern to an English one) and the crepes, oh yes, the crepes!

  • @carole3734
    @carole3734 8 дней назад

    Thanks for taking us on a lovely trip with you! That Ferry looked really lovely! Glad you made the most of it all and met up with your friends on the way back. Look after yourselves.😊

  • @camdenmcandrews
    @camdenmcandrews 9 дней назад

    When we Texans took at three-week trip Down Under, the bit of America that we most missed was... pizza! Got back to Los Angeles late in the evening, too weary to go out, and ordered up pizza from room service at the Hyatt Regency. For Jo, it was canned beans!

  • @jackirichards8789
    @jackirichards8789 10 дней назад +3

    William has really grown up!! X so lovely

  • @christyseakiki8574
    @christyseakiki8574 9 дней назад

    You make well told stories with effective visuals, so many short cuts, efficient words - bravo! Crossing the street in Plymouth, so many cars, I felt the anxiety of crossing a busy street. And it goes on.. delightful!

  • @paultaylor9652
    @paultaylor9652 8 дней назад

    I remember going to Brittany as a child. You brought some good memories back to me, so thanks for that, guys. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Great video as always when you go travelling.

  • @jadepasse1803
    @jadepasse1803 9 дней назад

    Thanks for sharing your adventures with me! I felt like I was on the trip! Great scenery! You’re an adorable family!

  • @clairereid6974
    @clairereid6974 10 дней назад +2

    Fab vlog (as ever) and I can’t believe you guys were right on our doorstep (we live about a mile from the station at Truro) we take the little Falmouth train often as it’s soooo adorable! Lovely to see you on your hols! ♥️🐚

  • @simonhouldsworth6513
    @simonhouldsworth6513 10 дней назад +1

    What a brilliant video - thank you!

  • @user-ud4ns9sm6b
    @user-ud4ns9sm6b 10 дней назад +1

    Roscoff, famous for onions !

  • @richardstreet7518
    @richardstreet7518 8 дней назад +1

    Roscoff train has been a bus for a long time now like a lot of SNCF . Great vlog...love Roscoff !! The cruise ferry Pont Aven usually sails Plymouth to Spain...

    • @HSolar
      @HSolar 5 дней назад +1

      Yeah I thought that they was lucky to get the big Daddy boat 😅

  • @frankquevedo6001
    @frankquevedo6001 9 дней назад

    It is Always a real treat viewing you journeys. Wheather in the UK, EUROPE OR SPAIN & Place unknown. A real pleasure. Haul away Jo🎶🎵

  • @Demun1649
    @Demun1649 9 дней назад +1

    When I travelled, I always had to resist writing on the toilet walls. "Life is much better, after a BIG POOH".

  • @AS-jm9uk
    @AS-jm9uk 9 дней назад +1

    Good video 💚

  • @LizzieBridge
    @LizzieBridge 9 дней назад

    Lovely video. I heard someone say recently, don’t be sad something is over, be glad you did it. Good advice.

  • @ajarnsteve1958
    @ajarnsteve1958 9 дней назад

    Another great video to watch. I love how you put it all together and get an entertaining and funny result.

  • @ginnypeckham4022
    @ginnypeckham4022 10 дней назад +3

    William's hat! 😂

  • @suehall3298
    @suehall3298 9 дней назад

    Hope got home in one piece thank for taking us on your trip 🤗👍🍰☕🍰☕💐 see you in the next one 🌹🌹🌹
    Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤

  • @patriciagassor4497
    @patriciagassor4497 10 дней назад +1

    Loved all of that, do not know how you do it, must have been a few wobbly moments with William but he just takes it all in his stride so well done on a great tour again

  • @lizslater5607
    @lizslater5607 10 дней назад +1

    Great video thank you for taking us with you . I tried to buy another of your cookbooks for a friend but they say they are sold out , look forward to when they are back in stock . I have made some of your cakes and everyone loves them , thank you for your inspiration xxx

  • @user-tn5sk2ox5n
    @user-tn5sk2ox5n 8 дней назад

    Enjoyed every minute of your trip .As they say in Cornwall PROPER JOB ..💑🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

  • @cathythompson8734
    @cathythompson8734 9 дней назад

    Brilliant! Love every minute of your travel vlogs.

  • @shirleygreaves9650
    @shirleygreaves9650 8 дней назад

    Lovely vlog, welcome back to England. I enjoyed watching your travels but it looked exhausting. William is a delight as always. Stay safe all of you. xxx

  • @sianwarwick633
    @sianwarwick633 9 дней назад

    Great to see your holiday in France - you're putting in so much work to edit and film all the comings and goings. Really like it. Did William really say 'there are some kayaks'. That's a little boater boy for you. Roscoff looks beautiful. Thanks for taking us along. Glad you're looking forward to getting back home. ps who's that lovely sounding French guy who helped you with the traffic 😊

  • @ianandmaureen9518
    @ianandmaureen9518 9 дней назад

    Lovely to see you back on English soil again. You have had such a wonderful sojourne in France but I am looking forward to seeing you back on Holly. Shame we didn't see the route to Macclesfield and then on to Bollington.

  • @therealnorthmedia
    @therealnorthmedia 5 дней назад

    Nice to meet you in Macclesfield today Joe hopefully will come and try some of your famous cake soon

  • @davidtulloch5650
    @davidtulloch5650 7 дней назад

    I have really loved this segment of your journeys. You wouldn't remember this at all but in ?Sept 2021 I ambled up the Erewash and you were refurbishing Holly not far above Trent Lock. I don't think that William was even a twinkle in your eyes then! I have followed your saga since then. Even allowing for your editing I think William's language skills are outstanding. Enjoy your next adventure. David from Nb Kotuku.

  • @maryannknox7158
    @maryannknox7158 10 дней назад

    I simply loved 🥰 all the Holiday adventures to France 🇫🇷 and back thank you 🙏 so much for sharing your experiences with us all

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 8 дней назад +1

    Now I am looking forward to seeing what new baked items you have been inspired to make!

  • @garyheap3780
    @garyheap3780 10 дней назад +1

    Great that you had such a good time in France. A pity that we didn't get to say "hi" when you were in the Niort and La Rochelle vicinity, but maybe next time. After the video in Roscoff, I think we'll be looking to visit there and maybe stay a couple of days.

  • @miketipping1583
    @miketipping1583 9 дней назад

    People from Plymouth are called Janners... And it's like Coventry by the sea, but in a good way. As someone who has lived in Coventry and Plymouth the Sea makes up for a lot and seaside Devon, Cornwall and Dartmoor are all a bike ride away.

  • @ginnypeckham4022
    @ginnypeckham4022 10 дней назад +2

    Falmouth is a wonderful place to live, even in the winter.

  • @alanschultz3858
    @alanschultz3858 9 дней назад

    it was a great few days away such lovely places

  • @marllyburnett4433
    @marllyburnett4433 10 дней назад

    Oh this was so calming and lovely, thank you so much you three xxx such joy watching your stories of life.

  • @59kiwilass
    @59kiwilass 10 дней назад

    Absolutely loved watching your holiday videos. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week.

  • @teresasteele5327
    @teresasteele5327 10 дней назад +1

    My daughter and family live in Plymouth, we live in St Austell in Cornwall. Falmouth is lovely for sure, but the last four years have seen a decline in all towns up and down the country, Cornwall no exception. Still a lovely place though.

  • @maidbloke
    @maidbloke 10 дней назад

    Fab editing of a great trip!

  • @jackiehanning8808
    @jackiehanning8808 9 дней назад

    Great video yet again .
    Thankyou

  • @franktuckwell196
    @franktuckwell196 9 дней назад

    Great trip, stay safe.

  • @johnland5042
    @johnland5042 9 дней назад

    AWESOME YOU THREE!!!

  • @hannahroberts6295
    @hannahroberts6295 9 дней назад

    Interrail includes UK! Lucky you. Many, many years ago I had a Eurail pass which didn't include UK of course. Trains in the UK were damned expensive then so this backpacker resorted to buses...much better and they didn't t go on strike.

  • @nopenope6286
    @nopenope6286 10 дней назад

    I Am fascinated by all of your travels. Thank you for this video. So glad you had time away.

  • @user-oc2mt8kf2j
    @user-oc2mt8kf2j 10 дней назад

    Good memories of Cornwall, but Plymouth was a huge city, too much traffic. I was there to get a vibe of the pilgrims journey to America. Good museum.

  • @gabrielgatsby
    @gabrielgatsby 10 дней назад

    Yeh and now all caught up after starting at the beginning 💜💜💜 Almost feels strange knowing we are now watching real time 💜💜💜Thank you both watching 4 years of vlogs in a few weeks has been a blast - interestingly found so many moments really emotional and seeing William grow and develop over the vlogs is fab. Such a perfect diary and record for you to look back on as well 💜💜💜

  • @terrisantiago9128
    @terrisantiago9128 8 дней назад

    What a lovely time

  • @jayb429
    @jayb429 10 дней назад

    It's lovely there. I stayed in hotel just by those steps when I caught the very back to Portsmouth. You make everything seem so simple! x

  • @natashab2304
    @natashab2304 10 дней назад +1

    Fabulous as always!! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @kertmustapha2367
    @kertmustapha2367 7 дней назад

    Beautiful Video. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @joannabrown2995
    @joannabrown2995 9 дней назад

    So loved this series ✌️🥰

  • @merlinscat
    @merlinscat 10 дней назад +1

    Can’t believe you were in Devon and you didn’t call in for a cuppa x

  • @sandramuis7430
    @sandramuis7430 10 дней назад

    Lovely trip. I so enjoyed the adventure…..👍😁

  • @jillipepper5353
    @jillipepper5353 10 дней назад +3

    Lovely to see all the parts of your trip, do you think you’d try it again? Seemed like a lot of train trips to get to each place, a bit rushed at times or was that just how it ended up in the editing? Looking forward to next video to see yummy bakes again. OMG the crab leg, that is going to stink to high heavens and get maggots…….ask me how I know😂. Spent lots of summers at the seaside with kids gathering shells with snails still inside and hoarding them in their room. Ew ew ew. 😂, I can laugh now but at the time it was so gross. 🙋🏼‍♀️

  • @robertwatson9840
    @robertwatson9840 10 дней назад

    Plymouth is a nice city to have a look around

  • @alanlake5220
    @alanlake5220 10 дней назад

    Loved your mini French Holiday

  • @ianlove3
    @ianlove3 10 дней назад +1

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @sandrakent8049
    @sandrakent8049 10 дней назад

    Amazing trip you've had and sure you back to be on home ground with lovely memories ❤