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Hi Rob, I know, we’ve ended up behind due to the extra cruising we did whilst filming with Ch4, we needed to keep to their schedule! I am trying to catch up though and will be soon. Christmas will definitely be on time lol 👍🤪 Thanks Rob! xx
Such beautiful scenery on this stretch of the canal. It does seem quite different cruising at night but I can imagine you wouldn’t want to do that too often. Hope you’re staying safe and warm. ❤
You’re right Phyllis, those barrows in the dark were a bit stressy lol, but worth it to surprise our friends! We’re all good, it’s lovely and warm in the boat! 😃 Hope you’re both ok too! xx
Hi Liz, we couldn’t believe how quickly it went dark and those moorings were a lot further away than we had remembered. It was a bit stressful going through the narrows, but Martin did really well and thankfully I have that mega bright torch so we could see ok. It was fun too though, certainly a lot different to cruising in the daylight! Thanks Liz xx
Another great cruise though the nighttime mooring had me holding my breath. I personally don’t see well in the dark so my heart was in my mouth. Glad you were both safe, and worth the effort to connect with old and new friends. 🥰
Hi Nigel, thank you, we absolutely love the Staffs & Worcester canal, it’s one of our favourites. Martin did well didn’t he, I’d be like you, I would need it lit up! Thanks Nigel! xx
Love watching your vlogs, they are always so good. I also liked Martin doing his version of Winndy Miller. Absolutly fantastic Blessings to you both xxx
Aww thank you Karen, always good to hear such lovely comments! And yes, Martin’s impression of Windy Miller was funny wasn’t it, he does make me laugh! Thank you Karen! xx
Another great video. Thanks for sharing the narrows with us as we live in Bushbury, Wolves,and a long time ago on the Ernie thomas I had the priviledge of bouncing off the banks in the narrows.Brings back good memories of my late teens.Keep on cruising cheers Sandra and Lew Barlow,Merry christmas.
Hi Sandra & Lew, wow, bouncing off the walls?! Thankfully we didn’t do that! 🫣 So pleased it brought back some good memories for you, I must admit, it probably would have looked better in the daylight lol! Thank you so mucking, and you are the first to wish us happy Christmas! Merry Christmas to you both too! xx
😂 martins face when the kayaks passed!! Then Julie - you did exactly what I do when I want to photograph something - "heres the tiller I'm off!". We ended up ALMOST cruising in the dark once and that was enough, a bit of a panic let's get moored b4 it actually went dark! All the best. Kerry, Colin and Alfie NB Time to Pootle xx
Haha, 😂 yes the kayaks were splashing up the side of the boat lol. I do love a good bridge! Not sure we’ll be doing another night cruise lol 😂 Thanks you two, hope you’re ok xx
h[ guys great vlog lovely to see trees changing to yellow and gold best time off i dont know if its me but gone quick this year hope you both well and keeping warm make sure you got plenty coal wood and water as lots off snow ment to be on its way stay safe
Hi Nicholas, yes this year has gone very quick hasn’t it! Can’t believe it’s almost Christmas again! We’re lovely and warm, we only have the diesel Refleks stove now, so no need to worry about coal and wood, we just keep our diesel tank topped up! We didn’t realise there’s more snow on the way, looking forward to that! 😃 Keep safe and warm Nicholas, have a lovely week xx
Night cruising seems pretty scary but I'm sure in the right circumstances it could be magical. Those tight places would take the magical part out of it for me! 😊 The scariest part could be the mooring. Stepping off the boat into who knows what could be bad. You definitely need those very bright lights so you can see what you are getting into. ❤
Hi Dorothy, lovely to hear from you, hope you’re well. Yes, thankfully we have our really bright torch so we could see ok. The narrows were a little dicey, but Martin did ok bless him, we really didn’t realise the moorings were so far away and although the camera didn’t show it, it really was pitch black! 🫣 thank you so much! xx
Oh thank you Stephen, Martin did really well didn’t he! We couldn’t believe how quickly it went dark and how far away the moorings were. Once we had gone past Autherley junction moorings whic( were full, we knew we were committed to going through the narrows to get to the next moorings, but we just ran out of light! It was fun the next day waking up to see where we had moored lol. Thanks Stephen! xx
Hi guys, wow, so that's what it's like cruising at night time. I m so glad you were able to find a mooring before it got late. There's always something new and exciting to see on your videos. What do they say about sailors, a girl in every port. You two just about have friends in every port.🤣🤣 Can you see where your pals are on a phone app, or do you keep in contact by phone? Such a great lifestyle taking each day as it comes with your house on your back, just wonderful. Have you had any problems with the flooding in the UK recently? I was thinking of you two the other day when I heard it on the news. 😬Oh well stay safe and I'll see you next time.👍🏻👍🏻❤❤
Hi Geoff, hope you’re well! The boating community is wonderful, we are always making friends and what’s so good is that you can turn the next corner and meet someone you met last week, a few months, or even years ago, and you just pick up from where you left off, it’s brilliant! We’ve only been continuously cruising the canals and rivers since April 2022, yet we have so many friends now, the boating community is so unique. Everyone looks out for each other and especially in winter. I believe there is an app to track other boats, but we’re not on it, it would take the fun out of bumping into someone you haven’t seen for a long time. With these particular friends on the video, Kathryn & Scott, we were completely unaware that they were on that canal, so it was so lovely to see them! But with Ricafella and Helen, they are viewers of the channel and have always messaged us, like yourself, and had said they were hiring a narrowboat for a holiday that day. They knew we were in that area so messaged on Facebook to see if we were near and we weren’t, but we decided to surprise them by doing that extra long cruise so we could meet them, so glad we did, as it was lovely. We have got such a lovely online community of friends now, yourself included Geoff, from doing these weekly vlogs, we feel so blessed. Where we are at the moment for winter, on the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals, we have made some new friends and met up with people that we haven’t seen for more than two years, and once winter is over, we will all go in different directions, only to meet up another year or so later! This is probably the only community where this is possible, hence we think it is unique and we absolutely love it! Thankfully being on the canals we haven’t been affected by the floods, rivers are a different story, but most boaters steer clear of rivers in the rainy seasons. Thank you so much for thinking of us! Have a lovely week Geoff! xx
@JulieandMartinonRIB the great land of Australia came here as a child in 1955 travelled a lot been back to Pommie land a few times i live in NSW right on the sea luv 2 u both
You two are so fortunate to be part of the beauty you witness for us. I love your journey and being in the US it’s new to me. Thank you for the journey.
Hi Anne, yes we are very lucky to get to wake up with all these lovely and varied views, especially the British countryside! We love sharing our journeys with everyone and so pleased you are enjoying our videos! Thank you Anne! xx
Just got home from sharing Thanksgiving dinner with family and topped off the day with another great episode of Julie & Martins adventures. A great way to spend the day.
What a beautiful cruise and those bridges are a real work of art, were they old railroad bridges? Good job mooring up in the dark👏 So nice you were able to meet up with friends. Take care 🤗❤️
Hi Donna, hope you’re well. Yes, I think those bridges were railway bridges, weren’t they stunning! We love sharing our journeys and it always lovely to know that you are enjoying them, thank you for your lovely comments Donna, we love reading them every week! Thank you xx
We really love the bridges over the canal, especially the older ones, not such a fan of the big new concrete lump ones, but bridges with character are just stunning! Thanks Randy! xx
Hi Ian, it was a long cruise in this one, but glad we made it. Always lovely to hear from you and that you enjoyed this journey, really makes it all worthwhile! Thanks Ian! xx
Love the diversity of the different styles of bywash on the canal. Pete and Caroline shared their thoughts and filmed some of their favorite examples on their vlog.
Another great vlog! Can you share why you chose chains instead of nappy pins? You all have the best attitudes! I'm sure cruising after dark was stressful, but you all took it in stride.
Hi Sheila, yes it was a little stressful as we’ve never cruised in the dark before, but it was more in the narrows that we had to be careful, as we had rock walls either side and only a foot to spare, so had to concentrate lol. But it was quite fun in the end, we hadn’t realised that the moorings were so far away, but we did ok. We prefer chains, as we feel they are more secure and less noisy lol. We have known a couple of boats, one widebeam and one narrowboat where the nappy pin had unhooked and left the boat drifting out, caused by other boaters going a bit too fast past moored boats, whereas the chain is looped round and back through itself with the rope through it so it can’t come off of the Armco. When we go past boats with nappy pins they rattle quite loud even when going dead slow as the moored boat moves with the flow of water, yet with chains it’s very minimal sound at all. We have rescued two boats that have been secured with nappy pins, whether it be boats going too fast, or yobbos unhooking them for fun, but this can’t happen with chains, not unless someone physically got onto your boat to untie your ropes. We have met people that swear by nappy pins and wouldn’t use chains, so everyone is different and this is just our preference. Hope that all made sense, thanks Sheila! xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB Thank you for your very thorough explanation. That makes so much sense! Now, I have a follow up question: I noticed that Martin has some sort of hook (shown at the 27 minute mark on the video) and a short mooring line. Where did he get these items? We are learning so much from you and Martin! I hope we get to repay you by taking you out for a meal when we are on the cut next year. We are counting down the weeks until we go back to England! In the meantime, it is suppose to snow 3 inches in Missouri tomorrow, brrrr.
Hi Sheila, that hook was actually made for us by a viewer who me5 us at the Crick boat show last year, but before that, we used something similar. We used a long handled small paint roller, hard to explain without being able to show you a picture, so here’s a link to one on Amazon amzn.to/4gcHQWu, used without the roller. You can then hook the chain without having to crouch down or go onto your knees when it’s wet and muddy! The short mooring line we bought from a boat trader who makes fenders and different length ropes. There is also a place at Braunston called Tradline, here’s their website www.tradline.co.uk/, they make ropes and fenders to any shape, size and length, we have two, a very short one and a slightly longer one, it depends how high the bank is which one Martin uses, they are so quick to do, just for the stern of the boat. Hope this helps! Would be lovely to meet you, going out for a meal would be nice, but definitely no need to repay us anything, we’re happy to help if we can, so ask away! 😃 Wow, 3 inches of snow, stay warm Sheila! xx
Well hello you!! 😃 We have two of them, slightly different lengths, it makes it so much quicker and easier to moor up, we’ll show you when we catch you back up again! See you soon! xx
Ahh, those days in september, i already miss them so much. All. Still lovely and green. You were lucky you did those narrows in the evening and nobody came the other way. Have a great weekend, guys!❤❤
Yes, how we miss those warmer days! 🫠 Those narrows were quite tight, but Martin did really well, it was hard to show just how dark it was, so we were quietly confident that we wouldn’t meet another boat coming the other way lol. Still trying to catch up on footage due to the extra journey with Ch4, but we’re getting there! Have a lovely week too Eric! xx
@ i think we all wouldn’t mind longer vlogs, lol! Or an extra one, like Pete and Caroline do to speed up. But i can see the big effort you put in to make every episode beautiful and interesting. So no pressure there, we are happy to bob along! 🥃🍺
Always a pleasure to watch your videos guys, your banter is uplifting for me, love your fascination with bridges Julie and Martins indifference to them ! thanks for keeping me entertained x
Hi there, RUclips hasn’t given your name, so we’re not sure who you are, it just says KMM, please comment again and tell us who you are 🥰 Ricafella & Helen are lovely aren’t they xx
Hi Julie and Martin, the night cruising looked amazing and lots of fun! It was lovely looking back at forage from the tail end of summer compared to now with it being freezing cold and I am getting the Christmas decorations out of the loft this weekend, all good fun. Hope you have an amazing weekend, keep warm, lots of love and best wishes as always
hello both good to see ya .i will say its bloody cold to day how ever i have been out working so it was a good day hope your both very well .julie looking younger again she only 23 martin is 21 he acts old .really is a young man his a great cook i have heard
Haha, 23 and 21, we can only wish lol 😝 Glad you managed to work today, it was very cold, but a beautiful sunny day! Oh and Martin definitely cannot cook lol 😜 xx
Hi Julie & Martin, another great clip - thank you. Julie your photography is stunning. If you have not taken up photography you should You have a great eye it. Martin I see you have some plans on your boat, spitfires i think. Where you in the air force? This episode looks like it was from early September 24. What are you plans for winter. I have received photos from my brother in his narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal with lots of snow. Have a great day. Granddad Dave
Hi Dave, aww thank you, glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your lovely compliment too! Martin wasn’t in the airforce, but the two previous owners of the boat were. The first owner was in the American airforce and the second owner was in the British Royal Airforce, hence the bullseye roundel on the back hatch. We bought the Spitfire plane for the top and the Hurricane tiller pin as a nod to the previous owners for looking after Rhapsody so well. We of course are doing the same and keeping our 20 year old boat looking as good as she can for as long as we can! Thanks Dave! xx
Beautiful cruise ! I was wondering why your uploads are over 2 months behind the current date. My guess is finding time to edit. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers !
Hi, glad you enjoyed this one! We’re a bit behind due to the Ch4 filming. We ended up having to cover more ground a lot quicker than usual, to keep to their schedule, so have ended up with so much footage and way behind. So, I have a dilemma - either I miss a couple of cruises out so I can catch up and be more up to date, or perhaps put a few extra videos out to try and catch up. I really want to get more up to date, I can’t stand being this far behind, I might miss a few bits out. We’re usually only 3-4 weeks behind max which gives me time to edit, but 2 months is too much. I promise I’ll get back up to date soon! Thank you! xx (just realised we don’t know your name?) xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB Hi, my name is Jerry :) I totally forgot about the TV guys !! I'm just nosey, I'm glad you weren't offended. Cheers from Florida.
Hi! Great vlog! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this episode is of your cruise on the Worcester? Sometimes I have trouble catching correct pronunciations. 😊 Anyway, this cruise is as pretty, or more than, the Peak District or Llangollen canals. Will you be joining your friends on the Llangollen for the winter? Safe cruising! You and Martin are hilarious. 💙💙
Hi Julia, yes that’s right, we were on the Staffs & Worcester (Staffordshire & Worcestershire) Canal, it’s a beautiful canal, definitely in our top 5 so far! We’re actually currently on the Macclesfield Canal and are hoping to get onto the Peak Forest for Christmas, hoping for some nice views! Thank you so much Julia! xx
Hey guys. Just curious if you knew the purpose of the cooping stones in the lock around the @7:35 mark? I know sometimes they are used for decoration but, I wouldn't think you would want to put anything on the side of a lock that could be a hazard. A great looking cruise btw. Thanks for another one. Take care.
Hi Roger, unfortunately we don’t know why those coping stones are there, I read out the only information that it gave, so really don’t know sorry, it does seem bizarre doesn’t it! Have a lovely week Roger, thank you! xx
Hiya Julie,Martin I've been subbed to you both for a while now & thoroughly enjoying your videos, I saw the two kingfishers .. beautiful birds, Matt & I had one follow us down the canal, you can see so much more wildlife when cruising on the canal rather than walking on the tow path. Stunning scenery too, your videos are so informative & interesting, I noticed in one of your videos that someone had sent you a gift, how can we send things to you both? What do you both do Christmas time? Do you go to see family or just spend Christmas together on your own? Safe travels & much love to you both x
Hiya! Thank you, so pleased you are enjoying our videos, we love seeing wildlife as we cruise, especially kingfishers. We often hear them before we see them, they are so beautiful. We do have an address for deliveries which we then get forwarded to us wherever we are, we haven’t put it openly onto RUclips, perhaps we should, but it is Julie & Martin Black, P.O. BOX 400, Winchester, SO22 4RU, We usually get visits from family around Christmastime and spend it on our own, but this year our youngest son will be spending Christmas Day and Boxing Day with us on the boat this year so we are really looking forward to that! 😃 Have a lovely week! xx
Just finished up with Thanksgiving dinner. Good food & asked everyone to tell what they were thankful for. So many things to be thankful for. Topping it off with a J&M vlog. I’m exhausted with all the work but worth so much in memories. Awesome vlog as usual Julie & Martin. Are you through filming for the TV series? When is it suppose to air.? I want to be sure & watch it I I can get it here in the states.
Hi Jan, aww hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! And can’t believe you watched our videos on this special celebration day too, thank you! Yes we have finished all the filming for Narrow Escapes and we think it will air in Spring, around March/April time, we’ll give everyone a heads up nearer the time. Just hope they got our good sides lol 😝 Thanks Jan! xx
OMG of course you’re Cindy! 🤦♀️ My bad, so sorry 😔 please forgive me! Another lady has a very similar RUclips name and instead of checking back I guessed and got it wrong, so sorry it won’t happen again! Thank you so much Cindy! xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB aww you know me i dont have a great thoughts about our city i think if we had the money we would go to live in north wales but its getting the work still we can dream cant we
Good morning to both of you😊 Julie, I meant to ask you about the windlass belt/harness you have, where can I buy one? Matt & I go out & about on the boat a lot & it would be very handy to have one of those . Xx
Hiya (sorry, I don’t know your name🤔) I got mine from Cruising Crafts, he makes them, they are brilliant, good quality leather and you can have different colours, mine is blue obviously lol 😂 Here’s their website www.cruisingcrafts.co.uk/ or you can look them up on RUclips and message there. It is Gareth and Lou. Hope this helps xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB hello juless yes he does a great job jcan i ask you something i ask liz and paul but she would not answer this question i had heard theres a lot of sewage in the rivers and in our seas have you come across anything or is it bull liz just would not tell me i dont know why
Oh that’s strange that she wouldn’t say. The canal water is known to be very dirty, years of silt build up etc, but no sewage, or at least there shouldn’t be! With rivers it’s a bit different, you do hear of sewage being let into them, but we haven’t seen any evidence of this. There was an article about sewage being dumped in the Thames, but again we haven’t been or seen it for ourselves. Having said that, river water tends to be a lot cleaner, as there is always a flow, so the water is constantly on the move and you can often see right down to the bottom as the water is so clear. It is safe to swim in a river, obviously when it’s not in flood, but definitely not a good idea to get into the water in the canals, canals have no flow, so with grey water from boats and muddy water coming in from the land when it rains, it tends to just silt up. Hope this helps! xx
im having a few cold ones tonight im thinking of a day off tomorrow .but i cant make up my mind .its been bloody cold this morning i was walking through frost but it went later on in the day .did you know they say we are going to get more snow.at some point .but we will see
Hahaha 😂😂🤣 my glasses do go dark, but only in the sun lol 😜 . It was so funny watching it back, as it really was pitch black, but the camera made it look so light, such clever technology lol 😂 Thanks Harris! xx
Hi Colin, yes it is so annoying isn’t it, all these lovely old bridges been there for decades and then some little tyke comes along and graffitis all over it, very frustrating! Thanks Colin xx
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I had to smile when i saw the date, 5th September! Wow so at this rate, your Christmas won’t be for another 4 months. Unbelievably
Hi Rob, I know, we’ve ended up behind due to the extra cruising we did whilst filming with Ch4, we needed to keep to their schedule! I am trying to catch up though and will be soon. Christmas will definitely be on time lol 👍🤪 Thanks Rob! xx
Such beautiful scenery on this stretch of the canal. It does seem quite different cruising at night but I can imagine you wouldn’t want to do that too often. Hope you’re staying safe and warm. ❤
You’re right Phyllis, those barrows in the dark were a bit stressy lol, but worth it to surprise our friends! We’re all good, it’s lovely and warm in the boat! 😃 Hope you’re both ok too! xx
Thankyou take care
Aww you too Carol xx
Don’t fancy mooring in the dark! I would think it’s very dangerous! Well done!
Hi Liz, we couldn’t believe how quickly it went dark and those moorings were a lot further away than we had remembered. It was a bit stressful going through the narrows, but Martin did really well and thankfully I have that mega bright torch so we could see ok. It was fun too though, certainly a lot different to cruising in the daylight! Thanks Liz xx
Martin does a fantastic job with that boat! Enjoyed the vlog.
He is good isn’t he, he does so well, thanks John! xx
Wow! Night cruising on the canals makes for interesting viewing. Well done.
Thank you Neil, it definitely was a different cruise, not sure we’ll be cruising in the dark again in a hurry lol. Thanks Neil xx
Truly lovely scenery on this trip. Glad to see you both aren't so under the weather with this go-round.
Hi Sean, we’ve been lucky so far and haven’t had any bugs as yet, fingers crossed eh! So pleased you enjoyed this video, thank you! xx
Another great cruise though the nighttime mooring had me holding my breath. I personally don’t see well in the dark so my heart was in my mouth. Glad you were both safe, and worth the effort to connect with old and new friends. 🥰
Yes we ended up cruising a lot later than planned, but was definitely worth it to surprise our friends! Thank you so much! xx
Glad to see you both eat carrots. 🥕
That canal looks beautiful ❤
Hahaha 😂🤣 that’s funny! Hope we get to see you both soon! xx
@JulieandMartinonRIB Hopefully, yes xx
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Lovely filming as usual, Julie, how beautiful the area is. Great bit of night driving by Martin, I would have wanted full beam to have done that!
Hi Nigel, thank you, we absolutely love the Staffs & Worcester canal, it’s one of our favourites. Martin did well didn’t he, I’d be like you, I would need it lit up! Thanks Nigel! xx
Lovely cruise. Watching it whilst in traffic heading home from Thanksgiving in Florida. Would rather be there on the canals!!
Aww that’s lovely, hope you had a good time and hope you’re not stuck in traffic for too long! Thanks Karen! xx
Love watching your vlogs, they are always so good. I also liked Martin doing his version of Winndy Miller. Absolutly fantastic Blessings to you both xxx
Aww thank you Karen, always good to hear such lovely comments! And yes, Martin’s impression of Windy Miller was funny wasn’t it, he does make me laugh! Thank you Karen! xx
Another great video. Thanks for sharing the narrows with us as we live in Bushbury, Wolves,and a long time ago on the Ernie thomas I had the priviledge of bouncing off the banks in the narrows.Brings back good memories of my late teens.Keep on cruising cheers Sandra and Lew Barlow,Merry christmas.
Hi Sandra & Lew, wow, bouncing off the walls?! Thankfully we didn’t do that! 🫣 So pleased it brought back some good memories for you, I must admit, it probably would have looked better in the daylight lol! Thank you so mucking, and you are the first to wish us happy Christmas! Merry Christmas to you both too! xx
😂 martins face when the kayaks passed!! Then Julie - you did exactly what I do when I want to photograph something - "heres the tiller I'm off!". We ended up ALMOST cruising in the dark once and that was enough, a bit of a panic let's get moored b4 it actually went dark! All the best. Kerry, Colin and Alfie NB Time to Pootle xx
Haha, 😂 yes the kayaks were splashing up the side of the boat lol. I do love a good bridge! Not sure we’ll be doing another night cruise lol 😂 Thanks you two, hope you’re ok xx
h[ guys great vlog lovely to see trees changing to yellow and gold best time off i dont know if its me but gone quick this year hope you both well and keeping warm make sure you got plenty coal wood and water as lots off snow ment to be on its way stay safe
Hi Nicholas, yes this year has gone very quick hasn’t it! Can’t believe it’s almost Christmas again! We’re lovely and warm, we only have the diesel Refleks stove now, so no need to worry about coal and wood, we just keep our diesel tank topped up! We didn’t realise there’s more snow on the way, looking forward to that! 😃 Keep safe and warm Nicholas, have a lovely week xx
Night cruising seems pretty scary but I'm sure in the right circumstances it could be magical. Those tight places would take the magical part out of it for me! 😊 The scariest part could be the mooring. Stepping off the boat into who knows what could be bad. You definitely need those very bright lights so you can see what you are getting into. ❤
Hi Dorothy, lovely to hear from you, hope you’re well. Yes, thankfully we have our really bright torch so we could see ok. The narrows were a little dicey, but Martin did ok bless him, we really didn’t realise the moorings were so far away and although the camera didn’t show it, it really was pitch black! 🫣 thank you so much! xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB Thanks. I'm doing good. It's officially cold now but I had a nice holiday yesterday. ❤
@ that’s so good to hear, keep warm! xx
Night cruising and moorings just like professionals, absolutely fantastic.
Oh thank you Stephen, Martin did really well didn’t he! We couldn’t believe how quickly it went dark and how far away the moorings were. Once we had gone past Autherley junction moorings whic( were full, we knew we were committed to going through the narrows to get to the next moorings, but we just ran out of light! It was fun the next day waking up to see where we had moored lol. Thanks Stephen! xx
Hi guys, wow, so that's what it's like cruising at night time. I m so glad you were able to find a mooring before it got late. There's always something new and exciting to see on your videos. What do they say about sailors, a girl in every port. You two just about have friends in every port.🤣🤣 Can you see where your pals are on a phone app, or do you keep in contact by phone? Such a great lifestyle taking each day as it comes with your house on your back, just wonderful. Have you had any problems with the flooding in the UK recently? I was thinking of you two the other day when I heard it on the news. 😬Oh well stay safe and I'll see you next time.👍🏻👍🏻❤❤
Hi Geoff, hope you’re well! The boating community is wonderful, we are always making friends and what’s so good is that you can turn the next corner and meet someone you met last week, a few months, or even years ago, and you just pick up from where you left off, it’s brilliant! We’ve only been continuously cruising the canals and rivers since April 2022, yet we have so many friends now, the boating community is so unique. Everyone looks out for each other and especially in winter. I believe there is an app to track other boats, but we’re not on it, it would take the fun out of bumping into someone you haven’t seen for a long time. With these particular friends on the video, Kathryn & Scott, we were completely unaware that they were on that canal, so it was so lovely to see them! But with Ricafella and Helen, they are viewers of the channel and have always messaged us, like yourself, and had said they were hiring a narrowboat for a holiday that day. They knew we were in that area so messaged on Facebook to see if we were near and we weren’t, but we decided to surprise them by doing that extra long cruise so we could meet them, so glad we did, as it was lovely. We have got such a lovely online community of friends now, yourself included Geoff, from doing these weekly vlogs, we feel so blessed. Where we are at the moment for winter, on the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals, we have made some new friends and met up with people that we haven’t seen for more than two years, and once winter is over, we will all go in different directions, only to meet up another year or so later! This is probably the only community where this is possible, hence we think it is unique and we absolutely love it! Thankfully being on the canals we haven’t been affected by the floods, rivers are a different story, but most boaters steer clear of rivers in the rainy seasons. Thank you so much for thinking of us! Have a lovely week Geoff! xx
❤❤lovely cruise gorgeous scenery all the best😂
Hi Zona, lovely to hear from you, hope you’re well! Glad you liked this one! xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB some days are better than others when u say wowser I smile cause here it describes a right misery
Oh crikey, over here wowza is just an extension of wow, amazing, incredible, the complete opposite of misery lol, how funny! Aww keep well Zona xx
Where are you from Zona, just realised we don’t know where you are watching from? xx
@JulieandMartinonRIB the great land of Australia came here as a child in 1955 travelled a lot been back to Pommie land a few times i live in NSW right on the sea luv 2 u both
You two are so fortunate to be part of the beauty you witness for us. I love your journey and being in the US it’s new to me. Thank you for the journey.
Hi Anne, yes we are very lucky to get to wake up with all these lovely and varied views, especially the British countryside! We love sharing our journeys with everyone and so pleased you are enjoying our videos! Thank you Anne! xx
The noise as you go by the high tension electric line is basically just moisture in the air.
It was so loud, I wondered what it was, didn’t realise it was moisture, thank you! xx
Just got home from sharing Thanksgiving dinner with family and topped off the day with another great episode of Julie & Martins adventures. A great way to spend the day.
Aww Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you had a lovely time! Thank you so much for watching on your special celebration day! xx
What a beautiful cruise and those bridges are a real work of art, were they old railroad bridges? Good job mooring up in the dark👏 So nice you were able to meet up with friends. Take care 🤗❤️
Hi Donna, hope you’re well. Yes, I think those bridges were railway bridges, weren’t they stunning! We love sharing our journeys and it always lovely to know that you are enjoying them, thank you for your lovely comments Donna, we love reading them every week! Thank you xx
shes a magic girl
Lol 😜 xx
its sure is nice there the view is so clear on my screen great filming mind ya its always great julie great at it shes a star
Aww thank you, we do try and make the footage as good as possible, thank you! xx
It great seeing the countryside so well looked after, thanks guys.
Thanks David, the British countryside is just beautiful isn’t it! Thank you! xx
Awesome bridge arches! 👍🏾
We really love the bridges over the canal, especially the older ones, not such a fan of the big new concrete lump ones, but bridges with character are just stunning! Thanks Randy! xx
Hmm….Martin’s moonlight cruises. Sounds catchy. 😂
Hahaha, perhaps should have used that as the title lol 😝 Thanks Norman xx
Thank you for sharing thoroughly enjoyed this video xx
Aww thank you Yetta, so nice to get feedback like this, we really appreciate it! xx
Another excellent cruise ty both
Hi Ian, it was a long cruise in this one, but glad we made it. Always lovely to hear from you and that you enjoyed this journey, really makes it all worthwhile! Thanks Ian! xx
Thanksgiving Day done, company left. Now before bed cruising with Julie and Martin. Relaxing and fun.
Aww hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! And thank you for including us in your special day too! Thank you! xx
great place to chill out
Lovely! xx
every time you get to the lock she shuts the door in your face, then trys to drown you is'ent she lovely lol
Lol that made us chuckle 🤭 He loves it Harris! 🤣 xx
Love the diversity of the different styles of bywash on the canal. Pete and Caroline shared their thoughts and filmed some of their favorite examples on their vlog.
Yes we saw that, those by-washes were lovely! Thank you Norman xx
Another great vlog! Can you share why you chose chains instead of nappy pins?
You all have the best attitudes! I'm sure cruising after dark was stressful, but you all took it in stride.
Hi Sheila, yes it was a little stressful as we’ve never cruised in the dark before, but it was more in the narrows that we had to be careful, as we had rock walls either side and only a foot to spare, so had to concentrate lol. But it was quite fun in the end, we hadn’t realised that the moorings were so far away, but we did ok. We prefer chains, as we feel they are more secure and less noisy lol. We have known a couple of boats, one widebeam and one narrowboat where the nappy pin had unhooked and left the boat drifting out, caused by other boaters going a bit too fast past moored boats, whereas the chain is looped round and back through itself with the rope through it so it can’t come off of the Armco. When we go past boats with nappy pins they rattle quite loud even when going dead slow as the moored boat moves with the flow of water, yet with chains it’s very minimal sound at all. We have rescued two boats that have been secured with nappy pins, whether it be boats going too fast, or yobbos unhooking them for fun, but this can’t happen with chains, not unless someone physically got onto your boat to untie your ropes. We have met people that swear by nappy pins and wouldn’t use chains, so everyone is different and this is just our preference. Hope that all made sense, thanks Sheila! xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB Thank you for your very thorough explanation. That makes so much sense! Now, I have a follow up question: I noticed that Martin has some sort of hook (shown at the 27 minute mark on the video) and a short mooring line. Where did he get these items?
We are learning so much from you and Martin! I hope we get to repay you by taking you out for a meal when we are on the cut next year. We are counting down the weeks until we go back to England! In the meantime, it is suppose to snow 3 inches in Missouri tomorrow, brrrr.
Hi Sheila, that hook was actually made for us by a viewer who me5 us at the Crick boat show last year, but before that, we used something similar. We used a long handled small paint roller, hard to explain without being able to show you a picture, so here’s a link to one on Amazon amzn.to/4gcHQWu, used without the roller. You can then hook the chain without having to crouch down or go onto your knees when it’s wet and muddy! The short mooring line we bought from a boat trader who makes fenders and different length ropes. There is also a place at Braunston called Tradline, here’s their website www.tradline.co.uk/, they make ropes and fenders to any shape, size and length, we have two, a very short one and a slightly longer one, it depends how high the bank is which one Martin uses, they are so quick to do, just for the stern of the boat. Hope this helps! Would be lovely to meet you, going out for a meal would be nice, but definitely no need to repay us anything, we’re happy to help if we can, so ask away! 😃 Wow, 3 inches of snow, stay warm Sheila! xx
Another great video Julie and Martin. I like the small mooring rope.
Well hello you!! 😃 We have two of them, slightly different lengths, it makes it so much quicker and easier to moor up, we’ll show you when we catch you back up again! See you soon! xx
I thought that was a Genius idea too… then you only have to mess about doing Fancy knots once when mooring.
Fancy knots lol 😂 They are brilliant, so easy to get that first rope secured! xx
I love watching your travels and enjoy all the content you put on the channel.
Oh thank you Lynette, it’s always nice to hear such lovely feedback, thank you! xx
Ahh, those days in september, i already miss them so much. All. Still lovely and green. You were lucky you did those narrows in the evening and nobody came the other way. Have a great weekend, guys!❤❤
Yes, how we miss those warmer days! 🫠 Those narrows were quite tight, but Martin did really well, it was hard to show just how dark it was, so we were quietly confident that we wouldn’t meet another boat coming the other way lol. Still trying to catch up on footage due to the extra journey with Ch4, but we’re getting there! Have a lovely week too Eric! xx
@ i think we all wouldn’t mind longer vlogs, lol! Or an extra one, like Pete and Caroline do to speed up. But i can see the big effort you put in to make every episode beautiful and interesting. So no pressure there, we are happy to bob along! 🥃🍺
Aww thank you, I’ll get there! xx
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Thank you Ruth & David, hopefully see you both soon! xx
its the julie and martin series dont for get to subscribed hit the bell then you tube will let you know when they up load great content .
Aww thank you Derek xx
Always a pleasure to watch your videos guys, your banter is uplifting for me, love your fascination with bridges Julie and Martins indifference to them ! thanks for keeping me entertained x
Haha yes you know me too well, I do love a good bridge! 😃👍 And Martin prefers to drive the boat lol. Thanks Phil! xx
Fabulous video as usual - looked like a FUN pub….
Hi Swanny, thank you, it was a long journey to get there, but well worth it! Thank you! xx
It was lovely to see you both. We met Ricafella and Helen too so it was great to see them on your video. x
Hi there, RUclips hasn’t given your name, so we’re not sure who you are, it just says KMM, please comment again and tell us who you are 🥰 Ricafella & Helen are lovely aren’t they xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB oops, sorry. It’s Kathryn 😂
Oh hello!! How are you and Scott, ok I hope?! It was lovely to see you both too! xx 😘
Yes, we’re good thank you. 😊 xx
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great see vlog out cranking it on the cut keep up the great vlogs thanks for share on channel thanks lee
Thank you Lee, hope you’re well xx
Hi Julie and Martin, the night cruising looked amazing and lots of fun! It was lovely looking back at forage from the tail end of summer compared to now with it being freezing cold and I am getting the Christmas decorations out of the loft this weekend, all good fun. Hope you have an amazing weekend, keep warm, lots of love and best wishes as always
Hi Edward, yes, it did seem strange seeing us in T-shirts lol. Hopefully I can catch up soon. Have a lovely week! xx
hello both good to see ya .i will say its bloody cold to day how ever i have been out working so it was a good day hope your both very well .julie looking younger again she only 23 martin is 21 he acts old .really is a young man his a great cook i have heard
Haha, 23 and 21, we can only wish lol 😝 Glad you managed to work today, it was very cold, but a beautiful sunny day! Oh and Martin definitely cannot cook lol 😜 xx
martin working good in the dark
He does a good job doesn’t he! xx
your reflection shots are great. Happy cruising.
Aww thank you, I do love a good reflection, I’ll never tire of seeing them, especially bridge reflections! Thank you! xx
yes it was very dark i must agree
It really was, the camera made it look a lot brighter lol xx
I thought I saw some northern lights there, as you were going in! Wow. Actually looking at it again, it’s a reflection on the catch cover.
Oh wow Marion, I might just rewatch that, thank you! xx
@ 😍I hope I’m right!
I’ll let you know xx
I think you may be right, very faint when I say we’ve still got our nav lights on just before I close the crutch, thanks Marion! xx
great view both
Thank you Derek & Julie xx
Hi Julie & Martin, another great clip - thank you. Julie your photography is stunning. If you have not taken up photography you should You have a great eye it. Martin I see you have some plans on your boat, spitfires i think. Where you in the air force? This episode looks like it was from early September 24. What are you plans for winter. I have received photos from my brother in his narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal with lots of snow. Have a great day. Granddad Dave
Hi Dave, aww thank you, glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your lovely compliment too! Martin wasn’t in the airforce, but the two previous owners of the boat were. The first owner was in the American airforce and the second owner was in the British Royal Airforce, hence the bullseye roundel on the back hatch. We bought the Spitfire plane for the top and the Hurricane tiller pin as a nod to the previous owners for looking after Rhapsody so well. We of course are doing the same and keeping our 20 year old boat looking as good as she can for as long as we can! Thanks Dave! xx
Beautiful cruise ! I was wondering why your uploads are over 2 months behind the current date. My guess is finding time to edit. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers !
Hi, glad you enjoyed this one! We’re a bit behind due to the Ch4 filming. We ended up having to cover more ground a lot quicker than usual, to keep to their schedule, so have ended up with so much footage and way behind. So, I have a dilemma - either I miss a couple of cruises out so I can catch up and be more up to date, or perhaps put a few extra videos out to try and catch up. I really want to get more up to date, I can’t stand being this far behind, I might miss a few bits out. We’re usually only 3-4 weeks behind max which gives me time to edit, but 2 months is too much. I promise I’ll get back up to date soon!
Thank you! xx (just realised we don’t know your name?) xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB Hi, my name is Jerry :) I totally forgot about the TV guys !! I'm just nosey, I'm glad you weren't offended. Cheers from Florida.
Of course we wouldn’t be offended, we’re not usually this far behind, it’s annoying me lol, thanks Jerry! xx
Hi! Great vlog! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this episode is of your cruise on the Worcester? Sometimes I have trouble catching correct pronunciations. 😊 Anyway, this cruise is as pretty, or more than, the Peak District or Llangollen canals. Will you be joining your friends on the Llangollen for the winter? Safe cruising! You and Martin are hilarious. 💙💙
Hi Julia, yes that’s right, we were on the Staffs & Worcester (Staffordshire & Worcestershire) Canal, it’s a beautiful canal, definitely in our top 5 so far! We’re actually currently on the Macclesfield Canal and are hoping to get onto the Peak Forest for Christmas, hoping for some nice views! Thank you so much Julia! xx
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Thank you Edward, hopefully you’re well xx
Hey guys. Just curious if you knew the purpose of the cooping stones in the lock around the @7:35 mark? I know sometimes they are used for decoration but, I wouldn't think you would want to put anything on the side of a lock that could be a hazard. A great looking cruise btw.
Thanks for another one. Take care.
Hi Roger, unfortunately we don’t know why those coping stones are there, I read out the only information that it gave, so really don’t know sorry, it does seem bizarre doesn’t it! Have a lovely week Roger, thank you! xx
Hiya Julie,Martin
I've been subbed to you both for a while now & thoroughly enjoying your videos,
I saw the two kingfishers .. beautiful birds, Matt & I had one follow us down the canal, you can see so much more wildlife when cruising on the canal rather than walking on the tow path.
Stunning scenery too, your videos are so informative & interesting, I noticed in one of your videos that someone had sent you a gift, how can we send things to you both?
What do you both do Christmas time? Do you go to see family or just spend Christmas together on your own?
Safe travels & much love to you both x
Hiya! Thank you, so pleased you are enjoying our videos, we love seeing wildlife as we cruise, especially kingfishers. We often hear them before we see them, they are so beautiful. We do have an address for deliveries which we then get forwarded to us wherever we are, we haven’t put it openly onto RUclips, perhaps we should, but it is Julie & Martin Black, P.O. BOX 400, Winchester, SO22 4RU, We usually get visits from family around Christmastime and spend it on our own, but this year our youngest son will be spending Christmas Day and Boxing Day with us on the boat this year so we are really looking forward to that! 😃 Have a lovely week! xx
Just finished up with Thanksgiving dinner. Good food & asked everyone to tell what they were thankful for. So many things to be thankful for. Topping it off with a J&M vlog. I’m exhausted with all the work but worth so much in memories. Awesome vlog as usual Julie & Martin. Are you through filming for the TV series? When is it suppose to air.? I want to be sure & watch it I I can get it here in the states.
Hi Jan, aww hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! And can’t believe you watched our videos on this special celebration day too, thank you! Yes we have finished all the filming for Narrow Escapes and we think it will air in Spring, around March/April time, we’ll give everyone a heads up nearer the time. Just hope they got our good sides lol 😝 Thanks Jan! xx
@ ummm, Julie, this is Cindy in Oklahoma. I forgot to tell you. My bad.
OMG of course you’re Cindy! 🤦♀️ My bad, so sorry 😔 please forgive me! Another lady has a very similar RUclips name and instead of checking back I guessed and got it wrong, so sorry it won’t happen again! Thank you so much Cindy! xx
@ lol it is no problem.
Thank you for understanding xx
if i saw birmingham i would go the other way as well
Hahaha, I didn’t mean it like that, it’s just that we had already been to Birmingham and we knew the water levels were still low lol xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB aww you know me i dont have a great thoughts about our city i think if we had the money we would go to live in north wales but its getting the work still we can dream cant we
We loved our time at Birmingham! xx
Good morning to both of you😊
Julie, I meant to ask you about the windlass belt/harness you have, where can I buy one? Matt & I go out & about on the boat a lot & it would be very handy to have one of those .
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Hiya (sorry, I don’t know your name🤔) I got mine from Cruising Crafts, he makes them, they are brilliant, good quality leather and you can have different colours, mine is blue obviously lol 😂
Here’s their website www.cruisingcrafts.co.uk/ or you can look them up on RUclips and message there. It is Gareth and Lou. Hope this helps xx
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Thanks Marty! xx
i tell you this julie and martin 28 0f nov and its bloody cold .but i guess you know that .
Oh yes, it’s brass monkeys out there! xx
@@JulieandMartinonRIB hello juless yes he does a great job jcan i ask you something i ask liz and paul but she would not answer this question i had heard theres a lot of sewage in the rivers and in our seas have you come across anything or is it bull liz just would not tell me i dont know why
Oh that’s strange that she wouldn’t say. The canal water is known to be very dirty, years of silt build up etc, but no sewage, or at least there shouldn’t be! With rivers it’s a bit different, you do hear of sewage being let into them, but we haven’t seen any evidence of this. There was an article about sewage being dumped in the Thames, but again we haven’t been or seen it for ourselves. Having said that, river water tends to be a lot cleaner, as there is always a flow, so the water is constantly on the move and you can often see right down to the bottom as the water is so clear. It is safe to swim in a river, obviously when it’s not in flood, but definitely not a good idea to get into the water in the canals, canals have no flow, so with grey water from boats and muddy water coming in from the land when it rains, it tends to just silt up. Hope this helps! xx
im having a few cold ones tonight im thinking of a day off tomorrow .but i cant make up my mind .its been bloody cold this morning i was walking through frost but it went later on in the day .did you know they say we are going to get more snow.at some point .but we will see
Yeah, take a break, have a day off, it’s going to be freezing for a few days! Brrr 🥶 xx
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julie take your sun glasses off lol
Hahaha 😂😂🤣 my glasses do go dark, but only in the sun lol 😜 . It was so funny watching it back, as it really was pitch black, but the camera made it look so light, such clever technology lol 😂 Thanks Harris! xx
blimey there diffrent
They are aren’t they! They look great don’t they! xx
That bloody awful graffiti 😢arggg on bridges
Hi Colin, yes it is so annoying isn’t it, all these lovely old bridges been there for decades and then some little tyke comes along and graffitis all over it, very frustrating! Thanks Colin xx