BOAT TOUR! Come See Our 62ft NARROWBOAT Home | Life on Lavender Lee - EP 1
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2024
- This week we take our 62ft narrowboat home on a cruise on the Grand Union canal, tackling 2 locks and getting to our next mooring. We share with you a tour of our boat in its current state, and explain our future renovation plans and show DIY we have already attempted ourselves!
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👋 IN CASE YOU ARE NEW HERE - Hello! We're Izzie and Ciara! In the autumn of 2023 we moved out of our tiny rented London flat and bought our new home, a 62ft narrowboat called Lavender Lee. Join us as we explore our new life living afloat the UK canal network while we teach ourselves to renovate our home!
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🕵️ SOLVING A MYSTERY - For reference, Izzie is the one with curly hair and Ciara has straight hair.
Lots of love,
Izzie and Ciara x
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Hello, I came across this video from a family member who had shown me it. It was surreal as it was my uncle's, David Mould, and his wife Doreen, who used to live full time on it at Whixhall marina for many, many years. My other uncle, Barry Mould, his older brother and was also moored at Whixhall but now just visits his family and friends there.
Watching this video brought back so many happy memories for all our family. Couldn't believe you still have their initials on the back and kept the name. It is exactly the same on the inside as it was back then 25+ years ago.
Anyway, we really hope you enjoy the canal boat life as much as they did.
You made me smile when you two tested the echo under the bridge.😊
You two are so sweet and charming and I loved the homeliness of your boat. Subscribed and looking forward to your journey.
Thanks so much Tony! I’m glad you think the boat is homely, that’s definitely what we’re going for! Still some work to do yet but excited to continue the journey! x
You two are naturals for RUclips!
Found you after watching 'Boat Time'. I've holidayed on canal boats since the 1970's, and love it. never had the opportunity to buy my own boat, might be something to do in retirement, so well done for just going for it.
Thanks for watching! Would definitely recommend boat life, if you do end up taking the plunge one day! 😁
@@IzzieandCiara I just spotted Lavender Lee in an episode of Boat Time.
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Living this way goes so hard. What an interesting setup 😅
(Also, hello Izzie if you happen up this - we hung out at SITC like... 4 years ago(?) Glad to see you're living an interesting, creative life 🤘🏼)
I'm in! 🌈 Glad to see this!
glad you’re joining the journey!
I like your boat ❤. It is so cosy because of the wood and your decoration and collection of jugs😍 ! And because both of you are very friendly and nice, of course 😃❤️
Glad you enjoyed the video! We are working on making the boat even cosier so fingers crossed you like the full transformation. 😁
Oh wonderful, not another show piece narrow-boat! Love a bit of clutter and untidiness, so I've subscribed and look forward to following your adventures.
We also love a bit of clutter and the untidiness seems to follow us regardless! Oh well! Thanks for watching and subscribing 💗
Hi girls, looks like you've got a lot of refurbing to do. Consider wallpaper on walls above, I've seen quite a few boaters who have wallpapered, brightenes up the boat. Ican picture you with a vintage paper with floral🌹or birds 🐦
We are thinking of some wallpaper in the bedroom- maybe a William Morris print of some sort! Who knows! 🥰
So wholesome! welcome to youtube 🥰
ps was lovely to meet you! 👋🏻😊
Thanks so much for watching guys! Was very kind of you 🥰😁
((ps was great to meet you, hoping we will meet again when i'm not in my pyjamas 😂))
Lovely cosy boat, looking forward to future videos :)
Thanks so much Serena! Great to have you here 💗
Remove the kick boards under the kitchen units and you will have plenty of space for tins and a vegetable tray
This is such a great idea! Thanks so much Juliet. Will definitely give this a try and will update on our storage progress 😁
What a fabulous first video. Subscribed and looking forward to your next one. Well done both of you and thank you for sharing
We’re so glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for subscribing! Pleased to have you along for the journey :)
Narrowboat exp nice go ladies go Xx
Lovely to meet you both! Looking forward to following you on your adventures! x
Thanks Maggie, looking forward to having you with us for our adventures 😁
What a fab cosy boat ladies. Awesome. As it’s something I would love to do I love seeing how people adapt to living on the canals. Brilliant vlogs snd every best wish.
Hi Trevor! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. I hope you get a chance to live on the canals one day, its an amazing life. 😁
Hi Ladies, nice vlog, watch the episode "compost toilet" by Foxes Afloat and how to install it by your own, then you will get rid of all toilet problems 😊😉
Loved watching this. Enjoyed the music too. Great work so far. XxX
Thank you! Will make sure to add some more tunes for the next :)
Such a lovely watch!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Just subscribed and excited to follow your journey, how exciting for you both. Good luck with it all 👍🥰
Thanks so much for watching Deborah! We are so glad people are enjoying our journey so far, we certainly are. 😁
G'day to you both from Down here in Australia. I have been following Narrowboat people since Lock-downs in 2020. In time you will have many people from different countries following your Channel. My plan is one day to sell up here in Australia. Buy or have a new Narrowboat built and cruise the cut. Happy cruising to you both.
It still blows our mind that there is people watching from so far away! But glad you are enjoying and I hope you manage to join us on the cut one day!❤️
Izzie and Ciara,
You guys have no idea as to how your lives will change while you travel the canals. If you have not already found out, you will soon learn that the narrowboat community is so very unique and friendly. If you ever need a hand and there is a narrowboat near by DON'T ever hesitate to knock on their door.
As for changing Lavender's name, which you probably won't do, it MUST be done while she is out of water otherwise bad luck may follow you everywhere. You would also want to ask Lavender if she is OK taking on another name, some boats aren't and therefore cause their owners much grief. You must also make sure that Lavender is OK with the new name before making the change.
Love lavender and respect her, she will then return the love and look after you the best she can.
Mark
Alberta, Canada
Love this reply!
Thank you, and it is true@@mariaetheridge8343
Welcome to narrow boating ladies. Did enjoy your first vlog, looking forward to your next one. Have just subscribed
Thanks so much Graham! 😁
Great work. Such a happy couple. If I smiled as much as you I'd get jaw ache.
Great vlog. Love you two and the boat looks great. For a first vlog you did an awesome job. Looking forward to sharing your adventures with you
What a lovely comment Paul, thanks so much. That's made our day. Excited to have you along with us for our adventures! 😁
What a lovely first video. Looking forward to seeing the next one
Nice bridge acoustics :)
Great vlog, I have now subscribed. Looking forward to watching your adventure.
Thanks so much for subscribing! 😁
Thanks so much for subscribing! 😁
I love the canal ways and it secret little underworld. I often commute to work on the canal in Worcester. I now follow @BoatTime, @Ben and Emily, @The Nomadic Crobot and @Izzie and Ciara. I’m here for the long run. 🦆❤️
Thanks so much for watching and WELCOME! ❤️
Just found your channel and you've started with a lovely vlog :) You both seem happy and fun. Looking forward to watching more vlogs :)
Just subscribed, love your energy, and looking forward to following your journey. We are heading your way down the GU, so may see you later in the year.
Thanks so much Keith for subscribing. Happy cruising! I'm sure will see you on the cut soon 😁
Hello Ladies, what a lovely first vlog, New Subscriber now, looking forward to seeing your journey. stay safe and warm and happy cruising :)
Thanks for subscribing and watching John! We’re glad you enjoyed- happy cruising! x
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Hi, I backtracked to see your boat tour again. The rug you showed, is it secondhand, I think it is? It could be an original Afghan if so worth a lot more than £20. Just wanted to let you know. x
Thanks for the boat tour. As others have said, it's nice to see a comfy boat rather than a 'show home' boat. I'm sure you'll be able to do the lights yourself
Thanks so much! We love our cosy boat, our aim in our renovations is just to add to the quirkiness a bit, we definitely don't want anything too shiny or modern! 😁
Love Lavender Lee, your 'stuff' and your food cupboard (looks very like mine...).
We have done a mini organise of our food cupboard but I doubt it will stay that way for longer than a couple of weeks 🥰
You seem very practical and down to earth about your boat. All too many dive in at the deep end and end up with too many projects going on at once, so they then get overwhelmed and/or run out of funds, so stuff doesn't get done properly. You are content to use things as they are and work at one bit at a time and that is the best way for most things in life.
Before deciding to change the bath for a new bath rather than a shower do consider your water consumption and ability to produce enough hot water. Some boaters have learned that they really can't use a bath due to it using the biggest part of a water tank at once and also their hot water system not coping. I have to say even in my house we have a bath, but we only really use the shower. We have more space in a house, so it doesn't really matter so much, but it was a waste of space.
Somehow your boat looks wide on the inside. I know it will be the standard width, but seriously, it looks wide. Whatever you do, don't lose that look. (It also looks to have a high ceiling, but then you told us your heights and that explained that. (My wife is between you in height.)
Hi! Thanks so much for such a thoughtful comment. I think us having such limited funds has helped us not get too carried away with the renovation work as we can only afford to do a little bit by little bit. It has allowed us to live in the space and work out what we actually need.
In terms of the bath, to be honest its probably a bit of a pipe dream of mine (Izzie's). I know in all honesty we will rarely have the water capacity, but it would be lovely on occasion. The way our current bath has yellowed is a bit off putting to me but that's just me being shallow! I imagine it will be the very last thing on our priority list!
I think the width in the boat comes from us not having big bulky furniture like a dinette or huge sofa- which itself comes with its positives and negatives. But we definitely prefer it this way. In terms of headroom, the boat definitely has more than other boats as tall friends have had no problems when coming over, but it definitely looks exaggerated with us inside!
Thanks again for such a thoughtful comment, hope you are having a nice week 😁
You two are so cute!!!! Subscribed 🩷
Thank you!! X
Im not sure if you got a storage ottoman yet, but I found an awesome one for £20 in lidl recently!
Hi Sian! We have been searching and SEARCHING for one, I think we are probably looking for something way too specific. We will have to check out the one in Lidl asap, thanks for the recommendation! 😁
Just discovered you! Watched Ep.1 - will do the rest soon. Question: how do you sustain yourselves financially? Also: watch "Art in the Corridor" - you might pick up a few tips!
Also, if you haven't done so already, watch "Living big in a tiny house" - the storage tips are out of this world!
Hi! We are both working in theatre in different capacities. Izzie is a writer and composer and Ciara is a stage manager- Izzie mostly works from the boat and Ciara commutes so we make sure we are near train stations! Thanks :)
Hi you two hope you are good subscribed to your channel and will follow your adventures :)
Doing well thanks! Likewise John, look forward to following your walking adventures 💗
Will pick up the Grand union canal from Tring cutting when towpaths get drier what canals have you explored so far
@@JohnWaterworth-jr7om We have been on the Trent and Mersey, Coventry, North Oxford and Grand Union!
Got a favour to ask u girls would like to spend a part of a day on Lavender Lee with u maybe help out with the locks
Just thought I’d be cheeky and ask
Just say no lol
Love your boat’s name. Many thanks showing us around. Did you get the little shelving unit in your kitchen from Dunelm? I could really do with something like that for my very small kitchen.
you’re most welcome! And yes- we did get it from dunelm! It’s been so useful, freed up a lot of storage space in our food cupboard :)
you’re most welcome! And yes- we did get it from dunelm! It’s been so useful, freed up a lot of storage space in our food cupboard :)
Thanks so much. Will go and see if I can purchase one. @@IzzieandCiara
Lovely vlog, you two are very likeable, I’m looking forward to watching your adventures. Are you a couple or just friends? I’ve subscribed to your channel and 8n wish you lots of success. X❤️
Thanks for subscribing Shirley! We are a couple, been together just over 2 years! glad to have you along for future adventure :) x
Hello lady's some free advice for what it's costing you ,If you want to hand down grand dads table I would get it away from the wood burner it will get destroyed from the constant heat all the best by the way vinegar takes nicotine stains of most surfaces with out damaging it 50/ 50 solution. At 81 now I did my mothers cabinets yeas ago it was an ugly deal but it looked like they were born again I did them while she was on vacation she came home say all the furniture she said she walk through the whole House then just sat down and cried it was like it was all new again the colors were still there just covered up by the brown Nicotine. Any way weve joined now for better worse. Stay safe be smart .
Just subscribed. Well done. Nice vlog. Do go composting - it’s a game changer but don’t buy a cheap one. Tried that - rubbish. Buy a compoost toilet. More expensive but definitely worth it
Thanks for the subscribe and we’re glad you enjoyed! And thanks for the toilet tip- I think we’ll definitely go compost- have found cassette okay but very restrictive in terms of where we are able to stay as we are constantly worrying about being stuck with nowhere to empty it! x
@@IzzieandCiara The trick to cassette toilets is to have more than one cassette!
@@YaaLFH we did actually have a second cassette but sadly the seal that you open and close broke off! So we had to go back down to one :( until we potentially find a way to fix it x
@@IzzieandCiara Oh no, I hope you find a replacement at a reasonable price! With two persons living aboard one cassette is just not enough.
@@YaaLFHyeah it’s definitely the thing we’ve found the trickiest, so hopefully we can either upgrade or fix the seal soon!
I really enjoyed the video but you didn't show the engine
thanks for watching Fred- you’re right, this was a quick boat tour pre renovation, we are planning on doing a much more in depth tour once we have done more stuff to the boat! Detailing engine, water, battery setup etc However- if you’re interested, it’s a Ford Thornycroft 1800 engine! Have a lovely week 😄
Nothing like the beautiful English countryside with all those streams, fields and dykes.
So true David. x
OK guys, how you earning a living n where's your coal
We both work in theatre, Ciara is a stage manager and Izzie is a composer/writer/performer. We don't have any coal as we have a diesel stove. Hope that answers your questions 😁
learn to pee in the shower
Oh look another narrow boat show ! Must be 120 on RUclips now. Ffs
Just don't watch William, no one's forcing you x
William seems like the kind of guy who loves life 😂 Nice video keep up the good work, you both seem lovely. I used to live on narrowboat and love watching people's videos.
Why are you even bothering to watch these lovely ladies if you're so obnoxious
@@MakeDoMary So lovely to have you here Mary! 💗
I bet he's fun at parties!