218. Leaving the marina on my narrowboat after lockdown
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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This is the vlog version of the trip shown in real-time in the last video; I leave Kings Orchard Marina near Lichfield and head north up the Coventry canal to Fradley Junction where it rains a lot and I moor above the locks.
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See also the "slow TV" version of the trip (ending at the swing bridge) at:
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Theme music: "Vespers" by Topher Mohr and Alex Alena, from the RUclips music library
David, many thanks for this. It may seem like just another canal vlog to you, but for us people from the US, it's a great comfort to see the smarter, more disciplined people getting back to real life. You deserve this due to following the rules to survive. Perhaps one day we'll be smart enough to learn from others? You deserve a double GNT now. Cheers!
Well 'spoken'! My thoughts exactly!
Completely out of the blue with no prior warning signs, I had a near fatal heart attack in March right before COVID hit. I was life flighted to a nearby hospital, flatlined 6 times with 20 defibs required to revive me. Spent 6 days in ICU and by the end of that time everything had locked down (my wife couldn't even visit me). Then was sent home with meds, O2, and a portable defib unit I had to wear 24/7. But, of course, all rehab and doctor's offices were closed indefinitely at this point, everything closed, things looking pretty hopeless and we were isolated at home. My wife of 47 years is British and we have spent a lot of time in England (particularly up in Penrith and down around Lutterworth area with family) over the years. Many great memories. I started searching around randomly on RUclips because one of those great memories was a trip we once took on a narrow boat. I found your channel. You really never know when you publish something where it will go, or the effect it will have do you? Through all the above, lying in ICU with tubes stuck in me, and recovering at home locked down, crusing through the English countryside with you has helped get me through. Thank you. Cheers and God Bless. [Ohio/USA]
Wow. That's quite the traumatic tale. Six flatlines?!! Incredible. I hope you are feeling better now and recovering as far as is possible. I'm really delighted the videos have been of some help. My best wishes for you.
@@CruisingTheCut Thank you, I am recovering well and your videos really did help get me through some pretty dark days. Keep on doing what you do so well, it is fascinating, entertaining and quite humorous as well.
Great to see you back cruising the cut again
So good to watch your video's David, does my blood pressure a world of good, they should be on prescription.
I find watching your videos so relaxing after a hectic day in the South Texas oilfield. Your demeanor makes the videos all the more enjoyable and relaxing I wish I could live my life like you. Thank you for the video
Back on the cut...PROPER 😎👍 the final whistling kettle scene is epic .
Oh how we've missed your cruising vlogs! Really appreciate your other content in the meantime, no question, and quite entertaining too. But riding along with you like this, having a conversation as we go is just so relaxing and peaceful. Thank you, David, for once again sharing you journey.
Best narrowboat vlog out there by miles!
I don't know about anyone else but a lot of these videos are starting to sound lot of the old WW2 news reels, I'm not complaining, but when a major incident involves a couple of stroppy swans, it does bring a smile to your face.
I like the bow camera perspective. Like I’m sitting out there and enjoying the ride but at the same time, not out in the elements, ha, ha.
Hard to believe how 16 people can dislike this video.loved the rain
He didn't show the cheese sandwich.
@@mikesloothaak679 such a truth there Mike.
The missing cheese sandwich shot can induce severe traumatic withdrawl symptoms.
So true...
I bow to your stern stuff.
Timing two passing boats of about 55 feet each in around 10 seconds gives each moving at 2.75 feet per second, an average of 2.8 mph, or a moderate walking pace.
Was litterally just thinking about when you'd get cruising again. Good to see videos of you actually back on the cut.
He's not called mooring the marina for nothing 😂
The most British video I've ever seen. The summer down pours with a backdrop of lush greenery. Polite small talk with passers by. The history and the sunshine after rain. What a pleasure to watch, thank you.
Wonderful to see you back and for the cruise. So cozy in the rain, at least from a viewer's perspective.
Always a pleasure to see one of your vlogs David. Well done, well done indeed. A nice piece of cinematic artistry.
Great to see you back cruising again, David. Good luck in your continuing cruising. Stay Safe. Viktoria
I've even noticed here (in a decidedly urban setting in Ontario, Canada) that the flora and fauna have benefitted from human covid isolation. The grass and trees are more lush and small wildlife is venturing out where it isn't as commonly seen anymore. I'm of the opinion that nature needed and got/is getting a well deserved break from us.
Your videos are a treat David. I love watching nature pass by at 3 miles an hour.
There's something very cozy about the rain, especially when you have your house with you - moor, wet togs off, quick hot shower, housecoat on, kettle on - bliss.
welcome back, missed your shows.
The shows haven't stopped! :-)
I imagine it's great being INSIDE the boat when raining, stove going, kettle on hearing the rain bouncing off the roof and watching it drip down the windows whilst you stay warm and dry!
Nice to see you back cruising again, and a cup of tea.
A day cruising in the rain is still a day cruising. Thank you for sharing.
Hope you had a cheese sandwich with that cup of tea...😀😉👍must be great to break cabin fever and get out cruising the cut..😁...!!!
There must be an acquired narrowboater's skill, to not start too long a conversation as you pass each other.
"Hello"
"Hi"
"Cheers"
"Bye"
:-)
Good to see you underway again. Stay safe.
Good to see you back on the high seas. Safe travels, and continued success with the vlog.
Glad to see you back on the cut! We've been watching your slow tv travels during lockdown.
Thank you 😀 lovely to hear from you.
The "rainy boating footage" was actually extremely soothing. Looking forward to a 3hour version of that :-D
Hi yes as a child we lived in a house with the canal running behind and I found my way onto the canal towpath but promptly chased down the path by a mother swan she scared me to death !
What a lovely, calming video to wake up to. Here in America we are going into another round of lock downs. It's nice to live through you :)
"It often comforts me to think that even in war's darkest days, in most places in the world, absolutely nothing is happening."- Brynden 'Blackfish" Tully
The canal overgrown like that was really beautiful. It's fitting that it rained on you it's England and you will never ever forget this day. Good to see you back Cruising the Cut. : ) peace
I'm getting worried now, I just chill out watching these things and unless my wife suddenly decides to go off with the postman, it's unlikely I will get a narrow boat to live in anytime soon but .Christ, does it relax me watching it! I half wished we had an attractive postman and I never thought I'd ever say that.
And there you stand, Mr CC, steadfastly on the stern deck of your vessel, interacting with nature and the vagarious weather of England; longing for dry clothes and a cuppa. Narrowboating is so perfect. Thanks for sharing; I enjoyed it.
I'm sitting here, watching, listening. My (adult) son walks in right when you were saying "boat behind me", my son says "oh no!, not a boat!" "The horror"! Got me laughing so hard!
Great Escape indeed, it's Tokyo Drift but with boats, one of the highlights was a family of swans terrorising the towpath for an unsuspecting walkers, and of course the obligatory cuppa at the end of a days Cruise. Freedom at long last he shouts. 😁☔
Nice to see you back on the cut again David.
The biscuit purchases have gone up in our house, always seem to need another when watching your fabulous videos.
Binge watching your vlog has made the pandemic bearable! You have a calm, relaxing voice and we absolutely love the scenery and nature as well as the information and lessons about narrow boating. Thank you!
Cup of coffee in the 30 C heatwave watching someone else in the rain, marvelous! :-)
Hope the rain didn't dampen your spirits too much I bet you were very pleased to be able to leave the marina and get back to your nomadic life style. A lovely journey. Very pretty. Super video. Thanks David
It is hard to express the delight that I feel whenever I here that little guitar sting at the start of every vlog. Glad to see you're doing well my friend!
Oh...but isn't it grand to see you back on the water.
Best Wishes to thee.
I live in the high desert east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The rain was a welcome change. Could almost feel it.
Just lovely, I'm a bit envious, but glad to see canal life carrying on.
I love the rain...
Good to see you and others out and about again despite the downpour. Love The Mucky Duck nickname and classic police car.
"Epic rain" - oh, you sweet, sweet summer child. That's a gentle spring downpour in Kansas.
(Arkansas fan) YAY on the loose !!!
It's like going back in time. Less people. The Morris police car. Overgrown grass. Brilliant video. All the best from Australia.
Great overtake move David I was stunned at your veracity. :)
The bow camera in the rain is ASMR Gold.
The vistas were beautiful, but the high drama episodes almost had too much nail-biting tension!
Missed these video's David..... Good to see you out cruising again...😉👍
Wonderful and soothing as always..Loved the Morris Minor..
Good to see the lockdown over ,, but please be careful as we have seen here in eastern Canada , the problems facing the U.S. as many states opened up and their cases of the "crony virus " has really spiked and about half are younger people under 45 . We want you cruising , but we want you to be safe !!!!!!!!!!!
Great video as always David thanks!
Excellent video, as always. Good to see the boat moving about again, and the scenes of rain and the tea kettle was quite relaxing. Thanks again for another brief glimpse of life in the UK and on the cut.
A fairly pleasant day ... Could have been worse ... Might have run short of tea and cheese ...
Saying hello to your fellow boaters makes me think of the old days with the horse and cart - People actually had time to chat on the way, life was not so rushed and people cared about each other. Today everyone just wants to rush to wherever they are going (me included) and then rush back again, chasing the wind.
I’m quite addicted to your videos. Thank you so much!
The trick with swans is to avoid eye contact, they hate it. You just have to balls it out and walk past while completely turning the back of your head to them. They'll hiss like crazy but you'll be alright. I also do it with ducks chilling on the side of the towpath so as not to disturb them... if you stare at them they panic and jump in. I turn the back of my head to them, give them a wide berth and they quack a bit but they'll stay put and it's a nice feeling when you don't force them to move. 🙂
I'm always kind to animals but if I ever have to visit Birmingham or London it very quickly turns into "move you prick" and shoulder barges all round 😅 oh how different situations turn you into a different person 😅 I hate humans 😅
Hi David , good to see you out on the canals again despite the changeable weather, but as you say this is summer in England.Loved the Morris Minor Panda.
I am happy you are back to cruising. All my cruising is via your videos and I look forward to every episode. It is far better to watch than the news, especially here in America. Your videos are blood pressure lowering! Thanks.
Glad to see you back out pal Dont envy you with them locks all best David David lol too many Davids I think lol
There are never too many Davids... Lol
Never too many Davids!
Your videos are so therapeutic, thank you.
Only half of you is made of stern stuff - the other half is bow stuff! ;-)
:grins: I was going to quip about taking a bow but considered we are all traumatised enough by Lockdown and civil unrest and so held my peace :).
Oh no!
What have you done?!!!
David doesn't need more puns...you've probably started something you do realise this.
But at least he's out on the water at last...and his vlogs are way cool.
This is such a good pun
Yeah! Rainy boating footage!
Why don't you get a sou'wester? I have one which is big, makes me look pretty stupid....until it rains, then everyone else looks stupid
I don't usually go boating in the rain!
So nice to see you back out on the Canal's. I do love the sound of a whistling kettle! :-)
That thumbs down must be a mistake
Perhaps a disgruntled CRT person...they were just about to mow that towpath!!
Welcome back David. As ever, a Cut above the rest. 😉👍
Hi! Thanks. I haven't been away, there have been other videos which hopefully RUclips has put your way...?
I’m an avid follower. This feels like your return to semi normality and leading the way. Within acceptable parameters of course....👍.
I have never had twitter, I thought it was a very negative place full of trolls and nasty people. What is your experience? I follow on Instagram but you are not there very often.
I enjoy many lovely chats on Twitter. If people are rude (rare), I just mute them.
Yes I was surprised when you said you had met people & gave the impression it was friendly. So is it like Instagram you set up an account & seek out your interests & like minded people? I don't anyone on Twitter except Bargain Hunt & I'd follow them haha I came onto Instagram for the THOWs & vanlife community.
@@CruisingTheCut yes on FB where I talk horses mostly as I have a horse I'm there for the community, information etc
„4mph fly past„ LOVE THIS DESCRIPTION!!!😁😁😁
I really like the way you put up the trip in real time and then followed it up with the vlog version. More like this please.
So glad to see you back. Right, a good cup of tea to celebrate. Not sure how it works for narrowboats but if I get soaked on a ride on an iffy day it's always a mile from home. But luckily I'm not sugar.
Tea is a great part of life here as well. Just not in a cup. In tall glasses of ice with lemon and if out doors. A nat swimming in the top of your glass.
Nice to see you made it through the plague, and are now back cruising
Hi from 'down under".. after 13 weeks of mostly lock down I have finally caught you up - all the way from episode 1 - I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed the journey as I have traveled quite a bit of the canals in years gone by.. coming from a television background I really appreciate the good technical and creative product you produce, not to mention the subtle humor in your voice-overs.. Looking forward to keeping up with you now at a more leisurely pace. Cheers - Doug
Thank you for sparing us the towel down, the imagery was quit sufficient. It's good to see you back on the cut.
Hi David, have been having a glut of the cut watching in the past few days. We are in the process of moving house, so once hours of packing, sorting stuff for giving to charity shops and the traumatic decision making for allocation of stuff to the rubbish, I have been finishing my day in painful contemplation of the English countryside with your soothing voice to help me relax. I hope I haven't missed my request in a previous vlog, but forgive me if I have. For you to be cruising again, can you please, if not already done so, do a vlog of how you actually moore up? You often mention that there are no mooring rings, you prefer armco (? ) and I saw you had moored once with plastic bags and what looked like tent pegs. If I have already missed this demonstration, please let me know which vlog I need to watch. Thanks so much for your time and willingness to share your life with us. You should receive a commission from whatever the tourism governing body in England is as you are a great ambassador for England. Our dream, once we win a big lottery prize, is to visit Britain by was of the Queen Mary 2. But as Denis doesn't seem to be holding his tongue the right way when he does his try to get rich shopping, you are our window into England. Cheers
I've not filmed mooring because I'm too busy actually doing it and pulling the boat in to get a camera set up and filming!
@@CruisingTheCut thanks for responding. Yes, I should have thought of that. Cheers
Good as always! It's been 5 years ago when I left the Britain! Still missing the Great British country side 😭
its been 35 years for me, I miss the bakeries, fish and chips and the green landscape.
Really enjoyed your traveling video, and I fixed myself a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich! Thanks for sharing!
Welcome back to the outside world, David. Thank you for taking us all along with you.
There is a little something about the UK I love and you have. Nothing wrong with rain when you don't get enough it's actually a worry.
Pity I don't live there.
I like to have another tab open with Google Maps and try to follow along while watching your journeys. 🙂
Here I sit in dry Arizona. Your rain really hit the spot! I have a mountain out my back door and it is almost magic when it disappears into the rain clouds. Thanks David, for the glimpse into your day.
I imagine that was a pleasant cup of tea indeed
Great to see you out and cruising again David! Love the rain shots as living in the desert, that becomes something one sees far too little of. Cheers!
Must be so good to be on the move again. Love your vlogs - no music to spoil the ambience!
I like the extra wide lens😁👍❤️
I love the rain footage because I live in Las Vegas and we haven't seen any rain in more than a year.
So happy to see you out again. Even with the rain it was wonderful to see. Thank you.
I pride myself on my vocabulary, but I learned anew word today: 'scumbling', thanks David.
I'm not convinced I said scumbling at any point!!
@@CruisingTheCut at the yard that you passed was a sign that included the word "Scabbling". This is when the workshop used big metal tools to rip the paint of the steel and get back to bare metal ready for a full repaint. If you look at the latest from Jo and Vic at "Holly the Cafe Boat" you could see them putting the tool to hard work as they are in the process of doing a full repaint of their Cafe boat. Quite interesting and horrific noise it makes. Sure gets the paint off though.
Oopsies. I just took another look and I do apologise, I was wrong. On the sign on the workshop at 1:52 they actually have the word "Scumbling" on their "Painting and signwriting board". I wonder if it is the same thing?
@@CruisingTheCut You didn't. I saw it on the signage for the canal boat painting shop. It got me thinking and had to go google it!
I’m going to try that “I’m not going fast, it’s just the wide angle lens on my bow camera that makes it LOOK like I am.” thing next time I’m pulled over for speeding in Texas. 😉💜 Enjoyed your freedom run immensely.
Thank you David, I needed that! I hadn't realized how attached I have become to your closing music after not hearing it for a while.
I really enjoyed that you had a segment near the end inside the boat after you had moored! I am always curious about the goingson after you hook up and stop for the day.
thanks for the new video, and the voice over as your comments add so much for us who have never seen the canal system..... I noticed the long grass in the silent video