#70 Drifting| Narrowboat Life on the 16ft Drain
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- In this narrowboat vlog, we turn onto the rarely navigated 16ft Drain and wild moor for a week. We spend part of our journey on this stretch just drifting. To find out why: sit back, relax and enjoy our mindful cruise along this unique waterway. Take care x
Lovely Poem ! Lovely channel ! Thank you so very much ...!
You are so welcome 🤗 Thank you so much for watching and commenting, take care🌻🦋
Hello Vanessa - greetings from Poland
A gorgeous video. The muntjac deer was beautiful. Made my day - thank you. Zephyr is back to her normal self again. She brings a smile to my face every time I see her. Thanks again for all your hard work in making this vlog
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You are so welcome, making the vlogs is an absolute pleasure and it makes me so happy to know that you are enjoying them. Sending you both, sunshine.🌞🌻🦋
The boat next to me grows chillies all the time on his boat. Never been down that drain, loved the thought of just drifting down the river inspired idea as there was no one about!
If you want to drift, then the drains is the place to do it...no one goes there and it is super quiet! Thank you for watching, take care🌻🦋
Hi Vanessa.. hope you are all ok .. lovely shots of the Brown Hares enjoying the day ..
When I heard you say your drifting , it reminded me of a time I was fishing The Thames
And a narrow boat came drifting past me with not a soul on board heading for a weir pool,
So I quickly cast a line out and hooked the rope it was trailing from the bow end and managed to
Get hold of the rope and stop it .. I then re- tied it to a tree and went back to my fishing ..
You can just imagine the look on the boaters faces when they saw their narrow boat 200 metres from where they left it .. I told them the story and they were just so thankful ..they gave me a nice bottle of wine
Which was nice .. anyway thanks for your very welcome videos ..I enjoy them very much ..oh yes and the 67 lodges next to fishing lakes sounds wonderful ..think I will look into that .. sounds right up my street..thank you..
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Wow! It’s so lucky you were there to stop that boat ending up in the weir! So much for fishing being a relaxing activity!😄 I thought you’d like the idea of lodges overlooking fishing lakes!🐠🐟🐡🎣 Thank you for your lovely comment, Michael!🦋🌻
beautiful, bless. guy n jill
Thank you so much 😊
The 16 foot drain, such an unflattering name for such a nice place, lol!
🤭 I know! Have a super rest of the week, take care🌻🦋
Hi Vanessa. It was lovely to meet you all on Sunday, and don't worry, my lips are sealed.
Hi David, it was lovely to meet you too! Say hello to your daughter from us all and enjoy your week!🦋🌻🤫😉
Thanks again. Your beautiful films about the Middle Level are recording my everyday reality. There are a few of us who use the Sixteen Foot. Mooring on the drain has always been hazardous given the steep and often slippery banks. I wear the scars to prove it from the time my gangplank slipped and I went in up to my neck at Stonea. I’m intrigued that you note the Skylark “rural mooring” was built by the Gowlers and Fox Narrowboats. There was no acknowledgement of either on the MLC website last time I looked. I was under the impression that the new “rural moorings” were commissioned and constructed by the Commissioners. Thanks for giving the credit where it’s due.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and how awful that you fell in the drain and have scars to prove it! I’m so pleased to hear that boaters use this stretch of water though as I really enjoyed walking to the garden centre and I absolutely loved the brown hares! Now in terms of the history of the mooring, I read that piece of information when I was researching about Skylark and the garden centre, but it might not be completely accurate although it made a lot of sense to me that a boat hiring company and a place of interest would see the benefit of putting in a spot for visitors? Let me know if you find out otherwise though. I hope you are managing to stay warm and dry! Take care🌻🦋
Another beautiful vlog thank you for a lovely informative vlog on life on a narrowboat I almost feel Iam walking with you and Zephyr on your nature walks Love from Oz😊
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It is lovely having you join us, Rosinah!Thank you for watching. Take care 🌻🦋
You reach the parts of the system other narrowboat vloggers don’t reach! My favourite channel by far!
You are such a kind person to make such a comment and I feel very honoured that you think that. Have a super weekend and week ahead, Algernon. Are you a Biggles fan?
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What a lovely person
I agree the most loveliest person on RUclips with the most lovely of vlogs.
That is a very kind thing to say. Thank you so much. ☺️Have a super weekend.🦋🌻
Well you are such a lovely person for saying that.☺️ Have a super weekend 🦋🌻
Your videos are always so interesting with so much variety. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Ruth! Take care🌻🦋
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Thank you so much, Sharon! Have a super weekend.🦋🌻
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Thank you Vanessa. Yet another enjoyable and informative vlog. Loved it ❤️
You are very welcome, Sue. Thank you for your lovely comment! Enjoy the rest of your week.🦋🌻
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Good evening Vanessa, I really enjoyed it, and I confirm that I will be there for your next vlog, give Zephyr a big hug from me, have a good weekend and a good week in good health
Thank you, Jean-Louis. I’m glad that you’re going to be there for the next vlog. Zephyr said “thank you for the hug” in woofs and barks!🐾 I wish you a super weekend and week ahead too.🌻🦋
Lovely. The pear desert looks yummy. Ice to see you exploring the sort of off pist waterways. What makes it the 16 foot drain? I live in the Lincolnshire fens and we have 40 foot drains which refers to the width of the original works - forty feet between the tops of the banks. Yours look decidedly wider than that. Thank you again for a super vlog. So restful. Take care yourself and yours and do have a great new year.
I bet the drains are pretty where you are. I am not sure exactly what the 16ft refers too as it was wider than that and I can’t seem to find the answer on the internet? The answer is somewhere…I shall keep looking.🧐 Happy New Year, MegaYosarian!🦋🌻🥳
You are right about the lack of flow, that was a pond skater that you showed. I just watched this having come from an american couple vlogging about walking through english pick your own centres and associated footpaths and hoping that they didn't encounter a muntjack! Mind you! strange sounding "vampire" deer weird or what. Go With The Flow!
They are fascinating creatures aren’t they? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋
Vanessa, always a beautiful vlog, love watching Zephyr keeping you company. Thank you and take care.
Thank you, Christine. Zephyr is great company and she really makes me laugh! Have a super weekend.🦋🌻
@@themindfulnarrowboat I have two young dogs and they make me laugh too. Great companions.
The best!🐶🐶
Thank you Vanessa and Zephyr for a interesting vlog🙂 I've had a very stressful week it's been nice to unwind and watch the vlog and chill and relax 😀👍 Hares are very interesting aminals and fast with it, l use to see them dart across the fields when they saw me with my dogs. You definitely see a wide range of wild life on your travels l love the small muntjac deers that hide against the hedge rows, Thanks again take care till next week🙂xx
I’m so sad to hear how stressful your week has been and I really hope things will be much better for you in this next week coming. I’m so glad you found the vlog relaxing and make sure you spoil yourself this weekend and build in some more chill time. Take care🦋🌻
Those shots of the hares are amazing.You really ought to enter one of the wildlife photography competitions.
Thank you, Chris that is very kind of you to say. I hope your cruising is going well. Have a super weekend.🦋🌻
You do take time and soak up an area and really look at your environment. That's a skill in it's self. The ability to see..
Well I can say the same of you, Will. You always get out and explore the environment in your vlogs too! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend and week ahead🦋🌻
HI. Zephyr looked really worried when you were drifting! Such a nice and protective dog!!! Another great vleg, and has some one before this comment said, you do go to places were other vloggers dare not go!
Hi Miguel, Zephyr definitely was unsure of exactly what we were doing, but it’s not likely that we will get that opportunity again so she’ll be fine. Thank you for your lovely comment and enjoy your week!🦋🌻
Another delightful vlog. For me comfort on so many levels. Was that a white swan taking flight? We have so much in common. Thank you for another wonderful visit.
Hi Nanci, I am so pleased that you found the vlog relaxing. It was a white swan taking off. I love the sound they make when they fly over. It’s great to know that we share the same interests. Take care🌻🦋
isn't this so good ...
Thank you, Al. Have a super weekend🦋🌻
A nice way to spend the day just drifting along the canal. I think your hares are rabbits by the way. Their legs and ears look too short for hares.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I'll have to go back and look at the hares again.I always look for black tips at the end of the ears to tell me that they're hares. Take care 🦋🌻
@@themindfulnarrowboat Hares have a somewhat leggy, gangly look about them as they move about, whereas Rabbits are a bit more bouncy. Rabbits usually have darker eyes than Hares too. They can be difficult to tell apart though.
The curry soup looked delicious!
What a beautiful way of life. I am curious what you do to maintain steerage of the boat when drifting. Do you have electric thrusters or anything? We don't have anything like your canals nearby but I love taking my jonboat up the backwaters of our 22000 acre lake to bird watch.
When it drifted on the drain, it just went with the wind which is why we felt it was safe to do that there as it was a calm day, on a straight stretch with absolutely no other boats. I wouldn't do that on purpose in many situations. Some boats have bow thrusters ( ours are broken) and that means that a quick button-press would keep the boat centre, if it started veering. Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care🌻🦋
Hi Vanessa, Great video as always 👌. Do you know why it is called “The 16 foot drain” ? Is the water 16ft deep???
I think it's because it is 16ft across but I'm not 100% sure of that? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super rest of the week. Take care 🦋🌻
Wow! I've driven alongside the 16ft so many times and never seen a boat of any description on it - but always thought it looked a perfect option. How did you get on it Vanessa? Via Popham Eau or a different route? I so enjoy your travels - thank you.
Hi Jill, via Popham Eau was the route we took. It’s a very straight stretch but the mooring at Skylark and the garden centre ( cafe included!☕️)are lovely! I also highly recommend the rotten pumpkins!🤣🎃 Have a great rest of the week, cruising in the sunshine ☀️! 🌻🦋
Rabbit or hare? How does that saying go. A hare can be a rabbit, but a rabbit can’t be a hare. Ha!
Great, little saying! 🐇🐰👍 Have a super week, take care🌻🦋
Wonderful, have you thought of enteringg some of your wildlife into a competition 7you would win for sure😊
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