Fat American here. I would have laughed and bought 2 cones, then left a tip which would have confused you, then called the helpline and suggested they promote you to district manager.
Last night on Amazon Prime I watched the episode where you were attacked and I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am that it happened to such a nice guy and I was happy you were okay. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey and your life views.
Good show. As an overly large American I would like to thank you for encouraging that fellow enlarged American and his enlarged family to go on a diet.
Six things I believe about CHG . Loves peace, tranquility, freedom, animals, people & exploring his country ‘s history. If only teachers had this knack for inspiration through story telling . Love the ease of sharing along each canal exploration, especially the points thru each lock.
I recently saw your episodes on Amazon Prime🙏 such a gem, so relaxing! I have chronic anxiety and can never switch my every chatting mind generally☹️but on seeing your videos it has really helped me to chill🙏 what a beautiful life🧡I wish you well and enjoy every moment of your fantastic voyage 🌸
I lived in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire just up the road from the Kennet and Avon canal until 19 years ago when I moved to the US to live and work. I miss my daily walks along the canal towpath and your videos make me feel so good and just like I am back home again:~)
Mine was a Mini too. Letter box red with the dashboard all tricked out. The previous owner installed an Austin 1155 engine on the original 850 gearbox. I fitted a twin choke Weber and oil cooler. LOVED that car!
I discovered your videos on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed the 7 on there for season 1. You have a rare talent for making the viewer feel like they are there with you and the way you tell the story is quite addictive. Well done and I can't wait to see more of your adventures. Are you going to be adding any further episodes or seasons to Amazon Prime? Thanks again from a happy viewer from across the pond.
Thank you Chris, much appreciated and you're very kind. Yes, all 5 seasons and new ones will (eventually) be available on Prime. All of S1 is uploaded now, only hold up being that Amazon physically check each episode before making them available, so out of my hands I'm afraid. Currently working out at an episode a week. Cheers,
@@CountryHouseGent That is awesome and I will keep an eye out for them. Safe travels and will have to buy you a pint when we are in the U.K. next summer.
Add my name to those who would really like this...even if it was only 30 minutes long I could play it on "loop". I have moderately bad tinnitus and white noise really helps on bad days. Having it be Aslan at various speeds would be heavenly, I could close my eyes and imagine being in the English countryside traveling by canal....
hi Kevin .i am really enjoying your travels as i cant get out myself .i feel as though i am cruising along with you seeing all the sights .i go on to Amazon Prime to .keep them coming thanks again
Brilliant vlog! I also worked in a motorway service station in the late 1980s. Granada Services at Toddington on the M1, in the self service restaurant. My claim to fame is that I once served Jools Holland a pot of Earl Grey tea!
An absolute brill vlog. Iam going to give you 20/10 gold standard. I've been watching narrowboat vlogs for nearly three yrs now. And I must say this one was the dogs ......s. thank you 😃😃😃
I just wanted to pop in and say thanks. I discovered your videos on Amazon during the pandemic lock-down and find them quite interesting and very relaxing. I like watching them at the end of a stressful day and find the chug-chug sound of that engine very soothing. They've been a great way to pass the time.
Am enjoying your travels down the canals via Amazon Prime using a projector. Almost feels like I’m traveling along. Those tunnels are something else. Thank you for sharing your many adventures down the canals. LORD bless your journey.
I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDS KEVIN! BOUGHT ALL 4 SEASONS FROM AMAZON. PLEASE JUST KEEP DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING! As we say here in Texas, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." We love your quiet adventures on the canals. Your narration is perfect. When i need to de-stress i watch your videos. I tried to do the same thing as you here in Texas buying a sailboat 20 years ago but it didn't turn out as well. I'll tell you that story another time. I also had a similar experience on my 18th birthday drinking. Another story for another day. May God Bless you brother. We love ya! Keep enjoying your life. Thank you!
Great video as always you have an easy going way of telling things , sort of like the easy way you make your way along the cut, not wide open trying to make the most distance you can in a short amount of time.
As usual, brilliant! No matter what kind of day I’ve had, you videos always manage to put the smile on my face! Alas, I don’t currently have Amazon prime, but I understand your reasons for not using RUclips the way you used to. Stay safe and happy!
Ahhh, Gent.... sounds, and sights are like heaven .... Our lives socially distant... now I know how sailors and space men feel... like leaving home. Existence of sights and sounds and memory's.
I have started measuring my days in "longboat" time. I used to rush from place to place trying to accomplish stuff, but now I'm like "I need to take the laundry upstairs? That's two stops for a cuppa' and a one deep lock, so I should be able to get there by tomorrow."
I just finished watching your videos on Amazon Prime,,,I love the sound of the diesel engine.. so relaxing in itself. You are a good narrator....I enjoyed it thoroughly.. I would love to go on this type of adventure...good luck and safe travels from Kingsport, Tennessee.
Working on Motorway Services = how to meet Britain quickly. On the griddle in Sandbach services, 80s , I once has a lorry (Truck) driver burst into tears when I served him his full English fried breakfast - I had broken the yolk on one of his two fried eggs. He literally melted and started sobbing. I fried him up two more perfect eggs and so he now had 3 and a half. I can recall that smile till today. Not sure what was going on in his life but obviously stressed. The hair that broke the camel's back.
I loved Travels by Narrowboat! Keep your silly, clever sense of humor and stay 'real'. Can't wait to see more from you, Kevin...... looking forward to Travels by Motorbike!
Kevin, Glad to see you back on You Tube. Loved the stories, everyone seems to have an alcohol related one that is similar. Mine was Southern Comfort. Same thing, drank way too much in a short time period and paid the price. Never was able to stomach it again.
@@CountryHouseGent Well, that was 45 years ago and I have quit drinking altogether with the exception of a beer on special occasion's. Don't miss it at all.
Love your videos ❤️❤️❤️my bucket list to come to the uk... I always wondered about the canals so beautiful....thank you ☮😀😀now I have another list live on the canals for a few. But I am in the USA ... So don't know what the rules are but until then I'll just watch your videos thanks again ,Kristie Jones
Kristie, I'd be right there with ya on the canals if possible. Such a casual way to travel... at 5mph, you can take in everything. Greets from Texas central! -Chris
So happy to see you back on RUclips. I wish I could afford to support all the you tubers I love, but then I’d probably have nowhere to live. Subbed, and I look forward to more of your wonderful vlogging style😊💖🇬🇧
As they now seem to be making more of those wide-boats, what I would like to know is, how on earth are they going to fit into the narrow locks? I would think that it would restrict those boats from traveling on a lot of Britain’s canals as they will not be able to negotiate the narrow locks!
Somewhere...there is a map of the UK canal system...and it shows the stretches that are "Not Suitable/Impossible" for wide beams. I watched a video from someone owning a wide beam...and they were quite upset at the abuse they got from "narrow boaters"..... who seemed to be "similarly minded"...ie... Narrow! Just no need for it in my view. If a canal can handle wide beams, then why not?
@@patagualianmostly7437 I think Narrowboats and wide-beams are wonderful craft and I so wish that the wide-beams could navigate all the wonderful canals in Britain, maybe one day they will have more canals and locks they can travel, I do hope so. I have never seen one in person as the locks around Bradford on Avon are too narrow but they can navigate the Avon river. I would love to live on either a wide-beam or a narrowboat but my body is in such a poor state now that I would not be able to manage a lot of the locks on my own.
@@patagualianmostly7437 I can’t fathom why anyone would be abusive to others for owning a wide-beam, they are amazing as are all the wonderful boats I watch on the canals and rivers.
So enjoy this stuff. Can you share with us the mechanics of traversing the lock systems? How do you secure your boat, moore up etc. Beth from the U.S.A.
Hi Beth and thank you. Check out Season 8 Episode 2 where I show and explain how locks work, and Season 8 Episode 10, where I explain my criteria for picking a suitable mooring spot.
@@CountryHouseGent Is Season 8 on RUclips or Amazon? Hope you are coping well with this heatwave. Prayers for everyone having to endure these unprecedented temperatures!!
I see your back in my home territory - Gathurst to beyond Parbold! Lived on the canal bank at Ring O' Bells, went to Newburgh School, used the Rose of Parbold for Disabled Activities when my wife was alive - yea, takes me back longer than I want to remember!
I also discovered your videos on amazon prime. I had just finished watching them all when I thought I might look at your RUclips channel. To my amazement you were travelling through Parbold and just about to enter Burscough where I live. We have a lovely little area on the canal in Burscough on the exit to the old Rufford branch called the top locks. There is an old pub called the ship which is locally know as the blood tub because of the history of barge workers getting drunk and fighting with each other every night. There is also the burscough warf which used to be the old waterways yard. Great work mate keep em coming.
That's really excellent to hear, thank you and welcome aboard. I may be wrong but I thought the Ship Inn was called the Blood Tub, because you used to be able to get a pint of ale in exchange for a bucket of pigs blood, as they used to make Black Pudding there? Edit: Turns out there's 2 legends - both correct of course. ☺
Like a good book you let us delve into your travels and take us on a relaxing journey. Great job! I'm hooked and just love to see the classic English countryside. Especially entertaining when home bound in Chicagoand. Keep up the leisure!
@@CountryHouseGent My pleasure Kevin. You're a great guy and host and represent the "just get away and clear my head" concept. All consider it but only a few pursue it.
Really great to hear that Jim. Thanks and pleased you've enjoyed the series so far. Episode 4, Season 3 should be live any day now, and much much more to come. ☺
Had a binge on Prime watching series 1. Excellent. My mates and myself used to head down to Aust Services a couple of times a month for coffee etc when we were youngsters. That was a few years ago. Lived pretty near to it.
Ah them were the days. 😁 Remember cycling over the bridge from Chepstow to play the arcade machines, and almost getting blown off the bridge on the way.
I like your attitude to life. I have always lived a nomadic life and love it. Now that I am retired my family thinks I should settle down. But I have ‘itchy feet ‘ would love to do what you are doing!
I know what you mean Shawn. The urge to travels never goes away and only gets stronger by being stationary. I can only stay in one spot for a couple of weeks at the most, then have to move on.
Hi Kevin, Your story about the American and the ice cream is not dissimilar to a story my grandfather used to tell me. He was the Purser on the original Queen Mary. As you can imagine, there were always lots of American passengers on board. One large American lady went up to my grandfather and while in a storm asked my grandfather why the ship was rolling around so much. He looked up at her and said, madam, if you had as much booze in you as she's got in her, you'd be rolling around too! - There, cheers, Peter.
It was me who bought your mini, I loved it, I’ll try send you a photo on fb. Before the smash.. lol . I was down by the cot , I went straight on into the bank.
Hi Phil, small world indeed. I was relieved at the time to hear from Lee C. that you were OK, and now also relieved to hear the crash wasn't as a result of my sublime engineering skills. 😁 P. S. Can I ask how you found the channel and/or Travels by Narrowboat please? Just curious cos I'm steadily hearing from folk all over the place. 😇
Greets from the heart of Texas Kevin! I found you first on Amazon, and really enjoy the casual cruises down the canals. I'd love to spend atleast a couple of weeks doing that, as there just isn't ANY place in the states to cruise like that. Keep the adventures comin', and be sure to shout if you ever make it to the US (or its best part, TEXAS). -Chris
My three year old niece was watching with me. She said “that boat has a heartbeat” 😂 sitting here in the middle of the US and I don’t understand why you got fired. I guess I don’t understand the comment. Unless you were calling them fat. That’s hilarious 🤣
Hello again, Kevin. Thank you, kindly for always answering my questions. I am hoping to visit your country and travel by narrowboat for a week at least, but it will be a couple of years before possible. I found a company that rents them by the week at I believe a fair price but I will be alone and have never driven any boat so I thought I would see if they also would let me hire an employee to take me out and show me the ropes for a day before I ventured out in my own. Would you be willing to do such a job yourself? I know neither of us know where we will be in 2 years for sure, but it's a thought and I would prefer to see you have the money.
Just watched season 1 on prime, watched a little on youtube, just on with season 2, brilliant all of it, just a quick couple of questions, will you be navigating the rochdale canal which goes through Hebden Bridge..... Where i grew up, and also will you be navigating the Lancaster canal?
New subscriber, nice to put a face to the voice in my head. Great channel. Love the sarcasm. You brought up memories of my first car, I sold it when I was off to the navy
Just got round to listening to this and I didn’t know we grew up in the same area. You’re talking about St P**** as your worst job and I have similar experiences. Small world.
Hi Kevin, just started re-watching your series on Amazon - seeing you in the camper van made me realise how far you have come! Husbands Bosworth tunnel - first big tunnel LOL Also my wife watches with subtitles on so when you change your accent - (post accent )it comes up on the subtitles - too funny. Keep living the dream and hopefully meet you one day in Lechlade! All the best Mate
I had driving lessons and took my test in a chocolate brown Mini Clubman. My boyfriend had a red 1275 GT Clubman (maybe it was just decals though) and they did rust like billy-oh and I could watch the road going by through the bottom of the sill by my feet.
Nice stories Lambo 😁 Just the pace of the stories and the scenery just make me feel chilled. Thank you. p.s. your story of Vodka reminds me a similar story involving Bacardi aged 16 😱
I used to love the soundtrack of sailing... But if I cannot have that I want that sound of a lazy twin - very nice! BTW I am sure such a punchline was worth giving up your favourite job for = priceless!
UGG, vodka, I done the same on vodka and orange juice, it has been over 30 years and I still cannot come close to the taste or smell without also being sickened.
For crying out loud, you aren't the luckiest bloke are you, judging by these, and other stories!! Glad you have Aslan now, and the life that goes with it. Take care.
@@CountryHouseGent I was on a bit of a bender, with my son…. Whiskey is a great tool to help one forget all about all your sorrows. Pity about the after effects. 🙄oh well it’s once a year.
I love watching your videos as I love canals and narrow boats. Your videos are so relaxing and I do my daily physio while watching them:~) I really admire what you have done and are doing, and I’m very sorry that you were attacked, that was truly bizarre and very cruel of the criminals that did that to you.
Your second job wasn't at the St Pierre by any chance? I worked there....I went down in history for flooding the kitchen.I love your videos and really envy you the lifestyle that you have attained. I've watched all of the TBN on Amazon but was gutted when they suddenly stopped on Ep4 of season 5!
Fat American here. I would have laughed and bought 2 cones, then left a tip which would have confused you, then called the helpline and suggested they promote you to district manager.
Last night on Amazon Prime I watched the episode where you were attacked and I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am that it happened to such a nice guy and I was happy you were okay. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey and your life views.
Your Narrowboats, your canal system, the slow travel and depth of scenery . . . You are blessed in Britain! I loved your stories.
Good show. As an overly large American I would like to thank you for encouraging that fellow enlarged American and his enlarged family to go on a diet.
Just discovered his videos on RUclips and we are hooked!! So relaxing and interesting.
And just like that, 38.5 subscribers!!!!! Congrats and we'll done, you so deserve it
Six things I believe about CHG . Loves peace, tranquility, freedom, animals, people & exploring his country ‘s history. If only teachers had this knack for inspiration through story telling . Love the ease of sharing along each canal exploration, especially the points thru each lock.
I recently saw your episodes on Amazon Prime🙏 such a gem, so relaxing! I have chronic anxiety and can never switch my every chatting mind generally☹️but on seeing your videos it has really helped me to chill🙏 what a beautiful life🧡I wish you well and enjoy every moment of your fantastic voyage 🌸
I lived in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire just up the road from the Kennet and Avon canal until 19 years ago when I moved to the US to live and work. I miss my daily walks along the canal towpath and your videos make me feel so good and just like I am back home again:~)
That grin on your face telling the Lamborghini bike story. Priceless!
Mine was a Mini too. Letter box red with the dashboard all tricked out. The previous owner installed an Austin 1155 engine on the original 850 gearbox. I fitted a twin choke Weber and oil cooler. LOVED that car!
Sounds like an awesome machine. Only the original Mini can work it's way into our lives amd memories. 🤗
Your "Fresh fish sold here" story was great. Briton culture has always inspired me.
I have watched all 6 seasons of Travel by Narrowboat and enjoyed every minute. I wish there was more! I miss you already, Kevin. Cheers!
I discovered your videos on Amazon Prime and really enjoyed the 7 on there for season 1. You have a rare talent for making the viewer feel like they are there with you and the way you tell the story is quite addictive. Well done and I can't wait to see more of your adventures. Are you going to be adding any further episodes or seasons to Amazon Prime? Thanks again from a happy viewer from across the pond.
Thank you Chris, much appreciated and you're very kind. Yes, all 5 seasons and new ones will (eventually) be available on Prime. All of S1 is uploaded now, only hold up being that Amazon physically check each episode before making them available, so out of my hands I'm afraid. Currently working out at an episode a week. Cheers,
@@CountryHouseGent That is awesome and I will keep an eye out for them. Safe travels and will have to buy you a pint when we are in the U.K. next summer.
I discovered these videos because my English parents are watching it on Amazon. I was with them for all of last week and got hooked!
I love the relaxing sounds of Aslan’s Diesel engine. Would you consider making a UTube recording of engine sounds as a long white noise video?
Hi Steven. This is something I've been asked many times before and it is on the (ever growing) list - along with my memoirs and a cookbook. :)
Add my name to those who would really like this...even if it was only 30 minutes long I could play it on "loop". I have moderately bad tinnitus and white noise really helps on bad days. Having it be Aslan at various speeds would be heavenly, I could close my eyes and imagine being in the English countryside traveling by canal....
Yes, I was embarrassed to say in my post that it sometimes puts me to sleep. Much better than reading the news before bed which just keeps me awake.
hi Kevin .i am really enjoying your travels as i cant get out myself .i feel as though i am cruising along with you seeing all the sights .i go on to Amazon Prime to .keep them coming thanks again
Great to see you Kevin, really good stories of your past mate. Hope to see you again soon, all the very best Stevie
Brilliant vlog! I also worked in a motorway service station in the late 1980s. Granada Services at Toddington on the M1, in the self service restaurant. My claim to fame is that I once served Jools Holland a pot of Earl Grey tea!
An absolute brill vlog. Iam going to give you 20/10 gold standard. I've been watching narrowboat vlogs for nearly three yrs now. And I must say this one was the dogs ......s. thank you 😃😃😃
Cheers Steve, I'm really pleased to hear that thank you. ☺
I just wanted to pop in and say thanks. I discovered your videos on Amazon during the pandemic lock-down and find them quite interesting and very relaxing. I like watching them at the end of a stressful day and find the chug-chug sound of that engine very soothing. They've been a great way to pass the time.
Am enjoying your travels down the canals via Amazon Prime using a projector. Almost feels like I’m traveling along. Those tunnels are something else. Thank you for sharing your many adventures down the canals. LORD bless your journey.
Thank you Ursula.
My Dad saved me from the age of two. He adopted me. My dad who I love very much. We use to go on houseboats
I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDS KEVIN! BOUGHT ALL 4 SEASONS FROM AMAZON. PLEASE JUST KEEP DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING! As we say here in Texas, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." We love your quiet adventures on the canals. Your narration is perfect. When i need to de-stress i watch your videos. I tried to do the same thing as you here in Texas buying a sailboat 20 years ago but it didn't turn out as well. I'll tell you that story another time. I also had a similar experience on my 18th birthday drinking. Another story for another day. May God Bless you brother. We love ya! Keep enjoying your life. Thank you!
Just started watching on amazon prime , loving your journey 👍
Welcome aboard!
Great video as always you have an easy going way of telling things , sort of like the easy way you make your way along the cut, not wide open trying to make the most distance you can in a short amount of time.
As usual, brilliant! No matter what kind of day I’ve had, you videos always manage to put the smile on my face! Alas, I don’t currently have Amazon prime, but I understand your reasons for not using RUclips the way you used to. Stay safe and happy!
Ahhh, Gent.... sounds, and sights are like heaven .... Our lives socially distant... now I know how sailors and space men feel... like leaving home. Existence of sights and sounds and memory's.
Nice to see your well sir, have a good one.
Thank you Sam, all the best.
Well done for your reply in the icecream story,..made me laugh
As an American ...well done !!! ...you made my morning!! hehehe!!!
😂 A pleasure sir.
@@CountryHouseGent scrolled down to give you the same props but alta cat took the words right outta my big American mouth.
Ha ha. Cheers. 😁
Cheers to you, sir!
Nice to see you on RUclips for once again :-)
I have started measuring my days in "longboat" time. I used to rush from place to place trying to accomplish stuff, but now I'm like "I need to take the laundry upstairs? That's two stops for a cuppa' and a one deep lock, so I should be able to get there by tomorrow."
Ha Robert, that's about right. 😁
I just finished watching your videos on Amazon Prime,,,I love the sound of the diesel engine.. so relaxing in itself. You are a good narrator....I enjoyed it thoroughly.. I would love to go on this type of adventure...good luck and safe travels from Kingsport, Tennessee.
Working on Motorway Services = how to meet Britain quickly. On the griddle in Sandbach services, 80s , I once has a lorry (Truck) driver burst into tears when I served him his full English fried breakfast - I had broken the yolk on one of his two fried eggs. He literally melted and started sobbing. I fried him up two more perfect eggs and so he now had 3 and a half. I can recall that smile till today. Not sure what was going on in his life but obviously stressed. The hair that broke the camel's back.
I loved Travels by Narrowboat! Keep your silly, clever sense of humor and stay 'real'. Can't wait to see more from you, Kevin...... looking forward to Travels by Motorbike!
Thanks Teresa. Be assured it will remain as real and silly as ever. 😁
CountryHouseGent I’m happy to hear it!
Kevin, Glad to see you back on You Tube. Loved the stories, everyone seems to have an alcohol related one that is similar. Mine was Southern Comfort. Same thing, drank way too much in a short time period and paid the price. Never was able to stomach it again.
The annoying thing was that I'd never voluntarily drunk Vodka before, during or after. 😂
@@CountryHouseGent
Well, that was 45 years ago and I have quit drinking altogether with the exception of a beer on special occasion's. Don't miss it at all.
Brilllllliant Kevin - thanks for sharing 👍
no other n.b has that melodious sound like aslan . she's our favourite .
Love your videos ❤️❤️❤️my bucket list to come to the uk... I always wondered about the canals so beautiful....thank you ☮😀😀now I have another list live on the canals for a few. But I am in the USA ... So don't know what the rules are but until then I'll just watch your videos thanks again ,Kristie Jones
Kristie, I'd be right there with ya on the canals if possible. Such a casual way to travel... at 5mph, you can take in everything. Greets from Texas central! -Chris
Best ice cream story ever! Love it.
So happy to see you back on RUclips. I wish I could afford to support all the you tubers I love, but then I’d probably have nowhere to live. Subbed, and I look forward to more of your wonderful vlogging style😊💖🇬🇧
Oh that's great to hear Becky thank you. Simply watching my videos is ample support. ☺
Absolutely fantastic! I watch your videos while my clients are off in the wineries. I've actually been looking at price's for a narrow boat. Cheers!
Good to see you back on the Leeds Liverpool, Kevin. Hope your visit this time will be a much more positive one.
Thanks Kev , always in joy your vlogs .
As they now seem to be making more of those wide-boats, what I would like to know is, how on earth are they going to fit into the narrow locks? I would think that it would restrict those boats from traveling on a lot of Britain’s canals as they will not be able to negotiate the narrow locks!
Somewhere...there is a map of the UK canal system...and it shows the stretches that are "Not Suitable/Impossible" for wide beams.
I watched a video from someone owning a wide beam...and they were quite upset at the abuse they got from "narrow boaters"..... who seemed to be "similarly minded"...ie... Narrow! Just no need for it in my view. If a canal can handle wide beams, then why not?
@@patagualianmostly7437 I think Narrowboats and wide-beams are wonderful craft and I so wish that the wide-beams could navigate all the wonderful canals in Britain, maybe one day they will have more canals and locks they can travel, I do hope so. I have never seen one in person as the locks around Bradford on Avon are too narrow but they can navigate the Avon river. I would love to live on either a wide-beam or a narrowboat but my body is in such a poor state now that I would not be able to manage a lot of the locks on my own.
@@patagualianmostly7437 I can’t fathom why anyone would be abusive to others for owning a wide-beam, they are amazing as are all the wonderful boats I watch on the canals and rivers.
So enjoy this stuff. Can you share with us the mechanics of traversing the lock systems? How do you secure your boat, moore up etc. Beth from the U.S.A.
Hi Beth and thank you. Check out Season 8 Episode 2 where I show and explain how locks work, and Season 8 Episode 10, where I explain my criteria for picking a suitable mooring spot.
@@CountryHouseGent Is Season 8 on RUclips or Amazon? Hope you are coping well with this heatwave. Prayers for everyone having to endure these unprecedented temperatures!!
Very enjoyable video made at a nice ambling pace of your boat on the cut. Which your anecdote
s match perfectly.
I see your back in my home territory - Gathurst to beyond Parbold! Lived on the canal bank at Ring O' Bells, went to Newburgh School, used the Rose of Parbold for Disabled Activities when my wife was alive - yea, takes me back longer than I want to remember!
Love the best job story. I'm American, and totally get it. Well done!
10,000 subs! You’ve come a long way baby ! ♥️Great story time for bed thank you Kevin 🙏🏻xx
I also discovered your videos on amazon prime. I had just finished watching them all when I thought I might look at your RUclips channel. To my amazement you were travelling through Parbold and just about to enter Burscough where I live. We have a lovely little area on the canal in Burscough on the exit to the old Rufford branch called the top locks. There is an old pub called the ship which is locally know as the blood tub because of the history of barge workers getting drunk and fighting with each other every night. There is also the burscough warf which used to be the old waterways yard. Great work mate keep em coming.
That's really excellent to hear, thank you and welcome aboard. I may be wrong but I thought the Ship Inn was called the Blood Tub, because you used to be able to get a pint of ale in exchange for a bucket of pigs blood, as they used to make Black Pudding there?
Edit: Turns out there's 2 legends - both correct of course. ☺
@@CountryHouseGent ha ha probably there were 2 stories. I like both its all history. Love your videos Kev your a funny bloke. Cheers
Like a good book you let us delve into your travels and take us on a relaxing journey. Great job! I'm hooked and just love to see the classic English countryside. Especially entertaining when home bound in Chicagoand. Keep up the leisure!
That's very awesome and great to hear James. Thank you and welcome aboard. ☺
@@CountryHouseGent My pleasure Kevin. You're a great guy and host and represent the "just get away and clear my head" concept. All consider it but only a few pursue it.
Thank you James. Buying Aslan was the culmination of countless "this is the final straw" moments. Health and sanity were my final 'nudge'. ☺
I absolutely love your videos. Just watched all on prime. First class stuff. Thank you
Really great to hear that Jim. Thanks and pleased you've enjoyed the series so far. Episode 4, Season 3 should be live any day now, and much much more to come. ☺
I got hammered on Bacardi on my eighteenth Kev that was 48 years ago and I haven't touched the stuff since a great blog.
Hello from Texas. Enjoyed your canal trips on Amazon Prime video. Unique view of UK not seen on tour circuit.
I did exactly the same with my mini it always used to overheat after that
Had a binge on Prime watching series 1. Excellent. My mates and myself used to head down to Aust Services a couple of times a month for coffee etc when we were youngsters. That was a few years ago. Lived pretty near to it.
Ah them were the days. 😁 Remember cycling over the bridge from Chepstow to play the arcade machines, and almost getting blown off the bridge on the way.
excellent as always kevin,nice to meet you the other week at the swan at fradley,many thanks for another great view
That ice cream joke was just great so funny I cracked up no joke
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 10,000 CHG
I like your attitude to life. I have always lived a nomadic life and love it. Now that I am retired my family thinks I should settle down. But I have ‘itchy feet ‘ would love to do what you are doing!
I know what you mean Shawn. The urge to travels never goes away and only gets stronger by being stationary. I can only stay in one spot for a couple of weeks at the most, then have to move on.
Hi Kevin, Your story about the American and the ice cream is not dissimilar to a story my grandfather used to tell me. He was the Purser on the original Queen Mary. As you can imagine, there were always lots of American passengers on board. One large American lady went up to my grandfather and while in a storm asked my grandfather why the ship was rolling around so much. He looked up at her and said, madam, if you had as much booze in you as she's got in her, you'd be rolling around too! - There, cheers, Peter.
It was me who bought your mini, I loved it, I’ll try send you a photo on fb. Before the smash.. lol . I was down by the cot , I went straight on into the bank.
Hi Phil, small world indeed. I was relieved at the time to hear from Lee C. that you were OK, and now also relieved to hear the crash wasn't as a result of my sublime engineering skills. 😁 P. S. Can I ask how you found the channel and/or Travels by Narrowboat please? Just curious cos I'm steadily hearing from folk all over the place. 😇
Greets from the heart of Texas Kevin! I found you first on Amazon, and really enjoy the casual cruises down the canals. I'd love to spend atleast a couple of weeks doing that, as there just isn't ANY place in the states to cruise like that. Keep the adventures comin', and be sure to shout if you ever make it to the US (or its best part, TEXAS). -Chris
Good to see you Kev ✌️
My three year old niece was watching with me. She said “that boat has a heartbeat” 😂 sitting here in the middle of the US and I don’t understand why you got fired. I guess I don’t understand the comment. Unless you were calling them fat. That’s hilarious 🤣
Basically I was saying that he had a big mouth, what with his bragging and all. ☺
Great stories that took me back to my youth-thanks 😂
I absolutely ❤️ your videos which I normally watch on Amazon Prime. I also love the cooking segments. From Louisville, Kentucky.
Hello again, Kevin. Thank you, kindly for always answering my questions. I am hoping to visit your country and travel by narrowboat for a week at least, but it will be a couple of years before possible. I found a company that rents them by the week at I believe a fair price but I will be alone and have never driven any boat so I thought I would see if they also would let me hire an employee to take me out and show me the ropes for a day before I ventured out in my own. Would you be willing to do such a job yourself? I know neither of us know where we will be in 2 years for sure, but it's a thought and I would prefer to see you have the money.
Who knows what the future has in store, Sherrie? 🙂
Perfect timing once again, dear:)
Just watched season 1 on prime, watched a little on youtube, just on with season 2, brilliant all of it, just a quick couple of questions, will you be navigating the rochdale canal which goes through Hebden Bridge..... Where i grew up, and also will you be navigating the Lancaster canal?
Where can I get access to rules and regulations for the canals? This looks like a nice relaxing way to spend a year or three. Thank you.
Hi. The best place for the guidelines and so on would be the Canal And River Trust website.
New subscriber, nice to put a face to the voice in my head. Great channel. Love the sarcasm. You brought up memories of my first car, I sold it when I was off to the navy
It must be exhausting doing all the locks and swing bridges yourself. Love your Q&A videos. Take care. ☺
I am enjoying your various videos. Especially the one at Fettler's Wharf! We all enjoyed your presence and we hope to see you one day again!
Just got round to listening to this and I didn’t know we grew up in the same area. You’re talking about St P**** as your worst job and I have similar experiences. Small world.
Hello there. Indeed it was that place. Long, long hours but the work was hard. 😆
Enjoyed The RUclips on the Lancaster with your X Glad we found you on Amazon really enjoy your view on life and the canals!
Such escapism at the moment with all this going on in Europe you really calm me down😀
Watching new episodes as they pop up. Still waiting for your cooking tutorials,,,miss them.
Hi Joya. I'm concentrating on the travel side of things at the moment, with cooking for when the weather turns and the nights draw in. 🙂
Hi Kevin, just started re-watching your series on Amazon - seeing you in the camper van made me realise how far you have come!
Husbands Bosworth tunnel - first big tunnel LOL Also my wife watches with subtitles on so when you change your accent - (post accent )it comes up on the subtitles - too funny. Keep living the dream and hopefully meet you one day in Lechlade! All the best Mate
I had driving lessons and took my test in a chocolate brown Mini Clubman. My boyfriend had a red 1275 GT Clubman (maybe it was just decals though) and they did rust like billy-oh and I could watch the road going by through the bottom of the sill by my feet.
100% agree with earlier post.
Spiking someone's drink is a no no.
Pleased to hear many of your formative occured in or near South Wales
Hi Sian. Yes South Wales, Chepstow and surrounding areas helped produce the fine figure of a man you see before you. 😆😱🤭😁
Nice stories Lambo 😁 Just the pace of the stories and the scenery just make me feel chilled. Thank you. p.s. your story of Vodka reminds me a similar story involving Bacardi aged 16 😱
Ah the innocence of youth? :)
I used to love the soundtrack of sailing... But if I cannot have that I want that sound of a lazy twin - very nice! BTW I am sure such a punchline was worth giving up your favourite job for = priceless!
Ha yes Melvyn. Looking back, I believe it was well worth it. :D
good fortune to you. loved your video.
Glad to see you back
Great video, nice split between scenery and dialogue. I’ve just been enjoying your series 1 on Prime.
UGG, vodka, I done the same on vodka and orange juice, it has been over 30 years and I still cannot come close to the taste or smell without also being sickened.
For crying out loud, you aren't the luckiest bloke are you, judging by these, and other stories!! Glad you have Aslan now, and the life that goes with it. Take care.
Well things never got dull. 😁
🎉happy birthday for yesterday Kevin.
Thank you Marion and I forgive you. After all what's one day in the grand scheme of things. 🫣
@@CountryHouseGent I was on a bit of a bender, with my son…. Whiskey is a great tool to help one forget all about all your sorrows. Pity about the after effects. 🙄oh well it’s once a year.
Thanks !
I love watching your videos as I love canals and narrow boats. Your videos are so relaxing and I do my daily physio while watching them:~) I really admire what you have done and are doing, and I’m very sorry that you were attacked, that was truly bizarre and very cruel of the criminals that did that to you.
Your second job wasn't at the St Pierre by any chance? I worked there....I went down in history for flooding the kitchen.I love your videos and really envy you the lifestyle that you have attained. I've watched all of the TBN on Amazon but was gutted when they suddenly stopped on Ep4 of season 5!
Wonderful videos.
Nothing is more dangerous than a boater with sense of humor.
Nice to get an insight to you. enjoyed it
Nice to see you again sir goo luck this year with the next series of videos
Nailed it again Kev, keep um com’in
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