What a wonderful video. It’s calming and I get to see parts of the world I will never see. I live in Savannah, Georgia in the USA, and after my husband retired, we bought a motorhome and traveled the United States for 14 years. And although I enjoyed every minute of it at times, it was very stressful. Having to navigate through cities, through horrible rush hours, and dealing with problems with the motorhome. In 2016, he passed away, and I sold the motorhome. But now I watch these videos on people living on narrow boats in the UK and I think if I ever had to do it again, I would not have bought a motorhome, but would have come over to the UK learned how to deal with a narrow boat and did that for many years. I don’t think some of it would be any different then living in a motorhome as far as dealing with the dumping of gray and black tanks and making sure we had propane etc. but the calmness and the beauty will far outweigh any of the years we spent traveling the United States in a motohome. So thank you for taking me on a journey that I will never be able to do on my own.
We are glad we can take you on our journeys with us by the power of RUclips! That’s so interesting to read about your own adventures across the USA in your motor home, but sad to hear about your husband. We explained our plans for our new life aboard a narrowboat to our American friends as RVing but in a boat with no traffic jams! It’s a much slower place for sure getting from place to place, and is such a difference from the crazy Houston traffic that we had got used to in our 10 years there. We certainly made a very positive change and have no regrets so far! Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy our future videos just as much 😊
My wife and I own a steel, 12 meter, water displacement cruiser with which we cruise the inland and coastal waters of the Netherlands, as well as the Baltic (we're Dutch). I am absolutely fascinated by these narrow boat videos however. The small waterways, bridges, locks, etc., and the utterly beautiful English countryside. These videos simply epitomize gentleness, innocence, and a relaxed lifestyle to me.
That's so interesting to hear about your boating life in the Netherlands! We will have to take a look to see if we can find them on RUclips to see the difference. We are glad we can bring you a little of the beauty of the UK and this lovely lifestyle. Thanks for watching 😊
It’s definitely a much more slow pace of life that our bricks and mortar life! Quite a few others have suggested a drill bit for those bridges! Perhaps that’s a solution that no one has quite figured out how to make work so far as we’ve never seen anyone using that method on our travels yet 😊
@fredbrandon1645 What an asshole comment to make to a stranger. I have been an electrical contractor for over 20 years and have owned four construction companies. Yes. Four. Go back to sleep.
Funny to see Silver Fox again. I follow the vlogs from Foxes afloat (as well as yours) with great joy, so it was nice to see the boat in good hands. I have never been on the canals, but Llangollen is my absolute favorit when it appears on the vlogs I follow. Looking forward for the next episode 🙂
Silver Fox is definitely in good hands, and it’s been a little surreal for us sitting aboard the boat that we watched so much as we were planning our new life from our sofa 3 years ago! Pauline and Derek have added a few little extras and really made her their own for lots more new adventures! We have to agree, the Llangollen is our most favourite too. And I hope we have been conveying the beauty in these winter vlogs, especially the next one, which I am excitedly editing now, which will be our journey across the two aqueducts! Thanks for watching 😊
I'm from the US. My wife and I live in the Puget Sound region of Washington state in a lovely little town called Port Townsend- right on what is referred to as the Salish Sea. It's beautiful country. In June of 2022 my wife and I spent two weeks in the UK [London, Bath & Bournemouth]. My favorite day of those two weeks was the day we took the ten mile walk from Bath to Bradford on Avon along the Kennet & Avon canal path. It was so beautiful it made my heart hurt- like visiting a beloved place you'd never been to before. Your videos have given me that same feeling again. Thank you for that.
I’ve just searched and looked at beautiful photos of your lovely town! We never made it to WA when we lived in TX unfortunately! You picked a beautiful are of the UK to walk. The Kennet and Avon canal is on our list for this year. Glad we can bring you some of the beauty of the UK by the power of RUclips! Thanks for watching and for your lovely comments 😊
Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve travelled by bike many times from Devizes to Bath on the canal path. Stop at Bradford on Avon for a bacon sandwich, on to Bath for lunch and a couple of beers. Sheer heaven. Cycle back aching legs, but a great day out. The flight of locks at Caen Hill is a structural masterpiece. Good tea and cake at the canal cafe. Cheers !,
@@grahamcarter8499 We hope to return some day so I'll keep your bike route in mind. We also had a grand lunch outdoors, on the canal, in Bradford on Avon at the Lock Inn.
Such a privilege to share that beautiful cruise! Excellent photography, good choice of music, stunning countryside, this is what narrowboating is all about! Like the Shroppie, the Llangollen seems to be a very well constructed canal - I noticed that the banks are nearly all stabilised with armco and free of overhang, and the canal is always a generous two boats wide. I think that the outro music is sung by Alex and it's so good. I hum it for days afterwards. Also so good to be able to cruise in convoy with special friends - you folks have a life!
Thank you so much! There are so many spots with Armco so lots of wonderful places to moor, being able to use chains instead of relying on pins in the bank. The outro music is actually Time On Our Side by Ten Towers. I found it and loved it on epidemicsound.com. I invested in a subscription to their very extensive music library, so I don’t have any copyright issues with the music I use for the videos. It’s one of my favourite parts of the editing process, choosing the music to go with the scene. I use a few pieces of Alex’s music, and you will hear him singing one of his original songs in the next video while he is on board with us, but even when he has given us permission to use his music it becomes a big headache to use it on our videos with a lengthy registering process, and I don’t want to risk copyright strikes with RUclips! It’s been a steep learning curve for sure. Glad you are enjoying the videos 😊
That was a lovely trip, must say I love your dogs, and what a surprise to see Silver Fox, that's the first time I have seen her since she was sold. it did bring a tear to my eyes Australia
Lovely to have you aboard from Australia! Silver Fox is in good hands with Derek and Pauline, off on new adventures. Hamish and Poppy love their boat dog life Glad you enjoyed the cruise 😊
Read about these canals and narrow boats in a Scottish magazine. Didn’t realize people actually live in them full time. As a chic in a chair glad to hear about the company who adapts its boats to make them accessible to all. Your westies Hamish and Poppy are adorable! My doxie actually woke up from his nap when he heard the barking. Beautiful travels 😊❤
I love that your doxie woke up to watch Poppy and Hamish. Poppy is obsessed with the TV, Hamish not so much, and she will wake from a deep sleeep if there’s the slight hint of an animal, especially another dog, on the screen! It’s wonderful how some boat builders really have gone the extra step to make their boats so accessible for everyone to enjoy. Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks so much! She’s definitely in good hands with Pauline and Derek, and it’s lovely, if a little surreal, to be aboard a boat that we watched so much of as we planned this new life for ourselves! They’ve added some nice little touches too, to make her their own! 😊
Such a beautiful cruise. Such great friends along too. Your two pups must miss Jasper. The music you play is SO relaxing. Your boat is the most beautiful boat on any canal anywhere! Gorgeous video, thank you!
Thank you so much Ann! That was such a beautiful cruise, and we are heading back to that favourite mooring at Blakemere in the next few weeks. We all miss our old boy Jasper but love that we have these videos to look back at him enjoying his boat dog life ❤️
Always good to see the Silver Fox again even though the boys are currently crofting in merry ole scotland😆 I'll be sure to add them "Derik an Pauline Watts on board" I really enjoy the music on your vlog always nice an calming. that spot on the lake seems to be a Favorite among boaters.It's all so pretty I could see it over an over! Please be safe and enjoy yourselfs. Steve from Texas
Thanks so much Steve! Silver Fox is definitely in good hands with Pauline & Derek, and they’ve added their own little touches to her to make her their own. It’s a little surreal for us to be on board their boat, which we watched so much when we were planning this new life on the water ourselves 😊
They really do! Some don't understand and think they just live in a 'cramped' space, but what a wonderful life when the whole of the British countryside is your own back garden! 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard oh good lord! I would never describe your narrowboat as cramped! They are some very lucky pups! Thanks for taking us along on your journeys 🐾
Yeahhhhhhh..... That kind of life looks like it would $uk BIG TIME!!!! The beautiful scenery, a cozy home on the water, nice neighbors, freshly baked sourdough bread, Muscovy - Mallard ducks & swans, soothing music in the video.... The puppies look like they hate it too. Bleeeeeck!
Yes they do! She is in good hands with Pauline and Derek now, and they’ve made a few little changes to suit them. She’s had lots more adventures! Thanks for coming 😊
OMG this is so Cool.....I am in the states...we don't have anything like this to experience.....the wife and I lived in a Tiny home for 2 years...but this would be so much better to travel up and down the canal and see the beautiful country side.....Love the Video....
Glad you enjoyed it! It’s the best thing about tiny living in a narrowboat, being able to move our home at a slow relaxed 3mph, and change our view and our neighbours whenever we like! We downsized from a 2500 sq ft home during our 10 years in Texas to 250 sq ft when we returned to the UK and do not miss the space at all! I’m sure you can appreciate like we can how freeing it is to get rid of so much ‘stuff’! Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you both so much for taking us all along, on your wonderful trip, on the beautiful Llan., we were both raised around the Manchester ship canal, and the canal systems around Manchester, Old Trafford, Deansgate and Hulme…🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it! It really is our most favourite canal so far, and it’s been lovely reliving it all as I’ve been editing this winter series of vlogs! I went to university Manchester but we have yet to get there by boat, even though we have been close! It’s on the list though, possibly for this coming year 😊
Glad you enjoyed it again! This is exactly why we are heading back there this winter to enjoy it all over again, and hopefully meeting up with Paul & Anthony if it all goes to plan 😊
It really is! Slowly taking in the beautiful scenery. We’ve seen so much of the UK that we’ve never been to before, of from a totally different viewpoint from the canal. The dogs live their boat dog life! Thanks for watching 😊
Love the water and dad had a houseboat that I loved. A beautiful girl lured me to dry land and I had a scuba licence and swimmers ear so it made sense. Now , at 64 I watch this videos and cry a little so she doesn't hear me. I still have my 16.8 Old Town sailing canoe with a 2.5 motor to keep me alive and set my spirit free. OH ......!! a boat
Just subscribed. Nice peaceful video and what a lovely way to spend your days. The Grand Union Canal runs through my town of Leighton Buzzard. A very nice stretch, a nice Tesco stop for supplies, and a lock side pub called "The Globe" used to be there, don't know if it's still there but a nice Marina and loads of nature. Thanks for the videos.
Welcome aboard! We are glad you found us. We haven’t made it down to that stretch of the Grand Union yet but it’s on the list! We turned around just past Stoke Bruerne and headed north again. 😊
Thanks so much for your wonderful support of our channel. So appreciated! Hamish and Poppy love their boat dog life, Poppy especially, sitting up on the back when we are cruising, or moored up and acting like our greeter! I hope watching their antics brings back lovely memories of your boys. We often talk about adding a Scottie to the mix. Such wonderful characters 😊
I am glad we are able to bring you the beauty of the British countryside to West Texas by the power of RUclips! We know West Texas well, long road trips from Houston, where we used to live, to our daughter who was at college in Utah! Very, very different scenes to the UK for sure! 😊
Isn’t it just stunning! We will be back again for sure, and will try a different time of year. I’m not sure we will ever beat that winter though, with wonderful memories with new friends. You know how that is! Hope you are both keeping well. Loving following the progress of your canoe! 🛶
It was only 3 years ago that we were sat on our sofa in TX watching these same narrowboat videos and thinking let’s move back to the UK and do this! Best decision ever. Glad you found us 😊
The Llan will always be my favourite on the system, my first canal and cruised it every year i have been boating ❤ last winter was such an amazing time, friendships made, many glasses raised, sausages bbq'ed and giggles were had ❤ stay safe and warm ❤
We have to agree it’s our favourite too and we will be back again for sure! Not sure if we can ever top that winter though, unless we all make plans to make it happen! Winter 2022 Version 2.0. Get your sausages and let’s get cracking 😂
Quite a few others have mentioned the same, but with such an old historic mechanism boaters stick to using the old traditional windlass as they have done since the start of the canals. It's a beautiful slow life on the historic network, and just part of the adventure. Thanks for watching
That was beautiful! So peaceful. You could easily think it was 75 yrs ago watching it, except for the cars. Only problem is staying awake. It’s almost too relaxing. Next doctor’s visit. I’m think I’m going to watch one of your videos in the waiting room. To lower my blood pressure. 😁 Thank you. ✌️
So glad, that’s the emotion I try to create when I’m editing, especially when choosing the music. That’s a good idea for my next doctor or dentist visit too! Thanks for watching 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Well you’ve definitely accomplished your goal. Please give yourself a pat on the back from me. 🙂 BTW I showed it to my 77 yr old Mom, and she absolutely loved it too. I’ve never left the states myself, but she’s been all over Europe, and the UK. And it reminded her of a river boat cruise she did over there. Said that’s exactly how it was too. Very relaxing, beautiful, and peaceful. Thank you for the reply, and for sharing with us all. ✌️
My husband and I did this exact journey back in July 2023. We were on a hire boat for the first time and we loved it! Llangollen has special meaning for me as my great grandmother was born there! What a beautiful part of the world and you still have the fun of the twists and turns to come. 😊
Glad it brought back some lovely memories for you! How was it in the summer? As busy as people warned us? We could believe we had the aqueducts and Blake Mere almost to ourselves. I’ve heard there are queues to cross the aqueducts and pass through the tunnels. Llangollen is so beautiful. We will definitely be back to spend more time there. Thanks for watching 😊
Very beautiful autumn colors! We can be happy for you))) You know how to appreciate and preserve the beauty of nature. Our greetings to you from sunny, Ukrainian Odessa 🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♀️❤️
I’ve never been to the UK, never seen a narrow boat, but someday I’d like to experience both. In fact I think living onboard would be a fine way to enjoy retirement years… Living in New Mexico USA we don’t have a lot of water, lots of sunshine and blue skies though… Thank you for sharing your beautiful landscape. Subscribed as well.
Welcome aboard! We can highly recommend this way of life. Two years on and no regrets at all! You are right, this is very different from your NM landscape. Our daughter went to the U of Utah and we did the mega road trip from Houston to SLC through NM a few times! We are glad we can bring you a little of the beauty of our country by the power of RUclips 😊
We sailed on the canal back in the fifties, glad to see it is still well used. My uncle lived on a longboat full time in his retirement, near Ellesmere Port.
Hamish looks darling in his coat! Lovely scenery ! Yes, waiting out the bad weather makes all the sense in the world, not always possible, I know, but what a difference a day makes.
The coat adds another layer of cuteness doesn't it! You're right about the weather, we went form the worst cruising weather in gloomy rain, to beautiful sunny skies with a crispness in the air! 😊
What a lovely life you have! Yes, there are challenges but you're a team and together you can do anything! The surrounding countryside it gorgeous and there's a certain peacefulness being on the water. Your pup is too adorable! Is he a Westie? Enjoy your travels and the blessings of being together. Life is a gift to be treasured!
It really is a lovely life, and very different from our old life in Texas! The next video I am currently editing has us frozen in, and working with other boaters to figure out how to get water. It really does show some of the challenges, especially during winter, but also how wonderful the boating community is! We have two westies, Hamish, aged 14 and Poppy, aged 3! She definitely keeps him young! Thanks for watching 😊
Another great video. Glad to see you enjoyed a yummy Thanksgiving. ( I went to Austin, as usual.) I am glad to see who bought Silver Fox after Shawn and Collin moved to Scotland. Small world that you 4 are friends. Sweet little Hamish just can't decide. I think he mainly wants to be near to his people. Can't wait to see and hear more from Alex. Have a great week. Leigh 😊
I had wondered if you’d made your Austin trip for Thanksgiving like usual! Hope it was a happy one! Silver Fox is on good hands with Pauline and Derek, who’ve added their own little touches to make her perfect for them! I’m excitedly editing the next video, with all the footage of us crossing the aqueducts, and having Alex aboard for his birthday! It was definitely one to remember for him 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Yes, being with friends of 40 years in their serene home is balm for the soul... and yummy. Plan to be back Christmas. I remember the first time I saw the Pontcycsllte on a Foxes Afloat vlog. I was thrilled as I didn't know there were any of those in use. And it was beautiful. So can't wait to see your adventure with Alex. Hug those pups and be well.
We can highly recommend it! It’s a beauty do way of life for sure, but also a very different and enjoyable way to spend a holiday, hiring a boat and exploring the UK by water! 😊
Lovely video, so peaceful! I envy you guys (even though I know narrow boats are also 'real' work and I'm not sure I could do it right now). Greetings from Amsterdam! 👋
This! All of it. I showed this video to my elderly parents over here in Canada as it checked all their boxes. English country side, pubs and Westies (we also had two growing up). They absolutely loved it. Glad I found this channel. Looking forward to more.
That’s wonderful to hear and welcome aboard! We are glad we can bring a little of the beauty of the British countryside to you in Canada by the power of RUclips 😊
Several years before my mother passed she'd considered purchasing a longboat ( a bit like these only much larger) on the Seine in Paris because it was the least expensive way to live there, instead she purchased a very broken 1600's château in the Dordogne for less than the boat, sitting on 90 hectares,,now she's gone and I'm here alone and I often wonder what my life would be like if I were on that longboat,, I love these peoples videos🇫🇷❤️
I have wonderful memories of a camping holiday in the Dordogne back in the 1970s. Such stunning scenery. There is a large boating community in London, as like Paris, it’s one of the more affordable ways to live in the capital. We are glad we can bring you a little of our lives exploring the UK by the power of RUclips 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard I'm so glad you've been here, it's still beautiful but Periguex is getting built up, I'm sure in the 70's it was a better experience, just like that era's music was,, 🤗🇫🇷
Now I can add traveling on the canals to my vicarious adventures such as solo sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, living in a motorhome , winter camping etc. All at night in the comfort of my bed! Very pleasing video…thanks.
We are so glad you enjoyed it! Isn't it wonderful, the places RUclips can take you, and the things you can learn from the comfort of your sofa or bed! 😊
Thanks so much, we are glad you enjoyed it! The Llangollen Canal is apparently so much busier in the summer months, with lots of hire boaters on holiday, so much more boat traffic. We were lucky it was so quiet in winter but would like to go back and experience a different season there too 😊
Do more videos. Can also go by barge Bordeaux to Marseilles with cook and barman/Capt guy. The canals show a whole different view of the country - the quiet, old type. All the best!@@onedaymoreaboard
10:22 oooh, mind your head! Your video just popped up in my recommended videos. I’m glad it did, I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for taking the time and effort for sharing 😊
A Nice Bright winters day and is lovely to watch. I have a 23-foot yacht! I joined the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society as my Daughter and her family live in Leeds, I was going to drop off my Keel and put my yacht into the canal down there as I live in Ayr. I am too old for sailing but I could do the Canals no problem and my boat is big enough for me to live on. However, My Daughter and her husband have a resident permit for Ibetha Ibeza and they might go and live there It would be better for the children I think. So My keel stays on in the meantime. bye folks take care.
The wonders of nature can be seen all around you and I love that. Those dogs are fantastic love the way they watch things go by. I live in the States, especially West Virginia we do not have Canals or Canal Boats here. But they are of great interest to me. Please stay safe stay aware of your surroundings and stay blessed. Give the dogs a pat or two for us here. Talk again soon.
It’s great to have you aboard from WV! One of our viewers told us of a canal in Indiana I think! I had never heard of it and lived there for 4 years a long time ago. We are glad we can bring a little bit of the UK to you via the powers of RUclips 😊
We actually have a lot of canals in the US, but most are abandoned and unused aside from the Erie Canal which is closed for maintenance in winter, but they might have boat rentals in summer and people take their own boats through. I think Illinois is thinking about rehabilitating the I&M canal for paddling soon. It runs alongside the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers and is part of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that connects Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River. The good thing about the old canals and the ones still in use is they have tow paths next to them which many states have made into bike trails like the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal which connects Pittsburgh with Washington DC. There is also one in Ohio connecting Cleveland to the Ohio River and probably many more
Excellent Transport! Nice to see it. I like it. This we have in Germany only at the Spree Forest, but not with moter power. Its still with long sticks. Thanks for sharing.
Love that we have viewers from all over the world watching our videos! We have boats like that in Oxford and Cambridge, long boats with poles to punt. We have heard from viewers that there are similar boats to ours in the Netherlands. Thanks for watching 😊
I think one of the things so appealing about narrow boat life is the pace and accessibility. Here in the US the closest comparison would be RV living but that's all highway speed travel and camp grounds. The UK isn't perfect but boy it's got a big leg up on the US when it comes to living options.
This is exactly how we described boat life to our American friends when we were leaving Texas to return to the UK to start our new life! RVing in a boat but without the traffic jams and at a much, much slower pace! And so far, almost 3 years on, it's been the best decision we made! Thanks for watching 😊
Excellent production. Brought back fond memories from 40 years ago when I cruised the Llangollen with my pregnant wife and a couple of friends. We did mid- Summer from Whixhall and had no problem getting a mooring in Llangollen. Subscribed and look forward to the next leg to see if I can see where I fell in the canal at Llangollen.
Glad we could bring back those lovely memories Chris! It’s such a beautiful canal. We will definitely be back at a different time of year to see it, and from what others have said here, the boat traffic and lack of mooring spots is not as bad as we have been warned of in the summer months. I have to say it was lovely to have the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct all to ourselves, which is coming up in the next video 😊
Aww we loving catching on this trip. We have done the Llangollen in the crazy summer but are looking forward to making this one of our winter destinations. You had such a great crowd with you that year 😊
It was such a wonderful winter, making life long friends. I don’t know if we will ever top it! We will be back, and perhaps try summer. Is it really queuing to go over the aqueducts?? 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard we did this a good few years ago now and also in September time. The summer was crazy very very busy and there was a queue to go over, september was lovely and smooth with hardly any other boats 👍❤️
...Fascinating. Pace of a Jog would be my boat's name. Like so many Americans, I'm long displaced to the tune of 400 years. Yes, thrown out in 1620, to Jamestown, Virginia, North America.
That’s a very appropriate name! We’ve seen a boat called Snail’s Pace. We are glad we can bring a little of the beauty of the UK canals, and life in our narrowboat to you in Jamestown by the power of RUclips! We lived in Texas for 10 years prior to moving back to the UK, and described our new life to our American friends as RVing but on a boat with no traffic jams! Thanks for watching 😊
thank you so much for making this video : im from Glasgow Scotland I visit Llangollen on every occasion I can think of: its a magical part of the world I've walked countless miles along the canal but your video captures the beauty Please do more in the area I've now subscribed
Welcome aboard, we are glad you enjoyed it! It really is a beautiful part of the UK, and we enjoyed our Winter on the Llangollen canal so much. This video is one in a series of our time in the area. The next one will be the time we were frozen in on the canal that we were told rarely freezes because of the flow from the River Dee! That was an interesting time, but the boating community, as always, came together and we all helped each other out in record cold temperatures! 😊
Great vlogs. I soooo enjoy them! Would it be possible when showing the dogs to add the text of which one it is? It would help us get to know their little personalities and would be a added bonus to the videos for us. Thanks again for sharing your lives with us all! 😊
Glad you are enjoying the vliogsh, that's always lovely to hear and makes it all worthwhile! That's a good idea to have a note with which dog is which. Their names are on their harnesses, which you can sometimes see, otherwise it's Poppy in the pink harness and Hamish in the blue! 😊
I'm trying to convince my fiance that when we retire this would be the way to go. Seems like such a charming life on the canals. She loves wales so maybe eventually she'll give in.
We can highly recommend it! It’s a beautiful life. Yes, they are some challenges, but the positives far, far, far outweigh the negatives! We are so glad we did it when we did instead of just wondering ‘what if’. Thanks for watching 😊
Hello Im new to your channel i love the peaceful music, and scenery, how your in it, but not constant chatter, just enough for us to want to come along on your journey with you 2 an2 pups. Donna from Redding Ca❤
We are so glad we can show you a little of our boat life and the beautiful British countryside by the power of RUclips in CA! This is such a change in lifestyle from the 10 years we spent in TX! Thank you for your lovely comments about the format of our videos. It reassures us that we are doing the right thing (for most people!) 😊
That’s so lovely to hear Linda, and a huge confidence boost! It’s been a very steep but enjoyable learning curve, filming and editing to produce the vlogs, and comments like your make our day 😊
We do feel like we are living the dream most days, and count ourselves very lucky that we could make it happen, with Pete having a job that he can do from the boat 😊
Over here in the usa we have a program called adopt a mile and a group will go along the highway and pick up trash or weed eat around trees. Some of the spots have flower beds to take care of. It would be nice if u could stop and weed eat or trim some branches back.
Oh I remember those signs along the highways when we lived in the USA, adopted by all sorts of groups! Such a good idea. Every now and again you will see an area that is maintained by a local person or group. There are flower beds near the locks at Braunston that are maintained by on of the local boaters, and he has put a watering can on the wall for passers by to water the beds if they think they need it. Thanks for watching 😊
How exciting! Will you be heading to Llangollen or the other way? Hope the weather cheers up for you as we have woken up to yet more rain, but the end of this week looks much better with more spring like temperatures an no rain finally! Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼
@onedaymoreaboard we will be heading towards Llangollen. Fingers crossed the weather forecast clears some. I'm a little anxious about the locks. My husband plans on taking turns.😊
Thank-you for sharing your journey, wish that I could do it tomorrow, but I can't, but you and others on the canals are helping me towards life in the slow lane, ❤❤
You are so welcome Nigel! I’m glad that we are able to take so many along on the journey with us, by the power of RUclips! It doesn’t seem any time at all since we were sat obsessively watching narrowboating vlogs, wondering if we could make it work. Two years in now and it’s the best decision we made 😊
We can highly recommend it! We count ourselves lucky that we have been able to make it work for us before retirement, with Pete being able to work from the boat. 😊
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What a wonderful video. It’s calming and I get to see parts of the world I will never see. I live in Savannah, Georgia in the USA, and after my husband retired, we bought a motorhome and traveled the United States for 14 years. And although I enjoyed every minute of it at times, it was very stressful. Having to navigate through cities, through horrible rush hours, and dealing with problems with the motorhome. In 2016, he passed away, and I sold the motorhome. But now I watch these videos on people living on narrow boats in the UK and I think if I ever had to do it again, I would not have bought a motorhome, but would have come over to the UK learned how to deal with a narrow boat and did that for many years. I don’t think some of it would be any different then living in a motorhome as far as dealing with the dumping of gray and black tanks and making sure we had propane etc. but the calmness and the beauty will far outweigh any of the years we spent traveling the United States in a motohome. So thank you for taking me on a journey that I will never be able to do on my own.
We are glad we can take you on our journeys with us by the power of RUclips! That’s so interesting to read about your own adventures across the USA in your motor home, but sad to hear about your husband. We explained our plans for our new life aboard a narrowboat to our American friends as RVing but in a boat with no traffic jams! It’s a much slower place for sure getting from place to place, and is such a difference from the crazy Houston traffic that we had got used to in our 10 years there. We certainly made a very positive change and have no regrets so far! Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy our future videos just as much 😊
What a lovely insight in to your life…thank you
Thanks for your lovely video. The wonderful scenery and love your two dogs. Loved the music too.
@@laureenhand1226 Thanks so much for your lovely comments 😊
Just get a closed in pontoon, find a quiet harbor and live on American water. It’s amazing!
My wife and I own a steel, 12 meter, water displacement cruiser with which we cruise the inland and coastal waters of the Netherlands, as well as the Baltic (we're Dutch). I am absolutely fascinated by these narrow boat videos however. The small waterways, bridges, locks, etc., and the utterly beautiful English countryside. These videos simply epitomize gentleness, innocence, and a relaxed lifestyle to me.
That's so interesting to hear about your boating life in the Netherlands! We will have to take a look to see if we can find them on RUclips to see the difference. We are glad we can bring you a little of the beauty of the UK and this lovely lifestyle. Thanks for watching 😊
Now THAT is what I call Kicking Back!
Pro tip: Get a cordless drill for those bridges!!
It’s definitely a much more slow pace of life that our bricks and mortar life! Quite a few others have suggested a drill bit for those bridges! Perhaps that’s a solution that no one has quite figured out how to make work so far as we’ve never seen anyone using that method on our travels yet 😊
@fredbrandon1645 What an asshole comment to make to a stranger. I have been an electrical contractor for over 20 years and have owned four construction companies. Yes. Four.
Go back to sleep.
Funny to see Silver Fox again. I follow the vlogs from Foxes afloat (as well as yours) with great joy, so it was nice to see the boat in good hands.
I have never been on the canals, but Llangollen is my absolute favorit when it appears on the vlogs I follow.
Looking forward for the next episode 🙂
Silver Fox is definitely in good hands, and it’s been a little surreal for us sitting aboard the boat that we watched so much as we were planning our new life from our sofa 3 years ago! Pauline and Derek have added a few little extras and really made her their own for lots more new adventures! We have to agree, the Llangollen is our most favourite too. And I hope we have been conveying the beauty in these winter vlogs, especially the next one, which I am excitedly editing now, which will be our journey across the two aqueducts! Thanks for watching 😊
I'm from the US. My wife and I live in the Puget Sound region of Washington state in a lovely little town called Port Townsend- right on what is referred to as the Salish Sea. It's beautiful country. In June of 2022 my wife and I spent two weeks in the UK [London, Bath & Bournemouth]. My favorite day of those two weeks was the day we took the ten mile walk from Bath to Bradford on Avon along the Kennet & Avon canal path. It was so beautiful it made my heart hurt- like visiting a beloved place you'd never been to before. Your videos have given me that same feeling again. Thank you for that.
I’ve just searched and looked at beautiful photos of your lovely town! We never made it to WA when we lived in TX unfortunately! You picked a beautiful are of the UK to walk. The Kennet and Avon canal is on our list for this year. Glad we can bring you some of the beauty of the UK by the power of RUclips! Thanks for watching and for your lovely comments 😊
Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve travelled by bike many times from Devizes to Bath on the canal path. Stop at Bradford on Avon for a bacon sandwich, on to Bath for lunch and a couple of beers. Sheer heaven. Cycle back aching legs, but a great day out. The flight of locks at Caen Hill is a structural masterpiece. Good tea and cake at the canal cafe. Cheers !,
@@grahamcarter8499 We hope to return some day so I'll keep your bike route in mind. We also had a grand lunch outdoors, on the canal, in Bradford on Avon at the Lock Inn.
Such a privilege to share that beautiful cruise! Excellent photography, good choice of music, stunning countryside, this is what narrowboating is all about! Like the Shroppie, the Llangollen seems to be a very well constructed canal - I noticed that the banks are nearly all stabilised with armco and free of overhang, and the canal is always a generous two boats wide. I think that the outro music is sung by Alex and it's so good. I hum it for days afterwards. Also so good to be able to cruise in convoy with special friends - you folks have a life!
Thank you so much! There are so many spots with Armco so lots of wonderful places to moor, being able to use chains instead of relying on pins in the bank. The outro music is actually Time On Our Side by Ten Towers. I found it and loved it on epidemicsound.com. I invested in a subscription to their very extensive music library, so I don’t have any copyright issues with the music I use for the videos. It’s one of my favourite parts of the editing process, choosing the music to go with the scene. I use a few pieces of Alex’s music, and you will hear him singing one of his original songs in the next video while he is on board with us, but even when he has given us permission to use his music it becomes a big headache to use it on our videos with a lengthy registering process, and I don’t want to risk copyright strikes with RUclips! It’s been a steep learning curve for sure. Glad you are enjoying the videos 😊
That was a lovely trip,
must say I love your dogs, and what a surprise to see Silver Fox,
that's the first time I have seen her since she was sold.
it did bring a tear to my eyes Australia
Lovely to have you aboard from Australia! Silver Fox is in good hands with Derek and Pauline, off on new adventures. Hamish and Poppy love their boat dog life Glad you enjoyed the cruise 😊
Read about these canals and narrow boats in a Scottish magazine. Didn’t realize people actually live in them full time. As a chic in a chair glad to hear about the company who adapts its boats to make them accessible to all. Your westies Hamish and Poppy are adorable! My doxie actually woke up from his nap when he heard the barking. Beautiful travels 😊❤
I love that your doxie woke up to watch Poppy and Hamish. Poppy is obsessed with the TV, Hamish not so much, and she will wake from a deep sleeep if there’s the slight hint of an animal, especially another dog, on the screen! It’s wonderful how some boat builders really have gone the extra step to make their boats so accessible for everyone to enjoy. Thanks for watching 😊
Paisajes maravillosos, lindas músicas, ritmo lento y suave....relax, relax, relax!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Nos alegra mucho que hayas disfrutado el vídeo 😊
Nice see Silver Fox in such good hands. Another wonder Vlog - thanks!
Thanks so much! She’s definitely in good hands with Pauline and Derek, and it’s lovely, if a little surreal, to be aboard a boat that we watched so much of as we planned this new life for ourselves! They’ve added some nice little touches too, to make her their own! 😊
Such a beautiful cruise. Such great friends along too. Your two pups must miss Jasper. The music you play is SO relaxing. Your boat is the most beautiful boat on any canal anywhere! Gorgeous video, thank you!
Thank you so much Ann! That was such a beautiful cruise, and we are heading back to that favourite mooring at Blakemere in the next few weeks. We all miss our old boy Jasper but love that we have these videos to look back at him enjoying his boat dog life ❤️
Always good to see the Silver Fox again even though the boys are currently crofting in merry ole scotland😆 I'll be sure to add them "Derik an Pauline Watts on board" I really enjoy the music on your vlog always nice an calming. that spot on the lake seems to be a Favorite among boaters.It's all so pretty I could see it over an over! Please be safe and enjoy yourselfs. Steve from Texas
Thanks so much Steve! Silver Fox is definitely in good hands with Pauline & Derek, and they’ve added their own little touches to her to make her their own. It’s a little surreal for us to be on board their boat, which we watched so much when we were planning this new life on the water ourselves 😊
These dogs have a fabulous life - new things to explore and smell everyday 🐾
They really do! Some don't understand and think they just live in a 'cramped' space, but what a wonderful life when the whole of the British countryside is your own back garden! 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard oh good lord! I would never describe your narrowboat as cramped! They are some very lucky pups! Thanks for taking us along on your journeys 🐾
Came for the narrowboating, stayed for the Westies (so cute!). Beautiful scenery and very tranquil vibe. Thanks for sharing!
Welcome aboard! Westie boat dog life is the best life for sure! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Yeahhhhhhh..... That kind of life looks like it would $uk BIG TIME!!!! The beautiful scenery, a cozy home on the water, nice neighbors, freshly baked sourdough bread, Muscovy - Mallard ducks & swans, soothing music in the video.... The puppies look like they hate it too. Bleeeeeck!
Yeah it’s a terrible life 😂😂 Thanks for watching 😊
Nice 👍 just realised your friends have Silver Fox ... excellent 👌
Yes they do! She is in good hands with Pauline and Derek now, and they’ve made a few little changes to suit them. She’s had lots more adventures! Thanks for coming 😊
OMG this is so Cool.....I am in the states...we don't have anything like this to experience.....the wife and I lived in a Tiny home for 2 years...but this would be so much better to travel up and down the canal and see the beautiful country side.....Love the Video....
Glad you enjoyed it! It’s the best thing about tiny living in a narrowboat, being able to move our home at a slow relaxed 3mph, and change our view and our neighbours whenever we like! We downsized from a 2500 sq ft home during our 10 years in Texas to 250 sq ft when we returned to the UK and do not miss the space at all! I’m sure you can appreciate like we can how freeing it is to get rid of so much ‘stuff’! Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you both so much for taking us all along, on your wonderful trip, on the beautiful Llan., we were both raised around the Manchester ship canal, and the canal systems around Manchester, Old Trafford, Deansgate and Hulme…🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it! It really is our most favourite canal so far, and it’s been lovely reliving it all as I’ve been editing this winter series of vlogs! I went to university Manchester but we have yet to get there by boat, even though we have been close! It’s on the list though, possibly for this coming year 😊
Oh my goodness, so beautiful!! I'm happy the dogs are having a great time!!
Thank you so much! It’s a wonderful life for dogs (and humans) 😊
You are so unorthodox John but your intentions are always pure in making your home beautiful for your family .
It is a beautiful life! Thanks for watching 😊
I can watch this time and time again. Like gliding through a painting. So peaceful there. ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it again! This is exactly why we are heading back there this winter to enjoy it all over again, and hopefully meeting up with Paul & Anthony if it all goes to plan 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard the best idea! Plus the boys will need some support i think. Cake might be the trick🤞
You know cake always helps 🍰 ❤️
Narrow Boating is definitely all about the journey and not the destination ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
OMG those puppies are the most precious babies! Too cute!
It really is! Slowly taking in the beautiful scenery. We’ve seen so much of the UK that we’ve never been to before, of from a totally different viewpoint from the canal. The dogs live their boat dog life! Thanks for watching 😊
I love Llangollen. It's just the most beautiful canal and I love the town.
We have to agree! And we will be back for sure. It’s been wonderful editing this series of winter vlogs, and reliving the beauty and the memories. 😊
Love the water and dad had a houseboat that I loved.
A beautiful girl lured me to dry land and I had a scuba licence and swimmers ear so it made sense.
Now , at 64 I watch this videos and cry a little so she doesn't hear me.
I still have my 16.8 Old Town sailing canoe with a 2.5 motor to keep me alive and set my spirit free. OH ......!! a boat
Glad you can still fulfill your love for being on water! And happy we can bring you a little of the beauty of the UK canals. Thanks for watching 😊
Just subscribed. Nice peaceful video and what a lovely way to spend your days. The Grand Union Canal runs through my town of Leighton Buzzard. A very nice stretch, a nice Tesco stop for supplies, and a lock side pub called "The Globe" used to be there, don't know if it's still there but a nice Marina and loads of nature. Thanks for the videos.
Welcome aboard! We are glad you found us. We haven’t made it down to that stretch of the Grand Union yet but it’s on the list! We turned around just past Stoke Bruerne and headed north again. 😊
Thanks! Living vicariously. Missing our Angus (scottie) & Fergus (scot/westie) so much. I do love seeing your pups. Your vids are amazing.
Thanks so much for your wonderful support of our channel. So appreciated! Hamish and Poppy love their boat dog life, Poppy especially, sitting up on the back when we are cruising, or moored up and acting like our greeter! I hope watching their antics brings back lovely memories of your boys. We often talk about adding a Scottie to the mix. Such wonderful characters 😊
I’ve enjoyed the beautiful countryside especially the trees. I’m from desert West Texas, US and do so appreciate the water and beautiful trees.
I am glad we are able to bring you the beauty of the British countryside to West Texas by the power of RUclips! We know West Texas well, long road trips from Houston, where we used to live, to our daughter who was at college in Utah! Very, very different scenes to the UK for sure! 😊
We cruised the Llangollen this past September. So lovely to see it through your lens. It was much warmer when we were there…
Isn’t it just stunning! We will be back again for sure, and will try a different time of year. I’m not sure we will ever beat that winter though, with wonderful memories with new friends. You know how that is! Hope you are both keeping well. Loving following the progress of your canoe! 🛶
Delightful,beautiful!❤️❤️❤️Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊
WHAT A LOVELY LITTLE GUY HE IS AGNES ?. PLEASE SHOW MORE OF HIM PLEASE ?.
Hamish? He’s definitely a lovely old boy and features a lot in all of our videos. He will be 15 next month 😊
Living in the USA, I’m fascinated by those canals and longboats !
It was only 3 years ago that we were sat on our sofa in TX watching these same narrowboat videos and thinking let’s move back to the UK and do this! Best decision ever. Glad you found us 😊
Beautiful scenery. Beautiful boat. Lovely music to relax to.. Love your videos.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
The Llan will always be my favourite on the system, my first canal and cruised it every year i have been boating ❤ last winter was such an amazing time, friendships made, many glasses raised, sausages bbq'ed and giggles were had ❤ stay safe and warm ❤
We have to agree it’s our favourite too and we will be back again for sure! Not sure if we can ever top that winter though, unless we all make plans to make it happen! Winter 2022 Version 2.0. Get your sausages and let’s get cracking 😂
Somehow your channel ended up in my feed and I'm glad for it. This was such a nice video. Thank you for sharing with us.
Very calm and relaxing video! I love to watch the slow easy pace of narrowboats.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. It’s a lovely pace of life 😊
Carry a 18 volt battery drill with the correct socket sizes to ease the time and labour while at the bridges. Work smarter not harder. 😉🇨🇦🍻✌️
Quite a few others have mentioned the same, but with such an old historic mechanism boaters stick to using the old traditional windlass as they have done since the start of the canals. It's a beautiful slow life on the historic network, and just part of the adventure. Thanks for watching
I love your photography! Ok, love everything about your videos. And seeing those cute little pup heads popped over the edge of the boat - so sweet!❤
Hi Guys. Lovely to see you managed to get to Blake mere again. Such a beautiful peaceful place to moor.
Best wishes to you all. Stay safe. Steve ❤️
Thanks so much Steve! Blake Mere really is so perfect 🍁🍂😍
That was beautiful! So peaceful. You could easily think it was 75 yrs ago watching it, except for the cars. Only problem is staying awake. It’s almost too relaxing.
Next doctor’s visit. I’m think I’m going to watch one of your videos in the waiting room. To lower my blood pressure. 😁
Thank you. ✌️
So glad, that’s the emotion I try to create when I’m editing, especially when choosing the music. That’s a good idea for my next doctor or dentist visit too! Thanks for watching 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Well you’ve definitely accomplished your goal. Please give yourself a pat on the back from me. 🙂
BTW I showed it to my 77 yr old Mom, and she absolutely loved it too. I’ve never left the states myself, but she’s been all over Europe, and the UK. And it reminded her of a river boat cruise she did over there. Said that’s exactly how it was too. Very relaxing, beautiful, and peaceful.
Thank you for the reply, and for sharing with us all. ✌️
That’s so lovely to hear! Glad we could bring back some wonderful memories for your mum 😊
My husband and I did this exact journey back in July 2023. We were on a hire boat for the first time and we loved it! Llangollen has special meaning for me as my great grandmother was born there! What a beautiful part of the world and you still have the fun of the twists and turns to come. 😊
Glad it brought back some lovely memories for you! How was it in the summer? As busy as people warned us? We could believe we had the aqueducts and Blake Mere almost to ourselves. I’ve heard there are queues to cross the aqueducts and pass through the tunnels. Llangollen is so beautiful. We will definitely be back to spend more time there. Thanks for watching 😊
Very beautiful autumn colors! We can be happy for you))) You know how to appreciate and preserve the beauty of nature. Our greetings to you from sunny, Ukrainian Odessa 🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♀️❤️
Thank you for joining us on our travels from Ukraine! Welcome aboard 😊
What a beautiful country we live in.
We really do! We’ve had a new appreciation for the beauty of the UK from our travels, seeing everything from a new perspective on the canals 😍
I’ve never been to the UK, never seen a narrow boat, but someday I’d like to experience both. In fact I think living onboard would be a fine way to enjoy retirement years…
Living in New Mexico USA we don’t have a lot of water, lots of sunshine and blue skies though…
Thank you for sharing your beautiful landscape. Subscribed as well.
Welcome aboard! We can highly recommend this way of life. Two years on and no regrets at all! You are right, this is very different from your NM landscape. Our daughter went to the U of Utah and we did the mega road trip from Houston to SLC through NM a few times! We are glad we can bring you a little of the beauty of our country by the power of RUclips 😊
Isn't cruising the old railtracks on small carts the narrow boating of NM? Imagine if that was a live-aboard lifestyle!!
Such a beautiful episode, thank you for sharing x
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
We sailed on the canal back in the fifties, glad to see it is still well used. My uncle lived on a longboat full time in his retirement, near Ellesmere Port.
Glad we could bring back some lovely memories! Your uncle knew the joys of this lifestyle 😊
So gently, so soothing. Enjoy watching it.
So lovely to hear! Thanks for watching 😊
Hamish looks darling in his coat! Lovely scenery ! Yes, waiting out the bad weather makes all the sense in the world, not always possible, I know, but what a difference a day makes.
The coat adds another layer of cuteness doesn't it! You're right about the weather, we went form the worst cruising weather in gloomy rain, to beautiful sunny skies with a crispness in the air! 😊
What a lovely life you have! Yes, there are challenges but you're a team and together you can do anything!
The surrounding countryside it gorgeous and there's a certain peacefulness being on the water.
Your pup is too adorable! Is he a Westie?
Enjoy your travels and the blessings of being together. Life is a gift to be treasured!
It really is a lovely life, and very different from our old life in Texas! The next video I am currently editing has us frozen in, and working with other boaters to figure out how to get water. It really does show some of the challenges, especially during winter, but also how wonderful the boating community is! We have two westies, Hamish, aged 14 and Poppy, aged 3! She definitely keeps him young! Thanks for watching 😊
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Gotta love the geese on the cut. Their presence truly makes the trip special. Your doggoes, too!!! So cute.😊
Yes! Thank you! All the wildlife along the way makes for a very interesting and entertaining trip 😊
Yes! Thank you! All the wildlife along the way makes for a very interesting and entertaining trip 😊
Another great video. Glad to see you enjoyed a yummy Thanksgiving. ( I went to Austin, as usual.) I am glad to see who bought Silver Fox after Shawn and Collin moved to Scotland. Small world that you 4 are friends. Sweet little Hamish just can't decide. I think he mainly wants to be near to his people. Can't wait to see and hear more from Alex. Have a great week. Leigh 😊
I had wondered if you’d made your Austin trip for Thanksgiving like usual! Hope it was a happy one! Silver Fox is on good hands with Pauline and Derek, who’ve added their own little touches to make her perfect for them! I’m excitedly editing the next video, with all the footage of us crossing the aqueducts, and having Alex aboard for his birthday! It was definitely one to remember for him 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Yes, being with friends of 40 years in their serene home is balm for the soul... and yummy. Plan to be back Christmas. I remember the first time I saw the Pontcycsllte on a Foxes Afloat vlog. I was thrilled as I didn't know there were any of those in use. And it was beautiful. So can't wait to see your adventure with Alex. Hug those pups and be well.
I've motored the Llangollen a number of times but it has been a few years now. Thanks for the ride...
Glad you could join us! Such a beautiful canal. We will be back again for sure 😊
This is so beautiful. It makes me want to come over and go on the canals.
We can highly recommend it! It’s a beauty do way of life for sure, but also a very different and enjoyable way to spend a holiday, hiring a boat and exploring the UK by water! 😊
Lovely video, so peaceful! I envy you guys (even though I know narrow boats are also 'real' work and I'm not sure I could do it right now). Greetings from Amsterdam! 👋
So glad you enjoyed it! Happy you can join us on our travels 😊
система каналов изумительная,впервые такое вижу
Это очень красивый способ исследовать нашу страну. Спасибо, что присоединились к нам в наших путешествиях! 😊
What a beautiful lifestyle!
It really is! Thanks for watching 😊
Some day. I pray that I can take a journey like this. Wonderful video. Thank you so much for sharing.
We are so glad you enjoyed it 😊
This! All of it. I showed this video to my elderly parents over here in Canada as it checked all their boxes. English country side, pubs and Westies (we also had two growing up). They absolutely loved it. Glad I found this channel. Looking forward to more.
That’s wonderful to hear and welcome aboard! We are glad we can bring a little of the beauty of the British countryside to you in Canada by the power of RUclips 😊
Several years before my mother passed she'd considered purchasing a longboat ( a bit like these only much larger) on the Seine in Paris because it was the least expensive way to live there, instead she purchased a very broken 1600's château in the Dordogne for less than the boat, sitting on 90 hectares,,now she's gone and I'm here alone and I often wonder what my life would be like if I were on that longboat,, I love these peoples videos🇫🇷❤️
I have wonderful memories of a camping holiday in the Dordogne back in the 1970s. Such stunning scenery. There is a large boating community in London, as like Paris, it’s one of the more affordable ways to live in the capital. We are glad we can bring you a little of our lives exploring the UK by the power of RUclips 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard I'm so glad you've been here, it's still beautiful but Periguex is getting built up, I'm sure in the 70's it was a better experience, just like that era's music was,, 🤗🇫🇷
Ah the French countryside. Just lovely!
This is actually in the UK, but still very lovely. Thanks for watching 😊
Now I can add traveling on the canals to my vicarious adventures such as solo sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, living in a motorhome , winter camping etc. All at night in the comfort of my bed! Very pleasing video…thanks.
We are so glad you enjoyed it! Isn't it wonderful, the places RUclips can take you, and the things you can learn from the comfort of your sofa or bed! 😊
Great stuff. Love the pace, your pictures are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
You're so welcome! That's so good to hear 😊
Wow! So interesting. Peaceful, quiet, nature. Would make a nice holiday. Good job!
Thanks so much, we are glad you enjoyed it! The Llangollen Canal is apparently so much busier in the summer months, with lots of hire boaters on holiday, so much more boat traffic. We were lucky it was so quiet in winter but would like to go back and experience a different season there too 😊
Do more videos. Can also go by barge Bordeaux to Marseilles with cook and barman/Capt guy. The canals show a whole different view of the country - the quiet, old type. All the best!@@onedaymoreaboard
10:22 oooh, mind your head!
Your video just popped up in my recommended videos. I’m glad it did, I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for taking the time and effort for sharing 😊
We are so glad you clicked on our video, welcome aboard! That was actually a fairly high bridge compared to some we have squeezed under! 😂😊
What a cute pair of dogs
and wonderful life y’all seem to have greetings from Texas USA
Thanks so much! It's very different from our Texas life for sure! 😊
A Nice Bright winters day and is lovely to watch. I have a 23-foot yacht! I joined the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society as my Daughter and her family live in Leeds, I was going to drop off my Keel and put my yacht into the canal down there as I live in Ayr. I am too old for sailing but I could do the Canals no problem and my boat is big enough for me to live on. However, My Daughter and her husband have a resident permit for Ibetha Ibeza and they might go and live there It would be better for the children I think. So My keel stays on in the meantime. bye folks take care.
Glad you enjoyed it Tom! We can highly recommend this live aboard life. I can understand the draw of Ibiza too. Thanks for watching 😊
Greetings from the west coast of Canada. I loved this. So relaxing. Thanks for taking me along.
That’s so lovely to hear! Waking up to comments like yours make our day 😊
The wonders of nature can be seen all around you and I love that.
Those dogs are fantastic love the way they watch things go by.
I live in the States, especially West Virginia we do not have Canals or Canal Boats here.
But they are of great interest to me.
Please stay safe stay aware of your surroundings and stay blessed.
Give the dogs a pat or two for us here. Talk again soon.
It’s great to have you aboard from WV! One of our viewers told us of a canal in Indiana I think! I had never heard of it and lived there for 4 years a long time ago. We are glad we can bring a little bit of the UK to you via the powers of RUclips 😊
We actually have a lot of canals in the US, but most are abandoned and unused aside from the Erie Canal which is closed for maintenance in winter, but they might have boat rentals in summer and people take their own boats through. I think Illinois is thinking about rehabilitating the I&M canal for paddling soon. It runs alongside the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers and is part of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that connects Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River.
The good thing about the old canals and the ones still in use is they have tow paths next to them which many states have made into bike trails like the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal which connects Pittsburgh with Washington DC. There is also one in Ohio connecting Cleveland to the Ohio River and probably many more
a different view from your window every time 😂great 🎉
Always! That’s one of the things we love most about this life 😊
What a lovely paced lifestyle! Thankyou for sharing it. Greetings from Aus
You’re so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Excellent Transport! Nice to see it. I like it. This we have in Germany only at the Spree Forest, but not with moter power. Its still with long sticks. Thanks for sharing.
Love that we have viewers from all over the world watching our videos! We have boats like that in Oxford and Cambridge, long boats with poles to punt. We have heard from viewers that there are similar boats to ours in the Netherlands. Thanks for watching 😊
Безумно красиво!
Животът е красив! Благодаря ви, че гледахте 😊
I think one of the things so appealing about narrow boat life is the pace and accessibility. Here in the US the closest comparison would be RV living but that's all highway speed travel and camp grounds. The UK isn't perfect but boy it's got a big leg up on the US when it comes to living options.
This is exactly how we described boat life to our American friends when we were leaving Texas to return to the UK to start our new life! RVing in a boat but without the traffic jams and at a much, much slower pace! And so far, almost 3 years on, it's been the best decision we made! Thanks for watching 😊
Excellent production. Brought back fond memories from 40 years ago when I cruised the Llangollen with my pregnant wife and a couple of friends. We did mid- Summer from Whixhall and had no problem getting a mooring in Llangollen. Subscribed and look forward to the next leg to see if I can see where I fell in the canal at Llangollen.
Glad we could bring back those lovely memories Chris! It’s such a beautiful canal. We will definitely be back at a different time of year to see it, and from what others have said here, the boat traffic and lack of mooring spots is not as bad as we have been warned of in the summer months. I have to say it was lovely to have the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct all to ourselves, which is coming up in the next video 😊
Aww we loving catching on this trip. We have done the Llangollen in the crazy summer but are looking forward to making this one of our winter destinations. You had such a great crowd with you that year 😊
It was such a wonderful winter, making life long friends. I don’t know if we will ever top it! We will be back, and perhaps try summer. Is it really queuing to go over the aqueducts?? 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard we did this a good few years ago now and also in September time. The summer was crazy very very busy and there was a queue to go over, september was lovely and smooth with hardly any other boats 👍❤️
...Fascinating.
Pace of a Jog would be my boat's name.
Like so many Americans, I'm long displaced to the tune of 400 years. Yes, thrown out in 1620, to Jamestown, Virginia, North America.
That’s a very appropriate name! We’ve seen a boat called Snail’s Pace. We are glad we can bring a little of the beauty of the UK canals, and life in our narrowboat to you in Jamestown by the power of RUclips! We lived in Texas for 10 years prior to moving back to the UK, and described our new life to our American friends as RVing but on a boat with no traffic jams! Thanks for watching 😊
Good morning both, thank you for the video. Take care 😎👍🇬🇧.
Our pleasure Wayne! Thanks for watching 😊
thank you so much for making this video : im from Glasgow Scotland I visit Llangollen on every occasion I can think of: its a magical part of the world I've walked countless miles along the canal but your video captures the beauty
Please do more in the area
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Welcome aboard, we are glad you enjoyed it! It really is a beautiful part of the UK, and we enjoyed our Winter on the Llangollen canal so much. This video is one in a series of our time in the area. The next one will be the time we were frozen in on the canal that we were told rarely freezes because of the flow from the River Dee! That was an interesting time, but the boating community, as always, came together and we all helped each other out in record cold temperatures! 😊
Great vlogs. I soooo enjoy them! Would it be possible when showing the dogs to add the text of which one it is? It would help us get to know their little personalities and would be a added bonus to the videos for us. Thanks again for sharing your lives with us all! 😊
Glad you are enjoying the vliogsh, that's always lovely to hear and makes it all worthwhile! That's a good idea to have a note with which dog is which. Their names are on their harnesses, which you can sometimes see, otherwise it's Poppy in the pink harness and Hamish in the blue! 😊
I'm trying to convince my fiance that when we retire this would be the way to go. Seems like such a charming life on the canals. She loves wales so maybe eventually she'll give in.
We can highly recommend it! It’s a beautiful life. Yes, they are some challenges, but the positives far, far, far outweigh the negatives! We are so glad we did it when we did instead of just wondering ‘what if’. Thanks for watching 😊
Hello Im new to your channel i love the peaceful music, and scenery, how your in it, but not constant chatter, just enough for us to want to come along on your journey with you 2 an2 pups.
Donna from Redding Ca❤
We are so glad we can show you a little of our boat life and the beautiful British countryside by the power of RUclips in CA! This is such a change in lifestyle from the 10 years we spent in TX! Thank you for your lovely comments about the format of our videos. It reassures us that we are doing the right thing (for most people!) 😊
Thank you for sharing you beautiful journey
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching 😊
Lovely video, have a Happy New Year! Cheers from 🇫🇮
Thank you so much and a happy new year to you! Is that the Finnish flag 🇫🇮 😊🎉
Thank you so much, absolutely beautiful.❤❤❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching 😊
One of our favourite bits of canal and superbly filmed well done. ❤❤
Thank you so much Ruth and David. We can’t wait to return! 😊
Great video! You have a life so many of us wish we could have.
Thanks so much Chris! It’s definitely a lovely life, most of the time 😊
Oh yeah Donna from Redding again forgot to say Yes I subscribed❤
Thank you so much Donna! Welcome aboard 😊
Thank you for such a beautiful vlog. So lovely and well put together with the scenery and the music. Stunning. ❤
That’s so lovely to hear Linda, and a huge confidence boost! It’s been a very steep but enjoyable learning curve, filming and editing to produce the vlogs, and comments like your make our day 😊
Such beautiful place i could only dream of living at.
We do feel like we are living the dream most days, and count ourselves very lucky that we could make it happen, with Pete having a job that he can do from the boat 😊
Over here in the usa we have a program called adopt a mile and a group will go along the highway and pick up trash or weed eat around trees. Some of the spots have flower beds to take care of. It would be nice if u could stop and weed eat or trim some branches back.
Oh I remember those signs along the highways when we lived in the USA, adopted by all sorts of groups! Such a good idea. Every now and again you will see an area that is maintained by a local person or group. There are flower beds near the locks at Braunston that are maintained by on of the local boaters, and he has put a watering can on the wall for passers by to water the beds if they think they need it. Thanks for watching 😊
gorgeous !!! so beautiful. Congrats., really enjoyed the video.
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Such beautiful photography and music. So nice to travel with you
. - Mickey & Rose , Clear Lake , TX
Thanks so much Mickey & Rose, that’s so lovely to hear! Glad to have you aboard from our old stomping ground in Texas 😊
Looked like a lot of fun. Cheers!
It’s a great way to live! Thanks for watching 😊
Leaving tomorrow to rent a narrow boat for a week, from Wrenbury. Thank you so much for this beautiful video.
How exciting! Will you be heading to Llangollen or the other way? Hope the weather cheers up for you as we have woken up to yet more rain, but the end of this week looks much better with more spring like temperatures an no rain finally! Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼
@onedaymoreaboard we will be heading towards Llangollen. Fingers crossed the weather forecast clears some. I'm a little anxious about the locks. My husband plans on taking turns.😊
So nice to have the fall colors to yourself. Great videography!
Thank you so much! It was a dream 🍁 🍂
Thank-you for sharing your journey, wish that I could do it tomorrow, but I can't, but you and others on the canals are helping me towards life in the slow lane, ❤❤
You are so welcome Nigel! I’m glad that we are able to take so many along on the journey with us, by the power of RUclips! It doesn’t seem any time at all since we were sat obsessively watching narrowboating vlogs, wondering if we could make it work. Two years in now and it’s the best decision we made 😊
One More Day ,We Like That!!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
That’s it , I’m moving to England and retiring on a narrow boat with my hubby .
We can highly recommend it! We count ourselves lucky that we have been able to make it work for us before retirement, with Pete being able to work from the boat. 😊
Superb thanks, know the area well but not from waterside, lovely perspective ❤
Thanks so much! You definitely get a different view from the water. We’ve said that so many times when cruising through areas we thought we knew! 😊
Mmm wish I was there, so Beautiful, I'm in South Africa, blessings dears ❤❤❤
We are glad we can show you a little of the beauty of the UK in South Africa. Thanks for watching 😊