Reversal of Fortunes - Finally we see OTTERS and visit the site of a Pop Festival 1972 - Episode 156
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- #Narrowboat #Canals #walking
In this episode we have left Boston and attempt Kyme Eau Navigation. We go for a walk, visit a relic of a priory and stand on fields where a pop festival happened 50 years before.
We are Fran and Rich and along with our two Dogs, Archie and Jess we travel the Canals and Rivers of the UK on our 58ft Narrow Boat.
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Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:30 Kyme Eau Navigation
09:24 Reversing two and Half miles
14:27 Litter Picking
15:57 Southrey Walk
18:42 Tupholme Abbey
22:50 Fiskerton Nature Reserve
23:18 OTTERS!!
Music:
• I Am Here Now
• Cody Francis - I Remem...
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I wish more vloggers would follow your lead and clean up trash that they see. You both are such good examples of caring for the environment and I for one appreciate your efforts. This was a beautiful and peaceful trip. I wish you well on your journey.
Thank you so much!
We do!
A BIG applause for trying to keep our planet clean. Well done!!!
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Thank you so much
Well done, Explorers of the English Amazon ! So much work but such great memories just for you ! This is why I follow you from Texas USA .
Unlike Peter Kay, Keep going !
So lovely to see the otters. ❤
A lovely, therapeutic video for us landlubbers to partake in your adventures! (And dream of imitating them someday!) Thanks as always for sharing.
Our pleasure!
Thanks for taking us on this beautiful adventure and well done for cleaning up that lovely mooring, that would've been the gig to be at when I was a young lad with all the top names there. It's great to see that you two and the doggies are doing well and enjoying yourselves. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Apparently the weather was terrible and it was washed out, but what a great line up
Wonderful vlog and great photography around the home of my Granddads x3 who, along with his family, who farmed around South Kyme. Thanks you for the great tour around a little known area❤️
Wow, It is a lovely area
Fran & Rich, we enjoy your adventures. Thank you
Our pleasure!
Lovely to see your film of the otters. My husband and I were sleeping in the front cabin of our cruiser on the river nene. My husband woke me up around 4 am and told me to look out of the front window. I was very sleepy and at first didn’t realise what I was looking at then I realised it was an otter. Later that morning we saw it playing in the water and running on the far bank. We were thrilled.
Isn't it wonderful. Such a privilidge to see them playing
This was such a lovely vlog, filming was so beautiful, big skies, otters and the scenery was so restful. Its such a wonderful lifestyle you are enjoying,
Love these vlogs they make me feel so relaxed, feel like I m going along with you 😊
Thank you Tracey
Just beautiful❤ I'm going to watch it again👍🏼 the shot of the little church with the big blue sky behind it could be a painting.
Absolutely gorgeous countryside as well as the nature reserve, so peaceful and relaxing. Great choice of music, and I love that you don't play it when showing things like the ruins and church interiors, allowing us to take it in without distraction. Beautiful vlog, on so many levels. Thank you, and looking forward to the next one. 💜
Thank you so much. Sometimes the natural sounds fit in so much better
Love your vlogs and have been with you from the start. I was at that festival over 50 years ago!!!! Keep up the good work.
It sounds like it would have been great fun.
I too
Thank you both for the great video.
I always get so relaxed viewing it.
Have a nice evening......
Thank you too
So, so lovely. Thank you.
wow, half of this canal looks like mushy peas. thank you for your wonderful video!
One of your very best vlogs! Thank you.
I went to the Bardney Festival when I was 18. Some great bands played. Very basic compared to the festivals of today. Hitch hiked back to Liverpool. Those were the days. Not a care in the world. Beautiful church and memorial to the local men who lost there lives in the war.
I would have loved to have seen Rory Gallagher and Genesis et al. Rich
Lovely memories of the festival. Lets do it again
@@FloatingOurBoat I saw Rory on four occasions when he played the old Liverpool stadium, no longer there. Check shirt, jeans and a beat up old Strat. He played for so long they had to drag him off the stage. Forget the last bus home, you were walking 🙂 Only saw Genesis once at Wembley arena. Fantastic gig. Safe travels to you both. We are on the canals for three weeks in September, hopefully the levels improve. PS I still have the festival programme.
Yea for the cleanup crew & love old cemeteries too. Wow, the grain heads look amazingly full. It flashed by but it looked like Oats. Thanks for yet another amazing video.
I think it may have been wheat but we have been surrounded by so many crop.
Positively breathtaking! I think otters are my spirit animal. Weeds: bad for propellers, good for Earth, and green really is beautiful. Well done, you two.
Lovely and the bonus is that y'all popped up after Mr. Cruising the Cut latest video. Yup nice way to have a snack and a cup of coffee.
The bright green floating on the water looks very much like our Dallas, Texas, algae. It proliferates in heat and sunshine. A word of warning, where it coats things like rocks and ladders, it is as slippery as ice.
oh wow how exciting to see the otters
Great cruise although sone issues with low water and that you had to go back. Love the Otters and the Swans and babies. Keith.
I've watched all your vlogs and have enjoyed everyone.I live in south texas I'm a retired nurse in not the greatest health.Just wanted to tell you that you're living my dream.
Thank you so much Kala, sorry to hear you are not in great health but hope you find escape on our videos
Fran, Im in love with that yellow linen top you are wearing!
Thank you
Well, it may have been green and weedy on the canals, but Fran you looked beautiful in your yellow blouse!
Thank you
That was different, but interesting!! Thank you!!
Picking up after grown ups. Sad. Always a great ear for music on your videos !!!
Hi Fran and Rich. That duck weed was so thick it must have been difficult to know if the navigation was clear. Great you got to see otters. Lovely sunset. Take care. Nick
It was thick, we just had to creep along in tickover and hope for the best
Taylor's Lock for sure! I know some Taylors. I'll ask them next time I see them 😆🤣
My goodness, that swan family was adorable! I’m happy that they were not in the stinky stagnant water. I hope that where they were did not smell badly. What were those fruits you ate from the tree? You both were so delighted! Wow, having the back out due to low water, on the stressful side of cruising, yet you both came through with flying colors! You two are amazing to clean up after others on the canal banks and in the canal itself! I can’t imagine letting anybody in my family get in that weed, with a blowup porpoise or not! What a lovely church, thank you so much for going inside so that we got to see the memorial stainglass window for the soldiers! Yea for the otter family, seen at last! I enjoyed the nature preserve/reserve. I can’t remember which you called it in your narration. And what a sunset photograph! That’s the most beautiful the way to end your fantastic vlog episode! See y’all next time!
Glad you enjoyed it Lynette. The fruits were lovely ripe cherries which are usually eaten by the birds before we get a chance. It seems unbelievable, but so many people were coming to swim near that weed. I preferred a cool shower. Thanks for watching
Lovely video. Thank you both 💓
Our pleasure!
Hello how are you doing?
A pleasure to watch...
Thanks you two love your vlog today can't wait for another one .
Our pleasure!
Pea soup springs to mind 😊
Otterly Fabulous to see Otters!
I get so much inspiration from our surroundings, it can be quite a problem
@@FloatingOurBoat Taking time to look and enjoy the wonders all around you is worth so much
Thank you, wonderful video.
Fantastic travels, just what is needed on a bleak, wet and wild Tasmanian morning (snow down to 300mtr and gale force winds)
Bbbbrrrhhh!!!
Saving the planet, one dolphin at a time 😁. You're good people. Sorry about all the reversing you had to do because of the low water problem. I think we're all hoping for a wetter winter!
Hello how are you doing?
Love your vlogs and all the places we are able to see with you both , but you really do make me homesick for UK, living in Canada now.
Oh, sorry about that, but Canada is surely beautiful too
Thank you.
It beggars belief how people can leave all that rubbish behind .Strangely enough ,your day in reverse remind me so much of a day in the life of a caravaner on a journey here in Aus . Unexpected pleasure in finding a beautiful secluded spot mixed with the trials further on to gain a place for the night in one of the free parks .The trick there is to get there early or end up squashing in where you can much to the disdain of the early bird neighbours .Still,we love it .Cheers Fran and Rich . Enjoyed seeing the otters .
It has been a bit like that all along the river. Timing is everything
Thanks for video. I'm sorry youns had to go backwards. My goodness I ant got nerves like that. I appreciate the time you spent. God bless.
You are so welcome
I hope your life is as idyllic as you portray in your videos. Thanks again for sharing.
It has its challenges now and then but is still idyllic to us. Not for everyone though
What a stunning view after a your difficulties with the duckweed. Way too much fertilizer on the land to get the yield. But... nature reserve. 😊
So true!
Dang, huge algae bloom!
This is the part of England that I love to see! I have little interest in cities, I love watching the wildlife, the fields and forests, and the villages and towns. Thank you so much for taking us along. Sorry you had to back-track so far, but as they say, nothing ventured nothing gained...
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks like scenes from “The African Queen”. Also nice clean up
40 years ago there were 3 cottages and a crew yard forming a court yard at Tupholme Abbey wall, we tried to buy the site about ten years before that
Oh wow. Such a beautiful place. It is all going to wrack and ruin now.
Yahoo! We finally caught up to the most recent video! We found you a couple of months ago and went back to the beginning! Thanks for sharing your lives with us! We are loyal viewers now! 🥰
Thank you so much. That is an amazing achievement to catch up so quickly
@@FloatingOurBoat we worked at it! 😂😂😂
I heard when they shot the movie Ben they used dachshunds to play the rat. Funny.
Lovely part of the world, shame low water changed the plans, must all be part of the big scheme as it led you to some lovely Otters :)
Plans are always changing, we just go along with it
Such a peaceful vlog ❤️
Great video,thought you night have to do a Humphrey Bogart African Queen and get in the water and drag the boat along😃
... a Joe Cocker fan (may he rest in peace) as well!...
ty for a great vlog xxx
What a treat when the two swans pulled out and surprised us with a bunch of little babies following them just after the turn before the lock. Cute otters lovely video thank you again
The swans were obviously not used to boats on this canal as they kept swimming away from us for about a mile.
Everything about the video was lovely. Thank you for a very enjoyable few minutes. If you ever decided to read a few series of books by David Eddings called the Belgariad and a 2nd series called the Mallorean, there are a few books written after both series about an ancient man and his daughter, who worked through generations of a line of kings. The daughter Polgara and the father Belgarath. It is his line they are herding and protecting. There is a chapter or two in the book Belgarath about a visit to the fens. The otters play a key role in that portion as the old lady there would like her otters to have speech. It’s a group of books you might loan if you trust someone but not books you read once and trade. They are keepers that you read again every 5 years or so and enjoy them equally every time. However, not everyone would enjoy them. Husband would bite his tongue if I described a section as he could not abide those kinds of books. Harry Potter for 30somethings, maybe. I enjoy them but I understand the objections. Anyway, I enjoy otters and I absolutely enjoy the author knowing them well enough to give them believable personalities. How well can you REALLY know an otter, though? (Wink wink)
Wow Rebecca lovely to hear from you and you have definitely got my attention. I am going off straight away to look for these books and am so intrigued. Thank you x
Beautiful country, beautiful swans, beautiful music so peaceful and delightful thank you!
Otters!❤️❤️❤️❤️
what a beautiful little church...brilliant scenery...you must get up to the Lancaster canal...no locks unless you go down to Glasson Basin......the hardest bit is crossing the river Ribble and depends on whether the tide is flowing or ebbing....
We are planning to do this next year
Families of otters are cute and great fun to watch... but just wait till the pups get lost and make so much noise calling for their parents... noisy little things!
I think that may have been the first thing we heard to let us know they were there. So loud!
I wish I could love your vlogs instead of just like 💕
As well as the Otters I loved seeing the Great Crested Grebe swimming along with offspring on it's back, right at the beginning of the video on you starboard side.
We’ll spotted. Although I took the footage and edited it I never noticed it had a chick on its back. 👍
Prayers for the passing of Queen Elizabeth today
You did give it a go.
Otters are the ultimate. So lucky to see them.
We are, it was such a thrill
That's the first time I have ever seen rubbish by the bridge, the hot weather has been attracting dippers cooling off.
Well done for clearing it up.
Rich and Fran, Just seen you with countryhouse gent. , You both look so well. smashing, missed you these few months sufferd another stroke, This is not being goo., But back to cause trouble Cheers.
So sorry to hear this. We hope you are well on the road to recovery. We are always happy to have trouble from you xx
Oh Fran and Rich, you not only spotted the otters but filmed them for us, thank you, just thrilling! I’m going to watch again on the TV screen x
They played around the boat for about 20 mins then were there the next day too,
@@FloatingOurBoat what a wonderful treat, your commitment to the environment being amply rewarded perhaps? !
Brilliant. Fab cruise and scenery. Even the green water was pretty to look at although unusual. Thank you for taking us with you. So glad you spotted the otters. Take care
Thank you for caring for the earth when others don’t! You’re a special couple & I love watching your videos!! Love from Idaho, USA. 🌻
We couldn't be any other way, I couldn't imagine seeing rubbish and leaving it behind. We are all responsible for our planet
One of your best vlogs ever, so relaxing, thank you Richie and Fran (Beautiful)
Our pleasure!
Well done Fran and Rich for your efforts to clean things up.
Another fantastic vlog. You’d definitely be waiting a long time for that train to arrive!! Thank you both
As a "real ale/beer" enthusiast, I have toured great swaths of the USA and Canada in order to sample the local brews. It would be great to emulate Robbie Cummings and visit the canal side pubs. A few of your ales are available here in Canada though.
Loved seeing the PG version of the reversing adventure 😂❤️
Extending deepest sympathies on passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
I have serious Otter envy! So glad and grateful you managed to capture a little footage to share. Beautiful Vlog. Thanks for letting us all join in your adventures. Stay well. xx
The Otters were certainly one of our best moments. We are pleased to be able to share it with you
Well done for cleaning up !
Many confuse mink for otters ... Welcome to their club lol
You would have to get up at sunrise and sit perfectly still out of site to see an otter !! Mink on the other hand arnt afraid of humans at all ... they would happily swim at your side, jump on your boat and take food from your hand !! Mink hunt in numbers whilst otters hunt alone.
Otters swim with only the tip of their nose and tail on show , whilst a mink swims head and body above water and will gladly swim on it's back ...
That's how you know the difference !!
These were definitely otters. They are known to be around during the early evening along this stretch of river and their numbers are increasing along here
@@FloatingOurBoat
If you saw otters you would have alot more footage to show your viewers than that, them being a very rare sight n all ... But that said , no point debating it is there !!
I know what you showed me on your vlog and we will have to have different opinions won't we lol
I agree about cleaning up, here in Alaska after 6 years, i am on my 3rd box of 100 kitchen sized garbage bags. Always leave a place better than i found it. When i was a stupidvisor in telcom i did the same, even got a weed whacker and brush killer spray for the poisin ivy.
People comment that we are so good to clear up. We don't see it like that. We would feel bad if we didn't.
You are both so good picking up all the trash. Love the music in this Vlog. Very relaxing and enjoyable, thank you xxx
Hi Fran “muscles” and Rich, excellent video again, saving the wildlife and cleaning up. First time I have ever seen so much duckweed. Thanks for real enjoyment.
Thanks 👍
Great you clean up, I hope more people follow your example.
A side note: Dolphins are mammals not fish.
I always feel better after watching your vlog. Thanks!
You two are such lovely people. I watch every video. Love following you. ❤❤ Never have understood people who litter.
Such a wonderfully contrasting video … good health to you both!
I live just down the road at Bardney. I know the guy who sunk the ferry as a young boy. Bardney was a vibrant village in the day when the sugar factory and canning factory was open. 5 pubs and a factory club.
Shame about South Kyme, you did well to reverse all that way back....
Wonderful views I bet Fran got inspiration for weaving from those corn fields and all the different green on the water and banks 💕
Hi Fran & Rich, wonderful video! So happy for you both to have finally seen otters & sharing them with us! I loved watching & spending time with you both, it's always a lovely peaceful visit! Great reversing skills! Thank you for sharing, take really good care of yourselves, stay well! Lots of love Kathy x 💖
The otters have to be one of our biggest nature spotting highlights so far
Was that inflatable dolphin left behind in the canal by accident, or do you think it was left there on porpoise? 🤔😆
Groan!! 🤣 xx
Good on you for picking up the rubbish. Thanks for sharing another great video. Till next time......
Another lovely video. Really loved the outside of that little church and the abbey remains. The otters were fun and the bird sanctuary. Thanks so much for sharing.
Our pleasure
Good to see you use these rejected canals, as authorities being what they are, will close it down.
You two are just phantastic in every way. I love every video you produce. There are allways something to pick up.
Keep them coming!
Love from Denmark
Thank you so much! It is always lovely to hear from you
You two have such an eye for beauty--it's a pleasure seeing things from your vantage point. Here in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. we have quite a few river otters. They love to cavort about on the floating docks, chasing one another around. Their one bad habit is pooping on the docks. Perhaps because of their diet, the smell is enough to knock you back a step. Ah well, we can enjoy their playing about and squeaking in the evening, and then pay the price with the need for scrubbing the morning stench away. I'm glad you finally got to see the little rascals.
Fortunately we didn't have to deal with the smelly remnants and could just enjoy the beauty and fun.
Always such a pleasure to spend time with you!
Thank you