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Our Narrowboat Quest
United Kingdom
Приєднався 3 лип 2018
Welcome to our Channel. We are Patrick and Eileen. In 2018 we decided to quit the rat race by giving up our jobs and selling our home to continuously cruise the inland waterways of the UK in a 57 foot narrowboat called DunWorkin.
This is a record of our journey, Our Narrowboat Quest to explore the navigable waterways of England and Wales, to continuously cruise throughout the year. Join us as we experience all seasons, the wonders of our beautiful countryside, towns, villages and cities and even our industrial heritage, nowadays an ironic contrast to its raison d'être.
We love creating our videos and sharing them on UA-cam, please feel free to share with your friends and family if you think they may be interested in our journey.
All of our vlogs are self funded, but if you enjoy our videos and would like to show your appreciation, why not make a contribution to go towards the making of these videos, by clicking on the Patreon or Ko-fi link below.
This is a record of our journey, Our Narrowboat Quest to explore the navigable waterways of England and Wales, to continuously cruise throughout the year. Join us as we experience all seasons, the wonders of our beautiful countryside, towns, villages and cities and even our industrial heritage, nowadays an ironic contrast to its raison d'être.
We love creating our videos and sharing them on UA-cam, please feel free to share with your friends and family if you think they may be interested in our journey.
All of our vlogs are self funded, but if you enjoy our videos and would like to show your appreciation, why not make a contribution to go towards the making of these videos, by clicking on the Patreon or Ko-fi link below.
214- Narrowboat Life-Every Day’s a School Day!
Narrowboat Life-Every Day’s a School Day!
Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle.
We only stayed overnight at Brockhall because high winds have once again been forecast and we didn’t want to risk being stranded south of the Buckby flight by a fallen tree! One of the penalties of living on a narrowboat in winter and winter cruising.
Still heading North on the Grand Union Canal we cast off. Once again Pat takes the boat and I move the car to the top of the Buckby flight and we meet at the bottom of the flight. It’s an arduous journey as the locks are heavy and the lock gear not well maintained. We also train new boat owners who have just picked up there boat from Whilton Marina and only have a weeks holiday on a hire boat three years ago as experience!
We moor at Norton Junction heading towards Braunston.
Subscribing to our channel is free but for those wishing to support our channel you can now do so on Patreon at -:
patreon.com/ournarrowboatquest
If you wish to show your appreciation by contributing to a cup of coffee you can do so at -:
ko-fi.com/ournarrowboatquest13044
Watch from the beginning of our journey
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Pats Ham Radio Channel can be found at
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Music from Epidemic Sounds :
Honey Take my Hand by Cody Francis
We Can Live Here by Unknown Author
Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle.
We only stayed overnight at Brockhall because high winds have once again been forecast and we didn’t want to risk being stranded south of the Buckby flight by a fallen tree! One of the penalties of living on a narrowboat in winter and winter cruising.
Still heading North on the Grand Union Canal we cast off. Once again Pat takes the boat and I move the car to the top of the Buckby flight and we meet at the bottom of the flight. It’s an arduous journey as the locks are heavy and the lock gear not well maintained. We also train new boat owners who have just picked up there boat from Whilton Marina and only have a weeks holiday on a hire boat three years ago as experience!
We moor at Norton Junction heading towards Braunston.
Subscribing to our channel is free but for those wishing to support our channel you can now do so on Patreon at -:
patreon.com/ournarrowboatquest
If you wish to show your appreciation by contributing to a cup of coffee you can do so at -:
ko-fi.com/ournarrowboatquest13044
Watch from the beginning of our journey
ua-cam.com/play/PLaPoGUm1NN2tgLNgtaVr7wJpZPKOOvbUM.html
Pats Ham Radio Channel can be found at
ua-cam.com/video/ILs-UGYKnBk/v-deo.htmlsi=sfdb5hYTYOxRsbJN
Music from Epidemic Sounds :
Honey Take my Hand by Cody Francis
We Can Live Here by Unknown Author
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213-Narrowboat Life-Muddy Mayhem!
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Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal. We leave our mooring at Bugbrooke , Pat taking the boat and Eileen moves the car forward. Pat fills up with water and continues north. The railway runs close by, along with the busy M1 moto...
212- Narrowboat Life: Boxing Day Walk 2024
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Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle. Join us for a foggy walk on Boxing Day Subscribing to our channel is free but for those wishing to support our channel you can now do so on Patreon at -: patreon.com/ournarrowboatquest If you wish to show your appreciation by contributing to a cup of coffee you can ...
211-Narrowboat Life: After the Storm and Merry Christmas!
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Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal. Leaving Gayton Junction the canal enters a relatively empty stretch of agricultural land and open fields. It’s a fairly short cruise to Bugbrooke, the only village on this stretch. We pass ...
210_ Narrowboat Life : Bad Boating Etiquette?
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Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal. We’ve been at our mooring in Campbell Park for a week and it’s time to move on. While there, we experienced Storm Bert and needed to get off the boat for a while as the rocking motion was m...
209_Narrowboat Life - Will it ever be Completed?
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209_ Narrowboat Life - Will it ever to completed? Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal. We leave our mooring at Woughton on the Green and take a lovey autumnal cruise to Campbell Park. We are now in Milton Keynes but we still h...
208-Bread and Barges!
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208-Bread and Barges! Join us Pat and Eileen on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living an off grid lifestyle. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal. We leave our mooring at Waterhall Park, top up with water at the boater’s facility at Fenny Stratford and cruise through Fenny Stratford and moor at Wou...
207- Being Safe!
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207-Being Safe! Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin, living off grid as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal and moor just before Fenny Stratford at Waterhall country Park Pat does some safety checks on the batteries, we discuss our trip back to Kent and negotiate our one lock of the day, Stoke ...
206_Autumn cruising!
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Autumn Cruising Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. Living off grid. In this week’s video we continue our journey north on the Grand Union Canal, a beautiful Autumnal cruise. We move the boat from the bottom of Soulbury locks as we have a rubbish internet connection and have medical appointments back in Kent. Subscribing to our ch...
205_Moving Out
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Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. In this week’s video we move from our mooring below Grove Lock and moor up just south of Leighton Buzzard on The Grand Union Canal. We’ve accumulated a month’s worth of recycling so we are eager to dispose of this and the rest of our household rubbish. Autumn is definately in the air but the wea...
204_ That's Narrowboat Life! Pat Reaches Breaking Point!!
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204_That Narrowboat Life! Pat Reaches Breaking Point!! Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. Living off grid. In this week’s video we leave Slapton on the Grand Union Canal mainline where we have been moored for 2 weeks and take a short but lovely autumn cruise to Church Lock. Pat decides he needs to sort out his ‘junk’ as living in...
203_Halfway There Is no Good to Anyone!
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203- Halfway There is No good to anyone! Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. In this weeks video we take a short cruise from Cheddington to Slapton on the Grand Union Canal. We encounter a half open swing bridge which we negotiate along with six wide locks. On the way we enjoy some lovely views of the Chiltern hills. We have self ...
202_A Day in life of Our Narrowboat Quest
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202_ A Day in Our Narrowboat Life! Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. After the excitement and joy of our fabulous journey to the highlands in Scotland, it’s down to earth with a bit of a bump! We’ve left Circus Field Marina and travelled to Marsworth Junction where we stayed for 10 days. During this time we returned to Kent for ...
201-Traitors Holiday!
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201- Traitors Holiday! Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales. Dunworkin is safely tucked away at Aylesbury Canal Society in Circus Field Basin on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Meanwhile we are embarking on a 1280 mile round trip to Ardross Castle ( home of BBC’s The Traitors) to attend the joyful celebration of our frie...
200-Tight Squeeze on the Aylesbury Arm!
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Tight Squeeze on the Aylesbury Arm! Join us on Narrowboat Dunworkin as we continuously cruise the Inland Waterways of England and Wales, living off grid on our narrowboat. We have turned off the main line Grand Union Canal at Marsworth Junction and we make our way down the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union. After tackling the wide locks of the main line it was great to be back doing narrow locks...
199- Meandering through Milton Keynes!
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199- Meandering through Milton Keynes!
198-Narrowboat Life:The Canal's Mysterious Disappearance!
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198-Narrowboat Life:The Canal's Mysterious Disappearance!
197- Five Things We Should’ve Known before Buying a Narrowboat!
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197- Five Things We Should’ve Known before Buying a Narrowboat!
196-Exploring Uncharted Waters: Narrowboat Adventure In Stunning Hdr 4k -
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196-Exploring Uncharted Waters: Narrowboat Adventure In Stunning Hdr 4k -
195-The Gates that Time Forgot ? Narrowboat Life
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195-The Gates that Time Forgot ? Narrowboat Life
194-Exploring the Old Loop at Newbold on the North Oxford Canal
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194-Exploring the Old Loop at Newbold on the North Oxford Canal
193-Final River Narrowboat Adventure: The Epic Conclusion!
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193-Final River Narrowboat Adventure: The Epic Conclusion!
192-Trapped in a Lock That's Narrowboat Life!
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192-Trapped in a Lock That's Narrowboat Life!
189-Our Canalboat in a Perfect Storm!
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189-Our Canalboat in a Perfect Storm!
188-Narrowboat Life Cruising On The River: A Wind Up Adventure
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188-Narrowboat Life Cruising On The River: A Wind Up Adventure
187-Kidding Around on the Lock in Narrowboat Life.
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187-Kidding Around on the Lock in Narrowboat Life.
186-Cruising on A Lake in A Canalboat
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186-Cruising on A Lake in A Canalboat
Merry Christmas and happy new year 😂love the videos great stuff 🎉🎉🎉
I'm looking forward to cruising with y'all for 2025!❤
It's been positively lovely watching all the vlogs you've posted in 2024! Excited to see what 2025 brings! Blessings for the New Year!
I hope you both had a lovely Christmas & a safe, Happy New Year. I started my new year off with my every 3 yr. colonoscopy. Delightful. SSA for me twice so far, but benign. I mention this as your past work, Eileen. Hopeful for the same for the one found today. Also, interesting, docs had my take genetics test as grandmom & dad died of cancer & theirs are found to link to my ssa, so the want to see if I have one of those mutations. I find it so interesting. Pat have had to remove sugar, alcohol, & coffee from diet, so appreciate your cake restriction. You can do it! All is well. Bless you both.
Happy New year to you too ☺ xx
Happy New Year guys, looking forward to seeing you soon💕
All the best for 2025.
Thank you so much😊, hope you have a great year too!😊
Might be a good idea to have the fridge outside 😂then you don't have to plug it in ❄️☃️
🤣🤣, yes it’s certainly 🥶. If we didn’t have the fire going we’d probably be able to turn it off! Thanks for watching and commenting Patrick!😊
Have a happy Christmas and new year.
Thank you Christopher, hope you do too! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
happy new year to you both
Thank you Rob, hope you have a great 2025!😊. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
You sure are hardy folks, canals in winter brrrrr! Pat how did the lithium battery upgrade go? It’s about 3 years now so plenty of use by now, should be well run in
🤣🤣, it was a bit parky! ❄️ But we have to keep moving even in the winter! The lithium batteries are running great, we are pleased we made the change. We do intend to do an update video on them so watch out for that! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Great video thanks lee
Thanks Lee, glad you enjoyed it!😊
Thanks for popping in to the Boat Shop Bottom Lock for some bread today, lovely to meet you Eileen x
It was great to meet you Clare, good luck with the business, hope all goes well! The bread was delicious 😋 xx
Have a marvelous 2025!
Thank you, hope you do too and the new year brings you good health and happiness 😊
LOVED this vlog! Especially the "Benny Hill type music and fast walk" and the nod to the 2 Ronnie's "oooos!!!" Brilliant. All the best to you both. Kerry, Colin and Alfie. NB Time to Pootle xx
Aww, thanks Kerry, glad you enjoyed it! Hope you guys are ok and managing to get time on your boat! 😊
Were on the Bridgewater canal help . Don't come down here.
Please stay safe! Glad we’re not there, but watching carefully what’s happening!
Freedom . Well a happy Pat . Happy New Year to you two . Been looking at the Bridge water breach . Not a good start for the Narrow boats there and the people on them.
Happy New Year John. Bad business that breach, feel so sorry for the boats there hope it doesn’t take too long to get them safe! 😊
I know it's muddy and not the nicest day, but great that you are able to get out for a walk together. Thanks for taking us with you and all the best. Kerry, Colin and Alfie NB Time to Pootle xx
Hate muddy tow paths but it’s all part of winter cruising 😩. Thanks for watching and commenting Kerry😊
Just catching up and Christmas already seems ages ago!! Hope you had a lovely Christmas. You both looked great and I love the bells jumper on you Eileen and of course your hat Pat!! All the best. Kerry, Colin and Alfie NB Time to Pootle xx
🤣🤣, been and gone! We’ve already taken down the Christmas decorations! We can now look forward to this year’s! Hope you’re all well and haven’t succumbed to this winter flu! Xx
Great wee cruise again. So muddy as you say. Lovely winter colours. Swans were comical. Wishing you both a healthy happy😊2025
Unfortunately muddy tow paths are part of winter cruising so we just have to accept it! Hope you also have a happy and healthy 2025! 😊
Another super vlog. Oh the mud 😂 I was advised not to wear welly boots in case I fall in and they fill up with water 😅. Pat does really well cruising solo, we are very impressed ❤️ 👍
Hi Jacqueline 👋, unfortunately muddy tow paths are part of winter cruising, but it is the bit I don’t like! That’s the reason we don’t wear wellies although could probably do with them sometimes. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Lovely cruise, beautiful peaceful music to start, so relaxing. Re etiquette - same as all life unfortunately, a small percentage of folks spoil things for the rest of us. All the best Kerry, Colin and Alfie. NB Time to Pootle xx
Thanks Kerry, glad you enjoyed it😊. Yes sadly there is always a minority of people who spoil things in every walk of life! Hope you manage to get out on your boat this year! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Eileen, where did you find that word “demoor”? Didn’t think Latin prefixes could be used on Germanic words🤔
🤣🤣, I had a lot of comments when I first started using the term but I think a lot of regular viewers have got used to it.
Most confused by all this🤔 De Moor is a Dutch surname hmmmmm!
Why do you have the car as well while not boat together ?
We do mainly boat together, but we are trialling a period taking the car with us. Sometimes it’s easier for one of us to take the car and the other the boat especially during these winter months when the tow paths are so muddy. 😊
❤ Xx
Glad you enjoyed the video Edward😊
Hi both. Lovely vlog. I too have a Tilley hat, so it's great to know they honour the lifetime guarantee - not cheap but you get what you pay for! All the very to you both. Kerry, Colin and Alfie NB Time to Pootle xx
Yes, have to agree. Pat has had his for about 10 years so didn’t have any receipt for it! We were pleased to find out that they did indeed honour their pledge. Thanks again for watching and commenting 😊
Happy New Year Folks…
Happy New Year, hope the year brings you good health and happiness 😊
@ thank you…
A very happy new year 🎉 ✨️ 😊
Thank you, hope you too have a healthy and happy new year!😊
Happy New Year Pat and Aileen! It is January first as I view this video. Right it now it is 34 degrees farhenheit. So quite chilly also. Cheers. see you lataer.
Happy new year to you also, hope the year brings you good health and happiness 😊. Stay warm😊
Lovely thanks you two have a very happy New Year stay safe 🎉.
Thank you😊. Hope the new year brings you good health and happiness 😊
Xx
Fab to see you baking, looked absolutely yummy. Well done and thanks for showing us. All the best and happy new year. Kerry, Colin and Alfie NB Time to Pootle xx
Aww, thanks Kerry, glad you enjoyed it. The bread was delicious 😋. Thanks again for watching and commenting 😊
Never thought I’d enjoy a peaceful walk in the fog and mud. But I did with you both. Thank you. Take care.
🤣🤣, it was a bit muddy wasn’t it! That’s the penalty of winter cruising unfortunately. Glad you enjoyed though!
Hi you two 👋 glad to hear you had a good Christmas. I'm in my nice warm bed watching you wade through all that mud 😊well done !! I too expected to see you finish, toasting by the fire with maybe nice bowl of soup.😊xx
🤣🤣, sorry to disappoint. We need to pull our finger out and start being more creative I think! 😊
Wow how long since you pair have been backon your narrowboat, last vlog i watched of your you were leaving for personal and family reasons.
Hi👋, yes we did take an 18 month break for family reasons but we’ve been back on board since May this year. You have some catching up to do!
@@ournarrowboatquest4894 Great to see you back, looks like I might have a small amount of catching up to do then.
Hi both. Lovely cruise, wow what a long way to go for a cancelled appointment but at least you got to catch up with family and friends which is precious. All the best. Kerry, Colin and Alfie. Time to Pootle xx
Glad you enjoyed it Kerry, it was a bit of a disappointment that the consultant appointment was cancelled as that’s now been rearranged which means another trip back! It was great to have some family time though. Thanks again for watching and commenting 😊
Happy Xmas and happy new year to you both stay well safe ❤❤🎉🎉
Thank you😊, hope you have a great new year. Thanks again for watching and I😊
Happy new Year to both of you with fair winds and smooth travels ... Best wishes Mike and Jan
Same to you! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Happy New Year! To you two and the Froggy UK
Happy new year to you too! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
We do so enjoy your vlogs and should leave comments to say. Now on our own boat we appreciate them even more. Hope you both enjoyed Christmas and a very happy New Year, warmest regards, Jacquie, Mark and woof from Thelma NB Lerryn ❤❤❤
Thanks for that, glad you enjoy the vlogs. It’s great to hear from you! Hope you’ve are enjoying your own boat journey, hopefully see you out there sometime. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
We look forward to seeing you ❤
l was hoping fir a lovely shot at the end of you warm and cosy with a nice hot drink in your hands! Thank the lord you didn't fall in the canal Pat!
Aww, sorry to disappoint, we should’ve finished off the story, we’ll try to remember it next time! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Pat and Eileen I hope you had a very nice Christmas. Thank you for the atmospheric walk. A very happy healthy New Year to you
We did thank you, hope you’ve did too! Happy new year to you and thanks for watching and commenting 😊
All I could think of was where ever you a walking too, you have to go back. Whew! It is cloudy and rainy here, thanx for the video, see you soon and I wish you a very Happy New Year!
Glad you enjoyed it, I usually try to find a circular walk but on this occasion I didn’t find one. Happy new year Barbara and thanks again for watching and commenting 😊
Lovely walk¬ Happy new year to you both
Merry Christmas and a happy new year. 🎉
Thanks Julie, happy new year to you too! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Merry Christmas too you both
Thank you, hope you’ve had a good Christmas too. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Nice video 😊 have a wonderful christmas 🎄
Thanks Christopher, hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas too! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Merry Christmas to you both from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal.
Merry Christmas to you also Matt, from the Grand Union Canal! Hope you have a great New Year! 🎉. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Merry Christmas to you both always enjoy your great videos we are hopefully buying a boat in January and joining the boating community. I must say I think Pat is the funniest person I have ever watched on any narrow boat video
Thanks Ian, glad you’re enjoying the videos. Brilliant news about buying a boat, good luck hope everything goes smoothly on the purchase! 🤣🤣, not sure about Pat being THAT funny!☺️. Thanks for watching and commenting!😊
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a spectacular New Year!
Thanks Holly and a Merry Christmas to you and your family 😊
Merry Christmas…
Thank you! Hope you’ve had a great Christmas, thanks for watching and commenting 😊
@ I did thank you, a good laugh so it was. I hope you had a good time also…