Life update 2024
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Happy New Year (a bit late for that one)
Sorry we haven't posted sooner. We've been enjoying the full range of winter viruses, colds, flu's and tooth infections.
We hope you guys have had a lovely start to the year. We're really excited about what's to come.
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For those of you just joining us, welcome! We're Vic and Jo and for the last few years we have been travelling the UK on our 54ft narrowboat Zero and working in our floating cafe narrowboat, Holly. After two years of trading and travelling (and having a baby!) we moved onto land and are now planning big things for the cafe boat business! Join us as we work out how we're going to navigate this next chapter of our lives!
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Maybe the answer would a to find an old lock keepers cottage that needs some TLC, right by the canal with Holly moored right outside!!
Sounds easy right 😂
Not bad.
Maybe include cycle repairs from the lock keepers cottage 🤔
Great idea!
That's such a good idea! ❤
You start watching for the Canal and Narrowboats… you get to know the people, and like them, so you subscribe and watch. Now you just watch for the people and you don’t care what they’re doing.
🥰love you three.. keep up the awesome work
True! There are people I adore no matter what they are doing on or off of a narrowboat. I'm always going to be interested in what Jo, Vic and William are doing. It's so fun watching William grow up.
Absolutely agree with the entirety of this comment!
❤ love you guys, you are like family to us. We watch you every time you are posting your videos. Carry on doing this please. Xx
So true!
Definately a bigger boat, Houses are boring, Tents are cold, Cabins are damp, By nature your "Water Gypsies" And I love ya to bits :) Whatever you decide I think we are all behind you three :)
I think you need a fixed base whether it be on land or on water..... William will need more interaction with other children and for health reasons. My dad came from the potteries, so I'm interested to see any change of use from the old buildings along the way. You are an interesting couple am sure you will do well.
Ditto, with a land base as it'll be needed for Will.
Wonderful salute to this great couple and their boating life!
Looking forward to following your adventures this year ❤ xxxx
Bigger boat so you can incorporate the cafe in it to so only 1 boat to worry about. It’s great for you both to be a le to be with William in a family unit full time and…. How about home schooling! He’s have a great education in Nature! Need more kids getting involved with it to protect it in the future. Love you all and whatever you decide to do… best of luck and we’ll continue to follow you! 🙏
You should put the unseen videos out. We all love whatever you do. Good luck!
A Yank here, saying it's a blast to watch a vibrant young couple (with the cutest kid) doing your thing. My favorite videos are about the canals, especially the history, so you've got me aboard for those vids. I'm a cinematographer, so your scripts/capture/editing are what draw me in, especially how you keep the narration low key and down to earth! Have a great 2024!
Welcome back! Your videos are cinema. Europe was great. Repeat. Don’t follow trends. Be true to your identity. Family, Holly and water. Looking forward to 2024. Thank you.
Keep on doing them please - your style of daily life is always worth watching. A nice break from the mainstream news
A bigger boat,... a dutch barge... perhaps we all should go with what ever the two of you decide!! The two of you are great! Missed you all!
It's great to see you back on UA-cam. You have been missed! I'm a very down-to-earth person, so as far as where to live when your lease comes up: Remember that although William won't be starting school for a while, he will reach a stage where he will need to socialise with other kids of his age. That might mean ditching ideas of living in a cabin in the woods or a dilapidated old ruin! I don't think living in a tent would work for very long! At least, not in the UK! How would a small house on the outskirts of a village (local amenities and friends for William but not too in the middle of things) work for you? Peak District? Your ideas for videos sound great. I would love to see those.
@pilpelet100 . I totally agree with your comment 💯 on all aspects especially with regard to William, children need stability and routine and also friends In order to socialise! Jo was right saying once they start school that is it you are governed! Well said!
@@margaretwhite8996 To you both - I think there's a lot of peop[e with sailing channels who'd disagree that stability is a the standard live choice eg house, in town, 1.8 kids and a pet. etc. Delos, Zatara, good simple living etc have wonderful kids. I suspect being good parents is the stability not the location ,and so many seem to have forgotten that.
Really miss watching you three in your boats. What about a bigger home boat and stay in an area for several months and just travel your Cafe boat around the area then move on to another area with the bigger home boat and stay several months until you find and area you really like when William is ready to start school? .
@@richardcamp8301 No my take is children need stability and routine which is proven. They also need their own friends to mix with (socialising) etc. Yes this is my opinion everyone has their own, you are entitled to yours.
I'd like to push back on the idea that the good life is only available in the countryside. Walkable, car-free urbanism in a well-designed city can be delightful. Though I'm not sure that that's available in the UK.
Thanks guys! I love your videos. Please consider home schooling William! Not easy, but MUCH better for him than the soul crushing system of state education.
Totally agree. Once my children went into education I felt I had totally lost them to the system. I remember parents standing at the school gate complaining about half term. They said teachers rest, mother's pest!
I loved it when my children were on half term/school holiday, they were mine again!
Unfortunately due to work and my husband being self employed, home schooling wasn't possible 😔
That is so true@@janroberts1815 - Our childhood is really a magical time, and most schools just try to make the kids into the good workers who asks no questions! All the best to you and family.
Renovation of something cool, like a church or something into Cafe/house
Welcome back guys, you have been missed. When it comes to moving from where you are living I'd say move to what ever suits your needs best especially when william is old enough to start school
Two of the most creative and thoughtful people on the planet. And now William, marine biologist! ❤️ Any one of your videos is a master piece from our point of view. Your perspective and observations of the different locations are so informative. Well thought out videos show your total passion for your art. Art in video production, baking and book authoring. Love the baking book. Keep true to yourselves. God luck in 2024.
Really Happy that you didn’t disappear, I was missing you 😘Happy New Year 🎉🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺
When I lived in Banbury (in a house), we used to cross the canal every day on the walk to school as it was a stone's throw from the water. There were two families who lived on boats with children at the school . You could have the best of both worlds!
I'm so happy for you three!
My partner and I are taking the plunge to move from a 3 bedroom house into our own hand built cabin in the woods next year.
We're from Ohio USA. I'm not sure how UK winters are but our biggest concern we keep circling back to is winters here are brutal and the local roads are not maintained by anyone so each winter we'd be trapped on our land until they thawed. But the overall adventure of living in a cabin we designed and built will overcome any fear we have.
UK winters are bad in Scotland generally but worsening in many other areas due to global warming and the effects of the jet stream- there have been 10 storms since last autumn up to last week, the latest attributed more to the jet stream. A tornado warning was in force for a number of places yesterday although there does not appear to have been any major damage. UK weather is usually relatively mild but is definitely becoming more unpredictable.
I enjoy WHATEVER videos you make !
You ALWAYS make them seem SO interesting, and adventurous !
Just keep making them and BE HAPPY, it makes us happy as well !
Love you all ! William is so Fabulous !
Stu xx
Sorry to hear that you've all been poorly,but great to have you back,and Happy New Year to you all!x
No tents please, they are miserable. Your programs are so enjoyable and always interesting. I am really enjoying my Holly Cookbook, it is perfect.
So glad to see you back. Go ahead, follow your hearts in 24 but please take us all with you. We all love you guys x.
You could always home school and stay on the water/road/travel. Look forward to seeing what 2024 brings for you!
You two are so much fun. I am sure whatever you decide will be fine. Thank you for taking us along, Hope to see you soon.
A bigger boat definitely. William is older will love it. Home school if that's a option.
also totally here for urban planning/public transport videos!
It was the channel 4 series that introduced you to me. I 🥰 loved it. I think you are both so watch worthy, and a lovely family.
🎉missed you lots, what ever you do we here for you❤
Have you thought about trying to get a canalside pub and turning it into a cafe / eatery and home. You don't need to run it as a licenced premises. You could then rent out the boats as additional income. Take care and thanks for the vlogs.
Welcome back 💛 Can see you doing a renovation and weekend cafe…💛
For videos, I love watching Jo bake, the gorgeous desserts she makes, both in the house and on Holly. About your canal series. I'm in the States, so don't know the canal system, but you mentioned Lancaster, and regret that you hadn't done that one. Could you rent a narrowboat on Lancaster Canal? Or on other canals you want to feature? Then there'd be the family element added to the canal series. Just a thought. Enjoyed today's video, and getting caught up.
Hi guys what an absolute pleasure it was meeting you guys tonight at Newcastle train station ,and thank you so much for the selfie take care and hopefully we will meet up again Gavin & Sonia Clarke
Great to meet you Gavin! We were so surprised to be recognized 😂 Have a lovely evening! P.s Do you have any recommendations for where I could get a good stottie cake tomorrow? 😁👍
@@HollyTheCafeBoat Big River Bakery and there’s a great place for food called Kith & Kin in Whitley Bay which is where we live ❤️
Welcome back! Lovely to see you and have a good catch up with your plans for 2024. To be brutally honest with you, because of your style of videoing, we'd watch you watching paint dry.....oh, we already have, and we loved it. Your plans for video projects sound exciting and something we can definitely share with our non boaty friends. You're so lucky that William is inspired by sea creatures. We have 3 grandsons under 5 and so far they are interested in dinosaurs , the planets and eating. I'm hollding out hope for the youngest (the eater) to get him into natural history. We missed seeing William, but love hearing how he critiques your drawings Jo. We think he's a hard task master but as Im sure hed say, if youre going to do a thing.....
I was convinced you were going to say goodbye! So glad I was wrong! Definitely bigger boat. You live your life with such imagination without getting sucked in to the 'norm'. I loved the Europe trip. It was fascinating to me to see no real plans particularly. My worst nightmare 😂 Whatever you do, it's a joy to come along for the ride. You're such lovely genuine people, so thankyou for sharing 🙏💕
Well, lovely to see you both again! You have been missed!
With regard to being an urban planning nerd, if you haven't discovered Not Just Bikes go there. Really good channel. Canadian couple and children living and working in the Netherlands. The guy is an urban planner. There are other channels that I can't remember atm.
I absolutely loved your Europe Videos last year. It was great to see how you got from A to B using public transport, with a youngster in tow living out of a rucksack. It was sad that you left Zero but I understand why you did it. Looking forward to seeing the 2024 video collection. You are a great couple with an adorable little boy.
Congratulations on the yt views. Amazing achievement.
Will be buying the Cook Book.
Welcome back to a new year, you two . Look forward to seeing your posts again.
I really admire your laid-back attitude when it comes to not exactly knowing what the future brings or where you will precisely go. I think there is value in appreciating uncertainty and, even though I wish I was better at this approach myself, it really gives me the courage to get better at it. Thank you for your authenticity!
Buy a Kon-tiki 874 motorhome and travel around Europe (for a year or two) making videos.
So happy to see you back!!! Sure do miss your guys and miss seeing William. Much love ❤️
Thanks again for the update. Your 2024 plans are certainly full of interesting topic's. The local transportation infrastructure sounds amazing. Best with selling ZERO and give our love to William.
Unseen videos - yes. 2024 plans - yes, video nerdy stuff - yes. Wherever you choose to live you'll both make it interesting and that's "your secret" and why I'm proud to say I've been onboard for quite a while. Best wishes and enjoy your 2024 adventures.
Vic - just a thought of something which you might bounce off - years ago I discovered a book by David Byrne of Talking Heads fame about taking his folding bicycle on tour and cycling in quite different cities around the globe. Two fundamental features were that cycling (like boating) imposes a certain pace on your day while also offering certain freedoms, and that cities impose themselves on the social consciousness in unique ways. The book is called 'Bicycle Diaries', and worth dipping into on the wild chance you might find a copy. I moved to Yorkabout 22 years ago, and have formed the view that the walls around the city have a psychological effect even now...
It would be nice to see more of William, the more difficult he is the more amusing, I have loved seeing him grow up.
Glad to see you again. Missed your weekly video. Looking forward to seeing more of you in 2024.
Wherever you all go I will follow, and it is your life and do what make you happy .
I can totally see you ending up somewhere in Europe and doing up a 'hidden treasure' into an amazing Café (France / Spain maybe? Or a café on the Dutch canals?)
Whatever you do decide to do, I hope you are happy. I think you 3 belong on water, I suggest you get a wide beam and moor at a marina so that you’ve got a base so William can go to school. You can travel at weekend and s hill holidays. Someone mentioned home schooling being better than going to school, I don’t agree with that as he will miss out on social interaction and that is important in life. Take care all of you. xxx
Bigger boat. A wide beam or a barge. A bit of a fixer uppa.
A wooden hut in a forest.
So happy to see this lovely family and the gorgeous videos of your life & travels. A bigger boat is my vote!
Public transport is the central issue in so many people’s lives, great passion to explore. Don’t fall into the caravan trap. I think you would enjoy a farm/country house
I'm beyond excited to hear you say " Lancaster " I can't wait to see you ❤❤❤
Me too - I came here for uni and I haven’t left, it’s a lovely area - coast and countryside in abundance, but connected to big cities by rail.
The canal is very easy with virtually no locks, the scary bit is getting onto it!
I mightn't be the first, and I willnae cruise down to check..how about a lock-keepers cottage, or a dilapidated lock-keepers cottage, or canal-side industrial space with "parking" for Holly, or or or...just keep inspiring us with your dream-chase.
Definitely another boat and please please publish the unseen vids
Love you both
You are never boring, I could listen to you all day. You are a very interesting couple, good luck to whatever you choose. PS loving making your cakes 🤗
You are such a loveable , likeable couple , keep up the good work 👍🙏❤️.
You 2 are amazing I wish you every success you so deserve it I have watched you from the beginning stay safe ❤😊
Next merch...sea creature badges, tea towels...
Keep going, you two/three. A 10ft x 57ft canal boat, if carefully laid out inside, and with a trad stern, gives loads of space for 3 or 4. Avoid the 12 x 60 or 12 x 65 monsters...unless you just want to tie up in one place and never move.
Lovely to see you back on UA-cam. Hope you're all feeling a lot better now. Very best 2024 to you. ❤
Doing a "fixer upper" sort of thing might be fun but maybe too much to pull off with a young child in the mix? That said, we've been watching the channel of this Dutch man named Martijn Doolaard, who a year or so ago purchased a pair of stone cabins in the Italian alps and has been renovating them. It's quite a story and his video skills are quite amazing. Looking forward to whatever you guys do.
p.s. We love the cookbook!...and the tea towel...and the mugs...ha!
Sorry you were sick hope 2024 is a better year & you find
Some where to live the life you want 👍🤗🍾🍰☕🍾🍰☕
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Ps I became a Great Granny on 17th January 🤗
I kinda dropped off watching not only you guys, but all the other channels I was watching. 23 was pretty much a horrid year. Lost my parents, had a bunch of homeowner stuff go wrong, and spent what energy I had left figuring out the running of the family business. I missed the relaxation I get from watching you guys and others, so I'm going to get back into it.
Excited to see you guys again. Your videos are my favorite out of all the channels I watch. Right up there with Tally Ho by Sampson Boat Works.
Wishing you a great year!
Bryan
Hope this year is your best year yet Brian and you get more time to relax and enjoy these videos , Cheers 🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺
Brian, hope that 2024 is a good one for you.
Yep. 23 for me was also horrendous - started to ease up in October. Re-establishing an even keel is what I'm doing now. Even if I have to abandon travel plans to make that happen
Sorry to hear you had a anus horriblus year last year, hope you have a better year this year and can get back into watching the channels you like
Please move back on to the boat!
We really loved those videos! 🙏
Ideally a canal side property which needs doing up and converted into a cafe called Holly and a permanent home for you when William goes to school.
In this day and age , its so rare to see people who are not obsessed with just accumulating money and the other silly trappings of life.... two such lovely personalities....
I've been following you for ages. Such a lovely couple, and a breath of fresh air in all the doom and gloom going on the world. You're like the cafe boat version of Detectorists, but only now you're in a house. Keep being you. Wish you well for 2024 and look forward to your posts.
Yes I think a bigger boat but whatever you have a go at you'll smash it your great.
I felt you were in cruise mode a bit later last year, sodd that, put life experience first before William's schooling gets in the way! LETS GO!
Great 😊to see back. Could I get my cookbook signed?
You should get involved in a self build project and maybe build a net zero house. Imagine the amount of video material that would provide. You’ve got all the tools 😉🤣
Suggestion on where/what to do. Move to the peak district, buy a boat, it can be quite wet there, so that will cover floods. Buy a property to do up, buy a tent to live in whilst doing the renovation. Afterwards you will have a home. Covers everything you have thought about doing. Hope that helps with trying to make your decision. Either way, I and loads of others will be watching you. Not like Big Brother, but, you know what I mean.
Lancaster and surrounding areas Fabulous to visit.I walk the Lancaster Canal from the City then come down by the River Lune.Beautifful Historical City...Maybe pop into Glasson it has a Branch of the Lancaster alas the Lock isn't open but a lovely village there.Or do a bike ride from Condor Green up into Lancster.Then if you want to see a hidden gem visit Heysham Village absolutely breathtaking views across Morecambe Bay and walk or cycle down into Morecambe.
Whatever you decide will make interesting viewing! a renovation project now that would be very cool.❤
You live how and wherever you like. Children are so adaptable and florish with life experiences. Stable loving parents are their greatest security.
I keep thinking you should look at villages and towns you're interested in then check out the real estate to see if there are any old tea rooms for sale, possibly with accommodations upstairs, sot of two birds with one stone. Anyway, you fans alone would swarm the place and you could make more to play more😊. Holly the Tea Room? I'd come if I wasn't in the states. If you do it we will follow. 🫂🍰
I am 100% here for the public transport chat.
I feel a bigger boat and for you Holly to carry on with your baking and design a baking book every year or two your son learning more and more about nature and you all watching the seasons it is freedom as well and making more videos whatever you do it will be great 😊
I'd want a bigger boat and be based in a marina (running water and electricity) and go out on adventures/travels.
Discovering the cookbook model was the best. Definitely need to produce an annual cookbook. The cafe takeover was a success. Maybe explore somebody opening the cafe 7 days a week. You two are such a wonderful team.
Public transport and canal history sounds useful and very interesting. Vehicle ownership in Europe can be difficult to navigate.
Good to see your lovely faces. ❤ Yes, please, to the previously jettisoned videos! And when are we likely going to see the Channel 4 programme, do you think? I’m excited for the Canal videos; sounds great!
I would buy your own house so you have a nest egg building and have a base to come back to no wasted money on rent, go travelling during the off season ie winter so vic gets to do the videos he likes do the cafe boat during the peak season do a Xmas recipe book and other recipe books as I think Jo really loves that whatever happens you two are gorgeous we love whatever you do and what a beautiful life to do what you like and have a lovely family with William as well you’ve been blessed lots of love xxxx
Looking forward to both the canal history and the transit series. I have been involved in driving historic trams for over 20 years--in a city which has made some terrible transit-related decisions.
As a result, that has become a passion of mine too--as if I needed any other interests or hobbies.
The Europe videos were really great, and they looked like you were having a lot of fun making them. I guess that some will be afraid that you will drop the narrowboat theme, but I think you should continue to experiment and see where it leads you.
I think...you should take over the cafe at Teggs Nose...it would give you the log cabin vibe and a cafe all in one! keep the boat...put it up there too have the only canal cafe boat in the world on top of a mountain!
Oh no! Norvo virus.. hope you are better now 'lil family.. missed your presence 😊 Q: anymore sprogs coming soon? homeless 😳😩 Move SOUTH much warmer ❤ near Gloucester, Newbury, Thames rivers..nearer the home counties..Bring in more about Consevation of the canals..
Talk to Tim & Prunella WEST. They will help..
no extreme sports!! that's what you imagined people thinking? hahaaaa 😉
but seriously I have always loved your videos. so glad to see you making plans!
Not a tent with a hot stove & toddler. Stress nightmare! 🙏🏻
all said and done......u have always put your spin on your vids......that's why I am here.
1 . Living on the water in France/Holland/Ireland or?
2 . Transportation comparisons between England and Germany/etc?
3 . Surprise us with more nerdy stuff!!
....... stay happy and well
Buy two vans, one for Holly's cake and coffee stop, wherever you go and the other for your living. Thinks they would take you on many wonderful adventures.🎉
Haha! Holly the Cafe Van. Of course!
Hello Joanna and Victor: I think you're both bonkers in the nicest possible way; I used to be bonkers when I was younger; now I'm older and sensible........... so don't get older. My very best wishes to yourselves and, of course, William. Pete Glyde
Wife and I were worried about you guys. So happy to see you again!!!
Bigger boat home school William 😊
Look at some videos from Sweden for example Stockholm subway the worlds largest art gallery.
Keep the videos coming and i be looking.👍
Missed you folks! Only the best wishes for your future adventures.
You wilĺ make the right choice of where to live. Thanks
Have you guys ever thought about making videos which could be sold online. The videos would be about the villages along the canal system. There are so many wonderful little places that are never seen from the road.
As for a sport activity think about paragliding.
As for a place to visit DO visit Slovenia. It is truly an amazing country.
Mark
Alberta, Canada
The urban planning idea really interests me.
The canal history sounds great.
I love how William says no to cutting out sea animals that don’t cut it😂😂
If you go tent , only one way to go a Mongolian type yurt . Portable, warm, dry . Will just have to be close to Holly. Just a idea.
Simples ! The Cut needs more people like you guys , I lived on for 10 years then bought a house , worst 16 years of my life looking back always missed the boats , been back on now 5 years only moving off in a box now that’s for sure 😎 / think you both know it’s a no brainer 😊
Both of you are so supportive of each other. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you two are together. I like Jo’s paper cut outs for William. Vic, I can see you making a video of the paper cut outs in black-and-white and William using his imagination and the white paper cutouts, turning into brilliant shades of ocean twinkling colors with the sights, and sounds of a child’s imagination. I for one, cannot wait to see more videos!!!!! Wherever you moved to, make sure you have the space to be creative with great Wi-Fi. Jo needs a really up-to-date kitchen no question. At Williams age all he needs is love and attention. God bless you both. Keep the videos coming.❤