Surviving EXTREME COLD On Our NARROWBOAT | WINTER On The FROZEN LLANGOLLEN CANAL Pt 6 Ep 55
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- It was cold. SO Cold. We didn't expect to our narrowboat to be frozen in on the canal that rarely freezes! This was the most challenging time of our winter living aboard our narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal. We had ice on the INSIDE of our windows! But once the ice finally melted we were able to cruise across the stunning Chirk Aqueduct and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct again (with some fabulous drone footage by Pete) and complete our journey to the very end of the Llangollen Canal, to the absolutely beautiful Llangollen Basin. It will be hard to top the beauty of the Llangollen Canal on our narrowboat journeys, and we will definitely be back!
Watch the full cruise from Ellesmere to the Pontycysyllte Aqueduct here • Crossing the PONTCYSYL...
Watch the behind the scenes Pontcysyllte Aqueduct here • Crossing The PONTCYSYL...
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I don’t care how many times you cross the Aqueducts…It is always the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. You can ALWAYS show this again! BTW, love Hamish and Poppy! Pete may be a keeper too! Love you guys!
That’s so lovely to hear! We will never tire of it either. In wind and rain and sunshine! It’s just beautiful and we are always in awe of the history of the structure. We are heading back to the Llangollen Canal this winter so I am sure there will be more videos 😊
Wonderful journey!So much beauty Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it Deborah! 😊
Ive watched many canal boat videos but yours are the ones i like best…not too much talking, pleasant music, beautiful camera work. Thank you from Chicago and a happy,peaceful and hopeful new year to our world.
What a wonderful comment to wake up to! Thank you so much, it means a lot and is very reassuring that people are enjoying what we are putting out there 😊
Simply beautiful video... So classy! Really enjoyed the 'water-hose-across-the-canal' hack!
What a lovely comment! So lovely to hear 😊
Just stunning footage of the aqueduct trip, were watching again 😊
That has to be one of my favourite videos to edit too, and I love to rewatch it and remember that special trip. So glad that you enjoyed it too 😊
Well done for going all the way down to Llangollen Basin as many boaters turn around in Trevor Basin, as the Llangollen arm is very narrow and windey and can be difficult to turn around in the basin if full 👏👏
We enjoyed sitting in the beer garden of the Trevor Basin pub (can’t remember it’s name) and watching the narrowboats turning onto/leaving the Llangollen arm- very tricky.
You captured a beautiful sunrise 🌅
It’s pronounced Trevor the same as in the gentleman’s name 👍
Your son Alex is very talented, hope he succeeded in his audition 🤞🏼🗣️
We had a birthday celebration for Alex in that same pub overlooking the basin. I can imagine it’s quite entertaining watching the boats make that sharp turn especially in the height of summer! That’s for confirming the pronunciation, our first guess was right! We are so glad we made that trip to the very end. It was so much easier with so little traffic, and it was worth it for the beauty of the Llangollen basin and the town. Alex didn’t get that part, but shortly after that was filmed he was offered his dream job as a performer on a cruise ship. He’s absolutely loving it, especially as he gets to do a Frank Sinatra set too which he said the passengers really enjoy 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard ah well done Alex 👏👏
Your little dog in the trolley was super cute x
Oh Hamish will take every opportunity to have a ride to save his 14 year old legs! And it makes a walk a lot quicker for us. Thanks for watching 😊
My dog not only takes forever to get his spot just right, he will try to fix my small couch pillow for his liking! But that's also the sweetest thing about them. Happy travels! Merry Christmas!
You’re right, it’s so funny to watch but so part of them too! Wouldn’t be without them! Thanks for watching and merry Christmas to you too 🎄😊
Nice and relaxing. After 20 years I'm leaving London to return to the valleys of South Wales for a much slower pace of life - like your videos.
That sound like a perfect plan! I was in London in my early 20s and whilst I like going back for a day or two, you just can’t beat the laid back life or beauty of our surroundings now! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Some mighty fine boat handling.
Pete says thank you! Thanks for watching 😊
I often think that Winter has its own beauty. There is nothing nicer than being out on a cold, dry day then returning to a warm home or boat.
You’re so right. Such beautiful winter scenes on the canals, and so cosy on the boat with the fire going. We actually welcomed the frozen temperatures (perhaps not so extreme as we had them!) because at least it freezes the mud and the boat and dogs are somewhat cleaner! Thanks for watching 😊
your vids are so relaxing and that lifestyle looks so nice away from it all
It really is, well mostly! The beauty of this life is if we don’t like where we are then we can just move on again. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Lovely cruise indeed and yea Dotty and Toto can take ages for the right spot for a sleep or a poop lol. Best wishes ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Aren’t they funny building their nest! Hamish can take forever to find just the right spot in a field too! 😂
Я в шоке -какая инфраструктура....для лодок в АНГЛИИ.............МОЛОДЦЫ....
It really is a remarkable piece of history! Thanks for watching 😊
I like the wings and legs
Same here! Thanks for watching 😊
HUGE Congratulations on exceeding the 10K!! Well done and well deserved! Great vlog and some wonderful memories! 👏👏🎉❤xx
Thanks so much! 😊 So many wonderful memories, and it just makes me smile editing them and remembering great times with good friends ❤️
Can't tell you how much I loved this video. We cruised the Llangollen in September. It was so cool to see it in the winter. And it was great that I was - the whole time "I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE EXACTLY!" and "We moored right there too!" Big hugs and warm wishes for you and all those you love for the coming year. It was also fun to share this video with our children and tell them all about our connections, meeting you all, and what a lovely time we had when we met you.
That’s fabulous to hear! So glad we can bring back those no doubt wonderful memories from the Llangollen. I still can’t believe we both have girls in the same city! Sophie arrived in the UK yesterday for a very short Christmas break here. Merry Christmas to you all ❤️🎄
The views from the canals always leaves me curious what it is really like to wake up living and seeing such beautiful places daily.
Waking up to a new view whenever we want is one of our favourite things about this life. And we have had some absolute stunners that I know you will have seen in our vlogs. We do have to pinch ourselves sometimes as it honestly doesn’t seem real. Whenever we have a bad day, or we had one of those harder moments of boat life, trudging along muddy towpaths in the rain with our shopping, then a beautiful view the next morning makes it all worthwhile. The next video I am currently editing starts with the most gorgeous sunrise that Pete captured on the drone. 😊
Love your videos! Excellent footage! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to y’all! 😊🎄
Hey, im from Facebook lol, not my type of content but i do wanna say your videos and channel is actually really nice, i like the vibes
Hey, thanks it checking it out! 😊
As always loved you excellent photography, then seeing the sheep oblong side of canal was just so adorable.
Thanks so much Bette. Those sheep definitely amused us! We thought they had escaped and then saw the sheep dog running along after them (out of shot sadly) rounding them up so we knew they weren’t lost! 😊
mooring by the Sun at trevor is sooo good- it's a great pub and a lovely mooring before you go on to llangollen- the road noise is not an issue Well done on walkie talkies- we use the dame!
We have heard such good things about The Sun Trevor and will definitely moor there next time we are on the Llangollen (which may be this next autumn as we loved it so much!). We really need to get better at making sure our walkie talkies are charged up to use as we so often forget 😳😊
WOw here I sit in 20 x 30 Home Movie Theater. Just part of my home. Cheers 🇨🇦
The adjustment from our very open plan Texas home to the boat was quite something! But we wouldn’t have it any other way now. Made us realise how little space you really need 😂
My big black Labrador does the same as Hamish with his bed on the sofa 😆 xx
Aren’t they funny! Sometimes Hamish can take forever to make it just right! Thanks for watching 😊
I watch almost all narrowboat videos. Deep inside, I think this is something I would really like to do. But I am not sure I am up to the task - it will take some lifestyle changes. I have to consider the sacrifices. But never mind. I do enjoy the videos. Forget the large cities and imposing cathedrals; the best of England can be seen from its many canals.
That’s how we started off, watching endless narrowboating videos! We somehow made it work for us. Pete already working from home for years made it easier to make the transition from house to boat and just fit that in with the lifestyle. His ‘office ‘ is just a lot more compact now, and my ‘editing suite’ for the vlogs is our bedroom when he’s on work calls! You’re so right that the beautiful UK is best seen from the canals! Such a different view than traveling by car. Thanks for watching 😊
Great video! I especially love how you insert clips of the dogs and the "snap Shots" !
Glad you liked it! The filming and editing process has been a steep learning curve for sure, but I’ve fallen into a pattern that works for us and our channel I think. So many people compliment the still shots I include, and of course we wouldn’t be without the best boat dogs in there somewhere! Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks for another lovely vlog. Beautiful scenery, narrowboat and Westies, what’s not to like!
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Wow that frozen in that looks very cold, and I am in Adelaide South Australia and I just bought a 50kg Turket for $40.... thought that was cheap.....Great Vvlogs guys,
Thanks so much Lyn. That sounds like a bargain turkey! 🦃 😊
Absolutely loving these vlogs. A trip down memory lane for us. We loved staying in the basin, having a ride on the steam train and exploring the area. Very inventive collecting the water 🥰🥰❤️xx
Isn’t it just so beautiful! We think we may be back Winter 2024! Those men certainly worked out an ingenious method! It was funny watching them figure it out. But it worked perfectly! 😊
Thar tea room looked super cool
It was so lovely, as are many of the cafes and tearooms and coffee shops we have found on the canal network. We can’t resist a cup of coffee to tea and some cake! 😂
The boat looks beautiful. Hope Poppy and Hamish have little stockings. Having grown up in the Catskill mountains of New York, there really is a special beauty to the frozen winterscapes. Sorry I've been scarce the past week or so, but a kid ran a red light at Kirby and Shepherd last Monday and I'm now dealing with insurance and rental car, etc., allow which takes too many phone calls and time. Merry Christmas!! Leiĝh
Oh no I’m so sorry Leigh! How scary that must have been at that busy intersection! I hope you are ok and it was just the car that suffered, which can be fixed hopefully, even though we know ourselves what a pain it is to deal with insurance etc. Take care 😊
Ya'll have decorated your home/houseboat beautifully. Fingers crossed, he gets the part. The scenery looks lovely.
Have a safe and Happy Holidays.
Thank you so much! Unfortunately Alex didn’t get that Young Sinatra part, but soon after I filmed that he got his dream job working as a performer on a cruise ship! Which includes a Sinatra set which goes down a storm with the passengers! 😊
I just love seeing my local area in your videos. So relaxing... ahhhh ❤ Merry Christmas x
You are so lucky to live in such a beautiful area! We count ourselves lucky to be able to pass through such stunning views! Thanks for watching 😊
Have a wonderful Christmas! I plan to make beef stew and gluten free biscuits. I wish you happiness and peace.
Sounds delicious!! Thanks for watching 😊😊
Merry Christmas @onedaymoreaboard
I just subscribed to your channel..How utterly beautiful!!! This brings such peace and cheer watching you and other narrowboats..never heard of them before..Hello from Ontario Canada
Welcome aboard! We love that we can bring a little of our lives and the beauty of the UK canals to you in Canada by the power of UA-cam. We were fascinated by watching narrowboat UA-cam channels too and just decided one day to ‘just do it’ 😊 🇨🇦 🇬🇧
Thank you for the video. Another great video show casing the beautiful rural canal system you get to travel on. Weather here in the Midwest - last 2 days was beautiful - highs of low to mid 50's F and nights near freezing. But today was much cooler with rain and a light trace of snow. Hope the Christmas coffee helps you out a bit. Your Midwest internet follower. Again God Bless and take care. Spinner
Hello! I hope you are both well and glad to hear you enjoyed this latest vlog! We had Midwest temperatures which rarely happen in the UK. But you deal with them far better than us Brits do! Hoping it says these nice milder temperatures for you for a while! Thanks for your wonderful support of our little channel. It really does mean so much 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Merry Christmas - glad to help out. Wasn't much but thought I would help you out a bit. Hope the family / puppies and you have a wonderful Christmas. Spinner
@@tompinnef6331 It’s so thoughtful of you. Wishing a calm and merry Christmas ❤️🎄
Another lovely cruise ..and such a pretty sunset! I was worried you wouldn't make the basin before dark.
Glad you enjoyed it! We were glad we didn’t get held up in the narrows and got to the basin in good time really. Although it was quite a bit darker than the video shows, the camera seems to let in more light when I’m filming in the dark! 😊
I'm surprised you didn't send the drone ahead for reconnaissance
We have done that on a few occasions! 😊
Hi, noticed in part 4 that you keep your Nicholson guide in a plastic pouch. I have searched yet am unable to find one that is the same or a similar size. Might you share where you got yours? Hubby and I thoroughly enjoy your vlogs, especially the format. Love viewing the scenery with the occasional glimpse of handsome Pete. Your music choices are also lovely. Safe travels from US cruisers. Merry Christmas.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments (Pete especially liked the handsome comment!). Our book cover is an Ordnance Survey brand and has been one of the best things we have purchased to keep our Nicholsons Guides clean and dry! I can’t find the exact one now as ours has Velcro closure but this is very similar and probably the same measurements shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os-map-case/. Glad you are enjoying the vlogs so much. Have a very merry Christmas 🎄 😊
Thank you.
Item purchased-thank you!
Perfect!
The sky
Wasn’t it stunning 😍
It ms got to be hard if you cruise alone like the cruising the cut gut used to do
It is harder for sure, especially going locks and swing bridges and life bridges on your own. We always stay and help out if we realise someone is a single hander 😊
If he stays he won't be Interested this has been coming down the line since nuno left and if he goes to forest 😢
Sorry wrong channel 😮
No worries! I’m quite proud that I knew you were talking about Nottingham Forest though, having no football knowledge at all except for cruising past their ground on our narrowboat 😂
Thanks for your understanding we live in Stourport on Severn and really enjoyed your series on the Severn where the service's are we sit on the bench and watch the boats trying to manoeuvre into the locks and when the wind catches them it's very interesting and lock 2&3 next to the dry dock because of the angle .love the videos and find watching the video about losing your little chap emotional
Good to hear you’re enjoying the videos! I can imagine sitting watching boats navigate that awkward manoeuvre between those locks can be quite entertaining 😂
I am guessing that you already know, but the aquaduct is closing for maintenance just after new year, and doesn't reopen until March x
This cruise took place in December 2022.
@@1258-Eckhart whhhhaaaaaattttttt?! How come it's only being uploaded now? 🙈
Yes, we are hoping drive up there to go and film then emptying the aqueduct as I’m sure that’s quite the spectacle and is not done that often! This series of videos was filmed during our winter 2022/3. We’ve always been about 6 months behind on our videos as we didn’t start putting them out to the public until at least 6 months into our time aboard, but we were always filming and taking photos of our travels for our own personal use really. Then we put out a tour of our boat on UA-cam to show friends and family, and anyone else interested, and it went somewhat viral and we gained loads of subscribers and people asking about other videos. So that’s when we sort of ‘officially’ decided to vlog our travels properly for UA-cam. Then this past year has been somewhat chaotic and very sad for us, as my Dad was very ill and I was helping care for him. He passed away a few months ago, and I took a total break from editing or filming during that time. Now I’m back to it, but the footage is now a year old. But people still seem to enjoy it judging by our views and lovely comments. Sorry for the long explanation, but just wanted to clarify to those new to our channel! Thanks for watching 😊
See below comment 👇
@onedaymoreaboard thank you for the explanation. I am so very sorry to hear all that has happened in the interim. Love to you and all of your family. You are absolute naturals at vlogging, such a wonderful series x
My dog digs at the pillow, circles 3 times, then lays down..... Just like snoopy.
It’s so funny to watch isn’t it! Hamish has to get it just right 😂
Waw! I thought moving a boat on frozen waters was not allowed to prevent damaging other boats.🧐
That’s best practice for sure. But not everyone follows the rules 😳
Wouldn't you know there would be a boat wanting through while you were getting water! The narrow spots on the canal have to be horrific in the summer.
We laughed at that point too! No boats all day then just as we had booked the hoses then one magically appears 😂. At least it gave the boys a chance to practice their throwing and catching of ropes and hoses again ready for the big freeze!! We can’t imagine the boat traffic in the summer through those narrow sections and across the aqueduct. We’ve seen photos, but moved that we had the canal in those sections almost to ourselves during winter, and perfect for videoing on crossing of the aqueduct in particular with just us!! That made it even more special! Thanks for watching 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard That's how it always happens. If you had left your mooring to get the water then that one passing boat would have taken it for sure. 🙂 Fall, winter and early spring does seem to be the best time to be on the Llangollen. Even the town seems overrun with day trip tourists in the summer and that's without all the boaters. I don't like crowds that much!
Take care and have a Merry Christmas.
🎄🎁🎅
We think spring will be the perfect time for us to return, it see it in a different season, but without the crazy crowds 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard As much as I'd love to go there I wouldn't go in summer. Besides I'd want to be the river at it's wildest.
How do you empty the crapper when its full?
There are facilities points at various points along the canal to dispose of rubbish, fill up with water and empty your toilet cassettes. You can see us using the facilities in this video ua-cam.com/video/YlqPVdZ_258/v-deo.htmlsi=xnAzQCbsIiJmsxY4
What would you have done if you had met another boat?
You mean in the narrows section? When I was walking ahead with the walkie talkie to see if anything was coming, Pete was waiting with the boat where the canal is wider. Once he had the all clear from me that no boats were coming then he started moving through the narrow section. If another boat had come after he started then I would have let them know that we were already in our way and they would have waited in the passing place. We can imagine it gets very clogged up in summer with boats waiting their turn to move through the narrows section! Thanks for watching 😊
What could you have done if you met up with another boat
In that narrow section you advise the other boat you are coming through. Or radio back to your own boat and tell them to hang on. There are a couple of passing places 😊
Nice song at 20:24 who is the singer?
Isn’t it lovely. It’s Beauty In The Mundane by Bird of Figment (featuring Cody Francis). Here’s a link to the full version ua-cam.com/video/NB7mpGQ46Yo/v-deo.htmlsi=C0etA9zkcQadYNqm. Thanks for watching 😊
Did your son ever get the part?
He didn’t get the young Sinatra part, but not long after, he was offered his dream job as a performer on a cruise ship. He’s now traveling the world singing and dancing and gets to perform a Frank Sinatra set too! Thanks for watching 😊
What happened to your waste water
Our ‘grey’ water from the sink, shower, washing machine, goes into the canal and our toilet waste goes into a cassette that we then dispose of at designated facility points along the canal. I think there’s more detail in our Day In The Life video here ua-cam.com/video/foSUfkmZP5o/v-deo.htmlsi=ETTzdOxCnelni-hG 😊
Hiya, beautiful places, when the canal was frozen in 2017, used to move every 14 days because that was one of the rules if had not got a mooring.
The warden at the time came and not on the boat, and said that " you have yo move the boat" i said you wanna go to Specsavers, if you think i am moving this boat in thick ice you can #######off.
I said if you can move the pole off the top of the boat and break the ice on the canal i will move, he couldn't even get the pole off because with the ice and snow it of course was frozen.😂😂😂
I said and there was you thinking that you was man enough to do that, hence he went away with a flee in his ear roll, bloody stupid bossy sod , hope thats given you a laugh 😂😂😂.. X X X
Wow that sounds like a bit of a jobsworth there! I have to say, when we were frozen in on the Llangollen last winter, the CRT were wonderful when we called and explained our situation, as it messed with our plans to visit family over Christmas. We have found that it really depends on who you speak to as to the reaction you get. At least we can look back and laugh at these crazy situations we find ourselves in sometimes! 😂
A lot of walking made me tired just watching😅
I certainly got my steps in on that trip!! 😂
As good as Alex is, I think he ia s bit too strident for Fank - He (Frank) was an easy listening barotine.... no doubt othe opportuninties will presnt themselves,,,
Well Alex didn’t get that role, but a few weeks later he was offered his dream contract as a performer on a cruise ship! So now he gets to dance and sing and travel the world and he also does a Frank Sinatra set with the live jazz band so he’s very happy that something worked out 😊
That's great - he certainly is talented. And seeing the world too! what'ss not to like.