233. Through Newark, to the end of my narrowboat cruising for 2020

[@brianharris7243]

Getting up for the loo in the night? There's a new wine on the market for us older folk-Pinot More.

[@hoogmonster]

Bought a bottle at the budget supermarket Pidl...

[@cpelofske]

We always look forward to your posts. Peaceful and informative. They are food for the soul in these stressful times.

[@cenglish0828]

"Switch off the news. Turn off the outside world. And it's a pretty marvelous place to be." - Excellent advice. Thank you as always for your videos. The calm and peace of the English Canals have been our family's refuge in these tumultuous times.

[@brbertram]

The world just got a little more sane.

[@wickedcoolsteve]

Vandemonium last night and a cruising vlog today?? David you're spoiling us! What a nice treat!!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Haha cheers. I've been very busy!

[@nickgiles7568]

Thanks also from me for this year's cruising videos. The newly painted roof is still looking good. Have a safe winter.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thanks 👍

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

The perfect antidote to the nonsense and hysteria that grips this insane world that we live in.

[@sheaross3124]

@@CruisingTheCut I hope I speak for all of us when I say I love it when you get excited and Theatrical ;p you seem to make the most mundane subjects come to life with excitement and vigor ;) I love this channel it's a great way to end my day ;p Jesus Christ loves you much love from Kansas City USA God bless

[@clintmullins4406]

“Cremated food”. I wasn’t expecting comedy but it found me haha.

[@CruisingTheCut]

😁

[@allenhatt3433]

I had a good laugh about this also😂

[@helenoftroy4017]

😄

[@c898dba]

Thanks for having us along on the cruises this year, watching your videos has brought moments of calm in a total mess of a year. Thanks, Andy.

[@lindasmith6654]

Stay safe this winter, looking forward to Spring already. This was a nice beautiful cruise to end 2020 with. Thanks.

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Great scenery especially that last shot 👌

[@alanbarber4543]

Took me about 2 months to binge watch and now I'm sad that there's no more to watch. If I wasn't stuck here in America I think I'd love living a simpler life out on the canals of the UK.

[@KYLETIBOR]

Recent developments across the pond in the US have reminded me how much I appreciated your videos over the past couple of years as a way to lower the old blood pressure when things got really crazy. Cheers!

[@MrYaroslavMudrij]

My God! As a foreigner I just admire your language. You are so well spoken it's a pleasure to just listen to you.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@jonny7491]

You are right to be nervous about taking photos of power stations. Those arches aren’t water inlets, they were submarine pens waiting for photographers.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I knew it!

[@oceana9294]

Thanks for giving me a smile and a laugh for the morning!

[@samuelfellows6923]

🙃

[@stevenflebbe]

Thank you for having us along on your cruises this year...you've shown us some wonderful things...like the closing image for this vlog. Between you and Jasmin from This Narrowboat Adventure, you've made me fall in love with the UK waterways. We have nothing like them here in the States, and one day I hope to be able to visit, hire a boat, and go to some of the places you've taken us. Thank you again! 🙂

[@frankgh1]

Last cruise of the year posted on my last night in Afghanistan. Thank you David, I look forward to watching the next one from home wife my wife.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Excellent, I hope you have a safe journey.

[@slothrr776]

Congratulations David. I'm a nurse who has been slowly descending into mental health problems with the strain of this year. Your vlog has been a surprising and endless joy to me. Have a good winter. "Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."

[@kellinigh2398]

What a lovely thank you. I share your sentiment about the value of these vlogs. They heal the mind. Be well.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Henry, I'm so pleased the videos have helped to calm your mind and I can't even begin to imagine the stress you and colleagues are under this year. Take care.

[@psmirage8584]

I am absolutely enthralled by the centuries' old buildings and castles. Having grown up and living in Western Canada, nothing here is over a hundred years old. A building is considered old if it was built in your grandfather's time.

[@SLO-Ride]

Same here in the USA. We like to brag about our "ancient" 200 year old buildings :)

[@johngrosshans1040]

Psmirage you are so right, being American I was quite impressed when traveling through Ireland and bumping into people who had a family that lived in the same house for 300 or so years.

[@ZATennisFan]

Not getting up for the loo is the new meaning of "an all nighter" 🤣🤣

[@struanpeat5116]

I think this is the first full year I've enjoyed your videos, and I have to say they've done wonders for helping relax after tough days. You may not hear it often, but you and your channel are greatly appreciated, even by people who don't go sailing.

[@christopherestrada8576]

I just want to thank you again. The world seems to have gone completely mad and yet you somehow you still manage to be a most welcome and needed bastion of tranquility and inviting vistas. The calming influences and delightful laughs you have provided have been appreciated beyond all description. I hope all is well with you and that the storms of this world long pass you by. Here’s to another great season of cruising and too the future! *hoists a cold drink* Cheers.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@ronmcdonald466]

Hard to believe another year has come and gone. Thanks for taking us round the "Cut.". Let's do it again next year!

[@CruisingTheCut]

This year can't go soon enough

[@platinum53069]

When leaves, twigs or other organic substances fall into water and begin decaying, they release compounds known as surfacants. This interaction breaks the surface tension, which in turn allows air to more easily mix with water and creates bubbles. These bubbles congregate as natural foam.

[@lyndakling901]

You don’t know how soothing these vlogs have been during the Covid times!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Good! Thanks

[@susan4916]

Another perfect video. Please keep going with whatever comes into your head! Your life is the perfect break from reality for many of us. :)

[@msjorgensen3828]

It couldn't be said any better. These videos are relaxing and yet educationel if you enjoy geography.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you so much!

[@Nilguiri]

Beautiful stretch of river. Looking forward to next year's cruising. Have a good winter!

[@ruilof]

The Dutch barges you encountered are called 'luxe motor' in Dutch. In the old days these kind of barges were sailing ships. If the owner had earned enough money he could install a motor. That was luxery.

[@xaviergarrak]

Thank you for the fantastic videos! They are a wonderful balm in these trying times. Have a safe winter!

[@jsdibelka8005]

Thank you most sincerely for the only traveling I've gotten to do since March. It's been a privilege to be your passenger and you may have saved my sanity. Fair winds and following waters.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Wow, thank you!

[@paulbetka2966]

Have a wonderful safe winter ❄️ cheerie O.
From Detroit Michigan
🇺🇸 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@philipwinter8729]

Looks to be a very attractive journey, thanks. Hope you are now moored somewhere suitable for Lockdown 2 and will be able to keep up the vlogs until you can get moving again.

[@brodie2711]

A lovely reminder of a beautiful summer. Thanks, David for letting me ride along with you.
Keep safe. All the best. Stephen.

[@CruisingTheCut]

My pleasure

[@markbowen3638]

Thank you for all your wonderful content which has brought peace and tranquility into the strange times we have all found ourselves in at the moment. As this years cruising draws to a close , here's to next year and what it hopefully brings for everyone...

[@kiethee]

I would like to thank you for all the vlogs that you have done over this last year I as well as others have really enjoyed going on your journeys along the canals I think we all needed it especially with what is going on at the moment and look forward to seeing you again when you start cruising again stay safe and enjoy the rest over the winter

[@1258-Eckhart]

Thanks for the 2020 cruising videos, very much appreciated.

[@erat91]

The outside is a pretty marvelous place to be. Turn it off and go outside, fantastic advice.

[@ginstar3]

What a beautiful day to finish your cruising.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Yes it was!

[@davidchandler8881]

Thanks for another great year of cruising videos David. I, and am sure many other people, really do appreciate all the hard work and effort you put into making them as it must take an enormous amount of time. knowledge and skill to produce an end product that is certainly as good, if not better, than anything the BBC has to offer. I look forward to more narrowboat videos in the spring, but in the meantime, I'm sure you have lots of ideas up your sleeve for the winter months including the fireside chats which have always been enlightening. Happy Christmas and a safe Covid free New Year.

[@cindylewis3953]

I agree!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@tylerdurden7500]

I remember Cromwell Lock very well.
After being towed by a sand barge from Goole, The barge crew threw my stern rope at me and missed which landed in the water behind me. I was going at some speed into the lock wall. This was my second day at narrow-boating. I reversed and put all my stern rope through my propeller as I had no time to get it out the water.
I still hit the wall, nearly throwing my crew off the front deck. I was like a dead duck, in the lock with the sun just gone down and it pitch black, in freezing January with snow on the roof, cutting my stern rope free of my prop with a bread knife.
And I still love boating

[@CruisingTheCut]

Yikes!

[@FordS-O-S]

Always loving the videos... you are about 1 hour short in length :) As always Thank You David!!

[@deanlindholm8663]

I discovered your channel this summer and absolutely love seeing then English countryside. As a Canadian the idea that you have buildings over 1000 years old and still in use is mind boggling. Thanks for sharing your journey and I look forward to many more videos!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thanks for watching

[@Project_Servotopia]

Couldn't ask for a nicer photo to end this year's cruising vids. Already looking forward to next year's -- no doubt filled with all the lovely countryside views and dry humor/geeky references snuck in while we're not looking but have totally come to expect from your channel. So any ideas so far on what kinds of videos those of us hungry for CtC content can expect in the meantime?
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us -- especially those of us across the pond who have to enjoy the canals vicariously through channels like yours!

[@jimcadogan6723]

Once again sir a utter joy I look forward to hearing your random ponderings over the winter lay up .take care

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@richardwheeler7954]

Wow I remember when you were surprised when you reached 25K subscribers and here you are now with 169K. Love your videos!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you! 😃

[@michaelpilling9659]

What a shame the cruising vlogs have to stop. Regardless of COVID-19, a million thanks for all the miles we've covered together this year. As for this cruise along the Trent - magnificent. Fabulous film and great commentary. Please take care of yourself David. Don't take any unneccessary risks. See you again soon

[@CruisingTheCut]

No risks here, I'm a chap who likes tea and sandwiches, that is not the recipe for a risk-taker ;-)

[@lobstercheescake8264]

Dave-I’ve watched/enjoyed all your “cruising the cut” videos and currently watching your van/reading books series-you’re absolutely a treasure! Thank you-for keeping us all so well entertained this past year. Cheers to your continued successful endeavors!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you, I really appreciate that.

[@marybarrett9902]

Thanks, David. I do enjoy your vids. Honestly living here in the states, at this point and time. Your video are wonderfully calming. I tend to stay with the calming and the disregard high tension. After 69 years I’ve realized that staying calm is better then the alternative. Thanks again my friend. Blessings to you and yours. (John B)

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you very much!

[@TheLookingOne]

David, you are the Bob Ross of narrow boating
(Intended as a compliment)

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@TheLookingOne]

@@CruisingTheCut Others have put it more eloquently. Have you seen Bob Ross operate? It's a scream.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I love watching (and listening to) Bob Ross!

[@TheLookingOne]

@@CruisingTheCut He's a scream. He could stop raging elephants. Look into his background. In the military, he was an angry hard nose. What a turnaround!

[@susancarriker6645]

Thanks for another enjoyable season which has helped get us through this year. May 2021 be better for everyone.

[@altowatts1325]

Newark On Trent. Newark Castle. Great bit of a history lesson. Being from Newark New Jersey I recall hearing that Newark New Jersey was supposed to be the sister city to Newark On Trent. Though I'm not certain if that's true. Anyway, your videos, cruising or not, are always quite entertaining. So feel free to take a much needed break from cruising. Besides you have to have already made well over 100 cruising videos. There's plenty of them for your viewers to revisit ⛵. Sorry I know yours isn't a sailboat but that's the closest emoji my phone has to a narrow boat. Be well & stay safe.

[@mrwilsonwilson9599]

Thanks for the cruising video ... we shall now look forward to Cremating bread videos 😂😂

[@johnkelly7591]

Will miss your vlogs David can’t wait to next year thanks again 👍

[@CruisingTheCut]

There will be more vlogs over winter, as mentioned - stay tuned!

[@wdhewson]

Quite right. Shut off the news and the world is a marvelous place.

[@Chris_UES]

Comedy gold as usual!

[@rodrineto]

I discovered the canals recently. And I feel lucky to find your wonderful vlog. Love to watch it. Thank you David, from down here in Brazil.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Welcome aboard!

[@capt.eissaeissa2769]

Thanks David, great video. I wish you pleasant stay at this beautiful mooring. Looking forward to your next videos. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@jimreynolds9195]

Stairway to Heaven and Rorschach Water - brilliant. Your Newark is much prettier than the Newark we have here in the state of New Jersey. Tune out the world and switch ff the news - a wonderful prescription for staying sane in these uncertain times. Your NZ t-shirt seems like a nice hat tip to Traveling K.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I'm glad someone noticed the water comment ;-)

[@ivancarter7564]

Thank god some sence ....in these turbulent times it's great just to sit back and relax

[@daveandmarthaorvis]

A great video to watch after a stressful election. It's very healing. Thank you.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers

[@SLO-Ride]

Between the morning malarkey of Sean and Colin, when I get all exited for the day, and your afternoon calming and serene excursion across the English countryside, I not only get my day started, but I also get to wind down for the evening! Between you and Sean, I now know more English history, and the architecture to commemorate it, than any old tome at a Library :)

[@CruisingTheCut]

I wouldn't trust anything I say, I spend ten seconds on Google and stick it in the script...

[@phillipleboa5251]

Thank you for a wonderful 2020 so far !!!! Lock down and all !!! It was worth it EVERY WATCH. God bless !!!

[@rmyerscmi]

Ha! Cremated food. Your narrations are the best! Thanks for the great cruising season.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robsin2810]

Thanks David. My little piece of sanity, in a very troubled world.👍🙏🇦🇺

[@cheapercharlie]

Thanks for this seasons cruising videos.

[@gardeninginthedesert]

I'm recovering from a nasty bout of malaria AND bronchitis. Nice gentle videos are so helpful. Just what the doctor ordered. Thanks once again David.

[@CruisingTheCut]

That sounds nasty indeed, I hope the recovery continues!

[@SongOfEire]

That last shot is truly glorious, indeed! It deserves the place of pride in your soon-to-be-published calendar, right?

[@CruisingTheCut]

I did one once but it didn't really sell. Also, I tend to forget to take enough atmospheric pictures each month so as to have something for each of the seasons!

[@autumnnite1803]

What a wonderful final cruise before hunkering down for winter. Thanks David.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@paulharris3149]

What do you do in winter do you moor over winter

[@CruisingTheCut]

Yes, moor over winter

[@virginiatolles1664]

It's been a grand season of cruising, David. Thank you. So looking forward to what comes ahead.

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

This just goes to show, what a gorgeous green and pleasant land we call home. Excellent commentary and great footage, as always.
Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@nrdas8912]

"Floating gin palaces". Good one mate.

[@nancyboston201]

Can’t wait for the Christmas video! Ho! Ho!

[@sarahgardiner1649]

Yes please!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Oh crikey, I don't have any plans for a Christmas video other than saying "hello, happy christmas everyone"

[@bigal6684]

Hats off to you on the success of this channel! The world has gained a remarkable view into the canal system.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you!

[@jeffebdy]

That last image is worth my monthly data allowance

[@samanthadawn9198]

I believe you came across my dad on this journey! When you were travelling through Newark by the marina he was very excited to have spotted you and sent me the picture of you waving! Was hoping the footage may have made it into the vlog, would have made his year!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Ah yes, I remember. He shouted across as I went by and we had a little chat and I waved for his pic but I wasn’t filming him.

[@sgit1]

Those "Dutch Barges" are beautiful. Best wishes for 2021. It will be a better year if people learn to behave better.

[@judycurtis44]

Just read your "questions most often asked" - very informative. As you have suggested, everyone should read this before asking the same thing over and over. Love your blogs and hope you have a healthy winter from South Carolina. 😻😻

[@dawndietz4654]

Spectacular scenery, just beautiful 🌈. Thank you for taking us along this season😊

[@CruisingTheCut]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@karenmills1487]

Stay safe, take care, and keep us updated on what is happening or lack of. Looking forward to your next vlog. Love your vlogs xxx

[@TheKayaker71]

I'm soooo happy to see you - I'm letting ALL the commercials play thru!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Haha thank you!

[@davidjones8680]

Many thanks for sixteen minutes of beautiful and peacful sanity after just working twenty six hours non stop in a very dark and dismal factory. I will now venture off to my bed and dream of the day I can retire and do as you are doing. Best wishes and thanks for sharing all your interesting travels with us land lubbers.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Glad you like it! Sleep well...

[@leootjuh]

i can't wait for the next year of cruising :D

[@liminal79]

thank you so much for sharing all your cruising videos. I've only recently started following the channel (a few months now) and I must say, this is one of the best things I've found on UA-cam this 2020. ^_^ Hope you have a warm winter!

[@kurtmartens4593]

I've been meaning to comment for ages, finally found a moment. I love your channel. Working overseas in a high stress job, I find myself envying your life on more than one occasion. I wish we had more canals like this in the US; I think all we have is the Erie Canal system which of course pales in comparison and certainly is not a lifestyle choice. Ah well, something else to envy about life in the UK I suppose.
Keep up the great work.

[@55cyberwood]

In the US rivers are used in place of digging canals. The system is very extensive. One can motor from New Orleans to Chicago for example. Or New Orleans to Montana.

[@rgarlinyc]

Coming off my five day, mostly sleepless marathon off stress and suspense with our elections, it was simply wonderful to bask in my now happy mood and sit back to enjoy this delightful journey. Thank you for all the calm and solace you provided me since I first discovered you early this year. You Sir, are a champion among men.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I’m glad you like the video

[@misterflibble6601]

Blessed relief from all the insanity in America. Cheers from the U.S.A.

[@iancardwell3877]

Good luck for the rest of the year, David. And if we miss any more vlogs, you have a merry christmas

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you, you too

[@nitehawk86]

I love following along with you on Google Maps.

[@johngrosshans1040]

You and Foxes Afloat give these little snippets of history, which I greatly appreciate. I love history but I don’t always love trying to get through a 600 page book. ........thanks.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I'm not a fan of history but it's amazing how ten seconds on Google can boost a script ;-)

[@johngrosshans1040]

@@CruisingTheCut as long as you keep putting out these little bits of history it’s ok with me if you preface it with “and now for a tiny bit of BS history, and then I’m having a brew.”

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks David. Stunning last shot. People in that house for sale better not throw stones. 😉

[@CruisingTheCut]

Anyone who can afford that house has people who throw the stones for them.

[@grahamjones-musician9825]

What a fabulous photograph to finish on! I live near this part of the Trent; lovely to see it from the water. Thank you and stay safe over the winter.

[@danielbaer2319]

Your channel has been one of those gems I have discovered on UA-cam. I have often set it up on my main TV and enjoyed watching the relaxing scenery drift by. I live right next to a river (the Murray here in Australia), and the thought of cruising it is growing on me, though the scenery isn't a touch on the English country side. Thankyou for your channel, it has been most enjoyable.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers 😀

[@kimberlystone3987]

Your knowledge of history is fantastic, and
interesting..
Love your Sense of humor...
Enjoy your lovely life !!!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers, I get all my info from the web, can't claim to be any expert!

[@chrismont5475]

Very well spoken and well educated by your voice and knowledge Thanks. I can see why you have so many subscribers

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@ElementofKindness]

I so enjoy your humor.

[@Roberttuck5611]

Thank you David for another vlogging season

[@tomsharpei]

Excellent cruise for ending the season. Always enjoy the country and city sights.

[@elcheapo5302]

Being from New Jersey, USA I couldn't help but notice your Newark is a lot nicer than my Newark.

[@MaryHit1]

Thank you David. Another great video. And thanks for making some enjoyment out of this crazy year 2020. Ron from New Hampshire, USA.

[@gillchatfield3231]

Lovely trip. Thank you. Until March I went from Newark to Southwell once a month. The bus passes Fiskerton, but never had time to stop. Good to see it from the river for a change. Then often have a pizza and a pint on the Castle Barge on my way home. Recommended, especially on the top deck, with large windows to enjoy the river and passing boats. Look forward to seeing it all again in person next year. Thanks for sharing your travels.

[@susanmarker2164]

Great cruising this past year..thank you so very much...

[@CruisingTheCut]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@7Heist7]

I discovered this channel about 3-4 months ago because of boring online school. Sitting at home all day and the occasional narrow boat video in the background while doing homework is quite enjoyable.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Excellent! Welcome along.