Travels by Narrowboat - "All Is Quiet, On New Year's Day" - S09E02
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Welcome and you join Aslan & I on New Year's Day outside the small town of Rugeley, on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Having spent 2 days 'surviving another New Year's Eve, I firstly take a look around, then walk into town for a tasty treat, as well as buy some proper 'real' milk.
Later, it's back to cruising along the T&M, towards my overnight stop at Woodend Lock.
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The chug of Asland helps me relax
Armitage Toilets: "200 years and still going strong." Ummm, perhaps that's a better slogan for their customers." 😂
Is that the office building featured in The Bargee with female staff waving at Harry.H.Corbett?
One of my favorite things about Travels by Narrow Boat is that it allows those of us on the western edge of the pond to see glimpses of real life, everyday England instead of just seeing videos about history, royalty or tourist sites.
The start of my weekend, watching Aslan and Kevin, thank you.
I am always amazed that watchers can't be bothered to click on the like (thumb's Up ) icon it's so easy
I always do, but I think people forget! When I watched this, it had 19K views but only 2.1K likes. Can't believe 17K didn't like it, I mean what's not to like!!😀
We watch using a streaming stick in the TV so Like is not so easy.
Your Rugeley mooring was about 50 yards from our house, as the crow flies. Just beyond the canal side row. Loved your take on our town. The new moorings you passed were put in in 2022. The gang moved to a stoppage at Wolverley but they'll be back in March to finish off.
Chugged past the Armitage Shanks factory last year and it was obviously Quality Control day. Repeated smashing sounds. Then much further along north of bridge 36 near Branston a heap of smashed WCs at a landfill site to rival the Great Pyramids. I feel privileged to have experienced the birth, use, death, and burial of a (once) British icon 🚽 😢
Aaaaaaah! Three a--OOOO-gas, the chug-chug-chug of Aslan's engine, and a pint of the black stuff to top it off! Life is good! Thanks, Kevin!
That beautiful, calming sound emanating from Aslan’s engine is all due to the internal timing of the crank. You are correct in that the sound is transmitted directly to Aslan by the way the engine is secured. In the states we had John Deere Tractors that had a similar sound in the 1950's. Aslan sounds strong and should last for years to come as long as you perform regularly scheduled maintenance like oil changes and replace the occasional parts that ware out like your injectors or pumps. Keep chugging.
Love the sound of that engine.
To the Muffy Duck - watching you down here in Australia from the Whoof n Chook (the Dog and Partridge pub) 🦜
We have been watching you and Aslan since the beginning. Love all your videos and your sense of humor. Keep up the good work and thank you for everything.
Just got in from walking my dogs, made a big pot of Yorkshire Tea, thought I'd sit down for half an hour before I head into my shed for some some woodworking, switch on UA-cam and there's Our Kev and Aslan, Cushty!!
Always a pleasure sir!
Weekend starts with CHG😊😊
Sincerely, This is one of the few places where a refuge of peace exists on the Internet, so I can’t imagine how nice it is for you in real life. Thank you for sharing it with us.🙏
There is a rather splendid little farm shop near the end of the Ashby canal with rather splendid pies on offer… there’s a sign on the bride and handy mooring space too
Love that Ooga horn.
Oh, yeah! It’s the scenes of the town and the shops. That’s the icing on your cakes, Kevin. “Please, sir, I want some more.”
Enjoyed the nice views along the way. Thanks again for the vid. The flickering fluorescent light seemed surreal for a bit.
...that's Aslan's heartbeat. YOU will know when it sounds off.
It's Saturday morning another crap week in the rat race behind me and a pile of invoices to sort ...Depressing! Then a notification pops up that country house gent has just posted another episode .... My mood lifts and the bloody invoices can wait ..... Kevin you're an inspiration ..
I love the sound of Asland chugging along. I'm actually embarrassed to admit how much I look forward to a new video. Keep it up. I'm excited to see what's cooking up next in the galley.
I feel the same way Karen. I sincerely enjoy spending this time with Kevin. He seems like the nicest, most regular guy (in the best way). Plus he has awesome taste in music.
Aslan sounds in fine form. Love that sound❤️
You had me at the U2 reference. Heh. Hurrah a new ep! Tonight has suddenly improved.
At least the snowman had a good grin
When I got the notification for the new episode, I pulled it up on my phone at work, plugged in one ear bud, and hid my phone kind of under my monitor so it couldn't be seen by anyone walking by my desk...lol...I guess you could say I was excited. 😊
As always, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Maybe even a little more because I was being kind of naughty watching at work...😇
Thank you so much Sonya and I must admit to a little chuckle. You sneaky devil, though your secret's safe with me - I promise not to tell a soul. 🫢
@CountryHouseGent I'm always talking about your channel to my coworkers...hopefully none of them have started watching and reading the comments or I'm in trouble! 😱
Whats that noise . . . ah yes . . . its Kevin & Aslan. Nice one.
I love the sound of Asians heartbeat soothing
I do look forward to your videos. The sound of the engine is almost hypnotic.
It’s cold & rainy here so I’m going to binge on your videos.
Have a great weekend.
Your videos are a place of calm for me. I love the sound of Aslan's chugging, it's very relaxing. Thank you for sharing your life with us all. Lisa
"What happened to 14th century Rugeley?" Sounds like a job for the Time Team! Thx for another great video, Kevin!
There is a certain synthesis between the bungalows next to the canal and the boats on it.......Life in the Slow Lane
Hi Kevin. Lovely way to spend New Years Day afloat. It was nice to have a look around Rugely too - and yes, you made the right decision with the pie (I would have the pie any day) !! Great video - look forward to the next one. Regards RickLG
Perfect way to start my Saturday with a cup of tea❤
Hi, Kevin. It makes it a nice Feb 24th watching you ring in the new year. I loved ' Warning No Stupid People'. If only we could enforce that. Stay well. Leigh
Hi yet another informative article on living on the canals of this country..I am glad that you informed people about the engine noise given off by your boat ASLAN. ..
Long may you enjoy the life you have chosen ..all I can say is that I'm looking forward to the next episode on your channel..
Always glad to see a new video is up. Aslan's chug chug chug and a big cup of coffee makes a perfect Saturday morning- thanks Kevin, for another beautiful- yet chilly - view of the countryside from the canal!
Good job on the new theme song. “Going boldly where thousands have gone before” 😊🖖
Live Long and Prosper, Mitch
So great to see you again. I have always enjoyed your travels and watching many of your journeys over and over again. I don't get tired of watching your watching. You have the perfect demeanor, approach and views of life!! Thank You again for WA in the US.
You're very welcome Fred, thank you.
Thanks Kevin, the pie looked absolutely marvellous, I'm pretty sure that Aslan's engine will always have sounded very similar to how it does now as it's a huge twin cylinder diesel pushing out shed loads of torque. Apart from the rain this has been a great cruise. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Glass of wine, GHG video and a newly arrived "lock up your pork pies" t-shirt (very nice quality by the way)...perfect start to the weekend. Happy New year 😊
Awesome. Many thanks and cheers for watching. 🙂
Glad to see season 9 fully-operational!
I like to think of Aslan's chugging as her
heartbeat. Stay safe!
Goodvlog has usual Kevin would have loved a bite of the pork pie tc now the oldies 🤗👋👍
Loved the video and the calico kitty.
Cheers =^··^=
Ahhh...and relax....👍 always think these should be 90 minutes long...but unfair on Kev...😁....sod it...90 minutes now...🤠
We love the sound. I do think vibration pads would help where engine is mounted.
I must say that at the opening of this episode, when I saw the pork pie, I had to chuckle. I know you love them and what better way to celebrate the New Year. Enjoy it Kevin!
When I saw that pork pie, it made me so damned hungry!
@@martyb3783 Kevin has good taste!
I laughed out loud too.
Hi flower,your looking well. I am in bed with a sore throat and the lurgy.Cant wait for it to warm up,enjoyed your vlogs I'm a nosy bugger and love seeing people's houses and gardens xx
Another entertaining and enjoyable Vlog and thanks for sparing us by not filming the utter devastation of the countryside that the construction of the new HS2 (High Speed Train) has caused. So many old trees have been felled, and what for? - just to get to London 20 minutes quicker! Those moorings by Wood End Lock used to be lovely and peaceful, but not any more.
Umm, err, ah. I suggest you skip the first 5 minutes of episode 3, Bob. 😆
@@CountryHouseGent LOL. I'll do that! We were sitting outside the Swan pub when you expertly made the turn into the Coventry Canal. I shouted a hello but you were concentrating, and filming at the same time too 🙂
I LOVE watching your videos. The little history bits about the towns and villages that you visit are very interesting to me. I have been to the UK many times but mostly for work and didn't get many chances to get the real flavor of your beautiful country. Well done as always!
Nothing like the sound of Aslan's motor chugging away. Thank you for the video - hope your doing well. Take care - Be Safe. From Spin in the Midwest Northwestern Illinois.
There's definitely something very special about Aslan. Great video Kevin thank you 😊
What an excellent start to my weekend! Kevin on the 'tube' and a fish and chip supper on my lap!
Hi Kevin. Love your show. So relaxing and enjoyable! I was just watching this episode and you ask why Rugeley has nothing but the church left from the 14th century, well, that's because In 1709 Rugeley was hit with two disasters. One was a fire that ravaged the town (the town had been hit by a fire sixty years prior to this too, making this the second such disaster) and the other was when the Rising Brook which runs through the town broke its banks and flooded the town. Poor old Rugeley! Happy trails.
Another great video version elevator music, relaxing with my morning coffee friday.
Thank you from seattle cbr929 guy
Hello from Baltimore USA. Love your work very much. I've watched most all your videos and a few seasons on Prime. Especially appreciate the historical locales and fine scenery. Cheers.
What a nice start to the new year……..just so much that was pleasing………I know I would have made a great gawper looking at other people’s houses and gardens. Who could resist.
A new CHG video is my favorite part of Friday! Thanks so much for what you do Kevin.
A little late to the game here, Kevin, but if you still check these comments...I want you to know your Amazon videos kept me going through one of the toughest years of my life when I watched them for the first time in 2022. I have a very tough job with children, but "therapeutic" luckily does not even do justice to your work. Your sincere goodness, pleasure in the simple things, and idiosyncratic takes truly buoyed me, pun intended.
I had never gotten around to checking how Covid hit your narrowboat scene, but I had worried for you every once in a while in the back of my mind. Would he be scared, paralyzed as so many were by the worldwide phenomenon? Perhaps give up the whole undertaking, as several other struggles had challenged the process? But I am so deeply glad to see that your interests and lifestyle literally provided the perfect escape, and I hope you continue to live your favorite, best, and most pleasant life on the canals.
-Exhaustedly Righteous in MD, USA
Thank you for your fabulous appreciation of the videos. Physically I was never affected by or caught the virus. The biggest impact on me was the (now, finally being questioned) decisions our esteemed public servants foisted on us.
Hello Kevin nice to see you’re back in action, we love watching your adventures. I noticed you passed a statue on your travels today. It reminded me of a Led Zeppelin album cover. The stair ways to heaven.
A lovely peaceful video, thank you. I've watched it a couple times as I've enjoyed sitting here sewing and listening to Aslan.
Hello, from Kansas! Glad to know you had a great cruise on my B-Day. I love to hear your insights on things along the cut! Thanks!
Ty Kevin, relaxed and peaceful, just right 👍😊🌸
I like it when your off the boat and about town
The 14th C houses were wood and thatch “Wattle and Daub”. Streets widened for new cars. Love your videos.
Vintage narrowboat with realistic chuffing sound
Here you go Kev
In 1709 Rugeley was hit with two disasters. One was a fire that ravaged the town (the town had been hit by a fire sixty years prior to this too, making this the second such disaster) and the other was when the Rising Brook which runs through the town broke its banks and flooded the town.
Cheers for the backstory. That explains a lot but two 'Great Fires' and no mention? London has one and it's taught in schools. Damn our southern-centric society. 🤔🤭
@@CountryHouseGent Sorry, I just posted this very information thinking I was brilliant to let you know, and now I see someone beat me to it!
You're my #1 narrowboat vblog. Your weather there in January is just about my weather here (SW Chicago) at the end of Feb this year. Other parts of the country have had horrible winters and still are, but here it has been unseasonably warm and basically snow free. Looking forward to another season with Aslan.
Agreed Lee, dry and mildly pleasant here, most of the time.
A great episode and fun ride.
Thanks Kevin!
👍👍👍👊😎
Hi Kevin! There are worse ways one might spend New Years Day. Thank you for sharing part of yours with us. Cheers!
Your new theme song is brilliant talk about starting out this year in pure style
Great viewing as always..
Hi Kevin. That pie looked delicious. Thanks for sharing another varied episode. Glad there was space for you at the place you wanted to moor. Take care. Nick
Perseverance paid off for you and Aslan. By the way, I thoroughly love the sound made as the engine performs its duties! The Before you know it, you’ll be posting the next one and I’ll be able to catch up with what you’ve been up to. Oh, as you came upon the third sharp turn, I said to myself there’s another one of those and then you blew the warning before I finished the thought. I got a chuckle out of my narrowboat knowledge coming to the fore. See you next time from here in Portland, Oregon.
Jersey milk. I've been dairy farmer and considered my jerseys to be the best. Slightly richer milk.
When I was a kid in the 60s my grandmother would buy a brand called "Golden Guernsey". Here in US groceries milk is just milk nowadays but I can't do without it.
Good to see the "Gent" and the coming spring.
Cheers Casey. Since starting on the Jersey milk, I notice the difference to the stuff they sell en-masse in the supermarkets. Not sure what it is - it's white but that's as far as it goes.
Very nice vlog. Love the new theme song, well done!
Thank you, we enjoyed once again🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦
Brother, do you believe in old testament book of revelations and what it states? ✝️ 🙏
A pleasure as always James. Thank you.
James, please look up "Author Tim Cohen " channel on You tube. Look for his video " The fourth horseman, the anti christ named death" Please watch it and share with your brothers and sisters in your community. ✝️ 🙏
Thank you! Your videos always a highlight of the week ❤
Love the U2 reference in the title ☘️🍀☘️.
Thanks Kevin. Another relaxing vlog cruising our amazing canals.
Wonderful as ever Kevin. I do worry, still about the diesel fumes in your breathing area. Thank you.
Nice one Kevin know your route well and also remember the New Year you almost didn't!!!
Me again.. I always remember me and my best mate in Spain deciding on our night out "names" I for a laugh decide on Armitage Shanks esq.. and my mate was Twyford push ..😂
Happy New Year to you too Kevin. Neil
And best wishes to you. Thank you. 🙂
Great as always. Just love the new tune on the opening.
Kevin, Although we are well into February, and almost March, I wish you a very Happy New Year, in keeping with the times of this episode. Well done, and remember, always look on the bright side when it begins to sprinkle... we can all use a shower from time to time... ROFL... Cheers from Tennessee, USA
Keyword: Quiet. Time will help, my friend. All the best!
Happy New Year 😊I like the sound of your engine 😊lovely video thank you
Am I supporting this channel by watching the ads and not skipping them? Because I won't skip them if they are advantageous to the channel. But if not. I'd love to skip them......
Hi Joe. Simple answer, Yes, absolutely. Cheers, 🙂
Good to know Kevin. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'll happily let the ads roll to support a fine fellow such as yourself. I appreciate the content you create and enjoy tagging along on your adventures. Your a captivating and entertaining story teller and always keep it real. Rock on Mr. Shelly!!!
Nah then, ay up me duck.
Tis amazing how different canals and their surrounding areas look in rainy weather as opposed to lovely sunshine.
Ay a good weekend me owd cocka.
P. S
Greggs bacon baguette would have won it for me, lol 😉
It was a close call between Greggs and Wright's but I'd say viewers would have cried foul if I hadn't got a Wright's Pork Pie. 🫣
@@CountryHouseGent
Hahaa, fair do 🙂👍
Thanks Kevin.
Thank you. X
As always Love your programmes. Thank you.
Best series on UA-cam...👍🇬🇧
Would have loved to see the inside of that pork pie! Never had one, sounds delicious! Amazing how time flies, watching this video of your New Year’s Day, and it’s two days til March begins! Sending you greetings from snowy Juneau, Alaska! Many thanks for your wonderful and soothing vlogs, especially love your cooking segments! U2!
Another relaxing episode Kevin your fountain of local knowledge as you make your way along is always helpful for those of us who do not know the area. 👍
When you went past the Armitage toilet factory I shouted "Where's Hemel" it's just like the mill in the film The Bargee when the girls are hanging out the windows
Kevin Happy New Year to you and thank you for your vlogs, there are many good narrowboat shows however yours to me is the most completely satisfying. So keep up the good work and thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Good morning Kevin
My preferred way to start a Saturday morning is a nice cup of coffee and a new episode of Travels by Narrowboat!
And as you talked about last episode, your travels do give us the much needed view into those Better vanished times
Cheers 🍻 from Napa
I Kevin I have been on theis canal it so pretty and lovely and quiet and a happy new year too you all the best for now
Nice Reference to a U2's song (from the WAR album in the 80's!) --- My Favorite Band since the Mid-to-Late 80's for sure! So Very Happy to see the New Season Beginning! Be Safe out on the Canals! Peace!