191. Fruit picking on the canal as we go through Stoke on Trent by narrowboat
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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Day two with Jasmin aboard (from This Narrowboat Adventure, link below) and we headed up from Stone through Stoke on Trent. There are several rather deep locks to traverse but the day was fine and we stopped to pick some towpath damsons as we went along.
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There is always plenty of beauty in your cruising videos, but the addition of Jasmin added another level of beauty entirely. Lovely video, thank you for sharing.
you flatterer
I love that the swans always come straight on at the boat as if they expect _you_ to move aside for _them_ and only get out of the way with great indignation
They go to a special Swan Finishing School especially to learn this degree of contemptuous pomposity.
@@CruisingTheCut I know a few people who must have been exchange students.
The drone footage was a nice addition.
Jasmine is such a sweetheart, she sure did look after you with those locks. Must be nice lol.
aww thanks ryan
Three years later, just as enjoyable as the day you first posted it! Thank you for this, David; it's great to escape to the beautiful waterways of Britain, complete with ducks, damsons, and damsels! We've nothing like it over here on the left side of the pond.
"The oddest compliment a dinette has ever been paid"..))
I thought, perhaps, he sounded a bit like Douglas Adams there.
Buy the house and moor the boat. Then rent the house😉
I'm blown away by the canal system you have over there. Physically I wouldn't be able to work the locks but very much enjoy the (video) ride. The history behind a lot of what you pass really gets the imagination going. I love trains too.
Greetings from New England, USA
Good comment !
The canals are like an open-plan museum. You see so much old industrustrial architecture about and you can spend some time guessing what old buildings and components were used for !
As Jasmin did all the hard work at the locks & David just (!) did the steering, I guess you could say he had the plum job !! 😎😂😃
"collision averted! ...cup o'tea required..." lmao!
Absolutely brilliant narration,,,
Never argue with a woman who has a windlass casually held over one shoulder!
Quite few locks done in this blog. Jasmine has been a great help indeed. Of course thanks go to you for providing her with such opportunity to be of assistance. Well done gentleman. Thanks for sharing.
My boat would drift away watching her do the pounding as well
That Jasmine is a go-getter!
thanks ross
This has to be the most relaxing channel on UA-cam. Now I want to go to England for a month and just cruise the canals
"You're alright" There is no higher praise than that
Nice Jasmine was with you on the Cut .. very helpful and seems really nice.. Wow that railway bridge was so close! Those steel beams just barely over your head... some pretty deep locks in that area... can hardly wait to see your next vlog... Cheers from Missouri USA..
I would love this way of life - Narrow-boating seems so peaceful :-)
Till you run into a gaggle of testy swans!
She's a lovely girl isn't she. Thanks again for a very entertaining video.
Must say in this vlog you both make a lovely couple❤
We are not and were not a couple, Jasmin is a friend who has a long-standing partner.
The underside of that railway bridge was riveting
Gotta love damsons picked by Damsels.
Collision well avoided.
EnJoYeD this immensely.
👍🏻
She's cute, and very sweet. You should definitely invite her back again.
Ahhh, I was a Brownie, some 60 years ago! They do not exist in the US anymore, but, nice to hear there are still busy little Brownies, doing good works in the community!
Hi love to see you both having a lot of fun so keep it up love it nigel
I’ve cursed up that way a couple of times now and the Wedgwood family are my ancestors. I can feel a damson jam vlog coming up now.
6:12 I love that house as well. I took a screen shot last time you went by ... It's amazing.
If one was so inclined to ring up a estate agent, the house is located on Boatyard Lane, Barlaston, Staffordshire ST12 9DJ. (52°56'19.21"N, 2°10'9.80"W).
Nothing is private anymore, thanks to Google and Google Earth.
Oh, and I have my eyes on that house with its own basin!
Nice integration of the drone footage to illustrate that turn!
So much for you being an introvert and don’t care much for other people’s company, David. I have watched many of Jasmin’s videos and I think you have great company with you. Cheers from Alberta, Canada.
we got on well
How complicatedly simple, a meditation as it were. Jasmin seems an excellent travel companion.
Hadn't heard of the Damson fruit before. Googled it and found it's like a plum. Sounds delicious!
It is. We had a damson tree in our garden . Delicious fruit when cooked
I don't think I've EVER seen a video with this many views/likes and not a single dislike. It warms my heart.
Sadly the dislikers have woken up since you wrote that!
I was thinking the very same thing sir.
Ahh, "woken up" you say. Those pesky Australians. You must understand Australians are very envious of large areas of fresh water.
So many unanswered questions... well at least a couple have now begun to be answered...
Not bad at all!
"Its like inception but with camcorders instead of dreams" huh I'd watch that movie. Wait omg _i am watching that movie_
I had been dreading this episode. Fortunately the swan episode and the 'need for tea' meant you were distracted away from my 'project' at the bottom of the garden!
Hello David, I have been subscribing a while now but have not posted until now, I had a Norman 25 with a permanent mooring at Lechlade on the Thames and a Princess 45 moored in Weymouth harbour at one time. I must say, I really enjoy your videos and the excellent and professional presentation by yourself. Sadly, I am too disabled to sail on my own but your videos bring back many memories and a yearning to continue on the route you have chosen in life. Thanks again. Ian, Swindon Subscriber.
Thank you
I am envious that you Sir got to spend time with Ms Jasmin, She always sports a good attitude and such a wonderful smile.
How lovely and playfully charming Jasmin seems.
A perfect crew mate.
thank you :)
You do realize that your idea of a more relaxing life on the cut, allows many a vlog viewer to feel that same relaxation, in a rather vicarious way...? I know I do and I thank you. Safe travels where ever you go.
my new favorite Cut moment - vloggers pointing cameras at each other in a digital stare-down - wonderful - and a drone shot!
I use the boat hook to pull the damson branches down to a reachable height. That way I can reach the ones that other towpath users can't get to. We found loads of damsons and plums on the Stratford canal a couple of weeks ago!
Great video David ! You always do top notch work !
Jasmin is so cute and cheerful , wonderful.
The drone shot was good, it gave another perspective.
How can anyone dislike a video with David and Jasmine. I very much enjoy both channels. Thanks for sharing!
aww thanks debbie
Damsons = small plums = prunes ❤
II will refrain from all the corny jokes about females on board and say this vlog was a delight. Jasmin was good company and between you, the vlog was charming and beautifully edited.You didn't say how Jasmin got there or how she would return. Car? Train? Now Jasim will be obliged to invite you to her narrowboat and make you do all the lockwork!
John, Ontario, Canada.
She came up by train with also a folding bike.
Thankyou for taking the time to comment on my video! Thankyou for the great feedback and compliment..?! Come on. Show a little more gratitude chap.
@@lukeellard9632 Sorry Luke - I have no idea who you are or what video you mention. Possibly a mistake somewhere?
The mediaeval fortress reference as the gates slammed shut, gave such a palpable sense! Thanks.
My mom was there and bought some Wedgewood tea service in 1967. It was kinda neat seeing the place. :) peace
It looked to my eye like those damsons very much resembled plums. So I looked them up and sure enough that's exactly what they are. Its good for you that Jasmine was able to eat enough to replenish her energy. She did move a lot of water for you after all.
they are wild plumbs
Enjoying your videos with Jasmin bro. Got a bit of a connection with Stoke on Trent as my dad was from there, born in 1911 and moved to NZ in 1918 with his family. All the best
thank you ken, i found you again
Good times. Nice scenery . Great company. You don't need that lottery ticket. You've already hit the jackpot.
Given the duties of your lockmistress, no wonder she slept so well!
Super episode.
Jasmine is a real asset.
Onward
Its good/great to have a company on a trip, and You and Her are two vloogers about the same thing, spent some time together, exchange ideas, some chat, food, drink, and the trip its self, cool, and the weather was working out too, ha ha. Nothing like a good time, before winter. TH
And about being shot, well its like being to tall, one have to jump-up all the time to get some,other have to duck so it will to bang the head all over, ha ha.
Great vlog David, as always v entertaining
For my fellow Americans: a damson is a plumb.
I had no idea that the word damson was unknown elsewhere!
@@CruisingTheCut I had to Google it. It's a variety of plumb, we may not have here.
Usually spelled without a b
Must admit, it had me a tad confused.
Thank you I was just getting ready to pull out the dictionary 😃
She is always so cheerful
Wedgwood station and barlaston station have been shut for many years now, have heard something about opening Barlaston Station a long while ago but nothing seems to b have been decided yet, nice to see you going past my area as many of the youtube boater have, I have watched all your videos after starting with narrowboat girl, narrowboat experience and nearly done all minimal list and your Vandemonium in the last few months or so. I worked on Wedgwood for 22 year finished in August 1999
Thought they had gone bust??
I used to supply Tissue paper to Wedgwood 20 years ago , beautiful white Tissue , i used to convert it to sheets on one of my Sheeters , then someone came along and offered a nasty semi brown tissue at 10p per ream cheaper , ( they bought 100 reams a time ) I lost the business , excellent product wrapped in rubbish , ah economics eh
Peter Mcintosh How very sad, all for some penny pinching. 😞
@@10wanderer they did, they were bought out a few times now owned by fiskars and most of it has house built on. Factory is about a third of the size it was.
Another fabulous vlog, and young Jasmin, what a happy soul, ,just imagine if all the world was so idyllic, boats, happy folks, and a slower pace of life.
Simply wonderful !
Great to see the canals in the Stoke-on-Trent area where my late mother grew up as a little girl in the 1920's and early 30's.
David, you look happier...… I think she was brought to you to make you both happy and share your travels. What a wonderful, vibrant lady. Time for a cup of tea..... oh, sorry, it is coffee here in the states. I love tea also. Enjoy your trip, I look forward every day to your adventures.
Damsons are lovely. They blossom very early though so a late frost will mean no fruit at all for a year. Eat them when you can.
I’m in South Carolina. I’m an American born in Scotland. My mother bought Wedgewood stoneware while we lived there in the early 1970s. I have the entire set in my home today. Love those dishes. Enjoy watching the narrowboats. Thank you
How nice to have some fruit growing along the canal. Makes for a healthy snack.
Lovely cruise David, good to see Jasmine with you
Well, it took 2 months, but I've finally caught up to you. Thank you for allowing me to experience what canal boating is like, albeit from half a world away. It is the kind of life I dreamed of when younger, growing up in the Puget Sound area in Washington state. Even in my late 50's I still dreamed of owning a sailboat and mooring it at the marina near my home for day trips on the sound and on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. But then I read "Passage to Juneau" by Jonathan Raban and by the end of the book, knew sailing wasn't for me. There were simply too many uncertainties with tides and currents, mooring etc., even though boat life still appeals to an introverted curmudgeon like me. All the best to you David and thanks again for the ride along!
You certainly know some fine ladies (and nice chaps) to act as occasional crew. Great cruising as always. Scary deep locks!
I've visited the Wedgwood Pottery Museum. There are thousands of exhibits there but after a while I found my eyes glazed over.....
Better then getting your bottom trimmed.
Learned something new today. Never heard of damsons before. Had to look it up.
Did a couple of nights at Bridge 31 midland mainline as part of the Market Harborough Line Speed and Station Improvement program and I tell you what, seeing this vlog and living as I do at Sawley Marina I was straight out on the cut and down to Trent Junction for a few hours then back....... your vlog’s very often motivate and after having been rained on heavily particularly last night, it was nice to wake up to a sunny day and a no brainer to get the boat out...... thank you David and guest.
2 of my favorite You Tubers together. It does not get any better than that! I would love to have such an agreeable crew member on my boat. :)
That lock filled up like a foamy bubble bath.
Wondered about that too.
I would love so much to live on a narrowboat. Given that I’m 14, I’ve a way to go. Someday, someday.
Haha 35 years ago we picked apple and blackberries from a narrow boat, can't tell you what else we ate, but we were all country folk and probably illegal, but was a free dinner😉
Thanks for the lovely episode, your cameras must have a good lenses because the resolution is amazing.
These videos are captivating. I have never owed any type of boat much less a narrow boat but am still intrigued by all of this. It seems like a lot of fun and sure beats the hustle and bustle of city life. I am not aware of this sort of thing in existence anywhere in the U.S. but river boats are definitely a thing near where I live. Jasmine sure was a great assistant.
In the New England area, north jersey, there are still old canals that have gone to elements. PA has some till viable. But no real interest in the US. There are canals in the mid west mainly for irrigation use but rather large as well.
you might look into the Erie canal i hear there might be some ppl living on it but then I'm on the complete other end of the country
There's another lovely house for you at Shardlow with moorings for 2 narrowboats. Plus it also has a miniature railway running round the garden! Look out for it next time you pass that way, if you're heading east it's on your left shortly after passing under the road bridge by the New Inn.
That sounds great!
Yet another excellent video sir!!
what a relaxing life; rather tempting
Thank you, David, for your vlogs. I've watched them from the very first and they've helped keep me going in this very difficult year I've been having. Keep cruising and smiling.
Glad they've helped and hope things improve for you!
Found your videos just today and I love your videos. I had no idea some very lucky people lived like this, Amazing, beautiful serene settings at every turn. I had to go to Google maps to have a look at the canal network over there in the UK, I'm totally impressed with everything about this lifestyle, and envious as we have nothing like this here in Canada.
Your specialty cushions paid off!!. Nice that you got some confirmation that the extra for the special L shaped cushion was worth it.
Lovely vlog yet again and so nice to “meet” Jasmin who seems delightful. So relaxing to watch😎👍🇨🇦
thank you elaine
Your river companion is quite plummy! :)
Your vlog titles are the best - from Canada where we also have a Trent canal system that runs for hundreds of miles but is not very well suited to the glorious narrowboats that you have in the UK. Also, sorry for the geese.
You are truly a "class act," sir! And what a truly nice day for a cruise it was.
Jasmin is awesome
Oh Damson's are delightful and what a lovely day for a cruise! If you're ever in the mood for a posh tea, Wedgewood does a fantastic one, the factory tour is very interesting as well.
CruisingTheCut... The most pun you can have on your own.
4:16 Pure Partridge. I love it.
Great job from both Captain and crew with a short break for some well deserved fruit.
Ahoy David and Jasmin.. great vlog and great foraging as well. Them locks look like hard work for a single boater so just as well Jasmine was upto lock duty.. cheers.
Hi David, I wish you a lot of success with your lottery ticket. And if, I hope you though will continue making vlogs. And my compliments to Yasmin. The longer hair suits her very well.
Loved that drone or high bit at 10:30, i know is a hassle but i think a small easy to use drone could give you some options, not overdoing just a few shots here and there.
Oh btw, keep the great work !! get that 100k mark!!
But - that's exactly how I *did* get that shot...
Wonderful vlog, and A-1 title.
the most beautiful and interesting traveling you have shared with us i think ,thank you : )
A lovely relaxing vlog David well explained....thanks for sharing
Great vlog David.
Always look forward to your posts.
Regards to Jasmine I watch her channel as well.
Keep safe both of you.
thanks david :)
The ever fragrant Jasmin.
Good company makes for an enjoyable trip. Well done!