Thanks for all the lovely comments, it's just another part of the friendliness and acceptance I've found on the canals. Annamarie and Kath are amazing people, and they did a wonderful, sympathetic job of the interview. It was fun to do!
As an American railfan and railway modeler, an as a disabled person, I will echo what you said about travel differences between our continent and the UK, and specifically railway travel. Though my brother is the only one of us who has lived in UK at all, I've done a lot of reading and conversing about travel and specifically railways in all 3 countries, but more US and UK than Canada. What you were saying about the distances brings to mind childhood when my Dad who was from Missouri (Mom was too) was in the Navy, for some odd reason the Navy doesn't have any piers in Kansas City, so it was usually a thousand mile trip to go visit extended family. For instance, is about a thousand, five-hundred and sixty miles from San Diego to Kansas City, MO. & About a thousand and twenty miles from Charleston, SC, to KCMO. Each of those trips being similar to twice the 619 mile trip from Brighton to Inverness. Even the 790 miles NYC to Chicago is around 1 and a third times Brighton to Inverness. Have read several times throughout the decades that those who study such things have determined that trips over about 500 miles are more practical and efficient by air than by rail. And depending on the exact from and to locations it is roughly 2,700 miles from US west coast to east coast, while UK at its west-east widest is roughly 350 to 400 miles; making my country a bit over 7 times as wide as UK, and Canada's width in the same ballpark, plus a few more miles.
It's great to hear someone's view of our country saying how good it is , we complain ( and we all do it ) about the buses , trains etc but we really are very lucky to live here , this vlog was not so much about the canals but about our country and the people in it , thanks Doug and long may you visit us .
I too became addicted to those youtube vids. I bought my boat whithout ever being on one. never had a narroboat holiday. never even walked dpwn a toa path befor I bought my boat. I have lived on it 2 years now..best part of my life so far. I love it. great vlog. steve with the 2 dogs at venetian marina.
As an 'Enthusiastic Hire Boater', I envy you continuous cruisers, mostly for your ability to tackle almost any canal or navigation, without having to 'plot the return journey.' Unless we have the time (or the money) to hire a boat for two or more weeks, we can't do the majority of the 'rings' and they are really the 'gold standard' of hire boating. We've done the Four Counties, so far, but it's mostly 'out and back'. The other thing I envy you guys for is the friendships. Doug is obviously completely converted, but I know you girls have mates all over the cut and you sometimes share their travels. As Doug says, the fleeting conversations struck up at locks or alongside overnight, are priceless because boaters are largely nice people who think like you. To be there weeks or months at a time and seeing real friends all the time, must be a very special part of 'The Cut and all its works'. Thanks for an unusual and interesting vlog.
Hi Roger Back in Oct '17 my family & I (2 adult sons & the Good Lady Wife) did the Stourport ring starting & finishing from Droitwich Spa in a week, which was great fun. You also get to ascend (or descend) the Tardebigge flight of 30 locks - the longest in the country !! 😎👍
In my experience, don't be afraid of 'out and back' trips. The return usually looks different anyway, and you get to stop at different places that you might have missed the first time. I loved doing the K&A in both directions, felt like totally different canals in some ways.
As another Canadian, David's videos (CTC) made me discover yours and and the community of UA-camrs sharing their experiences on canals and narrowboats in the UK. We don't have narrowboats here but we do have multiple canal systems that allows travel between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, going through Ontario and Québec. You guys inspired me. I'm not planning on buying a narrowboat but as an avid kayaking and camping fan, I'm now planning to kayak from lake Simcoe to Montréal using the Trent-Severn waterway, the Rideau canal and the Lachine canal. In North America you can get a "cruiser" and loop around the canal system (Great Loop) of the US and Canada all year long but there is much more river navigation involved and possibly the ocean so I'm sure the experience is very different.
Fellow Canadian here to and an avid sea kayaker too. I paddle Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe. A good friend of mine paddled the whole Trent-Severn system last year.
As I sit here in my (very dry) southwest Ohio home, waiting for new vlogs to be posted every Sunday, you all are living the dream. Thanks for sharing your narrowboat experiences with armchair dreamers like me. And go, Doug, go!
Ahhh - that was really lovely. Brilliant feel-good vlog. Cheered me up no end during this never ending dreadful winter weather. We will have to look out for Doug on the canals this coming season.
Hi Kath & Annamarie. I just LOVE these interview flogs. Such a great insight into the community and how and why they fell in love with narrowboats and living aboard. Congratulations on the series. I hope you continue to throw a few of these in regularly as you find interesting people to talk with you. Thanks
Omg that was interesting how he found living and cruising about the system and how he got it in the first place. And all the friends he has now. Thanks for showing it Douglas and you girls thanks as well for showing other people like our water ways
Great , I just love to see this .sounds fantastic. From a fellow canadian n.s, you are living a dream. Thanks girls for posting this ,it gives me hope. Cheers
Kath and Annamarie - this is one of the best videos you’ve ever posted. I’m from the US, and I spend what time I can in the UK. Doug’s comments about the transport system (trains), the history and, importantly, the people - exactly what I’ve experienced in my numerous travels to the UK. I often think about what “boat time” would be like, as Doug mentioned. I always enjoy your videos.......safe travels.
Fantastic vlog, I don’t usually make or add comments on any of the canal vloggers as I just love watching so many of you going about your daily adventures but I must say what a delightful and friendly guy he is so happy and loving our country and all that it has to offer; note to all that choose to moan about our country and what it has to offer, we here have it better than most on this planet 👍
Thanks, really enjoyed that. It's admirable to up sticks and embark on this adventure of doing something totally new. I'm glad it's worked out so well and people make you feel welcome here.
Love this vlog, Doug! How inspirational! I follow a lot of narrow boaters and the appeal to me increases every time I watch them! Good luck on your narrow boat journeys and welcome to the UK! ⛴❤️
I think your observations about „living small“ before you tried narrowboating are quite true. I used to live in a three bed house, then a two bed flat and now I’m in a one double room in a shared house. Equally, I’m determined to move away from „the big shop“ that requires large food cupboards or a larder or a freezer to store everything. Shopping small nearly everyday is a better way to go. I’m not getting my boat until next Easter but from a mindset perspective I think I’m ready for the more minimalist lifestyle.
That was different. What a nice chap. I could not buy a narrowboat that way. It would give me nightmares. After this vblog I clicked on to your end of 2016 vblog. Has it really been four years since you took to the water? Thank you for sharing your life with us and opening your home to us. It has been so good to share your adventure.
Oh if only I had the courage to just do it......... Unfortunately my lovely nearest and dearest is a gardener and although I know you can have troughs or window box style containers, I know she would not be completely happy on a narrow boat. Oh well, you make the best of what you've got and congratulations to Doug, and I wish him every success. Thank you again for sharing.
Just watched Annamarie's "Dance in the rain"", before watching Doug wax lyrical about narrowboating, and topping it off with his love of the Llangollen canal, a man after my own heart. Such a good advert for anyone, but especially our overseas friends. Well done ladies, and AM, you are one talented lady........x
Nice vblog lovely to hear speaking so positively about are green and pleasant land. Went to Llangollen last year for a vespa rally l was blown away by the town canal steam railway. Plus got to see the aqueduct.😀😁
This was an excellent video, thank you. This is precisely our story and our plans, we first saw David on Cruising the Cut, then started watching everything we could find about narrowboat life, now we plan to vacation there at least once a year for the next few years and make sure it's all we dream it to be, then we will also do the 6 months on the canals and 6 months in the US tending to our trucking business and bolstering our income for the 6 months on the canals.
As Canadian who is also interested in Narrowboating Im thinking I would be the opposite of Doug. Spending the winter in much milder England and summers in Canada or possibly splitting the seasons differently. Will it happen? Not likely, but thats what dreaming is about, imagining what you would do should the possibility arise. Interesting vlog ladies. Keep up the good work.
The problem with narrowboating in the winter is that there are a lot of schedules stoppages for maintenance and repair, so it is necessary to plan that in. Also, some parts of the network use rivers, and if there's a lot of rain (as recently), they can become unnavigable until it desists. The recent storms have damaged parts of the network too. However, people do still cruise in the winter, but it pays to be patient and flexible.
He's right about your passenger trains. I understand that they can't be annoying if you're depending on them, but when I rode them in 2006 they were head-and-shoulders above what we have here. Our railroads really don't want to carry passengers since commercial avaition became viable; freight is so much more profitable, and intermodal freight works well with our combination of (relatively) vast distances, sparse population, and well-developed highways.
Hard to believe that I’ve finally watched all of your videos. I don’t know what I’ll do between releases. Just love the new boat and the new fireplace looks great. I hope you have a great spring and summer series. Thanks again.
Great video Kath. The man was a walking advertisement for the canal boats and the canal system. I missed seeing Annamarie and the cats, but hopefully there will be another video with them in it next week.
I found your channel after watching the episode you did with CruisingTheCut and I LOVE watching you two. The whole narrowboat experience (as well as The Narrowboat Experience) makes me want to come to England on vacation and hire a boat for a week. I have your videos running in the background when I am in my office (at the office or in my home office) and you are having a lot more fun in life than I am. Maybe some day we will meet at a lock and I will get to say hello to of my heroines.
How strange! As we look out of our window, we (Forever in Blue Jeans) are tied up next to 'Broadsword' for the winter in Aqueduct marina that you can see at the beginning of the VLOG.
Nice to hear the view from across the pond traveling on the network. Used to know an American couple that came over for 4 weeks at a time with shared ownership, as a shameless plug, we are selling our shares.
Just recovered you on your narrow boat from the north east in new England, this looks like a nice way to do some retirement time, gonna look more info. Thanks.
That was great and his boat reminded me of my old boat. I love the standard Liverpool fit-out. He made me think that I should just get on and do it but with my parents aged 89 and 90 there always seems to be something to sort out for them. I live in hope it will still happen and I check the brokers regularly. Luckily in the meantime I have your lovely videos to keep me happy 😁.
Hi again girls, forgot to mention on my original comment, let all Doug’s overseas friends know the ”shelf” on the Shroppie is just along the edge (bank), it’s not something you suddenly bump into as you cruise along! Not unless you spent too long in the pub at lunchtime!😂😂
The Shelf is there to cut down the wash for motor boats.Horse boat don't have the same wash. Canal banks are not for mooring there for keeping the water in, working boats only stop at a wharf.
brilliant...so glad you have found the canals and got a boat to go exploring....there are many amazing places to see and visit...you must try up north some time and do the Liverpool to Leeds canal or even take a side trip up the Lancaster canal...but you need to book a slot to traverse the Ribble estuary as it is tidal.....
Doug seems such a nice chap and enjoying life. If the limitation of 6 months was not applicable do you think he would stay all year? These interviews are very interesting and thanks for posting them
Don't think I've ever been envious of a Canadian. Until now. :-) And now I've checked and discovered as a Yank I'm eligible for the same six months out of 12 without a visa deal. Oh, dear. I never properly saw London... Never been to Manchester (Hello, Martin Zero!) , or Cardiff (except passing through on the train to Mumbles for my daughter's wedding at Oystermuth Castle...
@@TheNarrowboatExperience actually Australia requires a visa. Frankly I think UK wuld interest me more, even though I do enjoy watching Dangar Stu. He and I have some background in common, since he was once a Java developer. :-)
Oh REALLY???! We (Yanks) can visit for 6mos at a time?? Aieee. Now I just need to figure out A) a job and B) a boat. (Ok, really, I think I have to wait til after the worst of Brexit shakes out...)
What, addicted to canal videos? Oh come on, everybody on UA-cam knows that never happens, totally impossible! ;D But, yeah, even just looking in from the other end of the internet on the other side of the Atlantic, it does show that the canal boat community has lots of fine folks in it.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience I could be corrected but being out of the water would extend the life of the blacking and possibly offset part of the cost of storage for a part time cruiser.
Wow you guys are covering multi subjects with multi people this is extremely interesting material.. I do have one complaint. I haven't seen much of my hero lately. Hows Munchie????
I have NEVER wanted to have been born a Canadian as much as watching this video. This is EXACTLY what I'd like to be doing, but as an American I expect it's going to be MUCH harder to get permits to live and work in the UK even for 6mo/year.
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Thanks for all the lovely comments, it's just another part of the friendliness and acceptance I've found on the canals. Annamarie and Kath are amazing people, and they did a wonderful, sympathetic job of the interview. It was fun to do!
As an American railfan and railway modeler, an as a disabled person, I will echo what you said about travel differences between our continent and the UK, and specifically railway travel.
Though my brother is the only one of us who has lived in UK at all, I've done a lot of reading and conversing about travel and specifically railways in all 3 countries, but more US and UK than Canada.
What you were saying about the distances brings to mind childhood when my Dad who was from Missouri (Mom was too) was in the Navy, for some odd reason the Navy doesn't have any piers in Kansas City, so it was usually a thousand mile trip to go visit extended family.
For instance, is about a thousand, five-hundred and sixty miles from San Diego to Kansas City, MO. & About a thousand and twenty miles from Charleston, SC, to KCMO.
Each of those trips being similar to twice the 619 mile trip from Brighton to Inverness.
Even the 790 miles NYC to Chicago is around 1 and a third times Brighton to Inverness.
Have read several times throughout the decades that those who study such things have determined that trips over about 500 miles are more practical and efficient by air than by rail.
And depending on the exact from and to locations it is roughly 2,700 miles from US west coast to east coast, while UK at its west-east widest is roughly 350 to 400 miles; making my country a bit over 7 times as wide as UK, and Canada's width in the same ballpark, plus a few more miles.
Oh what fun that would be ! You from The Island Doug ?
thanks for handing over the time to us to film this and for being your authentic self. x
@@patnelson4308 Yes Pat, I live on Mt. Washington in the winter!
@@TheNarrowboatExperience You are most welcome, just visiting with you again was fantastic. x
It's great to hear someone's view of our country saying how good it is , we complain ( and we all do it ) about the buses , trains etc but we really are very lucky to live here , this vlog was not so much about the canals but about our country and the people in it , thanks Doug and long may you visit us .
Yes, he seems to really enjoy it here.
Great to hear a visitor to our country speaking about it in such a positive and enthusiastic manner, we could do with more ambassadors like him.
Canadians are always welcome over here. We were very glad to see lots of you in two world wars.
I too became addicted to those youtube vids. I bought my boat whithout ever being on one. never had a narroboat holiday. never even walked dpwn a toa path befor I bought my boat. I have lived on it 2 years now..best part of my life so far. I love it. great vlog. steve with the 2 dogs at venetian marina.
such a great story. We remember meeting you, hopefully will say hi if you are still at Venetian on the May 3rd.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience yes I will be here. see you soon. thanks for the reply
As an 'Enthusiastic Hire Boater', I envy you continuous cruisers, mostly for your ability to tackle almost any canal or navigation, without having to 'plot the return journey.' Unless we have the time (or the money) to hire a boat for two or more weeks, we can't do the majority of the 'rings' and they are really the 'gold standard' of hire boating. We've done the Four Counties, so far, but it's mostly 'out and back'.
The other thing I envy you guys for is the friendships. Doug is obviously completely converted, but I know you girls have mates all over the cut and you sometimes share their travels. As Doug says, the fleeting conversations struck up at locks or alongside overnight, are priceless because boaters are largely nice people who think like you. To be there weeks or months at a time and seeing real friends all the time, must be a very special part of 'The Cut and all its works'.
Thanks for an unusual and interesting vlog.
Before we were CCing the ‘turn around day’ was always the worst.
Hi Roger
Back in Oct '17 my family & I (2 adult sons & the Good Lady Wife) did the Stourport ring starting & finishing from Droitwich Spa in a week, which was great fun. You also get to ascend (or descend) the Tardebigge flight of 30 locks - the longest in the country !! 😎👍
In my experience, don't be afraid of 'out and back' trips. The return usually looks different anyway, and you get to stop at different places that you might have missed the first time. I loved doing the K&A in both directions, felt like totally different canals in some ways.
Doug brought that chill Canuck attitude to the narrowboat lifestyle, perfect fit. Lovin' the series, gals!
He is pretty chill, that's true.
Nice to hear about a fellow Canuck enjoying the cut. Anna and Kath, thank you for the introduction, I'll certainly check out Doug's vlog.
You are welcome
Doug has a great attitude, fun interview. Sounds like he's enjoying retirement.
He sure does
Doug living my dream. Great vlog
It’s easy to see why Doug has no trouble meeting people, what a great guy! I’ll definitely be checking out Canuck on the Cut.
Very true. Doug invited us for a drink when we first met him and we've been good friends ever since.
As another Canadian, David's videos (CTC) made me discover yours and and the community of UA-camrs sharing their experiences on canals and narrowboats in the UK. We don't have narrowboats here but we do have multiple canal systems that allows travel between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, going through Ontario and Québec. You guys inspired me. I'm not planning on buying a narrowboat but as an avid kayaking and camping fan, I'm now planning to kayak from lake Simcoe to Montréal using the Trent-Severn waterway, the Rideau canal and the Lachine canal.
In North America you can get a "cruiser" and loop around the canal system (Great Loop) of the US and Canada all year long but there is much more river navigation involved and possibly the ocean so I'm sure the experience is very different.
Fellow Canadian here to and an avid sea kayaker too. I paddle Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe. A good friend of mine paddled the whole Trent-Severn system last year.
Ahh a fellow Canadian! Well done Doug and well done to the Narrowboat Experience for capturing his story in an entertaining and informative way.
Pleased to hear Doug has been made welcome over here. Always felt welcome when I visited Canada.
Good to hear
As I sit here in my (very dry) southwest Ohio home, waiting for new vlogs to be posted every Sunday, you all are living the dream. Thanks for sharing your narrowboat experiences with armchair dreamers like me. And go, Doug, go!
You're very welcome
Ahhh - that was really lovely. Brilliant feel-good vlog. Cheered me up no end during this never ending dreadful winter weather. We will have to look out for Doug on the canals this coming season.
Glad it cheered you up. x
I'll be blogging my plans at some point (when the storm damage has been fully assessed and the stoppages finalized). Please keep in touch!
Doug does just what we do except we come from Wester Australia. Very informative as per your usual blogs.
So you go back every year too?
@@TheNarrowboatExperience yes we try to spend 6 months in both places.
Hi Kath & Annamarie. I just LOVE these interview flogs. Such a great insight into the community and how and why they fell in love with narrowboats and living aboard. Congratulations on the series. I hope you continue to throw a few of these in regularly as you find interesting people to talk with you. Thanks
Another great video ladies - thank you for sharing. Loved hearing Doug's story too.
Glad you liked it.
A great chat by Doug about his experiences, so interesting 👍👍😎
Glad you liked it.
Omg that was interesting how he found living and cruising about the system and how he got it in the first place. And all the friends he has now. Thanks for showing it Douglas and you girls thanks as well for showing other people like our water ways
So glad you liked it. We love sharing other peoples Narrowboat experiences
Great , I just love to see this .sounds fantastic. From a fellow canadian n.s, you are living a dream. Thanks girls for posting this ,it gives me hope. Cheers
So glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. We love sharing other people's narrowboat experiences for this reason
Doug is so lovely and what a lovely attitude. Brilliant vlog - thank you x
Yes, we agree.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience Awww...thanks. :-)
Great story! I'm an American who lives the canals through you. Got started with Sort of Interesting a few years ago.
excellent to hear.
Nice to hear a shout for the old narrow boat lad and tilly ;) he must have been one of the 1st youboaters
Sounds like the best of both worlds, boating all summer and skiing in the winter.
Yes. It’s hard to stay jealous because he’s such a nice guy.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience You are so welcome to 'drop by' to ski with me one winter!
Such an interesting vlog, thanks girls for introducing us to Doug. It’s so nice to hear someone who clearly loves his time on our canals xx
What a nice guy, he’s made me realise just how nice the uk is , thanks for sharing 👍
good for you doug and hello from quebec canada
Bonjour francine!
Great interview ladies, Doug was so interesting and only a big win is holding me back from following his example LOL
Kath and Annamarie - this is one of the best videos you’ve ever posted. I’m from the US, and I spend what time I can in the UK. Doug’s comments about the transport system (trains), the history and, importantly, the people - exactly what I’ve experienced in my numerous travels to the UK. I often think about what “boat time” would be like, as Doug mentioned.
I always enjoy your videos.......safe travels.
excellent, glad you found it helpful
Fantastic vlog, I don’t usually make or add comments on any of the canal vloggers as I just love watching so many of you going about your daily adventures but I must say what a delightful and friendly guy he is so happy and loving our country and all that it has to offer; note to all that choose to moan about our country and what it has to offer, we here have it better than most on this planet 👍
Well that is just lovely, thank you for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it
Thanks, really enjoyed that. It's admirable to up sticks and embark on this adventure of doing something totally new. I'm glad it's worked out so well and people make you feel welcome here.
Awesome, fantastic advice, not only for boating............................. but also for life.
Thank you for sharing a great story. This is a wonderful series of videos.
Thanks. We are very grateful for people sharing their own Narrowboat experiences.
Fantastic ladies, in finding in what a chap Doug is. great voice is easy to listen to, enjoying this little series. 👍🙂
Great to hear Doug is enjoying the UK canals, long may he continue! Sounds like he’s got his life pretty well sorted, lucky guy!
Love this vlog, Doug! How inspirational! I follow a lot of narrow boaters and the appeal to me increases every time I watch them! Good luck on your narrow boat journeys and welcome to the UK! ⛴❤️
Lovely video 👍, lovely to hear these great positive remarks on our country.🙂
I think your observations about „living small“ before you tried narrowboating are quite true. I used to live in a three bed house, then a two bed flat and now I’m in a one double room in a shared house. Equally, I’m determined to move away from „the big shop“ that requires large food cupboards or a larder or a freezer to store everything. Shopping small nearly everyday is a better way to go. I’m not getting my boat until next Easter but from a mindset perspective I think I’m ready for the more minimalist lifestyle.
That was different. What a nice chap. I could not buy a narrowboat that way. It would give me nightmares. After this vblog I clicked on to your end of 2016 vblog. Has it really been four years since you took to the water? Thank you for sharing your life with us and opening your home to us. It has been so good to share your adventure.
Yes it has been four years. So great.
Oh if only I had the courage to just do it......... Unfortunately my lovely nearest and dearest is a gardener and although I know you can have troughs or window box style containers, I know she would not be completely happy on a narrow boat. Oh well, you make the best of what you've got and congratulations to Doug, and I wish him every success. Thank you again for sharing.
Well come over in your winter. Maybe??
Pleased you enjoyed our town of Banbury. All Canadians are very welcome here.
Thank you for this vlog, very interesting. Cheers.
Lovely video ladies nice to see other people like our canals
What's not to like.
Lovely insight, thanks for sharing it
Just watched Annamarie's "Dance in the rain"", before watching Doug wax lyrical about narrowboating, and topping it off with his love of the Llangollen canal, a man after my own heart. Such a good advert for anyone, but especially our overseas friends. Well done ladies, and AM, you are one talented lady........x
So glad you liked it, and thanks for checking out my painting channel too. Hope you are well.
Great vlog. What a life to have. 😊
Agreed
Thanks so much for having us aboard.
You're so welcome, Annamarie and Kath are the real hosts aren't they?
Good story, well told.
Doug is living the Canadian dream: elsewhere in the summer and winter back home. I.AM.CANADIAN lol
Hi Joe! (Canadians will get that)
Nice vblog lovely to hear speaking so positively about are green and pleasant land. Went to Llangollen last year for a vespa rally l was blown away by the town canal steam railway. Plus got to see the aqueduct.😀😁
Llangollen is beautiful
This was an excellent video, thank you. This is precisely our story and our plans, we first saw David on Cruising the Cut, then started watching everything we could find about narrowboat life, now we plan to vacation there at least once a year for the next few years and make sure it's all we dream it to be, then we will also do the 6 months on the canals and 6 months in the US tending to our trucking business and bolstering our income for the 6 months on the canals.
Brilliant
I loved this video! I always enjoy hearing about how other people design their life - and this was a great example!
Same.
I love that term "design your life".
As Canadian who is also interested in Narrowboating Im thinking I would be the opposite of Doug. Spending the winter in much milder England and summers in Canada or possibly splitting the seasons differently. Will it happen? Not likely, but thats what dreaming is about, imagining what you would do should the possibility arise. Interesting vlog ladies. Keep up the good work.
The problem with narrowboating in the winter is that there are a lot of schedules stoppages for maintenance and repair, so it is necessary to plan that in. Also, some parts of the network use rivers, and if there's a lot of rain (as recently), they can become unnavigable until it desists. The recent storms have damaged parts of the network too. However, people do still cruise in the winter, but it pays to be patient and flexible.
I'm from Vancouver Island so the seasons are much the same as the UK. I have to drive up the mountain to find winter at home!
Excellent vlog.
Nice really enjoyed that. Thank you all.
He's right about your passenger trains. I understand that they can't be annoying if you're depending on them, but when I rode them in 2006 they were head-and-shoulders above what we have here.
Our railroads really don't want to carry passengers since commercial avaition became viable; freight is so much more profitable, and intermodal freight works well with our combination of (relatively) vast distances, sparse population, and well-developed highways.
Good for you!!!!! glad you enjoy your time.
Hard to believe that I’ve finally watched all of your videos. I don’t know what I’ll do between releases. Just love the new boat and the new fireplace looks great. I hope you have a great spring and summer series. Thanks again.
Oh no- nothing left to do but go back to 16 days of summer playlist. lol
Great video Kath. The man was a walking advertisement for the canal boats and the canal system. I missed seeing Annamarie and the cats, but hopefully there will be another video with them in it next week.
We are glad you liked Doug's narrowboat experience and we are also glad you missed us lol
Once again great vlog very informative and a nice person see you next week take care keep warm love R and B
Glad you liked it
Nice one Doug!
Veni Vidi Vici an' all that 👍
My thoughts exactly! Thank Chris.
I found your channel after watching the episode you did with CruisingTheCut and I LOVE watching you two. The whole narrowboat experience (as well as The Narrowboat Experience) makes me want to come to England on vacation and hire a boat for a week. I have your videos running in the background when I am in my office (at the office or in my home office) and you are having a lot more fun in life than I am. Maybe some day we will meet at a lock and I will get to say hello to of my heroines.
Thanks for watching and coming over from Cruising the Cut.
Thumbs up from this Canadian narrowboater (hirer)!
How strange! As we look out of our window, we (Forever in Blue Jeans) are tied up next to 'Broadsword' for the winter in Aqueduct marina that you can see at the beginning of the VLOG.
Nice to hear the view from across the pond traveling on the network. Used to know an American couple that came over for 4 weeks at a time with shared ownership, as a shameless plug, we are selling our shares.
Ladies; love your videos, keep up the good work .love Kenny
Just recovered you on your narrow boat from the north east in new England, this looks like a nice way to do some retirement time, gonna look more info.
Thanks.
Happy to answer any questions David!
Wait! Canadians on the cut? I"m out! Just kidding. Great video. Really enjoyed it. I have to get over to experience the canals.
Great video, nuff said 👍
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Michael
Interesting guy and so chilled 👍🏽Doug should be a UA-cam guru too😊
True. And his blog is well worth a look.
Thank you, but I'll leave the vlogging to the real talent, like The Narrowboat Experience!
That was great and his boat reminded me of my old boat. I love the standard Liverpool fit-out. He made me think that I should just get on and do it but with my parents aged 89 and 90 there always seems to be something to sort out for them. I live in hope it will still happen and I check the brokers regularly. Luckily in the meantime I have your lovely videos to keep me happy 😁.
It is great seeing someone just go do it and thrive isn't it. I do think you'll work it all out in the end Sylvia. x
Excellent video
thank you
Nice guy . Good video
Hi again girls, forgot to mention on my original comment, let all Doug’s overseas friends know the ”shelf” on the Shroppie is just along the edge (bank), it’s not something you suddenly bump into as you cruise along! Not unless you spent too long in the pub at lunchtime!😂😂
very true... I'll be sure to pass that along.
The Shelf is there to cut down the wash for motor boats.Horse boat don't have the same wash. Canal banks are not for mooring there for keeping the water in, working boats only stop at a wharf.
interesting thanks
brilliant...so glad you have found the canals and got a boat to go exploring....there are many amazing places to see and visit...you must try up north some time and do the Liverpool to Leeds canal or even take a side trip up the Lancaster canal...but you need to book a slot to traverse the Ribble estuary as it is tidal.....
Doug seems such a nice chap and enjoying life.
If the limitation of 6 months was not applicable do you think he would stay all year?
These interviews are very interesting and thanks for posting them
I’m sure it would be tempting
I have looked into staying longer but it has other implications back home. Like my health care and the ski season...so not at this point.
Don't think I've ever been envious of a Canadian. Until now. :-)
And now I've checked and discovered as a Yank I'm eligible for the same six months out of 12 without a visa deal. Oh, dear. I never properly saw London... Never been to Manchester (Hello, Martin Zero!) , or Cardiff (except passing through on the train to Mumbles for my daughter's wedding at Oystermuth Castle...
Yes, brilliant isn't it. I think you might find you could do similar in Australia?
@@TheNarrowboatExperience actually Australia requires a visa. Frankly I think UK wuld interest me more, even though I do enjoy watching Dangar Stu. He and I have some background in common, since he was once a Java developer. :-)
Oh REALLY???! We (Yanks) can visit for 6mos at a time?? Aieee. Now I just need to figure out A) a job and B) a boat. (Ok, really, I think I have to wait til after the worst of Brexit shakes out...)
Nice guy really good video. We are on the verge of buying
Good luck!
Great video - really enjoyable - thanx 😉
WHAT A MAN' good find, you girls
Great video Say hello to Doug for me.
Hi Ian!
What, addicted to canal videos? Oh come on, everybody on UA-cam knows that never happens, totally impossible! ;D
But, yeah, even just looking in from the other end of the internet on the other side of the Atlantic, it does show that the canal boat community has lots of fine folks in it.
If I win the lottery, this would be me. Granted I don't play the lottery. Dreaming
This made me laugh.
Great video and very informative. I never considered cry land storage which might fit in very well with out plans.
Yes, could do.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience I could be corrected but being out of the water would extend the life of the blacking and possibly offset part of the cost of storage for a part time cruiser.
Wow you guys are covering multi subjects with multi people this is extremely interesting material.. I do have one complaint. I haven't seen much of my hero lately. Hows Munchie????
Your 'hero' is under a quilt asleep. lol
@@TheNarrowboatExperience lol go munchie
I have NEVER wanted to have been born a Canadian as much as watching this video.
This is EXACTLY what I'd like to be doing, but as an American I expect it's going to be MUCH harder to get permits to live and work in the UK even for 6mo/year.
US citizens can visit the UK for up to 6 months without a visa for tourism. Working is another matter.
www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa
@@TheEulerID Sadly, I still need to work, as I haven't managed to save enough to retire on yet (ever??).
Very cool. He pretty much interviewed himself. I really liked his boat. Looked more like a guys boat inside.
lol
@@TheNarrowboatExperience Heavy on the electronics, light on the decorations? lol...
I'm a Canuck too 😻😻🇨🇦
Yay
Well done, ladies 🇦🇺👍
That was great!
Glad you liked it
I love the U.S., but if I could, I would try to live the narrowboat experience and cruise the cut...🤔
lol
not bad m8, not bad at all! i'm thinking along similar lines to your self an i'm from aus!
I love his attitude and his accent. That would be my ideal - half the time in the snow and half the time in summer.
Sounds pretty ideal I have to agree
He doesn't have an accent.
@@2Sugarbears That's what I think! lol...
Lovely
Loved it was great I wih I could do 2. Safe sailing to you..:)
Re: thumbs down. W-H-Y???????🤣 In the words of Alan Partridge...".... some people!🙄" ❤️
Great bloke, come anytime your more than welcome
Thanks Paul, I'm hoping to keep coming over.