Breaking Ice with Narrowboats
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- We smash through some ice on the canal with narrowboats, and enjoy a festive weekend trading on our cafe narrowboat.
We hope you're all feeling more festive than frosty.
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For those of you just joining us, welcome! We're Vic and Jo and for the last few years we have been travelling the UK on our 54ft narrowboat Zero and working in our floating cafe narrowboat, Holly. After two years of trading and travelling (and having a baby!) we moved onto land and are now planning big things for the cafe boat business! Join us as we work out how we're going to navigate this next chapter of our lives!
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Thank you so much for your videos. In a world filled with such grim news you should be proud of the simple joy that you bring with your lovely story. Thank you!
Joanna has such beautiful kind eyes. Windows of the soul. You are 2 lovely people who have made a lovely little boy and are living an alternative lifestyle to the rat race. Good on you
You are amazing in how you cope with the freezing cold in your cafe boat, so others can enjoy coffee/tea and cake. William looks so like Sarah now. He is a beautiful little boy. He loved the lights on your Christmas tree - so special to see his reaction, as he will remember this year I feel, due to his age now. You are such a lovely family. I wish your peace, health, happiness and much money to come your way, to keep you all health and happy. Love and Blessings from Jilly & Madge the rescue greyhound, in West Devon, England. xxx
William the star of the show these days he’s adorable!! Lovely video as always guys. 😍
Cake, hot coffee, and snow falling can't ask for more. William's happy dance in front of the tree was precious! Thank you so much for sharing. 🤗❄❄❄🎄
It was fun breaking the ice for you - the bit you didn't show is when I broke one of Alton's bargepoles! (good job we've got plenty of spares) ...that ice was tough!!
Hello Guys!
We were watching this morning and when we saw you opening up the boxes of tea towels and mugs ~ we lifted our mugs and saluted you and Holly! We love our mugs so much. They hold just the right amount of coffee, plus they're absolutely beautiful.
Merry Christmas to you three, and may the new year see you right ~ Hugs, Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾🤗💝
PS: Loved the flashbacks to the first Holly Cafe winter. You guys haven't changed a bit, still as young as ever.
Ah that's great. Winter scenes. Thanks for showing your regular stuff, Holly's looking good, engine ok, coffee grinder cope-able. Tree and William and Jo lovely.
Magical content, delightful music with spot on photography, we all wish your Family a very Merry Christmas. Thank you so much for making our Holiday come true, being with you.
Little William is having a ball Christmas is all about the little ones it is a magic time so good to see him happy learning about life with such a loving pair of parents you guys are doing a great job with him he should make a great kid as he grows up. Just keep the vlogs coming, makes my day to be able to see a special family doing so well even if it is cold. Ed 40 S of Vegas
william is soooo cute , enjoy these days with him they soon dispear into problm kids ha ha , great content this week , very warming x
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You are the cutest family ever❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Today is Friday, the day I get to share with you three. You always bring a smile to my soul. See you next week.
Wrap your coffee machine in some bubble wrap and a small thermal sheet or blanket. It will keep it from freezing. Good luck
William is most definitely the star of the show! If you are ever in Wilmslow again and want a really hearty but great value breakfast then Booths Supermarket cafe is your place 🙂. We had to make several trips to the area over the spring and summer for specialist physio services and we really enjoyed the all day big breakfast 🩷
❤🎉A nother beautiful video love watching you Guys living your best lives settled in a lovely house and still making and baking cafes on lovely Holly the cafe boat want a beautiful place you live in by the UK have the best of both worlds have a fantastic Christmas chilling out watching Xmas films and love of xmas food injoyed William have a lovely Christmas too love N1 fan jenny ❤🎉😅
Ahh Williams first reaction to the Christmas tree lights is adorable. He’s such a cutie, even at 9pm ‘stealing’ tomatoes. Those cakes all looked delicious as always, shame that weekend was a busy one for us. Thanks for sharing ❤
The professionalism of your Vlogs is quite special. The BBC should be knocking at your door in my opinion.
They were editors of programmes in a previous life.They show this on an earlier Vlog.
It warms my heart my heart to see how happy living in a house has made you guys. Thanx for sharing your life’s with us. 🤩
Happy Holidays to all, have a wonderful Christmas! I remember the first opening because you made a coffee walnut cake and I swear that was just a few months ago. Can't believe how much faster time goes by as you get older, so you young folks keep that in mind. "Get busy building your dream, or spend the rest of your life building someone else's"
Goodness. Williamis SO adorable!
Love you guys! Old Brit sitting in Canada just loving all you are doing and experiencing 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧Chris ❤️
Another beautiful blog vic and Jo cutie pie William have a fabulous Christmas a chilled out family time together love watching your videos about your travels and cruising on Holly the cafe boat have done some cooking from your cookbook Jo love N1 fan jenny ❤🎉❤
Buying shoes whilst you sleep magic. I wish I could do that.
Great to See england when it's snowing
I wonder If William actually realises he is saying bye to an awful lot of people..😊
Hi ever think to bring tables, customers onto Holly. It might make for a cool experience. Just making a division in the boat and maybe a crouch cover to extend the area.
I feel so close to your daily life, because of the excellent camera work. I have not had a christmas tree for many years, so thank you for setting one up in your home so I can enjoy it too! ❤ Merry Christmas to you.
Get a small tree!
I love receiving your vlogs and feeling a part of your lives. Your adventures with William remind me of our lives when our kids were his age. Great memories! Your photo & video work is fantastic as is your storytelling. In short, thanks for everything on this vlog.. Hope everyone listening in has a fabulous holiday season. My Christmas in Connecticut just perked up as I believe my Holly Tea Towel will arrive soon. WOOHOO!
All power to you guys. Viewing from my home in Spain where it’s around 16 degrees at just gone 5 p.m. as much as I’d love to partake of some of your cafe and cake I’m not sure I could survive the cold. Well done and thanks for the super vlogs.
William truly is a little Star ❤ xx
It was lovely seeing the clip of your first day! I remember watching and wondering and being so happy for you when you had that first customer 😊💜💜💜
It was lovely to meet you both today after watching you from your very first film. Superb coffee and pecan pie and you seemed just as delightful in real life as you do on UA-cam! Hope William's soon feeling much better and keep doing exactly what you're doing as you do it all rather well. Richard and Ginny (from the Isle of Wight).
Love the new pin badge :) I collected all the Narrowboat Experience ones and look forward (hint, hint) to adding Holly the Cafe Boat ones :)
Thanks so much for sharing. You all look so happy.
The little one is so cool . Happy trails
Hi Jo, Vic and William. I just like to say a big thank you for sharing all your videos.
I have really enjoyed them all since you both first started. Keep up the work and have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Aw thanks for the memories…. I remember braking ice, moored up outside The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port in The Boat museum winter mooring years ago… I was a single lady boater then, breaking ice to go get water!! I discovered the mooring belonged to the council who didn’t come around for mooring fees, I had saved the money, so joined the pool Spa at the Holiday Inn. Swam everyday!
Oooh when can I get my hands on a Holly tea towel??William's still a little cutie bet he has his toddler moments though, see you next time 🥰👍
Good charity shops in Wilmslow!
Back in the 80's I used to shop in the charity shops in Wilmslow buying clothes for my children! used to pick up some fabulous designer clothes and Top Brands.
So enjoy your videos so much. William is such a cutie & his smile is a winner. I loved his reaction to the Xmas tree. I enjoyed seeing the snow which we only get in certain places in New Zealand. We always have a summer Xmas. I hope your next two weekends are great. Have a good week.
Great video. Big SHOUTOUT to the Patreon crewe for sponsoring your video. Maybe send them a free Holly Tea Towel in appreciation?
Caramello Cafe looks nice too.
Love this episode! I’d not even thought about you having winter weather before I watched. I live in Rockport, Texas and we rarely have icy conditions. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas.
Brill vlpg you guys. We met in the summer passing on bikes between Whaley and Furness Vale, I was off shopping at Tesco.
Can I say that Wilmslow is THE most affluent place in the country, highest council tax rates. Always lived in Cheshire till boat days but could never, ever buy a house in Wilmslow 🤣
It was nice seeing all three of you, look forward to seeing you when you hit New Mills again. Stay safe.
Hello to you Vic Jo and William , Hope you are all well and feeling festive , Great video of your busy times , Tasty looking cakes , That is some thick looking ice you had to deal with ,but you all made a Great team , Holly looked nice and festive with lights Tinsel and a shop on Top , just needs that finishing touch , Tinsel on Vics Bike and lights would add that extra sparkle , LOL , X , well Thank you for sharing , Take care All , 🎄🎅🌟👍👍👍
Love this, it looked very cold. ❤️
Too cute tht boy. Thnks for sharing
Great VLOG. You made me hungry!
That was a really enjoyable vlog guys, one of these days I hope to come and eat some of your cake. It looks amazing x
Love the video guys. William is a little treasure.❤️❤️❤️
Maybe plexiglass (perspex?) Inserts for Holly's big window for extra insulation during winter. Cut to size with a little rubber around the edges, would allow them to just be pressed in.
I'm glad I was watching this eating an egg and bacon breakfast, while you were dishing out and trying those cakes. WOW they looked wonderful.
It's 32 degrees here in Vietnam, my wife and friends have gone into Ho Chi Minh to take millions of photos of the stores Christmas decorations. Left me at home to test Christmas beer, I'd hate to give out a bad one!!!!!!
I remember winterizing my old wooden boat, then while cruising the Dutch waterways I found a lift out and warehouse storage place. Spring fit outs then only took 2 days instead of weeks to get the varnish shiny again.
Such good vibes.
Hey guys, it has been so nice to visit with you and your narrow boat life. I hope for the very best for you in whatever you do next!
Brilliant video so much to watch 🤗👍⛄🎄🎅☕🍰
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
How cute is William ❤ love him ❤️ xxx
Looks like it's much colder up north, compared to the South East
High William and those other two. Great vlog as ever, Happy Christmas to you all.
Thank you !!!! x
What!, no pineapple upside down cake? I love waking up early and going out in the snow. What a wonderful time and that you have it all captured on video.
So Good 😊 to see you Guys Love 💗 You All xoxo 😘
William reminds me (in the best of ways) of those labradors that always carry around a stick or a ball.
I could not beable to deal with that cold
Those big marshmallows looked heavenly.
Keeping in touch with the people very important you will not be rich but will survive.
thank you for a lovely video.
Great episode and great to see Christmas celebrated. Cheers for the season.
Lovely vlog, I’d have thought Zero would be sold by now. Take care, stay warm you 3. X
is it up for sale?
Cracking video. Happy Christmas.
Bye William bye everyone. Great vlog
Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Im0p already missing youns. Tpake pcare God bless.
I remember the first coffee served, watched it when it was first uploaded. Must look how far back that was, and when I first followed you at the very beginning. Doubtless it will be some years back.
It surprises us how long ago that was!
great as always and the cakes looked amazing
William would brighten up the darkest day, he's adorable x
Everyone buy the book its excellent great recipes and made easy to do love the videos
It’s good that things are going so nice for you.
Brilliant as ever guys 👍 Love your content so much 😂 Just wish I was a bit closer to able me to visit your Café boat opening times 🤔 Where are listings?
Take care & keep up the great work 👏😘
Hello, thank you for another lovely vlog. I think we met you on the Peak Forest Canal in May... if you were being filmed for C4 at the time... William is such a sweetheart.
3F -16C here and snowing lightly. Going out to scoop driveway. Warm for here. Enjoy the winter.
Williams vocabulary is amazing.
He is adorable proper little boy.❤
13.7 volts, happy batteries :)
Merry Christmas to you guys!! Hope it’s special for the lil one.
Wonderful, keep up the shots of Macclesfield and the surrounding area. It is my only few from 4755 miles away
Another wonderful video! Right before Gogglebox starts n all - right Friday Eve combo!
how cute is that......a lot.
William looks just like Vic when he is pondering...
Hi guys, enjoyed the video, wishing you continued success and Happy Christmas to you all, best wishes Chris from Kent
I hope to catch you all on the canal soon, love watching your videos , mince pies looked yummy, I am going to buy your cook book, as love baking myself,
Lovely to meet you today holly, enjoyed, hot chocolate lovely, especially your mince pies, looking forward to using your recipes from your book, will see you again , after Christmas 🎄 enjoy 🎁🍾🎉
Delight filled! xxx
Thank you for another heart-warming video!
Great to see you getting out and about checking out the local towns etc - love the videos just need to get over again for cake 😂🍰👍
💫 Just magical. 💫
Gail's sausage rolls are the best. take care.
Happy Holly days. I was thinking if you guys, and doll could put wheels on your boats and put them on some land and maybe use them as a foundation and build and house in the middle? Or not but just a crazy thought from me .
Like you do ❤ don't be petty .
Groovy episode as always.
Oh no, I'm a number 2!! 💩
some folks put the boat into forward so there is a load on the motor and transmission/gearbox . great videos!