I’m going to put a wager on, Jim , that I’ve watched these videos more than anyone else :) Best documentation of a narrowboat holiday on CZcams. By far . Editing and the soothing music. It helps that I love this canal I guess ! Can’t wait till im on it again mid august :)
Hello Lee, Firstly, Thank You for your response to my narrow boat holiday films. Your kind thoughts mean a lot to me. There has been a magnificent response to the whole series, particularly episode 2 when Harry drove the boat into a lock at his very first attempt, even at his age. Incidentally Harry will enjoy his 100th birthday next January. Sadly Trish and I are no longer together. We split up in 2018. She stays in touch with my daughter Sam, and is in good health. I now live in Glossop in Derbyshire in a new relationship. You may be interested to know that I have since made a 267 episode film call the Full Walk. It is around the entire coast of England, Wales and Scotland and shoes a 390 days walk. Also, please send me your contact details as I would love to meet you next August when you on your narrow boat adventure. We are often in Skipton and it would be great to meet You and Yours. Kind Regards, Jim
@@jimhawkinswalkstheuk Hi Jim I’ve just posted on your other video about our trip on the Leeds Liverpool for the week . I don’t know why but i never saw this response! Many apologies mate it would have been great to see you . I had a feeling from other videos of yours that you and Trish had split! So surprising!!! From these videos you seemed to get on amazing ! Well done to harry - 100 not out ! What an innings, and after doing all those locks myself I commend the man at 93 for doing them on these videos !
I really enjoy this series of videos, and often watch them. They are fun, calming, the team work between Trish, Harry and Jim is great. Thanks for posting them a few years ago, I hope they will be on here for many years to come!
Hello Poj Rog. Thank for writing to me with such a warm and friendly message. Very kind of you. I am proud to say the episodes 1 & 2 have been watched by 100,000 people since i Publish them in 2017. Sadly I have to tell you the Trish had to have a brain tumour operation, which fortunately benign. She is caring for her father Harry who is now 98 but has cancer, Trish is giving him all the TLC he deserves, You may be interested to know that I am the final stage of walking 5,000 miles around the UK coast pat. I am currently in the County of Dumbries & Galloway, Awesome place. May I suggest you find my Jim Hawkins You Tube home page, click playlists and you will find many more adventures filmed over the last 15 yeas, including my 127 miles wak of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal during lock down in 2020,. One again Thank You for writing. Stay in touch. Kid Regards, Jim
Hi Jim, many thanks for your reply, and all the very best to Trish and Harry, and of course yourself. I have actually been recently watching the UK Coast walk and only this morning saw the Chichester to Selsey one (Chichester is my home town!) and the one where you met up with Richard Vobes. The films are great, and I will continue to catch-up with your walk. What an experience! Fantastic. Good luck with the remainder of your walk and I look forward to watching more of your videos. Very best of luck, Rog
Thank You for your kind words Mr Flying Fox. Glad you enjoyed it for a 2nd time. Good Luch to You, and a Happy New Year to You and Yours. Kind Regards, Jim
Thank you very much Paul. Thank you for your kind words. I am going to share our Atlantic Crossing vids. Later today. Thanks to you and Yours. Kind Regards, Jim
HI Paul, thank you for your kind words. Just to let you know that Trish made a good recovery from a operation to remove an orange sized Tumor which was fortunately genning, and Harry will b 99 yeas old next week but sadly is ill wit cancer of the bladder. Trish an I an now separated and I now live in Manchester Kind Regards, Jim
Hello Rik, Thank you for your kind comment. I am very pleased that you enjoyed the journey. Please subscribe to my channel because there are other adventure films that you might enjoy. Kind Regards to You, Jim
Hi Emily, I am very pleased to know that you enjoyed the film. Thank you for your kind comments. You may be interested to know that I have started a new adventure film. Please check out Jim's Coastal Path Walk around the UK.Kind Regards to you Emily
I've watched your trip all day today during my revision. I'm 16 and me and my parents have a narrow boat and have done this route 4 times now, and also in the opposite direction
We really enjoyed the week on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. I am envious that your parents have their own narrow boat and can cruise regularly. Enjoy it while you can. Kind Regards to you
Hi Emily, when my marathon walk is over next year I will definitely be wanting to explore the canals again, especially the Leeds & Liverpool canal again. Thank you for your advice, and maybe you could give me more details of trust ownership and what it entails. Thank you, and kind Regards to You and your family.
Hi, I am working my way through your videos they are a great help as I am looking into doing a short break soon one without locks, just a quick question was that the same Juniper that your friends was on passing you with a different couple on at the 22 minute mark?
Hello Roy, thanks for writing. Yes Juniper was hired by an Australian couple for the first weekend of our holiday for simply just a long week end leaving us early on the Monday morning to return the boat to just south of Skipton. I can recommend the stretch of 17 miles without looks, and not too many swing bridges. The surrounding area is beautiful and alongside the canal there are many good pub, Restaurants, Etc and Skipton is beautiful town. Have a great time. Also Roy I am currently on a 5,000 miles walk around the UK coast path. If you are interested try Jim's Coast Path Walk around the UK on Facebook or CZcams. Kind Regards to You, Jim
Ha,ha,ha. Strangely people used to say I looked like Russ Abbott when I was in my 40's, but that was 30 years ago.I was in Spain laid on a beach and an English bloke asked me for my autograph.
I have enjoyed watching your videos but find the music far too intrusive. The natural sounds, as recorded are, in my view, preferable. Thank you for sharing your holiday with us all.
Hi Tim, thank you for writing. I respect your point of view regarding the music and I am sorry that it spoiled your enjoyment. The only thing I can say is that I have watched lots of amateur videos where the constant drone of the engine blocks out any other natural sounds, and I find that irritating, hence the background music. I agree with you to a point, but many people have written to me complimenting the choice of music and have thoroughly enjoyed it. But I can't please everybody, and bearing in mind that this is our holiday, made for us, and my family and grandchildren for a memory of their grandparents in future years, I am happy to share it with you and all the 50,000 people who have watched the whole series of these holiday films on CZcams. I have only had two complaints about the music, and I said the same to the other person. There are lots of other narrow boat videos with no music at all, maybe you would prefer them. It is a matter of opinion, but please appreciate that I am an amateur, not a professional. Kind Regards to you Tim, I hope you enjoy the whole series, days 1 to 7
Hi Jim, thank you for your well considered reply - much appreciated. We all have our own views and it is a good thing that we do not all think the same. My wife and I enjoyed 3 years living on our narrowboat so, in our last years it is good to see how others enjoy the same environment. We miss the sounds and smells of the cut enormously. Your recorded efforts have given us much to enjoy, even if we find the music a little bit intrusive. All the best, and thank you again. Regards Tim
@@timstewartuk Hi Tim , thank you for your reply, and I am delighted to hear from you again and glad that my first reply to you didn't offend you in any way. It is a simple case of agreeing to disagree, or as Brian Clough once said to Don Revie, you can't argue with opinion. However I do understand your point, and perhaps the volume may be too loud in parts.We thoroughly enjoyed our narrow boat holiday. You may be pleased to know the father in law Harry is still doing well and is nearly 95 years old now. I am on a 5,000 miles walk around the UK and currently 10 days from reaching Lands End. Kind Regards to you and your wife. Jim
@@jimhawkinswalkstheuk Hi Jim, it's good to hear that Harry is still hanging in there. Now crippled with ALS, I get a lot of pleasure from watching various videos, particularly if they are of mutual interest. I was always a keen walker, but all around the UK is something I missed doing. So, do as much as you can while you can. Life is too short, to sit on your hands. It's better to live for one day than exist for a hundred years. I'm sure you would agree. Regards Tim
I had to mute the cheesy guitar muzak, and therefore heard nothing at all. Strange that the hire company didn't give any training before handing the boat over. Or maybe they did and said "when you want to stop, just ram the boat into the side of the canal and let it bounce off."
Hi Martin, Glad you are enjoying this. We don't take our Scrabble too seriously. Trish is a cheat. Harry brought two boxes for a seven day trip. I just had my Stella. Great to hear from you. Kind Regards, Jim
This is very very...Priceless...Thanks so much for sharing this with me...Kentucky USA...!!!
I’m going to put a wager on, Jim , that I’ve watched these videos more than anyone else :)
Best documentation of a narrowboat holiday on CZcams. By far .
Editing and the soothing music. It helps that I love this canal I guess !
Can’t wait till im on it again mid august :)
Hello Lee, Firstly, Thank You for your response to my narrow boat holiday films. Your kind thoughts mean a lot to me. There has been a magnificent response to the whole series, particularly episode 2 when Harry drove the boat into a lock at his very first attempt, even at his age. Incidentally Harry will enjoy his 100th birthday next January. Sadly Trish and I are no longer together. We split up in 2018. She stays in touch with my daughter Sam, and is in good health. I now live in Glossop in Derbyshire in a new relationship. You may be interested to know that I have since made a 267 episode film call the Full Walk. It is around the entire coast of England, Wales and Scotland and shoes a 390 days walk. Also, please send me your contact details as I would love to meet you next August when you on your narrow boat adventure. We are often in Skipton and it would be great to meet You and Yours. Kind Regards, Jim
@@jimhawkinswalkstheuk
Hi Jim
I’ve just posted on your other video about our trip on the Leeds Liverpool for the week . I don’t know why but i never saw this response! Many apologies mate it would have been great to see you .
I had a feeling from other videos of yours that you and Trish had split! So surprising!!! From these videos you seemed to get on amazing ! Well done to harry - 100 not out ! What an innings, and after doing all those locks myself I commend the man at 93 for doing them on these videos !
I really enjoy this series of videos, and often watch them. They are fun, calming, the team work between Trish, Harry and Jim is great. Thanks for posting them a few years ago, I hope they will be on here for many years to come!
Hello Poj Rog. Thank for writing to me with such a warm and friendly message. Very kind of you. I am proud to say the episodes 1 & 2 have been watched by 100,000 people since i Publish them in 2017. Sadly I have to tell you the Trish had to have a brain tumour operation, which fortunately benign. She is caring for her father Harry who is now 98 but has cancer, Trish is giving him all the TLC he deserves, You may be interested to know that I am the final stage of walking 5,000 miles around the UK coast pat. I am currently in the County of Dumbries & Galloway, Awesome place. May I suggest you find my Jim Hawkins You Tube home page, click playlists and you will find many more adventures filmed over the last 15 yeas, including my 127 miles wak of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal during lock down in 2020,. One again Thank You for writing. Stay in touch. Kid Regards, Jim
Hi Jim, many thanks for your reply, and all the very best to Trish and Harry, and of course yourself. I have actually been recently watching the UK Coast walk and only this morning saw the Chichester to Selsey one (Chichester is my home town!) and the one where you met up with Richard Vobes. The films are great, and I will continue to catch-up with your walk. What an experience! Fantastic. Good luck with the remainder of your walk and I look forward to watching more of your videos. Very best of luck, Rog
@@tallpojjy Hi Rog, Thanks for a swift reply abd your kind thoughts. I am dekight you found my Full Story vlogs. Welcome aboard. Kind Regards, Jim
Have to admit I had to revisit this vlog. And enjoyed it again. Take care and keep safe...
Thank You for your kind words Mr Flying Fox. Glad you enjoyed it for a 2nd time. Good Luch to You, and a Happy New Year to You and Yours. Kind Regards, Jim
Really enjoy your adventures! Wow Trish is one strong lady to do all those locks and bridges! Her Dad is amazing as well!!! Cheers
Brown nose.
Loved the shopping trip......few bits for a BBQ and then a box of wine 8 cans of beer.....spot on.....ha ha.....
Nothing changes, ey Martin ?
Hey Martin, I have decided to leave walking Scotland until 2021. Instead I walking Leeds to Liverpool on the canal tow .path
Well done Jim and Trish, a really very relaxing series of films, much appreciated in these days. Hope you and your family are all good.
Thank you very much Paul. Thank you for your kind words. I am going to share our Atlantic Crossing vids. Later today. Thanks to you and Yours. Kind Regards, Jim
HI Paul, thank you for your kind words. Just to let you know that Trish made a good recovery from a operation to remove an orange sized Tumor which was fortunately genning, and Harry will b 99 yeas old next week but sadly is ill wit cancer of the bladder. Trish an I an now separated and I now live in Manchester Kind Regards, Jim
I love the misty day-5 morning - beautiful!
Wonderful video !
thank you for the lovely journey on witch you took me..
Hello Rik, Thank you for your kind comment. I am very pleased that you enjoyed the journey. Please subscribe to my channel because there are other adventure films that you might enjoy. Kind Regards to You, Jim
Really enjoyed these videos. Thanks for sharing
Hi Randall, Thanks for writing. Glad you like the videos. Kind Regards to You, Jim
Wonderful song and video
So glad Sam was with you. xx
Really enjoyable thanks.
very good, never long enough.
Nice narrative.
It was really interesting to watch someone else film their trip, I too liked the bay horse x
Hi Emily, I am very pleased to know that you enjoyed the film. Thank you for your kind comments. You may be interested to know that I have started a new adventure film. Please check out Jim's Coastal Path Walk around the UK.Kind Regards to you Emily
Will do, if you ever choose to go on a canal boat again, I would love to see your trip :)
really enjoyed this
Thank you Zane. Glad you enjoyed them. Kind Regards to You
Top vid mate thnx.
Thank you mate. I watched a bit of your digging vids. Very interesting and well presented
I've watched your trip all day today during my revision. I'm 16 and me and my parents have a narrow boat and have done this route 4 times now, and also in the opposite direction
We really enjoyed the week on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. I am envious that your parents have their own narrow boat and can cruise regularly. Enjoy it while you can. Kind Regards to you
Sorry for the late reply x me and my family are in a trust so we co own it x you should defo look into it maybe? X
Hi Emily, when my marathon walk is over next year I will definitely be wanting to explore the canals again, especially the Leeds & Liverpool canal again. Thank you for your advice, and maybe you could give me more details of trust ownership and what it entails. Thank you, and kind Regards to You and your family.
Cheers ta Jimmy!!!!!
Hi, I am working my way through your videos they are a great help as I am looking into doing a short break soon one without locks, just a quick question was that the same Juniper that your friends was on passing you with a different couple on at the 22 minute mark?
Hello Roy, thanks for writing. Yes Juniper was hired by an Australian couple for the first weekend of our holiday for simply just a long week end leaving us early on the Monday morning to return the boat to just south of Skipton. I can recommend the stretch of 17 miles without looks, and not too many swing bridges. The surrounding area is beautiful and alongside the canal there are many good pub, Restaurants, Etc and Skipton is beautiful town. Have a great time. Also Roy I am currently on a 5,000 miles walk around the UK coast path. If you are interested try Jim's Coast Path Walk around the UK on Facebook or CZcams. Kind Regards to You, Jim
If you ever go back to skipton there is an Indian cuisine I'd highly recommend, not far from the canal x
Has to be craven
You sound like Russ Abbot mate no joke.
Ha,ha,ha. Strangely people used to say I looked like Russ Abbott when I was in my 40's, but that was 30 years ago.I was in Spain laid on a beach and an English bloke asked me for my autograph.
I have enjoyed watching your videos but find the music far too intrusive. The natural sounds, as recorded are, in my view, preferable.
Thank you for sharing your holiday with us all.
Hi Tim, thank you for writing. I respect your point of view regarding the music and I am sorry that it spoiled your enjoyment. The only thing I can say is that I have watched lots of amateur videos where the constant drone of the engine blocks out any other natural sounds, and I find that irritating, hence the background music. I agree with you to a point, but many people have written to me complimenting the choice of music and have thoroughly enjoyed it. But I can't please everybody, and bearing in mind that this is our holiday, made for us, and my family and grandchildren for a memory of their grandparents in future years, I am happy to share it with you and all the 50,000 people who have watched the whole series of these holiday films on CZcams. I have only had two complaints about the music, and I said the same to the other person. There are lots of other narrow boat videos with no music at all, maybe you would prefer them. It is a matter of opinion, but please appreciate that I am an amateur, not a professional. Kind Regards to you Tim, I hope you enjoy the whole series, days 1 to 7
Hi Jim,
thank you for your well considered reply - much appreciated. We all have our own views and it is a good thing that we do not all think the same. My wife and I enjoyed 3 years living on our narrowboat so, in our last years it is good to see how others enjoy the same environment. We miss the sounds and smells of the cut enormously. Your recorded efforts have given us much to enjoy, even if we find the music a little bit intrusive. All the best, and thank you again.
Regards Tim
@@timstewartuk Hi Tim , thank you for your reply, and I am delighted to hear from you again and glad that my first reply to you didn't offend you in any way. It is a simple case of agreeing to disagree, or as Brian Clough once said to Don Revie, you can't argue with opinion. However I do understand your point, and perhaps the volume may be too loud in parts.We thoroughly enjoyed our narrow boat holiday. You may be pleased to know the father in law Harry is still doing well and is nearly 95 years old now. I am on a 5,000 miles walk around the UK and currently 10 days from reaching Lands End. Kind Regards to you and your wife. Jim
@@jimhawkinswalkstheuk Hi Jim, it's good to hear that Harry is still hanging in there. Now crippled with ALS, I get a lot of pleasure from watching various videos, particularly if they are of mutual interest. I was always a keen walker, but all around the UK is something I missed doing. So, do as much as you can while you can. Life is too short, to sit on your hands. It's better to live for one day than exist for a hundred years. I'm sure you would agree. Regards Tim
I had to mute the cheesy guitar muzak, and therefore heard nothing at all. Strange that the hire company didn't give any training before handing the boat over. Or maybe they did and said "when you want to stop, just ram the boat into the side of the canal and let it bounce off."
What a great addition you are to CZcams
Okay own up....who cheated at Scrabble.......and who drank all the wine.....?????
Hi Martin, Glad you are enjoying this. We don't take our Scrabble too seriously. Trish is a cheat. Harry brought two boxes for a seven day trip. I just had my Stella. Great to hear from you. Kind Regards, Jim