The Not so Full Monty - Narrowboat Canal Living - Episode105.
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2020
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We have a very relaxing time cruising the Montgomery Canal. Rich gets wound up about grass cutting.
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I am 83 years, live in Michigan-USA, and I love your videos. I have watched every one in order! I so hope you are able to continue on a regular basis. I am waiting to see how you are doing with the virus and all. I am self isolating in my apartment, only go out for supplies, masks of course. Your life on narrow boat has been a wonderful time for me. I am also anxious to see new scarf on Etsy. I can only hope you are able to keep on keeping on!!
Hello Dora. Thank you so much for following us and for your comment. We are doing well here with the virus at the moment, but waiting to see what happens when the weather changes again! We hope you stay safe xx
Lovely country you are going through it looks great 👍
Stunning. Catching up on the sunshine butterflies and la verdure (as the French say). the beautifully quiet Montgomery arm as the weather's so dull here with snow or rain. We need the water, but.
We are near there again now and will revisit after Christmas. It will be a different scene in January
Your puppies even though "energetic" ☺ Are very well behavioured & trained 🦮🐕🦺
Most of the time x
I have been working hard. Too hard. These videos have been a source of inspiration and solace. Sometimes people live out their true passion and their shared experience is a gift to those gathering courage to do the same. Float on...
Thank you so much
Thanks for a lovely ride. With no holiday in view I am relaxing for a few minutes with you folks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful to see two lovely people enjoying their lives, take care.
Thank you so much
I love watching your videos
Thank you
Nice to see the old working boats....
Sure is!
Lovely video guys, thank you.
Thank you
You guys are amazing Ambassadors for this lifestyle. You're right about the Butterflies and wildflowers. With the restrictions, it just shows how the environment recovers. Keep your dogs cool during the heatwave x.
We just hope the is a permanent change for the better
Nice, it was a choice we made back in 2008, a life on the cut or a move to France. Back from France in '16 and love your adventures.
That must have been a difficult choice. Glad you enjoy watching.
thank you Fran and Rich ... keep safe and can't wait for the next one
Thank you
I think that's kind of obvious Rich! The lucky randomly asks your wife about Wi-Fi and tells her about a drone? That's a good one! Hope you had luck with it!
You two, both love the same things in life that I do. Wildlife, flowers, and beautiful countryside. Great to watch.
That is what it is all about for us to be honest. It is what makes canal life special isn't it
You’re by far the best couple posting. You work together so well. Not competing against each other. Talking at each other like lots of others do👍🏻
Keep up the good work.
Great Video 🙏🏻 Fran & Rich.
Wow, thank you Michael
There’s one couple I have skip huge chunks as their constant competing against each other does my swede in (my autism I guess)
😂
Oooh you narrow boaters are such a tease. The full
Monty indeed. Love your dogs too. They are so obedient. And love little Archie (I think) stealing the limelight having great fun rolling in the grass. You guys take care. Until next week 😀
You naughty people....remember to bring you rain macs lol.
Ha ha!
Your videos are always so calming and lovely! Thank you! Safe journey!
Thank you, Glad you like them .
Lovely film as ever. You two are really seeing some sights.
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm an armchair traveler enjoying your cruise through Wales. I'm soaking in as much as I can, imagining my ancestors roaming around. Safe travels!
Thank you for watching, glad you're enjoying our travels
The inclusion of flora and fauna and bugs and your concern for the ecological balance is such a nice addition to the narrow boat vlog. Has Fran explored gathering plants for natural dyeing yarn for the weaving? You could find a big old dye pot in a second hand shop.
Thank you Sara. That would be a lovely thing to do someday but I'm not sure we have room on the boat
Hi Rich & Fran. A lovely vlog as always, thank you. As usual I am now going to be in impatient mode, as I was this last week, until your next contribution. I may have to start binge watching from the beginning again to satisfy my greed! I don’t do this with any other You Tube channels I watch! The leg seems to be holding up well Rich. Best wishes and take great care both. Stan
Ah thank you so much Stanley.Rich is doing ok,just slowly and surely improving.
Love this so much, and the dogs are living their best life for sure.
I agree, it is a wonderful life for a dog
Glad you made the effort to go on the Monty, when it gets to Welshpool the Monty will be as good Llangollen canal.
Hopefully it won't get to be as busy!
Great soundtrack.
Thank you. Rich does work quite hard to find the right music
Thanks for another lovely vlog, good to see you're both doing well and the crazy doggies are having a great time. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Thank you Stevie, figures seem always too be happy wherever we are.
Fran and Rich, It's not what you say but what you don't say that make your videos so special. The last three minutes as good as it gets. xx
That's lovely, thank you
Fran's hat in the middle of the video was brilliant. 🎩 Very stylish.
Excellent video as always.
It's actually Rich's but I think it looks better on me
@@FloatingOurBoat I did wonder. Musical hats? 😆
Another lovely video from a lovely couple, we both really enjoyed this one. Safe travel. Wendy & Darren
Thank you both x
So delighted when I see you have a new Vlog out. The British countryside is amazing how it transitions between winter bleak and summer richness. Your vlogs show that beautifully. And so nice to have a relaxing trip with you.
That is so right and we have found that we notice it so much more living in such close contact with it.
Just lovely, the sun, canal, wildflowers and butterflies what more could you ask for. I and my friends have signed the petition. Thanks, guys. Oh yeah think of me in stifling London grrrrr
Thank you so much for watching and commenting and also for supporting the petition. We need to to everything we can to protect our wildlife.
I really appreciate the maps and descriptions. I think this is the first time i have seen this section of the canals.thank you. Oh, and i am happy that i am not the only one that has to say stay to my puppers more than once. Lol. Thanks again.
We must say it 100 times a day
20 minutes thx so relaxing watching your videos
Thank you for watching
So relaxing. Made my Friday afternoon. Sat back with a coffee and imagined being out on the water. Thanks so much for the vlogs 😁
You're welcome
Lovely!!!! Thank you
Just discovered your channel a week ago. Finally caught up after binge watching. Really enjoyable; keep doing what you're doing. Billy from Northern Canada.
Thank you
Enjoying a cuppa and a slice of home made cake while watching your vlog, a perfect afternoon! Hugs from our family in Thailand 🤗
Sounds as though you have brought England into your living room
Your videos and your lifestyle are so inspiring. I just love following your exploits. Another fab video thank you very much.
Thanks Richard, yours ain't bad either (mutual love-in society) :)
Thanks for another lovely commercial free presentation!!
JIM
You're welcome. We are trying to keep obtrusive adverts out of the middle of the videos as we don't like them when we watch
Lovely vlog guys, as usual. I know what you mean about the towpath cutting, but there is an argument that says, the work has to be done at some point and the CRT are not letting it get on top of them? Generally speaking, the CRT do a terrific job. The odd compound cock-up, yes, but they have done some magnificent 'saves' - the Middlewich breach, for example.
The dogs really were a bit confused about all that "canal feature and furniture" and no water! Looking forward to the next.
We agree, the CRT generally do an amazing job looking after so many waterways and locks, but so much money is wasted on blanket strimming sometimes in remote areas where it is impossible to moor anyway. That money could be better used and the wildlife protected.
Looks lovely 👌 enjoy watching there is a lot of nice people about willing to help when needed keep safe 😎🐾🍷
Ye, there are
Love watching your vlogs. Lovely memories of good old England. You are a great couple. Greetings from Switzerland
Thank you so much
We did the Montgomery some years ago and loved all the wildlife, left some wonderful memories. 😊
Living the dream 😀👍
Welcome to my beautiful world...... I live in Llansantffraid, about 3 miles as the crow flies from Pant... it's such a beautiful, peaceful part of the world; so glad your enjoyed it......
What a lovely place to live
What a lovely video so relaxing. Thank you 😊
Thank you for watching
Yes! Due to the bug Wildlife have come out! Kangaroos, possums & birds everything! Has come out as no or little human traffic taking over, it's been wonderful! It's been reported on the news
Quite agree
Glad you enjoyed the Queen's Head and that it is as good as it was last year. Probably still the same management & excellent staff.
You noticed the noise on the canal there from the A5 too!!! Because we didn't have time to get to the next winding hole, we turned there. Having seen there were no moorings 'upstream' for some distance, I backed the boat through under the A5 bridge, around the corner and all the way down to the lock, about 700m, tying the stern to the furthest lock bollard and throwing the bow rope over the vegetation to the towpath. I was quite proud of that feat - a newbie backing a 66 foot boat 700m along a very narrow ribbon of water.
BTW, good to see a glimpse of the restoration area beyond Maesbury Marsh. Wouldn't you think a man (or woman) and a digger for a week could have the canal connected through to that winding hole at least?!
Wow, that was quite impressive. We are told they hope to have the next stretch open in a year.
Excellent as ever. Keep them coming.
Thank you 🙏 for that just the tonic I needed not felt well today xx
Happy to help! Hope you're feeling a lot better soon Nicola x
Thanks both,good band pink floyd,the final cut.ha ha .take care.🎸🌺
Fran I love the new hair cut❣ yours too Rich. Lol. You two make such a cute couple❣ I love your channel and watch all the vlogs. The pups are so well behaved. Can't wait to see the new boat. What color have you chosen? Fran has a blue/periwinkle colored sweatshirt that I love the color. It would be unique❣ The new guys that just ordered their boat from bickerstaff have a very unique metallic jade color. It's quite beautiful. Can't wait to see yours.. Stay healthy and safe❣ ☮❤😁 from 🇺🇸...
Thank you for the comment Erin. My haircut is another Rich creation. I think he is getting quite good at it. We still haven't picked the boat colour yet, but it is likely to be quite traditional
Thank you for another great vlog, I so enjoy them!
You are so welcome!
Thank you! Beautiful video. I’m in Oregon, US and wish so much I was seeing, in person, what you are. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching from Oregon 😊
Lovely trip! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, you're welcome
You guys are the best ... that will be lovely when they get it opened again.
Thank you so much Martin. We hope they finish it while we are still cruising, it would be great to go back and cruise right to the end
Great Pictures of the canal keep safe, waiting for your next one.
Thank you, we will
Gladly watched ads... because your vlogs are the best!
Also, signed the petition you mentioned.
Isn't walking in the summer rain nice; it is after all only water!
Cheers from here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Thank you do much for supporting us James and forest hung the adverts. Summer rain is wonderful, it brings out all the colours and smells.mwe had a great time
I love that you take walks and take us with you. Great to see the towns and surroundings. This makes your channel unique because the others don't do this. Really like this stretch : )
These are things that are so important to us and the reason we love this life so much. We have to include it, it is part of our life. Glad you enjoy it
Hi there
I have sent a reply regarding the Osmo action via facebook messages.
Great video and I have signed the petition
Thank you both, as always a delightful cruise. Take care xx
You're welcome
Nice video. Fran did the Vobes give you his hat.
Ha ha, no I pinched it from Rich
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trip 🥂
You're welcome
What a lovely vlog this week! Love all the scenic views you captured. Views like that always evoke a sense of nostalgia for me, and a longing for those three years I spent in the UK. On a different note, at 19:15 ... I am surprise how shallow canals are!
Thank you. You can easily stand up in most of the canals if you fall in! The problem it that some of them are low in water now silted up so the boats get grounded very easily.
@@FloatingOurBoat ahh yes .. that problem crops up in most of the narrowboat videos i watch 😅
Beautiful scenery where you guys are right now although the canals looks pretty narrow in places,thanks for the walk out in the countryside!,would love to have done that,take care both of you.
It is really beautiful
Another great vlog. Take care today in this heatwave we are having xx
Will do. It's not been too unbearable so far.
I think the HS2 money would be better spent on 're-watering disused canals.
That is a great idea
yes and looking at ways of making them work again.
One gravel pit close to Denham lock on the GU is using the canal to move the aggregate, I think a planning condition.
Great vlog, love the aerial shots of the waving sweetcorn crop. Amazing that hundreds of years ago men built canals with spades and a theodolite and now with all the modern equipment we have trouble keeping the water in ! Regards AJ
So true. We were saying exactly the same as we did this walk
Lovely place- what a life! Beautiful
Thank you, we think so
omg! so,so lovely vlog :)
Thank you!! 😊
Unbelievable with that lawn mower at that hour of the morning my gosh peace and quiet broken!,not to mention upset the environment as u say.awesome video thank u .😇
It is true, but we were not really that bothered about the time, just what they were doing
I agree with about the loss of wildlife resulting from cutting the verges in summer. What would be the optimum time for cutting verges? I’m assuming they would need to be done at least annually to prevent saplings taking root and making mooring impossible?
You guys are starting to get the hang of this vloging business. Keep up the good work. The new boat is an exciting prospect. Cheers.
Thank you
Interesting vlog guys thanks 😁👍👏👏👏
Thank you
Nice relaxing video guys. Thanks for this one and I look forward to more updates on the build of your new boat/home. Wishing you well from Phoenix ;)
Thank you, hopefully we might have a bit more news next week
Oi! It's a volunteer led restoration, working every weekend up til covid. working back from the isolated section, next two miles due to open with 12 months we hope
Thanks Alison. We know the volunteers work very hard. We will try to get to see the other end of the restored section on our return trip.
Wonderful.
Lovely as every guys.
That was such a nice vid guys, really was beautiful
Thank you
Another lovely vlog! Pant = Welsh for hollow or valley
Good luck to you pair, and your vlogs reminds me of the neddy i bet on in NSW [Australia] called 'a Fablourlas Fran', it has not won a race in recent times, but has been placed several times.................................'Onya Fran...................... Cheers from down under!!
Oh, sorry it has not done better for you. I've never had any luck on the gee gees so maybe that's why?
@@FloatingOurBoat Well that's racing as they say................................Cheers guy's!
Really nice vlog. Lovely Wales.
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful scenery, I don’t weave but I dye a little yarn and stitching floss, that gorgeous green against the water colour, I might have to see if I can come close.👍🏻🙋🏼
It was stunning. Good luck with the dye
Thank you 🙏 take care ❤️
Thank you too x
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate and enjoy your videos! I live in the US and we do have canals near me that I hike along but unfortunately no narrow boats! I’m not sure why but I’d be living on one if we did! Keep up the great content!
Thank you. We still discuss why we love this life so much. Something to do with not being dependant on anyone else and being so in touch with nature.
You could have plans and build one , Steve in Thailand.
Great vlog full of interesting fact, I am currently living near the Brecon and Monmouth canal, it’s such a shame we can’t link South and North Wales 🏴🍺 by water, might be quicker than by road. I know its all about money, but a shame that CRT cannot support some of the restoration projects. When I go for my daily walks I have noticed more wildlife about. Tonight I even picked my first wild blackberry’s, something I have not had since I was a kid, and now in my 5th decade.
It would be wonderful if the canals ever met up. Blackberries are the absolute best. Just about to pick our first good batch.
I enjoyed that guys thanks
You're welcome
Just leave her on the monty for me guys 😀 what a spot . Could tell you was well relaxed along that canal . Cheers ✌️
Ha ha! If only the new boat were ready now. We may Hanh around here for some time though!
Floating Our Boat enjoy it guys . Loved the latest video . I don’t blame you . Take care and look forward to the next one . If you need to contact me for any reason you have my email ✌️
Bring back the navvies, they didn’t do much maths, had no computer neither, but eventually everything was level (life was super hard for them though...). Super vlog, thanks guys.
We were playing with numbers yesterday and worked out that the navvies were on the equivalent of £20/day and the pontecyllte aqueduct cost the equivalent of just £4million to build!!!!!
Floating Our Boat 😱
thank you
Good Show
As usual another good vlog
Thank you
Great vlog as usual. You both bring peace and calm to us viewers.
The reason you have more undergrowth and so on along the canals is due to the enormous reduction in motor vehicle, aircraft, buses and trucks and narrow boat use. The skies are clearer and the oxygen levels are up at ground level. So, the plants suck up the CO2 and shove out oxygen which in turn attracts all creatures great and small. When COVID 19 is over, the plant life will return to the " bad old days " as the pollution increases again.
Tells us a story don't you think. Its interesting the coal, nuclear and gas powered power stations haven't slowed down ( they have increased production to provide extra power for all in the COVID 19 shutdowns ) so all the climate change proponents have got it wrong after all. Its the cars and buses, trucks and aircraft that are the problem, not a little coat burning power plant " up north ".
You may well be right. Let's hope some things don't go back to what was normal
"Where are we honey dog"? I think I may be watching too many of these narrowboat vlogs...nah. Lovely vlog as usual.
Instead of bailing out polluting businesses to save / create jobs post covid, imagine if even a couple of billion were invested in a small army of workers to help maintain our canals and restore those long since abandoned. What an amazing and positive thing it would be, it would benefit the economy and the environment for generations.
What a great idea
Passed those old boats on the Shroppie last week they were going like the clappers! 😂
Now you know why I was keen to get out of their way!
Wonderful
Hello Merry Ann Hope things are all OK for you in Minnesota xx
never seen so many butterflies this year xx
So many people are saying the same
Fran, you look so pretty in yellow!!!! :) Your peaceful canal life looks wonderful to me! Wish we had that in the states!!! I really enjoy watching your videos. They bring me so much joy during these crazy times of 2020! Did Rich order a new drone? :)
Thank you so much Christy. Glad you enjoy watching. Rich is still doing the research into a new drone. They are a lot of money and he wants to make sure he gets the right one for our needs. X
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