Narrowboating the Lancaster canal. Galgate. My journey continues..
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In this vlog, Shui and I reach Galgate and everything in between. Narrowboating the beautiful Lancaster canal.
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Top man Will, dementia… just ask FJB.
great cruise Will, love the idea of being able to work out on the toe path, also very interesting the caravan boat, take care buddy
Hello Chris and Bex. Hope you guys are well and Happy. Any idea when you guys might be cruising?
@@NarrowboatWill Its been a bit of a sketchy year with lost going on behind the scenes, so weve fallen really behind, weve got the BSS finally coming up, hopefully after that will get a grip with whats going on, Cheers Will ...what a long old journey...we were only meant to try it out for a few years 😂😂
Good afternoon Will. Another interesting video-a gentle cruise. Re the Glasson Branch, you had me worried there with it being locked! I read canal magazines monthly and hadn't picked up on any closure. So I looked at CRT website and one broken paddle and one leaky lock, but otherwise functional! Thank goodness. When you do get there, or maybe you already have, be aware the long wall on the right as you enter the basin is a very rough spot to moor in high winds. Big banging waves! I looked up hire boats and there's quite a few providers on the Lancaster and I know most if not all don't allow hirers to take their boats down the Branch. All the best. Paul.😊
That's really helpful info. Thank you Paul. 🫵👍👍
As per usual will you have produced another stunning video .. they are always interesting and informative and interesting to watch..
Many places you have shown in this video brings back memories of my grandparents who used to spend most of Thier time on this canal..
They owned a working boat and delivered coal and fuel ..to people on boats and village shops..
Strangely enough they hated transporting salt... because it would rust the hull . Of Thier boats... they say that it was the good old days..????
Growing up on the canals in the good old days.???? Was nothing more than hard work from the time you woke up to the time you went to sleep.
One good thing about the good old days and that's the fact that locks were always in good working order...
Anyway will keep smiling mate . life is to short to worry about things .. stay safe and well will.👍👍👍.
Sounds like your grandparents were serious grafters because it was all load by hand. I can't imagine being covered in salt. What it must do to steel and leather.
Great history though Wayne. Thanks for the comment.
Bless you Will and Sui, lovely vlog. Good to see you looking after each other. Happy boating. Xx❤
Thank you to you Caroline. For your generosity and support. 🫵👍👍👍
oh dear Will , you're making me feel unfit lol , ive only got some small dumbells , but i hardly use them as they hurt my shoulders , i loved that widebeam , such great colours , but as you said , it would be a nightmare to paint , all those different colours lol , it was a shame about that boat sunk , it looked like it was really nice once .
🤣🤣🤣 my weights look big but they are only light.
I've only seen one neglected boat so far Lori.
Imagine trying to find the right paint to touch up that wide beam. 🤣🤣
Thanks for coming. 👍👍
I bloody love this channel 😊😃😎👍⭐️
Thank you 👍
Great vlog again 👍🏻 like I said before Will Adventure before Dementia 🤪 hope you’ve had the sun this weekend☀️ 🎧👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻
🤣🤣🤣 that's a good saying. Lovely sunny weather mate. Cheers again..
Shui, welcome back from your Taiwan travels. I do hope your family back home are well and happy. You and Will still look great together, and he really does need someone to look after him. I haven't watched much CZcams for a while and lost track of Will's adventures, and noticed your site had closed. Will, you're looking happier and better than you have for a long while. Crikey, I remember that Polkington canal ??, what a nightmare. If You're after another propeller, just take photo's to prove you can't travel a section. Great to see you two together. Take care.
Hello and welcome back, Phillip. Shui's gone back now, but before she went, she threatened to come back later on. 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for joining us and your lovely comment.
Gleason branch might not look it, but it is open mate - check with CRT but we’ve had friends go down and back up in the last couple of weeks!
Ahhh, fantastic. I'm looking forward to it..Thanks for letting me know.
absolutely open but like a lot of branches its rarely used ! need to use them or lose them as they say. dont want it being closed and abandoned like the Chester Locks Branch
All the top paddles on the Glassen branch are locked with a "watermate" key to prevent vandels.
My crt key doesn't fit. I asked another boater to lend me his key to get one cut. These locks are slightly different to my standard crt key. How annoying. 🫤
Thanks for letting me know.
Sui looks after you she looked great cooking did she just come out the shower left her bag on her head lol.
Keeps hair from smelling of cooking i know 😅
That looks a great canal pity all locked up id be ok on my kayak but in and out passing the locks not enjoyable.
Glad you watched my youtube video i seen you left a comment, my videos arent great the editing takes too long on my 22 min ladt video not doing one that long again.
At least i stuck with it trying editing video. Pity not many viewings though.
Maybe one day i will be as good as you eh lol.
By the way loved the bench press you have built in gym why not and dumb bells too.
Have fun enjoy yourself come down cointry to Brinklow sometime.
Kev the brinklow kayaker
Hello Kev. You vlog was very calming mate.
Shui looks after me. She's gone back now but she'll be back.
It just shows how much time I spend editing. It's like a full time job. 🤣🤣🤣
I used to know an old Welshman, probably dead now. But he swore the easiest way to lift a sheep, was if you used your wellies!!!
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I hope with all my heart you never get dementia. its a cruel disease not only for the person with it but their family too. My mum has it. Heartbreaking
I know. It's heartbreaking. The kids mums mum has got it. She can't remember who her kids are. It's really sad.
I'm 68 and can still lift a sheep...........onto my worktop for jointing up for the freezer
🤣🤣 wow.
Those trees at beginning are wonderful
It looks amazing this time of year.
Nice 1 Will and Sui…
Thanks for stopping by.
Sunny every day down here! Don't think so, a cold winds been blowing for days!😬today looks better hopefully now we're in June it gonna improve! Love that canal u been on looks well peaceful!!👍👍
Very warm and sunny here today Beverley. At bloody last..🤣🤣🤣
What a beautiful vlog thank you
Glad you enjoyed it Phil. Have a good day.
Thanks for a great video. Such a beautiful canal.
It really is and it's the perfect time to do it as well.
Lovely Canal have a great week will and shui .😊
Thanks Christopher. You too. 🫵👍
I will watch tomorrow morning, really looking forward to it. Sui loves you , dunno why 😅😅
🤣🤣🤣 Thanks 👍
So funny you and Sui. I had a female pittbull named Sui and she was the gentlest dog but if you messed with the grandkids DOOM ON YOU ! A small buzzsaw.
🤣🤣🤣 yep. That's shui..
I will theat was very interesting on this canal all for best for now 😊
Thanks a lot 😊 Suzanne. Have a lovely week.
That's a very pretty canal, especially now you've got leaves on the trees. When you get a mower sputtering like when you were taking in water, don't you want to just sort it out for them? Put some petrol in or clean the carb or something. I hate it when I hear an engine doing that. Lol.
🤣🤣🤣 that's exactly what I was thinking.
Calgate, for whiter teeth, haha! Thanks Will.
🤣🤣 It's really Galgate, but I prefer Calgate.
Horsetail plant is indeed a pre historic plant.
It looks so out of time. I love it. 👍👍
@@NarrowboatWill Lucky its stil Groing, and not in a botanical arboretum museum only to see in fossils.
I'm really looking forward to seeing you lift a sheep... it might not be legal, but... 🤷♀🤣
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20:06 There is a piece of wood to stop the paddle opening so I'd say Glasson branch is un-navigable.
It does look un-navigable but I've heard boats are in the basin. I shall look into it. 👌
All that comes to mind is Squidward from Spongbob. Now for a sheep joke ; What do you call one man and two sheep? A M'e-nage 'a baaa.
🤣🤣🤣 very drole.
Your brain power lose has many names will. my wife has Dementia not good Will I have brain farts senior moments now which Will probably turn into some more exciting and colorful problems all bad nothing good about losing it. But Hell at 81 something has to wear out or break . The only problem is you can't get it fixed at the local chandlery. Stay safe say hi To the X the food looked great we just had spaghetti for an early lunch here in San Diego with green salad garlic bread and fresh garden house salad . Stay safe you 2 .
My brain power loss has many names but I can't remember them. 🤣🤣🤣
I cruised with an 87 year old and played golf with him. Amazing fit bloke.
Fingers crossed I reach that age.
Thanks for stopping by.
@@NarrowboatWill All my friends are gone all health issues and heart disease.
What are you doing filming my mum an dad's house a very pwitty water point
Really. How posh they must be. How lovely...
Will listen to your body. If you have lost weight, go to the doctor and have your blood checked. Ask them to check your count for cancer. PS you are not a candidate for Alzheimer's. You are just the same as the rest of us, getting a little older, things are just more difficult to remember. Good doses of sun and go pick dandelions and nettles fresh and make tea. Take care of yourself mate! ❤️
I've heard about dandelions and fresh nettles.
I think you can eat them both.
I must've eaten something dodgy because I'm OK now.
Some food really irritates my bowel, but the doctors are completely useless at healthy eating diets. I've been many times to my old doctor many bloating, etc. He said I was eating too fast. I kid you not..
I might go onto a carb free diet with zero sugar. 😥😭
Cheers for watching
@@NarrowboatWill just hop off the boat every morning and pick dandelions and nettles just a couple of sprigs, pop them into a pot and pour boiling water over . Let them sit for 10 minutes. You can sweeten with honey. Maybe pay and go private.
@@NarrowboatWill PS a big culprit for irritable bowel is grain, ie bread everything with wheat. If you can find a responsible source of grain that hasn’t used round up, that could also help. Yes Round Up herbicide is used to dry the grain , it’s sprayed on before harvesting…..
Argh disgusting eating good food 😂
Nice of Shui to cook and somehow I think you have no choice in the matter.
Shame you can't go into that canal arm.
Hello Robert. I'm going down Glasson basin but later on in my vlogs. Hopefully. I haven't done it yet but I'm heading that way. 🤣🤣
Take care buddy. 👍👍👍
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Ahhhh cheers Nigel. You really are thoughtful. 👍👍
@@NarrowboatWill clearly the best and most authentic Will… happy days sir… 🙏🏼