Windswept Boating | Onto the Coventry Canal | Solo Boat Life
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- čas přidán 30. 08. 2023
- In this weeks video I leave Fradley Junction and turn onto the Coventry Canal where I meet the Blacksmith boat - a fellow roving trader to get some added security fitted to my Narrowboat. I then set off up the Coventry Canal in strong winds to Fazeley Junction where I hunker down for the night until the storm calms down.
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Thank you so much for watching. If you are new here, I'm Heidi and I live aboard my Narrowboat The Rum Wench and travel the UK's Canals in search of Adventure. After selling my house to experience an alternative lifestyle I bought a canal boat and a camper van which as a solo female who loves to travel, gives me the best of both worlds. I have recently got myself a new addition to the crew, a fabulous companion - my little rescue dog Bonny who is an absolute joy. I also work full time off grid from my tiny home and trade at canal festivals as The Pirate Boat
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Love that you show us the beautiful countryside and historical information. Very educational learning about the historical sites.
Betty from Canada
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
Bonny did so well in the locks. You could tell by her ears she was just fine, interested and curious, not stressed. Having corgis for nearly 30 yrs. with their big upright ears, you learn alot what someone is feeling by what their ears are doing. I think all your work with Bonny is paying off. She seems to be happily at home on her boat with you, well done!
It’s a slog 😂😂 but she is getting better and better each week 🐶❤️🏴☠️
Perhaps we should all have our ears on show! 🤣
I just love seeing Bonny sitting in her bed watching the world go by. She’s living her best life with you now 😊
She is amazing ❤️🏴☠️
Nip nip hooray 🐸🐸🐸
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Aww Bonny looks so happy on the roof..and as for that naughty pair Rosie and Jim up to no good in the rear 😮😂xx
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Thanks for sharing you & Lil Bonnie adventures with us🎉
Oops Bonny.. misspelled her name
Aww thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 😁❤️🏴☠️🐶
A wee ditty...Love watching Heidi, Bonny and those naughty dolls, cruising the cut before the night falls. Rum wets the lips, Heidi is drinking it neat, with humor and fun, just can't be beat. With Bonny as co-pilot, Heidi can't go wrong, the very best narrowboaters, sure and strong!
What a statement in the video thumbnail! Naughty, and cheeky!
Looks like Rose and Jim having a good time
Nice ditties, Heidi. Compliments to the writers.
In the Hillbilly state of Arkansas we have long tradition of using older English terms and idioms. Like we say reckon or yonder etc. with some southerly drawl but not so much as the true southerners. I watch lot of the boater VLOGS and have also started to pick up on the nuances. Cheers!
I am from Ontario Canada and dialects vary so much you go bonkers figuring out the source. Thanks for the videos! Cheers 😃👍🍹
I’m glad you have Bonny sis you are really made for each other. I never realised you were at Fradley or I’d have surprised you. Please take care and stay safe love and give beautiful Bonny a hug and a kiss for me xxxx
M'lady, don't worry about your hair, you can't improve on perfection. You are one of life's true gems, a really good person. Be safe on your adventures. Goddess bless dear lady. Peter. Bristol. U.K.😊
😂😂 thank you
My grandad was broad Hertfordshire you rarely hear it now it's lovely . I used to interpret for the vicar when he came to see grandad 😂
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Love seeing Bonny at the helm with you now and enjoying life to it's fullest! She is doing so well! ❤
Brilliant Heidi, you're camara work and narration skills are amazing,you never fail to deliver the goods. You're living you're best life and sharing you're adventures with us.💕👍Thankyou.
Awww thanks so much 😄❤️🏴☠️
Bonny seemed to be totally chill…that’s great 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Although Iv'e been in East Sussex for 36 years, people still say "your'e not local are ya". Originate from Nottingham and they've not spoken English for years. Happy sailing Cherub.!
Love it 😃🏴☠️
I’m from San Diego, California. We don’t have too much of an accent here but I do say “dude” more than I should!😂🏝️🏄
Of course you have an accent, you're just used to hearing it.
Love the vlog.
I have so many happy memories of Fradley Junction, I used to go a lot with my Mom and Dad, sadly they passed away in 2021.
Thanks for sharing.
Bonnie is looking great.
My little ditty for you, with love:
Heidi is our pirate queen
Favourite sailor on canals, oft seen
With tot of rum and first mate Betty
Moored on towpath or old jetty.
Happy is this cruising lass,
To you, my friend, I raise a glass.
Hi Heidi, I love your video’s. I find them quite relaxing and alsmost meditative. Ideal for relaxed waking up with a first cup of coffee. Keep ‘em coming. Kind regards from the Netherlands.
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Hi Heidi, Great to get extra security. Good to speak to you at the cafe this week. Hope you had a good day on the best canal❤ Should have invited you for a cuppa on my boat. But I'm aware your so busy with viewers. Perhaps next time, go on stay in the area abit😊 X🐰x
I’m really enjoying it up here 😄🏴☠️
Now that the beautiful pirate has her mate Bonnie this old canadain can't wait to see the walking the doging park adventures
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We have gone dogging quite a lot recently 😄🏴☠️
Bonny is such a good little girl. The wind really effects boating.I would not have realized that. You do so well. Thanks for the great video Heidi. Cheers.
Truly was a good blow. Even Jim felt the effects 😂
😂😂 yes usually wind is the only weather I won’t cruise in especially single handing as there is no one to hold my boat when I’m tying up etc 😄🏴☠️
@@TheNarrowboatPirate interesting, how do you get a blow single handed. I expect it’s a bit like these legendary never been seen chapel coat pegs 😂😂🥂🥂
Oh that wind! And yes, sometimes better to reverse out, opposite of driving a car, eh? May we humans always have differences and APPRECIATE them. 🙂 thank you.
Oh how brilliant was Bonny was she looks a natural, you are doing so well with her. Well done on your extra security. Take care Blessings to you both XXX
BONNY IS DOING BLOOMIN MARVELLOUS,LOOKING CHILLED, AGREE WITHYOU, IAM A PROUD NORTHENER FROM CITY OF DURHAM ALTHOUGH LIVING IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE. MISS THE WARMTH OF THE NORTHENERS. ENJOY ALLXX THE DIALECTS THAT STILL PREVAIL
You know, Heidi, it’s hard concentrating on the ditties with Rosie and Jim doing their own ditty in the back ground!
Oh eck has Jim fallen over again ? 😂😂
I love Bonnie! I used to have a frenchie! Good luck with the behavior! I never learned to control my boy, he was a terror with other dogs. 😢
I'm from Chicago originally, and I don't really have an accent, unless I go back, then my wife says it appears. A true Chicagoan would say "Chicaga, Illinois" (rhymes with noise). And we add possessives to things. Rather than Walmart, we'd say Walmart's. Whenever I hear one of the more provincial English accents, though, I can't help but think of "Why Can't the English?" from "My Fair Lady."
Bonnie is sooo good out there with you,❤ she's has come a long way from when you first got her,🌹✨ she's sooo relaxed, an given time she'll not have any fear from things that go "bump"❣️🇦🇺🌹✨ an you have a real spark across ya face an in wot ya put out there in "Utube" world, good ta see❤ love from NTH Queensland, Australia ❣️🇦🇺🌹✨💫💞
Thank you so much 😄🏴☠️
A little ditty 😊
Long time subscribers of Heidi are we.
Back in the day she used to drink tea 😜
Back in the day Rosie wore big knickers.
Back in the day Jim’s breath didn’t stink of kippers .
Back in the day Clive still had fish and a tank x
Shell and Phil x
Clive is a legend 😂😂
Yes. I have now lived in NYC for 22 years and all my family and friends back upstate NY (4 hours north) say I have a city accent now😊
On Thursday we wait for another far away Pirate's tale, with Heidi and Bonnie on the Rum Wench as they set a sail. They battle tunnel giz, storms and whatever comes their way but, like modern super heroes, they always save the day! As the vlog near's it's end, we harken back to an earlier remembrance. It's always more fun to end the proceedings in the rear entrance! In someone's rear entrance! Don't be rude!! Jane & Gary Risher, Lexington Kentucky, USA
Fabulous 😃🏴☠️
Fromiddle Georgia with a great southern accent 😊love your videos ❤
Love the music, Lady Garden. Lovely. I’m house sitting my daughter’s house and their small dog. So I’ve got a HUGE screen instead of my phone. Can see so much more, binge watching all my fave narrow boaters.
Aww thank you 😄🏴☠️
It was a bugga when visiting the UK. In England people couldn't hear my A s .
In New Zealand we tend to say A at the back of the throat not the front as you do in England. So Adams my surname kept becoming dams!
No so much in Scotland or down Devon way. I loved Devon and Cornwell, where my ancestors came from. Rattle my dags, no problem in clearly understanding the locals. Actually general no problem anywhere. Loved cycling the canal ways.
Enjoyed learning about how you make your music! Owning and living on a narrow boat is like owning a house on land, isn’t it? Always projects to do. Like “threading beads on a string without a knot at the end.” Have a fun weekend!
I'm from the USA where we have many accents. While working in London I had trouble at first understanding people until I realized they were dropping their T's and sometimes H's. So "that" came out as "Thah" and "little" came out as "li-ul" for example. As for the Scotts, I never could get used to their accent.
Thank you Heidi and Bonnie for another fab video. Talking about your hair they should have a floating hairdressers a trading boat, they come to you.
There are a couple but with over 2000 miles of canals and us all cruising at walking pace it’s very rare to find them 😂😂
@@TheNarrowboatPirate I see what you mean, this hope you can find a place that can do your hair on the same day.
My granny came from Cheshire. I visited the Chester County Transportation Museum in the early 1980s whilst on a Europe/Britain tour.
Think Bonny is living the best life❤
Glad your playing your music even Bonny enjoys it
Don’t worry about your “ Barnet fair” Heidi, you could start a NB hair style trend😉🥰 Lovely seeing Bonny out on the boat looking chilled and taking in her boat life journey with mum 🥰What are 😳😱Rosie and Jim up-to in the corner of the back cabin Heidi 🤭🤭🤭😂🤣 Great vlog as always, 🥰🤗
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Nice to know that you are a fellow Cheshire cat. I come from Macclesfield near the Derbyshire border. I know you like the Macclesfield canal. Used to canoe on it when I was at the High School.
Keep safe in the storm and thanks for another great video. Cheers
Thank you 😄🏴☠️❤️ I love Macc 😄🏴☠️
I think we share accents, I was born in Stockport and lived in High Lane, near Marple.
We used to canoe down the canals all the time.
Nothing like a good blow to wake you up ......and I had one this morning' as a friend called me to go crew for him .Actually the wind was quite light so we cooked up breakfast on his CC39 yacht which he has taken to theVirgin Islands and back from Saint John. I'm glad you're getting those locks fitted you'll be more secure, you read so many stories about bad things these days sadly.Bonny looked quite at home on the roof even when you were doing the locks.I hope your weathe is as good as ours 22 c at noon, groceries this morning and some work in the garden this afternoon.Happy cruising Darlin take special care coz you and Bonny are very special.
Lots of luv XXX
I lit my fire last night Ralph 😂😂it’s been nice this afternoon though but was wet this morning …. I hope you are both well? I’m feeling much better having all the extra locks on my boat 😃🏴☠️❤️
Loved watching Bonny above board.
Woohoo tis Heididay.....so love your vlogs ,yours and Robbies my kind of bonkersness 🙃 ....Your little pooch,so so good on the roof 😊......as for accents....I be a Shropshireite but live in Dorset, so bit of a mixture.😊....roll on next Heididay.😁x
Thanks so much 😊
You can never have to much security on your back door 😊
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I'm from Penzance in Cornwall. Very Piratey down here!
Hello and a wave from North Germany! 😁
Ahoy 😃🏴☠️
Eyup Heidi, ‘ow do?
Before the breezy breezes blew, it looked like you had some stunning weather.
I love mornings like that, especially if you’re in the countryside. Beautiful spiders web hey? Almost perfect ❤
Bonny is looking fantastic. I want to give her a great big cuddle every time I see her, bless her 😁
Great idea getting those new bow and stern door dead locks fitted. 👍🏽
Has to feel better than a padlock. peace of mind etcetera.
I laughed out loud when you talked about your hair.
Currently, I’m looking like I’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards 🤣
My hair is now about the same length as yours, BUT I’ve finally secured an appointment for TODAY at 11am.
It’s been 3 months since my last haircut, and there are only so many combinations of scarves and caps that I can wear to hide it.
it absolutely drives me nuts.
It’s the first day of spring down here, so at least I’ve had woolly hats to hide it under over winter 🤣
I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to a haircut as much as I am to this one 🤣
I hope that wind you mentioned wasn’t too ferocious, and that you and all of your nearby boaty neighbours survived with all of your bits intact and nothing blew ...away.*
Take care, have fun and all my best to you and Bonny, and to your mum and dad also. ❤
See you both next week, eve.
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* definitely an “innuendo opportunity”there 😳
“Don’t be ruuuuuude”
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Great to see you and Bonny doing so well. Thanks for taking us along. Safe travels, Deb
Thanks so much
Bradford West Yorkshire ow do lass 😊
I thought Cheshire was posh 😂😂 adore Bonnie I'm from the Black Country our kid! Where we spake propa.....
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Love it! "Put wood in hole!" ❤😅
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😂😂😂😂…..well the language history was a treat……Everyone in the world has an accent…except here in Michigan……🤪🤪🤪
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Yeah, but nobody has an accent until you move a couple of miles from the village or small town that you grew up in. I get comments now, as although i live in Derby now, i grew up in Kent. Bonny looked relaxed in both those locks, it must be stimulating for her, as every day you try something different with her. Take care you two.
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
In the USA we've got a few dialects/accents in different parts. Southern twang, like Forrest Gump, or Northeast, "Bah Hahbah" (Bar Harbor) and Creole French in Louisiana.
Brilliant 😃🏴☠️
We have minor my unnoticeable dialect differences here in NZ with the exception from whence I come...Southland...we we roll our "R" s. Purrrrple. I found out when I retraced my roots years ago travelling Wiltshire, Aberdare and the Ashkirk on the Borders and found the origins of the rolled R. The Borders..many Borderers emigrated to Southland NZ..the land is rolling green just like 'home '
Hi Heidi, I’m from West Yorkshire and proud to be a northerner. I live a couple of minutes from the Rochdale canal where we walk our dogs everyday. For some reason I don’t think the Rochdale has not been as busy this summer with boaters. I know not why. Loving little Bonnie.
It was very quiet when I went on it in 2021 there not much movement between Littleborough and Manchester
Thanks Lovely Heidi, for taking us along on this lovely and sunny cruise with you and Bonny who is doing really well. She really loves being with you whilst steering the Pirate Ship, beautiful. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Thanks Stevie 🏴☠️😄
You asked us to say where our accents were from and I forgot to answer. My accent originally is from South East London aka sowf eas Lunun. When I was 11 we moved to the far north of England Northampton. Well we thought it was the far north. No one there could understand me and I couldn't understand them either. Over the years of working overseas I had to change the way I spoke a lot. But still to this day if I meet a fellow Londoner I go right back to the original accent and no one other than the Londoner can understand me.
Love to see a dog on your roof again, missed Pudding
I'll bet Bonny enjoyed the smells more than you did. :) Always good to see your videos.
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
Thank you for sharing your adventure! Thank you for taking me along. Cheers!
Don't be Ruuuuude 🤣 I would Love to see You do Videos on the River Avon 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 I live on a Sea Boat at Bath Marina OMG It's Gorgeous 🥰 Sending Love to You & Bonny 🤗✨️💜✨️💙✨️💚✨️💛✨️🧡✨️❤️✨️
I'm from Wolverhampton so I have the West Midlands accent.
Bonnie didn't mind the locks by the looks of it.
I really love your videos and i just love your personality.
This is just a little mini funny poem just for you.
Rum rum tickle my tum,
Rum rum giggle my bum,
Rum rum run mum run
Rum rum yum yum yum.
Rum rum a private life for me.
I really do love your videos I hope that one day I could meet you in person. I hope you and bonnie are both ok and doing well. 😊
aww thank you 😄🏴☠️
I'm a Sunny Runcornian. I liked your accent demos and Bonny looks champion on the roof.
Fabulous 😃🏴☠️ that’s just down the road 😂
This is my ditty about two girls so pretty who live on a narrowboat. It's Bonny and Hidi on the Rum Wench so mighty living a life afloat. The Rum Wench is skinny and her bottom is flat. Her good captain Hidi wears a pirate hat. The first mate is Bonny, a very cute dog. Their travel videos are my favorite CZcams vlog.
Awww fabulous 😃🏴☠️
Hi Heidi and Bonnie. We stayed near Acton in July in a cottage near Minshull, loved it as we had access to the Canal and experienced our first floating Market at Audlem. Had Pizza from the Pizza boat and say a blacksmith boat. We commented on the different Accents as we travelled about, Welsh, Scouse, Manch, and Staffs, as we travelled up from Zummerzet, our accents stuck out somewhat. Canals are different experience for us so nice to see so many boats. Like so many Pirates we speak with plenty of Oh Arrrrs down here in South Somerset, keep up the good work.
Aww I’m so glad you had a great time ooooh arrrrr 😂😂🏴☠️
That's the reason for watching your videos, coming from mid Cheshire myself
Awww fabulous 😄🏴☠️
Thanks for allowing us into the rear entrance.
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Was listening to your music on Alexa last night. It was great to hear the full songs. Thank you for sharing, and I really enjoy your videos. Also, thanks to David for sharing your channel.
Aww thanks for watching 😄🏴☠️ David is such a lovely guy
Blooming brilliant Heidi. And love Bonnies attention as you go past things. Soooooo cute. Happy cruising. ❤
Awwww thank you ☺️🏴☠️
I like when your hair is punked up❣️
Lucky little Bonnie xx what a fantastic life
Eee bye gum, another great vlog, from me in Chorley Lancashire. Very true about our accents, rock on us northerners.
Eee bye gum - love it 😂😂
It won't be long before you have Bonny trained to operate the locks to help :)
Another great weekly vlog, Thank you!
Heidi talks about her big bottom,
But it doesn’t look big to me.
She talks about blacking her bottom,
But no black do I see.
She lube’s up her Lister, she cleans her Weed Hatch,
So many tasks to be done…..
But at the end of the day, When she’s all moored to stay,
It’s in the Rear Entrance for RUM!
(Craig from Tennessee, USA)
Fabulous 😃❤️🏴☠️
I didn't know the blacksmith fitted locks , interesting !
Can't believe I missed ya , i moor nr there ...
Ya awrate luv ( Huddersfield way ) I tell thee..
Enjoy ya chug 😇
Hopwas has beautiful doggie walks 😉
Love Rosie and Jim's position in the rear! 😂
Knackered and wind swept, bout the story of my life. Stay safe both..x
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Good to see that Bonny has settled into boat life. She's such a great companion. Looking forward to the next video. Be well and stay safe. 😊
Hi, I'm living in Sweden, on the Island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. Our accent is very broad! Most of the rest of Sweden don't understand a word. 😉 love your videos.
Aww that’s great and thank you 😃🏴☠️
I'm from Dutton just dwn the road,I often see many boaters when I'm fishing the river weaver or the Trent& mersey then pop in the liegh arms or hollybush for a "Tipple"..and a chat with the locals..👍
Aww fabulous they were pubs I drank in as a teenager 😂🏴☠️
really nice to see how bonny is progressing
She is amazing ❤️😃🏴☠️
Another great vid Heidi, thanks.
As a Brummie that ‘Alright there bab’ wasn’t half bad 👍👍
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Another great vlog. Bonny was obviously enjoying herself, and the scents were really interesting. I say that dogs see in black and white, and smell in colour (I know that is not exactly accurate, as they can see some colours, but you get what I mean).
Yes they smell so much more than us 😄🤣
Accents and dialects are
Quite common in good old Europe.
You rarely have to go far
To hear sounds that make your ears pop!
There's fewer accents in the States
But accents they have also.
You're always welcome to imitate
But mocking them is a no-go!
I live in the Swabian region of Southern Germany. And yes, there are a lot of German accents.
Actually, someone who grew up in Southern Germany and learned dialects like Bavarian, Swabian or Badish, will understand most Austrians and people form Switzerland much better than someone who speaks a dialect from the North Sea or Baltic Coast (which are varieties of Low German but with such differences that from east to west they, too sound pretty different).
I am from Texas and my accent has calmed a bit over the years, however it never goes away. There are two main accents in Texas. The "Twang" and the "Drawl". The twang is an annoying, fast, rude pain in the ass with scattered insults and vulgarity. I have the drawl. It is slow, polite and decorated with flattery. BTW your hair looks fine and you are a beautiful young lady.
Aww thank you 🏴☠️😂
Thank you for reading our ditty😊, we are Geordie ,whey I man! Carrie and Michael
Whey I man 😂😂
Love the vids ❤
Hi Heidi .I am from New Zealand, and I love your accent.. I see wee bonny has now got her sea legs she must be great company for you
She is amazing 😄❤️🏴☠️
Great 👍
great stuff