NARROWBOAT | Why & how we bought a LIVE ABOARD BOAT| Episode 44
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- In this episode onboard our LIVE ABOARD NARROWBOAT we cruise north from Leighton Buzzard, we learn three interesting things about the town, do you know what its famous for?? Our TINY FLOATING HOME allows us to explore many difference places and see so much wildlife, we try to bring some of that to our video’s but realise its more difficult than it looks.
We talk about one of the COSTS of LIVING ABOARD a NARROWBOAT, just one aspect of a LIVE ABOARD LIFESTYLE, do you think it’s EXPENSIVE??
Finally we tell you the story of how to came to BUY A NARROWBOAT and give a little insight into our earlier ADVENTURES & TRAVELS.
We hope you enjoy xx
Season 1 | Episode 44
We are Jackie & Michael and we travel the British waterways network on our 57ft narrowboat Border Reiver. Join us each week for our latest adventures as we explore the UK.
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What a great way to share retirement! Thanks for sharing. Looks lovely…when it’s sunny and warm. lol.
It really is! We love it and yes our early retirement is amazing. Great comment thank you. x
Wow seeing a kingfisher up close is a dream for me, lucky you. Thanks for sharing your life journey with us well done.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment. It's so difficult to spot them we can't believe we managed to get it on slo mo!! x
All I've seen is a flash of blue and gold whizzing past, till then I did not realise how big they are.
Wow what a journey you two have been on loving your vlogs as always content is getting better every time 🎉🎉
Hi David
Thanks again. The last one was a busy one for sure!
Take care David 👍❤️
Wonderful to hear your story. A remarkable adventure. I know how hard it is to change direction and be successful, as fate does not always deal a winning ticket. Playing it safe and staying put closes the adventurous spirit. You guys make it happen. Thanks for sharing, lots of 💘 from Arizona.
Hi Karen
Thanks so much. Yes we both took a leap. We took early retirement and it’s worked out so far.
We send our love back to you in Arizona! 👍❤️
Thank you for sharing your experiences. A great VLOG, and now I have to wait another week. Cheers.
Hi Dom what a lovely comment thank you 🙏. We post as regular as clockwork, so lots more adventures to come. Thanks for watching 😀
Thanks for the back story. What a lovely life you have. I’m so envious ❤
Hi Mary. 🙏 so much for taking the time to drop us a comment. We’d been asked many times for our BR story. We’ll be doing a boat tour in the coming weeks as well. 😀
Oh I love you two happy couple you its great watching I love the wildlife you see I feel the swans you saw that died I feel they could have, had bird flu as there alot about. I enjoy your traveling I say you done the right thing living on a boat freedom and watching all the different seasons just lovely may you both be on the boat for ever.
Hi Pamela. 🙏 for taking the time to leave us such a lovely comment. We love the life but yes it’s so sad to see the swans. Someone else mentioned it could be bird flu 😢. We certainly intend to continue our cruising life. Can’t decide which season we like most, autumn is lovely with the trees 🌲 changing colour. Which do you prefer? 😃
What a wonderful life you are having. Love watching you.Thank you
Hi Tangie how lovely to hear from you. Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment 🙏. We hope you continue to enjoy… we have a new one out every Wednesday at 6pm GMT. 😀
I've just found your channel! What an amazing journey you've both been on and long may it continue. Our story is slightly similar to yours. We decided a couple of years ago (yep during "that" year) that instead of waiting to get a motorhome when we retired, in ten year's time, we would do it there and then. We have 3 grown up boys (our 21 year old is at home with us). We've travelled to Switzerland (which is where we used to take the boys when they were younger, we had a tent and a caravan back then), Belgium, Germany and France. We love France and I'm always drawn to the canals too. We're staying in the UK this year and are busy planning our holidays. My family holidays when I was younger were spent cruising on the Norfolk Broads and I have so many happy memories. Loving watching your videos, we've got a few to catch up on now, yay! And we're off to Crick boat show this weekend. We went last year and loved it! Have a great day 🥰
Wow what a lovely story and it’s lovely you took the time to message us. It means a lot to us 💕💕. How similar our travels and adventures are 👌👌.
We’re planning to be a Crick on Sunday this year, say hi if you see us there 😀
Loved the insight....thanks.
Hi Julie, thanks for your lovely comment. It’s great to hear your enjoying them. We love recording our adventures 😀
Very fascinating boating and travel life history. Thank you for sharing it. Cheers.
Hi again. Great to hear from you and so pleased you enjoyed our little insight. We’ll be doing a boat tour in the coming weeks too. Keep watching lots more fun to come 😄
I loved your back story about how you eventually came to live on Border Reiver to live your life on the canals and rivers. Thank you for sharing it with us all. Also, a really good vlog, mustn’t forget that!
Hi Glynnis, lovely to hear from you and what kind comments. We hope you continue to enjoy. 😀
Thank you for sharing your back story. Enjoyed the train robbery location, never knew. You two are a lovely couple. Enjoy your boat life.
Hi Kay.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
Apparently we were a little out with the location of the robbery but not by much. It was an interesting story. 👍❤️
What an incredible feast. Cannot wait to have a go at catching my own Signals 😋
Thank you for sharing your history. I can only imagine how good France was, let alone mooring in central Paris.
Border Reiver is a really eye catching craft.
Hi 👋 Let us know if you catch any 🦞 and what dish you cook. France was incredible, particularly the smaller less commercial canals. It might be all the French food and wine 🍷 too 😁. Thank you for such lovely comments about BR. We’re very pleased with her. Great to hear from you. J & M
Loved to have a tour of the inside of your narrow boat.
Hi Catherine
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
We have filmed an inside boat tour. It’s coming up soon.
We post a new video every Wednesday so lots more adventures coming up! 👍❤️
Thanks for the background on you guys a life full of change. Like to watch you, both are smart and funny and living it up hope you keep us riding along enjoy your vlogs Ed 40 S of Vegas
Hi Ed.
Great to hear from Vegas again.
We are so glad you like our channel.
We post a new video every Wednesday so lots more adventures coming up!
👍❤️
Hello Jackie and Michael mick from Hull really enjoyed episode 44 and I really like your narrowboat and maybe I might do something like you when I retire keep them coming xx😊😊
Hi Mick lovely to hear from you again. We love showing our adventures. It’s a lovely relaxing lifestyle with the odd challenge thrown in 😂. Hope you get the opportunity to give it a try 👍
I'm just catching up with a couple of your latest videos. I was great to see you at Leighton Buzzard as we spent a lot of time in the area there on our boat Zenith and I spent many a day volunteering as a locomotive fireman at the narrow gauge railway there. If you ever get a chance to take a ride on this railroad it's a cracking little line that runs about 3 miles. WEve moored in the exact spot below Soulbery locks. a fine location. I was fascinated to hear of your boating history too.
Hi John. So great to hear from you thanks for taking the time to comment, we do appreciate it. Wow what a great history with your boating and volunteering. Such a pity we missed the railway trip, maybe when we next cruise by. We are loving this part of the GU and it’s getting better the further north we go 👍. Great you enjoyed hear about our adventures over the last 10 years. It’s been fun 🤩
Great video , thank you for sharing your background story
Hi Andrew. Lovely to hear from you, so pleased you enjoyed 😀. Keep watching, we’ll be doing a boat tour and what it costs us over the coming weeks. J & M. 👍
Have been watching your vlogs for ages, enjoy them all as you come across as a lovely genuine couple, but wow what a great story, definitely living most people's dream. Like you I took early retirement, because time & health is the most important thing we can have, as long as I can pay the bills, a little jam on the bread now again I'm more than happy in our beautiful countryside. As for some British crime reading, books on John Christie, 10 Rillington Place. Derek Bentley, James Hanratty the A6 murderer, Graham Young , poisner from the early 70's, many books on the Krays. Once again, I'll look forward to your many vlogs with total respect for your chosen way of life.
Hi Michael. Thank you so much for your lovely lovely comments, we are very appreciative of you taking the time to drop us one. Yes we agree time and health is the most important thing, make the most of it. Our country is so beautiful 👍. Perfect crime recommendations thank you. We’re read the James Hanratty but will add your others to our list. Hope you continue to enjoy 😉
Wish I could have "gone" to France with you! AND, have gone to the other places, too. Maybe, sometime.
You'd of loved France Sharon, it's a beautiful country.
Nice 1, thank you...
Hi DyFhi, thank you for taking the time to drop us a comment. We hope you continue to subscribe and enjoy our adventures 👍
Aww loved hearing about your exciting life. Good for you. Glad your enjoying life to the full. Lisa xx ❤
Hi Lisa. We’re so pleased you liked our little BR back story. Keep watching as we’ll be doing a boat tour and some more details on costing in the coming week. Thanks for taking the time to comment too, we really appreciate it. J & M x
@@cruisingontheborder aww it’s a pleasure darling, I’ll be watching. Sending love Lisa 😘 ❤️
Thanks for sharing your story with us. It's so interesting to hear how you came to the point you're at now. Also, I have to say that you come over as a lovely couple. If you have arguments we don't see them. That's so refreshing against other vloggers who seem to spend their lives fighting - probably all in fun but I don't like it!
Hi Ruth. It’s so lovely to hear from you and 🙏 for taking the time to drop us a comment. You are so very kind.
We are both very easy going, living in a small space together is challenging. We do have a few crossed words from time to time, as everyone does but at the end of the day a home cooked meal, glass of wine and some relaxation helps if it’s been a stressful cruising day 😉. Keep following we’ve got lots more adventures to come. J & M 💕
Absolutely look forward to your adventures every week, you seem like a wonderful couple who truly enjoy your lives on the canals and I love that you take us with you on your trip. Thank you so much for just being yourselves and not being scripted as so many are on here.
Hi Daniel.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. We try hard to present us as us.. to show narrowboat life just as it is. What you see is what happens.
Keep enjoying my friend.
We post a new video every Wednesday so lots more adventures coming up! 👍❤️
Go electric with motor more convenient and cheaper
Go electric motor etc.,
Cheaper in the long run
We've slowly been working our way through all your vlogs in order, really enjoying them. Your back story is very interesting. We collected our first NB (57ft with canaline 42) in June from Lancaster canal and have sailed down to Banbury. We've taken in Ribble link (actually quite easy), through Bridgewater and took in whole Llangollen canal (August, very busy!).
Sadly my wife broke her shoulder near Nuneaton a few weeks ago, fell in looping chain round a low armco. Hoping to get back to the boat soon but your vlogs are keeping our spirits up.
Thank you 👍
Just bought you a coffee, NB Water Angel xx
Good morning and how lovely to hear from you and read about your adventures from Lancaster to Llangollen. We hope your wife is feeling a little better and managing to start to make a good recovery, it's so easy how you can trip, slip or fall isn't it. Our thoughts are with you both xx
Also a massive thanks for Buying us a Coffee, we'll both take great pleasure from enjoying them. Take care and hope you go cruising again sometime soon. Jackie & Michael x
Great back story keep on cruising 😊...
Hi Jerry. Lovely comment 👍 thank you so much. 😀
Hello again, it's ME out here in California, I haven't commented much of late as I'm playing 'catch-up' on all your vids. LOVING the scenery you have there...aside from all the plastic bottles and bags from London anyways...
Hiya and a virtual hug to California... so good to know you are catching up, lots to keep you going. Hope you are well or have you been away on holiday?
So much beautiful scenery to come, keep watching. x
Thanks for the 'virtual-hug'! Yes, doing well and just came back from the Thanksgiving holiday. Will keep watching too, getting closer now.@@cruisingontheborder
Hi Guys,
Another great vlog - thank you. I live just down the Canal or Road from Leighton Buzzard in Tring, which (as you No doubt know) is the highest point on the Grand Union! We also have 2 former Rothschild buildings here, one of which, The Mansion house is now a posh School, and the other is part of the Natural History Museum. One of the Rothschilds had a carriage pulled by four Zebras back in the day, and the grounds of the Mansion (now a nice park) had Wallaby's roaming free in them!
Hi Richard.
Thanks for such an interesting comment.
The carriage pulled by Zebras sounds interesting. Can you imagine if that was tried today! The roaming wallaby’s would have been a sight too! Sounds a bit like a country and western band!
A little stunned as you were talking about the great train robbery you passed a boat called "Nowra Fair". Well the owners are a long way from home because Nowra Fair is a shopping centre about 170Km south of Sydney, Australia in the town of Nowra. The name Nowra is unique in that it is an aboriginal based name meaning Black Cockatoo so the owners could only come from one place.
Gosh Chris that’s incredible! We’ll keep our eyes open for them you never know if we might pass them again on the network. Hope you’re catching up with some of our other episodes. Do drop us another comment xx
@@cruisingontheborder Hi Jac. Well I have the background now on the Nowra Fair. I posted the pic on the local facebook page and got a very quick response to it and it is as follows......Hi Chris my granddaughter just showed me a post about a boat named Nowra Fair - was that you?
The owners of the boat are great friends of ours. He worked for a Narrowboat Builder and fitted out this boat after they had it built. They visited us in Nowra/Bomaderry when they were thinking about building the boat and liked the name Nowra Fair so that’s what they named it when it was finished. We got to take it for a trip and had lots of comments about the name as well as questions about how to pronounce “Nowra”.
I was 17 when the great train robbery happened. I love this channel. Thank you again.
Hi again John.
We loved reading the book about the robbery. There is something captivating about old school heists like that.
We are glad you like our channel. 👍❤️
What a fantastic lifestyle & enjoyed your back story. Too bad for us in Australia, we have no canals or narrow boats. 😄😄😄
Maybe one day! Would be great fun with all your sunshine. Thanks for your lovely comment and so pleased you enjoyed. Hope you get to watch some more of our little adventures.
Wow, what a life story, I am truly envious. I have always wanted to cruise through France, but I'm afraid too old now (72), and haven't got the energy.
France was truly wonderful we set out from Holland as newbies but quickly learnt and really explored the European inland waterways 👍. Anything is possible… you should never say never 😉
I believe your boat originally belonged to a family I know in my home town & their boat was moored down on the Lancy & we used to pass it when it was moored in its marina. Lovely boat.
Hi Sandra.
That’s so interesting. We have always wondered where our boat started life. We knew it was on the Lancaster canal somewhere and we were told it belonged to a farmer? Which marina was it in when you saw Border Reiver?
Thank you so much for letting us know and we would love to hear anything else you know about her/Hume
Take care Sandra. 👍❤️
Excellent Vlog again. I completed a 'Big Shop' at L-Buzzard Tesco which was so very convenient. Nice to hear your back-story and how you arrived at Border Reiver - so very similar for a lot of people with the double whammy of Covid-Brexit Deal fiasco. Oh by the way, if you're up for a rail-train hold-up let me know 😁😁. Happy Cruising.
Hi 👋 Lovely comment thank you so much we really appreciate you taking the time 😀 to leave us one. Good to hear you made use of the Tesco’s facilities. Ah ah 💰 🚂 we’ll definitely give it a try if you will!! Safe cruising you too 😉
Thank you very much for sharing
Hi LILO we are so glad you are enjoying our latest video. We love sharing our travels, lots more to come 😉
We're really enjoying your videos, especially this episode. Our story is similar to yours although you're a few years ahead of us. We took early retirement and we've sold everything to travel. We bought a Dutch canal barge a yeear ago just this week. We're presently back home in Vancouver Canada to reset our Shengen visas after our most recent three month stay which was mostly spent on boat projects. We're already booked to fly back for our first real summer on the canals. Like you , we hope to vlog our misadventures as new canal boaters...thanks for the inspiration and keep up the outstanding work!
Hi.
Your Dutch barge sounds great! You must be really excited.
Where’s your first canal trip going to be?
Take care 👍❤️
@Cruising on the Border we did one real trip on our most recent visit. In fact I'm editing the footage right now. We left our home port of Brielle and visited the beautiful city of Delft for a few days.
Hi again
Sounds wonderful!! 👍❤️
I remember hearin of the great train robbery in 1968. I was at s chool then.argest bullion robbery in britain at that time.
Hi Kurt thanks for taking the time to message us, we so appreciate it. Yes Michael remembers it as well. So interesting to cruise by. Hope you enjoy the rest of our little waterways adventures.
Loved your Vlog, you are cruising my old stomping ground. Leighton Buzzard had a favorite Pub of mine, The Globe Inn ! The Great Train Robbery was the big story so glad you shared it ! Cruising from Bedfordshire to Buckinghamshire . What a yummy meal. Loved hearing about your European adventures as I had been going to ask about all that.
Hi, enjoy your vids, but would like to correct you on the great train robbery location. It’s near bridge 122 on the gu near cheddington not as you stated between bridges 109 and 108. We lived on a narrowboat for a couple of years and it was fab, we now have a motor
home and very much enjoy this too. If you venture on the Shropshire union give us a shout we are near Nantwich. Cheers 😊
Hi Deirdre. Thank you for your comment. We are glad you liked the video. We really loved having our boat in France. 👍❤️
Hi Mandy and David
Thanks for your comment. A fee of our viewers have pointed out that I quoted the wrong bridge for the robbery and they are correct as you are. Sadly tut book we read wasn’t! We were close though. 👍❤️
Hi guys great back story I am considering putting my boat on a truck and taking it to France if the visa issues every get sorted. With the Train Robbers bridge was not next to the canal but you can moor close by and it’s a short walk small foot path from the GU across a farm field to the bridge it was originally called Bridego Bridge 127 it has had its name changed now due to local pressure. I have visited it a few time great for a Photo. 👍👍
Hi Peter.
Thanks for your comment.
A few of our viewers have mentioned that I quoted the wrong bridge for the rubbery and you and those are correct. The book we read on the robbery was not sadly! We weren’t far away though. 👍❤️
Here’s a book for you.. Life in the Max by Tom Hill. Great stories from a life long career, 32 years in a maximum security prison. It’s brilliant!l you’ll love the characters. Enjoy
Wow Coral bet it's a brilliant read that. Lovely to hear from you thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment. J&M
I would say, like you are doing right now, being satisfied with what you have and not what you don’t have. Enjoying your life cruising the canals. Just think of the anxiety generated stealing money? No thanks. Life is easier not having to look over your shoulder. Thanks for your channel. ❤🎉
Hi again Richard
Yes we jumped in with both feet! Several times. It’s paid off off so far. We are not wealthy but we have a great life.. 👍❤️
Hi there came across you by accident really but I’m loving your vlogs… have had 4 barge holidays and as I’m just about to retire we’re seriously considering buying a barge/houseboat… any tips things we should look out for, and also the best place to buy.. we’re in Worcestershire … thanks in advance ..
Hi Paul
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
We are glad you like our channel,
As far as where to look for your boat, there are many brokers (you can find them all online) across the country. No two narrowboats are the same so our advice is look at as many as you can online and decide on a layout that may suit you and also what type of stern you want ; semi trad, trad or cruiser stern which we have. Once you have decided those things then have a budget in mind, stick to it if poss and be prepared to move quickly anywhere in the country once you see the right boat. Have a full survey also.
Good luck Paul. 👍❤️
Another great v log Jackie & Michael; Leighton Buzzard home to “Too Shy” Kajagoogoo.. who’s lead singer Limahl had a solo hit “Never Ending Story”. The Great Train Robbery took place right on the county border in Buckinghamshire & they hid out at Leatherslade Farm near Oakley … unfortunately for the gang they left many incriminating pieces of evidence behind there including some fingerprints.. which led to them being caught!
Love the walk from the Three Locks at Soulbury right through to Bletchley .. the Three Locks Pub is a nice spot to watch the narrowboats & enjoy a good pint of real ale and a bite to eat .. have done that a few times over the years since I moved to Aylesbury in 2001.. also walked my dog Pepsi along the stretch there and North of Old Wolverton (and the metal aqueduct over the River Ouse) .. right up to Cosgrove and The Barley Mow pub!
Hi again Dave.
Phew.. you know that area very well.
Yes the Gt train robbers made a bit of a mess of such a big heist. We loved reading about it and the film was good too.
Take care David 👍❤️
Also David.. your right about Kajagoogoo! Good knowledge!
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Great story of your Life Journey.
We’re just waiting for our son to finish his last year of College next year and eventually flee the nest then we are 100% Swapping House life for Canal life. I can’t wait. I’d do it tomorrow but my Mrs says we can’t just Turf our Son out 😏😤😂😂
Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment, it means a huge amount to know your following our adventures 🙏. Wow it sounds like you’ve got it all mapped out, it’s an amazing way to live we love it. We hope you do to 😀. Have you found a boat yet??
@@cruisingontheborder no, there’s no point in seriously looking yet as he’s still got a year at college. I’d say in reality it’s gonna be about two years before we can actually sell up and do it. But your videos and other Vloggers excite us and we can’t wait. We know it’s the life for us.
I'm not a jealous person however watching the way you live to the way I live makes me very jealous indeed. I am a water person I've fresh water fished for around 40 years. Maybe one day I'll join your lifestyle. I really enjoy your vlogs keep them coming. I'd like to see you catching fish and cooking them there's so many within reach for you. what a lovely lifestyle you have
Hi Steven. Great comment we so appreciate you taking the time to drop us a line. Ha ha maybe I’ll challenge Michael to a fish 🎣 off. Will be sure to capture it on film if I do. We hope you to take to the water at some point. 😀
Wonderful video, again!!
A couple of fantastic CZcams that do excellent true crime/murder mysteries are @Well, I never and @Brief Case.
Hi 👋 thanks so much for your comment. We’re so pleased you are enjoying our videos. Great true crime recommendations 🙏. We hope you continue to enjoy our cruising adventures. 😀
Love your videos, when are you coming back on stream ?? 👍👍
Hi there, lovely to hear from you. We are in the process of editing our trip on the Leeds & Liverpool canal as we read your comment. We can't believe how much footage we have... hopefully Jac's fingers and creativity will work quickly with it. Keep your eyes open for it being released. J&M x
Really enjoyed listening to your story, what bank raid did you do, as it sounds like you've been on the run for years.😂😂😂
Hi Jim
Thanks for you comment.
We hope you like our channel.
As for me and the bank robbery .. ssshhh! The walls have ears! 🤣
Loved hearing about all your adventures. Can I ask how you support your lifestyle now, do either of you remotely work? Keep those vlogs coming really enjoy watching. Have a great week!
Thanks for your lovey comment. We have an income from pensions and also both do some part time work which we can do remotely. It's great and it works for us.
@@cruisingontheborder Brilliant. Hope to follow in your footsteps. Thank you for sharing.
Very interesting video on your path with travels both on water and 4 wheels How long did you live on the 40 footer and which videos cover Amadeus best wishes
Thanks for the question. Sadly we didn't have the You Tube Channel when we had Amadeus, we wish we had. We had Amadeus for 12 months and decided we loved it so much we upgraded to 57ft.
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Look forward to your vlogs…getting caught up on all videos. Wish we had canals like that in the US. What did you both do for a living prior to the boat life?
Hi Carol, we both had very busy jobs, Michael was in the Navy when he was younger then continued to work for the government. I was in finance then in IT and Direct Marketing. It's nice now to have more free time to ourselves. Glad you are enjoying the vlogs. xx
@@cruisingontheborder I figured he was in the Navy. Wish I could do what u r doing. My hubby too much of a landlubber.
What a great story…. Such an interesting life to live. I was wondering do you have family or children? If so is it easy to visit them and do they have time on the boat with you enjoying the lifestyle ? I would imagine people visiting might become interested in getting a canal boat too!
Your videos are so refreshing and so nice to see your enthusiasm … obviously it’s perfect for you both!
Hi.
Thank you for your lovely comment.
We enjoy our life and it’s been interesting so far as you saw
We have one son and he’s coming to visit us on the boat from his home in Germany this week so we’ll stick him in front of the camera! 👍❤️
@@cruisingontheborder oh wonderful!
Very interesting story of how you got Border Reiver and the life you lead. Do you carry on travelling through the winter? xx
Hi.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
We do travel during the winter and also use that time to catch up with family, do jobs that need doing and get a holiday in somewhere warm if we can. 👍❤️
You've lived an amazing life!!! So inspiring. So sorry if you've already answered this question, but how do you fund this way of living? Trying to figure my own life out at the moment!
Hi Lozicle.
Thank you for your comment.
We both do work from the boat. We do online freelance work. You can get a good strong WiFi connection on boats just like a house and you should look to shape your working life into a position where you can work remotely from the boat and fit your waterways travel around your work. Hey presto! Good luck.
We post a new video every Wednesday so lots more adventures coming up! 👍❤️
@@cruisingontheborder thank you for taking the time to reply! That’s really kind of you. The annoying part is that my job could be fully remote; my employer just won’t allow it. 😓
Ah! Might be time for a change of career then? 👍❤️
Nice one Kevin you never said a truer word IAM 71 and I have not stopped crying since 2000 ⚓⚓😂
Sometimes you have to try different things to find your path in life.
Hi DSS. Totally agree with you, we’ve had a great time trying some different ways of living. We love the water, it’s a constant pull for us both. Keep the comments coming we love hearing from you. J & M
Thanks for sharing. I know this can be a more personal subject so please feel free to say you'd rather not say or "none of your business!"..lol. I see a few permanent cruisers on YT and have wondered how you handle it financially. Thanks.
Hi Roger. 🙏 for your comment. Great question too. We’ll be going through costings etc in the coming weeks so keep watching. We hope you liked the insight into fuel and heating costs. 😀
You all ways cover everything in such detail that I do not find myself wanting for questions. But here is a question that you probably have not entertained before. What navigational map book do you use? You see, I have a thing for maps along with hopes and dreams of buying my own narrowboat some day.
Hi Rick. It’s lovely to hear from you. What a good question 👍. We use the Nicholson guides, there are 7 of them covering the UK waterways. Very details. We should let you into a secret… I too (Jackie) love a good map, I’m very happy reading them and we also used the OS map app on our phone. Great for finding walks. I loved geography at school to. Did you? 😀
@@cruisingontheborder I did and still do.
When i was working in London southbank at Waterloo back in the late 80s, Buster used to sell flowers under the bridge outside the station. 58 mil will just get you a studio flat down there now.
Hi Martin
Yes I’m sure from memory the film ‘Buster’ shows him doing just that.
Bit of a leap, selling flowers to robbing trains! 🤣👍❤️
Ah I see Martin. That would be after his release. 👍 He died young 63.
Very much enjoy your stories. You mentioned that one of you is ex navy what is that story if you don't mind I would be interested
Peter
Thanks for the bit of back story.....where dud the name of the boat come from or was it already named?
Hi Paul. We’re so pleased you enjoyed our little insight into us buying BR. She was already named when we bought her. She had one previous owner who gave her her name. We love it 😄
Hi Jackie and Michael, really love your videos and feel a little bad about correcting you, however, the 1963 Great Train robbery happened at Bridego Bridge on the South side of Leighton Buzzard nearer to Ivinghoe and Ledburn.
Any chance you will be at Crick boat show so I can buy you a beer or coffee?
Hi Dsle.
Thanks for the info. The book we read spoke about the bridge we showed in the video as being the location of the train robbery. We stand corrected. Not sure what the distance is between where our book stated the robbery took place and Bridego bridge.?
Thanks for your comment Dale. 👍
@@cruisingontheborder ❤️
You can't catch out an old fart like me, it's Kajagoogoo. A band I hated because a girl I was going out with was obssessed with Limahl.
I'd say that the life you two have chosen is keeping you from getting old.
Hi again, great comment, I think we all loved Limahl (But don't tell Michael ha ha). Yes we agree with you, definitely keeping us young, sometimes when we are doing a hard lock it doesn't feel like that.....
9.40 Jimmy the weed the story of the manchester QSG
Hi Andrew.
Thanks for the recommendation. We’ll get that one, sounds good.
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Frigin hell you have some life experiences on the water.
Hi Graham.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
We do indeed! Life’s for living my friend. We like to show all sides of narrowboat life. No ‘living my best life’ content on our channel. It is what you see! It’s great fun!
We post a new video every Wednesday so lots more adventures coming up! 👍❤️
Carol ann Lee is a great true crime author , Her research is very detailed
Hi Julie
Ah thanks. We will look her up. Does she write about British true crime as that’s a fave of ours? 👍❤️
Question; Could you take a narrowboat over to France and cruise their waterways?? We’re having ours built this summer and we’ll travel the UK for a few years. Hoping we can put it on a lorry and travel the European waterways, subject to visas etc…. Love to hear an experienced opinion please?
Hi Ian.
We actually filmed a whole episode about the pluses and minuses as we saw them about taking our boat to France. We thought long and hard about it but decided post brexit it was a bit too difficult. We chose not to release the episode as we didn’t feel enough people would be interested but maybe they would be? It’s still ‘in the can’ ! 👍❤️
@@cruisingontheborder I would be. One viewer from Kauai.❤️👍😀
@@cruisingontheborder please do, there’s little ‘out there’ to compare or research. Any top tips or must haves for a boat abroad? We’re just a few weeks from making our final design with our builder.
who's the guys in the back ground on the scaffolding ? (at the start of the video)
Hi Laurie. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a comment, we hope you are enjoying the channel. So sorry we can’t answer your question… they were very busy whoever they were 😀
Did you retire first? Always curious how people afford to buy and live on a narrowboat.
Hi Rebecca.
Thanks for your comment.
We both took early retirement yes.
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@@cruisingontheborder congratulations! I didn't mean to be nosy but I find it interesting how people are able to live alternatively. I know some are able to work remotely, lived frugally over the years and had a good savings account, sold a home, etc. So happy for you guys. Well done 👍.
Hi Rebecca. That’s ok we love your comments and it’s great to answer the questions. We both do some work remotely as well. It’s a lovely relaxing lifestyle, it works for us. We hope you continue to enjoy our channel 😃
@@cruisingontheborder I really enjoy your videos and several other narrowboaters that I follow. I've been following narrowboat life on CZcams for several years. I discovered this lifestyle in 2008 when I saw it on a TV show. I live in Texas and we don't have narrowboats that I am aware of. I'm 71 and unfortunately not physically able to do what needs to be done to live on a narrowboat if that was an option. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures. ☺️
Do you normally travel or is it for video content?
Hi thanks for your question and taking the time to message us. Yes we travel all the time on our boat, we have done for over 3 years on BORDER REIVER and for a year pre COVID on a small boat. We also lived aboard a Dutch Steel cruiser we bought in Holland and cruise into France on as well. So lots of experience of this life style. Hope that answers your questions. Don't forget to tune into our new video's out each Sunday.
Kajagoogoo
Hi Graham. You got it in one ☝️ 😄😄👍👍. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a comment. We’re you a Kajagoogoo fan?
Yes right age group Sun-Shine
Hi, enjoy your vids, but would like to correct you on the great train robbery location. It’s near bridge 122 on the gu near cheddington not as you stated between bridges 109 and 108. We lived on a narrowboat for a couple of years and it was fab, we now have a motor
home and very much enjoy this too. If you venture on the Shropshire union give us a shout we are near Nantwich. Cheers 😊
Xx
Edward 🙏 for the comment. It’s great to know you love it.
How did you manage the language travelling around Europe ?
Hi. We got by.. I guess it would be fair to say.
Michael does speak some French and so was able to communicate about any problems we had with the boat on our travels.
We usually find that pointing and shrugging the shoulders works too! 🤣🤣
Thanks for the reply.@@cruisingontheborder
kajagoogoo
Hi Julie
Correct! A virtual chocolate biscuit is on its way to you. Don’t be ‘too shy’ to eat it! 🤣🤣❤️
Do you do home cooking on the boat have you made friends with the other boater
Hi Pamela. We do appreciate you taking the time to comment. Yes we both love cooking, it’s a battle as to who gets to cook each night 😂. We love spicy 🌶️ food!! Yes we’ve met some real friends on our adventures and meet up with them very regularly. 😀
Michael is Robert Fripp's identical twin.
Great comment.... I'll tell him ha ha
Dont forget the great train robbery, the engine driver got beaten, his life and family was never the same again.
Hi Trevor.
Yes the train driver was badly beaten. There were many lesser known victims in that crime as you no doubt know. The book was an excellent read. 👍❤️
The unsung victim. Jack Mills, the driver hit over the head during the robbery
Hi.
Thanks for your comment
Ah! I didn’t know about Jack Mills.
We must have read about him but it got lost in the depths of the story.
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How did you both meet ?
If we said over a coffee ☕️ albeit Starbucks, would you believe us 😂😂😂
@@cruisingontheborder ummm no lol i ment when you very first meet
Yes that was how we very first met. We were standing in a queue next to each other…. I ordered a chai tea latte ☕️ and Michael asked me what it was 🙄🙄… look at us now 😵💫😵💫 x