The first time we went over the Pontcysytile aqueduct in 1991, we had just done our washing and hung it out on the front of the hire boat not realizing that there would be a wind roaring up the valley. Hence, we lost all our washing down into the valley. What made it worse was that we were on our gap year and were travelling with a minimal wardrobe. We lost 80% of our clothes. Looking back, that was a wonderful trip and have since been able to repeat it, minus the washing incident🤪 That is when our love of the canals started and we proudly call ourselves “narrowboat tragics”. Thank you for all the time and effort you dedicate towards you vlogs.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment and glad we could bring back some of those memories! I can totally get that losing 80% of your clothes, and watching as they fly down the valley! I backpacked around Europe for 2 months way way back in my 20s with a very tiny wardrobe! I’m sure you look back now and laugh at the memory! I was laughing as I was editing our windy crossing, especially at myself determined to keep videoing while I held stuff down! And even funnier, apologising for the wind noise 😂. Thanks for watching 😊
You are right! In the 10 years we lived in Texas we were always on the hunt for the ‘back bacon’ that’s common in the UK. In the last 2 years there, our local HEB grocery store stocked a British style bacon, complete with a Union Jack flag on the packet! It was the closest we got, and fulfilled our need, even though it was a treat as we paid way over the odds for the ‘delicacy’ 😂🥓
My twin sister just told me about your amazing CZcams channel today and I just finished watching my first video! I love it and can’t wait to watch more of your adventures. We live in Pensacola, Florida, United States of America. Nice to meet you and your little pups! Safe travels from Susan & Steve Burroughs and our little mini Schnauzer, Bogie
Welcome aboard! We are so glad you all found us and can bring a little of our lives in the canals in the UK to FL. As you can see it’s very different from the 10 years we spent living in TX! 😊
Grew up in the estate above Trevor basin in the 60's, used the whole area as a playground and helped turn boats around in the basin for pennies. It is a wonderful experience travelling across the bridge whether by boat or on foot. My grandfather fell in one night while drunk walking between Froncysyllte and Trevor where we lived, luckily its not that deep as he wasn't very tall. When we were teenagers several lads used to walk along the side of it with no footpath, mad as I know now but back then it was just funny. Great video bye the way,
What wonderful memories and what a fabulous place to grow up! Scary thinking about kids walking along the aqueduct side with no footpath now isn’t it. We are so much older and wiser 😊
We would like to do it again in a different season. It’s such a beautiful area isn’t it. How busy was it in the summer? We have seen photos of boats queuing to get through the tunnels and across the aqueducts! How was it in reality? 😊
Well, we come from Norway, so we had to take the train from Manchester airport. Suppose we must have gone by bus or taxi to Trevor- details not so sharp in memory anymore. Trevor and Anglo Welsh for the boat hire. Busy place with lots of boats there. I can see on my map that we took the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct towards Chirk the first day. How busy was it…? I cannot remember now, but I suspect we had to take turn in crossing. It does not occupy a great deal of my memory so I suppose it must have been ok and nothing to fuzz about. The aqueduct is really something. One can get dizzy by less. I see that our first night was just by Chirk Marina (p.24 in Pearson’s Canal Companion) so we must have been tired. Next night we spent at Ellesmere. Our 3. Night at Whitchurch, and I cannot see further notes, so I think we must have used the opportunity to turn around there and just retrace our keel water. We went to Llangollen the last day for lunch or dinner and I think we spent our last night there above the town. Oh yes I remember we got on a train ride up the valley in an old steam train. Beautiful valley. I suppose it would have been marvelous to hike up that valley with a fishing rod during the green season. Suppose it will have to wait until my next life. Fantastic experience, and those welsh road signs! A foot long string of just consonants that won’t fit in a normal mouth.
What a wonderful trip! And you are so right about the Welsh road signs and the consonants! We have dreams of going to the Norwegian Fjords to see the beauty in real life! Our son has recently been working as a singer on a cruise ship and visited many times during his contract and now we have the bug after seeing his beautiful photos and hearing his stories 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard The very best part to visit I think is the northern part of the coast during summer with midnight sun. Take the “HurtigRuten” from Trondheim to Tromsoe. A stop at Svolvaer in Lofoten with eagle safari is mandatory. It will be an experience that will stay with you forever.
Hi there Julia and Martin. You've got the balance just about right. A bit of cruising. Plenty of humour. Two delightful dogs and now a drone. Drones add a new dimension to canal boat videos. If you venture down the K&A be sure to let us know. That canal is not too far away from where we live. I haven't looked you up on Facebook or Instagram yet, but I will. Have a wonderful Christmas and we'll see you again in the new year.
Thanks so much for your lovely praise. It’s very reassuring to know that we are putting out what people are enjoying, so we love comments like yours! We are so glad we have caught up with the drone footage now, as we love the added dimension, being able to show the beauty of the surrounding areas from above, and having some fun with it too! You will see that in this next video that I am currently editing, that I hope to have uploaded by tonight! Pete’s having a fine time with the drone! The K&A may be in our plans for this next year. We are thinking we will stay south, but are also so drawn back to the Llangollen! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024. Caroline & Pete (Julie and Martin are our friends in this video. Check out their channel too here youtube.com/@JulieandMartinonRIB?si=zC4P0AibEFJ8Lrxo) 😊
What a wonderful episode! That wind was frightening especially considering how high you were cruising above the ground 😳 I hope you all stay warm and cozy this winter. I’m looking forward to your future travels. Best wishes for your holidays 🎉😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Lots more adventures to come! Thats was definitely a memorable experience with that wind and one we hope not to ever have to repeat! Happy new year! 😊🎉
I'm from south Africa and by chance found your videos and it is so amazing to see how you travel on your boat through the beautiful countryside. Wish we could do that in our part of the world. Thank you and enjoy your travels. And I will keep watching
Welcome aboard from South Africa Sharon! We are glad you found us. It certainly is quite a unique way to travel that is part of the British heritage. I'm glad we are able to give you a glimpse of it by the power of CZcams 😊
Thanks for a wonderful video full of memories for us as we went for a weeks break last May on the same trip as you we absolutely loved it and will be returning next April for three weeks from Anderton Marina havn't worked out our trip yet but we know its going to be great hope to see you on the canals all the best from Tony and Nola
So glad you enjoyed it and it brought back some lovely memories for you! It’s such a beautiful stretch of canal isn’t it! We haven’t done the area around Anderton Marina yet, but have cruised the Trent & Mersey from Middlewich, heading south. Have a wonderful trip! 😊
It is very cosy. I’ll try and show more of the inside this coming year as quite a few people like that aspect of the videos. There are Canal and River Trust inspectors that note boat numbers and locations, and issue warnings for overstaying. If you get too many warnings they will limit your license for the next year. They are really good though if you have a genuine situation that requires you to overstay, like when my dad was in hospital and we needs to stay somewhere we could access the car easily. Also when we had Covid they were fine issuing an extension. As long as you let them know then they are usually very understanding 😊
Hope you enjoy your time! It really is such a beautiful canal and we will definitely be back very soon! Thanks for watching and have a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Happy Christmas wishes Caroline and Pete - and not forgetting the Westies of course! It seems strange watching you in January 2023 knowing you are blissfully unaware of what joys, adventures and sadness you would meet before arriving at December 2023. I hope 2024 brings you nothing but happy memories, greeting old friends and meeting new ones; I certainly look forward to sharing your journey with you. Thank you both for helping to make life bearable as I frustratingly festered immobile through the summer (broken ankle!) and for your happy smiling faces week on week ❤. Take care 🙏
Very wise words Jill. I think being blissfully unaware is the best we can be. Never knowing what’s around the next corner and trying to enjoy the moment. Hoping this next year is a little calmer for us and filled with happiness! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024, and thank you so much for your lovely comments and support of our little channel 😊
Hi my name is Mark I loved your video of the Llangollen canal I have done the Llangollen canal 😅 for a long time. I have been boating since 1970. have just got a newish boat a 57 foot narrow boat and hoping to cruise the canals next year I hope to see you again on the cut 😅.
Welcome aboard Mark! Glad we can bring back some lovely memories of the beautiful Llangollen canal. Good luck with your new boat, many adventures await and make sure you say hi if you ever pass us! 😊
Oh gosh, I would have been freaking out, being so high up in a narrow space with the wind howling! Glad you guys made it without mishap. Looking forward to more drone footage in the coming year. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful narrowboat adventures. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year! 🎆 😊
It’s not something we ever want to repeat for sure! But I was laughing at myself while editing, as I was determined to keep filming while holding things down, and even funnier, apologising for the wind noise 😂. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 and thank you so much for you lovely comments and support of our little channel 😊
That’s so lovely to hear! We didn’t make it to ND but had some very lovely trips to the Black Hills of SD when our son was in shows at the Black Hills Playhouse in Custer State Park! 😊
Wow, that looked scary. I am really enjoying your winter travels, it shows the canals in a different light. I also love your music at the end, it usually has me singing along. Have a lovely Christmas.
Thanks so much for your always lovely comments Jill! They really do make our day! That last song really has become like our theme tune! I’ve loved making these winter videos as it’s been good to show how different life is at an even slower pace than usual 😊
Lovely vlog... (I've said that before, I know. You're just keeping up the high standard!) I've just realised that your style of vlogging is very much like that of 'Chugging Along' upbeat and cheerful. Happy new year from Suffolk. Simon
I am traumatized just watching this, ive decided to give that part of the Langollen canal a miss for now, you know the boat is about 30tons and probably wont blow over the side, but reason goes out the window when you feel that wind, ive felt on the Breckon Beacons, it is terryfying 😱 well you made it! 😀
Hi Chris, please don’t let this crossing in freak weather put you off of what is usually an absolutely amazing trip on a stunning section of the canal! Here we are doing the same trip in calm beautiful weather, a totally different experience czcams.com/video/xU5j9w9w-bk/video.htmlsi=rQ7lP5f2p8zrh1jl, This is the full version of our cruise from Ellesmere to the aqueduct, or a shorter version with just the aqueduct crossing here czcams.com/video/s5AgVyXaMbU/video.htmlsi=szbb8AuORaakZgrv. Thanks for watching 😊
Also in 2022 you absolutely binged the Crick Boat Show and showed us nearly every boat (proper boats i.e. narrowboats). Plus the Shroppie was its usual grand self. I look forward to more cruising in 2024 and Merry Christmas to all aboard One Day More!
Thank you for your lovely comments through the year. It’s reassuring for us that we are putting out videos that people are enjoying! We have already booked our Crick Boat Show 2024 tickets, including the preview day so I can get all that great narrowboat tour footage again without the crowds! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
For all that icy ground I’m surprised you don’t use a pair of boot grips, very easy to put on and take off and can be bought from any camping goods store or Amazon.
They sound like a good addition to our onboard kit. Although we really try not to travel on icy days, as it’s very disconcerting around icy, slippy locks. Thanks for watching 😊
Pretty hard to not recognize your boat, that aqua is a beacon on those canals I'm sure. Nice videos guys, and Merry Christmas, or whatever you celebrate.
Great vlog Caroline as usual just as it is on the canal again one if our favourite bits of the cansl system. Merry Christmas to both and hope to see you in the New year ✨️ David and Ruth ❤
Merry Christmas!!! Today is the first of your videos I’ve seen, I hope to find one with your story about moving onto a boat, it’s such an interesting lifestyle!!! Blessings
Welcome aboard! We are happy you found us! Here’s the video with the story of our virtual boat build czcams.com/video/F_e0vT9req4/video.htmlsi=gqZemvQ3Bg5qxuV9 😊
I didn’t like the look of the aqueduct when the weather was ok, so really didn’t like it in the wind!😱 Happy Christmas Caroline, Pete, Poppy and Hamish. Hope you have a wonderful time. I look forward to more adventures in 2024 🥰🥰🥰
We find your videos both breathtaking and relaxing at the same time. One question for you is regarding the width of the canals especially under bridges and when going across the aquaduct. Winds, currents, and just operator judgement, the boat must rub against the canal sides at times. What if anything protects the sides of the boat from damage ?
Sooooo much fun at the end with all your friends. Nothing like an off the cuff braai ( sorry BBQ - I grew up in S Africa) we always did (and still do at our daughter's in Derbyshire) 'glad you had such a great time. Follow you all
Those impromptu get togethers are always the best! I have a SA friend who taught me about ‘holding thumbs’ and ‘robots’ 😂. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Great vlog! Still makes us laugh seeing you going over the Ponty in all that wind! Brings back some lovely memories from last year! Have a great Christmas and New Year, see you soon in 2024! xx 😘
I was laughing at me keeping videoing when we were crossing and apologising for the wind noise. Those vloggers and their wind noise 😂😂😂. See you very soon in 2024 🎉
Thanks for your wonderful support through the year James. It’s always a pleasure to read your lovely comments. Hope your Christmas was merry and your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊🙏🎉🎄
You are so right! The first time we crossed in the most beautiful perfect still weather! That crossing in the wind is not something we ever want to repeat! Thanks so much for your lovely comments over the last year. Always a pleasure to read. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Here in the US I have been watching you for quite a while. Can't remember when I started, but I have thoroughly enjoyed all your videos. Great scenery, commentary, doggie videos, etc. Great work. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and friends Looking forward to watch 2024. Take care. Stay safe and warm.
That’s so lovely to hear and very reassuring we are putting out what people enjoy seeing. We hope you Christmas was merry and your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊🎄🎉
Hi Pete and Caroline. Love to see the Llangollen canal. Definitely a good place to spend the winter. Hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas and here’s to a happy new year. Take care. Nick
Julie and Martin and you two are my favorites… first time writing to them and the first time writing to you… I just want you to know I am sorry about your puppy Jasper… I too have now two new puppies, nine months, old Max and Stella to come along side little sissy bloom, my Chihuahua who is 12 she lost her best friend Prince Harry he was 11 October 31 of 2022. It’s been an adjustment for her having puppies and me I had to say as well. So my heart has gone out to you and hopefully you will catch up from the year behind but everybody like I said knows why with the loss of your father as well. I lost my precious sydney in 2007 holidays can be a trying time for sure if it weren’t for the Lord… Blessings all over you here from Oregon Samn
Lovely to have you aboard Samn. You know just like us how hard it is to lose the ones you love. Poppy was our ‘safety net’, so our two old boys would have another when one of them passed, and we have to say that she totally fulfilled her mission when we had to say goodbye to Jasper, keeping Hamish young and playful with her. He would have been so lost being an only dog. Lots more adventures to bring you as we try to catch up, but never want to rush and miss out any parts! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Congratulations on your success, you deserve it. I admire you for teaching yourself editing skills, I just point shoot, upload and hope for the best. I've walked onto that aquaduct (I was 12, so hundreds of years ago). That looked incredibly scary, I'm not sure how I would have coped. I've subscribed and will share you to my channel. Bon soirée.
Thanks so much Kathy! We have just been binge watching your channel and catching up with your lives in France! It’s been a very steep learning curve, this whole editing and CZcams thing, but on the whole very enjoyable, and gives me something to do while Pete is working. Glad we can bring back some old memories for you! Going across the aqueduct in those high winds is not something we will ever be repeating 😂
I’m new to your channel but loved every second of your vlog. You taught yourselves well. Your dogs are precious and now famous. What gorgeous scenery. So peaceful. I’d love to stop and hit a pub then come home and sit by the fire! You must have done something right to live this life. Happy New Year!,
Welcome aboard Kimberly! We are so glad you found us. We count ourselves lucky that we are able to make this life work for us before we retire, with Pete still being able to work from home on the boat. Happy New Year 😊🎉
Great vlog, and great that you are reeling in more viewers with that hilarious Instagram post. Merry Christmas, and may there be no windy cruises over aqueducts in 2024! ❤
You are right there Cherry! No more windy aqueducts for us! We are still laughing at how far reaching that Instagram reel has traveled! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊
I hope you are enjoying this holiday season. I’ve taken a CZcams break so it was great to see you guys again. Happy New Year! Also..I still think yours is one of the most attractive boats out! Who knows, maybe we will once again travel to the UK and have another NB holiday and cross paths. Cheers! ❤
Happy New Year to you too Jayne! It’s been a busy Christmas for us trying to get to see everyone in all different areas of the country (by car not boat 😂) but it’s been so lovely spending time with family. Looking forward to showing everyone lots more of our adventures 😊
Oh my goodness, I was anxious watching you being buffeted on the Ponty 💨💨🙈🙈 Well done on the growing numbers of followers 🙌 Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Cool Yule from North West Wales ❤ Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda 🎉
We were definitely relieved to get across! And i got to relive it all as I was editing this video! We will be back to your beautiful country very soon I am sure. We absolutely loved our time there 😊 🏴
Great video. I always enjoy your vlogs. Merry Christmas and a great new year. My pup Fin had gotten used to your pups. Today he quietly sat and watched Hamish and Poppy.
I can totally imagine your Fin watching our two! Poppy is so obsessed with narrowboat dogs and has even met a few of those we watch! Now it seems she can distinguish between her friends and those she’s yet to meet! Wishing you a happy and healthy new year 😊🎉
It is right what you say about building a feeling of knowing you - since we get to watch you regularly, but it must be a little strange when people say hi to you by name and know about your lives, dogs and boat when you don't know them. Some of us even have crazy muddles alphanumeric symbols as you tube account names simply because of the way your tube works (mine used to be my name but I changed notebook and the account name changed even though the age of the account remains unchanged. It won't let me change it back again either. I had to resubscribe to your and other channels too. Helps your subscription numbers a tiny bit perhaps!) Anyway, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we look forward to your vlogs throughout 2024. Tim & Jalika, Malaysia.
Lovely to put some real names to your user-xw6….. username! We know exactly what you mean about feeling like you know the people you are watching, as that was us just 3 years ago as we were binge watching all of the narrowboat vlogs planning our new life! We now count quite a few of those as our best boat friends which in itself is still quite unbelievable! We will never get used to being recognised I don’t think (our kids this it’s hilarious!) but absolutely love making those real life connections with viewers! In our life before Texas and back to the UK we lived in Singapore for 8 years, and often traveled up to Malaysia across the causeway for dinner in JB! 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard So you know the region a bit. We are further north through, suburbs of KL. Just far enough out of the centre to be out of some of the bustle, but we can still see the Petronas Twin Towers from out place. Any plans to revisit this region? I should add that one more thing in common is that for some as a kid years I lived on Ermine Street, about 30 miles north from Lincoln though. I believe that is your home town isn't it?
Hi Pete & Caroline and of course Hamish & Poppy. Just recently started watching your vlogs and enjoying your travels. At least when you crossed Ponythingy the wind was blowing you onto the towpath side, would have been even more scary if it was the other way. We crossed in August this year, very busy ( too many canoes), there weren't any gates though, maybe it's only a winter thing. Hoping to meet you sometime in the future. Brian Jean and Megan (spaniel). Happy Christmas and great 2024.👍👍
We will never be repeating that! We will wait for the stillest day ever to cross again! But it certainly made for some funny memories (in hindsight!) and I’m glad I had it all on camera 😂. Hope to see you on the cut soon and that your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊
Brilliant video as usual !! Your skill level is first class. We’ve just done the exact opposite to you guys having been on the Indian Pacific train from Perth to Sydney for 68 hours……We’ve made contact with Collingwood boats as nothing heard from Russell. Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2024. Cheers Swanny
That’s so lovely to hear! Glad you have heard from Russell now. We were so pleased with their high quality fit out. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 and excited about realising your narrowboat dreams 😊🎉
Lovely journey again 😍. But calling crossing the aqueduct „quite scary“ is a bit of an understatement… I would have been below deck curled up praying 😂😂. Don‘t let try profile photo fool you, the main mast is nearly 55m above deck and I never ever have been up there and ai never will. Wishing you and you family (dogs included 😀) a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year 🎉
Happy Christmas guys, you are doing a great job on you tube, you don't need fancy equipment, just good content and add a personal content ie, the cock ups and it's perfect, from what I see many of your friends are, what I'd like to say, my friends, I know it's only CZcams and I can't afford a boat for a few years but I like to think that when I can I can hit the canals knowing I've got friends if I need help or advice, you have a wonderful community, hope you have a great New Year, big virtual hugs ❤❤❤ Nige.
Thanks so much for you lovely comment Nige, these always make our day! And so good to get reassurance that we are doing ok without all the fancy equipment! The boating community really is wonderful ❤️🎄
I wasn't sure I was going to survive that windy aqueduct crossing. Holy moley! The pups are such troopers. I love the way they take it all in stride and also seem to try to oversee it all cracks me up. I keep thinking eventually I'll be able to tell them apart when they are not wearing their personalized vests. I am also a January baby, Pete...16th. When is yours? I really look forward to this year with you guys. Thanks for all your efforts. It's fun, educational and often helps to get us through tough times. Merry Christmas!!!!
It was a memory we never want to repeat 😂 We hope your Christmas was happy Leigh! We have been traveling all over the country visiting family (by car, a little faster than by boat!). Lots more adventures coming your way, compete with doggy antics! Love this one I am editing at the moment that will hopefully be out tonight! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 and thank you as always for your lovely, lovely comments 😊
Great Video of our favorite canal. We are moored on Overwater Marina. Sadly boat put to bed months ago. We are stuck in Rochdale in the gales, and rain. Looking forward to lighter days. Your Vlog realy cheered us up in this evening in this depressing December weather. Merry Christmas to you both. Will watch out for you if you venture up the Llangollen again and give you a toot. Brian
Thanks so much Brian! We cannot wait for those lighter longer days too! We definitely plan to be back up towards the Llangollen in the not too distant future, but may try and check off some of the southern waterways first. We still don’t have a plan for 2024, and as you will know all too well, plans are, as we say, ‘vague at best’! Wishing you a happy and healthy year ahead and lots more adventures! 😊
Merry Christmas from America (Washington State)! Just discovered your videos last week and never knew there was such a thing as a narrow boat. One of those would be cool on some nearby lakes or on Lake Roosevelt.
Welcome aboard! We are glad you found us! It doesn’t seem anytime at all since we were sat on our sofa in TX watching so many narrowboat videos, planning our new life back home in the UK living aboard! 😊
If you guys ever do the leeds-liverpool canal and pass through wigan I would be grateful if me and my wife could meet you as I am trying to lure her into the narrowboating life as an alternative static caravan she wants as we sare retiring early at the end of July. x
Have her keep watching the videos, that’s what Pete did with me and I was persuaded! It’s like caravan life with an ever changing view, and a beautiful way to explore the country. We will definitely give you a shout if we are ever up on the Leeds & Liverpool with help on the Wigan flight of locks! We are a little wary of heading that way right now as it’s a bit too far from family to be be stuck with some of the regular closures that keep happening sadly 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Yeah that's what I have told her as we used to have a tourer caravan. I have booked for us to go to Aqueeduct Marina to their boat event on July 13th and get her to go in and look at one. Fingers crossed as I hope she falls in love with the idea of boat life as much as I have I really dont want to get a static caravan by the sea with the same view as waking up to a new view whenever we want with all the same conforts as a static or touring caravan is what i want her to want as much as me x
Hi Martin and Julie, Merry Christmas to you both. Just remember the reason for the season is about Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour there’s no such thing as happy holidays is Merry Christmas and people don’t want to celebrate Christmas just continue to work and also I just want to wish you both a happy New Year and look forward to your videos in 2024 ,Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺🧑🏾🦽
OMG I was actually feeling sick for you as the wind got stronger and stronger..... saying to myself please make it across.you will catch up eventually just stay safe and have a Merry xmas and a Happy new year
Great vlog as always it what you get for doing such great content sounds colour's and views for people that did not know what they doing to know you doing very well you thank us for watching but thank you as I have said to the vloggers you travel with know and a few others your vlogs cheer us up watching when we down so thank you and merry Christmas to you and all your family and keep up great vlogs and forty million lough with two dogs been carried
Glad you enjoyed it! And it’s so lovely to get comments like yours reassuring us that we are putting out videos that people enjoy so much. We still can’t believe those 40 million views of me carrying the dogs 😂. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Merry Christmas to your family / famous puppies and the both of you. May 2024 be even a better year for you. Hoping you hit 20,000 soon. 40F here today - but the National Weather Service is calling for a more 'wintery' month of January for us. I'll keep you posted on our lovely Midwestern weather. Take care Spinner
Thanks always for your wonderful support of our little channel. Sophie heads back towards your side of the Atlantic again today. It’s been a short but sweet visit, but I hope the weather stays kind for you all! Hope your holidays have been happy 😊🎄
@@onedaymoreaboard Weather outlook - highs near or above freezing. Lows in the 20's at night. At least for the next 10 day forecast. January is always darn right cold. I would say we might get sub zero temps toward the end of the month. Plus Feb can be also cold. Looking forward to March where the temps 'may' be better. Happy New Year to the family / puppies and you. God Bless. Thank you for the update.
@@onedaymoreaboard Snowed yesterday - we had about 3 inches of snow show up. Been warm so it didn't stay on the roads, driveways or side walks. Glad she made it back safe and sound. Happy New Year to my narrowboat friends across the pond. (Christmas dinner we popped English 'crackers' and yes we wore the paper crowns. lol)
Please learn how to say the name of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - you've very very nearly nailed Llangollen but I winced each and every time you pronounced Pontcysyllte with a soft 'c'. Great drone footage of the Llangollen Basin.
Thanks so much Anne & Mark, and yes, we will be at Crick for sure! It’s one of our most favourite weekends! Can’t wait and we’ve already bought tickets and arranged mooring for our boat 😊
Please make sure to say hello if you do see us! It so wonderful to be able to faces to names as CZcams can be quite anonymous. We have this lovely online community, like friends we never see 😊
In my case you'd have to mute it, not fir the wind but because of my profuse swearing and hysterics. Every time I see close ups that aquaduct looks cracked. I'd be on the tow path being a horse before I'd be in that boat. Imma big ol 🐓
That made us laugh! They emptied the aqueduct this winter to carry out routine inspections and maintenance, so we are confident it will last another few more years yet! I actually felt safer going across in the boat than I did when we walked across it on a visit with family before we had the boat. 😊
What are the rules or etiquette for just pulling over for the night? Are there many places with restrictions (I know obviously if you were to hinder traffic). Merry Xmas by the way!
The majority of places are covered for use by our Canal & River Trust annual license, although some require an additional payment, like the Llangollen Basin for example, but then electricity is available and included. Restrictions are in place for how long you are able to stay in the mooring spot, often 48 hours, 7 days or 14 days, depending on the location. There are signs along the towpath that indicate if there are restrictions. In winter, most spaces change to 14 days unless noted otherwise on the sign. There are places we prefer to moor, with Armco (steel edging) or rings in place which provide a more secure place to tie up to rather than use pins hammered into the bank. Hope this explains it well enough! Merry Christmas and thanks for watching 😊🎄
We have a Collingwood shell fitted out by Russell Narrowboats. Here’s the full story of the build here czcams.com/video/F_e0vT9req4/video.htmlsi=F-K2d161ESsdyZGT. Thanks for watching 😊
The footage is a year old, but it’s a brand new video. Our videos have always been about 6 months behind, as it took us that long to decide to put them out to the public on CZcams. Then I had to take a break from filming and editing while I cared for my Dad, who passed away at the end of August, so I am trying to catch up again. Thanks for watching 😊
I know you like bacon baguettes but processed meat like bacon is a carcinogenic and can lead to bowel cancer. You’d be better off with cheese or a vegetable filling like avocados. I’m enjoying your channel so I don’t want you to get have health issues 😬
Thank you for your concern Carolyn. The bacon baguettes are a now and then treat for us, but we probably seem to eat them far more often on our videos. Avocado on toast with poached eggs is also a firm favourite, especially on non cruising days when we have more time 😊
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The first time we went over the Pontcysytile aqueduct in 1991, we had just done our washing and hung it out on the front of the hire boat not realizing that there would be a wind roaring up the valley. Hence, we lost all our washing down into the valley. What made it worse was that we were on our gap year and were travelling with a minimal wardrobe. We lost 80% of our clothes. Looking back, that was a wonderful trip and have since been able to repeat it, minus the washing incident🤪 That is when our love of the canals started and we proudly call ourselves “narrowboat tragics”. Thank you for all the time and effort you dedicate towards you vlogs.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment and glad we could bring back some of those memories! I can totally get that losing 80% of your clothes, and watching as they fly down the valley! I backpacked around Europe for 2 months way way back in my 20s with a very tiny wardrobe! I’m sure you look back now and laugh at the memory! I was laughing as I was editing our windy crossing, especially at myself determined to keep videoing while I held stuff down! And even funnier, apologising for the wind noise 😂. Thanks for watching 😊
I wish British bacon was more easily available in the US. We get that thinly sliced, fatty stuff. Yours is beautiful.
You are right! In the 10 years we lived in Texas we were always on the hunt for the ‘back bacon’ that’s common in the UK. In the last 2 years there, our local HEB grocery store stocked a British style bacon, complete with a Union Jack flag on the packet! It was the closest we got, and fulfilled our need, even though it was a treat as we paid way over the odds for the ‘delicacy’ 😂🥓
My twin sister just told me about your amazing CZcams channel today and I just finished watching my first video! I love it and can’t wait to watch more of your adventures. We live in Pensacola, Florida, United States of America. Nice to meet you and your little pups! Safe travels from Susan & Steve Burroughs and our little mini Schnauzer, Bogie
Welcome aboard! We are so glad you all found us and can bring a little of our lives in the canals in the UK to FL. As you can see it’s very different from the 10 years we spent living in TX! 😊
Amazing
Thanks for watching 😊
Grew up in the estate above Trevor basin in the 60's, used the whole area as a playground and helped turn boats around in the basin for pennies. It is a wonderful experience travelling across the bridge whether by boat or on foot. My grandfather fell in one night while drunk walking between Froncysyllte and Trevor where we lived, luckily its not that deep as he wasn't very tall. When we were teenagers several lads used to walk along the side of it with no footpath, mad as I know now but back then it was just funny. Great video bye the way,
What wonderful memories and what a fabulous place to grow up! Scary thinking about kids walking along the aqueduct side with no footpath now isn’t it. We are so much older and wiser 😊
We traveled this stretch of canal couple of years ago, but in much nicer summer conditions.
Lovely experience.
We would like to do it again in a different season. It’s such a beautiful area isn’t it. How busy was it in the summer? We have seen photos of boats queuing to get through the tunnels and across the aqueducts! How was it in reality? 😊
Well, we come from Norway, so we had to take the train from Manchester airport.
Suppose we must have gone by bus or taxi to Trevor- details not so sharp in memory anymore.
Trevor and Anglo Welsh for the boat hire.
Busy place with lots of boats there.
I can see on my map that we took the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct towards Chirk the first day.
How busy was it…?
I cannot remember now, but I suspect we had to take turn in crossing.
It does not occupy a great deal of my memory so I suppose it must have been ok and nothing to fuzz about.
The aqueduct is really something.
One can get dizzy by less.
I see that our first night was just by Chirk Marina (p.24 in Pearson’s Canal Companion) so we must have been tired.
Next night we spent at Ellesmere. Our 3. Night at Whitchurch, and I cannot see further notes, so I think we must have used the opportunity to turn around there and just retrace our keel water.
We went to Llangollen the last day for lunch or dinner and I think we spent our last night there above the town.
Oh yes I remember we got on a train ride up the valley in an old steam train.
Beautiful valley.
I suppose it would have been marvelous to hike up that valley with a fishing rod during the green season.
Suppose it will have to wait until my next life.
Fantastic experience, and those welsh road signs!
A foot long string of just consonants that won’t fit in a normal mouth.
What a wonderful trip! And you are so right about the Welsh road signs and the consonants! We have dreams of going to the Norwegian Fjords to see the beauty in real life! Our son has recently been working as a singer on a cruise ship and visited many times during his contract and now we have the bug after seeing his beautiful photos and hearing his stories 😊
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The very best part to visit I think is the northern part of the coast during summer with midnight sun.
Take the “HurtigRuten” from Trondheim to Tromsoe. A stop at
Svolvaer in Lofoten with eagle safari is mandatory.
It will be an experience that will stay with you forever.
Good editing and good music. Good job.
Thanks so much Steven! That means a lot. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Hi there Julia and Martin. You've got the balance just about right. A bit of cruising. Plenty of humour. Two delightful dogs and now a drone. Drones add a new dimension to canal boat videos. If you venture down the K&A be sure to let us know. That canal is not too far away from where we live. I haven't looked you up on Facebook or Instagram yet, but I will. Have a wonderful Christmas and we'll see you again in the new year.
Thanks so much for your lovely praise. It’s very reassuring to know that we are putting out what people are enjoying, so we love comments like yours! We are so glad we have caught up with the drone footage now, as we love the added dimension, being able to show the beauty of the surrounding areas from above, and having some fun with it too! You will see that in this next video that I am currently editing, that I hope to have uploaded by tonight! Pete’s having a fine time with the drone! The K&A may be in our plans for this next year. We are thinking we will stay south, but are also so drawn back to the Llangollen! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024. Caroline & Pete (Julie and Martin are our friends in this video. Check out their channel too here youtube.com/@JulieandMartinonRIB?si=zC4P0AibEFJ8Lrxo) 😊
What a wonderful episode! That wind was frightening especially considering how high you were cruising above the ground 😳 I hope you all stay warm and cozy this winter. I’m looking forward to your future travels. Best wishes for your holidays 🎉😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Lots more adventures to come! Thats was definitely a memorable experience with that wind and one we hope not to ever have to repeat! Happy new year! 😊🎉
Hello from Canada! Thanks for taking us along on your longboat advenures :)
You are so welcome! It’s great to have you aboard 🇨🇦 😊
I'm from south Africa and by chance found your videos and it is so amazing to see how you travel on your boat through the beautiful countryside. Wish we could do that in our part of the world. Thank you and enjoy your travels. And I will keep watching
Welcome aboard from South Africa Sharon! We are glad you found us. It certainly is quite a unique way to travel that is part of the British heritage. I'm glad we are able to give you a glimpse of it by the power of CZcams 😊
Thanks for a wonderful video full of memories for us as we went for a weeks break last May on the same trip as you we absolutely loved it and will be returning next April for three weeks from Anderton Marina havn't worked out our trip yet but we know its going to be great hope to see you on the canals all the best from Tony and Nola
So glad you enjoyed it and it brought back some lovely memories for you! It’s such a beautiful stretch of canal isn’t it! We haven’t done the area around Anderton Marina yet, but have cruised the Trent & Mersey from Middlewich, heading south. Have a wonderful trip! 😊
Love wheb we get to see inside it seems so cozy
It is very cosy. I’ll try and show more of the inside this coming year as quite a few people like that aspect of the videos. There are Canal and River Trust inspectors that note boat numbers and locations, and issue warnings for overstaying. If you get too many warnings they will limit your license for the next year. They are really good though if you have a genuine situation that requires you to overstay, like when my dad was in hospital and we needs to stay somewhere we could access the car easily. Also when we had Covid they were fine issuing an extension. As long as you let them know then they are usually very understanding 😊
Ah brilliant 👌 llangolen is great 👍 infact we're staying at Chirk next week.. great film guys 👍 Glyn
Hope you enjoy your time! It really is such a beautiful canal and we will definitely be back very soon! Thanks for watching and have a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Happy Christmas wishes Caroline and Pete - and not forgetting the Westies of course! It seems strange watching you in January 2023 knowing you are blissfully unaware of what joys, adventures and sadness you would meet before arriving at December 2023. I hope 2024 brings you nothing but happy memories, greeting old friends and meeting new ones; I certainly look forward to sharing your journey with you. Thank you both for helping to make life bearable as I frustratingly festered immobile through the summer (broken ankle!) and for your happy smiling faces week on week ❤. Take care 🙏
Very wise words Jill. I think being blissfully unaware is the best we can be. Never knowing what’s around the next corner and trying to enjoy the moment. Hoping this next year is a little calmer for us and filled with happiness! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024, and thank you so much for your lovely comments and support of our little channel 😊
Hi my name is Mark I loved your video of the Llangollen canal I have done the Llangollen canal 😅 for a long time. I have been boating since 1970. have just got a newish boat a 57 foot narrow boat and hoping to cruise the canals next year I hope to see you again on the cut 😅.
Welcome aboard Mark! Glad we can bring back some lovely memories of the beautiful Llangollen canal. Good luck with your new boat, many adventures await and make sure you say hi if you ever pass us! 😊
Oh gosh, I would have been freaking out, being so high up in a narrow space with the wind howling! Glad you guys made it without mishap. Looking forward to more drone footage in the coming year. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful narrowboat adventures. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year! 🎆 😊
It’s not something we ever want to repeat for sure! But I was laughing at myself while editing, as I was determined to keep filming while holding things down, and even funnier, apologising for the wind noise 😂. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 and thank you so much for you lovely comments and support of our little channel 😊
LWAYS ENJOY. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM NORTH DAKOTA
That’s so lovely to hear! We didn’t make it to ND but had some very lovely trips to the Black Hills of SD when our son was in shows at the Black Hills Playhouse in Custer State Park! 😊
Merry Christmas to you all, thank you for cheering up my year. I love my weekly watching on a Sunday evening
That’s so lovely to hear Marie. We are happy to have you aboard on our travels 😊
Love the dogs ❤ I had 2 westies
Thank you! I know we are totally biased but I’m sure you’ll agree that westies are the best 😊❤️
Wow, that looked scary. I am really enjoying your winter travels, it shows the canals in a different light. I also love your music at the end, it usually has me singing along. Have a lovely Christmas.
Thanks so much for your always lovely comments Jill! They really do make our day! That last song really has become like our theme tune! I’ve loved making these winter videos as it’s been good to show how different life is at an even slower pace than usual 😊
Fantástico.... 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much 😊😊
Lovely vlog... (I've said that before, I know. You're just keeping up the high standard!) I've just realised that your style of vlogging is very much like that of 'Chugging Along' upbeat and cheerful. Happy new year from Suffolk. Simon
What a lovely compliment Simon! We loved Tim and Sam’s Chugging Along videos and miss them! 😊
I am traumatized just watching this, ive decided to give that part of the Langollen canal a miss for now, you know the boat is about 30tons and probably wont blow over the side, but reason goes out the window when you feel that wind, ive felt on the Breckon Beacons, it is terryfying 😱 well you made it! 😀
Hi Chris, please don’t let this crossing in freak weather put you off of what is usually an absolutely amazing trip on a stunning section of the canal! Here we are doing the same trip in calm beautiful weather, a totally different experience czcams.com/video/xU5j9w9w-bk/video.htmlsi=rQ7lP5f2p8zrh1jl, This is the full version of our cruise from Ellesmere to the aqueduct, or a shorter version with just the aqueduct crossing here czcams.com/video/s5AgVyXaMbU/video.htmlsi=szbb8AuORaakZgrv. Thanks for watching 😊
Merry Christmas to both of you too 🥂
Same to you! And a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Also in 2022 you absolutely binged the Crick Boat Show and showed us nearly every boat (proper boats i.e. narrowboats). Plus the Shroppie was its usual grand self. I look forward to more cruising in 2024 and Merry Christmas to all aboard One Day More!
Thank you for your lovely comments through the year. It’s reassuring for us that we are putting out videos that people are enjoying! We have already booked our Crick Boat Show 2024 tickets, including the preview day so I can get all that great narrowboat tour footage again without the crowds! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
For all that icy ground I’m surprised you don’t use a pair of boot grips, very easy to put on and take off and can be bought from any camping goods store or Amazon.
They sound like a good addition to our onboard kit. Although we really try not to travel on icy days, as it’s very disconcerting around icy, slippy locks. Thanks for watching 😊
I'm catching up due to a crashed computer! So I'm too late for xmas wishes but in time to wish you all the best for 2024.
Thank you! You too! Hope your computer has recovered 😳😊
Happy Christmas y'all and a blessed new year
Same to you! Thanks for watching 😊🎄🎉
A Blessed Christmas to you and your family!!
And to you too Christine! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊
Pretty hard to not recognize your boat, that aqua is a beacon on those canals I'm sure. Nice videos guys, and Merry Christmas, or whatever you celebrate.
Glad you enjoyed it! We do attract a little attention with our colour choice and love all the comments! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Great vlog Caroline as usual just as it is on the canal again one if our favourite bits of the cansl system. Merry Christmas to both and hope to see you in the New year ✨️ David and Ruth ❤
Thank you! We are sure we will be back sometime soon! Merry Christmas to you both 😊🎄
Merry Christmas xx
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too 😊🎄
Merry Christmas!!!
Today is the first of your videos I’ve seen, I hope to find one with your story about moving onto a boat, it’s such an interesting lifestyle!!!
Blessings
Welcome aboard! We are happy you found us! Here’s the video with the story of our virtual boat build czcams.com/video/F_e0vT9req4/video.htmlsi=gqZemvQ3Bg5qxuV9 😊
I didn’t like the look of the aqueduct when the weather was ok, so really didn’t like it in the wind!😱 Happy Christmas Caroline, Pete, Poppy and Hamish. Hope you have a wonderful time. I look forward to more adventures in 2024 🥰🥰🥰
Same to you Lesley and thanks for your always lovely comments in this past year. Lots more adventures coming your way in 2024 😊
We find your videos both breathtaking and relaxing at the same time. One question for you is regarding the width of the canals especially under bridges and when going across the aquaduct. Winds, currents, and just operator judgement, the boat must rub against the canal sides at times. What if anything protects the sides of the boat from damage ?
Sooooo much fun at the end with all your friends. Nothing like an off the cuff braai ( sorry BBQ - I grew up in S Africa) we always did (and still do at our daughter's in Derbyshire) 'glad you had such a great time. Follow you all
Those impromptu get togethers are always the best! I have a SA friend who taught me about ‘holding thumbs’ and ‘robots’ 😂. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Season's Greetings to you both.
And to you! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊
Great vlog! Still makes us laugh seeing you going over the Ponty in all that wind! Brings back some lovely memories from last year! Have a great Christmas and New Year, see you soon in 2024! xx 😘
I was laughing at me keeping videoing when we were crossing and apologising for the wind noise. Those vloggers and their wind noise 😂😂😂. See you very soon in 2024 🎉
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A wonderful vlog, thank you both so much.. have a blessed Christmas and all our good wishes for 2024🙏✝️🙏🎄🧑🏻🎄🇨🇦
Thanks for your wonderful support through the year James. It’s always a pleasure to read your lovely comments. Hope your Christmas was merry and your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊🙏🎉🎄
Merry Christmas! The aqueduct would be thrilling on a good day but with wind like that is would be way past "thrilling".
You are so right! The first time we crossed in the most beautiful perfect still weather! That crossing in the wind is not something we ever want to repeat! Thanks so much for your lovely comments over the last year. Always a pleasure to read. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
@@onedaymoreaboard Heights don't bother me that much but that's VERY high and it was VERY windy. 🥴
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
Happy holidays
Thank you! You too 😊
Here in the US I have been watching you for quite a while. Can't remember when I started, but I have thoroughly enjoyed all your videos. Great scenery, commentary, doggie videos, etc. Great work. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and friends Looking forward to watch 2024. Take care. Stay safe and warm.
That’s so lovely to hear and very reassuring we are putting out what people enjoy seeing. We hope you Christmas was merry and your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊🎄🎉
Loved the music for the snow and what happens if you overstay
Scary
Hi Pete and Caroline. Love to see the Llangollen canal. Definitely a good place to spend the winter. Hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas and here’s to a happy new year. Take care. Nick
Wishing you a happy and healthy 20204 Nick! We will definitely be back to the beautiful Llangollen canal soon 😊
Julie and Martin and you two are my favorites… first time writing to them and the first time writing to you… I just want you to know I am sorry about your puppy Jasper… I too have now two new puppies, nine months, old Max and Stella to come along side little sissy bloom, my Chihuahua who is 12 she lost her best friend Prince Harry he was 11 October 31 of 2022. It’s been an adjustment for her having puppies and me I had to say as well. So my heart has gone out to you and hopefully you will catch up from the year behind but everybody like I said knows why with the loss of your father as well. I lost my precious sydney in 2007 holidays can be a trying time for sure if it weren’t for the Lord… Blessings all over you here from Oregon Samn
Lovely to have you aboard Samn. You know just like us how hard it is to lose the ones you love. Poppy was our ‘safety net’, so our two old boys would have another when one of them passed, and we have to say that she totally fulfilled her mission when we had to say goodbye to Jasper, keeping Hamish young and playful with her. He would have been so lost being an only dog. Lots more adventures to bring you as we try to catch up, but never want to rush and miss out any parts! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Love watching your adventures ...... I would love to do this one day stay safe 👍
Glad you are enjoying the videos Graham. Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you for the videos. Merry Christmas and a fantastic 2024 and happy boating!
Thank you for the support of our little channel and we hope your Christmas was merry and your new year is happy and healthy 😊
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year of your videos and travels🎄😃
Same to you Donna! And glad you are along with us for the ride 😊
Have a Right Royal Xmas, & a happy New Year, PS don't get blown away.
Thank you! Hope your Christmas was merry and your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊
Congratulations on your success, you deserve it. I admire you for teaching yourself editing skills, I just point shoot, upload and hope for the best.
I've walked onto that aquaduct (I was 12, so hundreds of years ago). That looked incredibly scary, I'm not sure how I would have coped.
I've subscribed and will share you to my channel. Bon soirée.
Thanks so much Kathy! We have just been binge watching your channel and catching up with your lives in France! It’s been a very steep learning curve, this whole editing and CZcams thing, but on the whole very enjoyable, and gives me something to do while Pete is working. Glad we can bring back some old memories for you! Going across the aqueduct in those high winds is not something we will ever be repeating 😂
I’m new to your channel but loved every second of your vlog. You taught yourselves well. Your dogs are precious and now famous. What gorgeous scenery. So peaceful. I’d love to stop and hit a pub then come home and sit by the fire! You must have done something right to live this life. Happy New Year!,
Welcome aboard Kimberly! We are so glad you found us. We count ourselves lucky that we are able to make this life work for us before we retire, with Pete still being able to work from home on the boat. Happy New Year 😊🎉
Merry Christmas
Same to you and a happy new year 😊🎄🎉
Great vlog, and great that you are reeling in more viewers with that hilarious Instagram post. Merry Christmas, and may there be no windy cruises over aqueducts in 2024! ❤
You are right there Cherry! No more windy aqueducts for us! We are still laughing at how far reaching that Instagram reel has traveled! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊
I hope you are enjoying this holiday season. I’ve taken a CZcams break so it was great to see you guys again. Happy New Year! Also..I still think yours is one of the most attractive boats out! Who knows, maybe we will once again travel to the UK and have another NB holiday and cross paths. Cheers! ❤
Happy New Year to you too Jayne! It’s been a busy Christmas for us trying to get to see everyone in all different areas of the country (by car not boat 😂) but it’s been so lovely spending time with family. Looking forward to showing everyone lots more of our adventures 😊
A happy Christmas to you all and your family, and a fantastic 2024, can't wait to see what adventure you get up to.
Same to you Bruce! Lots more adventures coming your way. Glad you are enjoying them 😊
Oh my goodness, I was anxious watching you being buffeted on the Ponty 💨💨🙈🙈
Well done on the growing numbers of followers 🙌
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Cool Yule from North West Wales ❤ Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda 🎉
We were definitely relieved to get across! And i got to relive it all as I was editing this video! We will be back to your beautiful country very soon I am sure. We absolutely loved our time there 😊 🏴
Great video.
I always enjoy your vlogs.
Merry Christmas and a great new year.
My pup Fin had gotten used to your pups. Today he quietly sat and watched Hamish and Poppy.
I can totally imagine your Fin watching our two! Poppy is so obsessed with narrowboat dogs and has even met a few of those we watch! Now it seems she can distinguish between her friends and those she’s yet to meet! Wishing you a happy and healthy new year 😊🎉
It is right what you say about building a feeling of knowing you - since we get to watch you regularly, but it must be a little strange when people say hi to you by name and know about your lives, dogs and boat when you don't know them. Some of us even have crazy muddles alphanumeric symbols as you tube account names simply because of the way your tube works (mine used to be my name but I changed notebook and the account name changed even though the age of the account remains unchanged. It won't let me change it back again either. I had to resubscribe to your and other channels too. Helps your subscription numbers a tiny bit perhaps!)
Anyway, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we look forward to your vlogs throughout 2024. Tim & Jalika, Malaysia.
Lovely to put some real names to your user-xw6….. username! We know exactly what you mean about feeling like you know the people you are watching, as that was us just 3 years ago as we were binge watching all of the narrowboat vlogs planning our new life! We now count quite a few of those as our best boat friends which in itself is still quite unbelievable! We will never get used to being recognised I don’t think (our kids this it’s hilarious!) but absolutely love making those real life connections with viewers! In our life before Texas and back to the UK we lived in Singapore for 8 years, and often traveled up to Malaysia across the causeway for dinner in JB! 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard So you know the region a bit. We are further north through, suburbs of KL. Just far enough out of the centre to be out of some of the bustle, but we can still see the Petronas Twin Towers from out place. Any plans to revisit this region? I should add that one more thing in common is that for some as a kid years I lived on Ermine Street, about 30 miles north from Lincoln though. I believe that is your home town isn't it?
Yes, Lincoln is Pete’s home town! We really do hope to return to Singapore one day 😊
Oh my, glad you’re safe…what winds! Beautiful cruise anyway! Merry Christmas 🎄and Happy New Year🎉 ❤
It was rather crazy! Hope your Christmas was merry and your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊🎉
Hi Pete & Caroline and of course Hamish & Poppy. Just recently started watching your vlogs and enjoying your travels. At least when you crossed Ponythingy the wind was blowing you onto the towpath side, would have been even more scary if it was the other way. We crossed in August this year, very busy ( too many canoes), there weren't any gates though, maybe it's only a winter thing. Hoping to meet you sometime in the future. Brian Jean and Megan (spaniel).
Happy Christmas and great 2024.👍👍
Wishing you both, Poppy and Jasper a very Merry Xmas and a happy 2024🎉.
We love your vlogs.
Deb and Wal from
New Zealand.
Happy new year Deb and Wal! So happy to have you aboard following our travels 😊
Always love your videos hope you all including doggies have a lovely 🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁 and Happy New Year and look forward to videos in 2024.🎉🎉x
Thank you so much and have a very merry Christmas and wonderful New Year 😊🎄
Oh my goodness, that looked so scary!!! I'd have been hiding inside!!! Happy Christmas to you both, hopefully we'll catch up soon xx
We will never be repeating that! We will wait for the stillest day ever to cross again! But it certainly made for some funny memories (in hindsight!) and I’m glad I had it all on camera 😂. Hope to see you on the cut soon and that your 2024 is happy and healthy 😊
Brilliant video as usual !! Your skill level is first class. We’ve just done the exact opposite to you guys having been on the Indian Pacific train from Perth to Sydney for 68 hours……We’ve made contact with Collingwood boats as nothing heard from Russell. Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2024. Cheers Swanny
That’s so lovely to hear! Glad you have heard from Russell now. We were so pleased with their high quality fit out. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 and excited about realising your narrowboat dreams 😊🎉
Love your video's
Adore the pups ❤❤
Happy Christmas to you all🎄 xx
You are so kind! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Lovely journey again 😍. But calling crossing the aqueduct „quite scary“ is a bit of an understatement… I would have been below deck curled up praying 😂😂. Don‘t let try profile photo fool you, the main mast is nearly 55m above deck and I never ever have been up there and ai never will. Wishing you and you family (dogs included 😀) a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year 🎉
Happy Christmas guys, you are doing a great job on you tube, you don't need fancy equipment, just good content and add a personal content ie, the cock ups and it's perfect, from what I see many of your friends are, what I'd like to say, my friends, I know it's only CZcams and I can't afford a boat for a few years but I like to think that when I can I can hit the canals knowing I've got friends if I need help or advice, you have a wonderful community, hope you have a great New Year, big virtual hugs ❤❤❤ Nige.
Thanks so much for you lovely comment Nige, these always make our day! And so good to get reassurance that we are doing ok without all the fancy equipment! The boating community really is wonderful ❤️🎄
Mmmm, sausages! 😂😂
The boater’s staple. You know it 😂 🌭
keep doing what you are doing, thats why you get so many followers and a Merry christmas and happy new year,
Thanks so much for your kind words Trevor and a happy new year to you 😊🎉
Fantastic show, keep it up, and a big happy Christmas 🎄 & a happy new year...🎉
Thanks, you too! 😊🎄
I wasn't sure I was going to survive that windy aqueduct crossing. Holy moley! The pups are such troopers. I love the way they take it all in stride and also seem to try to oversee it all cracks me up. I keep thinking eventually I'll be able to tell them apart when they are not wearing their personalized vests. I am also a January baby, Pete...16th. When is yours? I really look forward to this year with you guys. Thanks for all your efforts. It's fun, educational and often helps to get us through tough times. Merry Christmas!!!!
It was a memory we never want to repeat 😂 We hope your Christmas was happy Leigh! We have been traveling all over the country visiting family (by car, a little faster than by boat!). Lots more adventures coming your way, compete with doggy antics! Love this one I am editing at the moment that will hopefully be out tonight! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 and thank you as always for your lovely, lovely comments 😊
Great Video of our favorite canal. We are moored on Overwater Marina. Sadly boat put to bed months ago. We are stuck in Rochdale in the gales, and rain. Looking forward to lighter days. Your Vlog realy cheered us up in this evening in this depressing December weather. Merry Christmas to you both. Will watch out for you if you venture up the Llangollen again and give you a toot.
Brian
Thanks so much Brian! We cannot wait for those lighter longer days too! We definitely plan to be back up towards the Llangollen in the not too distant future, but may try and check off some of the southern waterways first. We still don’t have a plan for 2024, and as you will know all too well, plans are, as we say, ‘vague at best’! Wishing you a happy and healthy year ahead and lots more adventures! 😊
Merry Christmas from America (Washington State)! Just discovered your videos last week and never knew there was such a thing as a narrow boat. One of those would be cool on some nearby lakes or on Lake Roosevelt.
Welcome aboard! We are glad you found us! It doesn’t seem anytime at all since we were sat on our sofa in TX watching so many narrowboat videos, planning our new life back home in the UK living aboard! 😊
If you guys ever do the leeds-liverpool canal and pass through wigan I would be grateful if me and my wife could meet you as I am trying to lure her into the narrowboating life as an alternative static caravan she wants as we sare retiring early at the end of July. x
Have her keep watching the videos, that’s what Pete did with me and I was persuaded! It’s like caravan life with an ever changing view, and a beautiful way to explore the country. We will definitely give you a shout if we are ever up on the Leeds & Liverpool with help on the Wigan flight of locks! We are a little wary of heading that way right now as it’s a bit too far from family to be be stuck with some of the regular closures that keep happening sadly 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Yeah that's what I have told her as we used to have a tourer caravan. I have booked for us to go to Aqueeduct Marina to their boat event on July 13th and get her to go in and look at one. Fingers crossed as I hope she falls in love with the idea of boat life as much as I have I really dont want to get a static caravan by the sea with the same view as waking up to a new view whenever we want with all the same conforts as a static or touring caravan is what i want her to want as much as me
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Hi Martin and Julie, Merry Christmas to you both. Just remember the reason for the season is about Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour there’s no such thing as happy holidays is Merry Christmas and people don’t want to celebrate Christmas just continue to work and also I just want to wish you both a happy New Year and look forward to your videos in 2024 ,Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺🧑🏾🦽
We hope your Christmas was merry and wish you a happy and healthy 2024 😊 Caroline & Pete (our friends our Julie & Martin in the video) 😊
OMG I was actually feeling sick for you as the wind got stronger and stronger..... saying to myself please make it across.you will catch up eventually just stay safe and have a Merry xmas and a Happy new year
I can’t tell you how relieved we were to reach the other side! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 Lyn 😊🎉
Great vlog as always it what you get for doing such great content sounds colour's and views for people that did not know what they doing to know you doing very well you thank us for watching but thank you as I have said to the vloggers you travel with know and a few others your vlogs cheer us up watching when we down so thank you and merry Christmas to you and all your family and keep up great vlogs and forty million lough with two dogs been carried
Glad you enjoyed it! And it’s so lovely to get comments like yours reassuring us that we are putting out videos that people enjoy so much. We still can’t believe those 40 million views of me carrying the dogs 😂. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
Merry Christmas to your family / famous puppies and the both of you. May 2024 be even a better year for you. Hoping you hit 20,000 soon. 40F here today - but the National Weather Service is calling for a more 'wintery' month of January for us. I'll keep you posted on our lovely Midwestern weather. Take care Spinner
Thanks always for your wonderful support of our little channel. Sophie heads back towards your side of the Atlantic again today. It’s been a short but sweet visit, but I hope the weather stays kind for you all! Hope your holidays have been happy 😊🎄
@@onedaymoreaboard Weather outlook - highs near or above freezing. Lows in the 20's at night. At least for the next 10 day forecast. January is always darn right cold. I would say we might get sub zero temps toward the end of the month. Plus Feb can be also cold. Looking forward to March where the temps 'may' be better. Happy New Year to the family / puppies and you. God Bless. Thank you for the update.
Sophie is back in Wisconsin now after her very short trip to the UK and was showing us the snow from her window yesterday. Stay sad and warm 😊 ❄️
@@onedaymoreaboard Snowed yesterday - we had about 3 inches of snow show up. Been warm so it didn't stay on the roads, driveways or side walks. Glad she made it back safe and sound. Happy New Year to my narrowboat friends across the pond. (Christmas dinner we popped English 'crackers' and yes we wore the paper crowns. lol)
I love that you had proper crackers! 👑
Breakfast does Look good.....
Our favourite cruising breakfast 🥓 🥖. Thanks for watching 😊
Please learn how to say the name of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - you've very very nearly nailed Llangollen but I winced each and every time you pronounced Pontcysyllte with a soft 'c'. Great drone footage of the Llangollen Basin.
We are so sorry for butchering your beautiful language Cath. We even watched a video on how to pronounce it! Glad you enjoyed the drone footage 😊
That cruise along the viaduct looked incredible!! I've sent you guys a message on Instagram. Hope you're having a peaceful Xmas. Liam.
It was quite the unforgettable experience! We’ll check out your Instagram message. Thanks for watching 😊
Happy Friday to you both loads of love always Anne & Mark Holloway are you both going to Crick xXx
Thanks so much Anne & Mark, and yes, we will be at Crick for sure! It’s one of our most favourite weekends! Can’t wait and we’ve already bought tickets and arranged mooring for our boat 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard fantastic hope we get to see you this year can’t wait xXx
Please make sure to say hello if you do see us! It so wonderful to be able to faces to names as CZcams can be quite anonymous. We have this lovely online community, like friends we never see 😊
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Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
In my case you'd have to mute it, not fir the wind but because of my profuse swearing and hysterics. Every time I see close ups that aquaduct looks cracked. I'd be on the tow path being a horse before I'd be in that boat. Imma big ol 🐓
And never in a potential lightning situation. Bock bock 🐓🐓🐓 bock!!!!!
That made us laugh! They emptied the aqueduct this winter to carry out routine inspections and maintenance, so we are confident it will last another few more years yet! I actually felt safer going across in the boat than I did when we walked across it on a visit with family before we had the boat. 😊
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Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024 😊🎉
What are the rules or etiquette for just pulling over for the night? Are there many places with restrictions (I know obviously if you were to hinder traffic). Merry Xmas by the way!
The majority of places are covered for use by our Canal & River Trust annual license, although some require an additional payment, like the Llangollen Basin for example, but then electricity is available and included. Restrictions are in place for how long you are able to stay in the mooring spot, often 48 hours, 7 days or 14 days, depending on the location. There are signs along the towpath that indicate if there are restrictions. In winter, most spaces change to 14 days unless noted otherwise on the sign. There are places we prefer to moor, with Armco (steel edging) or rings in place which provide a more secure place to tie up to rather than use pins hammered into the bank. Hope this explains it well enough! Merry Christmas and thanks for watching 😊🎄
Hope it's okay to ask but who built your Hull?
We have a Collingwood shell fitted out by Russell Narrowboats. Here’s the full story of the build here czcams.com/video/F_e0vT9req4/video.htmlsi=F-K2d161ESsdyZGT. Thanks for watching 😊
Please share the name of the video editor you use. Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄🎄
Merry Christmas to you! I use iMovie. Here’s a video I made on the editing process czcams.com/video/AdeebuZ6Exg/video.htmlsi=Hb6vrP1gSLOI9F3c 😊
Thank you!
DO U Have To Pay 4 Water????
We pay for an annual license that covers use of the facilities (water, rubbish and toilet emptying points), plus mooring along the canals and rivers 😊
Thanks for watching 😊
Is this video a year old?
The footage is a year old, but it’s a brand new video. Our videos have always been about 6 months behind, as it took us that long to decide to put them out to the public on CZcams. Then I had to take a break from filming and editing while I cared for my Dad, who passed away at the end of August, so I am trying to catch up again. Thanks for watching 😊
I know you like bacon baguettes but processed meat like bacon is a carcinogenic and can lead to bowel cancer. You’d be better off with cheese or a vegetable filling like avocados. I’m enjoying your channel so I don’t want you to get have health issues 😬
Thank you for your concern Carolyn. The bacon baguettes are a now and then treat for us, but we probably seem to eat them far more often on our videos. Avocado on toast with poached eggs is also a firm favourite, especially on non cruising days when we have more time 😊