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It’s a shame about your weather but yes, it’s a totally different river upstream from Oxford and like you say it’s just so peaceful. We are currently on the K&A and will be heading north again during the summer. Have fun and thanks for your comment

That was with a Xiaomi Yi cheap action cam on Timelapse. It was always recording because it would take ages to film it all in real time although later clips are a combination of both. I now use an AKASO v50 action cam and a Canon G7x. Not posted in a while but still cruising and filming our journey

There’s a great pub in Lower Heyford. Hopefully the river level and the flow across the head of Aynho (lozenge) lock to Nell lock will be settled. We passed through there again heading south to the K&A this summer. Enjoy the weekend

Thanks for your fascinating response. Yes, on that occasion we turned at Windsor but we first cruised the Thames in a hire boat called Runnymede Empress that we picked up from a boatyard in Egham during the 70’s. Plans for next years journey are still in the planning 👍

Thanks Ali, You can purchase a licence for boating on the non-tidal River Thames (above Teddington Lock) from the Environment Agency online but you will need to ensure you have both third party insurance and a boat safety certificate but they will advise you on what is required. As for launching that really depends on the size of your boat. For smaller boats there are a number of public slipways http:/www.boatlaunch.co.uk/ For larger boats you will need to contact one of the many boatyards who will have facilities to crane you in. I hope you get to explore this lovely river. Chris

Yes indeed. The only way I could capture as much of the river as possible without it lasting too long. Ive since used more real time footage in recent recordings :).

Great little pub to break your bike ride. Glad you enjoyed sharing our journey

@@narrowboatclips4116 it is I gave up drinking 17 years ago I sit at the pub for a rest and have.a banana lol I've done videos myself off my action cam along there plus done RUDARD Lake from leek tunnel amazing along there love ya video too 👍👍💯💯

I’ve been to Rudyard by road a few times and it’s a great area. Will have to seek out your vids

@@narrowboatclips4116 I did a video or the big MANSION HOUSE by Rudyard Lake but hopefully when weather pics up ioe do a video by the mansion House 👍👍💯

Thanks for you comment This was a wonderful trip and one we hope to do again. Earlier this year we covered the River Severn, Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, River Avon to Stratford and the BCN

Thanks for your "like" Kasim. It was a very enjoyable cruise and great to moor up at all those places and many more besides as we continue to explore the waterways.

@@narrowboatclips4116 you welcome

Hello David, This was in the Spring of 2019 and despite having the water reduced as part of the restoration a few years ago we didnt fit through the guage at the bottom end of the previous lock and didnt attempt to get through for fear of damage or getting stuck. This will have been our second visit to the Caldon. The first being in the 80's and that was before the restoration took place.

It’s well worth doing and it’s not half as bad as some guys would have you believe. So pleased you like the vlog 😀

Yes indeed. A lot dryer than our first crossing. In fairness though, we enjoyed both trips but we didn’t have to abandon filming because of the weather this time.

We are always pleased to see the volunteers and CRT to help us through. Yes, it was a bit different and the only staircase locks that we’ve had to reverse into! 😀

Thanks Jason. So pleased you enjoy them. They are not intended to be a vlog in the usual sense but merely a record of our most recent journeys that we are more than happy to share with others 😊

Until the Ribble Link opened the Lancaster Canal was quite isolated and is one of the few canals that still has more fibreglass cruisers than narrow boats. It’s always good to share a double lock if we can and it was good of them to wait for us

....Its great we both got to enjoy the upper reaches in the glorious sunshine we had in 2018. Sadly I dont have real time footage but I take the point and most of my more recent footage is now shot in real time. The channel was intended to be a record of our journeys to look back on and when we did the Thames timelapse seemed to be the only way to cover as much of it as possible. I would do it differently now though. Interestingly I see from your channel you also took Lola on the Great Ouse so you may recognise where we were from our ID photo taken in 2016. I only have stills from that journey but at some point hope to put them together as a "Cruising Route" video. For the moment Im still catching up on last years cruise during lockdown. Enjoy your boating! Chris

@@narrowboatclips4116 Oh! :-( I was hoping to see some slower shots as I kept pausing your footage to see if we were moored at various places when you passed! Yes Lola was bought especially to do the Fens. She was on the Thames with a license for the rest of the year, so we 'did' that first. I've now completed Red Sands to Lechlade in various craft over the years. Having now done most of the Fens in 2019 we put her up for sale to continue campervanning in Europe and she sold eventually in 2020. So we have a shiney new van conversion, but no permission to leave yet! UK will be revisited this year instead when we can. Looked at your page and yes The Great Ouse, recognised! At the moment we are doubting our decision to get back to motorhoming as we have no boat apart from an old inflatable in the shed! Sunny river days are great! But Europe Aires and warmth call more.... Remember Shhsss about the Upper Thames! The water was so clear... Paul

@@paulsparks5071 We are just waiting for restrictions to lift to continue our journey. Hopefully it won’t be too long before you get to explore Europe in the camper. Enjoy the adventure!!

@@narrowboatclips4116 Having now watched more of your videos I realise I may change my view. I think the way you have edited and shot the different uploads is actually better for you and probably better for other viewers! There are so many canal videos now to Wade through that a speeded up version with occasional stops is probably more useful to all of us. Especially for you to remember your journey around UK. A continuous video just would never be watched, none of us have that much time. So I would now vote to keep the time lapse ones..... an ‘about turn’ I should be a politician! Looking forward to more of your great videos. Thanks.

These were taken in August and September before things started to spike again. Reliving the summer by editing these clips has kept me sane during lockdown. Now looking forward to getting away again now 😊

My pleasure, stay safe and enjoy your beer !! :)

Yes of course. According to www.canalplan.uk which I recommend you have a look at, it would take a little over 4 days (at 7 hours cruising a day) to cover the 92 miles and 32 locks between East street moorings in Oxford to Teddington lock. Thats quite a punishing schedule though as you have to consider lock opening hours and give yourself time to visit the vary many towns and villages on the way. With these figures in mind give yourself as much time as you can afford and you will not be disappointed. Enjoy your Boating, Chris

@@narrowboatclips4116 Thank You, ALSO, Do You Know, Teddington Lock to Open Sea ( Thames Barrier ) the Distance Please ? To Go Thru the Thames Port of London Authority Section, Do You HAVE to Be Yacht Master Qualified etc ? Security Checked Etc ? THANK YOU Again.

Hi, you can get from Teddington Lock to Limehouse basin ( before the Thames barrier) in a day but this Section is tidal and needs careful timing. You don’t need a yacht masters certificate but you will need a vhf operators licence, a marine band radio and a suitable anchor of course. Travelling downstream is more difficult because of the tidal flow and you must reach Limehouse Lock before the water drops too low to gain access to the basin. St Pancras Cruising Club do an excellent guide with lots of information that you can find online. Definitely one to research well before attempting. We’ve done the trip travelling upstream but you do need to take care.

Haha, well I hope not, we do after all share a common interest and I’m basically obsessed with anything that floats. Whilst on the Thames I took a tour around Peter Freebody’s classic boatyard in Hurley. Beautifully restored river craft to drool over!! How sad is that! :)

Thank you, So pleased you enjoy them. They are not so much a vlog but a “video log” of our journey we can share with others. More to follow as we catch up on editing. Stay Safe :)

Happy memories for us too and pleased it brought back a few of your own. I see you watched it to end and picked up on the "typo." Well spotted!. I'm not sure I will be about in "2108" but am sure it will look much the same as it did in "2018".. Lol.!! 😂😂

According to "canalplan.eu" it with take approx 26hrs cruising from the junction at Etruria to Froghall and back (inc Leek branch) but that doesnt allow for any delays or stopping off anywhere. It depends therefore on how many hours you want to cruise each day (we do embassasingly few) Judging by your Twitter account you may want to take a day for the "Churnet Valley Railway"

@@narrowboatclips4116 thanks. You read my mind.

@@kineticrail Enjoy!

Thanks, So pleased you enjoyed the trip 😃

Thank you, I have just enjoyed watching your excellent vlog and left a comment on there also.

I'm glad you like it Chris. An area you will know well. At the moment we are missing not being on the boat. Take care and keep safe... Chris

Thanks, We're in the same boat then...... Or should I say the same marina! It's bad not being able to check that everything is ok. Looks like we will have to make do with virtual cruising for the moment. I've still got more editing from last year to catch up on as well. Take care guys

I try and cover as much of the route as possible as a record of our most recent journeys and am happy to share them with others. The next in the sequence is: th-cam.com/video/0SemMeX-VQ0/w-d-xo.html that takes us from Middlewich to Anderton Boat Lift and the River Weaver. Our plans changed mid-season so we detoured to the Llangollen Canal. Our plan is to return this season, complete our coverage of the River Weaver and also the remaining stretch of the T&M through Barnton and Preston Brook Tunnels to its junction with the Bridgewater Canal and beyond. Enjoy your boating !!

Thank you and so pleased you joined us for this part of our journey. The next will see us venture onto the Llangollen Canal

Chris & Sam, Thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed it!

Many thanks for your comment.

Oxfordshire is a lovely part of the country and the canal weaves it's path through the most rural areas of the county. My wife has always preferred to do the locks but we have a system in flights whereby Pam will set the lock and once the levels have risen sufficently will go to the next as I finish off and close that gates. Its a system that seems to work for us.

@@narrowboatclips4116 Can you live on the boat year round with a permit? Are you on the boat as a full timer?

@@ladyjayne777 You can live on the boat all the time although you do need to have either a permanent mooring or class yourself as a "continuous cruiser" both of which require a licence from Canal and River Trust. We don't live on the boat permanently, but do work on the boat during the winter months and head out over the summer months putting in at different marinas every now when we have other things that need us to be elsewhere.

Hi Craig, From East Street Mooring in Oxford to Lechlade and back, according to 'Canalplan.eu" which I find a great tool for route planning, it is 59 miles, 22 locks and would take approximately 23 hours of cruising time. So the number of days depends largely on your stamina. We have a fairly low tolerance and prefer to average a measly 2.5 cruising hours a day but that enables us to spend time visiting places along the route in the knowledge we can always make up time if we decide to stay somewhere a little longer. Enjoy ! Chris

@@narrowboatclips4116thank you! lovely video by the way. I can't wait to go even more now. It's my fist time, I've been dreaming about it for years!

@@narrowboatclips4116 This is my heritage.. These 2 towns.. I had NO IDEA!! THANK YOU!!! ❤😭😭😭

@@_ashley_stephanie So pleased you enjoyed it. We had a great time there in glorious weather