Visiting with you through your vlog is always a treat. Highest respects for the time and effort you put in to share your adventures. All the best to Pete, Hamish and Poppy.
What a lovely cruise and vlog. Love your doggie back pack too. Looks a lovely canal. No locks. No tunnels. And manned bridges. Sounds perfect lol. Best wishes ❤
Another terrific vlog Caroline. Well done and thank you. I love the shot of Pete with Hamish and Poppy. The Sharpness canal looks amazing; it's all so beautiful and calm. Your vlogs offer a welcome respite from all the craziness out there. Thanks again.
Thank you as always for your lovely comments Neil, and even more thanks for the wonderful support of our channel. We are glad we can take you along on for a little break from the craziness 😊
Stunning cruise on that wide canal. Navigating the Severn is definitely not on my to do list 😱. Poppy wasn’t interested in a treat, she definitely wanted her ball but praising Hamish always gets her attention 🥰. Perfect music to accompany this vlog too. Xx
It was a very different experience that the narrow canals for sure! I’m not sure if we will ever put the Severn Estuary in our to do list! We’d rather go the long way round to the Kennet & Avon canal. You know Poppy so well to know she will immediately come running the minute she hears anyone praising Hamish and not her, such a little diva 😂❤️
Was following your route in my old Nicholson's South guidebook and spotted the Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust near Patch bridge. We visited there in 1981 on our way to pick up our first narrowboat to cruise the Llangollen and Shroppie. Great memories and the beginning of a long love affair with UK and French canals.
Glad we were able to bring back some lovely memories for you! We wish we had had more time to enjoy the beautiful Gloucester & Sharpness Canal to be able to visit everywhere we wanted, like the Wild Fowl trust, but we were worried about getting off the River Severn before the typical high water season arrived. We will definitely be back! 😊
Happy you could take a break and relax! You really need to add the G&S canal to your cruising to do list. It's was just so different and the views are amazing 😊
How delightful and peaceful!you catch so much beauty and I love how you describe the history you encounter !Of course,then there. Is Hampshire and Poppy💓💓💓🎶Be safe
I think this vlog just might be one of my favorites. The lovely old bare tree was stunning. I think I could have paused and sat with it for a while. Quite peaceful. Thanks for another wonderful vlog and sharing your journey.
That’s just wonderful to hear! Thanks so much. You’re in for a treat with the next video, with the story of the ships graveyard. Since we filmed it, I have been excited to edit the footage and photos and find the perfect music. I’m half way through it now and think it’s one of my most favourite videos yet, almost as much as our Pontcysyllte Aqueduct video! Stay tuned 😊
I've travelled all over England when I lived there but mainly cities, and it's down to you guys that I've been able to see beautiful places that I never got to or knew about. Thanks 👍
That's why this canal cruising is so interesting - this countryside is often not even very visible by the roadways unless you travel around on small country roads, and mostly people use the highways to get where they are going as fast as possible - entirely missing the best scenery !!! Even the English often do not know how beautiful it can be !
We are so glad we can take you on our travels David, if only virtually! We have seen so much more of the UK that we ever imagined, and even familiar places look so different from this very special viewpoint on the inland waterways 😊
You are so right Veronica! We have a new appreciation of how beautiful the country we grew up in, and have lived for many years is. It's such a different perspective from the waterways 😊
Thanks for another year of videos (even though we seem only to be in August!!). You are a delightful alternative to this troubled world of ours. We wish you and yours a very happy christmas.
I have always loved all of your blogs and really do appreciate on how much effort that has been put into with all the recording and editing that is done before posting your blogs of your journey on your beautiful narrow boat home. Also i would like to wish Caroline, pete, Hamish, poppy, Alex all a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 & a Happy New year to you all
That's so good to hear Joe, thank you! It is many, many hours of work editing the vlogs, but I really enjoy it, and even better when we get such lovely feedback from our viewers. Merry Christmas to you and a healthy and happy 2025 😊
Ditto to all the lovely feedback a great vlog as always. Caroline it must be a treat for you not having to jump off the boat to tend to the locks all the time . Keep them coming and have a great weekend.
Thanks so much Gary! It’s all lovely to get so many wonderful comments on the vlogs. Very reassuring! The G&S Canal was definitely far more relaxing for me, but I did miss getting my steps in! 😊
Pete and Caroline another great vlog. Love the scenery along the canal. So different from the other canals. Nice not to have to open bridges or locks. Hope you and the doggies have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years.
Thanks you so much Maria, glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a very unique canal, and we are glad we made the decision to head in that direction for a very relaxing cruise and some stunning views! Wishing yo a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2025 😊
Great vlog again, guys! I so love to see all the different boats and liveaboards! When i was a teenager i saw this long documentary about a boating community on a lake near San Francisco and it always stuck in my head how everybody lived on all sizes of boats and floating homes, i even read a book about it which i finally found on eBay! Longing now for those tshirt days again here, not a fan of the cold. Thanks for the interesting journey, have a great weekend!
Oh we are longing for those t shirt days again too Eric, especially with today’s blustery freezing cold rain! One of the great things about the Gloucester & Sharpness canal was the huge variety of boats, all shapes and sizes! Have a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2025 🎄😊
Thank You for an extremely enjoyable video. To let the scenery do the talking, with well chosen musical accompaniment adding to the whole experience, was a very wise decision! Definitely subbed. You’re doing it right, long may you continue cruising! Keep Well.
Thanks so much as always! I think it’s a mix of paid employees and volunteers that operate the bridges but definitely quite a short stretch with so many manned positions 😊
Great to see my boat in the video! Duck vader around the 17 minute mark, shes got a story or two. Sunk twice, raised the second time in december 2023 and being restored to live and travel on. Brand new everything. Great video i enjoyed it, its hard to enjoy it on my boat when you have two 2.5L diesel concrete mixers running. 17:00
Wow I’m sure she has some stories! Thanks for letting us know that was you, your boat name gave us a chuckle especially as Pete’s a Star Wars fan! Thanks for watching and happy travels in 2025 😊
Not brave enough but more enjoying travel many thing you see and happy travels as your family plus you have great company with your dogs there nothing wrong about not brave enough! I notice that wife and husband and dogs more pleasure traveling more learning old history narrow boat I think more than 200 years ago where they start it you have good memories and great capital narrowboat !❤
You're so right, we are happy doing what we are doing, with our scaring ourselves silly! It really is a wonderful life, exploring the all the places we visit on this historic network of canals. Thanks for watching 😊
It’s just gorgeous isn’t it, with those views over the Severn estuary. We absolutely loved it, and are so happy we made the decision to go down the G&S Canal instead of heading north on the Severn. Thanks for watching! 😊
I'm so sorry my whole message disappeared... Preparations for Christmas have left me little time for TH-cam but I'm so glad that a bit of embroidery tonight gave me the opportunity to sit by the computer. I wouldn't have wanted to miss Hamish being chauffeured in his backpack. Hope he was comfy in there and Poppy wasn't too jealous! Best wishes to all of you for a lovely Christmas and I hope this will turn into a couple glasses of champers and a bit of cake for the holiday. I'm always grateful for your vlogs and I look forward to the cruises to come in the new year.
Merry Christmas to you and your family Rainey! Glad we gave you a little break from all of your preparations. I'm sure if Hamish could smile he would when we put him in his backpack 😊
We are so pleased we made the decision to go down there, and we really were in two mins, especially as we were wanting to make sure we got of the River Severn before prime flood season arrived. It definitely deserves a place on anyone's boating bucket list! Thanks for watching 😊
Another peaceful vlog the Sharpness seems more like a river than a canal so wide. Not having to work the swing bridges makes it easy on you. One dog back pack clever. Neat to see the estuary but maybe not so good to venture out on it. The boat grave yard i am looking forward to see that in your next vlog. Stay safe and well out there, Ed 40 S of Vegas
Thanks as always for your lovely comments Ed! The G&S Canal really is such a relaxing cruise, with no locks and those manned swing bridges. A real treat for us! I can't wait to show off the ships grave yard video. Just finishing the editing now and finding the perfect music to show off Pete's drone footage. It will be uploaded tomorrow evening, all being well 😊
We are avid watchers of your vlogs. We are huge westie fans having Cotton Tail and our late Poppy Pickles. We have a new edition, Benji, a miniature yorkie
How wonderful Jackie and what fabulous names! Love that you had a Poppy too ❤️ I know you’ll agree that westies are the best. We are totally biased of course. I’m sure Benji will add some fun to the mix. I think you visited the boys on Morning Star when we were away last week? I remember them telling us about a westie called Cotton Tail! Thanks for watching 😊
My boat is currently moored in Sharpness marina for the winter as due to flooding on the river Severn I could not cruise back to my marina on the Llangollen canal it’s a lovely area.In the spring I will be crossing the tidal Severn into Bristol docks it’s absolutely amazing as I did the trip in 2018 with a local Pilot then across to the Thames.Great Vlog thanks.
Wow you’re taking the trip that we think would scare us too much! What an adventure. We loved our time on the G&S canal. It’s a lovely cruise up to the Llangollen that we’ve just done 😊
Thanks so much Gill! The ships graveyard is such a fascinating place, and with Pete's wonderful drone footage it shows it all just perfectly. I'm editing it all now, together with y photos, and looking for the music to show it off the best. I think it may be tiring out to be one of my most favourite videos I've edited. Can't wait to show it, hopefully tomorrow if it all goes to plan. 😊
Love the photo of Pete and the dogs. It's sweet to see Hamish carried as well. Being an older boy I'm sure he gets tired. I've heard bad things about the River Severn so that might be the best idea to pass on it for now. Wasn't it just recently in flood? That nice wide canal seems more safe! ❤
I really need to get that photo framed Dorothy, I love it too! As you can see, Hamish is quite content in that doggie backpack. We said if he could smile, then we are sure he would. The River Severn is prone to bad flooding. I think the worst in recent history was in 2007, and it did flood again recently. This is why we were so keen to get off the rivers before prim flood season. Going out actually into the River Severn Estuary on a narrowboat is only for the very brave, and that's not us! 😊
Way-hey, didn't have to manually change to undubbed, thanks! Another incredibly enjoyable cruise, well underlayed with appropriate sounds. As an Eastmidlander born & bred, I have no idea of the geography of Gloucestershire, so was surprised to discover (on my map), that the hills visible at 6:47 across to the east are not only the Cotswolds, but that bit of them I once spent a very pleasant week at (Woodchester & Nympsfield). I think you are VERY wise not to venture out onto the Severn. That river has a reputation.
That's good to hear that the fix worked! Glad you enjoyed the cruise, and yes those are the Cotswolds, where I once lived (in Lechlade), and Pete and I married (in Mickleton). Lovely part of the country. Not sure if you watch Floating Our Boat, but their latest video is all about the renovation of a stretch of canal that would ultimately create the Cotswold Ring. All very interesting th-cam.com/video/JP1fBPs_V0o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oVe82OPbqpl6dbZo 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Wow, thanks Caroline, that was really inspiring! I view that as your Christmas present to me, many thanks! It really will be the icing on the cake of the wonderful English canal system when Lechlade is reached. I think the real challenge on the way to Lechlade will be the mega Sapperton tunnel (3.5 km long!).
That canal is so wide - You could do 360s!! Those barges look so lovely - think of all the space! Did you open up the engine and run full throttle? That must be fun. That estuary is BIG water, and looks like a lot of rip tides - not sure I'd want to get on that in a narrowboat. The magic word treat didn't work? Ah the BALL...
We really could Karen, easily! We have respect for those narrowboaters that choose to venture out into the Severn Estuary, but it's definitely not for us! Poppy will always choose her ball over a treat, especially when she knows it's out on top instead of in it's put away place! She adores playing with her ball as I'm sure you can tell! 😊
Thanks so much Pam! It was a very different canal for sure, all that wideness to just turn around wherever we wanted! We are currently on the Llangollen Canal heading for the Llangollen basin and hoping the fallen trees are removed to let us get there by Christmas. You’ll start seeing the Llangollen Canal vlogs in a few more weeks 😊
We actually bumped into the Chugabug crew yesterday! I'm not sure if you were wactching our channel when we were on the Llangollen Canal 2 winters ago? Here's the playlist of videos from back then for a little taster of what's to come! I've been trying to film different footage this year. And we've been stopping in different places too . th-cam.com/play/PLWil5NBsoYHpMMi2xvTFz04j8d6qmJrg2.html&si=UNzDjo9Hvn_25zIS
Thank you for the video - Hope you guys are doing well. Merry Christmas. I need to try a Greggs sausage roll. Just saw one and thought it looked great. Snowed and cold here. Think middle Wisconsin had about 6 inches of snow. Low last night in the single digits. Take care - God Bless...
Oh I wish I could send you a Greggs sausage roll Spinner, they are so good! I always used to make and take sausage rolls whenever we had to take something to share to a potluck! Sophie called to show us the snow yesterday. She’s off to Oregon for Christmas and little warmer weather! Wishing you and the boss a very merry Christmas and as always thank you so much for your support and lovely comments 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Thank you. I watch Jolly - those 2 are funny. Glad she is headed out west. Always warmer out that way. It's warmer a lot of times just 100 miles west in Iowa. We get that push of artic air and it's a killer at times. It's ok, I don't need a roll. Unless it's salt free and about anything salt free is terrible. Again Merry Christmas. Just going to watch 'SUNK". take care - be safe ... God Bless.
Thank you for a lovely video of the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. Where the boats are moored along the way , are these private moorings or can you moor along there too. Have a very Merry Christmas a Happy New Year both of you and the doggies. 🎅🎅🎅
So glad you enjoyed it Bernadette! As wee cruised down to Sharpness all the boats you see on the left are all on private moorings. On the right, the towpath side, that’s mostly public moorings, although there were a few stretches that were diagnosed as long term moorings that you pay the Canal & River Trust to use. Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to you too! Thanks for watching 😊
The Severn is definitely worth it to get to the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Swanny! Such relaxing cruising and absolutely stunning views, and the Purton Ships Graveyard is just something else. I'm just editing that next video now in time for Christmas 😊
Great vlog Caroline you did an excellent job of filming this bit of the network. We have not done it so interesting to see . Are all those swing bridges perminantly manned?
We can highly recommend it David and Ruth! We are so glad we took the time to head south on the Severn and on to the G&S, as we were really in two minds, not wanting the worry of being on the river in flood! 😊
The only problem I have with your videos is when poppy and Hamish come on, my little dog attacks the tv screen with his tail wagging, when he sees dogs in real life it's all friendly but on the telly he goes mad. 😂
Your little dog sounds just like Poppy! She is absolutely fixated on looking out for dogs and wildlife on the TV, and even when you think she is sleeping she will suddenly jump up to look! She seems to recognise dogs she knows though, of other boat vlogging friends, and doesn't bark at them! 😂
Well spotted Karen! You'll see more of the bridge and the story of what became of it in the next video. Pete took some drone footage for an even better look. Thanks for watching 😊
You pass through Splatt bridge twice - at the end of the last video and the start of this one. Did you have retrace your steps to find a suitable mooring?
I've just looked back, and realised I have mislabelled the bridges, whoops! I missed out Sandfield Bridge. Annoyingly, I can't change them now that it's already been uploaded, oh well. Well done for spotting the mistake. That last bridge was Fretherne Bridge, and we moored up between there and Splatt Bridge. Thanks for watching 😊
Yes you can Christine, that is the way we came. Grand Union to the Stratford-Upon Avon Canal, then onto the River Avon at Stratford, then join the River Severn at Tewksbury, down to Gloucester and then onto the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. If you go back quite a few episodes on our channel you can see us take this exact route. It was an absolutely wonderful journey. Good luck 😊
Sadly that routes not possible on a 10ft wide beam Christine. The Stratford Upon Avon Canal is a narrow canal with narrow locks. From this map in the link it doesn’t look like there is a way unless you are already on the River Avon or the River Severn or do the trip up the tidal Severn Estuary from Bristol to Sharpness www.lakelandleisureboatsales.co.uk/blog/widebeam-vs-narrowboat-a-summary
We are definitely happy with our decision to leave Texas and move back to the UK for this much simpler and more affordable lifestyle. Thanks for watching 😊
So many of our viewers love the music. You’ve already told us on a previous video that you didn’t like the music and you were leaving so I’m not sure why you came back? Obviously our channel is not for you but thanks for watching and letting us know you’re going again!
Visiting with you through your vlog is always a treat. Highest respects for the time and effort you put in to share your adventures. All the best to Pete, Hamish and Poppy.
You’re so welcome! Lovely comments like yours make it even more worthwhile 😊
What a lovely cruise and vlog. Love your doggie back pack too. Looks a lovely canal. No locks. No tunnels. And manned bridges. Sounds perfect lol. Best wishes ❤
Glad you enjoyed it Trevor! It's certainly a relaxing canal to cruise with those manned swing bridges and no locks! 😊
Another terrific vlog Caroline. Well done and thank you. I love the shot of Pete with Hamish and Poppy. The Sharpness canal looks amazing; it's all so beautiful and calm. Your vlogs offer a welcome respite from all the craziness out there. Thanks again.
Thank you as always for your lovely comments Neil, and even more thanks for the wonderful support of our channel. We are glad we can take you along on for a little break from the craziness 😊
Stunning cruise on that wide canal. Navigating the Severn is definitely not on my to do list 😱.
Poppy wasn’t interested in a treat, she definitely wanted her ball but praising Hamish always gets her attention 🥰.
Perfect music to accompany this vlog too. Xx
It was a very different experience that the narrow canals for sure! I’m not sure if we will ever put the Severn Estuary in our to do list! We’d rather go the long way round to the Kennet & Avon canal. You know Poppy so well to know she will immediately come running the minute she hears anyone praising Hamish and not her, such a little diva 😂❤️
Another fantastic vlog! Your video work and photographs are really stunning!!!❤
So glad you enjoyed it Wendy, and thanks as always for your lovely comment 😊
Your journey is truly charming ❣️ Love the scenery & the music too... Thank you for this lovely channel
That’s so lovely to hear! Thank you so much 😊
What a lovely picture of Pete, Poppy and Hamish.
I love it too Jill! I need to get that one in a frame for sure 😊
Was following your route in my old Nicholson's South guidebook and spotted the Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust near Patch bridge. We visited there in 1981 on our way to pick up our first narrowboat to cruise the Llangollen and Shroppie. Great memories and the beginning of a long love affair with UK and French canals.
Glad we were able to bring back some lovely memories for you! We wish we had had more time to enjoy the beautiful Gloucester & Sharpness Canal to be able to visit everywhere we wanted, like the Wild Fowl trust, but we were worried about getting off the River Severn before the typical high water season arrived. We will definitely be back! 😊
Just what we needed after a crazy few days, such a lovely cruise, beautiful ruver, great music, just perfect. Thanks so much Caroline luv us 3 ❤❤❤
Happy you could take a break and relax! You really need to add the G&S canal to your cruising to do list. It's was just so different and the views are amazing 😊
@ we will do ❤️❤️
Nice photo of Pete and the dogs at the end. Thankyou once again and all the best fore the festive season.❤
And to you too Paul! That is a framable photo of Pete and the dogs for sure, I just need to do it 😊
How delightful and peaceful!you catch so much beauty and I love how you describe the history you encounter !Of course,then there. Is Hampshire and Poppy💓💓💓🎶Be safe
So glad you enjoyed it Deborah! Thank you as always for your lovely comments 😊
I think this vlog just might be one of my favorites. The lovely old bare tree was stunning. I think I could have paused and sat with it for a while. Quite peaceful. Thanks for another wonderful vlog and sharing your journey.
That’s just wonderful to hear! Thanks so much. You’re in for a treat with the next video, with the story of the ships graveyard. Since we filmed it, I have been excited to edit the footage and photos and find the perfect music. I’m half way through it now and think it’s one of my most favourite videos yet, almost as much as our Pontcysyllte Aqueduct video! Stay tuned 😊
Caroline, I love the picture of Pete with Hamish and Poppy! Lovely scenery, relaxing vlog. Thank you, as always!
You're so welcome! I really need to get that photo in a frame, I love it too 😊
🎉😊 great vlog and so chilled. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it Dave 😊
Wishing both of you, and your family, a very merry Christmas, and look forward to another season of "One More Day Aboard" in 2025.
And to you too! Thanks so much for watching and supporting our channel 😊
Thanks again, So much enjoyed floating down the canal with you.
Our pleasure Cathy! Thank you so much for your support of our channel. It means a lot 😊
Well done both, another very interesting vlog. So much history on that canal. Must have been great having so much space on the water.
Thanks so much Phil, its always good to hear you've enjoyed it! It really was a treat to have so much space, and manned bridges and no locks! 😊
I've travelled all over England when I lived there but mainly cities, and it's down to you guys that I've been able to see beautiful places that I never got to or knew about. Thanks 👍
That's why this canal cruising is so interesting - this countryside is often not even very visible by the roadways unless you travel around on small country roads, and mostly people use the highways to get where they are going as fast as possible - entirely missing the best scenery !!! Even the English often do not know how beautiful it can be !
We are so glad we can take you on our travels David, if only virtually! We have seen so much more of the UK that we ever imagined, and even familiar places look so different from this very special viewpoint on the inland waterways 😊
You are so right Veronica! We have a new appreciation of how beautiful the country we grew up in, and have lived for many years is. It's such a different perspective from the waterways 😊
Thanks for another year of videos (even though we seem only to be in August!!). You are a delightful alternative to this troubled world of ours. We wish you and yours a very happy christmas.
Thanks so much! We travelled so many miles over the summer months it’s been taking ages to edit all the footage, but we will catch up eventually 😊
Music was beautiful sort of music, I’d like to listen to on a daily basis. Have a safe journey and Merry Christmas to you both xx.
So glad you enjoyed it! A friend of ours actually made a playlist of the music we use in the vlogs. Thanks for watching and merry Christmas
I have always loved all of your blogs and really do appreciate on how much effort that has been put into with all the recording and editing that is done before posting your blogs of your journey on your beautiful narrow boat home. Also i would like to wish Caroline, pete, Hamish, poppy, Alex all a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 & a Happy New year to you all
That's so good to hear Joe, thank you! It is many, many hours of work editing the vlogs, but I really enjoy it, and even better when we get such lovely feedback from our viewers. Merry Christmas to you and a healthy and happy 2025 😊
Ditto to all the lovely feedback a great vlog as always. Caroline it must be a treat for you not having to jump off the boat to tend to the locks all the time . Keep them coming and have a great weekend.
Thanks so much Gary! It’s all lovely to get so many wonderful comments on the vlogs. Very reassuring! The G&S Canal was definitely far more relaxing for me, but I did miss getting my steps in! 😊
Thank you. I always enjoy your videos and look forward to my weekly fix. Wishing you both a very Happy Christmas. X
That's so good to hear, thank you! Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2025 😊
Hiya enjoyed your video as always am back and forward to Milton Keynes hospital, as mum is in there now 😢😢😢.
Take care, love to you all 💖💖💖.
So sorry to hear that your mum is in hospital Susan. Wishing her a very speedy recovery and hope you have a happy Christmas 🎄 😊
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Pete and Caroline another great vlog. Love the scenery along the canal. So different from the other canals. Nice not to have to open bridges or locks. Hope you and the doggies have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years.
Thanks you so much Maria, glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a very unique canal, and we are glad we made the decision to head in that direction for a very relaxing cruise and some stunning views! Wishing yo a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2025 😊
Pete and the dogs, wonderful in such a beautiful place. Very special indeed!
Glad you enjoyed it Nigel! It was definitely one of the best views we have had 😊
Always a great vlog! Thank you for the vlog's. One Day More Aboard... yes please! Best wishes to you and yours!
Thank you so much Kevin! That's so good to hear 😊
Love the backpack for Hamish.... Another delightful Vlog thanks and have a happy & safe Christmas. Hamish and Poppie never fail to bring on a smile!
Thanks so much as always Jeff! The doggie backpack really is the perfect solution for Hamish to continue enjoying our adventures wherever we go 😊
Great vlog again, guys! I so love to see all the different boats and liveaboards! When i was a teenager i saw this long documentary about a boating community on a lake near San Francisco and it always stuck in my head how everybody lived on all sizes of boats and floating homes, i even read a book about it which i finally found on eBay!
Longing now for those tshirt days again here, not a fan of the cold. Thanks for the interesting journey, have a great weekend!
Oh we are longing for those t shirt days again too Eric, especially with today’s blustery freezing cold rain! One of the great things about the Gloucester & Sharpness canal was the huge variety of boats, all shapes and sizes! Have a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2025 🎄😊
@ same to you, my lovelies! Have a wonderful one! ♥️🥂♥️
Thank you two for the ride 😃
Our pleasure! Always lovely to hear you enjoyed it 😊
Thank You for an extremely enjoyable video. To let the scenery do the talking, with well chosen musical accompaniment adding to the whole experience, was a very wise decision! Definitely subbed. You’re doing it right, long may you continue cruising! Keep Well.
Thanks for your lovely comments and welcome aboard! 😊
Missed it you answered the question about the bridges being manned. That must be very expensive for the CRT. As usual great music❤
Thanks so much as always! I think it’s a mix of paid employees and volunteers that operate the bridges but definitely quite a short stretch with so many manned positions 😊
Great to see my boat in the video! Duck vader around the 17 minute mark, shes got a story or two. Sunk twice, raised the second time in december 2023 and being restored to live and travel on. Brand new everything.
Great video i enjoyed it, its hard to enjoy it on my boat when you have two 2.5L diesel concrete mixers running. 17:00
Wow I’m sure she has some stories! Thanks for letting us know that was you, your boat name gave us a chuckle especially as Pete’s a Star Wars fan! Thanks for watching and happy travels in 2025 😊
Lovely viewing
That's wonderful to hear Alison! Thanks for watching 😊
Lovely footage, Caroline . It looked like a great mooring guys ❤
Glad you enjoyed it Deb! I think that mooring had one of the best views we have had on the network 😊
Not brave enough but more enjoying travel many thing you see and happy travels as your family plus you have great company with your dogs there nothing wrong about not brave enough! I notice that wife and husband and dogs more pleasure traveling more learning old history narrow boat I think more than 200 years ago where they start it you have good memories and great capital narrowboat !❤
You're so right, we are happy doing what we are doing, with our scaring ourselves silly! It really is a wonderful life, exploring the all the places we visit on this historic network of canals. Thanks for watching 😊
You keep me company while i work, so relaxing and beautiful views. All the best !
That's so good to hear! Thank you
That's one of our favourite moorings.
It’s just gorgeous isn’t it, with those views over the Severn estuary. We absolutely loved it, and are so happy we made the decision to go down the G&S Canal instead of heading north on the Severn. Thanks for watching! 😊
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We have to agree Ken ❤️ 🐶
Thanks!
I'm so sorry my whole message disappeared...
Preparations for Christmas have left me little time for TH-cam but I'm so glad that a bit of embroidery tonight gave me the opportunity to sit by the computer. I wouldn't have wanted to miss Hamish being chauffeured in his backpack. Hope he was comfy in there and Poppy wasn't too jealous!
Best wishes to all of you for a lovely Christmas and I hope this will turn into a couple glasses of champers and a bit of cake for the holiday. I'm always grateful for your vlogs and I look forward to the cruises to come in the new year.
You are so kind Rainey! Thanks you so much for your support of our channel. We always love reading your very reassuring comments 😊
Merry Christmas to you and your family Rainey! Glad we gave you a little break from all of your preparations. I'm sure if Hamish could smile he would when we put him in his backpack 😊
Watch you every week .would like to wish you both happy Christmas 🎄 ✨️
Thanks so much Catherine! Merry Christmas 🎄😊
The G&S is now on my bucket list thanks to you guys , safe cruising 😊
We are so pleased we made the decision to go down there, and we really were in two mins, especially as we were wanting to make sure we got of the River Severn before prime flood season arrived. It definitely deserves a place on anyone's boating bucket list! Thanks for watching 😊
Another peaceful vlog the Sharpness seems more like a river than a canal so wide. Not having to work the swing bridges makes it easy on you. One dog back pack clever. Neat to see the estuary but maybe not so good to venture out on it. The boat grave yard i am looking forward to see that in your next vlog. Stay safe and well out there, Ed 40 S of Vegas
Thanks as always for your lovely comments Ed! The G&S Canal really is such a relaxing cruise, with no locks and those manned swing bridges. A real treat for us! I can't wait to show off the ships grave yard video. Just finishing the editing now and finding the perfect music to show off Pete's drone footage. It will be uploaded tomorrow evening, all being well 😊
We are avid watchers of your vlogs. We are huge westie fans having Cotton Tail and our late Poppy Pickles. We have a new edition, Benji, a miniature yorkie
How wonderful Jackie and what fabulous names! Love that you had a Poppy too ❤️ I know you’ll agree that westies are the best. We are totally biased of course. I’m sure Benji will add some fun to the mix. I think you visited the boys on Morning Star when we were away last week? I remember them telling us about a westie called Cotton Tail! Thanks for watching 😊
Merry Christmas to you all.
And a very merry Christmas to you! Thanks for watching 😊🎄
My boat is currently moored in Sharpness marina for the winter as due to flooding on the river Severn I could not cruise back to my marina on the Llangollen canal it’s a lovely area.In the spring I will be crossing the tidal Severn into Bristol docks it’s absolutely amazing as I did the trip in 2018 with a local Pilot then across to the Thames.Great Vlog thanks.
Wow you’re taking the trip that we think would scare us too much! What an adventure. We loved our time on the G&S canal. It’s a lovely cruise up to the Llangollen that we’ve just done 😊
Lovely! Looking forward to the next ep. I have a friend who lives down that way (Whitminster) and I've seen her photos of the ship's graveyard.
Thanks so much Gill! The ships graveyard is such a fascinating place, and with Pete's wonderful drone footage it shows it all just perfectly. I'm editing it all now, together with y photos, and looking for the music to show it off the best. I think it may be tiring out to be one of my most favourite videos I've edited. Can't wait to show it, hopefully tomorrow if it all goes to plan. 😊
Love the photo of Pete and the dogs. It's sweet to see Hamish carried as well. Being an older boy I'm sure he gets tired. I've heard bad things about the River Severn so that might be the best idea to pass on it for now. Wasn't it just recently in flood? That nice wide canal seems more safe! ❤
I really need to get that photo framed Dorothy, I love it too! As you can see, Hamish is quite content in that doggie backpack. We said if he could smile, then we are sure he would. The River Severn is prone to bad flooding. I think the worst in recent history was in 2007, and it did flood again recently. This is why we were so keen to get off the rivers before prim flood season. Going out actually into the River Severn Estuary on a narrowboat is only for the very brave, and that's not us! 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard I'm sure he would. He's getting to be in on all the adventures even when he can't keep up like he used to.
great vlogo thank for the vlog cranking it on travel thanks lee
Thanks so much Lee! 😊
Such unusual boats . . . which each one having their own story to tell, if one listens.
You are so right Ron. We always say that everyone has a different story as to why they are on the water, and the same goes for the boats too 😊
Thank you All so much 🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦🎄
You're so welcome James! Merry Christmas to you 😊🎄
Way-hey, didn't have to manually change to undubbed, thanks! Another incredibly enjoyable cruise, well underlayed with appropriate sounds. As an Eastmidlander born & bred, I have no idea of the geography of Gloucestershire, so was surprised to discover (on my map), that the hills visible at 6:47 across to the east are not only the Cotswolds, but that bit of them I once spent a very pleasant week at (Woodchester & Nympsfield). I think you are VERY wise not to venture out onto the Severn. That river has a reputation.
That's good to hear that the fix worked! Glad you enjoyed the cruise, and yes those are the Cotswolds, where I once lived (in Lechlade), and Pete and I married (in Mickleton). Lovely part of the country. Not sure if you watch Floating Our Boat, but their latest video is all about the renovation of a stretch of canal that would ultimately create the Cotswold Ring. All very interesting th-cam.com/video/JP1fBPs_V0o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oVe82OPbqpl6dbZo 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Wow, thanks Caroline, that was really inspiring! I view that as your Christmas present to me, many thanks! It really will be the icing on the cake of the wonderful English canal system when Lechlade is reached. I think the real challenge on the way to Lechlade will be the mega Sapperton tunnel (3.5 km long!).
That canal is so wide - You could do 360s!! Those barges look so lovely - think of all the space! Did you open up the engine and run full throttle? That must be fun. That estuary is BIG water, and looks like a lot of rip tides - not sure I'd want to get on that in a narrowboat. The magic word treat didn't work? Ah the BALL...
We really could Karen, easily! We have respect for those narrowboaters that choose to venture out into the Severn Estuary, but it's definitely not for us! Poppy will always choose her ball over a treat, especially when she knows it's out on top instead of in it's put away place! She adores playing with her ball as I'm sure you can tell! 😊
Hi guys another great vlog as usual that must be a really nice feeling all that wide open water where are you guys today in December 😊
Thanks so much Pam! It was a very different canal for sure, all that wideness to just turn around wherever we wanted! We are currently on the Llangollen Canal heading for the Llangollen basin and hoping the fallen trees are removed to let us get there by Christmas. You’ll start seeing the Llangollen Canal vlogs in a few more weeks 😊
@onedaymoreaboard ok no worries I'm also a subscriber of chugga bug and I've watched their vlogs on the Llangollen canal and it looks really nice 😊
We actually bumped into the Chugabug crew yesterday! I'm not sure if you were wactching our channel when we were on the Llangollen Canal 2 winters ago? Here's the playlist of videos from back then for a little taster of what's to come! I've been trying to film different footage this year. And we've been stopping in different places too . th-cam.com/play/PLWil5NBsoYHpMMi2xvTFz04j8d6qmJrg2.html&si=UNzDjo9Hvn_25zIS
Thank you for the video - Hope you guys are doing well. Merry Christmas. I need to try a Greggs sausage roll. Just saw one and thought it looked great. Snowed and cold here. Think middle Wisconsin had about 6 inches of snow. Low last night in the single digits. Take care - God Bless...
Oh I wish I could send you a Greggs sausage roll Spinner, they are so good! I always used to make and take sausage rolls whenever we had to take something to share to a potluck! Sophie called to show us the snow yesterday. She’s off to Oregon for Christmas and little warmer weather! Wishing you and the boss a very merry Christmas and as always thank you so much for your support and lovely comments 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard Thank you. I watch Jolly - those 2 are funny. Glad she is headed out west. Always warmer out that way. It's warmer a lot of times just 100 miles west in Iowa. We get that push of artic air and it's a killer at times. It's ok, I don't need a roll. Unless it's salt free and about anything salt free is terrible. Again Merry Christmas. Just going to watch 'SUNK". take care - be safe ... God Bless.
Happy viewing Spinner 😊
Thank you for a lovely video of the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. Where the boats are moored along the way , are these private moorings or can you moor along there too. Have a very Merry Christmas a Happy New Year both of you and the doggies. 🎅🎅🎅
So glad you enjoyed it Bernadette! As wee cruised down to Sharpness all the boats you see on the left are all on private moorings. On the right, the towpath side, that’s mostly public moorings, although there were a few stretches that were diagnosed as long term moorings that you pay the Canal & River Trust to use. Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to you too! Thanks for watching 😊
Me thinks a good idea to give the Severn a miss………but the canal looked a breeze with all the bridges manned and no locks, cheers Swanny
The Severn is definitely worth it to get to the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Swanny! Such relaxing cruising and absolutely stunning views, and the Purton Ships Graveyard is just something else. I'm just editing that next video now in time for Christmas 😊
Great vlog Caroline you did an excellent job of filming this bit of the network. We have not done it so interesting to see . Are all those swing bridges perminantly manned?
We can highly recommend it David and Ruth! We are so glad we took the time to head south on the Severn and on to the G&S, as we were really in two minds, not wanting the worry of being on the river in flood! 😊
The only problem I have with your videos is when poppy and Hamish come on, my little dog attacks the tv screen with his tail wagging, when he sees dogs in real life it's all friendly but on the telly he goes mad. 😂
Your little dog sounds just like Poppy! She is absolutely fixated on looking out for dogs and wildlife on the TV, and even when you think she is sleeping she will suddenly jump up to look! She seems to recognise dogs she knows though, of other boat vlogging friends, and doesn't bark at them! 😂
20:04 The remains of the old Severn Bridge railway bridge
Well spotted Karen! You'll see more of the bridge and the story of what became of it in the next video. Pete took some drone footage for an even better look. Thanks for watching 😊
You pass through Splatt bridge twice - at the end of the last video and the start of this one. Did you have retrace your steps to find a suitable mooring?
I've just looked back, and realised I have mislabelled the bridges, whoops! I missed out Sandfield Bridge. Annoyingly, I can't change them now that it's already been uploaded, oh well. Well done for spotting the mistake. That last bridge was Fretherne Bridge, and we moored up between there and Splatt Bridge. Thanks for watching 😊
Is it possible to get from the grand Union canal onto this route
Yes you can Christine, that is the way we came. Grand Union to the Stratford-Upon Avon Canal, then onto the River Avon at Stratford, then join the River Severn at Tewksbury, down to Gloucester and then onto the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. If you go back quite a few episodes on our channel you can see us take this exact route. It was an absolutely wonderful journey. Good luck 😊
@@onedaymoreaboard thank you
I meant to add in a 10foot wide boat
Sadly that routes not possible on a 10ft wide beam Christine. The Stratford Upon Avon Canal is a narrow canal with narrow locks. From this map in the link it doesn’t look like there is a way unless you are already on the River Avon or the River Severn or do the trip up the tidal Severn Estuary from Bristol to Sharpness www.lakelandleisureboatsales.co.uk/blog/widebeam-vs-narrowboat-a-summary
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Fantastic lifestyle. Way better than the tax plantation the U.S has become.
We are definitely happy with our decision to leave Texas and move back to the UK for this much simpler and more affordable lifestyle. Thanks for watching 😊
You are on a canal, and we really do not want music. You go on the cut for quiet, not awful music. I can't stay any longer. Goodbye.
So many of our viewers love the music. You’ve already told us on a previous video that you didn’t like the music and you were leaving so I’m not sure why you came back? Obviously our channel is not for you but thanks for watching and letting us know you’re going again!