Travels by Narrowboat - "You Are Cordially Invited" - S10E13
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Aslan & I continue along the South Oxford, towards the first of several locks on our way to an overnight mooring near the tiny village of Somerton.
We soon arrive at Aynho Weir Lock, which for a short distance drops us onto a length of the Oxford Canal which becomes the River Cherwell.
Along the way I receive an invitation to a full English Breakfast and later a canalside birthday BBQ. Unfortunately my strict schedule along this barren 21 mile stretch of the Oxford Canal prevents me from accepting these kind and generous offers. Ah well, maybe next time . . .
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Best part of my week, escaping to travel with Kevin and Aslan.
Mine also.
Amen!
Kevin, thank you for your videos, always a great pleasure to view them. Your perspectives on life, so interesting.
This is Colin and Heather from Ohio
Back in October 2021, we were coming to join you lucky folks on the cut. Well we landed in September this year. And commented on one of your videos.
Your reply ,to the comment we made is below
.......Msg start, CountryHouseGent
Thanks indeed Colin. Pleased you enjoyed watching. If it was me, doing it all again and knowing what I know now, I'd go for a boat with a nicely sorted Gardner twin or three cylinder. Whichever though, enjoy every minute. 🙂 msg end......
Well although somewhat late, I have secured a lovely boat, with guess what a Gardner 3LW, it was the first boat we saw, we then looked at plenty of others, but we bought Iris No 2. Now have the pleasure of a lovely Gardner
Heather is still in ohio and will be joining me in April, she doesn't want to do the winter in UK. Anyway, thank you for your advice, what an engine........ that said if my memory serves me well, Aslan's Petter Mclaren is a wonderful sound and it's been serving you very well
Hope to see you about on the cut. Keep up the videos. Best Regards Colin
Merry Christmas 🎅 and a happy & healthy 🥦 new year. 🍻 Best wishes, Colin.⛄️🚢
Kevin, you film so well I feel like I spent the day on the English Canals. Thanks for sharing your day with me. ❤️
Thank you Kevin~NancyR
Another peaceful morning watching you float slowly along beautiful countryside and good conversation.
I probably watch too much TH-cam these days, but, with my slow-easy-have-fun lifestyle, this is still my favorite channel.
Thanks again, CHG! What a shame, looked like a lovely party, with a good group of people. But at age 66, I fully understand your position. When you get tired, you get tired and that's all she wrote. No point pushing yourself of an evening, only to be miserable the next day. Very nice stretch of canal. Nothing really remarkeable or memorable, but pleasant enough for sure. Enjoyed your commentary, as always. Until next time, Cheers and godspeed!
Thanks Kevin for taking us along onboard the mighty Aslan on this lovely cruise through beautiful countryside. I hope that you are doing well. Have a great weekend. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Well you got so far . well done. A party when you are so ,needing a rest.
Hi Kevin,
Interesting comment about the boating community, we’ve found that to be true nearly everywhere we have traveled.
Happy holidays,
Bob & Jill
Friday doesn’t half come round quick…Which means another instalment from Kev and Aslan. ALWAYS a good thing ❤️
Still at it I see...Enjoyed.
The perfect accompaniment to a cold beer after a busy week!
Love the variety of camera angles. Happy Christmas! 🎄🎄
Top video thank you 😊
Currently watching Season 1 episode 3 on Prime and spotted a cracking little NB called ‘Iets Groter’ moored at the Braunston locks that has recently been sold from Rugby boats. It sold really quickly as was such a good buy. Was lovely to see it looking so pristine and well cared for in your vid.
Everything looks fine and dandy in the lens of CHG. 🙂
Oh really…😏
England is such a beautiful place. Love your videos.
I Kevin very good lvog thanks well done for long canal journey all the best for now 😊
Enjoyable video, as always!
Thank you for that and thanks for watching.
The Oxford is a lovely canal. I enjoyed chugging along with there, Kevin 😄. Happy travels!
Kevin your joys, sufferings and various escapades are truly an amazing experience to vicariously be part of. I only wish I could be there in my own boat to share too.
When you think about it, 7 miles when you're having to do 1 to 2 miles an hour at times, dealing with locks and the occasional swing/lift bridge... yeah, that can add up to a long day for sure. Perspective, I guess. Thanks for another one. Take care. 🎸🎶
Thanks again for my relaxing moments of the week!
In our prayers
I’m so jealous of the beauty of England’s countryside. Where I live it’s a lovely shade of brown 8 months out of the year
Thank you for this lovely trip with you and Aslan!
Today’s observation: The 7 mile canal challenge. L&L = Lifts & Locks, fast water and narrow stretches. So, your entertaining series does illustrate man’s daily struggles in Navigating through life nevertheless! Thoroughly enjoyable viewing……cheers
How I wish I was comfortably numb. Need more beer or wine, maybe both.
After Somerton Deep, methinks the "Oxford Canal" notice is for the benefilt of railway travellers who pass by on the embankment on the other side. You'd think it couldn't be seen from the train - but it is (I checked...)
Well that was one nice gent .
Yep, they do still exist. 😁
EE Kevin you would never catch me turning a free English Breakfast down! 🥓🍳👍
Was sorely tempted. It was close.
💜💙💚
"Ayhno sunshine when she's gone"...
Hiya Kev. 2:33 The CRT workboat. That would do me just perfect. Tools in the fo'c'sle, nice working space midships for making stuff and standing bikes, ample living space in the cabin, and a nice spacious tiller deck aft. Sh1T colour scheme tho. Ill carry on watching now.
Helloooooooooo Kevin, I bet that cup of tea was good.
Great video, looking4ward to your next video you share with all of us.
7 - 8 miles on the canal is far enough I remember it well went had to move the boat so far then go back and get the ruddy car for work the next Monday.
After accident could never do the moving part or walk to get the car.
Thank you for sharing X X X
Watching you right now Kevin. Bel has a lovely house. Go and get that cup of tea, Yorkshire I hope! Beautiful vlog as always.
Love the camera angles you choose to set up Kevin. They really show what it's like to be a "lone" narrowboater... I mean... the actual mechanics of it. It does beg the question, have you ever had one of your cameras fall/get knocked off into the water? Inquiring minds want to know. ;) Thanks for sharing your travels. I really enjoy them.
Fortunately I haven't had a camera fall in the canal, though it did come very close near the start of this video with a huge gust of wind in 2022. th-cam.com/video/uOpGXPjtVro/w-d-xo.html
Love you and happy Christmas xx
Oxford is the best canal you have been on... no question 😊
Thanks Kevin for another great adventure.
There you are!
If memory serves me correct you mentioned 2 or 3 videos ago that this stretch was not very populated. It’s amazing to see how beautiful a whole lotta nothing can be. To me there’s nothing I like better than the quiet country life!!!
Loved the show Kevin, All the best from Stephen and Jane. SETTLE N.Y.
cool vid cranking on thanks lewe
He's back! 😁👍
like others posting here, Kevin, I, too, look forward to your weekly post, finding ease and a peaceful feeling viewing the sights you record and hearing you narrate your journey punctuated by the steady voice of Aslan's diesel -- this week, though, I'll be distracted by the suspense generated by your "scenes from next week" which have me worried that you are being returned to Banbury under armed escort, or however they do that sort of thing in Britain...
Brilliant title Sir!!!!
Your videos are the best way to wind down during my lunch breaks. Thank you SO much.
You're very welcome Chris, thank you for watching. 🙂
Kevin, thanks for another fine cruising vlog. You shot some fine video to share here. I think anybody would’ve been knackered after that much work in during those hours. See you next time! By the way, I would really like to see you cooking again, that’s always interesting and enticing. Goodbye from over here in Portland, Oregon.
I've driven by Aynho Wharf soo many times - a classic east-west cross country route. Nice to finally see it from a narrowboat perspective. The Cherwell floods there spectacularly, on occasion, and the road becomes a causeway.
is there a Naismith Rule equivalent for Canals, I wonder ? 🤔
Thank you, as ever, Kevin
That sounds like a good route, I haven't tried that. I'll check it out, whenever I get round to getting the bike out of storage that is.
Motorcycle boots, I believe, on a narrowboat.... love the contradiction!
You seem in such great spirits, helpful folks along the way... this episode was especially fun to watch! Safe cruising!
Well spotted. They're my faithful old bike boots from the Harley Shovelhead and Kawasaki Nomad days. A little on the worn side now but still very comfortable and strangely the soles haven't split. 🙂
I thought I saw a couple of splits starting though..Merry Christmas and a very Happy New year Kevin..all the best from Yorkshire
From what i can gather, Nell was the Family name of a commercial Merchant from Louth originally, who used the Canal for Business.
Another fine job sir, like another viewer who comment said... I vote for more cooking videos. Cheers!
More cooking to come, after Season 10. 🙂
Hello Kevin from Kansas! I watched this this afternoon and had a spot of Typhoo. I hope you do some more cooking videos sometime they were very entertaining. Keep your chin up!
Always fun to see a fellow Kansan on a narrow boat show. We don't have canals like this here 😂
I really appreciate the details in the landscape which you show us, also in the sky - surely that was a Vickers VC10 at 12:10, one of the last hurrahs of the all-British aircraft industry? The railway and the viaduct you showed us is the Great Western line from Oxford to Birmingham, hence the name of the pub which also appears! Great cruise as always!
It sure sounded like a classic
As always, we enjoyed your adventure! Thank you 🙏
Great video!
Awww another grand cruise thanks for letting us come along tc now keep well and warm the oldies 👍🤗
Kevin a great video ,brought back many memories to me I remembered going down Somerton deep lock in about 1974/75. ❤
I can see from your eyes how tired you are - no words needed. That was very pretty scenery, but also what a schlep!
It must be so nice to meet fans who enjoy your relaxing show.
I watched this yesterday while I was busy doing things in the kitchen, so today I watched again and enjoyed my relaxing armchair travel with you, Kevin. As a matter of fact Aslan’s engine nearly put me to sleep 😴 😅 Thanks for another lovely video!
when we owned a boat kev and couldn't find a mooring we would often park up along side a pub or a private house , and as long as we cleared up the mess and bagged the dog poo most people didn't mind . although one house owner i remember did , a grumpy old sort , a proper stick in the mud grumpy old git type . i don't think it was the spur of the moment bbq we had but the wife practising the bag pipes early Sunday morning ( as she always does) come rain or shine ....anyway kevin we are thinking about getting another barge and was wondering if you would like to meet up maybe for a bit of a proper london knees up ?
hope to see you soon .
😆 Oh yes that darn bagpipe practice. Some people just don't appreciate quality music. 😳
she smells a bit but has a heart of gold ...@@CountryHouseGent
😆 Reminds me of Tommy Cooper saying he was looking in the attic with his wife. Dusty, smelly and covered in cobwebs, but she's good with the kids. 😆
People helping people out. What a novel yet archaic idea. I've been trying to find help for months, but here in the States, if you don't have and are lacking in key essentials, the ones that do have will make sure you never will....but will pump themselves up some kind of tried starting a metal fabrication shop frenzy saying they care when they don't. Apologies to all you great folks out there....having an extremely crappy month and end of year. I tried, am trying to start a metal fabrication shop. It's harder than I thought and I can't find any help anywhere. Bad credit...you're doomed. I was an alcoholic up until 12 years ago but that past is hanging on for dear life ... everyone remembers that guy. Again apologies for the ranting vent, I have ZERO family/support group and most of the time my only way to vent is in the comments of vlogs hoping someone might give shit. I want to be on those canals so bad I taste it every night. Yet, just a dream.
Couldn’t help noticing (and admiring) your comfy-looking leather boots with the inside zipper. Can you share the brand? Cheers from Minnesota (where a good pair of boots are a cherished part of winter life)!
Nothing fancy, dirt cheap but surprisingly well made, very hard wearing, comfortable AND waterproof. www.ghostbikes.com/5269-black-heritage-leather-motorcycle-boots.html
Put put put❤😊
Good Video Kevin …. One of only 4 channels I watch now… too many channels selling the life short…
Thank you for your support. 🙂
@@CountryHouseGent stay well … hope you’re sorted for Christmas 🎄
That last lock looked like hard work, Kev. Maybe you need to replenish your strength with helpings of pork pies. What's for dinner
The dest plan for living aboard is “don’t make plans”. Take life as it comes, chill out. You only need a few feet of ARMCO to chain up on. The other end use two pins in a “V” formation to moor securely. This method served me well for 20 years solo cruising.
We still love watching your travels now we have our own boat. 2 years later, convinced by you and fellow vloggers and no regrets. That Aynho lock is a pig isn’t it! 😮
There are a great many good people in this world. Been watching since you were selling the Vulcan. I just bought mine and found you then. I started looking at your other content and discovered narrow boating. I love it so much and it's on the top of my bucket list. Peace.
Ah Kevin and Aslan are back to sooth the soul.
Nearly that time of the year again chap….. what’s going to be served with your sprouts this time 😂
More sprouts 😆 It's going to be 101 Ways To Cook A Sprout. 🥴🤭
It's a damp dark day in Seattle so thanks for the ride Kevin with you and Aslam! Gorgeous scenery & incredible videography & i have no idea how you do it. Happy trails!
The cottage at Somerton Deep Lock is absolutely gorgeous, it’s completely off grid, no mains water ☺️ only access is via canal, included in the sale was a tiny narrow boat called Dilly 😄(which the owners used to get to there car about 1/2 mile away) a truly fantastic spot, great vlog again thank you 😊
Thank you for another wonderfully relaxing video. I hope you have a happy Christmas, and a relaxing start to 2024.
Think this is one of your best. Maybe I’m biased as Aynho is one of my favourite places. My job in the early ‘80s required me to travel through the village many times. I can’t think of a more quintessentially medieval rural hamlet. Great job on the sound edit, that huge creaking lock gate was marvellous and the windlass hitting the deck added le verite. Thank you.
When is your next cooking video?😊
After Season 10 Jason.
Kevin thanks for giving us the local tour, I too appreciate the camaraderie of the canal people, enjoy Charlie from Pennsylvania 😅
Brilllllliant Kevin - thanks for sharing ⛵️ 👍
Lovely stuff Kevin. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, Kevin! Sure glad you got your tea in just in time.....😁
Hi Kevin, we miss your cooking segments. Also, it would be nice to visit the pub occasionally. I realise that you are increasingly pursued by adoring fans but that's just a hazard of the job.
Another great vlog! That landing at Aynho is a bit scary as a solo boater! 😬
When the party people invited you, you said something about permits - do they have a leisure mooring for that spot?! Also, the Armco when you said it was private land… with the risk of sounding like a thicky, how would I know it’s private land? No towpath?! Thank you & apologies for sooo many questions 🤦🏻♀️ I’m learning before they let me out on the water alone! 😊
From a distance I thought they were permit moorings but going past, turns out it was visitor moorings. Anything not on the towpath side ( 'off towpath' ) is generally private land. Have a great time when you get on the water. Top tip, go slower than you think is slow and you'll be fine. 🙂
@@CountryHouseGent thank you, much appreciated! 😊👍🏼
Hello again Kevin ,
Well.. The comments below state all the good things about your Video Technique ! BRAVO !
SBF
Hey Kevin...watched you since the beginning on Amazon,,,,,enjoyed all. I like your intro song knowing its originality ,which of course is yours. How about a bluesy ,lament like creation for your signing off? I'd give you some ideas but would feel dumb to do it. All the Best Kirk
You ride a bike Kevin. I've always found a sense of community in the biking fraternity.
I'm not counting the moped thieves scum 😂
😆 Very true, they either steal watches, or deliver pizza's. 😳
So Kevin you met narrow boat will
He's a character.
He had a lot of nice things to say about you on his vlog.
You must meet all sorts just like me who have watched you even one uou met from Boston who seen you walk past in Oxford you really are famous eh kev.
See you again soon maybe on your travels through brinklow.
Kev the brinklow kayaker😊
That'll keep you going for the show...
Squatters at Somerton. CRT need 2 react.😊
Where does all your junk mail pile up at?
No address = No junk mail
All the people on the canals are a lot like the people who live in rural Kansas. We still wave at everyone and they wave back unless they are "City People". The Kansas farmers and ranchers around here are salt of the Earth good people. The lock gates look heavy and it takes some effort to open and close them so 7 miles and how many locks? I'd need a cup of tea too
Hellay again from just across the pond in North Carolina. Kevin, you set your camera on moving lock gates - opening and closing them to get great action shots, but have you ever had a close call with camera-to-water proximities? Also wish you had a closing guitar bit at the end of your videos. Something along the lines of Different Strings maybe? Cheers, Alan
So far I've had one incident where the camera nearly went in the drink, due to a very strong side wind. Caught on camera near the start here th-cam.com/video/uOpGXPjtVro/w-d-xo.html
Good detail on this episode. Do you plan on doing any more cooking classes?
Good morning, Kevin! I love your videos! I'm just curious - when you can't find a mooring, could you use an anchor at both ends of Aslan and just moor wherever?
No that would cause severe damage to the canal bed
Well what the hell happened.
Good morning Kevin!
From beautiful sunny Napa Valley California. My bacon’s frying and my tea is at hand!
And you’re on my tele/youtube.
A curious question I have; of the total mileage of your canals, what percentage would be accessible to wide beam boats??
Cheers 🍻
musical lock at 22:28
Yet another great watch for a Friday evening, the current Mrs would like to know if you will be filming anymore of your shopping trips, she is worried that your not getting enough pork pies these days, and as only a woman could ask how do you do your clothes washing ?. Take care and stay safe.
Do all the canals have paths beside them? Some look so overgrown that I can’t see anywhere to walk?
Is it my imagination or does Aslan's engine have a slightly different note? I am enjoying traveling on that canal.