A much needed boost, thanks Simon. Circumnavigated Hickling Broad with my late father and the rest of the family a while ago - great memories - one of our last outings together.
"Some good hot nosh." 😊 When I was a young boy scout in the United States back in the Dark Ages (or so it seems), and later as an adult scouter (a boy scout dad volunteer) with my boy scout son who is now grown-up, we would call them one-pot meals. Now the backpackers use dehydrated meals which I recognize are necessary, but there is just something missing about dehydrated meals compared with a well prepared and cooked one-pot meal. "Stick to your ribs" food we used to always say about them. A joy to see Maggie again with you on this your most recent sojourn. Great video . . . as usual. Keep safe from that nasty virus!
Wow. The wind on your return trip.. I dunnomif I would have tried. Kudos. I probably would have got off lake a while and hunkered down. You continue to impress sir
Nice adventure bloke. Definitely was a mixed weather bag. That last bit with the reeds taught me just why I don't canoe. Out of shape and I'd have been stuck. Love the idea of canoeing, I'm just too old to do it anymore. But I do enjoy watching you in your hand made beautiful canoe. Awesome video mate!! Thanks
Wow and I mean wow. I was looking around on your TH-cam site and just saw that you've got almost nine million views. So wow, who would have thought. I think we're all just tuning in to see Maggie anyway.😉😉
Great vid as always, I do love the broads recon i will try and get there next weekend, I like to do Horsey to Hickling then to West Somerton, only a shot walk back to Horsey to pick up the car. Funny you should have Ginge from Cornwall, I am down in Cornwall this week Kayaking, I tell you Simon its not natural down here they have these things called "hills" they will make any East Anglian feel giddy, like I say not natural. LOL.
What a tough paddle at the end of the video guys, I was really thinking this isn’t gonna end with you guys still in your boats. The food looked scrumptious and wow that old tea pot is just amazing Ginger. Nice stove to cook it all on. A very very enjoyable canoeing video that will go into my watch forever book marked videos list. Cheers chaps 👍
My grandfather and my dad would have pronounced it Potter Ham. My grand dads were both old Norfolk boys. Brilliant trip out, the broads can be a bit wild and wooly this time of year, well done both.
Weather is always part of the experience. For us here in the Colorado high Rocky Mountains it the same..wind, rain, snow, sleet and a tick or two! That is since lunch...so dinner and a fabulous sunset awaits...tired arms, feet and back...ahhhhh...can't wait for tomorrow will bring........shall we d0 it again next week!!! We must!!!
Well that last section was unexpectedly exciting. Good work out there! I reckon I'd be drowned lol Side note: it really never gets old looking at that gorgeous boat.
This has got to be my favourite video of yours simon !😀 I love a bit of wild weather, but I would have been terrified on Horsey mere ! 😬 really nice to see you filming in my neck of the woods too 👍
Thank you! The teapot was a charity shop find - it’s not particularly light but makes the best tea! Ginge has replaced the knob on the lid and made a new handle from a bit of bent copper pipe. 👍
as always Simon thanks for taking us along on the paddle. excited to see it up and watch - and sad to see it end. Ginger and dogs as always seems a great companion on the paddle. glad you made it safe and sound as crosswinds on a lake in a canoe is one of the hardest paddles. thanks again.
Another brilliant, enjoyable Video!!! Are you using a gimbal on the canoe in the rough weather shots? I presume with a gopro? The stability of the cam looks amazing! I seem to remember you mentioning the photographic gear in an earlier video, but I cant find it.
Hey Simon Just watching you eating your lunch you should invest in a helinox zero chair super lightweight. Sit down around camp and enjoy your meal. Save your knees.
Goes to show that even the best of us can get caught out. I will say, i`m surprised you did`nt hug the north bank from the end of Meadow dyke?. Never mind, all ended well, and you will know better for next time. A great vid, and reminds us of last month when we were boating up there in one of Martham Ferry Boatyards picnic cruisers.
That was dramatic, shows how dangerous even a very able kayak could be in the wrong hands. With an inflatable that would've been game over I reckon....
The "mere " you talk of comes from the Dutch word " Meer " witch means 'Inclosed water / fresh / not salted " in German " Die See " witch throws great confusion with the German word for the sea "Das MERE " -Voila." see Das Boot ist an die Mere ( French La Mair ) sorry for grammitics
Simon this is one awesome adventure that you are showing us and you have a friend and three fur babies by the way Simon I am a very patient person myself I understand about work and everything else between whenever you decide to get something out to us that's what I watch it And you also have fantastic history that you show us as well
Now THAT is an awesome canoe trip! You can’t beat the wind and rain smashing in at you to make you feel alive! And with nice hot grub and a cuppa to warm up and keep the energy up. Throw in a few dogs and you have perfection 👌🏻🛶 🐕
Oh good, I was starting to worry about you as you usually put up a video the same time as that Andy bloke, youve probably been busy with that house extension thing, thanks for the video Simon be well.
Hi Simon. Is there any way to get the PCF hot sauce? when following the link you put in and selecting products it says 'this does not ship to UK'. for UK orders do you have to speak to them direct as opposed to going through the website or something??
What a lovely motive for a painting - Heighham Sound on the way up to the Broads with the sailboats along with the dogs. Absolutely gorgeous. A thoroughly enjoyable day. Didn't notice the wind a bit and the cuppa was pretty good too. Couldn't make out the tea variety, though! Chilli sauce and sausage, hm-hmmmm. You'll be doing all the paddling for me. Layback paddle back. This was such fun.
Hi Simon. Whenever I watch your canoe videos, I realize that I've been out and about with them far too seldom this year. There was just too much to do. I hope I'll be able to do it one more time this year, but otherwise I'll be back in spring. Greetings, Azze
I know what you mean Azze! Time gets away from us! I’ve got a canoe trip planned for next month and then hopefully a big one for next year. 😁 Take care mate!
Wild weather always makes for the best adventures. I had to go to the cupboard for a snack after watching you eat that amazing lunch! Great as always Simon.Thanks for your time. Best.
This is the second time I’ve seen Richard’s twig stove in action, the first with Richard, and both times it has been served well. Again I’m admiring your cedar strip canoe, beautiful. Looks like great fun for the day, even with the wind and moisture. Glad it was tolerable. You and I talked about choosing a boat. You advised that I might look at the Swift canoes and I did give them a long a thorough look. Still looking, still enjoying your adventures, dreaming of someday having my own. Have you ever considered a sail for your canoe? I live right on the Corpus Cristi Bay of SE Texas and a sail goes well here. Give Maggie a scratch and a pat for ‘Ol Jeff. Texas
Even i as a Brit, think the names Hickling Broad, Potter Heigham, and Horsey Mere sound quaint and evocative. God knows how they must sound to an American! PS Yeah. Nice teapot!
😜👍, reminds me of the first time I took my wife out in our Hobie Voyager 'just for a first try out' ........ dark skies, strong winds, current & some choppy conditions. We actually loved it 🤣😍.
Thanks to your fabulous videos (watched during lockdown) we have now discovered the Norfolk Coastal Path . Thank you for your interesting and informative filming .
I miss my canoe a lot when I'm watching your vids. A traveler canoe, 21 feet, sprayed fiberglass, 38 inch beam and weighed a ton. It was good for solo paddling because it was heavy enough that it tracked easily through the water but I always needed help putting it on and off the roof of my car.
Wonderful day on the water. Actually any day on the water is a great day. Thank s for sharing a bit more of the history of your part of the world, and sharing the time with your friend. Be well, stay safe, and take good care!
Thanks for an enjoyable video of what I still think of as my part of the country - born about 3 miles or so down the coast from Horsey Mere - even though I haven't lived there since I was 18, quite some years ago!
Good to see your new vlog, been waiting like forever. In this pandemic time, watching vlogs like this is an escape. Very comforting. Love your vlogs. Regards. Miss maggie
Hey Simon, Thanks for posting this video! I really enjoy them and they really inspire me to get out in the country more. Great to see the comradery with you and Ginge. I laugh at 21:27 as it sounded like the beans had already got to work Look forward to your next upload Take Care
just letting you know every time I watch you guys cook something up yummy like that I'm in the kitchen before the video is done, it was good but not as good as being out in the woods making it. Lovely video, did so enjoy it! 👍👍
What a great adventure Simon, had a bit of everything in it. Food look amazing and that last part seemed a bit of a struggle, but what is life but a bit of a struggle? Hats off to Maggie she truly made this video. Cheers Mike.
Brilliant video once again, love the broads been a few times in a cruiser.... any info on the bucksaws when there may be some available and also a patch, cheers Andy
I was getting restless and worried, no vids for last 2 weeks, was bout to ask andy about your wellbeing, thanks for posting.
Ging is such a grateful fella . Lovely energy
I’d love to see more adventures with him Simon
Back out on the water with the star of the show... Maggie 😎😎😎
Definitely!! 😁👍
What a greatlittle adventure.Captain Maggie looks in her element.
Captain Maggie 😂👍
There is more than one “ship”, so it is admiral Maggie.
Yea i love maggie she ah darling
That's certainly a memorable, hairy, paddle. Wind and open water, and a shifty ballast. Good on Maggie for helping keep the front of the canoe down.
I know - I’d have struggled without her! 💨🛶
I found some old pants in a bush. Great for straining tea.
A much needed boost, thanks Simon. Circumnavigated Hickling Broad with my late father and the rest of the family a while ago - great memories - one of our last outings together.
Good memories
I'm a simple man. I see a new Simon video, I smile.
"Some good hot nosh." 😊 When I was a young boy scout in the United States back in the Dark Ages (or so it seems), and later as an adult scouter (a boy scout dad volunteer) with my boy scout son who is now grown-up, we would call them one-pot meals. Now the backpackers use dehydrated meals which I recognize are necessary, but there is just something missing about dehydrated meals compared with a well prepared and cooked one-pot meal. "Stick to your ribs" food we used to always say about them. A joy to see Maggie again with you on this your most recent sojourn. Great video . . . as usual. Keep safe from that nasty virus!
Thanks James!
Agreed, although dehydrated meals these days are amazingly good AND food-like, you just can’t beat proper grub. 👍
Wow. The wind on your return trip.. I dunnomif I would have tried. Kudos. I probably would have got off lake a while and hunkered down. You continue to impress sir
Opened up TH-cam this morning, and OUT LOUD, gasped and shouted louder than was probably necessary "NEW SIMON!!!!!"
Gaaaaaah I missed the loveliness of your friendships SO MUCH
Hahaha, Thank you! 😁👍
Nice adventure bloke. Definitely was a mixed weather bag. That last bit with the reeds taught me just why I don't canoe. Out of shape and I'd have been stuck. Love the idea of canoeing, I'm just too old to do it anymore. But I do enjoy watching you in your hand made beautiful canoe. Awesome video mate!! Thanks
Loved Maggie drying herself off whilst you’re paddling. Aldi beans beat all other British Beans. Nice to see Ginge testing the Fire Trough 👍🏻
Totally agree about Aldi beans - my choice every time! 😁
I'm sure Maggie has her own opinion of this episode. Poor baby.
Wow and I mean wow. I was looking around on your TH-cam site and just saw that you've got almost nine million views. So wow, who would have thought. I think we're all just tuning in to see Maggie anyway.😉😉
Great vid as always, I do love the broads recon i will try and get there next weekend, I like to do Horsey to Hickling then to West Somerton, only a shot walk back to Horsey to pick up the car. Funny you should have Ginge from Cornwall, I am down in Cornwall this week Kayaking, I tell you Simon its not natural down here they have these things called "hills" they will make any East Anglian feel giddy, like I say not natural. LOL.
What a wonderful day trip! I absolutely love to watch your adventures with Maggie! Your fur baby is so blessed to have you as an owner! God Bless!
What a tough paddle at the end of the video guys, I was really thinking this isn’t gonna end with you guys still in your boats.
The food looked scrumptious and wow that old tea pot is just amazing Ginger.
Nice stove to cook it all on. A very very enjoyable canoeing video that will go into my watch forever book marked videos list.
Cheers chaps 👍
Thanks Ant! It did get a bit sketchy towards the end! 😯💦
My grandfather and my dad would have pronounced it Potter Ham. My grand dads were both old Norfolk boys. Brilliant trip out, the broads can be a bit wild and wooly this time of year, well done both.
pott Hm Bor 😁
Weather is always part of the experience. For us here in the Colorado high Rocky Mountains it the same..wind, rain, snow, sleet and a tick or two! That is since lunch...so dinner and a fabulous sunset awaits...tired arms, feet and back...ahhhhh...can't wait for tomorrow will bring........shall we d0 it again next week!!! We must!!!
nice journey and adventure...i am from Indonesia...👍🌹👍
Well that last section was unexpectedly exciting. Good work out there! I reckon I'd be drowned lol
Side note: it really never gets old looking at that gorgeous boat.
Thanks mate! 😁
Lovely stuff Si!
Reds hot sauce is a favourite of mine and you seem to have a range of sauces on your vids 👌🏼
The weather at the end took a turn eh 😂😆
Damn I'm a day late, the notification just popped up. Sorry Simon, looking forward to watching this after work.
Are you allowed a tent up on the Broads?
Should be called "Simon, a bloke on the water" lol Meal looked great.
❤Maggie❤ "I'm so hungry I could eat sticks!" Thanks for the paddle...Poor Ginge has a long drive xo from Canada
Looks like the pups had a grand adventure while the guys worked! Lovely! ATB!
thanks guys hope you go home ok x x
.....and you remembered all the ingredients too!
😂😂😂
Love your vids mate
But????
Where are your dog's life jackets?????
First thing i put on my dog is his life jacket.... before mine...
Just saying
Sure I heard simple paddle back with the wind behind us 😊
😂😂😂 Thats what I heard too 💨💨💨
No need to apologize, makes it better when you finally post a video. Always enjoy the content.
This has got to be my favourite video of yours simon !😀 I love a bit of wild weather, but I would have been terrified on Horsey mere ! 😬 really nice to see you filming in my neck of the woods too 👍
Thank you Heather! It’s lovely up there, my first time on Horsey Mere - the weather added to 😃
Erecting the Tarp was a good idea. That teapot? What a beauty, super light? Of course. A great vid, thanks for sharing this trip with us.
Thank you! The teapot was a charity shop find - it’s not particularly light but makes the best tea! Ginge has replaced the knob on the lid and made a new handle from a bit of bent copper pipe. 👍
as always Simon thanks for taking us along on the paddle. excited to see it up and watch - and sad to see it end. Ginger and dogs as always seems a great companion on the paddle. glad you made it safe and sound as crosswinds on a lake in a canoe is one of the hardest paddles. thanks again.
Another brilliant, enjoyable Video!!! Are you using a gimbal on the canoe in the rough weather shots? I presume with a gopro? The stability of the cam looks amazing! I seem to remember you mentioning the photographic gear in an earlier video, but I cant find it.
Maggie up front yelling faster Simon faster.
Hey Simon
Just watching you eating your lunch you should invest in a helinox zero chair super lightweight. Sit down around camp and enjoy your meal. Save your knees.
Goes to show that even the best of us can get caught out. I will say, i`m surprised you did`nt hug the north bank from the end of Meadow dyke?. Never mind, all ended well, and you will know better for next time. A great vid, and reminds us of last month when we were boating up there in one of Martham Ferry Boatyards picnic cruisers.
That was dramatic, shows how dangerous even a very able kayak could be in the wrong hands. With an inflatable that would've been game over I reckon....
The "mere " you talk of comes from the Dutch word " Meer " witch means 'Inclosed water / fresh / not salted " in German " Die See " witch throws great confusion with the German word for the sea "Das MERE " -Voila." see Das Boot ist an die Mere ( French La Mair ) sorry for grammitics
25:20 Do you have right-hand traffic on rivers?
Thanks for the adventure.
What an awesome day trip.. so impressed by Maggie's canoe skills!
Great vid there Simon. Say hello to Ginge from all of us at the Cannon pub in Newton Poppleford, Devon.
If I might suggest, in heavy winds like that, try moving up to the middle of the canoe.
Best,
Well, that sausage looks tasty ;) Where did you buy it? Greetings - fan from Poland.
Brilliant micro adventure mate - great dynamic between you both - Ginge seems a top bloke ! Mouth watering food as always! ATB
Come on you lazy buggers, give this video a thumbs up, anyway mind ow you goo.
Think of how you would have been blown about without your Maggie as ballast. 😄
pleasure to watch as always
Aldi beans cant fault ya mate.....cant beat a bargain shop
thanks great video should be around that way in my house truck over christmas newyear give me a hello if you see me
So much for the "wind at your back" lol.
I know!! 🙄😂
Nice one Simon. atb
That was a bit hairy at the end! Glad you all managed to not capsize. Shows it's not all sunshine and fair winds.
It was a bit brutal across that last stretch! I don’t know where our lovely sunny Norfolk weather has gone! 😏
@@simonablokeinthewoods Hmmm.... well, I can definitely say it's nowhere near Chester!😄
I think we were paddling on the same afternoon blustery to say the least!
Cracking video. Damp dogs. Sketchy paddling. But still loads of fun i'm sure. 😀
Simon this is one awesome adventure that you are showing us and you have a friend and three fur babies
by the way Simon I am a very patient person myself I understand about work and everything else between whenever you decide to get something out to us that's what I watch it
And you also have fantastic history that you show us as well
Thank you!
I'm 28 and been on the broads almost every year of that 28. I live in Leeds
Good adventure Simon, don't underestimate the weather!!
Hey Simon!
I had a s#@$¥*^"t day today at work. So good to see you.
Hope today was better mate! 👍
Now THAT is an awesome canoe trip! You can’t beat the wind and rain smashing in at you to make you feel alive! And with nice hot grub and a cuppa to warm up and keep the energy up. Throw in a few dogs and you have perfection 👌🏻🛶 🐕
Cheers Gav! It was a great paddle, my arms are still aching!! 😂
Oh good, I was starting to worry about you as you usually put up a video the same time as that Andy bloke, youve probably been busy with that house extension thing, thanks for the video Simon be well.
Yes, it’s been a busy couple of weeks. All well though. 👍
21:27.... I could hear you had beans for lunch 😂
What an awesome day! 💖
Friends, food, canoes & doggos...
Doesn’t get much better. 🤗
Beautiful Simon. So fun to watch. 🙏
I really loved your music choices today also. Just perfect!
Thanks mate!
Loved the "dinner bell" and Ginge come a-running.
Works every time! 😂😂😂
Great video Simon, glad to see Maggie back at work.
im starting to take a liking to ur outdoor videos.. awesome vid..thanks..
Flying J, van camping..
Thanks Jerry!
Hi Simon. Is there any way to get the PCF hot sauce? when following the link you put in and selecting products it says 'this does not ship to UK'. for UK orders do you have to speak to them direct as opposed to going through the website or something??
Hi George, I’m not sure mate - best bet it to contact Michael direct, either via the website or his Instagram feed. 👍
What a lovely motive for a painting - Heighham Sound on the way up to the Broads with the sailboats along with the dogs. Absolutely gorgeous. A thoroughly enjoyable day. Didn't notice the wind a bit and the cuppa was pretty good too. Couldn't make out the tea variety, though! Chilli sauce and sausage, hm-hmmmm. You'll be doing all the paddling for me. Layback paddle back. This was such fun.
Thanks Carolle!
The tea is Miles from Porlock - there’s a link in the description box. 👍
Hi Simon. Whenever I watch your canoe videos, I realize that I've been out and about with them far too seldom this year. There was just too much to do. I hope I'll be able to do it one more time this year, but otherwise I'll be back in spring. Greetings, Azze
I know what you mean Azze! Time gets away from us! I’ve got a canoe trip planned for next month and then hopefully a big one for next year. 😁
Take care mate!
Doggie adventure day 😁🤙🤙🤙
Another great video keep up the great work and be safe
I have logged that lunch, it looked great. Tired me out watching that paddle back though, great video Simon.
ATB, Dave.
another nice video THANKS
Simon, the perfect Covid-19 antidote. Thanks my friend!
Wild weather always makes for the best adventures. I had to go to the cupboard for a snack after watching you eat that amazing lunch! Great as always Simon.Thanks for your time. Best.
I feel windswept just watching that! Poncho weather!.. love that idea of a tarp in a hammock snake-skin!
WOW I'm only in 1 minute and have to ask "have you bought a new camera?" the picture quality is superb, very exciting to see.
Thanks Richard! No, I just found my lens cloth! 😂
Simon:
Great video! Thanks for sharing...
Sure wish you could send a little of your rain our way...
Looking forward to your next video...
This is the second time I’ve seen Richard’s twig stove in action, the first with Richard, and both times it has been served well. Again I’m admiring your cedar strip canoe, beautiful. Looks like great fun for the day, even with the wind and moisture. Glad it was tolerable. You and I talked about choosing a boat. You advised that I might look at the Swift canoes and I did give them a long a thorough look. Still looking, still enjoying your adventures, dreaming of someday having my own. Have you ever considered a sail for your canoe? I live right on the Corpus Cristi Bay of SE Texas and a sail goes well here. Give Maggie a scratch and a pat for ‘Ol Jeff. Texas
Even i as a Brit, think the names Hickling Broad, Potter Heigham, and Horsey Mere sound quaint and evocative. God knows how they must sound to an American!
PS Yeah. Nice teapot!
😜👍, reminds me of the first time I took my wife out in our Hobie Voyager 'just for a first try out' ........ dark skies, strong winds, current & some choppy conditions. We actually loved it 🤣😍.
Thanks to your fabulous videos (watched during lockdown) we have now discovered the Norfolk Coastal Path . Thank you for your interesting and informative filming .
Maggs must have been Feeling sooo fine😁
I miss my canoe a lot when I'm watching your vids. A traveler canoe, 21 feet, sprayed fiberglass, 38 inch beam and weighed a ton. It was good for solo paddling because it was heavy enough that it tracked easily through the water but I always needed help putting it on and off the roof of my car.
Nice one Simon 👌🏻 That last crossing looked a bit choppy, Maggie holding firm at the front 🤪🛶👌🏻 and the food looked superb despite the rain 🌧
Wonderful day on the water. Actually any day on the water is a great day. Thank s for sharing a bit more of the history of your part of the world, and sharing the time with your friend.
Be well, stay safe, and take good care!
Thanks for an enjoyable video of what I still think of as my part of the country - born about 3 miles or so down the coast from Horsey Mere - even though I haven't lived there since I was 18, quite some years ago!
Inspired by your adventures !
Absolutely loved this one bud, I've been on the broads on a cruiser tahts about it. The scenery there is stunning. One day I'll make it back there.
Good to see your new vlog, been waiting like forever. In this pandemic time, watching vlogs like this is an escape. Very comforting. Love your vlogs. Regards. Miss maggie
Another lovely video, thanks so much🍷from lockdown Melbourne Oz keep safe
I love Maggie can I borrow her for a day pleeeeeaaasssseee??? xxxx
Haha, you’d be fed up of all that shedding fur before an hour was up! 😂
Maybe you could shave her first, then I could dress her in a big woolly jumper. Where there's a will Simon. Lol xxxx
Hey Simon,
Thanks for posting this video!
I really enjoy them and they really inspire me to get out in the country more.
Great to see the comradery with you and Ginge.
I laugh at 21:27 as it sounded like the beans had already got to work
Look forward to your next upload
Take Care
Thanks for bringing back memories of our 2018 holiday. We used the tea room where you took the canoes out. Thanks for your videos.
just letting you know every time I watch you guys cook something up yummy like that I'm in the kitchen before the video is done, it was good but not as good as being out in the woods making it. Lovely video, did so enjoy it! 👍👍
What a great adventure Simon, had a bit of everything in it. Food look amazing and that last part seemed a bit of a struggle, but what is life but a bit of a struggle? Hats off to Maggie she truly made this video. Cheers Mike.
Brilliant video once again, love the broads been a few times in a cruiser.... any info on the bucksaws when there may be some available and also a patch,
cheers Andy