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80. Narrowboat Living - Stuck in lock and unable to get onto the Shropshire Union Canal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Our Narrowboat journey onto the Shropshire Union comes to a standstill this week as we have issues getting out of the stop lock. We leave the Staffs and Wocestershire Canal, travelling through the narrows and arriving at Autherely Junction before we come across this problem.
We don't all get away lightly from this incident and there is an unfortunate casualty onboard.
We then continue the journey to Brewood and attempt to moor. Are we on the bottom? Where's the Shroppie shelf?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Leaving the Staffs and Worcester Canal
02:46 Outdoor Education Centre
04:48 Buffalo Wild Wings
08:53 The Narrows
11:28 Autherley - Shropshire Union Junction
15:06 Stuck in a Lock
18:30 An Ambulance is required!
18:58 What lies ahead?
20:16 Anyone for a doughnut?
21:19 What happens here then?
22:43 1st Mooring on 'The Shroppie'
24:58 Where are we?
26:31 Onwards to Brewood
32:35 Can we moor? Are we on the bottom?
34:13 Very Sneaky Ernie!
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hi to my favorite couple and ernie the fastest milkman in the west lovely cruise again nice scenery on the shropshire canal open your cruise love always dave xxx
Thanks Dave, it's a beautiful canal to be on, quite remote. Thanks for watching 😊
ernest got away the bandana when he's got his own business he's got a lot love dave
When you get to Norbury outside the pub,the fishing is outstanding for bream👍
Thanks Alan because we are a few weeks behind with videos we've actually been and passed Norbury now. It was quite busy though with boats outside pub. 😊
Waw, guys! The drama of it all, beautiful scenery though, must be amazing going through it at that gentle speed and take it all in. Isn’t Ernie a star? Thanks for the fab vlog again. ❤🐕❤️
Hi Eric, the camera doesn't always capture how peaceful, and beautiful travelling so slowly can be. Truly blessed to be able to enjoy this lifestyle and like you said, take it all in 😊 Ernie is a little gem, he's a true star 🌟 thanks for joining us again this week Eric 😊
@@uponreflectionwell, watching it again is even better! Captain Erns does a really good job!
But oh dear, i feel a paint job coming up in the near future! 😜❤️🥂🐕🥇
@tteric67 the paintbrush is always at hand nowadays 😂😊
Another Great video/vlog from you all, Just looking back to see the ones that I have not seen and I have found them all great and entertaining to watch
Keep Up These Great Videos/vlogs people really appreciate them.
I will buy you all a coffee when I can afford coffee LOL LOL 😝
Best Regards
Dave 😍
Thank you Dave and we are so glad you enjoy them, watching and joining us on our journey is more than enough for us, we really appreciate it 😀
Those tall trees are poplars and have a tendency to shed branches, but were planted extensively as wind breaks in the countryside.
They look lovely alongside the canal 😊
The 'old stop lock' at around 22:20 is a set of old stop gates. As the Shroppie was one of the last canals built, it is much straighter due to liberal use of embankments and cuttings. The gates were put either end of embankments in case they breached, so at least some water would be retained. The moving water would slam the gates shut, hence no balance beams to close them.
Thank you for the info I did actually look into this and have covered the use of flood gates at embankments in the upcoming vlogs. Thanks for watching 😊
Met Paul Liz and of course Ernie today at Crick what a lovely couple so easy to talk to and was very nice to meet them.
Thank you so much, we've just literally got back to the boat. Lovely meeting you 😊
Another great vlog guys 👍
Hi Simon. Hope you're well. It was lovely to meet you and Earl at Norbury Junction. We captured your boat as we cruised past so you'll see it in the vlog in about 3 weeks time 😉😊
@@uponreflectionHi Paul Liz & Ernie it was a pleasure to meet you as well, l hope ur still enjoying the Shropshire canal take care and safe cruising 😊
Bit of a hairy journey today. So funny Ernie smelling the donuts.
I've been craving doughnuts ever since Kath 🤣😊
Another good one. We had a great time reading the subtitles. It obviously misses things with your accent. Made some bits really funny 😂😂
I usually spend hours fixing the subtitles but didn't get time this week so I just left them as they were 🤣😊
Just loving ❤you videos.
Glad you like them so nice to hear 😊
“Rocking the boat” locally known as The Rocking.
Thank you John 😊
Love yr bandana Ernie and love yr comments😂❤
Thank you Brenda 🐾🐾😊
Thankyou .it was very different.
Thanks for watching 😊
ITS GOOD TO SEE YA
Thanks for watching 😊
@@uponreflection YOUR A FREAT COUPLE first time uve watched you your very nice great guys you are im derek fron hatborne birmingham big slade fan
Hi Derek. Glad you've found our channel and enjoyed the vlog. 😊
Good night Ernie and liz and Paul i love you and watching your videos of you and your adventures on your narrow boat how's Ernie and liz and Paul are you all well and enjoying your adventures aboard your narrow boat please keep your videos going on your you tube channel please say hello
Hi there David, we are all well thank you and thoroughly enjoying boatlife. Hope you are good and keeping well yourself. 😊
May 2021 we got stuck too, full throttle to squeeze through and took our 2pac clean off. Great video. Enjoyed that stretch.
Oh its been like it for a while then, what a lovely stretch of canal though when you do get past that lock. Loving the shropshire so far it's a lot more rural than I expected. 😊
another great vlog the bridges are different on the Shropy as you will see as you continue. Just stay off the shelf, Liz is small so she will not cause the boat to sit low in the water but the other two might, looking forward to the next vlog so Stay safe look after Ernie, Ed 40 S Vegas
Hi there Ed, with the amount of Paul's homemade bread I've been eating of late I'm definitely not small 🤣 thanks for watching, catch you next week 😊
As usual lovely vlog. Please report that lock gate to CRT showing them the footage.
I believe its been reported several times and heard that its been like it for a few years now sadly. Thanks for watching 😊
Another lovely trip on the canals. Shropshire Union is a pretty canal. Thanks for taking us along. Hi to Ernie.
Hi there, glad you enjoyed it. Shropshire is a beautiful canal, very rural in parts and the bridges are stunning. Ernie says hi back 😉😊 Thanks for watching 😁
Another great video nice to see you on the Shropshire union you’re heading my way to Nantwich which is a lovely little town and well worth a visit and also a Fishing is quite good so be great to see a bit more of that in your films,happy cruising, Rick.
Hi Rick, we shall definitely film a bit more fishing. We are a few weeks ahead so watch this space for a few weeks time. We currently waiting on locks to reopen before we can head closer to Nantwich. Thanks for watching 😊
Good job nobody was coming through the junction, no horn signals!!! Or at least one person to go to the bow and check.
Hi there Tony, we did sound our horn as we approached it and before we began the turn into the junction the editing or cutting just didn't show it. Thanks for watching. 😊
Thank you for a fun cruise to watch I have only just found you but have subscribed and look forward to your next video lizzy bulgaria xx
Thank you so much for watching Lizzy, glad you've found our channel and hope you enjoy the videos. Hope to see you here again 😊
Loved this episode. It had it all. Drama, wonderful scenery, pleasant music and gorgeous Ernie, in charge as always. Stay safe and bye for now.
Hi Glynnis glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for watching again. Have a good week and hopefully see you here next week 😊
Well driven and no sound of a bow thruster proper boaters 😊
I wish at times we had that sound but sadly our boat doesn't have bow thrusters 🤣😊 Thanks for watching Paul. 😊
Thank you I feel so relaxed and chilled out wonderful as always Ernie looked so handsome xx
Thanks Debbie, glad you enjoyed it and it helped you relax 😊
Talk about the Bisto Kids Ernie😂l think that fancy bridge on the Shropshire leads to Chillington Hall which featured in the 1960’s children’s series The Flower of Gloster .
Ha ha he did look a bit like that with his nose in the air smelling those doughnuts didn't he 🤣 I'll have to look up that series, I've not heard of it. Thanks for watching and commenting Anthony 😀
Great video as normal can’t wait for a trip out on our boat at the weekend, when u get to audlem u can moor non tow path side in the pound outside the shroppie fly pub
Hi Mark, thanks for the mooring info at Audlem that's handy to know. Happy cruising at the weekend, hope tue weather is good for you 😊
Been like that for 5 years that we know 👍
A hire boat that came through after us didn't have a problem with it at all, think we must have been that little bit wider or more panicky about our paint work 🤣😊
I think the no fishing sign with the B.W.W relates to the British waterway wanderers
Thanks Sam, I knew it wasn't buffalo wild wings 🤣 British waterway wanderers make more sense 😊
Loved the vlog as usual. Very impressed with the art work on the bridges. Have a good week
Thanks Jackie, some of that Graffiti was very well done wasn't it. Thanks for watching 😊
Gutted Paul, - no fish, 😮😢.. need more footage of ya fishing pal.. 🐠👍
He never catches anything Robert 🤣🤣 I'm only joking, he'll kill me for writing that. He's caught a few in the last week but I don't think I filmed it, I will make sure I film a bit more for you Robert..watch this space 😀
Always a joy - Your descriirion of the kids outing was just rightt.. weldone!
Thank you so much for watching and we are glad you enjoyed 😊
Issue at the lock, seems Ernie took his eyes of the crew and chaos occurs. We so enjoy your journey and look forward to a Wednesday evening thanks
Seems Ernie didn't do his walk ahead to check out this problematic lock 🤣😄 so lovely to hear that you enjoy the videos Peter. Thank you so much for watching 😊😄
Awesome as always, but Ernie was really going the extra mile when the smell of doughnuts was in the air. Hope you have a great week Thanks for sharing your travels with us.
Thank you Ron, glad you enjoyed. The doughnut smell wafting through the air was so nice, I'm still craving doughnuts now 🤣 have a good week yourself and hope to see you here next week 😊
Loved your vlog. Loved all of the Graffiti under bridges. Ernie is still King of the Castle 😄😄😄
Some of that Graffiti was really good artwork wasn't it Jan. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed 😄
What a great turn. A real master in action. Good support from the copilot. I imagine most people would misjudge the turn.
That lock was tight...
The Shropshire must have been a busy canal in its heyday.
Happy cruising
Thanks Hugh, he did a good job of that turn didn't he. Glad we were coning out of the lock and not into it, I can imagine that would have been even trickier to try and squeeze into.😊
Lovely cruise indeed so picturesque. Scarey getting stuck in the lock tho. A single boater would have been trapped. Safe cruising ❤
A single boater definitely would ha e scrapped their paint off sure. Thanks for watching Trevor 😊
Great video makes us smile Thank you
Thank you Ralph, glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching 😊
That gates been like that for years.
Has it Robert, the hire boat that came through it behind us didn't seem to have a problem getting through it so we must be that little bit wider maybe 😊
Great video as usual. Love the fringe Liz. Have a good week x
Thank you Tina, I've been clipping it out the way as I did cut it a bit wonky so waiting for it to grow a bit 🤣😁
Very funny vlog as usual, could Ernie please contribute a bit more. Lol.
Loved your hair Liz, looks really nice with a fringe.
See you all next week.
Hi Jayne, I tend to sweep the fringe up as I cut it a bit wonky so letting it grow a bit 🤣😉 Ernie is camera shy believe it or not but he says he'll make more appearances as a treat 😉 😀
well done on that turning onto the schropshire canal.... oh wow how beautiful it is, OMG Ernie smelling the donuts that;s hilarious...is this on a Ring route canal?. I have done a few of the rings canals, like the Cheshire ring, Leichester ring , etc which is this one?.Thanks Ernie for the Vvlog you did well.... your camera skills and boating skills are just number one......🥰🙃🙄❤
Hi Lyn, it's on the four countries ring I believe which covers Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and West Midlands. I think that's right although don't hold me to that as we tend to just cruise whereever so don't really look at rings. I've craved doughnuts ever since we passed that factory. 🤣😊
You need to pickup a Pearson canal guide it’s easier to read and has lots of local history 🖐️
Yes we usually use pearsons but for some reason I didn't buy the one that covers this canal.. all sorted now though as we picked one up at Norbury Junction a couple of days ago 😊
*Kia ora Liz, Paul & Ernie🙂 Lots happening in this video 🙂 I can see some of them trees coming down with a decent gust of wind... plus lots of tidying up along the canal to be done 🙂 I wonder why they didn't remove the old broken down abandoned lock? 🙂 Some tight corners for Paul to navigate too 🙂 Ernie doing a wonderful outro on this video 🙂nz*
Hi Andrea, there have been quiye a few landslides on this canal over our wet winter and still quite a few closures on the whole network with repair works needed and trees removed. We are currently holding off for a week and crawling along as the next locks ahead of us have had to shut for emergency repair work. Unfortunately the wet weather continues, we had about a week of dry weather and yesterday was non stop torrential rain for 24hours. Hope you are well and not working too hard on your renovations. 😊
@@uponreflection *Liz, in some ways it kinda sounds like you are getting lots of rain for the year like we did in NZ in 2022/2023... which I really hope is not happening, as we missed a whole summer! I am keeping well, but spending $$ on buying things for the reno. Got most things now, just awaiting the shower unit and shower dome to arrive in store for me to go and collect them. Must ring up the lekkie tomorrow to find out where the quote has gotten to... snail mail can be real slow lol 🙂.*
@andreacrashe9894 yes, this winter was one of the wettest on record and our summer last year was rubbish, it's not looking promising for this summer earth but hopefully things will change. Hope the quotes for the work come through eventually by snail mail 🤣😊
@@uponreflection *I have been saying for the past number of years about how the seasons are so out of whack... but I reckon climate change has a heck of a lot to do with it all. I hope you have collected lots more firewood with your wet & colder days.. 🙂.*
Your heading up norf naa into god's country! lol.. You get a lot of house owners putting up signs saying no fishing or mooring , they don't like people looking into thier houses? So why buy a house on the bloody canal! lol Made a good job of that turn paul, Who sang that song? "Rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby" :) Did you get a new hair doo Liz looks great :)
Well it's been persisting down all day so you two have brightened it up with another great vlog :) Unfortunatley I won't be going the boat show on Saturday the roofer decided to do my roof over the weekend so that put the mockers on that idea :( So you two and Erns have a great time :)
Oh what a shame we won't get to meet you at Crick. Bloody roofers 🤣
It was Hues Corporation that sang that 🤣
No new hair doo just cut a fringe in to try and hide my forehead stress lines 🤣🤣 I tend to flick it up anyway so not sure why I bothered cutting it in really 🤔🤭
Houses...we've got nothing but fields at moment, haven't seen any tut houses here for ages, we literally right out in tut sticks 🤣 Thank you so much for the coffees, you are amazing and we really appreciate it. 😀
It’s not a school. It’s owned by Staffordshire Education Department, kids from different schools visit there. There is an Orienteering course there as well. BWB, British Waterways Board, replace by the Canal and River Trust.
Ho John, thanks for the info. I did see that it was an outdoor education centre after we had filmed it. What a fabulous place. That makes sense about the BWB but the sign we saw clearly said BWW which others have suggested may be British waterway Wanderers maybe 😊
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Thank you for watching 😀
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Thanks for watching Edward 😊
Dont know how far behind your vides are but as your on the Shroppie I don’t know if your aware that the Audlem festival is on over the May bank holiday.
Hi there we about 3 weeks behind on videos, we having to wait for the tryley locks to reopen and then will be heading towards Audlem but we could go in the car maybe. Fab suggestion. Thanks for letting us know x
@@uponreflection I have been told tyrley has reopened today ahead of schedule
@northernnarrowboater8423 yes thank you. I've just had the notification. 😊
@@uponreflection if you do come down in the narrow boat stay above lock 24 as there's nothing left after, that unless you go past Overwater marina, we just got the last mooring at the bottom of the flight.
Thank you Paul Liz and Ernie for the upload,😍
watched all the areas my wife and I were on back in September,
They say the Shropshire has the most impressive bridges' on the network.
Did you visit the Shroppie Fly pub? Don't answer that actually, I'll wait for that episode.
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Hi Gary, it's lovely canal isn't it. We arr liking it do far. A lot more rural than ee expected though and shocking Internet 😏 we've not made it to the area that pub is yet. We are waiting for a couple of the locks to be reopened as they have closed them to repair. The bridges on the canal are very impressive, the best I've seen on the canals so far 😊
Hi, I’m enjoying seeing new territory on the Shropshire. Your video was a welcome break from the constant rain which has caused a lot of flooding. My nose twitches too anytime doughnuts are near.
@user-gv5hp8uv5s I'm still craving doughnuts Jean. The smell was so lovely 😊 The shropshire is lovely, very rural with fields in most directions so far. Hope you're well. 😊
Liz, Paul and Captain Ernie,
Ernie I love your new bandana do you have matching wellies?? If not do have a word with your first mate, after all you don't want wet and muddy feet.
Liz your duck is sensational. Where did you ever get that?
Paul I looked up the BWW and really did not find anything, did you guys?
Mark
Alberta, Canada (currently at Portsmouth)
Hi Mark, the duck is from Etsy online. Just type in duck bottle holder and it should come up. I had no luck when Googling BWW but a watcher has said its probably British Waterway Wanderers. Enjoy Portsmouth 😊
Thank you Liz on all accounts@@uponreflection
You two dom't listen to Ernie oft enough .................He was shouting to you at the stop lock..........there's bags of room............get on with it!!!
🤣🤣 you're right he probably was 😉😊