OK I’m a self proclaimed Anglophile here, an American who lives in Northern California. I love the UK- I’ve been there three times- and this is a fascinating glimpse into a interesting subculture. Kind of like Trainspotting , another somewhat eccentric UK subculture. And an interesting glimpse at the extensive canal system in the UK, which predated railroads as a form of transportation. I just think of the huge amount of work it must’ve taken to dig out all those canals with manual labor no modern power equipment..
3:58 and a metal detector 🤔 I’m in total agreement about tidying up those toll landings, and it wouldn’t take long at all. Even a small patch of wildflowers would be nice. If I was in the UK, I’d happily join you for a weekend of pulling weeds, trimming and edging and possibly a sprinkling of wildflower seeds. If I’m totally honest.... I’m ever so envious, and really appreciate your wonderful videos. Thanks for sharing your adventures and insight with me. Take care. 🙂🐿🌈❤️
@@CruisingTheCut personally I think the wildness of the toll landings is wonderful, especially for wildlife to be able to breed away from cats and dogs....
Today I walked through my first carnal. From Swann Valley to town center Northampton. I first tuned in to your vlog when I was in Zimbabwe a few months ago. Now I really got the true beauty of canals. I saw the lock gates 3 I think along the route. Swanns. I loved it...lovely scenery and pathways.
there is something about a David video thats awesome and special. i think its his gift for this that shines more then the content. PS i watch basically every video he publishes but sometimes forget to like them. remember to like im sure it helps him out. (inner voice out) lol
Thanks David, I loved seeing the parade. Too bad we weren't able to hear Sweet Caroline again. I'd love to hear him belt that out in a long tunnel. Maybe with disco lights. See you soon on the next video, Cynthia
Thank you David , for another wonderful trip down canals I’ve never seen before , enjoying the views and seeing all the boats ! I loved the trip, Cheers from California !
'Bill & Ted's Excellent Canal Adventure' - it simply has to be made into a feature film. (Script by A Former Canal Person). That being said, Ted must be discouraged from performing his own stunts! Thanks again - lovely stuff. p.s. I'm in the UK for 10 days, but embroiled in airshow doings.
I was wondering, have you considered doing a video where you pick a lock (or locks) that are known to be busy and volunteering there for a day or two, and do mini-interviews with the boaters that pass through while they're waiting for the water levels to match up? Could compile them all together as a single (or multiple) vid, have the same set of questions for each traveler.
Imagine if someone built a tiny house on one of the guaging islands. In the fashion of a castle 🏰 of course because they would need a drawbridge to get to and from!
What a great turnout, a great mix of old school narrow boats and new technology. The toll island could be small building selling narrow boat provisions. Thanks for an excellent vlog. Cheers!
Thank you for the 'Director's Cut' of the event. Lots of place names that triggered memories and you went past Tipton so you passed our Aunt Lou's house. Most enjoyable and what's a big event without one major SNAFU :o)
Another wonderful video David.Ever since you have given up the responsibilities of your own boat the topics have been much more wide ranging.Keep up the good work.
David,I really don't like saying this. You are what turned me on to narrow boats. Never had I learned anything about the canals .....so interesting and as a place to live,well that's me totally. I'm alot like you in an iterverted way. You're so captavatng to watch and listen to. That said,I much prefer watching you fix a toilet or scraping, sanding and painting. I know you fell deferment. Still you were my first subscribe e, I'll be watching no matter what. Thanks for letting me vent.
Brilliant, David! I can only imagine how many hours this superbly professional vlog took to produce. Thanks for this. As an aside, I imagine the air must have been a bit polluted by all these diesel engines in such close quarters! See you again soon I hope. John, Ontario, Canada
Great video of another canal event! Parts of the urban area looked familiar from before. Saw lots of adorable dogs today too. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us!
Thank you, David, so interesting to see such a number and variety of canal boats traveling through the many canals of Birmingham. I know that you and other bloggers have shown us in and around this amazing canal network but I just can't get enough of this hub of the Industrial Revolution and how the Canals were integral in the transport of raw materials in and manufactured goods out. Just incredible to construction that went on to provide all of these waterways. There must have been many thousands of navvies involved from start to finish. Maybe you could use that as a future topic because the construction would have to have caused logistical nightmares and a huge disruption to the residents and other workers? I can imagine the competing canal companies vying for the best routes to their designated markets. Also can imagine the stables and horse industries that would have sprung up along the towpaths to look after the draft horses that made all of this transportation possible before motorization took place. Hope your Housing problems have been resolved or getting resolved by now. Stay safe and well. Cheers from Down under.
Not so much disruption I think because back in the late 1700 / early 1800s Birmingham wasn't built up anything like it is today. Instead of one homogeneous mass of houses and industry it was likely still separate villages (I have not checked this)
We enjoyed this video! Thank you. It was restful to see the canal activities through your eyes... and camera. Good to see you David. Take care of you. - from Texas.
Always impresses me that the UK has been able to keep up the canal system. I have a weak spot for technological history. Thank you David for sharing the canals for those of us who will likely never get to experience them.
I saw both the live stream and this vlog and have to confess, didn't see the join from phone to camera footage. I put it down to been absorbed by the content. Thank you David and best wishes
Lovely vid, David, l wish l had been there. One thing though, you just keep your strimmers and lawn-mowers to yourself, those little safe overgrown islands are a boon to wildlife. We have to get rid of the idea that everything has to be scalped down to a sterile desert just in the name of 'tidiness'.
@@CruisingTheCut l bet your front lawn is a sight for sore eyes, a wildflower meadow full of butterflies, bees, lace-wings and all the other busy little creatures that pollinate our fruit trees etc. l'd love to see a picture! Good for you!
Thank you for all your videos. It inspired us to try narrow boats. And your videos have taught us a lot about our local canals (the route you did in this video). :) Though we would start at Smethwick Galton Bridge.
You make great films. I adore your narration (and i'm sure many others do enjoy as well)such a talent, thank you so much for bringing us these wonderful slices of life.
Quite a collection of lovely boats and dogs! Too bad the weather wasn't better. It still looked like a fun day except maybe for the turnaround gridlock.
I was gutted to miss this, I am lucky to live in one of those flats where I can watch the boats and sip my gin and tonic. I had no idea it was happening, so was elsewhere!
What a glorious looking day (at the beginning) and I do believe, David Johns, you've gained quite a healthy looking tan .It's difficult getting used to your new role as presentator.
3:58 You and me both, brother! The gardener in me wants to plant some veggies in there so boats passing by could grab a tomato or cucumber for a quick snack! 16:30 That is a great vantage point... on a calm day.
I'm torn between Paul and his formal attire and the "relaxed" (aka bored) dog shown immediately thereafter - Wonderful procession - thanks for showing. Very interesting engine noises too - love the old donks - but I admit these days to liking your boat's lack of noise best!
I love the silence and less polluting electric drive on the boat you were on. I just wish that electric tech (battery, motor and charging) was less expensive and more wide spread. Level 2 chargers would need to be installed every 30 miles or so but that is a “chicken or egg” problem. It definitely needs some big time participation from the British government. Kudo’s to the brave souls who have electrified at the bleeding edge. Thanks David.
Cheers. They’d need to be a lot more than every 30 miles I think, that’s several weeks of travel for a lot of boats and they’d still be using electricity on their moored days which solar wouldn’t replace in winter months. Plus if everyone had to get to those points, there’d be congestion for them.
@@CruisingTheCut You might be right but level 2 chargers aren’t very expensive so having electrical connections most everywhere people might moor up, should also be doable.
Thank You David, just watched this! It’s an hot sticky Sunday in July, where there’s very little else to do than stay mostly indoors with the air conditioning on. The Coventry is very quite today!
@@CruisingTheCut lot of boaters staying put, we have been moored since Saturday evening. With temperatures set to raise, there will be more mooring than cruising in the coming days!
It takes a lot of skill to make a good documentry style vlog and this is a beautiful one. Gentle, informative and a lovely watch.
Thank you 👍
OK I’m a self proclaimed Anglophile here, an American who lives in Northern California. I love the UK- I’ve been there three times- and this is a fascinating glimpse into a interesting subculture. Kind of like Trainspotting , another somewhat eccentric UK subculture. And an interesting glimpse at the extensive canal system in the UK, which predated railroads as a form of transportation. I just think of the huge amount of work it must’ve taken to dig out all those canals with manual labor no modern power equipment..
I have to say, this looks like a slice of Heaven. I feel like I am watching fellow humans who have found the secret to a happy life. Much appreciated.
The classic boat towing the unpowered butty coming out of the loop The skipper made it look like it was something he did every day. Another great vlog
3:58 and a metal detector 🤔
I’m in total agreement about tidying up those toll landings, and it wouldn’t take long at all. Even a small patch of wildflowers would be nice.
If I was in the UK, I’d happily join you for a weekend of pulling weeds, trimming and edging and possibly a sprinkling of wildflower seeds.
If I’m totally honest....
I’m ever so envious, and really appreciate your wonderful videos.
Thanks for sharing your adventures and insight with me.
Take care.
🙂🐿🌈❤️
Thank you 😊
@@CruisingTheCut personally I think the wildness of the toll landings is wonderful, especially for wildlife to be able to breed away from cats and dogs....
For a man who no longer owns his own narrow boat, you sure do still keep making great canal boat videos.
Today I walked through my first carnal. From Swann Valley to town center Northampton. I first tuned in to your vlog when I was in Zimbabwe a few months ago. Now I really got the true beauty of canals. I saw the lock gates 3 I think along the route. Swanns. I loved it...lovely scenery and pathways.
there is something about a David video thats awesome and special. i think its his gift for this that shines more then the content. PS i watch basically every video he publishes but sometimes forget to like them. remember to like im sure it helps him out. (inner voice out) lol
What a grand tour. I am struck by how attractive the canals are even in the more urban and industrial areas. Thank you, David.
"When boating with bunting in Birmingham, low bridges...." Loved the alliteration. Great video.
Thanks David, I loved seeing the parade. Too bad we weren't able to hear Sweet Caroline again. I'd love to hear him belt that out in a long tunnel. Maybe with disco lights. See you soon on the next video, Cynthia
Thank you David , for another wonderful trip down canals I’ve never seen before , enjoying the views and seeing all the boats ! I loved the trip, Cheers from California !
As much as the sound of the chugging boats was soothing the gentle roll of water as the wind tossed it about was calming too.
'Bill & Ted's Excellent Canal Adventure' - it simply has to be made into a feature film. (Script by A Former Canal Person). That being said, Ted must be discouraged from performing his own stunts! Thanks again - lovely stuff. p.s. I'm in the UK for 10 days, but embroiled in airshow doings.
I was wondering, have you considered doing a video where you pick a lock (or locks) that are known to be busy and volunteering there for a day or two, and do mini-interviews with the boaters that pass through while they're waiting for the water levels to match up? Could compile them all together as a single (or multiple) vid, have the same set of questions for each traveler.
“Lock picking” something that has a distinctly dignified definition almost exclusively on the CRT
Fancy asking David to pick a lock or two!
Brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Your commentary and filming first class. Great day for everyone. Thank you for taking us.
A splendid day on the water, THANK YOU for bringing us along David ... =)
“A spot of lunch and a cup of tea?? No cheese sandwich??? David!! Yet another great video. Many thanks.
Imagine if someone built a tiny house on one of the guaging islands. In the fashion of a castle 🏰 of course because they would need a drawbridge to get to and from!
Hello from Detroit Michigan brother thank you for sharing your adventure
Thanks for watching!
I grew up in Kalamazoo!
what an amazing sight to see so many boats together...and a lovely day too...
Yes it was!
Thank you David, another fascinating video.
What a great turnout, a great mix of old school narrow boats and new technology. The toll island could be small building selling narrow boat provisions. Thanks for an excellent vlog. Cheers!
I just love this canal culture and they way you present it to us, far away viewers. Thank you for it!
Your narration and interviewing skills make this so much more interesting.
Thank you for the 'Director's Cut' of the event. Lots of place names that triggered memories and you went past Tipton so you passed our Aunt Lou's house. Most enjoyable and what's a big event without one major SNAFU :o)
Thank you for taking us on this beautiful boat trip.
Another wonderful video David.Ever since you have given up the responsibilities of your own boat the topics have been much more wide ranging.Keep up the good work.
That was very relaxing to watch. Thank you for your excellent commentary. ilona
Bill and Ted out having another Excellent Adventure 😎 Great video sir 👍
David,I really don't like saying this. You are what turned me on to narrow boats. Never had I learned anything about the canals .....so interesting and as a place to live,well that's me totally. I'm alot like you in an iterverted way. You're so captavatng to watch and listen to. That said,I much prefer watching you fix a toilet or scraping, sanding and painting. I know you fell deferment. Still you were my first subscribe e, I'll be watching no matter what. Thanks for letting me vent.
Cheers
What fun and terrific visuals of so many different boats. Thanks for taking us along.
Brilliant, David! I can only imagine how many hours this superbly professional vlog took to produce. Thanks for this. As an aside, I imagine the air must have been a bit polluted by all these diesel engines in such close quarters! See you again soon I hope.
John, Ontario, Canada
Thanks for the fun boat ride
From New York
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Thanks as always. Filling my need of narrowboat videos.
Great video of another canal event! Parts of the urban area looked familiar from before. Saw lots of adorable dogs today too. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us!
Thank you David. Very relaxing and enjoyable. I missed Lumpy singing like he was in your live coverage. Have great week.
Thank you, David, so interesting to see such a number and variety of canal boats traveling through the many canals of Birmingham. I know that you and other bloggers have shown us in and around this amazing canal network but I just can't get enough of this hub of the Industrial Revolution and how the Canals were integral in the transport of raw materials in and manufactured goods out. Just incredible to construction that went on to provide all of these waterways. There must have been many thousands of navvies involved from start to finish. Maybe you could use that as a future topic because the construction would have to have caused logistical nightmares and a huge disruption to the residents and other workers? I can imagine the competing canal companies vying for the best routes to their designated markets. Also can imagine the stables and horse industries that would have sprung up along the towpaths to look after the draft horses that made all of this transportation possible before motorization took place.
Hope your Housing problems have been resolved or getting resolved by now. Stay safe and well. Cheers from Down under.
Not so much disruption I think because back in the late 1700 / early 1800s Birmingham wasn't built up anything like it is today. Instead of one homogeneous mass of houses and industry it was likely still separate villages (I have not checked this)
The UK is so beautiful David. I hope to visit someday. I'm enjoying very much the new vision you have for your channel. ✌️ ❤️
So many beautiful narrowboats and so many beautiful views! Great video! 😃👍
We enjoyed this video! Thank you. It was restful to see the canal activities through your eyes... and camera. Good to see you David. Take care of you. - from Texas.
I always feel uplifted after watching one of your videos. Thanks. Timothy from South Africa.
Always impresses me that the UK has been able to keep up the canal system. I have a weak spot for technological history. Thank you David for sharing the canals for those of us who will likely never get to experience them.
I wish we had something similarly historical here in the US…. Maybe special trials exclusively for horse drawn Conestoga Wagon “RVing”
watching their boats is very relaxing.
11:50 I really love how LEO has been painted. Beautiful.
I am so glad you are still making videos
Thank you
It was nice learning about Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
:-) Saved me typing that in...
Delightful as always to watch your vlogs.
From Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Another interesting nicely done video with professional reporting as usual David. Enjoyed very much!
I'm in total agreement, from just south of Kitchener in Syracuse, NY, USA.
Charming! No more need be said.
I can well recommend the Black Country Living Museum - full day out and worth every penny.
Thanks David for another awesome vlog. We always watch your new episodes here in Oz they are informative, interesting and entertaining.
Nice one…! Thanks for sharing!
ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL BOATS ALL TOGETHER AT ONCE! WHAT AN AMAZING SIGHT. THANKS, DAVID, FOR SHARING THIS WITH US.
Lots of fun was had!I liked the weeds though
I saw both the live stream and this vlog and have to confess, didn't see the join from phone to camera footage. I put it down to been absorbed by the content. Thank you David and best wishes
Cheers Martin!
Awesome David... enjoyed this canal vlog.. cool to see and hear or not hear the different types of motors.. Cheers!
It sounds like Bill & Ted had an Excellent Adventure that day!
The Black country living museum is fantastic and well worth a visit or two or three
Another well done video that is both educational and entertaining! Thanks as always David.
That was a really nice watch David. Looks like a good day out. Thanks.
This was a great video David. thoroughly enjoyed it.
That seems fun!
That was great viewing, thank you. Cheers.
Lovely vid, David, l wish l had been there. One thing though, you just keep your strimmers and lawn-mowers to yourself, those little safe overgrown islands are a boon to wildlife. We have to get rid of the idea that everything has to be scalped down to a sterile desert just in the name of 'tidiness'.
And that is why my front lawn is currently an overgrown flowery wilderness but honestly those toll islands needed a jolly good chopping 🤣
@@CruisingTheCut l bet your front lawn is a sight for sore eyes, a wildflower meadow full of butterflies, bees, lace-wings and all the other busy little creatures that pollinate our fruit trees etc. l'd love to see a picture! Good for you!
✌️♥️👍
Thank you for all your videos. It inspired us to try narrow boats. And your videos have taught us a lot about our local canals (the route you did in this video). :) Though we would start at Smethwick Galton Bridge.
Have fun!
I am sure that Bill and Ted (the boat dogs) had an excellent adventure indeed,
You make great films. I adore your narration (and i'm sure many others do enjoy as well)such a talent, thank you so much for bringing us these wonderful slices of life.
Wonderful show, better than any news report !!
This is interesting, David. I’m a fan from SE Pennsylvania. Great fun!
Thank you
I have just started watching your vlogs all over again as I enjoyed them so much...Thank you...
Thank you
Thank you for continuing to create such relaxing & informative videos.
You have such a calming voice .
Hope you & your family are well.🕊
Thank you so much brilliant sharing🙏✝️🙏
top notch and first class David as per
Quite a collection of lovely boats and dogs! Too bad the weather wasn't better. It still looked like a fun day except maybe for the turnaround gridlock.
Thanks for bringing us along for the ride, looked like a lovely day for all,
especially the canal puppers...!
I was gutted to miss this, I am lucky to live in one of those flats where I can watch the boats and sip my gin and tonic. I had no idea it was happening, so was elsewhere!
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Lovely vlog. Always good to see Old Nick and you captured and conveyed the jolly atmosphere of the day nicely. Thanks King David of the Waterways
Always a good watch Love the sound of those old engines Great fun Thank you
What a glorious looking day (at the beginning) and I do believe, David Johns, you've gained quite a healthy looking tan .It's difficult getting used to your new role as presentator.
Being part of the Commonwealth, Malta, I approve of this message
I love Malta, have been there twice 👍
3:58 You and me both, brother! The gardener in me wants to plant some veggies in there so boats passing by could grab a tomato or cucumber for a quick snack!
16:30 That is a great vantage point... on a calm day.
Thank you - I thoroughly enjoyed taking this 23 minute pleasant break away from the chaos of my day. Put me down as a Jemima fan as well!
Very high production quality.
I can these talking heads becoming beautiful archive references for the turn around of canal usage in 2050.
Nice to hear from you David. Entertaining, informative, and picturesque. Thank you.
That was a fun video to watch! Thank you David ♥
I'm still watching from the Detroit River area in Michigan, USA ! ROCK ON !
sbf
just excellent ! What a great day to be on the canal....
I'm torn between Paul and his formal attire and the "relaxed" (aka bored) dog shown immediately thereafter - Wonderful procession - thanks for showing. Very interesting engine noises too - love the old donks - but I admit these days to liking your boat's lack of noise best!
Very enjoyable!
Your vlogs always make me wish I was there! Greetings from Peachland, BC. CANADA 🇨🇦
. Always good seeing you 👍🏻🇬🇧 As always HAPPY MOTORBOAT 🙏🏻💪🏻👍🏻 CRUISING THE CUT 👍🏻🇬🇧
FROM EAST POINTE MICHIGAN 👋👋. 🇺🇸. U S A
We'd NEVER have guessed about the phone video -- just figured you'd had the Gin and Tonic you mentioned!!
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Thank you David, for another great interesting video.
Lovely recount of the day.
Thank you for bringing sanity to us you tube viewers!
Does David actually know what sanity is ? 🤣
Another great vlog! You even used a new term....tow island! I have never heard of that before! Awesome vlog!
Toll island
the hand held shots were great…nice effect……
I love the silence and less polluting electric drive on the boat you were on. I just wish that electric tech (battery, motor and charging) was less expensive and more wide spread. Level 2 chargers would need to be installed every 30 miles or so but that is a “chicken or egg” problem. It definitely needs some big time participation from the British government. Kudo’s to the brave souls who have electrified at the bleeding edge. Thanks David.
Cheers. They’d need to be a lot more than every 30 miles I think, that’s several weeks of travel for a lot of boats and they’d still be using electricity on their moored days which solar wouldn’t replace in winter months. Plus if everyone had to get to those points, there’d be congestion for them.
@@CruisingTheCut You might be right but level 2 chargers aren’t very expensive so having electrical connections most everywhere people might moor up, should also be doable.
Thank You David, just watched this! It’s an hot sticky Sunday in July, where there’s very little else to do than stay mostly indoors with the air conditioning on. The Coventry is very quite today!
Sweltering, isn't it?!!
@@CruisingTheCut lot of boaters staying put, we have been moored since Saturday evening. With temperatures set to raise, there will be more mooring than cruising in the coming days!
Find a nice tree to moor under!
A truly enjoyable video 📹. Thanks for sharing this experience. Looking forward to the next chapter. Be well and stay safe.