263. Last ever cruise on my narrowboat! (up the Grand Union Leicester Arm to North Kilworth)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Here's the third and final part of the voyage taking my narrowboat to North Kilworth Marina for sale with ABNB boat brokers. There WILL be further canal videos on this channel, this is not the end!
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Just for those that don't read the description: "There WILL be further canal videos on this channel, this is not the end!"
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As well as that may be - I still need to find an other narrowboat channel I can turn to for my weekly fix of canal boating. Especially since the only other boating channel I watched announced "we're done" in the SAME F#$% WEEK... :(
We are glad you have a store of travels past. Memories for you and crusing for us., XOX
Thank you for sharing the final part of your journey on your own narrowboat with us. I've always appreciated your narration. You are candid, humorous, and sparkling with good information about the places you go, and the people you meet. I look forward to your next set of adventures!
Thank you!
Indeed - may your future adventures take you to pastures green!
I've told him a few times I could listen to him talk of anything
Thank you for featuring the CRT and volunteers. They get a lot criticism from a few boaters who seem to have little or no idea how vital they are. It is tricky to keep vlogs interesting and informed without overloading your audience, you nail it every time. A voice custom made for easy listening is a real gift. It is easy to feel a connection with your reactions. You speeded up, you aligned (erm) idiosyncratically with an offset lock and it did not matter. This was about completing the journey. The boat looked beautiful as she neared her return and she, like you, will go on to new adventures. One big question remains, are you absolutely sure that was a real heron? With canalside mannequins etc, one can only wonder what next! Hopefully you be out and about soon, perhaps with more travel flexibility. Very best wishes for your new adventures, from the unpaid Beavercraft fan.🪂🤿🎿⛵
@@CruisingTheCut Thanks for one of the best series on YT. This is why I haven't watched TV in years.
David, you were the first TH-camr I subscribed to. I have enjoyed your journey so far and will continue to I'm sure. You have a way of telling a story, with words and video, that keep me glued to my chair til the very end! All the best from Missouri.
another Missouri resident that thinks the same! : ]
that's b/c he's an X news man 😞
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Well said .I to were to first been exposed while I was recuperating from my stroke. Your vlogs aways are calming.
Cruising the Mississippi!
Not going to lie, I teared up a bit. Wreyland, from beginning to end it was a beautiful ride.
Thank you for sharing your journey David, I feel sad but looking forwards to your new adventures 😃
You are the reason I started watching narrowboat channels! Thanks for the fun!
Thank you, David, for sharing your six-year mid-life crisis. What an adventure! A sad but triumphant time I think as you set off on adventures new. Will you share your house-hunting days with us? (Escape to the Country look out!) If that's too private give us a few inside looks at the trials and tribulations of moving from a boat to dry land. I'm sure we all wish you every success David - you have been part of our lives for so long.
John, Ontario, Canada.
There won't be any house-specific stuff here as the channel remains focused on canals and boats etc but it might sneak into shot occasionally (more likely over on the campervan channel)
David, you have given us much enjoyment over you 6 year journey. We love you proper British narration and dry humour. We will look forward to the next steps.
The epic saga comes to an end. I was one of your first three hundred subscribers, and loved all your video's. I especially enjoyed your tea time chats, the wood stove ticking over in the background. I was over joyed when shortly after your first year you decided to extend your experiment. You have done the canals justice and given us glorious prose and photo's of a life very few of us will ever realize. I follow all your Chanels and enjoy your camper van almost as much as your boat life. Thank you for sharing and showing an old retired American what the UK is all about. looking forward to your new stuff.
Thank you for watching for so long!
Thank you for so many hours of enjoyment.
I'm going to miss your 'cruising videos'....
As an Australian, I found a delightful quaintness being a passenger on your boat and watching the gorgeous U.K. scenery drift past at a leisurely 3 miles an hour.
This channel helped me through some very difficult times. The beauty and tranquility of the canals and the charming presentation was balm to my troubles.
Yes that was the case for me too. Right in the middle of the pandemic.
ASF the code Chili breeze and wet tunnel will make me think you've caught another cold in the wet and damp weather in beautiful England I enjoyed it thank you 👍🇺🇦
I would be lying if I said I wasn't sad to see the end of your canal vlogs pal. They've offered hours of viewing pleasure. Looking forward to the next chapter though! Keep up the good work.
I hope to see you on other peoples boats soon, I enjoy the way you do the commentary when narrating your videos
take care.
Thanks 👍
I really like your phrase "away from the hateful world so full of vitriol and angry people". We can't escape it.
This is the content I have missed the most and will miss again in the future.
No matter how many other narrowboaters there are, none will be able to replace your comments, your humour and your way of cruising. 😥😥
“And for the final time…”
That hit me hard. I appreciate you David!
Love the Flash Gordon movie reference there at the end.
I'm so pleased you got that!!
THAT'S what that was! I get it now! I was going to ask for an explanation.
Ha, ha nice one. I would never had guessed at that one. 👍
Appreciate you sharing your final Journey David. Now on to new adventures.
Coming soon from the maker of Cruising the Cut: Kayaking the Colorado! Watch as David teams up with Bear Grylls and Jeremy Clarkson to conquer the Class 5 rapids of some of America's most exciting and dangerous rivers! 😀
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I'll have to admit that I was a little sad watching you on your finale voyage. I've watched all your videos over the years and totally enjoyed all your adventures. Your photography has given me a wonderful look at your beautiful country. A look that I couldn't have gotten any other way. I had no idea what a narrow boat was until I stumbled across your channel. It's been entertaining and educational as well. The channel of course is you and because of that I can't wait to see what's ahead. Thank you for giving me a perspective that is very special.
Dean
David--
Your closing out your time traveling on your narrowboat is bittersweet.
Your insights, graciousness and warm, eloquent communication while on the water will be greatly missed-- though I do look forward to your next chapter of 'Cruising the Cut'.
As with most everyone that has followed your journey, you have become a friend to many of us.
You opened our eyes to a life and lifestyle that I never imagined. Friends with whom I shared your videos were instantly captivated.
You should know that your vlogs allowed me, and I'm sure a great many others, the ability to enjoy and savor a life experience which was a grand departure from lives with little or no chance for change. You therefore provided a doorway to a grand adventure with a friend that I was always, and will always, be rooting for. Know that your service to others has been immense and a real gift!
God bless you as you move forward!
Mark
Mark . Your words have so eloquently summarized how most of us viewers of cruising the cut feel .
Greetings from Canada.
Hi Mark, what a wonderful comment, thank you.
It's got to be bittersweet leaving your narrow boat. All the beauty and good times, and places you've been. All great adventures.
Truly enjoy your videos
Thank you
Accidentally found this channel. A real pleasure. Sadly I seem to have seen the last of the old boat!
Having been a fan from the beginning, I'll admit I was a bit sad to see this phase come to an end but I'm eagerly awaiting whatever new adventures await! Cheers and Godspeed David!
I've thoroughly enjoyed cruising the cut with you David, thank you so much for such an amazing journey. Wishing you every happiness in your new abode. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it
David, you were the first canal traveler I saw on You Tube and you introduced me to the wonders of the British canals. Thanks for letting me ride with you and I look forward to your travels in the future. Best from Virginia in the States!!!
End of an era. As people have stated already. It really was your scenes of the canals from the boat that made the videos relaxing. Sort of a canalling vicariously.
I hope, once you've waved goodbye to your boat and ensconced yourself in your new house, that you'll be doing some wonderful DIY and gardening videos David.
totally agree
I would 100% watch a gardening & DIY channel by David.
he might do that too.
Unlikely, to be honest, I've got enough to do making canal and van videos!
Cheers David. You were a great tonic for the stress of my job during lockdown. Every best wish for the future.
Thank God you are still going to be around. It felt like I was losing a friend.
Yes, definitely still around!
I do miss these videos a tad. But thankfully the new stuff is as good if not better.
You may not have been sad, but many followers will have been. I fully understand your reasons and I hope that there is much more to come from you, but for now no one should be sad but everyone should be grateful for a remarkable series of armchair journeys. Thank you, David and good luck.
I think I might have something in my eye....
Looking forward to the next era albeit with a touch of sorrow!
We have been with you from the first. Have been following the boat sell at the broker site, my goodness it takes forever to sell/buy a boat. Makes us apricate even more what you were talking about in your first few vlogs. When you get your studio set up in the new home would love to see that (ex radio girl myself). So looking forward to many boats and canal stories. Many blessing to you and yours..
I love radio 😀
@@CruisingTheCut we know it not really relevant to vlogging but utube is caring that spirt on or we would like to think it does..
I love cruising the canal. Wish I could do it myself. Being disabled I don't think I could manage the locks. But how beautiful and peaceful it can be. Thank you. As always much love and God bless.
David, you may not be sad but I must admit that I am a little mournful for the old girl. Hope she has a long storied life with her new owners!
You could have a hung a rudder to starboard, then headed to Stowe Hill and sell Wreyland at Rugby Boat instead! 😉
They were the other choice, yes
The end of an era, have a good one, see you.
Thank you for six years of escapism David. It's been a privilege to follow your journey.
i absolutely love watching you, i shall miss you in your boat though, i find your voice very relaxing ❤😁😭
I had a sip of rum and a silent toast. To new adventures. 😀 cheers.
Thanks for the flash Gordon ending
End of an era... but I'm sure more of your dry wit and observations of canal life will keep us happily amused. God bless you, David!
Thank you so, so much for all the travels! Looking forward to more.
Best of luck on all your new adventures. Thanks for the hours of information and entertainment over these years.
Good luck with the sale of your boat and removal. Look forward to your next tale.
My canals are dusty outback roads, My locks are cattle grids, My motorbike is my narrowboat. I have enjoyed your trips as much as I still enjoy mine. Thanks Mate for the tranquil side of life.
I'm sure in your years of cruising, there have probably been a number that you would like to have quickly dispatched......boaters, that is :) We truly appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos over the years, and are thankful you have brought us with you. And we are looking forward to your future endeavors, David!
For all of us boaties here in southeast Louisiana/southwest Mississippi, your VLOG is closely watched & admired. A lot of us retirees who live on boats or spend time & money, lots of it, on our boats, we stop everything to watch an episode of your videos. With copious amounts of alcohol consumed while watching...
Thank you!
I like to think that we are the caretakers, and we move things on when the time is right. Cheers Mate! Safe travels..
The volunteers we met along our journey we just wonderful! Thank you volunteers for your marvelous work. They saved us jumping off the boat to open the locks
Thank you, David, for a wonderful series (so far !) and I would like to agree with Gary Cowan - you ARE the original and best. A few years ago you actually inspired us to hire a narrowboat, and on day two you sailed past us in the opposite direction, heading to Braunston in your distinctive red anorak and I was so stunned at seeing you that I just stood at the tiller with my jaw dropped. At this late stage may I just say 'Hi' ! Finally I've said it to you.
Hahaha hi!!
I'm glad to see we got one last appearance of Harry The Heron! Good to have closure.
Many thanks for the videos. Looking forward to the next chapter.
Thank you David for a lovely and enjoyable series, showing us life on a Canal boat and the English Countryside. As other people have mentioned, the calmness is part of the charm. Love your intro with the diesel engine rather than music. All done very tastefully. Best wishes for the next part of your journey from Rob Healey, Australia.
Looking forward never back ! Good luck and happiness in your new place🙋♂️
Thank you!
I can't say the same as Rebecca below, I'm just a Covid refugee who was looking for something to fill my "Shut down "so its just over 2 years for me and I must say it's been a delightful experience following all your cruises and vlogs featuring everything from Canal reclamation schemes, Van conversion ,adventures on the Wash and interviews with some very interesting people. So a big thank you David for allowing me to tag along and although this part is ending I look forward to watching the things you publish in the future as I know they will be interesting. Good luck David you deserve some good luck .
Cheers from me & Spring on the east coast of Canada
it must be coming out of Covid but you're the third of my Subscriptions that are starting a NEW adventure: Good Luck and may Fortune Smile on You! Thanks for All the Videos (Fish)!! Good Luck David!!!
New restaurant called “The Waterfront” without any welcoming berths for boaters…good stuff as usual thx Captain
The hanging up of the tiller.
Thank you David for all your hard work in producing and editing all your vlogs over the years.
You will have fond memories of your cruising I am sure.
Time the most Powerful force in the universe changes all.
Good luck in your new adventures I hope you enjoy your new found space on tera Firma.
We look forward to viewing your new to you vlogs in the future.
Keep safe warm dry and virus free.
Thanks David, it's been lovely sharing your travels so much joy you've brought. Really looking forward to following your future experiences both on this channel and on Vandermonium too 😀 👍
Thanks David, another great vid.
I first saw your channel when in the first lockdown in Chesterfield whilst visiting my brother-in-law. Your videos inspired my wife and I to have a go, so we are here again from Australia, two years later, and have just completed our first narrow boat trip, a week on board between Llangollen and Whitchurch.
Superb! I hope you had a splendid time.
Lovely to see your final video in your own canal boat David . Looking forward to your new adventures !
Love seeing them updating the infrastructure!
The end of an era, but hopefully the beginning of a new one. 🤞🤞
At 12:50
Cracks Hill
The hill was created during the last ice age, when melt water deposited material underneath the ice. Once the ice sheet retreated it left a pile of silt and rock behind, forming the hill. More properly it is a moraine formed from the debris left by the retreating glacier.
Regards from Denmark
Last one. I have really enjoyed your journeys. Now that you and the Foxes guys are done, I will be skipping my narrowboat fix (there is no US equivalent of this) but I really enjoyed learning about your country, your canals and all of the things you discussed. I will finish by saying I saw the Pink Floyd CD's in the first video I watched of yours, and decided I had to listen, as you must be a very thoughtful and insightful person to listen to them and others of that ilk. So my deepest thanks for your work. So long, and Thanks for all the Fish.
Pink Floyd are supreme!
Love the ending. That was a Flash of inspiration.
we moor at North Kilworth Marina and I was sad to see your boat on the brokerage moorings. I know your channel will continue but I shall miss your cruising videos. Watching your channel allowed us to fall in love with the canals all over again, culminating in the purchase of nb Phoenix.
Thanks so very much for sharing your last adventure on your journey around the English country side. Your insightful, informative and humorous commentary was very much appreciated and enjoyed by my wife and myself. Sad to see it coming to an end. BUT we all will be looking forward to seeing your next Adventure. Take care of yourself and enjoy yourself and stay safe.
See you next time from the Great Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee, USA.
Howdy Dave and great to be on the last cruise with you. I love that part of the canal system. Enjoy the next times of your adventure in life. Cheers Keith Melbourne Australia
Indeed you are right, the hill in question for the Microsoft background is actually "Bliss hill" which is located in Sonoma, California. It's been a pleasure watching you all these years on your narrowboat. I look forward to what you have for us next.
Life goes on, tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life. Good look. That doesnt mean that there will be no more content or that Vandemonium will cease. maybe we will see new stuff as well. Best wishes in whatever you do.
Looking forward to whatever you will be up to next. And my final (well, probably not) wordpun. I loved CuttingTheCruise, for now and ever onwards. Your happy Swedish Viewer.
Part of me is sad that is 'Wreyland's last trip under your tutelage, is to it's end, but to know that you are fully in command, fills me with a sense of duty!
Will definitely stay tuned, David! So sorry to see this, the end of your continuous cruising, though. Have followed you from the beginning and have so enjoyed your quirky comments, your dry wit, your lovely photography. Great good luck on your future adventures.
“Putting the hammer down!” Haha! That’s a phrase I have not heard since those 80’s country songs here in the States. Watching your cruising videos is what hooked me to your channel. I sure hope to see your new videos soon. Cheers!
"The hateful world full vitriol and anger". Indeed. And your videos are an excellent way to depart from that dreadful place. Thank you!
David, I would like to thank you for the last 6 years on a great peek into life on a narrow-boat, and allowing us from the USA to tag along on what its like. My mom spent about 30-45 days on the canal back in the mid 80's. She really enjoyed herself, and I still have the full collection of all the drink coasters that she got at every pub she stopped at along the way. I wish I would have known exactly what her route was and were she actually went. She passed away 15 years ago and never talked much about that trip, and when she did I was a teenager that knew everything and to young to really care. Congratulations and best of luck on your future voyages! While its sad to see the "end of an era", I know as a boat owner the best days are the purchase and sale dates of your boat! 😁👍 I can't wait until the next venture begins! The best boat to be on is someone else's boat for sure. Its much cheaper and easier to go boating! As the old saying goes when visitors are on board remind them that the boat don't run on "thank you's!"
In awe how fast the water fills up
Oddly, refilling the water tank
You were the first narrowboater I followed. I loved your love of narrowboating, the fact that you enjoy science fiction (see end of this video), and just seemed an all around nice person. I look forward to your next adventures.
I'm quite horrible in real life
@@CruisingTheCut Hah hum, I'm not buying that. 😀
I’ve watched from the start to the end! It seems so long ago when there were only a few NB channels, Narrowboat Experience, Narrowboat Helen, It’s a Narrowboat Thing, London Boat Girl, Narrowboat to the the Deep North and Robbie. I probably missed one or two but not many! I bought a boat, sold a boat and now I have a campervan! I’m like you, when I make a decision I know is right, I have no regrets. Thanks for sharing. I look for ward to seeing where your journey takes you in the future. Good luck.
David, I have quite enjoyed your cruising content since I first discovered your channel about a year ago. You have helped my anxiety immensely with the calming nature of your videos, and the smooth quality of your production is nearly unmatched on TH-cam! I will miss this chapter of your life, but I am excited to see your upcoming content!
Thank you, David, for another great video. May your voyage continue well.
So many great memories and new knowledge from all your sharing. I was chuckling over the word "locky", once again.
A wonderful vlog to bring this chapter of your life to a close. It was, as usual, superb viewing and listening. The sound of the boat, the commentary and the sounds of nature with no distracting music all combine to make a truly relaxing 20 mins or so of viewing pleasure.
I wish you all the best for the changes coming and look forward to whatever you produce and publish in the future.
Thank you for all the vlogs you have done so far, all very much appreciated and eagerly awaited each week. Cheers.
Very much looking forward to your new chapter in life.
As it is now mid April, one hopes all is well and settled in your new home. 👍
Not yet but hopefully soon. The purchase process is tedious.
Oh how I will miss your wonderful Narrow Boat trips, and your great dry humor. Be Blessed !!!
Love the nod to Flash Gordon at the end!
Thank you David, so much for taken me along on your canal adventure,it has been so memorable,I wish you many many more adventures in your life,your one of the good guys,long may your adventures continue....Sean ☘☘☘☘
I love your informative and entertaining vlogs. I will indeed stay tuned. ❤️
A sad day and the end of an era. I looked forward to your professionalism and got my narrow boating fix from your channel but we must look forward to whatever you bring to us in the future. All the best David In whatever you get up to. From a subscriber for life.
Whoever bought your boat will be constantly waved at I'm sure..... I'd be a bit sad the last time the key is removed, but glad you're not the sort to dwell - looking forward to the new boaty content! Thanks for all the hard work you've put in over the years - you are probably the original Narrowboat vlogger?
Actually no, I was probably number 2. The first was Dan Brown of "Sort of Interesting"!
And a chapter closes. I shall join plenty of others in thanking you for creating such a superb collection of videos up to this point. I suspect we're all a bit more emotional than you! Here's to future content, David. Excelsior! 😁👍👏
...Going to miss our adventures.....Didn't always comment but did watch every episode I could....This one calmed me as I'm a bit stressed about going to the mainland to see a doctor tomorrow...With the ferries it'll take all day and must get to the first morning sailing to make my appointment (a bit of a drive) ......Anyway, thanks for sharing your travels, take care....John (west coast, Can.)
Good luck to you, John. I hope you get the care that you need. Lofton
Appreciate the final cruise on this boat - I look forward to new adventures! Loved the last few seconds!
That ending reminded me of one of the LPs by the Beatles 🙂 Gave me a bit of a start, as I was looking down at the moment ... Well, good luck, and looking forward to more canal history (and facts), and some cruises on other people's boats.
Very funny ending, nearly missed it 👍
Loved watching your journeys, loved your videos, loved the bits of ‘banter’. They were an enjoyable part of lockdown….looking forward to watching more if your more recent ones David. You definately touched on why I loved being on a boat…the pace of life and being closer to nature….and away from idiots, although there are plenty of those wherever we go!
Keep up the good work!
Thank you
Thank you for bringing us along, I have to say the canal around Bronston tunnel is some of my favorite to watch. There are certain things in live that will happen death, taxes, and David spotting a heron if it is in the area. Can't wait to see what you get up too next.
That house at about 5:06 must be the most beautiful house I have ever seen, I'm glad you have continued your adventures.
Soon as it popped up, I fell in love with that house and the surroundings. Tried to look it up on Google maps , but for some reason, I could not locate it. Did you think about finding the exact location by any chance?