Canal Icebreaker - Winter Cruising on a Canal Narrowboat as we explore Britain by Narrowboat - Ep 80

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  • Winter is coming, and narrowboat Silver Fox turns canal icebreaker as winter cruising on a canal narrowboat gets underway exploring Britain by Narrowboat.
    We depart from Hassall Green top lock after Shaun has a go on a potters wheel with hilarious results! We make our way down the Wheelock Flight of locks, part of the Cheshire Locks (or Heartbreak Hill), towards Wheelock where we moor up for the night.
    The next morning, after temperatures plunged to -6C, the canal is iced over! We set off towards Middlewich, cutting a noisy path through the ice. We check out the Sandbach Flashes, the salt mining history of Middlewich, and we moor in the noisiest place ever!
    Thanks to Steve and Andrew from the Potters Barn in Hassell Green. You can find out more about them on their website: www.thepottersbarn.co.uk.
    Thanks to the Canal and River Trust for allowing us to use a photograph of Lock 62.
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  • @JohnDickinson
    @JohnDickinson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In pottery, as in life, the secret is...lubrication.
    Wet hands are your friend.
    Love your vlog, stay happy!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My favorite comment so far 😂😛

  • @kathlucy603
    @kathlucy603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are an adorable pair of clowns. Love Shaun’s expressions and sound effects ... krr-dunck. Especially loved the ice breaking.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, Kathryn. Lots of people commenting on how satisfying the ice breaking is to watch 😂

  • @JenOnTheMove
    @JenOnTheMove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ohhhh the shots of all that ice breaking was so satisfying!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha! I can't believe how many people are saying this. Maybe a little bit like ASMR? 👍🏻

    • @cathyblasco4497
      @cathyblasco4497 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was going to say the same thing! 😉

    • @JenOnTheMove
      @JenOnTheMove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoxesAfloat Yes! If you've got enough footage, why don't you release a "10 minutes of ice breaking" type video and see how it performs? :-)
      Afterall, Geoff Marshall did 11 minutes of bin bags blowing in the wind!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t think I have enough footage

  • @annepegum3351
    @annepegum3351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Come on Maud cough it up" - bloomin' priceless !!

  • @juliacarr47
    @juliacarr47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks guys watch this with a huge smile on my face from beginning to end.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why? Are you drunk? 😂 👍🏻💜

  • @glaparl
    @glaparl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Greetings from Florida! I discovered you two through Amazon about a month ago and have been spending all my spare time watching from the beginning. I AM LOVING IT! It's relaxing. It's honest. It's adventurous. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with such warmth, humor and heart. I'm a little over halfway through and can't wait to learn more of your journey. Cheers!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! Thank you and welcome! x

  • @afringedweller
    @afringedweller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Shauns' pot is adorable! And just so ya know, your videos will always be good, because your personalities, individually and as a couple are great.

  • @christopherjohnson5217
    @christopherjohnson5217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hiya,Firstly i respect you so much for talking openly about Mental Health !!!! I myself {Chris ."Trip Boat Skipper"} suffered with depression.I found the Freedom & My Dedication & LOVE for boating really helped me thru some dark times.Keep Up The GREAT VLOGS.SEE YOU SOON I HOPE IN BRUM.Take care.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks, Christopher 👍🏻

  • @widdershins2687
    @widdershins2687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Those ice-breaker shots are brilliant! :)

  • @janelledowney
    @janelledowney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So happy that you two are continuing to cruise during the winter when a few of the other boattubers moor up for the winter. You two seem to be decidedly cheerful living on your boat this winter. I actually love being outside in the the colder months, when it's not pouring down rain. Can't wait to see the rest of your frosty adventures! Cheers!
    My votes for "ice" or winter songs:
    Fire and Ice - Pat Benatar
    Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day - Jethro Tull
    The Ice is Getting Thinner - Death Cab for Cutie
    Tenth Avenue Freeze Out - Bruce Springsteen (THE GREATES!T!!)
    Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon and Garfunkel

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, it's an adventure! The worst that happens is we get stranded, frozen in and freeze to death 😂😂😂😂😂
      Ice songs... YOU CHEATED! I bet you Googled them 😂

    • @janelledowney
      @janelledowney 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat I actually thought of them all, just verified that I got the song titles correct.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@janelledowney yeah, yeah, yeah 😉

    • @mistywolf312
      @mistywolf312 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I prefer the bangles version of hazy shade of winter, better harmonies.

    • @janelledowney
      @janelledowney 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mistywolf312 I'm an old lady of 61, so S&G is more my speed. I do like the Bangles version though, but that didn't come along until I was in my 20s.

  • @billshultz6514
    @billshultz6514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought Shaun's pot was a masterpiece! another great video guys!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Thank you 👍🏻

  • @hanskniezand2049
    @hanskniezand2049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Interesting pottery sequence. It's "Ghost" all over again!

  • @dooby6400
    @dooby6400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The potters wheel scene made me laugh. 😂😂

  • @jayoneill1533
    @jayoneill1533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “I Only Have Ice For You”

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh, come on! 😂

    • @arizonajames6131
      @arizonajames6131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's so funny I wish I had thought of that!

  • @roytabberer7427
    @roytabberer7427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Wardle Canal is the shortest canal in the UK at 154 feet (47 m), this connects the Trent and Mersey Canal to the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. The Wardle Canal also has one lock on it. It was built in 1829 so that the navigation authority of the Trent and Mersey Canal could maintain control over the junction. (This piece is thanks to Wikipedia)
    The 'wich' refers to a salt town. Hence in that area you have Middlewich, Nantwich & Northwich. All of which are in the salt mining area.
    I also liked the filming of the ice breaking at canal level.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hang on... Have you secretly watched next Friday's vlog? 😕 An awful lot of spoilers in your comment 😂

    • @roytabberer7427
      @roytabberer7427 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat Sincere apologies, that is my neck of the woods for where my parents did their canal cruising.
      We were at a canal rally which was held in Middlewich in the 1970's.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@roytabberer7427 Haha! Don't be sorry. I love that you know your stuff. You'll love next week's vlog now!

  • @sheilaknight5370
    @sheilaknight5370 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are a wonderful double act , you two . A real treat apart from the bit where I inhaled my tea when Shaun was on the potters wheel ! Hysterical. Love the history stories too and the beautiful photography. Thank you .

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Sorry you spat your tea everywhere 😂

  • @adrianraven8805
    @adrianraven8805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Looks stunning guys, just the kind of weather I really miss down here. Currently in the high 20s in Auckland and not remotely Christmassy.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Get a bit of tinsel spread around and have a happy one! 🎄

  • @mickbidewell6481
    @mickbidewell6481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your photography is amazing. Lighting, composition and exposure are all spot on. As are your editing techniques. Well done.

  • @surfearth1
    @surfearth1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like your historical format. Plus you’re both pretty funny. Keep on Keep’n on!

  • @ClockworkCylon
    @ClockworkCylon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You two always brighten my day, fantastic film footage, thank you .

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, Bea! 👍🏻💜

  • @juanvazquez-torres5676
    @juanvazquez-torres5676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video on the side of the boat breaking the ice excellent

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Juan! 👍🏻

  • @ronjacobe
    @ronjacobe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It was mesmerizing looking at the boat breaking through the thin ice.

  • @amandarehkamp715
    @amandarehkamp715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You both are beautiful souls! Keep on keepin on! Love to both 😍😍✨✨

  • @theannecrossett7761
    @theannecrossett7761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You guys are so much fun...love watching your vlogs :-)

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, Theanne! 💜

  • @jorgemiguel1040
    @jorgemiguel1040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Never go straight, always go forward.. Cheers!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ewww! Straight 😷

    • @holisticandhypnotherapypra8743
      @holisticandhypnotherapypra8743 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat Colin,,you need to stop making me laugh i pass out when i laugh even standing but everything goes black and i don't always fall

  • @FrodeP
    @FrodeP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Life's back to normal again and I can start catching up to this wonderful channel. Our daughter saw two episodes and she's convinced that we live in the wrong country. Cheerss guys!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha! They may be right 😉

  • @mistywolf312
    @mistywolf312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was looking forward to watching you pushing the new wood, watching you navigating the locks isn't boring for us land dwellers.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great stuff. More locks next then 😉

  • @terrydown5389
    @terrydown5389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every time i watch you two im sitting in my chair with a huge smile on my face. You two are brilliant keep it going thankyou for makeing my day if anyone needs cheering up all they need to do is watch your vlogg god bless

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, thank you, Terry! Glad we can make you smile 😛

  • @johnmorris7781
    @johnmorris7781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ooh, ooh! Just thought of one!
    Icy a bad moon rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

  • @juanvazquez-torres5676
    @juanvazquez-torres5676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We love your sense of humor great videos 😂😄

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, that's very kind. Thanks, Juan! 💜

  • @christinegibbins6105
    @christinegibbins6105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the frosty scenes and the banter!! Take care

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers, Christine 👍🏻

  • @stephholder7884
    @stephholder7884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As always, so wonderful to watch you two (and Dillon!) This has been a heartbreaking week, but tonight I’m smiling. Thank you. x

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aww, I'm sorry, Steph! Sending love 💜

  • @seanmoran1086
    @seanmoran1086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Been binge watching your vlogs .. I’ve never commented on these vlogs before but just wanted to say how great these vlogs are (do I get a prize for saying vlog 3 times) how great are you two together, you make everything seem so much fun .. and Colin so brave to talk about your mental health so openly, I can only guess how hard it must be to be to talk about it .. anyway just wanted to say a big thank you for letting me escape into your world for short periods of times .. THANK YOU !

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aww, thanks so much, Sean! x

  • @celticwanderer6407
    @celticwanderer6407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic Blog , You two so make my day , you both should be on the tv

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah, we've had offers but Colin wouldn't cope with the commitment and crew around. Much happier doing our own thing on here 👍🏻

  • @philcarkagis2351
    @philcarkagis2351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video chaps. A nice change to our 40 degree days, bushfires and constant smoke here downunder.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope the fires go out soon, Phil! ❤️

  • @bstreetjr
    @bstreetjr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Admit it, going through the ice and being the one to break it was quite a satisfying thing.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We were really worried about the blacking, but a lot of people have commented on how satisfying it is to watch the ice breaking

    • @bstreetjr
      @bstreetjr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat Yes I can see how the ice scraping along the hull would make you worried about that. Still thankfully nothing happened to it.

  • @northof-62
    @northof-62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I learn so much by watching you guys. Thx👍👍👍👍

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On how not to do it 😂 x

  • @QImpact
    @QImpact 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ice? That's not ice. Come to Montreal next month and I will show you ice.
    b.t.w. Still enjoying your vlogs.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Okay... We'll need a 5* hotel and first-class plane tickets. Thanks for the offer! 💜

  • @michaelhiggins7365
    @michaelhiggins7365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sooooooooooooooo funny this one ;) Shaun was quite entertaining at the potter's wheel and who wouldn't want to see him in a pink apron . . . or a Christmas onesie :O Stay warm guy's and thanks for making my Friday morning a delight!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure, Michael 💜

    • @juliepalfree15
      @juliepalfree15 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yessssssss a Christmas Onesie - would like to see that!

  • @leedavies3629
    @leedavies3629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice one lads looks bloody cold Jamie’s dog Wordsworth I fecking loved that show when I was a kid psychedelic torch brilliant ❄️✌️

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, it was my favourite programme as a kid. 👍🏻

  • @andrewriley1664
    @andrewriley1664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cracking vlog...I’ll get me coat....

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Chill man! ⛄️

  • @pippashaw8224
    @pippashaw8224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi guys. There used to be a little black and white cat that used to sit behind the picket fencing at Lock 69. That was a few years ago

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! Funny how memories are brought back 💜

  • @TheScousebadger
    @TheScousebadger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your a couple of bloody heroes cruising in that cold, but someone's gota do it!! Please please go onto the Middlewich branch then take a right onto the Shropy and on to Chester you will not regret it, Wonderful three lock chair into central Chester, you can drop down on to the River Dee or cruise to Ellesmere port.Love the videos and chat.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hardly heroes, more like daft 😂 There's a closure between here and Chester which kinda rules that out. Eek, spoilers 😬

    • @TheScousebadger
      @TheScousebadger 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It`s still do-able one day,Foxes.

  • @maximbobforthewin2588
    @maximbobforthewin2588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love you two always put a smile on my face 😊

  • @neiltaylor2895
    @neiltaylor2895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video guys!
    1 - Thin Ice (1979) by Pink Floyd from double album: The Wall.
    2 - Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day (1974) by Jethro Tull from Warchild CD.
    3 - Icehouse (1980) by Icehouse.
    4 - Ice in the Sun (1968) by Status Quo Whenever she comes I melt away Like ice in the sun I melt away
    5 - Ice Nine (1978) by Saga
    6 - Rivers of Ice (1994) by Simple Minds
    7 - Icicles (1973) by Badfinger

  • @MrDarren251
    @MrDarren251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi boys top video yet again your at the lock I stopped at for the night the pub is not to bad for food and the chip shop is ok and the road is very quiet at night. You never no if you go straight on you may see my narrow boat if the new owners have not pick it by then. I do so miss being on the water. Just didn’t get to use it for a year coming up to 2 years now. Have fun lads may see you out and about one day.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really didn't like it at Kings Lock moorings. Way too noisy. The lorries rumbling all night and a boat behind us with the noisest generator in Europe! 😂

    • @gillywild
      @gillywild 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ..."go straight" God forbid!

    • @MrDarren251
      @MrDarren251 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Foxes Afloat I must of got a good night or it may have been because we had a very long day that day was not good spent a lot of time fixing the boat electric problem took a long time to find it then the locks but all part time f the fun.

  • @urbanrider5406
    @urbanrider5406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent vlog guys,you need your own series documenting your journey on TV,Chris

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, thanks Chris. We've had offers but we prefer doing our own thing on TH-cam. Plus, Colin wouldn't cope with the filming commitments and crew around 💜

    • @urbanrider5406
      @urbanrider5406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Foxes Afloat I get that guys,you would be brilliant at it thought

  • @araneus1
    @araneus1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that you blokes keep moving in the winter. I love winter (though it is a bit milder here in Southern Australia). Your photographic skills continue to impress.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, we're not stopping unless we're forced to 👊🏻

  • @paulhoughton5164
    @paulhoughton5164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Smell ice can ya?”........ well at least you didn’t end up like the titanic although you did miss the opportunity to recreate the iconic scene on the bow of that boat with you and Shaun as Leo and Kate. Now that would have been special 😂
    Loved the winter scenery. You guys must have decent thermals. Hope you pick the Leigh branch. If you do let me know when and I’ll come and give you a wave. If not have a great Xmas and a happy new year

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers, Paul. Will do 👍🏻

  • @gumshoe5365
    @gumshoe5365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I could watch you guys breaking through the ice all day.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! I should have left the GoPro there for the day 👍🏻

    • @gumshoe5365
      @gumshoe5365 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, yes Mesmerizing.

  • @wendywhite4537
    @wendywhite4537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I prefer warm weather. The Pottery Barn looks like fun. Be safe out there. See you next week.

  • @whitewellymagnetfishing
    @whitewellymagnetfishing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi guys I absolutely love your videos. It's nice to see parts of the canal that I grew up round (Wakefield/Stanley ferry and Castleford) in older videos.
    what you do looks a lot of fun. Much respect, keep it up.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! Our old home town - We loved coming home with the boat 💜

    • @whitewellymagnetfishing
      @whitewellymagnetfishing 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat once remember going to an open day at stanley ferry. Guided tour type thing. Loved it.

  • @daviestallow
    @daviestallow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    During the winter months you'll have to rename your boat the Icy Fox. :)

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol! She blends in well with the ice ❄️

  • @mr2gti
    @mr2gti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The tripod is knackered, can I say knackered?
    No
    The Tripod is shafted!
    LMAO!!!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It proper was! Got a new one now that's not knackered or shafted 😂

  • @lindatempleton8258
    @lindatempleton8258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your videos so much. Its not just that they are entertaining but they are also informative I love all the bits of info you give us. Most of all though is the filming it is so professional! The BBC could not do better. Your amazing especially as you do it all yourselves. Thank you so much!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, thank you, Linda!

  • @H3rmanHan01
    @H3rmanHan01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The icebreaking maketh me smile and giggle. Thanks, foxes.

  • @afkguy3754
    @afkguy3754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think I would be parking somewhere near a pub and not leaving until it's warm again, looks very cold

  • @mikewright447
    @mikewright447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i was watching this and thinking about a guy i used to work with who retired and got a boat (iv not seen him for years he might even be dead by now) , and bugger me you went past his boat shackleton no2 ice breaker lol.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hehe! Small world, eh? I hope he's not actually dead! 😯

  • @philiphunter8960
    @philiphunter8960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I drove a truck for thirty five years and like you L know where I would rather be,and it's not in a truck. L couldn't help notice the similarity between Sean and Demi Moore. Thanks for another great vlog

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! As soon as I whipped my top off to join him the owner stopped me 😂

  • @davidhowell2456
    @davidhowell2456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That...I must say....was the most beautiful bird captured with the sunset I've seen in quite a long time! 🐓🌄

  • @tuckcuttertuck6802
    @tuckcuttertuck6802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I do love me some fish and chips, however the nearest good place here in Texas is about 25 miles away. (Run buy long time Liverpool imports), and that sounds like lunch now.

  • @jez5182
    @jez5182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Suddenly Icy.....KT Tunstall.

  • @harrisonvc9175
    @harrisonvc9175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is paradise. I would give almost anything to be able to live like this.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It has it's downsides too 👍🏻😛

  • @sadieals
    @sadieals 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love frosty/cold days when there is somewhere warm and cosy to get back to and i bet Silver Fox is all of that! I can just imagine you three in your 'mobile' home. Always a good choice of music too...suits the subject.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Helen! Always cozy on here 😊

  • @clivehewitt9254
    @clivehewitt9254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great vlog as always fellas, it’s ffffffffffffffreeeeeeezing 🥶🥶🥶
    Will you be meeting up with the other vlogers ? It’s there stretch of the cut they float on constantly! Good luck and best wishes always you two. It’s cccccccold out there 🥶🥶🥶

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We sometimes pass other vloggers along the way 👍🏻

    • @scaleop4
      @scaleop4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      same here haha

  • @mrwilsonwilson9599
    @mrwilsonwilson9599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cracking 👍

  • @philipdoyle-allen6575
    @philipdoyle-allen6575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see your boat in Nantwich good pubs and clubs in town love to meet up with you both one day when your back in Nantwich we will have our boat in March hopefully see you soon Phil and Pauline

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey guys! We're kinda in a prominent position where most of the town can see us 😂 You must be excited for March! 💜

  • @stevecrombie5357
    @stevecrombie5357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your patience is super natural Shaun. I never stop and check to see how much longer your video has to play. Fastest 22.07 on TH-cam. Thanks for all your work.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure, Steve! Glad you're enjoying it ❤️👍🏻

  • @deniseread6564
    @deniseread6564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Llangollen canal doesn’t freeze up because of the fast water flow

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Eh...? Did one of us say that it did or are you just being helpful? 😂

  • @markvanessadixon
    @markvanessadixon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    MADE IT! ANOTHER WEEK OVER AND DEEPER IN DEBT.....BUT IT'S....."FOXES FRIDAY" YIPPEE!!!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Last one before Christmas! 👍🏻💜

  • @ITZitzibitz
    @ITZitzibitz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shaun is looking like, reminding me of Ralphie in a 'Christmas Story'. ...very cute too!

  • @pete_bluscorp7718
    @pete_bluscorp7718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another cracking vlog lads, you guys are ice breaking & we are about to hit mid 40’s for a few days, keep up the great work & safe travels

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let's merge the weather so we both get 20c sunny days. Sounds perfect! ☀️

  • @bruceshaw2402
    @bruceshaw2402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Watching the potting section I thought of that film Ghost don't know why , Shaun looks nothing like Demi Moore . Bum bum .
    Safe skating sorry cruising lads .

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OMG! Shaun as Demi Moore. That's my nightmares sorted 😂

    • @holisticandhypnotherapypra8743
      @holisticandhypnotherapypra8743 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat sorry!!!!!i laughed really hard at this comment.Colin,you now get to picture your hubby as a woman......none other than demi moore.....herself

  • @judydouglas9283
    @judydouglas9283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You two do great videos. I thoroughly enjoy your researched videos and the how-do-things-work videos. I’m curious how keeping a pet, as in dog, on a narrow boat works. Dylan is adorable and has the cutest face. Could you do a video about how he adapted to the boat, the adaptations you made for him on the boat, has he ever just jumped into a canal, ..... Thank you! Sitting here is Beavercreek OH where it was -11.11 degrees Celsius this morning (12 degrees Fahrenheit)

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Minus 11...!?!? Jeez! 🥶 Yeah, Dillon will be featuring more and more 👍🏻

  • @jaspergrumfuttock
    @jaspergrumfuttock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Songs request - how about
    I only have ice for you, or
    Can't take my ice off of you, or
    Spanish ice, of
    For your ice only
    I think I'd better stop there!!!
    All the best.

  • @DJ2CM
    @DJ2CM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks guy's another great Vlog . I think I made the same thing on the potter's wheel lol .loved the icebreaker shots . Take care ! 🚣🇨🇦 Craig

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers, Craig! 👍🏻

  • @lewisgardner1660
    @lewisgardner1660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi you two
    I always thought Shaun would have been a leather apron man not a flimsy plastic one. Did the pony have Colin’s coat on? I do like a pink shirt. I hope you keep warm this winter, is it cold where you are now, it’s not to cold here in Essex but a frosty morning does have a lovely look to it.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Did the pony have Colin’s coat on?" 👊🏻 Cheek! 😂

  • @shibarimaster1
    @shibarimaster1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ice Cream Man - Van Halen
    Black Ice - AC/DC
    Dry Ice - Green Day
    Trapped Under Ice - Metallica

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you been Googling...? 😏 x

    • @shibarimaster1
      @shibarimaster1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoxesAfloat Just an old metal head with a brain full of useless information...lol.

  • @adamshaw2932
    @adamshaw2932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You do find some wonderful landscapes and photo opportunities! I do hope you come up to the Bridgewater and through Leigh, i'd love to meet you and maybe there would be cake involved, who knows 😁 plank lane is calling!
    also, seeing Silverfox breaking through the ice like that was fantastic! i can just imagine walking along a canal on a foggy frosty morning hearing a little chug-chug-chug with a silver and black hull appearing like a ghost through the fog! I love winter haha. Hope you are all doing well and keeping warm! 😊

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, well, if we go straight on we'll come to the Bridgewater, but we might turn left here and go down the Middlewich Branch of the Shroppie 🤔

  • @richardbergmark6722
    @richardbergmark6722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bilbo’s pony myrtle!

  • @Bob8091
    @Bob8091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your guitarist who plays in the background. How does he do that so well in the cold? His fingers must get numb.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have a special tent for him with hot air blowers and a Thai lady who massages his hands while we're talking 😂

    • @Bob8091
      @Bob8091 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat Ah.That old trick. The tent, Thai Lady masseuse and hot air blower. It obviously works.

  • @theowinters6314
    @theowinters6314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Trying to get me mouth warmed up"... should have kissed him after he said that :)

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We'd get letters! 😂

    • @holisticandhypnotherapypra8743
      @holisticandhypnotherapypra8743 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat Colin,in this day and age,you should NOT have to feel guilt,shame,embarrassment to kiss your husband in public

  • @Speedbird917
    @Speedbird917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant content as always. Keep up the good work chaps.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers, Darren 👍🏻

  • @jasonbrant6394
    @jasonbrant6394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glorious weather and scenery but somewhere there's somebody's grandma without a hat. That chip shop used to be great but not been for a couple of years. Great vlog chaps , go left ( the Rochdale in WINTER!!!!!! ) has seeing a boat called Shackleton caused you to take leave of ya senses. Keep warm lads it looks chilli.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, Shaun won't like that 😂 We enjoyed the chippy 😛

  • @tombarber9181
    @tombarber9181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My Mrs says both knackered and bloody are swear words.
    Which is a right load of bollocks.

  • @stephenlittle7534
    @stephenlittle7534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another billiant Cold Frosty day Keep Warm Guys. By the way guys when you see a bad review Please press the face of that person and see if the are local (if it says the Local Guide it doesn't mean their local to where you are only their area. I am local to Dawlish). So please check others to get a proper picture. Sorry for being long there. But visitors can do bad reviews ever where they go. ICE BREAKER WOW. OMG.😃😃😃😃

  • @paulstanding7267
    @paulstanding7267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi guys nice vlog loved silver fox looked great with the snowy ice on top and all the swans 🦢 looked very cold take care and warm looking forward to seeing your next vlog 😀👍👍🥶

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Paul. I love winter. Really looking forward to some snow ⛄️

    • @paulstanding7267
      @paulstanding7267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes you cannot beat waking up to see it all white over especially in the country side take care and warm 😀👍 ps are you going to release a vlog near xmas .

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulstanding7267 Yeah, vlogs every Friday as normal and maybe something else around Christmas (spoilers). 😉

    • @paulstanding7267
      @paulstanding7267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cannot wait 😀👍

  • @rosshunter9053
    @rosshunter9053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh I would love a bit of frost and a chill in the air, as it"s 40C+ where I am here in Oz, cheers lads

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yikes! 🥵

    • @scaleop4
      @scaleop4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      man its only 6C here where I am in the UK ( keep hydrated )

  • @callummitchell7538
    @callummitchell7538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Should have done the scene from Ghost at the pottery place, missed opertunity! 😂😂 Have a great week and take care.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had my top off ready but the guy who owns it stopped me 🙄

    • @callummitchell7538
      @callummitchell7538 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloatlol, I was waiting for the ritious brothers striking up! Would have been brilliant,

  • @depeche242
    @depeche242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ice Machine: Depeche Mode.

  • @michaelwatson113
    @michaelwatson113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You two men put a smile on my lips, and a laugh in my heart.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awww, thank you! 💜

  • @rainervolker4279
    @rainervolker4279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my favourite episodes :) Love the winter atmosphere

  • @lawrencehaguewood5857
    @lawrencehaguewood5857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Donkey’s years”? Go left... stay warm

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, it's lovely and warm on the boat. I don't think it's dropped below 25c since August 😂

  • @adrianhughes3410
    @adrianhughes3410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice vlog as usual guys. Shroppie cut would be nice for Christmas.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm... I wonder...? 🤔

  • @pvavmnpls
    @pvavmnpls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's great fun to watch Silver Fox breaking the ice, she'll be ready for trip to the arctic. How about Pat Benatar "Fire and Ice".

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course! She did Love is a Battlefield, yeah?

  • @stephenhughes2775
    @stephenhughes2775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spent all my younger years going to that chippy every Friday night.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice chippie, that one

  • @richardmorton3495
    @richardmorton3495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks bl##dy cold! Wordsworth was the dog in Jamie n the magic torch!😉😉

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, a bit chilly 🥶 Yay! Wordsworth is right 👍🏻

  • @texasfullers6611
    @texasfullers6611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Vlog - loved the variety and the camera work! Cold weather must "float your boat" ... such enthusiasm. All smiles after watching this one.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, thanks, Larry! 🥶

  • @1of2shoes
    @1of2shoes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your photography is superb!

  • @andreabalderstone4272
    @andreabalderstone4272 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the little blasts from the pasts like Jamie and his magic torch. It brings back so many memories ❤️