308 - A Bit of a Bump on the Ripon canal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2024
- In todays vlog we head north on the River Ure from Boroughbridge to the Ripon Canal where we reach the far north end of the Navigation and collect our 24th Silver Propeller Location!
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Q• Why do you speed up some of the footage in your videos?
A• We don't, we film it as time-lapse footage. We do not have the battery capacity or data storage to film in real time as our cruises can last up to 7 or 8 hours. We use to the time-lapse footage to help tell the story of movement rather than showcase the scenery. We limit the amount of time-lapse shots we use in each vlog.
Beautiful. I love the rain sky and the views. Lovely video.
Thank you! 😊
Thanks so much. That was great. Congratulations on your 24th Silver Propeller.
Thanks! On to the next one! M
I enjoy your videos because you go to DIFFERENT places (because of the Silver Propeller Challenge) but this is much better than other narrowboat videos that seem to stay on two or three different canals and don't travel much. Its like living in a motorhome or carvan and never going anywhere. I enjoy it so much that you show us the small towns,old buildings, and wonderful countryside.
Glad you like them! And yeah, we’re not very keen on sitting still, but I do get that for some that’s the appeal! M
It's interesting seeing the different lock mechanisms you and other Narrowboaters encounter. Please stay safe and post what you can. Thanks.
Really pretty canal. Thanks for mentioning the houses along the way. Today I took a short detour to see pictures of Newby Hall. The other day I took a virtual trip to Beningborough House. Nice history lessons for the area.
How lovely!
lovely to see you both again
Well done on doing both east and west most northern bits.
We're going for all the extremes! M
Such an apt name for your boat, well done indeed on No 24 ticked off the list. Hardest working vloggers on you tube but still so laid back. Love it, thank you.
Thanks for that! Glad you like the vlogs! M
I loved those quick pictures of the basin, that we got to see all of it. When I go out travelling by train I love when coming to the end of the line to take pictures of the stop buck there to get the feeling of that it´s final.
Beautiful!! Your Way up north !! ...we were following but lost track ...cool !! ...thank you for the ride along!!!
Thanks for coming along!
A cruise on the Humber and up the river Hull to the Driffield canal...Now that would make great viewing and hopefully no down Thumbs.
I’d love to do that one, but Jo’s adamant that we’re not risking the Humber estuary, so it’s may have to wait till we can rent a boat! M
Stunning canal keep safe guys and keep the cameras rolling 👍
Thank you. Will do!
Boy, entering the Ripon canal is like cruising into an impressionist painting. How lovely a transition was that? Love the roundabout as well.
It’s a nice switch, that’s for sure! M
The scenery and the information you give makes the Vlog just superb. Thanks, guys.
Thanks! Glad you like them! M
I like that you’re using the radios to talk with each other so much! That’s nice!
Yeah. Honestly now we have them we don’t know how we survived without them!
@@MinimalList Told you so! My wife said "don't need radios"... now i need a wife squelch control!
Love Ripon. An interesting trip.
It really was! M
Its Borrabridge 😎👍 oh and river yua 🤓
Heh, apparently! M
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I just love your videos. The mood, the scenery, the humor, the history. Cheers from NY!
Congratulations M. and J. and Georgie....... Northern most ... is that a star...??? #24.
Almost northernmost ... the end of the Lancaster is slightly further north, though apparently there’s some rivalry! M
Congratulations on 24.
Thanks! On to 25! M
Thank you for another vicarious day in the life ...
Thank you for watching! 😊
Nice trip folks, peaceful scenery 💗💙🙋♀️
Love your background music
Glad you like it! M
Hello there, overcast day but nice scenery, the roundabout was incredible n wild
enjoyable veiwing n Very interesting good camera well put over,
Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon
Thank you for all the kind comments. So nice to hear you enjoyed the video!
Michael I bet your favourite thing at a Fair is the Dodgems *Grin*I
Congratulations on your latest propeller award,you must be heading for a record. Nice vlog pity the weather was a bit dull
Cheersguys
Actually for some reason my favorite thing is those hammer-to-ring-a-bell things! M
You’ve found our boat 😀 @11:53
Did not expect to hear you say George was empty🤣
Thanks for another enjoyable trip👍
He’s empty so rarely it’s worthy of comment! M
@@MinimalList 🤣
Several things...
First you two are as cute as can be together.
I love all the places you go...even the Slough Arm and BCN...not great examples of canal beauty, but a waterway network cannot all be a glorious tree-lined historIcal boat journey, I suppose. I am glad you got the first Silver Propeller! You deserve that honor. The way you are going I would not be surprised to see a Gold Propeller created.
Bits of history, mix of time-lapse with real-time, narration, intros and outtros...it all works. I never really considered just how much work that all was until I watched Jo’s “How to make a VLog” series. Oh my, what an effort. Now I hear the little white dots to lower and raise music sound level, see the blends of videos and appreciate the music breaks blending on the right beat.
I do miss an occasional episode of narrow boat vegan cooking, and atrocious irreverent beer reviews.
I am always looking for the next installment.
I hope we do some more cooking videos in the future, but they rather require getting stuck long enough for Jo to catch up on the traveling vlogs... as for the beer reviews, blech! M
Glad nothing was broken from the slight bump; definitely could see how that all came to happen from the video and M's description of the sightlines. Love the new items on the store link, too! Stay safe and thanks as always for the efforts in compiling and editing the videos!
Yeah, really couldn’t see the end at all... then BANG! Oh well! Glad you liked it! M
A gorgeous stretch of waterway, loved it. Stay safe.
That was enjoyable vlog on your way to Ripon....well explained and set to some lovely music....stay safe....thanks for sharing
Thank you! 😊
I’ve really enjoyed your vlogs of river cruising, a nice addition to canal cruising.
Thanks! We enjoy the rivers! M
Great vlog. Loved the scenery. Great new t shirts, but we'll have to wait for payday !!!!
Thanks! M
Newby Hall - beautiful gardens.
Beyond Ripon - Studley Royal and Fountains Abbey - simply sublime.
I do like your camel, meant to say on a previous occasion, or two.
#24 Wow.
Slightly ashamed at the number of times I've been through Ripon - on-route to Fountains - and not noticed the canal.
Well worth a visit to the canal! And the camel says thank you! We like him as well! M
Congratulations on Silver Propeller # 24!
Thanks! On to the next one! M
Great vlog of ripon we tend to walk down the canel with our two guide dogs thanks
Thanks! And lucky dogs! M
looks nice ... thanks ... keep safe
Thanks! We try to! M
It is well worth spending a couple of days exploring Ripon. When we were there it rained - Monsoon rained. Just a bit South of your mooring is The Most Pretty Services block on the system, it is like a little country cottage inside and out, and there is a 48 hour mooring there as well. Just near there is a garden with a lot of railway paraphenalia which is Quite Interesting.
We were lucky to have quite good weather, and did a fair bit of walking, and stopped on that services on our way out. Missed the garden, sadly! M
Oh Jo, i feel for you about the open Oil. At least you didn't do like my mum who grabbed the Spray Oil can and sprayed the house for flys thinking she had the fly spray. that took soo long to clean the film of oil of everything.
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Thank you both, I reckon your outages would make another channel!! Take care, well done on the Silver Prop. Location
Thanks! M
Hi Joe Michael,interesting trip good commentary as usual ,not much traffic on this cannel,wear to next ,thanks for the ride
Next is the Leeds & Liverpool, back across towards Manchester! M
I wish I had a Narrow Boat and lived on it full time as you are one of the few people who inspire me to want to do it. I've just realised you have shaven your beard.
It’s a good life, though I wouldn’t recommend a lockdown afloat, personally! And yeah, had to trim it down as the mask mandate was coming in... every time I tried to put a mask on with the bear the straps broke, and it hurt my ears something awful! M
There are a few places on the network that I could return to often, and stay as long as possible, and not be bored.. Bugsworth basin, Sowerby Bridge, Stourport... and now you have convinced me that Ripon is also on that list.. what a lovely place. I have only ever driven past.. should have stopped!
Just found you guys. Great stuff. I'm 5 months into my TH-cam channel and yours is an excellent benchmark for me. Time to do some looking at your early stuff. See you out there somewhere no doubt.
Say hello when you do! M
If you come down to Hull via Beverley Beck, give me a shout and I'll give George a full health check FOC. I'm a Vet !!
What a kind offer. Unfortunately we are heading the other way. Thanks so much for the though!
we do the same with the radios we only remeber at the end of the trip and so we say we use them next time and forget again
We really miss them if we forget them now. We are wondering how we lived without them!
THAT'S A BIG 10 4 GOOD BUDDY. LUCKY LANDER HERE.
GOOD OLD TIMES ON CB.
Nice little journey there.
Heh... been a long time since I’ve been on CB, thankfully! M
its still sunny in Liverpool, i am getting my narrowboat in new year, Sold my caravan my car going next month, Last week got a motorcycle so all going well so far, Take care
Sounds like a great life change! You’ll love the boat (after the obligatory learning curve)... I miss a motorcycle terribly, so jealous of you there! M
Welcome to my part of the world, expect more than one season in a day while in North Yorkshire. Nice vlog as usual.
We’ve seen three to five seasons a day, it’s fascinating! M
I use to live on the other side of that roundabout bridge, and fish under there..
I spent some of my formative years in Ripon, California 😁 It was quaint but I think I would have preferred the British version. Always wanted to visit.
It’s well worth the visit! And very different! M
You really must get to York in late February, when this covid is over. We have Vikings from all over Europe for a week. Some would make you look tiny!
York was Jorvik, the viking capital of the Danelaw.
In Roman times, the Roman Commander was made Ceasar. His statue is to the right of the Minster as you face it.
The Railway Museum has the World's fastest steam train,Mallard. Its held the record since 1928.
Looks like it's a bit cooler up there. We could do with that down here in the SE!
It’s up and down up here, it just cannot make up its mind! Today it’s sweltering, but day before yesterday it was chilly! M
When i was viewing Ripon marina which seems to have been a day or so before you got there the manager of the marina said they had a resident otter, and that older chap with the widebeam and 2 dogs onboard you moored next to was just arriving.
Sorry we missed you!
First example of Insurance & police force in England in Ripon. It was based on a nightly curfew. If you were out after curfew, you got slung in jail. Curfew was sounded by the Watchman blowin a horn in Ripon, which is still done. Worth seeing, so get up to the market square at sunset. Oldest city in the country too.
We actually did get up to the square to see the horns blown, but sadly they’ve been silenced by COVID, apparently for the first time since the 880s CE. Well, not totally silent, they’re blowing them at home and posting the watch on Facebook! M
It's lovely round that way, your not far from me(Middlesbrough) enjoy yourselves👍👍
We are loving the north east so far!
@@MinimalList I hope your going to the Shambles in York, its brilliant if you like history working, I just hope the shops are open 👍👍there was an old fashioned sweet shop last time I went, have fun🙏🙏
I found The Shambles pretty quickly, absolutely lovely market there, and lots of interesting shops. Luckily it had all pretty much re-opened, although that presented some worrying crowds given the need to keep social distancing. Sadly we’re off sweets right now, so just looked at the shop longingly! M
Micheal,
Do you call those shorts pink or fusia? Awesome!!! I hope Jo knows how lucky you are to have her.. 🤣🤣 great work, keep it up.
I call them grey, but that’s me being colorblind! And she’s lucky to have me too! M
Liking the short beard!
Good! I’m still getting used to it... definitely not the way I prefer to wear it, but it’s certainly made going to shops while masked easier! M
Most likely an otter as we do have them on the waterways around Ripon
Pretty sure it was... if anything else that’s been proposed, it was suffering from gigantism.
It is awesome to see you use other means to communicate than the phones. Quicker responses for both of you. By the way, I think you may have stated it in past videos, which eludes my memory, how many silver propellers are there to collect?
There are 39 on the connected waterways. There are also quite a few that are on unconnected locations only reachable with a trailerable boat, but I’m afraid I’ve never counted those. M
You three are doing so well!! I love this series. I can't wait to see how you do the fens and drains of east Anglia, they are such a weird lot of navigations. Oh, looking at the network map, how do you think you will do the disjointed parts of the network? Rent a boat, maybe?
I’m definitely hoping to do some of them, but figuring out the logistics is something we’ll leave till later. There are some lovely disconnected stretches though that we’ll have to visit somehow! M
I think it was probably a mink - We just seen one up stream from Worksop on the Chesterfield canal and reported it to the CRT.
May well have been, though it seemed large for a mink. M
The one time the cap is on the oil bottle properly the boat hits the sill hard enough to send everything flying... Clearly cause and effect.
You have been through a roundabout before. First two bridges in to Paddington Basin.
Ahh, were those an actual roundabout!? Missed that at the time! M
Great video again but thy's in Yorksha, it isn't trying to rain, it's osin to slart :-)
Heh, tru dat. M
As y'all entered the first lock, i noticed y'all weren't using the walkie-talkies!
We haven’t quite gotten into the habit of always remembering them! But we’re learning! M
Hay, Georgie....
WOOF! G
Hmm, I've wondered if a remotely controlled rudder at the bow would make tight spots and the overflow wash easier to navigate.
Possibly, though I think it’d be a right pain the majority of the time, when you wouldn’t want it there. The bow thruster is the more generally useful equivalent, though only the hydraulic ones that don’t lose power after a couple of seconds would be of any help with the overwashes. M
Michael, with my wife it's the top on the Avocado oil container. I know, I don't get it either.
Best wishes all
may be a idea if the radios you have support it is to get a head set and use vox makes things a bit easier and with the radio clipped to your belt can keep both hands free lol dont want no beavers blocking the canals you have had enough trees in the way already ;)
The headset we want is currently sold out in the uk! :(
@@MinimalList what radio / head set is it i may be able to find one compatible another one of my hobbies
They’re Motorola units, they take a single pin accessory port that’s odd to Motorola and only certain models... we’ll be fine without until they come into stock, I’m sure. M
@@MinimalList have a look on your Facebook message may be the one you need for a Motorola TLKR Series
When on rivers are you supposed to leave your lock exit gates open or is that just on the avon. Looks a lovely cruise and Ripon is lovely . Enjoy and stay safe.
It depends on the river and the directions you get for that river. The Ripon canal is just lovely, as is the city!
I just searched up where I live and this came up lol I live in ripon
What a really lovely place to call home!
They're a bit smaller than otters, but mink like to swim as well and we have a lot of them in the UK.
We have Beavers as well. Strangely there are Beavers on the river Otter.
Glad to hear there’s beaver here, I didn’t know they’d been reintroduced and actually established! M
@@MinimalList Numbers are still pretty small, I think. The ones on the Otter have just recently been given official approval to remain, I believe.
Hi to you both. I’m planning a trip to Ripon. Do you need VHF radios on the river section? Or is it all as would be on a canal? Watching you vlogs but no mention of it so far.
Hmm, I wonder if the warehouse at the end of the canal is anything like the restaurant at the end of the universe?
Sadly, no ... not a single talking cow that wants to know what cut you’d like. M
Although not directly related to this vlog (interesting though it is) I thought I'd mention what I was doing yesterday (Monday 10th August.) As part of his policy of making me walk more than I would ordinarily do, my Brother in Law (same age as me, but insanely fit - cycled solo to Geneva last year, because he could) decided we should do some "Industrial Archaeology" - investigate the Lancaster canal near Kendal. I know, I know - it stops at Tewitfield. We visited a small section being restored quite close to Tewitfield - very encouraging - then visited Hincaster Tunnel.
Unlike the impassable Norwood Tunnel on the Chesterfield and the M6 Motorway built over another part of the Lancaster (and almost impossible to pass, even if funds were available) the Hincaster Tunnel is in rude health and a very imposing structure. There is even enough water in it to float a narrowboat, although nothing more at either end.
Finally, we went through Sedgewick, where the canal served the gunpowder works (!) thence into Kendal to get fuel for my journey home today, then visited a unique canal structure. The only crossover bridge in Cumbria! I think it is bridge 182 and it carries a road over a public footpath, that was the line of the canal. About a half mile north of that, was once a basin terminus of the Lancaster canal. It would be lovely to restore the canal to Kendal, but I fear the 'cost/benefit' analysis would stop it, because the Lancaster is understandably isolated by the Ribble link. But a fascinating afternoon that sort of extends your visit, earlier in the lockdown.
Sounds like a great walk, and the tunnel sounds right up my alley to visit! Would absolutely love to see it opened further north, if only to settle that dispute with Yorkshire about Ripon being higher! ;-) M
I see why you called Burbage, Burbridge on the K&A
Yep... they all sort of run together once you’ve been to so many! M
The music on this video is pretty good, could you list the background music
Here you go!
Moving On - Wayne Jones
Picnic on the Roof - The Whole Other
3:19 it's not actually a first for you to be in the middle of a roundabout, it's a least a third as there is one in Reading that spans the River Kennet about a kilometre from the junction with the River Thames. goo.gl/maps/TCJViA12MdybEBhb7
Ahh, good catch, makes it the fourth, apparently... though this one’s still the easiest to see without satellites aiding! M
It sounds like you had a good time on the Rippon.
Definitely! M
Does that all craft left include small craft like canoes and kayaks?
I believe so, unless you want to sail over the weir! M
Great vid thanks one small thing the pronunciation of the river Ure it,s not Ur it,s said as [you ar] but hey ha ha ha great video.
What radios are you using? We’re looking at replacing our old radios and currently researching new ones but your views would be appreciated. Thanks
They’re the Motorola Talkabout T92 H20 model; not the cheapest, but they’re waterproof, float, and are simple enough to use with gloves on, unlike a lot of the cheaper units we’ve seen. Only drawbacks are they’ve got a useless flashlight function that’s too easy to enable and drains the batteries, plus no actual attachment point for a lanyard, which would be better than the clunky belt clip / truly useless whistle. But overall they work well. M
I ordered these today Michael after your recommendation and reading some excellent reviews. Thanks again for your assistance. Keep cruising to more Silver Propellers. See you both on the cut sometime I’m sure...
Wave when you do! And enjoy the walkies, they’ll come in so useful on big flights! M
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Ripon is supposed to have short lock(s) did you find that? How long are you. Xxx
We’re 57’, and they definitely were not long but didn’t feel anywhere near as tight as the Pocklington or the Calder & Hebble. We didn’t have scads of room or anything, but it wasn’t a problem. M
"Ure" is pronounced "Yore" - hence the boats with "Yoredale" on them.
Having crossed it so many times on the A1 and seen the sign, Ive often wondered if it was grammatically correct that the water in that river could be called Urine ?!
(When you drive late at night on your own a lot, one gets a little bored!)
Strange that they decided to spell it incorrectly! M
What music do you use?? makes it easy to watch which is great..
Most of our music is from the TH-cam Audio Library, glad to hear you like it. The tracks on this video are listed below.
Moving On - Wayne Jones
Picnic on the Roof - The Whole Other
A great shame that they cannot link the UK canal system out to the Norfolk Broads.
Well they can. You just need to go round the outside!
@@MinimalList Via the sea? In a canal boat? Not a good idea!
Could always truck it there 😇
@@janhjorth965 Yes, I know, but just a shame that the Broads are not directly connected.
I’m still trying to get Jo to let me take it round the ocean way, but it might be easier to do a Kickstarter for a trailer! M
Why the thumbs down.....I'm confused.
Some people just like to complain, is all we can figure. Ahh well, oddly enough TH-cam doesn’t care and considers it the same as a like! M
The cover really needs to go back on the oil or it will become rancid much sooner.
Weasel?
Bit large for a rat, weasel, mink, or stoat... but maybe a particularly giant one!? M
Hey there Jo,
Just so you know you've been in the middle of a roundabout before when you went to the Winsford end of the River Weaver.
Google co-ordinates (53.192515, -2.517121)
Take care all 3 off you..
Regards Steve
Ahh, you’re right! Couldn’t see that one except via Google! Apparently there’s another one we passed through in London as well, just before Paddington Basin! M
@@MinimalList It just goes to show people do actually take note of your superb vlogs....
BORRA BRIDGE
AHHH! M
Sure it wasn't a rat.... quick question, we are about to by some walkie talkies, which ones do you guys have?
They’re Motorola, specifically the Talkabout T92 H2O model... came in a kit as a pair. Waterproof, they float, and unlike a lot of the less expensive ones they’re brightly colored and easy to use with gloves on. Only thing we don’t like is they’ve only got a belt clip, and for some reason they don’t have a lanyard, or indeed any obvious means of attaching them to one. M
@@MinimalList Many thanks, I had seen those. Thinking they are a good idea.
Why has Godzilla stopped eating the mic?
Heh... sometimes he’s just not that peckish! M
Well he has eaten a few over the years. Giant reptilians can be fussy eaters I guess. Bit like my kids!
I look forward to the time when Micheal can get his normal look back. Even on the third video, the trimmed beard still seems out of place.
You and him both!
River Ure is pronounced as your