112. Narrowboat trip up the River Avon from Comberton Quay to Offenham
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Here's a vlog of two more days of cruising up the Avon, from Comberton Quay where the last vlog ended, through Pershore and Evesham, and up to Offenham. I went through a lot of locks, all of which were rather turbulent and one of which had a puzzle to keep you guessing.
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I'm surely not the only one who watches the video on one monitor while using a second monitor and Google Maps to see the rest of the area. It's enjoyable to watch, even though I'm thousands of miles away and have no real interest in boating. Keep up the fantastic work!
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Thank You David. I’ve enjoyed your videos several times through the series. It was a nice treat to see your new posting. Like a Sunday morning present. We appreciate what you’re doing. Thank You for giving us all a glimpse and escape into a more calm life than our regular corporate rat race. Ahhhh another 10-15 minutes of calm, quiet, and relaxing pleasure. Steve. Sacramento California
Cheers Steve!
Hello. I'M binge-watching from Michigan, USA. Started at ep1. Love the series. 😀
Thanks!
New to your channel. Just wanted to say that not only is your narration interesting and well spoken but your voice is very soothing. It's nice to hear a narration with interesting wording.
Beautiful country. Splendid nature. These channels represent centuries of work and much love. Amazing.
:-)
Another great video. Your "living" trees could be Dad's Army on patrol.
Haha love it :-)
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I Just love these vlogs they are so well done and your narration is wonderful.
Thank you :-)
Nice 👍 Randomly,the trees reminded me of a sign I once saw nailed to a tree in a wood which read "Private sign. Do not read" 🙄
That's quite random.
CruisingTheCut thanks!
You make wonderfully quiet vlogs, keep it up I love it.
I never realized how beautiful England is until I started watching your vlogs. Thanks , David, you brightened an otherwise chilly, blustery Fall day here in Michigan 😏
Ah, thanks Julie. We've a rare day of October sun here too, making the autumn leaves look lovely :-)
I live on an island off of Canada’s west coast, in the heart of a temperate rainforest. I’m surround by brilliant green water filled with life, mountains capped with snow, spectacular First Nations art and a year round mild climate... by any description, paradise.
All that, and I can’t get over how beautiful the UK country side is in your vlogs.
And the weather is the same here.
I loved all the historical notes you added in this one!
Thanks again, David,for another great tour.I really hope the change of scenery in your life is having the effect you were hoping for.Peace.✌
It's very calming :-)
I live in Evesham and I’ve just been looking through your videos to find this! Brilliant video highlighting the beauty of the town, especially with the centre piece of the river! Loved recognising all of the landmarks you highlighted, as the town isn’t one that is ‘widely’ known. We had a massive food in 2007 which is why there is a lot of flood protection etc. in place. The park that sits to the left following the Rowing Club did once house the Abbey which was connected to the Bell Tower and Church up to the top . Obviously, Henry VIII had it destroyed in the dissolution of the monasteries! Loved seeing you cover the town so well!
Feel free to come back some time, and look around all of the historic sites we have. I’d be delighted to give you a tourn
I'm going through your videos for the 2nd time now , mostly because (a) they are truly delightful , and take place mostly in my old stamping ground , the midlands , & (b) during lockdown , it's such a pleasure to watch the gentle pace and quiet enjoyment to be taken from the scenery and lapping of the water against the hull. It's lottery night tonight 01/09/20. If I win , I may join on you , cruising the cut :)
A bridge from the 14th century? That is what is so great about your country. So much history. If you see a bridge in America from the 14th century, you are surely lost.
Hahaha, loads of them here!
@@CruisingTheCut the oldest one in Seaton Devon. crossing the river axe.
These videos are absolute heaven. Calming, relaxing and therapeutic...
"If you seek his memorial look about you."
A fine epitaph if there ever was one.
Another splendid video! Once again, I marvel at the age and history of England. Just fascinating!
Glad you enjoyed it
I am enjoying the past vlogs but i do miss new vlogs from the narrowboat days. I enjoy the new ones and learning about a variety of things about the canals.
So glad you appreciate our wonderful Evesham lock! I can see it from my flat (the large ex-factory building behind the Mill House).
It's a fierce beastie!
Another lovely tranquil journey excluded the buffeting in the locks. Gorgeous countryside and Evesham is gorgeous. Superb video David. Thank you
I’m kinda binge watching these vlogs and generally have them on in the background while I work on my laptop.
This particular video made me sit up and take notice.
Many years back after leaving college I moved north (ish) from London and took a job at the Wood Norton hotel.
This brought back lots of happy memories.
Keep making these strangely calming and informative videos.
Love your videos. Thank you.
Cheers!
The surroundings and beautiful scenery are spellbinding and entrancing. I must move immediately eastward 6,000 miles
This is a reminder of my only narrow boat experience : 35 years ago with my daughter and her cousin, both 10, and we were joined by a friend for the first 2 nights. We went as far as Pershore in one direction and Stratford upon Avon in the other. The only mishaps were a bash trying to get into the Evesham lock going towards Pershore and losing the canal guide due to a sudden gust of wind.
Whenever we went through locks or had to tie up, the 10 year old cousin became a crack hand at taking the tiller while I did the potentially risky bits. We had a fabulous time and still talk about it too this day.
I believe the curved lock walls are made that way to hold back unstable gravels. It’s an arch principle.
But I may be wrong. ;).
Nah, they used to be straight but bowed out from all the boats bashing into them from the violence of the lock. ;)
I'm 29 an own my own 16ft cabin cruiser, watching you travel on a canal boat makes me want to move on to one an relax at a slow place an travel the UK's water ways !
I am still amazed at the engineering and work it took to make the rivers and canals navigable. And when you see a bridge from the 15th century still standing you have to admire the workmanship.
I wonder just how much of our public works will be around in 400 years.
I dare say there's been a few rebuilds and repairs in that time but yes it is amazing, I agree.
Absolutely lovely. We're having such a wonderful time sharing your travels. Thanks so much.
Cheers guys!
Great viewing. Have watch over 40 of your VLOGS. I live in New Zealand
I love how you tell us what are the ancient buildings along the way....amazing!
Lovely vlog, so pleasant cruising with you, you had me wondering with the title then that lock, no more wondering.
I enjoy starting my Sunday mornings here in Florida with one of your trips. What a beautiful River. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure!
Cheers John
Another great vlog and history lesson 👍thanks.
:-)
Nice shot of the jumping fish at 6:35 :-)
This is my all-time favorite vlog channel! so relaxing. never stop!
I’m watching your old vlogs with deep nostalgia, remembering what drew me to your channel in the first place! Although interested in the new style interviews I do miss your dry sense of humour and delightfully random, laidback commentary.
Glad you enjoy them
it was Sunday morning , we are just waking up end with coffee in hand .We enjoyed your cruise up the Avon. Last year we were in Stratford on the Avon where I got to see my first narrow boats. We visited the River trust narrow boat exhibit . Really enjoy your vlog . Terry & Bess
Thank you! Lazy Sundays with coffee are the best :-)
So interesting to see all of the different engineering solutions at each lock! And all still working! A national treasure!
These "alive" trees are willows used for basket-weaving. The young, flexible stalks are harvested for baskets, garden chairs or other wicker goods, so they never get the opportunity to grow solid big branches. Meanwhile the trunks can keep growing little by little, not much due to not having big lush branches to provide nutrients, but they can keep growing for hundreds of years providing generations with basket-weaving material.
Another very nice journey! Thanks for charing!
Thank you for these videos. They are so relaxing, and your humor is spot on.
Of course as an American I'm easily won over by a British accent. :P
8:23 it always looks really cool to see a narrowboat gliding by, seemingly forever
Thanks for the brilliant reminder. I grew up on kingfisher marina when I was a kid. It didn't look as good 38 years ago. Thanks very much.
I always love your videos....the country is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!!
Cheers!
Hello David that was lovely just what my lazy sunday afternoon needed. Thank you very much.
This is one of your happiest adventures. You are so upbeat and enjoying yourself and it shows! Thanks for sharing.
Another entertaining adventure, thanks David😃👍👏👏
Thanks David, my mother was from Shropshire so nice to be travelling with you at present
A lovely sentiment but this is Worcestershire... ;-)
"if you seek his monument look about you." Nice.
It's very interesting to see history from a boater's point of view. Thanks!
Quite enjoyed this vlog.. very beautiful!
I used the curved Evesham lock. My grandparents are the keepers and used to live in the house on the left but it was condemned in a flood. Pan left some more and you’d have seen their boat.
Small world huh
@@tomatosauce1112 it certainly is!
Thanks David, a wonderful tea break vlog to cheer up a grey Monday!
Excellent!
I live in tropical north Australia, this sort of scenery and architecture is reminiscent of stories I read and movies like wind in the willows. Thanks.
Beautiful area. I have very much enjoyed the Avon series thus far!
Great and beautiful place to spend your time doing the thing you love doing thanks for the video awesome viewing ❤️👍🍀🍀
Hi! I've only recently started watching but working my way through all your vlogs and thoroughly enjoying. I'm a merchant captain by trade but interested in getting a narrow boat later on in life! I don't know if someone has suggested this already but the sheer you experienced in the big locks could be down to bank effect. This is due to pressure differences at the bow as the water pushes through the water causing an area of high pressure. Water then accelerates down the side of the boat causing an area of low pressure. The consequence of this is that the bow will sheer away from a bank, or lock wall. This would be less noticeable in small locks or even counteracted as both sides of the bow would be sheering off each wall but could be felt in the much wider locks. Apologies if you already know of this! Google 'ship interaction' if you want to know more
Glad you like the videos. Yes, a few other people have also suggested that in the comments but I like to think it's mystical river creatures playing havoc with me ;-)
As always, an interesting, entertaining and informative video, thanks.
I wish we had something like this in the states unfortunately most of are canals are filled in or empty and you just does remain are short stretches converted into memorial parks remembering the canal systems here I would love to live on a boat on the canal traveling to and fro
That was very enjoyable and was clear enough for me to follow the route on Google Earth and could 'jump off' and have a wander around the points of interest.
Beautiful video David , with added bonus of the history stories. You are so confident on the rivers now , no more knee knocking !!
To be fair, the river level was so low there was barely any current!!
Great vid with comprehensive narration well done sir.
Lovely to see my local waters. Impressed with the research you'd done on the area!
Amazing what the Internet can reveal!
😊 Love the beautiful countryside; making me homesick. Thanks again for another great vlog.
Cheers
Great Vlog David :-)
Ta :-)
Hi David... We met you today at your inconvenience ;-) Very excited to meet you in person, and that you were literally the first to hear our exciting news. Hope to meet you again on the cut. Thanks again for your inspiration... Jem & Trish
Hello! Lovely to meet you too and I'm so pleased to have heard your news. I'm looking forward to an update in a few weeks :-)
I love these vids. Reminds me of when I was a kid piloting our boat on the waterway off the lake. (trent-severn waterway off lake simcoe in Ontario) Weir enjoying the slow relaxed atmosphere you create. Moor please!
Amazing scenery awesome ancient structure, beautiful trees very lovely journey 👏👏I love country side of Uk. Superb vlog
Wonderful, thank you again. Many years ago on a business trip to London my client invited me instead to their Cheltenham office. I rented a car, had a great trip and stopped to photograph unbelievably green and peaceful Evesham along the way. Such memories...
Such enjoyable watching ! Thank you. Do you ever consider carrying on vlogging after you have moored up? We would love the story to continue into your boat to watch you ‘sort out’ for the coming lunch time / evening etc. 😊
I don't do anything, just eat some food, watch a bit of telly and go to bed. Nothing worth vlogging.
A video with plenty of great views so thanks for that. All the best for more of your journey.
Thanks Ken
Sir, I just love it! Hello from California 🤙🏼
Yes, Evesham is a pretty place. I lived at Chadbury nr Evesham for 12 months. Enjoyed everyday. Wide range of shops, Waitrose, Within walking distance to the Workman’s gardens. Tesco, M&S, Next, Boots and B&M a little distance away. But a nice stroll. Well worth a stop
Wow. Nice to see the pull-ferry still in service after all these years. I remember seeing it in an episode of Rosie and Jim.
Thank you, TH-cam for suggesting this channel.
Thanks for tuning in !
Nice viedography. Love the silent ones too. Thank you.
Cheers
Brilliant. I really enjoyed this one, though I haven't got a narrowboat - yet...
Ahoi, David, wieder eine schöne Aussicht am Bug Deines Schiffes. Danke, ich genieße es, die schöne Kanalfahrt. Gruß Leo
Danke, Leo. Ich bin froh, dass Sie es genossen haben (via Google Translate)
That was a good history lesson vlog David.
FABULOUS video.
You are very fortunate to be able sail a boat mostly through England. Come to Australia and we only have one river that has a bit of distance attached to it but the rest, well you would be fortunate to see water in them. If I lived in England I would join you on the water ways. It’s not a sit on the bum and steer the boat but a bit of fun/work whatever you may call it to navigate through the locks. Lucky you.
So nice to cruise on River Avon with beautiful countryside.
very ambiental and enjoyable video, sir!
Watching your videos are great for us on the other side of the pond that the middlelands of England have always been a bit confusing. So much in so little space. (I live in Texas) but following google maps as I follow your videos has been great. Thank You.
Great vlog as always keep them coming David.
Hi David another great video , regards liz
Thanks
Stunning.
I do love your vlogs i have been binge watching them and see them all now sadly and i cant wait for more great work
Thank you, glad you like them.
that part of the Avon is very nice.
Very Shakespearean looking house except for the glass railings on the balconies. Old and new, working together.
Morning David, Another interesting Vlog. The river looks perfect for cruising.The house on the side of the river looked interesting as well. Quite big and manor house looking.The locks were a bit fierce, the paddle was madness!! Glad you are enjoying your journey.Look forward to your next vid.Thank you. keep safe in the windy weather on the river.
It was a lovely week, weather was great (this was back in June).
I would love to try it out for a week vacation. The scenery.
All Class again David. Thanks again..
Ta
I really enjoy your vlog 100% keep chuging mate
Good show ! Old Bean!
Very nice trip. Well nice for me as I didn't get bounced around the Locks. Those Tudor houses looked almost original.Portraiture of Queen Elizabeth I popped into my head covered with jewels and expensively draped in yards and yards of fabric killing the working class with taxes to pay for it all. Just love color coding. It's so fast and easy. So relaxing to watch your vlog I think I need a lie down.😋
I always commend a nice lie down :-)
Your confident on the rivers now. Interesting video as usual, thanks!
Thanks. I was definitely feeling more confident, certainly. Cheers