Low headroom under Nell Bridge, and the River Cherwell in flood! A time-lapse Narrowboat Trip.

Nell Bridge to Belchers lift-bridge, Aynho, on the South Oxford canal. The River Cherwell is still in flood but levels have fallen enough for me to proceed - Just! A time-lapse Narrowboat Trip on the Oxford canal. 5th April 2018.
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[@lilylou1513]

Thank you for the map showing your route. A very nice touch 👍

[@Stringbean421]

Fantastic cruise along the canal. I love the music track (Hope), played in this. You wrote some really lovely chillout music.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you.

[@crossercuss1]

used to love walking our dogs along this stretch, kids used to love playing in the river when not in flood... there used to be a cottage where the river crossed many moons ago.. thanks for the vlog

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. Lots of lock cottages have disappeared, very sad really.

[@unchaleekate6746]

You deserve an gramy award...yep the flying saucer was magic !

[@patriciabockenstette6550]

What a lovely trip down the canal. Would have liked to hear the water slipping by as your boat travelled. Very relaxing with the music. Thanks for sharing.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. Check out my other videos, and also my Slow TV channel: th-cam.com/channels/I8p6Ai5hm_HSmXLXjmpNYw.html

[@tidborough]

Like the UFO bit towards the end!!! Very nice touch!!

[@xxkingfireblazerxx8408]

Wow. A beautiful breathtaking journey well done!

[@paulboden7850]

The BBC would be daft not to air your films.
Your work is brilliant.
The sheep grazing on the sunny slope along the canal was especially touching.

[@FoxesAfloat]

Great vlog... Don't suppose you can avoid bashing your boat with that flow.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. It wasn't too bad, I just got washed up against the barrier a bit. Didn't hit the bridge. The hireboat was going quite a bit faster...and did!

[@FoxesAfloat]

Yeah. Noticed the hire boat gave it a right thump.

[@ASCIITerminal]

Good to see the Murgons back!

[@KayleenGnwmythr]

That river crossing of the canal is interesting - and quite a challenge.
The issue of low clearances (unless one is in a UFO, of course) is also a challenge, and you've handled both well.
Actually, the low headroom reminds me a bridge here (in south eastern Australia) that gets trucks stuck under it every couple of years or so, and the flooding around the canal at the start reminds me of Mackay, Queensland in the 1970s, which had six foot deep, open ditches beside roads that only emptied when the tide was out: whenever we got flooded (every wet season), one or two cars would wind up falling into the invisible (flood covered) ditches. At least I would suppose people know there is a canal under the floodwaters you filmed. (Mackay's 20' tide range also used to give us a tidal current of up to 4 to 6 knots to sail in, so I do appreciate how you handled that cross current :) )

[@FrazzledPup]

That bridge, whoa!

[@llessibm]

I’m really enjoying your vlogs - the Oxford winds it’s way through some beautiful countryside and most of the vlogs on TH-cam that I’ve seen confirm that but they very rarely stop and describe the scene in detail - thanks, looking forward to the next instalment

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Thank you. I make a point of not just showing the pretty bits. I like to include it all in its entirety, good and bad.

[@lostinthekerf]

A wise move to let the hire boat go ahead at the lock, can't imagine it's fun being tailgated on the canal... You don't happen to have a yellow submarine animation do you, that might be what that flying saucer is looking for : ).

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

I hate being tailgated by any boat. I usually pull over and let them pass. :-)

[@ramseybarber8312]

Hi And let them prepare the next lock for you.!!! @@NarrowboatJourneys

[@manwithapan9481]

Your intro drives my Patterdale nuts, soon as he hears that meow he's trying to get through the monitor :)

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

And again at the very end! ;-)

[@garydye4270]

The hireboat driver looked like he was more used to go-carts than narrowboats. Also took off after stopping past the lock like he thought he was on a jet-ski at full throttle.
Perhaps he had been transported to the boat from the flying saucer!

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

In a rush to get those boats back to the boatyard on time.

[@motorhomenarrowboat1]

Great Vlog. It has taken 5 months to find it but worth the wait.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Welcome aboard! :-)

[@MrCampbell633]

loved the vid thks so much

[@nesleinf]

Thank you for a nice and interesting trip. Watch out for low flying UFO's :-)

[@weatherdevil9029]

I'm no boater, but like your vids

[@ramseybarber8312]

Hi Often wondered why Ayno lock is that shape any idea's??

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

It's only a small drop, so it's made extra wide to allow a larger volume of water through each time it's used.

[@terryreaves5127]

Do you film this all w your iPhone? That’s a tight squeeze

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

No iphones, I use several (proper) cameras.

[@raymondhayes3299]

At 13.40 or there about I saw a UFO. Was that a bit of trick photography?

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

There's a huge clue at the very end of the video. ;-)

[@raymondhayes3299]

@@NarrowboatJourneys Thank you for the reply. I will look.Have just found your videos and enjoy them. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Ray Hayes.

[@ramseybarber8312]

Hi I Thought they were for real !!!!!?? Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@heinzpawelzik6597]

Ufo is very cool 🤣😎

[@barryl8857]

New subscriber here, your intro got my attention
. Which google earth program do you use to see the canals?

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Just the regular Google Earth. I plot all the canal info on it myself.

[@lewisgardner1660]

Very good video thank you.
Do you ever suffer from abuse from other boaters on the canal?

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

No, there are very few dodgy boaters, the vast majority are friendly.

[@walks_with]

Lovely. That hire boat didn’t hang about after it left the lock did it?

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

No, they were keen to get back to the boatyard.

[@64bigbri]

Love the UFO near the end

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

That would be the Murgons! :-)

[@peteon4wheels627]

Q, do you pay for drinking water living on the cut /canal.

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

Not sure what you mean? Use of taps for drinking water is included in the licence fee.

[@terryreaves5127]

What’s that at 1344 min?

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

That would be the Murgons! :-)

[@ramseybarber8312]

Or Ming the Merciless from the Planet ZOG

[@vanessajones9966]

look in this video 1344 mins and tell my what is that in the sky

[@jenniferpeacock-turnerfent5134]

UFO