031 - BACK ONTO THE MIGHTY THAMES
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- For the past 6 weeks we seem to have been racing to get to Bristol and back before Blakes Lock closes for 5 months. We don't want to spend our winter on the Kennet and Avon Canal, despite how lovely it is, so we needed to be back on the Thames by the end of October, And we made it!
It's exciting to be exploring again after covering old ground since we left Bristol. We visit Pangbourne, Goring and Wallingford. Michael is enjoying all the history and George is loving the countryside.
Make sure you watch to the end to see all our outtakes and we would love to hear your comments. Please also like and subscribe!
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CHRIS ZABRISKI - THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR ON THE BOW OF THE KALEETAN
DRAKE STAFFORD - SMALL TOWN
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Being now from Edmonton, AB which is very dog UNFRIENDLY it was a welcome change to visit where dogs go virtually every where in London.
Very nice video.. they autumn colors are beautiful.
+Robert McAuley Thank you! M
Good change in theme music.
Your outtakes are like the end of a Pixar film. We don't dare miss them - they're hilarious.
+marilyn s Thanks! We try not too make too many, but they keep happening anyway! M
Great evening for me. Thanks. Lots of memories, George Michael's cottage etc. One thing I did not notice as we passed under Moulsford Bridge. Whether it is Brunel, Telford or Rennie's work skewed bridges are really amazing to me.
The Thames looks lovely, George looks ecstatic, and you two look healthy and happy. All is well in MinimalListLand I would say.
Thank you for sharing and fair winds.
+Lane Street Thanks! It is lovely, and George -- though at times naughty -- is very, very happy whenever there's a ball about! M
Thanks for the video. I like the Fast Forward clips. It's like speed reading. Lots of info, with retention.
+John Rice Retention is my middle name. Well, actually it's James, but, figuratively, retention! M
Mighty and rivery! Describes the Thames to a "T"! Gorgeous scenery this time...well, every time, but I really enjoyed the castle and the beautiful river. Glad you made it out before the end of October. Those rowers are a dedicated bunch! Thanks for an enjoyable start to my Sunday.
+Luann Crownover Dedicated, if not very good at communicating to other boats what the heck they're about to do! Bloody things whiz all over the place, and all we can do is forge ahead and hope not to cut one in half! M
Pretty awesome To See Wallingford! I'm in Wallingford CT!
Heh, hope the namesake’s as nice as the original! M
@@MinimalList Been Here all my Life. Married a Guilford Girl and Bought a Home here. My Kids are raised here. I think that speaks Volumes
It is said that Edward 2nd died, with yes a red hot poker inserted somewhere I can only imagine to be very painful. It was actually at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, which is located 3 miles south of Sharpness docks.
I think there's some controversy over the red hot poker bit. Apparently that was what passed for propaganda in the day. M
Thank you for these videos. You do a great job, they are very entertaining. Way better than anything I have seen on TV.
+Ian Gorner thank you! N
Oxford Pitt rivers museum brilliant overlooked by many!
+Colin Stobbart Actually found it rather by accident (didn't know there was a door from the Natural History Museum); fascinating collection, really weird top floor listening to an excited father explaining to his ooing and awing girls how many people you could kill with each kind of sword! Loved it! M
you guy's like Thames..the feeling of the whole video changed, the tempo,,more room.. very nice!
+Michael Cummings it is nice and wide and (up this end at least) quite pleasant and calm, with little traffic at this time of year. Also the locks that others operate can be a bit addictive! M
So it says on the screen " Sorry it is so dark. It's early and the sun isn't up" and there are Jo and Michael both wearing SUNglasses 🕶 🤔
Sorry, it's just Jo wearing sunglasses. My mistake. I couldn't see as it was so dark.
I find it strange, the No Dogs Allowed Sign(s) When we visited we were totally overwhelmed with the presence of dogs everywhere, including the Pubs, churches, museums etc. there are some people who are (it is all about ME)
Most of the UK is pretty dog friendly, thankfully… it’s relatively uncommon to find a location that isn’t friendly, but obviously it does happen. M
Hi Jo, Michael, George, I have finally caught up with all your vids now!! brilliant....Looking forward to the next vlog.Thank you..
+Sarah Martella have you seen this one? th-cam.com/video/yDIQFiUugzM/w-d-xo.html it was delayed a bit. We try to upload Sunday’s and wednesdays but that may slow down now we are cruising less! Thanks for watching! Jo
Hi Jo Michael yes i watched number 32. I loved them all!!thank you for making the vlogs.It makes my day..
Thanks for the history lesson about Edward 11 and the red hot poker! Nothing surprises me about the British Royalty.
Having been fortunate enough to have lived and grown up on a river the size of the upper Thames I really enjoyed this vlog. Great job. Oddly there was stone castle home and earthworks built by a reclusive stone mason along RR tracks in Fox River Grove IL The river was nearby. There was a single lock on the waterway way upstream.
+Al Lorenz that sounds like a fascinating story and an odd soul. Any idea if they're still intact? M
Minimal List here’s the story, we used to walk around the place when it was lit up at night with colored lights. mchenrycountyliving.com/the-bettendorf-castle/
love the content and format of this video... your best yet.. D&D Halifax Canada
+Darren Genge Thanks! M
Hi there! Great to see that my favourite youtubers are coming towards me! My girlfriend and I just bought a boat to live on that we are picking up from Whilton on Friday. You guys have been a great recourse for us when deciding to make the move to live on the water. We'll be going down the Oxford Canal to moor up in Oxford on the Thames over the next few months. Are you continuing north on the Oxford canal then? We'll keep an eye out for you! Sounds like we might very well pass each other. /Hannes and Isla on "Sorcha Eilis"
+Hannes Johansson Very cool that you've bought a boat, and welcome to the life aquatic! Glad we could help in any way! Yes, we're coming up the Oxford, actually moving on sometime tomorrow, to somewhere above Duke's Cut. Please do let us know when you might be passing, or wave hello and yell! M
You forgot to do that north loop of the Kennet River around the island in Reading past Blake's Wharf! Must have been the brain injury! ;)
Damn! Now we’ll have to go back! M
@@MinimalList If you're planning to come south again to do the end of the Basingstoke, it would only be a small detour from the Thames to do this loop.
liking that one too, and the music. here in berlin its raining enough to sail down the street. when is the solar panel finish up?
+darren slater The solar panel brackets / install one is already up; we need to do another one talking about lessons learned and the wiring, but haven't yet had a chance to finish it. Sailing down the streets of Berlin actually sounds kind of fun. If you had some Hasselhoff playing in the background. M
saw the fitting one. its the technical one you have teased us with that i want to see. the info the chargers and controllers get you the real life info of the most expensive batteries you can buy.
+darren slater We'll get to it soonish, I hope! We've just got to get off the Thames and find a suitable mooring and deal with numerous small maintenance issues first! M
Great film. One question, while you were on the mooring in Goring.
I do hope you were not snoring.
Because it is prohibited to do snoring on the mooring in Goring.
Poor prose and I apologise for being boring.
But it is allowed to be boring in Goring as long as you are not snoring.
No snoring in Goring but it is allowed to be boring.
Just no snoring.
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+Norman Boyes Hate to be pouring, but there was in fact snoring, upon our fine mooring, our mooring in Goring. Though it wasn't so boring as laying some flooring, after some storing up in high Goring we returned to our mooring and did, indeed, snoring, sleep at our mooring, that mooring in Goring. Hope you're not soaring, or thinking of warring, for all of our snoring at our mooring in Goring. M
It didn't take long in procuring a mooring yet nobody mentioned going touring after securing your mooring in Goring.
Georgie dawg looked so adoring, soaring after his ball and then restoring and storing his energy whilst you are both off with your touring of Goring.
Sorry, my roaring has become quite boring. My skills with poems are not worth scoring.
Oh I've got such a long way to go to catch up with you but I'm really enjoying these posts. Fascinating, enjoyable, entertaining, relaxing and educational!
I was pleased to see you made it off the K&A although I'd have been surprised if you didn't. I keep meaning to ask, what's the relevance of "1900" on the side of the boat? Was it built in 1900 or perhaps that's the time it rolled off the construction line one evening 😂
Sadly the answer is we really don’t know... the 1900 has been on her since she was first commissioned, but from what we were told the fella who named her isn’t with us any longer and no one knows the actual story. We think, having seen a mention of them at the Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, that it may have been meant to evoke a Thames Waterman’s License number, which was unique to working boats plying the upper Thames and wouldn’t have been an unusual sight on a boat coming out of Weybridge onto the Thames. Since she was originally ordered for Pyrford Marine that would make some sense, and it’s in the right location centered under the name, but unfortunately it’s just speculation. M
@@MinimalList Thanks Michael, that's very interesting.
Hi Guys Great Vid. I am now the owner of a narrow boat and have been for a good few weeks, I have been navigating from Crew to Essex I am now on the Grand Union At Berkhamsted tomorrow heading to Hemel Hempstead. Going through London at the weekend Not on the Thames.
+Peter Rutter Wonderful to hear!! Sounds like you're moving quickly and having fun! Congratulations! M
Hi Guys where are you at the moment
Michael!!!!
You have never done a pantomine?
You have to do one, ok, so the last one I did I was about ten years old, but it was a lot of fun and you get icecream and a bag of sweets.
+Rob M Never done, never seen, and though I've heard lots of descriptions it so far sounds basically nutty. I look forward to finding out what I've been missing, though I do hope the sweets are worth it! M
Am loving the ride through the canals....almost no one...ever does this. Thanks..although...selfishly...I could wish that it lasted longer...no offence...but...nudge nudge...wink wink...??? Cheers
+Diana B We have to strike a balance between too short to watch and too long to upload, but we try! M
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WOW poked by a red hot poker!!..are you guys staying on the boat all winter and if so where?
+Bob Ahlberg we will be cruising this winter, starting on the Oxford and heading north, while how much progress we make will be determined by lock closures and winter maintenance! M
So why does Michael need and office chair and also why does Michael need an office.
By the way you do realize, these dog rescue places are really where the dogs hire their agents to find them better homes for them to trade up on their staff. George wanted to travel and he like water she when you came along with your narrowboat he notified his agent and arrange an interview with you. ha ha
Well very glad George found the right help! As for the office and chair, I was doing a lot of volunteer work, had a plan to do consulting work, and have now started doing student work! M
So was it boring at the Goring mooring? xD nice vlog, thanks for shareing. I wonder if there are any Geocaches along the canals.
+Esther Kalkbrenner no, in the end it wasn't that boring at the mooring in Goring! Though we did also do some nice snoring at the Goring mooring!
Geocaching would be an interesting idea. We'd need a GPS... and they'd have to be waterproof. M
Ha! first like, first comment! yaaaayyyyy!
+Gary Dickens congrats! M
Did you know...... There was once a group (musical) called *Edward the Second and the Red Hot Polkas*!!?!! True. I have one of their albums somewhere. Thought you might be interested.... Well, amused perhaps! --- Safe travels.
+martin james Oh. My. God. That's just. Just. I can't even. :-) M
Bash it into TH-cam. You'll see! x
I hope you paid a visit to The Dolphin!
+Andy Clarke Afraid we missed it, we'll have to take recommendations for the trip back down... Whenever that is! M
Hi guys
your latest uploaded video is’t working, Looking forward to the Oxford bit.
+SteveL yeah, we have had to switch it to private as there is an issue with the licence for the music we used. Hopefully it will be back up soon! :(
+SteveL Hi, just letting you know it's back up! M
Temperature or Temptation, that's the question. :) Also it is the soundtrack of MIND - Path to Thalamus, a great first person exploration and puzzle solving game (check it out on steam)!
+schizzlschnitzl well now I've got to get Steam! M
Why do so many stories in British History end with a red hot poker? Why does Michael seem so keen and know so much about it?!?
'ans Subscribe' ... are we taking a trip to France soon? I'm up for it if you are... no really it's a smashing place and I hear the canals are cracking!
Great editing as usual ... the honest morning light was an interesting start you don't often see on YT.
+Matt Allen I'm keen on anything that drives me to Google or Wikipedia with a question of "he did what?!" ... history is full of fascinating choices I don't think I'd make.
Also I love the idea of France, I'm just not sure she'll let me drive on till Normandy! M
Hi Guys, just to let you know that your latest video sent today has not come through, it just shows the blank screen and sorry about that
+Mike Ormston Hi Mike, we know, there's unfortunately been an issue with the licensing on the music, and we've had to make it private while we sort that out. Hopefully it will be sorted out soon. So sorry. M
Hi Guys thanks for the reply, all I can say is OOPS I know some of my friends in the UK/USA RV/Sailing world have had similar problems, hope yours are sorted out soon as I do enjoy your videos/humour. Safe travels to you both.
+Mike Ormston Thank you, we will have it sorted soon, even if Jo uploads a version with different music. The video said it was licensed properly, but Google's system seems to disagree; first time it's happened so bit of a learning experience! M
As I have said I have had friends who have had same sort of problems as you have, but some how they got it sorted just as you will but cant wait to see your next great video should be lots of fun and humour as usual but Michael you seem to love English history, I would say you know more than me, I think I know more about USA by following RV/Sailing channels than Britain, but then each to their own thing right, but I have a great fondness for the inward waterways, Canals/Norfolk Broads.
+Mike Ormston it’s back live now!
Great vlog. Why do so many places refuse to allow dogs when so many dog owners would happily visit and spend money! Makes no sense. Thanks for sharing your journey.BTW I think the Edward II information may be a rumour not fact but who knows?
+Sylvia Page It seems to be more of a rumor than a fact, though Wallingford Castle's official signage still seems to want to go out of its way to mention it! M
M quick random question, what model of Oakley’s do you have?
Student work, you taking online university courses, during the lockdown?
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+thumpergman Thumbs up. Response! M
Ha! \o/ 74th! \o/ ... but I'm not commenting. So, basta!
demolishing a castle is called insulting the castle.....
+peter forden That sounded so odd I looked it up and, well, sort of: Wallingford Castle was slighted (or sleighted in the archaic spelling), which means to purposely demolish a fortification so your opponent can't use it. But a synonym of the primary definition of "to slight" is to insult, so it does make sense! M
I've seen both useages, usually with reerence to the greatest of all vandals cromwell
Thanks for the history lesson about Edward 11 and the red hot poker! Nothing surprises me about the British Royalty.
Nothing should! M