HELLO- lovely people. I just wanted to address some questions and comments that seem to have been accumulating in the comment section. Firstly let me say- your wishes and kindness on this vlog has been overwhelming. I was actually quite nervous putting this kind of vulnerable 'day in the life' style vlog out there- so thank you to all the wonderful viewers who took the time to watch, like and then comment positively. Next- CRT! Personally I have a good deal of respect for the charity of CRT. I have a lot of respect for the massive job that they have and I have had MANY positive encounters with their volunteers and customer service representatives. This vlog was not about CRT as a company or charity- the comments about my overstay were about me being shocked and exhausted and a reaction to being alone. I did NOT overstay- so CRT did get it wrong. That said I was not fined or warned- and the patrol notice was not a fine or warning. It was an invitation to get in touch so that things did not escalate incase I could not move the boat. Was it intimidating? Yes. That's because of the reasons I've already mentioned. A day in the life of vlog is always going to have some reactions that are immediate. Reactions that if you were to actually replay the event in a retelling several days later would be different. So what you saw was my honest response at the time. That's the tricky thing with these type of blogs and why you feel so vulnerable as a creator putting them out there. Of course I am fine now. I have in the past had to over stay and CRT have been supportive. That was not the issue. Thank you all again for watching and liking and commenting. We might not always agree with each other in the comment section, but I do appreciate people who are kind. Or people who go and do extra research because they like to inform, and conversely people who admit they changed their minds and are open to discus these types of things. Thanks so much x Annamarie
Thank you so much for taking the time first of all to share this wonderful video with us, as someone looking towards life afloat some of the things you've talked about (whether intentional or not) has been extremely helpful and invaluable information! Secondly thank you for taking the time to read others' comments and responding to questions and concerns raised. You come across as truly very conscious and wholesome people 😊
So glad you're feeling a lot better Anna Marie. And glad Cath is back where she belongs by your side. Just word of caution though hun. Please be careful when picking up rubbish with bare ungloved hands. Needle stick is a real and very dangerous problem. Especially around public areas. You really don't want to get hepatitis or worse hun. Take care girls and keep on vlogging. X
Wonderful to see you back again, Annamarie, and feeling better...and now Kath has joined you back on the boat! Just need to keep warm and cosy now, even if it's just for the Cats!! An excellent spot of filming!...Take care, both!...😊...😊...!
Glad your feeling better annamarie my wife and I are both disabled and are new to TH-cam and really enjoy your blogs so we hope you and kath have a good xmas and you stay warm and safe and alice and munchy
Thank you for being you, being such a ray of sunshine even when you are not feeling well. I hope you get feeling better. Thank you for brightening my day!!
you did a good job here. i felt emotions and at times thought your mad to be on the boat in the winter but when you look back to all the lovely summer days, the autumn and the spring it makes a little suffering in the winter so worthwhile... have a lovely christmas and my thoughts and best wishes for 2020. xx
Seriously though, I'm glad you're feeling much better. Take it easy and continue being kind to yourself. Just because you are up and about doesn't mean you are 100% fit yet. Bestest wishes, Sarah
I can understand how you feel bad about the notice. I got reported by another boater (I heard them reading the name of my boat out that is only written on my license, not on the boat sides)... unbeknown to them, as they had a winter mooring permit, the canal had stoppages either side of where I was moored. I got an email to say that I was now required to move as I had overstayed. I phoned the local patrol officer who said there must be some mistake as no one in that area was expected to move anywhere. He apologised and told me it will now be removed from my record. Damn busy bodies! Also, just recently I was moored with a few other boats and received harassment from a local house resident who demanded that I didn't run my engine and that I should moor somewhere else. She asked "What is it with you boaters, why do you moor up in groups?" I tried explaining that as a continuous cruiser I have to make use of the limited places that I can moor at on such a shallow canal as I had to comply with the CC regulations. She wouldn't listen and went on to tell me that she is in negotiations with CRT to get a sign put up to stop boats mooring there. Since I left that mooring I have heard from another boater that she has been complaining about them too. A CRT workman has also said she complained about them when they were dredging the canal. Wouldn't you think she'd feel somewhat lucky that she lives in such an interesting location and if she only chilled out a bit could maybe appreciate what canal life can bring to her world? Take care, Ben
@@hilarygibson3150 Exactly! I tried to tell her that the canal was MY home and I pay to live there. She wouldn't listen. Would you believe she used to be a boater! :o
Loved it... being home with my kitties is the same... wonderful to see it happens with others... and this is the time of year for the unfortunate health issues that leave us melancholy. Love the morning sun, and cats never admit to anything they may know ....
As someone who is recovering from a nasty bout of bronchial asthma and dosed up with anti-biotic pills, my heart goes out to you being sick on a narrowboat - and without your partner. By the look of the condensation on your windows, you don’t have double glazing, and that makes cold damp conditions even worse. 13 degrees in your living room? OMG!! Like most Canadians, my rooms are a toasty, dry 22 degrees most of the time and our winters are dryer than yours. I have to ADD moisture to get my humidity in the 50% range or I get nasty static shocks when I touch metal doorknobs. That was a great video and makes us realize living on a narrowboat is not all glamour and excitement. Please do another and show us how you watch TV together, cook and eat dinner. Stay well you two and a Merry Christmas to you both and all your regular subscribers. John, Ontario, Canada
Oh bless you Annamarie. Feel bad for you re the notice - I'm sure you can write and get that changed within two weeks? In the summer in Sefton, I bought 3 parking tickets in one day, the last down by the prom - I was very particular to get it but it slipped down the dashboard (no adhesive on it) and was out of sight to the warden, so I had to pay the fine, despite sending pic of the ticket with time on - felt really hard done by about that!
Hi hope your feeling better, for quite a low cost you can get trackers on fleebay that would help prove to the CRT that you have moved etc, I've got two fitted to a van and digger just incase someone takes a fancy to them.
Yep, when your body is being difficult to get along with, stressful happenings are often magnified, even exponentially magnified. Glad to see you are feeling better. Say hey to Kath for us. :) Egg carton flattening brings to mind that during my 23 years in and out of retail I often was baffled at how this whole planet hadn't already become ankle deep in cardboard. Ahh, park looks like a decent place to put a kite in the air.
With regards to the Patrol Notice especially for the longer 14 day stay moorings you are not allowed to return within a certain time period, normally at least 30 days, this is to stop Continuous Cruiser's from staying 14 days leaving for a couple and returning for another 14 days, you will need to check as all are different even on the same stretch of canal. You will find C.Cing this time of year is sometimes more difficult then you imagine. Good luck and stay warm.
What you say is factually correct. However, in my vlog I highlighted that this hadn't happened. In fact we had been down a different canal and filled up with Diesel twice. We did not return within 14 days there was not a 14 day limit. Though we have been at this mooring before- as is obvious by CRT logging us.
I said you can't return within 30 days not 14 days, CaRT will have your sightings logged, as you say it was about 4 weeks, so it may be less then the 30 day rule. I take it they just wanted info and didn't issue a fine? You'll find if you are genuine they are very understanding and will help, unlike what the CaRT Bashers tell people, take care and get well.
Lovely, that Annamarie smile is back again I do hope you are feeling better you have brightened up my day by just being on my screen again. I must take this chance to wish Yourself and Kath a Very Merry Christmas and a New Year full of fun and adventure in your narrow boat. I envy you both being able to wander where you like round the countryside with no cars, lorries, and buses to navigate around and get in your way.Just love those cats. Have a happy time and good luck.
Hey you beautiful girls! I'm always pleased to see your video's, and your happy smiles! Sorry to hear that you've not been well Annamarie, and I can only wish you very well, and hope that it's a very short-term thing that you're over now! If it helps, I just had a fleeting vision of you and Kath holding the CRT patrol idiot by the ankles, and dunking the fool in the canal! I was slightly pained when Alice and/or Munchy started talking, as Lemmy (one of our cats) was asleep on me, heard a cat speak, woke up, and gave my shoulder some more acupuncture! Anyway, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year! :-)
It's real. It's life. It doesn't stop. You go with it. Timing invariably stinks, especially when your not 100%. Boating is no different. That was a brilliant vlog. It takes some of the rose coloured specs scenario off. You fight thro it. You win, little victories. You go with life, not try to beat it. AM, you have my full respect. Showing how it is sometimes, and on You Tube......so exposed! That takes a special type, and girl, you are it. I hope you've mended, it is plain to see how the return of Kath lit you up. Those are moments to cherish, those are moments that make you want to fight on, thro life's little slaps. You are a credit, and an example to all. A Merry Christmas to you both and the cats........xx
Good to see you are up and about again, Annamarie! the video was great, I think the cats were stooging you at the start, but the secret is out! They know how to use the cat flap! Regards A Fan from Aus.
Sometimes officials get it wrong and believe you need to state your case and they will understand. Always better to discuss and this will relieve your anxiety. Wishing you all a peaceful and happy Christmas and prosperous 2020
Definitely not boring Anna. And it was lovely to see you after being unwell. I am so glad you are better. I hope you manage to sort out the patrol notice too.
We used those Battery Table lamps the ones with the movable boom arm. They just clip on to the table or were You are working and have a good throw of light. We also had those ones that stick on to the panels. And You press the front to switch them on. Have a Great Christmas and New Year Or Decade, And hope everything goes better for You Both In the 20's. x
So sorry you’ve been sick so much lately. It makes everything in daily life so much more stressful. I’m sure having Kath away was tough on you as well. I hope you have a good Christmas holiday and hope you feel better soon.
Hi Annamarie, I really enjoyed your "day in the life" video. It may be boring to you, but it was quite entertaining to see just simple everyday stuff inside the narrowboat. Hopefully you'll do another one! 😊👍🏼
The notice is unfortunate, and hopefully easily resolved. I have no problem with correctly issued notices, they do serve to keep the canals moving for genuine cruisers and stop people hogging the best moorings. However there is little consistency- London is nose to tail with boats abusing the CC licence yet nothing ever seems to happen to them!
Merry Christmas both! I understand you getting upset when you have not broken the rules and always try to abide by them. I enjoyed your “day in the life” vlog. I am sure others will do too.
Great to see you up and about, hopefully the CRT will rescind your notice when they see this and realise they're mistake. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to this winter.
This was a really nice change of pace. I could handle one of these every 2 or 3 months as it shows daily life on the canal rather than the canal itself. Loved it.
Just want to say hello to you both and your lovely cats. And to thank you for all the beautiful videos and banter between you which never fail to generate positivity. I'm hailing you from Auroville in India, where I now live, though am travelling back to the UK in April for a couple of months, to visit family and friends. Be great to say hello in person then if possible. My son and I lived on a boat for over 10 years from '93 onwards.....memorable times indeed. We had a cat called Boswell and Kush the greyhound who used to do u-turns in the corridor! It was a great lifestyle and though I'm in my golden years now, I intend to come back onto the water for those months I'll be spending in the UK.....not this year unfortunately, as I have to free up resources first. Definitely testament to your travel vlogs.....ahh, nothing like sleeping on the water. Hope you're feeling better now, one can always guarantee that CRT have a knack for 'kicking you' rather unjustly, when you're down! Despite your travel log being so extensive as to 'bulge through the seams' Such is life.....and one of the waterways many hazards. Not to worry, keep up the excellent work and have fun. I think the appeal of your vlogs for me anyhow is in the candidness of showing it just as it is ....... highly commendable and quite brave actually. And great to see how practical you've both become. You put my paltry efforts to shame, no doubt about that. Haha. Anyway, this isn't intended to be a treatise, so I'll sign off for now. Love and all good wishes, Di ✨🌺☀️🐈🦄✨ P.s.Have a wonderful Xmas and remarkable year to come.
Hell Kath and Anna, I would have been outraged if an overzealous patrol officer had placed that on my boat unlawfully without checking properly. I really think you should telephone their office and have that removed from your record as you have done nothing wrong. Well just remains for me to wish you both a very merry Christmas and a happy new year Quentin
My cat, Buddy will watch every one of your videos as long as Alice and Munchey are included! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, girls! From Janelle and Buddy.
Lovely to see you up and about Annamarie after such a long time. We hope you continue to get well. My partner has health issues as well so we know how stressful having to deal with issues like your patrol notice can be when you don’t feel well. As for some of the comments about today’s vlog the term teaching your granny how to suck eggs comes to mind. You both come across as being very practical and do your research before starting a project. It will all be worth the struggles and frustration when you have your new heater installed - we’ve seen a few installed on sail boats on TH-cam so they must work ok. Look after yourselves and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. 🙂🎄
New viewer - hope everything is going well with the 2 of you. Like the kitties - we normally have Maine Coon Cats around here. But lost 2 of them to old age. (14 and 16). Will be going though all the old videos and hope to someday make it to the newer ones. Take care - be safe. 'Spin' from US.
How could anyone click the dislike button. Glad you are on the mend. Don’t overdo it and take care both of you. Hugs for you all and wishing you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🤗🤗😁🎄🎅🏻
Pleased to see your up and about annamarie. Pity your on your own for a few days. Vlog very interesting, it’s nice to see what life is like inside your home instead of looking at the country. Keep warm be happy and have a lovely Christmas. Wishing you both love and happiness for the new year
The Narrowboat Experience always watching. It’s sad I know but I look forward to your vlogs 😂. It’s real life. Your like the family next door. Always there but only see in passing 😘
Thang you for sharing what your daily life is like. Hope you get to feeling better, merry Christmas to both you ladies. You brighten or day each week wend we get your new vid..
Glad to see your getting better anna,lovely to see everyday life onboard which is quite refreshing to see,dont worry about the notice,bureaucracy isnt perfect and it certainly meant no harm to you being an honest narrowboater,cath did a wounderful vlog last one i saw and will look forward to you both being back on the cut and future videos :-)
Hi Annemarie, you are not alone on the boat, you have your two wonderful cats🐕, and don’t worry I won’t be unsubscribing anytime soon. I hope you are better soon, and you and Katharine have a wonderful Christmas🎄❄️☃️
More day in the life videos please! I am glad that you are feeling better and hope you continue to be on the mend. The cats are so funny. Our cats have also tried to convince us they don't understand how the cat flap works. We tell them "IT'S A PUSH!" Also - VERY interested in the staircase painting. As to the CRT - I understand your anger and upset. I'd be the very same. FWIW, our cat just had his rabies vaccine - and he was lethargic and off his food (yes, the cat who HAS NEVER EVER IN HIS WHOLE LIFE been fed and cried from severe hunger 5 minutes after he's eaten) for a day.
Glad you are feeling better and the co-conspirators are back together. As for the CRT bureaucracy? There is an expression in Canadian slang that starts with "eff", goes downhill from there and involves the innocent horse they rode in on. Merry Christmas to you both!
Hi. I enjoyed this video and so very sorry that you have been sick. It is refreshing to see how your daily life is when you moored. I hope you can get the patrol people to realize the mistake they have made. Merry Christmas to the four of you and a happy New Year!
I really enjoy watching your videos, they are so relaxing, the countryside is truly amazing, and your chats are fun and canal informative :) it is not easy living on a narrowboat , especially in winter BUT it is always a magical experience:)
Hi ladies. Thank you for sharing 2019 with us. I hope you have a peaceful and happy Christmas. Best wishes for 2020, I hope it brings you happiness, success and contentment.
Really nice vid of daily life on your narrowboat, thanks so much. My 3rd gt grandfather was a haulier with his (small) fleet of boats on the Grand Union out of Sawley (near Long Eaton) in the late 1700s and early 1800s and so your posts are particularly interesting, always having had an affinity with n.boats and canals, to see how it is today onboard travelling the canals. I like David's "CruisingTheCut" vlogs too and I know you are in contact with him. Alice is lovely, I had the privilege over many decades to be the "pet" of 4 black puss cats (plus many others too), and your grey puss (his name eludes me at the minute) is a dead ringer for my Smokey, he was a lovely old boy but liked to go out at 3 in the morning, every morning, on the dot and returning for breakfast! They all had their own very different personalities. Yours seem to have taken so well to life on your n.boat. My nearest canal is the Kennet & Avon, about 40 minutes away, Crofton pumping station I always try to visit but this virus business will get in the way of that for a while. Hope your "notice" envelope is resolved, I'm sure they will be understanding and helpful when they know how it was. Keep safe, have fun.
I certainly like the daily life vlog formula - and I like that you managed to get in some views in a lovely early morning light :) (Now that I've finally caught up with the late 20th century and joined Twitter, I'll send you a link to some early morning photos I've taken over the years.) I share your pain on the unfairness of the notice - I've had that sort of thing in a range of ways in my life. Bureaucracies are never fun. And I bet the cats will soon be thinking "oops" for revealing that they know how to use the cat flap :)
Annamarie you should find a place that will turn some of your paintings into jigsaw puzzles. I honestly think they would sell quite well, but that is just my humble opinion. Oh and have yourself a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year.
HELLO- lovely people. I just wanted to address some questions and comments that seem to have been accumulating in the comment section.
Firstly let me say- your wishes and kindness on this vlog has been overwhelming. I was actually quite nervous putting this kind of vulnerable 'day in the life' style vlog out there- so thank you to all the wonderful viewers who took the time to watch, like and then comment positively.
Next- CRT! Personally I have a good deal of respect for the charity of CRT. I have a lot of respect for the massive job that they have and I have had MANY positive encounters with their volunteers and customer service representatives. This vlog was not about CRT as a company or charity- the comments about my overstay were about me being shocked and exhausted and a reaction to being alone. I did NOT overstay- so CRT did get it wrong. That said I was not fined or warned- and the patrol notice was not a fine or warning. It was an invitation to get in touch so that things did not escalate incase I could not move the boat. Was it intimidating? Yes. That's because of the reasons I've already mentioned.
A day in the life of vlog is always going to have some reactions that are immediate. Reactions that if you were to actually replay the event in a retelling several days later would be different. So what you saw was my honest response at the time. That's the tricky thing with these type of blogs and why you feel so vulnerable as a creator putting them out there.
Of course I am fine now. I have in the past had to over stay and CRT have been supportive. That was not the issue.
Thank you all again for watching and liking and commenting. We might not always agree with each other in the comment section, but I do appreciate people who are kind. Or people who go and do extra research because they like to inform, and conversely people who admit they changed their minds and are open to discus these types of things.
Thanks so much x Annamarie
Glad all is well ..,🌟
Thank you so much for taking the time first of all to share this wonderful video with us, as someone looking towards life afloat some of the things you've talked about (whether intentional or not) has been extremely helpful and invaluable information! Secondly thank you for taking the time to read others' comments and responding to questions and concerns raised. You come across as truly very conscious and wholesome people 😊
Always go with the person you have the most confidence in and who is offering the best service. The cost will be forgotten in time.
Very good point
So glad you're feeling a lot better Anna Marie. And glad Cath is back where she belongs by your side.
Just word of caution though hun. Please be careful when picking up rubbish with bare ungloved hands. Needle stick is a real and very dangerous problem. Especially around public areas. You really don't want to get hepatitis or worse hun. Take care girls and keep on vlogging. X
Thanks- will do
Love the painting of the narrow boats going down the flight of locks.
Thanks. It's a different perspective for me and just something I'm playing around with.
It was touching watching you collect rubbish from the tow path on the way to a local park, even though you were still unwell. You are a good person.
Thank you x
Wonderful to see you back again, Annamarie, and feeling better...and now Kath has joined you back on the boat! Just need to keep warm and cosy now, even if it's just for the Cats!! An excellent spot of filming!...Take care, both!...😊...😊...!
Glad you enjoyed it- three days rolled into one.
Glad your feeling better annamarie my wife and I are both disabled and are new to TH-cam and really enjoy your blogs so we hope you and kath have a good xmas and you stay warm and safe and alice and munchy
Thank you for being you, being such a ray of sunshine even when you are not feeling well. I hope you get feeling better. Thank you for brightening my day!!
you did a good job here. i felt emotions and at times thought your mad to be on the boat in the winter but when you look back to all the lovely summer days, the autumn and the spring it makes a little suffering in the winter so worthwhile... have a lovely christmas and my thoughts and best wishes for 2020. xx
So glad your feeling better. what a stunning view you get to wake up and look keep up the fab work on these amazing videos for as to watch.
Thank you for watching.
Seriously though, I'm glad you're feeling much better. Take it easy and continue being kind to yourself. Just because you are up and about doesn't mean you are 100% fit yet. Bestest wishes, Sarah
It's true what you say about not being 100% yet. But I am getting stronger every day.
I can understand how you feel bad about the notice. I got reported by another boater (I heard them reading the name of my boat out that is only written on my license, not on the boat sides)... unbeknown to them, as they had a winter mooring permit, the canal had stoppages either side of where I was moored. I got an email to say that I was now required to move as I had overstayed. I phoned the local patrol officer who said there must be some mistake as no one in that area was expected to move anywhere. He apologised and told me it will now be removed from my record. Damn busy bodies! Also, just recently I was moored with a few other boats and received harassment from a local house resident who demanded that I didn't run my engine and that I should moor somewhere else. She asked "What is it with you boaters, why do you moor up in groups?" I tried explaining that as a continuous cruiser I have to make use of the limited places that I can moor at on such a shallow canal as I had to comply with the CC regulations. She wouldn't listen and went on to tell me that she is in negotiations with CRT to get a sign put up to stop boats mooring there. Since I left that mooring I have heard from another boater that she has been complaining about them too. A CRT workman has also said she complained about them when they were dredging the canal. Wouldn't you think she'd feel somewhat lucky that she lives in such an interesting location and if she only chilled out a bit could maybe appreciate what canal life can bring to her world? Take care, Ben
Has no one told her she bought a house BY a canal, not a house AND a canal!
Oh my!!!
@@hilarygibson3150 Exactly! I tried to tell her that the canal was MY home and I pay to live there. She wouldn't listen. Would you believe she used to be a boater! :o
Loved it... being home with my kitties is the same... wonderful to see it happens with others... and this is the time of year for the unfortunate health issues that leave us melancholy. Love the morning sun, and cats never admit to anything they may know ....
Good to see you back and on your feet Annamarie, I do hope you both keep warm over the coming months
I loved spending a day with you! It’s definitely not boring x
You’re always welcome xx
Good to see you back Anna Marie. Happy Christmas to you and Kath and the kitties.
A happy Christmas to you and yours also. x
Love the whistling kettle xxx beautiful cats and great soliloquy x feel better x
Thank you, so glad you liked it
Yes love the day in the life idea. Great video. You'll never lose me as a subscriber.
You're so sweet. thank you
The Narrowboat Experience you’re welcome, happy Christmas 🤗
Great to see you are feeling a little better, thanks for sharing, please get a lot better ASAP.
Thanks for watching.
As someone who is recovering from a nasty bout of bronchial asthma and dosed up with anti-biotic pills, my heart goes out to you being sick on a narrowboat - and without your partner. By the look of the condensation on your windows, you don’t have double glazing, and that makes cold damp conditions even worse. 13 degrees in your living room? OMG!! Like most Canadians, my rooms are a toasty, dry 22 degrees most of the time and our winters are dryer than yours. I have to ADD moisture to get my humidity in the 50% range or I get nasty static shocks when I touch metal doorknobs. That was a great video and makes us realize living on a narrowboat is not all glamour and excitement. Please do another and show us how you watch TV together, cook and eat dinner. Stay well you two and a Merry Christmas to you both and all your regular subscribers.
John, Ontario, Canada
I hope you are feeling better.
Lovely to see you out and about Anna and feeling much better.
Oh bless you Annamarie. Feel bad for you re the notice - I'm sure you can write and get that changed within two weeks? In the summer in Sefton, I bought 3 parking tickets in one day, the last down by the prom - I was very particular to get it but it slipped down the dashboard (no adhesive on it) and was out of sight to the warden, so I had to pay the fine, despite sending pic of the ticket with time on - felt really hard done by about that!
Thank you, there is no fine attached thankfully.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience it's just the injustice of it!
you would never lose subscribers as you are so lovely. Have a lovely christmas and a great new year x
Well I thought that three days with me might push some people over the edge. lol
Hi hope your feeling better, for quite a low cost you can get trackers on fleebay that would help prove to the CRT that you have moved etc, I've got two fitted to a van and digger just incase someone takes a fancy to them.
Yep, when your body is being difficult to get along with, stressful happenings are often magnified, even exponentially magnified. Glad to see you are feeling better. Say hey to Kath for us. :) Egg carton flattening brings to mind that during my 23 years in and out of retail I often was baffled at how this whole planet hadn't already become ankle deep in cardboard. Ahh, park looks like a decent place to put a kite in the air.
So much cardboard.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience Maybe so, but I'll take the cardboard over all the plastic we have polluting everything now.
With regards to the Patrol Notice especially for the longer 14 day stay moorings you are not allowed to return within a certain time period, normally at least 30 days, this is to stop Continuous Cruiser's from staying 14 days leaving for a couple and returning for another 14 days, you will need to check as all are different even on the same stretch of canal. You will find C.Cing this time of year is sometimes more difficult then you imagine. Good luck and stay warm.
What you say is factually correct. However, in my vlog I highlighted that this hadn't happened. In fact we had been down a different canal and filled up with Diesel twice. We did not return within 14 days there was not a 14 day limit. Though we have been at this mooring before- as is obvious by CRT logging us.
I said you can't return within 30 days not 14 days, CaRT will have your sightings logged, as you say it was about 4 weeks, so it may be less then the 30 day rule. I take it they just wanted info and didn't issue a fine? You'll find if you are genuine they are very understanding and will help, unlike what the CaRT Bashers tell people, take care and get well.
Oh thank you for this information, I wasn’t aware of the 30 day rule, and the various rules for each stretch of canal. This will keep us moving :)
But did you return within a 30 day limit as Paul Duff explains? If you did, would that be the reason you got a Patrol Notice I wonder.
Lovely, that Annamarie smile is back again I do hope you are feeling better you have brightened up my day by just being on my screen again. I must take this chance to wish Yourself and Kath a Very Merry Christmas and a New Year full of fun and adventure in your narrow boat. I envy you both being able to wander where you like round the countryside with no cars, lorries, and buses to navigate around and get in your way.Just love those cats. Have a happy time and good luck.
And a very merry Christmas to you also x
Hey you beautiful girls! I'm always pleased to see your video's, and your happy smiles!
Sorry to hear that you've not been well Annamarie, and I can only wish you very well, and hope that it's a very short-term thing that you're over now! If it helps, I just had a fleeting vision of you and Kath holding the CRT patrol idiot by the ankles, and dunking the fool in the canal!
I was slightly pained when Alice and/or Munchy started talking, as Lemmy (one of our cats) was asleep on me, heard a cat speak, woke up, and gave my shoulder some more acupuncture!
Anyway, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year! :-)
Hello Chris and Lemmy, thank you for watching and have a lovely Christmas
@@TheNarrowboatExperience Thank you! :-)
So glad to see you up and about Anne Marie, and great to see you both, have a great Christmas both of you, lots of love Bob and Marion XX
It's real. It's life. It doesn't stop. You go with it. Timing invariably stinks, especially when your not 100%. Boating is no different. That was a brilliant vlog. It takes some of the rose coloured specs scenario off. You fight thro it. You win, little victories. You go with life, not try to beat it. AM, you have my full respect. Showing how it is sometimes, and on You Tube......so exposed! That takes a special type, and girl, you are it. I hope you've mended, it is plain to see how the return of Kath lit you up. Those are moments to cherish, those are moments that make you want to fight on, thro life's little slaps. You are a credit, and an example to all. A Merry Christmas to you both and the cats........xx
This is a very touching comment Steve- and I do really appreciate your writing it. Thank you
Good to see you are up and about again, Annamarie! the video was great, I think the cats were stooging you at the start, but the secret is out! They know how to use the cat flap! Regards A Fan from Aus.
They have me trained very very well.
Sometimes officials get it wrong and believe you need to state your case and they will understand.
Always better to discuss and this will relieve your anxiety.
Wishing you all a peaceful and happy Christmas and prosperous 2020
Sooo glad you are on the mend. Merry Christmas to you all!!!
Happy New Year too
And to you
Definitely not boring Anna. And it was lovely to see you after being unwell. I am so glad you are better. I hope you manage to sort out the patrol notice too.
Thank you x
good to see you better anna marie , enjoyed your video in the life of anna marie
We used those Battery Table lamps the ones with the movable boom arm. They just clip on to the table or were You are working and have a good throw of light. We also had those ones that stick on to the panels. And You press the front to switch them on. Have a Great Christmas and New Year Or Decade, And hope everything goes better for You Both In the 20's. x
Good to see you on the mend. I do sooo love the moggie chopses Alice looks so much like my Poppy mogs.
glad your getting better, this time last year we saw your boat at llangollen, how time flies , happy xmas and a great new year
I miss Llangollen. So beautiful this time of year
So sorry you’ve been sick so much lately. It makes everything in daily life so much more stressful.
I’m sure having Kath away was tough on you as well.
I hope you have a good Christmas holiday and hope you feel better soon.
Enjoyed the vlog as always.
Happy Christmas to you all.
🎄🤶🤶🐈🐱🎄
I have enjoyed this video immensely and so has my cat Lilly because she sat on the table watching with me until she fell asleep.
Glad your feeling better and glad Kath is back!
Me too. thanks.
Feel better, Annamarie.What a wonderful look at your life. Have a happy Christmas! 🌲
lovely sharing a bit of someone else's days because our own daily bits and bobs are rather dull but seeing another's environment is interesting.
Hi Annamarie, I really enjoyed your "day in the life" video. It may be boring to you, but it was quite entertaining to see just simple everyday stuff inside the narrowboat. Hopefully you'll do another one! 😊👍🏼
So glad you liked it.
Enjoyed the simplicity of this vlog thanks. Glad to see you're recovering but remember to build up your strength. Have a good Christmas and keep warm.
Thanks glad you liked it.
The notice is unfortunate, and hopefully easily resolved. I have no problem with correctly issued notices, they do serve to keep the canals moving for genuine cruisers and stop people hogging the best moorings. However there is little consistency- London is nose to tail with boats abusing the CC licence yet nothing ever seems to happen to them!
Agreed
Love your art work, and the chatty nature of the video. Hope you both feel better soon and get your fire.
Thank you for saying.
Merry Christmas both! I understand you getting upset when you have not broken the rules and always try to abide by them. I enjoyed your “day in the life” vlog. I am sure others will do too.
Thanks glad you liked it.
Great to see you up and about, hopefully the CRT will rescind your notice when they see this and realise they're mistake. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to this winter.
They gave me permission to stay when I phone, and when I tweeted the very lovely customer service team private messaged me.
This was a really nice change of pace. I could handle one of these every 2 or 3 months as it shows daily life on the canal rather than the canal itself. Loved it.
Great idea
Just want to say hello to you both and your lovely cats. And to thank you for all the beautiful videos and banter between you which never fail to generate positivity.
I'm hailing you from Auroville in India, where I now live, though am travelling back to the UK in April for a couple of months, to visit family and friends. Be great to say hello in person then if possible.
My son and I lived on a boat for over 10 years from '93 onwards.....memorable times indeed. We had a cat called Boswell and Kush the greyhound who used to do u-turns in the corridor!
It was a great lifestyle and though I'm in my golden years now, I intend to come back onto the water for those months I'll be spending in the UK.....not this year unfortunately, as I have to free up resources first. Definitely testament to your travel vlogs.....ahh, nothing like sleeping on the water.
Hope you're feeling better now, one can always guarantee that CRT have a knack for 'kicking you' rather unjustly, when you're down! Despite your travel log being so extensive as to 'bulge through the seams' Such is life.....and one of the waterways many hazards.
Not to worry, keep up the excellent work and have fun. I think the appeal of your vlogs for me anyhow is in the candidness of showing it just as it is ....... highly commendable and quite brave actually. And great to see how practical you've both become. You put my paltry efforts to shame, no doubt about that. Haha.
Anyway, this isn't intended to be a treatise, so I'll sign off for now.
Love and all good wishes, Di
✨🌺☀️🐈🦄✨
P.s.Have a wonderful Xmas and remarkable year to come.
Hell Kath and Anna,
I would have been outraged if an overzealous patrol officer had placed that on my boat unlawfully without checking properly.
I really think you should telephone their office and have that removed from your record as you have done nothing wrong.
Well just remains for me to wish you both a very merry Christmas and a happy new year Quentin
My cat, Buddy will watch every one of your videos as long as Alice and Munchey are included! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, girls! From Janelle and Buddy.
Lovely to see you up and about Annamarie after such a long time. We hope you continue to get well. My partner has health issues as well so we know how stressful having to deal with issues like your patrol notice can be when you don’t feel well. As for some of the comments about today’s vlog the term teaching your granny how to suck eggs comes to mind. You both come across as being very practical and do your research before starting a project. It will all be worth the struggles and frustration when you have your new heater installed - we’ve seen a few installed on sail boats on TH-cam so they must work ok. Look after yourselves and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. 🙂🎄
Thank you. I hoped your partner is doing ok.
Thanks for a lovely day and I hope you're feeling better. Great to see Kath is back, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best, Stevie
This was so nice! Thanks for taking the time and sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it
New viewer - hope everything is going well with the 2 of you. Like the kitties - we normally have Maine Coon Cats around here. But lost 2 of them to old age. (14 and 16). Will be going though all the old videos and hope to someday make it to the newer ones. Take care - be safe. 'Spin' from US.
Love you guys. Get better soon, Annamarie. Merry Christmas and a Very Happy and Healthy New Year from NE Ohio USA.
You are never alone with puddy tats. Merry Christmas to you all.
True
Good to see you well again, great vlog. Wishing you both a Happy Christmas.
How could anyone click the dislike button. Glad you are on the mend. Don’t overdo it and take care both of you. Hugs for you all and wishing you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🤗🤗😁🎄🎅🏻
That's because some people are just miserable sods.
Silly them- TH-cam still recognises it as a like anyway.
Nice to see you are feeling much better Annamarie,loved the vid.xx
Thank you- I am
Pleased to see your up and about annamarie. Pity your on your own for a few days. Vlog very interesting, it’s nice to see what life is like inside your home instead of looking at the country. Keep warm be happy and have a lovely Christmas. Wishing you both love and happiness for the new year
Glad you liked it. thanks for watching
The Narrowboat Experience always watching. It’s sad I know but I look forward to your vlogs 😂. It’s real life. Your like the family next door. Always there but only see in passing 😘
It’s not sad at all it’s lovely
Keeping you company while cat was away was a pleasure - nice video.
So glad to see you.
Thank you for watching
I thoroughly enjoyed! So sorry you have been sick. Hope you are better soon. Merry Christmas!!💕
Thanks for watching. and merry Christmas to you also.
I really feel for you. Trying to deal with bureaucracy when you're feeling awful is really stressing.
Yes, it is something I would have enough energy for usually, but at this point it was just too much. thanks for watching.
Thang you for sharing what your daily life is like. Hope you get to feeling better, merry Christmas to both you ladies. You brighten or day each week wend we get your new vid..
Thanks
Glad to see your getting better anna,lovely to see everyday life onboard which is quite refreshing to see,dont worry about the notice,bureaucracy isnt perfect and it certainly meant no harm to you being an honest narrowboater,cath did a wounderful vlog last one i saw and will look forward to you both being back on the cut and future videos :-)
A lovely comment, thank you
BEST episode EVER , I LOVE VIDEOS OF DAY TO DAY LIFE
It is obvious from all the positive comments you are loved.
Lots of great kitty footage! I love it.
The real stars
Merry Christmas to you both! Glad you are feeling better and glad Kath is back. I do like the “in the day of”.
I love your blogs I just relax and imagine I’m on my own boat.
Glad to see you up and about
Thank you, glad to be on the mend
Reading the comments below is heartwarming indeed - what a lovely community! :)
I agree.
You are a genuinely nice person. I like spending time with you. Merry Christmas...
Kind of you to say.
Happy Christmas to all 4of you keep up the very good work and a happy new year
Merry Christmas to you both and the cats .....take care and keep warm. 🎄🤶🏻🎅🏻
And to you.
Hi Annemarie, you are not alone on the boat, you have your two wonderful cats🐕, and don’t worry I won’t be unsubscribing anytime soon. I hope you are better soon, and you and Katharine have a wonderful Christmas🎄❄️☃️
Yes, the cats are great company.
Always nice to see the cats !
More day in the life videos please! I am glad that you are feeling better and hope you continue to be on the mend. The cats are so funny. Our cats have also tried to convince us they don't understand how the cat flap works. We tell them "IT'S A PUSH!" Also - VERY interested in the staircase painting. As to the CRT - I understand your anger and upset. I'd be the very same. FWIW, our cat just had his rabies vaccine - and he was lethargic and off his food (yes, the cat who HAS NEVER EVER IN HIS WHOLE LIFE been fed and cried from severe hunger 5 minutes after he's eaten) for a day.
I hate it when they are off their food or not acting like themselves. A few days later they bounced back though. Hope yours was the same.
AGood to see you back on board again
Thanks, I haven't been off board, just stuck in bed.
Merry Christmas, hope you have a wonderful one and a Happy New Year.
And to you
Great vlog showing the other part of living on a narrowboat...........Merry Christmas & happy new year from Ian & family...thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it
Merry Christmas Annamarie and Cath and Alice and Munchie. Get well, all the best
It was very nice and good to see how you go all by you’re self and the cold all good thank you get well soon 😍
Glad you are feeling better and the co-conspirators are back together. As for the CRT bureaucracy? There is an expression in Canadian slang that starts with "eff", goes downhill from there and involves the innocent horse they rode in on. Merry Christmas to you both!
I like that David! :-)
Lovely video and your watercolors are beautiful❤❗
Hi. I enjoyed this video and so very sorry that you have been sick. It is refreshing to see how your daily life is when you moored. I hope you can get the patrol people to realize the mistake they have made. Merry Christmas to the four of you and a happy New Year!
Thank you
I love your channel always watch it during study stress
Hope the study goes well
I really enjoy watching your videos, they are so relaxing, the countryside is truly amazing, and your chats are fun and canal informative :) it is not easy living on a narrowboat , especially in winter BUT it is always a magical experience:)
Thank you glad you liked it
Hi ladies. Thank you for sharing 2019 with us. I hope you have a peaceful and happy Christmas. Best wishes for 2020, I hope it brings you happiness, success and contentment.
Thank you- and you
Really nice vid of daily life on your narrowboat, thanks so much. My 3rd gt grandfather was a haulier with his (small) fleet of boats on the Grand Union out of Sawley (near Long Eaton) in the late 1700s and early 1800s and so your posts are particularly interesting, always having had an affinity with n.boats and canals, to see how it is today onboard travelling the canals. I like David's "CruisingTheCut" vlogs too and I know you are in contact with him. Alice is lovely, I had the privilege over many decades to be the "pet" of 4 black puss cats (plus many others too), and your grey puss (his name eludes me at the minute) is a dead ringer for my Smokey, he was a lovely old boy but liked to go out at 3 in the morning, every morning, on the dot and returning for breakfast! They all had their own very different personalities. Yours seem to have taken so well to life on your n.boat. My nearest canal is the Kennet & Avon, about 40 minutes away, Crofton pumping station I always try to visit but this virus business will get in the way of that for a while. Hope your "notice" envelope is resolved, I'm sure they will be understanding and helpful when they know how it was. Keep safe, have fun.
I certainly like the daily life vlog formula - and I like that you managed to get in some views in a lovely early morning light :)
(Now that I've finally caught up with the late 20th century and joined Twitter, I'll send you a link to some early morning photos I've taken over the years.)
I share your pain on the unfairness of the notice - I've had that sort of thing in a range of ways in my life. Bureaucracies are never fun.
And I bet the cats will soon be thinking "oops" for revealing that they know how to use the cat flap :)
Thanks, I will look out for them. I think early morning photos are tricky so would be very interested to see how you get on.
Lovely to see you are better thanks for all your lovely videos and wish both of you a merry xmas and happy new year
thank you and you
Seasons Greetings from Australia, hope you are well soon, cuddles for the cats!
Annamarie you should find a place that will turn some of your paintings into jigsaw puzzles. I honestly think they would sell quite well, but that is just my humble opinion. Oh and have yourself a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year.
Merry Christmas to you all. 🎁🎄
And to you