POSH Narrowboating on the River Thames - Henley to Marlow. Ep. 117.

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  • Find out how two Yorkshire blokes coped narrowboating the poshest stretch of the River Thames. We leave Henley-on-Thames and cruise the magnificent stretch past Bisham and Marlow to Cookham.
    Colin uncovers drunken debauchery by the Hellfire Club, secret reconnaissance at a famous hotel, and one of his favourite bridges over the River Thames.
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  • @cackieart
    @cackieart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Otis Is going to take over the channel " Otis & the Funny Men Afloat " Nice one guys and yes very Posh or what

  • @darlenebracken5482
    @darlenebracken5482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have to tell you that you brightened my 96 year old dad's last days..he thought you two were the bees knees!! He always talked about being stationed in England during WWII to fly missions , and how beautiful your country is!! Thank you for the entertainment, and the scenery!! Give Otis a kiss for me!!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, that's so amazing to hear, thank you! Sending loads of love 💜

  • @johnferrier2803
    @johnferrier2803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Looks like Otis has completely bonded with you guys. He’s really cute it’s a wonder you’re able to get anything done just wanting to play with him. Such a beautiful stretch of the river with lovely homes and water that looks like liquid velvet. I really enjoy the historical narrative as you float gently down the wide expanse of the river.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you, John! Yeah, Otis is pretty much full-time right now 😍🥰

  • @mychellevanschaick4321
    @mychellevanschaick4321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you were right!!! I had no idea what you said about what ever it was you said cause Shaun & Otis is so adorable... I had to rewind and focus but even that was troublesome!!
    We get to see a Castle next week!?!? OH.. that will be fun, Otis and a Castle!!

  • @colinwoodward2174
    @colinwoodward2174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the homage to Pat & Eileen! 😂😂😂 keep up the great work xx

  • @annehamshawthomas7770
    @annehamshawthomas7770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm so glad you did some research on
    Medmenham and the aerial photography unit in WW2. My grandfather, Dr Hugh Hamshaw-Thomas was in charge. He was a well known botanist at Cambridge University and was drafted in to run it. Google him and you will see what an amazing man he was. He was friends with Lawrence of Arabia and photographed Palestine and the surrounding area.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Will do 👍🏻👍🏻

    • @mellobun
      @mellobun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is so cool!

  • @2Sugarbears
    @2Sugarbears 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You two are a pair of sweethearts. Shaun makes such a good puppy-daddy..awwwwww.

  • @stephensparrow1324
    @stephensparrow1324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best narrow boat vlog on You Tube

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, best comment so far today 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @nixtax3526
    @nixtax3526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great to see a vlog start with a screw! Lovely vlog thanks for uploading.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any better way? 😛

  • @aucourant9998
    @aucourant9998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a beautiful part of the river; the trees, the posh houses, the abbeys, the wide vistas. Gorgeous.

  • @meljarvis8857
    @meljarvis8857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for giving me a giggle for the day. The two of you are a little ray of sunshine on a gloomy day. ♥️🌞😊

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, thanks! Have a good one! 💜

  • @gillybaker6579
    @gillybaker6579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Guys. Beautiful footage of the Thames. I’m down to one vlog per week now as I am all up to date. Love how Otis looks at you when you are speaking.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s growing REALLY fast 😂

  • @kathlucy603
    @kathlucy603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sorry boys ... of course Otis has all our attention. He’s so cute ... but we still luv ya

  • @andrewaway
    @andrewaway 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brilliant guys. The scenery is incredible and Otis is a lovely distraction.

  • @r.hunterpatterson9787
    @r.hunterpatterson9787 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely video, lovely blokes, lovely puppy.What a great way to start the day.thanx from Australia.Stay safe and happy.

  • @kelliemarquet5125
    @kelliemarquet5125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    is there a word stronger than posh? Those properties are gorgeous!! Nice to see Otis doing so well, happy travels guys.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are proper posh!

  • @thomascarhart928
    @thomascarhart928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You guys are great But Otis is the cats 😺
    Hi from Massachusetts
    Btw your choice of music is sooooo much better that most TH-cam channels of any kind!!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks, Thomas! I do spend a LOT of time choosing the music 🤯

  • @peterwalton1502
    @peterwalton1502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another enjoyable day out with you on the river. The pup is beautiful. 👏👏👏

  • @suee6835
    @suee6835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent I just knew you two could pull it off being Pat and Eileen..........Hugs for Otis.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍🏻👍🏻😂😂

  • @julesjazzie
    @julesjazzie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello you two gorgeous couple and the so adorable Otis. Otis grown so much. Have a great and safe weekend. Lots of love

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's growing like CRAZY! 😂

  • @robertwilkins8357
    @robertwilkins8357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi guys i am glad i got to see Otis as a puppy.!

  • @wilson9574
    @wilson9574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very much enjoyed this week's video. Beautiful scenery - and of course Otis was ridiculously cute. Better be careful or he will steal the show from you. 😄 Loved the outtakes as well.

    • @wilson9574
      @wilson9574 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patriciacrumrine5890 - you are probably correct 😁

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He can gladly and deservedly enjoy the limelight 🥰

  • @stancrouch9642
    @stancrouch9642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Otis seems to be fitting in very nicely to your wonderful family. He' just too cute!!! cheers guys

  • @grayfool
    @grayfool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi guys. Marlow eh? Get you three, hob nobbing with the rich and famous. I had a look at some of the houses for sale around there. Holy moly! I couldn't afford a outdoor privvy let alone a whole house! Yikes!!!
    Good to see Ottis looking so happy and settled. You all really seemed to have bonded. Wonderful.

  • @lizvanwessem2055
    @lizvanwessem2055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Historian here - got to tell you about Anne of Cleves! Shaun - you're nearly right about it being a consolation prize. Because Anne went quietly (unlike two previous ex wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn) and obeyed the king's will without any embarassment (about not being able to um, consumate the marriage on the night of his wedding to Anne) Henry VIII decided to be generous to her and give her a lot of property and the title of the 'King's Sister'. It worked out really well for Anne because she became her own ruler, if you like, she didn't have to obey a husband in daily life, she owned her own property, and she didn't have to go back to Germany (Cleves) and live under the control of her brother, which she didn't really want to do. And I don't think she really wanted to be married to Henry, I don't think many women would have wanted that at that time, he was old and fat, and had a leg ulcer that would not heal, apparently rather smelly. Anne was quite happy to leave him to young Katherine Howard. Anne and Katherine actually got on rather well - to the point that there's a record of them dancing the night away while grumpy old Henry stomped off to bed :D So yeah, a centre of sports excellence seems rather fitting! Anne never married again, and died in 1557.
    Do I get Otis cuddles as a reward for the history? please say yes!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hmmmm... You said I was 'nearly right'. I don't spot where I was mistaken?

    • @lizvanwessem2055
      @lizvanwessem2055 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FoxesAfloat depends what you mean by consolation prize, I guess :) You weren't mistaken - this wasn't meant as a 'correction' or anything like that. Was meant more as a happy "yay, history, lemme tell you more!" thing. :D I suppose I don't see it as a consolation prize cos I don't think Anne needing much consoling, I think she was rather happy to get away as lightly as she did (it was a terribly dangerous situation she was in).

    • @mellobun
      @mellobun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recently listened to the Noble Blood podcast's series about each of Henry VIII's wives and particularly enjoyed the one about Anne of Cleves because she's not one of them that you hear a ton about other than "oh he divorced her because she was ugly" type stuff but it seems that she was a clever woman and ended up not too badly off out of the whole arrangement.

    • @lizvanwessem2055
      @lizvanwessem2055 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mellobun thanks for the recommendation! I rather like her (Anne) but then, I love me my history. I'd love to listen to the podcast, but I'm deaf so that's a bit beyond me, but if you'd like a good biography of all six wives, an oldie but a goodie is Antonia Fraser's book, I think it's called the six wives of Henry VIII. She really goes behind the stereotypes, and the usual stuff, and digs out the little known detail. Great book! Katherine Howard is an interesting one. I think quite a few historians now are re-evaluating what happened to her, esp her childhood, before she even met Henry - but then, we always view the past through our own times. 🙂 I think people will always be fascinated by the six wives - it's certainly part of what got me interested in history as a child (although nothing to do with what I'm studying now.... Not even the same time period!)

  • @tomratcliff3514
    @tomratcliff3514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Again, a stellar vlog. Looks like the "deep pockets" of Britain are all residing around Marlow, brilliant scenery. The shots of Otis are a +++++. Thanks for another great starter to the weekend.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it

    • @narrowboatmeredith8824
      @narrowboatmeredith8824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, oh to have a property wilth that much mooring at the bottom of the garden, however wonder if they have to work 24/7 to afford it.

  • @philanderson5138
    @philanderson5138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what an amazing cruise that was! thanks 3 foxes

  • @philipizzard2584
    @philipizzard2584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant guys again such a beautiful video,loved the outtakes lol brilliant laughs a lot.nice too see the Thames it looks nice Otis adorable 🥰 thanks again x

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much 😁

  • @matthewbucknall8350
    @matthewbucknall8350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ..and here I was thinking the Jogging Quintuplets of Cookam Reach were just a myth.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha! Or was she running REALLY fast. behind the camera?
      No 😂

  • @Minikisses20000
    @Minikisses20000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello Colin and Shaun and baby Otis. Great video and i was laughing when you started talking about the CRT and the Environmental Agency, I knew right away what you were going to say. from all the videos i have watch the CRT are very friendly and willing to help. But you had to remember you were in Posh land any they are snobby. LOL. Now you know i am going to say Friday's are to long to wait. You all need to pop on during the week. I have with drawls . Hope you all 3 have a great week and Otis is so so adorable. Puppy love

    • @wendi2819
      @wendi2819 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      By jove, I say they pop up on Tues or Wed and just give us a tiny 5 minutes of evenings along a campsite ( by the boat) and inside just watching Otis play and learning things and settling into evening and night-light. I've always wanted to see a cozy evening and in cool their fire going. We'll take little Otis, raw and uncensored!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha! Can't wait to get back onto CRT waters!

  • @ninavrq
    @ninavrq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awww...otis is soo cute 😍...Another great vlog 👍

  • @christinegibbins6105
    @christinegibbins6105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Silver Fox looks a lot posher and better built than the Tupperware boats!! Loving the cruise, made all the better by seeing Otis, thank you both and take care.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers, Christine!

  • @ralphwood9865
    @ralphwood9865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well I can see Otis has you pair well trained already! Some great doggy shots of an adorable new guy.....you were filming the Thames ,I didn't notice .
    Cheers guys and Otis

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @chrisjayphoto
    @chrisjayphoto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so happy I found your channel. You two are the best thing of 2020. The world is a mess, America is crazy and I can sit and watch your vlogs and know there is some genuine happiness in the world. You bring happiness to my soul, thank you so much for documenting your journey. Love from Baltimore, MD USA.

    • @ellajakobson
      @ellajakobson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally with you on this one, these guys are epic.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Welcome!! I hope things improve over there for you guys 💜

    • @macduff1964a
      @macduff1964a 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed you do gents. Too much bad news in the media, like hounds they sniff it out. But you inject a ray of sunshine 🌞 every week.

  • @jordiribas2883
    @jordiribas2883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gorgeous scenery, really makes me wanting to visit that area. And Otis..... awwwwww!!!

  • @kayt6262
    @kayt6262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I s it possible that Otis just keeps getting more adorable? Pat on the head for Otis, motherly hugs to you both. Stay well and strong. K

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's growing like crazy and just as cute!

  • @rogervanvalkenburg3361
    @rogervanvalkenburg3361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Silver Fox is one of the most "posh" looking boats I know. Should fit right in! Now you guys are a different story!!😁 💙

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Roger 👍🏻

  • @valeriebaxter2354
    @valeriebaxter2354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Otis is such a cutie his face says it all x.

  • @barbarar.7833
    @barbarar.7833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how you both sign off - Colin's "tip of the hat" and Shaun's "ta-da". Otis couldn't be more adorable!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍🏻👍🏻💜

  • @cecilwilson5442
    @cecilwilson5442 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see that you're enjoying your life and the wee dog is a great pal for the two of you,, and all off us viewer's keep it going really enjoy your banter from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated ☘️☘️☘️☘️👍👍

  • @pattiray6816
    @pattiray6816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As an American I so appreciate you giving the history of the places you visit! ❤️

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure!

    • @kgprivate8122
      @kgprivate8122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My condolences
      I’m kidding 🤔

  • @araneus1
    @araneus1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved the loop with the jogger. nice touch.

  • @suewarr756
    @suewarr756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi guys .omg the wig ha ha funny .love the vlog xx

  • @jaykayinmk
    @jaykayinmk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sure is wonderful to see you both (and cute Otis) again.. and thank you for another great VLog... seriously great viewing! There's a lot of info there that I'll have to remember haha. Take good care, stay well and my thoughts are with you all xx. Also a BIG shout-out to all your followers here :)

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @jackiehowell1853
    @jackiehowell1853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great title! That baby puppy is just irresistible. Can you do Narrowboat Experience next😁😁😁

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha! I don't think I can stretch my artistic talent that far 😂

  • @emmajones8960
    @emmajones8960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG - I love you two - I love you both that much I have ordered a Sweatshirt!!!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay! You'll love it!

  • @andrewwmitchell
    @andrewwmitchell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG, Otis just steals the show every. single. time. What a fantastic addition to the crew. ❤

  • @shaleace2
    @shaleace2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Otis has changed you two completely. you smile so much more these days. Great blog, ee by gum but there's some brass along them river banks! Love to both, hugs and sloppy kisses to Otis from Rochester, NY

  • @garethdavies2710
    @garethdavies2710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely love Otis he is such a cute little guy🐕 ,we’ll done guys keep up the excellent banter and great videos 💙

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! Will do!

  • @garyellis1437
    @garyellis1437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Blimey Colin, you look really different in your running gear at the end of the vlog ;) That puppy is just too damned cute! I'm really looking forward to seeing him change and grow over the next few years :)

  • @lonniemarkley243
    @lonniemarkley243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the scenery. The homes are beautiful. Thank you also for correct pronunciations of places, such fun 😊

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, cheers Lonnie 👍🏻

  • @courtenaybarber2555
    @courtenaybarber2555 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Lads, Such a wonderful video. When we were at Marlow 20 years ago we were out for a stroll in the evening and discovered a side door to the church bell tower. I ever walk by an open door so I suggested that we enter. The bells were ringing while we climbed the winding stone steps. We arrived at the top to discover the bell ringers practicing. Such nice people; they gave us a quick history of bell ringing and then a demo. It was one of the highlights of our RiverThames cruise. Thanks for the memories. Courtenay

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In other words, you trespassed into private property and got busted 😂
      Hehe... Just messing 😛

  • @pammipayne3334
    @pammipayne3334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When Colin said no point because they will be going awwww at Otis.. confession time.. i paused the vlog looked at my hubby with the please can we get another puppy eyes.. It's so not my fault Otis is a little gem and more cute than butterfly...

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hehe....! Don’t blame us 😂😂😂💜

    • @pammipayne3334
      @pammipayne3334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoxesAfloat Ha ha lol.. Thought never crossed my mind..

  • @avril8443
    @avril8443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just love you guys and follow your travels with great interest. Your knowledge of local places makes it so interesting. Otis is gorgeous too. Thank you so much. Avril Ebelthite

  • @ronniepruett9436
    @ronniepruett9436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YOU ARE THE BEST THING ON YOU TUBE !!! I have a disability called Neuropathy. I can get around with a cane, drive with hand controls but can't travel far. No vacation in 13 years. I worked with Special needs kids and adults for 40 some years. I also have the anxiety things going on like Colin. I so admire how Colin copes with things and how Shaun is such a help. Wish I had a
    Shaun ! Anyway, you are a blessing to me and are taking me on the best vacation ever. I could watch you all day. Otis is the sweetest thing and I know he helps with your stress, mine does. I will continue watching vlogs till I catch up.....Love to all three of ya

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much! 🥰💜

  • @alienfrommarss
    @alienfrommarss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your videos, the energy you pour into each video is always met with a smile from this veiwer! ❤️🤗😁

  • @TheEulerID
    @TheEulerID 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm glad you told the story of Marlow bridge and its connection with Budapest, or I would have been forced to do so. I know that stretch of river well as I used to live in Maidenhead and often walked it.
    On the subject of Marlow bridge, back in the 1957, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire highway engineers had serious plans to demolish it and replace it with concrete bridge. A local councillor, John Griffith founded the Marlow Bridge Preservation Society which succeeded in preserving the bridge (which is now grade 1 listed). John Griffith, who was a nationally renowned professor of law, died in 1910 aged 92.
    I believe there is a small plaque recording his role near the bridge on the Buckinghamshire bridge. Because the bridge is a major bottleneck (and has a 3 tonne weight limit), it has been instrumental in preserving the nature of the High Street. Other Thames towns have not always been so lucky.
    My cousin was married in All Saints Church by that bridge. Sadly, there wasn't a posh reception at the very plush Compleat Angler hotel on the bank opposite. We ended up in a scout hall for that, although such a thing would probably have been wasted on me as I would have been about 9 years old.
    A bit further down river is a bridge made famous by JMW Turner, but that's to come.
    Cookham, were you moored, was the home of another famous artist, Stanley Spencer, and he had a very interesting and somewhat turbulent life.

  • @stephenmcconnell7868
    @stephenmcconnell7868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Abbey was a better consolation prize than Anne Boykin got. BTW... Great music.

  • @stevewareing8525
    @stevewareing8525 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your comment about the difference in attitude between some CRT and some Environment Agency staff made me chuckle, it brought back a memory of something my Maternal Grandfather Tom once said many, many years ago to describe a miserable person. And that was "He should try cracking a smile, it'll make his Arse jealous! 🤣 God rest his soul, he died before I reached my teens but his sense of humour, fair play and the stories he used to tell me in the few years I knew him have stayed with me. I remember the one thing he never talked about was his War service, he served with the Eight Army in WW11 👍 Thanks for another great video and hugs to Otis for stealing the show. 😉

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Sounds like a sound bloke 👍🏻

  • @annm6049
    @annm6049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi guys, another great vlog. So lovely to see Otis coming along nicely. Stay safe and well, all three of you xxx

  • @ynys_mon6928
    @ynys_mon6928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Interested to hear the history of Danesfield House. My Grandad was a photographer with the RAF. Long after the war, when it was no longer a secret, he told his family that one of the jobs he’d been assigned to during the war was photographing pictures from the National Gallery that were being hidden in a Welsh quarry, in case they got bombed in London.
    Love the historical snippets you weave into your vlogs.
    More Otis please!
    And that poor woman that jogged past at the end! Ooh, you are awful!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!

    • @matty6848
      @matty6848 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s really interesting. Did you ever hear about the 3D photos the R.A.F developed in WW2 to give them more accuracy on the targets and German installations? It hard to explain by they built layers up on the aerial photos so they looked like real building as target sites. But like a older version of Google maps and their 3D map system. Great technology for the 1940s👍

  • @brianmessenger
    @brianmessenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Anne Of Cleves got a better consolation prize than most of Henry's other wives 🤷‍♀️

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @pr0zyon
      @pr0zyon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How was it? Ah yeah: Divorced, beheaded, died; annulled, beheaded, survived :D

  • @kiethee
    @kiethee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Shawn and Colin And Otis. My he’s getting cuter by the minute and getter bigger every time we see him totally agree doesn’t cost anything to to say hello looks very nice where you are going. Lots of history there nice houses and loads of boats on the water I think it was such a good idea that you have Otis he’s brought so much joy to you both

  • @veronicamoss2597
    @veronicamoss2597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can hear everyone go awwwe...Soo cute! You guys are FUNNY. Thankyou for your great history lessons and cinematography 🙏

  • @NathanElcoate
    @NathanElcoate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful.

  • @nyxnight1391
    @nyxnight1391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live in a village next to Bourne End! Exciting to see you in places i recognise! Great video as always! :)

  • @mikegapper8485
    @mikegapper8485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once again a great Vlog,Cheers lads ,and many many thanks for sharing Otis with us .

  • @t.fahrmann9757
    @t.fahrmann9757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ...the Our Narrowboat Quest parody...(which they showed in their vlog) 😅😂🤣

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hehe! yeah, we're a little behind them in vlogs 😂

  • @mychaldbeausoleil3043
    @mychaldbeausoleil3043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ottis is a trip!

  • @ashleypierce8500
    @ashleypierce8500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rofl. The chick running by over and over got me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @stephengurd5272
    @stephengurd5272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Need more puppy........ more puppy and some more puppy. Ok now how about a puppy chanel!! Buster went mental was on two legs jumping up.
    When we going to here about the new boat project....... teased us and keeping us hanging!!! Can't wait to see Silver Fox II

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More details on Project Evolve soon 😛

    • @stephengurd5272
      @stephengurd5272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoxesAfloat Need more Otis......

  • @JasonGolden79
    @JasonGolden79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for another great post. Great work. Your videos are like therapy for us at the moment. Stay safe!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank guys, stay well! 💜

  • @frankparsons1629
    @frankparsons1629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gosh, like a mill pond, no issues with the tide then. Medmenham, tricky one to say eh! Probably pronounced Mendham by the locals. Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII, lets go for 1536, I'll Google it - [When Henry VIII broke with Rome and began to dissolve the monasteries, the smaller ones were broken up first. Medmenham Abbey definitely fell under that category. In July 1536, the abbot and only one monk lived there--when they were evicted and pensioned off, the abbot received a pension of 10 marks.] I'll bet he bit off Henry's hand for that amount of wad! Founded in the 12th was one of the Cistercian Abbeys and a satellite of Woburn. Cistercian foundations were usually richly endowed but little Medmenham seems to have missed the purse when it was handed round and remained quite a small and to some degree a poor affair. Customer service course (Thames lock-keepers), a good slapping more like would perchance be the ticket. Bisham Priory was built for the Augustinian Canons (usually smaller foundations with very modest aisleless churches), nothing now remains of the medieval Priory. I've turned this into a Henry number 8 historical trudge! Sorry. Summer fun on the Thames guys, and Otis bless him, enjoy.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, the tidal part starts at Teddington (a future vlog from this one).
      👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @dianadimmock5758
    @dianadimmock5758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your videos are over far too quick😢😢. Have a lovely week, hope you don’t get blown about too much. Can’t wait for next weeks vlog

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers, Diana 👍🏻

  • @johnh1855
    @johnh1855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG! I could smell Shaun all the way to Florida!! HEHEHE just kidding Shaun. You guys are awesome and have gotten my Friday off to a great start! Beautiful cinematography Colin of the Thames (hopefully I spelled that properly) and the properties alone the river are just stunningly beautiful. Otis is such a sport. So happy for you both and he's a show stealer for sure. Best wishes for a lovely weekend. Looking forward to seeing you both next Friday.

  • @lyns2626
    @lyns2626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great Silver Fox Friday and made all the best with flower puppy Otis! Stay safe and healthy! 💕🐶

  • @recyclingtreasures1541
    @recyclingtreasures1541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This thumbs up is for Ottis.

  • @catherinewallis5694
    @catherinewallis5694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I need to see more of Otis please although you boys are very lovely, Otis wins hands down😂🐾

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Support the channel and we might show more of him! 😂

  • @MrAnythingTech.
    @MrAnythingTech. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you again for making me smile before you even said good morning. Good morning back at you gentleman.

  • @susanseller5825
    @susanseller5825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Otis will get heavier by the day for Shauns shoulder, but looks so cute there.
    Agree we need an Otis vlog, he is going to change and grow so quickly. Happy Siverfox Family xx

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's growing like crazy!

  • @melissaknauer5196
    @melissaknauer5196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG I totally thought that was a real woman (not Shaun) passerby that you had asked to interview and to be in this vlog!!

  • @johndubya707
    @johndubya707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A few questions...
    When is it appropriate to use 'quid' vs 'pound'? Is it like us yanks saying 'buck' instead of 'dollar'?
    Can we get a midweek surprise video of Otis sleeping & running around being a puppy?
    Thanks for the vlogs!

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think we always use quid 👍🏻

  • @rln970
    @rln970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is wonderful to have a dog back in your videos.

  • @marianjacobs5597
    @marianjacobs5597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great post guys the scenery is beautiful and I love watching people enjoying themselves on the water but best of all is watching little Otis he is so sweet ... once again many thanks for this great post and see you all next time.

  • @peterdavis4297
    @peterdavis4297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From one Yorkshireman to two more, you're down south. Don't expect the same warm welcome you get back home. They're just not like that 😒

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, we’re learning 😂👍🏻

  • @stephenk9240
    @stephenk9240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do We got to see a picture of Sean in his navy uniform his number ones be quite good

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah, there's a couple in the previous vlogs 👍🏻

    • @stephenk9240
      @stephenk9240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@FoxesAfloat I’ve seen the black-and-white picture when Sean is doing his training I’ve not seen any others what episode number

  • @leedavies3629
    @leedavies3629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice one lads look well posh down there .Otis looks like he living it a brilliant life for a dog cheers 🐶✌️

  • @stevestevens691
    @stevestevens691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The new puppy really couldn't be much cuter guys. As always, enjoying looking over your shoulders at the almost constant pettiness. Well have a wonderful day & week. 😀

  • @kaygibson8942
    @kaygibson8942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🤣🤣🤣 lots of people could do with going on a customer service course 😂😂😂😂

  • @Alefroth
    @Alefroth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is the wig from the secret cupboard?

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh no. Strictly Shaun's wardrobe. My cupboard is much darker 😬

    • @Alefroth
      @Alefroth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoxesAfloat Oh my.

  • @jolp37
    @jolp37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paradise. What a lovely stretch of the river. Does that runner know she's famous world wide. I can imagine that Otis can be a handful at times but he's so cute. Love you in drag Shaun.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Yeah, he’s definitely a full-time commitment 🐶💜

  • @CleanEatingKitchen
    @CleanEatingKitchen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    More Otis, please! I can’t get enough of your sweet pup!

  • @theyellow8834
    @theyellow8834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Do you think your 2004 boat was way before its time?

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it was a very typical example of it's time 👍🏻

  • @royeyk
    @royeyk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think the early 18th century version of bikers probably should have had pointy beards and rapiers. I think the hell fire types were actually chubby rich guys with white wigs who liked to re-enact dirty books.

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like a club I might like to go to 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Martin-se3ij
    @Martin-se3ij 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eeee by gum, 'ow t'other 'alf live. Great vlog as ever.

  • @heathermason4482
    @heathermason4482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A pleasure as always!! Hey, here's a thought......now you can name yourselves after a classic children's story. The FOX(es) and the Hound. HaHa! Otis is beyond adorable. Safe travels.

  • @7474lad
    @7474lad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m sorry boys, although another fabulous production, i feel I need to make a complaint on this occasion 😡 I CAN NOT concentrate on your vlogs due the the constant distraction of Otis, especially when he is snuggled into shauns neck, this really can’t continue so with that and so I can start to enjoy the value of your productions again i feel it best that Otis comes to live with us up ere in Barnsley, I feel as a long standing viewer its the least in compensation you can offer, I look forward to resolving this complaint to ‘Silver Fox & Co’ amicably at your earliest convenience. 😘 failure to comply I will be forced to escalate my compliant to ABTA. Great vlog though.

    • @ronjacobe
      @ronjacobe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But you are going to deprive us of seeing the little one :( :( :(

    • @7474lad
      @7474lad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      R IJJ I. An send pupdates 😀

    • @ronjacobe
      @ronjacobe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@7474lad :D :D :D

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ABTA...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @eflyguyandy
    @eflyguyandy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think we need a new channel - Otis Fox! He's a lot more attractive than you two! 😜Like the mooring pin puller too, haven't seen one of those before.

  • @ceccarp
    @ceccarp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You definitely hit the AWWWW factor with Otis. The Hurley and Temple locks look very well maintained. As for those holiday-makers in the Marlow lock, sod them. Keep having a grand time with Silver Fox and Otis. Love you lads and love your vlogs so very much.

  • @rachelmarshall3235
    @rachelmarshall3235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahhh, I was so ready for this vlog, lovely fellas. ❤️ Love the story of the Abbey.....from God to Gomorrah! ....little Otis is soooo cute. Has he found his sea legs? Chips & mayonnaise....am just waiting for the chippy delivery to arrive! 😁 The soundtracks to your vlogs are really apt & chilling & lovely. They deployment of Silver Fox’s horn was a bit of an anticlimax.....you need one of those from the Queen Mary before she went into dry dock.....that’d make the rowers get out of your way! 🤣 Wow, that’s a really pretty ....( and pretty affluent, no doubt) area around Marlow. Great mooring spot, looks gorgeous.....how lucky to have these places to explore. Near Barnsley.......Stocksbridge? Deepcar? Have a wonderful week lovely fellas....omg just seen the wig!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @FoxesAfloat
      @FoxesAfloat  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! We're not allowed to talk about the wig 😂