One of the many things your videos point out is the owning and living on a narrow boat is not all plain sailing. It seems to me to involve a lot of hard work and determination.

With South Africa having been under British rule in the colonial era, many places were given British names because the surveyors were often expats probably very homesick. So it is that in the arid Kalahari there is a small community with the name Severn on the banks of a dry river bed.

Vanessa, I simply cannot get over the God-given talent you have for both verse and art, and may I add photography too ! This weeks ending was really a treat to be sure. I loved seeing you and Mr. M working on Alice Grace's blacking, and I do hope this water-based product proves to be very durable to protect your boats hull. I wish you well from Avondale, Arizona and thanks so much for this one.

Ms. Vanessa, call me an odd duck for noticing, but such care being given to the hull, what preserves and protects the bottom of Alice Grace? By the way~~I have viewed other narrowboat videos, but oh child, none compares to the painstaking lengths and methodology that you devote to your videos! And the art work at each video’s end and poetry is completely off-the-chart smashing! You’re superb, my dear! ~Eddie of Arkansas~

If you are going to hold onto those cables in the locks, please buy some heavy duty leather gloves. The Cables can give you metal splinters that are very painful and sometimes need emergency room visits to extract as well as Tetanus shots !

Eco friendly non toxic Bitumen? I almost died laughing. You should wet blast the bottom before applying epoxy primer and paint. What about the flat bottom? there was no access.

This is really hard work to have a boat Vanessa so pretty it became.Thanks fro a mindfull trip enjoyed it very much...Take care

What an enjoyable vlog from boat upkeep, to historical tidbits and then this fascinating story of the fish bypass. I hope your boat hull experiment is successful and the Alice Grey is well protected in years to come! Keep on keeping dear Vanessa. You delight us all! hugs from Canada, Wendy

Hi, just to let you know that your supposed to put your rope around the slider in the lock this give you the most control. Keep one end of the rope on a cleat so you can either give it slack or tension as required. Holding on with your hands is not a good idea.

I'm confused...haven't I seen this already? 🤪

Oh Alice Grace looks neat as a pin! Well done on all your hard work - I'm sure she is gliding through the water and going faster than before 😄 How lovely to be on the river Severn and all it's wonderful sights - and the fish pass is amazing with the heron standing guard! Such a descriptive poem and amazing artwork as always - thank you! Love to you, Mr M and Zephyr xxx

AMAZING!!! Soooo much work.

Loved the video even more the second time. You are such a talented person. Filming, editing, drawing and Poetry and on top of that blacking a narrowboat hull!

Like these videos…very informative and well researched. 👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦

Great video. Love docking at Stourport. We've used it for years. We were in twice this summer with our 2 boats. Hope to meet you on the canal one of the days.

I'll not only re-watch it but I will re-like it. I watch a lot of your video twice anyway. 😀

Another wonderful vlog. I love the stories that you reference for towns, rivers and wildlife you come in contact with. They add a unique perspective to the beauty of the canals and your poetry and art work. Thank you. Keep it up Vanessa.

Lol, the fish are like I don’t come to your home to watch you walk. Lol.

Hi Vanessa. Looks like that blacking did a good job. Glad it dried quickly. That fish viewing area was amazing. Beautiful drawing and poetry. Take care. Nick

You make those fish & bird come alive on your pages so beautiful