Thanks Alan for taking us along on this lovely cruise through beautiful countryside, shame about the rain but we've all been getting it recently. Have a great weekend. Take care and all the best. Stevie

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thanks Stevie, it’s Crick Boat Show this weekend, so Sally and I will be spending time there. Enjoy the bank holiday weekend. Best wishes Alan

Very enjoyable video Alan, I hope the weather picks up for you on the next leg of the journey - Thank you.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it, that’s good of you to say.

Evening Alan, oh my what a dose of weather you had. Still, a thoroughly enjoyable cruise. I remember a stretch of the canal on the way to Gayton junction was covered in reeds on one side, really made it quite narrow. Many thanks for sharing....🍷🍷

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Evening Steve. It was certainly wet but only for a short period. Reeds can be a nuisance but in a few areas where I recall them narrowing the canal, it hasn’t seemed so bad this year. All the best 🥂

I love your video's Alan. So informative and interesting ❤thank you and keep cruising ❤

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

That’s so kind of you to say, thank you 💙

Thanks for another great video Alan. Here in outback Australia the talk is also about rain, but rather the lack of it! A measly total of 6mm for the last 18 weeks. It's only a few days until the start of winter and the daytime temperatures are still around the 25 degrees Celsius mark.

@InterestInHeritage

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, very kind of you to say. I've been watching 'Outback Truckers', which I find very interesting, the episodes I've seen were filmed in 2017/18 and there have been so many which have referred to the lack of rain and the problems it causes. I hope it cools down for you soon and you get the rain you need. Cheers

Yayyyy, we’re famous at last. That’s us moored behind you in the closing credits. I recognised you pushing off by your jazzy coat.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

I’m pleased you saw your boat, thanks for watching and commenting. All the best Alan

What a shame about the weather, but it looked like The sun came out for you. In the end.😊 have a great Bank holiday weeken

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thank you Christopher, Sally and I will be going to the Crick Boat Show, hope you too have a great weekend.

Hi Alan. Well that was a nice wet & windy day but i have to say the amount of weather forcasts we get are often wrong. Amazing how the weather forgasts can not be more accurate in the modern times. Take care & keep safe.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Hi Bob, I was experimenting with the trial weather data from the Met Office but it's no different than usual, still often wrong. So I've gone back to the existing version. All the best, take care.

Great vlog Alan shame about weather for you nice to see you do fill stern glad probably not like most people hope you have a good time at crick boat show

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thank you Nicholas. Sally and I are looking forward to the Boat Show this weekend. Enjoy the Bank Holiday. All the best.

Hi Alan. . . that was a wet cruise !!!. It certainly messes up your plans when the weather is forecast wrong. Looking forward to seeing your video about the old railway. . . we have just returned from walking the Monsal trail in Derbyshire and it really stirred up my imagination on how the railway would have looked in its working days. Thanks as always for sharing.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Hi Mark. I always like to imagine how a railway was when working. I'm not so familiar with the Midlands railways, as I was with the South West. I used to travvel all over, looking at what was left! Cheers

@markrutter5996

Ай бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture As with all railways that were taken out of service it’s such a shame that they are no longer working. I suppose we should be thankful that we can walk some of the. We walked the Perranporth to Goonhaven line in the south west that’s about 3 miles long. . . I’m still not convinced that they don’t need that service as the train now terminates at Newquay and Perranporth is such a vibrant and busy seaside resort most of the year. I can only dream.

@InterestInHeritage

Ай бұрын

@@markrutter5996 It's good to see though that some stations are re-instated, often in a slightly different location, either to meet current standards or that the original position is no longer available. It's years now since I was down that way.

Hi Alan, that weather couldn’t make its mind up 😂 very frustrating for you though. It was still very enjoyable to watch and you made it to your destination, so all is well. Looking forward to finding out all about the disused railway line. Have a great weekend at Crick, I presume Sally is coming down? Best wishes to you both

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thank you Paul, Sally is already with me and we’re looking forward to the Show. The weather is very changeable, been really cold today. I’m sorry you have to work on Monday but hope you still manage to have a good weekend. Cheers from Sally and myself.

@paulturner7837

Ай бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture thanks Alan, we have my eldest sons 30th birthday gathering Saturday so that will be good. Then I’m afraid it’s all work until Thursday 😂 I should have kept some holiday back and booked it off. I will do so next year 👍

Shame about the weather Alan🙁, another good video, take care.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thanks Dougie for watching and commenting, all the best 🤠 keep safe.

I love bananas too Alan, because they have "appeal"! 😁

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Ha Ha😂. Cheers

Nice vlog Alan hope you were careful going through bridge 34 as you might have hit the skier off the blue boat that passed you, I don't think I've ever noticed so many canoes behind narrowboats any reason take care .😊

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thanks Robert. I think the canoes are used to give extra storage space. I’ve noticed some have a generator and fuel cans in them or other bulky items, possibly wood. Some boaters will use the canoe for transport to go somewhere locally. Cheers

Greetings both. Good to meet up with you although briefly at Weston Zoyland. Grand weather and our extended family enjoyed it immensely, especially my great nephew.. Thanks for explaining the building crack. It was a toss up whether to watch the Post Office Enquiry or you eating a cheese topped roll. You won out closely. Hope you had a reasonable return trip. Enjoyed the drizzly cruise. We look forward to rail vlog. bob and Helen.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Greetings to you and Helen, was good to see you at the Museum. I watched some of the PO Enquiry yesterday. We had a good journey back thanks, less than 3 hours, it was a lovely evening for the drive. All the best, Alan and Sally.

All the best Alan.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thank you and you🤠

Hi Alan watching 4pm from Chester. Don't suppose you'll be going to Crick this year. Gary's getting his beard shaved off. Regards to Sally.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Hi Philip, Sally and I will be at Crick, as usual. I am aware about Gary and will no doubt be there to see it happen! All the best.

Never a dull day when you are cruising Alan

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Hugh.

Nice 1 Alan…

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Many thanks.

gtood vid cranking it on the cut thanks lee

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Many thanks Lee, all the best.

Hi Alan. I love your many colored coat. Looking forward to joining you on the former railway path. Be well and please say hi to Sally with pets to Reggie

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thank you Ginger, it's really cosy. Sally is with me, ready for the Crick Boat Show this weekend, so have passed on your good wishes. Reggie says yap!

Hi Alan. You mentioned the Rugby to Stamford line. I originate from a village called Seaton (Rutland) that was on that line. My dad worked on Seaton station as porter etc. The line must have had a branch line to Stamford because as far as I can remember the line was originaly from Rugby via Peterborough to Harwich....we always called the train....the boat train....until Dr. Beeching closed it all down in 1966. Maybe you know more and can correct me on anything I got wrong....btw about a mile from Seaton Station there was..and still is the Welland Valley Viaduct...not very much in use nowdays for passenger traffic...mostly now used for goods trains. and a few special event trains. Stay well and stay safe

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Hi Roger. Interesting to hear about your father, Seaton was on the route to Stamford. I don't have all my Railway maps with me but from some quick research Stamford Station was built in 1848 for the Syston and Peterborough Railway. Stamford is on the way to Peterborough from Rubgy. It looks to have been a junction station with a varied history. Harwich is a long way from Peterborough and there were originally various routes to get there. I think it may have been the Welland Valley Viaduct I went to see with my father some years back. All the best, take care.

@rogerbixley6911

Ай бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture I realise that your channel is about boating...I just hope that I didn´t bore you with my long remark about the railway .

@InterestInHeritage

Ай бұрын

@@rogerbixley6911 Not at all, I'm very interested in railways, just wish more of my viewers were as well. Cheers

hi alan another great vlog why dont they cut all them reeds down to make it wider steve

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Thank you Steve. It’s a question of people power, lack of, much of this sort of work is done by volunteers. A workboat is needed, not readily available, it’s just not easy.

About a weather forecast - it's a prediction, not a promise. :o)

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

It’s surprising though, how these predictions vary so much from one source to another.

Hi Alan, will you be at Crick this year? I will be going for the first time on Sunday 😊

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Hi Dom, Sally and I will be there over the weekend, so you may well spot us. Enjoy the Show, cheers.

There's a new vlogger called 'Betty on a boat', she called Armco Pilings is that correct.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Hi Philip, it is correct. The pilings are pushed into the ground to retain the towpath/bank and the Armco barrier is fitted across the top. Some boaters use the term pilings, I always say Armco. Hope that explains. Cheers.

Like your new angles but could you watch out for those irritating noises that the under 30s seem to enjoy? Things like increasing the volume when stirring your tea or putting the microphone very close to your mouth while eating - it sets people's teeth on edge! Other than that, enjoy the unpredictable weather 😉 & yes every app gives a different forecast lol

@MyNarrowboatVenture

Ай бұрын

Many thanks but I haven't done the things you are suggesting - no increase in volume and no mic close to my mouth when eating, the sounds are as recorded. I am aware different sound systems produce different results, so it's impossible for me to predict how the viewer will hear it. Stirring the tea was affected by the nature of the mug, nothing else. Cheers, thanks for watching and commenting.