hello from Michigan love the show

@MyNarrowboatVenture

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings Tina and welcome aboard. Thank you so much for your comment.

Wonderful Vlog Again Alan.....much enjoyed my good fellow! Thank You Mark

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, I’m glad you liked it Mark. I’m presently publishing a series on my trip to the Ashby Canal.

Great video as usual. Very relaxing to watch.

Another nice trip! Thanks, Alan.

Hi from Australia.Thanks. That took me back to 10 days we spent on the Grand Union in a hire boat about 12 years ago. Stopped at Braunston on the return leg. Wonderful experience.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Greetings Peter, good to have you aboard. I’m pleased the video evoked some lovely reminiscences for you. In a later episode you’ll see me come back up Braunston Locks.

Well this brings back memories. I was the skipper of the Black Prince boat you went through these locks with and my wife and her father are operating the locks (along with one or two other people). It was very wet that day. We stopped at the Braunston water-point and that widebeam “Mogoch” came past us after you encountered it. Have fun :-)

@MyNarrowboatVenture

2 жыл бұрын

That brings back memories, as I recall that. Thanks for your help with the locks, makes life much easier when you're on your own..All the best, thanks for commenting.

Boy that rain was pelting down!! What a surprise meeting that huge boat in the spot under the bridge 😳 I watch other channels to get ideas for my videos and I appreciate how you add in details that are entertaining. I’m working on that skill on my channel Memaws Matters. 👍🏻👍🏻nice job good entertainment as I’m editing my next one

Thank you for a most interesting video. Hard work.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger, your comment is much appreciated.

Hi alan,awesome video,

Great video Alan... I have to say that we always go through the Braunston Tunnel very early in the morning... so as to mitigate the chances of meeting something coming in the opposite direction... Enjoy watching your adventures..🍷🍷

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, good to have you aboard. Going early will lessen the chance of passing a boat in the tunnel but I just go when I’m ready. I passed 6 boats once in Crick Tunnel and not after the Show I hasten to add. Thanks for watching.

Another interesting vlog. They are very 'real' as in you report everything that happens!

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sallyu1. I try to show it as it is. You never really know what’s going to happen, every journey is different.

Lovely trip to watch Alan, that widebeam did give you a bit of a surprise. Shame about the rain but thats boating life for you lol. Time to get the brushes out when you get back for a little touch up on your starboard stern side methinks. Keep up the good videos and happy boating.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter. I’ve started to paint the boat, all being recorded for future videos. It’s not noticeable on the video but the wide beam seemed to appear out of the gloom!

@peterashman1670

5 жыл бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture I shall look forward to the next instalment Alan, I see you were at Crick boat show this year, I was there on the Saturday, shame I didnt see you or would have popped over to say hello.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to have missed you Peter but there was so much going on, it’s not surprising we were never in the same place together. Another time hopefully. Cheers

At last 1000 subscribes. Congratulations!

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff, it’s been a long time coming. Nearly at 1100 now. Cheers

Goes to show canal life can be idyllic, peaceful and slower paced but fraught with unexpected excitement and danger around every bend ;) 14:27 reminds me of slipping in a car on ice/snow... just in slow motion, i was waiting for the crunch! well done nice vlog

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

DisarmingCrib - Many thanks. Every trip is different that’s the nice thing about boating. Even the same length of canal will be different depending on the time of year. It’s meeting the unexpected and overcoming it, that makes it exciting.

Great video. We will be doing the tunnel in just a few weeks and I've been watching and rewatching lots of vlogs of it - so this was perfect timing!

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justine, I’m glad you found it useful. Have you done any other tunnels?

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justine, I’m glad you found it useful. Have you done any other tunnels?

@JCDiamond

5 жыл бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture No, but the route we have planned out has 3 - in each direction! I will be a pro by the end of it.

Another excellent vlog Alan, will be following you next week but going onto the North Oxford, Coventry Canal and Trent & Mersey to the Macclesfield. Regards Ian & Chris nb Jenny.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Ian and Chris. Hope you have a fabulous journey.

I'm glad you captured the heavy rain and hail and not just nice sunny weather. I suppose unless your camera is kind of waterproof it would be difficult to film. Looking forward to your next one.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger. I try to show it as it is. The GoPro is meant to be waterproof but I wouldn’t want to get my other cameras too wet.

Nice vid

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony👍

Favourable comment #1, great video, shame about the weather :-)

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave glad you enjoyed it. I dried off quickly!

Well done Alan lovely weather...would it not be possible to clamp a fishing umbrella to your rail to put up when the rain comes ?...just a thought.. 🤔

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon. That’s a very sensible suggestion. I suppose as I’m not an umbrella sort of person I’d not given it any thought. I could have bought a mount at Crick last week!

Good job. Are the wide boats able to transit all of the canals or are they too big for some. That was a BIG boat. Be safe.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank. The wide beams are very restricted as they can’t travel over any canals with single width locks. In brief, they can use the Grand Union between London and Birmingham; the Kennet and Avon including the Rivers Thames and Avon; canals in the Liverpool / Manchester area, which are not connected to the Grand Union. There are also some navigations to the East of the country.

great video will be doing ,myself tomorrow

@MyNarrowboatVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Connor. Have a great trip, hope all goes well.

@cwboatmover5418

4 жыл бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture I'm intrigued by how well u do on your videos and how u do them exactly bud

@MyNarrowboatVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Connor. I’ve been film editing for many years. I use an editing suite called Pinnacle Studio, which I paid for. It’s difficult to explain how I do it but I believe there are a number of free editing suites available.

@cwboatmover5418

4 жыл бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture where r u based

Humm you would have thought with a boat of that size they would have had a person on lookout before trying to go under the bridge and bend 😠 sarf travelling xx

@MyNarrowboatVenture

5 жыл бұрын

Morrislouise Eagle - that would make a lot of sense but the lady did hop off the boat to render assistance, which was of great help to me.

: )

Have you every thought about getting a pet?

@MyNarrowboatVenture

4 жыл бұрын

No I haven't, it's not for me. Cheers