Bobbing along the river Thames with the boys

At last we were able to take my boys Elijah and Joseph off for a boat trip holiday! On the Thames again we started at Reading marina, journeying to Henley and back. It was a great weekend away with precious memories made together.
Julia's channel- / @juliahartley
Richard's channel- / @richardvobes
#boating #boat #familytime

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  • @edsageseamaster3440
    @edsageseamaster34406 ай бұрын

    Wonderful little video. Thank you for sharing this with us. Lovely to see Elijah having a steer and doing such a good job of it. Great looking boat too. Henley is expensive to moor at too.

  • @Alibali_55
    @Alibali_5511 ай бұрын

    Ahoy to you all, what a delightful vlogs .. Lovely seeing your boys Julia there a credit to you . Lots of love to you both xx

  • @annapachaclarke2392
    @annapachaclarke239211 ай бұрын

    Awe lovely family. Glad you had such a great time on the boat. Well done Elijah steering the boat . Julia, you are a fab captain as well as Mum. Glad to see you and Richard having time in nature and enjoying life ❤❤

  • @traceymurphy3469
    @traceymurphy346911 ай бұрын

    Hello Sailor! So glad you have all you love on board Julia. What a lovely video! Much love to you, Richard, Elijah & Joseph 💜 😊 xxxx

  • @shirleylynch7914
    @shirleylynch791411 ай бұрын

    That was delightful. Your handsome boys are growing up fast. Little Jo is not so little. Great cruise. Thank for sharing.

  • @loisbanks3614
    @loisbanks361411 ай бұрын

    So wonderful for the boys. You look great in hats Richard. Fun memories for all.

  • @marywilliams7112
    @marywilliams711211 ай бұрын

    Always hard work with kids, but good to see you all having fun. Lovely little video!

  • @misscoutts6193

    @misscoutts6193

    11 ай бұрын

    It looked hard work.

  • @martincannon1078

    @martincannon1078

    10 ай бұрын

    Fun she says...Absolutly stressful in such a noisy and busy place! Have a break have a Kit Kat

  • @annehinde9302
    @annehinde930211 ай бұрын

    Looks peaceful, lovely place .💕

  • @user-tg9nn4nn9h
    @user-tg9nn4nn9h11 ай бұрын

    Another great boat trip! Thanks a lot for allowing me to come along and enjoy Henley and surroundings. Long time no see so it was lovely to remininisce!

  • @MrNas42
    @MrNas4211 ай бұрын

    What a lovely family video!

  • @ianrichardson8990
    @ianrichardson899011 ай бұрын

    Idyllic. I envy and admire you two. You know how to live. I haven't been to Henley for over 20 years. Ate at Loch Fyne and walked along the riverbank. Lovely area. PS: Elizabeth Spriggs is buried in the churchyard. Some of Dusty Springfield's ashes are there as well. 🙂x

  • @davidparkins1808
    @davidparkins180811 ай бұрын

    England seemed perfectly acceptable to me in the 1950s, I wonder why it so needed improving?

  • @jamestylertyler5926

    @jamestylertyler5926

    11 ай бұрын

    At least we won the war and we're not speaking German , imagine if we'd lost , we'd be second class citizens and Mohammed would be England's no'1 name for new born males ? Phew

  • @carolrayk
    @carolrayk11 ай бұрын

    Well I hope the boys enjoyed that outting. I've forgotten how rambunctious a four year old can be. At my age I think I could only tolerate about one hour of that. 😜🙄🤐

  • @tectorama
    @tectorama11 ай бұрын

    Lovely video. The birds looked like Egyptian Geese.

  • @mickhardstaff6605
    @mickhardstaff660511 ай бұрын

    Hello sailors , nice to see you again 😂

  • @suznet
    @suznet11 ай бұрын

    17:25 Egyptian Geese, not ducks 😝

  • @matthewrowe9903
    @matthewrowe990311 ай бұрын

    Great to see you 2? 4 ? Again LOL great kids

  • @Greenmanure62
    @Greenmanure6211 ай бұрын

    Beautiful names! Lovely children. I have a Jeremiah. He looks like a grumpy old testament prophet too! I walked the Thames path last year. Nearly killed me😅

  • @mikeweaver1314
    @mikeweaver131411 ай бұрын

    Those mysterious ducks were Egyptian geese

  • @tanyacurtis2884
    @tanyacurtis288410 ай бұрын

    Loving seeing you all on the water. What a great time together.

  • @fionagarrett2730
    @fionagarrett273011 ай бұрын

    G'day - those blokes must be from my home - Oz

  • @abramjones9091
    @abramjones90917 ай бұрын

    Beautiful cities, looks cold though

  • @MrPeteypoo
    @MrPeteypoo11 ай бұрын

    This was lovely, nice relaxing cruise on the river.

  • @kat7777
    @kat777711 ай бұрын

    It's so interesting that Julia seems to be the dedicated 'captain' on these waters.... She seems very well versed in what she's doing. What happens if you can't find mooring spaces if you need to moor up on more open water like rivers??

  • @SharonMillett
    @SharonMillett10 ай бұрын

    So cool to see your neck of the woods, thanks for taking us along!

  • @violetmoonofthenorth
    @violetmoonofthenorth11 ай бұрын

    Super cute family ⚓️⛴

  • @mariarosolemos7468
    @mariarosolemos746811 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @VaderWhoop
    @VaderWhoop10 ай бұрын

    What a lovely film.

  • @lynettecoates4272
    @lynettecoates427211 ай бұрын

    Dear Richard and Julia... you brave brave souls!!! We did not take our 2 on a boat until they were 5 and 6 and that was on a canal!!!! I do hope you were headache free by the end of it!! Xx

  • @evolassunglasses4673
    @evolassunglasses467311 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video, dapper cap, sir!

  • @nickerrison-davey9099
    @nickerrison-davey909910 ай бұрын

    Golden Postbox = Olympic Medal winner from the area......I think 😉

  • @exploringwithgary3007
    @exploringwithgary300711 ай бұрын

    Great video along the Thames memory’s made and past remembered, makes me think I should get my engine sorted although windmill first possibly.

  • @sanspareil3018
    @sanspareil301811 ай бұрын

    Apart from its Regata and other posh activities Henley has a “Meccano Gathering” early in September (after Geof Wright who had one of the last dedicated Meccano shops in UK) Meccano was a very British toy that had implications far beyond its immediate children’s appeal in that it helped create a generation of engineers across the World until eclipsed by modern computer games etc.

  • @jamestylertyler5926
    @jamestylertyler592611 ай бұрын

    Should have gone to Notting hill carnival , apparently it's a blast

  • @chow24

    @chow24

    11 ай бұрын

    If you want to get stabbed or robbed

  • @Greenmanure62

    @Greenmanure62

    11 ай бұрын

    😳😂😂

  • @JillJones-bg2ie
    @JillJones-bg2ie11 ай бұрын

    Joe sure has shot up seen last seen on one of your videos!! Keep meaning to visit Henley, must do it! Look forward to the next adventure guys!!

  • @Jane_and_Meg
    @Jane_and_Meg11 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed this video thank you. Good to see you altogether. Well done Skipper Elijah on having a go at steering the boat top job and Captain Joe for his excellent navigation skills through the bridge! At this rate you'll be doing the filming next - watch out Richard! Sorry to hear you got stung Julia poor you. Hope you're okay now 💜.

  • @parsnip7349
    @parsnip734911 ай бұрын

    Time has no meaning, when you live your own life. When you live your own life, you have time for everything 🧐☺️😘🤠💪

  • @fionahammond9396
    @fionahammond939611 ай бұрын

    Hi to you all hope you all e joyed your time. on the boat Jo looked as though he liked it ❤

  • @MrRocksoil
    @MrRocksoil11 ай бұрын

    Sweet Thames runne softly,till my song is oer

  • @janetanderson495
    @janetanderson49511 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video. Any chance we can get interviews with each lad by their friend and male role model, the fabulous Richard Vobes? What are their interests, how are they coping with the changing world? Young folk have interesting and valuable perspectives and may just end up being as engaging as any guest entertained so far. Being someone often begins with being valued for oneself. 🥰

  • @wales123100
    @wales12310010 ай бұрын

    Great does richard still do a podcast

  • @the-english-couple

    @the-english-couple

    10 ай бұрын

    He does indeed 😄

  • @GypsyHunter232UK
    @GypsyHunter232UK11 ай бұрын

    Richard when are u bak on ur usual channel. We thought the KZread dictatorship had u eliminated

  • @the-english-couple

    @the-english-couple

    11 ай бұрын

    He'll be back in 2 to 3 days, all being well.

  • @Red-ns9ny
    @Red-ns9ny11 ай бұрын

    Henry on the booze 😂

  • @denicase9444
    @denicase944411 ай бұрын

    Idyllic! ❤️

  • @hugojames85
    @hugojames8511 ай бұрын

    Ahhh.... Love is indeed blind....

  • @nigelstringerNVS
    @nigelstringerNVS10 ай бұрын

    On your new one now guy’s, you have another friend called Nigel!! Me lol x

  • @northlincolnshirecountryma6981
    @northlincolnshirecountryma698111 ай бұрын

    As a flat cap wearer Richard put it down more over you forehead and eyes !!

  • @johngrant5448
    @johngrant54487 ай бұрын

    Back in the seventies I hired a boat like that and took the family down the Thames. I discovered that the people of Henley are the most obnoxious, arrogant and uneducated mob of overly entitled gits I have ever encountered. Some of these fools were failing to respond to my repeated warnings of my approach as they fooled about around me in their punts. So I increased the throttle to create turbulence and sank the stupid things and they had to scramble to the bank. They didn't do it again.

  • @juliawigger9796
    @juliawigger979611 ай бұрын

    You and richard ok? Not seen videos for 3 days.😮❤

  • @the-english-couple

    @the-english-couple

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, all ok thanks. Just another YT strike on the main channel x

  • @juliawigger9796

    @juliawigger9796

    11 ай бұрын

    @@the-english-couple keep safe. See you next week, 💖

  • @kevinbrookes2032
    @kevinbrookes203210 ай бұрын

    Why would anyone want to live in Henley? It's my idea of hell 🙂

  • @the-english-couple

    @the-english-couple

    10 ай бұрын

    Each to their own, eh? It was lovely mind 🙂

  • @kevinbrookes2032

    @kevinbrookes2032

    10 ай бұрын

    Hundreds of cars going nowhere - no thanks Looking forward to your swift return 🙂@@the-english-couple

  • @masonlawson649
    @masonlawson6498 ай бұрын

    I don't think he likes her children

  • @the-english-couple

    @the-english-couple

    8 ай бұрын

    It's not the case although things aren't easy at the moment