Graffiti, it's all over the world unfortunately , as far as I'm concerned it's just vandalism with a paint can .

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

I can't stand graffiti but there's definitely some mis placed talent there

thank you for another interesting blog thank you . look forward to the next one ☺

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

More to come

Thanks Gary, that was a lovely cruise with nice weather for a change, with great historical info' also, but it's a shame about the lack of talented artists. I hope that you are all doing really well. Have a great week. Take care and all the best. Stevie

Thank you for another great blogg

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure

good vid cranking it on the cut and liveing the dream on the cut swit yoiu famly thabnk four the cool vlogs you do on the chammel thanks lee

Hi guys wonderful vlog ❤ shame about the graffiti shows you about people’s mentality and the areas you go from beautiful country. Side to the urban towns two total opposites hope you have a good week love to you all and love to the pups stay safe x

Our introduction to the canals was from "Planet craft" on the Star City arm (!) in 1975 - the year of a major drought !. No water, lots and lots of weed. Wecruised as far as Wedgewood and return in a week !! Didn't put us off - stopped boating in 2020.....

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

That's a lot of boating you've done there. I do enjoy cruising through these places but I also enjoy seeing the other side too

Interesting about the filled in holes on the bridges. Thanks for keeping us on our toes learning!

it's sad to say ,It make you think what has our children and grandchildren lives style will be years from now. from a 66 year old mother of two sons and 4 grandchildren who i love to bits. love your vlogs keep going there is beautiful places to visit. Sandra xx

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

So pleased you enjoy our vlogs Sandra, there will always be history around us and we should always share it with our children

Hi Gary and Nicky. Amazing to see some of the architecture on the canals. Shame there’s so much graffiti and fly tipping. But it’s nice to see different canals. Take care. Nick

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

We actually enjoyed it through there Nick

Gary The works where you had the traffic lights is for your favorite project - HS2. It is just by Curzon St Station. Jeff

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Its completely ruined our countryside bud

Clean Up The World is an annual event each September organised from Australia and there have been quite a few Clean up sites throughout the UK

I can appreciate you would sooner be I the countryside as a continuous cruiser with children and pets but that vlog was brilliant, We moor our cruiser out at Garstang and live in a city and I've never noticed the gaps in bridges for fire hoses what a great idea ,stay safe.😊😊

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Quite a few of these access holes have been bricked up or sealed in some way as they could be dangerous to childrenvetc

Clean Up The World started when round of the world yachtsman came back to Australia and was horrified by the plastic rubbish in the world 's oceans .I have been organiser for a few years in Tasmania

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

It was like cruising through soup at times

Hi Gary and Nicky ...... loved this episode havin been born and bred in Brum .... at 23:57 you pass under bridge 101 which is St Andrews Road leading to Birmingham City Football Club ground ..... two houses up from that bridge was my Grandmotbers home and around 53 years ago I would have been in her back garden, throwing stones into the canel ...... hoping to hear the splash...... wonder if you passed over some of my stones ...... brought back some real strong memories .....like the fireman opening the little red gates to draw water up from the canel to fill their engines ...... there was no graffiti back then ..... keep up the fab work and happy travels.

@GaryCaptainPhillips

2 ай бұрын

What lovely memories to have and I'm so pleased we helped bring them back. We would of definitely passed over your old stones bud and I'm glad we did

That was great. I’m from Birmingham so for me cruising through Salford junction was special. I stayed at gas street basin last weekend and found it was amazing and want to stay again. Took me 9 hours from GSB to minworth, 27 locks solo and some of the Aston locks were interesting as there wasn’t really lock landings and I was tied to a rail at one point 😅 I’m thinking of doing my first vlog, will backdate to when I moved onboard in January

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

I've been to Gas Street too and loved it but I've never took Chugs there. The Taylors vlogged it a couple of weeks ago and it looked hard

That first lock at Bordesley Junction is a nightmare if you’re single handed - I struggle to get off the boat onto the towpath on the right hand side and I have to hold the boat on the centre line as there’s nothing to tie it to - I will admit that the last time I went down this lock that I left the bottom gates open as the wind was blowing and I just couldn’t get back off the boat safely and secure it - this lock really could do with updating to make it safe for all users

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

I'd of done the same with the gates, it's so dangerous there and there's no thought of boater safety at all

Every days a school day !!!! I’m an ex Firefighter and canal boat owner but never realised what those holes in the bridges were (in fire service technical terms that’s were the hard suction would go) To be fair where I served there was no canals I have pumped (lifted) out of a dock(sea water) but never a canal There is a limit of hight you can lift water with a fire appliance i think it’s about 4 to 5 meters so they must have been on the limit

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for what you did David and as you say 'every days a school day." You only see these bridges in the larger cities/towns etc but they're certainly reminders of sad days

My goodness. Traffic lights on the canals, two paddles on one... are these signs of the Apocalypse? Just kidding. Do you have room for a freezer? I must say that today was a VERY rare occasion that I had to work on a Saturday here in Houston. It was a long day. But coming home to the peacefulness of a Gary & Co. vlog was just the right way to decompress. Thank you all. Leigh

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Lol it was certainly a different cruise for sure and yes we'd love another freezer but we simply don't have the room

Narrowboat Life Unlocked were commenting about the Leeds Liverpool and I suggested that maybe the CRT should get involved with the global Clean Up The World activity to clean up the Canals and raise awareness

We moored at Star City in March and all was ok, just one other boat with us. Garrison locks were a problem, one completely drained pound, I've never been through without a drained or low pound. The services at the top lock have been wrecked, we last used them 6 years ago.

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Its such a shame they've been left like this, we met and talked to several lovely people on our journey through, it must be awful to see this everyday

" The old bottom road" was the name given to this stretch . Hated by working boat crews who got paid on it. We are ahead of you at Napton on the hill. Curses the North Oxford had a land slip. Yes Star City we moored for 1 night and as you said plan to stop and no space a night mare. I suppose you could breast up . Safe journey travels all see you at Crick.

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Hi David, we're not far behind you. Currently at Long Itchington but heading to Napton today

GG say woof to Noah, Lily and the SIX PUPPIES

I was confused why some of the paddles didn’t work with hat metal rod preventing you cranking them up, 😮 I totally forgot about anti vandal locks 😂I do have the key as well, I just had one paddle open on them

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

We've been working with just the one paddle too as the locks seem to fill really quick

It's such a shame about all the graffiti and vandalism. The history and architecture are still beautiful though

Such a pity that some humans like to desecrate everything they can with a paint can! The whole lot was gross and that city should be ashamed of itself. 😡

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Its such a shame that such beautiful buildings etc are ruined like this. The councils would have an impossible job however, if they remove it the yobs would just come back. Believe it or not they do 'art' tours and walks through there too

Thanks!

@GaryCaptainPhillips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much indeed we really appreciate your support Mike that's very kind of you. Unfortunately I would be able to thank you on our vlog until about mid May as I've been busy and already edited the vlogs but thank you