Magical mooring, the perfect pub… and insane cow drama

In the thrilling canal-clusion (sorry) of our Ashby Canal Chronicles, we come to a screeching u-turn at Shackerstone: officially the most magical place we've moored so far. We discovered the perfect pub and witnessed a whole calf drama. Just another normal day of slow paced narrowboat adventures basically.
I don't know if I've managed to do justice to how utterly unreal this place was, but I gave it a good go. I hope you enjoy it!
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🎬 Filmed by Kris Atomic and Andrew Kendall, edited by Kris Atomic.
🧍🏼‍♀️About me:
Hiya, I'm Kris. At the end of 2022 I moved from a flat in London to live aboard and continuously cruise the UK on a 70ft narrowboat with my boyfriend Andrew and our cat Matilda.
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Music in this episode:
Blue Flares by Trevor Kowalski
New Scenes by Jon Björk
Balcony by Velvet Moon
BLUESKIES (Instrumental Version) by JAKE $ING
No Cause by Cody High
No Fans of Change (Instrumental Version) by The Devil's Sway
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00:00 Arriving in paradise
02:50 Exploring Shackerstone
04:46 Sunny walk to Snarestone
07:15 Snarestone and The Globe Inn
09:08 Calf escape shenanigans
11:54 Sunset walk back
13:03 The real unvarnished reality of boat life
13:22 The perfect pub
16:05 Leaving the next morning
16:41 Moving on
#narrowboat #boatlife

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  • @whatlisasaid
    @whatlisasaid10 ай бұрын

    "how much in London?" is one of my favourite parts of your videos 🤣

  • @johnhutchison2268
    @johnhutchison22687 ай бұрын

    I have really grown to love your channel as you too move and learn in your new life on board. Great stuff and thank you for posting.

  • @NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle
    @NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle11 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy watching your vlogs. A very different style to anyone else! Which is refreshing to watch.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    So kind of you to say, really appreciate it! ❤️

  • @neilalex9809
    @neilalex980911 ай бұрын

    In a boat on the canal there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet boat, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy boat with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-boat, and that means comfort...❤😅

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Exactly 👏

  • @ruaidhrikathygill8833
    @ruaidhrikathygill883311 ай бұрын

    What a treat! I love you and Andrew being lit in a lit pub by yourselves 😂 Beautiful cinematography, love the music. The cow drama and horses reaction was priceless. Your channel is a gem. We who have found it are extremely lucky. Spreading the word. Thank you. 😊🤗 Kathy

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! 😊

  • @MAdams853
    @MAdams85310 ай бұрын

    Boating Time? Lol I laughed. We used to do canoe trips with scouts along the river and bivouacking at night in the riverside woods. We introduced expedition time. We would be asked by scouts, what time is breakfast, lunch, finish for the day? Our response was always we are on expedition time, we eat when we want or see a nice spot, stop when we have had enough, and camp when we see a great place. Our watches were all packed away deep in the kit, the only time they appeared was the final afternoon when we had to be at a pick up point at a particular time.

  • @WeAreZilla
    @WeAreZilla11 ай бұрын

    "Always drink responsively." Got it. ;-)

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    🍻

  • @rachaelfratczak1846
    @rachaelfratczak184610 ай бұрын

    Your vlogs are fab, I really look forward to seeing them! I love how you show all the pretty villages, can't beat a lovely walk to the pub, it's so annoying when the pub isn't doing food but I love that you enjoy a pint and a bag of crisps.....you're my sort of people 👍The calf in the horse field was quite stressful lol, omg, I wouldn't have been able to sleep if you hadn't seen it get back thru!!!😂 Not much atmosphere in the pub with no people, but still nice, your drunken walk back to the boat was brilliant 😂 loved it.

  • @mashamj
    @mashamj11 ай бұрын

    The calf drama alone deserves an Oscar honestly 🐮❤

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Haha thank you Masha ☺️

  • @MrIdleknight
    @MrIdleknight11 ай бұрын

    Shakerstone has another charming feature that you missed. It’s got the station for the train rides, with a Victorian tea room. You don’t need to take a train trip to enjoy the tea room.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Ah great to know for next time!!

  • @sig4974
    @sig497411 ай бұрын

    Always a treat to watch your content you guys do such a great job of conveying boat life with your masterful cinematograph 👏

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    It’s my absolute pleasure, thank you for watching 🥰

  • @chubbybadass
    @chubbybadass11 ай бұрын

    The anticipation to see if the calf made it to the other side was not something i'd anticipate from watching this but what a treat. Crisps and a beer as a meal? Yeah been there but those options did look good too. Hopefullyy next time you moor and shop you'll hit a good farm shop too.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Always looking for the next farm shop 😆

  • @ericafaber6585
    @ericafaber658511 ай бұрын

    What an awesome video perfectly depicting the country life idyll … Your ‘tongue in cheek’ commentary😂 and the gorgeous cinematography just takes the videos to the next level👌Can’t wait for the next one ☺️

  • @conniechurches5831
    @conniechurches583111 ай бұрын

    What fun! I enjoy your vlog and your wonderful spin on the calf drama! Thank you :)

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🐄❤️

  • @wendyluvsbooks1580
    @wendyluvsbooks15803 ай бұрын

    Another wonderful video .. loved the Guinness … …. had to laugh at your walk home from the pub 😂😂

  • @jawngoosen
    @jawngoosen10 ай бұрын

    Wow thanks for the super video and fond memories. When I saw that giant mound it reminded me of my favourite boat name "Wi'mopson" and there it was 12 years later in the same spot :) Cheers from Cape Town South Africa

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Aw, that’s lovely!

  • @stevep1423
    @stevep142311 ай бұрын

    This brings back a lot of memories for me. I used to fish at shakerstone and surrounding area as a kid. I have been living in Norfolk for the last twenty years, so thanks for bringing back the memories.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Oh that’s lovely, thank you!

  • @clairereid6974
    @clairereid697411 ай бұрын

    Such a beautiful depiction of a glorious day on planet Earth, I’m sure EVERY day is much the same! 😉 Bravo! ♥️🐚

  • @SecretSquirrelFun
    @SecretSquirrelFun5 ай бұрын

    0:40 wow, what a beautiful place. The grass looks like carpet. So beautiful that your brain rejects it as reality 😳 have you watched that episode of Cruising the Cut where David Johns shows a green field off to his (left hand) side and states that he’s found the location of the Windows startup screen? The image is titled “Bliss”, and is the default computer wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP Your greener than green field with sparkling white sheep reminded me of that. Both locations just don’t look real, but David’s XP location is extremely surreal. Thank you for your beautiful, cinematic adventures. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

  • @oldasfolk-km1ov
    @oldasfolk-km1ov11 ай бұрын

    Perfect. Thank you once again.

  • @Roo-s_Life
    @Roo-s_Life11 ай бұрын

    Absolutely love your mix of fun and stunning cinematography combined with the perfect music choices ❤

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! 😊

  • @joanmccarty6445
    @joanmccarty64454 ай бұрын

    Wow it’s like crushing the cancels with Annie Lennox and Eric Clapton 😊

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    4 ай бұрын

    Hahaha!

  • @millywood6801
    @millywood680111 ай бұрын

    Love the video. It should be titled : The towny discovers the countryside, and has fallen in love with it " Glad your having a great time. Cheers Milly

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Hahah, you’re not wrong, that could be my whole channel 😂 Thanks Milly!

  • @jillipepper5353
    @jillipepper535311 ай бұрын

    Perfect Wes Anderson setting ,should make him aware. Thanks for another amazing vid. Boat time sounds like a wonderful place to enjoy life at a pace to actually have the time to enjoy nature, and be able to have the time to even notice the whole horse/cow debacle. Thanks, enjoy life in boat time.🙋🏼‍♀️

  • @Claudia_K.

    @Claudia_K.

    11 ай бұрын

    I wish Wes Anderson would do a movie about narrowboats. Imagine all the visuals! The characters! The humour! 😍

  • @alextothezee
    @alextothezee9 ай бұрын

    Someone's drunk with a torch! really enjoying the London property prices bit as well.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    9 ай бұрын

    I can’t believe you’re binging the vlogs, this is surely too much of me back to back

  • @alextothezee

    @alextothezee

    9 ай бұрын

    @@krisatomic honestly I needed knitting motivation to finish the nightmare baby sweater, and it worked!

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona211 ай бұрын

    A scattering of Dandelions. Just idyllic. Beautiful cinematography. Love the music and sound balance. Thank you for sharing. Was the farmer/tenant told about the hole.

  • @annhamilton2060
    @annhamilton206011 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful place! I was so invested in the calf drama but how intelligent were those horses! I hope you found food too. ❤

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    It was amazing, they really dealt with it! I think we made a pasta at home eventually, all good ☺️

  • @davidhall4079
    @davidhall407911 ай бұрын

    Always love your vlogs great content and commentary you two are a joy together ❤️ what a beautiful place keep safe

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it 🥰

  • @greghilton7797
    @greghilton779711 ай бұрын

    Brilliantly done as always. Thanks guys. 😬

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😄

  • @LloydHywelBevan
    @LloydHywelBevan11 ай бұрын

    what a feast of joy you both present in capture (although of course there was no feast, that'll teach you for being so blumm'n wonderful) next...

  • @howdymartin6258
    @howdymartin625811 ай бұрын

    Another Triumph Kris - in fact you have an actual Triumph in the video, and a Norton plus two lovely Yamaha's.... add that to the Suzuki Bandit looking unloved on the tow path in an earlier episode and us bikers are getting real value for money... even Honda get a double bubble bit of attention in this weeks edit via that "accidental" lingering on the back of the boat - twice. Think of it Kris, a whole new revenue stream is opening in the form of Product Placement.... you could easily be a spokeswoman for Guinness (and a Slurswoman for whatever cider company that was)... and Andrew must have a role to play for the British Consortium of Parka Makers. Highlights - other than the sublime music (AGAIN!) was the ongoing rental appraisals and the drama of the lost cow - The Archers have got nothing on you two. A couple of minutes with real tension and suspense counterpointed with humour and triumph (bloody Triumph again!). I bet Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are not sleeping nights now! .... Whatever the length of the episode they all seem about 2 minutes long and the library of music keeps growing. Remember man cannot live by Cider and Crisps alone - but its fun trying! - take care.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @redsoxdeb
    @redsoxdeb11 ай бұрын

    Raphael & Harlequin would love to know if Matilda has a boyfriend.l hope they're not being too presumptuous. Fab vlog as usual 💕

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Raphael and Harlequin sound like very well brought up young suitors. i will certainly make enquiries 😽

  • @AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb
    @AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb11 ай бұрын

    I needed something joyous today, thank you.

  • @incrediblefruit
    @incrediblefruit11 ай бұрын

    Great life to lead indeed!

  • @davidgormley4419
    @davidgormley441911 ай бұрын

    Another gorgeous video. 😊

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

  • @christopherlauber4944
    @christopherlauber494411 ай бұрын

    love ‘bougie.’

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    😄

  • @adel3529
    @adel352911 ай бұрын

    Editing perfection as always.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much 🥰

  • @WendyVanamburgh
    @WendyVanamburgh11 ай бұрын

    Your title says everything anyone needs to know. Loved every second. Just missing a Hobbit or two.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

  • @richardterry9788
    @richardterry978811 ай бұрын

    It’s like Swing Swong the days are long - bliss. If I get a boat I will call it Swing Swong learnt from your narration xx

  • @benbainbridge
    @benbainbridge11 ай бұрын

    great fun, really well shot, loved it

  • @PickingPaul1
    @PickingPaul111 ай бұрын

    Nice, I want to go there now. Your video quality is great, each shot a moment of beauty

  • @joanmccarty6445
    @joanmccarty64454 ай бұрын

    Opps cruising

  • @newmediajim
    @newmediajim11 ай бұрын

    beautiful pix and brilliant editing decisions. great work!

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Really appreciate that, thank you! 🥰

  • @WeAreZilla
    @WeAreZilla11 ай бұрын

    Just realized you mentioned sipping cider, which is our favorite beverage. Much less popular in the States. Last time we were in the UK, about 5 years ago, we discovered Kopparberg Cider ... so good! Very limited distribution here; not in our area. Boo.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Nooo that's devastating!

  • @timfowler5914
    @timfowler591411 ай бұрын

    I need that torch for when the doggo needs to wee in the long garden in the winter and the solar lights don’t work! Hit me with that link 🔦💡

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Here you go! amzn.to/3L5rfXb 🔦

  • @C_C_SEA
    @C_C_SEA11 ай бұрын

    💯

  • @susanb4481
    @susanb448111 ай бұрын

    OK Im running out of compliments. Just beautiful cinematography and story telling. Nice to see Andrew become more comfortable in front on camera ( just my impression) . On a completely different note, how do you feel about Booker long list?

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    This is the first time in a few years that I haven’t read a single one on the list so far! Study for Obedience looks right up my alley though. What are your thoughts?

  • @NarrowboatSummerBee
    @NarrowboatSummerBee10 ай бұрын

    Love your stuff Kris - keep them coming. Can I ask what video camera you use is it a go pro? I just got one and your stuff looks lush 🤘

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you! We have a couple of Fuji bodies (XH2 and XH2S) and a variety of lenses to mix and match. Actually haven’t ever had a go pro, but I want to get one as it would come in useful I think!

  • @frankiewhite2410
    @frankiewhite241010 ай бұрын

    Please come back soon

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    10 ай бұрын

    Working on the next one right now 💪

  • @Claudia_K.
    @Claudia_K.11 ай бұрын

    Oh no! Bad timing. I’m off to a children’s birthday party (superhero themed), but I’d much rather would chill and watch your vlog! 🙈 It’s gonna be my “reward” later, but I hope my ears haven’t fallen off from all the screaming.

  • @krisatomic

    @krisatomic

    11 ай бұрын

    Haha, stay strong! Hope you have a lovely time 😄

  • @Claudia_K.

    @Claudia_K.

    11 ай бұрын

    @@krisatomicWatched it! Visuals and music A* once again.

  • @flossey100
    @flossey10011 ай бұрын

    💖💖💖🇦🇺

  • @edwardhoughton2565
    @edwardhoughton256511 ай бұрын

    Xx

  • @wendyluvsbooks1580
    @wendyluvsbooks15803 ай бұрын

    Another wonderful video .. loved the Guinness … …. had to laugh at your walk home from the pub 😂😂

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