Well what can I say. Me and the misses watch all the time. It's like your family to us now. Love seeing what you get up to and places you go to. Stay safe

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

You're the best! What a lovely comment, you make us blush thank you to you both xxx It means a huge amount to us to know you enjoy our little adventures so much.

If that 9’ 1” lock was scarily deep, we’ve just been on holiday from Falkirk to Edinburgh and the locks at the Falkirk end were 16-17’ each! Different set up: you stay on your boat and volunteers move you through the lock - by appointment only…

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Steven, wow they are deep and yes it's so much better if you stay on the boat. We have been on some in Belgium, Holland and France (when we had our Dutch Steel Cruiser) that are 60 feet deep and you have floating bollards in the side of the lock - you tie your rope to the bollard and the boat automatically goes up in the lock attached to the bollard. We were also in the lock with huge commercial ships which was very scary particuarly when they put their engines on!! Sounds like you had fun on your trip. Thanks for your comment and we hope you continue to enjoy our adventures.x

Uriah Heep was a very unsavoury Dickens character in David Copperfield. The 60s rock band took the name for their group.

@cruisingontheborder

Ай бұрын

Hmm interesting on both counts. Great information thanks.

Glad to see you back I haven't seen any update yet this year I thought you had stop filming

@cruisingontheborder

Ай бұрын

Hi Andrew, we're around but just taking a little break from filming, it took a lot of doing. We are posting updates on Instagram, if you follow us on there. We might have a few little L&L canal episodes to come too. Lovely to hear from you and thank you for the great comment. J&M x

Great video, Captain! I am the Captain of a large Cape Size (LOA 298 mtrs) vessel, I would love to sail on such a Nice Lady!

@cruisingontheborder

7 ай бұрын

Wow, your's is much bigger than ours, where do your sail yours??

One flask of coffee made with breakfast every morning. Good for the day. No problems. You nailed that history on boats.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Russell great comment so pleased you loved the history. We always try to bring a little something of everything to everyone.... I'm a mid to late morning coffee person, as you probably can tell. Jac x

I’m coffee addict as well. Life’s not worth living without 2cups, dark roast first thing in the morning. Excellent maneuver Michael. Such a long boat.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi and yes I'm with you but later on in the morning, even though I love coffee I actually don't think I could have one first thing. Ginger tea is my morning thing. I'll let the Captain know you loved his 70ft hire boat wind!! Thanks for taking the time to comment it means a lot to us. Jac x

You winded that 70 footer beautiful Michael. Well done .

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Lynne 💪 great work by the Captain 👨‍✈️

Uriah Heep is also a character in Dickens’s novel David Copperfield. Entertaining video as always🌸

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi and great comment, we didn't know that. We need to brush up on our literature don't we... x

🥰😍 HE is The Man! And behind every good Man is a Great Woman!🤩😍🥰

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Ah John you have it in one.... Thankfully we make a great team, most of the time xx

Micheal took the challenge and did it! Without the aid of a safety net or contraceptive well done cheers n beers Marty Australia

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi great comment Eliza thank you so much. He's a star with the tiler.... x

Another great vlog, good sideways steering by the Captain, well done Michael. Lovely mooring by the Wedgwood factory. Jackie certainly loves her coffee. Very posh seats in cafe, Jackie had a massive cup, should keep her going for half an hour ! Well done winding long boat Michael, very difficult.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it John, a beautiful mooring, we just hope we did it justice. I'll pass your compliments to the Captain. Contrary to popular belief I only have coffee late morning but I do do it every day.... does that mean I'm an addict??? LOL :) x

Kudos to Michael maneuvering that 70ft narrow boat, fair play Micheal 👏 👍.... and Jackie .... yeah you've got a coffee problem young lady 😮.... 😂😂😂

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Ah ah Jerry he did so well didn't he. Thank fully Jerry my coffee problem is restricted to 1 a day. Lovely to hear from you xx

Have you ever crossed paths with Kevin Shelley, aka the Country House Gent? Or Vanessa of Mindful Narrowboat? Seems almost inevitable for continuous cruisers eventually, lol.

@cruisingontheborder

26 күн бұрын

Ah ah, good question, no we haven't been as there are so many miles of network 2,500 it might be a while before we see them. x

Brilliant video as usually. Nothing wrong in caffeine addiction Jackie 😂 and great job Michael turning that boat around, definitely earnt his two chocolate biscuits 😎

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 on all fronts and yes he did I great job, perfect turn! I'm with you on the coffee Michael.

😊 nice 1 captain Michael helping a friend in need ✅ I had faith in you getting the long ⛵ around the tight bend did you buy the teapot jaq only 5k lol stick to the coffee Hun👍 well my friends thanks for the 🎥 God bless you both stay safe on your travels all the best John 😊

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you John and so lovely to hear from you. Sadly Michael didn't buy me the teapot, we would of been too afraid to use it and yes coffee is best!! So pleased you enjoyed this episode... All the best to you J&M xx

No I can't be near coffee but fortunately I can't smell it from here, lol ! Thank you for taking me to places I would never see its so interesting and I love it !

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi what a lovely comment, it's our pleasure to bring our waterways adventures to screen and show the British network off in style. xx

Have to say you have a lovely boat inside and out and my favourite the cruisey stern.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your lovely comment.

Love your videos, especially the commentary. Interesting history facts, humour, observations - it’s like a day out with family 😊. Thank you for sharing.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 💕💕 what wonderful kind words thank you 🙏 it’s our pleasure 🤗

I'm not sure I would've had the patience to try and wind ANYTHING that long...GOOD on Michael then! Maybe that boat was built before the bow and midships thruster availability?

@cruisingontheborder

6 ай бұрын

Michael did a great job, glad you enjoyed.xx

I'm very addicted to coffee,, I get the shakes in a morning until I have a few cups,, then I'm fine lol

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Oh no, thankfully Jac doesn't have one until later in the morning!! J&M x

Another great video .. I met Fred Dibnah out on the Isle of Man back in 1993 .. it was during the Centenary celebrations for the Manx Electric Railway .. a massive vehicle rally was held in Nobles Park in Douglas . Fred was there with a steam traction engine called Atlas ..he was signing autographs & was just like you see him in the videos & on tv .. pint of Guinness in hand

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi David so pleased you enjoyed. Wow meeting Fred Dibnah in the Isle of Man. I lived there for 9 years when I was a child, 75 to 84 and I loved it so I know Nobles Park very well. Were you just visiting?? Thanks for the great comment. Jac x

That coffee fresh air combinations fatal.🤪 Tastes soooo moreish...❤❤ Stay safe as always , and no sneaky Brandys in in you coffee either!😉xx

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

You got that right Rachel! Thanks so much for the fun comment. Can't be having a sneaky brandy in there, no drinking and cruising ha ha x

Great video. Turned my boat for the first time yesterday. Terrifying. But did it. Without a bow thruster! Very proud. Thanks for the vid. Really, really appreciate it. :)

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Andy for the comment. Well done you and without a bow thruster. Now you be doing it all the time.

Hi Jackie & Michael Fantastic to see the history along the canal, the brick kilns and old factories were amazing You can only think of what it must of been like on the canals when the working boats and factories were running flat out Thanks for the video, and well done Michael on winding that 70 footer must of been really scary for the holiday makers to attempt! Take care both of you, lots of love Jane & Martin.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks both 👍 xx Great to hear from you as always. We loved helping them and it's amazing how many new people you meet and spend time with isn't it?? Yes not sure we would all of coped with life on a boat all those years ago would we? Much love back J&M xx

Maybe but locks are thirsty work👍

@cruisingontheborder

Ай бұрын

Very thirsty even more so on a hot day x

Interesting Vlog again thank yopu. Point of interest if not picked up, Fred Dibbner was a famous Steeplejack. He had a TV program and there are plenty of videos on KZread about him. An amazing man and well worth a look at his accomplishments, including restoring and operating steam traction engines. Best wishes from Down Under, we did the Caldon once- a great trip.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hello our lovely subscribers down under, great comments thank you for taking the time to message us. It's lovely to hear from you. Fred was a bit of an institution in the UK.

Cheers you two, your vids make me smile. You seem like 2 genuinely nice people!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you what a lovely comment. We are so pleased to make you smile. What you see is just how we are together, no acting. Michael has tried to get me to act (no idea why....) but I just can't. Be natural and yourself I say. Jac x

I've had my coffee to, white watching another fab episode. I've not done any challenge to deserve 2 chocolate biscuits.....but I'm having them anyway. Well done to you both.

@cruisingontheborder

5 ай бұрын

Hope the coffee was a good one. Tomorrow we think you deserve a little treat xx

@graham907

5 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder the coffee was lovely thanks, we have a milky coffee every afternoon....without the lovely scenery from your narrowboat...and 2 chocolate biscuits.

well done Michael! grand job! thanks for the lovely vlog!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊 So pleased you enjoyed it.

Well done with the winding of that 70' boat. Just wondered if you could tie a shoreline to a point just ahead of the winding hole, tied to a cleat amidships, then pivot on this line into the hole. Guess you'd need a savvy crew though! Enjoyed this, as ever. Nick.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Nick love the comment, yes it could be an option depends on conditions, wind would be tricky. So pleased you enjoyed this little adventure. J&M x

No problem with coffee time I’m just the same can’t start the day without 2 coffees 👍🏻😀xxx

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Carolyn thanks for the comment. I'm more of a late morning coffee girl, it's ginger tea for me first thing. How do you take yours, mine is always a flat white?? xx

@carolynshingler7761

8 ай бұрын

Morning my coffees are2 black between 7 &9 a latte if I meet friends during the day but a mint n ginger herbal tea at bedtime xx

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

@carolynshingler7761 ah ah yes Jac’s a ginger 🫚 tea girl too 💕

I was born and bred in the Potteries and when you didn't know the name of the huge figure I was mentally shouting at you Josiah Wedgwood! So proud to be a Stokie! Ay Up Duck!

@davidcorden6630

8 ай бұрын

Ay up yourself from one originally from Leek. Fond memories with Joules bitter a taste from the past.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Jan, what a lovely comment, sorry we had you shouting, albeit mentally. It's a lovely and historic part of the country, we enjoyed passing through it. x

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

I remember when Josias house which is wedge wood hall was sold for £1 in the 1980s to attract a buyer but there was small print with the purchase

Yes I lived around stone most of my life and 43 years ago worked part time at stone boat yard and when the holiday makers came to collect boats I was allowed to go on a short tuition trip from the yard to the star lock where you were …on one occasion the holiday makers had run back to the yard where we were to tell us the boat had been bashed against the lock damaging the rudder..I can’t help thinking I’ve met micheal somewhere before I discoverd this channel❤

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

When I left school I worked at wedge wood on the maintenance side but a school friend of mine had a job where he took seconds pottery to a large skip..you could not see what was wrong with the pottery but I watched has he hand threw each piece in the skip and explains if it didn’t smash he had to climb in and make sure he did😢

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

How would you even start building one of those bottle kilns

@cruisingontheborder

7 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 gosh maybe you have…. Let us know if you remember 🤗. Sounds like you had a fun first trip on a narrowboat, hope you liked it and got to experience again? Thanks for the comment 🙏🙏

@cruisingontheborder

7 ай бұрын

@mgtfbluestreak3956 wow that’s so interesting… would be great to have a chat over a coffee you have such a knowledge of life 😀😀

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

A friend of mine had a narrow boat that had been sunken and after refitting it I took the tiller from the rising sun pub at stone which has now been turned into flats and headed towards meaford top lock where it gets wide …at that point we attempted Turing back where we hit silt and had to get the poles out however with a bit of revs later the boat had disturbed a eel which when it appeared to the surface twisting Icame to the conclusion it had been hit by the prop…after pulling the boat to the side we had another sighting and it was alive and without sounding like captain birdseye it was has thick has a beer can and maybe 5 feet in length..had seen grass trails on towpath before where I’ve heard they come out at night but 1st and only sighting..has anyone else seen this❤️I checked on Google and they have been caught in canals around 4 feet in length

Good coffee isn't a problem. It's good for you. Uriah Heep was a band, at least here in the U.S. of A.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Patman thanks for the comment. Yes Michael knew Uriah Heep the band as well.

Another interesting and entertaining video thank you both. I've wondered why it's called 'winding' till Vic on Holly the Cafe boat explained it's from the use of the wind to turn the boat (before bow thrusters etc) it all makes sense now especially after Michael's experience 😀💜

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Susie, so pleased you are enjoying. Great piece of information to share with everyone and thanks to Holly the Cafe Boat too. xx

Part of the canal system I know quite well. Spent 4 months last Winter in Great Haywood Marina before heading back and through the Harecastle Tunnel. Stayed at Westport while our boat builder did some work on the boat and Etruria for a short while too. Some of those locks were very difficult. The one at Etruria is known as The Beast apparently.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Wendy wow it's a lovely section of the network with so much history. Yes the locks were tricky but they keep us out of mischief and give us lots of exercise. Right up my street!! Jac x

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

Yes I spent winters at great Haywood on mates boat …the log burner gave off so much heat we had to take our lagers outside on the frozen towpath so we could cool down…passers by thought we were mad…

What a nice Video !! Thumps up !

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so pleased you enjoyed it. More fun coming next week x

Jacks is brilliant loveherxxx

@cruisingontheborder

2 ай бұрын

Thank you that's so kind of you. Jac x

Its like this every day. I am in tears

@cruisingontheborder

3 ай бұрын

Are those tears of laughter or sadness??? Do tell....

Another excellent video of a very familiar place. BTW I believe the Etruia museum and the Caldon Canal are well worth a visit if you ever have the time. The Churnat Valley Steam railway is up there and runs along part of that canal towards it's end. Well, perhaps the next time you are through that area eh? How I wish to be back there!! Cheers!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi John great to hear from you and wow nice to know you know that area really well. So much history. Yes maybe when we are passing again. Take care x

Uriah Heap was a character in the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. Plus a 70's rock band :)

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hello and thanks for the comment. We didn't know about the David Copperfield reference but we did about the band. :)

Well done turning that boat 😊lovely video 😊thank you

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for the lovely comment so pleased you enjoyed x

I love watching these vids especially Where you were passing the run off or flush has I call it at meaford locks.cast me back to the 70s when I was fishing on the field side…caught my first fish there a perch and it was so hot that year I had taken a can of shandy bass with me and I forced my self to save the drink for my walk home…I had positioned it in the water to keep cool has the embankment had subsided and the water depth was only 4 inches where I sat….just has I decided to leave I collected my fishing tackle and turned around has that flush opened and my can of shandy bass disappeared into the dark depths of the cut….never forgot about that…it was on my mind has you passed❤😂

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

Another thing I love about the canals was in the 1970s we left school excited that we were going down the cut for returnable pop bottles makes like Barr another has escaped my memory …we walked all past the boat yard and has far has meaford top lock looking for them…after finding 3 which for a chocolate hungry kid we made off for the rising sun pub ,the talbot and our corner shop to cash them in..we had to choose between these 3 depending on the make of pop has they were different brands..we traded the 3 bottles for sweets and of course memories to save for life of our recycling days when no one else really cared about it..sometimes I think the boat users were kind leaving bottles for local kids to make there fortune.never saved enough to buy my dream Lamborghini countach but I always got a cream egg or a finger of fudge❤

@cruisingontheborder

7 ай бұрын

Loving your stories, they are fab. Sorry you didn’t get your Lamborghini 🚗… I was always a Porsche girl (911 993 C2S to be specific) 👌👌. Brilliant tales from your younger years thank you Jac 💕💕

Hi Jackie and Michael, best 30 mins qn utube. The Captains challange was worth 3 chockie bics at least, great to catch up with you both, all the very best from alicante.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Julie, ha ha thank you so much, you are so kind with your comments. Yes I think he deserved 3 too!! Hope the weather and life is kind to you in Alicante?? Enjoy that Spanish sunshine. xx

Hi Jackie, you defo don't have a coffee problem. Love my coffee😊

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Lesley, nice to hear I have a coffee sister x

Good night Jackie and Micheal I have Fallen in to the canal whilst a weekend away with my mum and dad I was very scared that was a menerie to remember remember I hope you don't fall in the canal cool videos of you and your narrow boat trips

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Oh no hope you are ok!!!! Thanks for your lovely comment, so pleased you are enjoying our waterways adventures.

Delicious!❤

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thank you xx

Sir, "like trying to turn a Tank" Tanks are very easy to turn one track in fwd the other in reverse, turn on a sixpence, so to speak....

@cruisingontheborder

Ай бұрын

I know... what we video is not scripted so sometimes I do come out with bad facts! Thank you for putting me right. Great to read your comments. Jac x

Very kind of you, Michael, to help the hire boat and well done. Please don’t be offended but a suggestion from my husband (ex marine eng,) to your challenge - he taught me never, never to rely on bowthrusters and, of course, you might be in the middle of a difficult manoeuvre, for example, when they decide to test you by stopping suddenly. Weed and fuse failure are the favourites and it’s happened to us, too. Here endeth his lesson! 🤣 ps.Discussions have been known! Your vlogs are very entertaining and I always look forward to the next one. Keep enjoying your life aboard and showing us the coffee shops of the cruise!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi there thanks for your lovely comment and kind thoughts re the bow thruster. We only used ours when needs must... :) So pleased you are enjoying our waterways adventures and yes we take our coffee shop with us. xx

MICHEAL THEY WAS A ROCK BAND MAGNUM COFFEE MADE FOR JACKIE

@cruisingontheborder

Ай бұрын

Love it, I'll let her know.

well done michael 🎉 and i would love to see the wedgwood place

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Jane, lovely comment, I'll pass your compliments onto the Captain. Yes the factory was incredible, it's a pity we couldn't do a tour. Hope you are continuing the enjoy our waterways adventures. xx

Hello Jackie and Michael mick from Hull another lovely episode hope you are both well and Jackie I think you should drink more tea and I think Michael is a very good captain and I will look forward to your next episode xx 😊😊😊

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hello Mick thank you for the great comment. I do drink quite a lot of tea, ginger mainly and despite how it comes across I only have coffee late morning and a maximum of two small cups... Stay safe and well. Best wishes J&M xx

Is what a stolen boat. great video but i didnt see anything that looked like a boat being stolen lol.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi. Thank you for your comment. The thumbnail was meant to be lighthearted. Hope you enjoyed the video. 👍❤️

@RetroBytes265

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder hey yeah I enjoyed the video. Sorry I didn't see the thumbnail lol.

That does look narrow OMG Your so brave to do this I didnt know the water is deep

@cruisingontheborder

2 ай бұрын

Lovely to read your comment hope you’re enjoying the rest of our little videos xx

Hello 👋 last time I went to wedge Wood I was at school I went to old factory and show how long ago it was they were making charls and Diana wedding set omg 😲 love the vlogs and you both 💖

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi David wow have you still got any Charles and Di crockery?? Thanks for taking the time to comment and we are so pleased you are enjoying our waterways adventures. xx

I think that I caught coffeeitis from you Jaqs? Jacks? All the best, Tricia and Neil......

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Oopppss so sorry, I didn't realise it was catching ha ha. Lovely comment thanks both xx

Coffee. The most enjoyable problem I have. ;^)

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Mine too! There are worse things to have a love of 😁😁☕️☕️☕️. Great comment

Dearest Michael & Jacqui, Methinks that I dost not want to purchase that teapot as a Yuletide gift for you after all. I hope that you will find in your heart to forgive my “change of heart”. 😂😂😂 As far as coffee goes let me just say: “ By drinking green tea in the morning…. you will reduce by a whopping 87% …. any joy left in living”. 😂😂 Cheers 🥂 Canada’s Eastern Seaboard 🇨🇦👍😊

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hello Canada... thank you for the comment. That's ok about the teapot, think it would be dangerous to have a £5k piece of china on a narrowboat!! Ha ha. Hmm, ginger tea for me in the morning and yes Michael is a green tea person... Jac x

Muito lindo, parabéns

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Gracias 🙏

Interesting place stone with so much history .the lock where the star inn is situated has a stream goes under the canal called the scotch brook …the brook is hidden under the town for a short period but if you follow it’s path upstream there are several mills which in there day ground flint for the pottery industry in stoke on Trent I believe the ground flint was to colour the pottery ❤on a darker side the town had many pubs or inns long closed down after hanging was abolished has people came from miles around to see the a hanging at Stafford jail has it was a public spectacle..and I believe bear baiting was another thing that took place in the meadow there.when there was a hanging if it was a well publicised case the inns in stone would get packed such has William palmer in 1856 according to local history…in 1801 there was 7 hangings and joules brewery would brew extra beer in the run up to the event

@cruisingontheborder

7 ай бұрын

Wow what a great history lesson, such interesting facts 🙏🙏 for dropping us a comment 💕💕

Thanks for this. I love your videos. Always fun and interesting. Michael did a great job winding that 70 footer! BTW, Uriah Heep was a character in the Dickens novel "David Copperfield". The rock band took their name from this.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks! Great comment thank you for the information and yes the Captain did an amazing job.

@stevenrix7024

8 ай бұрын

Uriah Heep are still going, you know!

Loved this episode, that shot of the Joules Ales factory was where i caught my first fish as a lad some @%£#@ years ago

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Wow Peter we are so so pleased to be able to share something from your childhood. It was the most beautiful building. So much history on that part of the canal. x

@mgtfbluestreak3956

7 ай бұрын

The joules ale factory such memories for me to all that stretch of canal I remember well to the lock with the arch that had or still does a roller attached aid the ropes from horse drawn boats…under the Newcastle road through the arch where the sunken Norway narrow boat lay for years and under the railway bridge where I met some water gypsies in the 90s who lived on a boat with no engine and he pulled it from Tipton himself by rope..there boat was a old hull with rivets and scaffold and tarps for a roof…I bumped into them I I passed that area…they had about 4 kids and a dog on the boat ..passers by put off by fires on the towpath ofte turned the other way…I just picked up there washing line and passed under..to the next lock and turn left and pass stone station where the other stone brewery was ha bents brewery…my first ever ride in a police car was at bents…yes I was picked up by the 👮‍♂️ Date around 1979 and stone carnival was in full swing..the American police had shipped over 2 of there finest in a real Yankee cop car like the ones on streets of sanfrancisco or hill street blues….the black and white type..I was the only passenger when i was given a privalidged cruise in the car at bents brewery site…I was allowed to put on the sirens and lights..and when the cruise ended back at the stone police club..the cops said see you and make sure you never ride in another cop car again😂😂ah these vids are bringing back memories that were dormant in my mind❤️❤️❤️❤️the boat yard I worked at part time was on the opposite side to the brewery and all there hire boats were named from the book treasure island has all the boats had a copy inside I think I remember the name captain Flynn and the coracle…the Darlington boat was moored there once …the one where they sailed across the channel …to France mr and mrs Darlington and a dog…they wrote a book about the journey..I think it was called narrow dog to Carcasonne scary has on tv she said she carried a hammer incase the boat capsized and she could smash the window to escape..sadly the Phylis may narrowboat they did that epic journey in was destroyed by fire at crown street marina❤️

Love that life style be bloody beautiful similar to cruising the river murray in Australia , I'd be happy to live in just a 28ft narrow boat where you are ,can you get shorter boats that size

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Sounds perfect David having a narrowboat in Aus.... maybe one day. Yes you can get much shorter, our first boat called Amadeus was only 40ft and a real cute one, a great intro to boat life. Thanks for your comment, keep watching lots more fun and games to come.

Aaaarrrr me hearties. shiver me timers. Has anyone walked the plank?

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Ha ha Paul, not yet as long as I follow Captain's orders I should be ok.... Jac x

Fred was a joiner as a lad..

@cruisingontheborder

6 ай бұрын

So he was. Thanks for the comment.

@oyleyhands1332

6 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborderI

Loved the coffee event! Those were how many cups in a CUP? I was supposed to cut back on coffee, but hated that , so I ended up increasing it. Kind of backwards, but, coffee DOES have an opposite effect on me, as if I drink some in the middle of the night. I get sleepy! So, maybe it's o.k.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Oh wow Sharon not sure about one in the middle of the night. I only have two late am otherwise I don't sleep. So pleased you enjoyed x

Just made my day, flower. Uriah Heep was actually a character in Dickens's "David Copperfield". I know that, because in 1972, in Bardsey, Lincs, they were playing there and we'd never heard of 'em. ( we were only 15 ) A bloke piped up and told us the crack. Apparently it was seen as an anti - semetic novel, meant as a broadside to all the "usurers" in London at that time, who were, indeed, from jewish stock. It "appears " the same , today. I make no judgement, like.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

So pleased we made your day and great extra information about Uriah Heep. It's amazing what a wealth of knowledge about them and the history is with our lovely subscribers. xx

Hi guys, having a coffee addiction is not a problem Supposed to make you live longer lol , Keep up the good work love your videos Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia, from the big island 🧑🏾‍🦽🏝️🦘🐨🇦🇺🏝

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊 Yes a little of what you fancy is good for you isn't it..... Hope life is treating you well Cliff and the sun is shining in Queensland. Best wishes J&M x

@bishopkinlyside8477

8 ай бұрын

Hi guys, yeah starting to heat up in Queensland we’re coming into summer so thank God for air conditioning. I lost a leg in a truck accident in 2018 and the heat really affects me anyway keep doing those videos. I love them

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

@bishopkinlyside8477 gosh so sorry to hear that. Hope we bring you some waterways fun and British banter 🥰🥰🥰

She needs to learn where her arm is positioned when moving whole body to look down deck.so the boat remains in position.

@cruisingontheborder

3 ай бұрын

Good suggestion. Thank you .

That's three episodes without a Magnum, you're slipping 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Lawrence... shall I let you into a little secret, even Michael doesn't know this yet!! Keep watching for next week. I've just started to review the footage and all I'll say is new flavour coming.... xx

@lawrencewilson2457

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder I'm looking forward to that 😋

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

@lawrencewilson2457 Michael is just reviewing my edit for the Sunday vlog and has exclaimed about the 🍦 Magnum he didn’t know I had….. 😂😂😂😂 it’s a cracker of a magnum!!! Maybe the best ever 😋

J M COFFEE SHOP WHAT EVER NEXT GREAT COUPLE DONT WE ALL LOVE THEM

@cruisingontheborder

Ай бұрын

Hi there, so pleased you love them all, keep watching and do drop us another comment. J&M xx

@rocka-cb7kk

Ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder i will always say hello i hope your getting through what evers happend one thing i know the bloody tories are death to all people but your a strong couple so i know you will return

Jaq is clearly a Coffee Addict! Looks like she's suffering from her need for a fix!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Ha ha you've got me Batman!! But you know it's all healthy banter. Great to hear from you x

@thefurrybastard1964

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder Thanks. Glad to see you and Michael are still enjoying the boating life.

@thefurrybastard1964

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder Funny thing. Since I started following you two, I've seen more Narrowboat Life videos. I think you might have started something.

Harecastle!!!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Jock, thank you I think its' my pronunciation of it, must be my accent!! x

@stevenrix7024

8 ай бұрын

Scarecastle!

Your paintwork on the boat always looks stunning. Do you polish it? Great vlog thank you!

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Howard Yes we do polish the boat often. It’s tricky to keep it shining as the canal towpaths throw up lots of dirt/dust. But we do try. Thanks for the compliment. 👍❤️

Blimey Jackie, if you're addicted to coffee, don't buy a Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser😮 You won't know what addiction is until you do that 😂😂

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Now then that sounds like something I'd like... maybe the Captain will buy me one for Christmas. Great tip thank you xx

Hallo. Quick question.. do you guys travel through winter too or do you hunker down in a marina?

@cruisingontheborder

5 ай бұрын

Hi there, thanks for the comment. It depends sometimes we do, this year we are taking a little break. Last year we spent a little time in the marina whilst we blacked the boat. Hope you are enjoying all our episodes? J&M xx

@theubiquitusgastronaut8273

5 ай бұрын

@cruisingontheborder Thank you. Absolutely, really enjoy following you two and your adventures.

Drink expresso,when you aquire a taste for it you wont drink coffee.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

😋 ☕️ great comment… you clearly love your coffee 👌👌

@Crimepaysaskapolitician

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder I do.

Did you know that Darwin married a Wedgewood daughter hence how he financed his explorations.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Roy what a great piece of information, thank you for sharing with us and our subscribers. Great to hear from you. J&M

We, do not dollars in the uk….

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for the comment. We do the dollars reference as we have a number of subscribers from the USA so it's just a reference.

Can I ask the meaning of the name Border Reiver"?

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question, a Border Reiver is someone from the Scottish/English border in the Middle Ages who stole, raped, kill and pillaged around the borders. Not a very nice person.... the boat was named Border Reiver when we purchased her. We quite like the name, lots of people ask us like you about the name.

@muskokalad9567

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder neat! You have so much history in the UK! Thanks for the info!

good night my mum had to press the horn 4 times and my dad came running to see what was wrong then he pulled me out of the canal through some stinging nettles got back on the boat mum had to hejp me take my wet things off and shower me i was in a lot of pain mum asked me if i had any clean and dry bottoms clothes i said no because i left them at home on my bed it was funny because i was returning back home to my parents house to catch a train back home to langley in berkshie

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Wow that sounds like a real adventure 🤣🤣 hope you’re ok 👌

Pro tip to focus on when talking to the camera: put a pea sized bit of brightly colored sticker under the camera lens (of your phone) or on the top of the outer edge of the camera's lens AND look at the sticker. STOP looking at yourself in the tiny window. Eye contact matters. Please learn to look only into the lens. Cheers!

@RetroBytes265

8 ай бұрын

why do they need to do that. its a free world they can look where they want. you dont always have to look directly at the camera when speaking.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Hi Jac here.... I know Michael is always telling me that. That's a great tip thanks so much. Hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment on the channel. xx

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Ha ha Michael says I'm always doing it. It's really difficult, good job I'm not a proper actress I'd cause the camera man all sorts of problems. x

Thank you very much for sharing take care you2

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too! So lovely to hear from you. Stay safe and well. x