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@cruisingontheborder

7 ай бұрын

Your'e an early bird... hope Santa came to visit!!

Thanks for sharing these lovely adventures!

@cruisingontheborder

3 ай бұрын

Your'e so welcome and thank you for dropping us a comment. Have you managed to catch up with all of our travels around the UK waterways? J&M x

A nice 8 foot length of rope would solve the problem for those who are challenged by that troublesome lock. Just lash it around the top of the gate end posts and remove it when you're done. Ah, what a length of rope can do for you!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Great tip! Not one we have ever used Patman. Sadly we don't have an extra rope onboard, I know we should do. Thanks so much for taking the time to drop us a comment.

Ahh dear old Willington. Nice few pubs out there in the day. Our gang used to trog out there for a Friday night from Derby. must have been over 50 years ago.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Oh wow. Hope we brought back some happy memories for you. It was lovely sadly we only stayed the 1 night. Lovely comment, thanks you.

We also had fun in alrewas over the summer. Didnt get to that lock as had to go back to sawley. But overnight there were weird noises on the towpath. Turned out in the morning the boater next to us almost fell out of bed as his boat had listed. When he got out of bed he found the pound very empty and we were starting to list. He found the alrewas bottom lock bottom gates open and with a problen with the top gate paddles the pound was emptying. He had to close them, walk up to the next lock and open the paddles for 30m to refloat everyone. Back to bed at 2am all while we slept.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi there, what a great story, we can't believe you slept through it all. You are lucky your ropes must have been not too tight otherwise you'd of fallen out of bed as well. Lovely to hear from you. J&M x

I could be crazy but it sounded like Canadian Gese in the background. Or maybe all Gese sound the same. But i would not be surprised to learn that someone imported the Canada Goose to England. If that's the case that is pretty cool.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi John thanks for your comment lovely to hear from you. It would appear Canada Geese in the UK have come from Russia and the Canadian ones only get as far as Ireland. Sounds like they are quite sedentary and don’t travel far once they get here. Hope that helps 👌

Very interesting video as usual. Plenty of humour, which I like. Those lock gates which kept opening themselves were a but of a pain, but as I say, "some things are sent to try us ". We haven't caught up with your videos yet, but I'm growing to like them immensely.

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

So pleased you enjoyed Lionel. If you like our humour and banter watch our latest one, the Captain is very cheeky with his crew!! x

@lionelmarytravels6003

8 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder The 'Crew' can give as good as she gets!

What a lovely way to travel and spend time. 😊

@cruisingontheborder

2 ай бұрын

It really is! So pleased to have you along for our adventures. J&M x

When you have gates that just won't stay closed, crack the paddles just a hair on the other gates to get a little flow before closing them. You don't need or want a lot, just a little to hold them without violently slamming them.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi there, yes you are so right. Sometimes you don't realise that is what is needed until you can't close the other gates a few times.... perfect comment and suggestion. Thank you x

@wilmeaux12

9 ай бұрын

Or wedge a stick under the gate arm to hold it in place?

I don`t know if you have visited the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrawas but it`s definately worth a visit. Just off the A38. The first Saturday in October, a bunch of motorcyclists ride to remember the fallen and raise money to try to make the place free at entry................ I can`t describe the place, you just have go. Entry is free and parking is £4

@cruisingontheborder

8 ай бұрын

Ah Helen, Jac did actually go when we were moored at Alrewas but has not had chance to include it in any of the videos. We have so much footage as we record every day we are moving... Maybe we will get change to include in one day. Thanks for your lovely comment. It was the most magical place and somewhere she has always wanted to go. x

Great vlog as always. Alrewas is pronounced "All re woz". Hope that helps.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for that Jennie x It helps, won’t forget that in a hurry. 😀

Great video, the locals pronounce it all re was

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Good to know! Thanks Mark, great to hear from you.

She wanted eggs instead of coffee 😂😂

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

I did and love eggs in the morning, but who doesn't!!

Ol-ruh-was !!!!!Ok now 😜😜

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ian.. We-are-ok-now.. 😂😂

Great bit of reversing Michael at Shobnall Marina. Beautiful bit of countryside near Alrewas. What a great place for playing bowls. What a perfect hide for watching birds.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed that one. It was a lovely lovely spot.. apart from Primal Scream of course! 😂😂

I think it is so neat you have followers from throughout the world. Your vlogs make one feel Judy are a passenger on your narrowboat. A Starbucks alongside the Canal, what next ! Greetings from Pennsylvania

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! What a lovely comment thank you so much. Yes we are so pleased to have so many subscribers follow us from all over the world.

Morning from New Zealand

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Good morning Jane. 😁👍❤️

Great vlogs, been binge watching yours and a couple others as we are planning a 4 wk NB rental to see if buying a NB and cruising a few years would be something we would like. One suggestion is to put the date or at least the month the vlog is recorded. As we are in the US and have never been to UK I'm trying to determin,weather wise, when would be best to visit. Tks again

@cruisingontheborder

5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Lovely to hear from you and how exciting to know you are hiring a NB. You'll love the experience. Yes understand it can be difficult sometimes to work out the time of weather as we can have beautiful hot days in summer followed by heavy rain and storms the next day. That is the British weather. In terms of best time of year, we love the autumn for all the amazing colours of trees, so that's our Sept/early October but also May and June can be lovely as well. Stay away from July/August when the canals can be very busy with hire boaters. Hope you continue to enjoy. J&M x

hi guys fantastic video again very very entertaining such a delight to watch always look forward to your next adventures

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Lovely to have your watching our adventures.

Bungee cord that's what you need to keep lock closed while your done . Love the vlogs 🎉

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Great idea David. Lovely to hear from you, hope all is well x

When going up in locks I reverse on to the gates and keep them closed. Easy

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi Alan thanks for the comment, we know some people do do this, not something we’ve done. Not sure it would of helped in this instance 😀

@alanglass8161

10 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder just move the tiller to one side and let the stern fender rest on the lower gates.

Hi Guys, another great feel good vlog, always a pleasure to watch. Stay safe and look after each other.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do Julie x lovely to hear from you. So pleased you enjoyed 💕

Hi both, another lovely video. Took me back many years (decades actually 😂) to time spent with my dad on the Caldon canal around Leek, Cheddleton, Stone and Froghall. All those years ago you hardly ever saw a boat but he loved to fish and it was so incredibly peaceful. It’s great to see so many people enjoying the waterways and keeping them alive.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We've not been on the Caldon canal yet so maybe next year. Thanks David for taking the time to drop us a comment, we really appreciate it.

Absolutely love watching you both.. stay safe and thank you both for sharing this amazing wonderful journey.. I always look forward to your posts on KZread.. thank you 👍👍❤️👍👍

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks so much for your lovely comment and we are so pleased you are enjoying watching our waterways adventures. Lots more to come as we head towards the northern reaches of the network. xx

I seem to recall that the Cudworth Locks on the Birmingham & Fazeley have little stays attached to the gates that you can put down to stop the gates opening in the wind.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi Melvyn thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment and yes we have seen those 'stays' on other locks around the country as well. Great idea.

Thank you very much for sharing wonderful gorges enjoyable video take care

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too! Lovely to hear from you, so pleased you enjoyed

HI Guys, Yes deep concerns, with the None coffee stop? Still enjoying your lovely vlogs. Take care and stay safe,

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, yes we both were too.... a very extra ordinary event on BORDER REIVER. I think I made up for it later with the coffee. Thanks and you to.

Thanks for a great video,the rusty old boats you passed a while ago in Rickmansworth someone’s rescuing one.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Wow David that’s great to hear. It was so sad to see them. 😢

I would choose to pronounce Alrewas as "All Ray Was" just for the fun of it.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Ha ha love it thanks.

Thank you for another exceptional video.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! xx

Thankyou very much for your videos! Love them.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Great to have you along for our waterways travels.

Great to see the working boat as I mentioned in an earlier comment great grandad and families abode 😀

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Yes they are! It was a stunning boat too. Thanks for your comment, so pleased you enjoyed the episode.

Hi Jackie and Michael Thanks for another great video, we feel your pain with the locks!! We just done a week's holiday on the canals starting at gayton marina, the buckby flight of locks and the locks at Braunston then on to the Oxford canal and the napton flight of locks!! Then back again! So about 40 locks in a week, we was knackered but had a great time Take care both of you Lots of love Jane and Martin.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi Jane & Martin 💕💕 wow that sounds like a brilliant trip but a huge number of locks in 1 week. Great part of the network we love it but Napton flight can be challenging 😰. Did you enjoy?? What plans have you for your next trip? Take care and keep in touch J & M xx

@googleUser-xz1lr

10 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder All respect to you guys that do it full time, it really is hard work, we can say that we tried it but don't know if we would do it again , we had the following week off as well to recover 😂😂😂 we really did miss our home comforts as well, don't worry though we love watching your videos Lots of love Jane & Martin.

Lovely birdsong in/around Branston.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Perfect bird song Paul, we could listen to it all day. Thank you for your comment.

Lovley lovely vlog. thank you!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Steve for your kind comment.

You certainly do some walking lass 😎

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Love walking 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ it’s the elixir of life 👍👍

We used to pronounce Alrewas as ALLWAYS as it was less of a tongue twister!!!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Ah ah thanks John, that's makes it a lot easier for me to get my tongue around.... x

Its the quaint and little things that count!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Great comment thank you 🙏 so lovely to hear from you 💕💕

Morning from another New Zealander😊

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Morning! Lovely to have you on board with us. Hope you are managing to catch up with our back catalog... lots of fun and adventures to watch. xx

In terms of real time how far back in the calendar are we viewing your presentation

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi Ian lovely to hear from you and we hope you’re enjoying our waterways adventures 👌. Currently we are late spring heading into a typical British summer ☔️☔️ with our videos. We record footage every day on our travels and have so much we want to create great videos from to document our travels for not only ourselves but family, friends and subscribers. We’re on a great journey around our glorious country… hope you enjoy 😉

Nice video. Think this was 29th May 2023. There were three lockkeepers called Mark on that Fradley lock that day including my brother-in-law Mark, but you didn't happen to speak to him. He is on loads of KZread videos though. Nevertheless, good video.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Wow great comment thanks for taking the time to message us. We’d no idea there were so many Mark’s on duty that day… they were all so helpful 🙏🙏. Bet they are all famous now 😂😂. So pleased you enjoyed our little adventures 💕

Lol they will have to rename the dodgy lock your havin a laugh 😂 did you find the pickle jaq I don't know if they have made a Branston pickle ice-cream lol😂 did you make it to the pub Michael under the brolly 👍 hope so anyway take care on your travels god bless you both John 😊

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi John so many comments there to answer… where do I start 🤷‍♀️. Yes I did think my ‘you’re having a laugh’ might get a few comments 😁. We didn’t find the pickle as 🌧️ stopped play that night and we also decided a quiet night in was in order. Hmm what’s you’re thoughts on Branston pickle ice cream… not sure even I’d go for that one. Jac 💕

@johnmullin1188

10 ай бұрын

Lol nice 1 sweet dreams to you both John 😀

I thought the same about the coffee! She can't be off Coffee so suddenly! No telling what would happen!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

☕️ is the elixir of live don’t you think 🤔 Sharon I have no idea 🤷‍♀️ why I said no…. 💕

@sharoncampbell206

10 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder I don't, either. NOW, you are recovered, and having a coffee. I love coffee, too, with "cream and sugar. Trying not to over do it, but it does seem to have a calming effect on me ,instead of the opposite! So, why cut down, then?

Morning from Canada eh!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Morning! Hope all is well in Canada, great to hear from you. So pleased you are enjoying our adventures.

Lovely vlog. Beautiful scenery and that little marina was cute. Loved the bird hide - nice to see how much work had gone into making it so exceptional. According to Google Alrewas is pronounced Ol-ruh-wos so you were pretty close to that! I’m guessing this video was from early summer given there were tomato plants on offer?

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and lovely to hear from you x Yes it was earlier in the year, we have so much video footage of our travels we didn't want to miss sharing all of our travels with our subscribers.Thanks for your lovely comment.

Good day from Argentina

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hello to Argentina. How lovely to have you with us. Hope your'e enjoying our waterways adventures. x

Hubby & I have narrowboated this area too.

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi Linda wow it was amazing we loved it. Great to hear from you. x

Couldn't you have one of those zippy up things that will keep you dry all around when steering the boat !

@cruisingontheborder

9 ай бұрын

Hi great comment and yes we could have one of the those zippy up things sadly they are quite tall and need to be put down when you go under low bridges. An umbrella is always an option ha ha.

That was so funny guys , you and the pesky lock.😂 speed it up and add some Benny Hill end chase music youve moved into boating comedy lol🤣 xx

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Love the comment Rachel… great idea about the Benny Hill music. Did you know you’ve got the same surname as my maiden name!! Maybe it’s a small world and we’re related. Jac 🤔🤔💕

@rachelshonahague5718

10 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder No way! Is it spelt the same too? Xx

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Totally the same way 😃

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

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@rachelshonahague5718

10 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder were definitely related Jak and don't forget to leave your home to me lol🤣xx

Did you see Ben and Emily “youtube” they were on that stretch with the burnt out boat 👍👍🇬🇧,

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Yes we did, not sure who is following who..... Ha ha

@carlwoodcock9249

10 ай бұрын

Nice1 , love your vlogs 👍🇬🇧

Let's hear it for a canvas pilot house?

@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN

10 ай бұрын

Good point, I don’t really see covers, although must be out there.😅

You get no kudos for reversing when you have a bow thruster. It’s cheating!!!!! Capt John

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Hi Captain John, sure a super yacht would of used all the 'toys' to bring the boat alongside in Monaco eh... Ha ha x

Alrewas - pronounced Olrewus😊

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Perfect thank you 🙏

Jaq passed up the chance for a Starbucks? Did she fall asleep near a giant pea pod by any chance? Be careful Michael or you might be next!

@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Ha ha Batman, I know and I've no idea why I did... it's not my favourite brand but a coffee is a coffee!! Lovely to hear from you.

@thefurrybastard1964

10 ай бұрын

@@cruisingontheborder Bet Starbucks is better than Costa Coffee though. Glad to see you're both doing well.

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@cruisingontheborder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your emoji's.... hello back