The concrete building was a WW2 pill box , England had coastal defence as a first line. Then a series of inland known as stop lines . Pillboxes were situated on some railway lines and Canals maned by the Home guard

How lovely to hear you both singing. Beautiful harmonies ❤. Well done for your cruising, ciara.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say! Xx

Wow! Your voices are amazing. It's lovely to see how much you care for each other x

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hi Lynn! What a sweet thing to say, thank you for your lovely kindness 😁🥰

You have beautiful voices and you’re such likeable girls that I’m glad I found you. X

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

What a lovely sweet comment, thanks so much Shirley! So happy you are enjoying the videos 😁🥰

OMG your music making is so beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

another lovely & very true vlog! the anxiety of sitting by the washing machine is real 😂 can’t believe how much more of that HS2 bridge there is since we went under, it’s huge! 😣

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

thanks so much for watching guys!!! glad you enjoyed it. we feel so chuffed to have a working washing machine now despite the little leak, but its gonna save us a fortune! we couldn't believe how big the HS2 bridge was either, not sure either of us would like to work so high up! have a great week 🥰💗

You guys slay harder every time!! 🍄

Dear Ciara and Izzie Have yourselves a wonderful and safe Easter weekend with Lavender. Mark Alberta, Canada

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark! Sending you Easter wishes also xx

Hi girls, loved your singing/harmony, not only were you great together, but you could also see the love you have for each other. You also both have lovely smiling faces all the time to the camera, even though you have been through some adversities. You’ve definitely become my favourite narrow boater vloggers. 👌🏻👏🏻💙

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Ken! What a compliment 😊 glad you’re enjoying xx

Hi Izzie & Ciara! What fantastic singing, and another great vlog. Have only recently found your channel (via Boat Time), but love the way you work through the many setbacks, and show it, the way that it is.

Just watched your video both of you are lovely singers and enjoy your videos thank you Janet and Brian

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you guys 😊

questions: -If each of you were a sandwich what would it be? -do you plan on staying in london or will you carry on once you’ve done it? 😊❤

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

thanks so much for the questions guys, these are great, will definitely put them in our video 😁

Great to see two young women out there killing it, learning new skills and building confidence. I live in Australia and not enough women dream about this kind of adventure.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Aw thank you sue, it’s definitely nice to see up slowly building up new skills! Hope you are doing well over in Australia! ❤️

Beautiful voices 🥰

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you🥰

Great video 🤩 Really good seeing you both sing! Thatiis one of the best things about your videos, the music and singing! Keep it up.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ❤️❤️

Ya’ll are adorable in your foul weather gear and you sound fantastic! Do you feel your confidence building with each little cruise? Seeing you two together makes this old man smile. Have a wonderful week and hope to see you again in the near future.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Aw what a lovely comment, we are so happy to hear that the videos are making you smile! We definitely feel our confidence building with each cruise, I (Izzie) have been loving the opportunity to learn more about doing the locks, while Ciara has been doing more of the cruising! Hope you have a wonderful week too! 😁💗

Well, honky tonk ladies, that was lovely, I have been putting it back all week. Delightful singing and music. I loved the bashing of the ivories on the Joanna, very times past for me. Do keep them coming I love them and the pair of you!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching again Nigel! Glad you enjoyed the singing too, hope you’ve had a lovely week x

Really enjoy your channel. You have great personalities and your vlog is really well put together. It’s always a pleasure to watch and you make it so interesting.Well done girls and looking forward to watching your journeys together.

@IzzieandCiara

3 ай бұрын

Hi Mark! What a lovely comment, thank you so much. Very glad that you are enjoying the channel. Hope you have a wonderful week! 😁💗

Thank goodness I found you both . You are both vibrant talented young ladies keep being fabulous ❤

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank goodness we have you watching! Thank you for your kind words 💚

You both sing so well love your music 🎶 your both a breath of joy keep up your lovely vlog 💕

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you David!❤️

Having my first morning cup of coffee in Australia to your lovely singing. Thank you 😊

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

How lovely Alison! Hope you have a great rest of your day- thanks for your comment 😁💗

Another wonderful vlog. Great mini-concert in the middle there. You both have beautiful voices. Question for your next vlog - What exactly do you do in theatre?

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching again Mark! Glad you enjoyed the concert, and thank you for the question! Have a lovely week 💚

I really enjoyed your singing and playing! Thank you for sharing!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

thank you for watching Rachel! X

What a treat the music and singing was! Enjoying your videos!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Aw thank you, glad you enjoyed the music 😊

Dear Izzie and Ciara Do get yourselves a spare set of keys with a float attached, then put them away safe as things do happen. When you come across a place and the water is flowing swiftly across the canal it is often referred to as a "bi-wash" I believe. OMG how talented you two are regarding the singing. How about a short song at the end of each video, it could become your signature. Vanessa, who has the Mindful Narrowboat, does a poem and a sketch for her signature. Your singing really is wonderful. Mark Alberta, Canada

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Dear Mark, Funnily enough we had an incident with our keys this week, where they snapped in the lock and neither of us had the spare key on us and so had to break into our own boat! We are so happy to hear you are enjoying the music! The short song is a very good idea- we will see when we can fit that into our filming schedule. Have a great week Mark! 😁💗

Thank you, I love your channel, it's like meeting up with friends x

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

This is such a sweet comment- thank you for coming along for the journey 😊

I love your singing, your voices are so harmonic and complementing each other❤️. I hope , the diesel heater still works 🍀🍀 and you are getting into London. All the best 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you❤️ gosh we hope the diesel stove works too! It’s been a bit of a nightmare but fingers crossed. Have a great week!😊

I'd love to hear either or both of you singing in every vlog! I know Izzie does music for the channel and it's nice to hear their voice.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Perhaps we will incorporate more singing for the vlogs, we shall see! Thanks for watching xx

Well Izzie & Ciara how talented u are and so nice to see u both singing and piano playing 🎶🎹. The building at the side of the canal was a pillboxes were built in the 2nd world war, they were a anti invasion defence network built all over England. Another thoroughly enjoyable vlog thank u 😊

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hello Simon! Wonderful to hear from you again, we are so glad you enjoyed listening to this weeks musical segment- maybe it will become a more regular thing! Who knows! Thanks for the info on the pillboxes, we thought they might be from WW2 but weren't 100% sure! 😁

Your music is awesome, I love it ❤

@IzzieandCiara

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, very happy to hear that 😁

Amazing singing 🤎 And I love the 🍄 earrings

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Cora! Glad you enjoyed the singing and the mushroom earrings are my absolute favourite - Ciara xx

What a lovely additition your musical interlude made to another great vlog. Thank you!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Angie! 💕

Your job sounds very cool. Would you talk more about it? Loving the singing, gonna have to tell boattime, Amy and Wes to up thier game😊😊😊😊😊😊

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

We LOVE Boattime, and would be 100% down for a musical collaboration- perhaps a quartet? I'm sure they both have cracking voices 😁

@BoatTime

4 ай бұрын

@@IzzieandCiarahaha we absolutely cannot sing 😅 but that doesn’t stop us 😍

Beautiful music and vocals. Enjoying your journey. Thank you X

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony! Xx

Oops - commenting late! Another lovely start to Monday morning down-under 🥰 I just *loved* your voices singing together, gave me goose-bumps ❤ I'm sorry your diesel heater is on the blink again, but looks like you have it all in hand. Hope you don't have to run it too much without the second catalyser, I think it's there to avoid bad gases escaping 😱 Look forward to next week's Q&A episode, I'll let everyone else ask the questions 🙂 Have a great week!

@juppster5694

4 ай бұрын

You might like to know that in Australia right now (mid-arvo on Easter Monday) I am watching 'The Bargee' (should be 'The Boatman'! of course) - Harold H Corbett and Ronnie Barker steering a pair of breasted-up narrow boats north on the Grand Union towards Rickmansworth. All larks and shenanigans! 1964 movie.

Brilliant vlog guys look forward to Sundays take care x

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Kath- hope you have a lovely week xx

Love the video. Your music is amazing, your voices sound beautiful together. What has been your funniest memory on the canals so far? What are your favourite musicals or shows?

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment- we will answer your questions in the next video 😁

I have a question for next weeks video, please? How long were you together before the idea of boat life arose? Did you consider a different tiny home, at all, before settling on a boat. Sorry: that was two questions. Also, can i just say that you really are the most charming couple. 🙂

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your questions Maxine! No need to apologise, you may ask as many as you like! We’ll be sure to answer next week 😊 and thank you ❤️❤️

Rickmansworth is my home town! I used to work in that Tesco! Very fun to see it here

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Lovely! We really enjoyed Rickmansworth- despite the flooding! We will definitely be returning I’m sure 😊

You are going through an area I knew well. I went to Brunel University and often went for walks along the canal. Look out for the noisy Ring Necked Parakeets in the trees

@tmcmurdo826

4 ай бұрын

That sounds like they would be amazing!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Brilliant! We will be sure to look out for it! Thanks for watching Peter ❤️

Great vlog. Magical music. Loved it. Great cruise. Love to hear how u overcome the rocking of the boat especially on the wind. I remember viewing boats couple yrs ago and some were like bouncing around like crazy and others barely move. Do you ever feel sea sick ? Great vlogs. So natural. Best wishes

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Trevor, you’re too kind! And thanks for the question, we’ll add it to the list to answer next week! ❤️

Keep up the good work...

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks James 😁

Good night Carla and lzzle I hope you are all well and I love watching your videos of you and your adventures on aboard your narrow boat did all you jobs in side your narrow boat please keep your videos going on your you tube channel

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and good night to you too❤️

Wow both you girls have lovely voices your harmonies are really beautiful.Loved the vlog hope you get your washing machine sorted out it makes life so much easier when you don’t have to go to a laundromat ye girls catch you next week xxx

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hi Kath! Thanks for such a lovely comment, we are so happy to hear you enjoyed the music in the video. We managed to unclog the washing machine soap dispenser- thank goodness! We did a wash this week which went perfectly which is so exciting. 😁💗

Another lovely video! It's great to see how much you are both enjoying this new way of life. Stunning voices, you are both very talented.😊 Any top tips to give someone who is saving hard to buy a boat solo, as I'm now getting very impatient!🙄😂

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hello again Nina! Thanks for commenting again! Hope you have had a good week! So happy you enjoyed all the music stuff. We will answer your question in the next video 😁🥰

Great vlog! Very enjoyable singing!!!!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

So nice to see your progress.i can relate to the anxiety over the washing machine, I had a leak on my water pump and it also over pressurised the system. I sorted that problem by changing the pump. Due to the previous problems when I used the washing machine I was looking for leaks and listening for the sound of pump. Keep smiling and move forward X X

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hi Michael! We managed to unclog our washing machine this week, and did our first leak free wash which was just incredible! Will make such a difference not having to go to laundrettes all the time. Sorry to hear you also had water pump problems, we completely relate to that stress. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😁💗

A great vlog thank you taking us with you. Hopefully better weather soon

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you again Paul❤️ the weather definitely seems to be picking up! x

Fab duet!!!!!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ❤️

So happy you two youngsters dig a song like Vienna! Billy Joel has some beautiful songs from that era.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

we LOVE Billy Joel- the Stranger is one of my favourite albums! - Ciara xx

Hello ☺. You can buy washing machine cleaning powder/fluid solutions that you put in the washer and it will clean the inside. Also theres a little nib, usually above on the inside of the drawer that you can press and the drawer will come out for cleaning. Check inside the rubber around the door too, it will be full of yeuk! You must get rid of all that (someone else's bacteria!). Good luck. Sending Spring time blessings 🥀🌷⚘ xx

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hello! Thankfully we managed to give the washing machine a good scrub since- you were right! Lots of yeuk around the rubber! Won’t be making that mistake again😂 thanks for watching ❤️

Hey guys, this week’s video was great, can I just say such beautiful voices and Izzie’s piano playing is AMAZING, my wife Karen has a question for Ciara- where did you get those amazing mushroom earrings Keep up the great work,, we total;y love your videos because they are so totally natural ❤

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hi Gordon, great to hear from you both again! We're so happy that you both enjoyed the musical segment. Thank you for being so sweet. We will answer the earring question in our next video! Thanks for being so lovely as always- have a great week 😁💗

Keep your eyes out for the Narrow boat Pirate shes into mucis also

I have a question for Izzie. Do you ever write music for someone else's lyrics by chance? Love your vlog! I'm coming to the UK in May and hiring a Narrowboat. Very excited!

Enjoyed your vlog again, glad you managed to sort your diesel stove out, after all the bother you've had!! I think you both have lovely voices and really enjoy listening to your music. I would love a CD if there's any available?😊

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

You can find them via the link in our video description! Thank you so much for watching ❤️

@Freeasabird2024

4 ай бұрын

@@IzzieandCiara I have ordered one now. I look forward to hearing it and your next vlog.😊

@Freeasabird2024

4 ай бұрын

@@IzzieandCiara Just wanted to let you know I've received your CD today, can't wait to play it. Thanks 😊

Pill box Xx

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How many boats did you look at before you ended up with this one? How did you two meet? I'm really enjoying watching your two and I hope that you can keep it going. Richard, a wanabe boater

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the questions! ❤️

I so enjoy watching your vlogs. Can I ask you where you met and how long you have been together. If that's not too nosey.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hi Howard! Thanks for your comment- we will answer your question in next week's video 😁💗

Hi Girls. Do you have any plans about coming up the Shropshire/Llangollen canal ?

New to narrow boating how you both findi inng life on the boat

Love the song, where can we find this ?

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hello! All the music from the vlogs are written by Izzie- you can find them on Spotify, KZread or other streaming platforms under the name ‘Izzie winter’! Thanks for watching Rebecca ❤️

Would you consider numbering your flogs please I've just recently started following you and it's hard to know which ones come first. Im really enjoying coming on your journey with you both Well done

@IzzieandCiara

3 ай бұрын

Hi Irena! We actually do number our vlogs, if you look at the full title we have the episode number at the end. Sorry if its been confusing- its annoying that KZread crops the titles out sometimes to only the first few words. So happy you are enjoying otherwise- hope you are doing well 🥰😁

@user-yf6yb5yv7b

3 ай бұрын

Thankyou I'll have a look thought I was getting confused on my old age 😂 love the blue wall by the way. Take care

Where did that come from wow Xx

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

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Can I ask why you named your boat Lavender Lee? Did you buy her with this name or did you name her? This was my Great Grandmother’s name. She was a famous actress and Miss World. I stumbled across your channel, looking for more information about her.

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Hi Lauren, we didn't name the boat, I believe she has always been called Lavender Lee- the boat is 34 years old so maybe is named after the actress? I'm not sure, I can try and do a bit of research though and let you know 😁

Lovely cruising along with you! Question: how can you see where to go? It's a long way to the front and you have things on the roof... 😮

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment Maria! 😁🥰

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Will reply to your question next week 😁

@4:50 It looks like a Second World War pillbox to me. You both sing beautifully 🙂 I don't know if you know the music of Missy Higgins, but if not, I'd definitely give her a listen, I think you'd like her music. Also, I think you'd like the music of a friend of mine. Her name is Andi Neate. 🙂

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

We thought it might be! Thanks Ronnie 😊

@ronnielloyd4676

4 ай бұрын

@@IzzieandCiara The HS2 Viaduct is the Colne Valley Viaduct, it will be the longest railway bridge in the UK.

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@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

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How did you meet. Clara what is your occupation and you too have a beautiful voice. Have you ever sung professionally?

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the questions Connie! We’ll be sure to answer them in next weeks video 😊 have a great week! X

hello from Canada !! Great vid and absolutely AWESOME singing !!!!

@IzzieandCiara

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris! Have a fab weekend ❤️

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