Hi Andrew. We follow a number of narrowboat KZreadrs but the wonderful quality of your filming combined with your clear, well paced narration (even pronouncing the letter 't' unlike so many these days !) makes your vlogs just the absolute best. We always await them. I think I probably said something similar to this once before, but I thought it warranted it saying again. D

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

David, thank you so much, I'm so pleased you appreciate the effort I put in, and thanks for commenting again.

Superb filming and commentaries as usual Very pleasant vlog to see. Pretty pretty Thames Take great care both Keep safe warm dry and virus free.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David. It really is a gorgeous and surprisingly rural river. We're hoping to get back next summer for a longer stay.

Every day I see tales from the swans neck is a great day , thanks to you both . Hope life is treating you well.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, and yes life is treating us both brilliantly, but boy do those sunny hot days seem a long way off now.

wow amazing forgot all about just what a glorious summer we had

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

It was a fantastic summer, and as we deal with sub-zero temperatures and frozen canals it feels a long way off.

@teddyedward9970

Жыл бұрын

It certainly does take care Andrew and val all the best cheers 🍻 👏 ✌️ 👍

Fascinating fact about the Thames' Isis name. I know that the Thames in Spanish is "Támesis", but I did not know that it was because of Latinisation, which makes perfect sense.

Jumped off those bridges along that stretch of river when I was a boy and swam up near the roundhouse. You’ve reminded me of it so will visit soon as ten minutes down the road 😃

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Pleased to have jogged some happy boyhood memories Dave. It is a fabulous bit of the country and must have been a joy for any kid. I don't recommend that you jump off any bridges now though !

@davebarney3369

Жыл бұрын

I was 10! At 53 my bridge jumping days are over 😂

Perfect weather. Perfect couple and lovely scenery. What more can anyone ask. Great photography throughout.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Lionel and Mary. Fab place to be and we want to return next summer for an extended stay.

Hi Andrew I winded my 62ft boat above the footbridge in September. Possible but I do not claim to have avoided the putty. BTW, the River Isis is strictly the river above Dorchester where the River Thame joins below Days Lock. Jeff

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

thanks Jeff, maybe Nicholsons wasn’t wrong after all

As always the way you portray the waterways beautiful, peaceful tranquility! Cheers, Nigel

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nigel, I try to convey what I get out of the scenery and lifestyle and if a bit of that comes across then I feel I've succeeded.

Wonderful seeing the latest video, really liking the Constable-like deep colour landscapes.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Cheers John. Will try to catch up soon.

Thank you Andrew just wonderful scenery and lovely memories of the summer. When you think how built up the southeast is, the Upper Thames seems such an idyll

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. I couldn't agree more. I found it really surprising that it was so rural. Who'd have thought. Looking forward to going back next summer to explore properly.

Lovely vlog, beautiful photography, all in all very enjoyable, thank you !!!

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John, glad you enjoyed our little trip.

Just what we needed, you share the best video footage and have an amazing eye for beautiful photos. It’s -31c outside right now 🇨🇦 so we’re throughly enjoying your vlog.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Nikki, and I'm pleased you appreciate the work I put in. -31, wow! It's -6 here and we think that's bad. Stay warm.

Loving every vlog from Professor Photog and The Hippie Goddess, Val ...!

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Haha brill, many thanks Sebastian. Val loved the 'Hippie Goddess' comment. Cheers.

Watched yesterday on the Telly It is a lovely river and you are so good at finding the right moments to video. I’m Still slowly getting better.. we have about a foot of snow so far. Still above 0 F here which is very warm for us.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Hi Skip, only just come across this comment as it didn't show up on my phone. Pleased you're recovering, albeit slowly, but slow and steady wins the race as the saying goes. Hope you have enough movement in your little finger to play music. Autumn was crazy here, very warm, and a lot of the trees especially the oaks still have plenty of leaves. I've never known anything like it. Yeah had some hard frosts the past week but the leaves still cling on. Haven't had any snow where we are, and as the canal has some flow to it not much of it has frozen. Hope you have a good supply of winter fuel and friends, family and neighbours to help out if you need it.

@yeoldfart8762

Жыл бұрын

@@talesfromtheswansneck the little finger is still pretty useless. Really miss it when playing guitar. It adds some many interesting notes to chores when it is working. Slowly learning how to add those notes with only 3 fingers.

Looked lovely. When i was a kid in the 60s my great aunt lived in a very big house near Lechlade, We always looked forward to our visits! In about 2007 I was on a motor bike club rideout from Essex, Someone broke down so we all pulled up, I glanced to my right, and it was the entrance to the estate my aunt had lived at!! Small world!

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Amazing coincidence, and I guess you would've missed it if your friend hadn't broken down. I'm sure much has changed since the sixties, but I have to say I was totally blown away with how untouched and rural the river was.

You are both correct when describing that stretch of river. It is really stunning and you have captured the beautiful scenery to perfection. Rivers have a much more tranquil appeal compared to canals, mainly due to the nature along the river banks. The sun helps too. Thank you both for a very pleasant trip.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Harry, and yes I do think rivers are fairly special, especially that part of the Thames. I was a bit disappointed with the Severn, but perhaps on hot sunny days that too would become something extra special. I must say we loved that stretch of the Thames so much that we're planning on going back next summer for an extended stay.

Great vlog and cruise and Indeed a great couple. Brightened up my evening. Thank you.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Trevor. Glad it brought some brightness to your evening.

Just watched a KZread of a widespread snowstorm in the UK dated today the 12th. Hope you two are in a place to safely sit back and enjoy the snow. We got 3 more inches of snow last night.

And they changed Leicester to Ratae , bl..dy Romans .Another pleasing vlog and great to see a reminder of summer,the best one for years.😊

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

What a summer it was, hard to believe now as we wake up to frozen canals.

Beautiful photography well done.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Beautiful!

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Glen.

Another great vlog. Really enjoyed the journey 😊

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Del. Dunno if you've done the Upper Thames but it's well worth doing if you haven't. We're going back next summer to spend longer down there. Enjoy Espana .

A great vlog. Keep well.

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John, I hope you're keeping well.

Yes the upper Isis takes a lot of beating. Cheers

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't it just. We think we'll go back next summer for a longer stay.

Great Vlog just watched it Andrew. We are on it NB Life of Riley. We came under the bridge going the opposite way xx

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Ah, I knew I'd seen Life of Riley recently - it was whilst editing 😂

@jennyandtrevorowen3428

Жыл бұрын

We’re just watching again Andrew. Wonderful videoing. We had a fantastic summer and made it to Windsor. We turned around under the bridge at Lechlade on advice. Where you moored is where we left that morning. Xx

As a 57ft, trad singlehander i would watch your channel to pick up any tips on awkward canal locations i've yet to travel. But now you've defected to crewing! I am very disappointed. (only kidding...good luck for the future. I plan to be on the thames and K+A in 2023)

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Cheers. Yeah the K&A is an odd one. Bloody hard work for the solo boater, (bloody hard work anyway), and full of the weird and wonderful. Very busy. Different. But beautiful and worth it. Good luck with it.

Lovely ,Would love to hol there ! Is there any hols fleets ? Take care 🥰

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

Hi again Rachel, I can only think of two, College Cruisers in Oxford www.collegecruisers.com and Anglo Welsh based here Oxford Rd, Farmoor, Cumnor, Witney OX29 4DA It's a fab place and we're hoping to go back for a longer stay next summer.

@rachelmarshall4352

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info 😍

Taking a dip in the Thames?!? 😱I guess they don't know about Thames Water's habit of dumping raw sewage into it!

@talesfromtheswansneck

Жыл бұрын

I think that's nearer the mouth of the Thames tbh

@elelegidosf9707

Жыл бұрын

@@talesfromtheswansneck Unfortunately not. Thames Water's publicly-accessible sewage discharge map shows that it regularly dumps raw sewage into the watercourse all over its coverage area, from the Cotswolds in the west through to Kent in the east. It really is quite shocking and is something that the general public just is not aware of.