Hi Andrew. You've come a long way from that first video on the boat (that quite emotional one) four years back. My favourite video of yours remains the classic art piece you did on Tixall Wide. I go back to that occasionally as its such an evocative one. Time of course moves on, but your journey has been an inspirational one. Congrats on finding and living your best life!

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim. Yes I remember you saying you liked that one the best. I liked that one too but not many other people did, so there may well be a few more of those coming up. Strangely enough I uploaded this one from Tixall Wide.

@lynettecoates4272

9 ай бұрын

Hi Andrew, as a follower from your beginning while on our boat to now leaving the water and moving back onto land we have loved watching your photography and seeing the nature that you have captured in film. I miss this life terribly but hang onto it via your vlogs.... I am having a major back op in Nov so while recovering it would be lovely to see the countryside surrounding the waterways and the life on it....glad you are both ok, my anxiety is always less after I have revisited the canals after watching one of your vlogs.... thank you xx

Hello Andrew and Val, I really take you various points to heart and totally agree. The canals were a much quieter place, when my late wife and I were living aboard our Allen built, traditional gardner 3 LW engined narrow boat Galton in the early nineties. I loved the atmosphere , the wildlife and photo opportunities, but the craze of mountain bikes came and that spoilt it seriously for us. We loved the tranquility of our mooring at the Hyde near Kinver on the Staffs and Worcs Canal, living with our two cats and a dog in a small waterborne community and working as I was then as a narrow boat builder and fitter outer, for a local high-end building yard, which I did for ten years and it was a vocation never a job. Love your music and I wish you and Val all the very best for the future, and look forward to reading your future postings. Stay safe and well.

Always enjoyed your wonderful fims Andrew 👌 nice to watch another 👍 regards Glyn

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks Glyn.

Hi Andrew. Michael from New Zealand here. There are only so many ways you can film going through a lock, under and bridge etc. So your plans to show more of the life beside the canals sounds great. My wife and I have watched you from your first vlog. "Tales From The Swans Neck" attracted us. So we will be staying with you and look foward to your vlogs whenever they are posted.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael, I'm pleased you both have enjoyed the vids. Yes it's good to freshen things up every now and again, so hopefully the forthcoming videos will continue to show this wonderful lifestyle to its best effect.

Great vlog, make sure everything you do is for you & not for pleasin others.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Graham, totally agree and came to the same conclusion.

You gotta do what makes you happy. Those who appreciate your work will stick around, the rest don’t matter 👍

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Cheers. I kind of reached the same conclusion.

Glad to hear you'll still be doing some videos. For me, the cruising aspect was never the main draw of your channel anyway. I enjoy your presentation style and listening to your musings on life and all the things you encounter in your travels. I love the slow living, nature and quieter side of canal life and how you film and photograph it all so beautifully. Good videos are worth waiting for, so whenever your next one appears, I'll be sure to watch. Wishing you and Val every happiness.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Martin I really appreciate your comment.

Always happy to see a video come about.. no matter what, it's always interesting!

For me it’s never been all about cruising. I enjoy your chats and the pictures.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary.

Always loved your vlogs - beautiful images and so well produced. Looking forward to seeing other aspects of canal life. All the best from Australia 🦜

Hi Andrew. We've always enjoyed your wonderful photography, reflecting, both litterally and figuratively, life on and around the canal. So, for us, whatever you deem good enough to present will certainly be appreciated by us. Thank you for your hard work which is always much enjoyed.

@talesfromtheswansneck

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks David.

Well for one you will not be losing me. I am behind any work that you do. Enjoy your work. Cheers

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, much appreciated.

@cooper68ns

9 ай бұрын

@@talesfromtheswansneck I will have to send the appreciation back your way because you have given me much joy with your vid. So I don't mind if you put a vid out once a month or a year I am here. Cheers

Great to see the latest video. And amazing underwater swans.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks John, yeah I rather liked those bits too. Hope you're keeping well mate.

Well I'm not going anywhere and looking forward to your next vlogs and glad to see you both doing OK

I’ll see ya when I see ya. You’ve always placed your mental health and happiness over content. I can sit patiently and wait for photographs of yours. You both look so happy. I wish you well in all your pursuits and look forward to your book. Take care and be safe.😎⚓️🇺🇸

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Thank you for all your wonderful videos over the years and totally understand your decision!! We particularly enjoyed the filming of the swans feeding underneath the water, we have never seen this before. Be well and take care from Maine, USA

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm pleased you've enjoyed the vids. Yes, being moored and surrounded by 30 or 40 swans was a gift.

I am definitely looking forward to your new vlogs. While I always enjoyed them, your new ones sound even more interesting.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Bev.

Thanks for the lovely shout out, you two! Lots of love from a couple of new mates from Nb Rhapsody in Blue xxx Tony and Elaine. Happy cruising!!

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Cheers. All the best and hoping we can meet up again soon.

I'd welcome watching vlogs entirely like the footage closing out the end of this vlog because it's beautiful and shows your superior camera production skills. Just string clips like those with a bit of voice over about where and when you lot recorded it. Nothing fancy. Mellow, low volume music that doesn't compete with the mood and serenity of wherever. Or no music. Just ambient sounds. One such vlog every three weeks would be fine with me. Cheers!

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Cheers, much appreciated

Over the last few weeks, when it’s been cold, damp and horrible outside, I’ve been looking through your back catalogue. So nice to see sunny, narrowboat vids in the middle of winter. I’ve just enjoyed episode 40 and the lockdown diaries are a favourite. Of all the narrowboat vloggers yours are some of the best. It is a shame that you are not producing them anymore, although I can understand why. It must be so hard to find the content and very time consuming to put them together. I do hope you are both well and keeping warm. My own boat is moored in a marina whilst I sit at home.

@talesfromtheswansneck

7 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, thank you I'm pleased you get so much from the vlogs. Yes I was pleased with what I got during lock down, which just goes to show you don't need to be moving around a lot to get content. Content has never been a problem, in fact I've got loads of ideas, but I don't have the time it takes to produce videos to the quality I'd like. Yes, we're both well - at least the ice has cleared now.

Hello Andrew, I like you presentations and the accompanying music is very good and fitting too. As a nature lover and ex live aboard narrow boater over forty ears ago, I see so many changes, but I still get great pleasure from seeing the quieter parts of the English canals. Thanks and I wish you and Val all the best. Stay safe and well.

Thank you, your videos have always been of the highest quality and greatly anticipated. Others make videos, you make art. Enjoy whatever you choose to do.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much.

Hi Andrew, I don’t blame you for cutting back on the vlogs. Making things work for you Guys is the most important thing. Keep up the one liners, I love them. 😎

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick.

Great to see you both again. Your videos are always high quality and show off your photographic skills and are greatly appreciated especially when compared to some of the other vloggers. Look after yourselves and I look forward to seeing your output as and when it comes through and maybe see you on the cut again whenever our routes converge.

@talesfromtheswansneck

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil. And I'm sure our towpaths will cross again. Hope you're keeping well.

Glad to see you both back. 😊

It’s been really great to watch your journey from the start and to see you in a such better place mentally now. You have my respect for keeping the channel true to yourselves, and not becoming slaves to content generation. I look forward to watching whatever comes next 👍

Thanks for this. I am so glad that you are both getting on well. Just an update as to how things are going with some of your lovely photography is all I want.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Will.

There may be a lot of narrowboat channels out there but in my opinion yours is one of two really good ones still left. However, just as I still subscribe to Cruising the Cut for David’s infrequent but very high quality presentations, I will also continue to look forward to whatever you choose to put out. I am glad that you are able to make a living from your photography and also glad that we can look forward to seeing some of it on KZread sometimes.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Willa for those kind words, much appreciated.

Best wishes to you both....You won't lose me as a viewer 😊

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Cheers, glad to hear it 😃

Always appreciate your vlogs, I’m sure whatever content you include they will be well produced and interesting. Cheers, Nigel

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Nigel

Great to see you well and happy and looking forward to your new format, personally seeing something from a different perspective around the canals will be welcome! I’ve followed your journey from the start and have found your channel both inspirational and relaxing to watch. Thank you.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks James. Yes I hope by freshening things up we'll all get more pleasure out of it.

Oh up date I stepped aboard a narrowboat for the first time today , I viewed a few of them at hilperton marina so now I'm certain is the right life for me and my house is going up for sale in january

Hi Andrew, We appear to have lived similar lives, I too sold up and bought a boat and sailed off into the sunset, doing some youtube vlogs along the way, only to meet someone who joined me on the boat, and life became better, so I too stopped vlogging and focused on my wildlife photography, We both caught flu in Oxford too 🤷🏻‍♂️ and you guys walked past us when we were moored on the Thames in Oxford, maybe you gave it us 😅 Maybe catch up some other time 👍🏼

@talesfromtheswansneck

8 ай бұрын

Remarkably similar! Yes I remember seeing your boat Angel moored just down from us, it was where we wanted to moor 😂 Yeah, say hello next time.

Really enjoyed your “gritty” vlog….You wanted suggestions ! You obviously have taste in your filming….why not a few culinary vlogs to exhibit even more taste…🍾 🥂 👨‍🍳

@talesfromtheswansneck

Ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen, yes a few people have requested some cooking vlogs, so it's certainly worth thinking about.

Your life has moved on. It’s a lot of work for a few quid. You are happy and content which is great 👍

Great to see you and Val enjoying the travels still. You both look very happy 👌, your photography is brilliant and I always enjoy the snippets of info throughout the clogs, thanks to you both. Safe travels! Look forward to seeing your next video, whenever that may be.

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin, much appreciated.

I have watched all of your videos. Pretty much from the start.Always thoroughly enjoyed them. Just do what makes you happy, I will watch whatever you choose to put up. Can we all get more details of your book please. Will it be available as a ebook ? Jasper

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jasper, I'm pleased you enjoy the channel and content. I'm reluctant to give any details away about the book at the moment in case other narrowboat youtubers nick the idea. That said I think it may well be an ebook as I'm planning some video footage to sit alongside it, although I will be trying a few publishers first. Thanks for your interest.

@jaspermearns4807

8 ай бұрын

All I ask is that you keep us updated. I will purchase a copy when it’s available @@talesfromtheswansneck

Maybe, before your mate moved in, you had more time alone to enjoy the video process? We know you are writing, doing postcards, photography and youtube, but just interested if he works as well, if not perhaps he could take over the youtube stuff? Worth asking him, before the potential of viewer leaving happens?

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

@tiedye is spot-on, so I'd definitely consider a trip to the optician if I were you!

Hi Andrew I'm so please to see you and the lovely Val are both safe and well , life is so short to spend days Infront of the computer especially if your not getting much enjoyment from it you both need to do what makes you happy and I'm really happy to see youv been evaluating and decided to try something new to make you both happy so stay safe and always do what makes you happy otherwise you'll only end up regretting not trying later in life oh and ps you know I'll still always be watching your vlogs 😀😀😀♥️♥️♥️

@talesfromtheswansneck

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Nathan, hope all is well on the K&A

@nathanberry4339

9 ай бұрын

@@talesfromtheswansneck I'm thinking of moving things forward and selling the house and getting my boat this time next year but all is fine 😀😀

@nathanberry4339

9 ай бұрын

@@talesfromtheswansneck I'm spending most of the next few months researching and deciding what boat I want , at the moment I'm chopping and changing between a cruiser narrowboat or a widebeam

Quick update , my house has been up for sale since Saturday so I had one viewing the day before it went up and got two more viewing tomorrow so getting soo close to my narrowboat dream

@nathanberry4339

8 ай бұрын

New update my house sold with in three working days of going online for just 2k under the asking price so I should be buying my narrowboat in February and already got my eye on one that's up in hilperton at ABC 🤞🙏

@talesfromtheswansneck

8 ай бұрын

Great to hear Nathan. Personally I think moving on board in early spring would be best, then you get a chance to get used to the boat and know how to keep it warm in the bad weather. But well done for getting things moving. Good boat for sale from Shire Cruisers at the moment. It's where I got mine from so pretty similar to mine. Would require some updates but it will have been extremely well maintained, and they're very fair people to deal with. A bit of a long way from you though.

@nathanberry4339

8 ай бұрын

@@talesfromtheswansneck oooh thank you for that could you send me the link to he shire boat please just incase the one I'm looking at sells ? And if I'm getting a boat in two or three months I will put it in a marina while it's being updated and sorted to the way I want and hen start cruising early spring and I also retired on Friday and will be self funded and not on benefits etc