After watching hundreds of narrowboat vlogs during our COVID house arrest, my hubby and I would like to give Fran the 🏆 as the best narrowboat pilot. You go girl!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you Jane xx

Love the drone work, Rich. Fancy giving me a few lessons 😉 Fran, Shaun did exactly the same in the rain! 😂 xxxxxxxxxxxx

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin. Just bought a Mavic Air 2 but not used any footage yet. Shaun and Fran kindred spirits. Hope you're both well xx

Dancing in the rain! Fabulous, just what I could do with at the moment with all the humid heat at the moment 😍💐🌅

@FloatingOurBoat

9 ай бұрын

I remember that day well. It was a wonderful feeling and yes, we could do with that now.

Wow Fran's ballet in the rain ,some fabulous shots of the Chirk aqueduct crossing,the size of those leeks at the veggie store and the delicious sounding supper supplemented with some secretive foraging .Then the walk to the Abbey ruins .I quite agree to surround that beauty and historical presence with 21st century tat is a crime. All in all a lovely vlog thanks guys

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

I know Wales is known for its leeks, but they really are magnificent!

Agree with rant. I believe the canal was originally supposed to go as far as Liverpool but they ran out of money.

Absolutely love the fact you get off boat and explore...

I totally agree with you Fran on the placing of the caravan site surrounding the Abbey ruins. We all want people to enjoy holidays in the countryside but the authorities should have stopped it. Thanks, guys for sharing your excursion into Wales.

@AndyJarman

3 жыл бұрын

As they say in the country - you can't eat the scenery! Rural councils are usually barely able to support employing a proper engineer, and the local electorate would all be wanting their own caravan park. No votes in it for the Councillors. Heritage Wales obviously caught napping there.

To bad I can't press the like button a hundred times. This episode really floated my boat! Thanks...from Florida.

Lovely video. Fran keep being you. Dance, Rant on. What ever you like. We love you. Love the wondering thru the villages. Love the history. Love the doggies playing. Love the drone footage. The best of everything. Been hot here in Ohio also.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

I fully agree with Fran's rant! the site of Valle Crucis Abbey is absolutely ruined by the unsightly camping and caravan site. Apart from that, lovely to join you on your further journeyings!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

We had heard about the campsite but we really shocked to see how it engulfed the ruins

Ah! Dancing in heavy rain, that takes me back, except I was naked! Lovely scenery and yet another Canal to put on my bucket list.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

I would have been too if I was in my garden 😉

One of the very best vlog of yours, fantastic footage 🎥, wildfood recipe 🧑🏼‍🍳🍄, a bit of historical research🕵🏻 , sun 🌞, rain 🌧, magnificent views 🏞and plenty of positive emotions 💆🏼‍♀️💆🏻‍♂️. Thanks for sharing 💚

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Francois, you've exhausted all the emojis available. X

I have two pictures of the aqueduct and viaduct on my living room wall.

I enjoyed that. And you enjoyed it. I laughed when you said the church grass was only cut twice a year ----- like my garden.

i am from the USA , sorry lol , but i have had a large boat for 36 years and for 20 years i have dreamed of moving to England and living on a narrowboat and i just wish i had the courage to do so because i don't care what anyone says , there is no better way to live than on a boat and your KZread TV station is just the tops and i love how you just don't do endless boating videos , your walks are epic !!!!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Anne and thank you for watching fom USA (no apology required). I have to agree with you, this is the best life xx

You two are so enjoyable to watch. 👍🏻

Stunning scenery, thanks for your hardwork in putting the video together Fran & Rich. Fran I loved how you went and danced in the rain, some of us do that here in Oz when it’s been 40 degrees Celsius for a few days and high humidity. I saw the hire boat hit the wall before entering the aqueduct, and thought - seriously - he wasn’t watching what he was doing. I’d have let them go ahead to. 💗💙🙋‍♀️ from Oz

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, it is not the first time I have danced in the rain, and it certainly wasn't the first hire boat we saw hit the sides on the canal!!!

When the rain falls you just let it fall and you grin like a madman and you dance with it, because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you’re doing pretty alright in life”

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I had to look that quote up and now the book is on my wish list. Such a good quote. x

@Setinmywaysalways

3 жыл бұрын

Joy when the Rain Falls

That’s what we are like when in rains in Australia after a hot summer.

"Just because we can". The most beautiful words in the English language. Lol. Looks to be the guiding principle for most narrow boaters.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

So true!

Such beautiful photography and editing and music choice of the aquaduct crossing. So relaxing and beautiful💞going to watch it again

@FloatingOurBoat

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Yours are definitely the vlogs I look forward to most. Not only are you both so enjoyable to watch together, but the composition and content of your vids is absolutely spot on... really well filmed with a great balance of pieces to camera, history, scenery, domestic stuff, music, silent cruising bits, and all manner of other info. Just love watching your story unfold.... a real tonic in these trying times, so thank you.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much x

A great vlog, standing in the rain and loving it, shopping (could spend a little longer in the shops showing us around), showing us your buys, foraging, aquaducts viaducts and tunnels and tasty sounding recipies, brilliant. Amazing video footage and dialogue, you'd really gone out of your way to see the sights and show us. I do enjoy your attitudes . This is an amazing vlog, very professional , thankyou.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it. It is still a little bit difficult filming in spite with social distancing, but I'll dance in the rain any time it's not enough!

@Milliesmushroom

3 жыл бұрын

@@FloatingOurBoat 😂

Dear Fran & Rich, can't get enough of your wonderful vids, so excited with every new one , never disappointed . The beauty of Wales so evident here, thank you for sharing, so refreshing. Fran you have the most lovely dresses , always pretty and feminine. Enjoy your next stop ! Xx

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much June x

From what I've seen once you get away from London, Great Britain is magical.

@AndyJarman

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, but don't tell anyone its a great secret. All the traffic is on the motorways too, miles of idyllic country lanes for cycling. There are public footpaths criss-crossing the countryside too, so you get to walk through farm yards, across fields and through woods. Most villages have mediaevil churches and great pubs, and you hardly ever have to walk more than a few miles between them!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Andy Jarman says it all!

Beautiful wild countryside, bar the fields and the camping... thanks for filming the aqueduct and viaducts

You guys have become the masters of narrow boat videos that entertain and are informative at the same time! Very few have mastered this, and thanks for all the beautiful scenery!

I think I remember that Michael took Perseverance all the way to the meter house in Llangollen as if I remember it correctly that´s a silver propeller location.

I love that you don't show people what the mushrooms you picked look like. You are saving people from themselves. So thanks for that.

I love the tree at the end!!!

Just when I thought I could not like any more boat tubers I discover you two. I love watching your videos so much I went all the way back to episode 1 and I am making my way back to this one. I grab my crochet hook and yarn and spend some time enjoying your videos. Thanks for sharing your journeys.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Teresa, sounds like you will get a lot of crocheting done. x

You two do a fantastic job. I love your point of view both literally and figuratively. I've said it before and I'll say it again we are so fortunate that you decide to take us along. Thoroughly enjoyed !!!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it is our pleasure

Thank you for an excellent vlog. I especially loved Fran dancing in the rain. I would have done that myself in Sussex at the end of the oppressive heat we had a few weeks ago but the rain never came. 🙄

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

We had been listening to thunder tumbles for a couple of days with no rain. It was very welcome. Now we are finding it hard to resist lighting the fire!

That aquaduct shot with the drone was gorgeous! I'm sure it was a bit of a chore but so worth the effort with the result

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tim

Wales is so beautiful... a great video. Thanks.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Loving your channel. Your unpretentious take on narrowboating life, warts and all. SHowing cruising in all weathers! I remember cruising on many a rainy day. Loved seeing you go through Froghall tunnel, and on the Peak Forest. I remember doing those many years ago as a teenager on my parents boat. Always wanted to do them again hopefully when we get our boat!

@FloatingOurBoat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark. Rich also has many happy memories of cruising as a kid.

Awesome stunning so peaceful thank u.👋💖

Hello guys, thank you for producing such a beautiful vlog again. I really appreciate the time and effort you both put in. Randomly...I remembered your Cicero picture and thus the quote when chatting to friends regarding philosophy.. I temporarily sounded educated... so thank you!! Be well and be safe .

Thoughrerly enjoyed this blog. 🚤💖

@FloatingOurBoat

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Love how the couple walking on the pathway across the aqueduct waved to the drone as well. Amazing footage and views! Thank you again for sharing with us.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sheryl they just happened to be viewers so we told them to wave at the drone. Thank you for watching x

@sheryld1957

3 жыл бұрын

@@FloatingOurBoat That makes it even cooler! Loved the whole vlog.it felt cooler just watching Fran dance in the rain!

Thank you so much Fran and Rich for another cracking video.Just finished watching for a 2nd time.Loved your choice of music whilst crossing the aqueduct. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.xx

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Love love love your dance in the rain Fran!

@FloatingOurBoat

2 жыл бұрын

A moment of madness, but these are the things that make the world go round.

"When the rain comes they run and hid their heads"

A lovely episode. I would be hard pressed to leave that beautiful area. Thanks for filming all that beauty and sharing it. PS I agree, Fran, the caravan park surrounding the ruins was definitely incongruous.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

These are truely your golden years. Mine were spent caring for elderly and disabled parents. I thought now would be my time...but disabled and now living vicariously thru narrowboats. I love where you are now...i think its the first i have seen from this canal. I love your combination of personal, views, the canal itself and history.hopefully winter will bring some lovely weaving. Thanks for taking me with..XOXOX

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marjorie, we have both spent time caring for relatives, and know how precious our time is now. So glad you enjoy the videos

It’s so beautiful!! Totally agree with Fran. That caravan park ruins a lovely landscape

My favourite piece of Heaven on Earth. Thank you, once again, for your beautiful videos.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Really like the drone footage of the aqueduct and viaduct side by side. No it wasn't the easiest to get so, well done. The rain thing at the beginning, take the shampoo out next time- why not? Canal life.

Loved your Gene Kelly moment! ;-)

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Classic

Hello there, very nicely put over n enjoyable viewing, stunning scenery n interesting, Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Seeing Fran dancing about in the rain after a hot day, reminds me when i was a kid listening into the cricket from the WACA ground in Perth, and the callers speaking about the 'Freemantle Doctor'. Perth is on the Swan River, a little inland and can get quite hot, but in the afternoon the sea breeze wafts in from Freemantle and cools things down no end, and i have always thought it a very descriptive term to use.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely, thank you

25 minutes of absolute pleasure. What could be more enjoyable than watching the delightful Fran skipping in the rain - but beneath a pretty 35-year-old exterior lies an opinionated 7-year-old. And Rich - I'm always wowed by your music - City Pressure - another find. Forever grateful to both of you as I sip my Ruby red, lock-downed in a humid 96-degree summer in Naples - I should be in England - so disappointing.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Do glad you enjoyed it. Sipping a lovely red in Naples doesn't sound too bad though!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

35 ha ha. Rich.

Gosh - there was so much in that - well done you both. A fabulous watch. Loved the drone footage of course, and crossing the aqueduct - oh, and that dark foreboding tunnel! I loved the opening with Rich in the boat doing his piece to camera and Fran on the tow path doing a piece to another camera! And as for the caravan park! I shuddered when I saw that. Thanks so much for bring us these videos - they are just fabulous!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Richard. We'll make sure we send a little video your way soon.

Thank you so much for sharing your adventures on your narrow boat . .they are so entertaining.

A break from filming for a couple of days! That is abandoning your sacred duty to keep us foreign couch-canal-surfers constantly entertained. Seriously though, another nicely crafted and entertaining vlog.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we're back and fully refreashed now x

Fantastic scenery, good music, excellent video and commentary. You have done it again!! Thank you.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

Lovely vlog, thank you. Totally agree with Fran, campsite swamps the Abbey ruins.

The shot coming out of the tunnel looks like a fantasy place. So beautiful.

@marybrooks5273

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that as well, very "Celtic Twilight". Beautiful scenery.

Great start back. Fran frolicking in the rain. Richard flapping about his drone. But loved the video and commentary. ❤️ The Country House Gent has a leather drive belt. He’d be hard pushed to pull the skin off a rice pudding. Brilliant produce from the green grocer 🙏🏻 Nice chicken of the wood flan by Fran

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I agree with the rant about the Abbey too. Well done Fran.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you agree

Beautiful scenery! Thank you so much for sharing!

What beautiful scenery! Thank you for the great video.

Great vlog. I specially thank you for the choise of the beautiful background music.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

How is your new boat coming along??

@timdks

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, what's the latest on your new boat?

@sa9861

3 жыл бұрын

No pressure.....

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

It's all going well. We will be visiting in a couple of weeks do film an update.

Hi Rich and Fran...loved the opening of Fran enjoying the rain! 😊 Really enjoyed this episode! Great choice in music! I very much agree with Fran's rant about the Caravan Park. Loved the video beginning to end! Thank you...take really good care! Please give Jess & Archie a cuddle for me.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, doggies have had their cuddle from you !

Great video guys love the beautiful countryside there in Wales,I did manage to get to Wales when I lived in the UK,long time ago! The drone shots were fantastic too ,how is the new boat coming along?looking forward to an update, well safe travels to you both

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David, we are hoping to visit the boat in the nect few weeks. Still lots of decisions to make.

Enjoyed this vlog Richard and Fran..Fran agree about the ruins and the close proxzimity of the caravan park . Would love to walk to horse shoe fall.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

It was a gorgeous walk

That was a wonderful way to start the video! It brought a huge smile to my face... and the rest was also very enjoyable! 😊

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Troublesome day boats on the Llangollen? Well fancy that 😂😉

Coming out of that tunnel was beautiful! I couldn’t believe how pretty it was. Thank you for taking me with you!!! I’ve been binge watching your videos and enjoy them so much!

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

What a lovely scenic vlog!! I'm in love!! When the video started with Fran playing in the rain, I knew this was gonna be good! :)

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, it just had to be done!! I just wish I'd taken my plants out with me.Thanks for watching x

Beautiful shots! I would have taken a shower too. Thanks so much for your excursions off the canal. I feel like I’m there visiting the UK. Maybe someday!

@AndyJarman

3 жыл бұрын

You've got to go Ron. I hire a cheap car and put on Google Maps and just drive. Air BNB in the country usually involves a charming host and a cooked breakfast. If I blow my budget I resort to camping, and to save money I use leisure centres for showering and laundrettes to clean my clothes.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron, we are glad to take you along. Hope you get here some day x

@RonHei

3 жыл бұрын

Andy Jarman Thank you Andy! I will get there.

you people got up to all sorts this episode ,very nice . you are right about trailer park ,it is all kinds of wrong !

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda, glad you agree

This is my first of your videos. Found you from Well Deck Diaries meet up. I love that you include as much of your little tours of the places you moor at. Thank you for "taking us along".

This looked like an amazing area from where it sit. What a great walk. Thanks

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

It was really beautiful. Glad you enjoyed it

Such beautiful scenery!! I'm going to watch this again in February when it's winter in Canada! Thanks again for having me escape to England once again!!!

To the 2 that gave this a thumbs down - 💨.💨. Some of your best memories will have been on Constanza.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You are right, we have so many fantastic memories

Fran and Rich hi and Kai-ora from New Zealand, My personal view is I enjoyed this vlog very much, certainly in the Top 5 for me. and the drone work Rich was awesome. take care looking forward to your next vlog. John

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much John x

I agree with Fran about the camp site.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Lovely, lovely, vlog... Like being right there. Best wishes from Tasmania Australia

Superb production!!! Well done, you.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Great video as always. With the DJI drones you don't have to let it return to where it took off when it initiates the "Return to Home" there are a couple of things you can do instead. You can cancel the RTH and take over the controls when it get near to you or you can update the homepoint to your present location (wherever the remote is) and it will come to you, then you can land it yourself.

I found chicken of the woods a few years ago and had it with eggs and bacon. What I didn't know was that it is poisonous from a certain tree. Close shave I think. I agree about the camp site, Fran, it did spoil the scenery rather.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

We are constantly on the look out for more chicken of the woods now, loved it.

Absolutely stunning video from the drone over the aquaduct.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great footage...enjoyed 👍

So glad the ‘Chicken of the Woods’ didn’t have an adverse effect!!!.... we are hoping to do Llangollen next year..... speak soon xxx❤️🌱💚

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

We have marked the spot of chicken in the woods in our book. We'll let you into our secret. We're heading your way soon xx

Don't be afraid of the catttle Fran, it's your dogs that they want to chase not you Cheers Terence

Loved those two people waving up at the drone. I was at my breakfast and waved back, lol. Another great and interesting video.

@FloatingOurBoat

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

very nice vlog

Another superb video, capturing the essence of some fabulous Welsh sights and scenery. I found some geocaches there last year - one by the meter house beside the falls and another near the fence above the church. We must have been lucky - the Basin was barely half full even though it was peak time. Chirk to Llangollen must be among the best bits on the canal network, would you think?

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

I think everyone has chosen to come here this year. It is truly beautiful though and we intend to come back out of season some time.

Nice video, like the background music you used.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rich works very hard choosing the right music

Always a busy canal, crossing first thing in the morning is amazing

@FloatingOurBoat

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is!

To think of all the history those ruins have seen. Great video, I’m new to your channel and loved watching.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

Lovely vlog. You are such a free spirit Fran! Also listened to you on the Vobes show.☺

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

Thank you Fran and Rich, what a lovely video to watch. Looking forward to the next one.

Enjoyed the VLOG as always. I was wondering how the new boat is coming along?

The welsh valleys looks so beautiful.

Wow Wales is beautiful.thanks for the walk!

What a delightful beautiful video. Thank you. By the way, we have cows, they hate being hit on the forehead, so you should only need to wave your stick at them if they get too close. Well the Thai cows are like that so I guess the UK ones might be the same - let me know lol. Love the shots of the rain from inside, so cozy.

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andy, I will bear that in mind but really dont intend to get close enough to try it out!!

Thanks for showing a proper rain. I was beginning to think it never rains over there. Other boaters complain about the pouring rain, and we can't ever see the sprinkles on the water. When it comes down here, we can't even see 100 yards. Thanks for sharing your videos,, and all your good work...

@FloatingOurBoat

3 жыл бұрын

It's very rare that we get proper rain like that and it had to be enjoyed!

@willybee3056

3 жыл бұрын

@@FloatingOurBoat Growing up, in the 50s, it was unheard of to get 1 inch of rain per hour. ( in Indiana ) Now that is becoming more common place. ( in Minnesota ) Thanks for the reply, and thanks for sharing your videos.