We're Jackie & Michael.
In 2021 we decided to change our life!!
Having previously owned and lived on a boat in France for 3 years, we decided to buy 'Border Reiver' a 57ft narrowboat.
We are now continuing our adventures cruising the rivers and canals of Britain.
We'll share with you our travels, life and no doubt have a few laughs along the way!
So, hop onboard and follow our journey!
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Many thanks
Jackie, Michael & Border Reiver.
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You did great on a not so "in tune" piano!!!
Defo looks like Tin tin. Brilliant shout hahaha. Really enjoyed the video but was saddened about what you endured. Have subscribed and will be looking through all your videos. Me and my wife are considering living on a canal boat once our last child leaves the nest. These videos are a great insight.
ARE You using Two Pack, If not that's what you shod be using on once and then no more
Always better to be "safe than sorry"!!!!
Sell it and hire one if you need it 😄😊
Yuk
Hope you enjoyed the video and get to watch some of our others. J&M
It is known as a Cruck Barn or Cottage.
Hi Des that is great thank you so much for the information. It was so pretty.
I navigated from Chorley to the top of the Wigan flight a few years ago. Took one look at all the locks and thought 'nahhh'. Turned around and sailed away again 😂😂
Ah ah Tom, they are very difficult as you saw in our video. We are about to do them again, going down!!! Keep watching our Instagram to see how we get on.... x
I want to have dinner there.
Thanks for your comment, its' a great place to eat, we loved it. Get yourself to Shardlow! J&M x
@@cruisingontheborder Hello, J&M. I would love to go, and maybe meet you as well. However, I am a rancher/ organic farmer. Therefore ,my lifestyle keeps me from traveling long distances. I wish you well, and please keep up those very interesting videos❤.
Jacky your hair will wear out on your left side. Tie it up or put hat on when it’s windy. Love your video and can smell the coffee!!!
Oh now I love this comment Carole, please tell me why I will wear it out, it is because I am always playing with it??? You have clearly been paying attention to me.... ha ha ha. So pleased you are enjoying our videos.
Thank you for this review. That really does look like a great bike if you still want one for exercise but need a little assist now and then.
you need a Sun / Rain Canopy with a skirt lick a sun broly
SOORY Have to pay £3.60 Fore 1 Year on phone
Watching all these videos and what can occur has put me off. Your safety when at mercy of others is scary 🙈🙈🙈
Michael, they checking the health of the Fish? Yeah imagine being electricuted, then brought round out of a coma to see if your ok. These agencies should be disolved all corporates. Fisherman would soon tewll you if there is a health problem with fish.
The hooses looked like Dutch Trapgevel Stepped gable.
Missing you. I hope all is well. Hope to see you soon.
Advice. Buy the silly hot chilli sauce decant into a sqeezy bottle. Hey presto legal and non lethal pepper spray.
Hope you keep making these videos they are a good watch....found this about that pea soup, duckweed, Swans eat it take a look kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4JmmpOSp8e7aJM.html
LOL, Jackie that green stuff is Duck weed, it is beneficial in water but spreads quickly. Plastic needs to go though, pitty you could not set an example by getting some tool to lift the plastic out to dispose of it. All good, you need to keep doing these.
beautiful love it, you have a stunning boat, I am looking to get a canal boat dont know where to start thou
You can do it! What’s the budget? Start by having a look at some boats and their layout. We had a smaller boat first 40ft to decide if we liked ❤️ we did and upgraded to Border Reiver. There are lots of useful FG groups. Watch some of our other videos and drop us some questions. Look forward to hearing how it all goes xx
I believe the rusted out boat that appears at 8:56 is the one that ended up being purchased and refurbished by the @DuoVagari channel on youtube
Wow that is great to know, we will check them out! J&M
Flux capacitor: has to do with time travel... they used one in "Back to the Future" 😅
Thank you… we know that now. We’ve had some great comments about it. Look forward to hearing from you again x
The singing distracts from the beauty of the scenery and your travels. You have lovely personalities and a beautiful boat….Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
Glad you enjoyed it… some like the music, some don’t. We do take great care in deciding where to place the music and try not to have too much. We’re not experts with this video production lark 😂😂. Great to hear from you x
So someone shouts over to ya " to get out of here" and straight away you hot footed out of there, why? Wish you explained more about that moment, what was so bad that you had to move on his say-so??
Thanks for your comment. We hope you watched the follow up episode where Michael does explain what happened and why we did what we did. Look forward to hearing from you again and do enjoy our other videos 😀😀🙏 xx
Nicely edited. 👍
Thanks! We do try to make it all work. What we record is just us going about our travels and we learn every video with the editing, neither of us have any editing experience. We trust we get it slightly tight. 🙏🙏
Your video diaries are so nice to watch. You work so well together on your travels and are such a lovely couple, helping everyone you meet. What a fantastic way to see our beautiful country. Thank you for all your hard work navigating the locks and canals and editing your videos which I enjoy watching so much. Very professionally done on all counts. I look forward to working my way through your videos. Best wishes to you both.👍👍👍
Eddie is great to have you onboard and we do appreciate your lovely comments and the time it takes to message us. We just video us being us and then try to editing it to make someone that works for everyone. Look forward to hearing from you as you watch our other videos. J&M xx
What is the book you are using for navigation. Thank you x
They are the Nicholson guides, we love them. Crammed with much helpful information. Thanks for your comment. 🙏
"Nefarious activity?" I'm sorry, but I really don't understand what the problem was. At some level it bothers me to see people just submitting to thugs like that, but I am an American so I might have a different view of the situation.
Try different across our two countries we think but thank you for taking the time to drop us a comment. We so appreciate it. 😀
Loving your videos. I have been binge-watching for some days now. They are both facinating and inspiring. Thank you for taking us along on your travels.
Glad you like them! You are so welcome 🙏 look forward to reading you other comments xx
We did a canal boat holiday along the Grand union canal 30 years ago with our kids.no problems. Just shows how the world had changed, so sad
Thanks for your comment Jen, it’s great to know of your experiences xx
I'm 66 & in poor health. I'm from Manchester. A real concrete jungle, no greenery for miles. With the exception of my son, the best 3 days of my life were spent on a narrow boat on the grand union canal around beds & mk.
Wow how lovely to know. It brings us much joy to. We hope we reflect that in our videos. Keep watching and do drop us another comment x
I had to laugh when I saw Michael measuring how far the water had gone up or down with a tape measure...about as accurate as using a piece of string..
Ha ha 🤣 it does work we have to say. Thanks for your great comment. Hope you enjoy our other videos x
Sooooo watchable!! Keep boating
Thank you we will. Lovely to hear from you. Keep your comments coming xx
You don't need to be on a narrow boat to encounter situations like that. Sadly, it's just a part of life that we all need to be cognisant of, particularly in less affluent areas. But as you know, for every 1/2 mile of dirty, glass strewn, yob infested, desolated urban canal, there's 200 miles of beautiful, lush green, safe and welcoming historic English waterway to enjoy :) You did right by quietly moved on. Good call...
Thank you John, yes you are so right. This is our first ever potential security issues in over four years on the UK network. We also traveled through three countries in Europe between 2011 and 2014 and never saw an issue. Hope you are enjoying the rest of the videos xx
I need the recipe for that chicken tandoori, it looks delicious!
25min mark to save people time.
Ah ah interesting the joy of watching it looking at the before and after and seeing it on context. J&M x
Always trust your gut ❤
Totally you are right. Hope you’re enjoying our channel x
Hello Jackie and Michael. When they return with their adventures and tours on the canals, they are missed !!!
Thank you so much Jorge. Lovely to hear from you. We are posting a few bits on Instagram until we can post on You Tube again…. Life has taken over x
I'd certainly try! If successful would that make it mine? 🤔
You could try and not sure about who has rights…. Thanks for the great comment 🙏🙏
jackie needs 2 coffees and a magnum
Thank you 🍦 ☕️ x
Hello from Northern California, the tandoori chicken looked delicious is there a recipe for what spices you used so I might try it ?
Stay safe you lovely people. That food looked belting. Yum yum.😊❤
Ah ah yes, Michael is a fab cook, I have to wrestle him to get into the kitchen xx
with the climate change, wondering how long water is going to stay that high in the canals...
Thanks for the comments, water management is one of CRT’s major headaches after maintenance. They work so hard at it but like you say too much water can also be bad!! Hope you are enjoying some of our other videos x
yes too many sugar cancer causing ice cream,,, discipline lol...yeah well we have got our weaknesses amen...
Oops 😬 🍦🍦I’m so careful with my sugar intake too, a little ice cream is my weakness. Michael is always taking the Micky out of me for constantly eating salads, vegetables and very healthy food 😂😂. Take your comments on board through 👌👌 x
your chicken looked lovely
Thank you, Michael is a great chef! 😀
Look at all that ' they put it there last night 🤥👀
Thanks for your comment 🙏
Thank you both again for a very good & interesting show.Enjoyed watching it.Keep safe, & all the best.😁
Our pleasure! Look forward to hearing from you again J x
Great cooking ...lovely peaceful vids ...thankyou 😊
So nice of you to let us know. Hope you enjoy our other videos xx
Silly question, do all the canals in the uk lead to each other? For example, can you go from lets say somewhere in the south right up to Birmingham? Kind of like how roads work. My dog loved to walk along the canal and when a barge came by he would get over exited and im sure hes thinking about jumping in and go on the barge. Barge people are nice,they always wave and say hi,but i understand that they have to be careful, its not like you can find help right away. We cant have anything nice anymore because some scumbag wants what you have or just cause problems, my £400 mountain bike was taken from the train station bike rack,i had the best lock on it but they must have used bolt cutters or a cordless grinder. When i say i cried i mean i cried for hours walking 2 miles home. Just as i was thinking to buy my 1st moped too, obviously that aint happening, if they can steal a bike they for sure can take a moped. I pray that your journeys and adventures are not ruined by negative souls and god will guide your barge to a safe location.
Hi 👋 what a lovely comment thanks for leaving us your story. We too had bikes stolen, both times in Europe, one from outside a train station and the worst from the top of our car… we survived, sadly the bikes didn’t. Forever lost!!! 😡 The UK waterways network is over 2,000 miles long and yes is mostly all connected. From Bristol in the south west to London and Basingstoke in the south east then all the way into Wales and north to Lancaster, in the north east you can get your Goole and up to Ripon, north of York. Some describe Birminghams canal network as like Venice!! Hope that helps you gain an understanding. Lovely to hear from you and hope you enjoy watching our other videos. J&M xx