048 CAN WE REMEMBER HOW DO TO LOCKS, IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS?

[@GenaF]

That's never the adorable George right at the end! I did laugh at him in the bath with his ball in his mouth. 😂🎾

[@MinimalList]

He’s at his funniest when wet! M

[@thecanucklehead7351]

George (in the last shot) says "I do not need another bath - you people are just clean freaks, and riddle me this - who had more fun today, me or Mr and Mrs Clean Huh? Huh? Huh?" lol Priceless shot.

[@MinimalList]

Oh he was in heaven. I on the other hand was damp and miserable and definitely not clean! Jo

[@loft306]

The price for putting me on the boat! Mud mud mud mud!!!

[@sarahmartella3381]

George George George....don't you just love the mud...: - ) he looks so happy....Thank you M and J for making me laugh so much xxxx

[@davelawrence821]

all that time showering and making George look clean...then woosh straight through a puddle and black again lol got to love the energy of a springer. excellent driving through the locks Jo, my daughter is good at them, I tend to bump the gates a tad. lol

[@MinimalList]

It's a never ending cycle of rinsing, running, and rinsing again .... but he's just so sweet and cute! M

[@rickf5615]

Let's see.................. Jo walks many, MANY miles and does most of the lock work. Michael does one or two locks AND gets back on board between them! Come on Mike, you need to start doing the dog walk! We need to see more of Jo running the boat! And that last shot at the very end of George was a total classic!!! No wonder you are always filling your water tank!

[@MinimalList]

I did quite a few more than just two locks, to be fair! But she'll be driving a lot more, and me walking more, as soon as I can find some non-leaky shoes again! M

[@rickf5615]

+Minimal List Michael, you do look like you may have lost some weight since your first episode. Must be that healthy eating.

[@courierdog1941]

The other thing I like about how your present your Vlog is the use of Fast Motion while the Boat is in motion, as it allows us to appreciate where you have been, than you sit and do the FireSide Chat so to speak. It makes for a much more intimate journey, as if we are there with you for the experience. This is sadly lacking by so many other Vloggers as they miss the point a Vlog is a personal journey, you want to share, You are not a presenter who delivers the latest news and moves on to introduce a commercial on the latest new and improved soap.

[@terryrigden4860]

I volunteer at Atherstone and it looks like you were helped by my good friend Ian.

[@MinimalList]

Didn’t catch the name at the time, but looked like an Ian! M

[@courierdog1941]

MJ&G (Michael, Jo & George: the other thing you bring out is the vast mix of type of boats in the community, Steam, Old Single Cylinder vs the modern Diesel and Electric Powered boats.The Latter, and All Electric Boat while possible requires a lot of serious planning and design work before the base plate is laid down. I have studied the concept and it needs to be done from the first pencil dot on paper to the last drop of paint for it to work effectively. The potential is there, it may well be a sizeable investment but the potential rewards are huge especially for the full time live aboard people.

[@stephenpowell5335]

Polesworth looks fantastic. You provide such a wealth of information and it all looks great fun as well, thank you.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! M

[@paisleyjane9606]

Impressive list of alumni at Polesworth school!

[@NostalgiaSmith]

Nice moves, Michael. For a few seconds there I thought it was Axl on the boat...then I heard you "singing"! ;-)

[@MinimalList]

Haha! Jo

[@mamaddoesdinner4977]

George after an entire day looks like Michael after 2 locks! 😄 Glad y'all are on the move again! Have A Super Fantastic Day!

[@MinimalList]

I'm never quite that muddy! M

[@Tinhare]

George at the end is a classic. Another very entertaining vlog

[@louishayes-davies4945]

Hello both thanks for the mention!! Blithe Spirit here, was good to actually see you in real time! Shame Jo was inside, and apologies for the enthusiastic shout out when passing but prepare for another if we see you again. Happy Cruising L and A

[@MinimalList]

It was a great enthusiastic shout out, just wish it'd been better weather! See you round! M

[@lotsoflavender31]

Ooh I like the backing music

[@kertmustapha2367]

George looked like the beast from 20,000 fathoms.

[@MinimalList]

Less tentacley, but similar! M

[@kertmustapha2367]

Definitely has that look to him.

[@RustyManisduckman]

Oh my George in the last video. You were right, and he was a bit muddy. And his guilty look on his face. Too cute

[@MinimalList]

It’s a good job he is cute! Lol! Jo

[@stevehunt789]

Great video, good to see you are out of the Ashby and cruising again 👍

[@MinimalList]

Great to be out! M

[@martinjames9250]

Ah-HA! ---- NOW I know! Always wondered how you washed George!

[@MinimalList]

The hard way! Always the hard way! M

[@luanncrownover4]

Whew! What a workout with the locks...but well done! I sure enjoy the historical bits. Beautiful cruise!

[@MinimalList]

It was good fun and nice for me to be the one driving for a change. Michael is loving the British history so I’m sure there will be more of that. Jo

[@Kevin-rh5li]

At seeing the state of George I will defo invest in a coat for my springer Henry when we start our cruising adventure in May.

[@MinimalList]

George does get himself into some smelly states! Oooh, a cruising adventure! How exciting!

[@simonuden8450]

Hurrah! Jo and Michael are back from the iced-in veggie stove top cooking wilderness. Welcome back. By the way, I'm glad you went back to Coventry Basin, and it's now appeared in at least three of your videos. It's one of my favourite places on the canal network and just about the only thing of merit south of Hawkesbury Junction on the Coventry. Unfortunately, I didn't make myself popular when I was there last. Realising I would need to turn, I made a pig's ear of winding in the triangular bit where the two arms join the main canal, and 'touched' the coping stones along the edge of the basin in front of the shops there, with the bow. Didn't look like I was the first to have done it though, but that's no excuse.

[@MinimalList]

Looked like they've been touched a lot of times. Luckily we missed them, but I did have a couple of people watching closely. M

[@greymouser8659]

'Perseverance Furthers' :)

[@lanestreet1431]

Why did you mute the very end? He looked like he had something very profound to say ;) Thanks for sharing and fair winds.

[@MinimalList]

Not sure how profound... damned batteries! ;-) M

[@enigma357]

Thanks guys , another great vlog. George looked the most exhausted after the locks! 😊

[@MinimalList]

It's all the excitement of watching me running about! M

[@AdrianJeens]

Thanks for the vlog it was great thanks, enjoyed all the birdsong.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. It’s starting to feel like spring! Jo

[@TNWoodwright1]

"Murica here! Like the VLOG but a little to fast with the scenery. That is the relaxing part!

[@wsatnutter9674]

really really enjoyed this vlog great lock work.... as for the GnRimpression im cracking up as for George more mud George

[@MinimalList]

She was supposed to edit that out! M

[@viviennebrooks3055]

Got a small battery run shower, drop the pump in a bucket and shower our three outside before we let them in.

[@MinimalList]

That sounds like a great idea! Thanks! M

[@vadmal5210]

You have a lot of intresting info! But is there anyone who knows why a place is called Non-eaten?

[@Drobium77]

I live in that area, the bridge in the background where you moored up in nuneaton, is called 'cat gallows' :-D

[@MinimalList]

We quite liked it. Lovely little park for George to run about in the rain and pretty quite considering it was Easter weekend! Jo

[@mjallenuk]

Wow ... you made that stretch of the world seem interesting, I'm genuinely impressed given it's roughly my neck of the woods! Have to give it to George... that last shot was impressive. My previous GSD didn't look that bad after falling into what was nothing less than a stagnant swamp! You may want to consider a strainer on your plug hole before the pump gets utterly lynched by (lets hope its mostly) dog hair!

[@MinimalList]

There's a strainer, plus a filter on the pump ... which we have to clean after every wash. M

[@mjallenuk]

Well there's a double edged sword of fortune if ever I heard one...

[@sallyu1]

We'll be doing that route (in the opposite direction) in 11 weeks time.

[@MinimalList]

Well hopefully we pass along the way! M

[@Drobium77]

the smelly place that you went past is called DeMulders, they boil up bones and stuff for glue. It actually used to be in nuneaton town centre, but there were so many complaints as you can imagine lol

[@MinimalList]

It was a truly awful smell! Not nice at all. Not sure if I was happier not knowing what it was though! 😂 Jo

[@darrannewman7113]

I thought that was where it was , the place i used to work sent all the bits of cows they didn't want there.

[@chiselit1]

how do you get that George cleaned up enough to get back in the boat.

[@MinimalList]

Usually a dip in the canal or a towel down or a full on bath! Jo

[@ccooper8785]

We need an instructional video titled "how the clean your (very) muddy / wet spaniel in a confined space". Thanks again for another enjoyable update.

[@MinimalList]

It’s easy. I put both Michael and George in the bathroom. One goes in muddy and comes out clean, the other goes it dry and comes out wet! Jo

[@karenlaw7685]

Okay, how on earth do you get George clean enough to get him back on the boat? We need a video!

[@llessibm]

Did you manage to visit the air museum and see the Vulcan ?

[@MinimalList]

Yes indeed. Lovely plane, and a really interesting little museum! M

[@llessibm]

Minimal List - glad you had the chance to see it - as an Englishman I think that the term quaint with a tinge of rust and enthusiasm would be my best description

[@MinimalList]

Pretty accurate. I especially liked all the little models and dioramas strewn everywhere. There's a fortune in styrene in that place! M

[@andy1514-g1q]

all fascinating, but more importantly, how was the Vulcan? :)

[@MinimalList]

It was beautiful. And really nice to sit up in the navigators seat! M

[@andy1514-g1q]

excellent, glad it was worth the detour :)

[@MinimalList]

Definitely! I've wanted to see a Vulcan again for years. The last time I saw one was in the early 80s. M

[@christopherpeterson1400]

Do you wash the outside of the boat often? Painting ? Maint ? What about other chores to keep the boat ,, day in the life ??? Bluetugtuna seattle

[@MinimalList]

There's a lot of chores once it's not deeply and uncomfortably freezing cold! There's rust to treat and prime and paint, lots to clean. It's not that sensible to wash the boat except one side at a time (whichever side is to the shore) unless it's quite warm and the weather's unlikely to turn again. The main thing is the rust. M

[@stevenmorehouse8087]

Speaking of weather... having just caught up on the last few of your soggy videos... are we going to have to bring wet weather gear in July? I mean... rubber boots, rain coat, etc? There looks to be a LOT of mud :) But July isn't April, so...

[@anthonybelcher8569]

Question,l would like to know,do pay for one week at a time,or pay monthly on a typical marina site,too moor up your narrowboat,when you are cruising on your journey along the canal system,do you have to pay on the 14 day and 2 day mooring,addiction to that,are there Free moorings spots along the canal,would there be mooring posts,or do you use mooring pins to secure your boat to the bank,

[@MinimalList]

Most of the canal-side moorings on the CRT’s system are free to stay at. The same is true for most, but not all, non-CRT waterways. Within city or council-owned basins where there are sometimes fees, like in Llangollen and at Ellesmere Port, and for instance along the Thames there are towns which have mooring fees, while EA mooring points are usually free for 24 hours and have a charge after that. In other words it changes everywhere but is generally no charge. Typically where there are marked visitor moorings (usually 48 hour) there are mooring rings or bollards, most everywhere else you use pins or what are called nappie pins or a chain. M

[@timchaney2644]

just remember no missed communications you are wrong she is right gets the discussion over with faster LOL

[@MinimalList]

Especially when she is right! 😉 Jo

[@JoelHudson]

Minimal List, Golden Rule No 1, She is *Always* right. If she's wrong refer to rule 1

[@grahamBearman1]

I have now been married for 49 years...believe me she is ALWAYS right!

[@MinimalList]

Wow! 49 years, that is wonderful! Jo

[@grahamBearman1]

Thanks Jo, big celebration next year!

[@mcauleyrj]

Do you ever track how many miles either of you walks in a day? Narrowboat life seems to be very active.

[@MinimalList]

No. I guess we probably should. Jo

[@7news7billromanskyforthedr51]

Jeannie and I love y"all, Jo and Michael. You're love for each other is so evident. Here's my sea shanty, feel free to use any portion as you wish. Yes, it's a didgeridoo I'm playing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3jJfWt9q9ujhLc

[@viviennebrooks3055]

Dogs!

[@FrazzledPup]

Guns and Roses - M, are you a big music fan? Don't recall you mentioning music before.

[@MinimalList]

I would say that I WAS a big music fan, but that to a certain extent I've grown up to be embarrassed by what my young self thought was good. My older self is a little less inclined to music... too much of it tries too hard to invoke an emotional response, often one I'm not particularly prone too anymore. Plus no one seems to get my thing for cover tunes by Marilyn Manson of John Lennon. M

[@FrazzledPup]

Minimal List I say tell your older self to get over it. :-) Some of my first loves were Fastway, W.A.S.P. and Queensryche and they still get occasional play. But I also like newcomers like Archie and The Bunkers and nearly all the material that Dap-Tone records puts out. Bet you a whole dollar you'd like a lot of the Dap stuff. Some of which is instrumental, like the Sugarman 3 and the Whitefield Bros... Good to work by, no lyrics to steal focus

[@stevenmorehouse8087]

Is that what that was?? lol. I couldn't quite make it out on my crappy phone. My best guess was "Cotton Eye Joe"

[@MinimalList]

Oh lord, I'd totally blocked out Queensryche. M

[@FrazzledPup]

Minimal List Lol, the band kicked the singer out, replaced him, and now he - Geoff Tate - named his new band the same name as one of the album titles from the original. Neither band good, naturally. ;-)

[@glenb4261]

How are you supposed to see anything if you speed up the video ?

[@MinimalList]

We don't speed up the video, we film it as time-lapse footage. We do not have the battery capacity or data storage to film in real time as our cruises can last up to 7 or 8 hours. We use to the time-lapse footage to help tell the story of movement rather than showcase the scenery. We limit the amount of time-lapse shots we use in each vlog.

[@ronnielloyd4676]

I hear all the comments about George in that last shot...but you obviously edited out whatever he was saying! Which I'm sure if we'd heard it must have been about bad parenting! :)

[@MinimalList]

Sadly, the audio of his thoughts was lost. Damned AA batteries in that brain recorder! M

[@jamesjetty625]

What Mr George is never cheeky or naughty ! He is just over stimulated and needs a energy drain lol

[@MinimalList]

He has many energy drains a day but is always running on full charge!

[@jamesjetty625]

Minimal List and pray he keeps being a happy bouncy dog. Mine is 13 diabetic and still full of life just less energy

[@jamesjetty625]

Minimal List and pray he keeps being a happy bouncy dog. Mine is 13 diabetic and still full of life just less energy

[@MinimalList]

Sorry to hear that. Jo

[@glenb4261]

There's no way you can forget to do locks?

[@MinimalList]

Is that a question?

[@swamprat69er]

With a steam boat, why not take the water out of the canal?

[@MinimalList]

I think that'd be kind of like trying to run an engine on soup. There's a lot of muck in there. M