102 - A glorious cruise on the Lower Oxford Canal to Banbury

[@rmk]

I was watching Jo's face when you said "Thanks for watching without saying click"!

[@moosabones]

🐂🐂🐂 Hereford cross. 😊

[@vivianewing7154]

Michael your a riot!

[@nirgunapa56]

Evil eye through sunglasses - must be a super-power!

[@Kevin-rh5li]

Jo, Micheal playing catch up with your blogs, the key you use for the bridges is that the same CRT key for the CRT toilets and showers.

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, it's often known as a BWB (for the old British Waterways Board) Key, and works for pretty much all the CRT facilities for boaters. M

[@CamperVanPersie]

For a man who 'rocks' the Billy Gibbons look,the 'Afterburner' cheese You bought was very apt..

[@MinimalList]

I'm afraid these references are all lost on me.

[@CamperVanPersie]

@@MinimalList Greetings from Sunny Banbury.With Your Hat,sunglasses and long beard You remind Me of Billy Gibbons from 'ZZ Top' from Texas.'Afterburner' was the title of their 1985 album,the follow up to Eliminator(Gimmie all your lovin'...legs....sharp dressed man) which You probably know.Happy cruising,Regards,Starman.

[@MinimalList]

Ahh!

[@jandank]

Thumbs up and an "awwww" for 3:44

[@MinimalList]

Awww. It was a nice hug! M

[@rdmsh]

Love the music too, really great job, the high speed lock rising was awesome

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! M

[@MrBblhed]

I hope Michael recovers quickly from the injury he got off camera after removing your hat. I really liked the Deep lock shot where the boat just came up out of the ground as if by magic, that was great.

[@MinimalList]

Michael is still limping. It was a great shot! M

[@MrBblhed]

@@MinimalList *L*

[@vvmmuu]

I came late, so I'm starting to watch your first videos....NO way you would steer the boat with your back and not your hands...You've come a long way, well done! ALL the best.

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, took me a while to get comfortable being comfortable! Thanks for watching! M

[@stevemusgrave2000]

Love the fact, that like most, not all, but most men, when asked not too do something, that's exactly what they are going too do. Age, nationality, have no bounds, it's a gene thing. Born a boy, always a boy. Love it. Michael, I salute you sir, on a job well done. The downside is, Jo is the one who edits, so pixelation it is then. You two are adorable, and a bonus, George......

[@MinimalList]

I'm just glad I didn't get a black eye! M

[@richardclark148]

A very happy George on the tow path and a Gloucester Old Spot trying to snack on M's fingers....and will we see Joe's hair ever again? Another fantastic vlog

[@MinimalList]

We shall see it again, albeit probably not till spring! And I kept my fingers well clear of the little fella's actual snacking apparatus! M

[@courierdog1941]

I think there are many things that differ, House vs Narrowboat, the fridge size for a start. I think noting of getting a dozen eggs or two and putting in the fridge. Or extra meat and putting in the freezer down stains in the basement. Even my daughter shops on a daily basis, even with her flat in London. We did learn to appreciate the Brough Market while we were there, Everything was so fresh, well this was before BREXIT.

[@MinimalList]

Still a fair bit of fresh produce about, but there's been a noticeable drop in the availability of several imported items. Eggs are in no short supply, and luckily here we really don't have to refrigerate them, since the waxy cuticle is left on from the farm. Brexit has definitely wrought some changes, but I think it will take a while for people to see just how many. M

[@luanncrownover4]

The Pig Place! Looks like a fun place to shop! Beautiful day with beautiful scenery. Loved it! Safe travels!

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! I'm not sure it's as fun for the pigs, but it's quite a lovely little shop and the people very friendly. M

[@waynejones3274]

The cuddle says a lot about your relationship

[@MinimalList]

It's a good relationship! Good cuddle too. M

[@terenceturcotte4999]

Have you ever thought about the Anderton boat lift, seen it a year ago. The most amazing piece of engineering I have ever seen, I do mean antique. Luv you two and George, San Berdoo dude.

[@MinimalList]

Definitely, it's on the list of things to visit! M

[@loft306]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha the hair thing! But on the other side of the coin you were looking Mighty Orange :P

[@Martinnc30]

No hands like your style sir so chill.

[@MinimalList]

Just gotta learn to abide. M

[@peterrice9800]

Love your Vlogs they bring back back many happy memories when I was steering commercially back in the 1960's. One thing though a narrow boat is steered not driven. Keep the Vlogs coming they are fantastic.

[@MinimalList]

That is true, though I don't think I could get either of us to stop saying "I want to drive!" M

[@rwbimbie5854]

Woohoo!! Lemon Cake! I dont get into town as much since I retired, so I am vicariously snack shopping thru your vids. Pubs, cafes, bakeries, farmshops, and serene countryside moorings... Canal Life ftw

[@MinimalList]

Hope it tasted as good vicariously as it did in real life! M

[@marianillingworth4403]

Brings back memories of our trip in the summer although that was in reverse. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! Looking forward to getting it uploaded! M

[@greymouser8659]

Perseverance is a Manatee in disguise :)

[@MinimalList]

I wish. Always wanted to meet a manatee! M

[@ticklishhoneybee]

The pixelation on the hair just cracked me up!

[@MinimalList]

Me too! Though I'm lucky she didn't shove me in the canal! M

[@charleskitson4903]

Yay George. Without saying click...priceless.

[@chrisc5418]

Priceless :-)

[@Chuck59ish]

Weed hatch has another meaning in Canada now, since recreation weed is legal now. Nice video.

[@MinimalList]

Not the same sort of weed, though most of my Canadian friends back home never knew it wasn't legal. M

[@01cthompson]

I want one of those push button drawbridges for my house!

[@MinimalList]

Me too! First I need a canal running through it! M

[@320ifq]

Some places I would try and aim for are:- Llangollen Anderton boat lift Standedge tunnel Bridgewater canal Trans pen nine crossing on Leeds and Liverpool Saltaire Bingley five rise And the aqueduct over the Manchester ship canal who's name escapes me at the moment.

[@MinimalList]

All on the list! M

[@mortglickman3217]

come on Jo, find some waves, get on that tide... thumbs up

[@WhereToLillian]

Click!....beautiful...I miss England....just vacationed there in July for two weeks and ready to plan another visit soon!

[@MinimalList]

It is a gorgeous country in places! M

[@rdmsh]

Great video and editing. Really wonderful job

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! Jo's gotten really good at it! M

[@del5606]

How did you find that great tune without the weird rapper on it? Great vide BTW - I live near Banbury and wanted to see what more of the Cana was like. This helped. Thank you,

[@markbulla1851]

I liked the redacted hair part! You're going to have to find a way to sneak a peek in sometime!

[@MinimalList]

She controls the vertical and the horizontal ... I don't think anyone but me shall ever know what happens on her bad hair days! M

[@adrianjohnson1984]

The big question that I want to ask,,,, is Where do you plan to spend Christmas this year. We have a house in Leeds, but we will have Christmas day on our boat in Stafford.

[@MinimalList]

We'll probably be with family and on land... but it's a bit hard to say this far out. Can't fit the whole extended group into the boat though! M

[@guidofawkes9377]

Great vlog guys. Your editing skills have gone up a notch (that's English for improve Michael 😉😉) quite a bit. Nice one.

[@MinimalList]

Jo has picked up the editing amazingly quick, and she's always trying to improve. I, on the other hand, am mainly technical support. M

[@normanboyes4983]

Funny, it’s great not growing up isn’t it Michael?😂 Change of subject - would it not be useful to get a folding bike to keep onboard for those supermarket trips?

[@MinimalList]

If i could fine a folding mountain bike, maybe. Used to own a Brompton, and while I loved it I wouldn't want to take it on the towpath, or any of the muddy mucky trails we often have to follow. Nearly broke my neck falling off one of those things when the wheel caught in a soda can, they're not that stable! And yeah, never grow up. Just grow old. M

[@iangorner]

Well that was a hair raising experience.

[@MinimalList]

I'm still surprised I survived that one! M

[@stevecooney1361]

What happened to georges walk!

[@MinimalList]

He got it eventually! M

[@thryduulf]

Aynho is properly pronounced Ain-hoe (ain as in "pain", hoe as in the garden implement) but I keep wanting it to be Anyhow!

[@rbagrizzly]

Michael is not fun to mess with the female sense of humor!?! CLICK!

[@MinimalList]

Don't I know it. M

[@chriscross9505]

I like pigs 🐖🐖🐖

[@MinimalList]

Me too! And pigs like me! M

[@chriscross9505]

@@MinimalList kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJu0pa2Mbq6NZrM 🐷

[@christopherpeterson1400]

Great how you two work together.. i wish i could find a partner that could/would be that for me.

[@MinimalList]

Do what we did, go round the world and wander rural Vietnam alone! Come to think of it, not sure that's the easiest advice to follow. M

[@mjallenuk]

CLICK! Dammit ....