267 - Winter Narrowboat Cruising

[@andrewjenkins5734]

I'd just like to thank you two. You are such a good pair of folk to have on the journey.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! Glad to know we’re not utterly annoying! M

[@ashleycleaver7766]

You guys get more and more mellower every upload. Great to see...

[@MinimalList]

Hmm, I guess we only film the mellow bits

[@Budzombie420]

Fantastic content as always, thank you for providing it in these incredibly difficult times.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching.

[@robelliott8061]

Thanks both,take care.

[@greenspiritarts]

Love the long shadows of a post-solstice sun. Thank you for making these videos, very important now in the time of lockdown. Stay safe. You are important and you are loved!💖 A belated thank you for making the fabulous virus-info vlogs, they were spot on and MUCH appreciated!

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for the lovely comment and support!

[@jasonbrant6394]

Doncaster market used to be really big and extremely busy and popular with people flocking from all around and even special trips being run . Unfortunately the decline of the high street saw it absolutely devastated along with many areas of the town it's self . Hope you are virus free and enjoying the solitude ( if you can get any ) .

[@MinimalList]

We really enjoyed our visit to Doncaster. We are doing ok during lockdown. I hope you are too.

[@stuartlydes-uings1876]

The moorings are in a pretty convenient location as the market is a little over a quarter of a mile away! From the moorings it is a quick walk past Doncaster Minster across the road past the Premier Inn and a few more steps and you are there! The location of the market is in front of and down the side of The Corn Exchange! I stayed in the Premier Inn last September in a room with a view that looked straight across at the Minster! There is a lovely aircraft museum (which I went to) and a Wildlife Park quite close by! Doncaster is also home to the Avro Vulcan XH558 which is based at the nearby Doncaster Sheffield Airport! Plans are afoot to bulld a new visitor centre to both house the aircraft and tell it's story!

[@MinimalList]

Always nice to see a Vulcan, good to hear it might be getting a proper home! M

[@aarondeck1884]

Michael, I'm in the US, and in Maryland. Unusual to see an American on these videos. I've been watching narrow boat videos for a while now, I found your channel from David in Cruising the cut. (love that guy) I just subscribed to your channel, and want to know where you're from. I have at this point only seen a hand full of your videos. I think you do IT work as I do, and you may be from the west coast. Just clues in the videos I've seen. You have a lovely wife that is willing to walk the tow path and work the locks. Lucky man!

[@colinracheljustpootling7468]

Colin here, I feel your pain Michael about being colourblind. I suffer the same! And the first question any asks when you tell the ‘so what’s this colour’ grrrrrrrr. Stay safe you 2 and thanks for sharing your adventure 💖 C&R

[@jillski4000]

It is always a pleasure to see that sunshiny sky even if it doesn't translate to warmth. Your format with the timelapse cruising is so enjoyable- keep us supplied with more of your pre-isolation travels!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you for the lovely feedback.

[@petermarshall1953]

Love you two...stay safe...and your doggie...

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. We will try.

[@christinehammell6365]

That was great. An ideal video to watch as I eat dinner. I noticed Michael steering with his left hand at one point. What can this man not do. I was once on a boat with a righthanded throttle , nightmare. I've never encountered that before or since . xxx

[@danensis]

Manys a time I drove over that bridge at Kilnhurst to visit my then girlfriend who lived in Rawmarsh. As children, our Sunday walk was often from Hexthorpe Flatts to Consiborough, then back home on the bus, so I know that bit of the river very well. Even watched them building the Sprotborough viaduct for the Doncaster by-pass.

[@MinimalList]

Oh wow. i hope we brought back some good memories.

[@bluegram1389]

Thank you Michael and Jo for the videos it helps to see your travels while we are on a shelter in place in Oregon. Stay safe and well, also thank you Michael for the two great vids you did.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Chuck59ish]

Good video to watch on my 68th birthday, thanks guys.

[@MinimalList]

Happy Birthday! 🎂 🍰 🎉

[@Chuck59ish]

@@MinimalList Thanks, still raining here in Saint John, New Brunswick, still under isolation orders. They've cancelled school until the fall now, so this could go on for a long time yet.

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

Nice one thank you for sharing this with us stay safe and well 👏❤️😁xxx

[@MinimalList]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Bender24k]

Thank you! I love seeing the details of the locks. Great narration & editing - peace!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. Its so nice to hear you enjoyed the vlog.

[@djsoulUK]

Thanks for the video guys - always look forward to fresh content :)

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching!

[@frglee]

Thank you for more lovely content, done with your usual care and enthusiasm. Conisbrough Castle is surprisingly interesting, historic and scenic (from the other side) - It's a visitor attraction run by English Heritage. I can remember visiting it in my repping days, some 20 years back on a bright Spring morning, to fill time, as I was very early for an appointment in the area. The castle was pleasant surprise, as I hadn't been expecting much.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching. Yes it was a shame we didn't get to visit the castle. Michael would have really enjoyed it.

[@alistairbeckett9171]

Superb as always. Impressive cruising ground.

[@MinimalList]

Many thanks!

[@SeanMcPhersonSenior]

Never, ever feel bad for responding to the call for calories, especially when you've been on the move in cold weather! Thanks for another video, definitely enjoyed it :) Shamelessly admitting I'm hoping for extra helpings of George TV soon!

[@christinegibbins6105]

Thoroughly enjoyed "joining" you and your lock buddies for that lovely trip. Hope you soon warmed up. Take care and thank you.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks, you too!

[@maggiekavanagh2801]

Thanks for the earworm: This could be Rotterdamn or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome... Beautiful South! Hunger is always a motivation for anything, especially combined with a blue sky. Stay safe you three

[@MinimalList]

Yep, I think I used to have that album too. That will now be in my head too for the next week or two. Haha We are fine, I hope you are too.

[@wilelowman8028]

"Oh the pain the pain". Love the lost in space reference. ( my wife is my spell checker)

[@michaelhibbert4393]

See the Yorkshire air knocked you out....that’s why Yorkshire people are tuff..because it’s always cold...the Don a bit different from the Calder and Shroppie...stay safe guys x

[@altacat9702]

Beautiful !! : )

[@MinimalList]

Many thanks!!

[@alexlawrence293]

Wishing you all the best in these upsetting times. Hope you have found somewhere safe to stay, with reasonable access to supplies.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. We are doing ok. We are are very close to everything we need. I hope you and your family are doing ok too!

[@kevintreon5099]

Well, I finally caught up with you.(Sort of) Been binge watching since #1. I'm enchanted by the canals, and heard about you guys. A few things... I love Tron. We have it, and Tron Legacy. I'm a tinkerer, too. You did a superb job on you solar panels, and as a boat owner/mechanic, you did a first rate job on the rewiring. The travel video part of the vlogs are great. I'm sooo glad you finally got raincoats. What took you so long? Thanks for your refresher on virology/epidemiology. It's been many moons since I had that course. Hope you guys are doing well during the apocalypse. Clicked on the little bell thingy, so now I can stay abreast. Peace and love, Kevin

[@colettebooth559]

Love watching you two! Such a cute couple. We want to buy a narrowboat, but this year seems everybody has the same idea and all the boats we like are sold before we get chance to view them. Do you know anyone who has a boat to sell? Cheers Colette Gore

[@MinimalList]

Afraid not... most everyone we know is either living aboard and not planning on selling or living on land and planning to move aboard. I’ve heard that Covid has driven up demand a bit, so my best advice is wait till the season’s over in November and check with the various brokerages then... people tend not to buy before winter. Do hope that helps, and good luck with the search! M

[@FoxesAfloat]

Mistaking the light for the railway signal 😂

[@iotgau]

Colour blindness is annoying. I once purchased a custom made pair of spectacles, designing the shape of the frame and the colour very cleverly to suit. Sat waiting a long two weeks for my unique visual aids to be produced. Finally, the day came to pick them up and they looked and fitted perfectly with a unique shade of blue. Got them home to proudly show them off and a woman as it is always a woman in these cases said "Why did you choose pink?"

[@MinimalList]

haha!

[@willsgetoff1157]

Stoke the fire up you guys look frozen.

[@MinimalList]

Haha we did.

[@markattardo]

Didn't realize the engine was that loud at the tiller. Your voice must really carry across the water when you speak up 😂 It's nice to see a more carefree time where cold weather was the headliner. I guess there's a reason for your backlog of videos. Stay safe!

[@williamsavage6301]

I gave up Coke several years ago. I never did get started on Red Bull, but I wasn't a computer programmer either.

[@AlanLifeson]

Great video with one problem, I'm now alternating between humming "3 blind mice" and led Zeppelin. :)

[@MinimalList]

Sorry!

[@Leonard_Smith]

Thanks for giving me a glimmer of hope that my "hunger = quick advert" theory still may have some validity! Stay Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives.

[@vivianewing7154]

Were you able to go much faster on the river than the canals? What speed was that? Sorry it was so cold and great ending Jo.

[@paulbearman4653]

Anymore viral vlogs planned. I would be interested in Michael’s take on what is currently happening.

[@MinimalList]

We have nothing planned at the moment. Is there any think in particular you want to hear?

[@Idle-Days]

@@MinimalList Yes; your master plan for ending it, our government may be interested in hearing that too as they don't appear to have a clue.

[@paulbearman4653]

@@MinimalList I had been thinking about the exit plan which obviously the Government can't really think about yet as we dont know what we will be exiting from - lockdown could be more restrictive than it is now. Your thoughts on the exit plan - the testing and contact tracing that would be required, vaccinations and possible impact on the canal community.

[@michaelpetersen9180]

love your vlog, keep the videos comming, if you can, and stay safe. Is there any way to get/buy the music, just love it, both the slideguitar(sounding?)stuff and the rest.

[@MinimalList]

The tracks in this vlog are by Chris Hagen and are called Firefly and Campfire song. You can download them from the KZbin audio library. Glad you enjoyed the vlog. Thanks for watching.

[@mandyofmarymac]

I really enjoy your videos. Michael.....What accent? I don't hear any accent. Love from Michigan

[@msmarcyb]

It has a Canadian tilt.

[@acerone10]

Ditto from Ohio.

[@terryjacksonberry4742]

Sympathies to Jo! I quit drinking Coke 30 or more years ago when they changed their formula and promptly lost 30 pounds (weight, not currency).lol

[@MinimalList]

My addiction was bad. Mainly the sugar I think.

[@fdsfpvquadventures1141]

This current crisis can’t be doing the boat hire and marina business much good. Bad news for all the hard working people who keep the hire fleets in shape and provide safe moorings and services to boaters.

[@cdm7steve]

lol as soon as you said about the red light im nope you cant not from there and its kilnhurst you moored at :) oh and over the bridge behind you there's a even bigger better field for dog walking oh and watch out for the odd critter around sprotbrough way flic.kr/p/2fxFNE5 was a bit warmer then though

[@1ytcommenter]

Has Jo ever seen Michael without his beard?

[@MinimalList]

nope!

[@raymurray6822]

Come on feel the noise?

[@robertgeorge2170]

Somebody send Michael some Enchroma glasses...doesn't know what he's missing! 😎😀

[@andrease2320]

do you under stand them because hay i its just 6 miles from my family home and living in Austria THEY say my english is not english and my german well just pos if do the end of the world WE CAN UNDERSTAND ME !