301 - Cruising on the Big Bad Tidal Ouse

[@janettheaker2955]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I was born in Goole and now live in Texas.

[@MinimalList]

That’s quite a switch! M

[@richardpettet9996]

An interesting trip with different countryside beats an average canal trip.

[@MinimalList]

Definitely not the average! M

[@barbarataylor1535]

Found your vlog six hours ago and haven't stopped. You are so awesome. Thanx for giving an old woman memories of her youth on water.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for finding us! Glad you’re enjoying the videos! M

[@markbulla1851]

I'd get nervous just going through that Ocean Lock. That's a big one!

[@MinimalList]

It’s big, but we’ve seen bigger! M

[@markbulla1851]

@@MinimalList - you sound like my ex-wife...

[@markbulla1851]

I'm kidding, of course!

[@jamesballard3605]

That was a good episode. Reminded me a lot of the mighty Mississippi

[@MinimalList]

Hah, I’ve seen the Mississippi... it’s WAY more mighty! M

[@ceeceety2320]

@@MinimalList Oh indeed it is! I can see how James might have equated the two because I've played on the 3 big rivers we have here, one being the Mighty Mississippi and then the Illinois and Missouri rivers that filter off of it. By play, I mean water skiing and Jet skiing many years ago. Geez!....Decades ago! Wow, time does fly!

[@RHCorbett]

I'm up to episode 301 from the very beginning !!! Doing a binge watch of your series...A little fun fact, my Dad was named after the river Derwent..(hence his name was Derwent)...My Great Grand Parents came from Derby to the US in the late 1800's....I have traced my family past 1066 when a Corbet came over with William the Conqueror and was given 23 properties for his help in his quest to take over England. I really enjoy your videos, and wish I could do some narrowboat cruising. If you happen to go by Derby, there is a bridge, and my Grandmother told me when she visited there in the 1960's, someone had carved Derwent Corbett into the bridge over the river....keep up the great adventure, love your series!!!

[@MinimalList]

If we get back down there we’ll look for that bridge! So glad you’ve enjoyed catching up! M

[@stephenlent1789]

Was great to meet you both and George of course at Barmby Barrage. Hopefully see you again one day when you can get further along the pocklington canal and dare I wish further up the Derwent too.

[@MinimalList]

Was so great to meet you as well, you were a huge help to us at the Barrage and made the visit very pleasant! And yes, hope we do meet again when either (or both) are opened up more! M&J&G

[@davidmarsh8753]

great video I can just imagine standing up front as I SITE INFRONT OF MY MONITOR

[@mancsphil]

Absolutely brilliant Vlog really nice to see a different way of norrowboating really impressed with the communication links with the lock masters etc. Everything flowed perfectly. Well navigated. Bet. You feel a little better now Joe. Very impressed. Phil

[@MinimalList]

Jo definitely feels better off the tidal bits! M

[@pacificbob24]

Thank you for sharing your adventure. I feel as though I'm right there with you! Who needs TV?

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching!

[@dereknevill]

Epic.

[@brendamartin7280]

♡ love watching you both and George!

[@annie2950]

Well done you two. Impressive cruise. Held you own passing those big ships. Great vlog thanks.

[@MinimalList]

Heh, well thankfully they were all sitting still! M

[@christinewelch4918]

I love your daring adventures. Nobody but you guys would have attempted that trip after all you’d heard about it! Thanks for taking us along!!

[@MinimalList]

We’ve found its best to ignore the worst you’ve heard and just find out for yourself. Admittedly that philosophy could backfire at some point. M

[@andreblanchard8315]

I live about a 4 hour drive from the Duluth Superior harbors. There are 12 or 13 boats on the lakes, which if you define narrow boat in terms of a length to width ratio, may be narrower then your boat. I have not done the math. But they are known as the 1000 footers. If you are interested there are some streaming cameras, just search for "Duluth harbor can".

[@MinimalList]

Will take a look, thanks! Does appear that they’re about a 10:1 length to width, which does beat out roughly 7:1! M

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Thank you for this. I am an ex lorry driver and have delivered to the docks, I also live not far from there and have walked the area. It's interesting to see everything from another angle. Best wishes, ilona

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching! Glad we could give you a new view of Goole! M

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Loved it 👍🏻 24/7 you’ll need face masks to enter any shop. But guess you know that. Been over the Motorway bridge hundreds of times. Plus the old swing bridge prior to that. ✊🏻 Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@MinimalList]

Yep, face masks coming... may need to make some adjustments for that in the next few vlogs. M

[@FF7824]

Very interesting. All the best to you folks.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks so much!

[@lachlannban118]

Brave adventurers.... I only got as far as Goole once on my own... So never ventured out on the tidal section.... Thanks for showing how its done...

[@MinimalList]

It’s really not so bad, just follow the directions of the port control people and the various bridges, and whatever you do don’t turn right towards the Humber! M

[@HodgdonH110]

cool - looks way more fun doing the rivers as well as the 'cut'

[@MinimalList]

The rivers are lots of fun, but its always nice to get back to a quiet canal.

[@ianofsjkartwork]

That was enjoyable & interesting vlog....stay safe...thanks for sharing

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching! M

[@mwolfer1]

Jo's face at 2:40 : "Yeah, right!" What a great trip!

[@newtoncutts1589]

Thank you ,we are delivering a boat to York going out at Goole , your blog is very helpfull , cheers Judd on Judd.

[@vivianewing7154]

Love the Bango music!

[@MinimalList]

I always hate choosing the music for the videos

[@soulmindshypnotherapymarie1966]

Interesting, as I used to live not far from Keadby and have walked it a few times .

[@greghilton7797]

York is a totally fascinating place and well worth spending a few days exploring. Look out for Betty's Tea Room in St Helen's Square and try a Fat Rascal. Cheers

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for the tips!

[@TheTillerPeopleNarrowboaters]

RESPECT 😀😀 That is a BIG waterway! Good job those ships were moored up as there might have been a bit of a swell 🙄🙄 The look on Jo's face when setting off would be the same as on mine 😮😣 (B) Great filming. B & K

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! Glad you liked it! M

[@grahamwestgate1192]

I am just sooooooooo jealous!!!!!! That's a trip I've wanted to do on several occasions, when we've been up that way, but never had the time to get the tides in both directions. I'm sure you will(/have) love York, a truely beautiful and interesting city, look forward to going back again myself! Great vlog, we've been away on our boat for a few weeks and are catching up with all the vlogs I've missed!

[@MinimalList]

Enjoy catching up! M

[@robsin2810]

I like your narration, Michael.👍👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@MinimalList]

Thanks M

[@BarneyLeith]

Brave adventurers on the mighty tidal Ouse!

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

I live in Cambridge so I'm going to have to take on this beast of a river if I want to get onto the main canal system.

[@carolinecaiger6717]

Trust a Canadian to challenge the boundaries of narrowboating!

[@MinimalList]

Heh, hardly... up to the boundaries, maybe, but haven’t really pushed them yet, except very briefly on the Irwell! M

[@pilpelet100]

Jo - somehow, these "tidals" are never quite as bad as you think they're going to be! 🙂 Enjoy seeing York.

[@MinimalList]

They really aren’t! M

[@paulineatha5831]

Enjoyed watching your vlog from Goole to Barmby. We have a narrowboat moored at Ripon and we normally travel from Naburn down the Ouse past Selby, Barmby, Goole directly to Trent Falls where we turn the corner and travel up the Trent, past Keadby and on to Torksey in one day. Takes 12 hours, but saved us days when we only had a 3 week holiday. Enjoy York and Ripon. Shame we've missed you in our neck of the woods, since we're on our boat on the Trent and Mersey 😁

[@MinimalList]

Michael would loved to have done Trent falls! I bet it’s quite a trip! Enjoy the Trent!

[@johnkabel285]

Here you are navigating by and around massive freighters, and around the 27 minute mark you are coming down off your stress to the loudish sound of sheep bleating! Good trip.

[@MinimalList]

The stress reduced considerably once we were in the actual river. But yeah. It was a relief to finally moor up on the Derwent with the sheep and goats!

[@penelopeallsebrook6618]

You are so brave Jo going out on that river not for me always enjoy watching take care 😎

[@AndyCutright]

Y'all are methodical, and technically adept. Love it :) Looking forward to watching y'all traverse all the canals in England (& Wales? & ?), and the following y'all as you take your Dutch Barge across the Channel and into the canals of Europe :)

[@MinimalList]

You seem to know something we don’t know!

[@amydickerson4348]

The anchor should be attached to the bow not the stern. The reason for this is you can the control the boat using the engine when the anchor is dropped. If you attach the anchor to the stern you have no control of the boat. You are at the mercy of tide or flow of water. Thanks for the vlogs of your adventures on the canal network.

[@MinimalList]

The only reason we’ve got the anchor there at all is as a emergency stop for a complete engine failure, so control wouldn’t really be the problem, whereas suddenly swinging around 180 degrees in the current near a bridge stanchion probably could be. M

[@christinegibbins6105]

Gosh, that was a wonderful vlog, just love to see working docks, Intrepid explorers aboard Perseverance. Thank you, want to watch again using the map on my phone.

[@MinimalList]

Glad you liked it! M

[@NarrowboatWill]

What a great journey. Looks like you had perfect weather. I could imagine it being quite rough. Great vid. I get anxious on wide rivers because it's deep and if anything happens and it sinks that's it home gone.

[@MinimalList]

True, but that tends to focus your attention on not sinking! M

[@WhereToLillian]

Thrilling......I am "ouseing" adrenaline while watching your adventure!

[@MinimalList]

Heh! And yuck! M

[@jasongoode1453]

Brilliant 🤩

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! M

[@TheBoatingAdventure]

Brilliant guys really enjoyed that, definitely one for the swamp duck, it's always been my ambition to get to Fulford as my brother lives at the side of the Ouse so I will be watching with interest. Loving the Ashby at the moment. Take care you three. Cheers Alan x

[@MinimalList]

Love the Ashby!

[@terryrigden4860]

An interesting cruise very much off the beaten track

[@guypidsley1572]

Another pleasant Friday evening catching up with your travels, you trepid adventurers! Hoping the grey skies change for you in the next few days, loved the little grass path cut for you, there is hope. guy

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching! Yeah they path was a nice touch!

[@navigator902]

Loved it... NO FEAR!

[@MinimalList]

Well... a little fear!

[@daveonthecut]

Bless you Jo. I could see the worry in your face but you held it together under Michael's expert helmsmanship. I must say, I would be a little worried myself if I had to undertake such a journey. D

[@MinimalList]

I try and keep her calm by not hitting things! M

[@drewhudson7157]

Glad you met Sylvia and her family, she is more of a pet swan to the marina, she brings her signets round boats every year

[@MinimalList]

She tapped in the boat a few times wanting food! And then was quite insistent that we give her more! 😊

[@Bender24k]

Couple of cool locks and lockkeepers! Water was calm - sweet. Thanks!

[@MinimalList]

The lock keepers were all great! We had a wonderful welcome to the Derwent!

[@GaryCSchade]

Very Nice Indeed. Well done.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! 😊

[@ynys_mon6928]

Loved it. You’ll love York even if most of the museums aren’t open. Just enjoy wandering around the city, the city walls etc. and come back again when things are a bit more normal.

[@MinimalList]

That’s the plan! 👍🏻

[@chrisstubbings6594]

Well done on your progress ! I'm very impressed with the way you and Jo are working PERSERVERANCE, (and JO - you're on BIG WATER !!) stay safe and keep giving it some Chuff

[@MinimalList]

Heh, thanks Chris! We’ve never stopped heeding the advice to give her more chuff! M

[@garym518]

Wow and I thought the Trent was big that was another level. Fascinating video.

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, the Ouse is definitely much wider! M

[@garrystacey7018]

Great video thank for sharing keep safe both 👍

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. You too!

[@roberttyler6454]

Hello there, nice to see you, brilliantly interesting enjoyable to watch Thank you for sharing your photo take care cheers

[@MinimalList]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! M

[@olivethrush7450]

Well done. As you have found out it all depends on the right Tide. The Ouse can bite on some tides but on other days and Tides it is like a lake. Enjoy the Derwent.

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, it was worth waiting those few days in Goole for a lower tide for sure!

[@rwbimbie5854]

They mowed a little path ion the lawn for your boat Thats what Narrowboat Lyfe is all about - Friendly folks helping each other out

[@MinimalList]

Yep! He was a sweet fellow, mowing a bit along all the private moorings, and before we’d noticed zipped own a little path right to our bow! Really nice guy! M

[@wam2610]

Like I have said before, it just gets better and better, thank you 👍

[@MinimalList]

Glad you think so! M

[@frglee]

Very enjoyable, thanks. I've been following your route on the OS maps. A lot of British people would have never seen the views from these rivers. It all seems so remote at times.

[@MinimalList]

It definitely feels remote at times too! It’s a shame more people don’t see their country from this perspective! M

[@exileinderby51]

An unfortunate coincidence of words and pictures, "we've got the anchor ready" shows picture of George! Great video though.

[@MinimalList]

Heh... hadn’t noticed that! M

[@petermarshall1953]

Love you two......

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@SongOfEire]

I enjoyed that very much!

[@philanderson5138]

well done sir and lady! never seen this area before...

[@philipizzard2584]

York is lovely 😊 I have had some good weeks in that famous city and Yorkshire vlog this river cruising its amazing some where I haven’t been yet thanks again guys x

[@MinimalList]

Looking forward to it! Thanks for watching!

[@hwcinc]

Good Show!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@heindeljify]

Y’all should get a canoe or inflatable row boat or something to explore (and show us) the waters you don’t want toor can’t, take Perseverance through.

[@MinimalList]

Its an idea!

[@deborahingles9392]

Awesome vlog from you both.....luv the ease of how you two travel....thanks from Melbourne Australia cheers Deborah

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! 😊

[@gbzrope]

Not as scary as I thought it would be. Now I have to persuade Lesley that we should do it!

[@MinimalList]

It’s not bad at all, just take it at or near a not-extremely-high neap tide and you’ll be fine. M

[@gbzrope]

@@MinimalList Here are some images and videos fo the bits you cannot get to now. facebook.com/rob.pearson.988/media_set?set=a.10223950363175371&type=3

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! M

[@chazzyb8660]

3:00 Jo, bless you, you are always nervous - that's why we love you. The clue is that you have uploaded the video, if it had gone pear shaped - well… 5:40 It looks a lot more like a dock than Liverpool did - which - though beautiful - was clearly no longer operating. Presumably the big ships had moved out to the container terminal. Mind you that Mersey crossing was 'exciting'. Goole looks a bit like the London docks did when I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, still working, just, great stuff. 8:28 Wow that is some change in scale from your lock down surroundings, wow again! 14:00 I've been over the bridge (both bridges) many times, never under it - wonderful. 21:00 Phew… How about, when you've done the UK, why not try the mighty Mississippi?

[@MinimalList]

Heh, if you want to pay to ship Persey to the States, I’ll do the Mississip! M

[@malcolmelliott1876]

@@MinimalList got to do "Persy to the Med" first :-)

[@CharlesinGA]

Plate girder bridge is the solid sides give it strength, vs a open girder bridge, which has lots of diagonals and criss cross structure on the sides to give it strength. Hogback being the shape of the top curvature.

[@MinimalList]

Fascinating! And still a mouthful! M

[@ericscott9116]

Nice to have met you.

[@MinimalList]

Nice to meet you too! M

[@KatelynsAdventures707]

Great journey, thanks for sharing 😍🙋‍♀️

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching!

[@darrannewman7113]

See the Ouse was not so bad 😏. The white powder been discharged was probably potash, great for growing spuds. Also back in the day when barges worked the river to save time they would cut the corner around the island and if they grounded some of the load would have to be chucked off

[@MinimalList]

Might have been potash... had a distinctly sodabread smell to it. M

[@ralphwood9865]

This was a most interesting vlog being a retired Master Mariner and involved in the Shipping Industry all my life both as Captain and ashore although never in the coastal trade.So thank you fora very interesting journey

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@coprolite62]

Good to see you traveling into my part of the world, before I became a Canadian.

[@terencegardner4287]

Great vlog 👏👏👍

[@buridanjwh]

If you head out to Hull, there were some nice museums including a passable maritime museum.

[@MinimalList]

I’m not going to get to reach Hull on Persey, at least while still married to Jo, but I hope to take a train and visit it once this virus thing calms down significantly. M

[@tiger175]

Used to pass over on the M62 almost daily but this is the first time I've seen Boothferry Bridge from the water. Very interesting.

[@MinimalList]

The brides were all impressive in different ways. I always wonder if people passing overhead have any idea we are below them

[@IC1swUSNRet]

If the sun would had been out, you two would have been cooked from the sun being reflected of the water. Another "outstanding" vlog......Stay safe

[@MinimalList]

A little bit of cooking would have been okay! M

[@NarrowDreams]

Great video but not sure I'll be rushing to do the same route! Looking forward to seeing your York and Ripon trips though, both lovely places!

[@MinimalList]

Honestly it wasn’t so bad. I think picking a lowish tide makes a huge difference! Looking forward to York and Ripon!

[@chrismccartney8668]

As you saw dock is no longer busy but once was a very important busy port for steel coal grain timber (baltic) engineering etc when you passed near the poland bound ship there were the old grain motor barges tied up they were once a very important carrier of north american hard wheat and in fact kept uk fed.. also just later passed one of the last coal drop structures for loading Tom Puddings long trains of **Puddings** special coal tubs used for coal deli very to coal fired power stations etc.. via a merrygoround

[@MinimalList]

Yes, we’ve seen some photos of Tom Puddings in action, and my father-in-law remembers them fondly! M

[@mjallenuk]

Utterly smashing episode ... even the out-takes were epic! Somewhat concerned about potential Death Goats patrolling the area... just hoping they avoid suburbs!

[@MinimalList]

Turns out the goats bleats were worse than their bite!

[@mjallenuk]

That's impressive Dadgagging it 😂

[@paulbearman4653]

Great vlog, loved the big boats. You will have to go back to Sharpness and go onto Bristol.

[@MinimalList]

Maybe!

[@jillski4000]

👍 Enjoyed the show! I think I might have been a wee bit intimidated by that ship pass by...

[@MinimalList]

We certainly weren’t expecting to see something so big!

[@morrisminor56]

Your 5 year mission to boldly go where (almost) no narrowboat has gone before.

[@MinimalList]

To find strange new lock gates, and paddle them thoroughly. ;-) M

[@ericgoodall8408]

I was in ripon today with my family at the locks lovely place ripon and york you will also love, visit the railway museum in york.

[@MinimalList]

You missed us by a day! We are heading that way now!

[@mouseKasei]

Did you choose Perseverance, knowing it was the longest length you could be, to be able to fit into the most locks, and navigable areas?

[@MinimalList]

Yep, we specifically didn’t want anything over 57’ and it turned out to be the right choice for us. You can get to most places in a 62’ but we wanted to go everywhere

[@ncplantdoctor]

So you left that ghoulish inland port city and oozed on up to the Derwent. Fun times. I’ve not seen any other narrowboat on the Derwent.

[@MinimalList]

Heh, yeah they do have a way of naming things along here! M

[@MrDavy644]

Brilliant :-)

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@neil9890]

OOOh, that boat was huge. I felt a bit dizzy when you passed it, and I'm just sat on a sofa.

[@MinimalList]

Heh... imagine what it felt like from the back, with it dripping on us! M

[@billstarr7224]

Great river scenes. Really enjoyed the change. How fast can your boat go on the river?

[@MinimalList]

I think the fastest we have done is 12mph on the River Irwel. 8-10mph is more normal though.

[@daleHarrison93]

get the rods out brotha

[@keithmarshall5970]

another great vlog, i must really try this (being on a narrow boat) sometime in the future..Im so far from England that it feels impossible...

[@MinimalList]

It’s worth the effort, and not really all that difficult (or costly) to try, at least for a few weeks at a time, and hire boat companies will gladly work with you. I will say that the pandemic has thrown some extra monkey wrenches in though, so do wait till that clears up a bit. M

[@mikehaldane4061]

Where did you get the chart that you used during this trip? Obviously, the directions on it are fairly specific regarding which side of the river to follow, when to change sides and which arch to go through

[@MinimalList]

We got ours from The Boat Yard in Goole but I did a quick google and you can get it on line. kildalemarine.co.uk/products/the-boating-association-ouse-chart

[@mikehaldane4061]

Thanks.

[@brianlaunchbury4491]

The section of riverbank that runs from where the Trent joins the Ouse along what is then the Humber is one of the strangest places I've been. It instantly feels very old and a bit spooky, One expects to meet a gang of old customs men round every corner, I think the salt marshes along the south side of the Thames estuary must be similar

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, it would have been cool to travel in that part. From Keadby to Goole round Trent falls but all the lock keepers recommended that we didn’t do it!

[@joescarborough1]

Glad you three made it without incident. Quiz: When traveling upstream on, or alongside, a river, stream or creek (tidal or not), which bank is on the port or left side of the waterway? Hint: East and West do not vary regardless of a North or South direction of travel. Cheers, -- Joe

[@thryduulf]

The left and right bank of a river don't change either - it's always the one that's on the left when you're facing downstream, even if you're headed upstream.

[@joescarborough1]

@@thryduulf What!? Are you taking the quiz for Michael and Jo?

[@MinimalList]

The left bank is on the port side when facing downstream, the starboard side when facing up. I’m pretty sure East and West depend on North, not stream direction, but if someone’s varied that then I dispute their sanity. But then I dispute a lot of sanities. M

[@joescarborough1]

@@MinimalList Michael: Sounds like you and I could have a lively discussion about compass vectors, but, the embedded point I was trying to make (albeit cryptically) was that. . . as Perseverance exited the Ocean Lock and turned left/port upstream, while passing Middle Dock, Jo said the "chart indicates that we should stay to the left bank of the river. . ." though I presume the chart indicates you should stay to the left *side* of the river relative to your direction of travel that day since you kept the boat near the right bank of the river. Shortly thereafter, as you maneuver to approach the Goole Rail Bridge, you said you were switching to the right bank of the river which is technically the *left* bank on your then starboard side. Semantics? Probably. Since it was a voiceover we can blame it on the script writer and their proofreader. :D All the best, -- Joe

[@rogerwhittle2078]

Great vlog, as usual, but the scale of the content is on another level. The standard calculation of time required equals # locks + miles to cover/3 hasn't been relevant in about five vlogs! Looking at the Nicholson Inland Waterways, you only have a handful of locks, but miles and miles of travel, especially if you are going to Pocklington and then back round to York! As others have said, York is lovely, even if the museums are closed (my favourites are Yorvik and what used to be called the National Railway Museum) although I had to explore it on crutches, having not long had a knee joint replaced. York is all staircases, I thought!

[@MinimalList]

The videos are somewhat behind us, so we’ve actually made it to York, and yes I agree it’s a wonderful city with a heck of a lot of stairs! All museums closed, so I mainly walked the walls, but well worth it and looking forward to visiting again (by train, most likely) after everything opens up a bit more! M

[@angelaaz6282]

Yikes…I’d be cowering in the cabin underneath the bed at the least 😮

[@MinimalList]

Its not that bad once you are out there. I find the anticipation the worse part.

[@andyalder7910]

I was hoping you'd turn right onto the Ouse for a little trip round the coast to Boston or Wisbech ;)

[@MinimalList]

Ha! No, not this time! Not in this boat!

[@russellbaker2611]

Great Video, really helpful - we are navigating this this summer- where did you get your charts from? Thanks