Blue Skies & Sunshine | Narrowboat Life On The Macclesfield Canal Ep 62

[@johnboughton7451]

My wife and I really enjoy watching your adventures, especially the ones that you have produced with Paul & Anthony, you all seem to get on and it makes cruising so much easier, the music you choose to accompany your videos is perfect, it makes for great escapism, Thank You 🌹

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That's so lovely to hear John! We really did have the best time cruising with the boys, and laughed at the point in our first video with them that we would be together 'for a week or so', which actually turned into 7 months! I'm glad you enjoy the music, it's one of my favourite parts of the editing process, choosing just the right music for the mood 😊

[@johnboughton7451]

@@onedaymoreaboardI’m 66 & Bev (The Boss) isn’t far behind when it comes was younger I used to Dj & in the 70’s/80’s I used to play in clubs n Pubs all around NW London mostly American Import Soul Music as well as Jazz Funk/Fusion & the Boss who lived not to fare from Paul likes Wings, Fleetwood Mac & Bruce Springstien etc What was your & Pete’s favourite genre of music 🌹

[@Setinmywaysalways]

Some very exceptional stonework in those Bridges, that type of Quality Workmanship sadly is gone Forever.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You're so right sadly. We always marvel at the beautiful structures across the network, and how long they have survived. My favourite bridge is still High Bridge on the Shropshire Union Canal 😊

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

8:55 The ivy on the bridge reminds me of that Alfred Hitchcock silhouette/logo that’s at the start of every Hitchcock film. 🙂

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Oh yes it does!! Very observant! 😊

[@lynmoore8355]

Nice peaceful Vvlog and we have a small town named Macclesfield here in Adelaide South Australia, a beautiful place about 30 minutes drive south of us, OH looks like you are wearing a Fran scraf, they arelovely arn't they, I have one just love it, yes I also watch Narrowboat unlocked and Floating our boat. Fran and Rich were the first people that I started watching on utube in 2019.... lovely vvlog guys thank you.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

I never knew there was a Macclesfield in Australia, but we do now! I absolutely love my Fran scarf. Pete surprised me with it last Christmas and I surprised him with one of Rich’s paintings! Floating Our Boat and Narrowboat Life Unlocked were two of our favourite channels to watch when we were planning this new life aboard, and when we met them all in real life we got on just as wonderfully as we thought we would, and have become the best of friends 😊❤️

[@vickiniazi8280]

I love your black and white still pictures

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much Vicki 😊

[@fraserrowedianekincaid6988]

You definitely have a great eye with the videoing and still shots.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s lovely to hear. Thanks so much 😊

[@ElizabethFrith]

So relaxing watching you both travelling down the canal with those two lovely dogs just so peaceful no traffic jams there.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it! We used to explain our new life to our American friends, who mostly had never heard of narrowboats, as RVing on water without the traffic jams! 😊

[@mishkawp8200]

Love this video. Last March seems so long ago now so it’s great seeing the sunshine and spring that we are looking forward to now! Beautiful photography as always xx

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much! Even though I don’t like being so behind with my editing, it’s also lovely to relive those memories all over again, and see those glimpses of spring that we are so desperate for now! It’s been a wet and dreary winter this year for sure 😳☂️

[@chibiinum]

Love thetidbits on the placesyou pass

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s good to hear! We’ve learnt so much about areas of the country we’ve never visited before 😊

[@jillosler9353]

Seeing that narrowboat 'Why Hurry' that you passed reminded me. If you ever cruise down the River Nene (off the Grand Union Canal at Northampton), then continue through the Middle Levels and onto the River Great Ouse and are pootling along between Ely and Cambridge, you can moor up at a pub called 'The Five Miles from Anywhere, No Hurry'! Of course you might prefer to reach the Great Ouse by crossing The Wash which is a much bigger adventure!! Great vlog as usual 👍❤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks for the tip Jill! We will definitely be cruising in that direction at some point in the future. That's a fabulous name for a pub! We cruised all the way down the River Witham to Boston 2 summers ago, but turned around and came back again instead of daring to cross the wash. We've watched some videos and I don't think it's something we want to try any time soon! 😂

[@jillosler9353]

@@onedaymoreaboard😅 I wouldn't fancy crossing The Wash either - even with the necessary pilot on board! The Nene is long with many locks and not that many mooring places and the Middle Level is thankfully quite short but it's worth it when you reach the Great Ouse. Though tidal it is mostly a gentle river.

[@lizpegden1635]

Absolutely loved cruising the Macc. We did the Cheshire ring from Uplands Marina ( Anderton) right round with a stop off at Bugsie Basin for a couple of days. Loved every minute of it all . The house with the giraffes goes back to when we were there in 2009 ( cant believe it was that long ago I really can't) Brings back such happy memories , thank you so much

[@onedaymoreaboard]

So glad we could bring back those lovely memories for you. Wow, the giraffes have been there since at least 2009! They are certainly one of the more unusual features we have seen on our travels! We loved the Macclesfield too, and the Peak Forest even more! Such a beautiful area of the country. Thanks for watching 😊

[@bryansnapp7364]

Absolutely loved it when you were describing your traveling plans from the Macclesfield canal to the peak forrest canal. You said thats the plan for the next few weeks and pete said "yeah or longer, "laugh". Cause thats what this life is, two weeks, 3, 4. Who cares. Love the care free life you have built and worked hard for. Enjoy. P.s. still love those black & white shots !

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much Bryan! You're so right, we have looked back at these videos and laughed at us saying how long things would take. Now we just say we have a plan that's 'vague' at best! But that's the best way to be I think! Our plan for 2024 is currently 'south', and that's about it! 😂

[@jamesandreu2698]

Just wanted to thank you for putting the date and map of your travels on each video. We are planning a 4 week trip for the spring of 2025 to explore if we want to buy a NB and cruise for a few years. Following all the popular utube channels, trying to learn as much as we can. Really enjoy your vlogs and the way they are presented. Thanks again.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Our pleasure! We are glad we can help with your decisions, as that was exactly us 3 years ago! Binge watching so many narrowboat vlogs, deciding whether this could be the life for us, and researching as much as we could! We didn’t have the benefit of being able to have a narrowboat holiday thanks to covid. 2 years on now and we have no regrets. We didn’t want to be thinking ‘what if ??’ 😊

[@tteric67]

Lovely vlog with some stunning photography! Really loved the different bridges and stonework, so thank you so much for this wonderful edit!❤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You’re so welcome! Definitely some beautiful and interesting bridges on the Macclesfield. My favourite bridge is still High Bridge on the Shropshire Union 😊

[@tteric67]

@@onedaymoreaboard you have a great eye for the wonders of the canal architecture, i feel a photobook brewing! 😜❤️💎

[@johnboughton7451]

Ramsdell has been the long term home of the “Humphrey’s” Family 🌹

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much for that added information. It’s such a beautiful building 😊

[@glyn829]

Excellent 👌 lovely film we know the area well and it was nice to see it from the canal 👍 Glyn

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it! You really do get a different perspective from the canal. We have explored so much of the UK that we have never been to before, but also very familiar places that you get a new appreciation for 😊

[@Acapulc941]

Belated happy birthday to Hamish. We're the pups as interested in squirrels when you all lived on land? You must feel very well protected by their diligence in guard duty. It was fun to see the whimsy of the wolf on the roof and the giraffes in the garden. How fun. Was the music at the end your son's? Be well until next time. Leigh

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Hi Leigh! We actually lived in Singapore before Texas (working in the oil and gas industry), and Jasper and Hamish used to be on monkey watch from our front window. The neighbourhood monkeys would sit on the walls and gate pillars taunting the dogs! When we moved to Texas they made do with squirrels, the odd possum and the dreaded skunk! That was an unexpected and not so pleasant welcome to Texas 6 weeks in!! We downsized to a new build house in League City after our kids had flown the nest, and there was a distinct lack of squirrels in the yard there, so Poppy is getting her fix by boat in the UK now after looking out for them on narrowboat vlogs! That music at the end is a band called Ten Towers 'Time On Our Side', but its very similar in style to Alex's music. It's easier using already licensed music to avoid copyright issues, so I pay for a subscription to Epidemic Sound, which is so worth it as they have a huge library! 😊

[@Acapulc941]

@onedaymoreaboard funny thing happened regarding a squirrel a while back here at my complex near the Galleria. I pulled into my parking space directly in front of a stairway. I needed to walk by that stairway to get home. Usually a squirrel would run away as soon as I got near. Not this chubby little guy. He sat there on a step staring at me. Odd. I then thought 'as soon as I open my car door, he'll run'. He did not. Instead, he continued to stare me down. Weird again. From the car I called a friend, who hates squirrels (I think they're adorable.) She agreed this was all weird behavior. So I then decided that surely if I stepped out of the car to head in the opposite direction, he'd run. Nope again! By bow I was thinking that the odd behavior belied sickness. At that point he jumped up on the stair rail.... all the better, I thought, to jump down on my neck and bite me I thought. No way was I going to walk by that squirrel, as this had now gone on for almost 25 minutes!!!! Finally he decided to run off...and I swear I could see him snickering at what he'd accomplished. It was truly strange.

[@GaryCSchade]

That was very nice, thanks 😊

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You’re welcome, that's so lovely to hear 😊

[@ВасильХудяк-ц3р]

Гарне відео👍 Вітання з України! Дякуємо британцям за підтримку ❤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

дуже дякую. ми раді, що вам сподобалося відео. Бажаю вам і вашому народу миру в ці сумні часи 💙💛🇺🇦

[@chibiinum]

Would love to see me of inside thats what got me going on yoyr channel. Very pretty inside. And narrowboatd aways seen so cozy

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Welcome aboard! It’s lovely and cosy on the boat. We don’t miss the space at all 😊

[@tompinnef6331]

Thank you for the video - some lovely bridges today. From iron to those lovely stone ones. Just a bit ago we had 11 inches of snow and then subzero temperatures. Not much of it left as it hit 52F today. I have this sneaking feeling that mother nature is setting us up for something soon. Kind of what happened to you on the next video. :-) Hope the puppies, family and you are doing well. Take care.....

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad to hear it’s been warming up for you Spinner! There are definitely some beautiful, and very different bridges along the Macclesfield Canal. But my favourite bridge is still High Bridge on the Shropshire Union canal 😊

[@tompinnef6331]

@@onedaymoreaboard I agree with you. That is one beautiful bridge. I just like old stone / brick bridges. Built so long again and still can be used today. (within weight limits) About 60 miles south of us. Is a rare covered bridge. Which you could still drive across. (cars only) So wonderful to still be able to travel on these old rare bridges. Take care and thank you for the reply.

[@cotcottage2788]

Great Vlog Caroline we met you and Paul Anthony at the embankment at Congleton when you were on your way back downh

[@onedaymoreaboard]

We did! When the weather was a little better than our stay there on the way up. I think I had my biggest sense of humour failure when we were moored there, carrying shopping back along the very muddy and slippery tow path in the sleet. I can laugh about it now 😂

[@dorothydotson7154]

I like the dated vlogs as well. I have a tendency to forget the vlogs aren't from now. 😊 Of course, then I see the blue Morning Star and remember. March tends to make you think spring but it can be a terrible month. Sometimes they come in like a 🦁and goes out like a 🦁as well. No 🐑 at all. It certainly was pretty before the weather turned.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Good to know that the dates are helping, even our long term viewers like yourself. I know it can be confusing, especially to new people to the channel, who don't know any of our back story, and why we are so behind! We has some beautiful cruising weather didn't we. Blue skies and sunshine always make us feel better, and that feeling of spring when you see daffodils. We will be turning onto the Peak Forest Canal shortly in the videos, and there was an abundance of lambs in the fields 🐑😊

[@dorothydotson7154]

I was telling the time by narrowboat. LOL 😊 Blue Morningstar 'pre-Crick'. Green Morning Star 'post-Crick'.

[@LawrenceBroussard]

Curious if you're still using your iPhone 13 for the vlog. The picture and video quality is always incredible.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Yes still my faithful iPhone 13! I really don’t want to try anything else because it’s so easy and I haven’t on me all the time! 😊

[@1258-Eckhart]

Hopefully it won't get dropped into the canal ... @@onedaymoreaboard

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Another great and relaxing video and, as I've said before, enhanced by your monochrome shots.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s always lovely to hear. Thank you so much 😊

[@rickydorriety1412]

When we all get called up will you be in the boat squad 😢

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Don’t think we’ll be getting anywhere very fast though! Thanks for watching 😊

[@craignelson-swiftyenzed7578]

Squirrel!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Exactly that! Isn’t she funny 😂😂 🐿️

[@chibiinum]

What speed do yall average 25?

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Only 3mph on the canals! On rivers we have got up to about 6mph! It’s a very slow life 😊

[@Forbes1541]

All your videos,Are 4-7 month old anything more up to date?

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Yes, our latest videos are 10-12 weeks old but I am catching up by putting 2 videos out a week now. At the end of last year I had to take a break from filming and editing to care for my my Dad until he passed. This video that you have commented on is footage that I was catching up on at the beginning of this year which is why it was so behind.

[@cindythorn3212]

I like your video's, I do how ever watch them with the sound off, as I find some of the music to me, is depressing. I'm not going to stop watching , I just turn on close caption

[@onedaymoreaboard]

We know the music isn’t for everyone, but thank you for finding a solution to still enjoy our videos Cindy. It’s much appreciated 😊

[@jillchew-tetlaw3388]

Blimey if you saw those ‘giraffes’ at dusk you would think you were seeing things.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

We said the same! What a sight you never thought you’d see on the canal 😂