BOAT Cover upgrades | Boat Life & Van life | Unity Fest [Ep 117]

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Many thanks for watching. For more info such as Filming Equipment, Music, FAQ and why I chose Boat Life then please visit my website - thepirateboat.co.uk🏴‍☠

[@dougabrahamsen2952]

Will do!!

[@DaveAppleton]

Bonnie hit the jackpot when she got you as a mum and you look so happy. That's great progress she's made, not easy considering her background.

[@youknowme8578]

Best day of the week when Heidi posts another video.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

❤️❤️❤️

[@theresevh]

truth!

[@annhay4572]

It's been a struggle to keep these events happening here in the USA, politics and all. blegth. It was such an absolute true pleasure to be included in your Unity Fest. Thank you! I loved that! Brought back so many memories. I wish other folks could just enjoy the enjoyment, just enjoy people, human beings, having a good time. Aargh, and then again, it rains on everyone doesn't it? blegth. Bonny's a gem. 🙂 Militza is super! She's great. Oh, I love the sound of that Gardner engine! That's a real engine, just like yours Heidi ... don't be rude! 🙂

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Wow thanks Ann 😃🏴‍☠️ I try to avoid politics if I can 😂😂

[@karenhellmann7707]

I think, what has helped Bonny the most, is all the different thing she has been exposed to with you being apart of your life 🐶😎

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww she is getting there 😃🏴‍☠️

[@theresevh]

Your Bonny lies over the ocean, your Bonnie lies over the sea, your Bonny lies over the ocean, I'm glad Bonnie got home to thee!

[@lyndamiller2623]

That festival looked brilliant..and those flaps are the best 😳😀 Bonny is a lucky little lady ❤️❤️

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Haha 😄🏴‍☠️❤️

[@pfalzgraf7527]

Heidi, you're the queen of allusions! You're also the queen of small dogs. You're the queen of the Car-I-Be-In And the queen of the Festival-Bogs! You're a queen of the Festival-DJs Your the queen of the female vibes But the queen of cratch-cover changes Is Melizza of the sowers' tribe! Congratulations on your progress with Bonny! Those two big dogs and her calmness are really a really a sign of her learning to come to terms with her environment! Love to see it! Bonny licking your couple of dolls is a very nice thing to see!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Fabulous ❤️

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

Heidi, thank you for being the most consistent Narrow-boating channel on KZbin, whether it’s ‘fiddling with yer flaps’, or getting down with David in your back room, your easy unforced comedy and your honest and self stylised vlogs put you squarely on the top of my list. Some channels on here just whinge moan and seem to do nothing but complain? you just crack on. I’ve been on 8 years now, never looked back and quite honestly have never stressed once. It’s an incredible life, made even better once a week by the Narrowboat pirate. Great vlog …. Loved it!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you so much for your lovely comment and support Nigel ❤️😄🏴‍☠️

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

@@TheNarrowboatPirate your welcome 🙏🏼

[@skippyjo2468]

Well done Bonnie, what a brave little lass! You made friends with Sid, without the slightest bit of Sass. You've come such a long way, you brave little pooch. Now off to snuggle with Heidi, and hv a little mooch.

[@jayne4328]

Bonnie the star of the show.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

She sure is 😄🏴‍☠️

[@YaaLFH]

Bonny is such a good girl, progress visible every week. Here's a little limerick for ya: On narrowboat Rum Wench live pirates Bonny and Heidi They cruise the canals And have fun - they're best pals! But always keep the boat tidy.

[@suewilkinson910]

I love the new windows! That makes such a difference and so perfect for Bonnie, who is doing so much better. Seeing her with the lovely Alsatian was so heart warming. Melitza is amazing. To be able to do that with that lovely old machine and then to turn out such delicious looking fish and chips in a small pan on a tiny stove on the towpath... Winning at life. I've just spent 3 days in a field for Fairport's Cropredy Convention. It was a really great festival this year, superb acts. But we got all the weather apart from ice. I feel weather beaten. The trouble with a good festival spent with friends is that I don't know what to do with myself the next day (ie today). At least the well drained site and the limited rain on the actual days (poured for weeks beforehand) meant we did not have mud to contend with although the ground felt strangely spongy and the grass was knee high at the start! That you just so happen to be an ace DJ on top of everything else you can do is awesome! You talk about getting older but you are weathering well because when I was new I thought you were about 35 and that's still how old I think you look. Cheers to another week on the cut.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Awww thank you … I wish I was 35 😂😂

[@suewilkinson910]

@@TheNarrowboatPirate It’s along time since I saw it too. However you have the edge in still looking like it.

[@chuckcorris2392]

I think it’s great that your father helps you with your projects and I’m sure your mom helps you to just behind the scenes. You really live a wonderful life. You should be very proud of yourself. I love beer, battered fish.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

I’m so lucky as my mum and dad are amazing and so supportive ❤️🏴‍☠️

[@neverwares]

Bonny’s little rainbow bandana is the cutest! 🏳️‍🌈

[@AZANEHOTELANDSPA]

The Pirates name was Heidi, She was ever so tidy! Up and down the canals she went, Selling her badges, buying rum with every cent. If we pass her, we will give her a wave, Because on youtube she is our fave. Now Heidi sail on far, We may even see you in some narrowboat bar. Chris & Karl x

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Love it 😄❤️🏴‍☠️

[@paulburgess324]

G.job Heidi and Jonny best video award at the Oscars next year Woo Hoo!x

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂😂 thank you

[@triton1777]

Her wee face and the big glassy eyes just make you melt. Bonny’s nice too😂

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂😂

[@richieb7692]

Bonnie really has come on leaps and bounds. Those cratch windows make such a massive difference. I wouldn't mind having a snooze in there along with Bonnie.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

It’s brilliant 😄🏴‍☠️

[@richardwest217]

Heidi and Bonnie are pals, They travel the gorgeous canals, In their beautiful boat,They spend life afloat, Those funny and worth watching gals. Pat and Richard

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww fabulous 😄🏴‍☠️

[@titanbengal]

A cracking video and we really enjoyed this one, definitely one of the best but we still think the Shropshire union video are the best. Thanks for sharing and keep up the fantastic work 👍

[@jillthornton7216]

Bonny you’re a star , bring on those big dogs ,she’s a brave girl now . No ruffians though !! ❤

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

She has her good and bad days 😂😂 but she is coming on leaps and bounds ❤️

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Wow Bonny done so well she’s really come out of her shell and doing fantastic with the big dogs

[@petermastenbroek7719]

You are a good mud-rider Heidi, because you didn't make your wheels spin, which was the BIG mistake that most of the others made, as spinning wheels dig themselves in, if you take it slow, these risks are much reduced, so I say :"Well done my lady", it was good to see the lovely and clearly happy Bonny too.

[@dawncollier8944]

Bonny did so well with that big dog, well done her. She's so adorable ❤❤❤

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww she really did … she does one step forwards and two steps back as she was a bugger with every dog she saw yesterday 😂😂😂

[@dawncollier8944]

@TheNarrowboatPirate ha ha that sounds just like my frenchie

[@michaelwoods9201]

Hi Heidi. Here's a short ditty for you and it goes like this...... Heidi cruises the British cuts With best friend Bonnie, who is no mutt With top lips moist and flaps ajar You can hear her chugging from afar Sometimes with Jackie, sometimes alone You can often see her flying her drone Kraken is her favorite shot She likes innuendo, rude she is not.

[@lahdogmom]

Wonderful to see Bonny's progress and her wonderful life with you. Rescue dogs are the best!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

They really are ❤️

[@lakeshoregraduate]

Bonny did a great job w/the larger dogs.

[@askatyler]

Your a shocker,im a Scotsman been living in New Zealand for 40 years now and love your channel,it does make me a bit homesick sometimes.......... Until ii see you on the windy, wet mornings hanging out the back.I then realize i am so glad i made the move here all those years ago.Keep it up.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂😂

[@janphillips8052]

Hi Heidi, here's a wee ditty for you. The narrow boat pirate, our Heidi, Always keeps the Rum Wench neat and tidy, With first mate Bonny afloat, They travel on their boat, The glorious waterways of 'ole blighty'. Whilst cruising along, With a sip of her rum, (just wet the lips), She'll give you a wave and a cheer, Recording her adventures to share, Without a worry or care, She brightens our days with her stories. Hope it makes you smile, just like your vlogs make me smile. Very best wishes, Jan Phillips x

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Fabulous ❤️🏴‍☠️

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Thought the cratch cover, having had windows put in, might be velcro fastening on inside as well, so instant privacy attached on inside when its bucketing it down on the outside. Bonny is looking great, a bit more relaxed now, all down to your own great work. Take care you two, when out and about. The meeting with Sid, was brilliant, what a gentle soul he is.

[@samandjennysambrook]

You are amazing Heidi... without doubt...JUST AMAZING.♥️🎧🎶

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you again for your lovely supportive comment 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

[@sarahwakelin9248]

Beautiful ❤ these vlogs with lots of dogs in, showing Bonnys progress are so lovely, her squeaking was very cute😍. You looked so content this week!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you! 😊

[@oneshoan]

I laughed so hard when you brought out those big boob shot glasses! I’m happy I was sitting down. LOL Bonny sounded like a baby when the fish was being fried. How sweet

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

She is gorgeous ❤️

[@Mog435]

I use citronella oil in hurricane lamps works very well on calm evenings camping .

[@andyrbush]

Honestly there is so much in your wonderful videos each week that I can never decide which bit to comment on. But mostly I love seeing how you are having fun and loving life. Adding in your friends and family makes the videos so friendly and warm and enjoyable.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thanks Andy 😃🏴‍☠️

[@bindatek8801]

Lovely video Heidi! Glad you enjoyed "playing with the knobs" at the Festival! Looked like a good gig. Bonny is really getting courageous with "big boys" and what a lovely Alsatian she met there! Most enjoyable week for you. Be good and drink and be merry!! John xx

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you ❤️😄🏴‍☠️

[@maureenlucas4189]

Oh Heidi im gob smacked how Bonny as come on she is so more confident and she looks happy Love to you both can’t wait till the next one

[@Richardj410]

The motor was amazing in Phil's boat. Mine can't compare. Nice to see progress with Bonny. Fish and Chips when I get to England I'll eat it every day with malt vinegar and don't forget bacon sandwiches. Yahoo! Come on the bugs got to eat too!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Haha thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@brianbarney1885]

Bonnie’s progress is all on you!

[@butchknapman3939]

Fast running out of adjectives to describe the appreciation of your videos, keep going with the amusing banta, and did not hear the raspberry on this one

[@gillypoof]

Bonnies face says it all

[@triton1777]

My diddy: Bonny and Heidi who we all adore, telling tales of old pirates being blown ashore

[@carolgerrard]

Bonny is so good you should be so proud Heidi shes a little cutie 🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

She is amazing ❤️

[@stephenrice4554]

Marvellous video , bonny is coming along nicely , that was a grand job on your cratch , it'll help stop your flaps moving in the wind . You did well getting off the field in your camper . Fish and chips on a river side . You live like a princess . Nice job with bonny and the shepherd . 👍🇬🇧

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@groutmanalan5156]

Heidi Hi. Another great vlog. Glad you got your flaps sorted! You are doing a fantastic job with Bonny, and are doing the same with dealing with her issues.

[@CraigMaddux-w5o]

Another great vlog. Again, even in the crummy rainy weather, you are always happy and smiling. I only counted 4 "don't be rude's" so you were on good behavior. Don't let that last :} Thanks for making Thursday the best day of my week (in the US) (Craig)

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂😂

[@dougabrahamsen2952]

Still clicking! Hopefully Bonnie can get a bag of treats from all of these clicks ❤❤😊😊

[@karenhellmann7707]

That sewing mashine takes me back, used to do curtains on a Singer like that 👍💪😁😁

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

It sure is a classic 😃🏴‍☠️

[@brianduffy5193]

Thursday again, time for a small rum??? with Heidi 👍😊

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Cheers 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

[@lizwilson6633]

On the canal boat Rum Wench, Pirate Heidi does her trips and quite often with her pals she scoffs their fish and chips. The new horse is there for cutting her logs and Bonnie's getting used to meeting big dogs. Her days away in her Symphony van, playing tunes at a festival as loud as she can. Back home on her boat she'd no breezy gaps, coz Melitza had been and stitched up her flaps. How rude. Xxx you do make us laugh girl, sending love, Liz and Dave xx

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Haha brilliant 😂😂😂

[@tonyp011]

Hi Heidi this is just to say a big well done to Bonny with the calmness she showed with the Alsatian dog she as come on in leaps and bounds, loved how she sat next to it having treats together, hope she continues to be calm and socialises with more big dogs without any reactions, another gt video thoroughly enjoyed it especially Bonny

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you …. She has good and bad days 😂 she was a right little bugger all day yesterday with dogs 😂

[@paulalee2508]

Whilst drinking her tipples From a glass with hard nipples This Rum Wench will bring giggles from the harshest of foe. Thank you for always making me smile.... x

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@NarrowboatWill]

Your boat is well gorge Mrs. Beautiful boat beautiful pirate dog. What a life you've got Mrs. Have a wonderful weekend. 😉👍👍👍

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thanks Will you too xxxx

[@AislinOraw]

Bonnie is doing so well!

[@tracyclarke2779]

Loving your flaps Hiedi (don't be rude) lol, great vlog carnt believe bonny sat next to sid so calm, she's come along fantastic. Absolutely love Thursday's, take care. ☠️👍❤️

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thanks Tracy 😃🏴‍☠️

[@pathfinderdiscovery9395]

Love the life style , an im so happy you have Bonnie now , I try to watch as many as I can , data packs go fast these days , take care an be safe out on the canals an all your journeys our frien , see u in the next lock

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 😄❤️🏴‍☠️

[@juditharcher1481]

Hello Heidi, just found your channel a couple of weeks ago, and let me say it's absolutely wonderful !! I live in Maryland in the USA, near the Chesapeake Bay and 3 hours from the ocean. I love your quirky sense of humor and your sharing of all the little things that make up boat life. I think I've watched all your videos and am waiting for the next one this week. Much love to you and little Bonny! xxx

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you so much 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

[@colinfraser6761]

I think that you adopting Bonnie was a wonderful kind thing. I have a small dog who makes me smile many many times every day. A win win situation. Love your vlogs. Keep them coming. 🇵🇭

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you so much!

[@frankkie3849]

Your friend has good skills with the sewing machine. Overall very interesting topic and sights. Thanks for sharing..

[@glennalillpop3590]

Hello Heidi I am late this week watching but I loved the video this week. YEAH Bonny - new Giant friend and no fussing about it. I think the money spent on a Dog trainer was a major good expenditure. I really think having some caravan adventures in with the narrowboat adventures is totally fun. See you next Thursday .... Arggghhhh!!!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you, see you next week xxx

[@jayoneill1533]

Bonnie (Bonny?) really has come a long, long way socializing with other dogs, well done. The festival looked like a proper blast, I’m glad you had fun and the RumVan did a bang up job in the mud. See you next week, matey! 🏴‍☠️

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww cheers - thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@gingerbob]

So many flaps and knobs 😂 Grear idea with your cratch cover, genius 💡 Bonny has cone on so much and is a quick learner ❤ stay safe ❤🌈

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂🌈

[@lovelyskull3483]

Love, love, love Bonny and you Heidi. Wonderful video. Thank you.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@mickr2]

Hi sis I really love those cratch windows. They are absolutely great for Bonny. Another awesome blog sweetheart. Please take care and stay safe sis. Love you xxxx

[@PeterGaynoronNBJackie]

Great to meet you and Bonny this morning. Bonny is coming on really well and all your hard work is paying off. Looking forward to the Vlogs of your future adventures👍

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you and great to meet you too 😄🏴‍☠️

[@douglascolman4501]

What a great idea having see through flaps in the crutch cover. Bonnie can look out without moist flaps dripping on her.

[@kellyheywood503]

Lovely colours on his boat

[@Joleen3820]

Rescue dogs can be tough and you have done such a great job with Bonnie! It was so cool to see her getting along with the shepherd. Keep up the great work. I have rescue Cairns.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you so much!

[@annjarvis9300]

Awww what an improvement with other days you and Bonny deserve a 🌟glad you had a good time and fish n chips too wonderful tc all the best the oldies🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you 😄❤️🏴‍☠️

[@janwaller3585]

You live an awesome lifestyle of narrowboating and RV . I so admire your adventures. Stay well and safe ❤️

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thanks so much! 😃🏴‍☠️

[@bill6461]

Morning Heidi, Hope the sun is shining for you today. Looks like you had a good time at the festival. Bonny is doing well now with meeting bigger dogs, and looks as though she has settled down perfectly, and got her own room now.🐕 Have a good weekend . xx

[@brain8484]

i could listen to Phil's old engine for hours

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

It’s gorgeous ❤️🏴‍☠️

[@user-br2bf1hl6n]

Thanks for sharing all the fun Heidi. Safe travels, Deb

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thanks Deb 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

[@stevenbrindley2469]

Cheers Heidi 👍 another great video, see you and Bonny next week.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 😄🏴‍☠️

[@lizpegden1635]

How fabulous to see Bonnie getting on with all the dogs. Really great she's coming on really well. So happy for you

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

She has good and bad days … 1 step forwards and 2 back especially with dogs 😂😂 although her confidence is amazing now ❤️

[@StevesRepairs]

Thanks Lovely Heidi and Bonny, for taking us along on this great adventure and the new window flaps look brilliant. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thanks Stevie 😃🏴‍☠️

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Rum Wench onboard the Rum Wench. 👍👌👏 😁😁😁 What a fantastic video! It's full of superlatives: The festival, the new Bonny window, calm/friendly big dogs with Bonny, gourmet fish and chips, dittys and, of course, Heidi, the main attraction! 😁 ;-) Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people and dogs. Post Scriptum: I'm happy to see that your flaps are more attractive now! 😁 ;-)

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thank you again for your lovely comment 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

[@dnewnova]

nice flaps and see through what more could you want LOL bonny is doing great

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Heheee 😃😂

[@trishalyons7587]

Omg, I could hardly wait for this weeks episode. I would name my narrow boat, crafty411. Because I paint pictures, and I’m a crafter. Also, I’ve been holding on to this little ditty, I wrote a few weeks ago. Heidi and Bonnie, are pirates you see. Cruising the channels until Bonny has to wee. Adventures at every towpath and lock, be strong, spider, rat pooh and lock Grissom’s, are so wrong. If a boat passes, it’s time for a shot. Just wet the lip, don’t drink a lot. Oops and bleeps are commonly heard, but it’s only an accident, Heidi never slurs. Time to moored up, get dry and make a brew. Look there’s a pub, let’s go have a few. Meeting friend and family are my favorite part. Let’s do it all again tomorrow. Let’s make a fresh start. It’s time for a little ditty, so get your drink, and follow her into the back room. Don’t be rude! Just having some fun, not like that! It lightens the mood. These are the joys of boating. Cheers until next week, I hope I can wait. I hope you like it, I start not to send it but I figured what the heck. It’s getting harder, and harder to what for each week’s episode. I love your personality and your episode. I think we could be friends, if I didn’t live in Lake Villa, IL USA. When I get impatient, I watch your videos old videos. From 2 years ago. I would love to moored up next to you and have a drink on the towpath. Have a great day Hiede, cheers !

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Haha brilliant that ❤️😃🏴‍☠️

[@ninagell1269]

Another great vlog.....what Thursday nights are made for...not jealous of your boat, your van, your new flaps at all..🤣..... who am I kidding....😩🤣🏴‍☠️🦜

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂😂 thank you ❤️

[@errolwoodhouse6605]

Loved the video your so funny!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thanks very much 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

[@franktuckwell196]

Great vlog! You look great with a bit of lippy on, (thats not to say you don't normally). Bonny's doing well. Citronella oil or lemon grass oil ( on exposed wrists or neck ) also helps prevent you getting bitten to death.

[@Sandra-xg2yl]

Bonnie has progressed in leaps and bounds. Love knows no bounds and loves to please you at every turn.

[@JulieandMartinonRIB]

Loved this vlog! The cratch cover windows look great and little Bonny obviously love them! Bless her, she’s coming along nicely! You did well with that mud with your campervan! Speak soon matey xx 😘

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@alanschultz3858]

the new hatch looks great and wow has bonny has come along big time cya next week

[@karenhellmann7707]

That boat is a labour of love, and great doggie 😘

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@suebt8794]

Can we hear more from Bonnie and do snot camera ...please XXX love you Heidi you never fail to make me smile 😊

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@fredthebass185]

Another belting video, Heidi. You made an old man happy by showing him your cratch and getting your flapps sorted! As if that wasn't enough, you got very moist at the festival. (Don't be rude x 3). Thank you for entertaining lots of people every week. Safe travels from myself, Ralph the Lurcher and Kev the cat here in the mountains in Spain (at least it will only be 42 degrees tomorrow!)

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww thanks so much Fred 😃🏴‍☠️

[@b.b.grenade1407]

If The Narrowboat Is Rockin Don't Bother Knockin'.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

I can’t remember 😂

[@b.b.grenade1407]

@@TheNarrowboatPirate I'll be glad to lend ah 'hand'.

[@rwisti11301962]

Teared up a bit seeing Bonnie sit next to that beautiful German Shepherd!! My G. Shepherd would've been like that with Bonnie, she loved other dogs. I miss her everyday, she was 120 lbs. of gentle giant!!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Aww bless ❤️

[@trevorcrawford2727]

Lovely to see Bonny settling so well. ❤

[@kellyheywood503]

That was sweet choosing a teddy x ❤😊

[@lilesosannaflower9956]

Bonnie is coming on leaps and bounds with the big dogs. What a little bundle of joy she is and its all down to you Heidi that she has come so far. Many happy years together. Festival looked brilliant, its not really a festival if there isn't mud. What lovely friends you have on and off the canals.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 🎵😃🏴‍☠️

[@tom52carey]

Hi Heidi, love the vlogs, haven't quite caught up yet but have skipped ahead a bit to bring you this little ditty. There was a young boater all aloof, Who kept all her coal on the roof, It started to rain, she sheltered in vain, Now she's wetter than a mermaid's foof.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

😂😂 brilliant

[@kellyheywood503]

Oh trust me she will ) love her and Bonny

[@MelG-ut3hs]

Thanks for another brilliant vlog. Bonny looks so happy and settled.

[@jamesmaxwell1922]

Another interesting vlog. I have a couple of suggestions for the campervan (I cannot remember her name). You might want to apply some 'Rain-X' to her windscreen. It is a water repellent, and it can greatly improve the visibility in poor weather. I have been using it for nearly 20 years now (on both my company van and my personal car). You might also consider heavy duty snow chains. They do provide good traction in the snow, and may work in muddy conditions (I have chains for both vehicles, again). Bonny is doing brilliantly with other dogs. I think part of that is because you are a calming influence, and are providing her with a stable home life (even if home does not remain in the same place). Take care, stay safe, and carry on cruising.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Ooh I’ll look for Rain X thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

[@jamesmaxwell1922]

@@TheNarrowboatPirate I have found it is cheapest at Asda (around £5 a bottle, which should last a couple of years). The bottle is yellow with a black cap. You get the windscreen as clean as you can, and then you apply the Rain-X. Leave it until it goes hazy, and then polish it off. One coat should last for a few months (I usually apply a couple of coats). Because the water cannot stick to the glass the rain drops go consistently round. Depending on the rake of the windscreen the wind will blow the droplets off the windscreen. There are advantages with Rain-X, but there are also a couple of disadvantages. The obvious advantage is good visibility, and I have also found it is easier to scrape ice off the windscreen. The biggest disadvantage is that (because of the improved visibility) you may not realise how slippery the road conditions have become, with another being that, if it is dark and drizzling lightly, you may not realise it is drizzling until you pass under a street light, when the tiny droplets will fluoresce.

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

@@jamesmaxwell1922 thanks James 😄🏴‍☠️

[@jamesmaxwell1922]

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Rain-X has several products, including a glass cleaner with added water repellent. I prefer to use the 'neat' water repellent, as I can then be certain I have cleaned the windscreen before applying the Rain-X. I have heard that some people use Rain-X on their shower glass, for the same reason.

[@martynbuzzing3327]

Great video, Heidi. Your new cratch cover looks great. 👌

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you! 😁 we love it ❤️

[@Derek-n2d]

Thanks!

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Thank you 😄