Travels by Narrowboat - "Boata Non Grata" - S10E17

[@CountryHouseGent]

Did you know I have a "Buy Me A Coffee" page buymeacoffee.com/countryhousegent Perfect for when you'd like to contribute to the channel, or simply want to buy me a coffee/pork pie/beer/lamb vindaloo (delete where applicable). Cheers,

[@SondraTreasuretheMissus]

I appreciate you, Kevin. Thanks for keeping me entertained while I work, and sometimes when I go to sleep. I appreciate the gentle chug-chug of Aslans engines, and I really appreciate seeing parts of Britain I would never see otherwise. :)

[@middleagedcrazy5297]

Kevin , it’s not as if you’re just starting out, you have years of experience dealing with the characteristics of the good verses not so good canals. So being truthful in your assessment doesn’t make you negative. Take care and thank you! I’ll be waiting for your next installment.

[@anncourtney7307]

So, with a little sadness we come to the end of the season. Fortunately I shall go back to the very beginning, season 1 and enjoy your many journeys all over again for what do we learn apart from canal life, narrow boat handling and what a stunning Country we live in? I made a list so here goes… Boat maintenance, Weather forecasting, Geography, History, Architecture, Nature Studies, Bird Life, Photography, Cooking and last but not least The Continual search for the Best Pork Pie in the Country! A heartfelt thank you to you Kevin and to Aslan for sharing your travels and giving us all so much enjoyment and inspiration.

[@kfrerix9777]

The process of buying the boat, moving in and the first cruise are great. I haven't watched them in a while...

[@westerncherokeewireless642]

Describe the flavor of a pork pie, This yank can't wrap his head around it.

[@howaboutthese]

At 11:26 there's a brief pan across what's currently the Worcester Street surface level car park. What inefficient use of this prime city centre location. This used to be the canal basin at the end of the Oxford Canal. Oxford City council have a few small initiatives to try and reclaim Oxford from the motor cars but wouldn't it be great if the planners could be more bold and reinstate the basin , creating some much needed moorings and a pleasant place for pedestrians and visitors.

[@Jimbest2009]

Thoroughly enjoy watching the videos you’ve made, Kevin. looking forward to season 11

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much James, I really appreciate that.

[@bryanmueller9898]

watching for at least 5 years. Waterloo, IL, USA Love your show!!!

[@48ml07]

Thanks Kevin, another great season and intriguing to see the Oxford Canal revealed. I used to travel (by road) to Oxford from Mid Cheshire for a period of about 17 years, to the Rover car plant. So, despite you not being enamoured with it, I enjoyed seeing some of the places I used to frequent. It is a town of strangers and strange ways. Hope to see the Aslan makeover when you’re ready, in the meantime I have to catch up with a motorcycle mate touring the Scottish isles. Good luck with the next one. Mike

[@netrhyda8761]

Kevin Thank You so much for taking us along again, this was truly a great season! And Thank You for keeping it real, there are far too many phony people these days, so you are a breath of fresh air! Take care!

[@morewi]

Another great season, sad to see it end.

[@robaylmer2450]

98 episodes! and I've thoroughly enjoyed every single one, thank you Kevin for sticking with the work, editing and daily grind of of assembling all the sequences to make 1 episode. trusting you are having a well earned rest and enjoying some peace. I know what you mean about Oxford - it's a weird sort of place!

[@philipmoggridge1378]

Love the addition of the 'Street Photography ' it complements your journey 's end. As I've said previously the addition of pics are a great addition to your videos. Good luck and a healthy and happy New year.

[@iansampson9565]

Kevin - you are a voice of sanity in an increasingly insane world. And a great videographer too - keep it up and look forward to you hitting your century next spring

[@wombat1238marsupial]

Cheers for a great season Kevin. It's sort of ironic that just before the bridge 240 was a sign on a building saying make space, seems all the space has been consumed by new builds which have harvested most of the available moorings too.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Indeed. All the more confusing seeing as it's a conservation zone. 😆

[@Chris.from.1950]

@@CountryHouseGent They're conserving the view. For themselves! Here in the US, it's becoming near impossible, in more and more of the country, to find a place where it's legal to anchor a cruising boat, even over night. The amount of wealth and power concentrated in the top one percent of the population continues to skyrocket, and those people, mostly, don't care about anything or anybody but themselves, not even their own grandchildren or great-grandchildren. It's very sad and wrong.

[@stephenpowell3334]

@@CountryHouseGentjust making sure every inch of the ground you stand on is monopolised and only available at a price.

[@carmenortega4046]

Started watching during Covid and it’s honestly the only thing that I love on KZbin, thanks for making these videos (all wonderfully done by the way) and for sharing your adventures!❤

[@davidwinfield4948]

Great Video 📹 CHG I Hope You And Aslan Have Weathered The Recent Storms ☔ And Are Happerly Cruising Again 💯👍

[@CountryHouseGent]

Came through with flying colours David. Cheers 🙂

[@fullspeedjanne]

This is so relaxing to watch and always creates a good mood! slowing down while life is busy! Very well filmed and produced. I enjoy every minute! Well done!

[@CountryHouseGent]

Fabulous to gear that, thank you so much. 🙂

[@aclockworkcranberry]

Quality series, as they all have been. Just the guy, just the personality for this kind of thing. Up there with the best boat vlogs on the site.

[@mikebrown6805]

Sterling work Kevin, i can't wait for season 11

[@wendyposselt1288]

Thanks! Here's to a beautiful, restorative mooring and good rest. When you resume your travels (and I sure hope you do), I look forward to you going slow and easy and lingering on the passing landscape and wildlife (I also love the ducks and swans). Keep giving us your thoughts on life as you take your time. Covering a lot of ground and zipping along lock to lock--no--the whole point is to be out of the rat race. It isn't a race. It's your life. Travel slow and easy like in the beginning. (And cooking, of course. I've even ordered real English "HP Sauce" on line plus Kallo cubes direct from the UK I was so inspired.) I join others with having grown quite fond of you, Kevin. Do take care.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much for your support and for watching throughout the year Wendy. Have a great 2024. 🙂

[@souffle53]

Thanks for another season. Hope you get some relaxing time but will be looking forward to seeing you again. Stay well.❤

[@jeannerolig6042]

For us, another wonderful season. Thank you, Kevin! I find myself now, however, having some concern for where you and Aslan find refuge for the winter. I suppose we will have to just wonder until you rejoin us next. Godspeed, my friend. And cheers, until we have these answers. (I am grateful for your generosity, sharing with us all!)

[@Myworldrightnow]

I dont think refuge for the winter is the correct description for a winter mooring

[@richardseers]

Another brilliant series Kevin, thanks. Looking forward already to Series 11

[@gwenmonty]

Thank you Kevin for another adventurous season! Looking forward to your continuing journeys with Aslan. Please enjoy a few coffees on me! Cheers from Vancouver Island 🇨🇦!

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much Gwen, I will do. 🙂

[@Lynette21122431]

Kevin, I hope you have the best of luck finding somewhere to winter, well, I hope you did find the right spot because it’s already well into winter, isn’t it? I mean, today is January 6, 2024, in Portland, Oregon, still. I think it’s great that you don’t sugarcoat and aspect of your narrow boat life. I respect you for that! See you next time from over here in Portland, Oregon.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you for watching throughout the year Lynette and best wishes for 2024.

[@netrhyda8761]

Kevin, a massive THANK YOU for all these amazing episodes , these amazing places you've taken us, and also your honest impressions of daily life on the canals and at your destinations, especially during these last few years!! Take care of yourself!!!

[@lukeridgeon5759]

I have loved every episode since the campervan days, thank you for every single edit Kevin, and thank you for saying what needs to be said with regard to facilities for boaters etc. We are the ones who pay for it all, the water way authorities should remember that when their wages drop in their accounts once a month....

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you Luke. As I'm often fond of saying, we're only the customer. 🙄🙂

[@Elizabeth-tb5oh]

100% genuine episodes. Appreciate you Kevin. I did laugh out loud when you said, ‘ Well, cover me in peanut butter!’ lol never heard that one. Funny. Enjoy your break!! Great season. Really liked it.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Many thanks Elizabeth, lovely to hear that. Best wishes for a fabulous 2024.

[@darrenliggatt1067]

Thanking you for another wonderful series, can’t wait for the next one until then I will be going back to the start to watch all over again, as Iam recovering from full knee replacement surgery over the festive season, 😂 all the best for the future 2024

[@pamcullen537]

I’m so glad that years ago we turned back after Banbury. I must admit that even tho the filming was superb I was really stressed watching and looking for a mooring for you. Can I just say on here my thoughts go out to fellow boaters who are struggling with the floods. I haven’t been able to get get off in 3 days but the folks around here have been amazingly helpful, the boating community is really the best when in trouble- stay safe everyone 🦆💕

[@JimmyVan-e9d]

Many boats come adrift and stuck on wires or sunk where their moored.

[@TheGamer-ux2lr]

Thanks Kevin. Sometimes things can't be the way we would like them to be. Thanks for your honesty and don't let the Oxford dim your sprits. I'm already looking forward to the next adventure.

[@Brad-mc7ut]

Thanks Kevin for the amazing journeys you take us on and for Aslan always being so majestic on the canals.

[@annjarvis9300]

Wonderful season we will miss you till next time be thinking of you tc of your self all the best of wishes from us oldies 👍🤗🤗

[@Dannyshort1003]

Ah, Kevin and Aslan. The weekend! I’m pretty sure this is the last episode in this season. If so, thanks once again for a blinding collection of videos of you out on your travels. I look forward to your next instalments. Oh, Happy New Year to you too Kevin!❤️

[@flossysmith7307]

Just to say "thank you" kevin for another great season, You really are a highlight in our week. I was delighted to see some photo's added to this episode, made my day at 8.37 when one popped up. I said to J, you must have felt complete sensory overload walking around a big place like Oxford. The noise i noticed straight away, then the people going about their business and all in a hurry, least i can imagine that's how it felt, coming from the canal to a big city. Well Kevin, we would like to wish you a healthy, happy and peaceful 2024. Thanks again for our "friday night getaway treat" we look forward to whatever you put up next and if we feel the need ( COMPLETELY LIKELY) we will go back and pick at random an episode to sit back and enjoy all over again. All the best for now Kevin, keep safe this winter, keep smiling and keep travelling. Floss and Jan.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Hi Floss and Jan and thank you so much for watching and your support through out the year. Best wishes for 2024 to you. 🙂

[@rodneyscarborough3228]

Hello and Happy Birthday from the States, Kevin! Please have a wonderful day, take care, and I hope your journeys are smoothing out after the Coventry. I'm looking forward to your next video, as usual!

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much Rodney. Another mile on the clock. 🫣

[@mark_vandy1969]

Thanks for another great season, Kevin…bravo and well done, sir!👏Although Oxford wasn’t your cup of tea, thank you for sharing your “in the moment" perception of it. I for one think it’s extremely helpful that you aren’t sugarcoating your viewpoints of the canal areas you explore. There’s loads of popular, albeit distorted claptrap out there about how places are, so it’s reassuring to hear your honest, straightforward accounts. As I’m sure you know, not everyone wants to hear about realistic impressions; however, as you’ve stated in the past, “It’s called having an opinion.”👍 Rest up and I look forward to your next endeavors. Cheers, 😊

[@eleanorchapple8772]

You may not like Oxford yet you have given us beautiful pictures of stunning buildings and street scenes. Thank you.

[@nigelblair2182]

Loved the videos this season as always. Thanks. Keep safe and well over winter.

[@micahedwards2960]

Thank you Kevin for allowing me to join you on your journey...cant wait for season 11 and i hope you keep going after that also 😆...enjoy your down time and cant wait to see you and Aslan back on the Canal soon

[@anthonyclary1198]

Kevin, I have immensely enjoyed every single one of your seasons. They seem to get better each and every time. Thank you for making these videos. Looking forward to the next season! Enjoy your break and take care!

[@johnmac7523]

Kevin simply put, you are awesome! Keep on keeping on brother.... whatever your next chapter in life is please take us along if you can. From Toledo, Ohio USA

[@Roamingthecotswolds]

What a epic series 10 Kevin. Look forward to the next one soon!

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you for that and great to hear you enjoyed the season.

[@darwinrobot]

Another great season Kevin, thanks very much for all of the hard work you put in so that we can enjoy your adventures. Greatly appreciated.

[@deskullz7409]

Aslan chugs - and the weekend arrives! Safe cruising!

[@deskullz7409]

@CountryHouseGent Was this season the longest? Couldn't tell, seemed it flew by. Great thanks, Kevin, for all your creativity, work, good humor, and yes... honesty. Until next season, Safe Cruising!

[@blakehahn-atlantaga8510]

Thank you for another great season!

[@StevesRepairs]

Thanks Kevin for taking us along on this marvellous adventure that was season 10. I hope that you and Aslan are doing well through all this terrible weather. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much for watching through the year Steve. All is well here. Best wishes for 2024.

[@daz21dlm]

Another great season. Cheers

[@suzannebigbee7596]

Enjoy you break! Thanks for the bringing us all along. Miss you.

[@rickandrews6187]

Cheers to nearly 100 episodes over 10 seasons. I have enjoyed watching them all. Keep up the great work with your video and commentary. It’s always a relaxing ride for us viewers aboard Aslan with you at the helm. See you next season!🎉

[@bipti4073]

Well, I think you just demonstrated from my perspective what makes travel interesting, that feeling of discomfort you get sometimes. Thank you for being honest, I have been many places where I thought, hmmmm, wouldn't want to live here. Hope your travel back to somewhere to moor was safe and relaxing and thanks again for sharing your experiences! ❤

[@brucekay9761]

Hi Kevin, Thanks very much for a truly great season. People don't need positive comments, they need accurate comments and if that means you say something negative then that's how it has to be. If the owners of the canal don't like it then they should do something about it! I hope you got your winter mooring sorted, I've been thinking of you during the storms and crap weather we've been having. Hope you're OK. Looking forward with interest to the next season. Have a good rest and I wish you a happy new year. Take care.

[@vetworker]

I always appreciate your honesty Kevin. I like Oxford for a day but that’s it. I much prefer quiet villages personally. A very happy and peaceful new year to you.

[@derrellwood3811]

Very good. Thankyou. We have watched you since the beginning and appreciate you, your remarks/observations. Hope you and Aslan are safe from the flood

[@johnraworth8019]

I've moved up North from Derbyshire to the wonderful Northern Highlands. So miss the canals and walking the dogs but this is an amazing and relaxing alternative. Great to hear Aslan and that wonderful engine sound. Looking forward to more videos as the year unfolds. I hope all boaters can enjoy the canals but with these crazy new licences and lack of facilities it's terrible seeing so much demise on the waterways. Let's face it, the CEOs of these canal and river trusts must have their Fancy Cars and Whisky supplies 🤔😁. We wish you well on your onward journey. Stay safe and enjoy the countryside !

[@2gray2care]

Thank you for another season. Well done. Best wishes.

[@debraperry166]

Well how sad I feel..no new video today. I am delighted that you are having a well earned rest. So I will go back to the beginning and re watch them all. You make my weekend off to a happy start. Enjoy your rest. Look forward to more in the future. All the best. Deb😊

[@joanmccarty6445]

Good day Kevin and no worries you’re not negative in fact I thought this was one of your best I felt like we were right with you on this trip.😊. I like the still shots

[@GaryChedore]

Have a great season off Kevin, looking forward to next season, thanks for the great videos

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

CHG in MMXXIII on the OC. Being a Q as possible in the ZEZ whilst contemplating his B. Right, OC no more, let’s get on with MMXXIV 👍🏽 Thanks for a wonderful 2023. I’m looking forward to seeing your wondrous adventures in 2024. All the best and take care. 🙂🐿🌈❤️ [sydney australia]

[@darrylcoates639]

Good to hear an honest review of a place. Thanks 😮

[@lisagarcia6314]

Your honesty is always appreciated. I enjoyed the older architecture in Oxford . Take care of yourself Kevin! I loved season 10.

[@ben8mag]

Thanks for season 10 Kevin. You live in a wonderful country that has achieved so much. Thanks for sharing it with me all year. ❤️

[@petercooper7491]

Thanks for a great series again Kevin amazing work. Look forward to the next one

[@glennclarke9787]

Cheers Kevin, thanks for sharing with us. Stay safe my friend 🎉x

[@oneshoan]

Key word is ain’t 😂. Here you are in one of the most prestigious places in the world and you said ain’t 😂🤣😂🤣😂. It’s okay by me. As always we really enjoyed you sharing your experience and thoughts. I hope you are on your motorcycle and are in France. Take care and we’ll be waiting for more videos from you. Whether by boat or motorcycle!

[@candyboyer]

Thanks Kevin for the honest assessment, it's what we love about you & it's why we keep watching. And thank you for a truly wonderful & beautifully photographed season. This has been one of my very favorites! Best wishes on finding the perfect place to winter, and maybe you could pop in between seasons just to let us know where you landed & how you're doing. Cheers to you from West Texas! --Candy

[@dorissouto7751]

It was a wonderful, Video, Kevin. I hope you fined a good winter place and accomplish all your goals. Rest, keep safe and warm.😊

[@X-ADV750-k2b]

Fantastic thank you so much for your videos I really do enjoy them and look forward to a Friday. Hi from the Algarve

[@NathanElcoate]

Loved the walk around. Terrific photos. Best wishes from Australia.

[@CountryHouseGent]

I really appreciate that Nathan. Many thanks,

[@colinmaxwell4738]

Would agree with your sentiments have a great 2024 🇬🇧

[@stevenharris6357]

Love Oxford beautiful City

[@Idle-Days]

We have enjoyed this series as we have the earlier ones, thank you. Your experience of the South Oxford matches our own. The transition from the quiet canal into a noisy, dirty urban area is too sudden for comfort. It is why, on our last trip down that waterway we terminated our journey at Thrupp, a much better and welcoming destination.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Agreed. If I was to do it again, I'd stop at Thrupp as well.

[@richardhyatt-beekeeping]

Once again, enjoyed the trip ('er down) the Oxford with you. Thanks. I suspect you're seeing winter weather, like we are, over there and are having to hunker down by the fireplace. Keep warm buddy.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Yes it's a bit on the chilly side.

[@maeanderson963]

Thanks!

[@Tony02062]

Enjoyed the season,stay safe,hope you found a winter morning

[@kipphelan]

Thanks for the season, Kevin. Will miss you but…..until we meet again….be well....all the best...Chris 🇨🇦

[@user-br2bf1hl6n]

Take care Kevin. Thanks for keeping it real. Best wishes Deb

[@mrdfoutz]

I am 3,807 miles from that monument, and get the same vibe that you speak of. Very often, I will browse around the area that you happen to be touring (in Google Maps), and am always fascinated by such a far-away adventure from right here in my chair. But, no, thank you, for Oxford. I'll squelch my thoughts on the "Quiet Zone"! I may visit J. Stanforth Butchers, in Skipton, and imagine having a fresh pork pie. Or perhaps totally rewind and have a hike 'round Crick, Y'all! Cheers for now!

[@martyb3783]

Cheers Kevin. Thanks for a great season! I genuinely look forward to next season. Take care Buddy!

[@larisal1500]

Thank u Kevin for these wonderful videos and sorry it had to end the way it did. Oxford looks a bit grim and "stately" & not being open to boaters mooring in the area is unreasonable. I hope you find a nice mooring somewhere that's a match for your lifestyle. Looking 4ward to the next series & all the best.

[@Whitty-zs5yl]

Thanks for the vlogs - enjoy your break. See you soon 😊

[@LarrySams71]

happy for you that you have spent these last few weeks editing video and hopefully getting some rest, Kevin -- understood your antipathy to Oxford -- I was picking up on the university vibe as you walked the streets and recorded your observations -- I lived for many years in Austin, Texas both as a university student and as a manual laborer and noted in myself during that time the development of a soft spot for the university town culture...I do know it's not for everybody -- Happy New Year, Kevin -- I'll be tracking your progress and anticipating your production of Season 11...

[@jb-zr4ez]

Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos and for taking us along with you on another canal journey on the steadfast Aslan. I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next canal.

[@derekmenary2734]

Thank you for another great series Kevin, and for your honest views on moorings and Oxford itself, look after yourself.😊

[@googleUser-xz1lr]

Fantastic Kevin Already looking forward to season 11 Take care and stay warm Jane & Martin.

[@paulbauswellsr3296]

Kevin, your honesty, unpretentious, telling it like you see it. Well, that is, but one of the reasons I became a subscriber. And by the way, I like that blues lick you used to do at the beginning of your videos. I like the one you do now, but I guess I am a blues type of guy.

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much Paul. Yes same here, the original theme just seemed so right and fitted well, though I think the latest stands alongside on its own merits

[@susanmarker2164]

Hey ! Just thinkin about you! Best Wishes! Weve had fecord lows here in Northwest Idaho of -35°f. Dang Cold..!!! Hope your warm and dry and comfy as possible...All the best ...Take care!😊❤

[@CountryHouseGent]

Hi Susan. Wow -35f, that's staggeringly cold. Nothing like that where I am. Wrap up and throw a few more logs on the fire. Be well. 🙂

[@jaynesparks9977]

Thank you Kevin for another great season I'm sorry it's come to an end. I hope you've managed to find a winter mooring as the Oxford didn't appear very welcoming to visitors. I also hope you're managing to keep dry as I understand middle England is currently flooded. For once we're not doing too badly up here in County Durham. It's a shame the canals don't come this far north! Take care Kevin and hopefully you and Aslan will be travelling the canals and sharing your adventures again soon. Happy new year. Jayne

[@Handyman70]

Another excellent season kevin and aslan, so looking forward to seeing you both in the next season. Take care and stay safe.

[@AndrewShort-bh6hm]

Hi Kevin, My wife and i started watching your excellent series a few months ago, not caught up yet but we are thoroughly enjoying your video's. Take care and enjoy.

[@Balthazar1963]

Thanks for all your work to bring us your travels by narrowboat. Season 10 was a good one. I really enjoyed viewing the Oxford canal and the surrounding countryside, but I also empathize with the challenges you encountered finding mooring and shops. Much the same way here in deeply rural MS. One has to know the stops before planning any jaunt here. Looking forward to more adventures in the future from CHG! Kevin, I hope you find an extended-stay mooring soon, finish your edits, and hunker down for a cool northern-hemisphere Winter. Cheers!

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much and good to hear you enjoyed the season. Thank you for watching through the year and best wishes for 2024. 🙂

[@Balthazar1963]

So fitting that "Gent" is part of your moniker!@@CountryHouseGent

[@michiganmikeupnorth]

C House G.....I like you more seeing this episode. Zero tolerance for BS...awesome.

[@annh8885]

Thank you for yet another great season! And may I say it didn't really end on a negative note as you came across Narrowboat Will. -Cheers from Seattle! 😊

[@JackNance22]

I'm glad you achieved your goal, but sorry to see the season end. Thanks for another authentic adventure, Kevin:)

[@debraperry166]

Hope this message finds you well and enjoying some down time. Hopefully we will see you back some time soon. Your videos and commentary are greatly appreciated. Now that i have watched them all again, hope to see you back soon. Thankyou again 😊 regards Deb

[@CountryHouseGent]

Hi Debra and thank you. Yes, very much enjoying taking a back seat for a while. Hope you are well. 🤗

[@debraperry166]

@@CountryHouseGent so very glad you are enjoying your well deserved break. ❤😊

[@1st1anarkissed]

I love the DIY music and refreshed attitude. ❤

[@msoddsoxsox974]

What!? end of season 10 all ready! Noooooo can't be, how will I get my fix from the chugging of Aslan and the weird and funny sights on the towpath, I have enjoyed every episode watched with a nice cup of coffee, now left thinking if that was smooth or crunchy ? 🤔😂Good luck on your winter mooring. Thank you and Happy New Year ..

[@Mainstayjay]

I hope the holidays were a good time for you Kevin. Thanks for sharing your travels once again in Season 10! Happy New Year!

[@CountryHouseGent]

Thank you so much for watching throughout the year and especially thank you for your support.

[@TheCryptidExplorer]

I know exactly what you’re saying. Not liking an area because of what it has become. There is areas here where I live that are te same way. Places change and it does seem anymore it hasn’t been for the better. When nothing else makes sense it’s always about the money. Thanks for your time and keep up the great work.