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[@brianfraser2495]

You are most fortunate to have met Nicole. She has been there for you from your earliest days as a video producer, adding her encouragement and support. You two go well together.

[@NFS305]

She didn’t seem amused

[@janemcguire9054]

Hey! I was the skipper on Antonine! The big pink boat! Hope you enjoyed your trip!!😊

[@raymondo162]

you know what they say about skippers of big pink boats........ ??

[@Stopbrainrotnow]

@@raymondo162noo

[@010tdawg]

The one giving him instructions?

[@maj6190]

Thanks for voicing the refreshing view that slowing down can be a good thing. So many are focused on cramming in so much "fun" they don't actually experience it.

[@Tajarim88]

Ha, yeah. That's how all my holidays go. One day running around without a plan everywhere I stop. Then several days for relaxed exploring. Finding all those idyllic spots to read 😅

[@Teaboyseej]

Proposed to my wife on a boat on the Falkirk wheel in the company of 40 strangers. (She DID say yes)

[@JaydenHuynh-o7x]

why the capitalised did?

[@TheOneCity1]

Did wb now

[@Scuffed_Gambit]

@@JaydenHuynh-o7x people crave attention online

[@NFS305]

Why propose to your wife? Usually one proposes to a girlfriend haha

[@MaxPower-11]

One other big benefit to the rotating boat lock of course is that it allows simultaneous bidirectional boat movements since unlike a regular lock, it can handle moving boats up and down the lock at the same time.

[@saintuk70]

I can stand at the front of my house and see this over the valley. The investment, as part of the Millennium projects, really transformed the old Forth and Clyde and the Union Canals.

[@captain1269]

Before your first canal series, I had no idea that longboat canal tours and rentals were a thing that you could do in the UK or anywhere. The first put the bug in my ear that I kind of wanted to do it, now seeing this series makes me really want to do it. This has now made it onto my bucket list. Thanks, Mike and Nicole for putting this together!

[@evecottom9966]

When you come back to Canada you should check out the trent severn water way and Lock 44 the Big Chute marine railway.

[@marshallbowen8693]

Trenton to Georgian Bay on the Trent - Severn Canal with a week stopover on Lake Simcoe would be a marvellous trip. Two big lift locks and a marine railway plus fantastic scenery make it very interesting.

[@jonjohnson2844]

I think he lives in Hong Kong now!

[@smwca123]

@@evecottom9966 And the Rideau Canal that runs from Kingston to Ottawa.

[@christophercunningham3679]

and the Kirkfield lift lock. The Canadian cousin to the Scottish rotating.

[@JoshEAllen]

How did you resist saying “rub a dub dub, two boats in a tub”?

[@NightCatFN]

Rub a dub dub a hog rider in a tub

[@davidkleibacker9525]

Rub a dub dub. Dub. Dub. Dub.

[@Manobannao-mano726]

2 boats in a tub

[@sprint955st]

U.K. canal enthusiast here. Just binged all your canal videos and here’s a note of appreciation, your content is a fantastic tribute to the canal system but the UK in general. Not only that, the production quality is absolutely faultless, you and Nicole (and David with Cruising The Cut) should all be on the telly. You have a new subscriber.

[@DownieLive]

Wow, thanks

[@Doooooooooooood]

I live locally, i run along the canal paths often and I must say I take it all for granted, all of it! We really are very lucky here to have it all on our doorstep!

[@candacejackson5044]

Love the words of wisdom at the end. Nichole's humor with feeding you the bite of chicken. LOL Such engineering marvels that are still holding strong after all these years. The town of Linlithgow looked very quaint and charming. Another great boating video. Love learning the history along the way.

[@eekee6034]

I've watched a lot of canal videos, but this one's going in my faves. :) Your positive attitude does me good.

[@kencase2179]

Love the narrowboat vlogs, and the trains and, well, all the vlogs. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@christieo2739]

I love when Nicole joins. Her sense of humor is so entertaining! 🙂

[@ANIANMFG]

👊👊 great to see the Melton Wool standing up to the journey-it’s built for exactly that. Safe travels, and we’re looking forward to seeing where you take it next.

[@jamesknight3070]

I think you've realised from this experience that the 3 day option caters to people who just want the basic experience at the helm, ride the Falkirk Wheel, cruise through a couple of tunnels and moore in the first town. For exploration it's best to always rent for a week at the minimum.

[@itsnotme07]

I've enjoy lots of your videos over the last few years....but the series ones...just awesome!! Your wife Nicole adds to the fun of course!! Planning a trip is great. Planning one that isn't realistic...not so much. Can always adjust to enjoy being there more. Here is a quote to live by: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, YOU could MISS it!" - Ferris Bueller. Smart movie character that Bueller. LOL

[@NigelMarston]

I've been up and down on the Falkirk Wheel but I have to be honest the view is best from outside the boat - watching the wheel go around. It's an amazing piece of engineering.

[@VishnuKamath]

Next you should do the Irish Canal System. Dublin to Galway.

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

What a spectacular experience. Long boats look so relaxing. I love how the UK have river side pubs. The lock wheel looks very interesting. We enjoy seeing your wife in the videos. Can't wait to see where you end up in the next one. I predict you will be at a million this time next year.

[@tylerkent4707]

Love your videos Micheal! Fellow Canadian here. You should try doing the Rideau Canal. You can rent a houseboat from le boat from Smith Falls to Ottawa, Kingston to Ottawa, etc.

[@rachelw1076]

Nicole is such a great travel buddy! Love her energy and dry sense of humour. These narrow boat videos are my favorite of yours. Hope there will be more adventures on the canals!

[@DownieLive]

Thanks so much!

[@Lucky-Lucy330]

Just one response to this episode Don’t stop narrow boating it is one of the Best items on the tube. It is teaching us a lot Your viewers and I would think you and Nicole Also.This is really top notch material. So lease keep boating. Be safe and see you both soon we all hope. Thank you for the journey.

[@barryross8382]

I love Nicole's reactions especially about your comments, Very feisty and no doubt not boring.

[@seancassidycowie4193]

OMG this is nuts! I live here, and walk my dog past the wheel most days. Such a great video, you bring a great enthusiasm and warmth to your videos ❤

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Mike really reminding us of that horrifying debris. Thanks 😂

[@natebunn9664]

The framing of every shot... thank you sir. It looks amazing in every aspect ratio.

[@helenemalenfant5435]

Another cool narrow boat video. Loved having Nicole here again-love her wry sense of humour. This was a real treat and makes me want to return to the U.K. Looking forward to your next video!

[@jakegray5556]

From Scotland myself glad to see someone enjoying it as much as Mike and Nicole! Love the videos keep them up 😁😁

[@derick-smith]

When Canadians are commenting on how apologetic people are... take that to the bank!

[@rachelw1076]

@derick-smith 😄 I was approaching the door at Tim's the other day, 1 person coming out and an additional going in. With zero exaggeration, we all exchanged at least 3 "sorry!"s and "no, after you!"s in the span of 15 seconds. The excessively polite encounter ended with me saying to them "We are clearly Canadian!" 😄

[@Niteskate1]

Thanks for taking us along, what beautiful country, and a nice slow pace of life.

[@chillaxorz]

man I really hope there is more of this series!!! I love you out in a narrow boat enjoying yourselves. especially with great company.

[@valleygirlknits]

Great video! Scotland is one of my favourite places that I've visited. I'm so glad that you decided to not be stuck on a planned schedule and enjoy your trip. :)

[@bryanpoole3036]

Always love your videos. Found your channel during the pandemic. I love how you do t just show the rosy stuff. Its a little inspiring to watch you and your partner figure out the hard decisions together.

[@jwuertz7101]

Mom and I also rented a boat for 4 days of our vacation. What a great experience!❤ The Falkirk wheel was so cool! 🎉

[@atlsxfinest8509]

What another amazing series you've given us. Thank you so much for sharing these experiences with me.

[@jcbcran55]

I love this series! It makes me so relaxed and amazed of what there is out there to see!

[@superally8077]

Great videos Mike, I am from Scotland originally. Now a Canadian, thanks for going to my home country and showing some of the amazing countryside. Yes it is that green. Keep it up love the videos.

[@marlenemacfarlane6199]

What a great video,going on the Falkirk Wheel your face expressions said it all and having Nicole with you is perfect

[@PatrickRU1992]

still not remotely discouraged from wanting to do this myself sometime! Thanks Michael!

Although my favorite videos of yours are the trains, I have to say you have opened my world to canal boats and it looks like a lovely way to spend a few days.

[@Tom-pw2ni]

excellent video, this is the best explanation of how the Falkirk Wheel works that I have seen.

[@DanRPGMan]

Love this episode, this is why I subscribe. Seeing things I haven't done yet but will once I have the means to. Plus you bring a good amount of knowledge to whatever you're doing so I'm sure research is key. Love to see you both having a good time and I'll be watching the next one.

[@dopedreamz]

Yesterday my wife said “you’re Scottish baby, what about going to Scotland?” I said…. “Uhhh, I mean yes of course, to visit the motherland, it would probably make me cry but there’s almost no reason to go to Scotland, its literally just like the Adirondacks where we live, beautiful but not a whole lot to do.”

[@lynfl9814]

So wonderful to see your lovely lady again. Nicole is a fantastic partner to have by your side. I really enjoyed this incredible adventure; really cool.

[@nursefoodiethreesixty]

Great! Going to listen on the way home and watch it later. Thanks for sharing Mike!

[@sogg223]

Definitely liking the canal videos. You’re so right with slowing down and take it all in . Nicole most assuredly brings a different Mike to the content. Could use some trains tho lol

[@John_Fugazzi]

These boat excursions are really nice and peaceful, especially compared to a driving trip. It's almost like a trip through time. Except for the occasional town it all looks like the British countryside of the 19th century landscape painters. It was great that nthe sun came out when you visited that castle and medieval town.

[@shelleylake4430]

The rotating lock is the coolest thing I've seen engineered in a long time. How fun!!

[@treynolds94]

The Peterborough liftlock works on the same bathtub concept except they are side by side. The tub thats 65ft has 1 foot more water then the lower tub making it heavier. Once the cross over valve located 70ft underground is open the weight of the upper tub pushes water through the valve lifting the lower tub. Process takes about 2 mins to rise or drop 65ft. Once the lower tub reaches the top and gates open the chamber recieves an extra foot of water while the lower chamber looses 1 foot of water. Always making sure the upper chamber weighs more no matter how many boats are in the lower chamber. Because boat displace water even if the upper chamber has no boats still will always be heavier due to the extra foot of water. Worlds Largest concrete hydraulic liftlock. Marked as a national historic site of Canada. There is a liftlock boat cruise that leave every 3 hours from the Peterborough Marina and goes up the lock system and back down. The Captian Jodie is awesome.

[@siobhancrawford7236]

Yay!!!!! Have been waiting for this one and it did not disappoint as always! So nice to see somewhere so close to where I live from a different perspective xxx

[@AScottishOdyssey]

I've been on the Falkirk Wheel, twice, and I've loved it. I've also walked through and sailed through the Falkirk Tunnel. It is a great trip. When you were sailing through the Rough Castle Tunnel, you were sailing under the Antonine Wall. Thank you for saying Edinburgh and Glasgow correctly.

[@garfythecat]

The scary thing about the tunnel after the wheel is when you're in there and a train goes by overhead (on the Falkirk High line) :D

[@houstontexas4658]

Really enjoying this series! Slow and easy, enjoying the Scottish countryside...perfect!

[@jameslittle4414]

Great video and adventure this week! Glad to see and hear Nicole after several months of just you Mike. No offense, but she makes the videos better. Looking forward to next week's video.

[@TheJohnstonsJourney]

I cannot believe you were here! I live 5mins from this store, it is my local!

[@TheI3lacky]

You two work so well together in those Videos, she got a great Sense of Humor! So happy for you mate!

[@TassieEV]

Yes it's called Archimedes Principle figured you would have remembered that from your school days. Been known since the Ancient Greeks for the water displacement in the Falkirk Wheel. The Scottish are amazingly brilliant Engineers.

[@sharonevans1257]

Thank you for sharing your adventures with us😊

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

My home town. Glad you enjoyed the lift. I remember when the lockkeepers opened the locks and the Clydedale horses that pulled the barges. Long time ago.

[@NickGoesFar]

I've been in that exact same place as you guys were trying to decide what to do with the time you had left. Not "exact" as in on a canal boat in Scotland, but you get it. Last year I tried to see pretty much "everywhere" in Morocco while I was there...and I realized that I had crammed so much into two weeks that I didn't get to see "everything". It was hectic and busy, I was in a different bed every night. After that I've really tried to convince myself to let go of the travel FOMO and embrace a slower stance on new places. I used to argue "when will I ever be back" and...well, I'm working on it. 😂

[@SargesCustoms]

"No horse play." Ungh. LOL! Absolutely love the channel. I especially love the narrowboat ones. Definitely on my bucket list. BTW, my name is also Mike. I don't know where you are going next, but I will be watching. 😁 Onto the next!

[@DownieLive]

Right on!

[@pizzasharkguy3807]

You folks are so pleasant to watch, always makes a day better instantly with your good atmosphere!

[@jeniasmackay7931]

Finally found your videos again.

[@olivellanarrowboat4319]

This is awesome, I’m building my own Narrowboat to do these things. Thanks for shining a light on our little stretch of the world

[@DownieLive]

Our pleasure!

[@dennistokarsky1176]

Awesome! Such a cool holiday. My 1st ever trip to Europe was to Scotland. Went to Linlithgow too. Thanks for reminding me that I need to go on canals for upcoming holidays.

[@genageeraert8039]

Nicole is seriously the best. What an amazing boat trip.

[@janeweldon8874]

What a wonderful experience ! Thanks for the ride!❤

[@hovelbunker713]

These series of boat episodes are appreiated.

[@Nynke_K]

Ahh what a wonderful relaxed ending to the series. And the sun even came out at the end! That Falkirk Wheel was very impressive amd almost too exciting! I held my breath for a bit when you went up! I trust the engineering but my trepidation around heights still kicked in 😅

[@Premier-Media-Group]

Some may think you're crazy, but this is probably a perfect choice for a holiday for me! And Nicole is correct - don't bypass the sights to just worry about the destination (or something like that).

[@gaylepowers3981]

I'm so glad we missed our time window. It was wonderful just to relax and enjoy. As usual, loved the trip.

[@anniec7134]

Nicely done. Love Scotland. Been many times but never on a narrow boat.

[@HeroAntagonist]

Taking M&S bags to go shopping in Tesco. Supermarket faux pas 😂😂😂

[@DownieLive]

😂

[@gdofred]

I do it all the time - they have M&S in the airport, but Tesco near where I stay in England, so my bag is always from M&S. In the US I really like bringing Trader Joe's bags into Wegmans.

[@eekee6034]

At my local co-op, the first bag out of my panniers is always a LiDL frozen food bag because those things last forever. The next out is a co-op bag from that very shop. Then, on the rare occasions I go to LiDL, it's exactly the same! 😂 I have no idea what they think of me in Morrisons or Heron Foods where I generally leave with the LiDL bag strapped to my bike rack for all to see! But it's sideways, so you kind-of have to be on top of it to see it's from LiDL.

[@abhayjoshi7511]

Love this series , transports the viewer to wherever you are narrow boating ❤

[@T3CHGY007]

What a great trip you guys are having! Love the boat series!😊

[@moemoe211]

I loved this series! Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@mrmysterious]

These were some of my favorite DL episodes.

[@DodLDec]

What a great trip. This is a great way to travel, lots to see and very relaxing.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Thank you for putting the thumbnail section at the start. I came to just watch that but stayed for the rest.

[@DownieLive]

I hope you subscribed too, because there are lots more narrowboat videos on the channel and upcoming adventures.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

@@DownieLive I forgot. Thanks for the reminder!

[@stevenhooper8679]

What a wonderful sentiment to wrap up with. Thank you.

[@DownieLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

I think I heard of this before but never actually watched it. I subscribed because other than the wheel this looks super interesting and your voice is calm.

[@williamjones7163]

I am retired. This is the most active I have been all day. I'm glad you invited me along. Now I just have to add you to my play list.

[@DownieLive]

Welcome aboard!

[@DanielDenoted]

Really hope you go back again. Trains and boats. Best ways to travel. I just love train vlogs but the narrow boats just hit something in my core. Love it. Keeo being awesome Mike!

[@DanielDenoted]

Keep* lol but keeo too maybe

[@gordonchapman222]

I love your enthusiasm, thanks for sharing - great video

[@DownieLive]

Oh thank you!

[@BradHouser]

Looks like you and Nicole had a great time. Nice Hitchcock Effect on the tunnel!

[@nothotdog1488]

Apologising for weather is the most redundant thing I've seen someone do, like "apology unaccepted, turn the rain off please!!!" 😂😂😂

[@NavyDood21]

I love how the monorail elevator in Fallout76 is so heavily based on this. It is always nice to see infrastructure that also looks really cool

[@claystewart4584]

Another one you’ve added to my bucket list

[@sammysayshi3165]

Brilliant video, I have now watched all of your boating episodes. One thing though, at 33:07 they are not chips - they are crisps

[@sharonobryan9713]

Thank you. It's always interesting videos with a positive mood!

[@Aprilsraven629]

Wow that looked amazing, thanks for my virtual tour thoroughly enjoyed it...travel safe

[@jonjohnson2844]

I should really start exploring more of the UK rather than just heading to the airport and exploring interesting stuff in other countries!

[@Phenotypek]

Nice, I just recently moved from a town on the Trent Severn in Ontario Canada to Linlithgo Scotland, I’ve seen the signs for the fall Kirk wheel but didn’t realize what it was. Great video and a fun perspective of my new home

[@achannel-x5n]

the falkirk wheel is amazing!

[@carlpaladino427]

Those canal boats are so cool. Sounds like a fun holiday.

[@Game_Vort3x]

Hey bro your videos make my day! Love this vid

[@Chuck59ish]

Shoulda taken the 6 day rental. Live and learn.

[@sp4263]

Thanks for that boat lift drive video ❤❤. Will have to experience this when next there