Ep8 Why we swapped CITY LIFE for BOAT LIFE

We talk a bit about what got us up to this point.
We also gain a garden but say goodbye to Mama Duck.
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[@mickb6285]

Having accidentally come across your channel by way of a random search, I am hooked. Great to see you having such a laugh together doing the renovation work. Keep it up guys, I wish you every success.

[@chantellegus2069]

Love the humour between you two. Great video!

[@Urbanfux]

After watching you sell delicious cakes in Atherstone I just had to binge watch your journey from the beginning! Really enjoyed the Mama duck feature but I'm so impressed with how you turn Holly into the stunning cafe she is. I can't get enough of these episodes! 💚💜

[@wsatnutter9674]

this vlog is a breath of fresh air

[@paulb3092]

Go take a look at cruising the cut. He worked in tv and now lives on a narrow boat

[@mrdfoutz]

David produces as if he's still doing television (I'm subscribed, so I do watch him). Jo and Vic, while injecting some artistic (and talented) production, are warm and inviting, drawing you into their day to day encounters. And Vic's exaggerated narrations are hilarious!

[@wendi2819]

So, are you working toward opening a paying cafe on the other narrowboat? I love the relaxed style of your vlogs. You're a perfect couple.❤️

[@jodieharman1458]

Lovely vlog. Lovely couple. Can I be part of your community please. When your up and running mines a black coffee no sugar please. ❤️

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

haha, aw absolutely Jodie! We'll have one ready for you :-)

[@foresterboy2011]

Hi guys, hope you don't mind me saying but you've chose exceptionally well my good man (she's beautiful). You've made exactly the best decision. Life is so short and your old stressful life will do you no good long term. I really hope your new business venture sky rockets. You two seem quite chilled which is great. I wish I'd taken that path when I was your age but children came early for me (no regrets). They're your ages now. Take care and never argue but always talk... everything can be overcome...

[@cylwik-family-movies]

Delightful episode, you’re very warm and personable.

[@GeorgeStephen1959]

Awesome to see Mama Duck finally leave with her little brood, :-)

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

So glad they left safely! :-) Thanks for watching George

[@chewie2055]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat Please polish all your brass……especially the mushroom vents….come on now…

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Me and my old mate blue. The bluester. My pal bluey. Good old blue-man, Little boy blue. Boy oh boy have we seen some action. We’re the best of pals. We’re buddies. We’re mates. We’re buddy-mates. We’re like this - 🤞 Just joining in two years too late 😳 Went a tad off the rails, just a wee bit carried away. Aaaand loving it. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

[@chrisfowler5079]

A very strange outline in the left hand cupboard door at 12.29!😳 It’s a brilliant series. Just randomly found it on KZbin, and love your journey.😊👍🏻

[@fionabarton294]

Ha, ha. I escaped a television newsroom for waterside living as well!

[@Widestone001]

David from cruising the cut, Joanna and Victor, you... Am I seeing a pattern here? 😁

[@richardearth2848]

Fab. Loved the opening credits with Dallas style introductions ( as if you guys are going to know what Dallas was 😆).

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

haha, it was based on Dallas titles! :-D

[@scottphillips7108]

Wonderful use of decking space for raising ducklings as well a garden get away... Hope for you fine summertime gatherings... Peace...

[@simoncoldrick8508]

Re Arrons coment isn't nature wonderful jo's reply not at 4.30 in the ****** morning. Vic I make furniture please never never never go near that reciporcating saw again

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

haha you're spot on there Simon. The reciprocating saw has been confiscated :-D

[@jeanfletcher7627]

Please please wear shoes trainers something on your feet when using electric saw or any power tool . ...new viewers

[@johnswimcat]

Nothing "hipster" or fake about this. These guys may be ex yuppies but their hearts are most definitely in the right place. Quite apart from the time it must have taken to film and edit this video

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Surely yuppies were things of the 80's?......their not that old!🤣🤣🤣

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks John, very kind of you :-)

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Or are they???🤔

[@stevewrissy9748]

Another great video guys love the relaxing feel and thanks for the bit of background.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Steve!

[@greggtilghman6349]

Over here in the states, probably watched a dozen of these videos now... love the channel so far, this is one of my favorites.

[@jonny7491]

You’re probably both too young to remember, but your opening scenes to this video is a throwback to the days of Dallas. Ask your parents 😂

[@dennisbishop3842]

I had to go back and rewatch, but you are correct. Good reference!

[@ShannaTrenholm]

It's all fun and games until you lose a toe! :)

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤,

[@claremaidofthewave251]

Love your vids. They should be on TV. 🤩. Great humour, content, sparkly chilled relationship, all naturally flows, keep it up. 👌🏻

[@greencandletraction]

Really loving your videos guys. You are both so warm and watchable. Keep up the good work and good luck with the build 😎😎👍🏻

[@measureoncecutthreetimes8677]

Love that new lead-in, so cool, so well done! Goodbye Mama Duck. Take your little ducklings into the wide and wonderful world. So cool to see them just toddle off the edge and drop and then they're off. I liked your choices of plants and seeds, be nice to see your 'new' garden grow, That was a fun and very personal video and I loved the chance to get to know you better. So, back to "Holly" as a focus from now on, I guess? Oh yeah, that was what I forgot to mention. That sawing bit of the video. Mate, toes are valuable things, too valuable to wear nothing to protect them. To make that reciprocating saw work better it needs to have the wood butted right up against the guards, then it has a chance to do its job. I have a bigger one and honestly, with the demolitions that I was doing around my house the last couple of years it has been the best thing ever. I just put the "Wood & Nails" blade in and go straight through. Awesome and so useful. Anyway, protect yourself when using tools. Them little toeseys are valuable things ;)

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks MeasureOnceCutThreeTimes! Yes we'll have to get back onto Holly now, as much as we encourage her it seems she won't renovate herself! :-D Thanks for the tips :-)

[@beckyjanefox]

Yay!!!! SO AWESOME, colin just told me about this. I got so much to watch and catch up on :)

[@chewie2055]

Get to the brass…polishing it up….the base of the nav bar is brass too……polish it…the queen keeps her silver shining

[@nobodyfromnowhere6932]

Thanks for sharing your adventures. We really are enjoying all your efforts. Great Job!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks so much!

[@stevehoare6378]

Lovely to watch guys...you both are a real breath of fresh air....keep up the good work..🍷🍷

[@carolcanyoustopthemusicwhe2742]

You both are so charming..I am going to love your vlogs.

[@johnberube5769]

Yikes! One slip and you’ll be short a couple of toes.

[@brianfitzpatrick5054]

Great video guys. Lovely to see the ducks come Ito this big bad world “so innocent.”

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Ah thanks Fitzy! It was great to see them tootle off :-) Hope you're having a lovely time, are you cruising in this rain??

[@williamburgess4732]

You are a great inspiration to any young couple, hope you both have a wonderful life together.

[@lisakessler5749]

Love your videos!! Can't wait for the cafe to be done. So exciting💓

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Lisa! Neither can we :-D

[@CarolWalters1955]

Enjoyed the latest video, mind you we have enjoyed watching all of your vlogs, keep up the good work

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Carol!

[@andywebb8521]

Your videos are ace and I love what your guys are creating.

[@hmarc417]

Finely proud parents. yeah. congrats.

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

Hi guys another fantastic video.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Stuart!

[@annickrochester3232]

Is that a nuclear plant in the background?

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Hi Annick, it's a coal fired power station!

[@christinegibbins6105]

Gordon Bennet Lad, using saw with bare feet, is not on!!!! Not on at at all.

[@lordbelvoir2543]

He needs to get a hi-viz and hard hat ....he'll be reet

[@nicothechihuahua3167]

Really enjoyed that, very relaxing. Obviously by his accent Vic is a southern softy (only joking Vic) I was trying to work out which town Jo is originally from. I think probably Wigan Bolton area.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

You're close Andy! I'm from Blackburn :-) Thanks for watching

[@paisleyjane9606]

Nostalgia time--my maternal grandfather grew that kind of petunia!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Aren't the colours amazing!

[@jtothew4201]

Just found you guys, loving the content.

[@yeoldfart8762]

Good to see the Ducks take to the water. Mosquito season here. Half the main garden planted. Green house planted. One 'tater patch ready to plant. Trenching the other one soon. Keep enjoying life.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Wow, sounds like quite the set-up! Hope it's a good crop season for you! Thanks for watching :-D

[@smokedoliver1]

Not chicks, ducklings

[@andrewriley1664]

Grand vlog that...you said your vlogs were, i think, a way of connecting...but also your vlogs will also be a great look back for you both of your experiences and where it all started..

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Yeah it'll be great to have a record of progress when it's all completed! We already can't remember what she was like when we started renovating :-) Thanks for watching Andrew

[@farhatkhurshid3898]

Congratulations for duck chicks...

[@DubaiDiver]

Absolutely brilliant thank you

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Brian :-)

[@q_estionall7424]

You're adorable.

[@pjh2599]

a great opportunity for a Health & Safety vid there Vic. Get Eric Sykes and a mate and show the part where you are using a crocodile saw to cut logs which you constrain with your bare feet. Good idea, mate.

[@newlifecomingsoon]

As I near the date of return to England, when I start looking for narrowboats to buy for my own home, I am spending more time looking at narrowboat videos for added inspiration…only to see Victor about to hack his foot off! (Health & Safety out the window)…I was all peaceful like with the ducklings…😂

[@alanslater7787]

Hi, just seen your video racing to the flood lock. Refreshing and very thought provoking. I'll certainly be viewing more. Please let me know when and where you will be when you are open for business? Regards to you both. Alan Slater.

[@gemmaohlemacher]

RIP Old Blue

[@peterdenbreejen9838]

Congrats with the little ones, when the mother is down in the water she called her youngsters and they just dump into he water! Anyway, good luck with your further other projects!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Peter!

[@gusgus2539]

Thank you

[@madal55]

The anchor is not overspecced, for a narrowboat on a river, which is the worst case scenario! Enjoying your vids; great Editing! Mouth mounts for the camera???

[@robertbourne4649]

You ate definitely my favourite narrowboat humans if i ever ser holly on the cut i will have cake and coff3

[@borderreiver3288]

THAT IS JUST AMAZING TO SEE THE DUCKLINGS HATCH IN A FLOWER POT.....NO NO NO...NEVER USE A SAW WITH BARE FEET....ONE SLIP AND OH ME BIG TOE HAS GONE....

[@lesleysilverstone2868]

So good to see Momma Duck and her chicks take off safely. Will you have to move Holly at some point or is she Ok there for awhile as you work on her? I wonder about how you will moor when she is finished and you are sailing two boats?? Guess I'll just follow along with you and the vlogs and all will be revealed....as they say. Hugs.

[@bryanflanigan4604]

It's a rainy day in South Jersey, so I'm going back and catching up on missed episodes. Saw you using a sawzall (that's what we americans call them) and wanted to give you a tip. All power saws have a foot that the teeth pull towards. If you keep the wood or metal against the foot they are quite safe. Its when you have the foot away from the material that things go wonky.

[@edknight1982]

Not sure how true this is but dont ducks come back to nest where they were born. You will probably be safe as you move unless those ducks can locate you again.

[@suzannewch7202]

I see Vic likes to follow all the health and safety requirements while cutting lumber! Totally enjoying your vlogs! Thank you!

[@wayneball]

Really enjoy your vlogs guys. Will you be serving this summer. Do you plan to go back to London. Keep up the good work stay safe

[@eleyfirst]

Fairly sure i saw you going through knowle locks one saturday just before lockdown ????

[@Edsbar]

I lived around the area you are in but don't mention the name of (so I won't either) for about 20 years so it is nice to see but I am intrigued by your idea to have a traveling cafe. Will we need to follow you on Facebook or something to know where to meet you or will you get a mooring somewhere touristy?

[@charlesalberts]

Great vlog you two! And so happy to see Duck's success. Whatever will you adopt next...!? Will have to keep on watching! :)

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Charles! I wonder what will come next, perhaps some caterpillars now we have a garden in progress!

[@brianfraser2495]

Freshwater crocodiles?

[@quantumprimate3700]

40 years ago, an old salty guy named Martini Merle once told me "you don't live in a boat... you live off of it". Thx for the videos.

[@Leonard_Smith]

Love your approach to Health and Safety! And should the worst occur you have these videos to remind you of when you had all limbs intact! Keep up the good work!

[@taber247]

Thank Ducks: and you both for the interesting video. ENOUGH SAID. Quote... "You know where you stand with a hand saw" But with bare feet and an electric reciprocating saw, you REALLY need to know where you stand. Not seen if you have a bath on board. But if so you could rig up a plank seat across it for eating. Any food spillage can, at the end of the meal, be washed away when you are hosed down with the shower head. This also acts as a preWash for the Tea shirt and other clothes stained with food. Realising you are both cyclists, it occurred to me you might own a cycle cape. Use that at meal times. It will save on washing and reduce the clutter of drying racks. A cycle cape can be spungged or rinsed off with the shower attachment. You will find it a blessing having a partner, as they can carefully undo the neck fastenings, raise it above your head, then, with the other hand gather up the outer edges of the skirt. No mess, dump the whole lot in the shower tray. No clothes stained. Looking forward to your next video, and those of the past I might stumble across in the meantime.

[@peterjackson7426]

Thanks guys. 😃♥️

[@paulayala4816]

That's great the eggs finally hatched and the ducklings made their way into the river. You have a lot of useful space on the bow of your boat, you need some folding chairs and a little folding table for relaxing up there and railing, definitely railing, so your don't fall overboard.

[@JMS98989]

This was the first video I watched on this channel “The events of the duck landlord”...whenever I am feeling low I just give this a watch. 🦆

[@katedixon7998]

Loving your videos guys, and looking forward to watching your progress with the cafe. Thanks.

[@edappi8172]

" bit colder than yesterday " when did the ice melt on the river? you are tougher than I am Vic!! and I've got more fat of the land padding than you do 8-))

[@rwadley15]

10:44 "you know where you stand with a handsaw", looking at 10:15 you won't be standing at all with a power saw 🤣

[@Podge.]

Bloody galahs loved it

[@aaronburchael2512]

Greetings from Ireland ahhh isnt mother nature fantastic :)

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

She really is! Thanks for watching Aaron :-)

[@boatingscotsman]

Fantastic guys I'm hooked, I want a boat. You on twitter?

[@mjallenuk]

That's some dutiful ducking dedication right there! Bravo!

[@tomjoslin4571]

Dont throw it away, holy shirts are great for Sunday projects :)

[@arthurkettle3010]

Big laughs in this episode guys! 😁....great channel 👍

[@TenableVegan]

Would be easier if you got an old vice & bolted it onto the boat to hold the wood then the electric saw would work a charm.

[@mickparker3726]

Love your channel! Hope to Dee you on the Thames /Wey canal where we are usually moored

[@jac6274]

Happy Ducks!

[@marilynnreiter7221]

Just found you! Enjoying your start up. Hope you do well!

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

So glad I stumbled onto your vlog. I’m hooked!

[@grahamethomas6018]

Lovely

[@martinkavanagh196]

That's lovely J & V .. Thanks for sharing.

[@daviemccallum7759]

They can have up to 14 eggs

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Yeah! I'm glad she didn't because it was enough fuss with five or so eggs really!

[@electricery]

Just wondering if “polishing the brass” is a euphemism?

[@pinellafranich6007]

Hi is it possibile to do a couple of days boat trip paying of course

[@JB-F10-M5]

🤣😉 Brilliant intro guys 👌🏽

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

ha thanks J B!

[@davidshawjazz6587]

The essential rule with a Sawzall...(That's what they call them in Canada)..is to push the baseplate against the wood you are cutting..this gives the process safety, solidity and prevents the wood locking to the saw and vibrating back and forth. Wear boots when you cut mate, jeesus lol. I love this channel, I moved to Canada a long time ago. I spent my childhood on the canals, i miss em...always will. Great entertainment you guys on a Winter Sunday afternoon in Toronto....Be safe, lottsa luck. :)

[@brianfraser2495]

The only canal near there is the Rideau. Out here in Edmonton, only riverboats.

[@Hoops-Senior]

Base of the saw against the log and it'll be stable and safer.

[@MichaelMurrayballb]

Was that T-shirt always blue or did it start off white?

[@martinheslip376]

Health and satiety.......oops......careful......stay safe.....

[@anthonybelcher8569]

Awesome video guys,

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Anthony!

[@markturner4147]

Great vlog guys, particularly like the duck story as I had a similar experience a few years ago except my duck used a plant pot on the top of my narrowboat! The poor ducklings had to slide down the cratch cover to get to the water. What was the mother thinking when she made her nest up there?

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Oh wow, imagine a catch cover slide being your first introduction to life outside of an egg, scary stuff! I think next year we'll try to dissuade any nesting birds, it was quite stressful to watch!

[@lizhaydon2250]

No it's a good tee-shirt!!!