It's All Fun And Games In This Narrowboat Life Ep 98

[@nigelbranchett7718]

Love the joyful music, almost makes go too quickly. Lovely place you visit on the way. I just love your dogs to bits, especially, Hamish, poor old boy, pick him up sometimes for a view of what he's missing. Poppy is so adorable, perhaps I just love lady dogs as that is what we have had!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

So good to hear that you’re enjoying the videos Nigel! Hamish really does prefer it down on the floor on his bed now. It seems to stress him out when we put him up on the seat to enjoy the view. He stands like a statue, won’t sit or lie down, and then starts pawing at the cushion to get put down again. We have speculated that he likes the slight vibration of the engine floor perhaps and finds it soothing? Who knows, but he’s sleeping lots through our cruises these days, but seems happy still. Poppy is our first girl dog, and she’s so different from the boys! Such westietude, and a bit of a diva if anyone dares show more attention to Hamish than her 😂❤️

[@nigelbranchett7718]

@@onedaymoreaboard Lady dogs know their value and are more discerning than the boys. They have that they know their value in life for them and us. I would be inclined to work on Hamish a bit more but perhaps that's because I feel for him so much!

[@lockingthroughlife2587]

Oh what a fab trip that was. So much in such a short time. Tunnels, pubs (what a brilliant afternoon it was at Admiral Nelson), locks, massive breakfast sandwiches then finally into Dunchurch pools. Looks like you had an amazing time in Cornwall too. Poppy was desperate for you get her ball back for her, bless her. Such happy times I’ve had with you this year so far. 🥰 xx

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Poor Pop with her mean mum who wouldn’t get the ball back for her 😂. That was a great trip stopping off at our favourite places and force feeding you that huge breakfast baguette 😂 ❤️

[@barbohanley3882]

Another beautiful vlog,such beautiful scenery,love the dogs,give them a cuddle for me ❣️🇨🇦

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You are so kind! Cuddles given 👍❤️

[@alicebunt5453]

I love how you go from black and white to color

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks Alice! There are some photos that it works beautifully with 😊

[@jillosler9353]

The flowers going from black and white before popping into colour makes them seem so much more beautiful. ❤

[@Acapulc941]

There was something oddly heartbreaking about Poppy's reaction to losing that ball. Tell Phil that he has beautiful eyes. Speaking of haloumi, a favorite summer salad: tomatoes, watermelon and haloumi with a vinaigrette and mint. Super fresh. Hope Cornwall was wonderful. Leigh

[@onedaymoreaboard]

She really loves playing with a ball Leigh, and she will pull you in with those puppy eyes for sure! The video didn’t quite show how low the water was for me to be able to reach down to get the ball and she was so insistent wasn’t she 😂. That salad sounds so similar to one I used to love at Tiny Boxwoods in Houston. Have you been there? I’m going to recreate it! Thanks for watching and your lovely comments as always 😊

[@marthapage4756]

Absolultely love the black and white still photos....thanks for sharing your adventure. Greetings from Vancouver Island, Canada. Very sweet puppies.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so lovely to hear Martha! We are happy we have this way of sharing our travels with so many people all over the world 🌎

[@susanhill9166]

Hiya Caroline and Pete, Hamish and Poppy, the canal country side looks so lovely. Hope Pete's leg is ok looks sore. Another great video, featuring Phil and his lovely 🍰🍰🍰🎂🎂🎂 cakes. I bet you both enjoyed your holiday??? Take care X X X 💋's to Hamish and Poppy X X X

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks Susan! Conwall was a lovely break, enjoying time with our family, and the views were spectacular. It’s such a lovely part of the country, just a long drive to get there! Pete’s leg looks far worse than it is now. He scraped it going down between the boat and the Armco and it’s left that long scar, but doesn’t hurt anymore. Phil’s cakes are the best, as you can see! 🍰❤️

[@neildaly6787]

Another gorgeous cruise. Thank you all. Poppy wasn't going to let that ball go, was she? Good to see Phil's smiling face again (nice cake too). And more lovely B&W shots Caroline. Cheers.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it Neil! Poppy was so funny with that dirty old ball she found! She just wasn’t giving in was she 😂 🎾 It’s always great to see Phil, and such a treat when he brings his fabulous cakes 🍰 🧁

[@katherineroyal423]

You and Poppy are so funny arguing about the ball in the canal!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Her westietude was definitely in full flow! She wasn’t giving up was she 😂

[@tteric67]

Brilliant vlog again! Covering so much ground this time, home and away. Wonderful photography! I saw that amazing cake there, walnut and coffee, that looked do delicious. I imagine that didn’t last long! And always great to see Phil and Alex. You should get a second boat in tow and start a B&B, lol!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks as always Eric! Phil always spoils us with his amazing cakes when he visits! And you’re right, that coffee and walnut cake did not last long at all 😊

[@MarciaNoaker]

That cake looks yummy. Would Phil share his frosting recipe? Hope your new cushions don't take long to make. Enjoy your videos so much.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so good to hear Marcia! I’ll let Phil know you’ve commented and ask him to reply. I need the recipe too! The new cushions only took 2-3 weeks and you’ll see them in a vlog very soon! 😊

[@lockingthroughlife2587]

Hi. The frosting is so easy. It’s 300g unsalted butter, 150g icing sugar/confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoons of instant coffee mixed with a tiny bit of warm water to form a paste. Simply blend all the ingredients together to make the frosting.

[@annkauffold7049]

I'm now caught up and can stay current with your wonderful videos.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so good to hear Ann! Hope you have enjoyed catching up 😊

[@KarenSFrancis]

But mum... that ball is the BEST ball ever!! You don't understaaaaaaand.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Every ball is the best ball in Poppy's world it seems! Even gross, filthy ones she found in the dirt! Neither of the boy dogs have ever been bothered with balls, but she is something else! 😂 🎾

[@juliaharris8751]

Hi, Caroline and Pete! Oh my word, the flowers of Cornwall were incredible. Thank you for sharing your trip. I added it to my bucket list. That and Wales. Must see the Llangollen area, too. Happy cruising! ✈️

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed the photos of our Cornwall trip and the beautiful Lost Gardens of Heligan! It was just so beautiful and I had so many photos, but didn’t want to bombard viewers 😂🌼🌺🌸

[@dave_a81]

8mins 26secs My first narrowboat holiday and I had a very angry lady scream and shout at me for going too fast at that top lock. I was in tickover approaching the locks and she had moored on the lock landing and was having a bbq. Oh how I laughed 😂 Yet another great video and so well put together. Always smile when I see the notification for One Day More. Thank you both 😊 Hamish looking very chilled too.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Oh wow Dave, that doesn’t sound like the best first experience! From someone who was on the wrong herself enjoying a meal on the lock landing!! Always lovely to hear you’ve enjoyed the video and we’ve put a smile on your face 😊

[@scrappydoo38]

Love your videos, and especially the way Poppy and Hamish enjoy the boat life too. How old are they? They are so cute. Very envious of your lifestyle x

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so good to hear! They do seem to love their boat dog life. Hamish is our old boy at 15 1/2 now, and Poppy is the annoying little sister. She’s 4 1/2, but keeps him young! Thanks for watching 😊

[@LizWorsley]

Loved your pictures of flowers!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s good to hear! The Lost Gardens of Heligan were just beautiful and I had to stop at a few photos to share, for fear of boring the non-flower lovers 😂🌸🌺🌼

[@ChrisP-qs1ys]

Lovely vlog as always, it was lovely to meet you both in person at church mins hull Marina, hope to bump into you again hopefully when our house sells and we buy our floating home 🤞🤞🤞.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Lovely to meet you too, it’s always wonderful to meet our viewers in real life! Good luck with everything. Exciting times ahead for you 😊

[@Doodlingalong]

Lovely vlog as usual. Beautiful photography 🥰Tell Phil he’ll always be welcome to come for a visit especially if he brings coffee and walnut cake! 😋 😂

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Always good to hear you’ve enjoyed it! That coffee and walnut cake was delicious! Infact any of Phil’s cakes have been amazing, and all from scratch! 🍰🧁

[@Robert-vw2fb]

We want more of Phil!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

He always brightens up our days! I’m sure he will be in lots more vlogs. Thanks for watching 😊

[@fraserrowedianekincaid6988]

Thank you so much for my canal escapism.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 😊

[@billycaldwell3804]

Another great vlog guys well done, we certainly have some beautiful country side along the canals. Stay safe 🙏.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much Billy! We never cease to be amazed by the beauty. It’s a wonderful way to explore the UK for sure 😊

[@theneen3110]

As usual lovely vlog, so love the dogs, what their ages? I know Hamish is the oldest he just makes my heart melt with his John Wayne walk. Happy travels xx

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it! That’s a very good description of Hamish with his John Wayne walk! Hamish is 15.5 now and Poppy is 4.5 😊

[@theneen3110]

@@onedaymoreaboard wow Hamish is amazing for his age, love them both xx

[@julie9242]

Hi Both & the kids🐶, Enjoy chill watch Brill and a 👍. Not to well so nice break. Have a great week😎x🐰x

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s not good Julie, hope you are feeling much better soon. Thanks for watching 😊

[@claudiaulrich5445]

ahh so beautiful! loved this vlog 🫶👍

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That's always so lovely to hear Claudia 😊

[@michaelcoker3197]

Thanks!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much for your support Michael! Very much appreciated 😊

[@LiverpoolHarmonica]

Wonderful vlog - thanks

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

Awesome video - great foodie shots!!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Pete needs his own cooking channel perhaps! Thanks for watching 😊

[@lesleyrichardson2603]

Loved your vlog as always. Those camping pods looked lovely but they don’t allow dogs😢. Couldn’t go anywhere without our two schnauzers. Luna is ball mad just like Poppy.😊

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Oh no! And they are perfectly located for dog owners with beautiful walks all around! Our boys were never bothered about balls at all really. Jasper would just stare when you throw one for him and then perhaps slowly walk towards it. But then Poppy came along and he would run to get to it first to steal it off her! He was so funny! Poppy, as you can see, is truly obsessed and knows where they are kept up on the back deck and gets so excited when that storage locker lid is raised 😂

[@lesleyrichardson2603]

We had Scruffy first (she’s a girl, our son had wanted this name if we got a boy but we could only get a girl at the time.) and as a pup we chased her when she had the ball, she would hop and jump like a lamb, it’s do adorable. Luna loves the ball being thrown and barks until we get the ball thrower out. She is very loud. So all have their little characters. 😊

[@onedaymoreaboard]

It sounds like Poppy and Luna would be the best of (very loud) friends 😂😊

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great vog on travel cranking it on the cut keep up the great vlogs thanks lee

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it Lee! Always good to hear from you 😊

[@1258-Eckhart]

Haha, that really annoyed Poppy when her ball went into the canal! How dare you not be carrying a fishing net to scoop it out with! My new plumbing is now installed, so TG that's all over! I've rather got used to this little laptop which does do justice to your lovely photography.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s good to hear that your plumbing is now installed and you can be back to your big screen! I had to scale back on the flower photos from the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall for fear of boring our viewers! Poppy was hilarious with that dirty old ball! She just wasn’t giving in was she 😂🎾

[@rogerr1296]

Hey guys. Just wondering how old Hamish and Poppy are. I assume Hamish is the older one? Thanks for another one. Take care.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Hi Roger, Hamish is our old boy, he is 15.5 now and Poppy is 4.5 and still as crazy as when she was a puppy. As always, thanks for watching 😊

[@So1othurn]

Get a Chuckit tennis ball thrower to pick up those tennis balls.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

We actually do have a Chuckit. It's one of the best gadgets, and Poppy gets excited the minute she sees it come on a walk with us! Sadly we didn't have it with us that time, as it was just a short walk to check on moorings with no intention of playing with a ball, until she found one on the towpath! Thanks for watching 😊

[@So1othurn]

@@onedaymoreaboard You don't have to explain yourself. I was just being ignorant. I'm sorry.

[@fraserrowedianekincaid6988]

You don’t understand mum, that is my dirtiest ball and my most favourite - you are mean mum!!!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Isn’t she so funny! She just wasn’t giving up on the dirty old ball was she 😂

[@jmarkley767]

Hello! Have you been through all of the Canals since you came back from the States?

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Good question, and it’s made me look at the map we have on our bathroom wall! We’ve probably only done about a half of the network so far, if that! We still haven’t done the south section of the Grand Union Canal into London, or any of the River Thames, nor the Kennet & Avon or the Leeds & Liverpool. Or around Birmingham. We keep repeating favourites to enjoy them all over again. But we will explore more for sure 😊

[@gillgregory6327]

Morning! You do realise that your channel is rapidly being taken over by Poppy, Hamish and Phil! I can see vlogs where Phil serves up his beautiful cakes ( Bakewell tart 😋) to Poppy and Hamish sitting at the dinette, for their approval. 😂 xx

[@lockingthroughlife2587]

Now there’s an idea for the next vlog Caroline 😂

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Like Phil said, that sounds like a perfect future vlog! Phil can bring all of his cakes for the dogs (and us) to sample 😂

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Let’s do it 😂

[@gillgregory6327]

I need to be there as stage manager though! 🤣

[@cotcottage2788]

❤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks for watching guys. We are absolutely loving the south section of the Staffs & Worcs, just as you promised! 😊

[@stephenrussell-clark8329]

We love watching your vlogs but the sound is all over the place. Please consider some better microphones.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks for your feedback Stephen. Audio levels have been the hardest thing to get right in this very steep learning curve producing vlogs. We do the best with the equipment we have available, but can't afford truly professional quality microphones especially, which are so expensive. We invested in an external mic (Rode, which is a quality brand) for my iPhone with a wind muff, and I was actually using that for this video as it was a very windy day. I did a sound check on the day and it seemed fine when I played it back on my phone, however when the clips were dropped into the editing project, the audio levels were so low, that even when pushed up to the maximum possible it was still really quiet, hence my addition of subtitles, and an apology about the poor audio quality on this video. We now have lapel mics and are getting to grips with using them (not as straightforward as we had imagined) which you will hopefully see the benefit of in a few weeks. Sorry for the lengthy response, but at the end of the day we are amateurs in the filming and editing game, all self taught, using basic equipment, and trying to deal with often windy conditions, engine noise, and people at varying distances to the mic source. We would love to be more polished, but having been filmed for the Channel 4 Narrow Escapes programme and seeing the equipment they use for their outside filming, we are never going to be TV quality. I hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of our videos too much, and thanks for watching 😊

[@stephenrussell-clark8329]

@@onedaymoreaboard Thank you for taking so much trouble in replying. That is much appreciated. I think the lapel mikes will help a lot. My wife and I live near Brisbane but had a holiday cottage near Foxton in 2016 and although only Gongoozlers we love the canals. In 2019 we stayed near Llangollen and travelled across that incredible aqueduct. I think if we had our time over again we would be spending a few years at least on a narrowboat. Thank you again for the wonderful vlogs.

[@MrFQL]

The Calcutt locks have always been some sort of a pain. Often there are gongoozlers and new boaters making a mess of things. Yo0u seem to have done much better than we ever have done there.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

There was actually a boat in the first lock from the hire company having a training session, and it was very thorough from what I could see and hear. But I can imagine it’s gets a little crazy there in the height of the season! Thanks for watching 😊