Making The NARROWBOAT DREAM Work! Mercia Marina To Shardlow On The Trent & Mersey Canal Ep 72

It certainly makes narrowboating easier when you can share the work! We are on an epic 160 mile narrowboat journey, travelling to the Crick Boat Show on Narrowboat One Day More with Paul and Anthony on Narrowboat Morning Star from KZbin channel ‪@NarrowboatLifeUnlocked‬. In this episode we leave Mercia Marina and head east on the Trent & Mersey Canal to Shardlow. And big thanks to ‪@nbspudley‬ and ‪@MakingNewMemories‬ for the recommendation of the most perfect mooring spot right on the doorstep of the Clock Warehouse Pub in Shardlow!
Hello! If you are new here we are Caroline and Pete, and 2021, after 10 years living in Texas, we sold up and moved back home to the UK to live full time aboard a 60ft narrowboat, One Day More, with our West Highland Terriers! Join us in our day to day life as we continuously cruise the canals and rivers of the UK. All of the ups, and the downs and everything in between!
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[@lomasanna]

thank you for your wonderful films..I am from Israel and in the evening I love to watch your nature...the river..the boat..the dogs...I love your friendly family...very good music!!!continue your work... .this is very interesting and positive and calming!!!I love you!!!❤❤❤❤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

What a great comment! It’s so lovely to hear how much you enjoy our videos in Israel. Isn’t KZbin a wonderful thing for helping is travel from the comfort of our sofa?! I have visited Israel twice and love your country! We are glad we can take you with us on our journeys 😊

[@1258-Eckhart]

REALLY appreciating the tighter upload frequency Caroline!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so good to hear! I’m on a roll, determined to finish all of this footage now! 😊

[@lockingthroughlife2587]

You’re whizzing through editing these vlogs now and I’m loving it. It certainly makes me have no doubts that I still want to be part of the boating community and I can’t wait to be able to cruise with you all one day. Poppy and Hamish looked so relaxed on the stern, they certainly love cruising too. See you soon ❤ xx

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Definitely been cranking it at the laptop!! And this has made us happy! Of course you need to be part of the boating community, you already are, and there’s no one that’s going to let you leave now! It was quite a chilled out cruise for Poppy wasn’t it! She’d warn herself out from being on look out 😂😊

[@mariekebootsma4346]

Beautiful video, so positive.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You are so kind 😊

[@susanhill9166]

Hiya, I liked your video very much, it's nice to travel with friends. Love to your dogs. ❤❤❤love to all of you X X X

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You are so kind Susan. We had a great time travelling together 😊

[@susanhill9166]

It's my birthday 🎈 week and I really enjoyed your video, X

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Happy birthday Susan! Love from all of us aboard One Day More 🥳❤️

[@JCDiamond]

It's great to be able to cruise with good friends. And it's also great to have help with the locks and car transport.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Hi John and Justine! Such fun times indeed! We need to do it again soon, and it definitely made light work of the locks and moving the cars! 😊

[@lizpegden1635]

You 4 really are the most amazing team when you cruise together - so in tune with each other . It's really magic to see

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so lovely to hear Liz. We had such a wonderful time travelling together 😊

[@nbspudley]

Lovely vlog - thanks for the mention. X

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Our pleasure! It was the perfect recommendation 😊

[@claudiaulrich5445]

Thank you for this vlog, also the beautiful music, I love the colors of your two boats, they match together very nice 🤗 Happy Easter from Munich 🪺🐣💜🩵💚🩷🌸

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Vielen dank Claudia! And Happy Easter to you. Glad you enjoyed the vlog! We had so many lovely comments about the colours of the two boats when we were travelling together! 😊 🐣

[@alexday5892]

Another lovely vid. Good to see those shining mushrooms. I used to love sitting on the roof with a tin of Brasso dubbin and getting our brass mushrooms gleaming. Top tip : stretch some cling film over them if you are expecting naff weather. It helps protect them a little. Looking forward to your next upload. Happy cruising 🇦🇺🫶🏻🇬🇧

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s a good tip Alex, thanks! We are currently giving the boat a top to tail, or bow to stern, inside and out deep clean ready for spring! 😊

[@bobm2331]

Hopping cars seems a challenge. Love to know how you do it and still enjoy the cruise. Another wonderful video. Thanks

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Hi Bob, yes it is one of the challenges that we make work, for the convenience of having a car. With Pete still working from the boat, and needing to travel quite a bit, it’s something we need to hang on to for a while. We either move the car forward to where to know we are cruising to, or we go back and get the car if we are not exactly sure where we will be heading. I tend to go and pick up the car by bus or train while Pete is working, and it’s just sort of the adventure really! If it’s close enough to walk or bike ride back we have done that too. This would make a good topic for a video! I will add it to the list. Thank you SO much for supporting our channel. We have just bought some high quality lapel mics thanks to the generosity of our viewers, which you will be seeing on the vlogs soon 😊

[@dorothydotson7154]

That's the quietest I've ever seen Poppy. Actually sleeping on the stern instead of ears perked and watching everything. She seems like a bundle of energy. ❤ I don't think I've ever said but I love the music that you use, especially the ending song. 🐇🐰 Happy Easter! 🐣🐤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

You’re so right about Poppy Dorothy, she really is a bundle of energy, but as you can see, sometimes she wears herself out on lookout duty! Thanks for your lovely comment about the music. It’s one of my favourite parts of the editing process, finding the perfect music for the scene. Here’s the full version of Time On Our Side by Ten Towers kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn7UopiOq9OebZosi=V-D9LDWs0fjEfgMd. A viewer suggested we do a montage of clips for the full version, which is a great idea that I will be working on soon! Have a lovely Easter weekend 😊

[@dorothydotson7154]

@@onedaymoreaboard Thanks for the link. They have other nice songs as well. A boating montage using the song would be ace. Have you heard Kings of Convenience? They do lovely melodic music. I suspect you'll like them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYDbdmp_h86toKs

[@onedaymoreaboard]

I’ll have to look them up! Thanks for the recommendation 😊

[@dorothydotson7154]

I just love them. They were quiet for a while but they have recently reformed which makes me very happy. This world needs lovely, gentle music.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

I have just been listening to them on KZbin and you’re right, their sound is so similar to some of the tracks I use in our videos! Infact I searched them on Epidemic Sound, which is the music library I subscribe to for our channel, and although their music isn’t on there it suggested similar artists, which are the ones you have heard in our videos! Thanks so much for the recommendation! I’ve found a few more similar artists thanks to you 😊❤️

[@seh5908]

Thanks!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot! Thank for watching 😊

[@irened7986]

I always enjoy your vlogs, thank you for sharing your canal journey. I like when you travel with Paul and Anthony, I know you are not currently travelling together, but I hope you will again very soon, you really look out for each other.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

We had the best time travelling with the boys Irene, as you’ve been able to see! And even though we are not with them now, we’ve still been driving to see each other to get our fix of fun and for Dexter to see his bestie Hamish 😂❤️

[@tteric67]

Superb vlog, guys; always too short so i’ll be re-watching, lol! Great to see two boats in the locks too, was wondering how many can harbor two boats at once. I can’t get over the fact all the dogs adjusted so well to the new boat life! Got my Holly the cookbook today too! What is your favorite one? I’ll make that one first and re watch you vlogs with some Holly cake!❤

[@onedaymoreaboard]

It has to be the lemon drizzle cake Eric! You just can’t beat it! Our waistlines don’t agree with me trying to bake all the recipes though! Did you see that Vic and Jo are moving back onto Zero after deciding that life on land wasn’t for them?! Good news to have them back in the waterways! There are quite a few double locks around the network which are perfect when you are travelling with friends. Some of the locks when we went on the Trent can hold at least 10 boats if not more! Wait until you see Hamish in the next vlog I’m editing! He’s so funny just wanting to hang out with Dexter all the time, instead of his annoying sister Poppy! 😂

[@tteric67]

@@onedaymoreaboard so lemon drizzle it is! Obviously Hamish and Dexter are two gentlemen of respectable age and need some quiet time to discuss serious stuff like the lack of proper rooftop residences when cruising the canals! I saw on their vlog they are back and excited to see what will come next! 😜🥂❤️🧁🥮👏

[@onedaymoreaboard]

They really are like two old gentleman, meandering along the towpath together, solving the problems of the world 😂❤️

[@tteric67]

@@onedaymoreaboard old dogs are so wonderful, they teach us a lot. ❤️🐕🐕‍🦺❤️

[@michw3755]

Hey guys, great vlog, doing my best to catch up on your videos since i found you through watching Paul and Anthony 😊

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so lovely to hear, welcome aboard! We had such a wonderful time travelling with the boys and even though we are not cruising together now we still drive to each other for regular catchups, that always involve cake or curry 😂😊

[@tompinnef6331]

Thank you for the video. Getting ready for Easter - the 'boss' sent me out to buy supplies for desert. So was a good short rest and could watch your video. Weather is better today - snow is all gone - had some rain the other day. But windy as on the cool side at 45F. Hope the puppies and you are doing well. Take care - Happy Easter.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

What’s on the menu for dessert then Spinner?! Now you have us wondering! We got quite addicted to banana pudding when we were in Texas! We have the odd sunny day here but it’s still so cold, intermingled with lots of rain! The towpaths are still SO muddy! Not good for our white dogs 😂. Thankfully we have woken up to beautiful blue skies this morning. Let’s hope they stay! Wishing you both a lovely relaxing Easter weekend. I really am sticking to my promise of getting 2 videos a week out so I can get fully caught up, so you’ll be kept entertained 😊

[@tompinnef6331]

@@onedaymoreaboard Well - looks like I will not make the in laws this year. Not feeling the best. Last 1.5 days living on 7up and crackers. Nice to see 2 video's a week. Just don't over work yourself. Pet the puppies and hope the family and you are doing well.

[@NarrowboatExpats]

Great Vlog Caroline! Seems odd seeing this from last year just after watching the boys’ Vlog on the Bridgewater. 😊

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Just a little behind, but I've almost caught up on all the footage from last year now. It's been lovely editing these videos and reliving the journey again! 😊

[@richardofrugeley]

Swarkestone Hall looks like Tixall Lodge near the Staffs and Worcs canal (near Gt Haywood Junction).

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Yes you're right, it really does! Tixall wide has been one of our standout moorings in our time aboard. We were lucky to get a mooring right at the widest part with the view of the lodge, and the weather was glorious! Wonderful memories 😊

[@raineysmith3303]

Your boat is beautiful and you choose the most wonderful music. I really enjoy your vlogs. Curious why your time long says "1 hour ago" when it's more than a year, though.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thank you, that’s lovely to hear! The footage is from May 2023 but I’ve only just edited and uploaded the video. I got very behind as I had to take a break last year when my dad was sick until his passing, and now I’m doing my best to catch up on it all 😊

[@raineysmith3303]

Oh! I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope I didn't sound like I was complaining. I was just confused. Carry on! You're providing so much relaxation and enjoyment for so many and we're grateful. @@onedaymoreaboard

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Not at all, we just love that you are enjoying our videos, however behind we are! 😊❤️

[@joycedellinger2528]

Love the green countryside and the trees getting leaves. Here in Washington State eastern side, we are slowly starting to get buds on the trees and grass is starting to grow. Lots of snow still in the mountains.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Hi Joyce! Doesn’t it make you feel a whole lot better when you start seeing those first signs of spring! We never made it to WA when we were living in TX, infact none of those pacific NW states sadly! Thanks for watching 😊

[@lazyguy9486]

39th like...first comment? Watching from the continent across the pond I think you all say. Nothing quite like this in the U.S. Thanks for sharing.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Glad you enjoyed it! We’ve heard there is a similar waterway in Indiana perhaps. That’s about as close as it gets! It’s definitely a very different life to the years we spent in Texas! 😊

[@colinwilhelm8784]

was hoping you would put out a video today, one very happy chap here, thanks for sharing

[@onedaymoreaboard]

That’s so good it hear Colin! I’m trying just to best to get 2 videos out a week until I’ve caught up. And then at the end of April I should be up to date! Thanks for watching 😊

[@paulturner7837]

You were lucky with the weather for your cruise. Nice teamwork doing the locks. You will miss each other when you go your separate ways 😂. Hope the mooring wasn’t too noisy,looks nice in Shardelow. Do you know when the tv programme you’ve been filmed for will air?

[@onedaymoreaboard]

It was stunning cruising weather that day! This was actually filmed last year, but I’ve been really behind with editing, so we are no longer cruising with the boys, and yes we miss them, and have been driving to catch up with each other as we are now a few weeks by boat from each other! Still no definite date for the airing of Narrow Escapes on Channel 4. The latest we had heard was Easter but now that’s gone too! We have seen it being advertised for the new daytime upcoming line up trailer for Channel 4 though, so I guess it’s soon! 😊

[@edwardhoughton2565]

Xx

[@onedaymoreaboard]

😊

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

Looks as if this part of the journey could also be done by widebeam boats? Do you know of a “publication” that details were widebeam boats can travel? Great Vlog as usual!

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Thanks so much Graham! Yes you’re right, we are into widebeam waters now, with Stenson Lock being the first wide lock. Here’s a useful link showing all the narrowboat versus widebeam navigational routes in the UK www.lakelandleisureboatsales.co.uk/blog/widebeam-vs-narrowboat-a-summary

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

@@onedaymoreaboard Fantastic thank you!

[@juliecavanagh6094]

Just a question for us Aussies who don’t have canals 😊 Is the measurement you put up at each lock the width or the depth of said lock ? Hubby and I live watching and dreaming of one day doing this lifestyle.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Hi Julie, the measurement shown at locks is the depth of the lock. Across the network there are single locks that are around 7ft wide that fit a 6ft 10” narrowboat in, and then double wide locks that fit 2 narrowboats or a wide beam. On rivers there are some huge locks that fit sometimes more than 10 narrowboats in. We felt tiny in those! You can see those here in one of our earlier videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHOyd2aHhbSLadUsi=lXaq3-zFyak66flV. Thanks for watching, and keep the questions coming 😊

[@juliecavanagh6094]

Thankyou so much for your reply. I’m sure as time goes by we will find more questions to ask 😂