178 - Saying Goodbye to some 'Unruly' Neighbours and Hello to the Langollen Canal

[@watersrising8044]

I love it when my favorite KZbinrs meet up…makes the canal system seem like a community. Glad George survived the baleful scrutiny of Alice and Munchy! Lovely video as usual.

[@terryjacksonberry4742]

Glad to see the girls! We loved going up the Llangollen.

[@MinimalList]

It’s a great canal! M

[@320ifq]

I went through the first lock on the Llangollen in 1978, the walls were bowing in then. It's the reason old boats are 7ft wide and the modern standard is 6ft 10in.

[@MinimalList]

Apparently even 6’10” isn’t quite enough these days. M

[@jasonbrant6394]

I am certain that joe may be quickly becoming the first person to have walked all Britains canals whilst being followed by a perfectly good boat that she could be traveling on . Great blogs really interesting

[@MinimalList]

She hasn’t walked ALL of the canals... just the ones George walked! M

[@grahamBearman1]

@@MinimalList Poor poor George!!!!

[@ThatGaijinFella]

Llangollen is where my family live. Love the town itself! So much amazing history.

[@MinimalList]

Videos are a bit behind us, so we’ve now been in real time... absolutely lovely town, really enjoyed how it’s nestled among the hills, with the Dee running through. M

[@ThatGaijinFella]

Minimal List - did you visit the used book shop there? It used to be a cinema until around the end of the war I believe. All my books in my home here in japan are from there. The owner, Darren is a friendly chap.

[@vivianewing7154]

Those were the narrowboat experience girls kath and Annamarie I have watched their channel until they stopped cruising and went into business away from the canals.

[@MinimalList]

We've watched all their videos too!

[@anthonybelcher8569]

Very awesome

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@johnneal7832]

You need to find one of the old sweet shops Micheal,they used to have hundreds of types sweets in big glass jars,i used to love trying them all,aniseed balls were lovely.Yes those 2 girls did look a bit like trouble😂😂😂😂😂

[@MinimalList]

They were loads of trouble! ;-) And I’ve tried many of the sweet shop varieties, had just never discovered the pear drop. That said aniseed anything sounds like my version of hell, I’ve never been a fan of that black licorice flavor. M

[@johnneal7832]

@@MinimalList yes i think they were a special taste,i remember at school if i went to hand them round a few would say no thanks😂😂😂you got me thinking with the mention of pear drops😂😂choc peanuts were lovely as well lol now im showing my age,we used to pass a proper sweet shop on the way to school,not like now just bars of choc everywhere lol

[@stevemusgrave2000]

My home canal, welcome. You will enjoy it. Stunning scenery. You've probably gone thro Grindley Brook by know, but on your return journey if you haven't already, the Horse and Jockey pub has a great menu. Whitchurch is a must visit. It's like Natwich, but on steroids! ! In your effort to go down all canals and branches, Prees branch, ends up at Whixall marina after 2 lift bridges, quite narrow. Some good walks round the mosses. You'll pass some lovely meres as you head towards my home town of Ellesmere. Again a must visit. Could go on, but discover it for yourselves. "Monty" another must, it's like a thin Ashby. Then your on the Llangollen properly after you've done the Monty. Aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, 2 locks, scenery to die for places to see, oh my lord, what ever you do, you'll not be disappointed. ......Enjoy. Those two vixens you entertained gave me some trouble when they visited at winter, but I still love um and their cats.......they pinched the colour scheme off my boat, but they won't admit it.....

[@MinimalList]

The videos are a little behind us, but you’re right it’s been stunning! We’ve really enjoyed the Llangollen, though we do wish we’d seen it in a slightly less busy time! M

[@ericsarchive7718]

What a pleasant surprise to see Anne, and then Kath, pop out of their boat. Would be a "mental overload", and possibly a logistical nightmare, to see all the vloggers caravanning up a canal for a week or two, in the future. As always, a great video. I do enjoy the slow motion effect as the locks fill. Cheers

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! And I’m personally more on the side of logistical nightmare! We’re a pretty spread out and uncoordinated bunch as it stands! M

[@christinehammell6365]

Heading to Falkirk Wheel again today to bring our (Forth and Clyde Canal Society) boats back to Auchinstarry for the next leg of the reopening Canal Festival and then on Monday......tarrah .....Trevor , to pick up hire boat ....yipee. Good to see a bit about Wrenbury ( another place we zoomed through on a hire boat) 😀

[@MinimalList]

Wow, you’re whipping about! We both want to figure out a way to do the Forth and Clyde, though not sure we’ll be able to afford to once we’ve done the bit we can get Perserverance to! M

[@ianofsjkartwork]

Brilliant watch again...Thanks for sharing

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! M

[@MrBblhed]

Sounds like you had a good time hanging out with the crazy cat ladies.They do look like fun people to have next door.

[@MinimalList]

Fun people, AND fun cats! M

[@s1nb4d59]

Lovely video guys,just love watching narrowboat youtubers in general as i love watching you all pass through the beautiful english countryside.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them as much as we enjoy making them! M

[@steveibbotson1214]

Yes there are some interesting side weirs on the Llangy esp if it is windy as well.

[@MinimalList]

Heh, “interesting” in the Chinese curse sense, yeah. M

[@frglee]

Always highly watchable and enjoyable, thank you.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@JISJ1964]

That cheeseroom would be something for David to see.

[@scottfw7169]

Looks beautifully sunny & certain attire worn by people gives impression it was a bit chilly, though. Would still say it was a grand day to be doing outdoor things. Ah, am now at point where y'all have moored and are talking about it being blustery and cold. The blustery bit had slipped past my catching it earlier.

[@MinimalList]

It was the wind that put the jacket on, it was quite biting! M

[@1trackmind_]

You had me at Pear Drops, one of my favorite sweets. Excellent video as usual. Keep having fun!

[@MinimalList]

They’re a pretty nice surprise to find at 44.5 years through the game! M

[@fromnowon7311]

Well done . Greetings from south Ontario , Canada . This is my intro to your vlog . I will be backtracking your vids , so thank you and may your weather be fair . Cheers.

[@MinimalList]

Welcome and thanks for watching! Odds are it will be fairer than southern Ontario, which I remember mainly for driving me out of Toronto with monsoon-like rain, lighting on the CN tower, then 4 foot icicles! M

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

I hear, by the grapevine, that you two are working on traveling on every canal in the system. Is there a map or plan on how to travel all the canals with the least amount of duplication? I'm enamored with the idea.

[@MinimalList]

There’s no map or plan, there’s just us making it up, with thus far the duplication of the bulk of the Thames and Oxford. Sigh. We wish there were one. If I had all the navigable waterways in one GIS database I could probably sort out an algorithm for finding the shortest path, but I’ve only found partial ones. M

[@lakelady57]

Do you think somebody will find Dan Brown - every one is going up and down the Llangollen and no sign of Dan? Great seeing 'the girls' and you guys spending sometime together - roaming neighbors. Thanks for the history. quite interesting and had to go look up the Bearer of the Dog Whippers Rod :) . Always enjoyable.

[@MinimalList]

Glad you enjoyed it. We did actually see Dan’s boat, twice, though the man himself was off somewhere else both times. His videos were part of what inspired ours, so would have been nice to wave hello, but he’s a busy fellow! M

[@JohnBCN]

Another wonderful video. You seem to have a very useful “glorious weather” filter on your editing suite. I’m glad you survived the Hurleston Vice guarding the entrance to the Llangollen! Looks busy already with every lock disgorging a boat before you.

[@MinimalList]

It was definitely busy... the videos are a bit behind us, but the weather filter has - for the most part - held up, while the boat traffic filter has been on the fritz! M

[@luanncrownover4]

Ah...I see you do have your little garden going! Can't wait to watch the progress! Enjoyed the tour...thanks so much for a lovely video.

[@MinimalList]

Yep, Jo’d just started it when we were making this, it’s progressing nicely! M

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Lovely part of the network. We made your journey in 2018 on route south to the river Wey and Godalming Navigations.

[@MinimalList]

It’s a long trip, that one, but fascinating! M

[@ChileExpatFamily]

Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing from Chile. Jim

[@MinimalList]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@ChileExpatFamily]

​@@MinimalList I try to watch all your videos. It is almost as peaceful on the canals there as it is here in Chile. Only you have 800% more people than we do here. Hahah. Thanks again. Maybe we can come say hello one day when we visit our son who is being stationed North of London this year with the military. Jim

[@garyrobertson9736]

Another great vlog. Recommend you visit Chirk Castle, and past Llangollen on the walk to the falls, cross over on the King's Bridge to historic Berwyn railway station. Enjoy the warmer weather whilst we head into winter in New Zealand.

[@MinimalList]

We made it up to the train station, actually took a ride on the steam train that was running through there. We passed on Chirk Castle due to the entry fee and the weather on the day we were there, but it does look quite nice. Beautiful area! M

[@chrisnicholls4182]

Enjoy the Llangollen, we are at Swanley Marina

[@elund408]

it was a blustery day in the hundred acre wood.

[@MinimalList]

A very blustery day!

[@deanmills5106]

I've eaten cheese, I've cut the cheese, but I've never made any cheese. Nice to see my favorite girls from the canals. Love those two and the two of you, nice job.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks, they’re a great pair, and fun to have as neighbors! As for cheese I have helped make it once, long ago... all I can say for it is the eating is the good part. M

[@colingibson8018]

Nice video guy's .A bit windy you say Mike ,!!! It's also a bit here 36 tornadoes and counting. But never mind I have your videos to take my mind off it. Maybe you should make note of there direction and avoid that direction for those unruly nabiours,LOL. Anyway nice video look forward to your next. Be safe.

[@MinimalList]

36 and counting! This is why I started trying to convince the folks to leave Oklahoma as soon as I was on solids! And only going to get worse, year on year, if current models are accurate. Sheesh. And don’t you worry, we’ve got the girls on radar! M

[@timgunter3120]

Hi Yet another good video. You will love the Llangollen and the aqueduct. Keep it up guys. Don't get diesel it's expensive.

[@MinimalList]

Thankfully we filled up well before! M

[@robertgeorge2170]

Great cruise...new paintjob might be in order lol

[@MinimalList]

It will be at the end of our travels... in the meantime she’ll slowly but surely become more piebald! M

[@peterrice9800]

I know that you have now left the LLangollen canal but welcome to Wales. Croeso y Gymru.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! Lle braf sydd gennych yma! (Here’s me hoping Google has the slightest clue!). M

[@peterrice9800]

@@MinimalList Da iawn well done Michael ten out of ten for even attempting the Welsh. Wales is indeed a beautiful Country. Where I live in Old Colwyn on the North Wales Coast we have the best of both worlds sea and mountains.

[@Its_me--Boo_Radley]

Your wonderful, calming video was just what I needed after a stressful day. Thank you. You had the best neighbors! I just love The Narrowboat Experience ladies!! Did George interact with Alice and Munchy?

[@MinimalList]

Heh, no... George doesn’t really understand the nature of cats, so we keep him a little distant, since all cats understand the nature of dogs. They were great neighbors! M

[@wsatnutter9674]

great vlog

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@peterrussell9473]

That bottom lock has been like that for more than 20 years - they really need to fix it!

[@MinimalList]

Maybe this year will be the year... who knows!

[@stephaniekent8483]

silver fox longboat on you tube in your area, has a dog same as yours :)

[@MinimalList]

Yep! Cute dog too! We’re hoping we meet them eventually! M

[@rwbimbie5854]

Other than the NarrowbBoaters Christmas Party years back, do you see Kat & Anne much on the cut?

[@MinimalList]

We spent a few lovely days mored next to them before we left Nantwich in this vlog! We had tea, lunch and a games night! Would love to be their neighbours again soon!

[@wackyswanderings3627]

Big thumbs up from me 😊 brilliant

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! M

[@nw24153ns]

So isn't a bridge just a very, very short tunnel? It depends on your perspective looking up or looking down.

[@MinimalList]

My thoughts exactly! M

[@ofb1583]

no biggie, chester is from the latin castra. It just means castle.I love the fact that you do the couple friction thing on camera, very human. be well

[@dudleyblokerave]

A belated Happy Star Wars day to you both. And the hound too!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! May the 4th have been with you! M

[@dallassukerkin6878]

:grins: Nice surprise 'twist' as to who your 'neighbours' were :D

[@MinimalList]

Gotta twist it up somehow! M

[@markwilson4960]

Dog whipper......who knew!! Another fab video, thanks guys.

[@MinimalList]

Tis an odd role, isn’t it? Thanks for watching! M

[@aditrols]

Unruly does seem very apt description for those particular neighbours, if it wasn't for the two feline crew members keeping a sense of decorum of about the vessel the Narrowboat Experience you encountered would be very different I think.

[@MinimalList]

Quite possibly... though having met Munchie now I’m not sure just how much of that decorum is his. M

[@AdCurves]

Munchie & Alice starring down George

[@MinimalList]

They mainly ignored him, or hid... though I’m not sure he’d have noticed! M

[@traicys-dairy]

So, after touring every nock and cranny of the canal system..... what’s next I wonder? Do you have any onward plans?

[@MinimalList]

Only firm plan is that we will need to make some money then there are so many options... motorbike down through Africa or across Asia, campervan through Eastern Europe. Walk the Camino de Santiago. It’s a few years off now and we are currently limited by what George can but there is definitely a bigger adventure to come!

[@boatshaper]

There was a claim that the ushers in the old-time churches carried long rods to awaken the worshippers who fell asleep during the (long) sermons. Don't know if it's true; your dog-whipper story made me think of it.

[@MinimalList]

As someone who has never been able to stay awake through even the shortest of sermons I’d think it’s both true and a disincentive to religion rather than an incentive to attention. M

[@barryedwards4481]

Hi guys Micheal did you end up going to the movies to see avengers end game I think it was also its good to learn about the history of the towns and I think if there was a dog whipper he would be the one getting whipped these days great vlog thanks cheers Barry

[@MinimalList]

I did see Endgame... solid film, definitely epic on scale, still amazed Marvel can pull these things off, but at the end I felt like I’m burned out on superhero franchises and want something really new. And yeah, not sure Dog Whipper would get much truck these days, especially if he raised it at my George! M

[@jugglerjim01]

How did you cope being moored next to those reprobates? 😉😎

[@MinimalList]

It was an ordeal, but we were vigilant! M

[@Blackhatter1]

That's some interesting history about the church... 400 years of fighting over pews! And the dog whipper?! I'm going to have to read about these stories.

[@MinimalList]

All came from our Nicholson’s Guide, quite an odd tale! M

[@Blackhatter1]

It sounds like it!

[@moosabones]

Very Famous Nantwich Cheese Show!

[@MinimalList]

We heard, sounds like quite a cheesy event! M

[@jasonclark5484]

No sleeping during the sermon or "Sir Michael The Dog Whipper" is coming after you! ; )

[@MinimalList]

To be fair I’d never whip a dog, though some humans I’d be happy to. M

[@jasonclark5484]

@@MinimalList Oh course not, but I can imagine the Parish Priest having to send an Alter Boy outside to get you while you were playing with the dogs to come inside and wake up a snoring parishioner.

[@MinimalList]

That might work... I’d probably get innovative though... ice water drips randomly dispersed onto filled seats, that sort of thing. Give me more time with the dogs! M

[@suetaylor5186]

Your neighbours were ok but I'd rather have a George xxx Sending you sunshine and joy x P's love the history slot

[@MinimalList]

Munchie and Alice are great, but yeah we both are more George-peoples! Glad you liked the video! M

[@malcolmelliott1876]

Ah the return of that nice haunting, canal'y, music track.. And what, might I ask, is wrong with cheese?? You can have a 'reet Grand Day Out searching for a nice bit of lunar cheese. Your new Rycotes look like a couple of tame Winter Whites clinging on for dear life.

[@MinimalList]

Nothing wrong with cheese. Loves me some cheese. If Jo and George hadn’t been so bored outside I’d still be learning about cheese! And yeah the chinchillas age pretty clingy little things! M

[@anthonypelosi3779]

There is no audio to this vlog. Fyi

[@MinimalList]

Hi Anthony, at what time code is the audio missing? I have just played it back and the audio seems fine to me!

[@anthonypelosi3779]

@@MinimalList please disregard my comment the audio was fine it was a minor glitch on my phone when I was watching The vlog sorry for the inconvenience

[@bwanabwana9523]

I love cheddar cheese

[@MinimalList]

I love cheese!

[@ramseybarber8312]

@@MinimalList M STOP PRESS Tesco are selling cathedral 2KG blocks of CHEESE FOR £ 5.00 KG

[@MinimalList]

Just CHEESE, or some known and named CHEESE? M

[@ramseybarber8312]

@@MinimalList Hi as I said Cathedral Cheddar

[@mickbroadbent6750]

love you as always guys, them 2 unruly women what a mess they are lololol don't tell them I said that lol love them as well take care guys n keep away from noisy women lol

[@MinimalList]

I like noisy women! I’m required to! ;-) M

[@anthonypelosi3779]

The vlog is fine it was my phone

[@MinimalList]

Phew! Hope you got it sorted! 😊

[@anthonypelosi3779]

@@MinimalList I did thank you for getting back to me so quickly

[@jamesjetty625]

how horrible it must have been for Mr George to have evil evil cats for neighbors !! and the Girls did not start you to paint the boat. And do be careful they tend to turn guys into to Mooring the cut!! LOL love seeing Anna and Kath on other channels it proves just how sweat they are

[@MinimalList]

I wouldn’t say those cats are necessarily evil, though Munchie is the bane of voles and shrews and mice, apparently! Fret not, we shall not moor! M

[@elrbli]

Kath and Annamarie!! They couldn't possibly be unruly! Maybe it was the feline "crew"?

[@MinimalList]

Munchie and Alice are the very picture of ruly! M

[@laurayardley8144]

I always believed it pronounced lan-gol- en

[@MinimalList]

It looks right, but there seems to be a kind of clucking noise when the Welsh pronounce it. Subtle, but definitely there. M

[@oddzag]

A double l in a Welsh word has a distinct sound that I can't write in English as there isn't an equivalent sound in English. Best way to describe it is to put your tongue on the roof of your mouth and hiss?

[@MinimalList]

Apparently it’s called a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative... the voiceless bit makes me think I understand why no two people seem to pronounce It the same way! M

[@bockersjv]

Another great video, but please no sunglasses on your peices to camera it just looks so Rockstar Bono and deprives is of facial expression.😞

[@MinimalList]

Sorry, but if the sun is bright and shining in our eyes we will wear shades! 🤷‍♀️

[@altacat9702]

: )

[@bwanabwana9523]

Actually I like your Queen, I think she is the only royal that is not despicable

[@MinimalList]

Oh, I dunno, the newest generation are pretty adorable! M

[@TheShootist]

your beard seems to have lost its symmetry.

[@MinimalList]

It happens when I sleep on an odd position and forget to comb the damned thing, especially on days with unusually low humidity. M

[@oddzag]

I'll take an honest but wrong attempt to pronounce Welsh words over a sarcastic attempt any day! Croeso!

[@MinimalList]

Honest but wrong sounds about right! M

[@robertlittle2491]

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