217. Cosgrove to Yelvertoft by Narrowboat - Part Ten - That Tunnel Again

[@ceeceety2320]

Your videos are so relaxing. My wife and I were just saying how much more calm we feel after watching. Thanks for the scenery, wonderful commentary, and as always, the great smile!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Cheers Tim, thank you so much for your lovely comment, best wishes to you both, thanks for watching and supporting the channel.

[@phillipbateman2284]

Thanks Alan, you do give that extra effort to bring us a full and excellent vlog. Take care.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it, that's very kind of you to say, your comment is very much appreciated. Cheers

[@marianela111]

Loved today's journey. I don't think I would be brave enough to go through a tunnel in the dark knowing another barge could be heading in the opposite direction also in the dark. 😬😖 Thank you for taking us along 🌻 🐈🙏☂️💞

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you Manuela, it's not as bad as it seems, the boats have lights on and you slow right down when you pass another one. Thanks for your ongoing support, take care x

[@GrandadPunchy]

Good Evening Alan. Another varied & of course interesting vlog on the cut... Just shows our very changing weather in Blighty..... It's like two separate day's, one entering the tunnel & one leaving, although you were only in there for a relatively short period of time. As usual it's great to listen to your musings, it's like you're my very own canal tour guide. Absolutely therapeutic. You're definitely a look on the bright side of life person, which is never a bad thing. Keep up the great work Alan. I for one, as I'm sure many of your subscribers do, appreciate the time & effort you put in to producing your video's for our benefit. Looking forward to seeing the next instalment. Stay lucky. Stay safe. Stay healthy. "Bye for now" Have a CTR for me. Alan L200

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Alan, thank you for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it. It is hard work but I do enjoy it, some videos are easier to make than others. All the best, take care.

[@sheryld1957]

Great vlog. You know we were yelling when the trains went past. A shame the sun didn't stay out. Loving watching the cruising and learning about all you go by. Stay safe.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Sheryl for your lovely comment, take care x

[@jennybailey6842]

Another brilliant Vlog Alan. Its always nice to 'travel along with you'. The tunnel was great, but made me laugh when it was sunny when you entered, and rain at the other end!! Always nice to see your happy smile and your positivity. I appreciate all the time consuming work you put into making these vlogs for us. Thank you. xx

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Jenny for your lovely comment. When you exit a tunnel you enter a different world. Thanks for your appreciation of my efforts, take care x

[@stevehoare6378]

Morning Alan, what a lovely way to start a dull Sunday morning in Wales, with a gentle cruise to Gayton Junction. That tunnel still gives me palpitations, and I'm sitting on a sofa, never mind back at the tiller...! So enjoyable to relive happy memories... Stay safe and take care..🍷🍷

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Although it's much longer, as much of it has been rebuilt, it's straighter and seemingly more roomy. Glad it brought back fond memories, all the best, take care. Cheers

[@stevehoare6378]

Roomy and very gloomy, methinks...! Cheers again Alan.. 🍷🍷

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

@@stevehoare6378 I have lamps with me on the back of the boat, makes it more friendly!

[@monopolylife]

Thank You Alan. The number of times I’ve seen videos of boats going through this tunnel, this is the first time I’ve seen two boats pass each other in the tunnel. I didn’t know there was enough room for that. Thank You as always.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks for your comment. If there was no room for boats to pass, the tunnel would need to be managed to ensure two boats didn’t meet head on. Where a tunnel is one way alternating, it would be properly managed often with a booking in system. Cheers

[@shamusp2948]

Thanks Alan for another great vlog. Nice scenery shame about the weather but that’s British weather for you. Looking forward to your next vlog.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you very much Shamus, can the weather improve, you'll see next week. Cheers

[@lesmurray1732]

Sat in the garden watching your latest video. Always up to scratch Alan. Still waiting for our boat to be finished.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Let’s hope you don’t have to wait too long, thanks for your great comment 👍

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Good video alan crank it stay safe lee

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks Lee, take care.

[@bobt3374]

Morning Alan That was a nice trip good for starting my Sunday morning. Take care.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it Bob, have a great day, cheers.

[@gailmatthews2964]

Thanks Alan Very much appreciated for all the work you put into filming and editing your videos for us. It's so lovely for us to enjoy your journey along with you. Gail

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

So nice of you to say Gail, thank you very much. Hope you're keeping well.

[@paulthomas2943]

Another great Sun morning cruise along the cut with you. Can't believe how quickly the weather changed from one end of the tunnel to the other

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it, life is like that isn't it, the weather changing quickly and unexpectedly. All the best.

[@jabbertwardy]

I learned a new word: Stygian--of or relating to the river Styx; very dark. Always an educational and enjoyable experience!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I'm sure we all learn something new every day. All the best, thanks for your comment.

[@brodie2711]

Lovely cruise Alan thank you I did enjoy it. As I get older I find that I suffer more than ever the feeling of claustrophobia especially sitting on my scooter in the lift, awful thoughts come over me concerning being stuck. Not sure how I would react in those long tunnels. All the best my friend. Bye for now. Stephen 👍

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you Stephen, I’m sorry to hear of your worries, please do remember that help is close at hand. I think many people have a fear of tunnels, some boaters do. Take the utmost care and no speeding about! Cheers

[@sunswifttan2346]

Morning Alan🌞it is therapeutic to follow along with your cruising. I was soaking in the countryside views. The boats you passed are interesting. Another leisure cruise Alan. Wishing you well and getting ready for the season change 🍁🐿🍂🍃🌾

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Madeline, I'm glad you find it relaxing to watch. Our Autumn seems to be coming early this year, the nights are drawing in now. All the best, take care x

[@northwalescoast7911]

Morning Alan, that tunnel reminded me after the dark cometh the light, take care 🌅

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's a good way of putting it Robert, all the best. Keep safe.

[@stevesrepairs5778]

Thanks Alan for a great cruise in changeable weather, it was strange to see the difference between just entering the tunnel and exiting, like different seasons. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks Stevie, there was quite a change in weather wasn't there from one end to the other. Cheers, take care.

[@robinl.a.matheson1838]

Enjoyed yet another peaceful cruise with you. And, yes, it seemed you traveled from one world to another in the Blisworth tunnel, at least weatherwise. Looking forward to the next leg of your trip home.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Tunnels seem to have that effect, the weather when you come out is totally different to that when you entered. Cheers

[@hughcarson6837]

Another enjoyable cruise Alan. See you next time, stay safe and well

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks Hugh, glad you enjoyed watching, take care.

[@francesyarmchuk4071]

Lovely cruise. I just love those tunnels!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Frances x

[@markrutter5996]

Hi Alan and thanks for another great video. Loved the footage through the tunnel and the canal was beautiful too. Weird about the weather changing while you were in the tunnel. Take care out there and hope you have a lovely week.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks for your comment Mark, I thought I had answered you earlier in the day. It is weird but it happens quite a lot, different climates either end of a tunnel. Glad you enjoyed watching, all the best.

[@paulturner7837]

Hi Alan, almost like you had passed through a time warp entering Blisworth tunnel in bright sunshine and emerging from the other end into a completely grey and gloomy sky. The building you mentioned with the year marked on it was a lovely convention. Great to see them maintained this way. Very enjoyable vlog,hope you enjoyed the Monaco Grand Prix

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you for your comment Greg, tunnels are like a time warp different either end. If I recall rightly, the Monaco had a bad ending for Lewis, cheers.

[@charliewilson4670]

Cracking video very relaxing journey and some very nice views ☺👍

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it Charlie, all the best.

[@keithweybury5212]

Hi Alan loved that Blisworth Tunnel and enjoyed the trip with you. Keith & Helen Melbourne Auzz

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s great to hear, thank you both very much, cheers.

[@cathyaguilar9332]

Long cruise. Nicely done. Must get a little lonely out there❣️

[@anthonybelcher8569]

Hi alan,I totally enjoyed watching your fascinating cruise along the lovely canal in your magnificent narrowboat ,it looks very relaxing,your brilliant videos are so incredibly captivating all the way through them all,now that tunnel looked very dark and foreboding,rather you then me Just awesomeness blog for sure,⭐️👍🛥tony

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it Tony, I was a bit wary of my first tunnel, this one is better than many, as the work that has been done on repairing it, has made it straighter and seemingly more roomy. Cheers

[@eekee6034]

I used to live in Worthing on the south coast. There are hills right behind the town and the weather is often completely different on either side of the hills; especially clouds and rain. All through the 80s, our weather forecasts were terrible because they gave us the forecast for the wrong side of the hills. Good idea to use a hood with a cap underneath it. I had a coat with a peaked hood once; an actual stiffened peak like a cap. I miss it. As for snug, I like hoods because they keep the cold wind out of my ears. Oh! That's the nicest bridge underside I've ever seen. :) And I like to imagine stuff too. I haven't been doing enough of that, lately, but I did have to grin at the mental pictures inspired by the boat behind you as you said that. Below its name, it had "K9 Carrying Co." :D Well, this is a first for me: subscribing after just one video. I like your style, Mr. Narrowboat Venture!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Greetings and welcome aboard. Thank you for your great comment and for subscribing to my channel. I hope you will have the chance to look through my back catalogue, I tend to cover cruising, DIY, walks and talks, other water related subjects and include occasional road trips, as many overseas viewers like to see some of the English countryside/villages and whilst not boating, it is popular with many. I also arrange some topics in playlists, especially the longer cruises, to assist the viewer. I hope you enjoy watching my channel, all the best Alan.

[@carolehayden8566]

Yes! The stygian gloom of the tunnel would surely activate my PTSD. YOU are very brave.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I’m sorry to hear that Carole, have to think to oneself, it’s just another length of canal but dark. Take care x

[@vonmikeore]

Very enjoyable video. Thanks!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it MIke, all the best.

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Excellent cruise and vlog. Tho my aren’t those trains noisy ! Hope they don’t go all through the night. Looking forward to the next one Alan. Best wishes. Trevor

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Trevor, it's the freight trains that run at night and they're louder. All the best Alan

[@JimmyBoogaloo]

i walked this stretch not so long ago and wondered what the old bridge was for. many thanks for the explanation. you seem cautious about revealing this geeky information, as if you are about to be heckled. we're still way cooler than the trainspotters, you can pass on the info no worries. enjoy all the videos, cheers

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks for your great comment Jimmy. With a global audience, I try and please everyone, and most enjoy a bit of railway history but some won't. All the best, cheers.

[@wattck]

Another enjoyable video, thanks. I agree, you've got to be optimistic. A Half-full glass, is ALWAYS Half Full, never Half-empty. I've watched many of your videos (most of them?) over some time, and they are definitely getting better. Better presentation, more spontaneity perhaps, certainly more natural, and very watchable. It's like shared time together, like being there.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you so much Dan and for your kindness today, I’ll be in touch. I’m working on a very complex production for mid week publication, I hope it’s well received. All the best Alan👍

[@MarkKempsford]

Hi Alan - it was me you passed in the tunnel! We also passed you when you moored later in your trip just past Whatford locks. Always great to see you and many thanks for making your videos.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Mark, thanks for letting me know it was you, I can't recall now did you actually recognise me in the tunnel? I often pass viewers of the channel but it's not always easy to recollect them. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel, cheers.

[@MarkKempsford]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture Hi Alan - no I did not realise it was you in the tunnel - we did recognise you at Watford locks though. My wife was doing the Roses & Castles painting course at Stoke Bruerne Museum that weekend. We ended up mooring in the exact space you left from!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

@@MarkKempsford I was going to say with these coincidences that it's a strange world but yours really is te he ... All the best, I hope your wife got on well with the art course.

[@kevincollis2632]

Keep up with the railway info Alan always of interest to a fellow rail enthusiast 👍

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I certainly will Kevin, thanks for your support. All the best.

[@renemooij5340]

lovely video, keep save and keep vlogging

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much, I will, cheers.

[@carolehayden8566]

The Hemingway of the Canals. 🏆

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

You are a sweet talker x

[@robtheplod]

Thanks Alan, been through here today and passed 6 boats.... aarrgghh! takes a lot longer.. hope you're well.. rob

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Rob, I’m fine thanks, hope you are. I passed one boat only in my two trips through. Having to slow down to pass would keep adding time, I think I was about 41 minutes by myself. Cheers

[@judiehenderson8904]

Great vlog Alan, enjoy your sail😀

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Judie for your appreciation x

[@stewy62]

I don’t have a boat but when we have hired narrow boats my favourite mooring spots are often those with a nearby railway line, often acting as an early morning alarm clock! Not so good though if the line has a lot of freight on it which doesn’t stop when we are safely tucked up in bed ! 🇬🇧🏍

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That makes good sense. At Whilton Marina the railway is on a high embankment and freight trains run through the night, so it would take some getting used to.

[@majordolbyscat]

Lovely video as usual Alan, as a west country man myself, loved the name dropping. I do plan to be in your shoes shortly, travelling about the system. That experience will be a new life in itself, but also excited to think how different the town and city landscapes will change to what I'm used to down here in the south west. Take the up most care Alan, bye for now.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's great news, I hope you enjoy your travels. Yes, certainly very different from the South West but a change of scenery will do you good. Cheers

[@catherineatkins7908]

Alan, as a history buff you might be interested in watching “Tripping the Rideau (ree-doh) Canal.” It is an Unesco World Heritage Site as well as being the oldest, continuously operated canal in North America. It flows through Canada’s capital city of Ottawa. The documentary has great historical details, amazing scenery and special effects that will get your imagination fired up.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Catherine, thanks for telling me about the Rideau Canal, I did take a look but got this message "This video is restricted from playing in your current geographic region", so unfortunately I can't watch it. Such a shame, thanks anyway for mentioning it x

[@catherineatkins7908]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture That’s too bad Alan, I’ll see what I can do from this end.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

@@catherineatkins7908 Thank you so much Catherine x

[@castingshadows282]

Were my eyes deceiving me? A Raleigh Chopper bike @ 8:40 I had one in Red when I were a young lad. Rode it everywhere even did my paper round on it. Lovely Vlog again Alan. Not to bad with the weather and plenty of bird song along the way. Hope you enjoyed watching the Monaco GP I used to watch it too. Was my favourite track but now I have no TV licence & I no longer watch. Until the next time. Bye for now.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I think they were deceiving you, it looked like a folding bike to me with small wheels. As I recall the race had a bad ending, cheers.

[@castingshadows282]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture Ha ha. Oh well. We can all be deceived in one way or another. Even our eyes can play tricks on us. Grand Prix is not as it once was. But that is just another sport gone wrong IMO. I've not watched since they opened Dubai. Stay safe Alan. See you on the next one.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

@@castingshadows282 I agree, the excitement is not the same, it's too technology based these days.

[@martinheslip376]

We have a Bodmin street in Holsworthy, Devon.......

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's great to hear, cheers.

[@gareysherrod3886]

Greetings, thoroughly enjoyed the vlogs as always, love how you show the route of your trip using the Nicolson's guide. Why do you find the name that bridge Station Road particularly Lovely? .... As a solo vlogger on your own you are still able to great film coverage. Got that train footage finally, Lol ....put your feet up, TTFN

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Garey, thanks for your comment. I like the name Station Road, as it means there is or was a station there. Some Station Roads are in small villages, where you would never imagine there had been a railway but at one time, railways criss crossed the whole country. Cheers

[@peranhammers]

Evening Alan, really enjoyed this informative vlog, again, it highlights your desire to bring to your audience the history of a particular section of the network, today's question if I may, and talking of marinas, where is the largest on the canal network? Yelvertoft looks petty impressive I must say. Until the nextvlog of the Cosgrove oddesey, stay safe. Cheers.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Martin, thanks for your comment. I think the largest Marina is probably Mercia Marina, Derby with 600 to 700 berths and a retail experience, quite a destination for day trippers. Yelvertoft has a capacity of 170. Cheers, take care.

[@philipwinter8729]

Think you must have been pursued by a ghost boat through the tunnel! (Or maybe just an echo?)

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's a thought but the bow light was real enough, cheers.

[@sharonprinz5745]

Another really lovely vlog. Thanks Alan. The trains are so long are they full most of the time?

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks Sharon, commuter trains will be full in rush hour times, more lightly loaded during the day. Cheers

[@russjones4034]

When you are going through a tunnel do you turn on all the interior lights and open curtains/ shades? It seems like the light would shine on the walls of the tunnel. South Carolina

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Russ. I don’t do that, as it wouldn’t help me, I have my bow tunnel light and I have lights on the rear deck with me, which I find sufficient. Cheers

[@MikeWilliams-yp9kl]

Canal carriers? Were they moved around much ? ONLY JOKING 😎

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Canals are always on the move, the water is never in the same place twice te he ….

[@MikeWilliams-yp9kl]

Very good 😁😎

[@bookhappy4257]

🙂🙂🙂

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

👍

[@tgward313]

where are the shepherds pie and pint pubs?

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I wouldn't know, there are pubs along route, which I'm sure would be happy to serve you at least a pint.

[@naughtysquirrellyndatee96]

Another great vlog…no chit chat.. busy watching a Great Dane with a broken leg and a G D pup❤️😳😳😳

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Lynda, I hope the Great Dane can get about alright.