One Man In A Boat | PBS Special Documentaries - Extreme Solo Canoe Journeys with Robert Perkins

[@cheryllancaster6603]

That's my uncle there with the Pearl's hes called Christopher Smith. Hes just watched it and it's a blast from the past thank you 😁😁

[@jbradshaw4236]

That's amazing... Did he ever find the big pearl he was searching for?!

[@RobertPerkinsYouTube]

Hi, Little Paw, The film was made in 1992. I went the other way from most that year who were all about discovering America. It was a fun trip. I was young, unattached and curious. Robert

[@dougoutcanoe]

Hi Robert, I first saw this film when it was shown on BBC? tv many years ago. It coincided with the start of my passion for canoeing. Also about that time I started a job as lecturer in Outdoor Education and canoeing was my main activity. In 1994 a group fo students, expressed a desire to canoe to London from Wigan (near Manchester). I didn't know that we could achieve this goal. I had never paddled long distances. By the Summer we had a fleet of canoes, and set off on the 250mile journey. There were 12 students, and 2 other lecturers volunteered to help. We reached London in 12 days and stayed at the Royal Canoe Club before returning home by motorised transport.

[@kenlodge3399]

Welp I was gonna add my two cents worth, but only because I wanted to congratulate you on your fine effort to canoe the whole of Britain. Aye, but my two cents were diminished and so I can only offer you my: Congratulations on a fine effort to canoe the whole of the British Isle - from England to Scotland. WTG

[@boatman222345]

Boats and exploration have been my whole life…always nice to happen upon a fellow traveler! Well done!

[@chrisbutlersmith9970]

Hi Robert , I am so pleased I found this film on you tube. I loved it when it was first released and all your other films you released . I love your attitude to life and you inspired me in many ways to explore and take in the finer things in life . I feel I have just found an old friend. Take care and stay safe . Regards Chris.

[@snpattenden6470]

Robert Perkins everybody, at least 100 years ahead of his time. Rob on your next visit to Cornwall, UK! I will personally pay for your food.

[@RobertPerkinsYouTube]

you are so kind…! In early December we could go out for dinner in London….. I’ll probably not be in Cornwall soon…!

[@snpattenden6470]

Legend, keep us updated on what you're up to that's an offer too good to pass up.

[@RobertPerkinsYouTube]

@@snpattenden6470 This is my email: [e-mail] be in touch in late November, if you’d like to meet in London. Happy summer

[@snpattenden6470]

@@RobertPerkinsKZbin it's on!

[@Laurybell24]

My uncle smudger (chris) on 40 mins odd gone but never forgotten i hope ur with bucks my mum n leam 💙💙💕💙xxx

[@RobertPerkinsYouTube]

That’s so cool..... I was glad to meet him.....that was a great meeting..!! Robert

[@RobertPerkinsYouTube]

thanks..! Think North….

[@tonystone3397]

Brilliant

[@Mikeymike-kr6rl]

Wow, so happy to see you came through my back garden. The yellow pickup was at Walton Quarries just above Bolton, spent many a summer day rock climbing in them. Sad to say things haven't improved on the Eden 40 years on. But I have enjoyed a trip or two down the Lune and Spey. I think the rapid where you got a soaking is known as The Washing Machine

[@robertperkins1332]

That’s fun..! Thank you for writing..! The Washing Machine did clean me up….! I hope you get on the water this summer…!❤

[@tom-green]

A wonderful documentary. The fashions may have changed but the meaning and sentiments still ring true.

[@scottlancaster6512]

Excellent stuff watching the pearls Chris smith looks so different then if you could still fish for pearls he would still be there haha excellent thanks for posting that vid

[@wolfjury7134]

It was great to hear an outsiders view of the UK and your words echo my feelings..it was in Oxford when no one acknowledged your portage through the city. Then the French students spoke and you said " at least they said something"...that sums the UK up. Needless to say I spend the majority of my time away from the towns etc and out in the few wild places left...even my work is my passion as I work solo in wild places. I can listen to your voice and musings all day. Take care and keep on going.

[@mjc71]

Thank you so much for posting this.I loved your films when I first saw them and felt the same watching again all these years later.

[@rghoag1]

Thanks for posting this gem, my VHS copy is a bit brittle. Great story and sound track.

[@dylancipkowski1716]

Hi Robert Perkins. Thanks for the inspiring work you have done. Quick question: is that a Mad River Independence in this video?

[@JamesKeltan]

i was about to ask the same thing but it looks like it. atleast mine looks like that

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Wow, that is one tough camera!

[@SCOTT-vm5nj]

Hi Robert, what canoe is yours, please? How many #? Thank you. Wonderful trip! Thanks

[@charlielancaster8706]

That's my uncle Chris rip

[@h.nguyen4193]

I will never understand how you can own a whole river? I guess freedom of navigation is a dream in the U.K.

[@MancsGonewild]

I’m an avid outdoorsman.. who loves nothing more than spending every chance I get out in nature.. the laws of restriction are crap in the uk.. a person should be free to spend time in nature and pass through as long as they respect it… but the reality is.. I’ve been to some very remote places and ended up bringing bags and bags of other people’s rubbish back… infact I even with the several bags I collected on the way back to my car after a camp I couldn’t take it all… I think there should be a system put in place where if you spend time in nature.. you pay a little something towards it.. that way.. the who ever owns the land.. can at the very least pay for cleaning… eventually it will stop the idiots from going out and trashing the place 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Pretty much how I haul my camera in my boat.

[@thecount1001]

fascinating on so many levels. as a seasoned canoeist and instructor, i take some interest in the gear used at the time, and paddling skill and technique. you were an intrepid adventurer of the highest order, however, i would have loved to give you a river paddle and some training and i feel that you would have had greater control and safety. not to diminish the purity of your journeys at all.