Snow Joke! Cruising to Fill an EMPTY WATER TANK - Narrowboat Life - Episode 116

[@susanmcnabb2564]

I love the music ❤

[@diannedutton6127]

Very interesting vlogs. I really enjoy them.

[@susanslater7892]

Lovely video, really enjoyed this one, you are such a lovely couple. Love all the info you give on your walks and about your life on your boat.🛶💖

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lauralie9658]

Love your vlog. I can see how you each have come along way in front of the camera. You have become natural on the camera compared to your first vlogs.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We are embarrassed now to look back at our early videos !

[@MB-qw2lr]

Your a awesome couple .. Nice to see your living the dream

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thanks so much!

[@theveryfirst]

I think you are lovely people because you both appreciate what we have in this world. Even looking at a frozen wild plant or the frost covered lake, there is such beauty. We just need to slow down and look. I have cycled 1000s of kms on previous cycling holidays. Also a great was to see the world.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you. The world is still beautiful place if you look beyond what people are going to it

[@theveryfirst]

@@FloatingOurBoat i am also a regular litter picker upper! It really disheartens me to see such deliberate littering. We have the same problem here too. Shocking what some people do. Love your music by the way!

[@Steve-ys1ig]

I did Hadrians Wall a few years ago with some friends and my dogs ( who I think walked the length of the wall twice) and found it extremely rewarding. You will really enjoy it!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I'm sure our dogs walk three times as far as us. They will need some training to

[@loki666100]

You should do some geocaching. They have some amazing walks. It does look really nice there.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We have now started searching out all the trig points and intend to do trig bagging to lure us onto new walks

[@lisaforte1575]

According to this video, you have the happiest dogs in the whole world!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We do, most of the time but they can also put on a good sulk when needed

[@lisaforte1575]

@@FloatingOurBoat funny pups!

[@Lynnefromlyn]

Oh my word! I signed up to this Walk1,000 miles challenge last month! For me this is a MASSIVE step forward ( no pun intended!) I am walking my way back to pre diabetes status ( along with low carb) and the walking is really new for me. My year will be up next August ( 2022) and despite developing plantar fasciitis ( groan) I am starting to enjoy walking ! My lovely neck muffler and gold medallion arrived yesterday!🤣

[@FloatingOurBoat]

That is great news Lynne. I firmly believe walking is the best thing for your general health. Wishing you all the best x

[@marionjohansson4235]

Oh , just a little precursor memory of lovely minus temperatures. Our weather station tells us it's going to be a cold winter, anyway colder than the last green winters we have had.... I'll believe it when it's here. I love it when it's crunchy underfoot. Hoping you will be able to enjoy it.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We are also hoping for a cold winter, even though many people think it is hard on a boat. There is nothing better than waking up to a snowy morning and lighting the fire ready to come hope to after a chilly walk.

[@bpresolve]

It’s coming up to 50 years since I left Manchester and came to Perth W/A and I left in the Middle of winter and snow and ice everywhere and now I miss the snow but not the cold I also started my working life in 1963 and that should have put me of winter for life but after watching your great narrow boat movies I'm missing it already. Good luck with your ventures. The model train club I belong to here in Perth W/A also like to watch your You tube channel at lunch time on our large screen in the club rooms and you can hear the quite come over the room when your channel comes on and you can almost see the tears in their eyes "True" Thank you so much Bill

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much that is lovely to know that so many people enjoy the videos. I was hearing a story recently of someone on a canal boat in 1963 and they couldn't even get out of the boat as the doors were frozen and blocked with snow. I can't imagine how they coped. It has been freezing here with snow on and off for a couple of weeks and we are now glad it is melting. It is fun for a while but we are ready for sunshine and daffodils now.

[@ianwebb2235]

brilliant,,,,, it is 40% and so humid here in Japan and way too hot to go outside,,,,,Even with fans and air-conditioning on maximum,,,,I just have my boxers on, and a six pack of Suntory Premium Malt's in the fridge. We searched for snow videos and my wife, as was I, was delighted to see several videos,,,,,,Oh look,,,,, Flan and Lich - bearing in mind she is Japanese, bless her. As always, an entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable video.....Even after the 2nd - today, probably our 3rd time of watching,,,,,it cooled us down. Thank you, you two

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you both for watching more than once. Glad it cooled you down. Snow videos are a great idea x

[@smev4341]

Bloody hell you four, where have you been? Don’t you realize you are the thing that keeps me sane? I don’t care if it’s a vid on baking a loaf of cleaning out the bilges or grooming the dogs, just give me more more more. Love you .

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Kevin. I'm sure we can do better than cleaning out the bilges. x

[@denisscott1134]

Hi Fran and Richard 👍 just us 2 Saying hi again for this update 🤔 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@lesleytagovailoa2256]

Ooooo… Hadrian’s wall how exciting, really looking forward to that footage will be awesome. Stay safe…

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Us too!

[@NarrowboatTales]

Yeah, Hadrian's Wall walk I trust with drone footage? That sounds amazing. Look forward to that one especially, take care and keep chuckling :-)

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We are always chuckling so no problem there x

[@NarrowboatTales]

@@FloatingOurBoat I know love it :-)

[@bigibiji4031]

Best music vibes!!!🌈 Stay dry and warm!!!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@Kat69nh]

Have been bingeing on narrow boaters. A Life Full of Meaning, Captain Gary Phillips. Also doing 1000 miles. Lisa got me hooked. 3 weeks in. Average 21 miles a week. This weed low because of weather! 50 mph plus. Then down pouring rain. Lost few shingles off roof. Thank goodness for neighbors.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

There''s plenty of time to catch up on the miles

[@paulquinn8880]

Litterbug 'Cretin' is too polite. I know what I would call them ! Thanks for showing it on the Vlog.

[@britz3864]

Glad to see your faces again, even if they are red and frozen. Where l am in Ontario Canada it’s -14C but no wind, it feels ok walking the dog. My dog hates the cold and l have to coax her through the door. Thanks again.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Ouch!!

[@dereknicol5284]

'This isnt what we signed up for' sums it up nicely, at least we have people like you to brighten up our day, thank you.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

You are welcome x

[@cheryljunkins6935]

Enjoying just knowing you are doing well.

[@openroad72]

It is nice to see you again, beautiful winter scenery 😉👍

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@howardeastman-uk]

Mud Mud Glorious Mud. I don't know how you keep your floors clean with those gorgeous dogs and all that towpath mud! Lovely vlog. Stay safe x

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We have a very well used from and a big pile of old towels for the dogs

[@Setinmywaysalways]

Keep setting yourselves a plan - have a good 1

[@guypidsley1572]

Better outside in the rain than indoors in the sunny weather heh? nearly burnt the bread glued to your vlog, you lovely peeps, Guy

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Absolutely agree with you. Hope the bread is ok

[@dougzirkle5951]

Hi guys! Grace & I were just talking this morning about how nearly everything used to come in some form of paper back in the day (yes, we’re old). We feel it’s time to return to that sort of thing, as well as shift away from plastic containers all together. Thank you for what you do as you tootle along the beautiful canals. You’ll never pick it all up, but you’re making a difference and showing others the need. And I’ve often wondered how on earth you contain the mud from the dogs & walking from completely mucking up your home?

[@FloatingOurBoat]

You are so right about the plastic. The best solution is to stop making it. It has been difficult this year with the dogs but we have old towels ready to rub them down then hopefully they just lay by the fire to dry off. We just have to stay relaxed about it and sweep the floor 2-3 times a day

[@chris-cole]

What a beautiful video! Omg that scenery! Northumberland is my place of birth 😀 key places to see on Hadrians Wall are Vindolanda, Housesteads, Sycamore Gap and pop into the Twice Brewed Inn where Kevin Costner stayed while they made Robin Hood.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We are still planning to go to Hadrian's wall but it hasn't happened yet.

[@gonzobeak1]

cheer up skiper.

[@grahamlewis6062]

Thanks for the email 🙂 just looked at your paintings Richard. Love the emotion they show 🌟. The site doesn’t say what size they are, do t expect them to be very large because of your ‘studio ‘ ! You are both so talented, beautiful to see how you both absorb the nature around you and express it in your art. Spoilt for choice 😃🌟🌟👏👏☕️☕️. Joan

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Hi Joan. If you click on each painting it will open a new page and there you'll find a description and sizes. Thanks for your lovely comments. Rich.

[@edwardsmith3944]

We were so glad you mentioned your bread making from a previous vlog as we somehow managed to miss that one! We have since made, baked and eaten more than one loaf and love it. Thank you so much for sharing that recipe, so easy and so very tasty! XX

[@FloatingOurBoat]

So glad you are making the bread. That recipe is wonderful and takes a away the mystery of bread making which we all think it's too difficult until we have a go. The only trouble we have is that it is too easy to eat too much bread!!

[@glenndrury3499]

Always look forward to your vlogs. Rich, your face at 9.04 is a picture followed by Fran's smile as appears through the hatch. Despair to joy and a cuppa too. Ironic that you have to go fill up your water tank, in the rain!! you'd thing someone would have come up with a rainwater collection/filtration system for narrowboats. Take care.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I think there are systems to save enough water for drinking, but not enough for watching etc

[@bonnietigner4207]

Your upcoming walk sounds so exciting. Thinking it will be wonderful to watch. Thank you.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We are looking forward to sharing it with you

[@sadieals]

I think this long rainy season is twice as bad for those of us with dogs... it’s that “ oh no , not again” feeling when you look out in the morning and the dogs must have the same feeling when they think of the shower when they get back .🙈!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I know, roll on summer

[@philipizzard2584]

Look forward to you walking Hadrian’s wall will be nice to see it hopefully 🙏,stay safe n well

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Us too! We are looking forward to sharing it with you

[@nbflyingfox4672]

Looks very bleak and brisk. Nice vlog.. keep safe all..

[@nickduffy8482]

Noticed the beautiful scarves you both wore during your walk, I assume these were home woven? Thank you for the great content, you are helping to keep a lot of people sane during these very difficult times. One day this too shall end!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Yes, the scarves were home woven. Let's hope this all ends soon

[@juliacarr47]

Good to see you’re both doing well. Stay safe and good luck with your walking challenge.

[@lorrainerichardson3280]

Lol went to an outdoor concert once and the entertainer played Baker Street and started it not with a sax but a kazoo. I didn't know whether to laugh or be gobsmacked. Laughing won. Thanks for the clip, I'm with Kevin, cooking, walking, maybe not the bilges, but love your style. Take care =-)

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Lorraine, I think we should get out the comb and the tracing paper

[@aliciaking2464]

I was wondering how u guys were getting on, glad to c u are well and happy out walking ,crafts , and generally living the dream. Take care Thanks always.☃️⛄️👋👋

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We're doing our best x

[@johnsullivan2449]

Hang in there, you're doing great. Your VLOGs are as much about your personality and humanity as anything else. If everyone plays their part the people of Britain will get through this challenging time. 🇦🇺👍

[@michaelhibbert4393]

Great vlog as usual....think you guys keep us landlubbers sane....x

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Aah, but who will keep us sane?

[@eirishemd]

Great vlog as usual. We had a snowy week here on Canada’s east coast with mild temperatures of between-1 to -12 or so at night. Lol. You know the Norwegian saying, no bad weather just bad clothing choices which is so true. Can’t wait to join you on Hadrian’s Wall. Thanks for sharing your days with us. I always look forward to watching 🇨🇦👍❤️

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you. -4 is cold enough for us!

[@Deb_Downes]

Baker Street is a song that I (knew/forgot) heard recently and went “I have to add that to my playlist”! Love those rolling, rollicking guitars and lyrics :) I do hope things get themselves sorted in the UK, soon. I wish for you, that when spring arrives and the sun reappears that some of your lockdown provisions are able to be relaxed. Looks very grey and grim atm. Your weather is sounding like Melbourne - all 4 seasons in one day 😂 Your life is what it is. I’m keen to see whatever you want to produce. Take care, cheers Deb :)

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@RandDWinNorthIdaho]

Thank you for the update... Keep them coming.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Your welcome

[@adrianshaw5115]

Love your vids. its such a shame other have no regard for the countryside all that rubbish. Stay safe and well.

[@markrutter5996]

Thanks for another great video and for showing the harshness of winter aboard a narrow boat regarding the muddy paths and freezing conditions. You always put a smile on our faces with your little chat at the end . . . A lovely personal touch. Take care and looking forward to seeing you again soon.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Mark

[@didnot6961]

Always good to see you guys

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

🤣 Greetings😂. 🚀 You sounded like interstellar galactic time travellers with that opener.🚀 Glad to see you safe and in good spirits. look forward to trying your sourdough bread next time our paths cross. Hope you ordered the right thing for your loom. it looked like a mini loft ladder to me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It could actually double as one, not much use on the boat though . you provide the chilli, we'll bring the bread xx

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

@@FloatingOurBoat Sounds like a plan ❤️

[@ralphwood9865]

Greetings right back to you Fran and Rich, You like us are experiencing are having weather.So far this winter we've had only one snow storm of any significance which dropped 10 inches overnight 3 weeks ago and since then just a few flurries. Very mild temperatures normally there is a village of ice fishing huts ,usually well over100 but this year zilch as the ice isn"t thick enough to drive on today its-4c but going down to --11c overnight .This time of year it can get to -25c or colder. Good to see you both again Take care stay safe keep warm Cheers from Canada.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

wow, we can't compete with those temperatures

[@hildahickey6964]

You may have some frustrations being in lockdown not having much area to move around in, but I love the information you give us and the videos you share. keep up the good work.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you we're glad you are enjoying them.

[@themetalgardener4960]

-3C is still pretty cold. We had a morning with -9C the other day here in the Mohawk Valley area of NY State, USA. Not something we get all the time, -3C is more the usual. Loved the filming/editing on these last two. I've said it before but needs saying again. I love seeing your video craft skills improve. I'd enjoy your videos without the extra touches but they just make them so much more wonderful to watch.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much

[@kennolan5164]

I think you'll be ordering a good cratch cover for the back of your new boat. Love the vlogs, very well put together. Keep safe.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Ken. We don't actually plan to have a covers on the new boat as we prefer the boats without. We will see how we get on

[@lesleysilverstone2868]

Good to catch up with you both. Hubby and I did a bit of Hadrian years ago when we were over....we also took in Beamish and I recommend that to you if you have not already been there. I am still anxious to see the new boat. I have a friend who lives in New Brunswick who dyes wool and I have already asked her to match some colours for the new craft when we know what they are....very exciting. You can find her at Sacred Earth photography and fiber art....her stuff is quite lovely. Keep well and safe. Love and hugs as always.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I have seen her facebook page and it is lovely

[@ozwzrd]

Foolproof and Simple. Sounds like a music hall act...

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Such of us is which? X

[@ozwzrd]

@@FloatingOurBoat Ladies first?😋 You asked...

[@bryan3550]

Lovely Weather... for Ducks! Meanwhile here in Melbourne, Oz, at 9am it's 32C with 22% humidity and we're in for 40C later... Take care. 🙃

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Pheww!

[@newbeginnings-myeverydaylife]

Keep on doing what you do so well guys! All the best from Cyprus. Dawn.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@robinl.a.matheson1838]

Thanks for the earworm 😄!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Tee hee!

[@mikesmith-yj3ih]

Can your drinking water tank freeze in your barge ? My first thoughts was gosh those ladders are a bit small 🤔😅

[@FloatingOurBoat]

The water tank is mainly below water level so is insulated from the cold air. I don't think it would get cold enough to freeze it

[@hellyavard8552]

Love your videos, looking forward to your next one. We endured a long lockdown here in Melbourne Victoria Australia with curfews and 5 Klm boundaries. Just be thankful you have one another. It would be much worse if you were on your own

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We know, we are so lucky x

[@peterpearce2011]

Nice to see you again, too bad the weather is not good. we have just had 1inch of snow with more on the way, on Vancouver Island.Good luck on your walking challenge, keep safe.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@johnallen148]

Hi Fran Rich,so nice to see you again lol what weather you are having,yes I cannot stand people who leave their rubbish everywhere I gussied they passed a rubbish point somewhere along there way ,looking good both of you but Fran you look a little white get some protein in you not all this vege lol how the boat coming along any new pictures yet ,well guys take care keep safe till next time lots love John 🥂🥂❤️💐💐🥳🥳💕☃️☃️☃️

[@FloatingOurBoat]

The new boat build is being allowed down because of civic but hopefully we'll have some more pictures soon

[@marksadventures3889]

First off - love the music intro there. I really am a Jazz cat. (before lockdown I played drums in two jazz outfits - one that's a bebop quintet and a more Club Jazz quartet with guest players for flavour). I miss playing. I hope you get to do the Wall and quite right it's not about the distance but the journey. Good to see you looking healthy both of you. We got about 4 inches here so far, but there's more to come, Pendle hill is white and she looks majestic. Stay safe and well x

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Glad you like the music. Pendle hill must look wonderful

[@gilliantempleton3253]

keep warm xx

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We will

[@stephenmead8183]

Cracking up here in New Zealand about your comments about the flooding. I wonder who had the bright idea to tanker away the flood waters. So funny. Keep warm and stay safe. Cheers

[@FloatingOurBoat]

They are still going for days later🙄

[@alanjackson4646]

Lovely to see you both well, warm and comfortable. My wife and two granddaughters have walked Hadrian’s Wall, East to West, twice now with me as mobile support moving from campsite to campsite with a caravan. Walking with tent is awkward unless you really wild camp as ‘campsites’ are sited 2-3 miles off the route and add a lot to your journey. It is worthwhile and given good weather, very enjoyable. Hope the situation allows you to do it.Can I look after your boat whilst you are away ? I will of course pay rent. Keep well. Regards AJ

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Ha Ha, thanks Alan, but I think you will have to fight it out with our family, xx

[@alanjackson4646]

@@FloatingOurBoat Worth a try. XX

[@24rschmidt24]

Keep your channel going....it’s one of the few things I look look forward to! Your videos are refreshing.

[@MrAg272]

I did some walking of Hadrian's Wall decades ago. On a 6 weeks visit to the UK. I was walking along the wall which went through a farmers property. He said hello to me and I said G'day. Straight away he said, "From Australia are you lad." We talked and talked. He wanted to know so much about Australia and farming there. I am in two minds about the weather these days. There you are freezing and it be snowing. Here it is 40C steaming hot days. Even in Winter the canals of the UK look amazing.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

That's the way it should be, time to stand and chat along the way. Lovely

[@floatingfreedom6091]

Hi Rich and Fran! Wonderful to see you guys , always lovely to see your faces and hear your journey . Love the idea of hadrians wall. Being a Geordie we have done the main sites across there and it is stunning , but to walk it . Well wow! Kudos! We are now on board . Living full time and getting through the steep learning curve, painting and decorating and getting the boat ready for CC ing. A lot of this was influenced by you two lovely folk. Here’s to the situation lifting and getting back to a more normal life . Best Del and Lise and Benjamin

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Oh wow, congratulations, Hope you are all enjoying the boat and settling in well xx

[@kdean9537]

Hi Rich and Fran, Lovely quiet moment on your walk looking up in the trees @5:33 apprx. It was -19 celcius this morning when I took our dog out (Ontario, Canada)...brrrrr, but the sun was shining so that's a plus. 😊 Glad you weren't too badly affected by any flooding. Hadrian's Wall, that is something really wonderful to look forward too! Another lovely vlog, so nice to see you both! It always makes the day a bit brighter watching one of your videos, always positive! Thank you for the lovely visit. 😊 Take really good care, stay well, be safe! Kathy x 💕

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much Kathy, we are really looking forward to Hadrian's wall and sharing it with you

[@digsdrains]

Love your work guys ... Aroha from New Zealand xx

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much x

[@nw3803]

Great video, shows the true challenges of winter living on a narrowboat..perfect.There are a-----holes all over the world who dump garbage, I remember the UK being particularly bad when we lived there, but it's the same here in Canada. I have been watching the floods all over the UK on BBC news, it looks pretty bad especially under the present circumstances. Shame you couldn't vlog your new boat build, looking forward to seeing it on the water ! Cheers, Nigel

[@FloatingOurBoat]

The floods have been exceptionally bad just where we are. Fortunately they are subsiding now but so many shops have been flooded it. It is such a Shame

[@eamo106]

Tough times. Walking Hadrians wall.... I lived as a student at Newcastle Uni in Wallsend for almost 3 years in 1977. Tough at first but the people got to know us and much better. Wish you luck with that walk. Visited much of the wall as a Student, now its better managed I understand , good luck. No canal , would have been hundreds of locks..Now in Texas USA, still in shorts all year, I don't have any long trousers - well I do, just don't fit me !

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Ha ha!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I guess you were allowed to walk on the wall. That is not allowed now it is managed!

[@johne5854]

Hadrian's Wall sounds a good trip. My memory of Hadrian's Wall was stopping there on a motorcycle trip and getting covered in minute flying beetles, millions of them but regardless a beautiful area. Looking forward to seeing you walk it.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We can't wait

[@leighstanley4878]

Really enjoyed that thanks you both. Hope you are ok. Rich re dumping rubbish on a tow path (Go for it) These people are something beginning with a W !!!!!. I really think this is go on for a very long time. As you said May or June !!!!!. Chin up both. x

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Well said

[@evelyndole4618]

Great to see you and the puppies 🐶 🐶 out for a walk!! Really love 💕 your videos!!!

[@owencarlstrand1945]

I shall look forward to your sourdough. I keep sourdough culture in the fridge and feed it five or six hours before I need it, or perhaps overnight. Once you have used some culture to make the dough for the bread feed it once more and put it back in the fridge until you need it again.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

The are so many methods. It can be very confusing

[@owencarlstrand1945]

@@FloatingOurBoat There are a lot of people out there with a vested interest in making it look complicated. Just experiment, find out what works for you and stick with it

[@brianmessenger]

Thanks for the ear worm 😂 but as you say could be worse

[@Kevin-rh5li]

So glad you showed that the cut is not always pristine and clean, it is becoming the opposite with many low life's now on the cut Rich, myself and another boater pulled out of the Ashby in two weeks 24 carriers bags full of plastic waste and nappies full of you know what plus two dustbin bags full of the same, it could only be a someone with a boat as the stretch had no road access alongside it. Apart from that a great vlog.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

That is terrible. I remember we saw a lot of rubbish on the Ashby too. I also think this is a resident boat here. Such a shame when it is their own home environment they are running

[@Kevin-rh5li]

@@FloatingOurBoat Agreed some people just do not care about the environment, you see that often when the so called travelers leave the site they have been occupying in a terrible state. Oh well keep on keeping on.

[@maggiemoo0328]

Really enjoy your videos - they take me to another world. Our newly adopted greyhound, Dan, has just watched this video all the way through so he has good taste, too!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Our dogs also have their favourite video channels featuring dogs. Glad you all enjoyed it

[@jasonm4982]

Good to see you again. Went to Hadrian's wall in '93, great scenery, looking forward to those vlogs, and the sourdough too, cheers both

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Cool, thanks

[@cherryclark2572]

Great to find you back again! Thanks so much for the video. The walks look like great fun in spite of the mud, although that’s easy for us to say when we don’t have to clean it off dogs and boots. The pandemic is such a strange time, when we are all feeling a mix of idle and stir-crazy, but at least we all share the same experience regardless of where we are.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Quite right Cherry. Thanks for watching

[@Teresafromtheyarnshop]

Hi my lovely friends. Enjoyed the scenery. You two have inspired me to start my own walking goals. Stay safe and warm!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

That's wonderful. How do you find the time to fit everything in?

[@christinemurray9407]

Dear Fran & Rich I love all your vlogs they’re always interesting, I use to visit Northwich once a week and drive down Ollershaw Lane the floods must be devastating for the residents. ( Rich you do look good with the stubble) Blessings to you both.

[@TheMaggieMia]

sourdough is easy, but you might find crockery better for keeping it in if you are now using plastic or glass. And 2 crocks so you can change it out, clean and set to air, a bit of sun helps to reduce bacteria you don't want in your 'growing jar'. Take out what you need, put water, a spoon of sugar, and more flour into the container, mix up, put on the top, and set aside to let grow. Make your bread and enjoy. Your starter should need used every 2-3 days.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Maggie, that is very helpful. Can you clarify something for me. You feed the starter to reactivate it, take out what you need to use, then fed the remainder again to save for next time. Is that right?

[@TheMaggieMia]

@@FloatingOurBoat You want to have a nice amount of that starter because you actually take about 1/2-2/3 out for use, then into your starter container goes water, a teaspoon-1tablespoon of sugar and then flour to thicken it back up into a nice goo. Not as thin as cake batter but not soft cookie dough thick. I lived on a remote ranch for years and we had sourdough, it made pancakes, bread, waffles, the base is the sourdough, what you add in makes the difference, and how thick, you cook so you will find it not all that hard to adjust. Too much for pancakes, that leftover batter is the start of my bread dough.

[@TheMaggieMia]

@@FloatingOurBoat Yes, and Keep it Clean is the key to keeping a healthy yeast culture. In areas where bakeries still use their own yeast cultures instead of purchased yeasts a person who has a good mouth for tastes can tell you which bakery that bread came from. A man who lived and worked in the markets in Mexico City said he knew which bakery the bread was from every time.

[@TheMaggieMia]

I am not sure I was very clear and organized, but it’s get that starter/yeast jar out, dump part into my mixing bowl, then with clean wet cloth, wipe my jar rim, add water, a tiny bit of sugar, flour, mix up, make sure rim and lid are clean, put lid on and set my jar where it lives, then mix up whatever I am making. But it’s not workable to keep a sourdough jar going if you can’t use it every other day or every 2 days, it will either die or go bad... been there, done that.

[@grahamlewis6062]

Hi again guys, I’ve just been enjoying another HOT, sunny cruise along the Oxford with you folks. Do you think it’s about time ‘you and me, meant to be, in the great outdoors’ is given another airing 😃 - please - 🥰🍷🍷 or should it be 🍵🍵😁 Joan

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Ha ha, we'll see what we can do xx

[@Kat69nh]

GG says woof to your two babies. Love the snow.

[@christinegibbins6105]

Lovely to you both and see what you have been up to, great to have the walking challenge to look forward to!! Take care. xx

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@garycapson6713]

Hello........ My you tube lost you. Subscribed and Bell a long time ago and it just lost you. I just found you again. Great to see you both looking well. Hope that I can stay with you on your journeys this year. I wish you all the best in this new year. Stay safe you 4.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Glad to have you back x

[@lucillecash3046]

Looks like you’re coping really well with Lockdown in the Winter wonderland. I am picking my Damson plums from 3 trees this week in New Zealand Fran. I’ll be making damson gin, jelly and jam and plum sauce. Masses also to give to friends so it’s a busy time for me.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Aah, memories of summer. It seems so far away.

[@stevegee7593]

Hi to you both. here are a couple of youtubes who have done the Hadrian's Wall trip. OutdoorLifeOfBrian, Dean Read and even Vobes did a bit of it. As for the sourdough Bake with Jack, and to see how a professional do'es it Proof Bread.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Steve, we will have a look

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Love the video. I love it up here. North Northumberland North of the wall, about 30 miles north. Glad you’re in training 👍🏻, hopefully you can video/document the wall walk. Thanks for sharing this !

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We certainly will

[@sallyu1]

It's nice for us to see the snow - we don't get it here in Fuerteventura.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

This is the first time we have had snow in a couple of years so we are enjoying it

[@keithwilkinson8754]

Hey....we passed you on the day of all the rain and got to Anderton boat lift. We was to go on to the Bridgewater but during that awful evening there was a landslide a couple of hundred metres past the lift. I don't know if you have any footage of it but I can send you a short video before the barriers went up. Keith and Rosalyn and Harvey 🐕. Timeless. Met u at Venetian. Take care.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Hi, I think we saw you go past, but we sometimes have short memories. We didn't know about the landslide. We may go to have a look

[@keithwilkinson8754]

@@FloatingOurBoat i think you can't get close to it now because they have fenced off the towpath at bridges either end of the section that has collapsed .

[@judithmurphy9159]

Love watching your vlogs there so lovely 😊 seeing the two of you enjoying your boating life, we’re just waiting for lock down to ease up then we’re going to move on our boat that we’ve recently bought. Look forward to seeing your next video all the best to both of you 💕

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It must be hard not being able to get aboard. Let's hope it ends soon

[@judithmurphy9159]

@@FloatingOurBoat I’ve got all my fingers and toes crossed it will 💕

[@judithmurphy9159]

Hi both, hope you’re well. Got some good news, We can pick our narrowboat up on Saturday and move her to her mooring beings as she’s going to be a live aboard, her name is Moon Fleet with a picture of moon 🌙 and horses on her, not sure how long it’s going to take us to get there as were very new to all this, I’m so nervous and excited at the same time 🤪 Have a great day Jude and Rob XX

[@sheryld1957]

Bless your hearts, those were some muddy tow paths. I hope the weather gets better for you. Here in Texas, we had our day of snow and now it will stay relatively warm and maybe rain. Nothing like what you all are getting. Stay warm and so inspiring that even in the cold weather you are still getting out and walking. Good luck on the new weaving attachment.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It is easier to cope with the winter weather for walking than being too hot in summer

[@sheryld1957]

@@FloatingOurBoat I always say I can put clothes on in the winter, but there is only so much you can remove in the heat of summer.

[@bumblebee-mygt867]

Great to catch-up with you two. Always an interesting watch. Stay safe .

[@stevesrepairs3815]

Thanks for another lovely update and it's good to see you are both doing well (and the doggies). Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you very much!

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

You two have got lockdown worked out. Nice walks with dogs, plans to even walk Hadrians Wall one day. That would be lovely and I hope you will share the experience with us. That fly tipping was disgusting. I hadn’t realised it happened on the canals as well.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We will definitely share our big walk with you all