The secret to surviving winter on a Narrowboat (with a baby!)

Welcome back to an icy cold Holly The Cafe Boat! We're escaping our narrowboat once again and are off on another adventure, baby in tow!
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For those of you just joining us, welcome! We're Vic and Jo and we've been narrowboating around the UK for the last few years on our 54ft narrowboat Zero. Last year we decided to give up our jobs in the city and add another boat to our fleet in hope of turning it into a travelling cafe and becoming full time boating baristas.
Follow us as we learn the ins and outs of business on the water whilst cruising around the UK.
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To watch more narrowboat adventures:
The Glamourous Side Of Narrowboating: • EP38 The Glamorous Sid...
Narrowboat Transformation (Paint job completed!) - • Ep18 TRANSFORMATION CO...
Your FAQ’s answered (Narrowboat Q&A) - • LIFE ABOARD: Your Ques...
What we do on rainy weekends - • Ep9 NARROWBOAT life: R...
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Every video, in order, from the beginning - • All our videos IN ORDER
Painting our narrowboat - • Painting our Narrowboa...
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[@edwardo1973]

"what's in my pockets.... why a number 10 spanner." brilliant!, I can't top that.

[@poolfield2]

Good to have you back!

[@georginapeers293]

Glad your back.be even happier when your on holly again

[@greghilton7797]

He's such a happy little chappie, wait 'til he gets mobile. So lovely to see you again and on such a cold day too. Spiffing little vlog thank you so much. Cheers

[@martinkavanagh9641]

Lovely to see You three - Welcome Back.

[@manny-perez]

I think that would be a gorgeous theme for you guys, "Go With The Flow".

[@raymondmuench3266]

Your comments about wine tasting, etc., at 13:30 were hilarious, eg, maple blossom, bark. Reminds one of another line: It’s a small wine but it makes great pretensions.

[@yeoldfart8762]

Good to have you back. -2C. Sounds pretty warm to me. We’ve been hanging around -2F. Little one is looking good.

[@Acapulc941]

I, too, have missed you, so I'm delighted you are back. There is something so calming and delightful about seeing the world through your eyes. We all understand that you are busy, especially with that precious little William. So it's just lucky for us when you make the time to create a vlog. Tgank you for doing that. -Leigh, Texas.

[@piratesalleycats2290]

So good to see another video from you. Understandable that your time is at a premium. Thanks so much for recommending Seas and Summits!

[@helenandrews7468]

So glad you are back.

[@rwalker9644]

A foggy day in leister town eh - lots of food - baby chat and errr great video Cheers Rob

[@bobpeters2464]

Nice to see you all back.

[@andrewsavill8205]

Super video of you all. Very nice to meet Jo and William last week and have a quick chat. 👍🙂

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Hi Andrew! Nice to meet you too, hope you had a lovely walk 😊

[@billlewis2401]

Glad you're back!

[@SusanChinnery60]

The perfect Saturday morning. Snuggled in a blanket with a coffee watching you guys. Glad you are all OK x

[@borderreiver90]

Great tour around the city......

[@OmarSher]

Great soundtracks.😍

[@edmundsmith151]

Thank you for showing Leicester i grew up there but it has changed so much since i left in 1972. Glad you enjoyed your visit little william is growing up the two of you so dedicated to his well being great to see you back on a vlog looking forward to your next adventure. Take care and stay well Ed 40 S of Vegas XXX

[@manny-perez]

I love that Go With The Flow! ❤️

[@mikeprince5361]

Missed you guys..... good to have you back and to know that you all are safe and healthy. Absolutely love the town tours. All the best from Central Florida!

[@areguapiri]

"Safe" from what?

[@paulyoung6165]

Hi All nice video of you Three enjoying Leicester , All looking Good ,Take care

[@regchapman3118]

Good to see back and that you are well

[@PaulMatsonMOTM]

Great video as normal. Finding a 10mm ring spanner in your coat pocket - priceless!

[@NorthernNarrowboaters]

Welcome back you three! William is gorgeous x

[@NicksAllotmentDiary]

So nice to see you out and about. William looked like he had lots of sleep while you carried him. I guess he has his noisy moments too! That jug looks really good. Take care. Nick

[@jasonbarron3047]

What an absolutely lovely and beautiful little family, little William will be watching his mum and dad's videos and reading the comments in years to come when most of us are no longer around.. who knows maybe even little baby Williams own grown up family will watch them all and read the comments too 😀 makes you wonder what the world will be like then don't you think? There is something so calming and chilled out about these 2 beautiful people I can watch their videos from start to finish feeling I'm with them on their walks and day to day life at both work and play which is really nice but I'm always craving more when the video finally ends. Anyway thankyou guys for sharing your life with us all and to the older William if you are reading this I hope you turned out as special and lovely as your 2 parents are my friend, I reckon you will have and you will be doing just great buddy best wishes from me and my family in 2022 stay blessed dear hearts love unbounded jason x

[@quebot1111]

I am so happy to see you 3. Wow I really missed you all

[@banzaipinball]

It's Great how Jo enjoys her food, she lights up when eating

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

for pancakes especially 🙂

[@robinhall6194]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat HAHAHAHA!

[@lindabyrne4596]

Soo lovely to see you !

[@biburybill]

Always a good watch many thanks 😊

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Great to see you all, out and about and braving the elements. This household was just about going into withdrawal symptoms for HOLLY THE CAFE BOAT. Vic, you be careful on the canoe in the mist, if a fellow called Charon comes past, give him a wide berth.

[@onefunnyoldman]

Lovely to catch up with you all. William's taking it all in and your both looking really well. Thank you for taking us on your trip out, it was lovely. Best wishes

[@georginar763]

So great to see you all! Brilliant blog as always. Gx

[@vonvulkvan8278]

I must say, Vic, you used to be a fav , (love you too Jo), but now young William is a the highlight of the videos. He's just so adorable....❤

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

:-D he'll take that! Thanks for watching Von

[@marieseaward9891]

Spot the live aboard... Using someone else's heat and loo... 🤣. Welcome back ❤️

[@jeg1972]

My Fridays haven't been quite the same :-) Glad you're all keeping well, Nice to have you back!

[@twcmaker]

Great to see you back on your travels. Love the jug that Lorna painted. What a talent 👌👌❤️ Catch you soon. Jamie 👍

[@irenedavo3768]

Hello

[@daveonthecut2852]

Love the turn up and wait for a train philosophy

[@barriepayne1690]

Thank goodness your back ,thought you had sunk,! Liked the shot of the fish on canoe imagine you scooping it up and dropping it in frying pan.amazing how you both got so much out of your canal boat jug.I had the same reaction on buying my first Rolls Royce,!! Comedian hey

[@izlandsisterztv8792]

Love the “what’s in my pocket” game, first time hearing of it

[@naughtysquirrellyndatee96]

I do enjoy going on outings with you.. to places I’ll never get to in my life.. thx so much for sharing💜

[@stephenleake8533]

Great video - good to see you back!

[@suehall3298]

Really enjoyed watching 👀 this love your go with the flow jug🤗 Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤

[@howardwhitney9314]

So glad to see you back. William is developing a personality. What a sweet boy with such fun parents. Soup with your friend is a 365 for me.

[@bobrose762]

A Fish in a Canoe, sounds like a children's story. Awesome video, keep up the great work!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

:-D haha it does! We'll be telling William the tale of the fish in the canoe for years to come! Thanks Bob!

[@debbylynn]

So glad you’re back!

[@stewal6835]

So refreshing to see a boater blog with a baby rather than dogs which they treat like a baby!

[@susanslater7892]

Really enjoy your videos, this was really nice. You are such a lovely couple, a pleasure to watch. Love your cafe boat and your adorable baby. Looking forward to more adventures with you 🛶💖👶

[@ralphwood5875]

Oh how nice to see you guys are back its so good to see you now I'm going to sit back and enjoy and enjoy tour vlog ans comment again after that.

[@liznutting7558]

Hurray!, you’re back!

[@BoatTime]

First time watching, don’t know where we have been! 🙊 Loved it! Leicester looks lovely 😊 and the jug looks amazing! Getting out of the boat deffo helps break up the winter! Now time to binge more of your vlogs! 🥰

[@kayflower49]

Great to see you again. Just take time and font stress out. Enjoy being a family and watching William grow. Kid care, see you next time.xmxx

[@fionaparks8691]

Hi, lovely to see you all back & vlogging. We visited Leicester in Dec & like you found it to be a great place. Next time you visit try the Leicester Coffee House. It's a tiny cafe but very friendly & knowledgeable, I believe they've just won another award. They also have an online shop

[@clairedeare1139]

Leicester (my home town!) is so fab. Glad you loved it. Lovely video!

[@carolgibson2145]

So good to see you back, you are both looking ver well. Parenthood suits you. William has grown so much he is adorable ☺️. Stay cosy and safe x

[@davidjinks8207]

Good to see you back, love your videos

[@sca6769]

Long canal-side stems of greenery would be eye-catching in your jug. Maybe use a much smaller container/empty jar inside for a bit of water? Lorna is so creative.

[@richardzehrung9776]

Was watching Foxes Afloat and KZbin introduced me to you. Loved watching y’all Washington State USA

[@suecooper3016]

so nice to see you 3 again. Hope now the weather is (apparently) warming up we will see more of you.

[@sandramuis1015]

Lovely vlog….love your bucket!🥰

[@donaldmarinkovich492]

Glad you're back. Missed you.its so cold I'm Minnesota USA and we so need you wonderful Brits to pull us out of the winter doldrums and escape from our dreary mundane lives for a bit down the canals and into the fun shops of Merry ol' Britain

[@susannefoxforcefourpickeri9358]

Hey both and baby William. I hope you enjoyed Lestah (Leicester) please pop back to Leicester on the 4 and 5 of June for our Leicester riverside festival. More info in the FB page. X

[@vickieragle4130]

So happy you are back! It is great seeing William! Wow how he has changed. Thank you for taking us to Lester. It was nice to get out!😉

[@irenedavo3768]

Leicester?

[@chrishibbard6488]

So great to see you back and surviving the winter. William looking great too. …..Take care and keep safe and well………Chris xx

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

:-D Thanks Chris, have a great weekend!

[@DianeRichRhea]

We are so glad you guys are back! And William has grown sooooo much! what a handsome guy!!

[@brodie2711]

I did enjoy that, thanks, guys. One suggestion, when Vic was walking through the mist you should have played Tubular Bells as per Exorcist. All the best to the three of you.

[@sriadi11]

Glad to see your back filming, I was worried something happened to my favorites 😎❤️🌺🐠🛶☕️

[@randystogner5466]

Excellent video

[@BohemianBeatster]

A fish in a canoe is an international sign to do another narrowboat vlog. Lucky you guys. Very rare, very rare indeed. Loved new video of the family, out and about. You always present a fresh and confiding feel with your adventures, as if we are right their with you, and all is safe....maybe! The pancakes looked incredible, and what looked like an old water jug was lovely. I always feel better, happier after I've watched one of your adventures, which is pretty amazing, because I usually feel happy. Stay groovy and stay safe. Remember: Always look for the fish in the canoe.

[@margaretsmith8169]

I have miss you too beautiful people can't wait to watch more keep safe 😍Maggie Manchester

[@WeAreZilla]

Welcome back! We missed you. Vic: Some of the transitions might be a little abrup-CLACK!CLACK!CLACK! So funny!

[@1911olympic]

I love this video! The light is very beautiful: not only the sun, but also the mist, the car-lights etc.! I skipped the waiting for the train part.

[@warrenstanford7240]

Best wishes to the Holly the Cafe Boat crew for the coming year and hope every success for the business.

[@eekee6034]

I used to just turn up. It's an elegant policy from a more civilised age. I also used to fill my pockets like that. Then I got a car, and filled the car boot instead. Well, not just the boot. I learned to regularly check under the seats for wrappers -eventually-. Those are nice arches, in Lee-ses-ter. (Sorry, I couldn't resist. XD ) I love the changing light in this country. I used to love adverse weather conditions too. :) I sort-of still do, but I've spent far too much time indoors in the last... ooh, 15 years, and I seem to have gotten old in the process. But it's not just the indoors thing. So much has changed in that time.

[@annjarvis9300]

William is growing so fast I am sure he will be ready for that cuppa when the weather improves meantime tc of each other too Ann n David☕️🍰☕️🍰🦋🌺🌷🌹

[@robertwhitaker8515]

Good to see u out and about again ;) That lovely mist, we call that Smog up here in Yorkshire lol and that bitter taste will be the hard water lol

[@scotney33]

Hooray! Good to see you again & in my home town, Its not what it was but its home. Im now in Barrow on 1 of the Marinas I got to say Lesta is far better by river and canal, so when you get back out in Zero and Holly, let us know before hand so I can get some Cake!! All the best guys

[@jolewis-brown6608]

That was lovely. I’ve only been to Leicester once but I did go into the first cafe that you went to 😀. Love the jug too.

[@suzannebudlong8376]

I love playing “what’s in my pocket”. One time I found 20 pounds so we ordered curry. So glad to see that you’re back. This is a welcome break from shoveling snow. Love from Winnipeg🇨🇦

[@1950PeeJay]

Lovely to see you back especially little William. Love the jug it suits Holly very well x

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Ah thanks Pam. William really hogs the limelight! (-:

[@1950PeeJay]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat Aww we love seeing you two as well xx

[@markreece4863]

Hi Vic Joe & William, Great to follow you again. Super content. Thx. x

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Hi Mark, thanks so much! Hope you have a lovely weekend :-)

[@suediprose7623]

New to you, I've binged watch vlogs to catch up and I've loved every moment thank you, I'm love enjoying your life with you too, just wish I was young again!!!, Enjoy your fantastic life, you're all gorgeous and I can't wait until the next vlog. Be kind to yourselves, take care xx

[@R0ckMum]

Someone will swipe that jug off Holly unless you bolt it down. Or keep it inside by the window. I like these little travel vlogs, keep it up. So lovely to see William growing, he's getting chubby already 😍 We've had fog down south too, very atmospheric, the colours in the light have been gorgeous when the sun peeks through.

[@jeansylvester190]

So glad to see you guys! William is growing so fast!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Jean, he's growing scarily fast!

[@jeansylvester190]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat my kids are in their 20s. We have 4 daughter, with the middle being twins! My MIL used to say that the days drag on and the years fly by. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@pamelasmith9784]

Great to see you all 👍👍💕💕

[@PMason85]

Nice to see Leicester on here. I live just outside the city. It’s really quite nice in places.

[@terrisantiago9128]

I'm so glad to see a vlog from you I missed him so much and your baby's growing he's so beautiful looking forward to other videos

[@johnmccormick4055]

Went there see friends once but lot of discharge needles lying every where in morning time anyway. Love you to that we lad. Take care get you Owen coffee going and soup sell loads

[@robinhall6194]

Again, as always, lovely moments shared. Thank you!

[@shirleygreaves9650]

So lovely to see you three back, William is growing so much, he’s gorgeous. X

[@albertrohmann6224]

Great Video!

[@apollo11guy]

Wonderful to have you back; and William is so damn CUTE!

[@stevenhodgson4227]

Great to have you back! William is looking cool. From an isolated cottage in Appleby NZ.

[@stephenbirds5169]

Fabulous, thank you, a refreshing change. Take time, take care and c u in 6 months or whenever. Good fortune you great people.

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, it was well worth waiting for to see you guys and your happy wee chappy.

[@johnkey1682]

Thanks for the tour of Leicester. It was good to see the hometown again from snowy Ohio.

[@kathysonek8910]

Also watching from snowy Ohio. Loved this tour. Had missed you

[@davidkisner8332]

Happy New Year to ya'll, hope all is well with all of you. Looking forward to see your next adventures with William.

[@therodg1043]

So good to see you back with William in 2022. Have missed your videos but certainly understand that the arrival of William has dictated different priorities. Looking forward to all of your activities in the coming year. All the best ! Cheers!

[@bridgettebowen2705]

Nice to have you back, I’ve missed you, and the jug looks nice 🥰