We Are LEAVING Canals Behind | Ep. 55

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Come with on the journey from Newbury on the Kennet and Avon canal to Reading on the river Thames. We are joined by our friends to share the fun, have a few bumps, and evict a scary hornet from the inside of our boat.
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[@CruisingAlba]

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[@orchidhouse297]

Loved how you enjoyed the buttercup field barbecue. Sometimes simple things can be so pleasing.

[@soomay9855]

I always enjoy watching such vlogs. Personally I would prefer just the natural sounds with the engine chugging rather than any music .

[@johnallen148]

Hi Marina Myles,and your guests ,very enjoyable blog apart from hitting the swing bridge,some great drone shots as well ,that was sure a big hornet they are very dangerous if you get stung on the head ,fancy Myles calling you a banana,lol you tell him i really love Bananas lol ,you had some beautiful weather on this trip ,I was in Scotland for 10 days it rained most days but herring the rain hitting the roof of the motorhome is just how it must sound on your boat, wild parking up the mountains the temperatures got to 8c but it had good heating lol ,I truly enjoyed this blog very much ,beautiful scenery,hope Myles neck gets better soon ,,till next time take care keep safe John 👀🍺🥂❤️🌹😘

[@CruisingAlba]

Glad you enjoyed it John, your Scotland trip sounds lovely even with the rain. Yes rain sounds really cool inside of narrowboat 💜 xx

[@hellyavard8552]

Wonderful cruise great to see you sharing with your friends

[@mikerobertson3237]

How many Narrowboaters does it take to deal with a hornet 🐝 😂???! You are both always full of life and fun to watch…

[@CruisingAlba]

Looks like at least 4 plus another boat for the spray allocation lol

[@52hermitage]

Nothing ‘fun’ about cruelty mate

[@madeleineallardice789]

Just wanted to say how much I love your videos, I have watched them from your very first one. Watching you two exploring the canals has been such an inspiration. Today the boat I'm buying passed its survey and I move aboard next week! I'm so excited and its all thanks to your videos - thank you! and enjoy the Thames

[@CruisingAlba]

Oh wow Madeleine congrats on the survey, what an exciting time for you 💜 Looking forward to hearing how it goes, big hugs 💜 xx

[@pspls3285]

Congratulations 🍾🎉 on buying your boat! Will you be doing a vlog?

[@mikeyboy4772]

Beautiful ! Sad you are leaving the K&A, your videos brought back,so many, childhood memories for me, especially around Devizes ….. Thanks guys ❤️❤️

[@vivianewing7154]

I started at the beginning and so far up to your Episode 55, will keep going until I am caught up.

[@Improveng1]

Only came across your channel a couple of days ago and really enjoying it. Love your laid-back attitude and coolness. Take good care the pair of you. xx

[@billywindsock9597]

My Tee-shirt and bag arrived yesterday. Lovely.

[@CruisingAlba]

Hi Billy, yes! So glad you like them. Thank you for supporting us and hope you enjoy wearing/using both. Big hugs 💜 xx

[@EASYTIGER10]

This is one of those titles that makes you go "What? You're leaving?"😭...then you watch it and all is OK :)

[@matt2585]

Thanks for having us aboard, it was like a little holiday, we were so lucky the time we visited happened to be the best weather of the year and also one of the most interesting parts of the canal and then the lovely Thames!

[@matt2585]

We all look like such wimps with that hornet watching it back but at the time when you have something that evil looking in an enclosed space it's very scary 😂

[@fp30e]

Great Vlog Marina, Miles. Summer at it's best. Hornets are scary things, well done for sorting that little blighter out. It's a delight watching you two on your adventures. Great BBQ. Take care.

[@CruisingAlba]

Thank you kindly, it was quite of an adventure, shame we had to kill the bug but all of us were safe in the end…

[@paulbismuth10]

Very lovely vlog. Thank you. It made my morning.

[@huwser]

I used to live around here. Very briefly I rented a room in that lovely house to the left of the swingbridge where you crashed! It is the most charming and beautiful area.

[@yta6765]

Don't feel bad about killing a hornet. They kill bees in large numbers so you have saved a lot of bees.

[@neilbarnett5298]

At this time of year it was more likely to have been a queen wasp searching out somewhere to start a nest. Hornets are still relatively rare in this country although they are increasing in numbers here due to climate change.

[@yarwoods2116]

You guys made me laugh over that Hornet! Myles is on form again with his observations. This was a fun episode, but still so very relaxing too. I wait every Friday for the latest video. Must do that subscription - you've kept me sane for the last 18 months!

[@CruisingAlba]

Hey lovely, so glad you are enjoying our videos! Your kind words mean a lot to us, big love 💜 xx

[@garybirrell7347]

Great as usual. Reading is not the only city with shopping malls either side. Birmingham definitely has. Oh and they have a canal round about as well. PS Miles, Pimms o”clock

[@ralphwood9865]

The flowers in vibrant bloom colours is reflected in Marina's face with that lovely smile.I hope Myles stiff neck goes ,you'll have to give him a relaxing massage Marina ...lots better than codeine.. Those burgers looked good I love BBQ.Now for some adventures on the Thames Keep a lookout for Nicola my favourite Mudlarker Nicola White Tideline art. Take care guys loved the vlog get your second jab asap everyone counts. Cheers from CanadaXX

[@NeverTwoLateOurJourney]

Lovely vlog. You are very talented in putting these together. We love watching them. Enjoy your weekend x

[@TheBiblue]

Hello there. so wonderful trip you took us. I love your lifestyle and am just a little very envious. :) Thanks again for sharing with us. hugs from me in Denmark

[@CruisingAlba]

Thank you so much lovely, we can’t recommend boating enough 💜 xx

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Awesome journey. Did Woolhampton on a day boat. Nightmare lol. Well done u.

[@mungmungie]

Japanese hornets are not lethal by themselves, but they can give you a nasty sting. They are a real threat to honeybees, and to other "keystone" insect species. With increasingly hot summers in the northern hemisphere, they are showing up all over the place. The have arrived in Canada on Vancouver Island as well as the Lower Mainland, but our Provincial Bee Inspector is quick to keep them in check.

[@ggee6730]

We don’t have Japanese hornets in the Uk. It was probably just a native hornet. Non aggressive, and endangered. They shouldn’t have killed it.

[@52hermitage]

@@ggee6730 exactly! Unfortunately a lot of the people commenting here seem rather uneducated

[@billstarr7224]

Great scenery. I don't see the new paddle board. Nice friends on board.

[@phillipsharpe6459]

Nice video again, keep up the good work, 😁👍

[@stevanmoore7216]

Most enjoyable , looking forward to your thames time videos , cheers from aus

[@CruisingAlba]

Thank you so much Stevan, sending you our hugs all the way to Aus 💜 xx

[@simon-nb-Betsyray]

What a enjoyable vlog a nice rays of sunshine makes every one feel good, the scenery was very picturesque and I'm glad ur friends had a great time 😀. The excitement in ur faces has the K&A chapter was coming to the end and the new chapter on the Thames was starting, l shall not mention the killing of the hornet but have u considered fly screens? Looking forward to all the new adventures to come have a safe week. xx🧡 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Beware of bandits at 9 o'clock 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@johnekins4408]

Perfect cruise, thank you.

[@robertmeadows7508]

Unfortunately Hornets get a very bad reputation because they are a large wasp, they are very loud in flight ,& yes they can sting if they or their nests are threatened ! They are also very beautiful ,non aggressive, (unlike common wasps), intelligent ,useful creatures that are becoming rather rare ! They often fly at night & are attracted to light in houses where they may come in through open windows ! I have stood & watched one 'inspect' contents of my study ,(including ME ), pictures on walls seemed to fascinate it most, perhaps it saw its reflection in the glass ? They have encountered me whilst I fish lakes etc , where I watched them hunt insects, amongst the reeds /bushes, which they soon deal with , taking them off to their nest ! I have watched one peel squashed insects from my car windscreen , returning many times as I sat inches away inside ! I note we have many viewers here so may I take this opportunity to perhaps enlighten some please ? Thank you ..

[@52hermitage]

Well said Robert

[@marklyons3003]

That lunch looks absolutely delish!! What please is it's composition apart from sausages and fried eggs. Great content as always now by the way. You have become very popular, if not actually famous - and all in just 12 months right!! BRAVO!! ;-)

[@CruisingAlba]

Thanks for your kind words Mark. Nothing is wrong with vegan sausages though 💜 xx

[@charliewilson4670]

Really love watching your video's each week I look out for them coming out and when they do a smile appears on my face Lol thought I was going to have to call the key stone cops ot one point to help with the hornet Lol or should I say it was like watching the key stone cops 😂 excellent video glad you made it to the theams ☺👍

[@CruisingAlba]

Thank you so much for your kind words Charlie 💜 xx

[@ernestwilbur188]

Fun heading to the Thames love that river Thanks

[@wptglobal1]

Me and my girlfriend hired a canal boat last weekend and went from Aldermaston Wharf to Newbury! Love seeing all the locks and bridges we went through in your video. Also, The Rowbarge served an excellent meal. I saw you went there a few weeks ago!

[@CruisingAlba]

Awww how fun you did the same stretch! Glad you enjoyed the video 💜 xx

[@AndyCooper761]

New subscriber! ☺️ As a Reading inhabitant, Ive walked parts of the K and A many times, and know it well. Lovely to see it from a boaters perspective though!

[@quest2outdoors]

Always a pleasure to go cruising with you guys enjoy the trip safe travels❤️

[@CruisingAlba]

Glad you enjoyed it 💜 xx

[@MsGinSling]

Insects - trap it in a glass, seal the glass with some card then et it go in the outside

[@way1994]

It looks like a Giant Asian hornet it kills honeybees

[@briandouglass6565]

Another wonderful saga in your adventures, back on the Thames and where next ?? keep them coming guy's. Bear xx

[@AndreasDuessca]

Your shooting and editing is getting stronger and stronger. Really beautiful.

[@BohemianBeatster]

Another exciting vlog, sharing your adventures on the English canals. PS Buy some bug spray or at best a safe bug cage for transport.

[@wammdriver]

Вы вернули мне веру в русских женщин! Я был женат на одной в период с 2014 по 2021 год, и все это время она и пальцем не пошевелила, я был единственным, кто работал, готовил, убирал, стирал и делал покупки. Ее единственным занятием было смотреть телевизор и есть.

[@13thHero]

Since selling our boat nb Carisbrooke, we rely on vicarious watching of you lovely people doing the trips we enjoyed. Woolhampton lock a tricky bitch!

[@mehmetbekir444]

Im feeling a bit sorry for the hornet, what about some sort of tribute??

[@52hermitage]

Disgusting wasn’t it

[@great-grandmakirk8828]

That’s an awfully long time to have a stiff and sore neck so be careful,if u have it much longer go to the doctor.❤️

[@pooket2002]

I love watching you channel so much I was going to ask if you ever thought off giving some references to you location's Like what 3 word's I would love to visit Blakes Lock, I did look it up on Google but smaller locks and some other places are not mentioned and it would be so nice to see the places to visit and stay

[@13thHero]

Flip flops and toes = health and safety issue on canal boats 😂

[@mistywolf312]

I am so glad you used the raid on it, hairspray would have been a very cruel death, you get it on the wings and it can't fly any more :( so if you use it again on any flying insect kill it after, it's the merciful thing to do.

[@johndrew6568]

What about the fish that eats the bug then the bird who eats the fish?

[@MartyLJ57]

😮

[@clairebuxton7789]

Hope a fish doesn't nibble on that hornet covered in pesticide.

[@petersmith6974]

Isn’t it like camping on a boat ? Bit rough /grubby and small?

[@patevans1048]

Warning!! You need to stock up on food ASAP // Food shortages coming to you very fast.. Stay safe!

[@binness]

Don’t be an alarmist, it’s enough that the government does it

[@countbasingstoke]

Hello happy couple:-). Guys do you have a video on a check list or what to do / or not to do when buying a canal boat? We are curious as may sell up and buy a canal boat to retire early:-). I know it’s personal and different for many folks. You pending boat budget etc. But are there things to look out for? Ie I know on a car I’d check mot service history etc. And I have basic Engine knowledge like check for head gasket sludge. Oil cleanliness etc etc. Would so appreciate a basic “look out for” video when buying a boat xx much love. Jason and Sarah. Bsk.

[@freddythefrog70]

Great vlog as always, will you have to moored & pay in a Marina on the Thames?

[@imranzazai7404]

Nice.

[@countbasingstoke]

Hello you two. We just spent the last 5 hours watching your latest vids. Wow what a life adventure you are both having. Can’t wait to see what happens on the Thames:-))). I almost want to drive up to meet you two ( social distance of course). How far down the Thames are you planning on going? Or are you just going with the flow ( excuse the pun). I have a question. I’m a young 48 y old and never made bread ….. successfully. You make it look so easy. What’s your recipe? Pls xx Cruise safe :-) Jason and Sarah Bsk. X

[@billsinger7405]

Could you spend your entire boating career on The Thames?

[@CruisingAlba]

Hi Bill, we like travelling and exploring as much as our jobs allow us at this time in our lives, so not at the moment 💜 xx

[@EarthWatcher736]

Dreamy

[@graemerigg4029]

👍🥳

[@workingboat]

What a bunch of wimps, poor Hornet. Four big humans and one tiny insect. Hope we don't have any wars, then will we be, running away no doubt !

[@allanbeasley4565]

Murderers!😂🐝 Amazing, but not nice.

[@lordjoni187]

Hi there why a Russian flag on the boat?

[@pspls3285]

I believe Marina used to live in Russia…I think 🤔🙂

[@CruisingAlba]

I’m Russian 👌

[@pspls3285]

@@CruisingAlba I thought you were, but then I started second guessing myself 😊

[@whisper8742]

So you struggled with a single wasp to dump it in the channel after soaking it with poison? ... Park your boat, you have no business there.

[@davidallen6970]

where did you get that stupid hat my wife gave up years ago, it used to be a silly statement

[@52hermitage]

How cruel are you!. Killing that was cruel and unnecessary! You float about pretending you love nature and then do that & film it too!! I’m disgusted by you ! Shame on you both !

[@poissonpuerile8897]

That was my favorite part of the video!

[@MylesIsAReallyLongName]

We don’t float about pretending to love nature. We do love nature. We do make exceptions for hornets in our home however and safty of everyone on board. If we had left it there would have been no way to know if it had left or not and we wouldn’t have been able to sleep in there without being certain it’s was gone. Everyone one should be mindful of their impact on the natural world and we do a lot to protect it. weather that be litter picking in and around the water, saving bats birds, snails who crawl aboard and even spiders who lodge with us in summer. Hornets are also an invasive species and have been really damaging to bee populations ( which are endangered and a vital part of the eco system) so I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. I think it is also important to be mindful of the words you choose to judge other people. You should share you passion with positivity because calling people names navel changes behavior and weakens your argument

[@robertdeakin4886]

@@MylesIsAReallyLongName well said m, get the hoover out nxt time.

[@way1994]

If it was a Giant Asian hornet lt KILLS honeybees so they did the right thing .in canada we have people hunting Giant asian hornet's nest and killing them .to save the honeybees

[@52hermitage]

@@way1994 “if”