We Cross the World's Highest, Longest & Scariest Aqueduct - 'Stream In The Sky' | Ep. 183

[@romac9516]

I get Richard's "we like the misery of it" Not a morose comment at all, it's the spirit of experiencing life! I could get deliveries but I'd never leave the house, I enjoy occasionally running out of milk and making my way through the park to the supermarket and inevitably experiencing something I wouldn't otherwise have. Love you two

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Absolutely right

[@wallabybob3020]

Great presentation of an area I know well from my youth! Fun fact - my grandfather, James Diggory, owned the iron foundry in Llangollen that built the aqueduct with Thomas Telford. And that’s my Auntie Ginny’s old house on the river at 11.28.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

That is amazing. We spent a long while looking at that cottage. What a wonderful place to live

[@wallabybob3020]

@@FloatingOurBoat It was great when we were growing up that’s for sure, but it certainly didn’t look like it does now! It’s actually built on an old Iron Age forge I believe and is mentioned in the domesday book. I think a firm of architects from Liverpool bought it when my auntie snuffed it and did all the fancy work.

[@TinaMatheny-o9m]

I love hearing about Dorothy Hartley. Her books are a wonderful resource of food. You will really enjoy reading and learning from them Fran.

[@anncourtney7307]

I found one listed on a certain auction site for £349.00! It was a 1954 edition. Sadly I had to settle for a cheaper, newer edition but am looking forward to the read.

[@cherryclark2572]

Agreed that Rich’s “misery” really means “joy!” Love that you walk everywhere, especially when that takes you up to glorious views. Thanks for a lovely vlog ❤

[@MelG-ut3hs]

Lovely to see you back again. What a beautiful area. Your drone footage and photography is amazing with the addition of local history. Thanks for the fantastic video.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Many thanks!

[@trevormassey922]

Richard your photography is just beautiful mate, well done.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Lovely video.stunning scenery.💚

[@EdSmith-wb6lx]

Hi so glad to see you both having a fine time and sounding like Rich is doing fine and Fran is in her element with all the signs of spring. Happy times for you guys thanks for the views from the hill over towards the aqueduct and the history lesson about the area. Look forward to the next vlog whenever it comes. Ed 40 S of Vegas

[@colinturner4158]

Good to see you both doing what you want to and enjoying it long may it continue

[@REDMAVERICKCAT]

I loved watching this one today while I rest my sore leg. All your videos are so lovely and informative. Thanks guys. 🥰

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Hope you get better soon.

[@TinaMatheny-o9m]

Read the article of you tow in one of the boating magazines. Didn’t know about your background. Fran should do a few cooking vlogs of things she finds in nature or little food shops.

[@myhillslife27]

SO lovely to see you both, you've been missed. Great to have you back, sounds like the perfect time away. What an extraordinary structure! I have NEVER! and NEVER will have a delivery, I will go without or just have a good pantry.. I am like you. So fab you are taking us to Wales! YAY!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

While our legs still work, we will keep walking

[@Queenie12]

I’m so happy to see you both.❤

[@robkinnison902]

Thank you. I love the way you explore your surroundings rather than clattering through lock after lock.

[@cresshead]

catching up on shows ive missed.superb video!

[@kristinburton4953]

💛🌻Great Video.🌻💛

[@Rovinman]

Bravo for braving the COLD ! Glad your getting lots of Post Christmas exercise ! Stay warm ! Stu xx

[@richardskinner6804]

Great video again and what fantastic scenery, the walks are great too , till next time enjoy and be safe ❤️

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you! Will do!

[@pjmoody]

Another amazing video. Thank you very much for sharing

[@lezleyewen6907]

Thank you again for a great vlog. One of the pleasures of traveling is finding out things quite out of the blue that you had no idea about. I have ordered Dorothy Hartley's book and look forward to reading it.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It is such an interesting book and brilliant value. I have learnt so much

[@lynettecoates4272]

Ahh memories of this lovely canal when our dog was only 3 months old when we rented out a boat before we bought one!! The best of the best!! Fran, just love your bobble hats, great pom poms!!! Did you knit them?? Fab!! X

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Lynette. No I'm afraid these hats were bought, I must be getting lazy

[@stevefletcher4376]

The photo of the painting of the furnace you showed is named “Coalbrookdale by Night” and was a depiction of Bedlam Furnace in the now Ironbridge Gorge 👍

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@vickimiller6991]

One of the most beautiful videos. Hope your grocery shopping went well 😁. Please take care and stay safe.

[@yeoldfart8762]

This is a very nice unintentional birthday present for me. 70 years old now. I love the videos of this part of the canal system. If I could visit the UK this canal would top my list of where to visit. Suppose to get to -35F here today. Only -8F so far. 😌

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Hope you survived those crazy temperatures.

[@yeoldfart8762]

-20 F at my house now. That's not bad for cold. Last I heard it was -30F and colder in town. Forecast is calling for maybe -50F I have a small house so not too hard to heat with the wood stove in kitchen and pellet stove in the other room.

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Loved all of this, especially as it was all so familiar, but with all the added history which you are so good at! We will be back there for sure, to explore some more with a new appreciation. Our trip to the basin was far too hurried before, rushing back to beat the Trevor bridge closure 🙄

[@nigelbranchett7718]

Thank you, so enjoyable and normal, just like a day out in your company!

[@lizpegden1635]

Lovely to see you out cruising again. Aren't Horeshoe Falls beautiful. We were there late summer and just so beautiful ( we were in car at that time, but cruised the Llangollen early September last year in a hire boat ( very hard work with a 60 footer ) but we fulfilled one more on our bucket list . I have no head for heights at all but had no problem on the Pontcysylite at all.Loved it in fact . What a walk but oh boy what an amazing view

[@FloatingOurBoat]

The Horseshoe falls are lovely. The weather was not so good for us this time, but it was still a lovely walk

[@traildogmegllangollen6286]

Hi guys, great video, I live in froncysyllte and you were actually moored at the bottom of my garden, the one with the motorcycle parked there. If I’d of realised I would of made you a brew and a piece of cake😂

[@FloatingOurBoat]

No way! That would have been very welcome. What a shame we missed you

[@bogusjobseeker8189]

Love your vlogs, great adventurous walk very picturesque,shame about shops in local town,but at least Rich can get his hair and nails done Lol

[@FloatingOurBoat]

😂

[@mazingmumma1]

HAPPY NEW YEAR🎉🎉🎉 just watching u on the big screen fantastic vlog xxxx

[@brodie2711]

Lovely to see you both again and I'm glad you had a chilled Xmas. Your name popped up whilst watching other boat KZbinrs saying that they had met you. Thanks for the video, very interesting stuff about canal side history. Keep well my friends. Stephen

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Haha, there were so many boat KZbinrs in Llangollen

[@suzannehague5203]

I too both a lovely vlog and scenery theakyou for showing it all is so cold at the moment take care all for now and all.the best 😊

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much 😊

[@chrisstewart1863]

Hello from Australia. I have just found you guys and have watched many of your past videos. Your camera work has improved greatly since your very first attempt. 👍 thank you for sharing your life and wonderful adventures. I love seeing the countryside, architecture and historical locations. Keep it up. Cheers.

[@kristinburton4953]

G'day from WA.

[@chrisstewart1863]

@@kristinburton4953 hi from Queensland.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Hello and thanks for watching. Yes, we have learnt quite a lot about video making over the years. Rich hates going back to look at the early ones. 😂

[@colinb188]

Great to see you back guys, here's to a great 2024 with you both.

[@Lynette21122431]

Thank you for this memorable episode of your Vlog! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope to show it to my sons before too many more days go by. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@stephenthomason5983]

Once again 🎶 Shine on you....well you know the rest! Always a pleasure seeing your videos on my feed, me being a Northampton chap living in California. I can even smell the country side you are presenting.... again, crazy diamonds🎶 🧡

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Ha ha! You are welcome.

[@johnland5042]

Thank you for another superb vlog. This one brings back some great memories of this canal. Brilliant!!!!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Our pleasure!

[@eco2solutions639]

Lovely to meet you today, great to see your videos. What a wonderful life!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Lovely to meet you too. Thank you for the lovely eggs and for refilling us! Good luck with your new venture

[@celtbell]

Glad to see ya back..great couple..hello from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@shirleylynch7529]

Brilliant video. So informative as well. Thoroughly enjoyable. Loved the old wood. Beautiful walks. Lovely to hear from you again. Take care keep well. Thank you.

[@pamelalambe1356]

Great video. Thank you.

[@cathlansdown6657]

That was so interesting about Dorothy Hartley. What an amazing woman. Her book is definitely on my list. Love that part of the world. Your vlogs are the best. Thank you xx

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I have now got the book and it is wonderful. I may be trying some of the old recipes

[@SoldiersDad]

Thanks!

[@barbaralamson7450]

I love you've gone to Wales. I absolutely love this country. You are the only narrowboat to go to Wales, and the only one I've seen on it. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I think a lot of other boat vloggers have been to LLangollen. There were several there when we were there. Glad you enjoyed it

[@barbaralamson7450]

@@FloatingOurBoat I only follow a couple of narrowboats. So far, you are the only one to go to Wales.

[@joan4449]

Reading about Dorothy Hartley's book and watching the BBC documentary was fascinating for me, especially when she described a Bargee's pail. I've always hoped someone like you, Fran, would attempt to make your own version of a Bargee's pail and show us. I've since made my own landlubbers version for over top a campfire when we're working outside in the spring here in Canada. I love how humble and filling it is. Love your cooking and love your videos!

[@patriciagassor4497]

just one word "Beautiful"

[@katherineroyal423]

I really liked this blog. You conveyed a relaxing vibe that came across strongly. I loved it.

[@nevillemignot1681]

Agree100%.......

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Lovely video once again. You do find some nice places to walk. Some those views were outstanding. Happy New Year to you both.

[@BarneyLeith]

Great to see you back on YT. Interesting to see a familiar canal from your perspective. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a bit nightmarish in a strong wind, but truly an amazing experience to boat across it. We stayed in the basin and it was fine. Not too many boats when we were there.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I'm glad we got across before all this stormy weather hit.

[@FrazzledPup]

Be sure and check out the band from Wales called Holy Coves. Fab album they recently out.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you, will do!

[@Santafefrank]

It was nice seeing you two again. Thanks for the video 😊

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Our pleasure!

[@barbarataylor1535]

A very nice visit for us, I saw scenes that I thought would make great puzzles. So thank you for sharing .

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@Orwic1]

I know this area well: I’ve walked over that aqueduct many a time and done my local shopping in Llangollen for many years. Glad you enjoyed it (it’s even better in summer!). Chirk aqueduct is also a great place to go & has the added attraction of a long tunnel at the end of it.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It is a beautiful area, as is Chirk. At least it is lovely and quiet at the moment.

[@bethlowell7336]

Fantastic video. What a wonderful way to learn about the history of an area. I especially liked the first part of the video where you were on the canal ABOVE the town. And the aqueduct is certainly impressive. Safe travels

[@johnthacker8315]

Nice to see you again

[@bethiakittify]

Dorothy Hartley was amazing! I've got her "Food in England" and its companion volume "Water in England", which I'm sure you would find fascinating. The (short) section on canals is introduced by her writing about a certain aqueduct: "We give this example of water conducted in triumph across a valley by Mr. Telford and his chosen workmen, because it happens to be near our home and well known to us". She doesn't give its name - but now we know!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

You certainly do!. I now have the book and it is amazing. I'm loving the old recipes.

[@traceyballard1678]

Great video as always, love your nomadic life, you get to see so many lovely places and you experience nature everyday which must be so healthy x

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Being so close to nature is definitely one of the best things

[@hughcarson6837]

Good to see you vloging again

[@leed206]

Went over and watched the video on Dorothy really interesting thank you. & im a Auzzie.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It is interesting and what an amazing lady

[@paulblythman7761]

Happy new year, 🎉like the orange beanie Fran. Looking forward to your travels again.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@jacquelineryde7339]

Always lovely to see you both. Those woods will great to revisit. Your so good at the history part, really interesting, thank you xx

[@FloatingOurBoat]

WE had to move on from the woods, but it is always fun looking for more and such an exciting time of year

[@jennyfulcher8035]

Welcome back! Froncysyllte, Wales is a beautiful area and the aquaduct is spectacular! I enjoyed the tour of the town, as well as the woodlands and heavy breathing as you navigate the hills. I hope you stayed warm and weren't impacted by the arctic weather. We just experienced our own arctic blast in the Pacific NW, USA, and now enjoying balmy temperatures in the 40s Fahrenheit/6 Celsius-Plus! Jenny ❄🥶🥀🌱🌦😊

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Jenny, glad you enjoyed it. We got past the arctic blast and now are on our third day of strong winds!!

[@nevillemignot1681]

Good to see you back again guys, more great views and music, greetings from Sydney!!

[@nathandgina]

Lovely to see you both and happy new year. I know fran likes to read and here Is a recommendation from yellow star to pop star by dorit oliver wolff. I don't normally read books but this is a lovely read about the holocaust.. take care both

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you for the recommendation

[@shirleyneufeld351]

Fascinating that you have flowers coming up in January….we don’t get any flowers until April if we are fortunate in having a warm stint of weather. Due to a lot of ice and then snow, I don’t go for walks as the temperature has been -14c (ouch)!🇨🇦

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I don't blame the flowers not opening in those temperatures!!

[@MissingLink-hb9ov]

brilliant as always .. thanks for sharing

[@elizabethmondulick8209]

One of my favorites of all the places that I've seen you and other narrowboaters visit. If not for your vlogs, living in the U.S. Pacific Northwest I likely would never have known about the Pontcysyllte aqueduct - or how to pronounce it. 😄 Thanks as always for taking us along on your adventures, and happy new year. Spring is on its way!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Joan. I'm not sure about having a bargee's pail with our two crazy dogs about, but I have found some lovely old recipes in the book

[@garry9999]

Superb vlog, thank you ❤

[@joannebedford2]

So scenic and interesting. Richard I would love to hear more of the guitar music that you enjoy. I understand the music rights etc. If possible, a chat about music on a You Tube video

[@FloatingOurBoat]

That's a good idea

[@katienorthenmore1892]

That was a great video, so nice to see you back. hope the winds and rain right now are not blowing you about too much.? I really was very happy to see this vlog come up, as i have had a terrible winter so far, losing my father before Christmas, then moving house after new year. so to watch this and feel like " that's nice" is a comfort. for me, thank you to both of you & the dogs the travels you take us on history and stories. bless you .x

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Oh, sorry you are having a difficult time. We all need cheering up when we hit a spell like that. We are now getting a bit tired of this wind, and more to come, but we are safe and well thank you x

[@katienorthenmore1892]

@@FloatingOurBoat thank you so much 💓

[@AfterTheRains]

What fabulous scenery in and around that area. I love that you research where you’re going (I do) and where you are and share the information. I often wonder how folk get to and from their houses on steep slopes when it’s snowing or icy.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I think you would need to be well prepared for ice and snow living here

[@wendyluvsbooks6537]

Really enjoyed this video even the heavy breathing 😂 beautiful scenery and just love how you tell us the history of where you stay and love seeing the dogs enjoy the forest …. Happy new 🎉year to you both and look forward to your videos this year 💛…. Love seeing the snow ❄️ we have summer here and I hate heat so it’s nice seeing the cold which I love … safe travels 📚💞📚

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you. We still get excited about snow although we have only had a dusting so far.

[@cfladyread3494]

Have missed your vlogs. Happy New Year. I always like the photography and history that you share. This journey was especially beautiful. I appreciate your outlook on life and how you hold yourselves to your beliefs about a better way to live each day.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much!

[@sarkybugger5009]

Hi guys! Welcome back. Not much vitamin D to be had in north Wales in December. Or August, for that matter. It's a beautiful part of the world, but the weather does tend towards the moist end of the scale. My family still own a small piece of ancient woodland, which only survives because it's on a steep slope that can't be used for anything else. The local "Countryside project" offered to _take it off our hands,_ to preserve it for future generations... Bloody cheek! Happy new year. 😉

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I met someone in that woodland working for the forestry commission and he said that most of the ancient woodland is on steep slopes where it cant be reached by farmers. You keep hold of your woodland, it is my dream to own one.

[@sarkybugger5009]

@@FloatingOurBoat It was the only bit of land that remained after the farm was sold, back in the 60s, because it was "worthless." Now, it's protected. Funny how attitudes have changed.

[@russellgordon5160]

Lovely.❤

[@gaynorpattle]

Lovely viewing 🥰

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you

[@kath804]

Lovely video thank you. I need to buy a special person a lovely bobble hat and wondered where you get yours from Fran? Thank you xx

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Ah thank you. The orange one was from an independent eco shop in Whitchurch and for every hat you but, they give one to a homeless person! I don't know the name of the company, sorry

[@myhillslife27]

Would the temperature be the key to bulbs. You and I will be healthier and happier as a result, I am with you.. its adventure!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I'm sure you are right about the temperature, but how incredible that they can sense it deep below ground

[@jamescook8897]

❤✌ bora da fran and rich

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Bulbs react to the temperature around them. 🙂 So clever. So beautiful. Snowdrops (Galanthus) will wait for a certain temperature before coming up. The same temperature that means that the bees are also out and about. Snowdrop leaves contain a natural antifreeze which I think is flipping amazing. I’ve also just discovered that there are 20 different species of snowdrops - I never knew that. Apparently, they all have slightly different flower and leaf shapes. I’d have to try and spot them all 🙂 Amazing , thanks so much for sharing your adventures with me. All the best. 🙂🐿🌈❤️ [sydney australia] In Australia in areas that receive no frost, gardeners will put some of their bulbs into their fridge crisper drawer for 6 -9 weeks.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

I just find it incredible that they know from deep underground when to start pushing through. Snowdrop spotting is quite a big thing over here.

[@arjenhillenius1917]

Hi there. Just wondering; that narrow turn you had to take; how much space do you have at both sides? And also the aquaduct; there doesn't seem too much room. Eagerly waiting for the net vlog. That might be a stormy one. 😃🖐

[@FloatingOurBoat]

These canals are only meant for narrow boats so the bridges, locks and aqueducts only have inches each side of the boat. It is a good thing on the aqueducts as the boat cannot move around and then bang into the sides

[@sianwarwick633]

Thanks for the note about Dorothy Hartley's book, Food in England. I have a cookbook recommendation too. It is The Gentle Art of Cookery by and Hilda Leyel and Olga Hartley. Maybe the Hartleys are telated. Hilda Leyel is aldo known as Mrs CF Leyel, her husband's first name initials. Many recipes for cooking with herbs, vegetables eggs, fish etc etc. I will look for the book you recommended

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you Sian

[@SiverBirch1234]

dont know why Rich doesnt wear gloves,I hate cold hands and in cold weather always wear my heated gloves,anyway Lovely vlog with great scenery and content,thanks for your efforts

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Rich hates wearing gloves and it needs to be really cold before he will wear them. I have them on even to go outside for two minutes!

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

Hi you guys, for some reason I no longer get notifications of your videos, are you posting as many videos, I must confess, I have stopped watching many boating ones, there are so many and ones ( in my view) bringing the life down, almost like soap operas, and in some cases worse. You, guys have stayed the course and are always informative, stay well and stay safe.

[@dereknicol5284]

How did you enjoy the aqueduct?.. you didnt say much about that.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

We have been across it before so it was not new to us. It is always a bit scary but the view is amazing

[@maobfh]

I am binge watching your videos today, as some are far enough back that I am enjoying them all over again. Commenting on your Herb Paris, something that does not grow in the US, so I have never seen one growing. Or in the dirt. Alive. However you want to say it. Try looking for Paris Quadrafolia. You can find some info that way. You might already know this much. A word of caution, if you manage to find it. It grows little black berries that are incredibly toxic. Poisonous. Dangerous and I don’t think it is like foxglove with a very narrow therapeutic margin. I think it is simply poison. Wear gloves when you harvest and separate a stem at a time to be sure there isn’t a little berry hiding inside/under a leaf or two that can be accidentally crushed, poisoning your harvest. I have ZERO experience with the berry and minimal knowledge of the herb itself. You might be laughing at the little I have said but it bears typing. If you DO manage to find them in bloom, maybe you might consider snapping a photo or two for my entertainment? If you have not already found out this and much more but I thought I would say what I think I know.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Thank you so much for this. I did do some research on herb Paris, but never found it growing. Maybe that is a good thing from what you have said!!

[@janemarriott3389]

I’m saying: if I was going down steep irregular stairway on a cold day with a camera and dog on leash you would be seeing the last of me in this life!

[@FloatingOurBoat]

😂

[@myhillslife27]

LOLOL oh we are not going R rated on Floating Our Boat are we ahaha

[@kellyheywood503]

Fran does Rick have no gloves ?

[@FloatingOurBoat]

He does, but he just hates wearing them unless it is bitterly cold

[@colinturner4158]

I wouldn’t want a supermarket delivering my food I need to choose what I’d want

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Quite right

[@johnhetherington7858]

Your Welsh pronunciation is better than most other NB vloggers and your pontcysyllte is very good but please take the “y” out. It’s Pont cysyllte and not ponty cysyllte 😊. Sorry to be a PITA but you would be getting very close to perfect without the “y”. Even your “ll” or the hissing goose is not bad at all. Mind you Cefn Mawr needs a bit of work 😁. Keep up the great vlogs have been following you from the start and love them all…….. da iawn chi.

[@FloatingOurBoat]

It really is such a difficult language. Thanks for the tips

[@johnhetherington7858]

I promise you it isn’t, it’s a phonetic language and once you’ve learnt the sounds it is quite easy. Believe me, I was born in England and moved to Wales when I was 7 years old. The hardest sound to learn is “ll” and words like “y llall” which is “the other one” in English. But it is so important as the second official language of Wales. Making the effort is hugely appreciated and thank you.

[@Whawk]

Wuuff

[@nevillemignot1681]

I know your message was for Jess and Archie, but what about us humans?

[@Whawk]

@@nevillemignot1681 Hi Rich Hi Fran ❤️

[@edwardhoughton2565]

Xx

[@carlwoodcock9249]

👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@kellyheywood503]

I'm better n my hubby on heights but making my knees weak looking down

[@terryansell6641]

What a brilliant video thank you from New Zealand what a great life

[@altacat9702]

: )

[@steve-r-collier]

why dont the welsh do names you can actually say easily? the great welsh mystery