What's next for our narrowboat life?

[@claireseyeviewonredbubble]

Very intelligent eloquent little boy, school will probably be boring for him, he'll be ahead of everyone his age, he's so bright. You two are giving him a most wonderful childhood!

[@eimjabegg5943]

I agree with every word you said. Homeschooling is a very beneficial undertaking, knowing from experience.

[@caz-nbgalatea1528]

I agree totally. More to school than text books. William will have a far Better education being home schooled by 2 amazing parents learning all about the things that matter.Britain’s industrial history, waterways,wildlife etc. Shame more kids don’t have the same opportunity!

[@StudioTerrafemina]

❇✨❇ I agree

[@hwcinc]

What a wonderful example of parents allowing a child to explore nature. It proves to me that it doesn’t matter if you live in a mansion, a reasonably nice place or even a narrow boat. You can still provide a great childhood experience that will be with them their whole lives. Parents! The backbone of society!

[@susannahwhitaker994]

You put so much into your filming,I know it takes forever, but it is appreciated. Love to you all 🤗

[@andrewmorrison-blake9167]

William is so smart , he certainly knows his caterpillars and moths!

[@drobinson-ih6rd]

William is a clever lad. Maybe just keep homeschooling him he will most likely learn more and can meet other home school children and do some forest schools

[@thestig6078]

I know it's going to be a good weekend when it starts with a new Holly the Cafe boat video. Have a good one all. X

[@peteboardman5370]

Clever boy William!! Absolutely spot on! Cinnabar moth caterpillars!!!

[@michaelvacher1182]

Can we have more videos a week? Or longer episodes? Always brightens up the week seeing what you guys are up to

[@ashleighmackenzie8670]

Agreed 🙏🏼

[@stig2795]

Your family might enjoy Vanessa Thomas of The Mindful Narrowboat who is quite the naturalist. Her channel is how I found yours.

[@portlandfester7510]

What a lovely life you all lead he’s a very lucky little boy having you as parents

[@westaussiejeff1547]

I must admit you Jo & Bill fill my heart with joy... Thank you all!

[@jmitch5161]

I was just going to say that the caterpillars were Cinnabar Moths when William literally said it. Nearly fell off the sofa 😂 Smart wee chap he his! Are there not longer boats?

[@ashleighmackenzie8670]

Take it from my mistakes with my first. Letting them off with throwing things like food and joining in rather than making a point of it will bite you in the bum further down the line guys 😂 no judgement at all I love you guys. But I feel like Jo is too lovely to ever tell William off 😂❤ he’s such a cutie but you have to nip things like that in the bum early. At this age they know that’s wrong. Again, just saying from experience we’ve all been there! Please don’t take this the wrong way as I adore you guys! But I was stricter with things like that with my second and it made such a difference ❤

[@fatfish6763]

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[@zoeg7985]

Best video yet, canal, bikes, cats and William correcting you about cinnabar moths

[@greghilton7797]

Yeah a kitten would be a good friend for William. Think of all the hours they could occupy playing together.

[@RJ-444]

Someone MUCH older than William (I can't tell you who... ) just had to do an internet search for Cinnabar Moth 😂

[@SongOfEire]

Me, too!

[@rosemaryraynor6630]

Thank you for your lovely videos i really look forward to them as they really are uplifting.

[@yellownev]

There’s a scientist growing up on your boat for sure. You dont need wide you need long and a bedroom butty. So you can tow it on the narrow canals. Lovely video thank you

[@lavenderlaceladylavenderla5420]

How wonderful to hear William speak about the caterpillars. He is amazing. Xx

[@sheilabutcher776]

Wow he sounded just like his mummy when he spotted the caterpillars. 😍

[@janiep2931]

I think William may be the next David Attenborough!!

[@clovettajackson4654]

So great to see William growing so well, physically and mentally. My grandson, whom I watch, is also a curious little boy (2 1/2 yrs). It amazes me how much they pick up at this age. You're doing well Mom and Dad. Good luck figuring out about a boat. All the best from Missouri.

[@janebaker966]

What an interesting and environmentally rich childhood William is having. Whatever you choose to do itll be interesting but is there as good or better spots to moor the cafe. I think youre at a great place now.

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

Your son having a great life you are teaching him about all the wildlife out there it's great as you dont see much of that just looking at their mobile phones you are a great mum and dad and have a lovely little boy i love all your videos fabulous your family life is what it about your Lille boy having a great childhood

[@busterhyman103]

I tried to be a Pirate on the canals...but when I made my enemies walk the plank - they just wandered away on the towpath. Guess I should go back to selling used cars.

[@cathygreen5719]

Thank you for your awesome video. You three bring so much joy to us all. Love watching, from Port ELIZABETH. South Africa. 😊

[@01tasker01]

Forget Holly the Cafe boat videos We want William's channel he's brilliant

[@lynkirby7008]

Weir on the Move are are selling their widebeam

[@DenaliDad]

I cannot believe I have been watching your videos long enough that William has been born and is now having a full-thought conversation. It seems like just yesterday...

[@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782]

Morning Vic, re wide beam. One canal to look at would be the Lancaster Canal, a couple of years ago we had a walk along this near Garstang. Its a lovely canal with loads of wide beam boats, might be worth a trip out.

[@scottfw7169]

That mosquito cutout William had was about 1:1 scale with the real ones in Charleston, South Carolina, when our family lived there in the 1970s.

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thank you. You are a great storyteller with words and images.

[@davehopkin9502]

The Bridgewater is owned by Peel Holdings, but there is always the Leeds and Liverpool Canal suitable for Wide Beams and its part of the Canal & River Trust holdings, but of course in a wide beam there is a barrier across the country between north and south which only narrow beams can pass through - the solution to that is a Dutch Barge, still a wide beam but capable of going down the coast to get to the southern wide network....

[@DoctorBillTheRadioMan]

Gee, you're right close to Narrow Boat Pirate ! She was just through there.

[@Lee_Proffit]

1:42 - That is a good reason to live there 🙂 10:06 - You need to save this image, that is the first Bumble Bee that I have seen this year (on screen or in real life), we seem to be losing them 😞

[@markross4730]

I can just see the three of you chucking spaghetti out the window to feed the fish lol.

[@arkansasboy45]

You own a café boat. Of course you know a café that will be open where you can get a coffee.😂

[@emmajudson5945]

It is true, smart kiddo! :) Cinnabar moths, whose caterpillars exclusively eat ragwort.

[@59kiwilass]

Thanks for another great video. Love the countryside & seeing a different canal. William is so cute. I love hearing & seeing his smile. Have a great week guys.

[@adel3529]

That is so nice that he is interested in nature. Well done you two.

[@chris-cole]

I live in Worsley, on the Bridgewater, and there's a liveaboard on a wide beam near to Worsley Cruising Club just down from Patricroft Bridge/Bridgewater Mill. He's been there for years! He'd know if you wanted to ask questions. I think you may wish to be nearer Altricham/Sale area which I'd consider a good area. The Bridgewater Canal is owned and run by Manchester Ship Canal Company which is owned by Peel Ports Ltd I believe. I've no idea how much a licence is, or mooring requirements etc but I know if you are a CRT licence holder then you can use the canal for 7 days free but then will need to pay after that. Good luck with the search!!!

[@PaulStrickland]

I was just about to say the same thing about the ownership, there is a BW Canal Trust but they definitely don't own it, Peel Holdings doesn't like giving things up unless there is a profit to be made!

[@lisaforte1575]

OOH! A bigger boat!!!🎉

[@suegodden]

A great watch yet again. William is a credit to you both. I love that he knows about cinnabar moths. He’s getting an amazing education from your lifestyle. Long May that continue. I can’t wait to see what you decide to do next. Xx

[@mikelynch387]

Bigger boat, bigger canal, smaller world. (Philippians 4:11 KJV). Looks and sounds like you are doing a good job raising your boy; don't trust his future to the state (Proverbs 22:6 KJV). Love your stuff!

[@isabelrafael2866]

Worth the investment, love your videos. William has a vocabulary of note, love that you took the time to enjoy the caterpillars. 🐛

[@ohioclassCcamper]

I hope if you find the wide beem you can still travel with Holly to bring your adventures to New areas. Good luck.

[@chris9870]

Bridgewater Canal is owned by Peel Ports, as is the Manchester Ship Canal and many ports around the country.

[@intrusivenature9758]

I have the Mug, the Tea Towel and I have the Book......now I need a tee shirt so that when peeps tell me to watch Holly the Cafe Boat I can say "Been there-bought the Tee Shirt" I had a suspicion you were contemplating a wide beam seeing how you mentioned it before. I don't understand why CRT seem to be punishing wide beams TBH with the higher % hikes. If I were you I would look at a 10 or 11 foot wide beam because I follow a few 12.5 foot widebeam Vloggers (there's not many) and they seem to struggle with bridges and some they only just scrape through. Thanks for this one, pleasure to watch as always and although both your skills are way beyond Narrow Boats and Cafe's I'm so glad you are sticking to what you want to do and not what you have to do, it makes it all so much better........ That little fella of your's is a Poppet

[@trevorpoxon401]

Love you 3 guys, great filming and so well edited. 😘

[@downtomarsaudio]

Gloucester and Sharpness canal? Would love to have Holly nearby :)

[@life_happens_reviews]

You haven't really said whether and when you will purchase a wide beam live aboard canal boat but i love your vlogs and my goodness gracious william is getting so tall and his speech command is amazing

[@kathleenstraube5356]

Wow William ! Those caterpillars will turn into beautiful gray and red moths. Mom and dad are great teachers.

[@elizabethdunn2992]

William is going to be the future David Attenborough ❤

[@layalabi1667]

Thank you!! I always wondered what Stockport looks like... William is super sweet!!

[@sianwarwick633]

My goodness, Will pays very close attention to what he's told. Thanks for the mini-update.

[@susanB24F]

Wow William has quite the vocabulary! So fun to watch him grow

[@Leed216]

Thanks for taking us along on your outing.

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks, your future looks exciting, best of luck. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@dilsie3268]

Interesting vlog Vic and very scenic, dilemma about wide beam boat 🤔

[@Demun1649]

Bridgewater, 64 kloms. Grand Union, 461 kloms. Big difference there. And with narrow to wide, the AOE's will be much different. Especially with another full-time live-aboard? Your ride down cut set me thinking. Before my stroke I used to cycle, racing bikes naturally. Every Sunday morning was the weekly "'ard" run. 100 kloms, in less than 2 hours, hilly. I loved that feeling, nearly as good as mountain climbing. Good one this week, black and yellow caterpillars, black and yellow bees/wasps/flies, all on yellow flowers. Willum has a good eye for co-ordination.

[@suehall3298]

William is adorable 🤗👍 loves his wild life bless him 🌞 Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤

[@bonnienichalson5151]

Lovely visit this week lots of luck with ! looking for diffrent boat :) ⛵

[@kimbolton2842]

We all really appreciate you opening up your life to use. It's great to see William thrive and he is so blessed to have parents who spend so much time with him and nurture him. It would be so exciting if you did get a bigger boat. Would you still keep Holly the cafe boat too ? Bless you both and William hope you have a fab 👍 week

[@daveallen63]

I understand that sentiment and I live on the land, an island but solid ground non the less. I'm called a tightwad because I go through this stage of marking something for purchase and spending weeks, even months going back and forth on the advantage of owning in relation to the investment. My gut turns upside down when I commit.

[@suzieq2958]

Oh my goodness! William has been reading about ragwort!!😃 I agree with others that he'll be ahead of some of his school friends but i think he's going to love school !! Great vlog thank you guys 😊

[@marllyburnett4433]

Oh William.... he's adorable x

[@paulyoung6165]

Hi There Vic Jo and William , Hope All are well and enjoying your weekend , Great video and you all look so happy on your Boat , A Bigger Boat sounds Great , But as your skipper William is getting older he will soon want to be the captain of his own Boat LOL X , well Thanks for sharing , Take care All , XX🛥🛥🚢🌅👍👍👍.

[@annajeram9251]

Weir on the move have a beautiful wide beam for sale currently… William has incredible speech 🎉

[@Freeasabird2024]

There is a website about the Bridgewater canal, maybe take a look, we came up the canal when we cruised our wide beam from Northwich to Scarisbrick Marina. 😊 Leeds and Liverpool canal is good some lovely parts to moor on.x

[@possiblyright2900]

Very interesting I’m in Runcorn where the Duke of Bridgewater house is and the canal starts or finishes. Hope you find your answers

[@bethanyhandford4162]

Oh, my neck of the woods! Did you see 'Walton Perks' (the other cafe boat)? Just before your coffee stop/near walton park - they do a good bacon butty and lovely bakewell slice! Lots of what look like residential boats moored around Stretford and then again in Sale... Would love to have you guys as locals! ❤

[@Acapulc941]

William dies seem extremely articulate and knowledgeable for his age. I'm so impressed. And thank you for showing a kitty. I'd begun to think there were none around the canals, as everyone seems to have dogs (several of whom I love dearly). I wish I lived close enough to eat your wares, by the way, as they always look mouthwatering. Have a good weekend. Leigh, Texas

[@ashleighmackenzie8670]

What does eat your “wares” mean? 🤔

[@jackiehanning8808]

William is so grown up and very cute ❤

[@alisontaylor6135]

Another wonderful video. xx

[@jorushent]

11 minutes ... I wait all week for you guys ... my favourite YT channel so I'll forgive you ... but 11 mins 😢

[@TheDiverat]

There were quite a few wide beams in the Devizes marina on the K&A nice boats with lots room, but you restrict access to a lot of the network good if you want a permanent base.

[@timward3539]

I was panicking there Vic, thought Jo wasn't going to appear!

[@workinprogresssince1974]

He knew they were going to be Cinnabar Moths. He's a clever lad!

[@wilburytwist6683]

Just for reference, if you take the train from Alty to Knutsford. Its 12.5 miles from there to Macc. Or even on to Northwich. Which will give you a chance to mooch around Anderton, Trent and Mersey and The Weaver. 😁

[@alanharbit602]

Passed by Holly today, Joanna was serving your excellent coffee as I passed in Jericho, the grey tug, with the brass portholes. I shouted hi, and Joanna leaned out of the hatch. I couldn’t hear what was said but love your channel so hope it was kind words,😂

[@christopherbutler7588]

Have a great weekend guys 😊

[@jamesellsworth9673]

When hoping for a larger family, it is important to have a wide-beam canal boat.

[@gail9906]

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails, but caterpillars in Williams case, he knows and loves them. Little boys are great and right into nature. 🦗🕷🪳🐌🦋🐛🐜🐝🪲🐞 A wider beamed boat sounds exciting. Big decision guys. ❤️🧸❤️❤️🇦🇺🦘

[@keithg1xfl]

Surely having a Wide Beam Boat would SEVERELY restrict your Movement's

[@maggietaylor9475]

I thought they were looking for a resident mooring?

[@paultrussy]

I agree with others who are expressing caution about widebeam boats on the canal system. The waterway needs to be substantively wider for them to not only 'fit' it but also to be accepted as normal by other boat owners. Big waterways like the Gloucester and Sharpness canal come to mind. I think the Thames/Severn/Trent would all be way too risky from a number of points of view.

[@FlashGormless]

Awww williams lovely :) Vic don't forget a widebeam has all up north to roam L&L 127 miles plus others your not just stuck on the Bridgewater canal. There is a hotel boat that cruises the L&L maybe get intouch with them for advice?

[@robertthrossell4321]

Gr8 video, I'm with you re Stockport 😊

[@paul8731]

Nice one Vic ❤

[@ianlove3]

Thank you for sharing.

[@jaynecopland]

Gosh!! Wiliiam is so smart!!

[@kentjones7579]

Love this video great job great vibe you killed it !

[@KIAKAHABENJI]

I lived next to the Bridgewater near where you were, You actually passed my old house nrxt to ghe Daleks. Peel Holdings own it and you can't continuously cruise on there.

[@maureenlowther7621]

William is such an intelligent little boy he know is caterpillars and moths. Loved the vlog.❤️❤️

[@sandraann4868]

William is one superbright kiddo xx

[@Setinmywaysalways]

Lovely memories captured ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephenbirchall941]

Welcome to Altrincham. I have moorings on the Bridgewater. There are a small number of traders so it would be worth talking with them. I think there is a cafe boat in Sale. The Bridgewater canal is owned by Peel group.

[@CarolWhite-il7ki]

Thankyou

[@dollimelaine]

such a relaxing sweet ride you take us on.... thanks*

[@Wedgedoow]

Good luck in wherever lifes journey takes you all, its a great lifestyle you lead. We will be over for coffee and cake sometime this weekend. Pete and Lorraine

[@dutchglobetrotter6464]

Utra relaxing 11 minutes :). Thanks!