where next? our winter boating plans • living on a narrowboat

[@krisatomic]

Do not adjust your set, my hair IS pink. 🌸🎀💕

[@raineysmith3303]

A very attractive shade of pink too.

[@Steve757-fl1hd]

Quite stunning actually.

[@guth21776]

@@raineysmith3303 Kris would look beautiful even if she had tartan hair.

[@shroder300]

quite lovely indeed!

[@EeeDee1]

your videography, narration and editing are par excellence

[@DJCarsonCreative]

What a complete joy to get a new Kris Atomic video so soon after the last ❤

[@krisatomic]

💖💖💖

[@dorym8045]

Oh, thank goodness for this posting. I was headed into withdrawal after binge watching your first year on the Land’s End. Love your videography and the English countryside.

[@Vivienwestphal]

Same here!

[@rbmedia771]

I discovered you guys a couple of weeks ago and have binge watched pretty much everything you have recorded-loving your gentle meanderings, trolley and duck-rescuing antics and such beautifully filmed vlogs. Bravo!

[@Vivienwestphal]

Let's not forget the water cap rescue!

[@laurabarkovitz55]

Loved seeing inside the Gongoozler’s Rest. Such a cute cafe.

[@FrancescaHolland-ru9xt]

Enjoyed this 👌 thankyou and I love the way you capture the sounds of nature and picturesque sunrises and sunsets, looking forward to next video.

[@lisanester3338]

How nostalgic for Andrew having brunch on a boat right where he used to live. So cool. Loved this…love the hair too!💕

[@katherinekaras]

ugh bless your soul!! i was so forlorn when your last video ended thinking we'd have to wait an age for the next 🖤🖤

[@Selfsufficientsailor]

...and so to bed, to dream of sheep and landlocked boats. Of sausage rolls, scotch eggs and quiet winter landscapes.....

[@susanoshea8296]

Welcome back, so good to be with you both again cruising. Love the pink hair, it was a surprise, but a good one. Loved the Breakfast boat. So cozy and great food. The scenery you cruised by are wonderful , the sheep especially. Great sunset. How are your calving pictures coming along? Loved the pigtail girl. May the weather get better, now you are on the move. Really enjoy you both. 🌱⚘️

[@KatieCannonDesigns]

I got excited when I saw a new video. I truly have become invested in your journey. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@ruaidhrikathygill8833]

Yeah!!!! What a nice treat for a Sunday evening on a. cold, windy night in what is still called…..for the moment…..New York 🤔. Love your hair Kris, rock it! Nothing like having a great breakfast at your doorstep. What a trip down memory lane that must have been for Andrew sitting on the Gongoozlers Cafe Boat and not only remembering the tree, the landscape, but having actual photos. Amazing. He needs a documentary about his life on Poacher. It was hysterical when you were talking about whether you need to stop or not and Andrew’s reaction. TREATS!!! I am glad at the end you had wine and treats and of course Matilda. Thanks again for a lovely evening filled with wonderful visuals and great narrative. 🤗❤️ 🐈‍⬛ Kathy

[@sallywinkle2155]

Great to have you back so soon! 🙌

[@Claudia_K.]

Your vlogs make me soooo happy! 💕🎀

[@sallysmith9064]

Love the approach to Napton too. Can't beat a windmill...

[@simonc858]

What a lovely way to spend some of Monday morning, another vlog beautifully filmed as always, that quiche and the other goodies looked amazing! As does the pink hair, looking forward to the next one.

[@Vivienwestphal]

Yessssss🎉 my favourite Netflix show just dropped a new episode 🤩🤩🤩 going to grab a cup of coffee, BRB!

[@RalphHuatulco]

Love your vlogs…you always pick out the most interesting and quirky bits of landscape…keep it up and thanks for the fun.

[@bgmd0104]

Thank you for my dose of sanity! Cheers!

[@wendyluvsbooks1580]

I really love watching your videos they are just so lovely to watch especially how you capture the scenery and love when you going food shopping and we see what you get …. Love your pink 💕 hair really looks nice … soup at the end looked yummy 💕📖💕

[@jillipepper5353]

Story time : My kids and I were driving on some rural back roads, singing to music and enjoying the summer air by the ocean. As we drove by a field of sheep and two donkeys we noticed they seemed to be gathered around a sheep struggling on its back in a little ditch that ran through the field. We stopped and watched then convinced my son to go help get the sheep up even though he was not happy about the donkeys, they can be assessed at times🤣. He did manage to right the sheep and get it out of the ditch so came back to the car. He thought I might be in labor as it was panting and straining so much. We watched for a few minutes until the donkeys knocked the sheep back into the ditch😫we could only surmise that the donkeys were sadists or bored or maybe I was a bad sheep who deserved to be on its back in a ditch. 😂🤣 True story, we drove to the farmhouse to let them know that instead of protecting the sheep like they were supposed to they were playing tip the sheep, the buggers. Lovely to see a vid from you today, been a rough week and I so enjoyed the visit with you all🥰 scritches for Matilda baby🙋🏼‍♀️

[@angelicavis]

I looove the pink hair! Suits you so well :) And I really want to go to that narrowboat cafe, looks so cozy!

[@beccafranklin6683]

Love the pink hair 💗 so happy to wake up to a new vlog!

[@susanb4481]

Oh my god, that sunset!

[@soul.life.loving]

Wonderful. You two are like Morecambe n Wise ❤❤

[@zeeksyte4618]

At last, a new video!

[@blueeuan]

Yet another fantastic blog, Thankyou, and keep up the wonderful vlogs

[@krisatomic]

thank you very much!

[@redboyjan]

The windy canal part reminded me of "oxbow lakes" which we studied at length in geography, instead of teaching us actual geography ever ever. Funny memory. Cheers!

[@stevenmarshall8520]

Consider my soul cuddled ☺️

[@frankywatte5646]

Thanks for the video. It's always fun to follow you guys on the boat.😍🤩🥰😋

[@suziehagan4502]

I loooove your videos so much. They’re so beautiful and interesting. Could you show maps of what canals you’re on (or where you have been)? Us North Americans are so unfamiliar with the English canals! They’re fascinating!

[@Daytona2]

Napton Old Engine House arm supplied water at the top of the canal, via tunnels to Marston Doles Lock & the stream near Napton water point. I guess that it was the best place to drill a bore hole and the supply tunnels. I guess the canal branch served for coal deliveries and also as a water conduit. A nice functional bit of engineering.

[@brianscoffield584]

Which year is this? Branch manager....love it. Am slightly irritated that this has interrupted my viewing of your video archive. Lost Wallace in the hired cottage garden this evening. It was raining. And dark. I went out. With a torch. Called him. No response. I thought, "sod the little fellow if he really disrespects me that much that he won't come back." Came back in and sat down with Cedric, his son, and a loyal chap. Then opened the door from the kitchen into the rest of the house and there he was. Now curled up at my feet. A reminder not to judge too quickly. No comment on your hair. I'm sure you know what you are doing. Cameras, glasses, yourself. I don't need to complete the thought. Many thanks. As always.

[@Steve757-fl1hd]

Wait a minute! Weren’t you platinum when we started? Now you’re an electric red or pink. Maybe it’s me! I like it!

[@brendacarrodus7767]

Loved that sunset ❤

[@ynys_mon6928]

I absolutely love all your videos. Good to see you ‘branching out’ on new waters. I don’t normally comment on personal things, but I love the colour of your hair above the pink (above the hair clips). If that’s your natural hair colour make the most of it!

[@krisatomic]

Thank you! My natural colour is a bit more plain dark blonde, but the pink gave it a sort of ginger tint! I'd love to be ginger all over but the maintenance is too difficult, alas!

[@patriceeasley9194]

What Joy! A new video. So here is an idea. You should write a children’s book staring the the two animal friends you see in the shot before the first lock. The sheep and cows are friends and now named Andrew and Kris. Lots of separate (chapters) - meeting the lock keepers, going to the market. Maybe chapter’s selected by viewers, subtitled for adults in the margins. Love the quote from Andrew of Leonard Cohn (…that how the light gets in). Just saying… contact me for details and I will make them up. Now I must start saving for a siltbuster.

[@whatlisasaid]

Kris: where whill I sit? Matilda: I care not, I am comfy. also, love the pink hair! I remember it from Instagram and I LOVE it! (no sock knitting accompanying me today, but I am stuffing a knitted duckling... so there's that...)

[@jeneclark7724]

Love your videos. Your hair is so cute. I'm learning so much from you.

[@greghilton7797]

Simon's Cat was really a far out boat. Hope you are bot in good spirits after the storm on the weekend. Great vlog as always. Thank you.

[@nativestrong7253]

Fuji makes the perfect vlogging camera. Beautiful rich colors.

[@krisatomic]

We're definitely team fuji in this house (boat)!

[@jennywhisconier7777]

oh my god, that red sky and canal at the beginning -- gorgeous -- sooooo glad to see you back!!!! -- Hi-ho from Chicago

[@terriedelph3721]

Missed you guys

[@leslierussell4345]

Love your videos, great content.

[@lornasukey7876]

Love your videos. 💕love the hair💕 I’m from the UK but live in Canada now. I miss seeing sheep 🐑 and the rural scenery.

[@thephilipcoleman]

Same for me as well !

[@kathleenmckenna8886]

I love following you and Andrew ❤

[@chrisbennett7983]

I've seen that boat in the field when out running. I believe some one dug out the bank and field to Try and make a mooring. But crt wernt happy about the bank being dug out so they had to put it back. But left the boat there

[@debbiemiller2877]

I am enjoying your journeys.

[@bradlyttle]

So the plans are settled then, a gentle cruise towards springtime in Oxford. I like the sound of that. Are there canal pubs in Oxford?

[@DaringDan]

Hello! John Siltbuster here. So glad to sponsor your videos!

[@andrewkendall]

John, eighth in line to the Siltbuster dynasty! It was an honour to work with you 🙏

[@AnthonyCarter-g2o]

It’s probably just me but the Erewash boat name Cyprus ought to be Cypress to go with butty Cedar 😂I’ve seen a lot of bloggers come out of Napton stores wincing,looks like you’ve got the makings of a good fry up there 👍

[@RJ-444]

I was just wondering what to do with my silt... 😂 Lovely cruising in your company just before sleep. Relaxing... apart from the locks, but you were doing them, so not so bad. Goodnight!

[@andrewkendall]

If there’s something strange in your waterways, who you gonna call? Silt Busters!

[@feltaria9177]

Cropredy is home to Fairport Convention’s festival. Aren’t café narrow boats a fantastic idea 😄

[@gilleslacroix4255]

Pink hair 😮 lovely have you nomade a video of what the inside of your boat looks like ….very curious …I bet it’s super cause both of you have a great artistic eye thanks 😊

[@siobhan5192]

Cruising with Kris like a zumba workout 😂 ↔️⬅️↔️➡️ Also can you tou give more information on the continuous cruising timings? I didnt realise it was every 2weeks. Thought it was 2 days. What do you pay for that 2week mooring? How does it work? Sorry if youve answered this already. X

[@Lizlifedreaming]

happy 2025 to you both with lots of fun cruising, good health and happiness.

[@gerryryan1372]

Love your hair pink. Love your travels xx

[@pathfinder3405]

Yes !!

[@krisatomic]

☺️☺️☺️

[@philcudworth8491]

Come up to the T&M, Its lovely.

[@Kerry_CYWG]

Set required adjustment

[@bloodynorahvan2203]

Lovely 🙂can you believe that I watch this on a treadmill, whilst pretending to work? Normal behaviour in the world for 2025 I feel....We long crossed the bridge to madness...thanks for keeping me company!

[@terriedelph3721]

Have to say, you two make a beautiful couple.. Any beautiful babies in the future?

[@soul.life.loving]

Like a switch camber on a bend of the road ?

[@laurabarkovitz55]

Quick question - I know that Land’s End is 70 feet long but how wide is she? Thanks!

[@raineysmith3303]

I wonder if you have any thoughts of your own as you watch what happened a year ago and in the intervening time.

[@SunniDazed]

❤

[@peterbunyan3924]

lnteresting trip, seen art stuff and you painting sometimes, do you do that for an income?

[@krisatomic]

I studied Illustration at uni and worked freelance since then, photography became a larger part of my life/income over the years but I still dabble! There’s a vlog coming up which shows me doing an illustration job on location :)

[@peterbunyan3924]

@@krisatomic Oh, look forward to that 🖌

[@kymcrowart7876]

Can you please advise me to the best used brand narrowboat to purchase?

[@moffatt43]

I have always wondered why people don’t have a 360° camera on the front of their Narrowboats and have a Monitor up near where you steer from but also have a monitor inside the Boat as well ( obviously with Bluetooth/wireless cables wouldn’t be a problem and phones/laptops or TV’s could be used for comfortable viewing of outside 🤷‍♂️). I think Security wise, I would have one at the front and one at the rear for when you are away from the boat as well for peace of mind ( vandalism is my main concern but obviously as more people are going Off Grid,burglary is increasing ( I know this because my Son is a Detective ). I think if I had the £ I would design a Boat so that it could be steered internally but also traditionally as well and rather than having the traditional Bow thruster it would incorporate a directional bow thruster that is linked with the Rudder but I would definitely do away with the Deep Rudder and Propeller system ( drive shaft ) and move over to Magnetic Drive alongside a Hydrogen powered Engine ( personally I don’t think that Electric Power is the answer ) but obviously leisure batteries we are still talking about Lithium ( until lithium becomes unobtainablium because of the Price and damage caused by Lithium Mining techniques !! ). Nobody tells people that ALL the mining equipment used is run on Diesel !!!! So how that saves the planet is a mystery to me lol 😂….. coincidence that 2024 had the highest carbon footprint and emissions since records began ? I think not 🤷‍♂️. Reclaiming rain water and boats that are more efficient by their building materials,why not fibreglass Hull’s and bodies ? More efficient heating systems using Solar ( my theory is making the entire boat more like a radiator so in summer cold water (reclaimed) can be circulated and in winter,hot water can be circulated ). Hot air heating internally because it’s only a matter of time before the CRT bans the use of ALL Fossil fuels. Now onto a Touchy subject of some of the abomination’s and most polluting boats and engines on the Waterways !. Some of these Boats and land based Hovels that you go past on your Travels ??? What are they all about ? Are these people who don’t like to conform to some sort of standards or rules or regulations ?. Love you guys and Love your videos and videography ❤❤

[@glynismarsh4532]

I confused by the date at the beginning of this vlog. January 2024? Is this a year old then?

[@stevebell6057]

Nice camerawork.

[@krisatomic]

thank you!

[@csmith4994]

Love Animal Crossing. You should share your dream address.

[@Swanwillow]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Canal

[@helenhall3705]

Cropredy (/ˈkrɒprədi/ KROP-rə-dee) - you are correct. Mentioned in the Doomsday Book

[@pandrew3146]

Beautiful video,really enjoy you😊❤