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  1. The last part of this video was off the scale absolutely amazing .You were so lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
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  2. Absolutely agree and far more variety than all the other narrowboat channels most of which are frankly boring and I'm a boater .I have met Vanessa on 2 or 3 occasions and she is one of the loveliest people you could possibly meet.
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  3. You deserved a more relaxed cruise this week after several weeks of challenging times . This was such a peaceful cruise.I loved your shots of the mice.,
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  4. Captain Zephyr,or should I say commander or even Admiral , certainly always keeps an eye on you whenever the boat is moving or not.I love it she is such a bright and intelligent companion even when she's indulging in her favourite pastime, digging! You're certainly getting a lot of ice but I suppose because I'm on a river I've only seen one night of very thin ice.Stoke Golding is lovely and that mooring looks pretty idyllic.You are tempting me to divert on my outward cruise and do the Ashby in April instead of on my way back in the autumn.I think I've got some planning and timings to do.That picture of the Bullfinch is amazing.I remember we used to get a lot of them when we lived in Sandy but that maybe because we were just down the road from the RSPB headquarters.Are you getting all this wonderful sunshine I am getting here this winter ? Did you find the rather good farmshop that I seem to remember is fairly near Stoke Golding?
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  5. It certainly needs much wider recognition.It is so different from all the other vlogs. Having met Vanessa she deserves far more subscribers,she is such a lovely genuine lady.
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  6. Your observation of nature never ceases to amaze me.That lichen is phenomenal. I absolutely love your new kettle and so unusual and different from the norm.
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  7. I'm glad you've found the simple and hopefully relaxing life.I feel the boat's speed or rather lack of it , helps just to slow down and simplify everything.I shall keep an eye out for your boat on Saturday as I am travelling by train through Nuneaton and beyond albeit pretty early in the morning.A lot of the Coventry is visible from the train.If you haven't already passed it look out for the information boards before Polesworth on the right side of the canal indicating the possible site of the battle where Boudicca's army fought the Romans.Possibly biggest battle ever fought on British soil in terms of the sheer number troops.You have what I consider many miles of pretty canal ahead of you.I entirely endorse your comments about boat life.I started on my boat life almost 7 years ago and wouldn't change it for the world, I'm absolutely hooked.By the way there are plenty of good peaceful solar spots between your spot and Fradley.
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  8. That was brave nay adventurous doing the last few Buckby locks in the dark! What a variety of nature in the pocket park I must visit it next year as I always moor in Weedon anyway.You've found one of my favourite solar spots at Norton Junction.I love your pictures of the fungi/mushrooms so different.Do we get shots of bats asleep in Braunston tunnel next week? You might find some more owls in Braunston, I heard some in October when I was moored opposite the Boat House pub maybe they could be down towards the old medieval village of Wolfhampcote.Your gallery of pictures of the nature around us is getting ever bigger and more amazing.
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  9. Have a wonderful Christmas .What an amazing and different set of wildlife this week.That canal looks really well run but then it's not on CRT's books.I believe it's operated by a subsidiary of the IWA.That nightly mooring fee looked very expensive and the monthly one was horrendous but it is in the South East and in a very affluent area.The mooring fees could be explained by all the yachties there, yachts seem to devour money like no tomorrow.From last week's comments you are having a large family gathering for Christmas.Vanessa please get over your fear of rivers they are wonderful and exciting especially with a bit of a tide running or when it's been raining.My bucket list next year is down the Severn to Gloucester this time and up the Avon .Merry Christmas.
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  10. Zephyr is such a hoot She has such an expressive face . It's such a pity that dogs can't talk because she seems to know exactly what you are saying to her.The scenery up there is amazing and so are the people.Have you encountered Incredible Edible yet? Have a good week and stay warm in that coat of many colours.
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  11. I was expecting to see sights of the Ashby , what happened has your bucket list changed? Some superb shots again especially those mushrooms,are the edible variety?Do you have a TV on board and if so watch Mark Tebbutt's prog on channel 5 on Thursdays , there are amazing vegan/ veggie recipes. I'm going to try some.Your mooring spot is always absolutely rammed in season but it looks nice and peaceful now.You've travelled a long way this week.
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  12. Creature of the week the froghopper ,quite amazing and what shots.More of your patience coming to the fore.Last week it was that phenomenal sedge warbler.I have just collected my post and who do I find are stars of Waterways World but your goodself and Miss supervisor acting out her skills on the printed page.I hope it pushes up your subscribers even more.The article has some really good photos especially of Zephyr and she gets to have the final photo as boat supervisor as usual!
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  13. Best video yet. I'm not sure which is the best shot,either the terrapin or the fish eating what looked like bread.Both are amazing.Sorry to hear about your eyes I hope it's not caused by all that fresh air! 3 and a half thousand subscribers!They are going up in leaps and bounds, well done. I'm gardening at present but not on all my fenders! Lots of troughs on the roof and I'm about to go and get another bag of compost and more troughs.Thank goodness Morrisons is close with a brilliant garden centre.I will now stop throwing my coffee granules away .My coffee machine gets quite a lot of use.Have a lovely week.
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  14. Love the vlog ,so much variety.I now can see the attraction of winter cruising as I have finally got moving today despite all the ice .Passed the spot where you saw all the Redwings and they are still there.Zephyr was not at all keen on your suggestion to leave the beaten up ball,if looks could kill.She is such a expressive dog.Have a good week.
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  15. Lovely vlog especially the lapwings and oystercatchers.They sound even noisier than Canada geese.Hope everything is all right in this heat.I am now under a very large tree in Stratford.You were right Gloucester is too ambitious.I will spend about 2 weeks on this lovely River Avon.Have a good week.
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  16. Thought you'd got lost last week but you've been for a short break to the mega wind in the Bristol Channel.Shame there's no video of it as it seemed to be about the windiest place to be in the storms.Lovely video again, and I see your subscriber numbers are still climbing. Wel done and 100 comments 2 weeks ago .Just to make you jealous again, I saw and watched a baby otter feeding off the weed below the waterline on my boat.Zephyr looks as if she falls in love very easily - beautiful!
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  17. That shot of the squirrel eating what looked very much like a crab apple was superb.Hope you get the engine fixed and please let us know the cause of the problem especially as I have the same engine as you but an earlier version.A word of advice, I'm not lecturing,put your RCR payment on to a direct debit, it's definitely worth it.Hope your week goes well.
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  18. Fabulous video the best yet. So many different birds and waterfowl. When you get into the fens you will be spoilt for choice of birds. If you go down the Little Ouse to Lakenheath there's a large RSPB reserve a short walk from the river. There are Bitterns there. Thanks so much for your kind remarks in the video, I don't really deserve them.
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  19. Well done with getting the pram hood down.I have to take mine down when cruising at present as my binnacle ( the throttle housing) gets in the way of the support . Modification is afoot ,but it needs some very careful measuring and support cutting to get it right (your beloved DIY!). Fortunately there's a guy in the marina who made his own pram hood who can guide me.He has an old but wonderful industrial sewing machine on his boat! Fabulous shots of the barn owl and the cormorant drying its wings.Zephyr is so attentive and responsive she ought to meet Hank an amazing Hungarian Visla who lives on a yacht a lovely pair of YouTubers-Sailing Cadoha . He's really the star of the vlogs.Keep dry under your new canopy,it looks brilliant.Now you need a catch which you can turn into a greenhouse! Safe cruising I'm sure we'll meet again somewhere.
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  20. Filling up large plastic water bottles strikes me as a lot of hassle. I know a lot of boaters do it but if you have the tank blacked with the correct paint it is safe to use and drink. You could also fit a a water filter system. I have one with a separate tap and the water tastes amazing. Admittedly the replacement filters are expensive at about £50 a time but they do last about a year. Without having to lug those bottles back and forth how much more time you would have to film more wildlife for us. You are entering red kite country so can you try and get us some footage of them. Your wildlife footage is amazing you must have a very good piece of kit. Another super vlog and may I say you looked very elegant in that smart black top! Not boaty clothing at all.
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  21. Wow more fantastic photos,they get better and better.The fish and white plume moth took my breath away.You really ought to get your journals published.Another channel sounds fascinating and really has me guessing.Will you have time for boating as well! Have a good week it's very hot here in Warwickshire today.
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  22. Another lovely video from the YouTube nature expert. If you get to Ely they have resident muscovy ducks right by the moorings. Rooks/crows nesting high in my experience always give us a good summer. It last happened in 2018. Did you walk into Leighton town centre it has been vastly improved since I lived there 50 years ago (grief was it really that long ago!).
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  23. Another beautiful video.Your illustrations in your diary/log are really good,wish I could draw and illustrate like that .Hope you survived all that wind we had.Happy cruising.
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  24. The shots of the blackbird in full voice as amazing.You will have to feature a bird of the week ,like Robbie Cumming features pub of the week (but oddly not in his TV episodes!).You got the right weather this time.In contrast it has just started snowing here again! Perhaps a collage of the nature paintings/drawings in your journal to replace the monkey. Possibly a little tricky to paint but try it on paper first.
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  25. Still following you , almost forgot this evening.More superb nature.That elf cup fungus was amazing .Any plans for destinations after the Ashby?I might bump into you again in the summer as my plan is the Midlands again and further west.Have a good week .
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  26. Lovely and how different to most vlogs. I love Upwell as well, I shall have to visit again. The tidal bit of the Ouse is such fun! Even better when you go the other way. I had to watch this one late as no signal in Welford. You have got me looking for much more nature, goldfinches eating dandelion seed for breakfast, fascinating.
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  27. Without a doubt Vanessa is the best.All you have to do is look at her subscriber base climbing by at least 1k each week.
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  28. You have so much patience to capture those shots.I am catching much more nature since I've been watching your channel.Saw kingfishers around the industrial area of Calf Heath on the Staffs & Worcs today.Definitely heard Owls for 2 nights running near Kinver.We might yet meet on the Northampton flight as I have now stopped dawdling and am making good progress.Are you turning left or right on to the GU main drag? Keep those amazing shots coming.
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  29. Fantastic,what a journey.You are encouraging me to consider Birmingham again.I had to traverse the second city this year and it is amazing with very few boats about once you are away from the centre.Your photography gets better with every vlog.
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  30. Never stop asking questions do I. Who is steering Alice Grace we never see him (I presume it is a him)? Another lovely video anyway. Your wildlife shots get ever more amazing. The Cosgrove shots brought back lots of memories when I was a continuous cruiser before I retired and was working in MK. I often moored there and walked down the towpath to the edge of Wolverton to get the bus. When are you coming through Northampton because I would like to come and say hello.?
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  31. Yes! @themindfulnarrowboat 
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  32. Lovely video except for the glazing disaster.Was that a mother and baby beetle,if so how wonderful! A great example of your patience in getting these amazing pictures of nature.Looking forward to your comments about Alrewas as I shall be passing through in August.Tell Zephyr to keep digging!
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  33. Not all done yet! Frustrated by some bolts I can't yet undo.I will stick with my dirt cheap,but very effective cling film style double glazing.I will look out for those beetles.Funny how the females in a lot of species are larger, must have something to do with the power of women!!
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  34. No I haven't started my cruising yet. About another 10 days max. I can't wait.
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  35. Great video and you're beyond 2000 subscribers, wonderful.Now for the next 8000! I shall have to visit Coventry haven't been for years. I've passed through Hawkesbury so many times . You've shown me what I'm missing.Spring is definitely on its way and all these sunny days we're getting in Northampton lead me to hope for a decent summer .Have a good trip back into the country . Looking forward to the Ashby, lots of old coal mine sites and abandoned canal arms on the way.
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  36. I agree how do we do it?Word of mouth? I've already mentioned it to some people.She deserves loads more subscribers.Not only are the vlogs interesting and original,there are no advrts and Vanessa is such a lovely kind person and so is Zephyr, I've met them twice.
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  37. What a gorgeous vlog.Possibly the best yet.Love your idea of an early start.5 or 6 o'clock is so serene on a summer's morning.I am always trying to do it but never really succeed.I will make more effort this year! Now I know why your replies to comments suddenly appear the next morning if I look at the phone early- you night-owl! Hope next week is sunny for you.
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  38. Happy new year and what a surprise to get a vlog from you .I was not expecting one until next Friday.I noticed cake!! next to the cup tea at the end.Is this a New Year resolution to replace the biscuits? The vlog of all your highlights was just amazing.Here's looking forward to a lovely dry sunny summer.
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  39. What a lovely peaceful video in these troubled times.I love your amazing nature shots ,I must look for that fungus you showed us,it looked wonderful. I must moor up by Pooley country park this September as I plan to go to Statfold Narrow Gauge museum (another of my railway trips!)as it's not that far from Alvecote . It's only on certain dates and was wondering where the best place to moor.Zephyr sure does like getting messy especially with that dirty tongue, digging again I presume.Was the mooring spot somewhere between bridges 56 and 59?.Stay safe and enjoy this current spell of sunshine.
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  40. Lovely video and right up my street with railways and canals.I must have the same taste as you for quiet mooring spots as I moored up where you have in this video ,last year and the year before.The Severn looks a bit awesome and I bet you're still not on it because of all the rain we've had this week.Better weather next week.
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  41. That was a big decision whether to have 3 or 4 pieces of fudge.What a lovely video with plenty of unusual wildlife this week.I hope the rain is going to go away as this summer is awful at the moment.Have a good week
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  42. Those shots of the baby Moorhen are amazing, you must have been very quiet to get those.Glad to hear you have chosen to continue boating for 4 years more.You have years ahead of you yet.I even hope that at approaching 76 I can still be boating for a few years yet! Have you seen any Artic Teens yet? They have just arrived here with their graceful flight and funny squeaky voices.Have a good week the weather is looking good .
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  43. I didn't edit my comments did I ! Artic Teens Indeed !!
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  44.  @themindfulnarrowboat  No shade except for my parasol.I' m still solar obsessed.Now making bread in my bread machine powered by the sun .
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  45. It's a 240v bread maker with the solar panels powering my inverter without having to turn the engine on.Sorry if I misled you .The weather's already changed here ,rather cloudy.Good luck with your oven.
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  46. More puns please.You had me chuckling through the whole video.50k subscribers next week,more than likely.What a Christmas present! Mind the storm this weekend and stay safe.
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  47. Those shots of the hares are amazing.You really ought to enter one of the wildlife photography competitions.
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  48. Your vlogs get better and better.Loads of variety and beautiful shots.The Avon has got to be possibly the loveliest river in England.Stay safe and keep up the wild mooring!
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  49. I'm glad to see the ice cream boat is still about.I used to regularly see them around the Grand Union especially in Stoke Bruerne .It is run by a lovely old couple, probably no older than me! I have not seen them for several years.They must be trading closer to base as they kept the boat somewhere in Cheshire in the winter. They would go home to the Canaries in winter by driving all the way to Cadiz in southern Spain in their motorhome and then catch the ferry to the Canaries.I see they now have a butty as well.The ice cream was lovely.Another brilliant vlog and featuring the lovely Zephyr.Hope today hasn't been too hot for you.
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  50. Back to an internet connection now I am in gorgeous Tewkesbury.Are you now finally a river lover?Those pictures of the nature in that reserve at Saxilby are fantastic. I'm getting better at bird identification thanks to your vlogs. Lots of buzzards,herons,house martins on this idyllic River Avon and bats and kingfishers especially one that perched 2 feet from my hatch doors but I wasn't quick enough with the camera.Got to leave here tomorrow and on to the big wide Severn- more river, lovely.Hope you find plenty of interesting nature on the Fossdyke it looks very rural.
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  51. Love the pigtails! First time I have been able to watch your vlog for several weeks due to reception difficulties.Now in Tamworth and the reception is fine. The wildlife items in this vlog are excellent.Hope you have a good week.
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  52. Fascinating possible foraging.I must seriously get into this foraging lark.I think I shall start by trying to source an old book written in I believe the late sixties by Richard Mabey called Food for Free.He was actually a rather decent school prefect when I was a lowly 12 year old at the same school in Berkhamsted.Hope you're still alive next week! I'm sure you will be.
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  53. Wow and I thought you hated rivers.Have you finally overcome your fears? What a trip.You have clearly changed your proposed itinerary.I have missed the last 2 vlogs as I am finally out on the boat and internet and phone reception around Crick is awful.Currently at Norton junction and have finally found you at 6am! Got to be your longest video yet and over 4k subscribers and 1.5 views of this video.Fantastic ,people are finally realising the quality and beauty of your channel. Shame I didn't bump into you at Crick and I was there for all 3 days but not on IWA stand on Friday.The shots of the hare were brilliant.Enjoy the Chesterfield, I'm told it's lovely.Now I must watch the previous 2 videos while I've still got a connection.
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  54. Red Kites so graceful and they seem to love windy days. As for a plant it has to be the Oak so long lived how much history has it seen? By the way when you get to Grafton Regis there are usually quite a number of Kites. It is also worth the walk from the bridge up the hill into the village it is almost like going back in history still with farms in the middle of the village. It has connections with Henry VIII.
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  55. A really varied and interesting vlog.Your presentation, variety,many historic points and cheerful demeanour plus of course Zephyr puts you well in the upper end of the top YouTubers.All you have to do is look at your rapidly number of subscribers.The weather is still not brilliant but is slowly improving so before you ask I will beom themove in 2 weeks or so.Have a good exploring weekend.
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  56. More amazing photo shots.I've commented on your intense nature observation before but this week you have transcended on to an even higher level.I had to look up covoids to see what the word means.You've chosen a lovely quiet and isolated spot to moor and actually one of my favourite spots.On a railway tack(I know it's nerdy)but have you seen the old concrete signal post across the field to where you have moored.That is on part of the old Great Central line from Rugby to Brackley and London.Most of the trackbed is still there and should have been used for HS2.I shall watch your progress in the coming weeks with great interest as I've done the canal north from Braunston to Great Haywood and beyond 3 times now and am probably again next summer.I shall look at your vlogs again before I leave to see how much I've missed previously before I leave.
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  57. I am running out of superlatives to describe your vlogs.They are just wonderful and with plenty of variety as I have said before.You are very sensible in all your checks before each cruise.Do you check the silicon grease in the water lubricated stern from time to time? Where was the 4th biscuit this time? Perhaps it was Zephyr's bonio?Have a dry week.
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  58. Sorry to hear about your turn into Salter's Lode but it sounded like you have a bow thruster! Mind you it's one of the most challenging turns on the system.That was an amazing shot of the young woodpecker.I'm still out west in Worcester . I've been here for almost 3 weeks.There are almost 200 swans on the Severn here and no youngsters.Do swans with cygnets keep them away from such a large group who often seem to be arguing with each other? I don't think I'm going to be back in Northampton much before the end of October at the present rate of progress! Still lots to see.
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  59. The goldfinches were eating dandelion seed, not me. Yes I could almost be vegan my last 2 curries have I believe been totally vegan but sorry you can't free me from cow's milk.
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  60. I agree where are all those missing subscribers?
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  61. Wow those shots of the buzzard are phenomenal! How close were you to it? This vlog is almost as good as last week's but I must rate last week's as your best ever.That spot near Tixall lock is fantastic and so quiet.I moored there this year but the internet, phone and radio reception was near non-existent.Have a wonderful Christmas as I suspect you will not be vlogging next Friday.
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  62. That mooring at Holywell is absolutely fantastic, I moored there 3 years ago ,so peaceful . Currently on the Avon in Pershore an awesome river and so scenic and peaceful and not many boats.
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  63.  @themindfulnarrowboat  I went one worse at Cape Locks ,my prop fell off! I had to wait 2 weeks for a new one .
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  64. What a nature lesson this week! You have excelled yourself.I shall have to look out for that headgear on the cormorants as there are dozens of them round here on the river in Northampton.Looking forward to more amazing nature next week.
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  65. What a shot of the robin coming to your hand.You must have stood ever so still.Sorry to hear about all the ice,it must be partly due to the shallowness of the canal and because you're out in a rural area and getting closer to the frozen north.It looks like you are getting a lot of sunny days like I'm getting down here. I'm pleased to see that the number of comments to your videos is growing weekly.
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  66. Happy new year to you and the family.Superb video.No doubt the next video will find you and Zephyr walking in All Oaks Wood , it's a magical place,and it's a short way beyond bridge 35.There's a lovely mooring spot between the bridge and the wood and also another one just after the wood.At Hillmorton you went through the bottom lock with a pair of cast iron gates that are one set of only 2 pairs in the country and they are at least 100 years old and possibly even put in before 1900! Even the volunteer lockie didn't know their exact vintage.Have a lovely week.
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  67. I was lucky as I met a boat going the other way.I have still lost a bit of the new blacking but heigho I have a galvanized boat so it doesn't really matter too much!
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  68. Wow nearly 3k subscribers.They are queuing up to join,well done. I've said this before but your wildlife and nature shots are stunning especially the blackbird having a scratch and that pig's eye.You were lucky with the weather at Hopwas ,it has always been damp and grey whenever I've been through.By the way,another otter sighting in marina earlier this week,an adult this time playing for about 20 minutes and fairly near to where you were moored last October.
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  69.  @themindfulnarrowboat  Yes thank you.I only found it today when I put some more washing on the back.Such kind remarks.
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  70. Hope you had a good break.Your nature lessons never cease to amaze me.They seem to be developing into a different theme each week, plants,birds, waterfowl, insects and so on.Is this a clever plan or just accidental? Whatever it is it is wonderful.I watched a vlog by a very well known pair last week, and it was really boring .You actually have the same number of subscribers as they do,but you are streets ahead of them in presentation, content and everything else.Have a good week.
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  71. You do manage to find some slightly more unusual birds, I can't wait to see the woodpecker next week. That tunnel is always wet but I love it. When I go through my headlight always shows up purple streaks on the roof. Those shots of the tunnel were amazing I've not seen shots like that on other videos. Hope you didn't get caught in that snow the other day.
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  72. Have a wonderful holiday and a happy Christmas.I expected to see a shot of the alpacas that are at Barby if they are still there.Your holiday spot looks idyllic.
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  73. Hairy or what! Well donefor battling through.You have shown all us boaters that canals can be as dangerous as rivers.We must be vigilant at all times.That lock looked positively dangerous. I'm glad to be marina bound in the winter although even the marina here in Northampton nearly overtopped and the path by the river was totally flooded and the lock looked a bit like those in Todmorden.Then we were treated to your awesome insect shots, they were just amazing.I hope you now have a restful week with no more drama .
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  74. A beautiful vlog and to have Zephyr as the star of the show was brilliant.Have you seen the September issue of Waterways World as you feature in it under the article about youtubers.Well done I hope it brings you a new glut of subscribers as you richly deserve it.
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  75. Wow I am so inspired by your amazing shots of all those insects.You have got the patience of Job to wait for them and photo them before they fly or scamper off.My probably jaundiced view of gongoozlers is that they are really very jealous of us owning, sharing or hiring boats.I love the way Zephyr responds to you she is so bright;licking her lips when you mention treats.Glad you loved the Avon as much as I do.
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  76. Now I must take a walk and look for Redwings.You are still educating me about nature.I did see,at last my first Otter in the marina yesterday.It was a big one so must have been a male.Keep warm and your fruit concoctions look delicious. Where's the next stop? Hillmorton locks I presume.I actually went there the other day by bus to get some more model railway items.There's a rather good model railway shop near to the café by the locks- very handy.
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  77. Wow that was some workout.I bet your looking forward to going to Todmorden and Hebden Bridge as I have seen them from the train amd they look really good. Those chains to open the gates look like a really good idea for heavy and difficult gates.Have a relaxing week after all your efforts.
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  78. I hope you didn't crank it too much round that nightmare bend in Whittlesey.Hope the rain keeps off for next week.Poor Zephyr looks so sad in the rain.
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  79. What a lovely cruise.I agree absolutely with you that Kinver is a wonderful spot.I must go back there again this year. On a clear day in high summer you can see for miles from the top.Where to next?
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  80. More amazing bird shots and you are finding some unusual/rare birds such as those wonderful peregrines.I well remember the winter of 62/63.I was 16 at the time and as school was near to the canal in Berkhamsted ,Herts,we measured the depth of the ice,it was 2 feet thick!.It became a brilliant skating rink for well over 2 months.We all still went to school and the buses and trains all still ran.I trust you are now well under way again.Have a good week and find more wonderful nature for us all.
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  81. Wonderful and that mooring spot is idyllic. Brilliant for solar of which you must be getting plenty at present. I have learnt something today and that's the pronunciation of "Oondle" you do your homework on correct local dialects.
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  82. Such a colourful video.I love your new coat and so bight and full of colours.Last week's vlog 211 was on Google's semi sort of news programme.I had swiped left by accident and there you were! It was an amazing video so well done.Have a good week there is so much to see in Manchester.Lots more locks to come this winter.
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  83. You are opening my eyes to Birmingham,I have so far fought shy of even going there,but maybe just maybe I might try some parts this year.Have you had any issues with anything round the prop?It seems pretty gritty in parts but that's part of the fascination.What's this,a dishwasher!! Congratulations on 10k subscribers and getting yourself in the press again.I have just read the article in Towpath Talk about HVO and there's even a photo of you pushing a trolley of boxes of the stuff .
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  84. So glad to see that the engine is being fixed.Let's hope you will be under way again very soon.What a wonderful mix of wildlife and railways.I shall have to visit that museum next year.Enjoy the trip to Stourport as I love that canal .You blacked Alice Grace in Stourport so is a repeat trip?
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  85. Love your new logo and I presume that you designed it due to your artistic abilities.What a lovely happy smiley boat .The Gloucester and Sharpness looks amazing.I should be on it in a couple of weeks.I am currently passing Wolverhampton.
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  86. Have a wonderful Christmas.You are nearly up to 20k subscribers my how they have mounted up in the last few weeks,but very well deserved.This vlog shows exactly what people have been missing.On a totally different tack, can you not run your dishwasher while you are under way with the inverter as I have met several people who do this and they say it uses less water than washing up! It is almost dthe ultimate on a narrowboat but the real top of my list of wished for gadgets would be a maroon range.Enjoy next year's cruising; are you going to Llangollen on the way north?
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  87. I'm no electrician but it sounds like the wiring is wrong unless your inverter is not powerful enough.Get a friendly boater to have a look at it without spending vast sums on an electrician.
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  88. Just found your channel. What a difference. That thrush was something else. You should send that clip to BBC or I TV it was so professional. Lots of birds and otters here in Northampton marina but no thrushes. Just waiting for lockdown release hopefully on 12th April and I'll be out on the cut for 6 months or more. Looking forward to the next vlog.
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  89. You certainly have an eye for catching some really unusual nature and wildlife.You have really hot the spot in this vlog.As you know I love rivers and the Weaver will have to go on my bucket list.Congratulations on hitting 41k subscribers.You have now overtaken several well known YouTubers and are catching up fast with Robbie Cumming! It's all down to quality,variety,lack of boredom, your goodself,your cheerful demeanour and of course the best YouTube dog-Zephyr.Have a good week.
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  90. You never cease to amaze me with the wildlife you manage to track down and photograph .You must have much more patience than me . Little Alice has reignited my desire for sailing,what make of dinghy is she? Looks a bit like a Mirror dinghy I used to mess about in all those years ago (at least 55 years ago!)Is the Wissey the next stop?
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  91. So glad you're on the move and all fixed.The shot of the buzzard was amazing.Your final mooring in this vlog sounded very noisy,were you near thgat horrible stretch where M6 almost invades the canal? Have a good week and may Alice go well.😅
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  92. Well done with your solo cruise.The ornithology in this vlog is spectacular.So glad the engine is despite the cost but that is Vetus parts unfortunately.Those 2 old boys at Oxley Marine are really good.Presumably the damage was caused by overheating so I hope my twin skin tanks will help me as the engine has never overheated despite some or should I say a lot of fast running on rivers. I'm curious to know where you are going next,north?
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  93. Thank you and I suppose I do put in the miles . I've been to Sharpness this year and it lived up to your comments on it earlier in the year.
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  94. Count me in as well.
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  95. Why not it's fantastic. I've done it twice as a singlehander and against the current admittedly in quieter conditions.
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  96. Wow 8k subscribers your numbers are really climbing fast.With all your shots of the amazing fungi I am going to find a book about them and their edibility.Any recommended ones.Have a good week.Regards Chris.
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  97. First time on a Friday for weeks the atmospherics must be right.The fungi from last week and this are amazing.It probably helps with the isolated nature of that stretch of country.It is one of my favourite parts of the system.Stay warm and perhaps more fantastic fungi next week.
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  98. Your best vlog yet.Absolutely brilliant,so much variety.I wonder whether the pondskaters were the inspiration for drones they look very much like them.You have given some inspiration for part of next year's cruise - the Leicester line and the River Solar.Have a good week.
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  99. Happy new year to you and the crew of Alice Grace . Quite a year and I am so glad you are converted to liking rivers.How about the Severn from Sharpness to Bristol?!.I can now watch your vlogs on time as I finally got back to Northampton on Friday 23rd December.Have an otterley good New Year (to use your word coined earlier in the year).
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  100. Can we have some more night shots soon,they were amazing. Don't rush the Staffs & Worcs it's beautiful and probably my favourite canal.Hope the latest snow & rain ends soon otherwise it may delay you getting on to the Severn , it's probably in spate at present.Have a brilliant week.
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  101. Just watched this vlog. Binge watching them as you're filming and presentation is brilliant. You will absolutely love the Middle Levels. I went through on the way to St. Neots in 2018. I loved them and should have done more exploration but didn't have time. You will also adore the River Nene. It is very neglected river by boaters. It's absolutely lovely and in my view better than the Thames and I have done both. Do buy membership of Friends of the River Nene as they have some lovely moorings and it's only £12 for a year. Any more information you need let me know at mistymornmk@gmail.com.
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  102. Wonderful video, I'm beginning to run out of superlatives. I'll have to rack my brain or consult the dictionary. Those geese are so noisy did they start up at 3 a. m. I so love Upwell and did you look inside the church, the roof is carved with flying angels. A word of warning about Brandon at the end of the Little Ouse. Do not moor there on the E. A. Mooring as there are now travellers there and they will take anything they can remove from boats. I was told this the other day by someone who moors at Ely. Have a good week.
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  103. I will have to do that section above Hatton again.I did not appreciate how lovely it is as I have done it 2 years running in intense heat last summer and in similar heat in 2021.How on earth did you manage to get photos of the kingfisher? As I have said before you have amazing patience to get your nature photos.9k subscribers, amazing, what an increase in the last 6 months!Keep it up.
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  104. Super vlog ,so much variety.I was hoping to see one of the American wartime locos that the Churnet have but no such luck.Still I'm totally persuaded by your vlogs to visit the Caldon this summer having realised that it's another way to get to Llangollen, actually more locks but less mileage than the Shroppie.I hope all this rain stops soon as my eventual destination is Sharpness! I just adore that part of England.Your trip down there was responsible for my trip down there last year,thank you.By the way did you realise it was me flying past your wild mooring near that pub on the first few days of August.You did wave like mad as I was being pushed by a pretty strong outgoing tide, great fun! I have always wondered how you get those shots of birds singing their hearts out is it luck or do you patiently wait for them? Hope you jave a drier less muddy week.
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  105. Another wonderful wildlife vlog and so superior to most of the others.This is why you now have over 31k subscribers.Keep it up and you'll catch Robbie Cumming who has about 45k.Wind turbines are noisy and vibrate so stick with solar.Do you have a solar dump for the immersion heater.I have some instructions from a boater last year and must connect it up.I looked into a heat pump instead of the diesel heater but it needs about 1kw per hour to operate it so for that you might as well run a simple fan heater.Have a good week.I am in the throes of completely rejigging my cruise this summer due to this continuing stoppage at Brinklow.
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  106. You have hit the jackpot this week.This video is your best yet.Colourful and deeply amazing countryside,very varied content and phenomenal wildlife and nature.Your shots of the barn owl were stupendous.Well done and a rapidly increasing subscriber base which is richly deserved.I have one Boating essential based on last week's vlog- a Go ratchet windlass.You should get one as a Christmas present from Mr. M.It will greatly help you with all those difficult paddles.I have had one for 2 years and haven't used anything else except on Hatton where the paddle spindles are too big.Have a good week in that lovely part of our country.More spectacular scenery to come.
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  107. Not on the move yet.The weather isn't warm enough for me, I'm a wuss!My plans are delayed by this landslip at Brinklow and I have just read from the latest stoppage list that the earliest reopening will now be 18th May!!!
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  108. I have just come across your latest vlog on Google 's news section.Your famous!
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  109. Wunderbar buzzard week but your drawing is really lifelike and basically absolutely superb.The countryside up there looks really good.I shall have to do the Caldon before really old age catches up with me! Today has been really spring like so I should be on the move soon.Now I am going to be really critical but you ought to do something about that rusty looking deck around your water tank filler.Have a lovely week.
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  110. Got back from climbing to the top of Kinver Edge to your wonderful vlog ,that poor woodpecker was having problems with that pole! I saw an amazing sight this week,a squirrel swimming across the Severn and the river was probably 100 ft wide at that point ! Unfortunately the phone was not accessible as I was under way at the time.No wind here this week.
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  111. Another superb video.The scenery up there is quite stunning.Everywhere is really green due to all the rain we have had over the winter.Best shot this week, in my wiew,is the mandarin duck early in the video.Hope the weather for next week stays as good for you as it has been this week.
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  112. I have just caught up with your last few vlogs as I have been in an internet desert! It's great to watch all your nature shots otterley amazing (to use one of your earlier quotes) .That weed/pea soup looks awful.Very interesting advice about the coolant breather which I shall check as I have the same engine as you but on a 44ft boat really grossly overpowered but mega good on rivers.Where to next?
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  113. No not yet by quite a long way. l'm in Burton on Trent at present.Due for blacking and other jobs. In Stockton on 27th September.Have an exciting week.
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  114. I have found you again at last.No internet reception for last 2 weeks More fabulous nature ,you really ought to give some serious thought to having your journal published.I am finally really on the move with a brand new exhaust.I will be seriously looking out for nature now I can move without noisy exhaust rattles.Where are you going next when you get back to the Trent?Up it to Trent Falls?
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  115. Gloucester and Sharpness then Burton on Trent for the end of August.About 300 locks when I get back to Northampton! Ambitious or what.
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  116. More super wildlife photography and how you manage to catch it at the right moment never ceases to amaze me .Did you not go sailing on the lake the other side of the sugar factory? You will have to do the flood relief channel from Denver to Downham Market.
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  117. That was a wild ride this week but you handled the whole everything with aplomb.I bet you're hoping for a quieter week but there's a lot of snow forecast and freezing rain which is much worse.Where to next ,the Yorkshire Ouse? That is quite a challenge; or perhaps the Huddersfield Narrow and that's no siesta.Alternatively the Leeds and Liverpool which means you will have to come back and do the other two.Anyway have a good week and happy new year to all three of you
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  118. You're not weird, just mega patient and hyper observant.
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  119. Wow what a picture of the Jay at the end absolutely phenomenal.I have actually been to Gayton today helping someone up the flight.I needed the exercise and was getting withdrawal symptoms from not being out on the cut in all day fresh air.As a piece of information some of the IWA volunteers who maintain the Northampton flight have been doing the hedge laying and are being taught how to do it.For your heritage information the rail bridge Zephyr was running around is the original cast (or is it wrought ) iron bridge built in 1840(it was gorgeous) encased in concrete in about 1965 when the line was electrified.You can actually still see the original underside iron supports and I think painted blue.Pity the original structure wasn't left as built the pictures of it are beautiful with lots of cross trusses,and I'm sure it would have been strong enough.Have a lovely week.
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  120. If I'd known when you were going up the flight I would loved to help.Next time.
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  121. Has Zeph been reincarnated as a Jay?The way that Jay was tilting its head was exactly what Zeph does.I expected a frozen canal in this week's vlog but maybe that is to come, although you seem to be on a river at present.Stay safe and warm.
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  122. I'm back phone broke now l have a brand new one . I have noticed a lot of butterflies down here (south stratford canal ) I shall have to do a count tomorrow and what a divine canal . I guess you're loving the Great Ouse and I hope you will love Hemingford Grey where you will get to next.Another smashing video and now to find the videos I've missed.
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  123. The caldon is gorgeous so might make time to do it this year as there's souch water about.You've go me hooked.I hope your weather has been as mild as it has been here today.I've just finished dinner with the hatch and front door open-bring on summer! More wonderful mature in this vlog especially everything on the drystone wall.Have a wonderful week.
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  124. Another amazing video. I'm glad you like the Middle Levels as much as I did. That courtship dance by the grebes was amazing. Are they they still digging on the neolithic site between the brickworks and the waterway just outside Peterborough? Hope the winds we are having this week are not too violent on the flatlands you are now in. By the way I finally left the marina on Sunday morning. Hope you are moored up somewhere safe in this awful weather, it is colder than last November!
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  125. Another excellent vlog and some really good winter shots.I believe people are at last taking notice of the quality of your vlogs as the subscribers are increasing by at least 1k each week rather than the odd one hundred.😊
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  126. Another A*** vlog.The goalie Zeph was hilarious.Plus another clutch of amazing shots of really unusual nature.I think I must go around with my eyes shut.Hope your arm gets better soon .I hope you get that Go windlass it should help .have a good week and a happy Christmas if you aren't putting out a vlog next Friday.
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