192. Staircase locks; a dauntingly soggy start to the Caldon canal by narrowboat

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A video in which Jasmin (who is still my guest at this point) and I turn off the Trent and Mersey canal and onto the Caldon, going through the suburbs of Stoke on Trent and I get very grumpy about how many narrow sections and tight, blind corners it has not to mention a distinct lack of convenient spots to moor up.
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@bren106 4 жыл бұрын

*The subtle Carpenters reference didn't go unnoticed.*

@solstar4778 4 жыл бұрын

Nice drone shot of waterway 🤷🏼‍♂️👌

@janeabbotts 4 жыл бұрын

I'm retired, time passes so fast every day.....but that 12minutes went by in less than a flash. Another really lovely vlog. Really liked seeing all the greenery on one of those staircase lock gates. Some lovely scenery on the canal. Thank you.

@firefly24601 4 жыл бұрын

"This should make things as clear as canal water" Great turn of phrase there!!

@borderreiver3288 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant scenery along there especially with the old bottle kilns...

@qpar 4 жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing with all of us.

@deanmills5106 4 жыл бұрын

Funny that you mentioned the African Queen, I was just about to comment on how some of the scenes looked like they were out or the African Queen movie. Interesting video, thanks.

@firefly24601 4 жыл бұрын

"Top of the world, looking down on creation..." My Aunt loves singing that at karaoke night.

@ncplantdoctor 4 жыл бұрын

You and Jasmin felt like celebrities when the people in the restaurant began taking photos of you. Maybe that is because you are celebrities. To me, that was as clear as canal water. The Caldon seems like a very picturesque canal with the foliage and the amazing views and also I loved seeing the old brick buildings and the bottle kilns.

@t1n4444 4 жыл бұрын

😁 ... Picturesque you say? Hmm, well, yes, lots of greenery is pleasant to look at, but at a remove. It's when you have share the actual, physical space with greenery that the visual appeal begins to pall, if not appall. Up close and in it "greenery" is mainly nasty, pointy, scratchy, twiggy, branchy, trunkyness hell, more than capable of sweeping anything loose off the roof, including children or animals, not to mention removing paint off the sides in long "expensive" scratches. Especially to new not long applied paint jobs. And if you consider a really, really, swish paint job, with signwriting, is going to lighten your wallet by around £18,000 (Say, €2 million or $50,000 or thereabouts) then, no, greenery is not nice. Lastly but not least is greenery's capacity to do exactly what it does to paint to your skin and clothes. Weirdly, or maybe even sinisterly, the very worse place for what must be tungsten tipped brambles is directly opposite the entrance to a rural marina. There's two which stand out; one on the Ashby near to where Henry 7 got crowned ... and a similarly connected place, in the nominative sense, with added fruit, on the Coventry. So come on CRT, let's see you get out the secateurs, loppers and chainsaws. (Once on the marinas all is bliss btw. I must add that because they are two of the best I have stayed in ... and I might want to return there someday.)

@Citrisity 4 жыл бұрын

I have just finished watching your vlogs from number 1 to 191 and now 192, phew! it was a bit of a marathon but oh so well worth it. I want to sincerely thank you for the time and effort that you have put in to your vlogs to make them so interesting and a pleasure to watch. As I am now a committed fan I look forward to the next episode with bated breath. PS I am 76 and can't wait to buy a boat and cruise the cut myself, BLAST see what you have done! Cheers.

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@simonba9944 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful video containing such beautiful scenery. Thank you to both yourself and Jasmin, and also for sharing it with us all.

@ThisNarrowboatAdventure 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching simon!

@MartinAhlman 4 жыл бұрын

Extra points for mentioning one of my favourite movies!

@elizabethtrainer9732 3 жыл бұрын

6:12, "Love is colorblind." Beautiful.

@MrTommyboy357 4 жыл бұрын

You made that u-turn look easy! The tight spots, is that because of the canal not being serviced,.i.e grass and water weeds not cut back..etc...., Whatever the reason, Thought you did a great job guiding " your queen", at least you didn't have to get out and push during the narrow bits!😀

@gregtheredneck1715 4 жыл бұрын

A thumbs for the Carpenters reference and the great video!

@garyhall9359 4 жыл бұрын

Good to see Bill and Ben enjoying the sunshine

@oldmanhuppiedos 4 жыл бұрын

How nice that you visited Emma and her mother, I also follow her. Was a nice trip again.

@kevgermany 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, especially the extra camera at the stern. Looks like you had fun.

@erepsekahs 4 жыл бұрын

Just showing off your brilliantly timed turn. Very impressive.

@mattevans-koch9353 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another relaxing video especially when you were getting stressed out. Don't blame you for grumbling, after all you're working and I'm sure those other boaters are just lolly-gagging about. Take care and have a good week.

@Kb-cz9ch 4 жыл бұрын

Another great narrowtive of a vlog 👏 can't wait to see the next one!

@07pollee2ndtime 4 жыл бұрын

The houses on the turn-In junction must have acres of fun!

@Epitome613 3 жыл бұрын

Locks 1-8 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa are a staircase like these two. It's interesting to watch in the summer, especially when there are boats going both ways at the same time.

@marklandgraf7667 4 жыл бұрын

'...looking down on creation, and the only explanation we can find...' A well done reference!! Cheers from Colorado!

@PeterT1981 4 жыл бұрын

I truly like it when you pair up with other vloggers. It’s a good show of narrowboat camaraderie. This was a very nice video.

@TheBoatingAdventure 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. The Cauldon canal is definitely in my reach so will add it to the to do list. Thanks you two.

@johninokla2635 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vlog, things do go faster and smoother with a crew. I do hope you weren't grumpy at Jasmin because the canal was narrow. Thanks for the lazy trip up the canal.

@neilrng4181 4 жыл бұрын

One of your best! I truly enjoyed it. I liked the back camera, thought it highlighted your boatman ship nicely!

@1zaj34 4 жыл бұрын

This is going to be my first comment on one of your vlogs. In fact, I had to pause the video at 6:14 just to write it. Sometimes it's the small things. The Carpenters reference really lit up my day. So many thanks for it. :-)

@maryanngriffin6428 4 жыл бұрын

you are such a treat to listen to and watch how you do things. It's intersting Thank you!

@rich2395 4 жыл бұрын

I so enjoy watching your videos. Beautiful countryside, relaxing pace, PERFECT!

@LordOfCinder85 4 жыл бұрын

Never thought id be the first to comment. Keep doing what you are doing, i enjoy your videos very much.

@gregchamberlain8519 4 жыл бұрын

Love your sense of Humor clear as canal water!, Enjoy your video's.

@stanleydenning 3 жыл бұрын

6:12. I like that graffiti. " Love is colorblind. "Love thy neighbor as you love thyself".

@samknight1899 4 жыл бұрын

That was me passing at 10:47! It was a very shallow canal especially for a boat as deep draughted as Pandora is, hopefully next we pass she'll have completed her restoration and look a bit smarter!

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

Hello!

@johnrogers2826 4 жыл бұрын

That's really cool! Lucky you for being able to get out on the canals.

@navigator902 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful scene and weather fore and aft.....Jasmine you are so sweet have been watching you and Emma 's vlog as well. keeps me busy old as i am...and vlog logged.

@ThisNarrowboatAdventure 4 жыл бұрын

aww thank you :)

@dlou3264 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful footage, equally good description - always enjoyable! The African Queen reference was sweet. Let’s all hope that no one ends up in a canal with leaches! Thank you for another wonderful flight of the imagination. Always lovely, always appreciated.

@jsabo7098 4 жыл бұрын

That was a nifty bit of tiller and prop work! Excellent as always!

@raew5263 3 жыл бұрын

These vlogs are so much fun. I feel like I’m riding along. Terrific~ 👍🙏🏻😊

@handiman5001 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for directing me to your FAQ page -- I'll be letting more ads play -- seeing that is the only way this poor ol man can help support your efforts that I really do enjoy and look forward to each time you post something --- keep up the great job

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated.

@57629589 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of lyrics from the song, "Erie Canal" "Low bridge, every body down! Low bridge for we're coming to a town!"

@ndcisivemommy605 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute epic drone shot! Can’t wait to get more of those! Watching vids in chronological order of course!

@timtraver7152 4 жыл бұрын

Another evening of watching your canal videos here in America, so very relaxing!

@grayfool 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh! That's better. I was looking forward to my next fix of canal crusing. You do make me feel a little homesick though! It's a long way from Mauritius to the waterways of Englnad. Maybe I'll get back there one day. Thanks very much David. You remind me of some of the very best bits of UK life.

@curtismcphee8550 4 жыл бұрын

I liked checking out Narrowboat Girls channel. It's neat to see a kids perspective on narrow boat living.

@bxb590 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't been to your country in a long time.Your videos gives me a whole new prospective and I'm more determined than ever to return and take a boat ride. Keep up the good work.

@courierdog1941 3 жыл бұрын

David This extreme turn is where a Kitchen Rudder would improve manoeuvrability. I continue to have a hard time with how mirror like the surface of the water on some of the canals are. You have a true treasure in your canals, . Such a Grumpy Old Man Ha ha Cheers

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

That’s me!

@JMVideos7676 4 жыл бұрын

The great video quality makes this special. Thanks.

@johnrogers2826 4 жыл бұрын

84.4 k subscribers! Well done indeed! Keep up the great work, and keep them coming. Always enjoyable and interesting. Fascinating lifestyle.

@urszulalasek9497 4 жыл бұрын

"As clear as canal water" 😀💜 Love it! Will include in my vocabulary!

@kevdimo6459 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for opening my eyes to another very interesting part of English history.

@dennisporter753 4 жыл бұрын

Hey David.. cool vlog today! It was very narrow of a canal, low bridges as well... but some spectacular views! I also watch Narrow Boat Girl .. both of you are awesome in my book! Nice to have your helper with the locks and car bridge.. Always look forward to new vlogs! Cheers!

@ampsplus 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for more great video. I eagerly anticipate each release, and I believe your channel and videos to be about the best. Entertaining, and informative, and well put together. Thanks for continuing to provide us with your vlog.

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Richard-pe4cx 4 жыл бұрын

your explanation on locks is great the more i watch the more i would like to try this very relaxing and enjoyable form of travel most importantly my wife is agreeable !

@anthonywstanton 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely top notch video sir!

@ianofsjkartwork 4 жыл бұрын

Well put together vlog David....thanks for sharing

@mada9891 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this so much I went and re-watched the Inspector Morse episode about the Oxford canal murders. :\

@kilt2024 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous as always great sense of humor

@KeithGordon 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, glad you clarified who was who in African Queen!

@TheFogLakeshore 4 жыл бұрын

I like the turn and the boat thrumming with cavitation. I love all aspects of the mechanical operation of cruising the cut, David. Great shots. And that's a wicked-looking pontoon, what a gash that would make in a paintjob, or hull! And, late-summer/early-autumn in Britain... look at how beautiful that is with the old Industrial Age infrastructure. I have to go back.

@StarKickersUK 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Bill and Ben survived the manoeuvre ;)

@nbflyingfox4672 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers David great vlog.. Have to admit the turn out of the lock was very impressive. I also have to admit that some urban canals do have their own sence of beauty and character...

@borderreiver90 2 жыл бұрын

Those bottle kilns are an amazing sight...at one time they started to demolish them but thankfully stoped as they realized they were an important part of the history of the town and pottery making and are now a great sight to see.......

@clarkd1955 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. Love your sense of humor.

@clarkd1955 4 жыл бұрын

I still have a hard time believing that you take the time to read and respond to so many comments, David. I have noticed you have always done this and I personally appreciate your effort. Now all I have to do is get on Patron and prove it. If I ever get to England, I think I will make the effort to find you and let you know how much I appreciate your videos in person. I know, not your thing, but I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

@DragonSanguis 4 жыл бұрын

You and Jasmine are responsible for my fascination with narrow boats. If I make it to the UK, that's what I want to live on.

@preethamkj8101 4 жыл бұрын

Hi I really enjoy all the videos in this channel. Good job. I am your fan. 🎂

@thomastrout9997 4 жыл бұрын

The day might have been a bit of a slog but a well made, tight 12:02 complete with stern camera and humor is an excellent response. Once again, bravo ...and thank you.

@0HARE 4 жыл бұрын

Threading the needle on this one. Thanks for taking us along.

@americanmultigenic 4 жыл бұрын

For some reason, brought back memories (those kilns) of a LONG ago holiday down in the Potteries, when -- thru Northumbrian eyes -- they looked so exotic. . .as did the canals.

@normg2242 4 жыл бұрын

Pushed "like" before the video was over, as I always do with your videos. Please keep them coming! !!

@MrDorian61 4 жыл бұрын

This is a most enjoyable vlog David; watching your videos is close to going on holidays in Britain! I am impressed also with the way you handle your boat.

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@johnarnold2029 4 жыл бұрын

Love your Vlogs..... So relaxing.

@305crosby 3 жыл бұрын

Good drone shot awesome

@mal_752 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Carpenters reference. Love watching your vlogs. So informative and interesting 👍👍👍

@johnmontgomery4763 4 жыл бұрын

Criminy! What a tight turn! Thumbs up...What a beautiful Fall day. Safe travels.

@TimNevins 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy the videos and eagererly await the next!

@Gmanmx01 3 жыл бұрын

Always good to see familiar settings from a different perspective. I live in Northwich (I’ve seen the Anderton boat lift Vlog) but my daughter plays football for Stoke City and their home ground is at Milton, the canal runs round the back of the site and parallel to the entrance road. 👍

@paulstanding7267 4 жыл бұрын

Hi David and jasmine nice vlog loverly weather to bit tight turning and great shots aft and stern looks like the canal in places needs a good dig out for making it wider glad you see Fiona and Emma nice surprise look forward to seeing your next video 😀😀👍👍

@ThisNarrowboatAdventure 4 жыл бұрын

thank you paul

@tompinnef6331 2 жыл бұрын

I will say ' boy is that canal narrow' haha. Glad you had Jasmin along, nice crew to have along doing the bridge and paddles - gates for you. Take care thank you for the video. (I'm running out of content soon please make more haha kidding) Be safe and thank you.

@keithwelton 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the appearance of Bill and Ben complete with Weed as you turned on the Caldon canal, weeeeeed.

@randyw2539 2 жыл бұрын

Dammit, John! Uttoxeter sounds like the perfect place for a health club! As for the canal width, I sense Marjorie's hand in that. It's always a pleasant surprise to see urban canal areas so green and park-like.

@realasmr538 4 жыл бұрын

On the 15th of September we attended a classic car show at Etruria heritage centre 😊 and James brindley is my 6th great uncle

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a great connection to have :-)

@alanboman8860 4 жыл бұрын

Hi David - Thanks for another great video. I'm with you, cities are not places in which I'd chose to live, canal or not! I do love the canal supervisors at the bottom of someone's garden at the 1:05 mark! "Bill & Ben The Flower Pot Men", and "Little Weed" presumably, are a charming and whimsical nod to my childhood TV viewing from the fifties - Love it.

@tinkermccardle7393 4 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your travels! From Alabama, USA-M A C

@mickyjb2003 4 жыл бұрын

Another Great vlog Dave.cheers.

@BarneyLeith 4 жыл бұрын

I love the Caldon Canal. Cruised it in June 2018 and before that in the late 1980s. As you may imagine, a lot of canalside housing development had taken place in the intervening years. In the 1980s a short distance of the canal in Stoke was still used for carrying materials for the manufacture of pottery. The first lift bridge was being repaired when we arrived at it in 2018, but the engineer quickly completed the repair and we were not much delayed. It looks like you had great weather for this part of the Caldon.

@Renovator26 4 жыл бұрын

Yep - you're gonna miss Jamin when she's gone. I hope she made you tea when you got all grumpy. See you again soon, John, Ontario, Canada.

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

She made the most fantastic shepherd's pie that evening which I could smell cooking all the way up the Caldon, it's what kept me going!!

@Renovator26 4 жыл бұрын

@@CruisingTheCut Careful! The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. lol

@whitcwa 4 жыл бұрын

@@Renovator26 Or his stoma.

@philipspencer1834 4 жыл бұрын

A “must do” is to have a pub meal at the Black Lion Inn where the canal meets the Churnet Valley Railway. Enjoy the tunnel at Froghall and look for the military equipment scrapyard just before the tunnel 😎👍🏻

@CruisingTheCut 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't fit through the tunnel but I walked around to see the other side :-)

@philipspencer1834 4 жыл бұрын

Good solution 😎🤣

@prestoncrewnarrowboaters8619 4 жыл бұрын

entertaining as always David thanks

@gafrers 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Nice views

@Boatdog_Traveller 4 жыл бұрын

Another great vlog David.

@MegaSnow121 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video - scary narrow and very curvy at times, yet so pretty in many places. Loved that draw bridge. :-)

@dahak972 4 жыл бұрын

Omg! It’s Bill and Ben! I haven’t seen those two in years!

@greghilton7797 4 жыл бұрын

Once again, a great video David. How could you ever possibly be grumpy with Jasmin on board. Cheers

@ThisNarrowboatAdventure 4 жыл бұрын

it was a long day hahah :)

@dugclrk 4 жыл бұрын

Emma is the only other Narrowboater I watch every episode. She's only 12 and is doing a wonderful job.

@joeshepley151 4 жыл бұрын

My wife and I enjoy watching your videos. I liked The Carpenters reference.

@J100EHBOO 4 жыл бұрын

I spotted Bill and Ben the flower pot men . I think they were impressed with the skill you showed .

@randomname6625 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up from narrowboat Empress (2mins30) Yes the Caldon was very narrow and somewhat tight in places. However twas made up for by the fantastic views n scenery after Hazelhurst locks all the way to Froghall. All the best.

@CM-kl9qh 4 жыл бұрын

Bill and Ben have been Gongoozling so long (t=0:55) they look a little stiff. I agree with zaj. I enjoy the cultural references across time and the big pond. I had heard the term 'cuppa' in a trivia game decades ago and it was nice to run into it here properly used in context.