232. Pushing the narrowboat throttle to 11 on the River Trent

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232. Pushing the narrowboat throttle to 11 on the River Trent

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#narrowboat #narrowboats #canal #canals #liveaboard #cruisingthecut
In this vlog I continue down the River Trent, from Holme lock to Hazleford lock, giving the engine some rarely-used revs yet still being slower than another boat that was doing the same trip.
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@sgit1 3 жыл бұрын

Narration + Sense of Humor + Scenery = Thanks For Sharing Your Adventures.

@vadmal5210 3 жыл бұрын

I'm following a few of these cut vlogs. Most of the other vloggers talks about things to come and later on shows just a glimps of whats nice to see. You do it the other way around, talking while showing, which I find very nice. :))

@captainzeppos 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously this channel was my first vlog experience of narrowboats and I thought everyone else was doing it more or less the same way. Then I watched a few other channels and was surprised as quite frankly most were super boring. Cruising The Cut is by far the most polished of them all, while being 100% authentic at the same time (meaning no sponsors or incessant babbling).

@HiroNguy 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Douglas Adams references. What sprang to mind watching this one again was... "Open the lock gate, HAL." I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that...." 😁

@georgemanley8247 3 жыл бұрын

Of all the river scenery I have seen from you and other narrow boaters, the views you had of the river Trent are the most inviting, especially in the fall colors. Thank you!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@peterh9110 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos make 2020 bearable. Thank you good sir.

@shardlake 3 жыл бұрын

Great vlog, loved the title and references to Hitch Hikers for those insane speeds you reached :)

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😀

@TRu44-560 3 жыл бұрын

Watching these videos makes me want to quit my job sell my house and stuff, move to the UK and buy a narrow boat and live peacefully ever after 😀😀😃😃

@alanbower1193 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of interesting scenery. Loved the War of The Worlds and Titanic references. Have a good night.

@oletrenner 3 жыл бұрын

Not to forget the Hitchhiker's Guide references :)

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, not War of the Worlds; it was a reference to The Tripods! (a 1970s British TV show)

@Wild_Bill57 3 жыл бұрын

@@oletrenner the Hitchhiker’s Guide references are my favorite, indeed.

@jugglerjim01 3 жыл бұрын

@@CruisingTheCut I immediately thought of The Tripods too, shame they didn't make the third series and finish the story.

@pascalcoole2725 3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tripods

@thomastrout9997 3 жыл бұрын

In a year of plague, malfeasance and unbridled crackpot-tery it is beautiful little moments like these that lift the pall and provide reassurance and a token of sanity. You deserve much more than a simple thank-you but that will have to do for now. Thank you.

@hazchemel 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. And I can understand how a lock works in a canal, but except for the opening to a canal, I don't understand locks in a river.

@billr8667 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Watching this gave me a much-needed break from the incessant drone of the U.S. general election. I might just put this in a loop to run until next Wednesday! :)

@zenovoz92 3 жыл бұрын

Your humorous commentary never fails to make me laugh. Great job!

@darkenergy2151 2 жыл бұрын

Spinal Tap and Hitchhiker's Guide and Tripods..... Love the old skool references in your vlogs, keeps us oldies amused

@patdavey7187 2 жыл бұрын

Tripods? I get the other two

@janecartridge5618 2 жыл бұрын

@@patdavey7187 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tripods

@cbhlde 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Titanic... ;)

@mueckenhoeffer 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference. Much more fun than Ludicrous Speed. And the Wall reference. Showing our age a bit today, aren't we?

@ranekeisenkralle8265 3 жыл бұрын

wall reference? Must have missed that one. Care to give me a time-code? Also, which wall? Over the milennia humans have built plenty of those...

@pascalcoole2725 3 жыл бұрын

@The Curmudgeon Narrowboating is about Ludicrous slow ;) 54 here, yes humans actually can live that long

@mueckenhoeffer 3 жыл бұрын

@@ranekeisenkralle8265 Around 8:36 - tripods marching across England. Not sure if it was David's intent to do so, but he put me in mind of the Hammerskins from the 1982 movie The Wall (based on Pink Floyd's 1979 album of the same name).

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, not a reference to the Wall but the the books/TV show The Tripods.

@ranekeisenkralle8265 3 жыл бұрын

@@mueckenhoeffer That one reminded me more of War of the Worlds

@ynys_mon6928 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Hitchhikers Guide and Play School references. We used to have a rescue dog called Marvin, who had been picked up as a stray. Our theory was that the rescue kennels called him Marvin because he looked so miserable (after the paranoid android). He soon cheered up once we got him home though.

@HeavyHaulagePilbara 3 жыл бұрын

The Trials of David, conqueror of wild rivers. Very nice video, as always thankyou.

@johnstevenson9956 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO Nice Douglas Adams reference.

@hymek7017 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another excellent video. Loving the many cultural references especially the Hitch Hikers Guide one. Keep them coming. 🙂 This is the first time we've been able to watch your vlog whilst we are on a narrow boat ourselves. Inspired to Cruise the Cut we ascended Caen Hill flight of locks today and will decend again tomorrow. Happy days.

@D11Alpha 3 жыл бұрын

There I was waiting, reheating my cup of tea, checking for the Wednesday morning post of my favorite KZfaq channel, and finally it posted! Riveting, with Emmy winning scripts, and superb narration, I was motivated to pour another cup of tea. Going to be a good day 😊

@firefly24601 3 жыл бұрын

OMG real money!! Just when I thought this channel couldn't get any better, David throws in a decimalisation joke. Love it!

@TalenGryphon 3 жыл бұрын

You earned a laugh and a like for that Hitchhiker's Guide reference

@Naturerockwood 3 жыл бұрын

Hitchikers guide to the galaxy .made me realize why i lwas watching

@clarefriend1376 3 жыл бұрын

I think I say this after every vlog. They are so calming. TY for taking the time to make them. “Quaking in my trainers” “play school” 🤣🤣🤣 your humor in this one was outstanding!

@tmanF4 3 жыл бұрын

Love seeing your perspective! Same planet, but truly different worlds. Thank you for sharing your trips!

@hike2 3 жыл бұрын

High speed, killer cows, huge monopod robots, deadly sandbars. Non stop action and suspense!

@spencernorby6075 3 жыл бұрын

Tune in next week on your same Bat-channel!!

@robinallen7356 3 жыл бұрын

11:50 Legend has it, that swarm of sheep have been playing the same game of 'hide and sheep' since the days of King Richard.

@jamesmills9240 3 жыл бұрын

Professional boat mover! Why didn't I think of that for a career? All the fun at someone else's expense.

@MicheleLimon 3 жыл бұрын

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference... one more reason to love this channel!

@eirishemd 3 жыл бұрын

Such an enjoyable vlog as usual. Loved the hiding sheep! Canada was well represented again by the geese. Unruly lot as ever🇨🇦👍❤️😃

@57629589 3 жыл бұрын

A bowl of petunias? "Not again!☹"

@etjason1 3 жыл бұрын

What about the whale?

@derschwartzadder 3 жыл бұрын

If only we knew why it thought that ;)

@jamesjohnson-pq7li 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos go great with a cheese sandwich.

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t everything?

@himself6187 3 жыл бұрын

@@CruisingTheCut Ice cream. "An ice cold refreshing Cornetto & Brie" said no one ever.

@jamesellsworth9673 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here on my butt watching Cruising the Cut. I LIKE the views of trees...as opposed to empty warehouses.

@NeverlandSystemZor 3 жыл бұрын

The "infinite probability" joke really made me laugh! Love to know you're a fellow towel-carrying traveler.

@danieltaylor5231 2 жыл бұрын

I'm convinced that when David is Knighted for services to the canals or some such that his coat of arms shall contain a heron.

@gator3-234 3 жыл бұрын

I ever retire and the rapture hasn't taken my wife and I. I would love to spend the rest of my days doing something like this. Looks very relaxing. Of course I would have to move to England me being a Yankee. I love the videos keep, them coming.

@martyrule 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, David! Still setting the standard for boat tubers.

@alanserl4046 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the Hitchhiker's and Tripods references! Even though you got the chance to open up the throttle up, I am glad you resisted the urge to use "Danger Zone" music. Another wonderful video - thank you!

@christopherestrada8576 3 жыл бұрын

Another video full of smiles and belly laughs! The literary references were all together very apropos and made me smile and laugh most richly. You have such a wonderful way of “narrating” your journeys! Many happy trails, stay safe and much love and respect!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@glennhardacre5366 3 жыл бұрын

"Professional Boat Mover" - Now that is a job I could do :)

@curtbonnell4308 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, if all those geese took flight at one time, look out below!!!!!!! You are certainly a speed demon in this week's episode David. The countryside is just so beautiful.

@barrieking5939 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David, for another trip down memory lane (river). As a 14 year old, I used to camp in the back of the lock keepers garden and in way of saying thanks, we used to help working the locks. This was at Gunthorpe lock, way back in 1957. If memory serves me correct, the gates were operated by a large wheel with a handle. Great memories as well down at Hazelford lock. There's a great pub, The Hazelford Ferry, with lovely food. Thanks again, Barrie.

@alanboman8860 3 жыл бұрын

Another vicarious and thoroughly enjoyable trip down river to a more than usually rich sprinkling of whimsical movie references and pithy puns. Lovely! Thank you David, as always.

@stephengurd5272 3 жыл бұрын

The narration is excellent and so nice to listen too. Thank you so much.

@LawF250 3 жыл бұрын

Should narrate audible books. He'd be really good at it!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

I looked into that but unfortunately the narrowboat environment - with ducks quacking, boats going past etc - is not suitable for Audible's recording standards, unsurprisngly!!

@daveanderson4000 3 жыл бұрын

Admiring graffiti? Reckless speeding?? Beastly bovines??? David, you're turning into a wild man! Can't wait for your next vlog!

@for.tax.reasons 3 жыл бұрын

Hes turning into Zaphod Beeblebrox

@Jeff_Engineer 3 жыл бұрын

There is an xkcd comic where the wind generators all split into 3 legs and go marching around War of the Worlds style, so you're not alone in that perception.

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Yes a couple of folk posted the link further down. Funny.

@randrowe9660 3 жыл бұрын

I had stepped away from your meditative videos for awhile. I had been comparing them to our experience here in the states as we tootled around all the lower 48 and much of Canada towing our Casita camper. Today, I saw your newish video and thought, “just what I need!” Being in the middle of Covid in SC, as well as a few days before the election, the stress levels here are high, and so your lessons on calmness, oh great Zen Master, have been a joy. Keep it up!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@richardclarke376 3 жыл бұрын

I remember opening up the throttle on a canal boat and me mate Dave was hanging off the back on a pair of waterskis. Good times.

@tomtruesdale6901 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and I LOL at the "Hitchhiker's Guide" and "War of the Worlds" references

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers but not WotW - The Tripods ;-)

@tomtruesdale6901 3 жыл бұрын

@@CruisingTheCut I saw your link to the series after I posted. Interesting story line

@theonlywoody2shoes 3 жыл бұрын

12:54 As a private pilot I recall the joys of my flying instructor simulating an engine failure during take off - quite logical really as that phase of flight places the most stress at maximum power on the engine. I still find it quite disconcerting when I hear it happen today, as you are never quite sure the first time it happens if it’s flying training or the “real thing”. When it happens the second time it’s quite a relief. Loving the multiple sci-fi references, just watch that speed or you may disappear into a singularity and who knows where (or when) you may end up 🛸🛸🛸

@dennisporter753 3 жыл бұрын

I love the river cruise.. absolutely beautiful boats everywhere.. cruising at 6 knots was cool the wake on the front of your narrow boat sliceing down the river was amazing.. Definitely need more of that! Cheers David..

@paullefur6213 3 жыл бұрын

OMG it looks like a summer cruise, so great to watch, loved it, keep them coming David.

@Nukacola38 3 жыл бұрын

These videos make my day. Sitting in Sydney with my lunch at my desk, listening to David's exceptional narration. Ah, what a joy!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@afterthemouse 3 жыл бұрын

Douglas Adams would have been proud of your turn of speed! Not to mention Floella Benjamin!

@chrismont5475 3 жыл бұрын

Your Videos are Very entertaining, Great British humor

@leebedford7293 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the Tripods and Hitchhikers Guide references! Keep up the good work!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@darrellsmith4204 3 жыл бұрын

I found the F.A.Q. section and it answered a lot of questions I hadn't even thought of asking. Being from Wisconsin, USA I found your love of strong (or what we call "sharp") cheddar cheese an admirable choice.

@craigw.scribner6490 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, David. I chuckled several times as you were really on your game as far as humor goes. Thanks for the fun!

@beeble2003 3 жыл бұрын

It always seems ironic that there are paid lock-keepers for the locks where you'd just have to press a couple of buttons, and not for the ones where you have to do physical work.

@daveh7720 3 жыл бұрын

Aren't the paid lock keepers on the big canals and rivers where there's commercial shipping? If someone is moving hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of goods through a lock, they're going to demand trained operators and well maintained machinery.

@roymillard5784 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Tripod clarification. I, too, thought it referred to H G Welles at first. I then remembered the John Christopher trilogy which I read many years ago. I never knew a TV show had been made of it. Thanks for the vlog.

@Michael-wc8xl 3 жыл бұрын

Infinite improbability......nice!

@loddude5706 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to old council road signs leading down off the bridge, the village was known locally as 'Gunthorpe Toilets' for quite sometime, the later addition of obvious 'stick-on' ampersands between the two words created even more mirth! : )

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

That is superb!!

@TimVirnig 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on, David, in your disdain for graffiti, love of herons and cringe inducing Douglas Adams references. Well done!

@CyclesMcHurtz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your presentations and writing. I really enjoy both the relaxed atmosphere and your overall dedication to the entire experience. Thank you very much for all of your efforts to create and share these.

@jayfmiller 3 жыл бұрын

We older folks are back to "shelter in place" with over 1500 new virus cases a day in the state. So, thanks for another nice and informative video to help mitigate the cabin fever. Isn't it fun to have some high engine revs. Always nice to blow out some of the carbon. BTW, I enjoy your references to the Hitchhiker's Guide.

@williambays3534 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this a great deal. At the maelstrom at the end of the white water rapids, I was on pins and needles watching for the great River Kraken to rise up and attack the passing boaters. Phew, a no show, it must have been napping. Those terrifying icebergs looked like they were pretending to be river foam. Watch Out it's a trap.

@andreamundt 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite moment of today´s vlog is you being quiet so to not givie away the hiding sheep.....Haha ! So sweet!!

@wideawake914 3 жыл бұрын

Hide and go sheep.

@bongofury3176 3 жыл бұрын

I thought pangalactic gargleblaster taster was my dream job ... then I heard about professional boat movers ...

@radders261 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched a lot of your videos and this is so far my favourite, simply due to the bloody brilliant narrative. Well played sir!

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@incy55 3 жыл бұрын

I envy you, at every vlog. enjoy you beautiful life . My blood pressure drops a bit each time is see one of your vlogs Thank you for sharing with us!

@russcorbett3923 3 жыл бұрын

You do have a Definate gift for painting a vivid picture with your comments !!!!! Hahaha ,,,,, beware the cows !!!

@craigrschulz 3 жыл бұрын

LOL....sheep playing hide and go seek..."I was very quiet so as not to give them away". That just made me laugh and smile :)

@roclayson 3 жыл бұрын

Hi David I've enjoyed watching all your videos over the last couple of months and find them both relaxing and informative. Keep up the great work.

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@sandrine-emmanuellesechaud3436 3 жыл бұрын

England is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing ! I miss the ''Welcome to the vlog'' part ;)

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Gla you enjoyed it

@Zaraihn 3 жыл бұрын

As always an entertaining and relaxing way to end my day. But again as always I feel the need for a cheese sandwich and a cup of tea.

@timlewis1380 3 жыл бұрын

And some jaffa cakes!

@navigator902 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David.... it was watch the news or go for the cruise.... I chose well.....

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Shades of Indiana Jones there hahaha

@mistermister2085 3 жыл бұрын

One of your best. Narration was spot on. Keep them coming.

@cynthiacantrell2037 3 жыл бұрын

I love sharing a part of your day (vicariously), you're such a nice person.

@davidbagley1783 2 жыл бұрын

Ludicrous Speed..we've gone plaid!!!

@trevormiddleton 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video (as ever). Always interesting to see parts of the country you know quite well from the water instead of the road. Incidentally, there's no need to be disturbed by those wind turbines. The best way to approach them is to wear a Motorhead T-Shirt because (ahem)…they're big metal fans!

@bryanbadger6841 3 жыл бұрын

Good NZ morning David. Loved this episode. Thank goodness you're catching up to Nz going to kph. Height of banks in metres! Speedometer on cars going to kph. Weight kilograms. Temperature in celcius. Apparently it's still acceptable to record boat length in feet, altitude in feet, mountain height in feet, and ocean depth also in feet. Allegedly there's still at least 3 countries who still think old school. USA being one of them. Great scenery my friend. Thankyou for yet another fine episode. Take care. Atb.

@rayprevailer8454 3 жыл бұрын

LIFE....dreaming of a narrow boat life when I retire. Relaxing watching this after my day at work maintaining internet service for folks in the Carlsbad to Roswell New Mexico area. US.

@Orlena2525 3 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you. Been watching since you started. Very tranquil and entertaining

@MartinAhlman 3 жыл бұрын

If you brought your towel, as you should, those bovines would have been easy to get rid of. Triffids are a much tougher opponent... Thank you for a magnificent speed-run!

@hazchemel 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely; a trigger spray bottle of weed-killer, together with the towel.

@wixom01 3 жыл бұрын

"I slept to the wosh of the weir". David, there is a poet in you.

@derricklewis5397 3 жыл бұрын

ITS THE LEGEND AGAIN

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

You leave the end of my legs out of this

@miles_world 3 жыл бұрын

4:24 nice Hitchhiker's guide reference

@James08244 3 жыл бұрын

at about 11:30 in the video i had rewind to make sure he wasnt talking about the woman going for a walk because i wasnt looking when the cow was in frame. That was a good one.

@carolinebutcher8160 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, from the moment the Tripods came into view the whole vlog was 'peek over the sofa back' time! The speed, the monsters on the bank organising themselves to plunge after you, the hovering narrow boater, ...my nervous system couldn't take the suspense! Seriously, loved this whole part of the Trent journey. Looking forward to the next bit. Stay safe David. X

@thejerseylady1 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Those wind turbines always make me think of the Tripods too. Thanks muchly for another nice jaunt. Gloria 🐂

@oocares 3 жыл бұрын

Professional Boat Mover? That's some job!

@philippankhurst6680 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent once again. One of the geese (9.01) have been in touch and want to know what they have to do to get a mention.

@alextziros5557 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David, another great vlog, just what is needed in these uncertain times. More please. A

@wdhewson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. Nobody does "pastoral" better that the British.

@johnandrewmcdermott2986 3 жыл бұрын

Rose and Jack were rescued by the boat ahead of you. No worries.

@deanjones2525 3 жыл бұрын

With all that speed, thank god you are not wearing a hair piece. :-)

@jamesblair18 3 жыл бұрын

That is quite an army of geese!

@mbraun777 3 жыл бұрын

Terrifying speeds! I must read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy again.

@clarefriend1376 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I love, love, love HGtoG. I have it on tape too.

@seekingilm87 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these videos. I stumbled across your channel (via watching people convert vans into homes) and have been binge watching them and absolutely loving it. Keep up the great work and keep safe (thumbs up).

@CruisingTheCut 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!