44. Narrowboat Living - Stoke Bruerne Locks - Grand Union Canal

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Upon Reflection

Upon Reflection

9 ай бұрын

Luckily, we still have Sam and Alison with us this week as we attempt our first canal lock EVER. Locks, have been a fear of Liz's since the start, maybe its just the unknown or maybe the shear size of some of them. During this week's vlog we tackle the 7 locks of Stoke Bruerne. We cruise over aqueducts and under bridges along the Grand Union Canal.
Liz, takes the tiller and the cows ask us politely to move along.
We would love for you to join us as we find our way on this amazing life style change and settle into becoming continuous cruisers on the canal and rivers in the UK.
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@glynnisross7974
@glynnisross7974 9 ай бұрын
What a beautiful vlog with lovely music. How lucky for you that Alison and Sam, with Dodger of course, were still there helping with the locks. Must be great having a crew on board. Ernie learning what life on the cut is all about, and looks like he’s loving it. Stay safe.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Glynnis. I would have been lost without the help for my first time operating locks, I was very grateful for their help and company of course 😀
@thelastpilot4582
@thelastpilot4582 9 ай бұрын
Normally I am not very keen on NB DIY but your work is so professional ( I know it was your business) that I watch every one. Plus I like you banter and great personalities. I am looking forward to seeing your cruising adventures.😁✔✔👍👍
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
@nigeldibden9293
@nigeldibden9293 9 ай бұрын
What a lovely little film. Really enjoyed it and look forward to many more.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it. 😉
@dianadimmock5758
@dianadimmock5758 9 ай бұрын
Lovely vlog. Makes my week seeing you and the lovely Ernie enjoying your new life on the water. I chuckle when you try to talk and we can here the sander in the background, we can hear what you are saying, it probably sounds louder to you than to us. Looking forward to seeing the new colours. Have a lovely week, I hope the weather doesn’t dampen it.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Diana. Honestly that sander sound was so loud so I'm glad you could still hear me 🤣 I'm excited to show you the new boat paint next week 🤪
@user-gv5hp8uv5s
@user-gv5hp8uv5s 9 ай бұрын
Great vlog, you are naturals, taken to it like ducks to water😂😂
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
🤣🤣 thanks Jean 😊
@rebeccathomson6005
@rebeccathomson6005 9 ай бұрын
Lovely Vlog loving life xx
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks Rebecca 😀
@oneshoan
@oneshoan 9 ай бұрын
Y’all have come a long way from making a new home to now traveling the canals like you’ve done it your entire life!
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks Shoan, the aches and pains that my body has right now due to walking hours to get the car doesn't tell me I've been doing it all my life 🤣🤣 lesson learnt there, 4 hours March back to the car is a bad idea. Cruise less and move car gradually 🤣 Thanks for watching, see you next week😀
@andreacrashe9894
@andreacrashe9894 9 ай бұрын
*Morena Liz, Paul, Ernie & family. Awesome video of you all having fun... Liz well done on on steering your home... the more you do it, then sooner you will be taking over the helm fulltime... well done at the locks too... some how tie a rope to the bar, to then you can put the rope around your wrist.... as many end up in the canal. That is also a good time to magnet-fish to haul out the ones below.. but get your boat out of the lock first... lol so the magnet doesn't get stuck on the barge... or this time you could film it. Yeah once you get the shove on it, it will move more easily to move I am told. Thanks also for showing us the gorgeous scenery & also telling us some of the history of the places that you are going to. Amazing British history, it's a shame back in the 1950's that the local historic group never thought to try to preserve the church's roof...*
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Andrea, hope you're well. The Locks were much better than they have been in my nightmares I've been having about them. Done quite a few now, albeit the same ones a few times over as we've been turning the boat around for the paint job. Now I find them a lot easier as I have got my head around the workings of them, I think that was confusing me and adding to my fear of them in the first place, now I just jump off boat amd crack on with them which is much better. How's things your end going?
@andreacrashe9894
@andreacrashe9894 9 ай бұрын
@@uponreflection *Yay I am so glad you are managing the locks better now. 🙂 I have been to a few shops to get info booklets on showers etc for the bathroom. 1200x800 shower with two side molded and two sides glass is what I am going for... I'm not doing the tiles on the floor/walls as I don't need to go all fancy & to keep the cost factor down too. 🙂 Plus put in a corner sink which I already have sitting in my garage. I will have room to also put in a cupboard... so now it is working out which of the many shower types to go for... and then I suppose I start getting in companies for their quotes... as the whole bathroom will be gutted.... ceiling, walls, & floor to all be ripped out... plus do some work in the laundry too which back onto the bathroom... and also replace the toilet... yep I have a new one sitting in my garage too. But it is about picking the right companies that I need to find... so this will take time to process in my mind. 🙂. Plus with all the damage done to homes in Auckland etc due to the flooding and cyclone damage done this year.... they are all busy as.*
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Blimey sounds like you have a big garage to store all your bits in for the bathroom 🤣 one day you'll be able to sit back and relax 😀
@andreacrashe9894
@andreacrashe9894 9 ай бұрын
@@uponreflection *Just a single garage... where somehow everything has it's own place... that holds 2 motorbikes, builders planks, two 12ft ladders, two 6ft ladders, one long extending ladder, two work benches (one holds some of my tools), huge drill press, a large band saw, old kitchen cupboard (upper & bottom) to hold all my screws, nuts & bolts etc etc, one cupboard to store all my motorbike spare engine and other engine parts...a old bookcase holds my carpentry tools...not forgetting my mower & spare petrol containers... old table to hold all the paint buckets etc. spare fencing timber and fence posts etc etc Did I mention that I am also trying to declutter lol.....*
@welshcake1271
@welshcake1271 9 ай бұрын
Hey Liz , Paul and Ernie.. another great vlog… looks like you are really enjoying your new lifestyle. So excited for you. It is so lovely to see such a wonderful couple having such a great time together , having the time to laugh and enjoy each others company ( even when Paul had his sander out😂).. I was laughing when Paul thought he had caught something and it was a bit of bread… you should have seen the one that got away…… a French stick ?😂😂 well done to the best narrowboat trio out there. Definitely the one to watch . Have an amazing week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hey there. That made me chuckle about the French stick 🤣 We really are enjoying ourselves although next week you will see our finished painted boat and boy was that hard, not entirely sure we enjoyed each others company the whole way through that 🤣🤣 thanks for your lovely comment and see you next week 😄
@timkarenarnold1136
@timkarenarnold1136 9 ай бұрын
Hey Ernie you there? It’s Gus from across the pond in Vancouver. I’m just 5 months old and a golden doodle too. When should I stop biting my parents? LOL Enjoy watching your channel!! Appreciate your time and effort 🥳 So from here Tim and Gus out🤣🇨🇦👍🏻
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Gus, I stopped biting when i was about 8mnths although If I'm honest Gus, I still have the arm of a few people I met along the way in my mouth but I wouldn't say I bite, more of a tussle around in my mouth really through happiness and excitement of making new friends 🤣 my mum says us Doodles are nuts but I'm not really sure what she means. Just carry on being you Gus and the humans will fall into line eventually 🤣🤣 Thanks for watching my fur friend. 🐾🐾
@agfbuilding
@agfbuilding 9 ай бұрын
Hi guys , great to see you on the move . We really enjoy your banter with each other makes us laugh . Not do keen on your history type section though .. seen this before with other vloggers I think the fun parts are the winners ,
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Adie, these last couple of vlogs will be a bit different to what we will normally be doing purely because we had company with us. The odd history fact may be slipped in but rest assured the banter will remain 🤪
@googleUser-xz1lr
@googleUser-xz1lr 9 ай бұрын
Hi Liz ,Paul and Ernie Great seeing you out on the cut after all the hard work you done on your boat, yeah the locks are tough We just done the buckby and Braunston locks twice on a holiday boat, yeah that was us on Sunday (17th September) who said hello as we passed you on our way back to gayton marina Keep up the good work, and as promised we will keep on watching 👍 Jane and Martin.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Jane and Martin lovely to meet you albeit it briefly as we passed each other. Loved the paw prints on the back of your boat I was admiring those. 😀
@googleUser-xz1lr
@googleUser-xz1lr 9 ай бұрын
@@uponreflection you were moored up fishing when we saw you Paul, we were on the ABC boat.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Oh sorry confusing you with someone else we passed right before we moored up. Paul said he saw you guys, I had just started the walk back to get the car so I missed you.
@googleUser-xz1lr
@googleUser-xz1lr 9 ай бұрын
Hey that's ok Liz and sorry we missed you, didn't really want to grass Paul up saying he was fishing in case he was supposed to be doing boat jobs 😂😂😂
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
🤣🤣 I Dare not set him jobs while I'm gone otherwise I'd just be disappointed upon my return 🤣🤣
@mariannegordon7237
@mariannegordon7237 9 ай бұрын
Another great vlog. Was hoping you'd be heading Rugby way. I've boating withdrawal so booked an impulsive holiday until our boats ready 😊
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Ooooo we are heading Rugby on the Oxford canal, that's our next planned canal to cruise in the next few months. Enjoy your boating holiday 😀
@annettewalsh4973
@annettewalsh4973 9 ай бұрын
Looks like you are all havin a fab time. Envious but we'll deserved after your hard work renovating the boat. Not one rant 😮... Omg I miss em lol 😕
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Annette, we are having a lovely time and really appreciating this life style. I'm sure there will be a rant soon...actually next week when you see the finished painted boat I'm pretty sure there is a rant in there about a canoist going through a bridge 🤣
@philelliott5327
@philelliott5327 9 ай бұрын
We stayed on the canal around Stoke Bruerne during the C19 lockdown. The Boat inn ran a little community store where you could order all you fresh food and pick up the next day! Excellent little pub, well worth supporting. Sunday lunch is also top notch 👌.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Sounds like a fab pub, May have to pop in there on route back through Stoke Bruerne 😀
@outbackinteriors7656
@outbackinteriors7656 9 ай бұрын
😀👍
@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501
@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501 9 ай бұрын
Beautiful cruise indeed. Every best wish. ❤
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks Trevor 😀
@FlashGormless
@FlashGormless 9 ай бұрын
Like a duck to water, knew you do well your getting into the swing of things now. Glad the weathers been great for you this week :)
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤪 The weather's been fab hasn't it. Absolutely glorious cruising weather. 😊
@RB-yq7qv
@RB-yq7qv 9 ай бұрын
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
@russellgordon5160
@russellgordon5160 9 ай бұрын
Thank you , you all look as if your enjoying it. Tally ho. Forward .
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. We are loving it so far. What a life 😀
@clownworld4108
@clownworld4108 9 ай бұрын
My house is up for sale , i cant wait to be on the water . Not sure how its going to be , im sixty and doing it alone but i have experience of it and done loads of research.
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
You are not on your own, not with the boating community, everyone is always there to lend a hand if needed 😊 Hope to see you on the waters soon once your house is sold 😀
@mirandaherridge2304
@mirandaherridge2304 9 ай бұрын
Some locks are so bloody stiff proper workout 😂 xx 😓 🥱
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
I know, blimey I've done a few now and I can't say they get any easier on the arms, hopefully I will build some muscle in time 🤣
@edwardhoughton2565
@edwardhoughton2565 7 ай бұрын
Xx
@lynmoore8355
@lynmoore8355 9 ай бұрын
great Vvlog guys, but just a thought when you are talking can we not have any music............... its a bit loud as well... but all good, Go ernie you are one tired doggie....
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi lyn, yes we will look at the music side of things, it was a difficult vlog as we had company and most of the background talk was just chit chat and not worth listening to to be honest hence why I put music over it. We will look at doing it differently when we just on our own and start using our microphones 😀
@bigKDL
@bigKDL 9 ай бұрын
Everybody has to learn to close all the paddles before opening the other end.Did you read all the info on the old church about the new church that replaced it not being consecrated so over a thousand marriages weren't legal
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
No, I didn't see that about the church wow how bad is that. Thanks for sharing that with us. We love finding out interesting facts like that and thanks for watching 😀
@virginiakirkupscrolltoto7794
@virginiakirkupscrolltoto7794 9 ай бұрын
Wow bet that caused a lot of trouble
@bigKDL
@bigKDL 9 ай бұрын
@@virginiakirkupscrolltoto7794 it was actually not licensed for marriages so they had to invoke a hurried act of parliament to legitimise them
@nicky3989
@nicky3989 9 ай бұрын
Whilst I love your vlogs and I know you can’t please everyone, honestly you could make the videos without the (awful) music, it’s just not necessary. We can watch the scenery and voice overs without it. Apart from that a big filthy fumbs up 😂
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Hi Nicky. Thanks for watching, we are slightly ahead of vlogs so the next couple have already been made and I don't think I put as much music in those so hopefully you will enjoy them a little more. I do try and do a mix of music, talking, engine noise, etc, as much as I can. Hopefully it doesn't put you off joining us on our journeys too much 🙂
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Also Nicky, I think when my son and his girlfriend aren't with us we won't have to have the music as much, most of this had to have music over the top due to langauge being used in the background 😂😂
@annhamilton2060
@annhamilton2060 9 ай бұрын
I think your choice in music is always right for what is happening ❤
@nicky3989
@nicky3989 9 ай бұрын
@@uponreflection 😂😂😂
@nicky3989
@nicky3989 9 ай бұрын
@@uponreflection I’m enjoying you vlogs, when I don’t like the music I just turn down the volume 😂🤪😂
@Dore60
@Dore60 9 ай бұрын
😀👍
@uponreflection
@uponreflection 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 😀
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