The grey clandestine boat remains me of an American Zumwalt class Destroyer.

I'm really enjoying these videos. The river and canal looked great. The weather obviously helped. Thanks for keeping me entertained after a hard day at the office!

I know I have said this a hundred times... but I truly look forward to your videos/films every week... I am constantly bragging about your channel to friends and family... My daughter is perplexed with my fascination with all things canal-wise; she rolls her eyes and says... "not the canal-boat guy again...!" every time I put you on the TV... Keep up the good work...! Joshua in Alabama

It's quite #funny to hear you talking about "should've put a life-jacket on" ;-) When we were kids in the 50's/60's at #Wargrave, we used to make rafts out of old bits of wood and oil drums lashed together with whatever string we could find and head off down (and back up) the Thames to Henley. Never even gave life-jackets a thought (not that we could've afforded them mind :-) Got attacked by a Broody Swan once but otherwise plain sailing. (Except for the time we found out quite quickly (about 10 yards out) that someone had pierced holes into the drums where we'd left the raft overnight :-( Loving your jaunts ... Keep 'em coming ..........

Great stuff David! I really look forward to your videos! I could watch them all night. Thanks for posting. ✌🏻👏🏻👍🏻🇦🇺😃

Totally addicted to your vids, great work!!

Special thanks for the ducklings - too cute ! Lovely and very relaxing video!!

Delightful videos, thank you. Perfect for passing the quarantine lock in times.

As a viewer from Germany, I always look in Google Earth for the routes, rivers, canals,... . It is very interesting to see England out of your perspective.

Wonderful video again David. I really look forward to your updates. pleased to see you are navigating the T&M... its my favourite canal. One point of interest... my partner and I recently did the Stourport Ring hiring from ABC at Worcester. We went clockwise going up The Severn. Although the automated locks were interesting... neither of us were struck by the Severn as our first river experience on a narrowboat. We both became excited with the familiarity of the canals rather than the river when arriving at Stourport. I think the canals with the option to moor up anywhere (within reason) is much more appealing than almost nowhere to stop on The Severn. Kind regards, Nick.

I love bringing up Google Maps on satellite view to follow your travels. So fun and relaxing to watch. Thanks from the States!

deep down you must be proud David, navigating a river all that way. When you look back at your early vlogs, even the thought of venturing this way on the Soar must have seemed very daughting. Well done sir!

Some really interesting scenery and boats! Another great vlog David. Thanks for taking us with you!

Living in the US we do not have canals. But your vlogs have inspired me to try something I have always thought about. So last weekend I went on an overnight backpacking trip. Had the most enjoyable time. Thank you.

When the water opened up even I thought 'i better slap a life jacket on' XD brilliant video again +like

Wonderful. Your videos are so relaxing, yet informative. Loved the "Comfortably Numb" boat.

LOVE your vids, keep posting and sharing. Always great to see the beautiful country side of the UK.

always refreshing to watch after a shift at work. safe sailing

Lovely to see some vlogs in some familiar waters for us and to hear your take on things!

Hi David, Great to see you passing through on to the Trent. Childhood home all that area great stuff. Keep up the great work and maybe our plans to join you afloat will come sooner than we thought :-)

Once again another lovely piece.

Another great video, the more I watch the more I want to buy one.

Another great episode in your life, very much enjoys these..

Another lovely vlog David...and yes, the Severn is much like that section of the Trent...if not always quite as wide. The Severn from Stourport down to Upton-on-Severn (the extent of our travels last year) is lovely!

What memories you have given me as I travelled this part of the river /canal with my son who has a Narrow boat on the river Soar it is a 57ft Narrow boat and looks like a rather large leopard with its painted spots you may have seen it as it is very hard to miss at the moment .best of luck to you and Thanks Vera .

Very nice video and very cool to see the ducks.Jut clips like that makes your video easy to watch.big tumbs up

Thank you . It made my day

Many thanks for another great and relaxing video.

I love all your blogs/vlogs everyone ive found interesting and loved

I bet the Trent feels like the open sea :o) It's turning into a proper cross country voyage now....

The alligator head was funny, someone is homesick for Florida 🙂

Great vlog as always, bringing back memories of the t&m I use to live near stenson bubble, spent a lot of time helping with the lock gates when I was a kid..hope you film there keep up the good work you really are the best vlogger out there 😀

always enjoy your videos .... thank you for the post

Very entertaining! I can't say it made my day, but it did make me smile.

one day maybe glad you're enjoying the narrowboat life keep them videos coming

Yet another interesting account. I do find your filming very relaxing. Cheers.

Wow David, more memories have surfaced, I remember looking at narrow boats for sale at Sawley Marina 4 years ago. Sometimes I wish I had taken the plunge and gone ahead with a purchase!

In my humble opinion, the Clock Warehouse @ 8:04 is worth a mention. Great bars and restaurants on a number of floors and an intriguing barge permanently moored under and archway and used as a kids' play area (they can't fall in).

Just catching up on all the vlogs I missed while on The Avon Ring.Yes, that wasn't us, but always a strange feeling when you see another boat with the same name

I am enjoying your trip great to watch.

That was a different experience..Enjoyed it. Thank you.

Yes, I think some of those big "boats" could be called ships! Henry is adorable. I absolutely loved the alligator head! Someone, somewhere, has a gleeful sense of humor. Maybe put some hippos in the weirs.....

Another top job David .. Well done..

Another great vlog, albeit a short one. You clearly subscribe (rightfully so) to the theory of always leaving your audience wanting more.

Hi David, Just love your vlogs, especially the wildlife. Though I guess cows are farm animals. Very interesting to see the different assortment of vessels out there. I'm quite partial to the 'little chunky ones' lol Just so cute, though I guess that's not conducive to floating ability! Awaiting the next installment. Take care xx Ps. Wow never seen those newfangled automatic locks, very cool

I live in the U.S.A. so it would be nice to have an occasional glimpse of a map of where you are starting from and going to end up. Other wise I am enjoying your Travels. Bruce Perry

Scary foreshadowing or coincidence? I just took an English Writing exam and I wrote a descriptive piece about cows in a field and a convenient slipway for cows to drink.. and then at the start of the video it's just as I wrote.. Never the less great video again - interesting to watch, much different to when going out in our own 60ft :)

Lovely to see all those cows and ducklings and the scenery was just lovely. Thank you for sharing your trip with us all.

love that video loved the scenery nice job thank you

No unlucky as it is destroyed,I stupidly tried to put it out,it was at the front but smokey so I went in from the back as could see the small fire starting but within 10 seconds I couldn't see my hand in front of my face,I got out just in time and had paramedics.lesson learned,stay safe mate.

Hoist your colors and raise your glasses! Love the warship designs of some of the "ships" out on your canals.

Very relaxing to watch =)

Thanks for those interesting perspectives David. The neatly painted grey narrowboat with a rather unusual sloping deck looks like it's designed to have a small radar image, just like the latest navy ships 😨

So love the sound of the water slapping the hull 0:43... like music to me. Great as always, thanks!!

Buenos días from Alicante, Spain again, David. It seems is still cold over there. You're wearing a cap! I enjoy very much your videos.

another great informative vlog I'm green with envy 😂

That was lovely.

Just got back from my first venture with Anglo Welsh - Trevor to Chirk then Llangollen - your Vlogs were invaluable !

Another impressive stretch. Well done.

I do love the Dutch barges as well

excellent cow-slurping impression, I found it quite mooooving haha. looks like you're enjoying decent weather :)

Another journey with you. It was delightful. I like to see the boats you pass and the boat yards. The pubs are quaint. And some structures are interesting. Keep 'em coming.

So nice to see you going through my birth place, Shardlow. Me and my girlfriend walk down that stretch all the time and quite often stop off at one of the 2 pubs near the end of your video. Good times. Thanks for your vlogs, I enjoy them all.

Congrats! 30,000 subscribers!

Thanks David for this very interesting, informative and as always so professional vlog, they are most entertaining to watch.

Welcome to Nottinghamshire.. Ahoy there 😊

Have enjoyed your Vlog from Australia from the start. I'm in England for four week and have walked the Regent canal and have a better understanding what it is to live on on a narrow boat and navigate the locks.

A wonderful trip from raging river to peaceful canal even though you had difficulty working out where one ended and the other began, and that sneaky weir waiting to draw you over the edge, but you can now mark it in your book for future reference.

Congratulations on 15K subscribers! Love your videos, keep up the good work! Cheers from Canada

I'd be interested to see a video on operating the locks as you transit the canals. You always seem stressed by them and the work to get through them, but you've not shown any details of what is involved. Perhaps you could do a video as you help operate the locks for another boater?

Finally gone through Shardlow then! Nice to know you was only a couple of mins away from me haha!

Well I had a lucky escape today,you know when you hear about boat fires,you think that will not happen to me but it did today while out of the water so it is a right mess,I was welding the side of the well deck from outside and something caught light and spread to inside,sorry for the depressing comment.keep on cruising safely

What an adventure, some very interesting boats. I'm a gongoozler looking to get a boat this year as a live aboard. Thanks to your fantastic vlogs I already feel ready for the challenge and at home on the canal bank, thanks again!

Currently to this point, 944 LIKES (mine included there) and ZERO dislikes!! David, you are clearly doing it right...keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next in a few days time. Cheers!

Thumbs up! Loved the little narrowboat.

Very well done. This one had a great variety of interesting things about it. Like you, I am really drawn to those large wide beam boats. They look amazing. Thanks for taking us along.

Nice One David :-)

Hello and Thank you for sharing your life onboard. I’m rather envious of your curage to completely change your way of living. To cast off into something totally new. Hats off to you! Unlike many other youtubers, you actually possess and share knowledge in order to educate us all about the historic and current facts surrounding you on the canals. It’s also very inspiring to see and hear you enthusiastically dive into all the different sorts of projects and tasks owning a narrowboat means. This my first ever comment online includes a question about the resolution in your videos: Are they transmitted in HD? Maybe I’ve got my settings wrong.. With all the beautiful scenery I would hate to miss out on a crystal clear picture. Best wishes for now with greetings from the south of Sweden.

05:15 in those pipes in the elegant bridge is gas. Easiest way to route a gas main is to go over.

Thank you for the frequent location updates. It makes it easier for us Yanks to follow your trips on Google Maps while enjoying your travels.

Great video! Willington soon! Might see if I can spot you 😊

Thanks for your daily blog. It is a refreshingly calm retreat from the ongoing frightening politics out of the country to the south of us. Here in British Columbia we have just suffered a campaign and election for the premier of our province. Not too surprising, the election ended in a near dead heat. There will be a fortnight of suspense whilst the counters count the early vote and the absentee military vote. The pundits predict a minority government. Maybe out elected persons will have to learn to get along for the good of the province. Keep up the good thing that you do. I may be your greatest fan because of the therapeutic value. I like your fitted suit, looking good. I finally someone got it right. I despise those too small suits that the Holly/wood wonder-boys seem to prefer. I am looking forward to the next bit of feel-good.

Soar Winner? Soar you the Soar Winner? This vlog has been a beautiful journey. What with bouncing between stunning scenery and terrifying weirs, I half wish I were there -- the half without weirs.

As someone who lives in Swansea, I reckon that boat was named after lovely Mumbles. Ever been there? Another enjoyable vlog!

This is where I got my first boat. Happy times.

Thanks David very interesting.

Great video as always it is pronounced ear - wash ( you had it right the very first time)

too cool to see all the different boats.... all you need now is a submarine to surface..... Anchors away !!

Great fun to watch. I saw something on your trip you might be interested in if you have a hot water tank. It's a solar vacuum tube heater. It'd only be use full during the day. It's a very efficient water heater almost like a solar thermos. Even if it wasn't warm outside a little sun would be all that's needed. I call them preheaters. If it didn't get it all the way to the desired temp at least it would lessen the load thus saving fuel. There is a downside though, freezing temps. In that situation you'd need a drain valve To protect your investment. Happy trails.

Not Bad! I like that stretch.... remember mooring opposite that final overspill at Shardlow above the lock in the video some years ago when the weather was pretty bad, several days non stop downpours and water was surging over it, the river Trent is just behind you there, and we wondered if it was going to burst its banks, it did later. We were the last boat allowed to navigate through it back onto the Trent & Mersey as the river had whipped up into a fierce spate and we hurtled along it... the weir buoys come up you rather fast in those conditions.... I imagine you have reached or are going to reach Stenson Bubble soon?

The rivers were fun, but it's nice to be back on a proper canal. T&M to Middlewich in Cheshire. Thanks for another great video. I'm off to give another online English lesson via Skype. See you soon

Wow, what a great video.

Another amazing video as usual also lol

Great stuff! Watching your vlogs with interest as we'll be doing a trip down the T & M later in the year.

I fear it's the wrong "Nutshell" David! I'm fairly sure their boat is blue with a white top, but certainly has no solar panels, LOL!

Brilliant!! Glad you went on the Trent alright, it's got a terrible reputation for flooding, hence the name "truant' meaning it over steps its bounds

Also canals seen from Virgin train to York which I know you like!

Interesting watching this one, -watch them all, all great but for us particularly this one - as you mentioned the mighty Severn! We are going to tackle it for the first time later in June😓😓 but if you get there before we do post some tips ! Look forward to your next vlog.

When you mentioned getting stuck on a shallow spot I remembered how the US Navy in WW II created the LST's. They used EMD diesel electric engines and more than a few traction motors to power the propellers. The other problem they over came was once you landed on a shore to load or unload at high tide how do you get off the mud when your empty and the tides gone out? The system they came up with was ballast tanks that filled with sea water, they filled the ballast tanks before they beached the boats so when it was time to depart they simply used compressed air or small pumps to empty the ballast tanks depending on how fast they needed to empty them. Now I know from watching hundreds of KZfaq videos about narrowboat's that you commonly use old bricks for ballast. Granted it would be a wee bit more funds to do but what would it be like to install a LST type ballast system? Run aground on something and gravity to fill the ballast tanks or a small electric pump. The quick and easy way is use a small air compressor which maintains say 120 pounds of pressure in an air tank big enough so long as the air tank is big enough to do it once and with a 12 volt air compressor motor it should refill in 10-15 minutes to blow the water out of the ballast tanks, up she pops like a cork though not as fast and away you go. As soon as you bye the underwater obstacle refill your ballast tanks which admittedly would take a bit more time that you ejected the water. Presuming you could design and install a system without breaking the bank I think it would be rather handy. Oh by the way the ballast system on a LST is a modified submarine system that the submarine uses to dive level the boat and rise to whatever depth the boat required. There is a valve on the bottom and on the topic of the ballast tanks to expel air to lower the boat or close the top valve and open the bottom one the use compressed air to blow the tanks dry to raise the boat. Then you open the top and bottom valves to lower the boat no pumps required unless you want to use them. I think the system could be easily modified to work well with a narrowboat's hull quite readily. Just thinking about how to get over the low spots you run into on the cut. Cheers!!

Must say that although I live in The Netherlands where have enough rivers and canals, I would like to take a vacation in the future and go cruising along the canal network if it is feasible.