Simply perfect 👍

Just love this video, even enjoyed the washing info. Love the music 🚤💖

Loving this channel

Love your little written quips you've make while editing..😊

Cropredy is where Fairport Convention holds a music festival every year....since 1976.....Ridge and Furrow added to the overall surface area of the land so more crops could be grown.....the ridge also aided in draining water.....

Congratulations on getting to where most only wish they could be - fulfilling your dream - happy cruising

Well, I'm a North American and I've never heard of 'soap nuts'! :)

can you not use a post office for deliveries...have heard other canal vloggers talk about picking stuff up from a nearest PO...and you can get deliveries from Tesco et al to a point such as a pub....again other vloggers have said that...Fairport Convention have a festival at Cropredy every year...Ridge and furrow is a form of ploughing that first appears in Britain shortly after the Romans left, and lasted well into the 17th century. In those times, groups of animals (oxen or, later, horses) pulled a single-sided plough which turned the soil over to one side. This side never altered, which is why the ridge of soil was able to build up....it also increased the land area...

Thank you for the Ride ❤️

Cannot believe you just filmed Fran struggling with that lock.....I hope she stored the windlass where I would have put it :) love your videos x

Great vlog, love, love, love the sections with natural sounds. The sound of the motor, the water and the birds, very soothing.

You’re welcome anytime.

Well done glad you have rented the cottage to a house keeper, a gardener, and a handyman when we tried that we paid them, "Must be doing something wrong". Soap nuts, never heard of before and can only suggest Richie looks carefully at Frans next Walnut sponge just to make sure. Can you use the nut bags in the shower ?

So Happy for you two! God Bless!!

Congratulations on becoming full time cruiser 👍

Great relaxing video Fran & Rich, bet the holiday cottage is a whole lot easier to manage now that it’s finished. Just the dilemma of the car now? Thought your frosted windows with rope were brilliant idea. Keep the videos coming, they’re so natural and relaxing. Good stuff.

Nice cruisey, laid-back report as ever. Thanks for the journey.

I love it when a plan comes together. Happy cruising

We have a twin tub on our boat and my husband put a plinth over the shower tray so I can do all the washing with it in situ then it's near the shower for water and can pump out directly underneath. It's handy to just spin any hand washing as well. We just lift it out when we want to shower. It works well. Great video as usual. I'll try the soap nuts

Another nice video, now we can say "you are truly nuts!!!!", looks to be a nice part of the world, and as you said very narrow on that first bit, thanks for the video.

Enjoy your books and your glass of wine. Sort of envious of your lifestyle. Well not sort of am envious of it. Lol. Kat and Anna's cats are munchy and Alice. Which ones which not sure butt that's their names

We really enjoy watching your adventure. Greetings from Alberta Canada.

We bought our boat of a couple of retired old coffin dodgers like yourselves 😂and found a couple of extra Long windlass handles. .. give a bit more leverage for those old stiff and creaky..... er..... paddles. ..

Many congratulations on finally becoming full time cruisers. Hope everything goes ok with the air b&b.

I just want to say I thoroughly enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work!

Brought back memories of a boating holiday out of Upper Heywood in October 2019. We wondered about the boat in the field, now we know. We found a lot of the locks quite tough to open. The canal trust were going to close the canal down a week later for lock repairs. Loving these vlogs, Happy boating to you both.

After the last blog I'm pleased to find everything is tickedy boo and your spirits are refreshed and souls revived with the cottage behind you and it's fwd into that stress free life you have both craved for so long. Looking forward to future vlogs as you make the boat your own. I think Rich your looking better and am I being presumptuous from one belly to another that your losing a bit of weight. The canal boat diet is sitting well with you.

Congratulations on becoming live aboards. Lots of fun and memories to be had along the way. Dave and Fi xx

Instead of soap nuts you can also use chestnuts (horse chestnuts). You just have to collect them in autumn, cut them in small pieces and let them dry. Then store them in an airtight container or glass and whenever you do laundry, take a few chestnuts, soak them in water for 30 minutes and use the water (without the nuts) to wash your clothes. I do this for years and it works great.

Great! Not heard of the nuts I'll give them a try 👍💙 I use environmentally friendly now But like the sound of these..

Great viewing, trials and tribulations along the way no doubt but keep with the positives of living the way you choose.

Fran you may want to read up on the soap 'nuts' if they are the same as what we have in Asia/pacific region(they are actually a fruit like a lychee and the trees look similar),l think you will find they are highly toxic to fish and other marine life . In Asia in the small remote villages they boil up huge vats of them to kill the fish when they are cleaning out the fish farm ponds and gutters etc .l have watched them do it when we did a motorcycle ride through Asia,it smells like a weird vinegary sweet smell like fermented fruit when boiled up and is very effective at stunning/killing the fish . Here in Australia the aboriginals use them and a similar native plant to catch fish in Billabongs as they rise to the surface under its effect,they are supposed to be good in a septic system as the waste water from them has a lot of the good enzymes for helping a septic along but l dont think they are any good for draining directly into water ways you may want to check,people sometimes forget some of a worst poisons come from nature so just because it is natural does not mean it is safe for everything.There are many commercially sold 'safe' boating cleaners safe to go overboard, if you check out any of the yachting/cruiser sites you should be able to find locally recommended/available ones. Even though that sticky lock was a pain it was a beautiful spot and you have to admire the workmanship in those rock walls.That mooring looked like the perfect spot on a sunny day.Happy cruis'n

Have been watching you both from Brisbane Australia and enjoy your life style Such a happy couple Thank you Ron.

Love to hear the wrens sing

Love soapnuts. For stained clothes I do need to apply a strain remover before washing, but they is only extreme stains. They work so well and smell really nice. I put my used soapnuts in my compost.

I always look forward to your vlogs, I've been using the soapnuts in my house for a few months now and find them amazing, I have 3 dogs and they even clean the dog blankets well, the brand I bought smell of vinegar but the clothes just come out smelling fresh :)

Nice to see such a happy couple. Good luck and safe travels. Love the V"logs.

Great Video ...its a pleasure watching. great music keep it going :)

Another great video thanks or should I say that was the nuts 🥜 😂

Another great video guys, Thanks

Hi guys I’ve watched 14 of your vlogs really enjoying them. I use soap nuts all the time there great and make clothes really soft. My hubby and I have sold our house and buying a new home downsizing and hopefully travelling after years of working and renovating houses. Just as we are taking early retirement we’re in lock down and can’t move house just in limbo waiting. Were vegan and into the environment have two dogs also. I’m fed up at the moment as we just want to start our new life and can’t. Plus both been ill with we think the dreaded C. Hubby has been coughing badly and I’ve just got rid of mine. Your vlogs are keeping me going thinking of better days to come. Love what your doing enjoy. Peace 🧚🏻‍♀️

Enjoy your videos ! ....Thank you......Fran when you work the locks always put lever on paddle first - it is very dangerous not to in case you let go and the windlass will move at great speed and may seriously injure you or anyone nearby.

Great video! I find them so relaxing and interesting. If you are going eco and don’t want to contaminate the canal water, have you thought of using Ecover washing up liquid? I noticed you had some of the bright yellow stuff and while it is cheap, it is bad for aquatic life. We have been using Ecover for years, for all our washing and cleaning needs and it is amazing stuff! Most supermarkets sell it, although you generally get more options at health food shops.

Thanks for another great vlog guys. You, the Experiment girls and MrCC have got me and my better half on our first week narrow boat holiday cruising on the Llangollen canal. Challenging for a first trip out but loving it. Thanks again

How lovely. Great Vlog. I’ve skipped a few vlogs but will be going back down the list later. The title “Livaboards” caught my my eye. Now I’m really getting jealous. 😊👍

Congratulations on the big step. I hope you'll both be very happy aboard. :o)

Boy I do envy you a wee bit but I so enjoy watching your journey into the retired life. Making me work harder to get to my dream of living a life in our camper. Also thanks for the heads up on the soap nuts(tehehe) I will have to give them a try.

Lovely

great video again thanks :)

Hi great vid,u r both getting some colour from the sun. "There is only so much pleasure you can get from washing", with nuts,ooh, could be a line from the 2 Ronnies,lol, cheers.

Hi.. at Elkington Lock No 22? Bridge 148, 10:40 into your vlog, Fran is struggling with right hand gate paddle. She is on the wrong side of the gate, if that windless slips she might full back into the cut or worse full down the steps behind. Wind the over side of the balance beam.

Well done guys,good luck for the future 👏👏😁👍

Glad to back connected to the world via the web after mine and family house move! Have missed ya vlogs this twas proper job by far!

Plus you can reuse the nut bag 😆 would be interesting if you can use the soap nuts in a normal washing machine?

Great to see you living aboard at last and to hear you are getting bookings for the cottage already. Very best of luck in your new life :-)

Well done & Good luck, Love your videos. Clive (we met briefly at Crick)

try transcool air con unit, 12 volt , we have one on our boat its brilliant and keeps the dog cool too, keep vlogs coming

You will have to buy Fran a ratchet windlass.....first time I’ve heard of the eco washing nuts

Good to see you at Twyford Warf today, would like to have had time for a chat but another time perhaps. Keep the Vids going, very entertaining. Colin

As always a great video. I’m definitely trying those soap nuts. Thanks.

Came across your video after watching an update from the narrow boat experience. Subscribed :)

If you need something delivered and are not at a fixed address it is worth knowing that a lot of the businesses on eBay offer collection from an Argos branch of your choosing. Edited to add: lots of 4g/lte omni external Arials there

Brilliant relaxed video. I have ordered nuts and that my arrive tomorrow so ta muchly for the tip. Have you subscribed to us yet? Glad you are now full liveaboarders. Really pleased Rich hasn't fallen in again too!😀

Hi Fran and Rich - enjoying your vlogs from down here in Australia. I love your humour and the reports, both fails and successes. Would love to view your cottage but cannot find the link. Who, knows, we may just want to rent it at some stage. Best of luck, Linda

Love your vlogs, just bought my boat from Bickerstaffe looking to move on board next few weeks. Not sure whether you know that you can get things delivered to local shops or post offices or supermarkets.

I was looking for the link to your rental cottage but couldn't find it. Enjoying your videos from Canada. Got us thinking about our future. 🙂

Following on from.your last video . Just an idea for staying in touch when one of you had to leave the boat. Have you ever investigated the option of using walkie talkie's? You can get some great licence free kit with upto 10km range for under £100.

Hey Fran. How you getting in with the Soap Nuts.... might try those.

Question: why don't the places selling fuel not offer Post Office Box services

I have watched all of you episodes and enjoyed every one. One small question, is it possible for you to show on a map where you are or where you are going, I'm watching your adventures from New Zealand and get quite lost where you are on the canals. Best regards Barry.

Just pop into a 3 store and they can provide you on the spot with a mobile wifi router. No need to be delivered

The cat names are Alice (the black one) and Munchy (grey) thanks so much for the soap nut review and of course the great vidio..

The soap nuts look good. Do you use shampoo or shower gel that are environmentally friendly and if so, what would you recommend? Also do you use a travel iron or wear clothes that avoid having to be ironed?

hey guys , been thinking of buying a boat to live on myself and questioned the thought of keeping the boat cool in heatwaves like weve just endured . My thoughts were reflective isulation , maybe velcrowed to the boat . Im guessing it wouldnt be to pretty but may cool the boat down a significant amount ?

Hi both Enjoyed this! Ruth says can you use the soap nuts in a normal washing machine and how much space do you need and the soil type for the hand cleaning herb?

Great vlog. When will we get the next one

Buy that girl a ratchet windlass before she damages herself. Regards AJ

Hi both, love the videos. Fran can you please tell me the washing machine you use please? Many thanks

silly question why do you not. put edna in your shower and lift it out ofter you done your washing. keep up the good work. love watching you both.

How wonderful, you made it! A bit of a silly question can soap nuts be used in normal Edna's?

Are the hedges and bushes ever cut back by the water ways dept or left to the boats doing it for them?

hi, do you have a link for your cottage? thanks

Oh come on!!! You're now going too far to attract viewers!!! Fran, draping herself provocatively along the beam of a lock gate! She'll be eating a flake next!!! :) Great news you're now "proper" cc'ers :) Looking forward to lot's of new vlogs :)

Guess you guys are used to the engine noise? can anything be done to make your cruising a little quieter or doesn't it bother you?

Hi, are you still using the soap nuts? If so, how are you finding them? X