NARROWBOAT Living - Why are we LISTING? Beautiful Autumn Reflections! Our cruise to Cosgrove! Ep68

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8 ай бұрын

In this week’s video, we cruise from Leighton Buzzard through to Cosgrove. We have to get through bridge 71a before they close the canal for bridge repairs ….. or so we thought! We stop overnight at a mooring, only to find that by morning, our NARROWBOAT floating home is listing badly! Once under way again, we cruise through some stunning stretches with the most wonderful reflections! The Autumn colours were simply amazing! Unfortunately Julie wasn’t feeling well, but we had to keep moving to get past the winter stoppages!
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@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

We don't ask for anything, but if you do enjoy our videos and would like to buy us a coffee, here’s the link, bmc.link/JulieandMartin Thank you so much, it really means a lot to us ❤️

@heavensmountains323 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful scenery!🇨🇦👍🏻

@JulieandMartinonRIB 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, we do try to capture things as we see them, so pleased you enjoyed it xx

@catherinestevens7314 8 ай бұрын

Hope Julie is soon feeling better and that Martin manages to stay OK.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Catherine, feeling a lot better now thankfully xx

@FIL357 Ай бұрын

Having said a few posts ago that there is no canal in Suffolk - I just Google checked it - before someone out there corrects me. There is a short ‘canalised’ (whatever this means) section of the river Gipping on the outskirts of Ipswich and forms part of a 1.6 hectare nature reserve. It’s no good to narrow boat owners (unless airlifted in) since it’s land locked!!! THORT you absolutely needed to know this! 😂 Phil, Suffolk.

@JulieandMartinonRIB Ай бұрын

😂😂🤣Thanks Phil, we can sleep tonight now lol 😂 😃 xx

@lesleyhutchason6277 8 ай бұрын

Get well soon julie

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Lesley, I’m feeling much better now, thanks! xx

@ade3628 2 ай бұрын

Thought I'd binge watch some of your videos as I been following narrowboat life unlocked for a just over a year now. Those curtains made the boat list along with that silly bird who was tipsy and fell in 😂. Lovely boat by the way

@JulieandMartinonRIB 2 ай бұрын

Hi Ade, lovely to have you along with us! Lol, that made us chuckle 🤭 Thank you! xx

@FIL357 Ай бұрын

Knights of the Canal👨🏻‍🦰👩‍🦳🐴🤣 helping the stricken!👍. Another lovely vlog. Phil (sans canal!) Suffolk.🇬🇧. P.s. was waiting for Martin to fall in.😫 Hope you both overcome the 😫cold/flu quickly.

@JulieandMartinonRIB Ай бұрын

Hi Phil, yes, that would have been comedy gold lol! 😂 Yes, it didn’t last long! xx

@keithdoe7046 7 ай бұрын

Really loved the autumn colours in your filming - must say your filming is one of the best ,because with your bowcam viewers get a full picture of the sceneryin front of you.Looking forward to more vlogs.All the best for 2024.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 7 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much Keith, so nice of you to say! We don’t actually have a bow cam, it’s just me filming from the front, so that’s made my day, thank you! xx

@mmanut 7 ай бұрын

New Subscriber, U have a Beautiful boat, Good Luck Guys, BE SAFE‼️ Vinny 🇺🇸

@JulieandMartinonRIB 7 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much Vinny, lovely to have you with us xx

@ms_chigger Ай бұрын

Your curtains are perfect.

@JulieandMartinonRIB Ай бұрын

Aww thank you! xx

@angiedodd3016 8 ай бұрын

I love your choice of curtains. The patern looks lovely Iike streams . Your boat is beautiful and even Tesco trolleys match your boat. All lovely

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha that made us chuckle 🤭 Tesco’s trolleys matching our boat lol 😂 Aww thank you for the lovely compliments Angie, really appreciate it xx

@debbielynn6683 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting us tag along, wonderful ride❣️

@JulieandMartinonRIB 7 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much, our pleasure, thank you so much for watching! xx

@geoffmower8729 2 ай бұрын

Hi guys absolutely lovely as usual, beautiful reflections. Oh dear Julie you do have a told in da does I hope it didn't hang around too long. Was that funny looking boat what I think it was, a life boat from a ship? I'm amazed to see the boats on the canals seem to come in all shapes and sizes. I'm slowly making my way through your video catalogue they are popping up all the time now just wonderful. Stay safe guys catch you on the next one.👍🏻👍🏻

@JulieandMartinonRIB 2 ай бұрын

Hi Geoff, yes, we weren’t very well at that time, didn’t last too long though thankfully. Yes it was a lifeboat, there’s a few on the canals, some people live in them. So pleased you are still enjoying our videos! Thank you! xx

@JulieandMartinonRIB 2 ай бұрын

@robertwalley6692 7 ай бұрын

My boss goes to London England to see his daughter that works over there, he will be there Christmas.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 7 ай бұрын

That’s great Robert, thank you so much for watching xx

@glyn829 8 ай бұрын

Nice film guys 👍 liked the shopping trolley delivery lol Regards Glyn

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Haha, that shop was so handy! Thank you so much for your comment, we really appreciate it, thanks Glyn xx

@judewilliams9345 8 ай бұрын

Hugs as always ❤

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Back at ya matey! 🤗🤗 xx

@sueevans1150 8 ай бұрын

As you go down the canals only the trees and bushes on the tow path side are the responsibility of the CRT. The opposite side belongs to the landowners.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sue, yes you’re right, but they do deal with overhanging boughs of trees when they obstruct navigation, to keep the channels open. We actually passed a C&RT boat doing just that the other day, all retired volunteers, doing a fantastic job, clearing both sides of overhanging foliage. They do a great job! Thank you! xx

@dragnfli520 8 ай бұрын

I'm new to your channel and love your beautiful photography & narrative... Your boat is a real beaut too! I'll have to look back on your history to hopefully find a tour... Cheers from the Kentucky River Palisades, USA! 🏞️ 🏡🙋🏼‍♀️👨🏼‍🔧

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hi, so lovely to have you with us! All the way from Kentucky, wow! 😃 Yes, we have got a tour video, hope you like it! Thank you so much for the lovely compliments, it makes it all worthwhile xx

@user-mq6gg9zw8j 5 ай бұрын

Just started to watch both of you on your travels down the waterways I am on no 65 have turned the tv off as watching your travels is very relaxing.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 5 ай бұрын

Hi Elizabeth, so lovely to have you onboard! Such a lovely compliment, thank you so much! xx

@tomzhang1332 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed it the video brings back memories when I had a narrow boat in the nineties it was named Brahms and Liszt.😊😊

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww so glad you enjoyed our video xx lol, re boat name, on our honeymoon back in 1987 there was a bar in Tenerife called The Brahms & Liszt 🤣 Have you still got a boat? We couldn’t imagine life without it now. Thank you so much for your comment Tom xx

@lilo7019 8 ай бұрын

Julie & Martin take care great video

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Lilo, hope you’re well xx

@lilo7019 8 ай бұрын

trying to be well thanks love lilo

@margaretpijnaker9922 8 ай бұрын

Get in the warm julie as soon as possible , hope you soon feel better .

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Margaret, we’re much better now, thank you for your kind comment xx

@paultoseland6855 8 ай бұрын

Poor you Julie. Sound absolutely full of cold, but not moaned at all. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Paul, feeling a lot better now, lovely comment, thank you! xx

@mike-reck 8 ай бұрын

Hi! After all that rushing about to beat a closure only to find the scheduled works were cancelled the day after you got through the works site,. Now that's a severe case of Sods Law, love the Vlogs👍👍

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

You’re not kidding Mike! We really didn’t feel well and could have done with staying in bed, we couldn’t believe they cancelled it! Definitely Sod’s Law! 🤪 Thanks Mike xx

@jacquelineryde7339 8 ай бұрын

Aww Julie you sound rough bless you. Thank you for a lovely Vlog and we do hope you are better soon ❤❤

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks Jacqui, feeling much better now, hope you’re both ok? xx

@gould571 7 ай бұрын

Hi Julie and Martin. If your listing experience occured on or around the 24th October then the cause was a failed pump at Stoke Hammond Lock Pump House. We had just refueled at Grove Lock Marina but could not get through Grove Lock because CRT were flowing water down from Church Lock all the way down to the pound you overnighted. It took ages.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 7 ай бұрын

Hi Robert, yes, it was 23rd October! We moored up the night before and it was fine, but by the morning the water was right down! Thanks you, we now have an explanation! Thanks Robert! xx

@jimearl3397 6 ай бұрын

Thanks nice one 👍

@JulieandMartinonRIB 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim! xx

@chrismis2062 8 ай бұрын

Hi Julie and Martin! I'm sorry you had to work so hard to get past that bridge when you were feeling rotten, Julie, only to find out they cancelled the project the very next day. Oh, well. I guess at least you could then relax and take it easy for a bit and hopefully recover well from your cold. It was a truly lovely few days of cruising in the golden Autumn.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hi Chris, yes, that bridge closure was really annoying, all I wanted to do was wrap up warm and stay in bed lol, but it was a lovely cruise and it was nice to get moored up knowing we could relax for a while. Feeling a lot better now, Martin did come down with it unfortunately, but all ok 🥰 The Autumn colours made it all worthwhile, if we hadn’t have cruised we wouldn’t have seen them. Thanks Chris xx

@lorraineheywood5252 8 ай бұрын

I use to live near Fenny locks we saw the people move in to the cottage and all he belonging went over that swing bridge the red lion was very busy

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Oh crikey, that must have looked quite strange haha, it’s beautiful there though. Thanks Lorraine! xx

@EdSmith-wb6lx 8 ай бұрын

Good vlog even as you are sick hopefully martin does not get as bad as you, i think its cos he keeps honking at you that you got sick. But if my horn sounded as poor as yours i would be ashamed to keep using it perhaps that's why your boat had such a list to port. just stay quiet until you recover Julie see you next vlog just get better Ed 40 S of Vegas

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Lol Ed, Martin does love that horn 😂😂 and he does like to make me jump with it! Feeling much better now too, thank you so much Ed, your comment did make us chuckle 🤭 xx

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 8 ай бұрын

good vid cranking it thanks lee

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks Lee, hope you’re well xx

@tessapetters3936 8 ай бұрын

You two make me laugh, i love Martins droll sense of humour :) Sounding his horn and taking the mickey at your expense. its so nice to follow you two from your fenland home to your current adventures.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Haha Tessa, yes Martin does like to make me jump with that horn lol 😂 Thank you so much for watching our videos, so glad you’re enjoying them, it’s lovely to have you with us, thank you xx

@mikeboone4425 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely hands down best finish I've seen on any Narrow boat so fare boat. Happy Trails you 2

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much Mike, that’s a lovely thing to say xx

@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 8 ай бұрын

Be positive Julie, we need our germs to survive … great 👍🏼 video … ❤️

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Nigel, feeling much better now xx

@jamesfoley6555 8 ай бұрын

We hope you are feeling better, a truly great trooper….Well done, a great vlog we appreciate lovely content filming views are brilliant 🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much James, we’re feeling a lot better now thankfully. So glad you’re enjoying our videos, it means a lot to us having you along. Thanks! xx

@lizpegden1635 8 ай бұрын

Love the finishing touches with your curtains and cushions. Looks really super. Mr D a big favourite in our house ( I was given one for my 70th birthday by the family -just wish I'd had one when I was still working).I use it so often and just this week I made a full pot of pea and ham soup from scratch. So enjoy your vlogs Thank you

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Liz, we’re really pleased with the curtains. Mr D is great, so easy and all in one pot. Thank you so much for your lovely comment xx

@law7897 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Julie and Martin. Another lovely vlog. I hope you’re both feeling better now xx

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, we’re feeling a lot better thankfully, thank you for your lovely comment, much appreciated xx

@DanOpdal 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your adventure! Thank you for taking me along. Julie, hope that you are feeling better. Cheers!

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks Dan, feeling a lot better now, hope you are too, thank you! xx

@DanOpdal 8 ай бұрын

@@JulieandMartinonRIB You're very welcome!

@edwardhoughton2565 8 ай бұрын

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Edward xx

@ianwarner7012 8 ай бұрын

Nice vlog. I've been on this stretch for the last year. That gate at Leighton is notorious for being difficult. Done it solo many times. Safe travels, Ian on Crafty Foxes.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

@@ianwarner7012 Hi Ian, it is a lovely stretch of canal, shame we didn’t get to say hi, thank you so much for your comment, so glad you liked the video. Stay safe xx

@rogerr1296 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us along. Hope you weren't sick too long and that you didn't pass it on to Martin.... like my wife did to me a little while back. lol....

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

lol, unfortunately Martin did get it too 🫣 but we’re feeling a lot better now, thanks Roger! xx

@allantavener7378 8 ай бұрын

Get Well soon you pair as i need my weekly fix of your adventures, helps keep me sane in this here hospital

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Allan, yes we’re feeling much better now. Thank you so much for watching, it’s lovely to have you with us. Hope you’re ok?! xx

@josephcarroll8833 8 ай бұрын

Julie, I hope you are feeling better. I really enjoyed your video. I live near Atlanta, GA, but sometimes I wish I could jump aboard and go cruising. The Rhapsody in Blue is one of the lovelist boats I have seen on these canal videos. Be well, and I'll be watching

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Joseph for your lovely compliments. xx Feeling much better now, thank you! xx

@alangoffin3599 8 ай бұрын

Another lovely scenic video beautiful scenery 👍hope you enjoyed your recuperation spot as you both def needed it Looking forward to your next one and what you will be planning for the cold winter expected. If it where me I would be treating Julie to a stay in a marina with Electri hook up for a while cheers guys very enjoyable 👍

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hi Alan, thank you for your lovely comment, so glad you’re enjoying our videos. We’re feeling much better now thankfully 😃 It’s certainly getting colder now but it’s nice and toasty in the boat. Thanks again Alan xx

@user-pq1zb7gt2x 8 ай бұрын

love your videos keep them coming xx

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Joan, so lovely to have you with us xx

@gingerbob 8 ай бұрын

Those new curtains and cushion cover look really good ❤ fancy you having a chippy tea 😮 stunning autumnal colours and sun light peeking through the trees 😊 nuve of Martin to get your best side 😂 hope you feel better by now ❤

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks matey! Yes all better now thankfully! Speak soon xx 😘

@richardchidwick5439 8 ай бұрын

Another beautiful cruise.. get well soon Julie.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Richard, feeling a lot better now 😊 Thank you! xx

@BookmavenUSA 8 ай бұрын

Such a lovely video and all through my old stomping ground. I once fell in the canal at Fenny Stratford ! I worked not far from there in Bletchley. Love seeing the scenery of my 2nd home. I love Milton Keynes so I was getting quite 2nd homesick. Hope you are fully recovered now. Always enjoy your Vlogs. Greetings from cold Pennsylvania

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww so lovely that we’re bringing up fond memories for you, apart from falling into the canal obviously lol, don’t think I’d like to go into that water 🫣 So glad you’re enjoying our videos, thank you for watching! xx

@stevesouthwick4211 8 ай бұрын

I hope you're feeling better soon Julie

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Steve, yes feeling much better now. Thank you! xx

@sheryld1957 8 ай бұрын

Hope you are feeling better. Such a beautiful canal and surroundings

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sheryl, feeling much better thank you xx The Grand Union is a lovely canal xx

@user-us6iu1kl5f 8 ай бұрын

Hope you’re feeling much better now Julie, it’s that time of year for a cold unfortunately

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hi Edward, yes feeling much better now. Thank you so much! xx

@TrogART 8 ай бұрын

First one of your videos I have come across, so iTunes aficionado's like myself I see. I have loads of movie editing software but iTunes is so easy. Where are you heading next on your travels if you don't mind me asking? My boat is constantly on the lean on my mooring spot so had to move right out and use a gangplank, all fine till someone goes past to fast and nearly dislodged my gangplank now so many times. I am quite some distance from the bank, great trying to get coal aboard, plus it's a little nerve-racking when it's wet and slippery. I am all hunkered down and not moving for winter.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hi, yes I use iMovie as it’s so easy and I love the music on there too. It’s awful when your boat lists at a mooring, makes it really uncomfortable inside! Pushing the boat out and using the gangplank is a good idea, although like you say, people go too fast past moored boats nowadays and it’ll end up in the drink 🤦‍♀️ Thanks so much! xx

@Catonkey1 8 ай бұрын

I might be ruining your future vlogs here, but did you moor down at Seabrook Mooring (I think, near the Brownlow hotel between Horton and Ivinghoe) or maybe Slapton? Im an angler and I think, I may be wrong, that I walked passed your boat in the last couple of months. Your boat looked fantastic compared to some of the others on the canal and I think it stuck out in my mind! I only recently started watching canal boat vlogs starting with Foxes Afloat, then Cruising the Cut and ended up here, what are the chances?! I hope I'm correct or I've waffled for no reason and made absolutely no sense!

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hiya, yes we moored around Slapton 17th/18th October. If you watch our previous video ‘It’s WINDY out there!’ you can see where we moored. Thank you so much for your comment, glad you’re enjoying our videos xx

@uponreflection 8 ай бұрын

Your curtains look fab. Hope you're feeling better now, Julie 😍

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hiya! Yes, feeling much better now. Thanks re the curtains, we’re really pleased with them. Hope you’re both ok xx😃

@uponreflection 8 ай бұрын

@@JulieandMartinonRIB yes we all good thanks although running low on water and was quite surprised to see that we were frozen in this morning so fingers crossed we can get to a water point in next couple of days 😬🥶

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

@@uponreflection oh crikey, where are you atm? Have you got to Hawksbury yet? xx

@uponreflection 8 ай бұрын

@@JulieandMartinonRIB yes we on the Ashby but about 5miles from nearest waterpoint 🤪

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

@@uponreflection good luck! Hope you get water ok xx

@ArsenPotentier 7 ай бұрын

Nice one sure it will be nothing.

@JulieandMartinonRIB 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes, the water levels had dropped considerably overnight, so we ended up tilted on the bottom, all good in the end though. Thank you so much! xx

@bazra19 6 ай бұрын

Could you explaine to me how you will deploy that lifebelt in an emergancy?

@JulieandMartinonRIB 6 ай бұрын

Hi Barrie, yes no probs, it’s on a quick release buckle, it’s off in a couple of seconds. We also have an emergency throw line too at the back ready to throw. Thanks! xx

@GeorgeLittle-ft2yx 8 ай бұрын

It might be a gorgeous place, but with a price of £800k is a lot of money

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Is it as much as that?! Crikey, that is a lot, that’s why it’s still for sale lol 🤪 Thanks George! xx

@margaretfiggs2606 8 ай бұрын

What is listing

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hi Margaret, listing is a term used for when a boat is leaning to one side. Boats should always float level, so if a boat is listing(leaning over) then something is not right. In our case, we had come aground in the night as the water level had dropped. Hope that makes sense. Thank you so much xx

@peterbrown1208 8 ай бұрын

Sorry you've got the "flu". But you need to stop kissing you're husband. Whose gonna blow the horn if he's lying deathly ill. Just common sense. All kidding aside I look forward to seeing you both in good health next week. As always a good job and such a pleasure to see a peaceful calm way to see England good sailing!

@JulieandMartinonRIB 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha 😂😂🤣 that made us laugh! Unfortunately Martin did catch it, but we’re all good 👍 The canals really are peaceful and calm, so glad you enjoy our videos, thanks Peter! xx

@margaretfiggs2606 2 ай бұрын

Sorry your under the weather. You dont sound good

@JulieandMartinonRIB 2 ай бұрын

Aww thank you Margaret, we’re all better now thankfully, thank you! xx