How does a family with small child travel so light for an international holiday ... that is amazing!

I'm so glad you referenced Ben and Emily, especially the thoughtful way you did it. I never though my life would turn out in a way that means I can't wait for a canal boat Collab! 🤣🤣

As a lover of canals, ships and trains this had a bit of everything for me, so thank you for sharing lol. I think for a crossing of that length having a cabin is definitely the way to go, if not just for the privacy and a bit of quiet time..

A lovely Sunday morning surprise and as William would say, “Wow”. Only a young couple with boundless energy and enthusiasm could make all the journeys necessary to get on that ferry with a toddler in tow… yet still film it all for a vlog… 😮💪🏼😂

Lovely episode. Down-to-earth, whimsical, delightful to watch. A change of pace is a good thing.

Lots of firsts for William! Looks like a fab trip.

Phew! So it's not about leaving the boatlife just yet. 😄 Enjoy your holiday! 👋😁 Safe travels!

There is nothing like travelling by Ferry, with the smell of the sea and drum of the ship, it made me think of happier times. Thank you guys for the great video, and I hope you have/had a great holiday.

30 seconds before Jo cried, I did! It reminded me so much of family holidays crossing the channel with our touring caravan and more recently sailing to Shetland from Aberdeen. Such a lovely video which won't have been easy to film with 'our Bill' in tow to look out for. I cannot begin to imagine how 'challenging' travelling without a cabin would have been. xxxx

So glad you guys got a cabin, it looks lovely ☺️ Our trip was...ummm... definitely different 😅 Have a brilliant time guys! X

I'm so glad you mentioned Ben and Emily as they are the only other narrowboat Vloggers I watch avidly alongside you guys. You all seem to be genuine boaters and just pour out great content with nothing glorified. Enjoy your time in travel mode.

William is such a lucky boy to have you as parents and such a beautiful life. Hope you have a wonderful holiday ❤

Looks like you had an unusually calm crossing of Biscay, especially considering that it's winter. Looking forward to sharing your travels.

What a great episode. Dunno how you managed to put together such an engaging video on a hectic family journey but it was wonderful to share. The sunrise didn't steal the show, William did. Loved his yawn after his late night. What a star!

Hope you 3 all have a great time away, and come back refreshed for the summer season. Classic comment at about 6 minutes .... with boats in the background, "I think we made it to the port". Another awesome and captivating video .... thank you.

Made me smile when William had his bath in the sink brought back memories for me @ 70 years old my Mum bathing me in the kitchen sink, So guys have a great time xx

Have a lovely time in Spain ❤you are a beautiful family,

I just had a funny idea for a holiday card - a video of the three of you, each one in your own boat - one towing the next - with William bringing up the rear in the canoe, wearing a life jacket that disguises the seat belt which keeps him from jumping/falling out!

I hope you 3 have a great little vacation. Can't wait to hear all about it. By the way, William is absolutely precious. He is such a happy little boy. You both are wonderful parents. ❤️💙❤️

So admire your get-up-and-go spirit, William is very lucky.

Bon voyage to you three. What a wonderful start to your trip.

Initially I was surprised after watching Ben & Emily's Van trip to Portugal, that you would be off on your own adventure. Lovely you had the time to spend with Family and certainly a nice break before Holly resumes her catering. Perfect accommodation's aboard and the food looked delightful. Thanks for sharing and stay safe!

Have a lovely time! William is a good little traveller ♥️🤗♥️

I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful videos and sharing your life with us. I have quite a bit of stress in my life right now, and I just wanted you to know what a great escape it is for me to watch your videos. Thank you once again

I did feel for Ben and Emily having myself done a shorter trip without a cabin and not slept… I love that you all watch each others channels 😂

So happy for you….enjoy your mini holiday…it is sooo good to get away once in awhile!👍🥰

I truly admire you both for taking William on your vacation. Great vlog and I hope you will introduce us to your family and show us around.

Been to BILBOA back in 2007 on the Brittany Ferries, my son lives in PORTSMOUTH. Bilboa, bough loads of stuff, had a coffee and tapas in the shop close to the docks.. never made the city..YOU WILL adore Sevilla..🍊🍊🍊beautiful place..

So lovely to see you guys getting a break before it gets busy. Hope you have a great time! You are just wonderfully chilled! Please bottle it and sell it! Lol!!xx

So glad to see you going for a complete break from the UK for a few days, you made me cry too as you arrived at Bilbao, it felt very emotional indeed. The lovely Ben & Emily I think may use a cabin next time after their uncomfortably journey. Enjoy your holiday & being with family xx

Have a great trip, and hey no one got seasick, fairly calm crossing, it’s all good. 🙋🏼‍♀️

Great video guys hope you have a wonderful holiday. Love seeing Jo’s infectious smile and genuine excitement.

Such a lovely family video, and please keep them coming, Massive luck to you both :-)

I enjoyed this in the preview, and of course again now on KZfaq! My absolute favorite narrowboat family! You three sure are up for adventures!

Aw lovely, so glad you're having a break away - have an amazing time - beautiful video as always xxx

Such a lovely vlog, I always look forward to seeing you all and what you are up to. Thank you for sharing your time. Enjoy your well earned break you deserve. Escaping the snowy, cold days of England. Xx

LMAO!! How you tossed in Ben and Emily's trip, that was hilarious. They were so brave to try to chair sleep that leg of the trip. Not sure how much a cabin is, but for sure would get one.. let this be a lesson to the frugal traveler haha ;) Cheerio.

❤ I was so touched when Jo cried. It brought back a memory of me crying when our ship entered Istanbul. Travel is amazing. Thanks for taking us along.

A bit of a busman’s holiday, or should I say, a bargeman’s holiday? Great vlog and nice to see you getting some time away from the narrowboats. While you’re away, you’ll realise just how much you miss them.

Thank you for sharing your journey! I hope you all had a lovely time, and I wish I could have done something like that with my family!

Thank you for filming your journey to Spain. How you coped was amazing and William’s walking skills show has steady he is on his feet. See you soon.

Fantastic episode. We’ve done so much ferry travelling on foot since our kid was as little as William and we’ve always loved it too. Just like you I get really emotional arriving in a new country by ferry or by train. I don’t know why but there’s a really special appreciation of the beauty around us when we travel this way. ❤

Fantastic!! You two are an inspiration. Just think of the memories you're creating. Thanks for this and for all the hard work you did to bring this to us. Stay well. John, Ontario, Camnada

Just to get in an adventure and as you say you've not been out of GB for 4 years. Lovely video. Thank you.

Lovely video again, thank you. Loved that you mentioned Ben and Emily too and the contrast between the ways that you travelled. We did this trip in 2009 and went for a cabin too. Some great Whale watching on both legs of the trip from the top deck (I can't remember what time of year it was though) - Have a great break guys

Great episode, given us some travel ideas. Thank you. X

What a good lad William is, that is a long journey for adults but for a little one, enormous, always good to see your VLOGs, hope you enjoyed yourselves, be looking out for you on the waterside!

Thank you so much for sharing your travels 😊 What may seem mundane to you has given us much joy. Due to age and health we are not able to travel as much as we’d like to so we really enjoy your video blogs. We spent 5 years in England, Waldringfield and Ipswich, 1969 to 1974 in the US Air Force at RAF Bentwaters. Both or boys were born there. So Endland is very dear to us. Keep up the good work as we look forward to all you videos very much. Thank You!

Hola! I’m so glad you get to take William and experience this!

You two are so amazing and such fun to watch. What an exhausting trip but the love and respect you have for each other is so lovely to see. Have a great time with your family 🤗

Safe travels enjoy your trip…..Blessings

I'm glad you showed the inside of the cabin.Four of us are traveling on the same boat and have the same type of cabin,Just realised how small they .

Have only just found this channel. Plenty of catching up to do. Expect loads of thumbs up from me.

Thank you for this lovely vlog! Enjoyed seeing the reality (the work involved) in tucking the boats into safe moorage and then all the connections you took. Watching from Canada - showed me an option of taking the ferry down to Portugal instead of flying. You two seem like amazing parents with a well adjusted little boy!

We love Ben, Emily, and Allen just like we do you! We especially love to see a good crossover episode!

William makes me smile whenever he's on screen; he needs his own channel!

A very nicely made vid of the journey so far. Train, bus, S Bahn, Ferry - reminds me so much of the trips that we have made. Have fun you 3 👨‍👩‍👦

Oh Joanna you really moved me when you cried at the beauty from the ferry. Very real and very beautiful.

What a fabulous adventure! Hope you have a fabulous time. I have just returned from 2 months in Spain x

Que viaje tan bonito. Os veo desde Madrid, España y me hace muy feliz que esteis en España. Bilbao es muy bonito. Espero que os guste. Disfrutar de vuestras vacaciones. Bssw

I hope things work out for you all in the long run 🌞 Good move to get a cabin, I think Ben, nice guy as he is, would only be bearable in small doses at best.

Thanks for sharing your holiday with us x

glad your trip is going well! hope you have a great time recharging away from the narrowboats

Very surprised holly day. Thanks for sharing ☝️❤️🌍🙏

Got the newsletter Jo ! Hope your having a wonderful family visit. A newer narrowboat channel popped up and they happened to film going by Holly. Everyone in the comments were telling them how awesome you are. As always Health & Happiness.

Loved this one, y’all! Love a travel day(s) video and can relate to that moment at the end so much. Hope you had a wonderful trip.

I absolutely love your family unit❤ little William is so adorable, i hope you are having a wonderful time together, I too got very emotional when Jo looked out at the port, no idea why 😢 then realised she was crying xx love n big hugs to you all xx

Great to wake up to a video from you guys on a Sunday. Normally I just wake up to the Tescos delivery. Have a great time in Spain and Portugal! 👍 🇪🇸🇵🇹

I loved it. Thank you for taking us along ❤. William is growing so fast. My son’s name is William also. Named after our English ancestors. He’s my baby and he’s 43 lol😂

Oh, my! I nearly cried when I saw your title! You got me 😆 Looking forward to your holiday adventure♥️ That little boy is a champ🤗

Suuuuuuch a suvvly family!!!! You guys are beautiful:) Luv your total skillset. Video, story, editing pace, opennnesss... You are movie stars of 2023 really ...refreshing clean content!!! NO EGO!!!!

Holidays 🙂 How exciting. Have fun. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

Aaw! You had me going at the end Jo 😥. You must be so tired and yet excited at the thought of new sights, sounds and family time. Vic as ever is such a rock for you and William 👏👏. And everytime William says "wow" I find I have this stupid grin on my face. I totally agree about your opinion of the sea! Though born and brought up by the seaside I have seen how rough and angry it can get - hence the love and feeling of safety on a narrowboat! Enjoy Bilbao and look forward to seeing your onward journey to Portugal. 💕💙

Wonderfully filmed and edited. William is quite the walker. Nice to give a shout out to @BenandEmily Great that you are getting a break, and thank you so much for sharing. 😊🤗 Kathy

We did the Ferry to Santander over 20 years ago when the kids were small, a great trip, super cabin, happy days, enjoy your hols.

I'll have to say, William was a real trouper on this part of your trip. He was so cute checking out everything in the playroom. I am amazed you have travelled on so many trains and buses and everything just to get to this part of the journey. I hope y'all have a wonderful time and can get just a wee bit of filming in for us land lubbers. Have a Blessed vacation.

We loved it! What a good boy William is, you are so lucky 👍👍

Thanks for taking us with you on your exciting trip..how good is William ?..Looking forward to your next video. Safe journey x

Great episode!!! Oh the fun and hectic nature of travel especially with kids. What fun times for William, staying up late partying and a game room to hang out in. I love to travel, especially road trips where you can go at your own pace. My wife and kids have no patience for it, but me, I would rather drive then fly. I think taking the ferry was terrific, it looked relaxing and the rooms looked very clean. I am sure you could probably fly to your destination, but what fun is that. Have fun!!!!

You are very brave, have fun on your onward journey and look forward to the next instalment.

Thank you for sharing. It's great seeing how much public transportation there is in Europe. I've seen a couple of other ferries between countries. To me, it's amazing. Public transportation here in US is greatly lacking outside larger cities. Thanks again for sharing & I hope to see more of your trip! ❤️

Hi There Hope Alls well , How nice a Trip to Portugal , And you make it look so easy , well done , Enjoy your Break .

Wow, what a journey…William was a complete star! ⭐️

How lovely 🥰 Bill is such a happy soul!! Hope you continue to enjoy your trip 💖

That was great, thank you All for sharing with us, the second time we travel with narrow boaters to Spain this year WOW🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦

Nice adventure! Enjoy!

Crossing my fingers, crossing my knees and braiding my hair in hopes that you will take the camera around Bilbao because I have never been. And I don’t think I ever will (whaaa! 😢 like I am a 12 year old). I will enjoy it, very much. I know how it is when you are somewhere new and with family. Taking a camera is simply too much work so I expect nothing. I have truly enjoyed this journey and I thank you for taking us and showing us what you have shown us. I can’t get a handle on Bill’s personality. I often see that glint in his eye that is present in every prankster with a healthy sense of humor. But I don’t remember seeing him playing a prank on either one of you. But maybe I am not meant to know him that well. I enjoy watching him and watching both of you parenting him. He is observant and comfortable outside the narrowboat and you two both treat him like the baby that he is but you engage with him as a short man. Lucky kid and I appreciate any footage of him and life with him as you allow. My youngest grandson is 9 and my oldest in his 20s. I love them both and will equally love their children but I enjoy watching Bill with zero/none/zilch responsibility. I am simply observing and I don’t need to take notes. Thank you. Thank you very much. I am having trouble typing the voice and rhythm of Elvis. I was trying to look like him with my thanks but even knowing that, it looks nothing like him at all. I truly hope that you enjoyed your little vacation.

So very enjoyable to watch. You guys are living your life to the fullest. William is coming into his own. His personality reflects the kindness and love the two of you have shared with him. Your blessings are great. I love your videos so much.❤

Have a wonderful time. Thank you for sharing your adventure. 💘 from Arizona 🇺🇸

Wow what a great adventure . I hope you all have an amazing time. 💕 I hope you don't run out of pants 😂😂😂

Filmmaking / Storytelling skills are exceptional!! Thank you for doing you, so beautifully. Super inspiring! ❤️🎬❤️

That was already an epic journey...🌍💭🤔🚢🌊🚇🚆🛒🥱🛏️🧽🩳🙆🏼 Looking forward to seeing what's next ❣️🇪🇸

That video was a treat, Would not fancy that journey with no car myself. We took our caraven to Bilbao a few summers ago, saw lots of Orcas and Dolphins. You and us were lucky with the Bay of Biscay. Have fun in Portugal, looking forward to the video

Great you did the trip. Very funny one on Ben & Emily. We watch them also. William is such a fine boy. Great Mom & Dad.

Nice to see you guys finally get the chance to go on a real vacation with William. Looking forward to seeing more of it. Stay safe and stay groovy.

Time together is very precious 💖

Love it! Love it! Love it! Keep em coming. Trains and boats no planes.

Great vlog, really interesting. Epic journey just to get to the ferry! Just back from Faro ourselves but we motorhomed down there along the N2 route. Looking forward to seeing more of your journey :)

Love that you slow-travel. 👌🏼

Great video. Wonderfully edited. Hats off 🤟