Welcome to the inland waterways!
Hello! My name’s David Johns. In 2015, I quit my job in local television news, sold my house and went to live on a narrowboat, cruising around the canals of England. I documented my time aboard in video and now make films about canal life. On this website I have the complete collection of those videos plus pages of information to help you in your canal journey whether for holiday or living aboard. Welcome along!
Click below for my latest videos or use the menus above to find what you’re after.
- Vlog 362: Chores for Thought
Recorded on Feb 1st & 2nd when it was still very chilly, this was my first full weekend spent aboard the boat and only my second visit since purchase. As you can imagine, I had lots of things to sort out from a new propane cylinder to new mooring lines and many other miscellaneous jobs. - Vlog 361: Seeing the Light
I did my first proper check on my fibreglass cabin cruiser “Twiggy” since I left it for winter and although it was too full of condensation to do any sanding, I set about taking off some soggy wood from the roof with the multitool. Inevitably, chaos followed. - Vlog 360: Kewenay
Having revealed my ‘new’ tiny narrowboat, I have received lots of questions including plenty about what’s going to happen to my fibreglass cabin cruiser, Twiggy. So here I sit down for a chat about it all.