Videos – Page 15 – Cruising The Cut

Vlog 285A: To the Beyond of the Backs

Posted on December 5, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

I was invited to take part in a trip that very few narrowboats are able to enjoy, along the “Cambridge Backs”. This is Part 1 of 2 of the journey.

Vlog 284: Santa, Baby

Posted on November 25, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

A guide to some of the very many gifts you can buy from narrowboaters, hand-made or designed on their narrowboats on the canals of the UK.

Vlog 283: Capital Punishment?

Posted on November 15, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

London’s canals and rivers are becoming ever more crowded with boaters as people flock to the capitals waterways, drawn by the lure of a seemingly idyllic and possibly cheaper lifestyle. But is the dream for real or is reality not quite as rosy? I went down to the big smoke to find out.

Vlog 282: Lord of the Flies

Posted on November 6, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Following on from the last video, about wooden narrowboats, which are quite rare on the canals, here’s another wooden narrowboat which is even rarer – a “fly boat”, the parcels service of the canal network.

Vlog 281: The Self-Preservation Society

Posted on October 26, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

The Wooden Canal Boat Society in Ashton-under-Lyne is a wonderful group of enthusiasts who not only renovate and bring new life to decaying ancient wooden narrowboats but also provide valuable services to the local community. And, curiously, the boats have been restoring the volunteers as well.

Vlog 280: The Blue Bird of Happiness

Posted on October 13, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

A few weeks ago I went past the well-known historic narrowboat “Dover” on the Grand Union Canal but its looks belie its actual interior so I went back for a proper snoop around.

Vlog 279: Honey, I Shrunk the Narrowboat!

Posted on October 3, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Regular viewers will know I have long had an interest in – some might say an obsession about – very short narrowboats on the British canals. The time had come for me to go and have a look around a couple and see if they are for me.

Vlog 278: Ferry Impressive

Posted on September 16, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

I went to visit a unique ferry boat in south Wales. This is the story of that trip.

Vlog 277: Without a Paddle

Posted on September 7, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

This is the third and final part of my cruise along the Middle Level Navigations across the Cambridgeshire Fens on a borrowed narrowboat, in which I go up Well Creek.

Vlog 276: Just Good Fens

Posted on August 30, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

This is part 2 (of 3) of my cruise along the Middle Level Navigations on the Cambridgeshire Fens, as I took the narrowboat I’d borrowed from Whittlesey to March. It was windy and the skies were dull.

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