155a Not A Vlog: realtime narrowboat journey, Blisworth to Weedon on the Grand Union canal 

Then don't watch them! Cheers mate

@@CruisingTheCut I don't mate, as soon as I realised that that vid was one of them I clicked-off. Just trying to offer some friendly helpful advice mate, thanks...

@@CruisingTheCut It's like an ASMR video about boating! So peaceful. :)

What a stupid comment

Little sweet pony to offer, all together with some balloons....

Hahaha that sounds quite unpleasant!

I hope you feel much better soon

@@CruisingTheCut Thank you Am getting there slowly 😊

I with you mate

I truly didn't and have been surprised and delighted by people saying how they are watching when they're in less than ideal situations. Cheers

Not so much the engine as the pace of things

My mother used to live near the test bed facility of Rolls Royce and the sound of prop and jet engines used to lull her to sleep..bit weird but the same idea.

Cheers. There are more already on the channel, have a scroll through the videos and they'll be listed.

Nah, it's only crowded in London and along the K&A around Bath & Bristol, I think

@@CruisingTheCut If you think about it, there are stretches of moorings, particularly but not exclusively in more populated areas, and around boatyards and marinas This is where most boats sit for most of the year, including many live-aboards. In-between these moorings there are miles of canal, with the associated locks, tunnels and casual moorings - 48h maximums for example. . How crowded it feels is a function of the number of boats on the move. I love next to a canal, and as a family we often sot at the end of the garden watching the boats go by and pottering about in our dinghy. In fact we play a game called canal-boat cricket, which is similar to pub cricket, but with additional rules for trains (we're also near the west coast main line) and dog-walkers and their animal chums. Full rules are available if interested, however runs are scored based on the number of legs. The more boats, the more chance of scoring runs. Hence, I've therefore thought about this a lot. My thought process as to how busy a canal is goes thus: 1) Every so often there is a lock, or series of locks. 2) Each lock can pass one or two boats, depending on whether it is a narrow or broad lock. 3) Assume for the sake of argument that it takes 10 minutes to navigate a lock. (It may be more or less than this, but then I am not a regular lock-passer-througher). 4) In between the locks, therefore, a boat will pass every 20 minutes in either direction. (Remember that another boat has to navigate the lock the other way, too). 5) Therefore while sitting by the canal, you'd see a boat passing one way or the other, about every 20 minutes in each direction, and therefore every 10 minutes on average. That's six boats an hour. (It is why we decided to include dog walkers and cyclists to get the runs up!) And that is during peak times such as summer holidays and during peak times of day - e.g 10.00am to 4.00pm. Outwith these times frequency of boats is much less, and quite frankly it's like watching Boycott trying to make a century. Torrid. If actually on the water, then you will hardly see anyone travelling in your direction, as you're all moving at roughly 4 mph, ten minutes apart. A long comment. i hope you enjoy it. If you want the full rules to canal-boat cricket, then let me know, and if you've passed through Amington in Tamworth on a narrowboat in recent years, and a grey-haired lady has exclaimed "He's bald with a beard" in a strident voice, then I apologise. She was only trying to score a six, and has a very poor volume filter after a couple of pink gins.

Excellent!

Merry Christmas

There are a few “hotel boats” on the canals where you can indeed simply sit and enjoy the journey while the crew do all the work 😀