308 - A Bit of a Bump on the Ripon canal 

Beautiful. I love the rain sky and the views. Lovely video.

A cruise on the Humber and up the river Hull to the Driffield canal...Now that would make great viewing and hopefully no down Thumbs.

Well done on doing both east and west most northern bits.

lovely to see you both again

Really pretty canal. Thanks for mentioning the houses along the way. Today I took a short detour to see pictures of Newby Hall. The other day I took a virtual trip to Beningborough House. Nice history lessons for the area.

I enjoy your videos because you go to DIFFERENT places (because of the Silver Propeller Challenge) but this is much better than other narrowboat videos that seem to stay on two or three different canals and don't travel much. Its like living in a motorhome or carvan and never going anywhere. I enjoy it so much that you show us the small towns,old buildings, and wonderful countryside.

I like that you’re using the radios to talk with each other so much! That’s nice!

I loved those quick pictures of the basin, that we got to see all of it. When I go out travelling by train I love when coming to the end of the line to take pictures of the stop buck there to get the feeling of that it´s final.

Boy, entering the Ripon canal is like cruising into an impressionist painting. How lovely a transition was that? Love the roundabout as well.

Oh Jo, i feel for you about the open Oil. At least you didn't do like my mum who grabbed the Spray Oil can and sprayed the house for flys thinking she had the fly spray. that took soo long to clean the film of oil of everything.

If you come down to Hull via Beverley Beck, give me a shout and I'll give George a full health check FOC. I'm a Vet !!

It's interesting seeing the different lock mechanisms you and other Narrowboaters encounter. Please stay safe and post what you can. Thanks.

Nice trip folks, peaceful scenery 💗💙🙋‍♀️

Thanks so much. That was great. Congratulations on your 24th Silver Propeller.

A gorgeous stretch of waterway, loved it. Stay safe.

It is well worth spending a couple of days exploring Ripon. When we were there it rained - Monsoon rained. Just a bit South of your mooring is The Most Pretty Services block on the system, it is like a little country cottage inside and out, and there is a 48 hour mooring there as well. Just near there is a garden with a lot of railway paraphenalia which is Quite Interesting.

Such an apt name for your boat, well done indeed on No 24 ticked off the list. Hardest working vloggers on you tube but still so laid back. Love it, thank you.

You’ve found our boat 😀 @11:53

Its Borrabridge 😎👍 oh and river yua 🤓

The scenery and the information you give makes the Vlog just superb. Thanks, guys.

I just love your videos. The mood, the scenery, the humor, the history. Cheers from NY!

I’ve really enjoyed your vlogs of river cruising, a nice addition to canal cruising.

Thank you for another vicarious day in the life ...

That was enjoyable vlog on your way to Ripon....well explained and set to some lovely music....stay safe....thanks for sharing

Stunning canal keep safe guys and keep the cameras rolling 👍

Beautiful!! Your Way up north !! ...we were following but lost track ...cool !! ...thank you for the ride along!!!

Great vlog. Loved the scenery. Great new t shirts, but we'll have to wait for payday !!!!

Congratulations on 24.

Glad nothing was broken from the slight bump; definitely could see how that all came to happen from the video and M's description of the sightlines. Love the new items on the store link, too! Stay safe and thanks as always for the efforts in compiling and editing the videos!

Love Ripon. An interesting trip.

There are a few places on the network that I could return to often, and stay as long as possible, and not be bored.. Bugsworth basin, Sowerby Bridge, Stourport... and now you have convinced me that Ripon is also on that list.. what a lovely place. I have only ever driven past.. should have stopped!

Newby Hall - beautiful gardens. Beyond Ripon - Studley Royal and Fountains Abbey - simply sublime. I do like your camel, meant to say on a previous occasion, or two. #24 Wow. Slightly ashamed at the number of times I've been through Ripon - on-route to Fountains - and not noticed the canal.

Welcome to my part of the world, expect more than one season in a day while in North Yorkshire. Nice vlog as usual.

Hi Joe Michael,interesting trip good commentary as usual ,not much traffic on this cannel,wear to next ,thanks for the ride

looks nice ... thanks ... keep safe

Hello there, overcast day but nice scenery, the roundabout was incredible n wild enjoyable veiwing n Very interesting good camera well put over, Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon

Great vlog of ripon we tend to walk down the canel with our two guide dogs thanks

Just found you guys. Great stuff. I'm 5 months into my RU-vid channel and yours is an excellent benchmark for me. Time to do some looking at your early stuff. See you out there somewhere no doubt.

Several things... First you two are as cute as can be together. I love all the places you go...even the Slough Arm and BCN...not great examples of canal beauty, but a waterway network cannot all be a glorious tree-lined historIcal boat journey, I suppose. I am glad you got the first Silver Propeller! You deserve that honor. The way you are going I would not be surprised to see a Gold Propeller created. Bits of history, mix of time-lapse with real-time, narration, intros and outtros...it all works. I never really considered just how much work that all was until I watched Jo’s “How to make a VLog” series. Oh my, what an effort. Now I hear the little white dots to lower and raise music sound level, see the blends of videos and appreciate the music breaks blending on the right beat. I do miss an occasional episode of narrow boat vegan cooking, and atrocious irreverent beer reviews. I am always looking for the next installment.

Did not expect to hear you say George was empty🤣 Thanks for another enjoyable trip👍

I wish I had a Narrow Boat and lived on it full time as you are one of the few people who inspire me to want to do it. I've just realised you have shaven your beard.

its still sunny in Liverpool, i am getting my narrowboat in new year, Sold my caravan my car going next month, Last week got a motorcycle so all going well so far, Take care

Most likely an otter as we do have them on the waterways around Ripon

Congratulations M. and J. and Georgie....... Northern most ... is that a star...??? #24.

Michael I bet your favourite thing at a Fair is the Dodgems *Grin*I Congratulations on your latest propeller award,you must be heading for a record. Nice vlog pity the weather was a bit dull Cheersguys

THAT'S A BIG 10 4 GOOD BUDDY. LUCKY LANDER HERE. GOOD OLD TIMES ON CB. Nice little journey there.

Love your background music

Thank you both, I reckon your outages would make another channel!! Take care, well done on the Silver Prop. Location

You really must get to York in late February, when this covid is over. We have Vikings from all over Europe for a week. Some would make you look tiny! York was Jorvik, the viking capital of the Danelaw. In Roman times, the Roman Commander was made Ceasar. His statue is to the right of the Minster as you face it. The Railway Museum has the World's fastest steam train,Mallard. Its held the record since 1928.

You three are doing so well!! I love this series. I can't wait to see how you do the fens and drains of east Anglia, they are such a weird lot of navigations. Oh, looking at the network map, how do you think you will do the disjointed parts of the network? Rent a boat, maybe?

I spent some of my formative years in Ripon, California 😁 It was quaint but I think I would have preferred the British version. Always wanted to visit.

When i was viewing Ripon marina which seems to have been a day or so before you got there the manager of the marina said they had a resident otter, and that older chap with the widebeam and 2 dogs onboard you moored next to was just arriving.

It is awesome to see you use other means to communicate than the phones. Quicker responses for both of you. By the way, I think you may have stated it in past videos, which eludes my memory, how many silver propellers are there to collect?

It's lovely round that way, your not far from me(Middlesbrough) enjoy yourselves👍👍

Looks like it's a bit cooler up there. We could do with that down here in the SE!

we do the same with the radios we only remeber at the end of the trip and so we say we use them next time and forget again

Congratulations on Silver Propeller # 24!

I use to live on the other side of that roundabout bridge, and fish under there..

Micheal, Do you call those shorts pink or fusia? Awesome!!! I hope Jo knows how lucky you are to have her.. 🤣🤣 great work, keep it up.

The one time the cap is on the oil bottle properly the boat hits the sill hard enough to send everything flying... Clearly cause and effect.

First example of Insurance & police force in England in Ripon. It was based on a nightly curfew. If you were out after curfew, you got slung in jail. Curfew was sounded by the Watchman blowin a horn in Ripon, which is still done. Worth seeing, so get up to the market square at sunset. Oldest city in the country too.

Liking the short beard!

I think it was probably a mink - We just seen one up stream from Worksop on the Chesterfield canal and reported it to the CRT.

Great video again but thy's in Yorksha, it isn't trying to rain, it's osin to slart :-)

You have been through a roundabout before. First two bridges in to Paddington Basin.

When on rivers are you supposed to leave your lock exit gates open or is that just on the avon. Looks a lovely cruise and Ripon is lovely . Enjoy and stay safe.

As y'all entered the first lock, i noticed y'all weren't using the walkie-talkies!

Michael, with my wife it's the top on the Avocado oil container. I know, I don't get it either. Best wishes all

They're a bit smaller than otters, but mink like to swim as well and we have a lot of them in the UK.

Hmm, I've wondered if a remotely controlled rudder at the bow would make tight spots and the overflow wash easier to navigate.

Hi to you both. I’m planning a trip to Ripon. Do you need VHF radios on the river section? Or is it all as would be on a canal? Watching you vlogs but no mention of it so far.

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may be a idea if the radios you have support it is to get a head set and use vox makes things a bit easier and with the radio clipped to your belt can keep both hands free lol dont want no beavers blocking the canals you have had enough trees in the way already ;)

Hay, Georgie....

Does that all craft left include small craft like canoes and kayaks?

I just searched up where I live and this came up lol I live in ripon

It sounds like you had a good time on the Rippon.

Hmm, I wonder if the warehouse at the end of the canal is anything like the restaurant at the end of the universe?

I see why you called Burbage, Burbridge on the K&A

The music on this video is pretty good, could you list the background music

Ripon is supposed to have short lock(s) did you find that? How long are you. Xxx

Although not directly related to this vlog (interesting though it is) I thought I'd mention what I was doing yesterday (Monday 10th August.) As part of his policy of making me walk more than I would ordinarily do, my Brother in Law (same age as me, but insanely fit - cycled solo to Geneva last year, because he could) decided we should do some "Industrial Archaeology" - investigate the Lancaster canal near Kendal. I know, I know - it stops at Tewitfield. We visited a small section being restored quite close to Tewitfield - very encouraging - then visited Hincaster Tunnel. Unlike the impassable Norwood Tunnel on the Chesterfield and the M6 Motorway built over another part of the Lancaster (and almost impossible to pass, even if funds were available) the Hincaster Tunnel is in rude health and a very imposing structure. There is even enough water in it to float a narrowboat, although nothing more at either end. Finally, we went through Sedgewick, where the canal served the gunpowder works (!) thence into Kendal to get fuel for my journey home today, then visited a unique canal structure. The only crossover bridge in Cumbria! I think it is bridge 182 and it carries a road over a public footpath, that was the line of the canal. About a half mile north of that, was once a basin terminus of the Lancaster canal. It would be lovely to restore the canal to Kendal, but I fear the 'cost/benefit' analysis would stop it, because the Lancaster is understandably isolated by the Ribble link. But a fascinating afternoon that sort of extends your visit, earlier in the lockdown.

Great vid thanks one small thing the pronunciation of the river Ure it,s not Ur it,s said as [you ar] but hey ha ha ha great video.

What music do you use?? makes it easy to watch which is great..

What radios are you using? We’re looking at replacing our old radios and currently researching new ones but your views would be appreciated. Thanks

3:19 it's not actually a first for you to be in the middle of a roundabout, it's a least a third as there is one in Reading that spans the River Kennet about a kilometre from the junction with the River Thames. goo.gl/maps/TCJViA12MdybEBhb7

BORRA BRIDGE

"Ure" is pronounced "Yore" - hence the boats with "Yoredale" on them.

Weasel?

Sure it wasn't a rat.... quick question, we are about to by some walkie talkies, which ones do you guys have?

A great shame that they cannot link the UK canal system out to the Norfolk Broads.

The cover really needs to go back on the oil or it will become rancid much sooner.

Why the thumbs down.....I'm confused.

Hey there Jo, Just so you know you've been in the middle of a roundabout before when you went to the Winsford end of the River Weaver. Google co-ordinates (53.192515, -2.517121) Take care all 3 off you.. Regards Steve

Why has Godzilla stopped eating the mic?

I look forward to the time when Micheal can get his normal look back. Even on the third video, the trimmed beard still seems out of place.

River Ure is pronounced as your