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Hello Mr Shifty NB Will, it was lovely meeting up. I hope your amazing adventure went well. I have just found out this evening, that I wrote the wrong year on the Otter Spotter cupboard!🙈 Thank you for your comment. Safe cruising and keep cool. 🦋🌻🦦

@@themindfulnarrowboat It's amazing here. What a place. Oh no wrong year. Oh dear at least you've got an otter on camera. Now I know your secret of how you get great footage. See you again on the cut.

Thank you for such a lovely comment, Jeff!☺️ Mr M was a total star, fixing that prop shaft- I was clueless! Narrowboat Will needs to buy himself a superhero cape doesn't he? The way he flies in during a boaters hour of need. How amazing to have seen Golden Eagle 😍 They must be utterly magnificent to watch in real life. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🌻🦋

Hi Brewster, it is so lovely to know that the otters in South Carolina are doing so well. I hope the population in the northern areas picks up now that some are being relocated there. Thank you so much for your kind words about the filming and editing and I am chuffed that you screen capped a shot from the video.☺️ Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine. 🌻🦋

It was a wonderful surprise for me too. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Have a fabulous Friday and weekend ahead. Take care🦋🌻

I was speechless for a while! Otters are just beautiful to watch. 🦦 Thank you for your lovely comment, Nanci. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine🌻🦋

Tie-dyed VW Micro Buses🥰 they sound wonderful and right up my street! Thank you so much for your lovely comment, John. Making it to 5K will be superdooper👍⭐️ Have a great weekend and stay cool in the sunshine 🦋🌻🦦

Thank you, Rossi!👍🌻🦋

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Cat! NB Will would love the 'superman of the waterways' comparison; he may even go and buy a cape!😂 He is really kind though, isn't he? Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🦋🌻

What a lovely comment, Stevie, thank you so much.😊 Having to wait, definitely makes you appreciate things more, you are so right there.👍 Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

They do look so cheeky don’t they?🦦 Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super week and stay cool in the sunshine 🦋🌻

Thank you so much, Ian, Storm and Cindy for such a lovely comment. I am going to watch a Ring of Bright Water now that you have mentioned it. Have a super weekend. Stay cool in the sunshine. 🌻🦋

@@themindfulnarrowboat 😎👍

Wow, it sounds beautiful on Gold River! It must be amazing to watch a family of otters and see whales. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine. 🦋🌻

Margaret, thank you for such a beautiful comment. I really appreciate it. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the video. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment.😊 You are right, when you are not looking for something, it appears! 🦦 Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

@@themindfulnarrowboat ☺️ thanks you! Im likes to much your videos, makes me happy, quiet, peaceful! you are welcome, have you too a lovely and comfortable peaceful weekend! 🌄🌳🐿️👍👍

It was so magical and I am over the moon that I eventually got to see an otter.🦦 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super rest of the weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

@@themindfulnarrowboat VERY HOT!!!!!!!! I feel for you in your steel home? Hope you manage OK. I imagine you could always cruise to Scotland.

You are very welcome, Pancrazio! 😊 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

What a lovely spot. I wonder what your dog and the otter thought about each other? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Stay cool in the sun🌻🦋🐾🐾

Hi Garry, I can't imagine what it would look like here without any weed? I have got quite used to the green landscape around my boat now! There is an otter program here which may have started after 1991 to encourage them. That seems to have made a real difference here. Thank you for your comment and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Oh no, Simon, it sounds awful! You must be so uncomfortable and I bet this heat doesn't help you much either. I really hope that you make a super speedy recovery soon. Thank you so much for watching the vlog and taking the time to comment. Rest up, stay cool and keep rehydrated. Get well soon.🦋❤️‍🩹🌻

Thank you so much much, Karen for such a lovely comment! I am so pleased that you are enjoying the vlogs. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine 🌻🦋

Hi Jill, it was so magical to see the otter and I couldn’t speak for a while! Mr M kept so cool why we suddenly lost all steering, in the middle of the river; good job the wind was blowing in the right direction. Narrowboat Will is so kind and helps everyone on the water. Hope you are managing to get time for some cruising? Thank you for your lovely comment, have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine 🌻🦋

I am so pleased that you are enjoying the poetry, James! Thank you so much for your kindness- take care🌻🦋

Thank you so much, Teresa! I am so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog. Have a super weekend and stay cool too in this sunshine. 🦋🌻

Thank you so much, Christine for such a lovely comment. I am over the moon that I saw my first otter and now I am constantly watching the water to see if another one appears. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋😊

@@themindfulnarrowboat Thank you.

Thank you so much, Debba!😊 How lovely to see the sea otters along the coast, sounds simply wonderful! Have a super week and stay cool in the sunshine.🌻🦋

Hi Lorraine, thank you for your lovely comment and wise words. It was so kind of the other boaters to help and it just reinforced what a wonderful lot the boating community are. I agree with you about being on the same wavelength as Fran; I am always learning ways to do things from watching her on her vlogs. They are such a great couple. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine. 🦋🌻🦦

@@themindfulnarrowboat Yea, a good match.

Thank you, Kelly!😊 Enjoy the rest of your week, take care🦋🌻

🙌 It is great to know that I was winning there at one point! Happy watching, take care🦋🌻

How wonderful to see their markings in the snow! To see them so regularly must have been a real treat too. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Stay cool in the sunshine 🌻🦋🦦🦦

Thank you so much, Shirley for such kind words. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog and how lovely to know that you have seen an otter too. Let's hope we both get to see these wonderful creatures again soon. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻🦦

I was on cloud nine for ages after spotting that otter!🦦 Thank you so much for watching. Have a wonderful week 🌻🦋

Otters are stunning creatures aren't they? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🦋🌻

Hi Diane, thank you so much for such a lovely comment. The prop issue was quite scary, but Mr M knew what the problem was right away luckily. Have a super weekend. Stay cool in the sunshine.🌻🦋

Michael, what a super lovely comment! Thank you so much.😊 I am so pleased that you enjoyed the video. Have a super weekend. Stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Vertical heavy thundery showers this morning. It's dark humid and 29 degrees.

Oh, I would be chuffed to bits to have a Leaf Cutter Bee nesting in my little house. Those photos that you took must be amazing; if you get time, would you be able to email them across to me? In my house at the moment, something is renting a room, but it isn't a leaf cutter; it is something that uses a cement-like paste to seal the entrance? I'll look it up. Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine. 🦋🌻

🙈😳 I have just checked the Otter Spotter Cupboard and you are so right! I think that I haven’t fully recovered from my otter spot! 😂🦦 You get the gold ⭐️ for be the first to notice! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Stay cool in the sun🌻🦋

Thank you so much for the Happy Otter Day wishes! I am over the moon that I saw one and I am so glad that you enjoyed seeing it on the vlog. Have a super rest of the weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻🦦

🦦🦦 Thank you for watching! Stay cool in the sun🌻🦋

Welcome aboard, Susie and thank you so much for your super lovely words about the vlogs. That really means a lot to me. Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🌻🦋

That is so kind of you, Carl!Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

Francis, thank you so much for such a lovely and kind comment. You are a ⭐️! Have a super weekend. Take care🦋🌻

Hi Sandy, what a lovely comment! Thank you so much 😊 The fuel is working really well and so far I am really pleased with it. I am so glad that you enjoyed the vlog. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine 🦋🌻

Hi Sheila, thank you so much for your lovely comment.😊 Floating our Boat and Narrowboat Will are great viewing aren't they? I was quite star struck to meet them all.🤩 I also, hope dearly to find more otters🤞🦦 Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🌻🦋

Thank you so much, Francis for your lovely comment. Stay cool in the sun.🌻🦋

Thank you so much, Francis for your lovely comment. Stay cool in the sun.🌻🦋

How wonderful to know that they are doing well in the Great Ouse. It's special that river! I agree with you that the best place to see wildlife is in its natural habitat.Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🦋🌻

That is very kind of you. Thank you so much! Take care🌻🦋

Hi Steve, thank you for your lovely comment.😊 It's great to know that you are now watching Floating Our Boat; they inspired us to take to the waterways all those years ago! I have, very briefly met the Foxes on the Oxford Canal, two and a half years ago; then Dave from Cruising the Cut cruised passed us on the Coventry Canal one morning when we were having our breakfast, but he was gone before I realised and as yet, I have not had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Pirate, Heidi. They all make super vlogs don't they? Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🦋🌻

What a super lovely comment, Paul! Thank you so much.😊 Take care🌻🦋

😂 It certainly has been a otter week! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I hope you are staying cool. Take care🦋🌻

Welcome aboard, Binkie and thank you for watching. Will’s great isn’t he? I am chuffed that you like the vlogs. Take care🦋🌻

You are very welcome😊 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super rest of the week, take care🦋🌻

Thank you so much, Glyn for your supportive and kind words. Have a fabulous Friday 🦋🌻

The river Thames is an exciting and beautiful river to narrow boat on. I can see why you enjoyed it so much. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

Hi Paul, well now you are in a wonderful part of the world at the moment! Look out for seal🦭 If the prop shaft had been left up to me, I would still be there now, thank goodness Mr M knew what he was doing and Will and our neighbour had the right tools. Thank you for your lovely comment and enjoy the rest of your camping holiday. 🦋🌻🏕

Hi Jenny, thank you so much for such a lovely comment.😊 The boat that we are towing is called Little Alice but it is an upgrade on our first Little Alice which we sold as Zephyr decided it was too small for her!🐾🐾 We put it in storage during the colder months and use it when it gets warmer. It's perfect for nature spotting as it is so quiet. Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🌻🦋

Hi Sharon, thank you so much for such a lovely comment.😊 It is the River Witham in Lincolnshire. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog and seeing the 🦦. Have a super Sunday and rest of the week ahead. Take care🦋🌻

Thank you so much, Mike for such a lovely comment😊 Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine 🦋🌻🦦

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Rosie. Have a super week, take care🦋🌻

What a lovely comment, Matt! Thank you so much😊🧙‍♀️ Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

It's my pleasure Very hot here in fazeley Keeping cool under my parasol 😊 Keep safe stay cool Matt

Lydia, I really hope you get to see an otter too. 🦦 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Stay cool in the sun🦋🌻

Hello there, Kay, so you are the lovely crew of Otters! What an absolutely fabulous name for a boat. Has it brought you any luck when spotting them? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Safe cruising. Take care🌻🦋🦦

Thank you so much for your lovely and kind words, Ruth and for praying for my sister. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog! This river is definitely an interesting place and there seems to be an adventure around every corner.😁 Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🦋🌻

What an incredible story this is and having a song dedicated to your family name is amazing. I haven't been there yet. Do you know what waterway it is on? Thank you for watching, take care🦋🌻

Sei il benvenuto! Grazie mille per il tuo bel commento. Stai attento! 🌻🦋

How wonderful you saw an otter or two.

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Vanessa. Have a super rest of the weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Thank you so much, Edward. Have a super rest of the weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Great comment, Peter with super advice. 👍 I will watch out for the meteor shower now too. Thank you so much for watching. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine 🌻🦋⭐️

Hi Rachel, thank you for such a lovely comment and I am so pleased that you like the nature in the vlogs. That was indeed a heron, just flying off, as they tend to do when you want to film them! 😁 Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🌻🦋

Thank you so much, John.😊 Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🦋🌻

Oh my goodness! I bet that was such a beautiful sight and how lovely that they are coming back. I would love to see a pine marten. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine🌻👍🦋

I use a Panasonic, Lumix 2000 on the Zoom setting. Thank you for watching. Take care🦋🌻

Hi Edmund, thank you so much for such a lovely comment. I think you are right about Nessie, it did look like that in the water didn't it?😂 Fran and Rich are super lovely and inspired us to take to the water. Have a super Sunday and wonderful week ahead, S of Vegas. 🦋🌻

😂😂🦦🦦 Thank you for making me laugh! Have a wonderful rest of the week 🌻🦋

Welcome aboard, Seth and thank you for such a lovely comment!😊 I am chuffed to bits that you liked the vlog. Have a wonderful week. Take care🦋🌻

Julian, I agree with you about how wonderful a river it is! The nature, history and drama of ploughing through all the weed, just make it a great adventure. I hope that you get to return to your favourite river. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care🌻🦋

Good morning. Thank you for your reply. Sadly my boating days are over. As I'm sure you will appreciate it can be quite stressful at times. However as I said I have many very good memories. You take care and enjoy the waterways what a brilliant life. Maybe I should sell up and do the same as you.!!! J

Hi NBLeopard, thank you so much for your lovely comment and you are completely right, I only went and wrote the wrong year!🙈😳 Honestly, I’ve been opening that cupboard for a couple of days now and I still didn’t notice! Stay cool in the sun 🦋🌻

😂 Have a wonderful rest of the week. Take care🦋🌻

@@themindfulnarrowboat & you too 😁

Trevor, you are very observant which unfortunately, I am not.🙈😳 Until this vlog went out and Steve Wrissy commented, I had absolutely no idea that I had written the wrong year! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Have a super weekend!🦋🌻 2022

Hi Rob, thank you so much for your lovely comment and yes, I think I am operating at about 365 days behind everyone else🙈😳 I can't believe, I wrote the wrong date, but on the plus side, I am chuffed that people have watched the video long enough to notice- otherwise, I don't think that I would have ever realised! Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻🦦

Hello Anthony! thank you so much for such an epic comment!👍🤩 and for your kind words about my sister; I shall pass them onto her. Now, I shall answer your amazing questions: 1. We saw Alice Grace advertised at Aston Marina and I really liked the pictures on the website. We drove 3.5 hours to take a look at her. We walked through once and then drove off to look at two more boats, but Alice Grace was all we could think about. We put an offer in and bought her; three months later, we were going to the marina every other weekend, straight from a long week at work to spend a couple of days on her. She was already in the water, so no craning in was required. We were lucky as this was before Covid and the steel price increase. 2. We have not had to add any insulation but as is often the case with steel boats on the water, the woodwork like door and window frames is in need of some TLC which we are planning to do soon. 3. The transition to boat life has not been a problem, but we have adapted and changed things that we have done along the way. Life throws challenges at you wherever you live and boat life is no different; the difference for us is that we love this way of life and so that makes overcoming hurdles easier, I think. 4. Wifi is really important as my teaching work is all online and now that I make vlogs, I also need a good speed to upload to RU-vid. We have a big mast on the roof linked to a Huawei box which covers the 3 network, I also use my phone to hotspot as this is O2 and recently we found that both were not so reliable on the Chesterfield so we bought a little EE box which we put in the window and top up when we need it. This one is back up for when the other two fail as the other two are much cheaper. 5. Doctor and dentist: I was very honest ( big mistake) with my GP and told them that I would be CCing in a narrowboat, but could I please stay with them for my asthma checkups and medicines?They struck me off. I now use the guest patient system which means that you walk into the nearest GP, register as a visitor ( it takes about 16 days) but mine took less recently and then you can see a GP and get medicines. My dentist is private in Essex and I would never leave them as getting a dentist now is very, very difficult, so I book check ups for when I go to see family that live nearby the dentist, and I have stopped eating sweets!🤭 6. Post: Post is mainly sent to family or post restante services at post offices that we will be arriving to. 7. Electrical items: We limit the amount of electrical items that we use and certain things like hairdryers, you just cannot use unless you have a generator. If we buy something, we look for lower voltage use or USB chargeable items. Recently, I bought an electrical bread oven which runs if the solar is good or when we are cruising. There is a panel on the wall which shows us how many volts of electricity that we have coming in and when this drops to 12v, we start adapting usage or run the engine to get it back up again. I really hope that I have answered your super questions properly as I am not the most technical minded human being? Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻🦦

Unfortunately, a lot of them don't have any water at the moment or not enough for cruising. I am on a river, but even that's low. Have a super rest of the weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

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Hi David, until followers of the channel started asking about buying a copy of my journal, I really didn't think about publishing it and I am overwhelmed and really chuffed that people want to have a copy. At the end of this year's boating adventures, I am going to publish it and then hopefully anyone who would like to buy a copy, can. I want to do it in as a sustainable way as possible, so I am exploring that now. As for the wonderful otter, when I stopped looking it appeared! Just beautiful!🦦 Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

@@themindfulnarrowboat Great. Look forward to it! Otters are such teases 🙂Waiting for cooler weather myself, have a load of work to do on my own boat (I'm on the Aire & Calder). Have a great weekend.

🙈😳 I made a big boo-boo with the date didn't I? I have only just realised this afternoon when Steve Wrissy first pointed it out, so I am not a year behind in vlogs- sorry about that. Thank you so much for your kind wishes for my sister. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Hi Steve, the company that I was buying it from put up the price to an unaffordable rate, so I contacted Crown Oil but the amount I need is to small for them to deliver. Sadly, I’m back to diesel until I can find a new supplier. I want to keep using HVO and it’s so frustrating to not be able to get it. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Enjoy the rest of your week, take care🌻🦋

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You are right, that is a super book title!😂 This week’s vlog has taught me that I am a whole year behind everyone else and without this week’s vlog, I would probably continue to be a whole year behind everyone else!🙈😳🤣 Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

@@themindfulnarrowboat😄 I asked if you were a year behind because (Did You Notice) You'd put 2021 on Your Otter-spotter Cupboard door :-)

It appears that I am a whole year behind everyone else!🙈🤪 I have corrected the cupboard now. Have a wonderful week. Take care🦋🌻🦦

@@themindfulnarrowboat love your vlogs poems and drawings thankyou

It can be recycled into green fuel, but sadly that isn't being done yet. Let's hope🤞 Thank you for watching, take care🦋🌻

🙈😳 I only realised that today, when Steve Wrist pointed it out in the comments. What am I like? 🙈 Have a super weekend and stay cool in the sunshine.🦋🌻

Mr M is my husband and he doesn't want me to film him, although he likes the fact that I am recording our travels. He avoids social media and his work wouldn't approve of him being in the vlogs either. Thank you for watching, take care🦋🌻

Hi John, thank you for your lovely comment. I'll look out for your email. Have a super week. Take care 🌻🦋