Bald Explorer: An Abandoned Canal - The Shrewsbury and Newport Canal 

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​@@RichardVobes100% agree. 👍

Wow! How marvellous - what a small world.

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I would love to see an update of the canals. 😀

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Thanks so much!

Thanks so much Michael. These longer format videos are very time consuming to make. I loved making them and there are about 8 like this on the channel. These days I make shorter less well made videos purely because the RU-vid algorithm prefers it and people will forget me if I spend three months each time I make a video. :)

Thanks so very much. Yes, I am a one man band.

Bless you Gregg - and thank you for your very kind words. It means a lot. :)

@@RichardVobes You're welcome Sir! Gregg.

Thank you so much.

Thanks for watching Mike - we enjoyed making this episode.

Thanks so much Malcolm. I appreciate your lovely comment.

Thank you Peter. I wish I had the time and money to make more of these longer, well-produced formats.

Couldn't agree more

Thank you Phil - this sort of higher end productions take a lot of time to make, hence why many of my video are more simpler walks. I hope to make more higher end documentaries soon.

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not a bbc ohhhhhhh wow

@@RichardVobes I saw a mention some time ago about an abandoned canal tunnel alongside an abandoned railroad tunnel, with an existing/in-use railroad tunnel beside them. I'd love to see you do a video on those.

Easier to ask forgiveness than permission!

Even a mulcher/shredder would be worth it's weight in gold. Recycling the brush after it's cleared.

Thanks you so much Harold. I really appreciate it.

Thanks so much. More long format videos to come - they just take longer to make.

Watching from Eastern Tennessee, USA AM very Interested in England, as just found my English cousins. Want to learn much about England. So glad you're providing the history behind the current use of these canals. Have seen all of your current videos of your current exploring on the canals with narrowboat.. Have very much enjoyed your videos. Thanks.

@@RichardVobes I have to agree, excellent production on this, I would expect to see this on a documentary channel on Sky TV!

I'm watching in 2022 and a new subscriber! 42k now, I'd say he did it! 👍

same here

Thanks Judith - very much appreciate the feedback and comments. So glad you enjoyed the video.

Would it not be nice if we could have narrow boats out your way and in PA, where we still have a lot of canals but the weather is not as nice here as in the UK in winter, as you know. :)

Judith Meyer a

So pleased you enjoyed it. I made it a while a go with my son as cameraman. But they take too long to make on one's own.

Thank you - amazingly it seems to have gone down well. I wish I had the time to make more of that quality.

I will try to make more - you can imagine the time and commitment something like this takes. Thanks so much for watching.

Many thanks

Steve Woodman Thanks Steve. It looked like a fabulous pub. Shame it closed.

Thanks so much - made a while ago now!

Thank you so much.

Thanks so much. @Andrew P

Oh you must. So much to see.

Cheryl Conrad You should have a look at Foxes Afloat, great vlog.

@@alanjackson4646 Thank you for pointing to Foxes Afloat--we're in love with narrowboats here in the midwest of US. Country House Gent, Cruising the Cut, lots of good ones. I'd also point everyone to John Rogers, who has a similar attitude toward travel, which is The Meander, though on foot. He's interested in the influence of place on people & does terrific vlog walks primarily around London.

I found cruising the cut by accident.. I can't stop watching him. I live in Texas, USA. I wish I had a narrow boat here. I'd live on it and start a trend I wish was already here. I'd give everything up I own for a narrow boat..

​@@latinoclint I was in San Antonio just over 50 years ago and was very impressed with its little canal system. So at least you do have a token intimate canal to enjoy I have not managed to get back but which I assume has expanded by now as it was very popular. Has It?

Thanks very much Samantha. Appreciate the comment.

So different today, eh?

Well done that man - you did an excellent job. Thanks so much for your feedback and for watching my little effort.

So pleased you enjoyed it.

It would be lovely to see canals in NZ. Thanks so much for watching.

Thank you - took a fair bit of effort to make that one.

My pleasure Vern. Thanks so much for watching.

Thanks very much

Thanks so much Peter for your lovely words.

You are very kind - thank you.

I'm doing the same . Hope to retire and live on a narrow boat

Very welcome

Thank you so much.

Thanks so much David. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks so much. Much appreciated.

Thanks very much - a much longer full length documentary I made some years ago. (For no money of course!)

Many thanks!

They are amazing things.

New York state has some canals. And a lot of people travel up and down the Mississippi.

Thanks so much for watching.

So thrilled you enjoyed it Bill.

A lot more involved that the normal ones I do now! Thanks Cheryl.

Thanks for watching - really appreciate it, Scoopy.

Thanks so much for watching.

Thanks so much.

Thanks Tony. Many of the shorter one are less well produced - that one took three months to pull together.

Fabulous - thanks Colin!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment.

Thanks and welcome

We do have to look after our history and not take it for granted. :)

The Erie Cana in New York is still open to limited commercial traffic.

Aye but I've just read that though they have 3000 navigable miles they've lost 2,500.

Unfortunately these days most the monies made for the canals go on flashy events and high wages and pensions for upper management and the 6 directors. The canals are literally falling apart and have been for The last ten years. Most of the maintenance fell behind about 5 years before canal and river trust merged from Brittish waterways 5 years ago. 10 years ago the boaters were informed by BW that they had to not spend any money on the canals because the government were saying they wouldn't renew the 50 million pound a year grant which would end in 5 years. When the 5 years came and the grant was no longer BW changed its name to Canal and River Trust . BW was no more to look after the canals , however they did manage to build and open 20 brand new marinas that are called BWML British Waterway Marina Ltd ( funded by boater fees and grants that should have been spent on the canal system ) . CaRT began 5 years ago and still the canals are not being maintained and work is only carried out when it breaks. Most the engineers of BW were laid off to make way for sub contractors . Monies are wasted on flashy events, flashy company cars and overpaid CEO's. Us boaters love the canals and our lifestyle but it is forever threatened by those we pay our fees to. Locks along the system are in excellent condition where they advertise historical sites but the other 80% of the locks are a disgrace and difficult to operate and at least 30% are just dangerous. They are good at making a show ! Thankfully they had nothing to do with this one or they would of edited the boaters comment of them filling in the canals to prevent re- opening !! A lovely video

Thanks Luke.

Thanks so much.

Thanks very much - my daughter is in New Zealand as it happens. Lovely place.

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Thanks Shawn for your kind words. It took a while to put together, but clearly it was worth it.

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Glad you enjoyed it! Happy new year!

You're very welcome!

Many thanks!

Thanks so much Craig.

They took about three months to make including all the graphics, etc. Had t dump down what i do since then to make the videos available everyday.

Thank you so much - it's a slog to get subscribers, so I really appreciate it.

Thanks so much - I made it a while a go - but it took forever and I can't spend that time making them like that without a proper budget sadly.

Thanks for watching Timothy.

You are so kind - thanks very much. I am thrilled you enjoyed it.

My pleasure.

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