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How Did They Build Canal Tunnels in a Straight Line? Ep. 126. 

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How did they build canal tunnels in a straight line using just basic hand tools like pick-axes, shovels, and wheelbarrows? Colin uncovers the 18th Century tricks-of-the-trade used to build Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal between Stoke Bruerne and Blisworth.
You'll be surprised by the methods used over two hundred years ago and just how easy it is to build a three-kilometer canal tunnel in a straight line.
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@markm49
@markm49 3 года назад
They wonder why conventional TV is dying - these videos are the explanation. Full of of information, interesting, funny and relaxing. Love it.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Aww, cheers, Mark!
@CL-vz6ch
@CL-vz6ch Год назад
I stopped paying TV licence years ago and use RU-vid and Netflix. RU-vid content like this is Grade A. The filmography is superb, well-researched and delivered by personable creators.
@georgestrait66
@georgestrait66 3 года назад
I absolutely love the humor and the chemistry between you two. I always finish these videos in a much better mood then when I start them. Thanks for that wellness boost!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Our pleasure!
@t.fahrmann9757
@t.fahrmann9757 3 года назад
...just another masterpiece in storytelling, filming, editing, choice of music...just amazing...very well done 🤩😄😁
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you so much 😀
@jayoneill1533
@jayoneill1533 3 года назад
I totally agree with you Fahrmann, well said.
@keithalexander3386
@keithalexander3386 3 года назад
On holiday in Greece some years ago we met Owen & Iris Bryce. They had a narrowboat built to their requirements. It had to have room for a piano! Owen was a legend in the jazz world and loved to make music. The only problem they had was navigation the Leeds Liverpool canal. Their boat was too long for the locks after Wigan! The boat was named Bix after Bix Beiderbeck, the jazz musician. It took them 11 years to do all the waterways and when they arrived to lay up for the winter at Blisworth Iris went to buy bread. She came back without bread but told Owen she had found the house she wanted for retirement. So Bix spent some time tied up at Blisworth before being sold. 2/3 years ago Iris wrote us a letter to say Owen had died at 95. Jazz players from all over came to his funeral and gave him a New Orleans style send off. Look out for a book entitled Canals are my Life by Iris Bryce. She wrote others too.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
What an amazing story! 👍🏻💜
@Bob8091
@Bob8091 3 года назад
Lovely story.
@donsmith1563
@donsmith1563 3 года назад
You boys do make me chuckle ... thank you! Otis is growing & looking very handsome!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
😊 thank you
@TwoAcresandaMule
@TwoAcresandaMule 3 года назад
Thank you all for the time you spend educating and showcasing the buildings along the way!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Any time!
@carolynabramo7108
@carolynabramo7108 3 года назад
Love ending the week on a high note with Otis, Colin and Shaun. Lots of wonderful scenery and history. And oodles of laughs. I think that speedy guy was trying to knock his wife off the boat. 😉😉💙💙💙💙💙💙
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! She would have gone flying in the breeze! 😂😂
@carolynabramo7108
@carolynabramo7108 3 года назад
@@FoxesAfloat 🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸
@waring1066
@waring1066 3 года назад
Better than any BBC program on the box or itv.. Very professional. You two need discovering.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Aww, thank you!
@anthonyelwick3600
@anthonyelwick3600 3 года назад
You guys are so great together. Colin you could easily be a tv presenter on any show.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Awww, cheers, Anthony!
@janicecoulson5388
@janicecoulson5388 3 года назад
Omg, that is amazing. Really enjoyed that, we don't appreciate enough, the talent, hard work and risks those men had to built structures like that.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Well said!
@theowinters6314
@theowinters6314 3 года назад
Always love the history you add to the videos, and this was a really interesting one.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@lauriemorley-clarke8955
@lauriemorley-clarke8955 3 года назад
There is nothing better than sitting down and relaxing with a few drinks on Friday after the working week and playing your blog ,you make me feel like I am there . Thanks keep up the good work
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Love that!
@TinyFreya59
@TinyFreya59 3 года назад
Hats off to the indomitable British once again. Wooden pegs and sight lines, chunks of wood and twine to build that tunnel in a straight line? Then repurposing old canal boats as fire pumpers in the war?? Amazing ingenuity. Wow. 💜💜
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Amazing history!
@frankdingle9920
@frankdingle9920 3 года назад
The scenery, the old buildings and nature are magnificent. The information is both impeccable and amusing on how you tell it. We love you both
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you very much!
@jimalden9355
@jimalden9355 3 года назад
Colin, thank you so much for all of your research. Here in the US, I have been a huge fan of our canal history....alas, it is mostly history here....for many years. I am so enjoying all that I have learned from you on each and every vlog. Carry on!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks for that, Jim!
@276tracey
@276tracey 3 года назад
That my friends was epic....noticeable difference in presentation and camera footage and the music was very apt....the only vloggers to make a tunnel interesting
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks, Tracey! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@gillywild
@gillywild 3 года назад
"I took you up the Lancaster" I nearly choked on my tea :))
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
😂😂😂😂
@MrFroglips69
@MrFroglips69 3 года назад
It is brilliant how advanced technology was back then in certain areas, like building tunnels. Testing out the support walls for the tunnel from England to France to repair sections of the Blisworth tunnel was amazing. Thanks so much for telling us that groovy tunnel story and of course, how many bowel movements Otis had that same day.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! It's getting fewer. Only four today (so far) 😂😂😂
@moronicburger
@moronicburger 3 года назад
Can't believe how well these are done, you guys deserve a tv show!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Awww thank you xxx
@om617yota8
@om617yota8 3 года назад
Their Amazon series is quite good!
@markburden6909
@markburden6909 3 года назад
Great way to finish work on a Friday. Kids still at school, wife at work, me at home with a cuppa and time to myself watching you guys. Perfect! Your camera work and editing is so good and with all your history snippets it’s like I watching a documentary on the BBC. Great shots in the tunnel!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks so much, Mark. Enjoy your cuppa!
@hovermotion
@hovermotion 3 года назад
superb research and editing as uasual....Great work....
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you liked it!
@seosamhbreathnach4385
@seosamhbreathnach4385 3 года назад
Great as always! Love the engineering history.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@annostroot6599
@annostroot6599 3 года назад
Thanks so much for your vlogs. I've enjoyed getting to know you both, and Otis. You are all wonderful.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@pattyperez1014
@pattyperez1014 3 года назад
Hi guys,thanks for another brilliant look at how the canals and tunnels were built! I wish my father could have lived to watch your blogs. He did many things in his life, mining and construction being two of his many endeavors in his life. He would have found your vlogs so fascinating. Thanks for bringing his memory alive this morning. 😃 Stay well, hugs to Otis.💓
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@danlingard1825
@danlingard1825 3 года назад
Watch every week religiously - it’s my wind down from a week of work. Super relaxing, thanks for creating the content!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoy it!
@lantz66
@lantz66 3 года назад
Just discovered you two fella's. Having a great time watching your videos. Keep them coming. I'm learning so much about England. I have to go there someday.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Awesome! Thank you!
@grahamlewis6062
@grahamlewis6062 3 года назад
THANK you guys. Absolutely brilliant- again!!! Terrific recording , and music , and Otis is g r o w i n g 😁 have a great week guys, we all so look forward to our Fridays with the Foxes 😆👍🌟🍰🍰
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you so much, Graham 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@christophereldridge8643
@christophereldridge8643 3 года назад
Another splendid video. Learnt so much today about the Grand Union canal. Really interesting. Are you going to do a book about your travels. I would be your first customer. Stay safe guys and love to Otis.😃😃👍👍🐕
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
I am 😏
@michaelm5091
@michaelm5091 3 года назад
This method of digging tunnels was first developed by the Ancient Greeks and later perfected by the Romans. One of the first recorded tunnels to use this and other techniques was the Tunnel of Eupalinos 6th century BCE. It's amazing how 2000 years later this method was still employed. Thanks for this video always look forward to Fridays love you guys. Stay Safe , Michael
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
👍🏻
@jayleigh4642
@jayleigh4642 3 года назад
Wow! This was amazing I never knew about the tunnel so this was so interesting to watch thank you, Colin, great video one of those “don't want it to end” ones... Also if you ever do decide to go on the nene towards to wash right to the end by the lighthouse give us all plenty of notice then I can bring the wine chocolates and cake as that's my home. My garden looks right out to the wash beautiful part of the country. You boys stay safe have a lovely day and big hugs to Otis 🙏🏻❤️
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
oooooh... Nice one, thanks! 👍🏻
@katiwolf2235
@katiwolf2235 3 года назад
Colin and Shaun, thank you so much for yet another very interesting, educational 'journey', wonderfully narrated, along the Grand Union Canal. (Ontario, Canada)
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Our pleasure!
@derekwarner6898
@derekwarner6898 3 года назад
That tunnel story line, video, sound and editing was brilliant, you both have done it again!!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks so much!
@mikeweston7585
@mikeweston7585 3 года назад
Great show, guys! Colin, you're topic this time was incredible and very, very well done! Shawn standing by and looking as stoic as ever and Otis getting in on the act, popping that head up over the side rail wondering what the heck you're getting up to. Great show, keep it up!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks so much, Mike !
@VoklstWestie
@VoklstWestie 3 года назад
What you are calling "Water Windows" we call stateside "Weeping Tiles" that drain into gutters on a house or into the basement sump pump to be pumped out the house sewer into the underground sewage system. Great vid....
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks!
@georgemurphy1966
@georgemurphy1966 3 года назад
Since returning back to work after 10 month's at home I'm now catching up on your Vlogs & absolutely loved this one, it's was brilliant. and when Shaun said "I had a sneaky look in your book when you weren't looking" well I nearly spat me coffee out all over my computer. Well done boy's enjoyed every minute.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
😂😂😂
@johnmorris7781
@johnmorris7781 3 года назад
So many shafts and a muscly length, you're really spoiling us! Another excellent vlog. Fascinating about the lining up stuff. And the shafts.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it 😉
@carylsinclair2611
@carylsinclair2611 3 года назад
Great history lesson as always.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks again!
@ruthmichigander
@ruthmichigander 3 года назад
Thank you for the building history of Blisworth Tunnel. What a fete for that time and that size of tunnel! Have a great week!💜💜
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks, you too!
@gwenritch
@gwenritch 3 года назад
Absolutely love your Friday videos. Thanks for sharing a piece of your journey. I could not go into that tunnel. The building of that tunnel has kepts it secrets in the walls. What life must have been like for all those who worked on it. Wow to the tanacity of the human spirit. I felt like I couldn't breath just watching you go in there.... It's amazing how some people just go through life not being aware of their space or actions. So much history around those canals still preserved. Otis is getting so big already. Such a beautiful boy. Thanks again, hope you do a LIVE soon. May Grace keep you always.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
It's really not so bad, but you're right, you can feel the history in the walls. Otis is indeed growing like a weed!
@ryanelger07
@ryanelger07 3 года назад
It's currently 0630 and I am an hour away from finishing a night shift so this was very much needed. Thanks for the laughs and smiles as always. Look forward to the next installment!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@weaverinahollygarden109
@weaverinahollygarden109 3 года назад
fabulous! if Amazon don't pick you up for at least a 10 contract their mad. love the 3 of you. xx
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! Three more seasons on the way 😉
@vicmiller7191
@vicmiller7191 3 года назад
This was a fantastic historical account of this tunnel...thanks for the lesson 🙂 and as always sharing. Vic
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@markjpearce
@markjpearce 3 года назад
We always look forward to Colin & Shaun day since we caught up with all your vlogs. There are never enough of them in a week though! I love Shaun’s cheeky laugh and facial expressions about some of the things you say Colin. You always give us loads of fascinating info and it really makes me want to try a bit of canal boat exploration. Keep up the good work :-)
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Wow, thank you, Mark! 💜
@terrigriffin8919
@terrigriffin8919 3 года назад
Loved the history about the tunnel. The music going through the tunnel was great! Don't know if I would make it through a tunnel! Thanks guys!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
It's less scary than it looks 😛
@kezzaba1
@kezzaba1 3 года назад
That has to be the best, clearest and most interesting explanation of how they dug a tunnel, I’ve ever heard. I got it! Thank you.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Awesome, thank you!
@jacque4495
@jacque4495 3 года назад
Love the bit of history. Thank you
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks, Jackie! 👍🏻💜
@prancingppony
@prancingppony 3 года назад
I haven't watched anything on normal TV as interesting and well thought out as your vlogs in a long time 💖
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Wow, thank you!
@martinafust4321
@martinafust4321 3 года назад
jeah, friday. it's foxes afloat-time. such a pleasure to watch your vlogs. Thank you soo much. take care. greetings from greece.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Awesome! Thank you!
@christineterry3755
@christineterry3755 3 года назад
This was a pearler! never realised how they built them, so much hard work.....they were no mugs- and it was such hard work...thanks for the info. and as usual, great film work...lovely scenery, amazng!!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you! Cheers!
@blondbear2
@blondbear2 3 года назад
That tunnel creepped me out. I would have had to join Otis in the cabin. LOL
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
🤣
@michaelnichol3089
@michaelnichol3089 3 года назад
THANK YOU FOR A LOVELY JOURNEY BOYS. 51 YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED WORK AS APPRENTICE JOINER STRING AND PLUMB BOBS ( PLUMB, LATIN =LEAD BOB =BOBBIN) WERE REGULARLY USED AND ARE ALWAYS ACCURATE. THE LESS COMPLICATED A SYSTEM MEANS LESS CHANCE OF ERRORS. CAPITALS DUE TO LOSING SIGHT AND REDUCED COGNITIVE ABILITIES.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
THAT'S OKAY! DO I NEED TO DO CAPITALS TOO? LOL! Sorry! Couldn't resist. You should see Shaun without his glasses! The old fashioned ways still work! x
@shirleymcalister6719
@shirleymcalister6719 3 года назад
Totally with you on that, Michael Nichol! I was driving some teenage Karate students to a Gashuku (training centre weekend). Had no idea where it was, but said teenagers had SatNav. SatNav got us totally lost and then the battery died. "Let's try my way" I said. "You'll never have heard of this but it's called a "MAP". We got there, no problem! 🙂
@TheDonaldHarris
@TheDonaldHarris 3 года назад
This is the best damn narrow boat vlog. Two amazing hosts and a crap ton of information! Love it!!!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Aww, cheers!
@shawnmnichols1
@shawnmnichols1 3 года назад
Great video as always. I appreciate the "how it was done." Thank you.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks Shawn! 💜
@michael7324
@michael7324 3 года назад
So glad I got a little history lesson today. Thanks guys.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Our pleasure!
@Lulu-jl5zd
@Lulu-jl5zd 3 года назад
Great vlog. How they built the tunnel was so ingenious. Funny isn't it that when we think of people in the past so often we don't think of them as really clever and yet they built all this and invented all the things that make our life seem modern. Gorgeous Autumn colours in this vlog too. What a lovely day!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Amazing engineering using string and wood to dig a straight line 😂
@alwaysinsideout
@alwaysinsideout 3 года назад
I think they where just a smart then.
@lawrencehaguewood5857
@lawrencehaguewood5857 3 года назад
Excellent history story of the tunnel.. love the music... and poor Otis is just plum tuckered out... and the calendar is fantastic 😊😊😊
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks, Lawrence!
@laureldrobits5924
@laureldrobits5924 3 года назад
Really enjoyable episode. Exciting, interesting, and lovely views.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@debsie9769
@debsie9769 3 года назад
A really interesting vlog. We needed this before we went through the Blisworth tunnel a few weeks ago! Lovely mineral colours deposited on the wall. Truly hats off to engineers and men that dug it. Hope your therapy is helping Colin. Live to all three of you. Xx
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks, Debbie 👍🏻
@elainestone-arthur
@elainestone-arthur 3 года назад
Thanks for including the history periodically. Great show.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@annepuffett2025
@annepuffett2025 3 года назад
Brought back memories lived in blisworth for 20yrs well done Colin love your vlogs
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@sarabaldeschwieler7763
@sarabaldeschwieler7763 3 года назад
I’m trying to remember which 80’s ( 70’s?) band had a song called Ne ne, na na, nu nu. Loved the tunnel construction info. Thanks for another epic vlog!
@tonyquinn3941
@tonyquinn3941 3 года назад
Bad manners !
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Those lyrics don't give me a lot to go on 😂😂
@sarabaldeschwieler7763
@sarabaldeschwieler7763 3 года назад
Foxes Afloat Tony is right. It was Bad Manners. Also purveyors of the classic 'Lip Up Fatty' 😳.
@daveround7838
@daveround7838 3 года назад
Wow that was so interesting you guys are so entertaining
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Aww, cheers, Dave!
@mykeready3742
@mykeready3742 3 года назад
Thanks guys. We’ve only recently come across your vlogs and we really enjoy them. The way you narrate the video is fantastic. You should be a presenter on tv. 👍🏻👍🏻 Have a good week guys.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Awesome, thank you!
@andrewilkinson
@andrewilkinson 3 года назад
Thank you, another great video! I love the informative ones. You make Friday afternoons something to really look forward to.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Yay! Thank you!
@davidcroucher9867
@davidcroucher9867 3 года назад
you keep me going lost my mum this week she was 87 lived with her most of my life its hard but you keep me sain thankyou
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
I'm so sorry to hear that, David 💜
@patlivesley5398
@patlivesley5398 3 года назад
those people back in the day, managed to construct some awesome stuff. Nowadays, we cant even get decent road surfaces...
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! True!
@choclatmajik1
@choclatmajik1 3 года назад
You guys always make my day. As a carer looking after my granddaughters, for my daughter, who suffers with a mental illness,spending months in hospital. I look forward to the laughs you share, thank you
@chefevilee9566
@chefevilee9566 3 года назад
Bless you!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks, Jan. Sending love! 💜
@theannecrossett7761
@theannecrossett7761 3 года назад
loved the tunnel, Otis sleeping, and the music...and of course, you two/too :D :D :D
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you, for all of them 😂👍🏻
@greynomad2742
@greynomad2742 2 года назад
Hi Guys. Only recently started watching the channel and have to say your films are quality. Informative, inspiring and entertaining. The style is so relaxed but there must be a lot of work in preparation and production. Keep up the great work.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 2 года назад
Awesome, thank you!
@darylwade2335
@darylwade2335 3 года назад
It is pretty amazing to see your progressions from the earlier videos to the finely tuned segments you show today. (and yes, from Dillon to Otis). Congratulations, not only on the drone work, and the mini historical bits, but the interaction between you two! Love these videos!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks so much, Daryl.
@Mister_moy
@Mister_moy 3 года назад
@@FoxesAfloat Agreed, your progress and dedication has really shone through! Keep up the enjoyable content :)
@chasc301
@chasc301 3 года назад
Fantastic viewing, thanks guys. The tunnel facts alongside Shaun’s look of absolute concentration was a magical combination. Take care, keep navigating 🌈
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Cheers, Chad!
@virtualmarmite819
@virtualmarmite819 3 года назад
Hey guys still loving the videos and watching Shaun trying to keep a straight face sometimes is really great. Big fuss for Otis .. and cyas next week from Portugal
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Portugal. Wow !
@Airedale2001
@Airedale2001 3 года назад
" It's Friday , it's 4 o'clock , it's time for FOXES AFLOAT " . Thankyou for another interesting vlog , I love the little history lessons on each place you pass through . Otis is growing so quickly and he is a handsome boy. Best wishes to both of you and of course Otis too👍😊🐾☯️☯️
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@bowlingbill9633
@bowlingbill9633 3 года назад
On holiday in yarmouth he who thinks he's the boss is supposedly watching the tv in reality is snoring I have got the headphones on, a big glass of wine and watching yet another great flog from you guys. Big hello to Otis 😁😁
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! I hate snoring! Give him a nudge 😂👍🏻
@kdean9537
@kdean9537 3 года назад
Thank you for this history, really interesting, we take so much for granted in life! Wonderful video, great music, scenery...just loved every second of it! Best way to end the week! Please give Otis cuddles for me. 💖Take really good care, stay well & safe! Much love x
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@richard60101
@richard60101 3 года назад
Brings back frightening memories from the early 70's when having booked our passage through Blisworth in our wide cruiser we met a wooden barge which didn't slow down. The resulting collision sounded horrific but fortunately the only damage was a lot of tar down the side of our boat.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Eek! 😬 Sounds horrific!
@robmoss3501
@robmoss3501 3 года назад
Strange to see bridge 51 from a different perspective as I regularly drive over it. Also I always have a little chuckle when I drive down the A508 and the sign for the museum has the c scrubbed off the word canal lol.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! Love it 😂
@iancarver8711
@iancarver8711 3 года назад
Thanks for shining some fresh light on Blisworth Tunnel. We live just down the road from Stoke Bruerne and both our girls go to school there. We are not boaters but have been through the tunnel many times. The pub by the lock, The Boat Inn, runs trips through the tunnel at Christmas called The Santa Cruise. It has become a bit of a tradition in our family to go on this every year. You go though the tunnel towards Blisworth, turn around and pick up Santa and then back through the tunnel while he meets all the kids and hands out presents. Throughout the trip there are party games and food and drinks and basically just a good time had by all (especially the kids!). We have also been on Halloween trips through there which as you can imagine are really scarey with some dark tales and the tunnel decorated with a few monsters ha ha. But it was really interesting to get a more facts about the tunnel and how it was built. We must add the Canal Museum is an excellent place to visit. Many thanks, we have only recently subscribed and are still backtracking to pick up little gems like this!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks and welcome! x
@davidtyler7239
@davidtyler7239 3 года назад
Another great vlog guys. Hight light of my week. Great filming and always put to great music. So talented both of you
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@davidgodfrey1815
@davidgodfrey1815 3 года назад
Great story telling, Thank You! A wonderful way to end a very busy week. Brass armbands, another hint on what is in the secret cabinet
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Haha! Think much more hardcore 😏
@tammieparrishmiller3669
@tammieparrishmiller3669 3 года назад
Shawn, you are looking quite fit lately. Chasin after Otis would probably shave off a pound or two! I'm not sayin you needed to. I think you both are very handsome! Colin, you are too! Haha! See what I did there? I'm so clever! I've been commenting all over the place this mornin. I've had the day off and you are my entertainment. I can't think of anything better on a cold morning! Thanks for all the interesting info and the smiles!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you so much for inflating Shaun's ego. 😂
@ianwillett4009
@ianwillett4009 3 года назад
I really liked the choice of music during the tunnel segment :)
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you!
@RichardWatt
@RichardWatt 3 года назад
And the ending music reminds me of Spanish flamenco music.
@pimmieschoorl
@pimmieschoorl 3 года назад
This was extremely interesting. Thank you so much for explaining! And please keep up the joy and enthusiasm. It is infectious and you brighten so many lives with your humour.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you! Will do!
@colb2921
@colb2921 3 года назад
Thanks guys, great vlog, lovely scenery & interesting facts all delivered with a good dollop of humour & was that a wee bit of innuendo.. or what 😜 - taken you up the Lancaster had me laughing out loud, love it, simply love it! Take care guys & enjoy the autumn cruise.👍
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe I can take you up the Lancaster one day! 😂
@iansands3673
@iansands3673 3 года назад
Fine history lesson as always1
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thank you! 👍🏻💜😛
@kaygibson8942
@kaygibson8942 3 года назад
Lovely place where they do a 1940s festival around September. Lots of people dress in 1940 clothes with music and military hard wear with Americans, British and German soldiers. Great day out.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Nice one!
@Mr5150Sarge
@Mr5150Sarge 3 года назад
I always enjoy seeing your newest videos. You two have a great dynamic. Keep up the good work! 👍🏼
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks so much!
@paulbearman4653
@paulbearman4653 3 года назад
Thank you, loved the bit about Shaun having a sneaky peak at Colin’s book.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
😂😂😂
@cb4636
@cb4636 3 года назад
How many hours a week does Colin spend researching the history of the points of interest along the way? Always informative and interesting. Especially when Shawn is snickering behind your back Colin. Cheers!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
About three or four hours a day 👍🏻
@cb4636
@cb4636 3 года назад
I very much appreciate the work you do. Thank you for all that you do.
@TravelsWithMartin
@TravelsWithMartin 3 года назад
Cant belive some people... I would have told that boater to f off hah!! Love the blog chaps
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@SoldiersDad
@SoldiersDad 3 года назад
It is amazing what was built in the past and is still in use today.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Incredible skills!
@sandypeel5787
@sandypeel5787 3 года назад
Love all the interesting background history you share with us!!!!
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed
@peterclarkson7317
@peterclarkson7317 3 года назад
Great vlog as usual, loads of information. Hope the Richard Head that was speeding sees himself and realised that he is being selfish and destroying the ecological of the canal, not to mention the damage that will need repairing at our cost.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
I hope so too!
@lkbranniff3298
@lkbranniff3298 3 года назад
You two appear to be having entirely too much fun out there on those canals! I notice as you pass other narrowboats that some of them are in a lesser state of repair than others. (Silver Fox is in an outstanding condition.) Does the canal or a government office have an inspection program for the boats before they can use the canal? Just curious. By the way, Otis' floppy ears make an excellent "sleep mask" for covering his eyes while he naps. Hard to believe winter is so close as you cruise through those great country scenes.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Boats need to have a safety inspection every four years. Without that they can't have insurance or a boat license.
@maudiehughes7804
@maudiehughes7804 3 года назад
Another cracking vlog, thank you. Incredible to think about how they originally made the tunnel, and to see the modern day equivalent; it might be quicker to do, but the brickwork is still pretty special and definitely more attractive to look at. Beautiful footage, lovely music choices, some laughter and I’ve learned something too! Keep safe and enjoy the autumn colours on your travels :)
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@johnh1855
@johnh1855 3 года назад
Colin love hearing all the history of the canal tunnel building and as always the spectacular videography! Shawn I love your laugh! It makes me chuckle . You guys stay safe and well. From John and Dean in America.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it guys! 👍🏻💜😛
@andersjakobsen9906
@andersjakobsen9906 3 года назад
Another nice video. I start to wonder if you guys are in good mood all the time😅 A lot of fun as always. Couldn't agree more about the wake (is it spelled right? Wace?) Well, the waves he makes are so annoying. Fair winds,,, /),,,,
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Thanks! 😃
@philiphunter8960
@philiphunter8960 3 года назад
why not take the licence number of speeding boaters and report it to CRT. Love the video lads .
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
We'd have a list a mile long 🤣🤣🤣
@michaelhiggins7365
@michaelhiggins7365 3 года назад
Another wonderful video Shaun and Colin. I never tire of learning about the history along the canals and the Blisworth Tunnel was no exception. Thanks so much for sharing before and after photos, drone footage and spot on narration. Seeing the technical aspects of how all this amazing infrastructure works, I find all very interesting.
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it, Michael. Cheers!
@vickidevries2103
@vickidevries2103 3 года назад
Colin and Shaun Out of all the narrow boats vlogging YOU ARE THE BEST. The most professionally done. GRANNY from north Logan Utah
@FoxesAfloat
@FoxesAfloat 3 года назад
Wow, thank you
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