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Inspiring Family Living and Working on a Canal Boat for 10 Years

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On our travels on the Kennet and Avon canal, we met a young family who has been living on their narrowboat for 10 years. We were very excited to interview them and we hope you enjoy their unusual life story.
What it's like to have a child on a narrowboat? How does the narrowboat look inside? How can a family live on a boat? All questions are answered for you in this short film.
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@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

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@Beggarsdale 3 года назад

Best thing you’ve ever done! Forgot I was watching a vlog... felt more like a BBC4 documentary!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks so much Jim, so fun to hear you loved it! 💜 xx

@fp30e 3 года назад

OMG, what a beautiful story, so well told and well presented in this Vlog. It's very emotional. Miles, Marina you captured this lovely family and made a truly amazing Vlog. Thank you. Take care.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it 🥰

@KoffieMoffie 3 года назад

Such a beautiful video in every way. Please please develop this further and bring us more stories of people who live on the canals & rivers. You have shown us your storytelling talent in so many earlier volgs and this one is a real step forward. A magical 20 minutes!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much Ian, that’s so kind of you to say 💜 xx

@melaniesheppard4048 3 года назад

I totally agree! I think you captured the essence of this family really beautifully. Everyone has a story!

@mrpatrickwilson1 3 года назад

Such an eloquently told story captured without obvious intrusion. Beautiful done, well done.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you Patrick, so so happy you enjoyed this one 💜xx

@Jameseyiom 3 года назад

Brilliantly told story, simply filmed so no need for you to show the prompts or questions you may have put to them during filming, you've just let them tell their own individual story. Simple background music that doesn't intrude is also a big plus for me :) More please!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Colin 💜 Thank you for your lovely comment xx

@suehall3298 3 года назад

Sue Hall Thank you for sharing this with us loved❤❤❤ it Just ordered the book. My husband and I have work in marinas and lived on a 60ft Narrow boat which had a Gardner 2L2 engine.Sadly we sold it and bought a pub for the family which we ran for 12years then sold it to retire .Still miss out boat We are in our 70's. Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧💐🍾🍷🍷

@NeverTwoLateOurJourney 3 года назад

This was a lovely vlog. What a wonderful way to bring up a family. We can not wait to get the boat finished and join the community. She’s being launched on Monday but still 6 months before she’s ready to live on x

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Congratulations on the launch!!

@NeverTwoLateOurJourney 3 года назад

@@CruisingAlba thank you x

@bryanbadger6841 3 года назад

Marina and Myles.....!!!! Just WOW.!! A fantastic story. Brilliant editing. I was so focused on it, I've let my morning coffee go cold. Lol. Alba team, umm, can't think of anything else to say. Thank you. Atb from down here in Nz.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

What an amazing fdeedback, thank you kindly! 💜xx

@raymondhayes7673 3 года назад

Thankyou for the different film tonight, what a lovely family and a lovely story 👌

@mjallenuk 3 года назад

Outstanding ... truly. A wonderful story of a lifestyle edited perfectly down to 20 minutes. Well done. Encore!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much Matt, so glad you enjoyed it! 💜xx

@claremaidofthewave251 3 года назад

Louise glows with in and outer beauty, love Sebastian’s camera, really enjoyed the video, a little bit of magic and happiness thank you 🙏🏻 xx

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@claremaidofthewave251 3 года назад

@@bysebastienlouise9650 all the very best with your pregnancy, very lucky children 🥳 x

@johnneal7832 3 года назад

What a nice couple,it seems like a lovely way to bring up kids,it reminds me of when I was young(61 now),not on a boat or anything but knowing neighbours,playing out etc

@summitdetailing6697 3 года назад

What a lovely break from the normal vlog guys, fabulous storytelling! Cheers, Chris

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks you for your support Chris, glad to know you enjoyed a different format 💜 xx

@agladman194 3 года назад

Well done for creating a beautifully put together story. I particularly liked the way the interviewer's voice was completely absent and that made it look and sound very professional. You should be very proud of this.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Oh my goodness, thats so nice of you to say, thank you Alan! 💜 xx

@paulbearman4653 3 года назад

Excellent vlog, great letting the guests tell their own story rather than interviewing them. Thank you for sharing.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much Paul! 💜xx

@bottleandscrap7626 Год назад

This is the cutest vlog or video about a family on a boat on the river in England

@kathybarns8351 3 года назад

Thank you very much for this, its so wonderful.. I love medium format film cameras. Super big hugs! ❤❤❤

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks Kathy! 💜 xx

@hugopalmer6473 3 года назад

Met them the other day by chance and they are lovely. The uneasy paradise book is a must read - truly beautiful.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks you for watching Hugo 🥰 xx

@hugopalmer6473 3 года назад

@@CruisingAlba Appreciate the effort you put into making the video, we really enjoyed it :)

@JohnSmith-bx8zb 3 года назад

Whilst enjoying every video of yours and the many other narrowboat videos that I have watched (I have my favourites though) However this video has really raised the ‘bar’, excellent!!!!

@clivelogsdon1492 3 года назад

Wonderful! Should be put on TV

@briandouglass6565 3 года назад

I have been on board for a year and have met many wonderful people who have made the canals their life, this couple like yourselves truly represent the true meaning of living on the cut. Really enjoyed this. Take care Bear xx

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks kindly 💜 xx

@JCDiamond 3 года назад

Excellent blog. Very well done. I look forward to more stories like this.

@chevyimp5857 3 года назад

Inspirational or what?..Thank for taking the time to make this..

@tiggasmum 3 года назад

That was beautiful, what a lovely couple , I really enjoyed that , thank you :)

@guygfm4243 3 года назад

Truly an inspiring video. Your story told so will with such feeling and depth. Just love the description of the camera and the depth of colour so interesting. I thank you.

@guypidsley1572 3 года назад

How absolutely beautiful, if the world were peopled with your appreciation of beauty, your gentleness , care and sense of family commitment , my goodness wouldn't it be a better place for us all. Guy x

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Thank you x

@MrIdleknight 3 года назад

Love the pictures on tiles, always good to see other canal traders.

@kellinigh2398 3 года назад

Dear, dear Marina! What a vibrant, soulful piece of art this is. Thankyou!

@lesterbaerii1633 3 года назад

A wonderful film, thank you for sharing it.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks for watching Lester 💜 xx

@lifewiththeplatts 2 года назад

Great video thanks for sharing 🤙

@Serendipitychai 2 года назад

Such a lovely story and beautifully filmed. The simplistic arrangement meant their incredible story could be told with full effect and impact. Perfect 💜

@CruisingAlba 2 года назад

Aww thats so nice of you to say Amy 💜 xx

@Mr_Reaper 3 года назад

Wonderful video to watch - thank you for sharing it

@Red-ns9ny Год назад

Wow🎉 this is one of the best videos that you have done. An excellent interview and beautifully shot and recorded. Absolutely stunning footage of an amazing family showing the passion of living on a narrowboat. Very well documented ❤😊 thank you

@frankquevedo6001 Год назад

Fantastic journey. May they carry on for another decade.

@debgwilliam8756 3 года назад

Wow! Well done! That was beautiful. What a lovely calming energy they have.

@tomlee261 2 года назад

Absolutely beautifully put together.. A beautiful family and talents. Well done guys. Would love to see more of this film making. Safe journeys

@andyukh1625 Год назад

What an absolutely beautiful life experience story you guys have shown us. Couldn’t agree with you more, the boating community is full of wonderful people, some I hasten to add are possibly the best I’ve known and so down to earth. Every now and then I drop into a conversation with my wife “ hey let’s just trundle off down the rivers and canals and see where it takes us” think we need a bigger boat my 23ft cruiser stern narrowboat may be a tad small 😊 in the words of Spock from Startrek , live long and prosper………….

@londondriving4704 3 года назад

Excellent production! Very professional. Better than many documentaries you see on TV.

@ralphwood9865 3 года назад

Oh Marina and Myles what a wonderful family no wonder they are friends of yours I can see elements of this family in your own relationship. Thanks for sharing this story, I hope you're enjoying the spring or early summer, our weather has been very nice Take care see you soon XX

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it Ralph, thank you for you kind comment 💜 xx

@guybaldwin9629 3 года назад

Love your videos keep up the good work i am on the kennet & avon will say hi if i see you ,,

@lynmoore8355 3 года назад

WOW This is a beautiufl family lovely story

@ruaidhrikathygill8833 2 года назад

Beautifully done. Thank you 🙏😊

@Spectre_T24 2 года назад

I'm thinking myself on moving to boating life, this is a truly inspiring video, I'm currently in the process of searching marinas and the internet. Thankyou.

@juliewaring833 3 года назад

Loved it - extremely interesting 😊

@sandra127100 2 года назад

So enjoyable. More stories please! Great editing.

@lizhaydon2250 3 года назад

The tile art is beautiful

@mikerobertson7644 3 года назад

Beautiful!

@richardfoote4518 3 года назад

Good and interesting video

@richardlockett5034 3 года назад

Nice one. You really are showing us all a world

@WeAreZilla 3 года назад

Thanks very much for sharing their story. A lovely family, this will be the envy of many who can only dream of living as all of you do. The video itself is very well done. Cheers!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed this film, thank you for your lovely words 💜xx

@orchidhouse297 2 года назад

With so many boating channels available this was a different, fascinating take on a canal life. I would love to see more interviews like this, no intrusive questions, sensitive videography, superbly edited. One of the best.

@melsparkles 3 года назад

Beautiful story...thankyou:-)

@philipizzard2584 3 года назад

Wow this is amazing such a lovely filming vlog it’s so different from the usual video’s which just as good 😌 thank you and this amazing family also thanks again love you both xx

@MrRobindog 2 года назад

wow, amazing

@putteringaround5463 3 года назад

So well done. Thank you for sharing this.

@simon-nb-Betsyray 3 года назад

Another great vlog nice to see how a young family copes with life on the canal, this came across great with their beautiful life style xx👍❤️

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks for your support Simon 💜 xx

@hellyavard8552 3 года назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this video so beautifully made very gripping. Thank you Miles and Marina for your continued efforts to show life on a narrow boat!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you Helly for your love and supportive comments, big love 💜 xx

@PeterHopton 3 года назад

Great little documentary, Well shot and Well edited, you should be really pleased with yourselves!

@jbzoom 3 года назад

Very nice work.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks so much! 💜 xx

@christinetaylor6897 3 года назад

What a lovely story and so well told. Thank you. Christine x

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you kindly Christine 💜 xx

@thehealthjunkie8996 8 месяцев назад

omg! Love this. I ended up buying their boat! x

@telboy911 3 года назад

My wife & I watch Cruising Alba each week, & kinda look forward to it, plus a couple of other narrowboat vlogs. Myles & Marina create quite a light hearted entertaining vlog. But when I clicked on CA I wondered if I had the right channel. Yes, the story is good, & we watched it all till the end & waited for Myles to perhaps say at the end: “Marina is in the Family Way” lol Guys we’re all entitled to our opinion right? I just feel I click on CA to watch your video, not someone else’s, yes I can appreciate you giving this vlog a great send-up, but keep it separate from your main “bread n butter”.

@thebeardedseeker5633 3 года назад

Well that documentary was a wonderful surprise. Very well done. Beautiful family, and Louise's gentle spirit is captivating.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it 💜 Thank you for your support xx

@rhysjones6069 3 года назад

Lovely, so positive and happy, :)

@SophiaBrownLondon 3 года назад

This was so beautiful. Well done Marina x

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much Sophia, so glad you enjoyed it 💜 xx

@tanyaansley8606 2 года назад

lovely.

@michaelgrant7871 3 года назад

I'm really proud of you guys for putting out such an amazing vlog! That was honestly some of the best work to date that I have ever seen! Truly amazing!

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Oh my goodness Michael, thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it 💜xx

@quest2outdoors 3 года назад

Enjoyed it very much thank you for sharing with us very nice people❤️👍

@roberttugwell4756 3 года назад

You have told your story very well, beautiful family, your story shows you love the world around you.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks Robert, big hugs 💜 xx

@Thecornishhiker 3 года назад

Wow that was fantastic xx

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your kind words 💜 xx

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Thanks storm keeper , that means a lot I know how much we’ve enjoyed your stories over the years x

@indiana146 2 года назад

Ive always wanted to live in an old cottage 30 yrs ago we got it its 270 yrs old steeped in history If you find in life what you wanted its a good feeling

@johnbailey2879 3 года назад

Loved that.....brilliant and what wonderful people........ John

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it John 💜 Thanks for watching xx

@wilfamos7314 2 года назад

Thanks for introducing us to a briliant family. A joy to watch, and very nice cameras too! :-)

@CruisingAlba 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Wilf!

@chrishill4034 3 года назад

Just wonderful,thankyou.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Amazing to hear you enjoyed a different format, thank you kindly 💜 xx

@keithdickinson127 3 года назад

I think you have found your calling that was brilliant

@neilcampion3118 3 года назад

That was amazing. One of the best I have seen on RU-vid. What a lovely family

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you for your kind words 💜 xx

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Thank you x

@99999janice 3 года назад

What a lovely wonderful couple. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Thanks from Boston 🇺🇸

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your kind words Janice 💜 xx

@africanpagan6338 3 года назад

very cool video, nice to hear from people afloat for a decade.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Adrian 💜 xx

@alanandammakingnewmemories2950 3 года назад

what a great story when the book comes out will you let us all know

@lisadefries6718 3 года назад

I wonder if CRT understand the emotional impact of choices they enforce regarding boats moving x miles per 14 days... tricky balance for CRT I guess. I would love to purchase a liveaboard unfortunately as boating has become so popular in last year that dream has been pushed further away for now as prices of boats seem to have rocketed. Funny the very reason we all want to live on waterways may be lost if too many of us have our dreams satisfied. Maybe with the growing popularity of cleaner, quieter hybrid boats means boating may become tranquil again even on popular waterways. Happy boating 😊

@janeingram7331 3 года назад

Lovely, down to earth people. Glad you brought them to our attention. Jane, Philadelphia

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it Jane, big love 💜 xx

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Thank you 🙏💛

@josevilla8648 3 года назад

Really nice job you two, I feel a future career beckons as documentary makers of all that is quirky, beautiful and interesting. If you have ever seen Hugh Miles's work with Chris Yates, Bob James and Bernard Cribbins on Passion for Angling you two showed a similar stillness and appreciation for the subject with this video.

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thank you so much Jose! 💜🥰

@tinejohansen396 Год назад

Great video guys. I would like to buy some of the lovely tiles, have you got a link. Much love from Ireland..

@sheilajoseph9953 2 года назад

What a beautiful family 👪❤ love your adventures you talk with such compassion. Where can I buy your book? Good fortune with your continuing life with the boating community.❤

@CruisingAlba 2 года назад

Hi Sheila, you can find the link to their book in the video description. Thank you so much for your kind words 💜 xx

@Turk-yv6un 3 года назад

Such a beautiful tribute and story! I have a question about schooling and wonder if they will home school their children?

@Ra-zor 3 года назад

Had a 46ft narrowboat on the river Avon back from 1996 to 2001, and things were very different then. Very few narrowboats about compared to now, and the community was amazing, now there are just too many boats, there still is a sort of community, but not like it used to be. It used to be a life style choice, now it has become more of a forced way of life due to house prices being so high.

@deanfielding5881 3 года назад

Thanks for this very inspiring film what a beautiful family is there a link to buy the book please Thank you

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Thank you 🙏 link under the video or www.sebastienandlouise.com

@theubiquitusgastronaut8273 Год назад

So so inspirational. Can I ask, what advice would you give to an arthritic narrowboat virgin considering a similar path?

@simonthorpe2199 Год назад

Hello - you could try hiring a narrowboat for a short break to see whether you get on with it. I hope you do - the boating life is as good as it's made out to be (don't tell anyone 🤫) best wishes, Simon.

@davidduffy5131 3 года назад

Love your vlogs guys and enjoyed this one too. It is wonderful to hear other life stories. However it left me wondering how children cope with a transcient lifestyle once they start primary school.

@FlashGormless 3 года назад

Nothing to add that has not already been said but, keep doing what you do.... :)

@welshlyn9097 2 года назад

First time here, you are with out doubt a Beautiful family .you stay safe the old Welsh coal miner.

@johnallen148 3 года назад

Hi Marina Myles,I’m lost for words I just loved this story so much what a beautiful family and one more on the way this story touched my heart ❤️ ,Marina Myles,did you do the filming it looks so professional is this family going to come on RU-vid? I hope so I most definitely follow them ,Marina Myles I got to say I enjoyed this video so much ,till next time take care keep safe,John 👀🌹❤️✅🥂🥂

@CruisingAlba 3 года назад

Thanks so much for watching John, yes I filmed it and no they don’t have a RU-vid channel but have Instagram (check our the link in the description) 💜 xx

@johnallen148 3 года назад

@@CruisingAlba thank you for the link I have had a look at them on Instagram,beautiful family and one on the way ,don’t get Broody lol bet you would be a great mum as well .👀🥂

@petebartlett2229 3 года назад

Absolutely amazing life and then children appear and everything changes and priorities change.

@TheArmchairracer 2 года назад

Nice couple, towpath Traffic is due to covid , hardly travelling, boats are for cruising , not bridge hopping . Exploring the system. 2000 miles of canals . Canal lifestyle is the best , great community.

@alanandammakingnewmemories2950 3 года назад

silly me I see its already out wonder if they post to Australia

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

Yes we do , we’ve sent quite a few to Australia and so far all arrived safe and in good order

@workingboat 3 года назад

Something different but I prefer you two showing it your way. Lufly

@TheEulerID 3 года назад

It's probably an impossible to line to cross, but living on the K&A with a family soon to consist of four then the dreaded word widebeam comes to mind..

@bysebastienlouise9650 3 года назад

It does doesn’t it, it’s a question we keep being asked yet the joy of the canal is the moving and the ease of doing this without stress so for now at least this is not an idea we are entertaining x

@wendymay7448 3 года назад

I found it really confusing that there was no intro from Marina or Miles....kept checking we had the right channel. A nice family for sure but I’m afraid I found it all a bit saccharine. Watched to the end but kept checking how much longer to go. It really just felt like a book promotion.