Swapping Our Narrowboat For A YACHT - Exploring France's Canal Du Midi 

Huge thank you to Le Boat for an amazing week in France, to find your perfect boating holiday look no further - www.leboat.co.uk/?Media&DanniandJoe&

Thrusters make the hard part of boating less stressful and enjoyable. Happy boating 🎉🎉

Well that was a pleasant surprise you kept that quiet - or did I miss something!! Great fun! looking forward to part 2. Cheers Danni & Joe

Hi. Danny and Jo, lived your vids in France 😊 I had two weeks on the canal two years ago I loved it! Hoping to go back soon, although I only had a small boat but was great in the locks . I live on my boat in Sandwich in Kent and love being on the river . She is a 34 ft ex B-roads cruiser unfortunately the river is tidal and can run at 6 knots and as I have not a lot of draft I can’t control her so stay moored ! That’s enough of me going on lol keep up the good work ie the videos love to see what your up too! Stay safe Keith .

What a nice surprise and great fun. Thanks for another fantastic vlog guys. 👍

A lovely place to be, I’m well jell! We tend to go to France on holiday and always cook at least one spag bol - it’s become a traditional (as well as buying a melon but not eating it for some reason)! We’ve done a Le Boat trip on Le Canal du Midi and also on Le Lot river (also with Le Boat) a few times - the bonus with the river is that you can swim too. We saw two people fall into the canal when we were there, one in Carcasonne and the other in a lock 😳 I hope you have/had a great week Danni & Joe 😃

This makes me so happy! I’m about to buy my first narrowboat in UK. Plus my parents live by the Canal du Midi - Dad has been in hospital for 2 months - these vids will entertain him greatly. 🎉Can we get a huge ‘Get Well Soon Chris’ ❤ Thanks both Xx

Very nice cruiser have a fun trip and enjoy your time 👍👍👍👍👍

Absolutely bossing it both of you beautiful boat what a lovely holiday xxxx ❤❤❤ I love the shot of you turning the boat round on a pin !! Liz xx

Awwww... thanks for taking us. I love france but i have crippling anxiety so i dont go out. This was really fun. ❤❤❤❤

Hi both what a lovely boat Joes face is light up like a kid on Xmas morning with the toy he asked for lol glad you having a great time tc of each other the oldies 🤗🤗

This was brilliant! What a fun trip! Can't wait to see part 2 ❤😊

Great vid brought back memories we had a Horizon 2+ in France great boats lots of room and easy to steer

We just bought a 55ft cruiser stern, not yet moved on but have already been eyeing up holidays in France then this video pops up on my time line 👌 love your videos guys and can not wait for the next.

Wow this brings back some memories.... 25+ years ago Mrs G and myself had a week on the Charente (It flows through Cognac) Always said it was the nicest holibob we ever went on, No bow thruster though 🤣 Glad to see you had a lovely time.. A boat from Northwich you say....Who'd live in Northwich !!! You must visit sometime 😁 Take care both of you, Regards Steve

Wow France. Love it. Have a fun journey on your yacht. Looks lovely. Hope the weather is nice and hot. Love you both. Take care👍😎 be safe X

Hi Guy's loving the new venue and le' boat! crazy £199,000 Wow! Great weather and so much to see. You pointed out "Northwich" that's where i live in Cheshire it's twinned with Dole France. Enjoy your holiday and cruise. 🤗

Real6 fancy,d this and will look into for next year,we had a very similar Boat from Richardsons @Stalham in Norfolk, you should try it as well.bravo Blessings

Le mont d'or c'est un bonheur ! mais c'est pas le fromage de tout les jours ..

Good to see you Both Happy!!

Thank guys looks great fun well done 😊👍❤️

I hope you drank some wine for me, I’m jealous! 😂

Wow Awesome place … great vid guys cheers Chris & Sammy

Wow. What a stunning boat and yes to that sideways Manoeuvring woohooo think our little narrowboats could do with that kind of assistance. Great vlog guys, really enjoyed it. 😊

Loved this! ❤

HI Danni, Joe. How fantastic was your holiday in France. Loved the Video, the Boat and the Scenerey. Excellent Vlog. Thank You. Spoolbox

Oh Lordy you two what a change! Loved the le boat fabulous. Love watching you two. Have great week 😊

Loved the video. Hope you were checking the no flight zones for the drone shots France is super strict.

Loving your content guys I'm looking on purchasing a narrow boat soon hopefully we'll pass ❤

Enjoyed. Have done the Canal Du Midi and the Petit Rhone myself.....All the best, Tricia and Neil.....

Cannot wait for the next episode of your travels❤

Hi guys, been watching your channel for quite a while, living in Somerset it’s nice to see local people with RU-vid channels , this episode brought back loads of memories for me, I worked in Beziers in 1998 as a sailing instructor ( god I’m old ) 😂 , thanks for the trip down memory lane 👍🏻

I was expecting to see you bobbing about on the Thames ! 😂

Looking forward to you upcoming trip with a Windjammer 🤩🤩

Loved this! It looked amazing, definitely added to our travel bucket list! 😍 Also some stunning shots in this 👏🏻

Looks fun , love your videos

Wow, nice experience, thanks for sharing it! Nice boat, that's going to make it hard to return back to your traditional narrowboat. Sitting in a comfortably seat in a conditioned environment sure beats standing out in the weather for 8 hours with the tiller.

In your wrap shot, the light through the doors was beautiful. Well worth the work to get them done.

Andorra is basically 90% Spanish for food, Pas de la Case on the french side being 95% french and has all the charm of a sewer. Beloved for day bus trips from the Occitan for cheap duty free. Always go over the mountain to the Spanish side. It is worth a trip if you find the time. It is pretty common to find Andorrans who don't speak french, even thought it is an official language, but most speak English as well as Spanish.

Oh yes must show the Mrs Danni's crochet top she'll be wanting one of those (or is it home made ?). Super smart

Beautiful boat. Thanks for sharing. 😊

Great upload , looks like you had a great time 😊 thanks guys

We took 4 weeks back in 1994 to do the Midi and Lateral from the Etang de Thau almost to Bordeaux and return, 568 miles and 302 locks. I used Locaboat out of Argens. Of all the canals I've done in France, this route was my least favorite. I much prefer the Burgundy area, esp. the Nivernais. But your boat was MUCH more luxurious than ours. (I hate those oval locks on the Midi.)

Looks lovely..... but bet you were glad to get back home!

What brilliant adventure!

We hired le boat on the thames for august bank holiday week. The guy at the boat yard was french i think he gave a quick boat tour and left us with no tuition. 200 yards was my 1st lock. Found out after 2 days the steering was low on oil and was taking around 25 turns lock to lock. Only got as far as henley due to a lock closure. Look forward to seeing the rest of the thames when you're back.

Looks great! Sadly - wanting to do the caledonian canal, le boat, bottom line, wanted around £3000 for a weeks' hire. A narrowboat on the Union and Forth & Clyde was far less! Crazy price for just 2 of us. Such a shame.

Nice tag

Great blog lovely Boat Joe you soon got the hang of the bow thruster makes life a lot simpler,Danny what did you think of being behind the wheel and not a tiller,hope the weather says fine for you enjoy the cruise till next time take care and enjoy 😉 cheers

Narrowboat Morning Star (Narrowboat Life Unlocked channel) has both bow and stern thrusters.

Well what a surprise that was. That has always been a dream of mein to rent a boat on that exact cannel. Ever since I saw the film from Rick Stein the english cook travling on a barg all the way to the Med. I bet getting back on your own boat was like going from a Rolls to Mini. By the way the coffee you made looked very strong, enough to put hair on your chest. Take care. Steve from Germany.

How awesome was that. Is it GRP or like the Lissen boats, made of steel ? Looked amazing fun. Best wishes

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Wow, that steering !...How many turns lock to lock ?...Change that ratio or you'll be constantly whipping the wheel !...

Wat een mooie tocht! Wij zijn een stel uit Nederland met een boot en zouden graag ook eens in Frankrijk varen. Dit geeft een heel goed beeld van hoe zo'n tocht is. Dank! Danni wat heb je een prachtige trui aan! Is die zelf gemaakt? Ik hoop dat dit bericht door youtube vertaald kan worden. Groet van Remke 😊

Bay-zee-ay

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Cor! A bit different to Devoizes, innit!!

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I am from norfolk uk

Hi Danni and Joe. Well that looked a nice trip. You’ve been spoiled by having bow thrusters! Did it make it hard to return to your boat? Take care. Nick

How did you manage to keep that quiet we were heading up the Thames then we are in 🇫🇷. Looking forward to part 2 next week. Great 👍

Which segment did you do? Any location that we absolutely must stop at if we go? Thank you 🛥️

Hi was wondering did you make your lovely crochet jumper or did u buy it??

Called by ex pats Le Noddy Boat.

When you two were galavanting across the globe how many states did you get to see????

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