4 Weeks on a UK Canal Boat: A Practical Guide to Life Afloat

Описание: After Bristol, we plied canals in England and Wales for 4 weeks. In our first video of a series, we cover the everyday essentials — driving and navigating; mooring up and handling locks; managing food, water, electricity, and fuel; and more. Whether you’re planning a week or a month aboard or just curious about life on the British waterways, this guide covers what you need to enjoy a canal boat adventure.

Travel vlog #162 | Shropshire-Union Canal, UK | Filmed June-July, 2025

References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shropsh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangol...
https://waterways.org.uk/
https://www.mapshop.com/collins-nicho...
https://canalplan.uk/
https://canalboatuk.com/narrowboat-kn...

6 boating knots to know:
   • 6 knots to know  

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Country Maps licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.
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Music Attributions:
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Welsh Coast
   • Welsh Coast - Royalty Free Production Music  
WALES music of Erin's Eye
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About Us:
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We are Matt and Avic and we've been international Nomads since June of 2021. In May of 2021, we quit our jobs, sold our house, got rid of most of our stuff, and set out on a Nomadic Life. In our first two years, we've visited a total of 68 countries, and we're not stopping now!

Matt grew up in Virginia, USA, and Avic in Quezon City, Philippines. Since we started dating back in the 1990s, travel has been a major part of our relationship, traveling to 27 countries between 1993 and 2020.

“Explore Tayo” means “let’s explore” in Taglish (blended Tagalog-English.) “Tayo” is the inclusive “we” vs the exclusive “kami." This isn’t just OUR journey, we want to include everyone who watches our videos or visits our site so we hope you will hit "like" and "subscribe" and come along for the ride!

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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Boat Tour
03:00 - Driving the Boat
04:16 - Navigation: Facilities
05:35 - Navigation: One-Way Channels
06:44 - Navigation: Turning Around & Locks
08:28 - Navigation: Mooring
09:45 - Feeding the Ducks and Swans
10:37 - Outro/Coming Up