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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

youtu.be/6_1rldAXJ-I This vlog is an immersive dawn to dusk experience of narrowboat life with lots of peaceful cruising, a midday chase, an evening meal which hopes to break world records and a dusk with the bats. Have a lovely weekend! x

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The Reality of a Self Employed Narrowboater Dawn to Dusk.

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

youtu.be/x969tGP85TE This week's vlog is all about the future for our narrowboat life. Cruise with me as I show you what life on NB Alice Grace would be like if we took her to Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ Have a wonderful weekend! Take care 🦋🌻

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Moving Our Narrowboat to Scotland? Is This Even Possible!

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

youtu.be/AIFdYqdWFLM We're sharing secrets in this week's vlog about the places to find utter peace on the UK canals. It's a relaxing watch with a few surprises! 💚Have a wonderful weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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"Shall we share Our Secret, Peaceful Escapes, Zephyr?"

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

youtu.be/xL0QMPZ2yqA CC'ing on a narrowboat might be rent free but there is something you should know about this lifestyle and if your home has some big, embarrassing problems it makes it even worse! I reveal all in my vlog this week. Have a lovely weekend! 🌻🦋

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Our Rent Free Home is an Embarrassment!

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

youtu.be/7ljWwun7ruk This is a bit of a different vlog where I show some unseen footage of a time when I made a life changing decision. Hopefully, it will make you smile. It's also a special day for a special Zephyr xxxx Take care 🌻🦋

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I Made a Life Changing Decision On My Narrowboat- This is What Happened! #278

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

youtu.be/7KAV0ABI3uo This is my take on Burnley, living on the Leeds and Liverpool canal in a narrowboat. I hope you enjoy it. Have a wonderful weekend!

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Told Not to Moor Here! Will Our Narrowboat be Safe? #277

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

youtube.com/shorts/NJJvM... When Zephyr was much younger, I asked her for her two steps to being mindful. This is what she said! The sounds all hers x

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My Labrador Teaches Mindfulness#youtubeshorts

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

youtu.be/IRGS5T5qNZI This week's vlog starts in the engine bay and finishes up on a misty hill! We also have an exciting new project for NB Alice Grace. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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A Woman, Her Dog and 48 hours on Their Narrowboat #276

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

youtu.be/k4t4DYamXMk Just how hard is it to continuously cruise on a narrowboat in the winter? This week, I share my experiences of living on the canals during the coldest season of the year. I hope you enjoy it. Have a beautiful weekend. x

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The Truth About Winter on A Narrowboat Living on the UK Canals #275

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

youtu.be/hpEWlo-nx0U This week's vlog is about the incredible and scary sightings along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. I hope you enjoy it. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

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Stumbling across a Hidden GHOST Canal on Our Narrowboat Home #274

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

youtu.be/xAx4lsoyWhU It's not often that we stay in one place on our narrowboat home for more than a week. This video explains why. I hope you enjoy it. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

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What's Holding Us Here? I Have to Turn My Narrowboat Around #273

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

@bsbibotany.bsky.social I think this might be a St Patrick’s Cabbage but I found it growing wild in a dry stone wall in the Yorkshire Dales? I thought that it is only found in Ireland natively so please can you help me ID it before I get too excited that I might have discovered something unusual!😂 🙏

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

youtu.be/GIihmJ8OtGE This video shows what it's like to cruise in the winter in the UK. Despite the dark skies, bitter rain and wind, there are still beautiful things to find along the way. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

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Weather Beaten Canal Boating in a Glacial Landscape #271

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

youtu.be/yKyXllGc0m0 A very wintry cruise in this week's narrowboat vlog and I reveal my 3 stars and I wish for narrowboat life. I hope you enjoy it? Have a super weekend. Take care x

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Beyond the Ice - My Winter Narrowboat Wish

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

youtu.be/InHNxX0sSQM This is a special, New Year's Narrowboat vlog reflecting on life afloat as we go into to our seventh year. Happy New Year, everyone! Take care 🌻🦋

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A Year in the Wild North, Living Off Grid on Our Narrowboat Home #267

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

youtu.be/mPYoY8iAUHM This week, we cruise to a fairytale, Yorkshire village but we can't stay without some Christmas kindness- and we find a Christmas gift, under a tree on Farnhill Moor that blows our minds! Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

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A Christmas Miracle in This Fairytale, Yorkshire Village on my Narrowboat #266

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

youtu.be/aS6cwhF91rc Living and continuously cruising on a narrowboat in the winter is very different to every other season. In this vlog, I show how I manage some those challenges with the help of Storm Bram. Take care x

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Hit by a Winter's Moorland Tempest On My Narrowboat #265

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

youtu.be/pxNAIcZeMXA In this week's narrowboat vlog, I am trying to find the beauty of less and keep things simple, but it doesn't all go according to plan. Stay warm and dry this weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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The Beauty Of Less- Have I Found it? #264

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

youtu.be/vtFssV1iogE With snow on the hills and ice on the canal, we take on one of the Seven Wonders of Canal System and a visitor with star quality arrives on the boat! I hope you enjoy it. Take care 🦋🌻

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Am I Right to Trust My Floating Home On this 250Yr Old Structure, 60Ft Up in the Air?

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

youtu.be/HcqGQYj0axs Narrowboating is not a fast mode of transport and sometimes walking backwards would get you to a destination more quickly! This week, it takes us 2 days to travel 4 miles as we try our best to get to one of the most amazing stops on the canals.

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We Have To Stop! 48 Hours to Journey 4 Miles On Our Narrowboat Home

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

youtu.be/whnxWKpT5Zw Snuggling up & watching narrowboat vlogs on a wet, stormy and dark afternoon is very good for your health apparently! 🤭 In this week's vlog we go from the canal, to something magical. Have a super weekend x

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Veering Off Course on a Narrowboat To Fulfil a Dream #261

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

youtu.be/c8gL7I1zOkU This vlog is a taste of life afloat during the autumn as we leave Leeds under a canopy of russets and golds, stopping along the way to sample some more wonders of Yorkshire. I make a meal in the wood burner and then get saved by a magician! Take care 🦋🌻

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Hugged by the Cosiness of an Off Grid Autumn on My Narrowboat Home

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

youtu.be/KcFzEzvsJCM As I take a gentle cruise in this week's vlog, I am reminded about the incredible, unique waterway system we have and I discover stories and lives along the canal that have shaped it all. I also meet an old friend! Take care 🦋🌻

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Utterly Humbled by What's around me on my Narrowboat Home #259

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

youtu.be/uLYUJnZqE_I Alarming discoveries underneath NB Alice Grace this week, as I live in a dry dock but some inspirational stories mean that both my boat and I leave the yard changed for the better. I hope you enjoy it. Take care 🦋🌻

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Blown Away, Living in a Dry Dock and Disturbing Findings Under My Narrowboat Home! #258

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

youtu.be/SNKpReCOwKM This week, I show you what it's like to be inside a narrowboat during Storm Amy and why moving in windy conditions, on a steel tube is virtually impossible! Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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A Woman and Her Dog Hide From a Wind Storm in a British Narrowboat Home #257

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

youtu.be/JNOsVi1q3rs We're running out of boat maintenance days before the winter is upon us and finding the perfect conditions to do it in is a challenge. This week, I try to get more done on the boat, but it doesn't go to plan. Stay safe in Storm Amy everyone! It's crazy out there. Take care 🌻🦋

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Will it Be Ready on Time? Getting Stuck into Winter proofing Our Narrowboat Home #256

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

youtu.be/klSwkQY945Q We've had a bit of a worrying time recently but keeping busy and managing boat life events has really helped us. This vlog shows our narrowboat journey and the incredible things that lifted our spirits. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

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My Nomadic, Narrowboat Life Has Been More Important Than Ever This Week #255

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

youtu.be/80w5bKEygxE The tidal Ouse and tricky turn into Selby lock await, but just before we are about to tackle them, we notice a fault in the engine bay! This vlog tells the story of our final farewell to the Ouse. Take care 🌻🦋

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We Make A Crucial Last Minute Discovery Before Taking Our Narrowboat Home on Tidal Waters #254

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

youtu.be/1mitzCymRM8 Probably the most direct way of managing the constant stream of boat issues that arise; is to get on and do them...We are trying something different in this week's vlog... Have a lovely weekend! Take care 🦋🌻

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Swamped by Boat Chaos! #253

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

youtu.be/6IpmrYouhSc This week, something doesn't feel right, but I ignore my gut instinct and do something that I shouldn't have done. I hope you enjoy the vlog. Take care 🦋🌻

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Our Forbidden Mooring Turns Into An Unexpected Surprise #252

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

youtu.be/jIMoOQVLsVE Our narrowboat home is in real need of some renovation and I have decided to tackle it now! Does it go smoothly? You can find out in this week's vlog. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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I'm Starting to Regret This! Have I Got What it Takes To Restore Our Narrowboat Home? #251

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

youtu.be/eJVBjLprG9E Downsizing to a narrowboat means being very selective with what your store inside. In this week's vlog, I visit an amazing place which inspires me to think about how I use the narrow space that I have to live in. Take care 🦋🌻

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How Do I Crush Everything I Love Into This Tiny, Remote Home? #250

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

youtu.be/lLlckAGmmjI In this week's vlog, we try to get on to a canal that has been shut for 4 months due to water shortages, but the rules around entering the waterway have risks- are we willing to take them? Sit back, relax and enjoy! Take care 🦋🌻

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Is This the Beginning of the End of the Water Crisis on the Canals? #249

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

youtu.be/KDwMGhUDGAc In this relaxing vlog, we have to find a floating pontoon on the River Ouse to hide out on as an intense rainstorm arrives. While rain pounds on the narrowboat roof, I find a beautiful love story & try to do the Big Butterfly Count. Take care🦋🌻

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Hiding Out From an Intense Rainstorm In My Narrowboat Home #248

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

youtu.be/AP8PFUEbqj4 In this vlog, NB Alice Grace has a cabin makeover in the incredible city of York. This city has got to be England's most beautiful city? What do you think? Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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Softly Cocooned Within a Mythical Northern City On Our Narrowboat Home #247

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

youtu.be/Qpw1UchAAo4 Final goodbyes to my all time favourite canal in this vlog with two very different river journeys! Wind over tides, floating giant trees and some chaos all wrapped up with some mindfulness and a nice cup of tea. Stay cool in the sunshine. Take care 🌻🦋

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Hitch Hiking on The Tides In My Narrowboat Home To The Wild North #246

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

youtu.be/m7ZeZzljxZI This vlog has the most frightening boating experiences we have had married with the most incredible scenery we have ever experienced. Gasps of horror followed by oohs and aahs as we plough through the night to get off a canal quickly!

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We're Told to Leave Immediately! This Canal has Become Unnavigable #245

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

youtu.be/U6OLxvtGKT8 A lot of hours, blood, sweat and tears have gone into restoring the Pocklington Canal which is still going on today; so we wanted to do our best to try to get as far as we could along the navigation. This is what happened...🫣 Take care 🦋🌻

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That's It- I live here now! Marooned in My Narrowboat Home #244

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

youtu.be/fdoEYkHNmqU When you have to book a canal, 48 hours in advance, which can only be opened by a very special key holder, then you just know that an adventure is in store! Join me as I travel the speed of backwards, to nestle in the reedy wilderness. 🦋🌻

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Snugly Nestled In The Reeds on a Wilderness Canal With My Cygnet #243

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

youtu.be/JhZFiUV1btk The Trent Falls awaits us where the Tidal Trent meets the Tidal Ouse and the River Humber Estuary; with wind over tide and turbulent skies above, how do we fair? The latest video is all about this adventure. I hope you enjoy it? Take care 🦋🌻

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Surviving The Most Dangerous Tidal Waters Possible To Navigate By Narrowboat - Trent Falls! #242

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

youtu.be/JIQtwTIThB4 Do you believe in fate? A series of events in this week's vlog have pushed us forward into planning for the most difficult journey we will probably ever do on our narrowboat. I hope you enjoy this vlog if you watch it. Take care 🦋🌻

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Fate Has Decided Our Next Move On Our Narrowboat #241

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

youtu.be/eMcJ-0fKlTM Have you had a busy week? There really is nothing quite as relaxing as watching narrowboats, especially when you're invited inside to hunker down in a rainstorm. Come and join us over on YouTube at 3mph with the birds and canal critters. Take care 🦋🌻

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Hunkered Down In Heavy Rain On My Narrowboat With My Dog #240

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

youtu.be/pEQYhi9TxHA This week's video is all about trying to accomplish every day tasks while being a continuous cruiser and how a life on the move can lead to completely unexpected discoveries! Have a wonderful weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

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Is My Narrowboat Life Easy? #239

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

youtu.be/Nrc0xNBZfEo There are over 30,000 boats on the UK waterways, but hardly any of them are where I am moored at the moment. Each week, we hardly pass another soul. I try and find out why that is. Sit back, relax and enjoy. Take care 🦋🌻 #travelvlog #canal #nature #poetrylovers #journaling

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What On Earth is Wrong With This Canal? #238

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

youtu.be/GOJOIqyoJdk If you need to get somewhere quickly, then it's probably best not to go by narrowboat. This week, we have to be somewhere on the water though; this video shows what happens. Have a great bank holiday weekend! Take care 🦋🌻

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Trying to Get Somewhere Quickly on My Narrowboat Home! But Is it Possible? #237

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The whole day I looked after it; I checked on it overnight, set an early alarm to get it ready for its big bake. Then I worried about how it was getting on in the oven but when I saw its crusty, little, risen face- well it was all worth it. Of course I can’t eat it now- how cruel!🤭 #sourdough

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

youtu.be/uHYMC1IqUgA Preparations begin for our journey across the Trent Falls and I am very nervous about going back to 'school' again in order to learn a new set of skills. Find out what that is in this week's vlog. Take care 🦋🌻

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Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone on My Narrowboat And Feeling Nervous About It All! #236

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The Mindful Narrowboat @themindfulnb.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

youtu.be/n4zJP3fwDi0. I have lived on my narrowboat for over six years, and I know that the engine is the yellow thing that makes a noise when we move, but I don't know much more than that...it's time that I put that right, or do I put it wrong? 😑🦋

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Can I Get My Narrowboat Engine to Start? #235

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