Cruising our New Narrowboat for the FIRST TIME: Bumps, Scrapes & Tranquility

This might just be the most exciting day we’ve had on our house boat yet… today, we’re heading out for our first ever cruise on our fully electric floating home. We’ve never cruised an electric narrowboat before…and it’s been a little while since we’ve been for a cruise, so a few bumps are to be expected, right?! There’s a reason we’ve got to put our fully electric boat to the test… and we’ll let you know when we get to where we’re heading! Also see how much battery we use up in our four hour solar-powered cruise! ------- SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL If you'd like to buy us a coffee, that would be very kind 🙏 - https://ko-fi.com/thistinylife ------- Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to stay up to date with our latest videos as we document our journey toward creating an eco-friendly and sustainable home on the water. Thanks so much for watching and we'll see you next time! Jack and Gabby xx ------- WATCH NEXT Summer on a narrowboat:    • Summer on a Narrowboat | First Time Trying...   Why we choose this slow living lifestyle:    • The Joy Of Slow Living: Why We Chose To Tr...   A tour of our narrowboat home:    • Narrowboat Tour: Come See Inside Our Tiny ...   How boat life saved me:    • Why We Live Off Grid | Life Lessons from F...   ------ ABOUT US We're Jack and Gabby. Since 2019 we've lived an alternative lifestyle travelling the canals of the UK. Truthfully, we had wanted to find a slower, more simplistic way of life for a while. But, it was a shock redundancy that gave us the final push. We stumbled across boatlife and haven't looked back since. Living on a narrowboat is not without its challenges. For example, the lifestyle is fully off-grid so we have to manage our resources such as power and water. For us though, boatlife has provided that 'real' life that we were desperately craving. If you enjoy this video, we'd love for you to see our other vlogs. We have a playlist of each episode in order here:    • Building our narrowboat home   Also, please subscribe to come aboard and never miss an update! Click this link to join the crew: https://www.youtube.com/@thistinylife... ----- FIND ME Website/blog - https://thistiny.life Subscribe to our mailing list - https://thistiny.life/signup/ Follow us on Instagram -   / thistiny.life   ----- CONTACT US [email protected] CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:49 Untie the ropes! 01:31 Powering up an electric boat 02:02 Let’s set sail! 03:09 First challenge 04:34 Let’s head south 06:20 Lock time 08:55 Feeling Proud 10:03 Drama ahead 12:05 Meanwhile inside… 14:42 The last lock of the day 15:37 Let’s find a mooring 16:53 A home with a view 17:17 How much battery did we use?! 18:01 Pan con Tomate 20:45 Breakfast Al Fresco 21:59 Thank you! 23:04 Fin