A few weeks back, while wandering the hinterlands of Amazon Prime’s Television & Movie Reserve, I ran across a show that seemed sort of oddball, and we started watching it. We became dazed and confused – why were we watching? Why was it so relaxing?
And now it’s done. At least until next time this dude with a camcorder releases episodes. Originally debuting on YouTube, then moving on to other platforms, it’s Travels by Narrowboat. A guy from Kent, England, by the name of Kevin, nearly fifty years old, sells all he has, buys a British narrowboat, and sets off to explore the canal system of Great Britain.
Lots of nice scenery, remarks on people and life, dismissal of the rat race that nearly ate Kevin alive, commentary on safety – it all seems pedestrian, and yet it was the first thing we’d turn to after work in this household.
Recommended? I dunno. I think either you’ll like it or hate it. Just make sure you start at the beginning. And don’t look for any shots of him and his boat going through the rapids.
He’s edited those out.
