right, sadly, that s us done here in luxor. butjoin me next week, when we look back at the best bits of 2022 on the travel show a year when we can finally say we hit the road again. and what a year it s been. if you want another chance to see ade on a roll with some italian cheese, karolis human powered odyssey along sri lanka s canal network, or even my very special night in the home of a boyhood hero, do give us a watch in a week s time.
difficult for boaters, for the businesses on this section. doing whatever we can to help keep canals open. ..two huge problems when there isn t enough water. we are seeing sections of the network closed, particularly lock flights like the one we re on here today. we are seeing drier summers than we ve seen before. of course, we see much more intense rainfall when it comes and that causes its own difficulties with floods and other impacts. but it is about the resilience of the canal network, as well it s 250 years old, it s probably never had the investment it s needed, and if we can secure that investment to make the waterways more resilient, that will serve us all well for the future. normally, british holidaymakers are grumbling about too much rain. this year, the opposite s true. how hot is it on board? i reckon it got over 40 in there yesterday! yeah, yeah. well, it reached 35 outside, didn t it? so they said on the telly. we didn t have a thermometer with us. and if you found it
beautiful. if you look around it is so amazing to see the different sports people, people supporting each other regardless of what country they are competing for. it s incredible. this really is the only way to see the city because it was here 250 years ago, this canal network, 520 miles worth of waterways around here, which is why they say it has more waterways than venice! yeah. and now birmingham can be famous for it, the year that birmingham is putting the commonwealth games on the global stage. it is wonderful, you know, we have got the opportunity to show the world how amazing the city really is and i think pulling together the way we have over the last week or so, it s been incredible. i m looking forward to what is to come. that s your man, here he is! it is a relaxing and casual when you go on here. like you say, everyone
is so friendly. look, everyone is justin so lovely. applause. theyjust get behind every person thatis theyjust get behind every person that is around in that area. it s great. thank you! and the medals they reflect the canals? yes, they have the canal network on them on the base, which is. thank you! them on the base, which is. thank ou! ., , ., ., thank you! that is amazing, the middle reflecting thank you! that is amazing, the middle reflecting the thank you! that is amazing, the middle reflecting the canals. - middle reflecting the canals. look at this tight squeeze here. i m glad i m not driving. look at these arrows. you literally have the public, then the wall. i m glad i m not steering the boat, that s for sure. when you see everyone cheering, shouting your name, you realise the impact that your three golds has had in your city. for sure, when you are in the arena you can obviously hear the roar of the crowd but actually walking around and, you know, being on the