Living the dream on a 47" Narrowboat:

bast

Thank you for the posts: Candygirl that made me chuckle.. there are some real characters on the canal they are a friendly lot and would help you out at a drop of a hat,... We have some tales to tell of strange people and they arent usually the boaters... The other day someone popped their head over the side of the boat to ask us... could they use the loo if we have one on board.... mmmm no this is my house lol:) Some horses got loose and a passer by glared at my husband and I ... Then said can you not tether your horses up.... no they are not ours ... oh dont they pull the boat..... No she has an engine to do that .. I know shes bloody old but shes not that old

bast

Tanith I will keep on chugging and affordmylife she is old but we are making her look a little prettier each day..Kremmen that is lovely what you have done for your children... Stress is the killer ..Like you we both lost weight and feel better for it... Igamorgam off to check your posts.. Girl Racer have read yours I lurked a lot before I set up my own diary

kremmen

Bast,

Please post pics

Paul

Ps Do you post on canal world?

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?act=idx

bast

Hi Kremmen I will post pics when i work out how to lol.. not brilliant with computers.. however she is 1976 Harborough Marine 47 foot narrowboat.. she has a small extension built in the rear which we use as a wardrobe she looks like this one :

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/feature.phtml?id=202195

Not used that site but will check it out thankyou...

bast

What a crap day hey just saw this as well on daily mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027821/Cat-survives-cooked-microwave-thug-Stephen-Stacey.html
Really want to grab the little !!!! =e and show him my axe i use for chopping wood and then my husband showed me this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXThSZjNvQ Thats it I am a HIPPY xx:)
Just why cannot people live let live dont have animals if you dont like them, be nice, you dont like someone just ignore them or try at least to understand why they behave the way they do (and not the !!!!!s that maim, or harm people/children/ animals)
... jeez I really want to become a hermit... get real people if you have nothing nice to say dont say it....grow up!!! Sick of listening to bickering, idle gossip and !!!!!!!!...

bast

Woke up to an overflowing toilet not good... but the sun is shining everything is lovely and still and silent... Apart from a couple of geese who are having a barney...:)

kramark46

Sounds wonderful (not the toilet overflowing!) - love the poem btw. Thanks for the post

Mike

Lula-Hula

Hello bast & welcome to the wonderful world of DFW.

I'm a former boatie myself & have a simmering desire to return to that lifestyle again one day. Yes it can be tough, but there is also something very 'whole' about living in a mindful & simple way. I used to love scavenging & collecting wood for the burner ... hated doing the toilet run though _pale_.

I love that you want to see your children enjoy what you've achieved now, rather than leave it all behind you.

As far as dealing with the debt is concerned, are you aware of the wonders of quidco ? I'm sorry to hear that your husband has suffered with work & hope that your new lifestyle is helping to heal him. Completing surveys is a good way to earn a bit extra. Some places pay in vouchers & a few pay cash.

I'll float by again some time if you don't mind

Good luck
Lula
xx

Wordsmith

Horrific story in the Mail! What goes on that we never hear about?

There's heart-breaking pictures in the Irish papers today of a beached sperm whale that will die in the next couple of days - in one picture a little girl is pouring sea water from a beaker over it to try to make it feel better - really brings tears to the eyes.

Hmm, poor you about the overflowing toilet. Had you had experience of narrow boats before living on one, or was it all completely new to you? I'd love to hear more about the nuts and bolts of living on a boat.

gettingbackontrack

Wow - you live on a narrowboat. That must be incredible, being able to go where the mood takes you at a very civilised, slow pace. What is it with modern life that we need to do everything harder and faster, make more money, spend more money, and never take that moment to stand and stare?

Thanks for posting the lovely poem and good luck with your new life.