In 2013 we had our first narrowboating holiday and a dream started to take shape.
Here we are in 2020, with our brand new 57′ Bickerstaffe Boat Company narrowboat Beau Romer, living aboard and learning about our new life.
About
Martyn retired from the electricity supply industry in 2019. After nearly 30 years working in social housing Mandella decided to take a career break and cruise off with him.
We’re both from Dorset, but now based in West Lancashire. Home is our boat, and wherever she takes us.
Blog
End of Act 1
As I mentioned last time, the first recommended safe mooring when you leave Birmingham on the Grand Union Canal is at Catherine de Barnes, or Catney as the locals seem to call it. We like it there, other than it’s directly on the flight path from Birmingham Airport, but the planes stop at night and …
The Good, the Bad, and the very Ugly
Wow, we’ve covered some ground in a week, off the Staffs and Worcester, through Stourbridge and Dudley, into Birmingham, where we bimbled around a bit on the BCN (Birminham Canal Navigations) and several other canals, and out the other side. Last year, during the blog silence, we went to Stourbridge. It’s famous for glass making, …
Talking Rubbish
The Shropshire Union is now behind us. We stopped in Brewood, where the Bridge Inn has the best idea ever for a canal side pub – a launderette. So for once our towels are nice and fluffy rather than reminiscent of sandpaper. I have a real soft spot for the Shroppie, it’s never been a …
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