My girlfriend and I just completed purchase on our gorgeous 21 year old narrowboat! 54 foot long, full of superficial problems but the hull and the engine are sound, so in the next few weeks we’ll be off touring the canals! In time we’ll rip out the gas heating and get a Morso Squirrel in there, maybe fit a compost loo if we’re feeling particularly daring! I can’t wait! :D
penny_royal's Life List
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1. Quit Smoking
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2. minimize my material possessions
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3. swim in the sea more
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4. Spend a day searching out the major waterfalls of the Brecon Beacons in Wales
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5. write more songs
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6. astral project
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7. live in the wild
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8. live in a tipi
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9. leave facebook
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10. grow all my own food
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11. watch the sunrise
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12. send messages in a bottle
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13. spend a night alone high up on Cadair Idris
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14. write a book of prayers
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15. plant a tree
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16. learn to surf
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17. be self-sufficient
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18. get my poetry published
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19. grow my own tea
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20. frolic in the pastures
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21. go skinnydipping
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22. Go on a road trip
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23. visit The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
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24. live in a foreign country
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25. dabble in a little lesbianism
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26. learn to weave
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27. spend one day watching badgers
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How I did it
How I did it: It took us roughly three months to find the boat, visiting marinas twice a week, looking at three or four boats at each one, finding a boat is probably the most stressful part! There are a great many pitfalls you could encounter, even if the boat appears to be perfect. If, like us, you need enough space to live onboard but don't have £40,000+ to spend on it, you will have to compromise on some things, overall size, the standard of the hul… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Finally!
8 months ago
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8 months ago
We’re moving onto our amazing narrowboat soon, which has meant I’ve had to get rid of a huge amount of stuff! Finally! Freecycle & Bookmooch are both invaluable!
