well this is just my thoughts on what myself and my partner would love to happen in the next 5 or so years.

You see we have fallen in love with the narrowboat and canal system and way of life. Our dream is to have our own boat built for us and to become live aboard on the GU at Braunston. Mark has been on several holidays around the waterways since a child and I have been on a couple of trips. Since we have met 2 years ago, we have made regular trips to the canal to walk the towpaths and just watch the boats go by and to meet and talk to some of the boating community.

well so far we have looked at many boats and are still discussing what it will be called, what colour it should be, how it should be fitted out etc. The only things we have agreed on so far are that we are having all portholes, that it will have the bedrooms at the back , it will have a Josher bow, be a Tyler Wilson hull, built by Braidbar and that it will have wooden floors and black granite work surfaces in the kitchen!!

I have been reading up on blogs and twitter about the things we need to have like licences, moorings, what type of toilet is best. It has been great to read the many blogs by all the boaters x

we are off to Braunston next weekend for Marks birthday and are going to meet up with a couple I have been talking to on Twitter. I cant wait, the withdrawal symptoms are so bad at times and are now made worse by the loss of the webcam at Braunston meaning I can no longer sit and watch the boats go by, come in and pretend that I am there!!