Hi , I read your topic with great interest, having spent the afternoon walking the canal near Ellesmere ( Shropshire) with my 2 dogs and then this evening one eye on the TV the other on advertisements for canal boats .
I have enjoyed canal holidays in the past in the U.K. & France where I have lived ( not on a boat ) for the past 7 years having returned to the U.K. last December 2020
Financial Stable but not quite sure where to take my life over the next few years . I have a house in the U.K. Nr Oswestry but a boat is also possible.
my main worry at the moment is as a single boat secured and handling lock on my own , I Resume you are happy with this
michael