> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sean neill > Sent: 25 August 2006 01:39 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [canals-list] Lifejackets, VHF and licences > > > Hireboats are a way of getting children and teenagers in - > there were a lot of families on the Oxford at the start of > this week - we talked to a delightful family on the boat > moored next to us at Fenny. They had previously gone on > holiday abroad but had decided to hire a boat and their > children (early primary to pre-teen) were enjoying being able > to work the locks. They had liked their first holiday on the > canals so much that they were asking about whether it was > possible to buy an ex-hireboat of their own. > I second that after finally being able to help Sean move the boat. The young family were delightful and obviously keen and interested. It was refreshing to see young people enjoying the cut as they should!
Ian Cardinal http://www.wiggintonchurch.co.uk "Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps" David Lloyd George Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
