>
>I also think children
>> should be brought up to play with boats then it might cease to be an
>> old
>> fogeys game.
>>
>> Sue nb Nackered Navvy
>>
>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.
Sean
I was thinking more of dingys & rafts. Things that can just be plonked in the
water & enjoyed. Only ever see organised canoe lessons, never see the trained
child canoeist out enjoying themselves.
Sue nb Nackered Navvy
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