On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:17:58 +0000, Bruce Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On 20 Jan 2007, at 10:52, family wrote: > >> Possibly Sue, but I'm not sure that they're real boaters. I bet it's >> not the >> dream experience that most of these new livaboards wanted. I'm sure >> they >> didn't include continuous rain, permanent cold, muddy towpaths, >> bronchitis >> without their GP and damp interiors into their dream plans. >> >Jesting aside, I must say there's a lot in what you say. Anyone who >talks to us about moving onboard gets a lecture about experiencing >boating in the winter before they commit themselves. > >(I know, some of us should have been committed years ago...) > Wise words - but I have to say that some of my most memorable boating has been in the winter. Mine you - I wouldn't fancy in the gales you had down south this week. And of course we haven't had any long hard frosts in recent years - with boats not able to move for weeks at a time. I haven't heard of any damage along canals, trees across the cut etc ? -- Malcolm
