Hi Lizzie,
I'm not a liveaboard but have been hiring on the canals since there
were working boats around - more years than I care to think about! As
it happens I live in Derbyshire, not far from Bakewell and would be
happy to spend an evening nattering canals if you wished at some
time - I guess we could cover more ground than you can in emails!
Respond if you want.
Merry Christmas,
John
> Hi everyone and a Happy Christmas to you all
>
> It's going to take a litle while to read back through the posts, so
> bear with me if I ask daft questions that have been debated at
length
> previously
>
> I'm new to the group and have joined because I want to find out more
> about living aboard (I can see your eyes rolling skyward now ;o] )
>
> There's only so much you can read before you need to have a chat
with
> people and hopefully get more involved, and thats what I hope to be
> able to do. I don't want to leap straght in...I want to learn and
> make informed choices!
>
> I'm based in NE Derbs/Notts border area, and currently live in a
> house...my first...and possibly my last! I prefer smaller living
> (caravan, van etc) and a simpler lifestyle.
>
> I'm a practical person and don't really have rose tinted glasses on
> about boat living as I'm thinking there are similarities with
> caravaning and camper-van living. Personaly I tend to lean more
> towards a more sustainable and ethical lifestyle, but don't fit any
> particular steriotypes on that front.
>
> I'd love to hear from people who are or have been living aboard,
> experiences, things to bear in mind, anything really that would be
> worth knowing. And information particularly from other single
people
> who live aboard - going through locks must be an art form!
>
> Cheers
> Lizzie
>
