This week I've been riding..

This:



Ms P's idea. I wasn't sure about it at first, learned to like it after a few hours.

Note parking: "it's OK, I can swim to the bank from here"

 

Nice. Did you make anyone walk that plank?

 

They've always looked romantic and cosy. How are they in real-life?

Does it wobble side to side? Is it creaky and damp?

 

Surprisingly I didn't spend the week talking like a pirate.

 

They move a little if moored in deep enough water, but not much- you only notice it when moving around or when another boat passes. Creaky? no, damp- not that I noticed.

 

Well done Ms P. Did you take bikes?

 

Nope. The towpath along the oxford canal is terrible, worse than a cyclocross course on a wet day in November.

 

Loads of them out today on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire, some absolute beauties. Always fancied it but Mrs UD has a phobia about such things.

 

I used to admire them when cycling along the towpath.. I got a chance to pilot one from leamington to rugby ( i think about 20-30 miles along the route we took)... took two days, and unfortunately didn't have the bike with me to ride it back..

Love the idea of living in one - it's wonderful in the summer, just horrible in the winter.

 

Where are the pedals?

 

i have always fancied a barge holiday