Friday 6 April 2018

[Video] Narrowboats: Is it Cold in Winter?

What's it like living on a boat? Is it cold in winter? How much does a narrowboat cost?

These are common questions when living on a narrowboat. Sometimes there are silly questions too. At Easter I went to visit my friend Lina, and helped her to move her boat to a new mooring. I made a short film, just for fun, asking her some of the common questions we get asked about boats, and adding some of the sillier questions too.

I've blogged about Lina before; 

"She was gentle and hippy, witty and funny, and her boats (there’ve been a few) are always full of candlelight and cats, the smell of wood-smoke and the sound of relaxing music. To be with her is like living in my favourite part of my brain. To share a bottle of wine in a country pub is to laugh relentlessly, listen intently and glow internally. I always come away feeling like a much bigger and better version of myself." 

I hope you enjoy meeting Lina here, and seeing some of the countryside around Banbury.
(Music by UK rock band Cleaner.)

These are all actual questions Lina and I have been asked about living aboard.






Do you live on a canal boat? What questions have you been asked about your lifestyle? Leave me a comment below!

1 comment:

Boatman2023 said...

Hi, I think my boat hakuna matata may be the sister boat of your violet Mae. Would love to chat and see if I am correct