Narrowboat Nomads: Living the Dream on the English Waterways

Description

We were aware of a dreamlike quality to our trip. There was something far-fetched about it, something out of this world. Austerity might be getting everyone else down, but Steve is waving his worries goodbye on another of his light-hearted trips around the picturesque English waterways. This time it s a bit different, though. This time he s not just cruising with his cat, Kit, but with his long-suffering wife, Em, who s given up work and wants her share of easy living too. They ve rented out their home for the ups and downs of a life afloat, and there s no going back now as they cruise from the historic River Thames, through the Midlands and westward into the hills of Wales, meeting a familiar cast of eccentrics and oddballs along the way, and experiencing one of the hottest summers of recent years. But how, after life in a four-bedroom house, do they manage to survive together squeezed into a space the size of a potting shed? Other books pretend to tell you about life afloat this one shows you what it s really like.

Steve Haywood is an award-winning TV producer and has worked on programmes such as Newsnight, Panorama and Rough Justice. Based in London, he writes a lively, provocative column for Canal Boat magazine.

'Full of Haywood and his wife's canal-side-views and domestic blitzes as they putter through Wales, the Midlands and the Thames heartland.' * Wanderlust Magazine * 'Steve Haywood's excellent book Narrowboat Nomads' * NFU Countryside Magazine * 'sure to be enjoyed by fans of Haywood's earlier work' * Waterways World * 'Delving into familiar waters which always present surprises along the way, he recounts his experiences with a humour and wit that bring to life the things we love best about Britain' * Four Shires Magazine *