It has been a while (5 years in fact) since we have classed ourselves as true liveaboards, but, as from last Thursday, that is what we are! The house is sold (okay, I admit - it is only subject to contract) and we then went through the process (for the second time) of emptying the contents of a house into a narrowboat. Numerous trips to the tip, charity shops and ebay and we are now on board. We left Hopwas last Thursday and went as far as Curdworth, where the lads took over the boat for their 'annual cruise' into Birmingham. They then took the boat down the North Stratford and through Hatton 21 and moored in the Saltisford Arm, where we took over the boat on Sunday afternoon.
What a lovely place the Saltisford Arm is..... close to Sainsburys and Warwick town centre, free mooring for the first night and only £4 per night after.... very reasonable.
On Wednesday we cast off and set off on the next stage of our life. We found our favourite mooring in the middle of nowhere at the bottom of Bascote Locks that evening (just enough space for a 70 footer) although the Canada geese we displaced were not too happy.
Next day it was on down the GU to Calcutt and turn towards Braunston to another of our favourite moorings in the middle of nowhere around about bridge 100.
Today saw us into Braunston, a prime mooring by the bridge where the footpath runs up to the village where we topped up the supplies. Then on to Buckby top lock where we found another good mooring.
As for tomorrow.... let's just see what the weather does, it is forecast to be a bit grim!!
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