Running aground is one of those in-the-pit-of-your-stomach-fears all sailors have. On any boat. On any stretch of water.
This Autumn, in the half light between selling our sailboat and starting a new adventure, Liz remained on SY Esper in Malaysia while Jamie flew to the UK to spend time with his family.
After our announcement a couple of months ago that we are selling our boat, many of our subscribers and followers said, “Buy a canal boat!”
So since he was there, and he missed mucking about in boats, he decided to take up the suggestion to live on a canal boat. Just for a week.
“Can’t be harder than living on a sailboat,” he thought, as he picked up the keys to a hire boat from Bridge Boatyard, Ely.
Thing is… we’ve never run aground on our sailboat.
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Long time, no see, lol. I’ve followed you even though I got booted years ago due to an error of my doing. I wondered how long you could endure the heat and the need to work at times you would rather siesta. I don’t know what kind of boat you are getting but my suspicions tell me that you are getting a narrowboat. I’ve seen every island in the Pacific and Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean via cruiser vlogs. I am 74 and an American. I had a picture book called Rivers of England when I was little. I’ve always been interested in the English countryside. Hopefully, you will be bringing that to us. Few people get to see Britain outside of London and some of the King’s residences. Anyway, good luck in your future endeavors. I hope I am right about the kind of boat you are getting No extreme heat. No ten-meter waves. The ability to not feel like a tourist. You can stop and have a beer and everyone will speak your language. Sounds exciting after a couple of decades of sailing the world. Fair seas…rivers or whatever, lol.