When we started looking for a canal boat, we were set on a narrowboat, so how did we end up with a widebeam?
In this week’s podcast we examine the series of events that took us from ocean to canal in the space of a few months, and the serendipitous message we received via the Oyster Owners forum.
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:54 What is this podcast?
01:57 What is the table of bollocks?
03:05 Today’s subject: How did we end up on a wide beam?
04:42 Thorne Swing Bridge and tow-path
05:11 The moment we decided to look at narrowboats
07:26 Liz starts looking at narrowboats
08: 37 Jamie didn’t want to give up travel photography
09:11 We started visiting narrowboats
11:53 We were offered a wide beam for a great price
17:20 Your Questions
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I was wondering if you might get another cat? Must be very straight forward now in the UK.