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We cruise in a car! Day 287

C.L. Peache

Saturday 4th May – Day 287

It’s up early and we leave the boat about 8am to wander to the car hire company. Milton Keynes really is a beautiful green area. The main shopping area isn’t for me as it seems a bit soleless, but each to their own. The surrounding green areas certainly make up for it.

By 9am we are on the road. It always feels strange to have a car, we don’t really miss having a car and a couple of days is just enough. We drive to Newark to have a birthday lunch with Chris’s folks which is really nice catch up and food. Whilst we were there one of their neighbours who watches our vlogs left us some coffee and money for more coffee! ((What? Oh God, you’re going to be insufferable now. Especially as you were ‘recognised’ the other day as well and people keep complimenting you on your boat! It’s a good job these blogs are stopping soon!)) it was very kind and we were really touched by the gesture. It gives us a little hope that maybe we might actually make this new adventure work. If we don’t get enough subscribers by Christmas then I think we will probably have to stop the vlogs as I cannot justify 20-30 hours it takes to create each one each week if it’s not financially viable. ((I’m sure YouTube are shaking in their boots that their profits will plummet!))

Meal done, we drive to Derby so Chris’s can visit some of his friends and I visit mine and my friend very kindly dyes and cuts my hair for me. I cannot dye it on the boat as I don’t want the chemicals to go into the water. ((Oh I wish I’d have known. I would have paid her to dye it green like Grotbags!)) I used to love watching Grotbags! Socialising done. it’s back to the boat we enjoy a few drinks on the stern and day done. Until tomorrow. x

Published by C.L. Peache

After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live on a Narrowboat cruising the canal network. I enjoy reading, writing, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking). At the beginning of my writing journey, I started my blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!)) To the books… My fantasy series, Festival of Time was completed with the publication of Book Three: Battle in November 2022 and now joins, Book Two: Rescue, and Book One: Escape. Click ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates – I love chatting with readers and authors. In 2021 I joined Saga Fiction and now have three stories published on their app; A Christmas Wish, Decisions, Decisions, and A night lost to the past. Power of Nature a thriller/mystery novel is available on eBook. Finding Love, is my latest romance/rom-com novel and is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon. I’m part of a wonderful writing group based in Newark; The Fosseway Writers and have stories in various anthologies including; The Brinwade Chronicles, which is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. Burning Old School Ties, Blood, Sweat and Typewriters and our latest book, Writings on the Walls, Available on Amazon. In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time exploring this wonderful part of the world I kept a journal and this became 187 Kilometres, turn left – which is a guide to our 43-day bucket list adventure. Available on Amazon. In December 2018; Game of Souls I published my first horror novella. Available on Amazon. Current projects: SagaFiction: Mystery/thriller novel based in Jersey I’m very excited to start rewriting my psychological series, which will hopefully be published in 2024!

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