Friday 24th May – Day 307 – OUR ANNIVERSARY!
I totally missed the opportunity to share that our boating life is two years old today on socials ((I’m everyone is devastated they missed it))! This time two years ago we squatted in our old house – with the owners permission as we’d completed on the house sale the day before. We cleared out the final bits, dropped the keys off with new owners. Chris dropped me at work and went to see the boat before picking me up after work and driving us to Mercia Marina where we bought the boat and the rest is history! No going back and it was the right decision as we love this life and couldn’t imagine going back to a house now.
The toilet waits for no-one though so at 8.30 am we are wheeling our toilet cassette through the posh Paddington Basin to the Little Venice on the trusted Cassette Carrying Vehicle which is the electric bike. This really does make life so much easier as the alternative would be to wheel the toilet cassette through London and I’m not sure that’s really appropriate or to carry it which would break our already old and broken bodies.
It’s a lovely pleasant walk and still a little surreal that this area is our home for now. It does take a bit of getting your head around even after two years that you can just tie up and live somewhere different. It certainly is a unique way of life and one we cherish and appreciate even if i do get a bit grumpy ((A bit!)).
Boat facilities done, we catch the bus to the wonderful Natural History Museum and enjoy a pleasant time wandering the corridors and rooms. It’s much quieter here and we have time to mooch around. Museums are such fascinating places and a real privilege to visit. Then it’s back to the boat ((Back to the boat Frodo!)) and day done!
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!
View all posts by C.L. Peache
C.L. Peache 