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In 1977 we hired our first narrowboat from Anglo Welsh at Market Harborough.From that moment our destiny was set. In 2006 we finally purchased our own brand new 57' narrowboat which we named 'Free Spirit'. Our aim is to travel the length and breadth of all the navigable rivers and canals of the UK. This will be our story as it unfolds.

Friday, 27 May 2011

Hit again!!!!!!!!!

I just don't believe it! What is wrong with our boat????? There we were moored yesterday near Mercia Marina, Ian playing with his computer and me fiddling with the telly, when suddenly Ian gave an anguished cry. I looked up just in time to see a Canal Time boat heading straight for us!! It hit us head on with such a wallop that everything not fastened down rattled alarmingly. We lept from our seats and straight outside to find a single young lady at the tiller with no other crew member in sight. She kept apologising and then promptly hit the opposite bank. Well as much as we wanted to rant and rave at her it was obvious she hadn't a clue as to how to steer it. So after telling her which way to point the tiller she slowly went on her way. I wonder what sort of trail of destruction she will leave in her wake? Hopefully we will be well past Sawley when she returns to base. So now that we have been hit a number of times Ian said he is going to paint a bullseye on the part of the boat that hasn't been freshly painted then they can aim for that! It seems every time Ian paints a part of the boat he is doomed to have it ruined.  

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