"Martin" wrote in message
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On 10 Jan 2011 09:38:55 GMT, wrote:

Martin wrote:
Do you live near the sea?

No. :-( Used to, and would love to again, but not currently.

One thing we didn't take into account 30 years ago, was how long it would
take
to get to our boat nowadays, although it is motorway for most of the
route.
Long gone are the days, when we could do the 60 mile trip in under an
hour.
The other thing we didn't allow for is how boring it is for children to
spend a
weekend on a boat. Somebody did copy us an article "Children on boats are
little
prisoners." It was OK until they were about 10 when they mutinied.
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Martin


One of the problems I had when I had a boat, was the tides. Access to the
harbour at lower water levels :-((

Another problem with having your own boat and a mooring 'near you' is that
you are restricted as to where you can go without cruising over the same
water every time. For this reason I have contemplated a Narrow Boat on the
canals. Move the boat over a weekend/week/fortnight/month to new vistas all
the time. And there are a terrific amount of canals open now :-))))

Mike

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