How lucky are we?

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We have all been affected by the Coronavirus lockdown, not least those that are living and trying to travel on their canal boats. Movement has been forbidden, apart from topping up water and fuel, for the last 7 weeks. This means they have been stuck at a canalside mooring for all that time, and still cannot move on. Fine if you happen to have been on a nice mooring when it was imposed, but not so nice if your spot is less pleasant. After all, the reason many are living this lifestyle is to travel.

As our followers will be aware, we decided last November to move into a house here in Wales over the winter months. How lucky was that?

Our plans for this year, to return to the canals and travel again this summer, had to be abandoned. We have extended our mooring reservation in Droitwich for a year, to make sure we have somewhere to keep Brandy Pad. Although the restrictions in England have changed slightly, in Wales they have not and we are still unable to visit the boat. Even in England, you cannot make an overnight journey to your boat, hence those living a long way from their mooring are also unable to visit.

View of the marina from the bow

We have a couple of cameras onboard, which enable us to keep an eye on things.

This is a view from the bow. You may have seen similar views on our website previously.

Inside the saloon

This is the current interior view. Everything is safe, secure and dry.

Langland Bay, Mumbles (click for a better view)

On top of being fortunate enough to have moved ashore before this terrible situation developed, we are extremely lucky to be living close to the coast and we are able to take regular walks, for exercise, through a local nature reserve and along the Coast Path. This is a recent photo I took while out for one of our walks, on a lovely, sunny day.

So, all in all, how lucky are we?

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