The slow boat.

If you follow my exploits on Facebook you’ll know that last week we had a very relaxing holiday on a narrow boat, slowly making our way from March to Ely. By car that journey would be completed in minutes, but by boat it’s more than a days’ sailing. Setting off on the river Nene, we crossed two tidal sluice gates, then chugged down the well-named Great Ouse seeing very few other boats on the way. I couldn’t get the “Slow boat to China” song out of my head and sat at the front singing at the top of my voice when nobody was around. We had a firm intention that we’d make a new video during our trip (think Rick Stein on a barge in France 😉 ) so took all the necessary kit, including my favourite pan and sharp knife as well as some specific ingredients. The boat was so well equipped with everything we could have needed, although not the Denby crockery that was on the boat which set off before us, we had Churchill utilitarian plates and dishes, but I wasn’t jealous… well, not much 😉 Anyway, our filming plans were thwarted by heat exhaustion on the first evening, by rain on the second, cows at the window on the third, tourists on the 4th and 5th and vehicle noise on the last evening. So no video last week but I’m determined we’ll do it this week, albeit from the usual place. Keep a look out – we haven’t stopped and will have a good one for you as soon as we can! x