Well, here we are, moored up for the night, just east of Milton Keynes, opposite Waterside Marina. Just behind us was on-going boat work. And look carefully at that horizontal white bit - in between the boats moored up on the left of this photograph, you can make out a tiny row boat. In it is the boat maker, taking tools from one side of the canal to the other. No bridge, so - use a boat! An oar propelled ferry taking kit between work and storage.We turned on Levi this evening. For those who haven't read thus far, Levi is the generator, our serious 240v on the move. We did a load of laundry and then made some mayo. Turned off in time to have a peaceful dinner and enjoy our new environment - in the same home.
We can't tell you how odd and yet wonderful it is to have the same home we always have in completely new environments. We have stupendous gardens which we don't have to manage, new light directions, new atmospheres; but in the middle of it all is the home we are used to with what we know. It is both profoundly new and familiar all at the same time. Pete sits and Flickrs as usual, geotagging photographs and enjoying chat threads and Elizabeth checks out images and blogs (with help from Pete). Josie sniffs out yet another towpath, sure of her home, yet not sure of her ground. And two of the three of us loves this. The third is just happy to be with us.
