Inside this little book is a story of an 18-year-old dream of wanting to live on a narrow boat. The idea came from a holiday with my then husband. We had enjoyed a lovely holiday on a small cruiser on the Caledonian Canal in Scotland. We both wanted to try living on a boat for years after that holiday, but because of the lack of finances we were not able to do it. Four years later we parted anyway. But I carried on wanting to have a go for years. In 2010 I was fortunate enough to be able to sell my mobile home and realise the dream. This is the story of that realisation and, at 54 years old, was about to embark on a new adventure.