Hail to the Hive!

We have been trapped in a specific area for a while due to lock closures and very low water levels in the canal, due to lack of rain and poor maintenance of the locks. It’s made a few things quite challenging.

Being a continuous cruiser living aboard a narrowboat you are supposed to keep moving and not be in any one spot for more than 2 weeks, or feel the wrath of the Canal & River Trust ( get an e mail reminding you to move on 🤣 ) so the low water levels and lock closures kind of did us a favour as we got a pass to just sit tight.

We did initially move a little bit to be closer to the water point to refill the tanks with fresh water ( which I did with a wheelbarrow and containers) but then we just stayed put.

And if we had to be stuck anywhere then this was a good call as it had a bit of everything. Beautiful scenery, close to facilities, grocery stores, pubs etc all very handy.

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And when the wind wasn’t being a pesky nuisance I could get the drone out and have a bit of fun and get that unique view from a vantage point we can only really get using drones.

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When I get the chance to do this it really does put into perspective exactly how amazing what we do and how we live is.

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Moored up by the side of the canal near a cute little bridge in the middle of the countryside and yet still only a 30 minute walk into a good sized town with everything you would need access to.

And of course we now have 2 boats which adds more utility and living space ( and a washing machine!!!!!)

Now I know it’s not everyones cup of tea but I do love manipulating the images in photoshop to create a bit of art and I’ve always thought messing with the textures and colours of the aerial images can really create some amazing imagery.