Thirsty Boat - Monomad Challenge

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Hail to the Hive!

Living as a continuous cruiser on the canal networks of the UK requires a bit of forward planning and keeping a beady eye on the resources that you use, water being a big one.

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You can find the water points along the network on canal maps and apps etc but as we are on familiar turf ( or water more accurately )we know where most of them are and this spot , on the Coventry canal, we have visited before.

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The old and very interesting building with the clock tower isn't in use and part from the waterpoint there are no other facilities. Seems a huge waste as this site clearly has bags of potential.

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Cugnet was very thirsty so it took a while to fill her. Her bow raises up quite a few inches when the water tank is getting empty. We usually fill up at every water point we pass to avoid long refills but if we stay in one point a while we have to fill up after about 7 to 8 days.
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You do learn to be conservative with water useage, which isn't a bad thing and I don't spend ages in the shower on the boar as it is a very cmall space for me so it's get in, get washed and get out.

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Also the engine heats up the water so both myself and millycf1976@millycf1976 and I usually head right in as soon as we stop. millycf1976@millycf1976 is usually in there before I've tied the mooring lines 馃ぃ, but she's always kind enough to leave enough hot water for me to wash my bits 馃榿!

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But going back to the site and it's potential, I always spend my time while the boat is filling, thinking about what I would do with this space If I could get my hands on it. All boats normally stop here when passing, which isn't a huge amount of traffic but is still worth factoring in. People love to watch the canal boats as well so a cafe of some sort that people could stop at canal side and that also sells essential basic groceries for passing boaters might be something but i think there needs to be another element to the equation to make it work. Something to think about.

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and it also makes for a few good monochromatic shots cos I do....

Love a bit of #monomad 馃槣

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