Life on the canal

well done, beautiful light
Happy happy new week:)

That was quick Annemarie. Great that you enjoy this. Enjoy your week too. -Raining here!

Looks a pretty idyllic idea to me, Herb..have a good week.

Thanks Diana. At best it is idyllic but like all things, things are not always what they seem :)

Cheers, Herb

Magnifique et bien rendue..J'aime cette stratosphère fluviale.
Bonne semaine.

Thanks so much Malik. You are always most welcome here.

Regards, Herb

Very nice light and a fine view, Herb !

Good that you enjoyed it Ulrich.

I love canals, this is beautiful.Does someone live in the boats?

Yes, your country too, is famous for its canals. We do have a lot here. Whether people live in these boats, one could only guess. Some people do live in their narrow boats all year through but mostly it is too cold during the Winter months. My nephew had a narrow boat for some time and in the Winter he said you could feel the cold water through the bottom of the boat. So, some of these boats will indeed be lived in for many months. Most narrow boats in Britain are used simply for holiday and weekend pastimes but many are rented out, so their use is throughout nine months of the year. These boats here, will be in their paid for, semi-permanent mooring awaiting day-trips etc. It cost quite a bit of money just to keep them like this.
Sorry for the info over-load Dani. :) ~ Herb

Many thanks for the infos, Herb.You are sooo nice.Dany

Hi Herb as others said nice light and idyllic.
Regards TOZ

Not as colourful as your canal scenes but it still has a place in our joint heats Toz.

Regards, Herb

must be a very relaxing life ...

Yes, it is without doubt relaxing -just going through these waters very slow and then pulling into the side for a long evenings rest by the log fire stove with a glass of wine -but we have many 'Locks' that require strength and a bit of nerve too. They are not so relaxing!

Cheers, Herb

Lovely light Herb and some beautiful reflections. It looks pretty idyllic there. Well composed and taken.

Thanks a lot for enjoying the light with me. I have said a lot about the idyllic life in the last few relies here my friend. Enough said.

Cheers, herb

Beautiful natural river landscape!

Good that you saw that Cammino. ~ Herb

Wonderful capture.

Thanks for this John.

It does look and sound rather wonderful....not sure I could do without my home comforts in the winter though :) A lovely shot Herb. Cheers, Rosa.

We would have to be pretty hard not to want to be on-board one of these in such a place as this -whilst nursing a glass of wine and watching the swans with their signets. And you have to be pretty hardy to live in one of these through our cold and wet Winters too. Nope, -good for holidays mainly! Glad you liked it.

Cheers, Herb

Definitely more scenic than the Grand Union in Leicester

A pretty scenic corner of this part of the World for sure Peter. I don't think I know the Grand Union so would not like to judge.
Cheers, Herb

Hi Herb,

Very nice photo of these canal boats, and lots of interesting dialogue too.
I suppose it would be great if you didn't have to go to work every day...
Personally I would find progress too slow and tedious (especially the locks)

Best Wishes
Peter

Thanks Peter -yes, work does get in the way of driving these boats for sure. I think you have to have a special mindset to do a lot in these narrow boats. It can get hectic at times as I experienced once in my Nephews narrow boat -being in charge of Locks. Nice and calm at other times though. Get rid of the job, radio, telly and phone and you can be back in time 100 years! - Great to take photos of though.

Regards, Herb

A very beautiful picture, Herb!
It must be wonderful only for holiday :)

Best wishes
Füsun

I am sure you are right my friend. I have had a couple of week long holidays aboard small river cruisers on the Norfolk Broads and it was wonderful. i think canal cruising is more work though but it still looks good. Very good for the nerves I should imagine.

Best Wishes, Herb

A lovely image, that's quite a collection of narrow boats.

Thanks George. There was a far bigger collection, in a very large basin just up the canal but I only saw that on GE :)

Reminds me on my trip to India, in the Backwaters between Cochin and Allepey.
Very idyllic.

Wow, that must have been something Poly. I am glad that this revived such memories for you. Thanks for this visit too.

Best Wishes, Herb

very beautiful scene, would like to be there ...
excellent shot !