Living on a boat is romantic - a novelty, cosy and simple. BUT.......
When you do the washing and have no spin dryer, it has to hang around dripping. It goes on a clothes horse in the bow of the boat which is fine until you have to leap off with a rope to tie up or Pete decides to sweep the chimney (on the move?!) then you either end up tangled in wet knickers and socks or puddles gather on the floor indoors to prevent soot re-dirtying everything!
Washing yourself is an experience as well. We have a very efficient wet room bathroom 4' square. The shower is powerful and all is good until you reach for your towel which as you raise it to dry your face you get a whiff of coal fires, where it was hung to dry after your last shower - not so nice. Then you step out of the hot, steamy wet room into the corridor where you are greeted by a bracing through-draft - makes you get dressed pretty quick, I can tell you.
All this though is part of the fun of boating. A long day of fresh air and a fair amount of physical work, then a hot shower, a good dinner and slippers on by the fire! Doesn't get much better than that. And you soon realise that you can live with the minimum of space and luxury.
Still, it would be nice to have a sweet smelling towel!!
When you do the washing and have no spin dryer, it has to hang around dripping. It goes on a clothes horse in the bow of the boat which is fine until you have to leap off with a rope to tie up or Pete decides to sweep the chimney (on the move?!) then you either end up tangled in wet knickers and socks or puddles gather on the floor indoors to prevent soot re-dirtying everything!
Washing yourself is an experience as well. We have a very efficient wet room bathroom 4' square. The shower is powerful and all is good until you reach for your towel which as you raise it to dry your face you get a whiff of coal fires, where it was hung to dry after your last shower - not so nice. Then you step out of the hot, steamy wet room into the corridor where you are greeted by a bracing through-draft - makes you get dressed pretty quick, I can tell you.
All this though is part of the fun of boating. A long day of fresh air and a fair amount of physical work, then a hot shower, a good dinner and slippers on by the fire! Doesn't get much better than that. And you soon realise that you can live with the minimum of space and luxury.
Still, it would be nice to have a sweet smelling towel!!
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