In the beginning...

We've been hooked on narrowboats since 1979 taking out hire boats once or twice a year as our pocket allows. Then we thought as we do this so often, we should find a cheaper way of doing it. Then we discovered the share boat schemes. After trawling through dozens of brochures from different suppliers we settled on Carefree Cruising for our boat. Launched in June 2005, Narrowboat Tranquility has seen many miles up and down the Trent and Mersey, the Shroppie and the Llangollen to name just a few. In May of this year (2008) TQ moved moorings from Sandbach to Alvechurch, so we now have the opportunity to explore areas new to us. In the offing are the BCN, Worcester and Birmingham, the Stratford, the Grand Union and more. These are tales of our exploits along the way and we hope you'll find them interesting.