About us

Updated October 2009

Well that’s both of us fully retired now.

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Update: June 2009

Alan And Frances have stopped working, Frances has retired and Alan is in no mans land possibly consulting possibly retired, will up date this when the jury returns.

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Alan and Frances Riley are both working part time from the boat with internet connection and mobile phones. We have been cruising the canal system since the end of June 2008 and hope to travel the whole system at least until we have had enough. We have two children and a brand new grandson.

Alan

I am Technical Director for a conditioning monitoring company servicing the power industry. I have been working part time since the end of June 2008. I am originally from Northumberland.

I have many interests, Frances thinks too many. I play the keyboard and recorders, ham radio, chess, cycling, reading and of course narrow boating. I love messing about with anything mathematical and recently gained an honours degree in Mathematical Science from the Open University.

Frances

I am a Foreign Rights Sales Executive (at large) for a publishing company, selling rights in Italy, Germany and Denmark. In my spare time when not working or moving along the canal I enjoy reading and knitting, gardening (restricted to our roof box at present), walking and cycling. I am a New Zealander.

Lazy Days

We bought Lazy Days in February 2005. The boat was 6 months old and had had one owner; the engine had 58 hours on the clock so the boat was as good as new. We liked the layout which is opened planed as can be seen on the layout below.

Layout

The following photos show how the boat was before we moved in.

View form Front door

Kitchen

Bedroom

Bathroom

I will add some photos later showing how it is now