The beginning

So after months of wondering when we would see our narrowboat Oleanna built we may now have  an idea. The chaps who are building her have a bit of a reputation for being late, so our build slot of July, meaning a launch October to November, we'd been thinking might be more like early December.
But yesterday 23rd April 2013 Mick had a phone call from Kevin. They are trying to get a bit ahead of themselves and therefore would like to lay the base plate at the end of May beginning of June! Gosh, we hadn't factored in having a boat sooner!!!

There is lots still to work out, we know our basic layout and what we'd like onboard (extras), but it has all seemed quite a long way off until now. Serious boat conference needed in the next week.

Of course they may start it in May, but Kevin is due a heart operation at some point, any point, so that may well hold things up. We'll see.