Courtesy of Country Craft Narrowboats
Slower!
my partner, Alex, yelled from the footpath beside the canal I was barreling down.
His warm Welsh accent and deliberate tone almost masked the panic in his voice.
One of Country Craft Narrowboats’ barges glides down the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, in Wales.Credit:Courtesy of Country Craft Narrowboats
Luckily, full speed on this vessel is about four miles per hour.
Still, metal hitting metal produced a resounding bang, stopping a small crowd of passersby in their tracks.
Nothing like an American taking the wheel in the U.K.
Really… slowly, Alex repeated.
The author, Nina Ruggiero, on a canal boat in Wales; the author’s dog along the riverbank.Courtesy of Nina Ruggiero
Beside me, my golden retriever, Cali, eyed the shore as though she might abandon ship.
Our days were spent in blissful solitude.
Canal Cruising in Wales
The six barges offered byCountry Craft Narrowboatshave all the comforts of home.
A canal-side cabin for private dining; local Welsh honey along the canal.Courtesy of Nina Ruggiero
Email: nicola@noteworthy.co.uk.
The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal flows through South Wales.Courtesy of Nina Ruggiero
