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Narrow Boats #2

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As there’s barely room for others on deck long suffering wives are incarcerated below broken only by a shouted summons from above: “Get ready. It’s another lock. Here’s the handle darling".
Jump off, close the far gates, open the sluice, wait, fill the lock, enter, shut the gates, open the sluice, empty the lock, open the gates, jump back on and off! With the petty officer administering advice from his privileged position at the helm she mutters:
"Some kind of holiday is this" before retreating below as the vessel chugs on inexorably to face another challenge just around the bend.

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    Neville Hunt over 5 years ago

    And I thought it might be a relaxing pastime. Can’t wait for more tales and challenges.

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