How We Ended Up With Our Canal Boat

About this episode

The episode discusses the unexpected journey that led to the purchase of a widebeam canal boat instead of a narrowboat.

If we were looking to buy a narrowboat, how come we ended up with a widebeam? We discuss a series of serendipitous events that lead to our purchase of Happidaze

Topics covered

• narrowboat
• widebeam
• purchase
• serendipity
• canal boat

Keywords

• canal boat
• narrowboat
• widebeam
• purchase
• serendipitous events

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Happidaze

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