The Journey Begins
The biggest surprise on the day we took ownership of our new narrowboat Dùn Èideann, last Friday 13 th May (lucky for some), was the delightful waterside setting of Hull Marina. Humming with trendy restaurants serving excellent food, lively pubs, and buzzy cafes, we had failed to spot this gem on our five or six previous visits to the boatyard which sits opposite. We took full advantage in our 24 hours here and I actually felt I would rather like to be stranded for a few days should high winds prohibit our passage down the Humber. But it was not to be and on a glorious Saturday, Lainy Cain our boat builder and ‘Pops’ her boat savvy dad set out just after 2.25pm to take Dùn Èideann on her maiden voyage. Lainy and Pops take her down the Humber The tide was high (#Debbie Harry) and as the boat zoomed out of the Marina onto the huge Hull estuary, I felt like a man must feel when his partner is giving birth – slightly anxious and hugely excited all at the same time, ...