We quit the rat race and now live on a narrow boat
A couple quit the "rat race" to live off-grid and travel full time in their boat - to "take control" of their lives.
Amy Cross, 28, and her partner, Wes Arthur, 30, a designer, were sick of their 40 hour hour working weeks in Sheffield.
Set on choosing their own hours and avoiding overtime, they decided to overhaul their lifestyle - ditching their rented £675-a-month three-bedroom home and changing their jobs to have "less responsibility and stress".
The couple say they "weren't passionate" about getting a mortgage so instead spent £48k on a 50ft narrowboat - named Gregory's Girl - in June 2021.
Amy Cross, 28, and her partner, Wes Arthur, 30, a designer, were sick of their 40 hour hour working weeks in Sheffield.
Set on choosing their own hours and avoiding overtime, they decided to overhaul their lifestyle - ditching their rented £675-a-month three-bedroom home and changing their jobs to have "less responsibility and stress".
The couple say they "weren't passionate" about getting a mortgage so instead spent £48k on a 50ft narrowboat - named Gregory's Girl - in June 2021.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Wes and I'm Amy and for the last seven months we've been cruising our little narrowboat home
00:05 up and down the Kennet and Avon Canal from Reading all the way to Bristol Harbour.
00:09 We've seen just about everything the canal has to offer including frozen canals, sunsets, storms,
00:17 markets, chainsaws, festivals, local events, landmarks, aqueducts, tunnels, accidents and a whole lot of locks.
00:26 So hit the follow button to join us on our narrowboat adventure as this summer we're hitting central London.
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