Welcome to Barry and Sandra's Stories & Photography ~ Barry & Sandra's Adventures
Aardvarks and Maffi's Boat
Ploddin' Along
NB AREandARE
Description: Barry and Sandra are liveaboards on the UK Inland Waterways.They share tales and tribulations of life on a narrowboat, as well as stunning photography.
Hi! Kia ora! Welcome. We’re Barry and Sandra, and we’ve been navigating the canals and rivers of the UK Inland Waterways since April 2009, sharing abundant information about the waterways via our writing and photography. Initially cruising in NBNorthernPride , we published prolifically via a ‘Blogspot’ blog . This inaugural six-month ‘sabbatical’ from New Zealand was spent exploring the northern waterways, the second the south.
We returned in March 2013 to gain Barry’s UK residency and bought NBAreandare. In May 2014, we moved blog providers to WordPress – which is where you’ve found us. We live in the UK as ‘ Continuous Cruisers ‘ on the canals and rivers in England and Wales. It’s been an interesting journey finding inventive ways to live, work, and spend time with family whilst moving frequently and living in a very small space.
In February 2020, after almost seven years of red tape and expense, Barry successfully gained British Citizenship . We now aim to share our time between the UK and New Zealand, as we have family in each hemisphere. We’ve each tried differing ways to earn ‘enough’ to sustain our chosen lifestyle since then. Sandra finally found the perfect ‘job’ as a self-employed Digital Marketing Consultant with Ad-Extra , in early 2018, and enjoys weaving meaningful work around our life. Barry meanwhile, is happily retire
Welcome to Barry and Sandra's Stories & Photography ~ Barry & Sandra's Adventures
Aardvarks and Maffi's Boat
Ploddin' Along
NB AREandARE