Narrowboat AREandARE

From the 2009 & 2010 tantalising tales, traumas and stunning photographs of Barry (photographer) and Sandra (writer) from New Zealand aboard NB 'Northern Pride', to the stories of their 2013 return journey, purchase of 'AREandARE', progress on sustaining their live aboard continuous cruiser lifestyle, and Barry's quest to gain residency and 'Indefinite Leave to Remain' in UK ...

Boating publications


The Kindness of Strangers - The Love Boat

Readers Digest (NZ) - March 2010
A heart-warming story about how we were amazingly 'rescued' from a boat with no power in the middle of nowhere - on the way to our wedding venue!

The Best of Both Worlds 
Canal Boat (UK) - September 2010
A five-page article written about us, by Canal Boat editor Nick Wall, following an article submitted by Sandra in May 2010 in the 'Me and My Boat' section. Nick came to Northern Pride, along with Bones, to do an interview for the article. Barry supplied the photographs.




Life-Changing Journey(Link)

Gisborne Herald (NZ), Weekender Travel - September 21, 2013
The first in a series of articles (and photographs) about our journeys on the inland waterways of the UK







Seizing our days(Link)

Gisborne Herald (NZ), Weekender Travel - October 12, 2013
Our second six-month sojourn on the Inland Waterways of UK in 2010 - which culminated in a plan to sell-up, simplify our lives, and live aboard a narrowboat 'indefinitely' from April 2013


Retiring Afloat
Waterways World - December 2013
Photography by Barry (contents page 3, Pam and Terry from NB Rooster's Rest) - large photograph of Barry and Sandra appears as a header for the main article, taken by Andy Tidy of NB Wandr'ing Bark





Life in the Slow (boat) Lane
Gisborne Herald (NZ), Weekender Travel - February 8, 2014




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