Tour of our narrowboat 'Southern Cross'

I thought you might like a tour of our narrowboat ‘Southern Cross’, our home for the next three months. Apart from being very long, at 65 feet, she is just 6ft 10in wide, which is the maximum width to fit through the locks.

Starting from the stern, there is a small platform with the tiller which steers the boat. 

 From there, small double doors lead down directly into the galley. The galley has a full size gas stove with grill and oven, small fridge, sink and cupboards.

Next to the galley is the dining/sitting area that comprises two bench seats and a table that can be removed.  There is another larger table but we have found the small one is easier to live with. We leave it at the end during the day, and move it into the centre of the seats at dinner time.

From the galley there is a passageway past a bathroom with shower, basin and toilet, next is our bedroom, followed by a ‘spare’ room that can be either a sitting area or bedroom, which we have set up as seating, then another bathroom and finally the second bedroom.

The front bedroom has double doors that open onto a small front deck with seats around the bow. This is a nice spot to sit and watch the world go by, or to bring out drinks and nibbles in the evening before dinner. All in all, she is very liveable and we have things set up to our liking already.