It's not always a smooth journey
Life idly drifting along a waterway might seem idyllic, but in the grip of winter it's a whole different ball game, as boating enthusiast Robbie Cumming found out when filming BBC Four's Canal Boat Diaries. Now in its fourth series, Robbie continues his journey on his narrowboat, the Naughty Lass, all captured on mobile phones and small cameras.
"I almost ran aground as well on the way into Nottingham. The boat started to scrap along the bottom as I was getting too near to the sides and then all of a sudden the boat is going all the way around, starting to turn because it's caught on the front and the current is taking the back end out. It was a bit scary for a while."
"I broke down in Nottingham. The engine started to leak oil everywhere, the oil pressure gauge just popped and I lost all that pressure and oil. We filmed the dial going all over the place and I just say to the camera I didn't mean to end it here but that's what's going to happen. Although it didn't make the final cut, Robbie went on to Beeston, where he had breakfast and a chat with Tony Gayle, the owner of the Boathouse Cafe. He said: "There's something fans of the show might like. Because Canal Boat Diaries was born in the East Midlands I wanted to leave a bit of memorabilia - an unofficial DVD of the very first series that started in Shardlow. Tony is a historian himself and such as character he's got to be the custodian of this.
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