The Pink Eco Narrowboat Journey

elektra has been my home since October 2nd 2021. It's a modern 62 foot electric narrowboat and I love living on board. I sold my house, car, motorbike and almost everything else over a two year period ready for my adventure. I'm a "continuous cruiser" which means I don't have a home mooring but prefer to explore our 2,000 miles of canal on an ongoing basis, summer and winter.

Last summer I spent five months away from the boat on a different adventure, walking from Land's End to John o'Groats AND BACK! Read more... I'm aiming to raise £70,000 for Hope and Homes for Children. I'm now raising money by giving talks about my adventures.

Upcoming talks:

5th June 2026 13:30-15:00 - Clarke Foley Centre in Ilkley, LS29 9DZ - Helen 07592 307263

15th June 2026 13:45-14:45 - Doncaster U3A - Christ Church, Thorne Road, DN1 2HG

12th August 2026 14:00-15:00 - Kettering U3A

My lovely modern narrowboat was built by Chris Smith and the guys at Smithwood and I set off onto the network on January 20th 2022. I'm really loving the boat (Smithwood did a great job on it) and enjoying exploring the canal system.

In the words of David Bowie, "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring".

To share the journey so far, go to YouTube and view my channel "@PinkHatMan". Most of the time the Webcam should be live (broadband signal permitting).

Donate to my big fundraising walk for Hope and Homes for Children in 2025 and see more details about the walk here