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Recommendations for Holiday Hires.
I'm a complete newbie when it comes to such a topic but I have always wanted to take a short break on a #Narrowboat
I was hoping this would be a place to ask for some recommendations on good ethical people/companies to hire from?
As for location I would be looking for somewhere near where i grew up #Stourbridge #Stourport .
No matter who you pick, insist that they explain the rules of the ~~road~~ canal.
We've had to help holiday boaters who were given the keys and sent on their way without even being told what side of the canal to drive on!
Points to ask:
- What side to generally be on
- Where is it ok to moor
- How to use a lock (including priority and also when to wait for other boaters to turn up)
- What state to leave a lock in
- How fast to go
- When to give way
- Etc. Etc.
A decent hire place should be happy to take the time to talk you through it.
Thanks for the advice, I would have plenty of questions about how not to break anything too!
I kind of hope there would be a little booklet to help explain all these things too.
I half wonder if some of them just whisper "It's like Mad Max out there." as they push you off :p
Very excited for your adventures!
@TheNumberOfGeese 
I was hoping more of a Kevin Costner Water World.
I was so close, yet so far from that joke! Brilliant job!
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