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Too Narrow to Swing a Cat: Going Nowhere in Particular on the English Waterways
Too Narrow to Swing a Cat Going Nowhere in Particular on the English Waterways Author:Steve Haywood She was particularly taken with the small narrow ledges that ran along either side of the boat. Four inches or so wide, they were made to accommodate a human foot, but even so walking up them is an uncertain, hazardous exercise for us. For a cat, four inches is an airport runway - she could dance a Moonwalk along them on her two hind legs juggli... more »ng at the same time. Steve has a new member of crew aboard his narrowboat Justice - but maybe not the kind he'd have wanted if he'd known the trouble she'd cause. Kit, an untidy bundle of fur with all the attitude you would expect from a 'sarf Lunnun' cat, joins Steve as he cruises the waterways on a mission to discover lost parts of England. Casting aside the road maps that show the country as an interlocking web of motorways, Steve gets a different perspective on the modern world as he cruises the canals through a landscape unchanged for centuries, visiting picturesque towns and waterway festivals along the way.« less