LIFE on a narrowboat proved to be a lot of fun for a group of Girl Guides from South Cumbria.
Five girls from the 1st Crosscrake and Barrow groups along with three leaders spent a long weekend on the "Spirit of Guiding."
They had intended to travel on the Rochdale Canal but the weather meant there was insufficient water to fill the locks and it was closed. Instead, the Guides learned how to steer the boat and operate the 10 locks on the Calder and Hebble Navigation, a broad inland waterway in West Yorkshire.
Making knots and traditional rope work, encounters with inquisitive swans and their cygnets, buying provisions and picking blackberries, writing diaries and decorating mugs all featured during the weekend. One of the highlights of the trip was an exploration of the Cromwell Bottom nature reserve where the girls looked for kingfishers.
Guide leader Mary Shaw said: “The girls loved being on the canal where they enjoyed the countryside. The best thing was working the locks where the girls turned into an amazing team."
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