To achieve fulfillment and test a dream, the author and his fashion model wife rent a pair of canal narrow boats and carry cargo in the inland waterways. By bravely facing and defeating innumerable difficulties alone, they gradually win respect, trust and finally affection of many professional boaters. They learn to love the life and the boats which are their home, and they find satisfaction in accomplishing a difficult task. The aims of this book are to tell of the interest and beauty of England\'s inland waterways and the race of proud hard working people who live on them, and to persuade others to use and visit the canals.