For some reason I have never been asked the classic narrowboat question "is it cold in winter?". Rather, I seem to invite a most peculiar obsession and fascination with food. Non-boaty people usually chirp up with "can you cook on board?" and, being astonished at the notion that I'm not starving slowly to death, quickly follow with "but what sort of food do you eat?" Anyone would think that, despite a fridge, ample worktops, a four-burner hob, grill, oven and indeed a microwave, there is insufficient capacity to rustle up anything more than a Pot Noodle.
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