We bought our first boat 12 years ago and we learnt as we went along. Then in 2017, we sold our country Manor House hotel, after 30 years of ownership and bought a Broom 37 Continental called Aldena. We have spent these years exploring the wondrous River Thames; so much so that I have just published a book, ‘One More Lock Down, Cruising The Thames Locks, Pinkhill to Teddington.’