Woman & Home

Meet the MODERN-DAY NOMADS

‘We just enjoy the now’

Fran Pike, 59, is from Essex. She lives on a 58ft narrowboat with her husband, Rich, 61, and their rescue dogs, Archie and Jess.

By the time Rich and I got together seven years ago, we were both tired of the rat race. We met on our allotments and were both professional gardeners. After 35 years of working for other people, we wanted to break free. We bought a cottage in Norfolk, a dream home with a big garden. With land to grow veg and raise chickens, we sold produce at markets,

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