I was delighted to read Brian Dominic's account of his trip on Laplander, on his web site. Several years ago I had occasion to correspond with Sean and he asked me to help move the boat from Warwick to Rugby (our family was on a hire boat along the same route). The main difference was that it was during one of the worst heat spells we have seen in Britain, so it was one warm experience. Being with Sean was of course great fun because he knows so many people along the cut, particularly in Braunston, and handling that craft is quite unusual. I think I have had an experience unique among U.S. narrowboaters. We see a lot about other steam narrowboats, but I don't think Sean gets enough credit for preserving Laplander (or maybe he likes it that way). -- Jerry Coleman, in Belmont, California
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