Day two hundred and seventy seven - relating to my father

The story of my father's death -
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There is a playlist of other videos, relating to this, on my channel.

My name is Sam and in April 2022 my home of 14 years went on the market. I had no idea where I was going to live or, owning only a small proportion of the equity in my house, how I was going to pay for it. The end of July 2022 found me moving to a 60ft narrow boat named Jemima.
I started this channel initially to document my move from a large, four bedroom, house to a very small space but also as a living diary of my life and what I am at each day in the hopes that it may inspire someone somewhere and, also, so that I can look back on my journey. In October 2022 I turned 50.
Living on a narrow boat was not a particular dream of mine but living off grid and near water is so Jemima is the perfect solution for me. However bi-locating to somewhere abroad has been a dream for many years and I am currently starting to realise that by spending some time in France, where I have the use of a house, and I may have the possibility to buy my own property there, or elsewhere, in the future. I also have a plan to convert a van into a mobile living space but I need to recover from renovating Jemima first.
I have two teenage daughters who attend a five day boarding (residential) school and split their spare time between me and their father so talk of them pops in and out of my videos.
I hope that you find something here to inspire you on your journey through life.
Sam