Very peaceful way to holiday. I'd second, picking a route without too many locks. Apart from the exertion, you may have to queue at busy times. I'd also rent a boat that has enough room for 4 people, ie two 'bedrooms'. One would probably be bunks. This leaves the sitting area free for anyone who gets up in the night/early.
It is slow going and you have to moor before sundown, so make sure you get to the bit with a pub!
Also, you will have to turn round at some point, an aquired skill! But all in all fun!
. No idea if it's still on catch up tv, I have very much enjoyed a programme - Great Canal Journeys- Timothy West and Prunella Scales are canal fanatics and they are filmed in this country and France and Sweden . Much depends on the weather , sunny day is sheer bliss - rain ? Moored and Stuck in the cabin . Always lots of pubs with mooring fairly near Retiring and living frugally in money from downsizing after years of stress
