{"id":222488,"date":"2023-09-20T09:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=222488"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:15:44","slug":"we-quit-the-rat-race-to-live-off-grid-and-travel-full-time-in-our-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/we-quit-the-rat-race-to-live-off-grid-and-travel-full-time-in-our-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"We quit the rat race to live off-grid and travel full time in our boat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>We quit the rat race to live off-grid and travel full time in our boat because we were sick of the 40-hour working week<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amy Cross, 28, and Wes Arthur, 30, from Nottingham, quit the rat race<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0We ditched our high-flying London jobs to move into a narrowboat\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A couple quit the &#8216;rat race&#8217; to live off-grid and travel full time in their boat &#8211; to &#8216;take control&#8217; of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Cross, 28,\u00a0<span>from <\/span>Nottingham<span>,\u00a0<\/span>and her partner, Wes Arthur, 30, \u00a0were sick of their 40-hour working weeks in Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>Set on choosing their own hours and avoiding overtime, they decided to overhaul their lifestyle &#8211; ditching their rented \u00a3675-a-month three-bedroom home and changing their jobs to have &#8216;less responsibility and stress&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The couple say they &#8216;weren&#8217;t passionate&#8217; about getting a mortgage so instead spent \u00a348,000 on a 50ft narrowboat &#8211; named Gregory&#8217;s Girl &#8211; in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The pair now work remotely from their boat and sail around the UK &#8211; having travelled through Wales, the Midlands, and down the entire length of the River Thames.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629935-12539199-Amy_Cross_28_from_Nottingham_and_her_partner_Wes_Arthur_30_quit_-m-27_1695199146752.jpg\" height=\"580\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amy Cross, 28, from Nottingham, and her partner, Wes Arthur, 30,\u00a0quit the &#8216;rat race&#8217; to live off-grid and travel full time in their boat &#8211; to &#8216;take control&#8217; of their lives<\/p>\n<p>Since moving onto the water, Amy and Wes say they feel &#8216;free&#8217; &#8211; having sailed the length of the UK alongside their Labrador cross, Rufus, and rabbit, Rupert.<\/p>\n<p>Amy, a content creator,\u00a0said: &#8216;We were working full time and renting our house.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We were looking for what was next. We did start looking down the mortgage route, but we weren&#8217;t passionate about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We weren&#8217;t excited about the prospect of getting a mortgage and a house.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Wes, from Lincoln, added: &#8216;We have always been interested in travelling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our favourite holidays have been city breaks &#8211; where we can do a lot of travelling &#8211; and we were toying with the idea of getting a van and travelling around Europe.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Amy and Wes stumbled across narrowboats and rented one out for the winter of 2020 to see if it was something they could do full-time.<\/p>\n<p>After spending a few months on a rented boat, the couple took out a personal bank loan for their boat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629933-12539199-The_couple_admitted_were_sick_of_their_40_hour_working_weeks_in_-a-19_1695198860929.jpg\" height=\"946\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The couple admitted\u00a0were sick of their 40-hour working weeks in Sheffield so they decided to make a change\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629937-12539199-The_couple_have_a_small_but_modern_kitchen_inside_their_narrowbo-a-21_1695198860938.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The couple have a small but modern kitchen inside their narrowboat which appears to have all the home comforts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629939-12539199-The_couple_say_they_weren_t_passionate_about_getting_a_mortgage_-a-20_1695198860936.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They say they &#8216;weren&#8217;t passionate&#8217; about getting a mortgage so instead spent \u00a348,000 on a 50ft narrowboat &#8211; named Gregory&#8217;s Girl &#8211; in June 2021<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629941-12539199-The_pair_now_work_remotely_from_their_boat_and_sail_around_the_U-a-23_1695198860976.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair now work remotely from their boat and sail around the UK &#8211; having travelled through Wales, the Midlands, and down the entire length of the River Thames<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629931-12539199-They_wanted_a_larger_boat_with_outside_space_as_they_knew_they_w-a-22_1695198860947.jpg\" height=\"708\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0wanted a larger boat with outside space &#8211; as they knew they wanted the dog with them and wanted to be comfortable<\/p>\n<p>Amy said: &#8216;She was the third boat we viewed, and we have been on her ever since &#8211; we absolutely love her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We had certain things we definitely knew we wanted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We wanted a cruiser stern &#8211; a larger boat with outside space &#8211; as we knew we wanted the dog out with us and wanted to be comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We also wanted a reverse layout &#8211; a lot of narrowboats have you enter through the bedroom, but we didn&#8217;t want that and wanted to walk through to the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We also wanted one that was pretty good to go as it is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A lot of people buy a narrowboat and spend years doing it up, but we&#8217;re not very savvy when it comes to DIY.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Amy and Wes say moving onto the boat made them re-evaluate their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Amy quit her full-time job in admin to focus on content creation, and Wes resigned from a role as a lead gaming designer and now works as a designer.<\/p>\n<p>Wes said: &#8216;A lot of it comes down to feeling like we are in control of what we want to do.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629929-12539199-Wes_said_going_off_grid_has_made_the_couple_resilient_in_a_way_t-a-24_1695198860997.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wes said going off-grid has made the couple resilient in a way that they wouldn&#8217;t be if they stayed in the &#8216;rat race&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Not having to have a large sum going out other than our bank loan is easier to manage our own way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;One of the main things for me was that a few months into living on the boat, Amy quit her job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was in a high-ranking job, but after a while, I stepped down and moved to a different company where I could have less responsibility and stress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It has allowed me to focus on my mental health and adventure rather than constantly trying to grind money.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Amy said that her family was really supportive of the move but were upset they would see the couple less due to them having to move the boat around.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;On the most part, they were all really happy &#8211; there were definitely some questions about how things would work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629927-12539199-Amy_quit_her_full_time_job_in_admin_to_focus_on_content_creation-a-25_1695198860998.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amy quit her full-time job in admin to focus on content creation, and Wes resigned from a role as a lead gaming designer and now works as a designer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/09\/75629945-12539199-Amy_and_Wes_move_the_boat_once_a_week_and_their_adventures_have_-a-26_1695198860999.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amy and Wes move the boat once a week, and their adventures have taken them through Wales, the Midlands, and down the entire length of the River Thames<\/p>\n<h3>How to sign up to The Mail&#8217;s WhatsApp Channel<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/08\/75383141-12512879-Scan_this_QR_code_and_you_ll_be_taken_to_a_page_to_join_the_chan-a-236_1695194307163.jpg\" height=\"284\" width=\"284\"><\/p>\n<p>Scan this QR code and you&#8217;ll be taken to a page to join the channel<\/p>\n<p>To follow the The Mail on Channels, simply click on this invite link.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can search for the The Mail&#8217;s Channel in WhatsApp, or scan the QR code below.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t see Channels, try update WhatsApp via your app store.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You will then need to close WhatsApp and open it again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve joined The Mail&#8217;s channel, make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/08\/75628919-12512879-The_Mail_WhatsApp_Channel_on_iPhone-m-237_1695194319042.jpg\" height=\"1208\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve joined The Mail&#8217;s channel, make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There was some scepticism, but overall, they were really excited and supportive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are moving about all the time &#8211; we&#8217;re unable to see our family.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Amy and Wes move the boat once a week, and their adventures have taken them through Wales, the Midlands, and down the entire length of the River Thames.<\/p>\n<p>Wes said: &#8216;We bought the boat near Chester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have done the whole of north Wales, headed east and went near Nottingham, and then since we have come south through Leicester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have done the whole Thames &#8211; going 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