Couple left stranded by Storm Henk forced to travel to ‘dog poo island’ to walk dog | UK | News

What do you do when a storm has left you stranded on your narrowboat but your pet dog needs a wee?

That’s the predicament boat owners Adam and Lauren found themselves in after Storm Henk battered England over the weekend.

The plan had been to take their dog Shanti to Lauren’s mum’s so he could be free to run around and go to the toilet and they could stay on the boat.

But rising water levels meant the surrounding lanes quickly became unusable for cars and they were left with no option but to keep the dog onboard with them.

Plan B was to use their paddle board to reach a slither of grass they could see in the distance.

The couple posted a video of them putting wet clothes on to take their beloved pet for his “night-time wee.” They filmed their “slow and careful trip” to take Shanti across to “do his business” and have since re-named the grass ‘dog poo island’.

The end of the clip shows Adam saying: “There's no-one I'd rather do this with.”

With the river level now dropping, Adam and Lauren hope life will return to normal very soon.

One follower commented: “I love the way you’re both so happy with everything going on. You could really be unhappy and sad about your situation but you’re making the best of it & you’re both still smiling and making the best of it. Good on you both, hopefully the flooding clears soon.”

The couple bought a 59 ft narrowboat three years ago and live on it full time. They have a continuous cruiser licence which means they have to move every two weeks.

Posting to his Instagram page adam.floatinghome, which has 313,000 followers, Adam said: “One of the biggest appeals was being able to cruise and explore the UK. We absolutely love moving around on the waterways.”