We are Graham and Viv Johnson, both 57, married for 37 years. We met in Hong Kong when Graham was posted there with the British Army at 19. We eloped to the Philippines to get married.
We built a pre-employment screening business together over 18 years. Covid hit us hard. Through no fault of our own, the business we had given everything to was gone. And everything that came with it.
We tried everything to find somewhere to rent. Every door closed. With the sale of our home completing on 17th July 2026 and nowhere left to turn, we used what little money we had left to buy Rambling Rosie, a 1988 river cruiser on the Norfolk Broads.
We have never lived on a boat. We know nothing about boats. But Rambling Rosie was our only choice. And we are not quitters. A Fresh Wake is our story. Unfiltered, every week.
"No filters, no polish, no pretending. Just two real people who refused to give up."
Graham & Viv · A Fresh Wake
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