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Yes, Carol would get my vote, too. I bought the DVD 'Boating on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s' and would highly recommend it. A fascinating chronicle, not only of the Broads, but of life in general in less complicated times. Funnily enough, it wasn't how much everything had changed that struck me, but how, in essentials, a holiday on the Broads is the same now as it was then. Perhaps that is its main attraction and what keeps people (myself included) coming back year after year. Thank you, Carol, for the many, many hours you have spent preserving these records for the delight and enrichment of us all.

Sounds like you had a lucky escape. It just goes to show how quickly a dangerous situation can arise and that even experienced helmsmen can be caught out by unforseen circumstances. A salutary lesson for us all

I did wonder about using the phrase before I posted it! What about Larry Grayson's friend 'Everard' on the Generations Game? That was prime time, too

I expect so. I was on my honeymoon, hubby steering me doing the tossing the mudweight over. We didn't notice at first until another boat shouted across to us (at least the people on the other boat did, not the boat itself ). Needless to say, we had a teeny-weeny argument about it and I stormed into the cabin, so I can't say for sure.

Reminds me of my first time. Mudweighting at Ranworth.... need I say more?

I've just looked out my copy of 'The Worsted Viper' and have found out that thereis another Mrs Bradley novel set on the Broads called 'Wraiths and Changelings'.

Thank goodness they've got rid of those!

Thank you, Maurice. It's one of my favourites, too. By the way, I love your username! Sorry about that, Alan. Don't worry, that's the last from me for a while, until I have this years photos. Only 8 days to go, now

I'm sure we'd all like to hear it. You know they say confession is good for the soul!

No, we were going the other way, but I expect it would have done if we'd been travelling in the same direction. It was pretty windy!

I love the walk up to the road from the moorings at Brundall Church Fen. There's the 'excitement' of having to cross the railway line, and it can be a bit boggy in places, but it's still one of my favourites. Also the walk from the Pye's Mill moorings to Loddon, even though the cows can be a bit intimidating at times!

Taken May 2013

Mickey, we took my parents-in-law for their first boating holiday a few years ago when they were both in their 60's (and that was overseas, to boot!) and despite being somewhat apprehensive, they absolutely loved it. I hope you all have a wonderful time and welcome to the forum.

or even this - AND the booze is cheap and the food to die for!

This isn't so bad, if you want peace and quiet.

Now that's dedication!

Yes, don't think 3rd party, fire and theft would cover it.

Couldn't agree more. What's done is done, let that be an end of it. All new members are welcome here, and there's really no need for anyone to justify themselves.

Well, I comfort myself with the fact that if I get into trouble, you 'll have mod yourself, too Rizzoli and Isles is on 'Alibi', which I don't think is on Freeview? We have Virgin.

I think a lot of men are fans of Diana Rigg (especially in her yoounger, 'Avenger' days). I can't think why! Yes,I, too, like the interaction between the two characters in the Mrs Bradley series. I like my murders interspersed with a little humour. Have you seen 'Rizzoli and Isles', Alan? In my opinion, it's easily the best American detective series I've seen, and I would imagine that, for the male viewer, it has other attractions

Be careful what you say, Alan. You know some people can't resist a challenge!.

Spider, the Gladys Mitchell one is a 'Mrs Bradley' mystery. I don't know if you saw the televised versions of some of her books starring Diana Rigg?

Why not go on the webcams and take your own?

I love murder mysteries, and don't really care whether they date from the early days (Wilkie Collins etc), through the 'Golden Age', right up to the present day. I've only read the first Chris Crowrther (Waterproof) so can't comment on the series as a whole, but I'd certainly prefer to read C.P. Snow's 'Death under Sail' and Gladys Mitchell's ' The Worsted Viper', if I wanted a good murder mystery set on the Broads.