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So what about the Stag/Hen party who arrive with boxes of beer on trolleys from Roys/Lathams and may already have had a few whilst awaiting the boat's readiness? Dancing on the cabin roofs as soon as they arrive and causing mayhem because they can't moor outside the pub due to the moorings being full already. One guy walked out the rear door of their hire boat for a 'jimmy riddle' and went straight into the river and couldn't get out because he was so pi**ed. If it hadn't been for friends of ours being on their boat, he would have drowned. He did stop breathing after he was rescued but fortunately the paramedics had arrived by then. This is not an isolated incidence either, having witnessed several of those over the last few years, but it is OK to hire to these people? I know which I think are safer.

We saw that this morning but it was gone when we came home past there at about 11.30ish. He/she must have been going some!

Sorry MM, but that is not overstated at all! I agree with Grainside. We live in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and it is much the same as Boston. Walking down the street, it seems that about 70% of the spoken word is in a foreign language. It's no longer the town we knew and as such we will be moving this year. I could add a lot more but would probably get modded...... Sorry for keeping this off topic...

Is that The Knights Templar car there? Could be more to this than meets the eye......

Here's a question for you all. Maybe someone can answer it JP proclaimed that the 'new' toll structure would encourage more small boats to The Broads with the newer, lower tolls for that catagory. Did that happen or, dare I say it, that was just another of his 'smoke screens' to 'justify' the increases for the majority of us? Anyone know the numbers for each?

All Abroad stopped the business a few months ago I believe. Id'e ask Bridgecraft for a recommended company.

Make 'um wait! Why should they get the interest on 'Our' money. For the little interest we get, I'm having it! (Not them Pike! ) Besides, she's still in the workshops and likely to be for a few weeks yet

Anyone know how much Silver Cloud was last year please? This year same model boat is £503.12 (Just curious as to the price hike)

For those of us that keep an eye on nature, the Skylark at the back of our house has now started his singing, the Blackbirds are fighting over who's garden it is and some of the Cuckoo's have already started their migration back to the UK a few weeks early:- Cuckoos The indications of an early spring are there but there's still time for a brief cold spell.

Oooo my head hurts....

There is a lot that I could say but dare not!! Trust JP? Never Just think of how he raised our tolls the last time..... "Some will pay less and some will pay more" Guess which raised the most income?

There was a Peregrine on there earlier today but the camera needs swivelling to the right a bit as you could only see half of the bird.

It wasn't there yesterday when we went by. The place looked deserted.

http://upp.hawkandowl.org/norwich-peregrines/norwich-cathedral-peregrine-live-web-cam-2018/ (New Link)

Can I add that it would fail a BSS if there is anything in that locker except a gas bottle. (So Iv'e been told)

He seems to be stuck near Rockland. I would have thought he would be 'in signal' at Brundall by now. Nothing from the AIS for 30 mins.

WRC has a fair covering of SNOW........ How's it up there towards Brundall?

Seems to be on the waiting pontoon now.

Nope. Brooms is the plan.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:1.725/centery:52.606/zoom:17 Just passed under Haven Bridge a few minutes ago.

AIS now switched on and now underway!

Cheers Griff.

Good morning Robin. If you read this, Please turn on the AIS then we can follow the last leg of the voyage to her new home!

If the bridges are non operational now, will they be tomorrow?

I can almost feel the relief on the faces from here!! well done all.