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17 hours ago, Viking23 said:

Why a red ensign, I thought only private boats had

This is the pic of all the boats but only the small ones had a flag on i think. Lori

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17 hours ago, Viking23 said:

Why a red ensign, I thought only private boats had those?

there were two of the small boats which had a flag on but not sure why lol.& i can't seem to put anymore piccies on here to show you , tried with both fone & lappy. lori

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13 minutes ago, Hylander said:

Oh dear I have just gone over to 3 from EE. We also have 3 mifi. Mind you we all know Horning has yet to arrive into modern times. It languishes in the 70s as far as communication is concerned.

We always strip the beds anyway to make sure they are changed but you don't expect to be told to do it.

The houseboat looks lovely, was it up one of side waters.

Was the bed Kingsize? Another thing that Horning struggles with. Who wants to sleep in a double bed these days. Well not when you are in your 70s. May be adjoining houseboats would be an idea. lol

Thank you for the photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi hylander i'm afraid it was only a double bed , & it had two singles too , not sure how many the other cabin had ,there are quite a few houses to rent in that area though.& yes it was just off of the river , it was just down from that white windmill , which i was told you can also rent. Lori

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2 hours ago, Hylander said:

You say houseboat Lorraine  where was this ,  Wroxham, Horning, Beccles etc.     We are interested for some of our family members who like houseboats.  Did you find it good.   Has anyone hired a houseboat from Hippersons?

It was at horning hylander , nice houseboat but you have to strip your bed before you leave & the signal is non existent on 3. Here's a few piccies. Lori

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3 hours ago, Hylander said:

Compared to how some folks tie up ,  I think you have tied up very well.   Love the photo.    Where did you go on your trip that day?       

Not that you would tie up here with a day boat, but Polkeys Mill ,  it has wooden posts dotted along the front of the mooring, some folk tie up to these and get one awful shock when trying to leave and find the ropes have slipped down the post and not for any love nor money can you shift the bu.gers.     It happened in front of us at Polkeys, a Faircraft Loynes moored had tied to the front posts and not the inner mooring posts.   When they went to leave , could they get the ropes to release , no.    It was a right game to release them.  The tide had dropped thus pulling the boat away and the ropes tighter and tighter.    In the end thanks for a chap who was obviously a Rugby player and his strength he managed to pull the boat up and with a lot of tugging and swearing the rope freed up momentarily and with luck someone was able to release the rope.   It was nearly a case of cut the ropes otherwise there would have been problems.    The rope was pulling on the cleats something terrible and they were nearly being pulled out.     As the boat was released one end of course it swung around and hit us who were moored behind theirs.    That created the next problem,  we were now involved as their boat was resting on ours.   Our poor boat taking all the stress.  You really could not make it up.

If it had not have been for this strong chap on a Richardsons Broadsman I think it was all manner of problems would have been encountered.   What with the strong tide there and the wind at the time, not a good scenario.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi hylander we only managed to go to ludham for breakfast which was huge , & then onto to ranworth broad as we had to get back to the yard for 4pm , which was right across from our houseboat .

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Hi marshman , we've hired from geo smith about 4 times over the years , & they never ever  put any restrictions on wroxham bridge at all , just said that we could'nt use the pilot , lori 

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17 minutes ago, Bobdog said:

OOOOH!!!  Don't let the Ranger catch you - moored to the fender and blocking access to the safety ladder!!!

It's ok bobdog it was our fender we tied up as the rope was'nt long enough to tie at both ends , which was stupid, they should at least give you enough rope on the boats,  they charge enough lol.

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On 10/11/2016 at 10:55 AM, JennyMorgan said:

I can agree with most that you have written, Marsh, but how can you honestly say that the site where the WRC pods are is well shielded? It's on, what is for the Broads, a hill (gentle slope) overlooking the river! 

That aside I don't blame the BA for treading cautiously on this one but if it's an implicit 'No' at this stage then I think that that is premature. I also think that there are enough folk on this planet that simply want a razz-matazz free holiday, maybe a short walk to the pub of an evening, a spot of fishing and a river bank to sit on and meditate, for a small glamping site besides the river to be very popular. Visual impact I don't mind, unless its unsightly. 

Call an area a national park, whether it is one or not, in order to attract visitors means that the Broads must be able to cope with the subsequent demands, the Authority can't have it both ways. Me thinks an open minded approach is called for on this one, just as it is for Jenner's Basin at Thorpe. 

Maybe thats the problem jenny , like you just said , waveney is on a gentle hill , whereas the horizon yard is all flat from what i remember & flooded a few times , so would be no good for glamping . Lori

[Farewell Horizon Craft And Thank You]

I thought i'd heard on fbook that horizon are buying the yard but only keeping 10 boats & changing the names of them. Lori

[Check Where You're Allowed To Go In A Day Boat]

To anyone wanting to hire a dayboat , always check where you can go , we went with jb boats  & hired lady laura which is a very low boat , THAT LOW that i banged my head 4 times ouch lol . But we found out that we were limited as to where we could go , he would'nt let us go under potter bridge  or  wroxham bridge which he said was an insurance thing , which seemt stupid to me as there would'nt have been any problems getting under it at all . Here is a pic of the boat. Lori

 

[Engine Change Anyone?]

I think for a broads boat , this one has got to be the one for me ,another chris craft. Beeeautiful . Lori

[Engine Change Anyone?]

I thought chris boats were all wooden , ive saved quite a few of them on pintrest as i loved the look of them ,  here is one of the pics , it's beautiful, i love chris boats. Lori

[Bb Webcam]

I usually find if i try to view it in chrome it buffers alot on my fone , so i have to use photon browser as it's got a special flash thingy at the top when viewing webcams. & especially that waveney one.

[Local Transport Info Required]

Hi steve there is a good taxi firm called there & back & the driver is called michael & he's very nice & he's on fbook  , he's based around wroxham ,& he really looked after us when we were down there ,  but not sure how far he goes to , here is his card , but just to let you know that most buses & taxis finish about 5pm this time of year.  lori

[Small Bridge Big Boat]

When i was looking on pintrest i found a picture of potter heigham with a very large boat going through it , but how on earth did it do it , was the water extra low do you think ? Or has the bridge sunk abit over the years , not sure what year this was . Lori

[WiFi Hotspots]

Hi all , i can definitely say that there is NO mobile signal in horning with 3 & you can only just get with vodafone , we stayed in a houseboat recently for a week & it was a real struggle for me , luckily i'd taken my spare vodafone fone with me as my daughter was in respite  that week , & there was no wifi in the cabin either , so it was'nt very good for us . Lori

[Another Brilliant Broads Holiday]

hi david thanks for sharing your lovely holiday adventure & your pics, it was a lovely read, & i agree the bridge cafe is very nice, we went in there a had a lovely breakfast ,lori

[Our Week On Fair Chancellor]

hi eric, thanks for your lovely blog, just hearing about you eating all that food is making me feel full lol, glad you all had a great time , it's making me wish i was there already , sigh sigh , just three weeks to go & it's dragging lol, it'll feel weird this year being in a houseboat .

ps, sorry you lost your pics, why on earth did they format the memory card ? lol . lori

[Why Do They Do It?]

i think somebody should have told them that it's a boat not a hovercraft lol .

[Sad News]

i hope you don't mind me asking , but can't dogs pick up on on co2 poisoning ? if it's wrong to ask this then just delete it, my heart goes out to all the family. lori

[The River Bure , Upstream Of Wroxham Bridge]

i too love coltishall, there's not much up there to really see, but there's something quite quiant about the place, & it's always so peaceful up there & there's plenty of mooring, & a nice little walk to the pub & post office , you don't see many boats in front of the pub, do you have to pay for that ?  lori

[Bottom to top]

hi , just been on nbn on my phablet & it works a treat, it's really quick too, brilliant job, lori

[Wifi And 4g]

that sounds good if it is, but o2 has always been non existant on the broads, i ususally found that 3 & orange was the best there, so i hope it is getting better there, as we're staying there in september in a houseboat lol, & the signal problem is the one thing i forgot when booking it, so thanks for that bit of info movic, fingers crossed lol. lori

[There Are A Fair Few 'silver Surfers Here......]

                                   **** I'M ALL WORN OUT ****

                                           I'm suppose to still be young

                                           at least that's what i'm told

                                           another year has just gone by

                                           and i'm 53 years old ,

                                           well my body's in need of repair

                                           as my bones are getting weak

                                           my joints are always creaking

                                           i'm abit like an old antique ,

                                           my back keeps giving me pain

                                           and my eyes are going as well

                                           i'm starting to get some wrinkles

                                           it's old age  i can tell ,

                                           i keep coming out in hot flushes

                                            and i'm suffering weight gain too

                                            i think they call it the menapause

                                            and it's making me feel quite blue ,

                                            and if i had to pass a test

                                           like a car at an MOT

                                           i'd be thrown onto the scrapheap

                                           as i'd fail miserably .    

this is my version of old age, a poem i wrote last year  haha. lori

 

                    

                                         

                                          

[Best View]

i love sitting on the broads anywhere , watching the sunset go down & i love seeing the beautiful mists in a morning ,when you know it's going to be a lovely day, like these pics at thurnmill where we stayed last year,