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    Away From Home - Down Under

    in Tales from Other Waterways / Places .

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    You may well have it planned, but try to visit the Eureka Tower viewing area. I have some great photos from the top but don't wish to hijack your story. I think it is publicised as Melbourne Skydeck.

    If you have time a tour of The Yarra Valley vineyards is well worth it.

    Your last photos where the Yarra Cruises start, opposite the rowing club bring back happy memories for me. The waterside Riverland Bar is a favourite of mine for lunchtimes .

     

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    Pancake Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Wussername said:

    You could of course try Amarula. Elephants like it. Not many people know that.

    Don't wear Calvin Klein Obsession in SE Asia, India etc.

    Tigers love it. Not many know that. It is actually used if an old rogue man-eater has to be shot.

    Pancake Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    42 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

    Hmmm. Clotted cream sounds nice. Now, what can I do with the lemons I bought?

    You would enjoy the Van de Hum. Not often you can beat a French offering but Grand Marnier and Cointreau are not up to Van de Hum.

    Not so easy to find nowadays though.

    Pancake Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    I will in future stick to the really thin style Crêpes, À la Française. Sugar and lemon or a little clotted cream and a spash of Van de Hum.

    I went down the American blueberry route this year , and whilst pleasant, not a patch on the above.

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    The Old Boat Wreck in Salhouse Broad

    in The Historic Broads

    Posted

    I understand that a lot of vessels of this general type including RML497 the Fairlmile B at the National Museum of the Royal Navy were fitted with Hall-Scott Defender petrol engines. Many of these engines were stripped out by the RN prior to sale and returned to the US under the terms of WWII Lease-Lend agreement.

    I regularly travelled on the above when she was Western Lady III on the Torquay to Brixham service.

    Later under the name Fairmile she did cruises to Dartmouth and onwards to Greenway Agatha Christies estate.

    I have also been told that many war time petrol marine engines were not viable for civilian use, not just because of their eye watering consumption but because they were designed to run on fuel with such a high octane level not available for peacetime marine use.

    My Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    The Real Life Drama.

    We kept our boat at Cobbs Quay, Poole. Back then Sadlers were based there but moved into bigger premises as Martin and his father David somehow got swept into the national hype surrounding Howard's Way.

    I knew Martin quite well and his friend Rodney Patterson the double Gold Medalist. Sadlers were riding the crest of a wave with their 25 to 34 footers. The punters lined up for a demo sail with an Olympic Champion.

    Trusting in the publicity the up-market kitchen sink drama created Martin became involved and produced the very advanced, for the time Barracuda 45 for the show. That 12 foot leap cost them a fortune, less than 20 Sadler Barracudas  were built and Sadlers as conceived by father and son passed from their hands. 

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    Places To Go?

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    Take a drive along the North Coast Road. Cromer, Sheringham, Blakeney, Morston, Wells, Brancaster etc all good.

    Nearer to The Broads I enjoy Caister Motor Museum at the Castle. A really good private collecton of most interest to us who started driving in the sixties.

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    Open Wallet Surgery (maybe)

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    As an aside. Those of us that cruise or used to cruise as in my case along the South Coast have never expected free overnight mooring.

    Premier Marinas overnight charges start at £4 per metre so my Berwick would be £40 per night on nights when we could not swing to the hook. 

    For that you do get a pristine berth not covered in goose and duck droppings, free Wifi, your first £5 of electricity and toilet, shower and laundry facilities. 

    I don't think £10 is bad. For one of the most popular spots on The Broads. There is still plenty of free moorings.

    Potter Bridge Closed To Road Traffic

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, jeffbroadslover said:

    You could more or less guarantee thatif the bridge was over somewhere like the Thames the money would be found in a big pot available to English Heritage or the National Park Family.

    What a shame that the Norfolk Broads are in Norfolk and not near the capital !!!!!

    Jeff  

    The Thames has it's own "Potter" namely Osney Bridge in Oxford. At 7'6" it stops the higher airdraft boats from the top 32 miles of river.

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    Potter Bridge Closed To Road Traffic

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    I think you will find that Potter Heigham Bridge is a scheduled Ancient Monument under the jurisdiction of English Heritage. Therefore the smart money is on it is going nowhere and will not be altered. Boats have been passing under it since 1385, unfortunately water levels have risen and flood defences have had to be made higher which tends to push the water further inland. As has been pointed out on many occasion, it is the fact it is an arch and Broads boats tend to be very wide beam in their superstructure that keeps many out. 

    High craft would not benefit because the road bridge is less, quite a bit less than 8ft anyway.

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