Jonathan

Friday 2nd Friday morning we again crossed Barton Broad to Neatishead our hot water and refill. (Picture 1) After a walk to village shop and a cup of tea we were the only boat moored at the staithe, but as we left three boats were arriving, presumably for the pub lunchtime. Back to South Walsham was our intention and on the way we saw what we believe to be a stoat on Fleet Dyke. (Picture 2) After another circuit of the broads we stopped right at the end of the public staithe and watched a man on the next (private) boat fishing contentedly.

Thursday 1st Thursday morning saw the mist rising not only from the water but above the reeds too. (Picture 1) How Hill looked like a good destination, so that’s where we headed. (Picture 2) Where showers were taken and swans fed. (Picture 3) The tour of How Hill served as a token gesture towards working off the lunches, breakfasts evening meals and snacks that seemed almost non-stop. Disappointingly, there was little to see from the hides that overlook their broads, but the “Secret Garden” was still open. (Picture 4, 5) With the obligatory picture of “our” boat and the windmill/pump taken from the house, (Picture 6) we set off North over Barton Broad for a brief water stop at Barton Turf, then on to Wayford Bridge and back to down the Ant to the Stalham fork, where Mervyn enjoyed some more fishing (as he had done most evenings). (Picture 7, 8) Apologies for the marks on the fish picture; it was taken through the cabin window.

Wednesday 30th Wednesday started with the now familiar calm misty morning. We were sheltered by the trees, so it was very still. (Picture 1, 2) A slow cruise back to Bridge broad whist water heated, followed by breakfast whilst mud-weighted allowed us to be back at the water point and then staithe, from where another trip into the shops was made for a daily paper and a few other (totally unnecessary) “essentials”. I had intended to meet up with someone at Coltishall or Wroxham, but lack of 'phone and 'phone signal had frustrated those plans. The pilot took us back through bridge soon after 11:00, so we returned to Salhouse Broad for the walk up to the Fur & Feather and a nose around the brewery shop, where a few purchases were made. After another pub lunch (has anyone spotted a trend?) and walk back to Salhouse, we set off down stream to another wild mooring. From where we admired the sunset and fed ducks. (Picture 3)

Tuesday 29th Tuesday morning was glassy calm again with mist lifting from the water. (Picture 1) So, we adopted our, now familiar, routine and set off for a tour to and round Salhouse broad to heat water, where we spoted an “old friend” San Marino whose occupants were yet to emerge. After a brief stop for breakfast at the public staithe on the main river we went on towards Wroxham and Hoveton. (Picture 2) After a brief stop for the Pilot we were through Wroxham Bridge, and a trip to Roy’s provided supplies. We sat there for a tea break, and Pauline was highly amused by the man fishing from the boat on our starboard side, who was getting very annoyed at the ducks that were being attracted to the bread being fed to them by the young child in the boat moored on our port side. For several days after this we kept on looking out for “Mr Angry” whenever we saw a similarly coloured “bathtub”, but I don’t think our paths crossed again. (Picture 3) We crossed from that mooring to take on water and then, having not been that side of the bridge for some years, a trip around Bridge broad seemed in order which is when we spotted a Fox heading for the island. (Picture 4, 5, 6) We continued to Coltishall at a slow pace and were overtaken by another boat. As they passed I apologised that we were dawdling, and they commented that they were in no hurry either, but had passed us to get clear of the diesel fumes! We had noticed that whenever throttle was used for manoeuvring vast clouds of smoke were emitted, and when moored there was a distinct diesel at the back. The public moorings where quite full, with only one or two spaces still available, so we ambled past the pubs and finally turned around when it started to look quite shallow and narrow. Most days we saw several kingfishers, and the Coltishall stretch did not disappoint, but their rapid flight and reluctance to perch nearby means that I didn’t get any non-blurred photographs. We retraced our route and found a wild mooring spot about half way back to Wroxham, so with plenty of provisions (both food and alcoholic) we settled in for another night.

Monday 28th Monday morning was glassy calm again, so we had a light breakfast and ambled slowly towards Malthouse Broad, (Picture 1, 2) passing a Heron, presumably drying its wings, in a rather unusual pose. (Picture 3) With hot water available, we stopped on the broad for ablutions and then moored at Ranworth. Whilst there, walk around the Broads Wildlife Centre is more or less obligatory, although most of the wildlife had chosen to be elsewhere. (Picture 4) Then on to St Helen’s church to admire the views from the top, including the Brother Pacificus weather vane. (Picture 5, 6) A short walk to the private moorings to the East where we looked at Mervyn’s brother’s boat was followed by lunch at the Maltsters. Returning to the boat we refilled with water and set off towards Horning where we passed an amphibious car, (Picture 7, 8) and then went for a circuit of Hoveton Little Broad, There seemed to be far fewer boats out and about on Monday than there were on Sunday. (Picture 9) After having a good look around, we found another wild mooring a short distance up stream.

Sunday 27th Sunday morning was still, with mist rising. I tried to photograph the many fish which were appearing at the surface, but they quickly “rolled” back down into the opaque water, so I was not able to focus quickly enough. The sliding roof on “Western Light 2” seems to have better draft exclusion than other similar designs, but we still found benefit in fitting the cloth privacy screens which Velcro around the top of the glass panels. Unfortunately, these are designed to hang vertically, and the windows slope in towards the top (particularly the front screens), so we ended up wedging the bottom edges into the bottom of the windows and there were therefore some gaps. However we did discover, during the week, that the additional heat insulation that they provide when installed this way is very worthwhile. The heating system works, but it is warmer with the screens “tucked in”. Normally, we all get up quite early and so even though we were in holiday mood and “laying in” we were all awake and ready for tea at first light. That enabled me to step outside and get some very “misty” photographs. (Picture 1). After a hearty cooked breakfast, having determined that the water does not stay hot over night we decided to travel early, and so set off for Acle. I find it quite annoying to run the engine just to heat the water, so the meander to Acle gave us a chance to enjoy the still morning, clean the leaves and dust from the boat provide plenty of hot water for a shower. (Picture 2 & 3) We were disappointed by the content of the shop at the bridge and because we did not actually need anything we decided not to walk into the town (the road without a path does not look inviting) Much of the day was taken up by lunch at the bridge where we met some relatives, so it was quite late when we went for a quick tour on the down-river side of the bridge and then returned to refill with water and set off up river again to find a mooring near Upton. Judging by the mast, I think it was Raisena that came past us later (Picture 4), but it was too dark to read the name. The hand-held camera shots I got are not particularly clear either. We had a clear view of the moon, but quickly succumbed to another early night after a snack and more of the coffee cake from Goodies … all quite unnecessary after the pub lunch, but we were on holiday.

Moderators: I have a lot of photographs, and will attach a selection here. If anyone thinks I'm taking up too much space feel free to "prune"! --- --- --- --- --- --- Saturday 26th: With a good weather forecast for the week, Saturday started cool, clear and bright. I was soon on my way to my friends Pauline and Mervyn. There was some delay as Mervyn was still working, but the car was then packed. I had taken what I thought was necessary (although I always bring some unworn clothes back), some items that Herbert Woods suggest on their web site and a few treats. Pauline always includes some groceries too, so we would not starve. Nevertheless, on the A140 we stopped off at Goodies for some more provisions and a cup of tea, coffee and cakes. Arriving at Potter Heigham at about 13:00 the boat was ready. I had telephoned the boatyard earlier in the week and they said that because it was not hired-out that week we might be able to get on board sooner than the 16:00 that their web site states. The additional time allowed us to settle-in to the boat and spend some time cruising during the shortening daylight hours. We had hired “Western Light 2”, which only has one sliding-door entrance part-way along the port side, there are then three of four steps (almost a ladder) down to the boat floor. Oddly, this door is covered when the sliding roof is retracted, so quite often during the week, we travelled with the roof partially open to enable access via the door. With Mervyn on-board and distributing items, I walked luggage from the staithe, down the side, and lowered them down into the doorway, and whilst leaning into the doorway with one item my ‘phone slipped from my shirt pocket and into the water. I spent some time “fishing” using Mervyn’s fish-landing net, which had to be extended to its full length to reach the bottom. I found several lumps of plastic but no ‘phone, and got very muddy in the process; so had to start with a wash change of clothes. Hand-over completed we left Potter Heigham with South Walsham in mind as a potential destination. The rivers seemed quite busy, and the moorings along Fleet Dyke were already occupied when we got there, so after a tour of the inner broad, we found a spot just on the (outer) broad for the night. Pauline conjured up a vegetable stew, and with wine, cake and TV the day ended quickly!

debee29, Wednesday: " ... I spotted a boat with an NBN burgee heading towards South Walsham, I think the boat could have been Princess but not 100% sure, I waved & got a wave back ….. so hello if you read this. ..." ... Did it look like this? If so: Hello!

We saw a fox swimming across Bridge Broad at Wroxham. It did not like us!

Howard, If the downloads have already taken place then it is unlikely that there will be any more, so you will continue to get your Windows 7 updates as you want. If you start trying to remove the updates then there is a possibility that you will remove the "wrong" update or possibly cause the file(s) to be re-downloaded. It really depends how Microsoft have set up the update process. You will not be forced to upgrade to 10, and if your hardware id not compatible then it will not even be offered to you. The application updates that Grendel mentioned are for "Modern-UI" (Metro) applications, which you will not be running on Windows 7. Is it possible that the broadband use you have seen are nothing to do with Windows 10? Even if it was, then it may be simpler for you to just ignore it and carry on as before. If the high network use persists then there is probably another problem.

David Gunson explains this clearly in his after-dinner speech recording: "What goes up might come down" Which was originally released, at least 20 years ago, on both sides of an LP. I just found a copy at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KbUNzi58wM

Hylander, If you are using the Windows 10 "Photos" tool then under the "Edit" menu (the pencil icon) with "basic fixes" (left-top) selected there is the "Retouch" option (right-bottom) which allows you to choose small area and blur it, using the "+" and "-" to zoom in on the picture allows you to changed the blur area. It's not perfect and can be a bit of a fiddle, but this should do what you need. Or you can use the Paint program as BroadScot suggested.

Mark, If you go there on a Sunday then I will probably be there too.

Ian, At the end of your list is Gliding. In Kent there are gliding clubs at Challock and Dover, In Essex there is one near Colchester, and in Norfolk at Tibenham see https://www.gliding.co.uk/club-finder. If you need any more information just ask!

I got mine on "release day" too. It does sound like something has gone wrong with yours. You could try: 1. At the start menu type cmd 2. "Command Prompt" appears at the top of the list. Right-click that and choose "Run as administrator" 3. In the (black-background) command window type sfc /scannow note that the space between the "c" and the "/" is necessary. 4. Wait (quite a long time) for it to finish and reboot. The above is not guaranteed to fix any problems but it can sort out some corruptions.

For some reason the forum software will not let me edit the above, but I just found a link: https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/04/16/virtual-desktops-in-windows-10-the-power-of-windowsmultiplied/ that is obviously a pre-release version of Windows 10 (so it's slightly different) but it shows animations or mini videos of the desktop creation and moving things around. It explains what to do much more clearly than I can! Edit ... That's interesting! I CAN edit this one.

Dave, It sounds like you are doing the right thing. The "+" symbol has the caption "New desktop" below it. When you say "with a photograph in the middle" is that your desktop background picture? If so then I would expect it to appear on a new desktop; but other applications that are running should not be duplicated. For example in my screen capture I had 5 things running on the active desktop, they were all randomly overlaying and obscuring each other. They appear as a "task view" in a tiled fashion allowing the user to click on one to select it and "bring it to the front". That same currently active desktop appears as a brighter thumbnail in the bar at the bottom with the original "overlaying" layout, so in this snip the brighter thumbnail (bottom left) is that active one and the white forum web page is evident at the "front" hiding the other applications, including the grey weather application that can be seen in the tiled view above the thumbnail.. To the right of that active thumbnail is a dimmer thumbnail of a second desktop. On the far-right of the screen is the "+" New desktop button. When that is clicked "Desktop 3" is created as the active desktop (so it is shown slightly brighter than the others) but it has nothing on it. Sorry I do not really understand what you are doing. Hylander, There is no huge advantage to having lots of desktops, it just allows you to have different areas of work (or interest) grouped on different desktops. In Windows 7 you could have many programs running and stacked on the desktop and all of them filling up the (single) task bar at the bottom, you can still do that in 10 but these desktops allow grouping of activities into different areas (desktops) analogous to the way you may use folders (or forum topics) to group similar information.

Not sure I understand the problem: I click on the desktop symbol to get the overview showing the windows that are open and, in the bar at the bottom, the desktops. Click on the "+" at the right hand end of that bar to add a new (blank) desktop. I have tried to capture the process in screen shot images ... let's see if they appear!

CheshireCat, Apologies in advance, because I know you are using transcription software, but I had to chuckle ... When you are transmitting about five or six warts you probably shouldn't be using the radio.

deebee29, That still works. If I right-click on the "X minutes ago" link I can open a new tab or window at the new post(s). In the Chrome web browser the new ones are separated from the old by a blue line:

That says to me that your alternator can put out 25 Watts which is almost 2A at the 13+V needed to charge a typical lead-acid battery.

I really didn't like it at first! Using Internet Explorer 11 I was getting a very "vertical" view, which I guessed was the web site thinking it is displaying on a tablet or phone. Having swapped to Chrome the "new" site is a similar layout to the "old" one. I remembered setting "compatibility view" in IE 11 at some time in the past, and with that turned off the layout is restored to normal. It's all looking good now.

A couple of thoughts to add to kfurbank's reply: If the navigation light is 12W then it will use about 1A, so that screwfix battery would last about 1.2 hours. If the fishfinder uses another amp (probably less) then the battery will be drained after 0.6 hours. The 7Ah version of the battery would last six times longer. These sealed lead-acid batteries require careful charging and there are a lot of 240V chargers available, or solar chargers, because these batteries are often used in burglar alarms or UPS supplies for computers. However, you will need something to "regulate" the output of the engine alternator to stop it from cooking the battery. I agree that a cheap car or motorcycle battery having a much greater capacity than 1.2 Ah is probably the way to go. It will be much more tolerant of erratic charging too. The 2.98 kW mentioned is 4 hp, so perhaps that is the engine output? Finally: Although it would be more "hassle"; you could have one or two 7Ah batteries and take them home to charge them from 240V. .That would give you about 6 hours of use.

Siddy, Win 10 will have disabled remote access by default. You will need to "allow remote access" in the "Remote" tab of the system properties (type "remote access" at the start menu). Good luck!