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LizG

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  1. We could have done with Raisena at Barton. Would make a really good radio mast and we might have had a decent phone signal. Not that we constantly want to be on our phones when at Barton but sometimes its quite important. If the signal had been better though I might have found out what the weather forecast was for Monday.......

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  2. If Carol hasn't seen that photo she certainly will want to, it is the first old photo of Somerleyton I have ever seen and when we had the discussion in the autumn re the Haddiscoe photo, I searched and searched online for anything relating to Somerleyton in vain.

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  3. Found some more of Yare Nav in 1979 (the old albums have just been moved onto some new shelves so I can get to them for the first time in years, hence this flurry of photos). This batch were originally coloured but the colour has gone so I converted to grey scale. There is one of Evening Flight as well for no particular reason and a Coaster went through that day as well to add to the fun!

     

    I like the phrase when your BOATS plural are in it! Although I can't comment, just don't have as many or with such big masts!

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  4. Whilst trying to find a Raisena photo - found one but also two Ladybird pictures - mid to late 70s at Thurne.  The scan of Raisena was difficult as the print was stuck in an album close to the binding - hence the wave effect

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  5. Off topic but not ownership. A few weeks ago I went to view an old Broads film from the late 50s at the Norfolk film archive. Great shots from the Woods basin including my old boat but also footage of Ladybird sailing whilst in the hire fleet.

  6. Heard and seen bittern, but seeing on Broads was a first last August near Ant mouth. Daughter 1 said, there's a heron...............then went no whow its a bittern.

     

    Swallowtail yes

    Otter yes

    Grass snake yes

    Barn owl yes

    Crane yes

    Chinese water deer swimming yes

     

    Water Rail only in the Lea Valley

     

    and has anyone ever seen a Purple Emperor butterfly whilst cruising the Broads - doesn't have to be recently either. Any info please PM

  7. When the houses adjacent to the Staithe were built in the early 70s on the old Banhams yard/Biscuit Row?, parking for the opposite Percival moorings was made available under the archway of the new housing. At that time it was just a few boats - now it is a large marina.

     

    I am not sure what parking the moorings have availabe or are advertised with being available?

     

    The problem is that those that moor there now or those that live in the village don't always know the history surrounding these situations.

  8. Yes discussion regarding access to drop off things on boats etc. eg Three Rivers.  Maybe a point no one has mentioned -I can assume that some of the boatyards will be pretty annoyed when having to attend a breakdown, and the engineer has to walk a long distance with spare parts etc.

     

    Preventing long term parking yes - that is selfish, preventing short term parking for visitors to shops etc no and short sighted in my opinion.

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  9. I am sure I read a post saying that there were a lot of boats out at the moment, maybe in a parallel universe?

     

    Anyway, yesterday we brought two boats around from Hickling (Catfield) to Horning - an annual event at about the same time every year. Apart from the lovely spring day in ?2012 when we met several yachts above Potter as the weather was superb we usually see nothing. We were surprised yesterday to see several day launches above Potter but really surprised to see so many on the Thurne and Bure, many from Woods. Plus a spattering of cruisers. We also saw two BA launches which was a first on this trip

     

    Good news for businesses to be honest

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