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Herbert Woods late availability came up as an ad on my Facebook newsfeed yesterday. I took a look but the prices they wanted for a 3 night weekend were too much for me. And they were adding a £150 fuel deposit just for the 3 nights!

Good luck Ian! All you need is one offer! We had lots of viewings on one day but it was hard work.

Wow! What a beautiful boat. Looks really reasonably priced as well.

Thanks for a great quiz Tigerhawk ... it's really interesting to see the different categories of questions that come up on a Friday night.

Lovely photos. I’ve been noticing that there is a real clarity to a lot of the photos I’m seeing on social media at the moment. Great visibility. Maybe it’s the icy chill that’s been blowing the pollution away. But there’s definitely something about the vibrant colours and clear air. I bet that was a lovely run down the Chet.

Please send my best as well. 😘

A well deserved break I’m sure. Have a lovely relaxing time afloat. 👍

That is exactly what we have done three times - hired a fly bridge cruiser in October when the water levels were high and stayed on the northern Broads to the south of Ludham Bridge. Still plenty to see and do, just no point chancing whether we would get through and whether we would get back.

Please be careful with this kind of post. There are a lot of people hiring for the first time this year or inexperienced and looking for advice. In my view it’s irresponsible that we should ever be encouraging anyone to ignore the bridge height markers or disregard the information given by their hire yard.

I think I read something about that hire boat on the Hemsby Lifeboat’s Facebook page. Probably the same call out.

Unless we need the services at the Staithe we’re just as happy to moor at the Island even though we have to pay. It tends to be less crowded so you’re not crammed in. Then we might come into the staithe the next morning when someone leaves if we need water and shopping. Each to their own. But I definitely wouldn’t be heading for that corner!

This conversation always makes me a little nervous. We wouldn’t want to give anyone, especially any new hirers reading the forum, the impression that they should take risks with the air draft of their boat vs the bridge height shown. Perhaps Tom @BroadsAuthority could comment on how these are maintained if he gets a chance.

CambridgeCabby have you contacted the BA directly? That would surely be the better course of action if you feel so strongly.

I would have to agree with this. It’s far from being an answer on its own but it’s definitely motivation to set a target and then achieve it. I’ve probably been out for far more walks this year than I would have done without it.

Hope it goes well Ian. Look forward to hearing all about it. Are you waiting to sell before you start looking? We did a lot of research online at this stage. Spent hours on Rightmove!

Morning young Jay. Another beautiful day out there. Are you down here for a while or was it a flying visit to move the boat?

Beautiful photo Jay. Hope you’re having a lovely evening. It’s certainly a bit nippy out there!

That’s the one! Sounds like we should be on one point each then. Are we right Jay?

Have you contacted the BA by other means? I used their website recently and had a quick and very courteous reply.

If it’s right, it’s probably what I meant to say!

Excellent news to see you back afloat Jay. We drove to the caravan this morning. As we crossed Breydon Bridge I glanced at the yellow post and we both commented that it looked like a lovely day to be crossing Breydon Water. I had a feeling that you were going for a mooring on the southern rivers. And if that is an invite to guess the pub then I’m going for The Fisherman’s Inn at St Olave’s.

I believe it is John, although I will be interested to see what other folk reply. But it is irritating if you arrive wanting a mooring only to find a dayboat in what would have been a perfectly good space if they have an alternative.

Hope Kathy is recovering ok and you'll be able to get back to boating soon.

Incidentally, someone on the FB group has posted that the sunken houseboat has gone from the Sutton Stalham triangle junction ... I'm sure you all know where I mean.

We do Grendel. Especially for storing bedding and towels etc. over the winter at the caravan. Very useful.