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Wow! Griff that’s fantastic. I’m sure there will be a lot of us looking forward to hearing all about it when you get that flight.

Walked down the road that leads to Summercraft and around some of that estate at lunchtime while the sun was out and the wet stuff had stopped. There were some quite flooded gardens around there. Also the Horning Road has got some flooding in the dip by the school. Someone has taken out that crossing as well a few days ago now.

I like this message from Norfolk County Council which they have put out on their Facebook page: With Norfolk going into Tier 4 on Boxing Day, don’t be tempted to push the boundaries and meet lots of people from different households before then. Any mixing of households will increase the chance of Coronavirus spreading in the county and put even more pressure on our NHS. Stick to the guidance and consider whether your plans can wait until a safer time.

I don't think that we were really expecting to jump from tier 2 to tier 4! Lockdown hair again then before you know it, I had an appointment booked at the hairdressers for 6th January! The weather hasn't helped either. Needed the lights on indoors by about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. I've seen the footage of flooding on the A140 at Long Stratton. Daresay it will be pretty flooded under the railway bridge in Hoveton, that seems to be a regular place for problems.

Love the lights Colin. Not that I would necessarily want to be moored next to you!

I would echo what has already been said. We had been to the Broads a few times before I joined as I wanted to contribute my own holiday tales having read lots of content in the open areas. The messaging system we have alongside the forums is great and helps even more to forge friendships with those members that you just click with, who have mostly similar views, and seem to be the ones that you count as friends and know you would get on with if you met.

Regulo has the right answer first! We were indeed somewhere around the road bridge looking across from the Woods side to the opposite bank. It was a somewhat grey morning, a bit breezy but nice to have a wander. And it gave my car a bit of a run. Just under 6’ clearance at the bridge

See ... I told you that we had very clever people. Potter Heigham but not from Herbert Woods ... anyone care to try to be more exact?

I'm sure that with all the very clever people on this forum, someone will get this straight away. But where was I this morning?

Thanks for sharing this one, I hadn't watched it yet. I do subscribe to this channel and if you go back through the videos you will find some interesting walks around some of our Norfolk and Suffolk coastal towns.

We have indeed had Moon Beam before. There will be a holiday tale written up for that. Been tempted by Swan Renown as it’s very similar to Fair Prince which we loved. Booking for 2022 ... I can’t make myself think that far ahead but a good idea if you want to get a specific boat.

We should be on Swan Reflection. My favourite boat. Had it several times and it’s where my username comes from. 😂

We were the same. Had a few days in early March before there were any restrictions. I was only back in the office a couple of days before I had to start working from home. And then lockdown arrived the following week. I don’t think most of us even then foresaw how long this would last.

Welcome along! I’m hoping for a few days afloat in March too.

Glad to hear you're on the mend. Hope your plans work out well from here on.

With respect I would have to disagree with you on that. I've had electric kettles, toasters and an immersion heater on a hire boat without needing to run the engine or be on electrical hookup to get them working in the morning. You just need to have done a good amount of cruising hours.

What’s the obsession with the kettle?! I’ve never needed to run the engine to boil the kettle. Only piece of equipment that needs that is the microwave. And that goes for boats with gas as well.

Lovely photo Liz. So hard not to just pick them up and cuddle them. Hopefully soon ...

It certainly was a shame about the weather Liz although probably wise to get it done while you could. Very atmospheric photos and your grandson looks so sweet. We did something similar today, a rendezvous at a service station to exchange presents with one of our family. It was absolutely pouring with rain so we couldn't even stand outside at a safe distance to chat. Instead we were sat in our respective cars, windows part way down, having a socially distanced conversation for about 30 minutes before one person got out and moved the bags between cars. We had taken a flask of coffee with us so had that before we drove home ... in the rain! Could have been worse, at least it wasn't snow and ice or the thick fog we had yesterday.

That was almost exactly what my husband said when we were there earlier today. The temporary lights coming into Wroxham had quite a queue so on this occasion it probably didn't save us any time.

Sitting all on its own Grace ... ?

There were some beautiful colours in the sky this morning. But there's a lot of surface water out there on the roads now. Been down the A11 and along the A14 this morning in pouring rain. Take it easy driving home.

I'm going to have to drive the junction of the NDR and the A47 a few times before I get the hang of that. Was down there this morning and found it so confusing to be in the right place. And of course the satnav hasn't got a clue ... thinks you're in a field!

It was great fun dropping the mudweight on Malthouse Broad one day, watching everyone else fighting for the spaces on the staithe at lunchtime.

I couldn’t walk anywhere in stilettos 👠, have never worn them in my life! As for Olympic sports, snooker is another one that’s missing. They could play it like the old Pot Black show that used to be on the tv.