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  1. Monday 21st October We left yarmouth around 10am so we didn't have to pay again. We headed across breydon a few boats over took us as we was in no rush. Was a very smooth and calm crossing drove from inside some of the way as cold outside and quite windy. Quite a few boats heading south with the tide. We tried to get in at Reedham but it was full so we carried onto our over night mooring of Loddon. We got to Loddon in the early afternoon plenty of room on the staithe moorings. We had a chat to the guys fishing off the liveaboard and they recommend us some shops to get some good food from. I popped into premier for a few bits and as i came back to the boat there was a constant whinning noise. Mrs and kids went off to the launderette to the washing. Had to call the engineer out again to investigate the noise and the fact we had no power on board even with plenty of battery charged and being plugged in on the electric post. Had to wait at tree stump to get a signal is always rubbish there. Waited a little while for the engineer to find out a bit of plastic was stopping the ball in the water pump from working properly easily fixed. He managed to get the power back on eventually was something to do with the inverter not working properly expensive bit of kit. He gave us another cable for shore power as wasn't sure if that was broke as well. We had dinner on board this evening. Kids and mrs had spag bog and i had a pizza from premier all enjoyed. Sat and played cards as no tv signal either problem through out the holiday with the signal. In bed around 10.
  2. Sunday 20th October Up around 6:30am so we could get going at sun ride to make slack water at Yarmouth at 9am ish. Didn't get light enough until 7am to move so off we set. Not many boats on the river on the way down to Yarmouth. We saw couple of otters in the river didn't have time to get the camera out before they disappeared out of sight. We had 1 boat over take us round about stacey arms. We made yarmouth around 9am we could of made it through the bridges. But decided we would over night in Yarmouth instead of going south. We called the engineer out as the inside gps wasn't working and wanted a cot side as little one may of fell out of her bed. Also the main door from the outside steering position was really hard to close this was a problem throughout the holiday with the door. We called the boat yard around 10am to report it and they said engineer had 1 other job to do then would be with us. Rang again around 3pm asking where the engineer was to be told he was at least another hour from us. Not very good customer service not to be updated. We left keys with the guys in the yacht station and went off to aldi and then the sea side. As we was waiting for the taxi the engineer finally turned up. All had fun in the arcades and returned to the boat around 5pm. We had take away for to nights dinner. Kids had kfc delivered to the boat. Me and little one had a burger and chips and mrs had a chinese. Nice meals had by all.
  3. Sunday 19th October After all going back to sleep. Woke around 7am to watch the rugby match. Enjoyed the first half and off we all went to breakfast. Good selection and nice food had by all with all the eat buffet provided. We went back to hotel room and finished watching the rugby. We checked out about 10am we went into Yarmouth to go into cex for some dvds and a game for the ps4 on board. After there we went into pound stretcher for drinks and some other keys bits for the holiday. We had a quick walk through the market and bought some cheap sweets from one of the stalls. Back in the car and to the boat yard. We got there around 12.30 and popped into reception to see if the boat was ready for us. The lady on recption told us she wasn't when the boat would be ready so she said she would call us when she had heard from the arrivals we did all the paperwork they needed. We went off roys to get some food for the night and few days in case we needed it. Whilst in there the yard rang us and said the boat should be ready around 1:30pm. We finished our shopping off and wondered back to the boat yard and had a wonder around and looked at some of the boats from the outside. We went back into reception around 1:30 to find out the boat wasn't still ready so we sat in recption and waited for them to tell us it was ready. Around 2pm they said our boat was nearly done so we could head round and make our selves known to the arrivals people. As we got round the guy was just finishing cleaning the outside of the boat. Gave our paperwork into the arrivals office and checked if we was alright to load our things onto the boat. We loaded our things onto the boat and put some things away. Took the kids to get measured up with life jackets. Back to wait for the guy to come do our trial run and hand over. Very quick handover and no trial run required as we had Number 1 last year so wasn't a need to run through the boat. We headed off down river to get as close to Yarmouth so we could travel south tomorrow as low tide was early ish the next morning. We tried ramworth but wasn't any room by the time we got there. We managed to get in at St Bennets abbey for the night. Was completely full by time sun set. We had sausage and chips for dinner. All in bed by 10 as early start next morning to get to yarmouth in time for slack water.
  4. little 1 loved it shes 3 and been every year since born only had 1 night of night terrors whilst on board
  5. Friday 18th October Left home about 6pm so didn't get caught up in the rush hour traffic to much. Booked into premier inn at Norwich Airport for the night as was the cheapest hotel around. Got there around 8pm quick check in and booked breakfast for the morning. Kids all in bed asleep by 9pm adults not long after. Around 4am little one woke up having bad night mares so after a long while managed to settle her back to sleep.
  6. Wednesday 24th October We left around 10am. Few boats already had gone from the moorings. Few boats on the river. We descided we would try to get under Ludam bridge to day. We stopped off for lunch at St Bennett’s Abbey. One had lunch a chill out on boat watching the river traffic go past reasonably busy on the river. We left St Bennett’s Abbey around 1pm and made the right turn up the river ant. As approached the bridge it was showing just on 8ft. We descided we would proceed even though we needed 8ft 2 with everything down. Ducked inside last minute to stand in side door way to check we had room under the bridge. Managed to get under with a few inches to spare. Quiet busy the moorings at Ludham bridge. We turned just after the end of the moorings. Moored up just after the sign saying certain left past the sign. We went off to have a look around the shop. Didn’t buy a lot as nothing we really fancied or needed. Kids and there dad went off for a walk down the road. I went and checked out the electric post on over side of the to were we was moored. Popped into the shop to buy a electric card. We moved the boat to infront of the electric post. But by doing this we blocked the water point but no one wanted it so was alright.
  7. Tuesday 23rd October Woke up early again as always do lately. Got our of bed around 8am. Had breakfast and descided we needed a pump out and do some laundry. Left the pub mooring around 10am. Slow cruise to Wroxham few boats on the river. We cruised past Barnes they were quiet busy with a lot of boat in the basin. We turned into nbd yard big party of Herbert woods boats on the right as you enter there yard. Plenty of room past trip boats at the end. So we moored up facing out towards the exit. One the engineers helped straighten us up as we was at a weird angle. Went into arrivals office to enquire about getting a pump out. Found out that we’re we were moored that some one had drove into the standing pipe so would need to move the boat to get a pump out. Off back to boat to get the bags for washing. We looked the boat back up and saw they bought out fair Marquess out there shed. Handed keys into arrivals office so they could move the boat and do the pump out. Off we went to the laundrette to do the washing. Once put on we went to Roy’s for some bits of food and dinner that night. Had a look in Roy’s clothing and found a nice fleecey jumper for myself for £26.99 not bad price so bought it. Back to boat to find they were just finishing our pump out. We sat up on top deck seating for awhile we was going to have lunch up there but wind picked up and my bags of crisps blew into the water. Managed to retrieve them quiet easily. Had lunch inside once all back at the boat. Around 1pm we descided we would make move and go moor some were over night. Went to find a yard guy to help us out of we’re they moored us. One of the chaps hopped on board and got us out of the tight spot. He got off just before the basin exit. He had to hold us against a the side whilst 2 boats went past us. We set off and thanked him. Not sure we’re we was going to moor over night. We got to cockshoot dyke moorings. They had plenty of space so we descided we would moor there over night. We went forward in near the end on the right. Managed to turn the boat on the ropes to make our lives in the morning earlier. We left a small ish space in front of us and plenty of room behind us. Around 5 whilst I was relaxing in the bedroom heard a boat struggling to moor behind us. So I went out and grabbed one of there back ropes to guide them in. Once near shore I hopped on and grabbed there front rope to help guide them along our boat and into the gap behind us.
  8. Some outside pictures of number 1 we saw out the shed.
  9. Monday 22nd October We made a quick trip to Asda to get some food and to the bank to sort money for one of the party. We left shortly before 10am so we didn’t have to pay again. We had a table and mooring booked at the New Inn Horning morning that night. We had a slow cruise along the river not much on the river again. Still very busy at the yacht station. We made good time so we descided to stop off at st Bennett’s abbey and have lunch before we made our way to Horning. We left st Bennett’s abbey around 2pm. Few boats on the move but reasonably quiet. Very busy at the pubs we got to the pub around 3pm. Helped into our mooring on the end. Dinner wasn’t booked till 6.30 so we went into the little arcades. One couple of figget spinners and some little cuddly toe for little one. Adults returned to the boat around 5 whilst the older 2 kids went back to the arcades with a friend they made. We all got ready for dinner and wondered into the pub not long before half 6. Not to busy in the pub. Sat down and ordered our food not long before half 6. 3 of us had garlic mushrooms to start and 2 had prawn cocktails to start. Came pretty quick very nice. We had over an hour wait for our main meals. The waitress offered us a free round of drinks in compensation for the long wait. Once mains arrived was very nice and enjoyed by all most of us couldn’t finish it all as very big portions. Whilst enjoying our mains the barman came over and took our drinks order. We left after e all finished and had our free round of drinks. Back to the boat to chill and watch tv before bed. Good day had by all. Really enjoyed our meal as we usually do in the pub
  10. We use albies taxis in Yarmouth they have fully wheel chair vechiles and all
  11. Mrs has mobility problems so always go by taxi. Easier and quicker
  12. Sunday 21st October up early as usual but layed in bed for a while and had descision wether or not to take the long slog to beccles or head back north. We descided we would head north again to save diesel and time. Left Loddon around 10am and cruised to reedham to wait for the tide to finish flowing out. We had lunch and walked round the village. We had a nice pleasent cruise across Breydon. Not much heading north but quite a few boats heading south. Descided we would over night at the yacht station. Had to go fair way up the moorings before we found a space. Once the ba Rangers went we moved the boat and had to turn before the bridges to get our space next to the electric post. Hooked up and ordered a taxi to take us to the sea front. Arrived very promptly as normal. We split up and headed for the arcades. Around 5pm we met for fish and chips. Very nice meal had there. We went back to the arcades for a bit. Once come out rang again to find out it would be a 45 minuets wait for a taxi. So descided we would walk up to the taxi rank and see if we could get one there. None on the rank so rang them back and got told it would be still 20 mins wait so we ordered one. Back to the boat watch tv and in bed not long after 9.
  13. Saturday 20th October Up not long after sun rise. On the move to make Yarmouth early to make slack water. Very misty once onto the main river. Very quiet all the way to Yarmouth. Only boat at yacht station. 11ft under the bridges but we wanted o stop and do some shopping quick trip to Aldi’s and Asda. Left Yarmouth not long before 3pm. Tide was quiet calm and didn’t help us much. We made Reedham around 4pm and descided we would make loddon. On the last bit of th ever Chet was starting to dark made it just time soon after we stopped it go dark. Quick trip to the shop. Back to the boat for dinner. After dinner went to shop to get some chochlate. As I left the boat go talking to the lady on the boat next to us. Back to the boat for a chill out and watch a bit of tv for a bit and then to bed.
  14. Some pictures Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app
  15. Friday 19th October Up early as all excited. Went for breakfast about 8am. Nice big slection as usual with premier inn resturants. Finished packing the bags up and packed the car up. Off we went to the arcades at yarmouth around 9am. Spent hour or so in the arcades. Took the little one to the sea for her first time ever. Back to the car and off to asda for some socks. Back to the car and took a slow drive to the boat yard. Got there about midday boat yard quiet. Mrs and one kid went off to roys to buy some food. Around 1pm we went into the office to see if the boat was ready. Did our paper work and found out it wouldnt be ready till around half 1. So off we went for a walk into Wroxham returned about 1.30pm to find out be another 10-15 mins got the paper work. Wondered back and waited by the boat to be finished cleaned. Once cleaned and loaded went to the office to get them to do the trial run and paper work. Did all the paperwork and off we went not long after 2pm. Slow drive down the river not many boats coming same way as aloy heading back towards wroxham. Through horning quiet few spaces out side the pubs. Came into Ramworth not enough room on the staithe. So now moored on the Island for the night. Ready for going south tomorrow Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app
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