patersp

It's a brilliant boat. A touch of luxury Granted, it's not cheap but you have to treat yourself once in a while and it helps when there's three of you splitting the bill!

Thanks Viking23. We've got the Rhapsody so it should be whisper quiet when we pull away We hired it last year and even when the generator kicked in it was quiet. Best to be courteous though and warn anybody close to us. Thanks for the advice on the right hand bends

Sounds like a plan!

Think we're going to stick with the beer plan and stay on the northern rivers for the first night. Get up nice and early on the Sunday and head down south. Thanks all for the advice.

Thanks all. Some excellent advice here. Our first thought was to stop at Acle or Stokesby on the first night, get up at dawn and head for slack water at 6:30. This might be the easier option - at least we haven't got to worry about the rise and fall of the tide so much plus we can have a beer or two!

Thanks Alone1. We visited Reedham on our only trip to the South a couple of years ago. I always imagined it to be further away than 45 minutes. I'm guessing it will be quite busy in June but it looks like we have a few options if it's full.

Thanks Maxwellian. I'll check that out.

Thanks SwanR Can't wait. It's my fourth year (their fifth). Words can't describe what an experience it is being on the Broads. Those who haven't been don't seem to understand. Driving into Wroxham, parking up at Barnes, then the pilgrimage to Roys for essentials. Love it! The bro-in-law and I are regular viewers of the Captains Blogs and my wife and kids think we're mad (although they have got a soft spot for Robin & Shiela now).

Good evening all! I'll be up on the Broads at the end of June with my father-in-law and brother-in-law and we will be setting off from Barnes Brinkscraft around 13:00. Having looked at the distance charts, tide times etc. I have calculated that it will be possible to cross Breydon Water around 18:00 when it's slack tide at Great Yarmouth and then moor up or mudweight for the night before exploring the following day. We have only been to the Southern Broads once before so don't really know the best place to stop overnight that is fairly close to Breydon. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!