Bob48

, hopefully if we can get under the bridge , we shall be having a meal in the Rising Sun at Coltishall on Saturday, anybody got any info about the prices and quality ?

a full report and photos' on our return

Thankyou Grace, we certainly shall irrespective of the weather .

question, is it just us or does anybody else get " ants in their Pants "on the lead up to a holiday ,is the prospect of going on holiday on the broads as exciting for other members as it is for my Wife and i ? just a thought 2 days left out of a 19 week countdown think i need a drink to calm my nerves stay safe

clearly this is a topic open to debate, i suppose as Robin says, a matter of whether or not proof is available , to point fingers and say " you , were negligent " if you hire a boat and it states in your " skippers manual " that you must use the bridge pilot at such and such place " then it's clear that by not doing so you are in breach of an agreement or even a contract ( ?) which would make you liable for any damage caused by negligence or just plain stupidity , that's not even considering the impact it could have if somebody on board was seriously injured or even killed . when in doubt use that new superpower , " common sense .

a new week and a new recipe , this one is dead easy , and although it say " with Brie " there is nothing to stop you from using Camembert , enough rattling so here we go , what you need for two , 2 medium dressed Cromer crabs 1 red onion sliced ( so that you get " half moons " ) handful of coriander leaves torn or flat leaf parsley if you cant get coriander. butter double cream (get a small pot ) and use about half to 3/4 Brie or Camembert small glass of white wine , ( i prefer to use a medium dry ) 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper . HOW TO DO IT . melt a good knob of butter over a low heat and add the sliced onion cook gentle until just soft then add the coriander, wine ,and cream. heat very gently then add all of the meat from the 2 Crabs , ( keep the shells ) heat until the mixture just starts to bubble , ( you don't want it to burn ) take of the heat , leave for a couple of minutes while you wash out the crab shells and have a glass of wine , make 2 doughnut shapes out of tin foil and place them on a baking sheet , put the crab shells on these then carefully split the meat mixture between the two shells , turn on you over at about 100* c , , put a centre slice of your cheese on the top of your crabs , and place in the oven , for about 5 minutes , just long enough to melt the cheese but not long enough to toast it , serve with green salad and crusty bread , Bon Apetit , this doesn't take long to make at all if you are having more than 2 people just add another crab a bit more wine and a bit more cream . wonderful food for a summers day , can be enjoyed with a host of different white wines .

expensive mistake to make , a thought has occured to me , when hiring vessels irrespective of size the damage waiver of £45 is paid to cover the hirer from bumps and knocks , would it also then cover you if you managed to rip the sliding roof off a boat ? just a thought

seems to be the best thing is to avoid Granary Staithe unless you want to pay then , sad really , , never mind , we'll go under the bridge ( using the pilot ) and moor up the other side . thanks for the info RanworthBreeze

we have heard recently that there are some rumblings about the moorings at Granary staithe , and that the Hotel Wroxham is charging for these moorings , can anybody shed some light on this please

here in Peterborough it's another beautiful day , the sun is shining ( thanks for sending it back Broadscot ) but on the Wroxham bridge webcam it looks decidedly over cast , would you like me to send the sun to you ?

Hi Robin , just been watching the Barnes Brinkcraft web cam and saw you pass beneath Wroxham Bridge , looked a bit tight under there mate, welldone

i'll be posting photos on our return home , mostly because we , my Wife and i feel that a holiday on the Broads is exactly that , no T.v. no internet , only taking the phone in case of emergencies , hadn't taken " wind-burn into consideration , thanks for the heads up on that JennyMorgan .

long range forecast is looking very favourable

the countdown has begun, in 6 days time we take over crown gem4 from Richardsons, Stalham, to say we are excited is an understatement, see y'all soon

we are taking a 44 ft x 11 foot boat out in October according to calculations made with the info i have been able to get from this forum i shouuld be able to get her through Wroxham , obviously because she is a hire vessel the pilot will have that responsibility and indeed the final say, the issue i have is not necessarily going Wroxham to Coltishall more the other way , as i'm led to believe if it is miserable weather it can alter the depth of water under the bridge, so the question i am asking myself is " do i go through and not get back or do i not go through and then kick myself for not going when i could have got back ". October is a long way off but the end of May approaches and we'll be there for a week .

thats alright as long as we can have it back next Friday

+++ MISSING +++ The Sun ( not the newspaper ) described as large, hot, yellow ball , generally seen in the sky. last seen everywhere on Tuesday. reward for finding, sunburn and good times everywhere .

it may well have been an E.L.O. day , but it's got cold and drafty out this evening folks , wrap up warm and stay safe

in the words of Jeff Lynn , " the forecast for today is Blue skies " so it's what i call an " E.L.O. day " you lucky people , have a grand time , don't forget the sun cream !

i would have been incandescent , there would have been usage of those special " short " words , and then a phone call made

i feel exactly that same , to ask is one thing ,to help yourself is totally different .

when my wife and i first came to the Norfolk broads last May, we moored up at Sutton 24 hr moorings for the last night , with plans to go and have a meal and a drink at the Hotel , so off we toddled , went to get a drink from the garage at Stalham green , popped into the Hotel for a pint ( thirsty work walking ) got back to our boat only to find it had been moved about 50 ft down the moorings so that another yacht from a certain sailing club could get in closer to his friends, now earlier on an individual had asked us very politely i might add, if we minded moving down a little way so that a rather beautiful wooden sailie could get in , we didn't have a problem and moved down , now it's one thing to ask a body if they would mind , but to do so when there is no one aboard is just not on , as we were on a hire boat , if anything had happened to it , the responsibility for any damage would have been ours . i reported the incident when i got back to the boatyard , the young lady i spoke to was rather irritated and called the president of said yacht club , and told him in no uncertain terms that they must not move boats that are moored up and unattended .

i would have thought , that boarding a vessel without permission could be classed as trespass , and, just a thought, if it were mud weighted could it be considered piracy ?

next week i'll post the recipe for baked Cromer crab with Brie .

Thankyou deebee29 , a lot of people have asked " why no salt " ? there is lots of salt in the pesto and parma ham so it doesn't need it , however a little pepper after it's on your plate goes well, it's one of my wifes' favourites .i'm glad there is this " share your recipes " section i have lots of my own recipes